NDC gives a lot of opportunities to younger people and women - Kafui Danku - MyJoyOnline (2025)

The Executive Secretary of the National Film Authority, Kafui Danku-Pitcher, has disclosed why she decided to join the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Kafui told Kwame Dadzie in an interview on Joy FM's Showbiz A-Z that she decided to align with the NDC prior to the 2024 general election when she noticed the government at the time had not lived up to expectation.

"I used to support people in my community. I told you about the project I was doing that was stressing me based on the government at that time. So I decided to, just out of my way support people who are working towards change. So I didn't really join until it got to a point when I said I can't be suffering and keep quiet," Kafui noted.

Asked which other thing attracted her to the NDC, she said "I think they give a lot of opportunities to younger people and women as well. In our 68 years [of independence] nobody has come out strongly to say a female should lead. It takes a lot based on what we see in our homes, how women are treated in this country in 2025 for someone to come and say 'no, this woman is qualified, this woman can do it'. That is so attractive, re-echoing the voices of the little girls or the woman that you can do it, you can do better."

Kafui Danku, who assumed office as the Executive Secretary about a month ago, also said that she was not surprised she had the appointment because she had been leading in various capacities in the past and some people had also told her she would do well when given the opportunity to serve a political office.

"It was my fans and followers who felt it was time. That I had done so well and that I had to lead an office, I had to pursue a cause, I had to do something. Even way before I was so much into the campaign, they would come and write 'Minister of Tourism', 'Deputy Minister of Tourism'," she said.

Kafui Danku-Pitcher is will run the day-to-day administration of the National Film Authority as the Executive Secretary. She reports to a governing body (the Board) headed by a well-experienced film practitioner.

The National Film Authority (NFA) is mandated to regulate, nurture, and develop the Ghanaian film industry, ensuring its legal framework and promoting its growth. This includes enforcing regulations for production, distribution, exhibition, and marketing of films, as well as promoting Ghanaian films both domestically and internationally.

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