{"id":417484,"date":"2011-05-04T17:45:22","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T17:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/04\/why-i-want-to-replace-mills-%e2%80%93-konadu\/"},"modified":"2011-05-04T17:45:22","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T17:45:22","slug":"why-i-want-to-replace-mills-konadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/04\/why-i-want-to-replace-mills-konadu\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Want To Replace Mills \u2013 Konadu"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has now emerged that Ghana\u2019s former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, disagreed with certain critical decisions of her husband, ex-President Jerry John Rawlings in his 18 years\u2019 rule as Ghana\u2019s Head of State between 1981-2000.<\/p>\n

The disagreement has come out in a five-page document Nana\u2019s aides distributed to the media yesterday when she picked nomination forms to enable her contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Congress to elect its 2012 flagbearer. Konadu will be launching her campaign today.<\/p>\n

Nana Konadu\u2019s disagreement with her husband seems to be in his choice of certain appointments. The document lists certain reasons why Nana Konadu wants to replace President John Atta Mills as the Party\u2019s flagbearer.<\/p>\n

Under the heading, \u201cWhat is Prof. Mills\u2019 Omissions & Commissions?\u2019, the second point states: \u201cPresident Mills is tilting towards CPP, instead of being NDC. He is of CPP background, he chose John Mahama whose father was a CPP Minister as his running mate; his Chief of staff, Martey Newman is CPP; his Secretary, Bebaako Mensah is CPP and his advisors, the Ahwois are CPP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rawlings was the Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) and was elected President under the NDC in the 1992 & 1996 elections.<\/p>\n

Regarding President Mills, it was Rawlings who went and begged Mills to be his running mate; Rawlings appointed John Mahama in various ministerial positions, one being the Minister of Communications; Rawlings appointed Newman as the Chief Executive of COCOBOD; Rawlings appointed Bebaako Mensah as the Secretary to his Cabinet; Rawlings brought Kwabena Duffuor from London to be the deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana in 1995 and made him Governor in 1997.<\/p>\n

Regarding the Ahwois, Rawlings made them important members of his various governments. Mr. Ato Ahwoi was a member of the National Economic Review Committee; was the PNDC Secretary for Trade and Secretary at the PNDC Chairman\u2019s Office. Between 1986 and 1992, Rawlings gave him three Ministerial portfolios \u2013 Energy, National Revenue and Structural Adjustment.<\/p>\n

Rawlings made Mr. Kwamena Ahwoi (now Professor Kwamena Ahwoi) a Minister of Local Government for so many years, making him to date, the longest serving Minister of Local Government. Kwamena also worked at eh Public Tribunals under the PNDC and at various times, handled Foreign Affairs and Revenue Secretariat.<\/p>\n

If Nana Konadu\u2019s husband, ex-President Rawlings found them efficient, he used them. If they were CPP, did that affect their efficiency?<\/p>\n

To Be Contd<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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