Former President John Dramani Mahama's spokesperson, Kwasi Kwarteng, has urged him to apologize to Ghanaian students for comparing the food they eat in schools to that of dogs.As part of the rollout of the government's flagship program, Free Senior High School, Mr. Mahama raised concern over the subpar quality of the food being served in the various Senior High Schools (SHSs) during his campaign tour in the Central Region (Free SHS).

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John Dramani Mahama claims that the pupils are sickened and uncomfortable by the subpar food that is supplied to them.“Today, if you go to see the kind of food the children are eating in the schools…you shudder to serve such food to your dogs at home,'' he told delegates and party members in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency.

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Reacting to Mr Mahama’s comment, Mr Kwarteng said it is unpresidential for the former President to speak that way.In a Facebook post, Mr Kwarteng noted “Former President John Dramani Mahama is known for his unpresidential remarks but little did we know he could be such loose, vulgar and low.

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How do you equate food for human beings to that of dogs? Jesus Christ!“Mr Mahama is not only wrong in demeaning our collective efforts in providing quality education for Ghanaian students but he’s also wrong for reducing the school children to dogs. That’s insulting.“Comments like this is not acceptable. Is backward, retrogressive, negative and unpresidential.

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“Somebody whose leadership witnessed the worst educational outcomes ever shouldn’t be making such comments. He should apologize to Ghanaian Children!”

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