The Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe, Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo, has responded to criticisms by former Kumbungu MP, Ras Mubarak, against the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, over his ongoing nationwide “Thank You Tour.”
Ras Mubarak had accused the party chairman of setting a “dangerous precedent” by embarking on a three-day appreciation tour of the Eastern Region, covering 16 constituencies from September 17–19, 2025.
According to Mubarak, Thank You Tours are led by presidential or parliamentary candidates who spearheaded campaigns in an election and not by a national chairman.
He warned that the move risked becoming an “unnecessary distraction” to the NDC government and could be interpreted as a veiled presidential ambition by Nketiah.
“Never in the history of the NDC has a National Chairman, after a victory, embarked on a ‘Thank You Tour’ aside from what the flagbearer, in collaboration with the party, has done or is doing. Nobody must be allowed to hide under a ‘Thank You Tour’ to advance premature presidential ambitions,” Mubarak wrote on social media.
‘Unnecessary distraction to the government’ – Former NDC MP blasts Asiedu Nketiah
However, in a response, Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo dismissed Mubarak’s concerns, insisting the NDC is a democratic party where such matters could be addressed through internal structures if there were genuine grievances.
Taking to social media on September 17, 2025, he lamented,” Dear Comrade Ras Mubarak, I come in peace. If indeed the Chairman is acting wrongly, why not petition the General Secretary to suspend him? You and I know that the NDC is a democratic party, unless you think otherwise, my brother.
Why was there no complaint when the Chairman formed his campaign team and toured the country? Since when has a thank you tour become a cardinal sin in our party?
“What is wrong if the National Chairman and his team return to the same people they went to for votes, simply to express gratitude? Similarly, when Hon. Joseph Yamin and Mustapha Gbande recently embarked on regional tours to thank constituency executives, no objections were raised.”
The NDC MP continued, “As a true party person, you should know that the party’s work does not cease simply because our government is in power. No one has declared an intention to contest any election. It is far too early for such divisions. Let us not start what could divide us.
“In Hohoe, for instance, after my own thank you tour as MP, my Chairman and the Council of Elders will also visit branch executives to thank them and take stock of developments at the grassroots. From my experience as a former Regional Youth Organiser, I know that leadership must always find new ways of keeping the party vibrant and alive.
“President John Dramani Mahama is our leader and President; let us all support him to succeed. Hon. Johnson Asiedu Nketia is our National Chairman; let us also support him to keep the party strong and active. The party must be allowed to function while government delivers.”
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