Otiko Afisa Djaba, former Minister of Gender and Social Protection has announced her retirement from active politics and turned down the ambassador appointment to Italy.

According to Otiko, she cannot abandon her ex-husband who has been bedridden for 6 years due to a stroke because he needs her.

She also says she needs time to relax and bond with her family. “I cannot abandon him now,” Djaba told the Daily Graphic, and “relax and enjoy my family”.