The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor, has disclosed the party is open to discussing the return of Mrs. Konadu Agyeman Rawlings if she applies to rejoin the party.
According to him, the wife of the founder of the NDC would not be prevented from joining the NDC if she has a change of mind to rejoin just as she willingly resigned.
“If she has realized that her action and her commission haven’t helped her in achieving her political or any objectives that she might have, it is just fair she comes back to the competition of the NDC. Relying on the republic of Ghana Constitution to commission, she can go through the procedure of becoming a member of the NDC. She has to apply and the leadership will consider the application and just follow the procedure”.
Peter Otokunor
· Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings left NDC on her own accord- Ben Ephson
Speaking on the appeal to get Nana Konadu back into the party, the Deputy General Secretary stated that Article 8 of the NDC’s constitution spells out how one can join the party. He noted that the right to association is an inalienable right that has been bestowed to every citizen of this country and with such rights, its commission or omission can only be exercised by that person.
“So, as we saw with Madam Konadu leaving the party, it was in exercise of her right that is why for now she is not a member of NDC and belongs to a different party”.
Peter Otokunor
The first born of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has made a passionate call to the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to make amends and bring back her mother, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings to the party again.
Nana Konadu had decided before the appeal
Also speaking on the appeal, the General secretary of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Alhaji Muhammed Frimpong, stated Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings had made her decision before the news about the appeal for her to get back into the National Democratic Congress.
“The decision by our founder, as far as we are concerned, as at the time that Dr. Zanetor made the call, her decision was final and forever”.
Alhaji Frimpong
According to Alhaji Frimpong, Dr. Zanetor’s was not asking but was rather making an appeal to party stalwarts and the council of elders. He posited that in their opinion, it is a sort of a petition to the NDC party hierarchy to take the initiative to get the former First Lady back into the party.
“What we are saying is that this is not the first of a kind. There have been countless calls but normally I think we dwell more on the calls that comes from the members of the family. As a matter of fact, our late President Rawlings, had the occasion at several gathering of the NDC to make the same call”.
Alhaji Frimpong
