JJ's mother suggested that Zanetor was another man's baby – Nana Konadu

General News on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2018-11-28

The wife of former president, Jerry John Rawlings, Nana Konadu revealed how much she had to endure to hear her mother-in-law clumsily suggest that her first daughter, Zanetor, had been "produced From another source since some of his features had been entrusted to him. t represent the mother, the father or one of their parents.

Highlighting some fairly controversial aspects of her book "It takes a woman", she admitted that the relationship between her and her husband's mother was not perfectly harmonious.

This was clearly illustrated by the latter, she explained, when she had her first daughter, Zanetor Rawlings, outgoing member of Klottey Korle.

While mothers are generally proud of the birth of their first grandchild, especially congratulating the new mother, Nana Konadu barely had a conversation with her in-laws when she visited the childbirth room after delivery. Zanetor.

Ms. Konadu Agyeman Rawlings recounted the circumstances surrounding the birth of her first-born on "Good Evening Ghana".

"My granddaughter arrived on June 1, 1978. After her birth, I returned from the delivery room in the delivery room in a state of extreme exhaustion. The nurses placed the baby in a manger so that I could rest, Jerry (Lieutenant Rawlings) returned at 9 o'clock and it appeared that I had not moved since his departure.

"Nana," he called, "opened my eyes to a deep sleep and I was surprised to see him come back so soon." Usually the military intelligence service kept him for several hours for interrogation. Have you ever been released? Oh yes, they just asked me the usual questions, he said, I'll give you the details later.

The Mr. I had nothing on him, so after asking him several times before, they had to let him go.

When the baby arrives, he asked eagerly, Oh the baby is born. Already? He questioned, scanning my body covered with blankets. A boy or a girl? A girl, she is in the manger. I was so exhausted that I went back to sleep. "

"Jerry's mother arrived, she kissed her son and was happy to see the new baby but, as usual, she had very little to tell me. After observing the baby's features, she turned to ask my mother. "Ah! Where could this baby's nose come from? Because in my family, said Mrs. Rawlings, we do not have such a flat nose. I was incredulous that she could start such a delicate conversation at this moment. I did not have the energy to receive his spontaneous comments, "read parts of the book.

Nana Konadu, for her part, explained that her mother was answering for her defense;

"Well, this nose is definitely not an Agyeman nose because the Agyemans do not have that nose, so it does not come from us, but Vic (Jerry's mother), if we look at you from I think this baby's nose is like yours, "an answer that sort of ended the question.

About her relationship with her mother-in-law, Agyeman Rawlings said that although she was not tense, she had very little to offer.

"She did not tell me much, she does not have all the time," she said. "We were fine", sometimes she is happy with me, sometimes not. "

Respond to the question; "Was she at any time against marriage?"

Nana Konadu replied in the affirmative adding that "… but it was also my mother".

The autobiography published by the former First Lady, aged 70, traces her political narrative and promises to be a good read.