10/07/2020
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The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, was taken to the cleaners following the heated public backlash against the adopted proposal by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to protect the parliamentary seats of women.
Ursula-Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications
Ursula-Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications
In 2015, a move by the NPP to promote affirmative action in the party by reserving 16 parliamentary seats exclusively for its female parliamentary aspirants struck a discordant note with some rank and file members, who have agitated for an immediate review.
Some party members and activists besieged the party's office to register their strong protest and presented a petition to the leadership of the party to take a second look at the proposal adopted by the NEC for only female aspirants to contest the 16 female Members of Parliament in their respective constituencies.
Based on these developments, the NPP MP for Ablekuma West boldly described the actions of party members as that of people who regarded women as nonentities.
Speaking on UTV, Owusu-Ekuful stated that "members of my own party are behaving as if women were of no importance when it comes to participating in decision-making processes."
The MP irked by their actions wondered if "women have a future and a stake in decision making in the NPP".
As a gender activist, she wanted to know why divisions had to be all created when it comes to making decisions that would aid the participation of women in politics.
"Even before women began to vote, blood had to be shed across the length and breadth of the world," she said.
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