Women in our political sphere seem to be on the low characterized with lots of reasons that confront them in their activities.
The issue of motherhood, lack of financial support, customs and traditions, superstition, and many others have been attributed to women’s low participation in our day-to-day activities.
National Treasurer hopeful of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Madam Mary Posch Oduro gave the insight on Bryt FM news when sharing her experience in women in Ghana’s politics on Tuesday, 9th October 2021.
According to her, most women are sabotaged by men whom they contest with and even by their fellow women who normally discourage them to enter into active politics.
Recounting her ordeal, she revealed the challenges she had to endure in her quest to rise to the top as far as our politics is concerned both in Germany and Ghana.
“As a single mother, I had to go through a lot to secure my education back then in Germany, but I was lucky things turned around for the best due to determination and good advice from other persons” she insisted.
Madam Posch Oduro however, advised women who have the desire to do politics to remain focused despite the challenges they may face and be determined to attain their desires.
She also urged fellow women to support their own to encourage others to have an interest in engaging in active partisan politics as women can be better managers of the economy as compared to men.
Political lifestyle of Mary Posch-Oduro
Madam Mary Posch-Oduro is a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Germany and has held numerous positions in NPP-Germany, including founding Treasurer (1993 – 1997), branch Women Organiser (1993 -1999), and Organising Secretary (2001 – 2014).
Currently, she is a member of NPP NEC Welfare Committee, member of the council of elders Ablekuma West Constituency, member of Council of Elders (NPP Germany Branch) as well as Director of finance and Social welfare of NPP Europe Council of Elders.
Mama Mary Posch-Oduro is more abreast with our local politics due to her regular involvement in Grassroots mobilization during national campaigns. She has always been a member of the campaign team since 2000 and has worked in the most unfriendly environments of the NPP especially the four northern regions, Volta, Oti, Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, Western and Western North regions.
Mama Mary Posch-Oduro spelled out her vision of mobilizing resources to energies the Grassroots, by promoting and sustaining a decentralized mobilization system where constituencies would be incentivized and encouraged to generate and mobilize resources locally to the former President. She further elaborated on her vision by effectively contributing to the governance and administrative system of the party to ensure maximum satisfaction of all key stakeholders both home and abroad to ensure all-inclusiveness in decision making.
Former President J. A. Kufuor was full of praise for Mama Mary Posch-Oduro for her constant and unflinching support given to the party especially the usual platform given to Presidential Candidates and national campaign teams of our dear party NPP in Germany during the electioneering campaign. He remembered vividly the warm reception his team received in Germany on a campaign tour in 1998 before the 2000 elections which brought NPP to power for the first time in our history.
He was of no doubts that Mama Mary Posch-Oduro who was mentored by the Hon Rtd Major Courage Quashigah and Hon Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, all of the blessed memories, with her astute records in finance management will bring enhanced prudence and transparency in financial management to make the office of the national treasurer more credible to the admiration of all party faithful.
Massive campaign and donation to the Volta Region in the company of the Late Courage Quashigah to win the Akan Constituency in 2000 elections.
The incoming NPP National Treasurer has held various positions in NPP Germany Branch; Founding treasurer (1993-1997), Women Organiser(1993 -1999), Organizing Secretary (2007 – 2014), Member, Council of Elders(2014 – to date
Before 2020 general elections, the grassroots oriented spirit of the incoming NPP National Treasurer supported 16 constituencies financially and or T-Shirts; that is, Bulisa North, Odoben-Brakwa, Ablekuma South, Gushegu, Afram Plains South, Afram Plains North, Sekyere Afram Plains, Asante Akyem North, Asuogyaman, Amamfi West, Nadon, Akuapim North, Mperaso Abetifi, Adenta and Bia during the general elections
Before the 2016 general elections, Mary Posh-Oduro supported Ablekuma West Constituency, Agogo Saviour Church Polling 2016 station, Asante Akyem North Constituency, Upper West, Dormaa West Constituency (Wining the constituency for the first time)
Mary Posh-Oduro supported the publication of a portrait documentary of the then Presidential Candidate of the party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for fundraising in the 2012 elections. She supported the party with a Nissan Frontier Pick-up for the electioneering campaign during the 2012 elections as well as massive monetary support to the constituencies of the three Northern Regions with Honorable Price Andani, former Regional Minister during the 2012 elections.
In 2011 the incoming NPP National Treasurer hosted the 3rd International Congress of the party in her capacity as National Organiser. In 2008 she hosted the then Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo during his first visit to Hamburg in her capacity as National Organiser.
Further financial contributions towards 2020 elections are; Donation to the German branch for five constituencies they supported, Donation to the Diaspora Patriotic in Ghana (DPG) for Amasaman constituency(winning for the first time) as well as Obom-Domeabre constituency, Ablekuma West, Volta constituencies given to the Parliamentary Candidate through Hon. Ursula Owusu) Bosomefreho, Atwima Kwanwoma
At the NPP Ashanti Regional Delegates conference, the NPP National Treasurer Hopeful Honorable Posh-Oduro concluded that “She who is expert in fund mobilization is equally good in its management”. Mary Posh-Oduro has portrayed herself as elegant in the mobilization of funds and resources for party activities.
Mary Posh-Oduro will bring more Transparency, Accountability, and important grassroots Empowerment.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
