Ghana, a country renowned for its strong academic achievements and strong educational system, was recently thrown into the heart of a dispute about PhD and Dutch passports. This problem has generated a lot of discussion and anxiety among academics, students, and the general public, bringing up more serious problems with the immigration and education systems.

Well-known Ghanaian social media star Kofi Gabs, who lives in the Netherlands, has caused a great deal of controversy with remarks he made recently regarding the importance of academic performance in Ghana.

Gabs made the case that a PhD from Ghana is less useful than his Dutch passport in a video that has now gone viral. He talked about his own experience using the ESTA app to apply for a visa to visit a friend in the US, highlighting how simple it was for him to get approved because he is Dutch.

Ghanaians have had differing views on that comment made by Kofi Gabs, also known as Mr. Happiness, ever since it went viral on social media. The majority of them believe that a Dutch passport is more valuable than a PhD.

This incident has had a particularly negative impact on Ghana’s academic community as well as certain celebrities. Sincere academics and researchers who invest a lot of effort into earning PhDs from respectable universities feel that their achievements aren’t being given enough credit.

Blogger Bongo Ideas has weighed in on the controversy and released a shocking revelation about Kofi Gabs and his Dutch wife as the discussion rages on.

According to Bongo, Kofi Gab’s wife was the driving force behind his initial visit to the Netherlands and her details can be found on a number of dating websites. According to Bongo, the woman is said to come from a wealthy family and was longing for a partner before meeting Kofi Gabs.

Bongo Ideas claims that because Kofi Gabs is dependent on his partner’s credit card, he is

deceiving his wife with a romantic fraud that appears to be genuine love.

A Ghanaian man, known on TikTok as Dr. Isaac Mensah (Dr. Isaac Wealth), stated in a lengthy elucidation that, in his opinion, a Dutch passport is more valuable than a doctorate from Ghana.

Dr. Mensah read from the Meta AI a lengthy list of privileges that holders with a Dutch passport have over individuals who have earned a PhD from Ghana.

According to Dr. Mensah, Dutch nationals have simpler access to education than a PhD holder from Ghana can, if they so want, across the European Union.

“Which school cannot you attend if you work and receive a high salary, have easy access to education, and both? Unless you are not qualified to get a PhD intellectually,” he stated.

“There are doctors in Ghana that I know who are often moaning about hunger. Life wasn’t easy at all when I lived in Ghana. I didn’t even have savings of GH¢20,000 after a full year of employment,” he continued.

Dr. Mensah declared that he would rather have a Dutch passport than a PhD from any university in Ghana.

Some claim that a Dutch passport is more desirable than a PhD given Ghana’s faltering economy, while others think it is foolish to draw such a comparison because each has different life goals.

In addition, John Dumelo, a politician and actor from Ghana, said of X, “A PhD and a Dutch passport are not at all comparable. The two goals and objectives are distinct from one another.

What is your take on this issue ?

BY: APPIANIMAA MERCY