"Kojo Oppong Nkrumah must not be complacent and swollen headed" says Political Scientist with the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo.
The phrase 'Papano' started trending on social media following an unfortunate exchange between actress Tracy Boakye and musician Mzbel.
It subsequently popped up in Parliament during a debate between the minority and the majority over the Agyapa Royalties Limited agreement.
During the proceedings, the Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah described former Deputy Energy Minister and MP for Yapei Kusawgu, Hon. John Jinapor as 'papano'.
"Mr Speaker, I want to encourage my colleagues on the other side. I want to encourage my good friend who just spoke [referring to John Jinapor]. In my hometown, we will say, 'papano'. 'Papano', I want to encourage 'papa no' to take some time and follow the structure of this conversation and support", Oppong Nkrumah said.
However in a post on social media in reaction to the Information Minister's comment, Prof Gyamp wrote: "It is needless to spark needless controversy by using bogus social media lexicon in a parliament that has clear lexicon and appropriate formal register of lingua franca. If the way parliamentarians dress, is prescribed, the way they express themselves on the formal floor, cannot be unprescribed.
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah must not be complacent and swollen headed. He is a young man carving a niche for himself and he must concentrate on that, rather than being the source of this needless controversy and walkout.
He could have made his point without the needless phrase. He didn’t need to describe his colleague as ‘papa no’ to sound eloquent"
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Does Prof Gyampo know and believe in professional ethics and principles? My God! I thought I will never hear from this man again. He has no shame at all! May be he thinks we all have short memories. His video in engrained in my mind. I am even visualizing him now. Baaga!!
Massa ***barred word***....high heels papa no. U think u know everything. Stay in ur lane... Mr high heels
But somebody can say opana or wale wale adam Smith. Hypocrisy
Concentrate on chewing the small small small girls in UG-Legon and stop poking your nose in just a joke. If it is in another country I’m sure you won’t have mouth to even speak or talk. ***barred word*** man. I know small girls that you ***barred word*** just to pass them. ***barred word***. ***barred word*** country calling you professor. What at all can you offer? ***barred word*** pamper your indiscipline. Foolishness. You also do the same “Papa no”