Ms Felicity Nelson, a member of feminist group Pepperdem Ministries, has, in her personal capacity, lampooned the Akufo-Addo government over the Presidency’s suspension of one of her Pepperdem colleagues, Dr Louise Carol Serwaa Donkor, who works as a Policy and Communication Analyst at the Jubilee House, for making what Chief of Staff Frema Osei-Opare describes as “unsavoury” comments about “a section of Ghanaians” on social media.
Without speaking for Pepperdem as a group, an enraged and furious Ms Nelson, who serves as an in-house panelist on Class FM Wednesday, 13 June said, that: “Right now, I think that we are actually going into an era in which we are doing government by foot soldiers. … There was no mention of NPP or NDC, so, I’m quite surprised that NPP people have taken it so personally”.
She continued: “I think it [the backlash] was completely unwarranted. And actually there was a lot of misogynistic focus in terms of the insults … where people were saying she slept her way into her position, there was a lot of comments about ‘she’s ugly’, you know a lot of social media bullying by people who are even presidential staffers themselves. She has a PhD and she actually got a scholarship to do this PhD and it wasn’t given by the government.
“Just a few weeks ago, we had Nii Teiko Tagoe, who is also a presidential staffer, say that the guy who went to protest [for the opening of the University of Ghana Medical Centre at a programme attended by First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo], ‘in another country, he could have been shot’, he is still at post. We had Napaga, in January, she said that they should stop giving her CVs when they meet her at official events, she is still at post, so, I think it’s very interesting now when Louise makes this comment, it wasn’t even directed at any [party] and this whole thing of ‘a section of Ghanaians’, what does that mean? Is government supposed to serve public interest or is it supposed to serve a section of Ghanaian society.
“I think even they [Presidency] know that it is so petty and so ridiculous… Why didn’t they say that: ‘We want to appease our foot soldiers because we failed to give them jobs, we failed to give them the healthcare they deserve, we don’t give them ambulances if they go to the hospitals, no oxygen, we haven’t given you the factories we promised … so what we are going to do is that we are going to use this to distract them from the things that we have actually failed to provide’, so, that’s what this really is and I’m so appalled, I’m really appalled … I’m so ashamed to be Ghanaian today because I actually voted for this government, today I am ashamed”, Ms Nelson fumed.
BACKGROUND
Ms Osei-Opare wrote official letter to Mr Eugene Owusu, Special Advisor to the President on SDGs, to suspend Dr Donkor, for making some anti-foot soldier comments recently.
The Chief of Staff said Dr Donkor has misconducted herself hence the request for her suspension.
In the letter dated 12 June 2018, Ms Osei-Opare noted that her attention “has been drawn to some unsavoury comments attributed to Dr Louise Carol Serwaa Donkor, the Policy and Communication Analyst, at your outfit
“These comments sought to disparage a section of the Ghanaian society, a conduct which is unacceptable to this Office.
“Consequently, you are directed to suspend Dr Donkor from office for a period of thirty days beginning the 13th day of June, 2018.
“Further, she is required to render, in writing, an unconditional apology and commit to good behaviour”.
On Sunday, 10 June, Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said it was “stupidity” for Dr Donkor to have denigrated foot soldiers who worked hard to ensure victory for the party.
According to him, such attitude smacks of gross political immaturity.
Dr Louise Carol Serwaa Donkor had said in response to a post by Ms Nelson about not dealing with foot soldiers that: “You shouldn’t”, and encouraged her friend who posted it that: “You can’t reason with them [foot soldiers]”.
“It’s like tribalist”, she added. She has since apologised for her comments.
Weighing in on the matter, Mr Otchere-Darko, wrote on Facebook that: “I hold no brief for a young woman who owes her appointment to an election victory won largely by those who in various ways did the legwork and/or heavy-lifting to make it happen and yet decided to diss them.
“She showed gross political immaturity (in fact, stupidity) by denigrating party foot soldiers the way she did – totally unprovoked by them. She has apologised. I suspect this week has been one of her worst, if not the worst, in her entire young life. I hope so! Hey guys! Move on! Surely, you can’t care much about a lady who chose to merely gargle from the fountain of political wisdom to hate her that much. She cannot be worth your precious emotions until she learns how to drink from that fountain. Move on! Show you have better things to focus on. If you do go to Church today and perchance ask for forgiveness, I hope you expect the Almighty to be merciful. How much more you! Show strength, people!”
