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Adiza Ibrahim Sadiq, changing the narrative among women in Zango Communities
Gorgeous Adiza Ibrahim
In a typical Zango (Muslim) community, women proudly settle to become homemakers with men usually the absolute breadwinners of the family and calling all the necessary shots.
However, Adiza Ibrahim Sadiq, an astute business executive is set to change the narrative by empowering Zango girls to take up the challenge of venturing into the working space, attain financial freedom and just like men, support their families.
The idea is not to ‘transfer power’ into the hands of women but rather make them resourceful to support their families and community at large.
Adiza Ibrahim, Head of Marketing and Media Relations Manager at Electroland Ghana Limited founded the Zango Women Livelihood and Empowerment Programme with the aim of providing skills for young girls to gain a source of livelihood and not relegated to the kitchen.
According to her, the financial liberation of women would help them do better, improve upon their self-esteem and position themselves to take up leadership roles.
The programme is driven by her Kuburah Diamonds Foundation, which she started in 2017 to give hope to young girls sharing life-changing stories and experiences to guide them to make better choices. She also runs a boutique with 70 percent of proceeds going into her charity works.
It is to change the perception that Muslim women are not supposed to work which she said has demoralised many. She set out to provide opportunities for women to work and excel.
She began with tackling many social issues including gender advocacy, child marriage, irresponsible parenting and teenage pregnancy.
Following the success of the advocacy, she then launched the fully-fledged empowerment programme which had since trained over 300 young girls with soft skills in make-up artistry, soap making, millinery, catering, events and décor for absolutely free of charge for the three years.
“A lot of women come to me for help one way or the other so I thought it would be better to provide them with the necessary skills to earn a decent living even at the comfort of their homes so they do not neglect their domestic obligations,” she stated.
That began what is gradually becoming a success story as many young girls continue to receive training to bridge the gap between the successful Muslim men as against the women.
Setting herself as an example as juggles between her corporate work(driven Electroland to greater heights) and social advocacies to empower the teens, adolescents and women especially those from the underprivileged communities, she is optimistic that the Muslim woman could be better when gainfully employed and educated.
Adiza believes that the future is very bright where a young girl would not cry because she cannot afford a sanitary pad, a woman would not give themselves out for sex because they need to survive and a future where young graduates can create their own jobs.
She is also looking forward to a future where Muslim women would go beyond the kitchen and marriage and men would understand that women are capable of supporting their homes.
“A future where women can have financial power and get away from abusive relationships as they can do better on their own,” she stated.
EDUCATION
Adiza attended Aggrey Memorial Junior High School (JHS) for her basic education before going to the Nsaba Presbyterian Senior High School. Prior to that, she attained computer literacy at the Genthil Computer System Community 2, Tema in 2003 after completing JHS.
She acquired a degree in Broadcast Journalism at the African University College of Communication (AUCC) in 2011.
Illustrous Adiza has an MBA in Marketing from the Central University and currently studying law (LLB) at the same university while looking forward to launching her book, ‘Hey, Diamond! Becoming An International Young Woman’ to add to the academic journals.
WORK
Mrs Sadiq had her National Service with the Ghana Ports and Habours Authority (GHAPOHA) in 2012 after her attachment with TV3 in 2011.
She was a Sales Person at Ghana Business Executive and Brands Manager for fashion brand Selina Beb before joining Azadea First Ghana Limited as Manager, Mango and now with Electroland.
AWARDS
She won the Overall Woman of the Year at the 6th Ghana Outstanding Women Awards 2023
Ghanaian Outstanding Woman of the Year 2023 and Ghana Outstanding Women Network 2023.
She also won an African Women Empowerment Award in 2020 and the Islamic Personality Awards as the Most Influential Female Personality and Ideal Muslima-Becoming in 2023.
FAMILY AND HOBBIES
Beautiful Adiza is married to media personality and politician, Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu and the couple have three children.
She loves reading, writing and sharing ideas with people aside singing, laughing and sharing jokes, making her home a happy place at all times.
By Michael D. Abayateye
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Focus on more pressing issues like Galamsey, not hate speech – Ellen Ama Daaku to Mahama
An aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,Ellen Ama Daaku has advised President John Dramani Mahama to shift his attention from social media hate speech to more urgent national issues such as illegal mining.
Speaking in an interview, she noted that the President’s recent comments about tracking the IP addresses of people who spread hate speech were unnecessary.
According to her, President Mahama must first define what he considers to be hate speech before seeking to punish people for it.
Ms. Daaku argued that the President himself had benefitted from hate speech and social media attacks in the past when he was in opposition.
She said even during his time in government, he described his opponents and their tribesmen in unpalatable terms, which later drew complaints from former President Nana Akufo-Addo to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
She stressed that harsh criticism of leaders on social media should not automatically be considered hate speech, adding that former leaders, including former President Nana Akufo-Addo had all been subjected to it.
“He is only feeling what Nana Akufo-Addo went through for eight years,” she remarked.
While acknowledging the need to regulate misconduct online, Ms. Daaku insisted that going after social media activists should not be a priority.
She noted that many political activists, including herself, had been insulted and attacked online but never called for arrests.
She concluded that President Mahama should focus his energy on solving pressing problems such as galamsey and the economy instead of concentrating on critics on social media.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Prof Alidu Seidu files nomination for Tamale Central seat
The newly elected parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Tamale Central, Prof Alidu Seidu, has submitted his nomination forms to the Electoral Commission.
As of 10:00 a.m. today, he was the only person who had filed to contest the seat.
Nomination of candidates will close at the end of the day.
Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana Legon, Prof. Alidu Seidu won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale Central constituency with a landslide victory.
The elections, supervised by the party’s Elections and IT Directorate in the Northern Region, saw Prof. Seidu poll 840 votes out of the total valid ballots cast.
His closest contender, Lawyer Hanan Gundadow Abdul-Rahaman, secured 536 votes.
The other aspirants could not make significant gains, with Dr. Seidu Fiter obtaining 44 votes, Aliu Abdul-Hamid 23 votes, and the rest recording fewer than 10 votes each.
In all, 1,500 ballots were cast, with 6 ballots rejected and 7 spoilt ballots recorded.
The results were signed and declared by Dr. Arnold Mashud Abukari, NDC Northern Regional Director of Elections and IT.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held parliamentary primaries in Tamale Central to choose a candidate for the upcoming by-election following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Dr. Mohammed, who also served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, tragically died in a military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom District on August 6, 2025, alongside seven others.
His passing left the Tamale Central seat vacant, as required by Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
The Electoral Commission has scheduled the by-election for September 30, 2025. While the NDC moved quickly to open nominations and vet aspirants, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced it would not contest the seat, citing the need to respect the somber circumstances and promote national unity.
By: Jacob Aggrey
