I’m sorry for my comments at Kukurantumi — 2nd Lady

Daily Graphic Politics Jul - 20 - 2015 , 22:42

Mrs Matilda Amissah Arthur has apologised to Ghanaians for the comments she made at Kukrumantumi, for which she had received a lot of backlash.

She said her comments were to encourage the community to participate in providing the educational needs of their children but had been misunderstood by many to mean disrespect.

The Second Lady, during an event to donate computers to the school, chastised the headmistress for asking for chalk when the government had donated computers to the school.

While presenting five computers to the Kukurantumi Presby School in the Eastern Region, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur blatantly rejected an appeal for educational materials from the headmistress of the school and accused her of being ungrateful despite major efforts by the government to make them comfortable.

“How much is a box of chalk? I won’t give you chalk today, I won’t give you chalk tomorrow,” the Second Lady said.

However, the response from Ghanaians has been sharp, with many calling on her to apologise, saying her posture smacks of insensitivity.

At the 40th anniversary celebration of the Jack and Jill School at Cantonments, Accra, the second lady said she was taken aback when the headmistress asked for chalk after she had donated five computers and about 500 books to the basic school.

She said her comments didn’t go down well with Ghanaians and, therefore, apologised unconditionally for the unfortunate incident that day.