“I Forgive You for What You Sought to Do to Destroy My Political Career” – Koku Anyidoho to Asiedu Nketiah

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, says he has forgiven National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah despite their past political disagreements, wishing him well as he prepares to leave the party’s headquarters.

In a post on X, Anyidoho accused Asiedu Nketiah of attempting to damage his political career by provoking him into resigning from the party. 

He said he refused to fall for what he described as a deliberate attempt to make him angry and utter statements that could later haunt him.

“Onipa be ye bi ..”, I forgive you for what you sought to do to just destroy my political career by deliberately provoking me to get angry and say things that would have been haunting me today,” he wrote.

Anyidoho maintained that he remains a bona fide member of the NDC, insisting that the suspension imposed on him by Asiedu Nketiah was invalid.

He also reflected on Asiedu Nketiah’s political journey, describing his impending departure from the NDC headquarters as the end of a 21-year era.

He recalled that Asiedu Nketiah was elected General Secretary in 2005 at Koforidua, replacing the then embattled Dr Nii Armah Josiah Aryeh.

He described him as the party’s longest-serving General Secretary and the first to move from that position to become National Chairman.

Anyidoho, who served as his deputy, said he contested Asiedu Nketiah for the General Secretary position because he had been assured that the latter would not seek another term.

Despite their differences, Anyidoho recounted a recent encounter with Asiedu Nketiah at Kumasi Airport, where they exchanged greetings, joked, and later travelled on the same flight to Accra.

He said the encounter reinforced his belief that there was more that united them than divided them.

Anyidoho also suggested that Asiedu Nketiah had ambitions of becoming the NDC’s flagbearer, adding that the next phase of his political journey would show how those plans unfold.

He concluded by acknowledging Asiedu Nketiah’s contribution to the NDC and Ghanaian politics and wishing him well as he moves on from his role at the party’s headquarters.