The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba has apologised over the clash she had with the Northern regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Daniel Bugri Naabu.
There was confusion at a meeting called by Ms Djaba in Tamale on Friday to introduce a new northern regional coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP). Ms Djaba had gathered caterers and women organisers in NPP to introduce the new coordinator to them but Mr Bugri Naabu stormed the meeting and disrupted it, arguing that he was not informed.
Subsequently, the two leading members of the NPP traded accusations and insults. At a meeting with President Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House in Accra on Tuesday, Ms Djaba reportedly rendered an unqualified apology to President Akufo-Addo over her conduct in the matter.
Appearing on The Pulse television programme on Joy News Tuesday afternoon, Ms Djaba revealed that she apologised to President Akufo-Addo when they met earlier in the day.
She subsequently apologised to Ghanaians for her conduct and said the leadership of the New Patriotic Party would meet on the matter.
Meanwhile, the Deputy General Secretary of the NPP, Nana Obiri Boahen has confirmed the NPP would meet on Wednesday evening at Alisa Hotel in Accra and also on the agenda would be the feud between Otiko and Bugri Naabu.
Source: Daily Graphic
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is otiko's behavior connected to 'not having a stable male relationship'? I am asking out of curiousity. I hope she makes up for this brouhaha by working hard to achieve big results in the ministry she is heading. Otherwise this issue will come back to haunt her.
I suggest our learning institutions re-program and redraw the contents of the learning subjects the country needs. Our aged selves must face the realities of what confront the economy now, and elect to go back to school to learn while there is time. What we do and how we do what we must do matters now that ever before for the growth of the economy and the nation. Ghana cannot ever bask in under-development with ancient characters throwing their weight about, drawing everything back, literally.
YOu folks should stop behaving as if You are perfect, the woman has apologized and despite her so called arrogance, she is serving the nation well in her position as the Minister of Women and Children... Too bad their feud has given the dead opposition something to talk about, but NPP is still delivering to Ghanaians what they voted them for, EFIE BIAAA, MA )NS3 WOMMU.
I'm very much disappointed in her. Her current position should not allow her to go "garga". This is not being assertive as earlier construed but rather arrogance and disrespect to the appointing authority.
GO AND APOLOGISE TO BUGRI NAABU AND STOP YOUR ARROGANT LIFE STYLE. NO WONDER YO ARE NOT ON TALKING TERMS WITH YOUR OWN MOTHER. GHANA IS DOOMED WITH OTIKO DJABA IN CHARGE AS GENDER MINISTER.
Can she reverse the harm and shame her uncultured conduct has brought to the party and Ghana as a whole
Otiko is not in good terms her own mother and how on earth will such a person respect elders . What a shame for her going round to advice these young ladies of mother Ghana. Should be sack.
Atleast she has apologised and it tells us she is not arrogant but is just that Bugri Naabu want to apply what their forfathers use to do, always making the northern women feels like they cant talk on any matter since is the men who are always in charge and this time he met his meter cos the lady wont allow him to trample upon her right. Am just happy she apologised and hope this are solved amicably to bring peace and unity in the party and the nation as a whole
I'm disappointed about how you handled this whole issue Madam. You could have done better. You are a minister; a mother and you must not be easily provoked. When not happy with any issue go through the appropriate channel and don't act to put yourself, the NPP and the president in a public ridicule. Putting the Babies with Sharp Teeth to where they belong was point on. That's when you became my Girlfriend but this whole Bugri issue is out of order. Please ensure it doesn't happen again.
Massa; Why are do northners hate each another and worse of all the men are so arrogant and hate their women because most of their women are uneducated ;most of the men are thiffs and GREEDY ;always pickering ; fighting and killing each another because of petty chieftancy issues which does not help them for development ; they are just like the GA tribe always fighting and hating each another ; WHY ?