I’ll win 2020 polls to honour my late husband – Nana Konadu

Wife of late former President Jerry John Rawlings and flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, says her decision to contest and win the 2020 polls remains unbroken.

The former First Lady in a statement signed on her behalf by the NDP’s Secretary-General, Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong said she is sure of winning the 2020 general election in honour of her late husband.

“My absence from the political scene in spite of the proximity of the December elections has been misinterpreted by a section of Ghanaians and I wish to put on record that my seeming inactivity is a result of my decision to take time off to mourn my husband.”

“As contained in Article 4 section 4.1 of the NDP Constitution, my husband is also the co-founder of our great party. As such the party, in accordance with the tenets on which it was established, has respectfully taken time to honour and mourn its Founding Father.”

She indicated that all 44 parliamentary candidates of the NDP across the 16 regions had been well resourced and energized to work for the party’s victory.

The NDP flagbearer also outlined some policies the party intends rolling out if voted into power.

“NDP manifesto reflects the founding principles of our Party. We have promised the good people of Ghana to formulate and implement good policies to continue economic growth in a multi-dimensional approach underpinned by two areas, Industrialization and Agriculture.”

“With regard to industrialization, our aim is to embark on a far-reaching industrialization program to produce goods both for the local and international markets. By this promise, every region will have a factory to add value to agricultural produce. Such factories will include Shea Butter beauty products and yam processing factories in the Northern and Savannah Regions, cocoa processing factories in the main cocoa growing areas and vegetable processing factories in vegetable growing areas,” the statement added.