Marchisio Boateng
Monday’s are usually boring but this Monday is very different. This new week, we share with you some issues and names that are already trending on social media platforms across Ghana.
#SexForGrades:
The BBC Africa Eye led by reporter Kiki Mordi, conducted an investigation in top West African university on sexual harassment on some female students by lectures. University of Lagos in Nigeria and University of Ghana were the key institutions in this expose with a lot of lecturers being implicated.
In a video released by the BBC on Monday, Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu, Head Pastor for the Foursquare Gospel Church and a former sub dean in the University of Lagos, sexually harassed a 17-year old girl who was seeking admission into the university.
Dr. Paul Kwame Butakor, a senior lecturer from the College of Education in the University of Ghana who also was implicated in the expose tried to lure a student who wanted help to do her Masters’ Degree into a sexual relationship.
Prof. Ransford Gyampo who was also implicated in the BBC expose, has denied all allegations labelled against him and claimed people just want his downfall. In a news update, he is said to have released a statement. According to his statement, he is going to sue the BBC. In the video below, Prof. Gyampo broke down in tears before students today in class with some hooting at him and calling him names.
https://twitter.com/awww_ghostTears/status/1181207979498070017
Ghana Police
The Ghana Police Service are in the news today. The security force is trending after police brutalized peaceful law students who had embarked on a peaceful legal protest in Accra today over the “mafia legal education system in Ghana.”
Police brutalities of innocent peaceful law students who embarked on a peaceful legal protest in Accra today over mafia legal education system in Ghana. How can 1,820 sit for exams and only 128 passed the exams? @MBawumia @NAkufoAddo @hughes_onair @BBCWorld @BBCBreaking @JDMahama pic.twitter.com/KifcszqcvU
— Baba Musah X. (@babamusah08) October 7, 2019
Police brutalities against innocent peaceful law students who embarked on a peaceful legal protest in Accra today over mafia legal education system in Ghana. How can 1,820 sit for exams and only 128 passed the exams? pic.twitter.com/YA3dxqxExW
— Baba Musah X. (@babamusah08) October 7, 2019
Rubber bullets were shot at law students during a peaceful demonstration! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! #RedMonday #openuplegaleducation pic.twitter.com/hYnreJw7sx
— Ghana School of Law SRC (@GSL_SRC) October 7, 2019
#OpenUpLegalEducation : Law students in Ghana this morning took to the streets in protest of how legal education is handled.
The students are registering their displeasure with the massive failures recorded year-in, year-out at the Ghana School of Law.
This year, only 128 students out of the 1,820 candidates who sat for entrance exams passed to be admitted.
Chaos later began as some Police officers began spraying hot water and shooting rubber bullets at students.
Wow, apparently the student protesters are being sprayed with hot water and the convenor arrested by the cops#OpenUpLegalEducation pic.twitter.com/95gOvhk64N
— Mæster Kay👑 (@Kay_Blitz) October 7, 2019
They later marched to the office of the former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama for refuge and he assured them that he will sort out all their grievances when he is voted President in 2020.
After they were beaten, bathed with hot water and some arrested on orders from above, they marched to President @JDMahama's office for refuge.
JM assured them of comprehensively addressing their grievances when he comes back to power. #OpenUpLegalEducation pic.twitter.com/reTU54k9kR
— #SpeakOut (@marcusadampah) October 7, 2019
