A failed Ghana Football Association presidential aspirant who hit the headlines for her bold step to contest in the last GFA election has hailed the nomination of Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as historic and as a result of the achievement of many women who have excelled in high public offices in Ghana.
“I think its historical that Ms. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman is the first female running mate on a major Ghanaian party’s presidential ticket.
It may come as a suprise to some but predicted a very competent woman would get the running mate position.
Women serve and treat these roles very seriously. After the first female Attorney General in Ghana, Mrs. Betty Mould Iddrisu, all subsequent Attorney Generals have been female because they do the job the State gives them.
In terms of what she brings to the table, as a former education minister and university professor, I am sure she is not only a technocrat but has the communication and personable skills to support and engage at senior level, irrespective of which party she serves. We are witnessing history in 2020.
May many more positions open up for bold, definitive and engaging female public figures without the mob harrasment that comes when a female dares to compete at her level.”
Lawyer Amanda Clinton Founding Partner, The Law office of Clinton Consultancy.
GFA Presidential Candidate 2020.
By: Christian SOWADA