Women at the nuclear power plant rejected Hajia Alima's choice as runner-up – Gabby | Policy

A prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, revealed that the attempts of the then-candidate Akufo-Addo to choose a woman leader of his party had been protested by powerful women's groups of the political party.

Taking stock of the debate that has welcomed the recent statement by President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo that there has not been enough momentum in the country's gender parity program, Mr. Otchere- Darko said two groups; NPP women's caucus in Parliament, party organizers lobbied against Hajia Alima Mahama's choice as vice-presidential candidate in 2008.

The Executive Director of the Danquah Institute recalled a "daunting and frightening" moment in which two busloads of BNP female organizers from across the country parked in front of the East Legon candidate's home to lobby him against the choice of the woman.

Mr. Otchere-Darko's message on Facebook reads: A little uncomfortable story to tell. Me and my big mouth.

At the beginning of 2008, Nana Akufo-Addo, presidential candidate of the NPP, suggested to her party's leadership that her first choice as vice presidential candidate was the Minister of Women, Hajia Alima Mahama, the biggest opposition. organized by women, mainly. , two powerful women's groups: (1) women's caucus in Parliament (2) women party organizers.

In fact, we woke up one morning with two big buses loaded with female organizers across the country parked in front of the East Legon candidate's home to pressure her against the woman's choice. Frankly, it was disheartening and scary. Extremely.

In 2014/15, the same presidential candidate put on the party's agenda how to ensure that women were aggressively selected for winning seats. But other pressing issues inside the party at the time derailed this important movement. I hope the party will put it back on the table.

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By participating in a roundtable on "Power, Progress, Change" at Women Deliver 2019 in Vancouver, Canada, last Monday, Akufo-Addo said that while the majority of them were women in Ghana , few political actions had been observed. in their efforts for greater inclusion in Ghana's political administration.

"Fifty-two percent of the population are women," he said, adding that "these statistics should count, but that will only happen when women sit around the table to make the decisions.

"If women do not show up, for example, to get elected, it is difficult to have a majority of them as ministers because at least half of my ministers, according to the Constitution, must come from the legislature".