Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has reportedly withdrawn her nomination forms from the 2020 presidential elections. According to a report filed by Starr News, Nana Konadu, who was running for president on the ticket of the National Democratic Party (NDP), informed the Electoral Commission of her decision.
The main reason for her withdrawal of her nomination in the run for the seat is yet to be known.
The party is, however, set to address a press conference on Monday, November 23, 2020 to clarify issues related to her withdrawal from the race.
Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings is the wife of the late former President JJ Rawlings, Ghana’s longest-serving leader, who died on November 12, 2020. It was reported that she had taken ill, after news broke about the death of her husband, who was on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. In 2016, Nana Konadu had her first appearance on Ghana’s Ballot paper in the race to becoming Ghana’s president. She was the first woman in the history of Ghana to run for the Presidency.
