The National Democratic Congress (NDC), in collaboration with the J.J. Rawlings Foundation, will honour the party's founder, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, with a series of commemorative events to mark what would have been his 79th birthday on Monday, June 22, 2026. The celebration, themed "From Revolution to Fourth Republic: The Rawlings Legacy," will feature the official naming of the party's national headquarters after the former president and the unveiling of his bust.