The national women’s organizer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Hidaya S. Ibrahim, has submitted her resignation to the national leadership of the People’s National Convention.
According to the statement, her resignation will take effect from Tuesday, February 20, 2024, and she renounced her allegiance as a card-bearing member of the party. The statement emphasized that Hidaya Ibrahim had to resign after careful consideration of several factors and deep personal introspection of her political growth and development.
“Having joined and served the PNC in several capacities as a parliamentary candidate, Regional Executive, and most recently National Women’s Organizer, I believe very strongly that this is the perfect time for me to pursue other interests in tandem with my vision as a political and gender activist. It is never in doubt that the PNC offered me an opportunity to cut my political teeth as well as find a solid grounding in the national politics of our country and I would forever be indebted.”
Hidaya S. Ibrahim
She explained however that she would have to quit the PNC at this particular time so she could pursue other ambitions that would enable her to make more meaningful contributions to politics and governance in the country.
The statement also emphasized that the former national women’s organizer of the People’s National Convention will communicate her next course of action in Ghana’s political space as the country gets ready for the 2024 general elections. But in the interim, she will continue with her role as a youth and gender activist for the marginalized and underprivileged in Ghanaian societies.
PNC Worried About Low Women Participation In Ghana’s Parliament
The national executives of the People’s National Convention (PNC) have expressed their deep worries about the potential low participation of women in Ghana’s 9th parliament following the loss of many incumbent female Members of Parliament in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress parliamentary primaries.
The statement stressed that the absence of women in the parliamentary elections limits the likelihood that there will be a good number of women in Ghana’s next parliament. In expressing their disappointment with the two major political parties in Ghana for not protecting female politicians, the letter stated that both NPP and NDC have not taken serious steps to protect female politicians, especially in their recent parliamentary primaries.
“It is concerning that there are still issues of low representation of women in politics, and Parliament appears to be ignoring the concerns of women in Ghana by not passing the Affirmative Action Bill. Both the NPP and the NDC, as political parties represented in Parliament, have taken the women of Ghana for granted. We appeal to all women in Ghana, including female politicians, food sellers, market women, women in farming, and those in the private sector and public sectors to stand up and demonstrate for their rights.”
National Executives of PNC
The letter also appealed to Civil Societies Organizations (CSOs), the media, policy think tanks, and academia to pay less attention to NPP And NDC politics, and rather pressure the current parliament into passing the Affirmative Action Bill into law. It is their firm belief that the passage of the Bill into law will significantly enhance women’s participation in Ghana’s political climate.
The letter indicated the People’s National Convention would pass the Affirmative Action Bill into law within six months of assuming office. Also, it said that the Gender, Children, and Social Protection have been overly politicized, which has affected the efficacy of the office over the years. It added that a PNC government will make it a non-political ministry by granting gender-based institutions the power to appoint the head of the ministry.
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