Hey guys, this a very interesting and controversial topic that has been making a lot of waves in the Ghanaian media space and want to submit my piece on it.
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It all started when a Ghanaian living in the Netherlands made a video in which he stated emphatically and without remorse, while holding in his hand his Dutch Diplomatic passport, "having a Dutch Diplomatic passport is better than getting a PhD from the University of Ghana (Legon), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University of Cape Coast (UCC) and University for Development Studies (UDS)." He further went on to add "I mentioned Legon first because it is the premier university in Ghana, the rest are not important". As if the first statement was not shattering enough.
He goes by Kofi Gabs and he works as a cleaner in the Netherlands. Apparently, he was a graphic designer here in Ghana before moving to the Netherlands. Kofi and his Romanian wife, Sofi Domingo, have been in a relationship for over a decade and had children before he left Ghana for the Netherlands.
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I want us to delve in to unmask the reason why Kofi Gabs would make such a statement that tarnishes, so much, the image of his own motherland (Ghana). It turns out that Kofi Gabs had a very hard life in Ghana. Here is a photo showing how he was handled at the 37 military hospital in Accra, inside Ghana's capital city.
He was not given a bed, he had to receive "medical treatment" lying on the floor and as if that was not enough, according to him, the nurses and the other health practitioners there treated him with contempt. Life was tough here in Ghana and you could see why after reading a post by @nhaji01 about the minimum wage situation in Ghana here.
Kofi Gabs finally emigrated to the Netherlands to join his wife where he realised that the grass was greener somewhere else. Systems put in place to govern and service citizens where working, where standards of living where much higher than in his home country. Even as a someone who cleans toilets for a living, according to him, he lives a better life than someone with a PhD in Ghana.
Making such a remark undoubtedly leaves a stain on the image of a country and the continent as a whole. PhD is the highest academic degree achievable. You only get a PhD through your own personal efforts, going to school, conducting research, etc. while a Dutch passport is just a piece of document you acquire by virtue of where you where born (the Netherlands) or by virtue of marital bondage, as in his case.
However, I don't completely disagree with him in a sense that, he is looking at what he can do with his newly acquired passport as against what a PhD holder in Ghana can do with his certificate. He claim he can attend a toilet cleaners' conference in the USA without a visa while a PhD holder in Ghana cannot attend a research conference in the USA without a visa.
I rest my case on this one, I will catch you again on another interesting conversation
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Funny but truth, life outside, even working as mere cleaner is far better to what we have most of African countries, that's why we pick any opportunity to travel out
It’s rather sad man
I completely disagree with his approach of making his point known. He has a content or a message but the presentation is very wrong. Why should you compare a Dutch passport to PHD and his only achievement after gaining a passport was being a toilet cleaner. Why not upgrade to acquire a better skill instead and then compare to a PHD which is just a certification or an award. That's where he missed it. These days skills our super powers that gives us an edge everywhere. I'm speaking from experience, those leaving in developed countries who have gone to school to acquire skills earn higher salaries than those doing menial jobs like cleaning which anyone can do. He should give PHD holders a break, they were not the cause of his hardships while he was living in Ghana. If someone is to be blamed it should our leaders for their bad governance and ignorant citizens that keep voting them into power.
Wow 😮
I understand where you coming from man
I think he is just a common man who thinks he has made it in life because he was able to go abroad.
I don’t think he even deserves all this attention we giving him
Some Ghanaians have nothing to do these days than to hype nonsense. It's time for us to sit up as a nation and reason well, we can do better than this. We are hyping passport which puts nothing on our table while some are busy with AI's and other Tech's creating opportunities for people to benefit.
You couldn’t have said anything truer brother. It’s sad
Omo, let me reserve my comment for another day. 😂😂😂
Abeg say your piece
and have your peace 😅
I prefer to pledge the fifth.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
For some reasons, I have just decided to avoid speaking my mind about this topic
Hmm let me keep quiet🤣
😅It is a funny conversation tbh