An aspiring presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, has stated that women in the party must be empowered economically to sustain the political gains of the NDC.

He observed that raising successful female politicians and business women in a political party defined the future of that party since women had influence on families and society and must be encouraged.

Dr. Duffuor, former Minister of Finance, tasked constituency executives of NDC to channel majority of proceeds from his “Ahotor Project” to support and assist women in the party through their effort had sustained the gains of the party since its inception on the political scene.

Addressing delegates of the party at Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region as part of his four-day campaign tour, he appealed to them to massively vote for him on May 13, 2023 the lead the NDC to recapture power from the New Patriotic Party (NDC) in 2024.