Exactly four years ago, Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana Charlotte Osei registered her regret for taking up the role as EC boss.<\/p>\n
Mrs Charlotte Osei who goes down in the country\u2019s history books as the first woman to man the affairs of Ghana\u2019s elections said although she \u201ccan take the stone,\u201d she gets worried about her family who is always bothered about the flak which comes with her office.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes! It\u2019s difficult on some days,\u201d Mrs Osei confessed.<\/p>\n
She expressed that though the EC boss job is a difficult one, her gender compounds it, especially as someone coming from Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not a job that I think is easy anywhere in the world. But I think it is particularly difficult in Ghana and Africa when you are particularly a woman. I can take the stone but I\u2019m worried for my children and on those days you get siblings calling and worrying you. I can take it but for those, it is worrying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read the full story originally published on January 11, 2016, on GhanaWeb<\/p>\n
The chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Mrs. Charlotte Osei, has revealed sometimes she regrets accepting the job as the first woman chairperson of the election management body.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Starr 103.5 FM\u2019s Morning Starr host Nii Arday Clegg on Monday, Mrs. Osei said although she \u201ccan take the stone,\u201d she gets worried about her family who are always bothered about the flak which comes with her office.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes! It\u2019s difficult on some days,\u201d Mrs. Osei confessed.<\/p>\n
However, the former boss of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) emphasised she hardly gives up because she believes it was God who placed her there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think whatever or wherever God places you it\u2019s a ministry and because of that even when the job is difficult you remember that it is a ministry,\u201d she stressed; adding, \u201cI get lots of messages of support and prayers from family members.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to her, the job is naturally difficult, but her gender compounds it, especially as someone coming from Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not a job that I think is easy anywhere in the world. But I think it is particularly difficult in Ghana and Africa when you are particularly a woman. I can take the stone but I\u2019m worried for my children and on those days you get siblings calling and worrying you. I can take it but for those, it is worrying.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Nii Arday pushed further whether she would want to throw in the towel, Mrs Osei opined: \u201cI don\u2019t think that is a choice. It\u2019s a ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs Osei is the first woman chairperson of the Electoral Commission and succeeded veteran Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan, who retired June 2015 after two decades of serving.<\/p>\n
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