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Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Spokesperson for ex-president Rawlings, Mr. Kofi Adams, has refuted claims that former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings is planning to contest the upcoming elections as an independent presidential candidate. Posters of Nana Konadu are said to be flying across Tamale in the Northern Region and some parts of the Ashanti Region, supposedly announcing her intention to contest as a presidential candidate this year. According to PeaceFM�s Northern Regional correspondent, Kwabena Ntow, the posters bear the portrait of a smiling Mrs. Rawlings in her usual white Kaba and Slit with a head gear designed in the colours of the NDC. It also has a �Sankofa� sign with the inscription, �Konadu for President 2012.� Similar to the ones that surfaced in the Eastern Region of Ghana a couple of weeks ago, some say this could mean that the former first lady�s presidential ambition is gaining ground as her loyalists openly display her posters in various parts of the country. However, speaking as a panelist on PeaceFM�s flagship programme, Kokrokoo, Kofi Adams was emphatic that the former First Lady has not purposed to run as an independent presidential candidate in this year�s elections. He however stressed that �surely, Nana Konadu, through the delegates of NDC will lead the NDC party to a general elections in future.� ��There is no way Nana Konadu will go independent, there is no way�Kwami, as I sit here with, if I claim to know the identities of those who displayed the posters, then I�m not being honest with you�I will be lying to you if I say I know (those responsible); yes it could be someone�s agenda to discredit Nana Konadu�,� he said.