Young and promising deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in charge of Finance and Administration, Baba Jamal stole the show at the just ended NPP congress when he declared that the ruling NPP and NDC have a common cause and must therefore be supportive of eachother.

Baba’s declaration was greeted with a thunderous applause from the delegates who had gathered at Sekondi College. The President could not help but give a long hand shake and a congratulatory pat to young Jamal for what many people saw as a positive way of strengthening and entrenching democracy in the country.

Mr Jamal told the delegates that ''the objectives of the NPP are not substantially different from the objectives of the NDC. We have similar goals and our goal is the development of the nation and in that direction, we are prepared to work with the NPP, and we believe peace in the NPP is peace in NDC which translates into peace generally in Ghana.''

The NDC was attending an NPP congress for the first time since the fourth republic came into force in 1992 and the NDC delegation made up of Baba Jamal and National Youth Organiser, Haruna Iddrisu made the event not only memorable but a historic one.

Mr Jamal said he feels so much honoured to be part of the special delegates conference of the ruling party since their attendance marked a turning point in the relationship between the NPP and NDC.

At the end of his mature speech, Mr Jamal was profusely congratulated and embraced by many NPP ministers and MPs for such brilliance and maturity.

President Kufuor showered praises on Jamal for being the first to attend an NPP congress on behalf of the party and bringing such encouraging words. He said had it not been for the reconciliatory gesture by Baba Jamal, he would have delivered a war-like speech and castigated ex-President Rawlings whom he described as a ''chief opponent'' for showing such contempt to the constitution which he helped to promulgate.

''Had it not been for Jamal, I would have delivered a war-like address, but because of Baba Jamal’s encouraging words, I will tone down my speech'', he said.