CEO of B&FT appeals to Ghanaian youth to show respect to leaders

Chief Executive Officer of the Business and Financial Times (B&FT) newspaper, Dr. Mrs. Edith Dankwa has entreated the Ghanaian youth to show respect to leaders of the country.
In an interview with Rev. Erskine on the Y Leaderboard Series, she expressed her disappointment in how some youths in the country show gross disrespect to leaders on social media.
“When I go on social media platforms and I see some comments and language people use on social media, it leaves me speechless. We have to respect each other”, she said.
According to her, if she were to involve herself in any social media banter, she would consider how her family members will feel before indulging in such banter. She thus encouraged the youth to show respect to leaders as she said, “I am pleading on behalf of all parents, that as youth, you are the future leaders so let us respect ourselves as Ghanaians”.
Dr. Dankwa noted that looking at what is happening around the world amid the pandemic, she is glad that she is a Ghanaian. And that, according to her, this is how every Ghanaian youth should feel.
“Because we are here in Ghana, we don’t know what we have but when I sat back in this pandemic and listened to what was happening in the world, I felt so proud to be Ghanaian”, she added.
A few weeks ago, some final year students were sighted in a video circulating on social media raining insults on President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo Addo following their failure to answer examination questions during the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
However, the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) reacted to the issue by stating that these students will be punished at the end of ongoing investigations.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah