Representatives of 26 women traders’s association across Ashanti region yesterday converged in Kumasi to agitate for the selection of a female running mate to pair Dr. Bawumia for NPP’s presidential ticket in the 2024 elections.
The leadership of the groups said the membership would support and vote massively for the party if a female from the Ashanti region is chosen to champion their interest in the presidency.
According to the women, the female population of Ghana as at 2023 constitute about 17.1 million persons and therefore it would be appropriate that Dr. Bawumia considers choosing a female running mate to enable the party to attract more votes by women.
Madam Nkrumah Adasa, a leader of the Tepa Traders Association said besides the Ashanti region being the stronghold of the party, women constitute a fairly bigger constituency in the region and need a strong woman at the presidency to champion interest of women.
Madam Kaakyire Badu from the Bantama Race course market said it was incumbent on the NPP to choose a woman from the Ashanti region as the running to match the NDC that has strategically selected a woman to attract the support of various women’s grouping across the country.
She cautioned against previous mistakes of imposing candidates on the party at the expense of aspirations of women that affected the support base of the party.
The women traders emphasised that a woman running mate from the region would go a long way to influence voting at the elections in December 2024.
They said the running mate must not just be a woman but a tested, affable and proven compassionate woman that has the welfare of women and children and youth development at heart.
According to the traders, male Veeps had disappointed the women folk previously hence the need for a paradigm shift and consider one of their own who possess the requisite leadership qualities to fairly represent them in government.
They also called for more women to get involved in politics to champion women emancipation as a way of improving the lot of women generally.
