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The Damsel Foundation, an organisation that champions the elimination of all forms of discrimination against young women in Africa, has called for the immediate dismissal of presidential staffer, Nana Hesse Ogyiri.
According to the organisation, a recent comment about the presidential staffer on his Facebook page about former President John Mahama’s daughter, Farida, was demeaning and sexually inappropriate.
“The Damsel Foundation has taken notice of a sexist and sexually inappropriate comment made by a Presidential staffer, Mr. Nana Hesse Ogyiri on his Facebook wall about a Minor, Farida Mahama on the occasion of her birthday.[ads2]
“The said statement amounts to child abuse in clear contravention of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Children’s Act, 1998 (ACT 560) of Ghana, which enjoin governments and all persons not to subject a child to any mental abuse,” the foundation said in a press release.
According to the Damsel Foundation, Nana Hesse Ogyiri further invited the public to share similar views about the minor while displaying her picture in the said Facebook post.
“As a foundation that is committed to the empowerment of young girls in the country, we are appalled and disgusted by this shameful conduct of Mr. Ogyiri which is unbecoming of a Presidential Staffer and condemns same in no uncertain terms. [ads3]
“We wish to call on the President of the Republic of Ghana to sanction Mr. Ogyiri by dismissing him from office with immediate effect, as a sign of his government’s commitment to protect every child from any form of abuse irrespective of their backgrounds,” the statement signed by Beatrice Annangfio added.
The foundation has said it will soon lodge a formal complaint on the matter to the Chief of Staff of the Republic who has oversight responsibility over Mr. Ogyiri and other appropriate local and international bodies.
“This has become imperative given the fact that this is not the first time that Mr. Ogyiri has made such despicable sexually abusive and inappropriate statements about the Minor in question.[ads4]
“We hope our actions, which we intend to pursue to its logical conclusion will be deterrent to other irresponsible persons who think and behave like Mr. Ogyiri,” the statement said.
Mr Ogyiri, since Friday, July 16, has been facing paedophiliac-bashing following the comment.
The former President shared two photos to celebrate Farida’s birthday on Friday, July 16.
Shortly after that, the presidential staffer reposted one of the photos with the words, “Fmr President John Mahama’s daughter, Farida. She has fully developed and well-endowed. Very manageable. What do you think?”
The comments have been described as uncouth, paedophiliac and characteristic of sexual predators.
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