US-based Ghanaian disc jockey DJ Switch has criticised Ahafo Ano South East Member of Parliament Yakubu Mohammed over comments he made to a schoolgirl during an educational visit to Parliament, describing them as inappropriate and calling for stronger protection of children.
The comments, which have sparked debate on social media, were captured in a video showing the MP interacting with a group of pupils who had visited Parliament.
In the video, Mr Mohammed is heard complimenting one of the girls before saying, “You are very beautiful; when you grow up, I will marry you, so she is my wife. In the future, she will also be an MP.”
Reacting to the remarks, DJ Switch said she was disturbed by the comment and argued that adults, particularly public officials, must be mindful of the messages they send to children.
She said children should not be placed in romantic contexts, even as a joke, and rejected suggestions that the statement should be dismissed as harmless humour.
“That’s not funny. That’s not charming. That is not African humour. That is completely inappropriate,” she said.
According to her, society has become too comfortable with adults making comments about children that blur boundaries, warning that such remarks should not be normalised.
“Children are not the punchlines for such jokes. They’re not your future spouses. Children are not objects for adults to be making romantic or flirtatious comments about. They’re children,” she added.
DJ Switch questioned why marriage would be introduced when speaking to a child, arguing that such comments reflect attitudes that need to be challenged.
“Why is marriage, even as a joke, the first thing that comes into the mind of an adult when speaking to a little girl?” she asked.
She stressed that her concerns were not about political correctness but about respecting children’s innocence and ensuring their protection.
The young media personality also noted that inappropriate comments about children are not limited to one gender, saying both men and women sometimes make remarks that place children in imagined adult relationships.
She further shared personal experiences of receiving inappropriate comments from adults since childhood, describing such behaviour as disturbing and urging society to stop excusing it as humour.
“Let’s call a spade a spade. That’s paedophilic. We have to stop excusing this behaviour just because someone smiled while saying it,” she said.
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