Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Spokesperson for ex-president Rawlings, Mr. Kofi Adams, has refuted claims that former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings is planning to contest the upcoming elections as an independent presidential candidate.
Posters of Nana Konadu are said to be flying across Tamale in the Northern Region and some parts of the Ashanti Region, supposedly announcing her intention to contest as a presidential candidate this year.
According to PeaceFMοΏ½s Northern Regional correspondent, Kwabena Ntow, the posters bear the portrait of a smiling Mrs. Rawlings in her usual white Kaba and Slit with a head gear designed in the colours of the NDC. It also has a οΏ½SankofaοΏ½ sign with the inscription, οΏ½Konadu for President 2012.οΏ½
Similar to the ones that surfaced in the Eastern Region of Ghana a couple of weeks ago, some say this could mean that the former first ladyοΏ½s presidential ambition is gaining ground as her loyalists openly display her posters in various parts of the country.
However, speaking as a panelist on PeaceFMοΏ½s flagship programme, Kokrokoo, Kofi Adams was emphatic that the former First Lady has not purposed to run as an independent presidential candidate in this yearοΏ½s elections. He however stressed that οΏ½surely, Nana Konadu, through the delegates of NDC will lead the NDC party to a general elections in future.οΏ½
οΏ½οΏ½There is no way Nana Konadu will go independent, there is no wayοΏ½Kwami, as I sit here with, if I claim to know the identities of those who displayed the posters, then IοΏ½m not being honest with youοΏ½I will be lying to you if I say I know (those responsible); yes it could be someoneοΏ½s agenda to discredit Nana KonaduοΏ½,οΏ½ he said.
According to him, though the countryοΏ½s constitution does not de-bar anyone from putting himself or herself up as a potential independent presidential candidate for 2016 or 2020, he believes this is a smear campaign to wipe away any respect Mrs Rawlings has gained and is likely to gain from delegatesοΏ½ in future congress.
οΏ½There is no national position stipulating that if one wants to be an independent presidential candidate in 2016, the person cannot print and display posters todayοΏ½therefore if the former First Lady wants to run as an independent presidential candidate in 2012, there is no way having agreed on it, should any posters be displayed, i (Kofi Adams) or anybody else for that matter will issue a denial. When that happens, how can you motivate your people on the ground to work for you?...And I surely believe that itοΏ½s the work of some persons to discredit herοΏ½but it wonοΏ½t fly. It will not flyοΏ½and I can assure you that in any future congress of the NDC for presidency, Nana Konadu will vie for it and IοΏ½m sure she will get the nodοΏ½,οΏ½ Kofi Adams stated rather emphatically.
Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com
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