{"id":210494,"date":"2016-04-30T12:50:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T12:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=210494"},"modified":"2016-04-30T12:50:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T12:50:37","slug":"rawlings-backs-nana-konadu-at-ndp-congress-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=210494","title":{"rendered":"Rawlings backs Nana Konadu at NDP Congress [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry John Rawlings might be the founder of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) but that didn&#8217;t stop him from supporting his wife, Nana Konadu Rawlings at the National Democratic Party (NDP)\u00a0National Delegates&#8217; Congress on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-210511\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/7-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rawlings&#8217; appearance at the Trade Fair Centre where the Congress is currently ongoing was met with chants and songs from the NDP delegates, who could not contain their joy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-210518\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/d-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"d\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-210513\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"NDP Congress\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Nana Konadu is set to be endorsed as\u00a0the NDP&#8217;s presidential candidate for the elections in November as she&#8217;s the sole aspirant\u00a0for the position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-210524\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3-4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also at the Congress to support Nana Konadu are her daughters. However conspicuously missing is Zanetor Rawlings who was recently elected the Parliamentary Candidate of the NDC for the Klottey Korle constituency.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-210510\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/5-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aside the flagbearer position, other positions that will be contested for are the National Chairman and Vice Chairpersons, General Secretary and two Deputies, Youth leader and two Deputies, National Women\u2019s leader and two Deputies and \u00a0the Communications Director and two Deputies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-210502\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"NDP Congress\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The NDP have also revealed they are poised to file parliamentary candidates in all 275 constituencies across the country, for the elections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-210529\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/f-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"f\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry John Rawlings might be the founder of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) but that didn&#8217;t stop him from supporting his wife, Nana Konadu Rawlings at the National Democratic Party (NDP)\u00a0National Delegates&#8217; Congress on Saturday. 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