This is the first time in the 50-year history of the West African country that a woman is in the race for the presidency, previously regarded as the preserve of the men.
The 52-year-old Adjamagbo-Johnson is a lawyer and holds a doctorate in comparati ve law and private law. She is currently the sub-regional coordinator for the "W est African Women, Rights and Development in Africa" (FEDDAF).
Before deciding to run for the presidency, Adjamagbo-Johnson was the second assi stant general secretary of the CDPA, a party led by Leopold Messan Gnininvi.
She was a member of the directorate of the national sovereign conference, organi zed in Togo in 1991, which led to the political transition under late former pre sident Eyadema Gnassingbe.
A minister for human rights and democracy, Adjamagbo-Johnson is a defender of hu man rights and women's rights, becoming part of the group which set up the GF2D (Women, Democracy and Development Group).
In canvassing for votes, Admagbo-Johnson had relied on her social development pr ogramme in which health and education are top on the agenda.
"We want a change in power because we plan to implement programmes different fro m what previous regimes, in power for 50 years, were not able to offer to the pe ople," she said during her electioneering campaign.
Her political thoughts are outlined in her book, "La Voie", in which she aptly d escribes the destitute conditions in which the Togolese people live.
She had promised to "reconcile Togolese people and entrench democracy and the ru le of law" by promoting rights and guaranteeing equal opportunities; the fight a gainst social inequalities and restore fundamental values.
Her priorities include restoring dignity for the Togolese woman and treating her on equal footing with their male counterparts, finding adequate solutions to th e nagging housing problems and improving livelihood for the elderly as well as the youth.
She lays emphasis on good governance in managing goods and resources of the coun try in a bid to ensure a sustainable development.
Lomé - Pana 02/03/2010
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