Two gurus of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), who are vying for a top post in the party, are at each other’s throat.

Koku Anyidoho, who is the NDC’s Deputy General Secretary in charge of Operations, is busily campaigning to unseat his boss, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the substantive General Secretary and the ‘dog fight’ has intensified.

Koku’s Pressure

Mr Asiedu Nketia, popularly called General Mosquito, for the first time since he became General Secretary, is facing stiff competition from Koku, who has vowed to snatch the post from him.

The ‘fight’ started somewhere in October 2017, when Koku was quoted by various media outlets as saying that his boss Mr. Asiedu Nketia had ‘blessed’ him to go for the post because he would not seek re-election when nominations open.

An Accra-based private station, Rainbow Radio, then published that the NDC General Secretary had asked Koku to abandon his plans to contest him suggesting that General Mosquito has had a change of mind.

Sending Emissaries

Mr. Asiedu Nketia was even reported to have sent some emissaries to Koku to persuade him to step down.

According to Rainbow Radio, he (Asiedu Nketia) had ‘admitted’ that he told Koku to contest because he was no longer interested in the post.

In the ensuing heat Koku, in interviews, appear to confirm reports that Mr. Asiedu Nketia initially told him to go for the post but later made a U-turn.

Koku cannot be ‘bought’ by anyone in the party and vowed not to abandon his dreams of becoming the General Secretary.