Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, representing President John Dramani Mahama, has launched six historiographies documenting the history of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The launch event brought together NDC leaders, members, and sympathisers to unveil the publications, which chronicle the party’s achievements, challenges, and lessons learned since its formation.
The six publications serve as a comprehensive archive of the party’s institutional memory. They compile important historical materials, including the party’s constitutions, its electoral manifestos, and documentary records covering key periods of Ghana’s Fourth Republic.
Reflecting on the party’s ideological foundation, the Vice President noted that since its formation, the NDC has been guided by social democratic principles, with an emphasis on social justice, equal opportunity, and development that reaches the most vulnerable in society.
During her address, she commended the National Chairman, the Functional Executive Committee, and Mr. Israel Yao Dzantor, along with all others whose work contributed to the successful completion of the project.
Beyond celebrating the party’s history, the Vice President used the occasion to stress the broader importance of record-keeping in national life. She argued that effective documentation must be both accurate and accessible, preserving not only decisions but also the circumstances that informed them, the perspectives considered, and the outcomes that followed.
According to her, such records are essential in helping future generations understand how institutions evolve and why certain choices were made at critical junctures.
She expressed the hope that the initiative would inspire a stronger culture of documentation across Ghana’s institutions, ensuring that the nation’s history is properly preserved for posterity.
By Gifty Boateng