The Gender and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba has decided to leave 'active politics' and enjoy 'life' with her family.
The Minister was one of the casualties in a recent reshuffle by President Akufo-Addo. She was appointed as an Ambassador to Italy.
However, in an interview with the Daily Graphic, Monday, Otiko disclosed that she had resigned from active politics and has decided to turn down the appointment.
“At 56 years, I want to relax and enjoy my family and life and, therefore, I am not ready to take up the appointment as Ambassador to Italy,” she said.
Apart from that she is going to take care of her ex-husband who had stroke for the past six years; adding, “I am the one who has been taking care of him since he got sick and I cannot abandon him now”
Meanwhile, her decision has been made official in a letter to the President. She has also handed over to the Minister of Planning, Professor George Gyan-Baffour.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Perhaps he hair do pushed her out. I am waiting for Boniface, Hamid and Bawumia to follow her example.
GHANA POLITICS UNDER NPP IS BECOMING OF AGE. 1. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON IN OTHER PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO RESIGN ON PRINCIPLE OR AT THE INTEREST OF OTHER NEEDS. TO REASIGN IS NORMAL IN ANY MATURE POLITICS. THE REASON FOR OTIKO TO RESIGN IS GIVEN AS TAKING CARE OF HIS SICK HUSBAND. IT IS A NOBLE IDEA FOR APERSON TO SACRIFICE HER PERSONAL INTEREST FOR TO SERVFE THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY. FAMILY IN ALL MATTERS MUST COME FIRST. WE CLAIM OUR CITIZENSHIP AND OUR HUMANITY OUT OF OUR FAMILY TIES. MANY CAN DO FOR GHANA WHAT OTIKO WOULD HAVE DONE FOR THE NATION AS ABASSADOR TO ITALY BUT NOBODY IN HER CIRCUMSTANCE CAN DO FOR HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO NOW. GOD BLESS YOU OTIKO FOR NOT ABANDONING YOUR SICK HUSBAND.
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@Otiba thank you. My thoughts exactly. Look at people like Amewu and Joe Ghartey and how hard they are working, Nana Akomea and how well he is doing at STC. So by force Otiko should be gender minister when clearly any objective observer will admit that she is underperforming. Ghanaians smh
@ Ohene Takyi should stop this pettiness. It won't help you. Tribalistic I d I o t
To be honest that Gender ministry was too big for Otiko. Ghanaians dont want the truth-She was one of the worst performing minsters in the government. I am NPP but even Nana Oye Lithur was a more effective minister. That portfolio was too big for Otiko and that was a mistake on Nana's part. I think Ursula Owusu or a strong NPP female lawyer would have been a perfect fit. So because the woman is Krobo by force she should be kept even if she is underperforming? Good for her if she doesnt want to be in active politics any more. I am sure there is more to life than politics.
Otiko left on her own volition. No one chased her out neither is she above any other hardworking peasant, commoner or party official that worked hard to bring NPP to power. Her contributions was very much acknowledged and duly rewarded. There is saying that your gift can promote you but its your character and attitude that will keep you there. Trust me at this time what matter most is the good and development of Ghana. Unfortunately there is bound to be casualties along the way sometimes of their own doing. My prayer for Nana Addo that he cracks the whip around those closest to him as well because the impression is being given that he's being too much influenced by the his folk men. Nana must remember that the interest of Ghana and NPP is supreme and I petition God to give him wisdom and boldness and do what is right even if it means firing and breaking those family bonds that can very well unmake him politically. Also its high time some corrupt banking official go to jail. We will continue to pray for this man for his good heart for the people of Ghana. God bless Ghana and long live Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo.
3bob) ba. All the northerners and the krobos have been relegated to the background. The akyems and ashantis have been elevated.
otiko u are a brave woman and my role model. it is not only politics that can make one successful and popular.
Is painful the way this woman has been treated after the NPP gained power, this is why the NDC uses ethnocentric in buttressing their points whenever it matches with a situation like this. I'm told this lady is related to Mohommah the former president but she was among those who constantly got into Mohamma skin in deep terms and that enhanced the chances of Nana Ado especially in the north. I cant believe Nana will accept such an obvious chased out from this woman. I cant think far, why should she go out of Ghana? and come back when the election is near? She mobilized all the Kayayos for Nana as far as I remember. well no matter the explanation this doesn't look good Madam Otiko isn't retiring she was chase out of the party.