NPP Women's Wing

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NPP WOMEN'S WING
Headquarters Accra
Ideology Liberal conservatism
Conservatism [1]
Liberalism [2]
Mother party New Patriotic Party
Website newpatrioticparty.org

The NPP Women's Wing is the main women's wing of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. This is a special organ of the Party which promotes the policies and programs of the Party amongst women. [3] [4]

The women's Wing was formed with the primary aim of building a strong, disciplined and well-resourced women's network in Ghana. [5]

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References

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  2. Hartmann, Jürgen (2011), Staat und Regime im Orient und in Afrika: Regionenporträts und Länderstudien (in German), VS Verlag, p. 343
  3. NPP Wings , retrieved 2021-03-09
  4. Frimpong, Kwasi (2019), Rebranded NPP Women's Wing: The Kate Gyamfua Factor, GhanaWeb, retrieved 2021-03-09
  5. Women Organizer, newpatrioticparty.org, retrieved 2021-03-09