President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed hope that the country will soon have a female president.
He stated that he would fiercely pursue a struggle against gender discrimination in order to bring women up to the standards that they deserved.
He went on to say that the administration prioritized programs that would help girls attain their full potential, benefiting not only females but also the country as a whole.
“Women and girls account for 51% cent of the population of Ghana, the majority and that are the same everywhere on the continent. So, empowering them is critical to speeding up Africa’s progress”, he stated.
Last Saturday night, President Akufo-Addo delivered his talk at the Global Citizen Festival hosted at Accra’s Black Star Square.
The festival, which took the shape of a musical event, was designed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly in order to capitalize on chances for policy and financial commitments from government, corporate, and charitable leaders.
The 2022 Global Citizen Festival took place concurrently at Accra’s Black Star Square and New York City’s Great Lawn in Central Park.
President Akufo-Addo, in his address, said, “As President of Ghana, as co-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and as AU gender champion, I am committed to putting in place policies and programmes aimed at improving the development of the girl child in Ghana.”
The President added, “I’m equally committed to ensuring access to a minimum of senior high school education for the girl child in Ghana, a policy that has already begun to work. Together, we can achieve gender equality, empower the women and girls and achieve the global needs and goals of the SDGs, and one day, we are going to have a female President of Ghana.”
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Joseph Asare
