Women's Situation Room Ghana congratulates all
The Women's Situation Room (WSR) Ghana has expressed gratitude to all political party leaders for their commitment to a peaceful process and urged them to continue to engage eminent women on issues of national development and peaceful co-existence.
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The group, which consists of a regional set of eminent Ghanaian women and public opinion leaders, together with their international counterparts from across Africa, has been involved in a peace-building process for about six months leading up to the December 7 polls.
Involving more women
At a press conference addressed by Professor Akua Kuenyehia, a Member of the Eminent Ghanaian Women of the WSR, the group recommended that more women should be added at all levels of their parties' structures and as candidates in the parliamentary election in future polls.
The group congratulated Ghanaians on the peaceful conduct of the December 7 general election, adding that "we acknowledge the contributions of all stakeholders to the peaceful electioneering… in Ghana,"
"We thank the Electoral Commission (EC) for its professionalism and recommend that in announcing election results, there should be gender and disability analysis and the use of technology for the actual polling should be considered," Prof. Kuenyehia said.
"We thank our donor organisations, especially the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women, UNOWAS, African Women's Development Fund, the Canadian and Norwegian governments.
We are pleased with the level of responsiveness of all parties involved in this year's election and as mothers, we are happy that Ghana was not plunged into chaos. We urge all to keep it up,’’ Prof. Kuenyehia said.
Peace-building efforts
"The WSR will continue to engage the youth and other stakeholders in its peace-building efforts to help mitigate conflict, before, during and after elections in different parts of Africa as the peace of this continent is in our hands."
The WSR deployed 400 observers across the country to monitor and report on issues related to violence, anomaly or violence against women.
Additionally, WSR Ghana engaged 120 focal persons across the country to be on standby to respond to issues referred to them.
About 250 cases were reported by Ghanaians from different parts of the country, including violence without gunshots, voters' agitation, electoral processes and logistics.
The WSR Ghana list of Eminent Ghanaian Women includes Ms Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo, Ms Afi Yakubu, Hajia Safuratu M. Andabi, Naa Koteitsoo Afrasomanaso I, Ms Sabina Ofori Boateng and Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu.
The WSR African Eminent Women include Councillor Yvette Chesson-Wureh, Initiator, WSR; Rev. Canon Diana Mirembe Nkesiga, Ms Turrie Akerele Ismali, Councillor Christiana Tah, Hajia Alari Awuhantu Cole and Mrs Juliet Kaira Chibuta.