“I am determined not to betray those with whom I started in 1981. I am prepared to go down with them in the spirit with which we started,\u201d he avowed.<\/p>\n
For him, this spirit is ingrained in the Constitution of the NDC so “to say that the NDC is beyond redemption, I think, is wrong… It is just that on the way, there were missteps.\u201d<\/p>\n
These missteps could be attributed to the leadership of the party, according to Mr. Amidu, who noted that the current group that has taken over the party \u00a0\u201cdoes not subscribe to the fundamental and foundational ideals\u00a0[of the party]. They are paying lip service to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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“The problem between them and me, and President Rawlings is that we cannot change. We are still into those fundamental ideals,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He expressed hope that his scrutiny of the party will eventually bear fruit and nudge the NDC in the direction of its fundamental values.<\/p>\n
“I think that as time goes on, people will begin\u00a0to appreciate that we are not just criticizing for criticizing sake. I want us to come together, chart the proper course, go back to our fundamental values and then get the people to support us to go back and see if we can complete the agenda we started.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since Mr.\u00a0Amidu entered politics, he has served at the Local Government and Rural Development Ministry; the Interior and Justice Ministries respectively, and served as the Attorney-General of Ghana.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the elections in 2000, Mr. Martin Amidu, who was a deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney General, was picked as running mate to then NDC Flagbearer, the late John Evans Atta Mills.<\/p>\n
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