Minister designate for Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba has written a letter giving further explanations on why she didn't do her national service.
The issues of national service was among several issues that were raised when the Minister designate appeared before the Appointment Committee of Parliament.
Currently, all the Minority legislators on the Appointments Committee are against Ms Djaba’s approval citing her inability to undertake her national service as well as for her posture during her vetting.
Debating the issues on the floor of parliament on Friday, February 3, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said: “She does not have our support and she will not have our support until she behaves in a manner befitting a minister.”
In a letter addressed to the chairman of the Committee, Otiko said: "I wish to explain further that I did not undertake National Service upon completion of a course of study at the University of Development Studies (UDS), Wa Campus, in 2009, because I was informed that persons who were over forty (40) years of age were exempted from national service," she stated in the letter.
Read the full letter below:
P.O. Box CT8799
Cantonments
Accra
2nd February, 2017
The Chairman
Appointments Committee
Parliament of Ghana
Parliament House
ACCRA
Dear Sir,
FURTHER EXPLANATION ON NON-PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME
I am writing to clarify responses I gave in answer to a question posed to me about my national service during my appearance at the Appointments Committee, as part of the vetting processes to assume the office of Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection.
I wish to explain further that I did not undertake National Service upon completion of a course of study at the University of Development Studies (UDS), Wa Campus, in 2009, because I was informed that persons who were over forty (40) years of age were exempt from national service.
I completed UDS in 2009 at the age of 47, and consequently, was under the impression that I was exempt from national service.
As a Ghanaian patriot, who has worked in the most inhospitable parts of Ghana like the Sissala District for over six years, and provided various services to my nation in many other fields of endeavour, it would be inconceivable that I would deliberately abstain serving my nation.
I hope that this explanation would inform your decision in respect of my non-participation in the National Service Scheme upon completion of UDS in 2009.
Yours faithfully,
Otiko Djaba
Minister-Designate
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
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@respect or what ever your name is, i believed the ex-president slept with your ***barred word*** mother and sisters too. You just open your ***barred word*** mouth and pour out any rubbish to your ex-president. Whether u like it or not, he held a position in which the entire members of your family both presents and yet unborn will never get the privilege to do so
Thank for lettimg us know that your mother was among the women the former president slept with.
Please Emma is that how they spell Gender?..........not gander.
YOU AND YOUR NDC LIKES CAN GO BURN THE LA SEA FOR ALL MADAM OTIKO AND THE MAJORITY OF US CARE. MADAM OTIKO WILL BE SWORN IN AS THE GANDER MINISTER FOR GHANA FINISH. JEALOUSY GO KILL SOME PEOPLE IN OPPOSITION .
she is lying, THE SECRETARIAT COME FOR INDEX NUMBERS FROM RESPECTIVE TERTIARIES,IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR AGE .SHE WAS POSTED BUT INTENTIONALLY SKIPPED LETS CALL A SPADE A SPADE...... OTIKO GIVE TANGIBLE EXCUSES.
Otiko my sweety, dont worry God is on your side. I also attended a private university, completed at age 40 and did not do my service because I was already working and we were told it wasn't compulsory. From what I heard today, please inform the National Service Secretariat that you were above 40 when you completed. Quickly do that and collect the clearance to baby with sharp teeth in NDC to chew. You have no idea how I get upset when they put questions on what to be done when for 8 years they couldn't tackle such problems but rather came to createeeeeeeeee shaaaaare and looooooot Ghana. Fire will burn all of them
I would like to know the portion of the scheme which says persons over the age of forty are exempt from the scheme. One should not be informed but search for the real truth. hear say is a very lame excuse. Working in the rural area is not an excuse and a justification that you would have participated in the Scheme. Besides, Otiko's posture during the vetting tells of someone who will not want to participate in the Scheme as she would feel mean at her level. She's full of pride. Again, writing to the chairman of the committee will not change the minds of the minority. Most importantly she has a tougher job to convince Ghanaians that she is not who she portrayed during the vetting.
at least I have respect for otiko who didn't do her national service than the president who was going round sleeping with thousands of women.
Otiko is my darling girl. She has won my heart. We need more brave women like her in politics!
U called your self respect.... Explain to us ,was your President mahama accepted by all the nation as President? Wasn't only NDC that voted for him .. We the NPP we never respected him till to day... but he was the president... Otiko will be minister and she will be very respected by we the majority ,5million plus .. .haahaaha