A renowned Moslem Scholar, Professor Emeritus Lukeman MOHAMMED has described as very insulting and denigration of Muslims and others who live in Zongos, the promise to Develop a Zongo Development to raise the image of such communities.
Professor MOHAMMED, a senior Lecturer at the City University of New York said politicians should seize looking down on the intelligence of people of northern origin who live in such deprived communities with vague promises.
He was contributing to a forum during Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah's encounter with Professionals.
The Professor who sounded very emotional elaborated; "I find this statement very discriminatory. I find this statement as being called special. Let us treat Zongo people just as we do to all Ghanaians. That Zongo Development Fund in our sense is not doable. I heard some lies over there but please let us not treat Zongo people that way"
Professor MOHAMMED did not mention any political party but he was obviously reacting to a promise by the New Patriotic Party NPP.
GHANA'S largest opposition party has been parading series of promises to the Zongo community particularly, referring to the choice of Dr Mahamadu Bawumia as running mate as a key example of its commitment.
But Professor believes Dr Bawumia a Muslim has failed to protect the dignity of Muslims by speaking against the import of Nana ADDO's campaign team.
The NPP and the NDC have been debating each other over policies and previous actions by their governments to promote the interest of Muslims and Zongo communities by extension.
Many aged Muslims whose parents were chased out of the country when Nana Akufo ADDO's father, briefly acted as GHANA'S President.
The pain, loss and bitterness is still vivid in their minds and have vowed to vote against the Danquah Dombo Busua tradition.
The NDC which is exploiting it however insists its governments have demonstrated real commitment.
President John MAHAMA's government has built what for now is the only Islamic College of Education in West Africa at Wenchi which will help Train Islamic teachers in Arabic .
The NDC saw creation of the Islamic Education Unit. The NDC government under Jerry Rawlings passed a law creating two holidays to commemorate holy days on the Islamic calendar.
The NDC has promised to pass a policy that will make Arabic examinable in schools which offer them
The NDC, which has never elected a Moslem as a Vice Presidential candidate or candidate is also in record for creating the three regions of the north which opened up development in the area.
Professor MOHAMMED's strong objection amplifies the position of the silent majority who have read in between the lines.
Zongos are areas populated predominantly by settlers from Northern sahel areas.
Many of the settlers there are few who remained and grouped in those deprived areas to resettle after their parents properties were seized under the Aliens Compliance Order.
Critics of the NPP promise have asked few questions the party has avoided.
Does it mean that the zongos will be developed separately from the district where they settled?
Will it be resourced through the consolidated fund?
Does it mean that, projects in those districts will not be extended to the zongos because they would already have their developmental programs ?
Is the NPP by this telling us that the members of the zongos doesn't deserve to be among others, so creating a different " world" for them ?
Would the NPP create funds for Ewe settlers in the Ashanti region too?
Source: The Republic Newspaper
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Well then tell your NDC and Mahama that SADA is equally derogatory. I don't believe this guy is a Professor let alone Emeritus.
Either there's no one called 'Emeritus Professor Mohammed' or the one who bears that name, is only a professor of 'tribal politics', 'hate speech' and 'divide-and-rule studies' in the 'University of NDC'. There, they dig up bones of ancestors of political opponents, examine them for the slightest speech flaws and conclude that anyone who joins that party must suffer the 'sins of the fathers' by all means. But they refuse to be called a voilent party when their party came out of voilence and coups. Assuming the historical records are correct, they should as well take ownership of all the sins of their own ancestor first, then we'll start listening when they speak. If the NDC understtod shaame, they should not be contesting this election in the first place.
This is called target development. It's called social intervention. Why don't the Emeritus prof ask for SADA TO BE CANCELLED since there nothing similar in the south.
Prof Emeritus simply means a retired prof. So Charlie go sit back on your lounge and chop some sunlight with your retirement package. I hope you will ask for the northern education grants to be cancelled too. Wa bon
Ono nsoso... professor, professor...
What is this ***barred word*** of a professor talking about? if he wants to popooh the idea of zongo development and link it to the denigration of people of norther decent, then he should be told that if we are looking who hate people of northern decent then it is the NDC that overthrew the only honest incorruptible northern Ghana ever produced for this country. The NDC looted all the money that was meant to facilitate the development of the north to provide opportunities for our brothers and sisters from the north.
***barred word*** "professor". Why didn't you call Nkrumah's northern scholarship derogatory?
Have searched through google scholar and all relevant academic search engines for:Emeritus Professor Lukeman Mohammed but to no avail. Can somebody else sort me out? Ghanaians indeed love academic titles but not 'Dead-Goat Emeritus Professor Lukeman Mohammed' from no where. Cheers.
We heard this same n0nsen5e from Hon. Alban Bagbin when former Prez. Kuffour introduced the LEAP programme. Though the programme was for all tribes Hon. Alban Bagbin, with his NDC tribalistist tactics intentionally singled out Northerners and told Prez. Kuffour that Northerners are not beggars to be given money. What they need is employment. Surprisingly the NDC now brags with the LEAP programme claiming that they have increased the amount paid to beneficiaries to the extent that Prez. Mahama came to Parliament house to show to us how the LEAP has transformed the life of a woman from the North. If this is not hyp0crisy then I do not know what else is hyp0crisy. Now this because of party politics listen to what this dumb professor is saying. He will condemn it and then later on when the NPP come to power, implemented it and maybe leave power for the NDC to take over again, this same person would be appointed to the Zongo Development Fund board and he will shamefully accept the position.
He shouldnt be called a Professor. He doesnt have a PhD and was only a adjunct teacher at Monroe Community College in Bronx. He is polygamous and very arrogant. Trying to make inroads into the failing NDC