Young Ladies Could Have Been Used As “Laptops” - MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bimbilla in the Northern Region, Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul, has waded into the controversy generated by the allegation that some ladies who embarked on the trip to Angola were used for sexual purposes aside cheering the Black Stars on to victory, by stating that it is highly possible for high ranking officials to sexually exploit young women, as a result of what he witnessed in Angola during the African Cup of Nations.

According to the NPP MP, the kind of dress styles he saw and young ladies jumping out of flashy big cars at the airport, was clear evidence that young ladies were objects of sex at the tournament. “It was overwhelming as they were in “apuskeleke” dresses exposing their private parts,” he said.

He was however, emphatic that he has no evidence of such things occurring regarding the government sponsored 450 delegation sent to Angola to rally support for the Black Stars.

"If it is about the trip to Angola involving the government sponsored contingent, there was “no iota of truth” in that. “But" he said, if it was about a general advice to ladies, she was absolutely right.

Hon. Ntiwul argued that the way the trip was arranged, it would be very difficult for such a thing to have happened, referring to the alleged statement on sexual exploitation of young women on board the government sponsored trip to Angola. “It would have been very difficult to say that someone was used as “handkerchief” or a companion. Maybe the (sexual) services would be rendered back in Ghana after the favour of travelling to Angola,” he added.

He was commenting on what his colleague MP for Evalue-Gwira, Hon. Catherine Afeku, reported said in Parliament on Tuesday, about sexual exploitation of young ladies, in an interview with Adom Fm.

“I am sure something like that could have happened. He pleaded that Catherine Afeku should not be taken out of context but he supported in the fight to save young ladies from sexual exploitation.