Sycophancy: woes of Kwaku Nkrabea (Part 1)

Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

Disclaimer: The characters in this piece are fictitious; any resemblance to real people or facts within your Corporate Institution is pure coincidence only.

On a WhatsApp platform:

Kwaku Nkrabea: I started planting oranges and mangoes in my Community. I think fruit planting will help the country.

R: This is not what the country needs.

Dr. W: Everything you do, you want the whole world to know. Are you the only one planting trees in the country?

Dr. Y: This platform is for professional work. Please let’s be careful what we put here.
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A few months later:

Prof. Asempa: I started planting oranges and mangoes in my Community.

R: Prof. Asempa, you are a trailblazer. God bless you!

Dr. W: Congratulations, Prof. You are a blessing to the country.

Dr. Y: Prof., this country will change if we have 10 of your kind. Well done.

A: Congratulations, Prof. Asempa.

B: Congratulations, Prof.

C: Congratulations, Prof!

D: You are a visionary, Prof. Congratulations!

E: Congratulations, Prof. You have always been my role model.

F: Congratulations, Prof!

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To be continued.