Below is a statement issued by National Democratic Congress stalwart, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah on recent developments in the party following his articles he published in the media. He says in the meantime while the party leaders attempt to address pending issues emanating from his write-ups, he wants to remain silent.

Read the statement below.

I am at NDC Party HQ today in response to a news item I read on the internet that the Party Chairman would like to meet me and other people who have been attacking my personality in recent days. I have traveled to Ghana from London and I am at the NDC office today out of respect to the Chairman of the Party, who I understand issued the statement, although I have received no phone calls, e-mails, text messages, faxes or letters from the Party headquarters on this matter.As all in the media know quite well, I wrote an article which was serialized in the 18th and 23rd September issues of the Daily Graphic. My article attempted to honour the centenary celebration of the birth of Dr Nkrumah and to examine what important lessons the current NDC illustrate. The main points in my arguments were not appreciated by all readers, and a few people in the NDC Party have chosen to malign me for my views. In my article, no NDC officials names were mentioned, no one was insulted, and the President and Vice President were mentioned only because they head the current administration. Many have argued that my article and some of the responses it received have demonstrated that there is healthy debate and internal democracy within the NDC. Following the attacks against me by certain personalities, the media would have noted that I have granted no interviews nor made any additional statements that could inflame passions.The Party Chairman, in his statement, has urged that such public exchanges should not bring the Government or the Party into disrepute, nor should it degenerate into attacks on personalities and I agree with that. I do not currently have any information regarding the process that the Party intends to use to address the matters arising from the recent furor and how long that process will take. For this reasons, I will be in Ghana for at least two weeks, to enable the Party and/or relevant Government officials to have all the necessary time to deal with the issues raised.Out of respect for the role of the Chairman, the founder of the Party and the president of the Republic in this matter, I shall not make any public statements at this time beyond this document. However, when the Council of Elders and other organs of the Party have gone into the matter and have come out with a decision or recommendations, I shall decide at that time what kind of public statements, if any, are required of me. I shall therefore appreciate the collaboration of the media not to expect any interviews from me at this time, so as not to inflame any passions and to allow the Party hierarchy to undertake their work without any undue impediments.Thank youEkwow Spio-Garbrah