Suspended National Democratic Congress Deputy General Secretary, Kofi Adams has questioned the rationale behind the continued attacks of the Rawlingses by members of the NDC. The former first couple, particularly Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, have been at the receiving end of a barrage of attacks from NDC members and functionaries for their criticism of the Mills-led NDC administration. What seems to have been the last straw to break the camel’s back was a recent warning issued by the former First Lady who is also the leader of the 31st December Women’s Movement that she would be forced to take back her NDC logo if the party failed to abide by the principles guiding the formation of the ruling party. Former President Rawlings remains a major draw for the NDC as a party, and analysts have expressed worry at the frosty relationship between the NDC and its founding couple, which could have a negative impact on the party’s chances in the upcoming elections. In an in-depth interview on Dwaso Nsem on Adom FM on Monday, Kofi Adams, who is also spokesperson for the Rawlingses defended his boss, saying Mr Rawlings was only being consistent in his criticism of what he perceives as bad governance irrespective of the person in charge of the country, insisting “What is wrong under Kufuor cannot suddenly be right” under President Mills. Citing several examples including the pledge to find the killers of the late Ya-Na Yakubu Andani II if the NDC was elected in the December 2008 elections, Kofi Adams said President Rawlings was only speaking for the many disappointed NDC faithful and ordinary Ghanaians who placed their faith in the Mills-Mahama partnership to address the grievances they suffered under the Kufuor and other administrations but have had their hopes dashed. Kofi Adams called on the public to ignore attempts by some NDC members to create a wedge between the NDC founder and himself through several means including the fabrication of stories, in apparent reference to newspaper reports that he had personally benefitted from GH¢10 million worth of contracts from the same Mills administration he continues to criticize. One of such newspapers, The Herald, also alleged that he received the contracts after persistently running down Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings and private businessman Herbert Mensah (who is a friend to the Rawlingses), to government officials. “I have not received any GH¢10 million contract from government. Why would I go and run Nana Konadu down for a contract? I will never do such a thing,” he maintained, adding that while Mr Mensah was a friend of the Rawlingses, he was not his personal friend. He was at pains to say, however, that he did not believe Mr Mensah was behind the publications. He accused Mr Sam Pee Yalley, one of the persons who have consistently criticized the Rawlingses, as “one of the greedy bastards” in the Mills administration who was nowhere to be found in the heat of the 2008 campaign but now holds a high level position in the country as head of the National Pensions Authority. “Why did Central Region chiefs campaign against his (Sam Pee Yalley) candidature for Council of State? I was in the Central region during the campaign, with the chiefs and he was nowhere to be found. He is one of the people who feel he has to speak against the Rawlingses so he can be recognized and given an appointment. If we are to name the greedy bastards, he will by all means be one of them,” he asserted.