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Emmanuel
Odei of Obosomase in the Eastern Region of Ghana is blind in one eye and the
story of his blindness is as unfortunate as it is tragic.
He
was a student of the Presbyterian Junior Secondary school at Obosomase .
On
July 18, 1997, one of his schoolmates offended a teacher who then decided to
punish him by dishing out strokes of the cane.
In
the process of the caning part of the cane broke off and went straight into the
left eye of Emmanuel.
The
eye could not be saved and Emmanuel has been blind in that eye since then.
His
right eye is also reported to be defected and he is unemployed.
As
the time, the Basic school Head Teachers’ Association offered to compensate him
with GHC100.00 (one hundred Ghana Cedis).
GHC20.00
(Twenty Ghana Cedis) of the amount was to be given to Emmanuel for his hospital
bills and the GHC80.00 (Eighty Ghana Cedis ) was to be used to purchase
treasury bills.
According
to Emmanuel who came to the office of “The Insight” last Thursday, not a pesewa
has been paid to him since the gentleman’s agreement.
Strangely,
Emmanuel wanted to be a driver but the DVLA would not issue him a license
because of his condition.
A
Report prepared by the District Director of Education on the matter and minutes
of a meeting with the family of Emmanuel are published here for the information
of our readers.
Editorial
Insults on the airwaves
President John Dramani Mahama was absolutely
right when he complained about insults against political opponents on the
airwaves.
Nobody
involved in national politics has been spared the bare faced insults of
activists who have nothing substantial to say.
The
President has on countless occasions been insulted and vilified and so have
opposition leaders.
There was even one occasion when the president was photoshopped to create the impression that he was engaged in a sexual act.
One just wonders when the politicians will
spend their time discussing the pressing social and economic issues confronting
the poor masses instead of abusing themselves.
We
agree with the President that the insult must stop but we know that it will
only stop if some politicians elevate public discussion to the level of the
intellectual.
Who
is going to do that?
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