THE LOYAL Ladies, a women\u2019s wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) for boycotting the swearing in of Lydia Seyrem Alhassan, wife of the late MP, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, w"},"modified":"2019-02-06T14:29:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:29:02","slug":"npp-loyal-ladies-condemn-minority-over-bloody-widow-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/06\/npp-loyal-ladies-condemn-minority-over-bloody-widow-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP Loyal Ladies Condemn Minority Over ‘Bloody Widow’ Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE LOYAL Ladies, a women\u2019s wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) for boycotting the swearing in of Lydia Seyrem Alhassan, wife of the late MP, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, who was elected the new Member of Parliament in the just ended Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election.<\/p>\n
On February 5, 2019 \u00a0Minority MPs led by their leader, Haruna Iddrisu boycotted the swearing in of the new MP, wielding placards that described her as a \u201cbloody widow.\u201d<\/p>\n
The justification of the Minority was that Ms. Alhassan was elected in a by-election characterized by violence and shooting incident.<\/p>\n
But the in statement, described the \u2018bloody widow\u2019 comment as reckless.
According to the statement, \u201cNPP Loyal Ladies have noted, with disappointment and extreme evulsion, the recklessness exhibited by the minority in parliament during the swearing-in of Madam Lydia Seyram Alhassan as member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency\u201d<\/p>\n
It said \u201ctheir action is believed to be premised on their defeat in the recent by-election \u00a0held in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement added that \u201cwe appreciate the humiliation one suffers after a painful electoral defeat. However, that is not basis enough to resort to insults and name-calling.\u201d
It noted that it is very disappointing, to say the least, the tangent on which the NDC is traveling with \u201cFreedom of Speech\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, \u201cwe find their unguarded remark and conduct terribly abrasive and a discrimination against women, particularly, widows and their ability to take up high offices.\u201d<\/p>\n
It added that \u201cWe also find it unfortunate, that legislators who are expected to be \u201cHonourables\u201d, \u00a0are neck-deep \u00a0in this enterprise; sinking themselves in a pool of insults and name calling. Such action is bereft of propriety and level-headedness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Madam Alhassan, it noted, has carved a niche for herself in Ghana\u2019s political arena and we believe that we speak for many, when we say her hard work and efforts should not be debased by such resentful drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Minority\u2019s attack, according to the statement, was unsolicited, unwarranted and unprovoked. It was bred out of mischief and deemed as a defeatist anguish.\u00a0
It observed that \u201cwe wish to state, categorically, that such remark is disdained and treated with contempt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe humbly appeal to the general public to call out on the minority caucus to eschew such misguided actions and render an unqualified apology to the Honorable Member of Parliament and women in general,\u201d it urged.<\/p>\n
Ghanaians have taken to social media to condemn the Minority\u2019s action, describing the MPs that made the comment as insensitive. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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