Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Otiko Afisa Djaba has described the suit against her appointment following her inability to do her national service as discriminatory. According to her, some persons, including John Oti Bless who was appointed by former President John Mahama as Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, were approved by … Read more
Two Minority Members of Parliament have filed a writ at the Supreme Court to revoke the appointment of Otiko Afisa Djaba as Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection for failing to do her National Service. The Plaintiffs have sued the Attorney General and Minister of Justice as the first Defendant and Madam Djaba under … Read more
The suit filed at the Supreme Court by two National Democratic Congress Members of Parliament against the appointment of Otiko Djaba as Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection will go a long way to settle the debate about whether the failure to carry out national service should bar one from serving in public office, … Read more
Two MPs from the Minority side of parliament have, through a suit, prayed the Supreme Court revoke the appointment of Otiko Afisa Djaba as Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection. They have also jointly sued Attorney General and Minister of Justice Gloria Akuffo as first Defendant. Ernest Norgbey and Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, MPs for … Read more
Otiko Djaba’s approval has recorded one of the most heated parliamentary controversies in the history of Ghana politics. Ghana’s House of Parliament has finally approved the nomination of Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba as the Minister of Women, Children and Social protection. The approval was made possible through secret balloting held on Tuesday, 7th February, 2017 … Read more
A showdown is expected in Parliament later Tuesday when MPs vote on whether or not to approve Gender minister-designate Otiko Afisa Djaba. Approval for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Organiser was deferred last week Friday after a process to approve her for the job hit a snag, following the Minority’s refusal to endorse her … Read more