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Ablekuma West Women’s Network has applauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for reappointing Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful as Minister-designate for Communication.
The Network while commending Nana Akufo Addo also expressed its unflinching support for the Member of Parliament, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.
A statement issued by the Network and signed by its Convener, Emelia Agyemfra said, Ursula Owusu is a trailblazer in the Ghanaian contemporary political space and charged her to be confident, assertive bold and decisive in all her endeavours.
The group said President Akufo-Addo reappointing Mrs. Ursula Owusu to the Communications Ministry is an indication that she did well in her first four years in that sector.
It indicated that considering her exceptional performance in the first term of the government, her reappointment as the first female Minister of Communications leading the digital revolution of the country is not surprising.
It pointed to the widespread commendations and the general acceptance of her nomination by industry players and the international community as a testimony to her excellent performance.
Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful, she said, has discharged her mandate with such precision as to attract the applause of the telecommunication industry players who have voiced their recognition of her achievement.
“It was on the back of her modest efforts in developing policy initiatives and leadership in Public Service that she was recognized and rewarded with the Outstanding Women in Public Sector Award and the Outstanding Contribution to Public Sector Digitization Award at the 2nd African Public Sector Conference and Awards in 2019.”
“Hon. Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful was also recognized at the very reputable International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Awards, 2019 in Budapest, Hungary for her “exceptional commitment and participation as a valuable partner of the ITU,” she said.
The Minister cum MP, Emelia said, was also awarded by the distinguished FIDA for her “roles in leadership and protection of human rights” at the 2019 FIDA Regional Congress held in Abuja.
According to her, Ursula Owusu’s competence, capacity and capability to execute the daunting task of the combined Ministry of Communications and Digitalization is not in doubt.
She outlined some of the achievements of the venerable Minister that include engineering the establishment of Ghana’s National Cyber Security Center to coordinate the cyber activities of both government and private institutions and the implementation of the National Cybersecurity policy and strategy.
She also supervised the successful and historic merger of Airtel and Tigo which drew applause from most industry players and also launched the National Digital Property Addressing System (NDPAS), which is Ghana’s foremost approach to property identification among many other achievements.
She said, “Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has also been commended for fronting the remarkable transformation of Agencies under her Ministry including the Accra Digital Center.”
“An empty structure left behind by the erstwhile NDC government, is now fully equipped and has allocated 100% of its space with about 85% occupancy currently.”
She indicated that through the Minister’s efforts some 100 young men and women have received skills training in cosmetology and hair dressing while an additional 100 are undergoing training in the design of fascinators.
“An additional 300 young people have also received training in digital marketing and call center operations while some others have received lessons in driving among other things.”
“Her MP’s affordable loan scheme has serviced over 6,000 small and medium enterprises in the Ablekuma West Municipality and her work and pay taxi programme continues to offer cost-effective opportunity to young people to own vehicles,” she added.
