The vice-presidential candidate of the (NDC), Prof. , has given the assurance that the next NDC government will initiate deliberate policies and programmes to support women's empowerment.
Addressing traders at the Kejetia Market on Wednesday as part of her campaign tour of the Ashanti Region, Prof.
Opoku-Agyemang said policies and programmes such as the establishment of a Women's Development Bank, Markets Enhancement Programme, National Apprenticeship Programme, and 24-Hour Economy will empower the people of Ghana, especially women and the youth. "It is time we change our voting pattern as women and stop saying we always vote in a particular way while we don't see any development.
Those days are past, and we should vote for someone who is development-oriented like to implement his good policies to help empower women," she said.