{"id":994914,"date":"2022-02-17T13:22:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/17\/reboot-your-life-meet-the-politician-who-aspired-to-be-a-nun-video\/"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:22:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T13:22:04","slug":"reboot-your-life-meet-the-politician-who-aspired-to-be-a-nun-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/17\/reboot-your-life-meet-the-politician-who-aspired-to-be-a-nun-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Reboot Your Life: Meet the politician who aspired to be a nun [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mini_Barbara-1024x584.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"9lQOXyGRFmg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"REBOOT YOUR LIFE 2022 SERIES-Lessons From Barbara Serwaa Asamoah;s Rise To Political Fame (17-02-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9lQOXyGRFmg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Barbara Serwaa Asamoah, has revealed she once aspired to be a nun.<\/p>\n<p>Having stayed celibate for over 20 years and a devoted Catholic, the NDC woman is certain she qualities to devote her life to serving God.<\/p>\n<p>Madam Asamoah revealed this while sharing her rise to political fame on <strong>Reboot Your Life Series<\/strong> on Adom FM\u2019s morning show, <strong>Dwaso Nsem<\/strong> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>She decided to join politics at a very tender age due to the influence of former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings became my mentor because of her campaign for the girl child as leader of the 31<sup>st<\/sup> December Women\u2019s Movement,\u201d the NDC woman stated.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992, she became a volunteer of the NDC and also a polling agent of the party in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, she was nominated and appointed into office as the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, a role she served till her party, the NDC lost the elections in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In her political career, her belief in Affirmative Action made her contest for positions held by only men, hence her decision to contest the Deputy General Secretary position of the NDC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI contest for male-dominated positions to encourage other women in politics. I have justified my inclusion and not be intimated by male colleagues,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Her hobbies are swimming, playing tennis and horse riding. She is hoping to get a doctorate degree in the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>What has kept her relevant in politics, the NDC Deputy General Secretary said, is being principled and not compromising on quality.<\/p>\n<p>Madam Asamoah, who is also a lawyer, also mentors young politicians, especially women to help bridge the gap. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch attached video for full interview<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HXl0klgB-XM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (16-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HXl0klgB-XM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Barbara Serwaa Asamoah, has revealed she once aspired to be a nun. Having stayed celibate for over 20 years and a devoted Catholic, the NDC woman is certain she qualities to devote her life to serving God. 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