An ex-Assemblywoman for the Hemang Electoral area, Madam Afia Donko has declared her intention to contest for the presidency in election 2012, as an independent presidential candidate.
Madam Donkor, 55, hails from the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. It is the home district of the former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, who has expressed her desire to manage the affairs of the country.
Her quest for the presidency comes barely 96 hours after the former first lady had thrown the challenge to contest President Mills for the presidential primaries of the NDC in July.
Madam Donkor, a farmer, told journalists in Kumasi that thoughtful preparations are underway to officially launch her bid for the 2012 presidency as soon as the Electoral Commission (EC) opens nominations for the bid.
According to her, she takes inspiration from the mark she made as an assembly woman, providing social amenities and infrastructure like schools, water and electricity to her constituents, and the fact that she polled 21,000 votes when she contested for the Kwabre West Parliamentary seat as an independent candidate in the 2008 elections against Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, the sitting MP.
Madam Akua Donkor noted that Ghana is endowed with natural resources and that her presidency would not have to rely on donor funding for the execution of government programmes and policies.
She accused Ghanaian leaders of greed and insensitivity to the plight of Ghanaians, and said  her bid is to stop the looting  of the country’s natural resources at the expense of the quality life of the people.
Madam Akua Donkor, who has no formal education, says she would  channel the proceeds from Gold exploration into promoting education and seeking the welfare of teachers and students at all levels, while diamond would exclusively go to cater for workers.
‘The cocoa we produce would see to the growth of the industry and adequately cater for farmers and all stakeholders, while our timber, manganese, bauxite and the rest of the     resources go to the general nation building’, she said.
‘I want to be President to ensure the equitable distribution of resources for proper development of the country,’ she emphasized, whilst pleading, ‘Try me and I will deliver and make the difference’.
The soft spoken presidential aspirant urged the electorate to give her the mandate to champion the interest of women, who constitute the majority of the Ghanaian populace, but have allegedly been sidelined by male politicians.
‘I am in to give voice to the voiceless women and also show to the whole world that women in Ghana are capable of leading the country for proper development’, she stated.
She called on Ghanaians, especially, women and the youth to rally behind her bid and promised not to let Ghanaians down, if she is mandated to lead the country.
The presidential aspirant is concerned about the congestion of the Kejetia Bus terminal in Kumasi, and plans to provide access roads from her own resources, as soon as permission is granted.
According to her, she is already negotiating with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) for approval, which is basically to ease congestion and avoid loss of lives and property in the event of outbreak of fire at the bus terminal.
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