A group calling itself the Concerned Women of Essikado-Ketan Constituency have called on the parliamentary candidate of the NDC for the area, Professor Grace Ayensu-Danquah, to render an unqualified apology to all women in Ghana over some comments she recently made.

The group, in a statement made available to GhanaWeb, said that the comments made by the NDC parliamentary candidate were "immature, infantile, and unwholesome, and it ruins the reputation of the Ghanaian woman."

The group was reacting to some statements Prof. Grace Ayensu-Danquah made on Accra-based radio station, Asempa FM, while discussing political issues pertaining to the 24-hour economy policy proposal by John Dramani Mahama.

In a clip of her submission on the program, Prof. Ayensu-Danquah stated that "if you don't understand it, then it is your brains that are not functioning properly because the eyes cannot see what the brain does not know."

But the comment has infuriated the group, who have issued a statement to demand that the Member of Parliament-hopeful retracts and apologise for making those assertions.

"It's like Dr. Grace Ayensu wants to tell the people of Ghana, especially those in her constituency, that they don't have the moral rights to query her on the supposed 24-hour economy mantra, or better still, she thinks all women should take their so-called 24-hour economy hook line and sinker? In fact, her demeanor and posture on set look very unfriendly. She seemed uncomfortable offering explanations to her own policy for which she believes in.

"Just yesterday, on Asempa Fm's Okosii Sen, the NDC parliamentary candidate made another damning comment that anyone who does not understand their own 24-hour economy is insane and we see this as offensive and disrespectful to womanhood. Therefore, she must retract and offer an apology to women in general, especially those in Essikado-Ketan constituency, because she has disgraced us," portions of the statement read.

The group further indicated that the actions of the National Democratic Congress PC cast a slur on the Essikado-Ketan area, as well as on the integrity of their traditional chief.

They, therefore, urged her to simply tell Ghanaians what she can offer, rather than resorting to the use of insults in her attempt to explain herself and her policies.

Read the full statement below:

For Immediate Release!

April 26, 2024.

DR GRACE AYENSU MUST RENDER AN UNQUALIFIED APOLOGY TO ALL WOMEN IN GHANA.
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The Concerned Women of Essikado-Ketan Constituency is drawing the attention of the NDC parliamentary candidate in the constituency to quickly retract the comments she made on "Ekosii s3n" on Asempa fm and render an unqualified apology to the good people of Ghana and the Essikado-Ketan constituency.

We see her comments as immature, infantile, and unwholesome, and it ruins the reputation of the Ghanaian woman. Dr Grace must pay particular attention to her choice of words and bridle her tongue in public, and she should know how to accommodate opposing views in public discourse.

It's like Dr. Grace Ayensu wants to tell the people of Ghana, especially those in her constituency, that they don't have the moral rights to query her on the supposed 24-hour economy mantra, or better still she thinks all women should take their so-called 24-hour economy hook line and sinker? In fact, her demeanor and posture on set look very unfriendly. She seemed uncomfortable offering explanations to her own policy for which she believes in.

Just yesterday, on Asempa Fm's Okosii Sen, the NDC parliamentary candidate made another damning comment that anyone who does not understand their own 24-hour economy is insane and we see this an offensive and disrespectful to womanhood. Therefore, she must retract and offer an apology to women in general, especially those in Essikado-Ketan constituency, because she has disgraced us.

Moreover, she should have given respect to our revered paramountcy "Omanhene" Chief of Essikado Nana Kobina Nketsiah V, nonetheless, Dr Grace should know that, anywhere she sits, she represents the image of Essikado, but unfortunately, that isn't the case;

She should tell Ghanaians what she can offer, especially in her constituency. Dr. Grace, respectfully tell us what you can offer when given the opportunity, and she should not insult our intelligence.

This is not the first time she has done in public. An opportunity was given to her on Connect 97.1fm a Takoradi-based radio concerning what she can offer for women in the constituency, and this is what she said; I would reintroduce the "amonsee" ie. a re-washable pad used by our old women in time past for women in the constituency, and we appealed to her conscience to retract and apologized, but unfortunately, she did not.

We are giving her 24 hours to do the needful because it was her own so-called 24-hour economy which gave her that loose talk and after the 24 hours, we shall bounce back, and this time it will be haywire...

AE