National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has described the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as hypocrites for acting as if they want to see women progress to the highest position in politics with the appointment of Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as Running Mate of John Dramani Mahama.
According to him, the praising-singing following the announcement of the former Education Minister under the erstwhile Mahama administration as Mr Mahama's partner for this year's elections, is the height of political pretence.
Citing the treatment of former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings as an example, he posited that not only did the NDC deny her the opportunity to lead the party as its Presidential Candidate. but went on a name-calling spree, describing her as “greedy” and “Delilah in the life of Rawlings”.
FONKAR And GAME Revisited
The intra-party murmurings in the then ruling NDC became intense when two factions supported rival candidacies for the party's presidential nomination somewhere in 2011.
This was the genesis of what came to be known as FONKAR and GAME.
The pro-Rawlings faction Friends of Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings (FONKAR) supported the candidacy of Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, and the anti-Rawlings bloc that backed then President John Evans Atta Mills, was christened Get Atta Mills Endorsed (GAME).
John Evans Atta Mills humiliated Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings overwhelmingly with 96.9% of votes cast to represent the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2012 general elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana who supervised the NDC’s 2011 primaries announced.
President Mills got 2,771 votes representing 96.9% and Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings got 90 votes representing 3.1%.
The total number of valid votes cast was 2,866, with five rejected ballots, the EC announced.
Volte-face
Speaking on Okay FM’s "Ade Akye Abia" Morning Show, Nana B as he is popularly known wondered why this sudden turn-around to praise and place women at the topmost position which the ruling NPP is doing already in the country.
“But if today the NDC is praising women, they should cast their minds back and if they have any apology, they must render to Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. When she was contesting to be a Presidential Candidate, she was disgraced and called all sort of names. They said she was selfish, greedy in spite of the fact that she is the wife the party’s founder”, he mentioned.
Why Not Mrs Rawlings?
He reiterated that Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was not only gunning for a Running Mate position, but rather the flagbearer slot of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to boost the confidence level of women to aspire for greater positions in politics; yet was sadly treated as a castaway.
To him, the NDC could have puffed up its chest in pride if the party had allowed Mr Rawlings to contest for that position unhindered, since that would have been a first.
“What happened to that noble woman? They insulted her; when the NDC was having their congress in Sunyani, they hooted at her when her name was mentioned. When she was going for a ‘Thank-You Tour’ in the Central Region after the congress, she was chased out of Cape Coast Town Hall and the place was locked up so she cannot meet anyone”, he recalled.
Deluded Praise-singers
He thus described as shameful, the sudden praise-singing by some gender groups that the opposition party is encouraging women participation in politics at the highest level, when a few years ago, a virtuous woman was severely denigrated and verbal assaulted for daring to rise up the political ladder in the NDC.
“.....where were these women when Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was bastardized and insulted; someone whose house the NDC was formed and someone whose husband signed the party’s constitution with his blood? What did you do to her? Did you encourage the lady?
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Listening to the airwaves you hear nothing but the voice of frustrated lunatics since this wonderful women was appointed. The wanted some male to be appointed for them to come and say he is corrupt but because john mahama served them, they have all gone bonkers. They have no message knowing Ghanaians have hailed this wise decision. Because their comparisons are so shallow that even babies without teeth can laugh at them. Is this something a youth organizer of a ruling party should think about let alone say?
Notorious Democrats Cacophony at its devilish peak! Today it's good but yesterday was bad. What a comedy of hypocrisy! Anyway those who are happy because some NPP guys had contacted the deadly covid 19 and even dancing of powdered buttocks at the death of Sir John a former General Secretary should be careful because of tomorrow. Who ever thought a whole President would be bundled in pickup and sent to 37 Military Hospital like an ordinary worker at the Castle? Nemesis may visit you all if dont pray for God's forgiveness.
Such a ***barred word*** fuull* has today got the effrontery to pour invectives against the NDC making use - less* allusions from his dead brain and his Piggy mouth
Massa, mind your own business! This will not add any vote to what we seek to do in the coming elections.
Is the law bigger if npp is in power and it becomes small when ndc is in power npp supporters are confused and frustrated the victory ahead of ndc is becoming a huge problem to de npp and their supporters but come what may de ndc will win this elections massively npp supporters Mark it on the wall
Hello NDC Communicators, don't try to make what is untenable, tenable. This woman advocated for the release of "Montie 3" who had issued threat of rape against her fellow woman. Instead of NDC to accept and apologise, they are rather stoking the fire. Do you call such a woman "compassionate mother"? Apuut)!!! Within the context of what Nana B is saying too, you need to accept and apologise. You can also go ahead and shout on top of roofs, but by the close of December 7th, the mandate of the oldman will be renewed by the grace of God. Continue having your sweet dreams
Politics has made babies to talk any how. Go and apologies to your step mother first for sending money to your mother after your stepmother took care of you. The NPP communication team has run into deficit of ideas and sound reasoning ever since the NDC running mate was elected. Mrs Rawlings had a good chance of leading the party but timing was wrong. If she were to exercised patience a bit, this would have been her time and turn. NPP is at liberty to make Mrs Rawlings your flag bearer since she is now in your boat. Hahahaaaa! Ebeye de keke.
COVID19 infected npp executives have all become mad. They really exposing why Ghanaians did the wrong thing for electing npp to power. Were from the stoupid comment too? Ndc should apologize to Mrs Rawlings for bastardizing her. Did the NDC hold her hand and stopped her from contesting? Did she not contest in 2012 and had beautiful 0. something something? Clearly, npp don't have any message after mahama swerved them. They are increasingly getting worried.
Dzi wo fie as3m. Did Nana Konadu stand for elections as any good democracy would? People reacted because she was expecting to be giving the slot hands down why - because she is the wife of Rawlings. She was peeved and went to form an anti-NDC party that is her right. Your comments would have been failed if she had not been humiliated but rather won on the primaries and NDC comes to say no we don't want you because you are i. Wife of Rawlings and ii. The Party belongs to your family iii. You are a woman. Is she the only first lady to stand for elections to win or loose Remember factions in the 17 candidate NPP primaries, the Kuffour faction for Alan and Akyem mafia for Nana Addo. If there is hypocrisy then it is you. A party through its presidential candidate has nominated a VEEP and the NEC plus the grassroots have all overwhemingly endorsed the Prof., what is your own. Focus on your party and wider national governance and development issues including a dedicated COVID-19 response and not an NDC internal matter. Shame on you
...cheap and immature politics...dirty and mediocre...focus on npp and stop comparing what is not necessary...yeyeh man