National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has paid a glowing tribute to the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, describing her passing as a huge loss to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the nation.
Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, October 30, monitored byLovinghananews.com
Mr. Vanderpuye revealed that discussions were ongoing for Nana Konadu’s return to the NDC after years of a strained relationship.
“It’s a big blow to us as a party, even though she formed her own party. Because of her children, she was still close to us. You know that there has been talk about bringing her back to the family; it’s just unfortunate,” he said.
His remarks follow a similar revelation by the NDC’s General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, who disclosed that the former First Lady was in advanced talks to rejoin the party before her passing on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
Nana Konadu, wife of the NDC’s founder and former President Jerry John Rawlings, was a towering figure in Ghanaian politics and women’s empowerment. She played a key role in the formation and early years of the NDC and championed gender equality through the 31st December Women’s Movement, which she founded to promote women’s rights, economic empowerment, and child welfare.
After losing the NDC’s presidential primary in 2011, Nana Konadu broke away to form the National Democratic Party (NDP) in 2012. Though she was disqualified from contesting that year’s general election, she later represented the NDP in the 2016 presidential race.
Speaking after leading an NDC delegation to her residence on Monday, October 27, Fifi Kwetey noted that the party’s reconciliation efforts with the former First Lady were nearing completion before her sudden death.
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings passed away on October 23, 2025, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. She was Ghana’s longest-serving First Lady, having held the position through both the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) and constitutional eras, and is remembered for her lifelong dedication to social justice, women’s leadership, and national development.
Source:Lovinghananews.com
