Politics
She became the first woman to ever head a major political party in Ghana. Her victory, along with three other female members of the party, is hailed as marking the renaissance of the ailing C.P.P., and an affirmation of the party's long held tradition of promoting women's rights. In an article about her, titled “The new Mandela is a woman” the American newspaper, the Huffington Post, describes and analyses Samia's impact on Ghanaian and African politics. She is one of the founders of Africa Must Unite which aims to promote Kwame Nkrumah's vision and political culture. As part of this philosophy, she decided to go into active politics in Ghana.
She contested the Jomoro constituency seat in the Western Region of Ghana and beat the incumbent MP, Lee Ocran of the National Democratic Congress with a majority of 6,571, winning about 50% of the total valid votes cast.
She was elected as the first woman chairperson of the Convention People's Party on Saturday 10 September 2011. She won the poll with 1,191 votes, and her nearest contender, the incumbent, polled 353 votes. By this feat, she became the first woman to ever head a major political party in Ghana.
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