Member of Parliament for Biakoye, Jean-Marie Formadi, has criticised the notion that “politics is a dirty game,” stressing that politics is not for “dirty people” but for persons with integrity.

She recounted that as a female legislator, she was verbally abused with foul comments from male competitors during her parliamentary campaigns, a situation, she said, often discouraged women from entering politics.

Madam Formadi called for an end to such orchestrations aimed at muscling women out of political participation.

Highlighting Ghana’s progress in women’s representation, she cited Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the country’s first female vice president but called for more women in key governance positions.

Madam Formadi made these remarks on the floor of Parliament when commenting on a statement by Madam Felicia Adjei, MP for Kintampo South, who had called for increased female representation in decision-making and in the Legislative House.

Madam Adjei referenced Rwanda’s conscious efforts to achieve 60 per cent female representation in Parliament and key positions, urging Ghana to emulate such laudable initiatives.