# Joyce Bawah Mogtari

Joyce Bawah Mogtari is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Transport in Ghana. She is currently the special aide to the former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama and the flag bearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2020 Ghanaian elections. She is an experienced mediator and has done this on several occasions, both locally and internationally.

## Quotes

* I love social media but before i send anything i cross-check to see if this will not come back to haunt me. All we have in this space is our credibility.
** https://www.modernghana.com/news/1278636/all-attempts-to-rebrand-bawumia-not-worked-well.html
* I am truly blessed to have the opportunity to celebrate another year of life by giving back to those who need it the most. The osu children's home holds a special place in my heart, and I hope that our contribution bring joy and comfort to these wonderful children.
** https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Joyce-Bawah-Mogtari-donates-to-Osu-Children-s-Home-1907906
* When I tell you my journey through secondary infertility, whose cause nobody could establish, the hospitals I’ve been to, the specialists I’ve had to engage, and the number of times I’ve had to have direct insemination or In Vitro fertilisation, I think with the IVF, I probably went through about 15 or 16 of them between 2008 and maybe even more, and just as many surgeries, maybe about 3 or 4 in between, just to be sure that everything was ok.
** https://www.myjoyonline.com/i-had-over-15-ivfs-before-the-birth-of-my-triplets-joyce-mogtari/
* We have the men, we have a solid team, we don't even remember the names of the other team, we can fix every malaise plaguing Ghana ?! Seven years later, they have absolutely nothing to show!
** https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NPP-has-nothing-to-show-7-years-after-promising-heaven-on-earth-Bawah-Mogtari-1908185
* Let's work together to make our voices heard and demand a fair and just outcome .
* We should be focusing our resources on more pressing issues that affect our country .
** https://www.myjoyonline.com/stop-wasting-taxpayers-money-needlessly-to-prosecute-gyakye-quayson-joyce-bawa-mogtari-to-a-g/
* I haven’t undertaken this course of working with Mr Mahama lightly. It has come with enormous criticism. There have been days that I’ve just wanted to walk away.
* It is normal but it is in the strength you have as an individual, you always go back to it and like I say, the best thing that ever happened to me is to have a boss who always has a certain sensitivity level.
* Serving as a Special Aide to former President John Mahama has been accompanied by significant challenges and criticisms. These criticisms have occasionally prompted her to contemplate leaving the position.
* I express admiration for Mr. Mahama, describing him as a compassionate and principled leader who values my contributions.
* I considers myself fortunate to have such an exceptional boss.
* "Imagine that were reduce the amount of Governor expenditure alone... over the years since Akufo-Addo has been in office, go and check huge sums of money".
** "Office of government machinery mind-boggling amount. Do you know the biggest challenge now for students on our campuses is accommodation? There are people outside and working who pay less than the students on campus. If I show you my phone you will be amazed".
* "There are still some amazing individuals in Ghana, and I think Mr. Mahama is being measured".
* "The foreign exchange that he campaigned on, look at where it is in today. The Bank of Ghana, which he continues to defend, has lost 50 billion. Can you imagine how much that can invest in tertiary education for our students".
* "If we invested that in accommodation for students, can you imagine what that would look like?"
* "You heard the Special Prosecutor; he was almost in tears. I she's no tears for him, absolutely not".
* "It could also have been political vendetta to establish an office and put in someone who had an axe to grind with my political opponents".
* "If Martin Amodu struggled with government, to serve as Special Prosecutor, (now speaking in pidgin) Kissi Agyebeng en Hussle go make double sef".