A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prof Joshua Alabi has congratulated the Kwesi Botchwey Committee,extolling them "for a good work done".

Professor Alabi,in a statement signed and copied to ghanaguardian.com, expressed satisfaction over " a meticulous work" done and further urged party's leadership to go straight to work to implement the recommendations given by the 13-member committee  tasked to investigate the circumstances that led to the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2016

"I join all colleague comrades of the great NDC, well-wishers of our great party and lovers of multi-party democracy to congratulate the Professor Kwesi Botchwey Committee for a good work done.

I believe that after such a meticulous work, the recommendations of the committee are likely to meet the aspirations of the rank and file of our party.

The Kwesi Botwey committee on Monday presented a  455-page report to the party’s executives with some recommendations, urging the leadership of the party to  “listen to the voice of the grassroots.”

It also called on the party to consider a peace-making and healing tour which it said is “extremely important” for the NDC’s political fortunes, a move Professor Alabi says  should be implemented to bring the party to its feet ahead of the 2020 elections.

"Now that the wait is over, I urge the leadership of the party to begin the healing process immediately without further delay. Armed with the knowledge of what happened, it is time to use our set-back of 2016 as the set-up for our come-back in 2020",he added.

Below is the full statement .

LET THE HEALING PROCESS BEGIN NOW

I join all colleague comrades of the great NDC, well-wishers of our great party and lovers of multi-party democracy to congratulate the Professor Kwesi Botchwey Committee for a good work done.

I believe that after such a meticulous work, the recommendations of the committee are likely to meet the aspirations of the rank and file of our party.

I trust that the leadership of our party would go straight to work to implement the recommendations to facilitate our reorganization and prepare us for a return to government in January 2021.

From the findings of the Committee, there is no doubt that our party has been severely wounded and greatly hurt by the political set-back of 2016. So if any group deserves even greater commendation, it is the grassroots of the party, for their incredible patience during the entire process as we all awaited the report of the Botchwey Committee.

Now that the wait is over, I urge the leadership of the party to begin the healing process immediately without further delay. Armed with the knowledge of what happened, it is time to use our set-back of 2016 as the set-up for our come-back in 2020.

There is victory for us.
Eye Zu!

PROF JOSHUA ALABI