Flagbearer of the National Democratic Party, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings insists she is in the presidential race to win and not to cause the defeat of the NDC as being speculated. Addressing her first news conference since her acclamation Mrs. Rawlings said placing people at the center of all national policy direction will be her prime objective if she’s elected president. The former first lady says her over twenty years role in empowering women in the country has given her a better appreciation of the challenges confronting women and children. “We cannot continue to underestimate our productive potential because existing policies are blocking the people from harnessing their potential.” She asked: “How do we invest in our nation's most valuable resource?” and answered, “By providing the best in education for our children, by providing the best health care, by developing creative ideas to expand the job market, by implementing policies that churn out Ghanaian entrepreneurs to drive the economy. We can do this by ensuring that everybody and I mean everybody has a stake in our nation through ownership.” She further wondered: “What excuse can we give for badly maintained and ill-equipped hospitals, what excuse can we give? What excuse can we give to patients in hospitals who are forced to sleep on the floor because there are no beds available? What excuse can we give to our children as to why there are hardly any public libraries anywhere? What excuse can we give to people who still do not have access to clean, potable water? “What excuse can we give for not being creative in expanding the job market? What excuse can we give for poorly equipped schools or having no schools in some communities at all? What excuse can we give when exorbitant prices and unjustified judgment debts are paid?”