It’s Illogical To Say Konadu’s Decision To Contest Mills Is A Vote Of No Confidence – Quashigah

National Propaganda Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Richard Quashigah, has described as laughable and illogical, assertions that former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings’ decision to contest President Atta Mills for the flagbearership position of the party is a clear sign of no confidence in the President and his administration.

To him, it’s rather a healthy sign of the thriving democracy in the NDC.

“I find it very laughable because if you want to make logical arguments you will not tow that road, the reason being that we are in democratic era so one would have thought that Nana Akomea and his likes will commend the NDC for deepening democracy in the party; something which has never taken place in their party. The contestants have not even picked their nominations forms yet so how can this mean a vote of no confidence?” he quizzed in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on PeaceFM’s flagship programme, “Kokrokoo”.

NPP’s Communications Director for Election 2012, Nana Akomea had earlier stated on the same platform that the mere fact that Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has opened up to contest President Atta Mills is a vote of no confidence in the President. He was of the conviction that “the vote of no confidence is so big that it is manifesting in a direct challenge of the President”.

“It means that inside the NDC itself, there is significant numbers who do not believe that the President is delivering on the ‘Better Ghana’ agenda,” he said.

Nana Akomea, who expressed joy at the recent happenings in the NDC which to him, will help the NPP in their campaign, also pointed out that it has never occurred in the history of this country that an incumbent president will be challenged by his own party members instead of the opposition. This means that a significant portion of the party members are not happy with the performance of the Mills administration.

“We are happy that such things are going on. If people within the party are not happy with his administration, definitely the NPP will be happy, the CPP, PNC and all the political parties will be happy. We are really happy about it. It will really help us in our campaign…whether it is President Mills or Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, we are ready…it is highly impossible for a President to be challenged by his own party members in this very strange manner. It can only mean that those members challenging his authority have lost complete faith in President Mills’ administration. It has never occurred in the history of this country and it is just a vote that shows that they have lost complete confidence in President Mills’ administration,” he said.