According to claims made by prominent NDC founding member, Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi in his new book,”working with Rawlings”, the NDC founder at a point threatened to cut ties with his former vice president, Prof. Mills because he (Rawlings) had been fed a wrong information that the wife of Prof. Mills had disrespected Nana Konadu.
“He threatened to disown and disinherit Professor Mills as the NDC’s Presidential Candidate for some “insolence that Mrs. Mills had shown to his wife, Nana Konadu at a political event at Afidenyigba in the Dangbe East District of the Greater Accra Region, and which Nana Konadu had reported to him”. Prof. Ahwoi wrote in his book.
He said a three-member committee chaired by himself, with E. T Mensah then Minister for Youth and Sports and Johnny Kwadjo, then Deputy National Security Coordinator was tasked to probe the matter.
Their report, he reveals contradicted what had been reported to Mr. Rawlings.
Another NDC stalwart, Prof. Botchwey is said to have offered this view on the rift.
“…Dr. Botchwey was convinced that Nana Konadu must also have played a key role in the souring of the relationship between Rawlings and Mills. In his view, even if Nana Konadu did not start it, she clearly aggravated the tensions between the two.”.
E.T Mensah is reported to have held the view that; “both Rawlings and Nana Konadu fell out with Mills because of Mills’ concession of defeat to President Kufour in the 2004 election”.
Source: GhanaFeed.Com
