New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Women’s Organiser Mavis Hawa Koomson says the party’s women’s wing intends to secure a formal agreement with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to guarantee greater representation for women if he wins the 2028 presidential election.
According to Madam Koomson, the proposed pact would move beyond verbal assurances and establish clear commitments on the participation of women in a future Bawumia-led government.
Speaking on Adom FM, she said the women’s wing would particularly seek clarity on the number of women who would benefit from Dr Bawumia’s proposed plan to make 10 appointments in every constituency.
“NDC made the promise, but there was no binding document. It was just a verbal assurance. So that will be the difference with us. We will sign the pact with Dr Bawumia,” she said.
Madam Koomson said once the commitment is formalised, the women’s wing would monitor its implementation to ensure that women receive a meaningful share of the opportunities created under the proposed initiative.
“He has already promised that when elected as president in 2028, in every constituency, he will give 10 appointments,” she said.
“So we would ask how many of these appointments will go to women. It’s as simple as ABC, and we would make sure he delivers,” she added.
She stressed that increasing women’s participation in governance would remain a priority for the NPP’s women’s wing.
“We must make sure the voices of women will be heard,” she said.
Her comments come after the NPP’s recent national executive elections, where two women contested for national leadership positions but failed to secure victory.
Madam Koomson expressed disappointment over the outcome, saying she had hoped at least one of the female candidates would join her in the party’s national leadership.
“I was sad and pained that the women who contested the recent NPP national executive elections didn’t win,” she said.
“They were just two, and I was hoping that at least one of them would join me because when women are in charge, they do things and do it well,” she added.
Despite the outcome, Madam Koomson said she was confident the party’s leadership would take steps to increase the number of women appointed to key positions.
“But I know leadership is putting in place measures for us to get some women on board to work with,” she said.
