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Nana Oye Lithur served as Minister for the Protection of Women and Social Welfare from 2013 to 2017.
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The former Minister of Social Welfare and Women, Nana Oye Lithur, has officially declared her interest in participating in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries held in the Adentan constituency in Accra.
The human rights defender and private lawyer who made known her intentions Tuesday, May 28, said that she had reached the conclusion after extensive consultations with party supporters, including the government. former president John Mahama.
She served in the Mahama administration as the minister for gender equality between 2013 and 2017.
Read his post on Facebook below:
After consultations with my mentors, counselors, party leaders, Adentan voters and after much reflection on myself, I made the determined decision to offer myself as a willing and competent candidate to Adentan's parliamentary seat, like the NDC.
Today, I have addressed a courtesy to His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, the former President of our beloved country, and my former boss, to officially inform him of my intentions and seek his advice.
In his statement to my team and to myself, he welcomed my decision and acknowledged the need to elect strong, high-opinion candidates who could the general electorate in the 2020 elections.
"The general elections would involve the entire electoral public, not just the NDC delegates. In this regard, we as a party have to be strategic in our selection of parliamentary candidates. We must also consider the strength, personality and background of aspirants to determine if they can win in the general election. "
He further stated that the CND's global vision was to regain power in 2020 and restore hope to millions of Ghanaians. However, we can not deny the arduous task of restoring our status as a majority in Parliament. In this regard, it is essential to elect the right candidates who can effectively handle the task of winning back the seats lost in the 2016 elections.
He recounted his initial dialogues with me prior to my appointment as Minister of Gender, Childhood and Welfare under his administration, and thanked me for my hard work and tireless efforts in staying faithful to the principles of social democracy.
At the conclusion of the visit, I thanked His Excellency John Dramani Mahama and badured him that when our party opens nominations later this year, I will apply to become a candidate for Parliament and then serve my country. as a member of Parliament for Adentan. .
God bless the NDC party, may God bless our homeland, Ghana, and make our nation great and strong.
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