NPP-USA women's wing condemns Minority for killing "Bloody Widow"

Diasporian News from Friday, February 8, 2019

Source: Daniel Kaku

2019-02-08

The female branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the United States of America (USA) condemned the recent behavior presented by members of the parliamentary minority (MP) as shameful and appalling.

According to them, this took place at a time when the country is deeply concerned about the insufficient representation of women in politics and governance, and said that those who engage in such acts should be ashamed.

They also expressed disappointment at the behavior of some minority women who supported their male counterparts in the act and called on the minority to apologize to women, especially widows who had voted to They go where they were.

The statement was published by Ms. Barbara Boafo, NPP-USA Women's Organizer.

She lamented that even if men did not see the emotional trauma of widowhood, at least women parliamentarians should have sympathized with Mrs. Lydia Seyram Alhbadan without being political.

She pointed out that even if they had not approved her election, they could have used the appropriate means to seek redress, but without adding so humiliating, "referring to a woman as" bloody widow "is the worst form of woman ".

According to Ms. Boafo, this tends to discourage women with future plans from engaging in politics and questions: "Does this mean that a widow can not do this? that men do or that widows can not run for certain posts in Ghana? "

The National Democratic Parliament (NDC), a member of the minority Parliament, staged a strike on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, during the swearing-in of newly elected MP Lydia Alhbadan from the constituency of Ayawaso West Wuogon.

The head bad of the minority, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, in parliament, asked permission to boycott the swearing in order to show solidarity with the victims of the violence that occurred at the Bawaleshie voting center during the elections.

The minority, however, carried placards bearing the inscription "bloody widow", suggesting that she was actually opposed to the swearing in of the newly elected member of the House of Commons constituency. Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Alhbadan.