Ghana: Konadu Crashes Out

The dreams of former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, leader of the newly formed National Democratic Congress to contest this year's presidential elections on the ticket of the newly formed National Democratic Party hit a snag, after she failed to meet the EC's criteria by the close of nominations yesterday. The electoral Commission disqualified Nana Konadu for failing to properly fill out her nomination forms. By the last count, Mrs Rawlings has suffered two excruciating setbacks in a long nurtured ambition of occupying the highest office of the land, after occupying

the position of a first lady for close to 19 years, with her husband as head of state. She suffered a humiliating defeat at the Sunyani congress, where she contested the flag bearership of the National Democratic Congress, against the then sitting President John Evans Atta Mills. Mrs. Rawlings had raised grave concerns about the conduct of the primaries which she said was fraught with intimidation and tainted with corruptio continued