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| Miss Eva Lokko |
In Ghana,
the leader of the opposition Progressive
People's Party (PPP), Papa Kwesi Nduom, has named Eva Lokko as the party’s vice presidential candidate for the December 7 general election.
Miss
Lokko is an engineer and communications expert, a former director general of
the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, an information and communication technology
(ICT) consultant, and Chief Executive Officer of Totally Youth, a
non-governmental organization. She outlined the party’s criteria before her
selection.
“What they
presented to us was that they were looking for somebody who is incorruptible,
who has competence, and who is interested in job creation, quality education,
quality health, somebody who has proven him or herself and somebody who can
stand firm for what is right,” said Lokko.
“It’s
very nice and encouraging that you are chosen from a process that you are not
even aware off and that is all structured and it’s based on criteria, and that
I wasn’t selected because I happen to be a woman,” she added.
Several
women’s organizations, including the Women in Law
and Development in Africa, (WILDAF) welcomed Lokko’s selection
as a positive indication for women seeking high political offices.
TECH360 Correspondent