Konadu Battles Mahama, Nana

President of 31st December Women’s Movement, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, will battle President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Nana Akufo-Addo of New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Party (NDP.)

The former First Lady was elected flagbearer of the newly-formed NDP via popular acclamation by the party’s 2,500 delegates under the supervision of the Electoral Commission (EC) at a successful maiden congress held at the Baba Yara Stadium last Saturday.

Samuel Tette, an official of the EC in the Ashanti region, who supervised the congress, said since the NDP leadership and delegates duly endorsed Nana Konadu as their flagbearer, the EC also accepted the verdict.

Mr. Tette lifted the hands of Nana Konadu to the delight of the charged crowd that danced, shouted and jumped.

An equally elated Nana Konadu, who could not control her emotions, was seen dancing ‘Adowa’ on the podium to the delight of the all members, including her husband, Mr. Rawlings.

In her acceptance speech, Nana Konadu stated emphatically that the country was facing several challenges due to mismanagement, stressing that “change in leadership is what Ghana wants now.”

Ghana, she observed, was being driven into an abyss, indicating that a proper change was needed at the presidency to turn things around for mother Ghana.

She noted that members of the NDP, an alternative political party for Ghanaians, were saddened by the rapid decline in morals in other political parties including the ruling party.

The NDP, she stated, would work to restore Ghana back on the track of good governance whereby ideals such as probity, accountability, transparency, social justice, among others, which were missing in the NDC government, would be upheld.

Nana Konadu expressed dissatisfaction with abject poverty and unemployment that had worsened the plight of Ghanaians.

The 31st December Women’s Movement President said if elected as president she would work tirelessly to ensure probity, accountability, transparency and good governance.

Nana Konadu entreated the electorate to vote her into power, promising to provide “progressive leadership” whereby jobs, social justice, equal opportunities would be offered to all without discrimination.

She added that education, health and other key sectors of the country would experience massive transformation under her leadership, adding that youth and women empowerment would also be addressed.

The NDP, she said, stood for participatory democracy, insisting that she was willing to go the extra mile to save her motherland.

Nana Konadu, an experienced politician, noted that failure was not part of her vocabulary, stating that past challenges and failures had urged her to work hard to achieve more laurels in life.

She urged NDP members across the country to work hard to win the December polls, stressing that the NDP as a political party had come to stay.