President Akufo-Addo has received strong backing from female appointees under his administration over his gender dynamism comments to women.
The President at a recent conference in Canada suggested that not enough movement is being made by women to take up key positions in governance; and that although 30 per cent of his cabinet are women, they are not seeing enough dynamism and activism from the women.
But the comment has received criticism by the opposition NDC and some women activists who feel the President presented a negative picture about women.
At a news briefing in Accra some female appointees of the Akufo-Addo administration jumped to the defence of the President and thanked him for speaking out to challenge women to take up bigger opportunities.
Minister for Local government and rural development Hajia Alima Mahama said ”President Akufo-Addo did no wrong because he was calling on women to use their agency to amplify their voice in decision making positions.
She said the President had championed and exhibited much commitment in empowering women.
”He has worked to ensure women are involved in major decision platform. But It is about time women push their numbers with their agenda” she said.
The Minister for Communications Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful said some former appointees under the previous NDC government criticising the President were been hypocritical on the matter.
”The President has challenged us and we should take up that challenge. We thank him for waking us up to do more as women” said the Ablekuma West MP.
On her part, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Intergration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway said those criticising the President were only trying hard to score political points and must be ignored.
She praised the President for working with more female appointees under his administration who are helping to fulfill his agenda of creating prosperity and equal opportunity for all.
Also present at the briefing was the deputy minister for Information Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei and the National Cordinator at the 1D1F Secretariat, Ms Gifty Ohene Konadu.
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Ursela,Shiley and Hajia please with all due respect let's be serious as people.Don't always defend what is not right to defend.You are not the only educated women in Ghana for you to tell us what we heard was wrong or right.It's just that we all have the right to our own opinion.That conference of yours was not necessary. Nana was wrong,yes he was wrong with his words.Are you saying you are all so learned than the women seated there.Its a shame how power can change people. NPP is becoming more and more unattractive so watch out.
what is the problem with ndc, I think the party is getting mad, the president made a statement of fact and you fuuuuuuls are up in arms against him the desperation will kill you people in opposition in just 2 and half years in opposition and look at what you are doing, am sorry you have a long years to spend in opposition because that is where you deserve
Is it the English Language you didn't understand or you want to deny an obvious fact? Take out politics and be truthful to yourself for once and tell the world what is "NANSENSE" in what the president said. Do a simple survey in your area and see how many women are ready to take up the challenge of public decision making. Mind you those decisions are taken at the political levels (mostly) so if you are not ready to go into that arena to push your views and ideas, who should do it for you? All those women's group around us are engaging in talk talk no action so the president is encouraging them to take up the challenge and seek for what they want. If you don't stand up for what you want no one will.
Look at these comedians. Your president goes and talks non sense and here you are saying he has wakened you up. Gimifo!
NANA ADDO, THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA, SPOKE VERY, VERY WELL. INDEED HE WAS SPEAKING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE AFRICAN, AND VERY WELL SO, THE GHANAIAN WOMAN. HOW MANY WOMEN IN GHANA SHOW UP TO HIGHER LEVELS. THE WOMEN IN AFRICA STILL FEEL THEY BELONG ONLY TO THE KITCHEN. THE AFRICAN WOMAN FEELS WHAT SHE NEEDS IS A GOOD HUSBAND AND CHILDREN - TRUE OR FALSE? WHEN WE SPEAK THE TRUTH THE NONE-ENTITIES (THE NDC) MAKE UNNECESSARY POLITICS OF IT. WHAT IS INDEED WRONG WITH THE TRUTH THAT THE PRESIDENT, NANA AKUFO ADDO SAID? THE PRESIDENT IS A GHANAIAN, AND FOR THAT MATTER AFRICAN, BUT NOT ARAB FEMINIST, OR FROM EUROPE, OR AMERICA, WHO WOULD NOT CARE IF THEY AS WOMEN WERE MARRIED OR NOT, OR HAVE CHILDREN OR NOT.
Everything in Ghana now is a joke