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Ghana's president admits not knowing why A.U. conferred on him 2017 Gender Award
I forgot to ask the president of the A.U. Alpha Conde why i was given that award, says the Ghanaian prez Nana Akufo Addo.
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The leader of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) who came to power in 2016 after he beat former president John Dramani Mahama in Ghana's 2016 general elections.
The president Addressing a cross-section of journalists during the government’s press meeting to mark six months since he took office.
Speaking at the event, the president admitted to not knowing why A.U. gave him 2017 Gender Awards. He was however quick to add that the appointment of a sizeable number of women in his government may have earned him the accolade.
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"It's a question that I forgot to pose to Alpha Conde, the president of the A.U. but frankly I think this is an area that I could still do much better than I have done so far".
‘‘I have not been able to make the 30% benchmark that we stated in our manifesto with respect to public appointments,’" he stressed.
The Ghanaian president received the award on June 3 during the 29th A.U. Heads of States summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) presented the award.
Portions of the citation read: "In recognition of your efforts in gender equality at continental level as the African Union Gender Champion for the year 2017".
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Currently, the Akufo-Addo led government has a number of high ranking female appointees. Among others, first female secretary of cabinet, Madam Debrah-Karikari and Ghana’s first woman Chief of Staff, Madam Frema Opare Addo.
He also chose another woman to occupy the seat of Chief Justice. Justice Sophia Akuffo took over from Ghana’s first female Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, who retired after a decade as head of the judiciary.
The Chief Justice is the fourth most powerful person in Ghana behind the president, his vice and the speaker of parliament.
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