Contesting the 2020 elections is not just about myself – Nana Konadu Rawlings

Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the recently-acclaimed flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), has said her political journey is not borne out of a craving for personal recognition or gain.

She said the NDP is only interested in giving people at the grassroots, the opportunity to contribute to policymaking and national development, as that is the only way to give real meaning to multiparty democracy.

The former First Lady said this at the party’s third National Delegates’ Conference in Accra held on Saturday, September 5, 2020.

She received an overwhelming endorsement from party delegates as the NDP’s flagbearer for the 2020 presidential election and was subsequently acknowledged by the Electoral Commission.

The conference was on the theme: “Shared Leadership for National Transformation, Human Empowerment, and Anti-Corruption.”

Nana Konadu said governance should reflect the collective views of every citizen.

She said her party was going to work hard to have representation in Parliament in the general elections.

That, she said, was because Parliament was the most crucial empowerment embodiment of the Republic, where each member was accountable to the people and mandated to let the interest of their constituents reflect on the national agenda.

“The upcoming general election is really not about me or my individuality but about our nation and our future.

“We should try to refocus our lenses as a people on long term national development visions,” she said.

“We must have the ability to have a collective vision borne out of our varied experiences, skills set and unique characteristics to propel the best, bright and most patriotic citizens to advance a nonpartisan agenda for continuous development.”

The NDP was founded in October 2012 by Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, wife of former President Rawlings, and formerly a high ranking member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).