The Second Vice Chairperson of the Convention People's Party, Susan Adu-Amankwah has described as ‘pathetic’ Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba’s call for a probe into allegations that the Electoral Commission (EC) boss exchanged sexual favours for her position.

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Women’s Organiser, addressing the media after a two-day training for constituency women organisers in Koforidua in the Eastern region, called for an investigation into the allegation, which was made against Mrs Charlotte Osei by Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong.

Although Mr Agyapong has been heavily criticised for his comments, Ms Djaba speaking with Class News maintained there could be an iota of truth in the allegation and, therefore, must be investigated.

In a sharp rebuttal, however, Mrs Adu-Amankwah told Class News she was surprised another woman would defend such a comment and call for an investigation into it.

“It is pathetic. I am at a loss for words and I am surprised at Otiko. …She is a big woman in the NPP; did she sleep her way to the top? …We have allowed politics to take over our good conscience. If it is wrong, it is wrong. If Halidu said women above 30 are prostitutes, he was wrong, wrong is wrong, it doesn’t matter who says it, and why should it always be women that have to sleep their way to the top?” she asked.

“Granted without admitting that it is true, I don’t believe it, but if Mrs Osei did sleep with somebody, what is the guarantee that that is why she got the job? It could have been a mutual relationship. I happen to have married to a family that are NPP, but I don’t vote NPP and I’m CPP. Sammy Awuku is a first cousin to my husband, does that mean I must vote for the NPP? It doesn’t matter.

“People will do the things that are supposed to be done and women do the things that are supposed to be done because they are qualified to do it, not because they sleep with anybody. In these days of bisexuality, who knows which male is sleeping with which male to get some position and yet we don’t go round saying that. We look at the person on their merits and say they merit this job or they don’t and then they either prove us right or they don’t prove us right.

“As it is, Mrs Osei has just been appointed, we have an election to run, and she will either prove her competence or her incompetence and we will all see it. It has nothing to do with who she slept with. Once we begin to go this way, it tarnishes all women who have worked hard to reach a certain position. …I am surprised that another woman will come and defend this and say it is OK for somebody to say that somebody slept for her position and that we should investigate it…” Mrs Adu-Amankwah bemoaned.