‘KU NADU GYEWUMAEN’ …As NDP Poach NDC Members

Nana Konadu at a meeting with NDC supporters in Kumasi Monday 17th September 2012

When former President Rawlings and founder of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) used the above to describe the political weight of his wife and former first lady, little did we know that she has that fighting spirit to the dead end.

Threats posed by the newly licensed National Democratic Party (NDP), an offshoot of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the latter's electoral fortune is fast growing by the day as the NDP intensifies its recruitment drive.

The NDP, believed to be the brain child of former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings and consisting mainly of some disgruntled members of the NDC is leaving no stone unturned as the party embarks on an aggressive poaching of members from the mother party, the NDC.

The new party, bent on bringing to an end the NDC's reign according to The Al-Hajj's source at Ridge, is frantically enticing defeated and dissatisfied parliamentary aspirants of the NDC and some disenchanted members of the party into their fold.

Already, The Finder newspaper has published names of some prominent members of the NDC who are most likely to file as parliamentary candidates for the NDP

Some of the names of the probable failed NDC aspirants mentioned in The Finder report as likely to shift camp include; Mr. Daniel Gerald Tettey-Akomey of Yilo Krobo constituency, Rudolf Amenga-Etego, who contested as an independent candidate for Chiana-Paga in 2008, Mr. Mohammed Frimpong of Weija Constituency and Mr. Teye Nyaunu, NDC sitting member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo Constituency.

Over the last one week, The Al-Hajj's office has been inundated with telephone calls, emails and facebook messages by people who described themselves as members of NDC reporting on how emissaries of the NDP have approached them with mouth-watering promises if they opt for the NDP.

A lady executive working with a state organization, with previous sympathies to FONKAR, only known to us as Naana, had this to say when she called our offices; “please tell the party (NDC) people, even though my sympathies are with the Rawlingses…, them tell the woman (Konadu) is aggressively recruiting NDC members into her fold. I was also approached”, she narrated, adding that “let them (NDC) wake up, it's real”.

A Kwesi Mattew had this posited on our facebook wall: “I had a very interesting call last night, I say it was a very, very interesting call b'cos I can't fathom what on earth could have made anybody believe that I, Nana Kwesi Matthew could be bought or influenced by any financial/material, inducements…

“My resolve in the service of the nation vis-a-vis my convictions premised on the dictates of the social democratic probity and accountability ideology of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is solid and will forever remain unshaken for better and for worse... in over plentiness and in abject poverty... for sweeter and for bitter... for grace and for grass, till death do us apart...>>>>>>>>

“So let these confused principleless ingrates take their phantom hollow promises away from my face...

“Go and get your likes to deceive and influence..., don't you ever call my line again b'cos your voice makes me want to expose you to the whole world....” greeeeeeedy bastard!!!!!!!!

The Electoral Commission (EC) has issued a final certificate to the NDP last week Friday.

The party was said to have dispatched seven groups going round the country to mobilize its supporters for what promises to be a vigorous campaign ahead of the upcoming elections.