[ 2011-04-15 ]

Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings says her husband is solidly behind her

We will lose the 2012 elections if Konadu contests Mills - NDC Chair
The Chairman of the Eastern Regional branch of the
ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Julius
Debrah, has asked the former First Lady Nana
Konadu Agyemang Rawlings to back down on her
decision to challenge President Mills in the
party’s flagbearership race.

After months of speculation, Mrs Rawlings this
week, expressed her intention to contest President
Atta Mills on July 8, 2011 when the party goes to
Congress to elect its presidential candidate.

But Mr Julius Debrah has threatened to resign from
the party if Mrs Rawlings becomes the party’s
presidential candidate, saying an election would
divide the party and send it back to opposition.

He told Joy News that even though he understands
the essence of democracy, he believes that once
the party allows Mrs Rawlings to contest President
Mills, "both sides would begin to attack each
other and after the congress is over, whoever
emerges, we can never win 2012. That is my
observation. And I am very frustrated about
that.”

He said he would not have had any problem had Mrs
Rawlings declared her intention whilst the party
was in opposition.

“I think this is a simple thing we should all
understand… If you are in power and within our
own force we contest the sitting president, it
sends a lot of bad signal outside.

“If we all have any ideas, we should all bring
it on board, that is how a party works,” he
explained.

Mr Debrah further stated that the move by Mrs
Rawlings could hurt the party’s fortunes in the
2012 elections.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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