Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture Catherine Afeku has defused criticisms as to why President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s daughter was appointed to the Creative Arts Council.
The Minister has urged critics to be circumspect in their comments stressing that Gyankroma Akufo-Addo is more than qualified to be appointed to the Council.
Madam Afeku on Wednesday inaugurated a new Creative Arts Council, headed by Mark Okraku Mantey, at a ceremony at the Ministry in Accra.
Also appointed to the Council was Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, daughter of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and actress Bibi Bright, who will serve as Secretary.
The three-member team, according to the Minister, would select the rest of the Council’s members and also set up the right framework for the council.
Some industry players have questioned Gyankroma Akufo-Addo’s appointment to the Council considering that she is not a known industry person.
The sector Minister defusing the criticisms explained in an interview with Joy News that, “President’s children have a right to work. It is [in] the Constitution and they are Ghanaians by birth, by right and her credentials speak volumes.”
She further defended that, “The people in the industry when they heard her were mesmerized that it is not just being a daughter of a president but [she] is passionate, she is very well respected in the industry worldwide and he has the credentials to back it.”
“I think we also need to stay away from this notion of if you are a child or a relative of a leader and you are qualified you cannot be given a position.
"I need to put it and put it very firmly that this is a sector that enjoins all creative people. She is extremely qualified and I am the one to work with her and not her father,” Madam Afeku reiterated.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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is she not more qualified for her father's company. African Money
So what?, my president, ur president, our President, can even go ahead to bring her mother to any of position she deem fit, once she can make life better then, so be it. PLS let us this time time think close then to say "we can't think far" Nana my president go no now
if ex president rawlingse could project her wife to become president inspite of all that ghanaians knew about her involvement with the jeep. why cant akuffo addo do otherwise. president kuffour and son on hotel wawa. ghana nei corruption nie and hyprocracy nei
it will have been nice for the minister, speaking to the issue, to state Gyankroma's credentials to silence the critics. all the same, i am all for it.
yes minister, is she a ghanaian? yes. is she qualified? YES does she have the passion?. YES are we talking too much? well may be. Dont you people think this girl deserve to chop some, more than some of these appointed ministers. THIS GIRL HAS BEEN BY HER DAD DAY AND NIGHT, RAIN AND SHINE, HARD AND THIN, TO HELP THE DAD INTO POWER AND YOU DARE TO SAY SHE CAN NOT TAKE A POST? MENUA BE REAL. WHO ELSE CAN DADDY TRUST THAN HER OWN SWEET DAUGHTER.
Hey!!! Ghanaian can talk wai!!!! The most painful thing too is that those saying trash are nobody too oooooooo Go see them for their house bolla nkaaaaaa Gyankrama don't mind anybody wai Continue with ur work wai!!!!!!
I'm very happy for Bibi
This is the essence of cronyism and nepotism. Is the government of Ghana now turning into a family business. Job for the boys. This is another avenue to drain the public purse. Ghana and Africa is behind just because of the unprofessional manner politicians behave. As a country with a huge deposits of natural and human resources both home and abroad, incumbent governments still behave like monkeys. Next day, a new path will be laid for the president's wife to become president. Ghana is bleeding because its politicians are poor thinkers . They don't have the nation at heart. Its all about stealing , ***barred word*** and what have you.Colonialism is still lingering in the minds of the politicians and the people. Anyone wondering why countries without natural resources have prospered and Ghana with all these resources is still wallowing in poverty? This is the tragedy of the commons.
Ok so Jerry dey promote Zenator and Nana dey Promote Gyankroma, Attah promote ee son, JAK ee son died them almost rape the nation. So guys every president will try and sort out their pikins.
Ffoolish and sstupid talk.is she the only qualified person in the county to occupy that position?