The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Djaba, has said most of the men criticizing her funky hairstyle are grumbling because they wish their wives had the courage to keep such hairstyles.
Otiko is a 55-year old woman with natural beauty that has been spiced up by her ‘wild’ hairstyle which makes her look half her age. Barbadian singer and actress Rihanna is noted for wearing a similar hairstyle which ass a short-cut on both sides of the scalp just above the ears and leaves a chunk of permed hair in-between the two short-cuts.
Otiko’s decision to wear this hairstyle seems to be a problem for some Ghanaian men and politicians, and many of her critics are bending over backwards to find fault with the hairstyle a 55-year old woman decides for herself.
Joy News asked Otiko her thoughts on why some condemn her hairstyle, “It is the propaganda of my opponents. They wish they could have my hairstyle. They wish their wives could have my hairstyle. You have to be confident about how you look and I am very confident about how I look and I am okay with it. The day I want to wear a headscarf, I will, if I decide to change my hair, it is my choice but not because of somebody else. And that is what we need to understand. Diversity is okay in Ghana.”
The newly-appointed minister in the same interview said some of her critics who describe her hair as wrong because it is ‘not Ghanaian’ hold a prejudice mentality which they ought to leave behind and move on.
“It is part of the prejudice. I know people who paint their hair yellow or blue. People do their hair like Rasta; the first lady used to have that look. Some time back, people said that look was not correct and that it was a crazy look. But today, a lot of women say it is a natural look. Men who are growing bald take off all their hair and then their head looks like something from one of these space (alien) movies. Others also leave their beard and they do not ask anybody permission for that.
She continued…”look, my hairstyle does not affect the price of ‘kenkey’. My hairstyle does not affect poverty. My hairstyle is a winning hairstyle. It encourages the young people. Ghana has about sixty five percent of our population being youth and being a ‘swagger mama’, I believe I am the best person to engage the youth and make them feel comfortable with me because they see themselves in me and I feel for them. I do the hairstyle that I feel suits me and the youth call me the ‘swagger mama’. They enjoy me because I am young at heart. And when I hit the campuses they are happy because of my hairstyle. It is a winning hairstyle,” Otiko said.
Source: Daily Guide
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Otiko, is this your natural hair or Brazilian hair on the open market? If Brazilian hair, then why should men be worried when they can also get some on the market? Interesting
Madam Otiko, I am a staunch NPP supporter and wish Nana and the NPP succeed and make Ghana a better place to live. A feat I believe Nana can achieve with the help of his team of ministers. However, you seem to be a "bad nut", a Judas amongst Nana's team. Have you forgotten how you nearly disgraced Nana with your "mouth". Can't you shut your mouth and do the work you have been given to do. Why should you use government's precious time for which you are paid with tax payers' money to further "muddy your mud". Oh! so you are a true brother of Mahama who replies every trivial comment made about him. Be careful because Nana is eager to succeed and he is watching you. I hope he will not sit down for you to scuttle his chances to succeed.
What is wrong with her hairstyle?Ghanians want to iphones,use nice cars but don't want to throw their ignrance away.How does her hair style increase the price of Kenkey and we have soo called home trained mothers at our banks sleeping all the time instead of taking care of business..She is 55 and we should be praising her for taking very good care of her body.Most women at her age wish to be like her
maame you talk too much. what is this. i have seen some girls who has stated coping you and people r condemning them.
Really, it is seems something is seriously wrong with this woman called Otiko Djaba. Am beginning to see a fail Ministry in the future. She doesn't have any mind set for the post she occupying now. Somebody should talk to her Ghana is not joke as she think and very soon we will begin to assess her performances and mark her with the benchmark she has put herself into. The hair she is putting on belongs to one of the un-contact primitive tribe in the Amazone forest of Brazil or Peru not Africana.
You are indeed a swagger Mama.
DON'T MIND THOSE BUSHY MEN.