Reforming the reformers

Schisms are growing in the ruling NDC - much to the delight of the opposition

Jerry John Rawlings' ruling National Democratic Congress is frenetically purging party ranks and has launched a full-frontal assault on a group of dissident NDC politicians known as the Reform Movement. For now, Rawlings-loyalists see NDC dissidents as a much greater threat to their election chances than the rival New Patriotic Party, under the leadership of Kumasi lawyer John Kuffour.

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