Mawusi to contest as NPP National Women Organiser

Mrs Mawusi Nudekor Awity, a Development Expert, on Thursday launched her campaign to contest as the National Women Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Accra. Delivering her speech after the campaign launch, Mrs Awity promised to work hard to bring the NPP back to power if she is elected by the delegates. She promised to also create jobs for all women organisers through the requisite vocational and entrepreneurial skills. �All constituency women wings would be supported to have an income generating venture from where they can raise resources to support their programmes and the same tool would be used to win votes in the various areas,� she promised. She assured to operate the women�s wing of the party as a social enterprise, by establishing a resource centre in Accra by mid 2015 for the benefit all Ghanaian women. �As a development expert, I will bring my expertise to bear by periodically organising various capacity building programmes on resource mobilisation, proposal and report writing, communication skills, community mobilisation, leadership skills and campaign strategies to encourage more women to be able to elaborate the policies of the party,� she said. Mrs Awity promised to drive the women�s wing of the NPP to a higher pedestal of an institutional mechanism to promote women�s empowerment by utilising the talents of all the great experts in the party. She also promised to embark on a vigorous door to door campaign to ensure that NPP emerged winner of the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. �I am a unifier, a trainer, field person and a builder and I promise to work exceedingly hard to win more votes from women. Also, through volunteerism, commitment, and endless effort, I will together with my team work hard to bring our great NPP back to power,� she said. Madam Agnes Okudjeto, the former National Vice Chairperson of the NPP urged delegates to vote for Mrs Awity as she is very capable to lead the women of the party to victory.