General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has revealed that the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, was close to reuniting with the party before her death on Thursday, October 23, 2025.
Speaking to the media after the NDC leadership visited the Rawlings family to offer condolences on Monday, October 27, Mr. Kwetey shared that discussions for her return were well underway. “I wouldn’t say the talks were unsuccessful. I would rather say timing was the challenge. Because even on her part, you could clearly see that she was ready,” he said.
He explained that the NDC had long acknowledged Nana Konadu’s immense contribution to the formation and growth of the party, noting that recent efforts had been geared towards reconciliation and unity.
“We have always maintained that, given her contribution to building this party and making it formidable, it was important to put past differences behind us. I am glad that before her passing, these reconciliation efforts had begun, and she welcomed them,” he added.
Nana Konadu, wife of the NDC’s founder and former President Jerry John Rawlings, was instrumental in shaping the party’s early years and in championing women’s empowerment through the 31st December Women’s Movement.
After losing the NDC’s 2011 presidential primary, she went on to establish the National Democratic Party (NDP) in 2012. Although she was disqualified from contesting that year’s general elections, she later made a return as the NDP’s presidential candidate in 2016.
Mr. Kwetey described the late former First Lady as “a formidable and visionary leader whose courage, dedication, and advocacy for women would continue to inspire generations within and beyond the NDC.”
