Ghanaian stand-up comedian DKB thinks the Nana Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s school feeding program is pointless and a dreadful burden.
On Thursday, September 22, 2022, he made the assertion during Nana Romeo’s mid-morning talk show “Ayekoo Ayekoo” on Accra 100.5 FM.
The much-heralded flagship NPP free education program was questioned first by DKB.
“I often hear them claim that the free education program is losing money, but how can it be free education if the teachers are already getting paid?”
You are already getting paid, therefore I ask that you instruct them. Literally, education was free, but what exactly is free education?
He was stunned even further to find out government was “also feeding the children.”
“That is not free education. Why are you feeding them? No!”
The award-winning comic is of the belief, it is unnecessary to add the school feeding programme to the so-called free education programme.
“It is not necessary. It is extreme pressure. If it’s free education, free textbooks, free handouts, free books, free tuition, why are you adding food? No!” he barked.
“Okay, they say it is for boarders. How about day students?”
“It is pressuring the government for nothing. It is free feeding they are doing. I just got to understand it recently… Why are you feeding the person?”
Prompted by the host concerning the financial challenges in paying the caterers who handle the school feeding programme, the self-acclaimed King of Comedy stressed, “because it is an extreme burden. They eat every single day.
“They eat, they digest, they excrete,” he gestured a vicious cycle with his right hand fingers.