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Girls encouraged to aspire for top positions in Armed Forces
Captain Agornyo addressing students of Chemu Senior High School
A Group Captain in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Theodora Agornyo, has expressed her dream to see females rise to become heads of the institution.
According to her, there were equal opportunities for both men and women, so women, especially, should dismiss the perception that the top hierarchy in the armed forces was a preserve for men.
Addressing students of the Chemu Senior High School (SHS) in Tema at a programme to encourage more females to join the GAF and aspire to be in key leadership positions, the Gender Advisor to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of GAF said she could not wait to see young ladies get to the top.
The programme, a nationwide schools campaign was organised by the Women, Youth, Peace and Security Institute (WYPSI) of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in partnership with the GAF.
It was aimed at creating opportunities for women in the military and increasing their participation in United Nations Peacekeeping operations.
She asked the young girls to take advantage of GAF’s policy of gender equality to enroll with the service.
Group Captain Agornyo said no woman should see herself as only capable of taking up traditional female roles such as cooking, or clerical duties but must strive to go into areas such as engineering, intelligence gathering among others.
She urged them to take up combat roles and lead troupes whether in the country or outside the country and be recognised at decision making levels.
The Greater Accra Project Team Lead for the KAIPTC, Irene Elorm Hatsu-Fiebor said students who wished to become personnel of the GAF should be conscious about their career choices.
She advised the female students to eschew negative comments aimed at discouraging them from achieving their aims and rather be focused.
The campaign which is an initiative with funding from the Elsie Initiative Fund of Canada, aligns with the Government of Ghana’s commitment to the Elsie Initiative for women in Peace Operations, a global effort to empower women in Peacekeeping roles.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Tema
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Traders, ‘Okada’ riders take over Circle pavement
• Korle-Bu CEO with staff of Nivaansh MediQas
Activities of traders and drug addicts are contributing to make the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle) area very uncomfortable and unsafe for commuters.
Day in and out, pedestrians are ‘ejected’ from the pavement created for their safety as traders preferred to sell their wares on that space.
That hinders the free movement of the pedestrians.
The small space left for the pedestrians are also shared with ‘Okada’ riders.
As if these woes are not enough for a commuter on a single day, they also have to navigate carefully to avoid clashes with drug addicts and the mentally challenged.
These people have turned the pavements into their places of abode, covering every inch of space with their wares.
Our photographer, Lizzy Okai, captures some of the unfriendly scenes the authorities must try and deal with to restore sanity to the area.
By Lizzy Okai
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NDC outlines demands before committing to Peace Pact
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has set forth specific conditions that the party insists must be met before considering signing the Peace Pact advocated by the National Peace Council in anticipation of the December 7 elections.
Mr. Nketia expressed scepticism about the effectiveness of past Peace Pacts, highlighting that they had not achieved their intended outcomes, particularly referencing the 2020 elections, during which eight NDC members were allegedly killed by national security operatives without accountability.
During an August 20 meeting with the National Peace Council at the NDC headquarters, Mr. Nketia detailed the certain conditions for the NDC’s participation in the Peace Pact.
The NDC is demanding that the recommendations from the investigation into the violence during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election be fully implemented.
They also want those responsible for election-related violence in the last election to be prosecuted, stressing the importance of justice and prevention.
The party is calling for accountability regarding irregularities in the printing of ballot papers and insists that visible measures be taken to prevent such issues from happening again.
They are also pushing for a thorough investigation into the missing IT equipment from the Electoral Commission’s (EC) warehouse, expressing concerns about the integrity of the EC’s systems and the potential bias of its staff.
Furthermore, the NDC is urging the President to publicly commit to respecting the results of the 2024 elections. Lastly, the party insists that the Peace Pact should be signed by key figures, including the Inspector General of Police, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, and the National Security Coordinator, before they will consider signing it themselves.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
