About a month ago, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced plans to restore educational activities in phases. For Senior High School students who are yet to sit for their WASSCE, the presidential directives banned parents and guardians from visiting their wards, even in emergency situations.
On the back of this, however, there is massive outrage on social media platforms after the National Youth Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, is seen in a picture addressing some SHS students in a classroom.
Nana B, as he is referred to in political circles, in the picture was not alone. He was captured in the company of his team – about five men – who also took turns to address the students.
According to some social media users who took to their various handles to berate the issue, the school in question is Kumasi Anglican School (KASS) in the Ashanti Region.
Per his positions in the ruling party, some twitter users deduced that Nana B only met the students to campaign ahead of the December polls.
With some questioning the adherence to safety protocols at the meeting in question, others have called for strict sanctions against the NPP executive.
However, Nana B has corroborated the several accounts of the story in a post on his Facebook page.
He has explained the reason behind his presence in the school with his team.
His post read; "Today in Ashanti Region I had the opportunity to tour some Senior High Schools within the region together with the Ashanti Regional youth organizer Mr. Dennis Kwakwa as part of monitoring of the Voter registration exercise."
"The process was very smooth in all the institutions I visited, the students expressed excitement for having the opportunity to register and show appreciation by voting for H.E Nana Akufo-Addo & the NPP."
It is not yet clear whether or not school authorities gave permission for the said tour in the schools.
Click ‘PHOTOS for more pictures from the meeting
Below are some reactions on Twitter;
Sermon on the mount...
— Johnnie Hughes, TBG (@hughes_onair) July 11, 2020
Preacher: Nana B, NPP National Youth Organiser
Congregation: Akufo-Addo graduates.
Ghana dey sweeet ruff! pic.twitter.com/khz9cqihUE
Parents are banned from visiting their wards in these schools but the National youth organiser of the NPP ( NANA B) has been preaching the gospel according to Akufo Addo there.
— Godson Bobo (@godson_bobo) July 12, 2020
I don't want to say that the NPP is desperate but this lawlessness by the NPP must stop.#AkufoAddo pic.twitter.com/aFtCAgDk0s
Here is Nana B ( Npp youth organizer ) going round schools campaigning meanwhile parents can't visit their wards in schools.
— HAZARD BHIM (Rebel) (@AM_Abu10) July 12, 2020
Was this the reason why schools were reopened or what ? Maybe is time for payback for free SHS .
Adebayor #Hushpuppi funny face Nana Ama pic.twitter.com/Re7LDbMU2U
Imagine Nana B or any of his team members is positive, none of them is wearing hand gloves yet they are touching all the surfaces as they visit the schools, you can guess the rest...#Entaglement #KickNanaOut pic.twitter.com/2mM4xVzc6V
— Dominique Amedeker (@MAmedeker) July 12, 2020
The law must deal with Nana B
— Eugene O’Brien (@eclocks23) July 12, 2020
Governing NPP national youth organiser, Nana 'B' and his team, spotted holding talks with some final year SHS students. This is coming at a time government has banned parents from visiting their wards on campus, due to #Covid19 scare. pic.twitter.com/RcijiPeY8u
Parents can’t visit students but EC can; then again Nation Youth Organiser of the NPP Nana B can!
— obolo (@mr_starrrr) July 12, 2020
The Akufo Addo government is a lawless one!
Shame! pic.twitter.com/2WExVcA0g3
Is this picture of Nana B in a school (KASS) "talking to the students" (political campaigning) fake news? pic.twitter.com/GNLKuebyEF
— YKGH (@IWKYKGH) July 12, 2020
So Nana B has become regular visitor to our schools even as parents are nor allowed to visit their wards pic.twitter.com/PotuSIyfzl
— Nana Kodua Quarshie (@jjaqronny) July 12, 2020
Nana B is reckless and substandard just like his mentor Akudo-Addo. pic.twitter.com/9EFUKJ5kqv
— Nana JM (@NanaJM91771371) July 12, 2020
(Parents) ...You were asked not to visit your kids in school even in this hard times when schools are recording Covid-19 cases ...yet NPP youth organizer Nana B and his team are going round campaigning in the name of visiting registering centers in schools
— Dominique Amedeker (@MAmedeker) July 12, 2020
