Otiko Afisa Djaba, former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has described as untrue, some reports in some section of the media and several social platforms that she has attacked the NPP and some top members of the party for attacking the personality of Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang who was recently announced as the running mate for former President John Dramani Mahama.
Madam Djaba who was once the former National Women Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is alleged to have said that the NPP hate the idea of women occupying top positions within the party. According to her, it could not be true that she said that because she never said that.
Several social media platforms and some media outfits had published a quote which attributed the former Minister; something she flatly denied insisting that such remark did not come from her.
The allege quote reads “That is the character of the NPP. You can ask Ursula. They hate to see women at the height of decision making. What didn’t they do to Hajia Alima? And you have a Bush man like Wontumi as the Chairman of Ashanti Region spewing rubbish about a whole professor? Such a kambooo kraatchi. I am happy I left such a useless party. It’s time for Change and Ghanaians must vote them out”.
Reacting to it the allege quote, Otiko Djaba in a statement she issued, noted “My attention has been drawn to your publication captioned “Otiko fires at Wontumi as ‘bushman’ for his anti-women comment”. Let me place on record that I have not published, spoken or issued any such statement about Mr Wontumi or the NPP as attributed to me. I demand an immediate retraction of the publication; and an unqualified apology to me for the embarrassment caused me by this false publication”.
According to her, she is working with her lawyers to get persons who are peddling such falsehood punished.
READ STATEMENT BELOW:
For Immediate Release
To All Media Houses
12th July 2020
My attention has been drawn to your publication captioned “Otiko fires at Wontumi as ‘bushman’ for his anti-women comment”. Let me place on record that I have not published, spoken or issued any such statement about Mr Wontumi or the NPP as attributed to me. I demand immediate retraction of the publication; and an unqualified apology to me for the embarrassment caused me by this false publication.
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