President Nana Akufo-Addo’s removal of Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba from the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Protection was unjust, the ex-minister’s blood sister, Mrs Joyce Bawa Mogtari, has condemned.
Ms Djaba turned down her appointment by President Akufo-Addo as Ghana’s Ambassador to Italy in his maiden reshuffle in August 2018.
In an interview with the state-owned Daily Graphic last year, Ms Djaba said: “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”.
Explaining further, she said she was bowing out of politics to take care of her ex-husband who has had stroke for the past six years. “I am the one who has been taking care of him since he got sick and I cannot abandon him now,” she stated.
Speaking on her sister’s reshuffling by President Akufo-Addo, Mrs Bawa Mogtari, who is an aide to former President John Mahama, with whom Ms Djaba is also related, said: “I actually feel it was great injustice because I do know the sacrifice [and] the level of commitment that she put into that job, the extent she went to serve the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and I will always say that irrespective of whatever their reason for reshuffling is, I think that was a great travesty of political justice”.
“I don’t want to proffer reasons for what qualifications President Akufo-Addo felt he needed; that is beyond my being, but I do think when a woman has worked as hard as she did, has sacrificed as much or even more to bring your party to power, I think some level of respect, some modicum of respect is required”, Mrs Mogtari told Class FM Thursday, 21 November 2019.
Source: classfmonline.com
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How irrelevant!!!!
1111diot when did you start caring for Otiko. When you and c.rrupt Mahama were at her throat because of politics you now find convenient to speak r.ubbish.
MIND YOUR BUSINESS. GHANAIANS ADEN.
Dzi wo fie asem.
You fight your sister and now what.***barred word***. Why are u crying more than the bereaved.Dzi wo fie as3m
Otiko also disrespected the presidency. Reshuffling is party of governance so for Otiko to reject new reassignment means that her vision and president is different and that cannot crick . Otiko did self destruction for refusing to accept new role.If everybody rejects ambassadorial position because of both husband and wife , who will will work for the success of the party
Madam Mogtari, we of NPP have our hands open to welcome Otiko anytime. We all make mistakes; Otiko can meet with Nana Addo privately to discuss her personal concerns with him.
It was MR. Mahama's God that was at work, you can't hide behind politics to humiliate your own brother the way she did. Many people who hid behind NPP to insult and lie against Mahama I have seen but a few and what their end has been like. Fear God! Mr. Mahama's God really is fighting for him
I never thought I would ever agree with this woman but I believe she makes some good points. Not sure what her "crimes" were, if any, but Otiko surely fought for the NPP not from the rear as some did. Wish her well.
Crying more than the bereaved.