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Ok, it's Friday. Let's wrap up the week real quick.
It all began on Monday morning with a deeply disturbing discussion about that viral video showing a deeply evil Ugandan Nanny who brutalised the baby she was supposed to be caring for. Honestly, just thinking about it makes me feel funny inside. We all imagined what we would have done if it were our baby being beaten and stomped on and kicked in the head. It made us ask that truly horrifying question: just how well do we know the people we leave our kids with? We don't all have video cameras installed in our homes, so how do we know how safe our kids are while our backs are turned? We must work, and our careers are demanding, but how much is too much, when it comes to our children's safety?
On Tuesday, we pulled out the budget and had a peek at the provisions in the Education sector. Time was not on our side, but we touched on a few issues: Free SHS was one. I asked Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa how they were expecting to fund it, when throughout 2014, government has been unable to meet statutory payments. He said they'd dip into the Get fund whenever disbursements were slow.
Anis Haffar, was also on hand with some refreshing new ideas. One of them was that schools should teach kids the skills needed to boost local industry, and that it must start from the basic level. Lesley Tettey wanted more clarity on how the government intended to fund all the interventions outlined in the budget. I just wanted to know whether headteachers will have to hide under their desks again in 2015 because they can't afford to pay their debtors.
And then we had Cocaine Wednesday. Nayele Ametefe and her quarter cement bag's worth of cocaine were nabbed at Heathrow earlier this month. She had travelled from Kotoka on an Austrian passport, and NACOB quickly issued a statement claiming they'd helped the Brits to arrest the woman. The British High Commission immediately issued their own statement, which basically said NACOB are a bunch of liars. The question of whether or not the woman had a diplomatic passport remained unanswered, and the Communications minister, as well as the deputy Education minister (yes o, Education. Please don't ask why he was commenting on diplomatic issues), anyway, both government officials condemned the Brits for not answering the passport question.
And then there was the confusion over VIP versus VVIP. That went on for a bit. The whole thing was turning into some sort of NDC-NPP free-for -all. Ace Ankomah and the Communications Minister joined us by phone for a bit of banter. That was funny. But ultimately, I just have one question: The woman has an Austrian passport, so why all the fuss in Ghana? Is the Austrian Government also issuing statements about her? Why have we as a nation - to her own alleged surprise - adopted her as one of our own, when she was travelling as an Austrian citizen?
Yesterday was nice. We gave thanks to those who have "rescued" us, and we looked at the new Power Ministry, and the CHRAJ Boss through the eyes of Prof. Gyimah. Boadi. Suffice it to say he didn't approve of either one.
Today is a different kind of Friday we will bring you a Unique Achiever, and lots of info from the British High Commissioner. Oh, and you'll hear from President Mahama too. All that on today's Super Morning Show.
My name is Kojo Yankson, and we're rounding up a week of Atrocities, Academics, Austrians and Another Ministry?
GOOD MORNING, GHANAFO!
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