The Ghana chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Ghana) has extended warmest congratulations to Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on her appointment as running mate to the flag-bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama.
“As a strong advocate for an affirmative action law in Ghana, FIDA-Ghana considers this appointment as a major step in getting more women in the top hierarchy in politics and national governance” FIDA-Ghana said in a message signed by Ms Afua Addotey,its President.
The International non-governmental organization however, noted with concern, the ‘bad comments, which often followed female political appointments, and advised the public to exercise restraint and also desist from making statements that would deter women from engaging in party politics.
“In the recent parliamentary primaries only 24 women from NPP and 23 women from NDC sailed through. These low numbers do not augur well for good governance,” the Federation noted.
It said Rwanda and Norway had shown the way that more women in decision making positions could strengthen executive governance and address socio-economic issues holistically.
“We hereby appeal to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, the Presidency and Parliament to expedite the process for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into law before the end of the year as promised by the President,” it added.
Source: GNA
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Dont waste and worry your brains. we know Bawumia is too much.No size. That so called professor Jane Agyeman or so is a joker. i remember wayback IEA debate between Nana ADDO and Mahama and Kwesi Nduom etc where this 419 professor was assigned as a judge or referree or moderator. i remember vividly the bias she did against Nana Addo. she taught Ghanaians has forgotten. A p uu uu vice president.4 1 9 woman like that. They loose big time
Great FIDA for congratulating Opoku-Agyeman. Can you tell us the part she played in your advocacy for the interests of women, privately or publicly?
PROFILE OF H. E. ALHAJI DR. MAHAMUDU BAWUMIA, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia attended the Sakasaka Primary school in Tamale, and gained admission to Tamale Secondary School in 1975. After graduating from Tamale Secondary School, he went to the United Kingdom where he studied banking and obtained the Chartered Institute of Bankers Diploma (ACIB). He was President of the Ghana United Nations Students’ Association (GUNSA) for 1981. He took a #First_Class_Honours_Degree_in_Economics at Buckingham University in 1987. He then obtained a master's degree in Economics ( Distinction) at Lincoln College, Oxford, and obtained a Ph.D. in Economics at the Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1995. His areas of specialization include Macroeconomics, International Economics, Development Economics and Monetary Policy. He has numerous publications From 1988 to 1990, Bawumia worked as a lecturer in Monetary Economics, and International Finance at the Emile Woolf College of Accountancy in London, England. He also served as an economist at the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, USA. Between 1996 and 2000, Bawumia served as an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, USA, where he also received the Young Researcher Award in 1998. He was listed in "Who is Who Among America's Teachers' in 1999. Bawumia returned to Ghana in 2000 to work as an economist at the Bank of Ghana. He rose from Senior Economist to Head of Department, and subsequently as Special Assistant to the Governor of the Bank. President John Kufuor appointed Bawumia as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana in June 2006. At the Bank of Ghana Bawumia : 1. As Head of the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Department, he was part of the team that designed and implemented the inflation-targeting framework that continues to guide monetary policy and the workings of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of Ghana. The inflation-targeting framework established reduced inflation from over 40% in 2000 to 10.2% by 2007 (i.e., before the oil price shock of 2007/2008) while maintaining relative exchange rate stability. 2. Was part of the team that was instrumental in designing and implementing policy initiatives such as the abolition of the secondary reserve requirements and the opening up of the banking sector to competition. This resulted in a major increase in the availability of credit to the private sector from 12.5% of GDP in 2001 to 28.5% of GDP by 2008. 3. Led Bank of Ghana's technical negotiation team and was on the government team that negotiated with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund since 2001 through HIPC and PRGF. Partly as a result of these negotiations, Ghana by 2007 successfully ended its dependence on IMF assistance. 4. Served as a member of the Government technical negotiating team on HIPC Paris Club and Completion Point Negotiations. Ghana completed the HIPC process successfully with significant debt relief of close to $4 billion. 5. Was a member of the Government Team to Negotiate the Millennium Challenge Account Compact with the US Government. The MCA resulted in many significant projects such as the recently inaugurated George ***barred word*** Highway. 6. Was a member of the Government Technical Team on the Deregulation of Ghana's Petroleum Sector. 7. As Chairman of the Capital Markets Committee, was responsible for the strategy for accessing the international capital markets with a debut US$750 million, which was four times oversubscribed. 8. Was part of the team that designed and implemented the successful redenomination of the cedi. Through this process, the cedi was considerably strengthened. Significant savings were also made by the Bank of Ghana in currency printing costs. 9. Was involved in the design and implementation of the e-zwich common platform for all banks, savings and loans companies and rural banks, offering interoperability across different financial institutions. 10. As the deputy Governor in charge of financial stability, oversaw the soundness of the banking sector. 11. As Deputy Governor Bawumia served on the Boards of the Bank of Ghana, Ghana International Bank (UK), Ghana Telecom, Revenue Agencies Governing Board, Social Security and National Insurance Trust. Bawumia served as a Consultant to the Economic Commission of Africa between February and March 2009. Between April and October 2009, he was a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia Liu Centre for Global Studies and UBC Fisheries Centre. In October 2009, he was appointed as a Fellow of the International Growth Centre (IGC), a research institute based jointly at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Oxford University that provides advice on economic growth to governments of developing countries, specifically serving as an IGC Team Member for Sierra Leone. He also served as an advisor to the Central Bank of Sierra Leone on the redesigning of the organizational structure of the bank and its monetary policy framework. Between October 2009 and October 2010, he was a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the Department of Economics, University of Oxford. In January 2011, Bawumia was appointed Resident Representative of the African Development Bank for Zimbabwe by the African Development Bank. He is married to Hajia Mrs. Samira R. Bawumia, with 4 children. He is currently the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana and Head of the Economic Management Team. #TheTeamIsSolid #4More4NanaBawumia