Opinions of Sunday, 26 November 2017

Columnist: Godwin Ako Gunn

Napo's 'nose' and matters arising

Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO)

The weakness of a person is better seen when he takes over from a hard working , sincere and an accomplished person.

I followed the budget reading with high hopes , hoping to see better days in the year 2018. My hopes were dashed and my spirit left me when I told myself WE WILL GO THROUGH ANOTHER 12 MONTHS WITH PAIN AND AGONY. THERE IS NO LIGHT AHEAD OF US AND THE END OF THE TUNNEL LOOKS DARKER THAN THE BEGINNING .

I picked my phone, went on Facebook and the first picture I saw was that of Hon. Mathew Prempeh alias Napo, my Education Minister. I just exclaimed, see this man,I pronounced it as if I also graduated from the Ghana school of the law Kejetia !!!!

Every Minister has an idea of what the budget has in it for its ministry and how it intends to execute its program . So how can Napo, knowing that the success of the FREE SHS , DEPENDED ON A VOLUNTARY FUND WHICH PEOPLE HAVE RENAMED YE BE MA, LALA SU LALA ETC, come out to attack one of the finest educationists Ghana has ever produced !!!! HOW COULD YOU NAPO !!!!!

A woman who championed constructions of new secondary schools in numbers which will for a very long time be unmatched because compared to previous administrations , no administration has had that audacity to attempt to build 200 schools in 4 years . She almost attained it . Napo , you haven't even budgeted for the completion of these remaining schools , but you are picking on this fine woman .

I don't want to use this to enumerate the achievement of Mama Jane under the leadership of His excellency JD Mahama and the NDC!!!! It is too obvious , huge and imposing to be covered, or wished away .

Please Napo , I want to make a contribution into the Voluntary free SHS account but I am wondering if it would not have been prudent for me to make that contribution to my kid sister who is in her first year ? Are you not calling for parents to rather pay their wards school fees into a fund instead of paying it to the school ? I honestly wish you well , non of my colleagues nor me is against the free shs , even if some were , you have railroaded it into being already without listening to their fears.

I heard some parents asking to be given the opportunity to pay their wards school fees so that they can improve services for them .

I heard Atik Mohammed screaming and almost tearing on radio on his suspicion that your ministry is not telling us the whole story , I feel something is wrong too!!!

Honestly Napo , I have always seen u as a nice guy and continue to see you in that light , but your attack on Mama Jane made some people describe your nose some way be , don't mind them , they are just wondering if you are well endowed or not.

There has been a " myth " about men's nose and what they own ( don't ask me for any further clarity , are u crazy or something !!!! ) so I have been watching your nose often on platforms with laughter, I won't mention my friends on Facebook who have been posting it cos most are ladies , so I wonder if its your insult against their mum that is getting them angry , or the imaginations many of the ladies are doing.

KUN FA YAKUN