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[Osaretin Victor Asemota @asemota]

England wants to win. Ghana just doesn't want to lose.

[Kwabena Boat 🇬🇭 @kwabenaboatman]

Like you I have first hand experience with this from teaching during my national service, and it forced me to think about the deeper problem.

I was about 22 at the time, and some of the JHS students would make comments like, “Sir, this weekend I want to come to your house oo,” and I’d shut it down immediately. One time, I overheard a student make a comment in twi that essentially translated to, “This teacher he’s even a small boy and sees himself like that,” and that really put things into perspective for me.

It made me realize that a lot of these kids have been groomed by older people in their communities for so long that it feels normal to them. The issue isn’t about how children dress or present themselves. That doesn’t solve this. The problem runs deeper and it always circles back to the adults in their communities.

A child having a crush on an adult isn’t strange. That’s part of adolescence. But the responsibility is always on the adult. The moment you indulge it, you’ve failed that child. And beyond that, your actions don’t just affect that one moment, you condition them to see that behavior as acceptable, which only makes them more vulnerable to other predators.

That’s why this isn’t something you fix by telling kids to behave differently. It’s something adults have to take responsibility for, by setting and maintaining clear boundaries every single time.

[JOJO💕🫶 @joelle_manyo]

Whether she wore a short skirt, followed him home, or even pursued him, we still expect the adult to know better.

[DG 🦅 #AyewKilledAfrica @Drealz4]

At the end of the day I can’t expect a country that sings Konkotibaa with vim to have sense on the student teacher issue 🤷🏾‍♂️

[Seth Doe Esq @seth_doe22]

A sixteen year old girl under law can consent to having sex. That’s clear. However people fail to point out that the law has exceptions to consent. A sixteen year old girl consenting to have sex with her father is INCEST. You’ll do jail even though, she’s “not a minor.”
A sixteen year old consenting to have sex with her TEACHER might cause the TEACHER to be jailed for RAPE because the law is that there is a presumption of UNDUE INFLUENCE that cancels the CONSENT.
So if the sixteen year old girl posts herself online and is attracted to another guy and they have sex that’s cool.

IF THE SIXTEEN YEAR OLD HAS SEX WITH HER TEACHER, THERE IS A PRESUMPTION OF UNDUE INFLUENCE WHERE THE TEACHER IS DEEMED TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF AUTHORITY OVER THE GIRL TO CAUSE HER TO CONSENT TO THE SEX AGAINST HER WISHES.

So the law says a girl consenting to having sex with her teacher can have the consent nullified on the ground that she was unduly influenced and the teacher will be jailed for RAPE.

So most of you saying; “she consented to her teacher” will go to Europe and developed countries and do jail.

[smallie wey dey mighty @Britney_Tachie]

A student cannot consent to sex with any school staff. Be it the teacher, cleaner, gardener or head of school. A student can simply not give consent!

[🦋Afua🦋 @___Afuah]

Children cannot consent to sex!
Children cannot consent to sex!
Children cannot consent to sex!
Children cannot consent to sex!
Children cannot consent to sex!
Children cannot consent to sex!

And the last time I checked, children can be any gender, mind you.

[Wiggle💃🏽 @_LogoLigi_]

My leaders will think this is AI 🥲

[Owuraku Ampofo @_owurakuampofo]

The drainage system at the Inter&Co Stadium in action.

[Boluwatife @TEEPHTREND]

After giving birth, a woman's internal wounds take six months to heal, 12 months for physical recovery, two years for hormonal balance, and up to five years to rediscover her identity. Relationships frequently fail during this time due to a lack of understanding. Be kind and patient with new mothers; they are facing more challenges than it appears.

[Afia @af_ia_blue]

When I say Laboma has lost the plot!! A beach club doesn’t allow people to wear slippers. Such a group of jons cus what??

[Asaassim @Asaassim]

"We have updated the bill, but we can't make available"

[Wiggle💃🏽 @_LogoLigi_]

The job hard 🤣🤣🤣

[EDHUB🌍ℹ @eddie_wrt]

“KOKA did not threaten any police officer. Rather, it was an interaction with the party’s internal security member, popularly known as ‘Boryor,’ whom everyone in the party knows as ‘Police.’ The ‘police’ he referred to was a party member nicknamed Police, and not the Ghana Police Service.”

- Enoch Afoakwa, lawyer for KOKA, explains alleged threats against a police officer by KOKA

[Authority Architect @Maukeni_]

The signal that the NITA bill is sending to the very people who are building the tech ecosystem might end up damaging the very ecosystem it intends to regulate.

[Nana Yaw Architect 🇩🇪🇹🇷🇬🇭 @Yaw_Ridwan]

Dear @NITAGhana

The questions and answers provided in your response comes off a bit as a deflection of the main concerns.

Below are our concerns and would be very beneficial if answers can be provided. A twitter space won’t be a bad idea for digital natives 😊.

1️⃣ Article 46 states that no person shall be appointed as an Information and Communications Technology professional in a public or private institution unless certified by the Authority.

What specific national problem is this provision trying to solve that existing university degrees, industry certifications, and employer hiring standards have failed to solve?

2️⃣ Under Article 46, why should a private startup hiring a software engineer require state certification before employment?
Does NITA believe private companies are incapable of assessing technical competence on their own?

3️⃣ If a globally recognized engineer from companies like Google, Microsoft, or Amazon relocates to Ghana, would they legally be unable to work until certified by NITA?

4️⃣ Article 46 gives NITA power to determine the criteria and procedure for certification.

Why does the Bill not define the minimum criteria directly in the legislation itself, considering the broad powers being granted?

5️⃣ Can NITA point to any major digital economy such as Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Singapore etc. where all Information and Communications Technology professionals in both private and public sectors require mandatory government certification before employment?

6️⃣ The Bill appears to centralize approval authority within NITA.
How does NITA plan to avoid creating a bottleneck where innovation moves at the speed of regulatory approval rather than the speed of technology?

7️⃣ If a university student builds a small application, an artificial intelligence model, or an e-commerce website from their bedroom, at what point do they become subject to certification or regulatory approval under this Bill?

8️⃣ The Bill introduces penalties including fines and possible imprisonment for non-compliance.
Why was a punitive approach chosen for a sector historically driven by openness, experimentation, and low barriers to entry?

9️⃣. Does NITA see software engineering as equivalent to professions like medicine or law where licensing protects life and safety?

If so, which categories of Information and Communications Technology work does NITA consider dangerous enough to justify state licensing?

🔟 Could Article 46 unintentionally encourage companies to relocate talent, outsource development abroad, or avoid hiring locally certified professionals due to compliance uncertainty?

Has NITA conducted an economic impact assessment on innovation, startup growth, foreign investment, and youth employment?

[Kweku Tech @kwekutech]

the goal is 10,000 signatures. if you haven't signed, y3 fassssstttt

https://t.co/0JujzRqL7n

[yO-Gene @YGene_]

we just crossed 1,000+ signatures.

to the accounts who picked this up and ran with it thank you. you didn't have to. you did anyway.

to everyone who signed and shared you are the reason this is happening.

@koboateng @kwekutech @TheDumbTechGuy
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[Kweku Tech @kwekutech]

https://t.co/gqglNA5Abr

sign this petition if you want to see #NitaDropThatBill

[Chefabbys @chefabbys]

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[Chefabbys @chefabbys]

One of my life goals is to mentor the next generation of creators to own their narratives and push the boundaries more than I have.

Engaging with British High Schoolers through the SNAPCHAT UK philanthropy session to discuss my creator journey was fulfilling.

Thank You Snapchat Team for putting this together, I can't wait to be back