I grew up resisting politics – Ama Pratt

Maame Ama Pratt has opened up about her early resistance to politics, shaped by her upbringing in a home where activism was part of daily life.

The daughter of veteran journalist and activist Kwesi Pratt Jnr., Ama Pratt revealed that growing up around political struggles made her hesitant to follow in her father’s footsteps.

“I was that child who understood too early what political activism really meant,” she recalled in an interview on GBC’s Breakfast Show monitored by MyNewsGh.

“I saw my father get arrested at dawn, taken away by soldiers. I saw him running at the airport, shouting just to alert people that he was being taken. I learned very early that the world is much bigger than just my home and friends.”

Despite this exposure, she deliberately avoided politics for much of her early life.

“There was a rule in my house—no politics here,” she laughed. “I grew up wanting nothing to do with politics because of what I saw my father go through. I resisted it for a long time.”

Ama Pratt also addressed the tendency of the media and the public to define women in leadership by their male associations, rather than recognizing their individual achievements.

“There was so much focus on me being Kwesi Pratt’s daughter, my husband’s wife, or linked to some other political figure,” she noted.

“But why not just recognize me for who I am? Yes, my father shaped my worldview, and I’m proud of that, but let’s appreciate women for their own accomplishments.”

Now stepping into a key political role as Press Secretary to Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Ama Pratt believes her journey has come full circle.

“I resisted politics for years, but at some point, you realize that avoiding it doesn’t change the realities around you,” she reflected. “You either become part of the solution, or you remain a bystander.”

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