Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Nana Oye Lithur has asked for forgiveness from everyone she may have offended.
According to the human rights lawyer, she is human and may have stepped on some toes in line of her duty whether in the past or present hence her apology.
Speaking in an interview on Inside Politics on Power 97.9 FM, Oye Lithur, who is seeking to be elected as a parliamentary candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the Adentan Constituency, told host Mugabe Maase it was necessary to ask for forgiveness.
“I have gone rounds in the Adentan Municipality and realized that many people listen to Power FM so there is no bigger platform to express myself than here, so all that I am saying is that we are human beings and you know to err is human and to forgive is divine” she added.
According to her, she would go for the Adenta constituency to possibly take back the seat from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 general election.
The Adenta parliamentary seat is one of the swing parliamentary seats in the Greater Accra Region.
The two major political parties, the NDC and the NPP had both held the seat since it was carved out from the Ashaiman constituency in 2004.
The seat is such that, no elected Member of Parliament had ever held it in two terms in office, except the NDC that managed to retain it but certainly not with the same candidate.
The late Opare Hammond of the NPP, won the seat in 2004 and was the first MP but served only one term.
He was kicked out at a national election in 2008 by Mr Kojo Adu Asare of the NDC, but he too did not stay on beyond a term as he was overthrown by his own party man, Emmanuel Nii Ashimoore, in 2012 at the party primaries and went on to retain the seat for the NDC.
Just like his predecessors, Nii Ashimoore too lost the battle at the party primaries in 2015 by Mohammed Adamu Ramadan of the NDC, but unlike Ashimoore who managed to keep the seat after overthrowing his own man Adu Asare, Ramadan failed and Yaw Buabeng Asamoah of the NPP snatched it in2016.
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Ei, Oye, please seek reconciliation with your husband first before you come asking Ghanaians for forgiveness. O, I forgot about Rachel Apoh too..have you asked her to forgive you after the nasty treatment you gave her as your deputy? First things first, go and ask for their forgiveness otherwise we'll see you as a sham and hypo-crite.
Please go away! You are just a ba@@@d woman!
She should go and beg the husband for aledgedly beating her husband. You are not serious.
You want power so they should forgive you. That's how politicians behave. Give her the sovereignty and listen to the "song" she will sing . Ooh mother Ghana! The best way to know a well meaning Ghanaian politician is to send him/her to opposition. I wish them well in opposition.
What kind of apology is this?I apologize if I've offended you which means she doesn't think she has offended anyone so who will accept it? this is the typical ndc. when they are trapped their cry is different from when they are released and why do you release an enemy trapped to come back and attack you? I feel sorry for those miserable souls who follow these people to make them rich while you wallow in poverty and they use you as door mats when you give them power! I don't think Adenta will make any mistake to Change Hon. lawyer Yaw Buabeng Asamoah for these turned coat wolves in sheep skin. They left office with their arrogance not 3 years ago so don't be deceived! a snake is always a snake even after changing the skin.Ahuruy3 mogya mpa ne tirim !they are still dangerous with new names! Vote against ndc they have nothing good for Ghana! If Ghana doesn't bring down ndc, ndc will bring down Ghana and we will never allow them!
...Now am convinced this woman only has one thing on her mind... to use people to achieve her financial goals, certainly not to serve else why would anyone only see reason in apology when she wants votes!!! Respect long lost, Nana Oye Lithur
Whatever happpened to Oye Lithur of old. I used to admire her on newsfile et al. Shes lost it all. New good women!
Oh! NDC, I wanted to vote for you in 2020 ooo but as for Nana Oye Lithur deeeee if you bring her, I will change my mind and vote for NPP. Where is Abu Ramadan?
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Inconsistency in the analysis Meanwhile tell this woman that she is not fit for the post.
***barred word***!sh opportunistic woman. When you were riding high in your ministerial position, didn't you know you were offending people? Why did you not apologise by then? Also, have you apologised to the former Chief Justice for signing a petition for the release of those thugs who threatened to rape and kill her? You enjoyed the appointed ministerial position and you liked it, so you are hoping to come back as MP. This requires people voting for you, so it has now dawned on you that you were very arr0gant, snobbish and w!cked. You are born with these traits, so trying to whitewash yourself by appearing humble and apologetic will not do any trick. Reap the rewards of your attitude towards people.