A prominent figure in Ghana’s creative arts industry, Kwaku Osei Korankye Asiedu, popularly known as KOKA, has launched criticism against broadcaster and event personality Kofi Okyere-Darko (KOD), following a viral video showing two men kissing beneath Ghana’s national emblems at the Independence Square.
KOKA, a known entertainment pundit and event organizer, accused KOD of tacitly promoting homosexuality by using his social media platform to spotlight the incident.
KOD, who currently serves as Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Jubilee House, shared the video on Facebook, asking, “Who are they?” in reference to the two men seen kissing.
But KOKA dismissed KOD’s post as disingenuous.
“This is not interrogation, this is promotion,” KOKA said during an appearance on Movement TV on June 25, 2025.
“You don’t work for the FBI. You’re not investigating anything. This was a subtle endorsement using your position and platform.”
KOKA further claimed that the Diaspora Affairs Office, led by KOD, is instrumental in coordinating the activities of visitors and returnees entering the country, and thus has a responsibility to uphold Ghanaian cultural values.
“There’s no diasporan that passes through Ghana without your office,” he charged. “So if you are not in support of this behaviour, you should have acted, not posted.”
He has called on President John Mahama to immediately relieve KOD of his duties, saying his actions were “shameful and embarrassing.”
“KOD must be dismissed from Jubilee House,” he insisted.
“Today, your office is promoting gayism in Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana. Your own staff is endorsing it. This should not be tolerated.”
KOKA believes removing KOD from office would serve as a strong deterrent to other government appointees who might exploit their public positions to advance personal views or agendas that conflict with national values.
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