The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to name its headquarters after the party's founder, the late former President Jerry John Rawlings.

This was announced by the NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, during the 46th anniversary of the June 4 uprising, held at Agormanya Lasi Park in the Eastern Region.

He said the party’s Functional Executive Committee (FEC) has approved a series of proposals—pending consent from the National Executive Committee (NEC)—to honour Rawlings’ towering influence.

Top among these is the renaming of the party’s national headquarters to “Jerry Rawlings House.”

“Party headquarters across the world are named after their founders. Ghana cannot be an exception. We will begin the process to rename our national headquarters as Rawlings House,” Asiedu Nketiah said as many responded with a roaring applause.

The NDC intends to adjust the constitution to set Rawlings’ birthday-June 22—as an official party day.

Also, there have been proposals to mark the month of June as an “NDC Month.”

The national chairman went on to express his discontent with the current state of Revolutionary Square, located opposite the Jubilee House, calling for the urgent establishment of a team to restore the site to its former glory.

As it stands, there is very little information about the current physical state of the monument, but due to its historical significance to the party’s roots, given its association with Jerry John Rawlings, Asiedu Nketiah wants it attended to and maintained appropriately.

“Please establish a planning committee to advise on how we can get Revolutionary Square back to its original status. If we need to contact the Museums and Monuments Board, it must be done."

"It doesn’t just represent a monument—it teaches our youth a lesson,” he charged.

The June 4 uprising, led by then Flight Lieutenant Rawlings in 1979, remains a cornerstone of the NDC’s political heritage, symbolising the values of accountability, discipline, and revolutionary change.

The proposed reforms are seen as a major attempt by the party to institutionalise this legacy for future generations.

The June 4 Uprising in Ghana was a military revolt led by the late founder and former president, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, and junior officers, driven by frustration over corruption, poor conditions, and unpaid salaries in the armed forces.

After a failed coup attempt in May, Rawlings was jailed but used his trial to expose the ruling regime’s corruption.

On June 3, he was freed by junior officers, who made him their leader.

The uprising led to the overthrow of the Supreme Military Council, the execution of senior officers, and Rawlings' leadership of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), which briefly ruled before transferring power to civilian president Hilla Limann in September 1979.