3Voices | Opinion: This article is an opinion piece and represents the views of the author, Richard Sena Quashie, not necessarily those of 3News, Media General, or its editorial team. 3Voices is a platform for diverse perspectives on national and global issues.
President John Dramani Mahama's decision to appoint Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD) as Presidential Adviser on Diaspora Affairs has raised eyebrows and provoked pointed questions. After all, this is the same Office of Diaspora Affairs that was lambasted not long ago as an unnecessary, wasteful appendage when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was in power.
The ironic turn of events, with an office once deemed "superfluous" now being resurrected and staffed by a celebrity figure, smacks of political amnesia at best and blatant hypocrisy at worst. Lets examine KOD's qualifications (or lack thereof) for the role, the relevance of the Diaspora Affairs office, and how political rhetoric around this office has flipped between the last NPP and Mahama's new administration.
KOD's appointment: celebrity status over expertise?
