NPP National Women's Organizer hopeful, Kate Gyamfua, has called for the comeback of former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba into the New Patriotic Party.
The former Minister, in 2018, was appointed Ghana’s Ambassador to Italy by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo but she declined the offer.
Madam Afisa Djaba in an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra said she would want to take a long break after 13-years of active politics to be with her family.
“ . . at 56 years, l want to relax, enjoy my family, life and therefore, l am not ready to take up the appointment as Ambassador to Italy,” she said.
Her decision triggered spontaneous reactions as some politicians and members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) described it as an insult to the President.
She therefore took exit from "active politics".
Kate Gyamfua, taking a retrospective look at the exit of Otiko Djaba from the party, appealed to her to reconsider her long-standing decision.
She stated that Otiko is a very competent and passionate member of the party whose services are needed to advance the fortunes of the NPP.
However, Kate Gyamfua opined that the only flaw that Madam Otiko Djaba has is impatience but she hopes to see the return of her former boss.
Madam Otiko Djaba served as National Women's Organizer of the NPP.
"I believe she will come back. Otiko has done well. Otiko really helped us and people also liked her. So, we need her. If she returns, we will accept her," Kate Gyamfua said in an interview on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" morning show.
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Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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@Ken, well said. Under President Kufuor, Akuffo Addo was attorney general and Hackman Owusu Agyemang was the foreign affairs minister, all cabinet positions. How would Akuffo Addo feel if Kufuor has taken over his ministerial position and made him an ambassador instead which meant he was to now come under the foreign affairs minister who will be supervising his work as an ambassador. If you won't accept something, you don't do same to others. Today your tin god minister of gender vacated her post to a year now and you can't do anything, why can't akuffo Addo also make Adjoa Safo Ghana's ambassador to the U S A , where she currently resides and give the ministry to someone at home. Under Akuffo Addo you can be a ' a minister by distance '
Otiko Djaba was fast. You appoint someone to the position of minister for gender and social protection, a cabinet minister together with another lady Sheley Ayorkor Botchway. You turn round to reappoint Otiko Djaba as an ambassador meaning she will now be under Ayorkor Botchway her former colleague minister. You know women, the hate to be downgraded in front of their colleagues. Otiko Djaba and was all over the country with Akuffo Addo during their campaign tours, we all recall her attacks on Mahama and the insults she got from the NDC, where was Ayorkor Botchway, apart from her constituency, where else in Ghana did we see Akuffo Addo together with Ayorkor Botchway on a campaign platform. The president got it wrong with that change. For me she even respected the president with her response. Otiko Djaba vote is among the votes that made Akuffo Addo president, Akuffo Addo didn't vote for Otiko to be who she is. If i were her i would have done same.