'I was denied education because of my face' - Young man recounts painful ordeal

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  • Dr ....Mumbi Seraki..... 3 days ago

    Hello youth of Ghana.......You can take your own .life or someone's .life with medicine. .....For instance 15 tramadol at once.....or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

  • Wiseman 2 days ago

    Why Ghanaweb allowed such a dangerous post on this platform.
    Thank

  • Samuel 1 day ago

    Please have you tried it before? We appreciate those who went through practical experience. Let us know your experience.

  • Yaa Yaa (YY Network, Begoro. E/R) . Heartbreaking. Absolutely Heartbreaking 1 day ago

    Imagine having your dreams taken away—not because you lacked ability or determination, but simply because of the face you were born with. No one should have to endure that kind of cruelty. This young man's story is a painfu ...
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  • Kay 3 days ago

    Sorry young man for that treatment. Caricature Antelope looking Asiedu Nketia got the opportunity to educate himself in Drobo District under Gen IK Acheampong regime. Oblong head ugly looking Srem-Sai also got Govt Scholarsh ...
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  • Nurse on duty 3 days ago

    @Kay, have you taken your medication this morning? Go take them before returning to the site.

  • Truthhurts 2 days ago

    Eeeeeeeiiii kay...pls ooo my ribs!!!

  • Leko 2 days ago

    @kay, i cant stop laughing

  • THERE COULD BE MORE THAN THAT 3 days ago

    No trained headteacher would use rhis as an excuse to deny a child an education.

  • Agyaaku USA 2 days ago

    THIS WHAT I HATE TO HEAR ABOUT SOME GHANAIAN TEACHERS ALWAYS STANDING BY THEIR FELLOW TEACHERS. YOU ARE SAYING NO TRAINED HEADTEACHER WILL DO THAT. YOU SUPPORT TEACHERS BEATING CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS IN THIS ERA THE STORY IS OUT ...
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  • Ghanaman 2 days ago

    Poor guy. I wish he could have gotten help to sue the school that sacked him.

  • God will elevate Nigeria 2 days ago

    In West Africa Ghanaians are known to only have Big Butts but not good looks yet they deny someone education because of his looks. Pot calling Pot black

  • Filthy Lowlife Alata Bastard 2 days ago

    Alata people have more ugly looking both men and women the worldwide than any other places.... Nation of over 250 million population with most ugly looking people assholes everywhere... spits

  • Great one 2 days ago

    Yet that Alata country has produced many international winners at beauty pageants including Miss World and Mr World

    That hyena faced boy should have been given a shot at life, why mistreat him? pure wickedness

  • Okyere 1 day ago

    Right.The Headmaster in question wasn’t trained according to your ignorant thinking.

  • Tona 3 days ago

    The church school help this young man get a job and improve himself if he is not working. He is also a creature of God.

  • Akos 3 days ago

    How sad. We have a long way to go as a people. Meanwhile, we are filling the churches on Sunday but can't love a brother because of his looks when he doesn't have any control of that. We need to learn to accept all disabiliti ...
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  • Joko 3 days ago

    Ghanaians please help him ger help. Circulate this news till it gets attention of someone at the top. This is injustice

  • Trump 3 days ago

    Oh what a sad story.

  • Trump 3 days ago

    Oh what a sad story.

  • Nsia 3 days ago

    Absolutely sickening that a child can be denied an education due to a medical this medical condition in modern Ghana.


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  • Kwabena Duku 3 days ago

    Great but what role did he play in the genetic disorder so to held ransome for this?

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  • Mensa 3 days ago

    This is what plastic surgery is for.I hope he gets access to that to correct what is clearly a deformity.

  • Innocent Ghanaian 3 days ago

    TRAGIC! Maybe They Wanted You To (CHANGE) Your Face Beyond Your Ability To Merritt Your RIGHT To Education. But, Though The OSEI BOATENG SECRET TERROR CELL And All Their Anti-Semite State sponsored Terrorists Of Ada Korpe, Da ...
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  • Papillon5 3 days ago

    How could someone be denied education due to his physical appearance? What a country!

  • Chai!!! 3 days ago

    You can sue the schools that dismissed you.

  • Mt Everest 3 days ago

    This is really sad. Oh why did they do that? Just because of his facial appearance? This needs to be looked into by the GES because it's discrimination.

  • Maame Abenah 3 days ago

    Injustice has been done here, sue Ghana Education. Consult a good lawyer to defend you.

  • Joko 3 days ago

    Very good advise. But he will need help to that. He will need someone to guide him.

  • God 1st 3 days ago

    We talk about racism by our European masters but we keep doing the same thing in Gh here

  • NMG 3 days ago

    THIS IS WORSE THAN RACISM I KEEP TELLING MY FRIENDS HERE IN AMERICA AFRICA WE DONT KNOW RACISM WE KNOW TRIBALISM WHICH IS WORSE THAN RACISM

  • GOLDEN 3 days ago

    THIS IS UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE,ONE CANNOT DENY HIM EDUCATION DUE TO HIS
    FACIAL APPEARANCE OR LOOKS,HE IS ALSO GODS CREATION,GHANA GOVERNMENT SHOULD HELP THIS MAN ASAP,HE SHOULD BE COMENSATED,OFER HIM WORK TO DO TO EARN A LIVI ...
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  • True Akan 3 days ago

    Ladies stop taking drugs to abort kids too. Unless God Amaya it’s natural

  • Kwame 3 days ago

    Disability or a person's looks should not deprive him of education or any benefit.
    Some of the handsome boys like me could not be bright at all.

  • Prudhomme - Ghanaians are unintelligent 3 days ago

    Ghana people discriminate more than whites. PERIOD!

  • Name 2 days ago

    Where are the so-called Human Rights lawyers in Ghana?

    They should help the young man to seek justice by suing the Headmaster of the Drobo JSS.

    This is pure discrimination.

  • HAPPY DAYS 2 days ago

    This matter requires urgent rectification by GES l believe he comes from a poor family hence the criminal foolishness perpetrated.

  • Ayatollah Khomeini 2 days ago

    I AM SORRY ,HE IS HORRIBLY UGLY. CAN'T SLEEP TONIGHT.PLEASE DONT SHOW HIS FACE AGAIN.

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  • Pelicles 2 days ago

    What causes such deformity?

  • Nsia 2 days ago

    @Pelicles, it exists and this is how and why.


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  • 2hat! 2 days ago

    I feel like Olungwe ankasa he didn't want to go to school biaa. As far as I know in Ghana we will tease you in school but for someone to deny you education just 'cos of your outlook seem fishy to me. There's more to the story ...
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  • OZYMANDIAS 2 days ago

    Between this young man, Asiedu Nketiah and Srem-Sai, who should have been allowed to progress through schools?

  • Sowah Nabiyoo 2 days ago

    It is so hard to fathom the thinking of so-called journalists and bloggers/vlogers in Ghana.
    Instead of them going further to ask questions or at least try to find reasons for certain actions and inactions, they leave us al ...
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  • Great one 2 days ago

    Ghana, this is you, all those schools should be ashamed of themselves

  • Great one 2 days ago

    This individual could have been a president Kufuor or Kofi Adams, why did they kill his dream? shame on those teachers