General News of Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
It is the end of the year and the many things that 2019 will be remembered for includes the level of shame some personalities invited on themselves through their utterances and actions.
Two personalities whose moment of shame in 2019 will stand tall amongst all in the eyes of Ghanaians are the Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito; Communications Director of the United Kingdom Branch of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Ansah Obofuor.
For these two, even though their positions in society required them to act with outmost decorum, they at a point in the year let their morals fall too low in the eyes of Ghanaians.
Mr Kapito was bashed by Ghanaians for making a comment which many felt was far too low for a man of his caliber. What made things worse for him was the fact that his comment bordered around sexual harassment which had become a topic for discussion at the time.
At the 2019 Radio and Television Personality Awards, held at the Accra International Conference Centre, Kapito who was called to present an award upon mounting the stage, spotted Serwaa Amihere of GhOne in one of the front rows and looked in her direction saying “Ey, Serwaa Amihere. Look at your butts. Nice!”
Hours after the show, Serwaa Aminhere took to her Twitter handle to accuse Kapito of sexual harassment.
Serwaa Amihere posted on her Twitter saying "I had so much respect for Mr. Kofi Kapito. This is a classic case of sexual harassment. I’m appalled by his utterances. This was needless and completely disrespectful!"
Discussions that followed the incident at the ICC and a subsequent post by the female journalist indicated the general disappointment of Ghanaians in the CPA boss.I had so much respect for Mr. Kofi Kapito. This is a classic case of sexual harassment. I’m appalled by his utterances. This was needless and completely disrespectful! pic.twitter.com/8w6atnw9SS
— Serwaa Amihere (@Serwaa_Amihere) October 13, 2019