Press Statement

NANA KONADU FOR 2012 (UK)

On behalf of all June 4th movement members,31st December Women’s movement members, former cadres, students in Europe and supporters who are dedicated, loyal and committed to the cause of The National Democratic Congress, and the ideals of its Founder, His Excellency and 4 time Head of State (1979,1981,1992 and 1996) Flight Lt Jerry John Rawlings ,we are excited by the wind of change which is about to blow in our great party.

We salute the work of the likes of Dela Cofie, Ransford Vanni Amoah, SaCut Etego, Michael Teye Nyanu, Clement Sangaparee Ekow Spio Garbrah and many of our footsoldiers who have decided not to exchange their conscience for bread but rather remain loyal to the history and ideals of our party. We also welcome the call by the NDC UK and Ireland chaiman Mr Horace Nii Ankrah that there must be a contest. It is an acknowledgement of the change that we are clamouring for. The current state which the party finds itself in is a failure by President John Evans Atta Mills to promote and appreciate the ideals and policies of the party and his betrayal of the ideals of May 15th June 4th and 31st December on which the party was built on. Our party has now been hijacked by complete strangers; the likes of President Mills himself, Kwabena Duffuor, Ato Ahwoi, Totobi Quakyi, Fiifi Kwetey, PV Obeng, Allotey Jacobs and others who sat with us and pretended they were NDC but are now exposed as members of the Convention Peoples Party , agents and defectors from the New Patriotic Party like Okudzeto Ablakwa, Omane Boamah, Kakra Essamuah and many others who are now using the party as a vehicle to amass wealth and to sow seeds of mistrust and confusion about Rawlings and Nana Konadu around the country.

Today we see our founder, Ex President Jerry John Rawlings advice for the party and President Mills to listen to the people and ,investigate punish corruption in the past administration fall on deaf ears. What we see is the constant glorification of Nkrumah and the pursuing of Pro CPP ideals, Nkrumah here, Nkrumah there, Nkrumah everywhere. The founder is being treated as a slave in his own party, a party he has given his life for. This is the highest and ultimate betrayal.

We call on all those to believe in Ex President Rawlings and respect the ideals of June 4th and 31st December to stand firm and rally round Rawlings and his ideals. We appeal to our delegates and our party officials not to allow offers of positions, money, promises of contracts to bribe their conscience. We appeal to all NDC members in the diaspora to join hands with our cadres back home to take back the party from these strangers and their stooges. Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings is the most qualified person to rescue our party from collapsing and losing its grassroot values.

The time to rebuild and get NDC ready for victory in 2012 with Nana Konadu as leader is now. Dr Emmanuel Kankam Boadu-Co-ordinator, Nana Konadu for 2012(UK) Edinam Abotsi-Secretary Frank Aryeetey-Media Relations Officer