Market women in Ashanti, Ahafo regions propose female running mate for NPP [Video]

Some traders in the Ashanti and Ahafo Regions are proposing the selection of a female running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming elections.

According to them, it is time for a woman to be acknowledged and endorsed as the vice president for the election.

They believe such a choice will improve the party’s chances of ‘breaking the eight’ as well as enhancing female participation in politics.

The market women at a press conference also emphasised the need to choose a female from the Ashanti Region for the ticket.

Speaking to JoyNews’ Nana Yaw Gyimah, one trader said “If the NDC has chosen a woman, the NPP must do the same. We want a woman from the Ashanti region, someone with the interest of women at heart; already, some of them have shown a lot of love to us traders.”

“We want a woman with genuine intentions about us. If …