Full Throttle Ahead: Nana Konadu Launches Flagbearer Campaign

Come rain or shine, wind or fire, sleet or snow, former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings will formally launch her campaign for flagbearer of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the July congress of the party at the Ghana International Conference Centre in a few hours.

That will be in the morning of Wednesday, May 4 at 9.30.

She is expected to name members of her campaign team at a press conference on that fateful day, after which she (Nana Konadu) and members of her campaign team including ex-president Rawlings, who is said to be seriously lacing his boots to begin an intensive campaign among the rank and file of the party for his wife to challenge his one-time Vice President and now President, Professor J.E.A. Mills, will hit the road running.

Peacefmonline.com can confirm that among the dignitaries expected to grace the occasion are her husband, former President Jerry John Rawlings who is expected to deliver a speech, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, a staunch Nana Konadu supporter, Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo, Hon. Michael Teye Nyaunu who has not hidden his love and support for the former First Lady.

But the launch will be after she picks nomination forms from the party’s headquarters at Kokomlemle on Tuesday at 9.00am, to enable her contest incumbent President Mills for the flagbearership position.

When that is done, it will forever put to rest the controversy over whether or not she will run for the position with Mills who declared his intention to seek re-election about 18months ago.

A copy of the press invite sent to Peacefmonline.com from the NANA KONADU FOR PRESIDENT 2012 CAMPAIGN TEAM, also extends an open invitation to the media and members of the public, including her supporters, to witness and be part of the event which marks a significant turning point in the history of the country.

Mrs Rawlings would be the first female to attempt such a feat.

It would be recalled that Mrs. Rawlings resigned her position as one of the Vice Chairpersons of the NDC on Wednesday April 13, in a brief letter copied to the General Secretary of the NDC, the Chairman Dr. Kwabena Adjei, and Founder Jerry John Rawlings.

This was because the party’s guidelines prohibited any member in an executive position to contest the presidential race and at the same time occupy a position.

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