Singer Wendy Shay and former president, John Agyekum Kufour
In July 2019, singer, Wendy Shay, came under attack after she posted an image of herself and the former president, John Agyekum Kufour on her social media platforms.
In the said photo, Wendy was captured seated next to the President captured in a two-piece attire which showed parts of her skin. The image which was captioned: “Finally met H.E. Ex president Kufour” obviously did not go down well with a section of the public who questioned her over her “inappropriate” outfit.
Sammi Awuku, who was then the Board Chairman of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), slammed the singer for diverting the purpose of the visit to the former president by YEA Ambassadors and Management. In a Facebook post, he said, “definitely not the kind of publicity and feedback the Board of YEA expected after the visit of the YEA Ambassadors and Management to Former President Kufuor.
“Management must ensure that Ambassadors stick to the Highest Level of Professionalism when paying such courtesy calls. Management must also ensure that the Ambassadors use these visits to project the very vision of the Board and Project the new employment opportunities the Agency is offering to the teeming unemployed Youth of our Country.
“Those willing to cooperate should be supported and welcomed and those unwilling to go by these standards MUST be shown the exit. Let’s be focused and NOT Major in the Minors as we rally round to provide jobs for the many unemployed Youth of our Country.”
The “Uber Driver” hitmaker who had made mention of the former president in her song later issued an apology for her actions.
Read the full story originally published on June 30, 2017, on Ghanaweb
Sammi Awuku, NPP National Organizer and Board Chairman of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Sammi Awuku is angry at the turn of events during a visit to Former President John Agyekum Kufuor by Ambassadors of the organization to solicit his support for a project.
He is incensed by the fact that Singer, Wendy Shay ‘P3 Hw3’ pose with the former president took the shine out of the main crust of the visit calling on all ambassadors to conduct themselves in the manner in tandem with the vision of the Board and Project assigned them.
An image of the singer and the former president went viral on social media attracting wild criticisms from a section of the public in view of the gaze of Mr. Kufuor who was seated close.
The National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who is not enthused about the feedback stated in a Facebook post sighted by MyNewsGh.com “Definitely not the kind of publicity and feedback the Board of YEA expected after the visit of the YEA Ambassadors and Management to Former Prez. Kufuor.
Management must ensure that Ambassadors stick to the Highest Level of Professionalism when paying such courtesy calls. Management must also ensure that the Ambassadors use these visits to project the very vision of the Board and Project the new employment opportunities the Agency is offering to the teeming unemployed Youth of our Country.
Those willing to cooperate should be supported and welcomed and those unwilling to go by these standards MUST be shown the exit.
Let’s be focused and NOT Major in the Minors as we rally round to provide jobs for the many unemployed Youth of our Country.