{
  "id": 14272998,
  "title": "Vice President lauds effort to preserve NDC’s history and institutional memory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/vice-president-lauds-effort-to-preserve-ndcs-history-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T19:03:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/ndc-2/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang emphasized the significance of preserving the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's institutional memory, highlighting the release of six historiographies as a major effort to record the party's evolution and pivotal moments. Speaking at the launch event of these six documents, she praised party chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia for his contribution to the project, stressing that institutional memory requires intentional preservation. The gathering included notable NDC members such as Kwesi Pratt Jnr, Dr Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings, and Betty Mould-Iddrisu, who shared insights on the party's political ideology, leadership, and accountability. Dr Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings urged the NDC to focus not just on ethical leadership, but also on active participation from followers, emphasizing that democracy necessitates citizens' engagement in decision-making. Journalist and commentator Kwesi Pratt Jnr argued that no single political party can steer Ghana's future, advocating for collective nation-building efforts and continental unity among African nations.",
  "summary": "By Melissa Sackey The Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has underscored the importance of preserving the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s institutional memory, describing the publication of six historiographies as a significant effort to document the party’s development and key periods in its history. The Vice President was speaking at the event to launch the […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}