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Peacefmonline.com can confirm that Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, one of the two contenders for the NDC flagbearer slot, has scaled the last hurdle to cement her eligibility for the contest after she was given a clean bill of health by the party�s Vetting Committee. PeaceFM's Emmanuel Bekoe who covered the vetting, reports that the former First Lady spent a little over forty-five (45) minutes before the committee. For now, she is the only NDC candidate officially cleared to contest the flagbearership race. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling NDC, on Tuesday June 7th, began vetting its candidates ahead of the July 8-10 Presidential primaries in Sunyani. The failure of Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) to meet the requirements of the party and the deadline for submission of his nomination forms, meant the contest is now a two-horse race between Professor John Evans Atta Mills and Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings. President John Evans Atta Mills will face the committee tomorrow. As stipulated under the NDC�s constitution and to ensure transparency, free and fair vetting, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party in consultation with the Council of Elders constituted a five (5) member Vetting Committee for the sole purpose of screening the two prospective candidates, which process must be concluded at least fourteen (14) clear days before the National Congress. The party�s vetting committee is chaired by a former co-Chairman of the party, Alhaji Issifu Ali. Other committee members include Majority leader Cletus Avorka, Member of the NDC legal team, Larry Adjetey, Dr (Mrs) Mary Grant, Chris Ackummey and Lionel Molbila, a former Upper West Regional Minister. Peacefmonline.com is reliably informed that the committee looked at Nana Konadu�s contribution to the party and asked some questions on why she wants to lead the NDC. More soon....