The deputy minister-designate for the gender ministry, Dr. Benjamin Sekyere Yeboah, has disclosed that some of his fellow lawmakers made fun of him after his nomination was made public.
Speaking on Friday during his vetting in Parliament in Accra, Dr. Yeboah revealed that a few of his colleagues had questioned his nomination for the Gender Ministry given that he is a man.
Dr. Yeboah revealed to Joseph Osei Owusu, the chairman of the Appointments Committee, that Joe Ghartey, the previous minister of railway development, was the only one who urged him to seize the chance and maximize it.
“Mr Chairman, it will interest you to know that when in the wisdom of the President, he asked me to go to the Gender Ministry, people were asking me ‘Are you a female?’ So, I had to quickly come and research and find out whether I am the only male that has been there, but I realised that maybe I am the fourth person to be there.”
“It was only Honourable Joe Ghartey who met me and said Sekyere you are fortunate, where you find yourself is very good. You will rise. And I said Papa you are the only person who is encouraging me. Everybody is mocking me that why did the President take you to the Gender Ministry,”
He said.
Dr. Yeboah stated that he was determined to have a big influence and rethink the gender ministry despite the first obstacles.
“But I believe that God has a purpose for everything, and I will work and ensure that…gender will be redefined.”
