Mahama sparks fury over his running mate

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Former President John Dramani Mahama’s comment that appears to suggest that he is the one giving the ‘chance’ to women to climb the political ladder has sparked heated debate.
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After selecting former Education Minister Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for the December general election, the NDC flagbearer took to social media to create the impression that it is the NDC that is willing to give women the chance to shine in politics.

“We have shown that we’re willing to let women take their place and be part of decision-making at the highest level. For those who’ve said the time is not right, the question is when will it be right to let women take the highest office of the land? The time is now!” he tweeted.

Unfortunately for the former President, he has unwittingly stoked gender polemics on social media, thereby exposing the underbelly of his running mate.

His tweet, which generated it all, sought to earn for him plaudits for a seeming favour to the feminine gender, but the backlash points at a counterproductive outcome.

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Some social media followers have even questioned about the import of the ‘willingness’ aspect of the construction which for them implies a favour which could have been denied.

Others too think the NDC still thinks women can only manage the position of a running mate or at best Vice-President and not the ultimate – Presidency.

Another significant reaction described Mr. Mahama’s tweet as self-serving the choice of words of which is faulty; “willing to let women’, ‘to let women’. For this person it is ‘as though women have no autonomy and you decide when their time has come’.”

The assortment of posts in reaction to the tweet represents the antagonistic reactions to the flagbearer who might have to return to the drawing board with a more attractive post.

Former President John Dramani Mahama’s comment that appears to suggest that he is the one giving the ‘chance’ to women to climb the political ladder has sparked heated debate.

After selecting former Education Minister Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for the December general election, the NDC flagbearer took to social media to create the impression that it is the NDC that is willing to give women the chance to shine in politics.

“We have shown that we’re willing to let women take their place and be part of decision-making at the highest level. For those who’ve said the time is not right, the question is when will it be right to let women take the highest office of the land? The time is now!” he tweeted.

Unfortunately for the former President, he has unwittingly stoked gender polemics on social media, thereby exposing the underbelly of his running mate.

His tweet, which generated it all, sought to earn for him plaudits for a seeming favour to the feminine gender, but the backlash points at a counterproductive outcome.

More Fire

Some social media followers have even questioned about the import of the ‘willingness’ aspect of the construction which for them implies a favour which could have been denied.

Others too think the NDC still thinks women can only manage the position of a running mate or at best Vice-President and not the ultimate – Presidency.

Another significant reaction described Mr. Mahama’s tweet as self-serving the choice of words of which is faulty; “willing to let women’, ‘to let women’. For this person it is ‘as though women have no autonomy and you decide when their time has come’.”

The assortment of posts in reaction to the tweet represents the antagonistic reactions to the flagbearer who might have to return to the drawing board with a more attractive post.
 
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