Source: classfmonline.com
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Who says this girl was employed on merit? I know her as bed warmer as Nigeria Mps will say . In fact she was forced to sleep with 3 men in NPP including a constituency Chaiman in Eastern Region .
so its now a cyto or form four leaver who shd be treated like that. h.. more human thaqn ony other i guess
INFACT IT IS VERY SAD FOR A PHD HOLDER TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF POLITICS AND JOB. AS PHD HOLDER YOU CAN LECTURE AND DO CONSULTANCY JOB BUT WHY FOLLOW THESE CORRUPT PEOPLE TO BE DISGRACD? WHAT SHE SAID IS VERY TRUE BECAUSE FOOT SOLDIERS ARE MOSTLY ILLITERATES ESPECIALLY INVISIBLE AND DELTA FORCES OF NPP SO HOW CAN YOU REASON WITH THEM, PEOPLE FROM THE FOREST AREAS?. WHEN YOU RULE BY DICTATATE OF FOOTSOLDIERS YOU CREATE ARTIFICIAL SOLUTIONS WHICH ARR NOT IMPACTFUL LIKE NABCOPS AND MANY OTHERS. HONOURABLE YOU ARE PHD HOLDER AND VERY BEAUTIFUL, AND YOU WANT TO TO HEAVEN TOO SO DO NOT FOLLOW THESE ***barred word*** IN GOVERNMENT BUT GO A LECTURE AND HAVE YOUR DECENT LIVVE BUT AS FOR AKKUFFO ADDICT AND DR. LIAR BORROMIA THEY ARE GOING TO HELL
@Nana K you have said nothing of significance!
The very reason I think Ghana is still at where it is now. We expect governments to do individual biddings regardless. I voted for you so don't touch me even if am wrong. For goodness sake, is the Doctor above suspension or she is more human than everyone?? And you have some lazy media houses giving them airtime. We do politics 365days and that is why governments are unable to implement better policies for the nation. Because even if those policies will help, Politicians are afraid of losing power. My heart bleeds for Ghana.
So everyone has power to talk sh*t in Ghana now? Just because you voted fir a party to come to power means you have authority over the party or government?what nons*nse is going on in Ghana? You vote to choose leaders to lead you and that's all, you have no business in controlling the government or leaders, what warrants Mt his insane rantings from this Nelson? No wonder she us your friend because you are too much full of yourselves so you don't respect others who you think are below you. We are not running an elite government but a government for all and you have no right to say what you don't know and if she was fired what Wil you do? NPP came to power because of the masses who were suffering, because of the social interventions Papa Kuffuor brought to help the people which ndc destroyed and brought hardship and sufferings to the good people of Ghana. This government isn't there for some people to be disrespectful to those who voted massively to bring them to power, Awura, if that is your problem then go burn the ocean. Who gave her that position? and was that position permanent or the President has the power to fire and hire? Eeeeee, Ghanaians have grown so much wings that I can see they will even ask God why he brought humanity to live on this earth and die ! They are now about to blame God for every evil they commit. Education indeed !hahahahahahahaha!
GABBY ASARE Otchere-Darko, is the most powerful guy in NPP now, just listen to him these days and if he says suspend, it will be done. Hmmmmmm Ama Ghana.
WHAT IS THE LOGIC IN WHAT THIS MISS NELON IS SAYIING AT ALL. ? DOES LOUISE"s phd A LICENSE TO LOOK DOWN UPON OTHER GHANAIANS. ? SHE IS A phd holder and cannot provide one single job for herself. She should mark it,the same footsoldiers she is denigrating today, She will need tomorrow when there are elections in order to keep her job. Immature and self conceited girls who have not been properly brought up.If i were Miss Nelson, i will just keep quiet and hide. But will these hobos ?
Mnteeeeeew, 'mode3 moanya no fo na mopre ntosu), why are you speaking like that, when she was employed, did you commend the presidency for that? Did she pursue PhD to speak without thinking of others? When it started sweet we did not hear from you Felicity, now that it is sour listen to yourself.