District Level Elections : Vote For Any Woman Aspirant To Promote Gender Equality- Madam Adizatu Mohammed

District Level Elections: Vote For Any Woman Aspirant To Promote Gender Equality - Madam Adizatu Mohammed

The Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Constituency Women Organizer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Madam Adizatu Mohammed has called on electorate within the area to vote for more women in the upcoming 2023 District Level Elections (DLE) to strengthen the country’s democracy.

The Election Commission has set December 19 for the District Level Elections.

She noted that delivering governance at the doorstep of the people was the goal of the District Assembly concept; hence, excluding a significant section of the population from elective office was tantamount to gender discrimination and unjustified, adding that women could not be represented by proxy.

She said we should provide an opportunity to raise the level of gender equality and abolish negative and outmoded traditions by voting more women into the Distract and Municipal Assemblies.

She cautioned that the nation would be at the risk of failing to realize the Sustainable Development Goals if issues on gender justice were disregarded.

She stressed that women participating in elections, whether partisan or non-partisan, without unfair gender-based barriers, is a core component of delivering on the basic elements of democracy.

Inclusion of women in District Assemblies is crucial for gender sensitivity, facilitating the equitable allocation of public resources, ensuring public accountability, and strengthening democratic culture for sustainable socio-economic development.

She therefore call for the immediate promulgation of the Affirmative Action Bill into Law per agreed by Ghana and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) agreement, as well as in the 1989 Government White Paper that will facilitate the 40 per cent representation of women.

Source: Bibianinews.com/Hamza Mohammed.