Ama K. Abebrese, the British-Ghanaian actress and show host, has expressed her concern with regards to the government’s decision of appointing individuals with documented history of sexual harassment against women to prominent governmental roles.
In her Facebook post, the renowned actress highlighted that no serious country would collaborate with individuals known to have a history of sexual assault against women for key government positions.
According to her, such gestures suggest that abuse against women lacks consequences and that those who engage in these actions will be rewarded in the long run.
“There is no serious country that will appoint men who have a documented history and allegations of sexual assault/sexual harassment against females to high governmental positions,” she wrote.
She continued: “It sends the message that men can abuse females and be rewarded. Do Better Ghana”.
Her comments come at a time when many are questioning the appointment of well-known figures implicated in sexual misconduct to high-ranking government positions; as they believe that such positions call for strict screening procedures for all candidates for public office, but especially in cases of gender-based misconduct.
This follows the appointment of Kwasi Kyei Darkwah as Ghana’s Special Envoy to the Caribbean Region, along with the earlier appointment of Professor Ransford Gyampo as Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority.
The two were implicated in incidents of sexual misconduct.
