“We Are the Original”: Amidu’s Loyalty Message Rekindles NDC’s Foundational Debate

The NDC is having one of those moments again where history, loyalty, and principle collide. And former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu’s recent comment has brought it all back to the surface.

“I can't betray the NDC as a foundation member. We are the original.”

That line hits different if you have been around since the beginning.

WE ARE THE ORIGINAL — NOT TENANTS, NOT VISITORS.

The NDC wasn’t built in an air-conditioned boardroom in 2020 or 2024. It was forged in the trenches of 1992, out of the PNDC and the broad movement that believed Ghana needed a social democratic alternative.

As foundation members, we bled for this party. We organized in villages with no roads. We defended it when it was unpopular. We carried the flag when there was no money, no 4x4s, no promises of contracts.

So when Amidu says “we are the original,” he is not being arrogant. He is stating a fact. You cannot betray a house you helped build from the foundation up. You can disagree. You can criticize. But betrayal? That’s for tenants, not owners.

LOYALTY IS NOT BLINDNESS
Amidu’s comment is also a reminder that foundation membership comes with responsibility. It means you speak truth to power inside the party, not just praise it outside.

The NDC has always been strongest when its foundation members hold it to its values: probity, accountability, social justice. The moment we start treating the party like personal property or a family business, we lose the plot.

Betrayal would be watching the NDC drift from its roots and saying nothing. Betrayal would be selling out the ideals of June 4th and December 31st for convenience.

THE TASK NOW.
Ghana’s politics is getting transactional. Young people are asking “what is in it for me?” And fair enough. But the NDC’s unique strength is its history and its base. We cannot trade that for short-term optics.

So to my fellow comrades: Let’s protect the brand. Let’s correct internally. Let’s make the party attractive again to the market woman in Kaneshie, the teacher in Tamale, the graduate in Accra, farmers in Bunkrugu Yoyo who feels left out.

Martin Amidu’s words are a mirror. “I can’t betray the NDC” is both a declaration of loyalty and a challenge to live up to it.

Because we are the original. And originals don’t sell out the blueprint.