Ghanaians react to Aku Akuffo shading Ho Polytechnic

Evans Annang 10:07 - 29 May 2021

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Social media has been buzzing since the promotion of Jake Bediako to the role of Presidential Coordinator for Youth Engagement and Strategy at the Office of the President.

Many Ghanaians have wondered what exactly that role entails and have concluded that it’s just an opaque role created to satisfy family and cronies of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.

But in defense of Jake, Aku Akuffo, a legal practitioner and a niece of President Akufo-Addo said Ghanaians have no ‘right’ to question the appointment.

She alluded to the fact that Mr. Bediako is overly qualified with two degrees from Ivy League schools.

In a post on Instagram, she compared Ho Poly to the Ivy League schools and Ghanaians are having none of it.

lmaooo??? pic.twitter.com/uRTou3uLRu
— t. (@treycybanana) May 28, 2021

Check some of the reactions below

Actually all our democratically elected presidents (minus JJ) schooled in universities outside.

It doesn't seem to have made much of a difference in our country.
Maybe the "Ho Poly" graduates can do something if given a chance. https://t.co/19eGSzjcIc
— 5LICK (@iamslick) May 29, 2021

Why is Ho Poly catching stray bullet on here? 😳😳😳 https://t.co/BUx1K7g1CW
— MacJordan 👨🏾‍💻🇨🇦🇬🇭 (@MacJordaN) May 28, 2021

Hawa Koomson jab? And what has Ho Poly done? https://t.co/2YgkrXOjgq
— Claud Allan (@_Horace10) May 28, 2021

This is wrong on all levels. Yes, Cornell and Cambridge Universities are top top schools but throwing shade at Ho Poly ( indirectly the UNIs in Ghana) is so wrong.

Who even cares about the UNI you went to? , employers just want their job done! https://t.co/RjjypfNutE
— Dr. George (@GeorgeAnagli) May 29, 2021