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Wa, Oct. 14, GNA – Mr. Cletus Seidu Dapilah, the Member of Parliament for the Jirapa Constituency, has called on gender activists to advocate for the review of Ghana’s Constitution to take care of some key provisions of the Affirmative Action Law to ensure its effective implementation.

He said the passing of the Affirmative Action Bill into law alone was not a guarantee that gender parity could be achieved if its provisions were not enshrined in the Constitution to discourage opponents from manipulating the law in their favour.

Mr Dapilah made the call when he addressed 33 participants including Queen Mothers, some Members of Parliament, women groups, People with Disabilities and heads of government departments and institutions at a day’s Regional Women Advocacy Forum held in Wa, to discuss the role of stakeholders in the implementation of the Affirmative Action Law.

He said if there was ever an opportunity for the review of the constitution, all must show interest and ensure that the law was adequately backed so that some slots could be allotted to women both at the national and local level elections by political parties and the government in its appointment portfolios.

The Member of Parliament stated that Ghana was home to good laws but was challenged with their enforcement to make them operational to serve the purpose of enacting them.

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