Global Alliance for Women’s Development hails NDC female running mate

The Global Alliance for Women Development (GAWD) has congratulated Ghana, as a country, and the leadership of National Democratic Congress (NDC) for choosing a high profile woman, in the person of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, a former Vice Chancellor of the Cape Coast University and a former Minister of Education, as a running mate.

Mrs.Yolande Veyvey, General Secretary of Global Alliance for Women’s Development, stated that the wise decision brings to memory the statement made by the late Dr. James Kwegyir Aggrey that “If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.”

GAWD sees this move as a unique opportunity for women at large to project their identity and be at par with men to consolidate the belief in the saying that what men can do, women can also do better.

The GAWD chief scribe said women’s superiority in the contemporary context has become paramount, prioritised and attracted more attention, especially after the popular women’s empowerment Beijing Conference in China years back.

She observed that it was about time women across the globe given the mantle, mandate, or opportunity to lead are fully encouraged and supported without any notion of doubts, mischief or intimidation, adding that it was worthy and important for all Ghanaians, especially women, to rally behind her nomination and grow beyond politics and look forward for the best from Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to win power and translate their expected hopes into vibrant non-partisan productive activities to the benefit of all women in Ghana.

“Her selection today, as the National Democratic Congress’ running mate, will be the first ever typical actualisation of unlocking the dormant practical power potential of a woman in Ghana’s history to serve in a high public service capacity when the NDC wins the political mandate of the people at the 2020 General Elections,” she noted.

According to Mrs.Veyvey, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s selection was a significant quantum achievement which surpasses all lip service to create a gender balance to ensure gender equality.

She said what had been long wished for and desired to manifest by many women activists is here. It is not out of place today to have a woman in the hot seat at the helm of national affairs in Ghana.

She disclosed, inarguably, that many women as well as men around the globe occupy top private and public decision-making positions, and successfully operate large multi-national organisations and businesses.

She said there are no proven records or instances which rate men in top positions as superior, infallible and absolutely perfect, without any flaws as compared to women in similar positions.

She stressed that any adverse conclusions to deride, outlaw, tarnish or downplay the image of an intelligent woman of substance – such as Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang – called to a high public service office should be unapologetically treated with the contempt it deserves.

This great initiative has neither breached nor broken any protocols, and, therefore, does not warrant any condemnation or belittling, she stated.

The decision for a female running mate is, indeed, a huge affirmative surprise and a positive contribution to history in Ghana, as long as women, comparatively worldwide, with diverse backgrounds have held judicial, presidential, prime ministerial, ministerial positions, and many more as scientists, lawyers, doctors, Speaker of Parliament, parliamentarians, air force pilots, mathematicians and  lecturers, among others.

She said the Global Alliance For Women’s Development does not appreciate or accept any limiting restrictions or any other hypothetical reason whatsoever, why a trainer of trainers cannot hold a high public office and manage national affairs proficiently well.

It is explicitly clear that women, when given any platform or position, could possibly perform creditably well. Ghana should use this prominent position offered to Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang to elevate, empower and transform the pedigree and status of women to become more efficiently productive partners for rapid national growth and development.

Mrs.Veyvey has, therefore, urged Ghanaians to endeavour to do away with the malicious and mischievous unwholesome politics and unsavory remarks regarding the dignity of the first ever female running mate of one of the leading political parties in the history of Ghana, as the world at large is geared to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Goal 5.

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