Former Minister for Information, Fritz Baffour, has shed light on why former President Jerry John Rawlings did not see eye to eye with the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

According to Mr Baffour, the late Rawlings strongly opposed the ideology of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) main political rival, because it identified itself as a property-owning party.

During an interview with Kafui Dey on the third anniversary of Rawlings' passing on November 12, 2020, Mr Baffuor said, "He was a man of the people, and this was a property-owning party, but he realised that there was hope because this was a democratic process and there was a chance that we would win power back."

He added, "He (Rawlings) believed that this was a developing country, and so everybody had to have the opportunity to be successful at whatever they were doing. If you had a property-owning democracy, they'd be more selfish with the fact that they are looking for their properties; they'd protect their properties against human beings."

The late President Jerry John Rawlings established the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with a foundational commitment to social democracy, emphasizing values such as probity and accountability.

These principles originated during the revolutionary era when Rawlings led a military junta to power in 1981.On

On its website, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) describes itself as a centre-right and liberal conservative party in Ghana with the symbol of an African elephant.

"The party was founded on 28th July, 1992, with the aim of bringing together like-minded citizens of the country so that they may strive for Freedom and Justice by the appreciation and protection of human rights and the rule of law through the practice of true democracy; to build in this country a free and democratic system of government under which all citizens will be able to contribute to the welfare, peace, and prosperity of our nation and keep its people free from dictatorship, and oppression," the website further adds.