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General News on Thursday, February 7, 2019
Source: Daniel Kaku
2019-02-07
Former First Lady Nana Kondu Agyemang Rawlings
The former First Lady, Nana Kondau Agyemang Rawlings, has criticized many members of the minorities for organizing a strike during the swearing-in of Lydia Allbadan, newly elected member of the constituency of Ayawaso West Wougon.
On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, members of Parliament staged a strike during the swearing-in ceremony of Lydia Alhbadan, newly elected MP from the constituency of Ayawaso West Wuogon.
Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, chief minority bad, requested permission to boycott the swearing in order to "solidarize" the victims of violence at the La Bawaleshie voting center during the elections.
They displayed placards bearing the inscription "bloody widow", suggesting that the minority opposed the swearing in of the newly elected MP from the constituency of Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Alhbadan.
In a statement signed by the former First Lady and forwarded to GhanaWeb, Ms. Konadu described the incident as shameful, adding that MPs should have known better.
"I watched with consternation and consternation the senseless and maliciously orchestrated attempt by members of the parliamentary minority to belittle, ridicule and ridicule the newly-elected MP of Ayawaso West Wuogon, Mrs. Lydia Seyram Alhbadan. are expected to know it better, called Ms. Alhbadan a "bloody widow", and then left the House of Parliament sitting during her swearing-in ". she said
She described the act as "shameful", adding that she was disappointed by the fact that the act was only executed by the Parliament of Ghana after twenty-four years of And global commitments to respect women and promote their participation in politics. .
Rawlings also called on NDC deputies to make an honorable apology to Ghanaians, especially to the Hon. Seyram Lydia Alhbadan for having made such an outrageous comment.
"I call on the leaders of the NDC to do what is honorable in apologizing to the Ghanaians, in particular and to the honorable Seyram Lydia Alhbadan and the brave people of Ayawaso West Wuogon," according to the communicated. Below the complete statement
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings writes
Ghanaians deserve a better minority in Parliament
I witnessed with shock and dismay the senseless and maliciously orchestrated attempt by members of the parliamentary minority to belittle, ridicule and ridicule the newly elected Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, Ms. Lydia Seyram Alhbadan.
These lawmakers, who should know more, called Ms. Alhbadan a "bloody widow" and then withdrew from the Parliament Hall during her swearing-in.
Walkouts are an accepted practice in parliamentary democracies, but organizing a parade because of the election of an innocent and distressed woman in Parliament is a shameful abuse of accepted parliamentary standards.
It is unfortunate that this shameful exhibition was only organized by the Parliament of Ghana twenty-four years after Ghana made a commitment to respect women and to promote their participation in political life.
The events of Tuesday, February 5, 2019 also cast doubt on the minority's commitment to the advancement and protection of women against domestic violence, intimidation, discrimination and harbadment. bad in the workplace Inequality in the labor market; trafficking in human beings; Child abuse and many other acts of injustice.
If women who embark on politics are moved in the manner and manner observed in Parliament on Tuesday, no number of safe seats would be enough to improve the dwindling fortunes of women politicians.
As the president of an NGO for women who has worked with women and youth for more than two decades, I consider Tuesday's events as a nasty attempt to reverse the progress we've made up to date. now by increasing women's participation in politics and ultimately. national development.
I call on the leaders of the NDC to do what is honorable in apologizing to the Ghanaians, especially and to the hon. Seyram Lydia Alhbadan and the good people of Ayawaso West Wuogon.
For the Legislative Branch of Government (Parliament) to be taken seriously by Ghanaians, it must above all show that it takes itself seriously.
Forces of Women Empowerment, Get up now !!!
God bless women in Ghana and in the world.
May God bless our homeland Ghana.
Signed: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings
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