[ 2016-06-29 ]

Ken Agyapong’s claims make us question how he became MP - Dwamena Aboagye
Executive Director of the Ark Foundation has said
recent comments by Member of Parliament for Assin
North about Chairman of the Electoral Commission
casts doubts on how he came to hold the office he
occupies.

Angela Dwamena Aboagye said Kennedy Agyapong’s
comments suggesting Mrs Charlotte Osei traded
sexual favours for her position, are unacceptable
for a Member of Parliament.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, the
lawyer said, “This person is supposed to be an
honourable MP and consistently he comes up with
statements, rantings and ravings that make us
question how he got there in the first place.”

“He may have his policies and he may disagree
with people on their policies and on their
programmes and what they think about this subject
or the other but he has no right,” she added, to
call anyone names.

The NPP MP, who is noted for making inflammatory
comments has come under a barrage of criticism for
the comments.

The People’s National Congress for instance has
described it as needless especially from a member
of Ghana’s legislature.

Angela Dwamena Aboagye is of the view that such
comments undermine the dignity of women.

“People are working to ensure that women are
dignified and then somebody comes up who is
supposed to be a leader and in a few sentences
destroys all the work that has been done in the
past…no it is wrong, it is totally wrong.”

“Sometimes you think you would have moved 20
steps forward only for one person or someone to
move you 100 steps backwards.”

The notion that women in positions of power got
there trading sex is disrespectful to them, their
capabilities and intelligence, she said.

She indicated that women can also be partners in
national development and it is a right no one can
take from them.

“There is nothing wrong with debate, there is
nothing wrong with disagreement or if you oppose
someone’s views but to take them and shred them
into pieces and call their character into question
is despicable,” she stressed.

She said everyone has a skeleton in their closet
when it comes to morality but no one has the right
to speak publicly about another person in that
manner.

“Were we all speaking like that, what kind of
country will we have, what kind of democracy will
we have,” he queeried.

Angela said she is expecting the NPP, leadership
of parliament, other leaders in the country to
make a clear statement about the development.

“We are trying to model a way for younger women
to know that they are also capable of getting to
those places and then in a statement or two
someone tears it all apart, no it is not right, we
can’t have that,” she said.

She urged the EC chair to ignore the comments of
the MP and any other person who seeks to attack
her wrongfully and concentrate on her job.

“Ghanaians are looking up to her to deliver a
credible free and fair elections, she should
concentrate on that and leave the rest to
society.”

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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