Gallant, Courageous Hon Ursula Owusu-Ekuful Represents Ablekuma West For The 3rd Time
Indeed Ghanaians are in unison and have agreed that without women participation in the public discourse or decision-making process, it would be difficult for Ghana to achieve sustainable development.
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful born on 20 October 1964 is a Ghanaian lawyer, women’s rights activist and a Ghanaian parliamentarian representing Ablekuma West constituency in Greater Accra Region. She has been the Minister for Communications for Ghana since the assumption of power by the New Patriotic Party in January 2017. She is also known as the brain behind Ghana’s Digital learning management system for public tertiary institutions yet to be implemented
Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful for her immense contribution to society, was on Saturday, 29 September 2018 installed as the Nkosuohemaa (Development Queen) by the traditional leaders and the people of Akem Asuom in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
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The former student of the Ghana School of Law has for the third time retained her seat as the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma west constituency in the Greater Accra Region during the parliamentary contest held on 7th December in the country
She served as a Managing Consultant, N. U. Consult Legal, Governance and Gender Consultant, the Director of Vodafone Ghana Company Limited, a member of Ghana Bar Association, an Executive Member of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ghana and a member of African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA).
Constituency: Ablekuma West
Region: Greater Accra
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Party: NPP
Occupation/Profession: Lawyer/politician
Parliamentary Seat: Majority
Date of birth: April 20, 1964
Hometown: Akyem Oda, Eastern Region
Highest education: LLB (UG), 1988; BL (GSL), 1990
Last Employment: Managing Consultant, NU Consult, Accra
Marital Status: Married (with a child)
Religion: Christianity (Presbyterian)
Votes Obtained:37,363 representing 54.27%
As a women’s activist, Hon.Ursula Owusu on Friday 7 June ,2019 defended President Akufo’s comments on Women Dynamism and empowerment after a statement he made about women dynamism and activism at a Conference in Vancouver, Canada generated a debate.
According to her, it is not the noise that will effect changes ,we have done it all, we have done the advocacy but we realized it’s not enough.
She meant the president in his argument only sought to issue a clarion call to the “dead women” advocacy in the country.She further stated that:
“Women activists must support women in politics ” in order that we may get along our male colleagues to ensure that we encourage more women.
She said some actions are termed as “armchair feminism which doesn’t achieve results”.
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