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January 2, 2025
The Majority women caucus of the 8th Parliament of the fourth Republic is appealing to the National Executive Council of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to maintain the current leaders in the new 9th Parliament yet to be sworn in.
At a press conference addressed by Shella Battels and flanked by the Sanitation and Water Resources Minister Lydia Alhssan Syram and Gifty Twum they appealed to NEC of NPP who will be meeting on Thursday, January 2, 2025 to maintain the current leadership of the Majority in the 9th Parliament as follows:
Minority Leader, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin; Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagye; Minority whip, Frank Annoh Dompreh.
They further pointed out that with the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into law with the president Nana Akufo-Addo assenting to it, it has been a long and difficult journey, more especially ensuring female representation.
Previously, the caucus noted that when one looks at the front bench of the NPP, it was made up of only men hence the need to have a female at the front bench.
“We will not accept anything less than a woman in the leadership of the 9th Parliament from the National Executive Council of the NPP as they meet on Thursday, January 2, 2025 to take a decision”, the group asserts.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com