Jeremiah John Boateng

@NITAGhana Me personally along with other folks was instrumental in raising awareness of the bills. Spent money and time to work on apdigh.org breaking down all the bills and making them accessible. This narrative is weird af.

ghana's tech community has been in an uproar over the nita bill for weeks. today, the minister sat down with the ecosystem to answer the hard questions. here's what actually happened in that room. A THREAD🧵

Hon. @samgeorgegh , if the policy intention is government-only, why does Section 46 say that a person shall not be appointed as an ICT professional in a public or private institution unless certified by the Authority. That wording clearly goes beyond government or ?? #AskNITA

Give them their flowers when they listen 👍 💐 More of this please 🙏🏾 and we can all be friends 😊 😂

Emmanuel Oppong from @Citi973/@Channel1TVGHA, is this really what the tech ecosystem is saying about the #NITADraftBill? NITA’s fees (GH¢20k+ for fintechs), mandatory certifications for devs/freelancers, and pre-enforcement of the unpassed NITA Bill aren’t “aggressive pushback”, they’re seen as an existential threat that will kill startups, drive talent away, and destroy jobs in Ghana’s fastest-growing sector. The tech community isn’t on a “bandwagon.” We’re unified that this overreach will reverse years of progress. Reporting the full picture not just the Minister’s emotional defence is all we are asking for! Journos @Channel1TVGHA and @Citi973 should do better.

Despite a very full plate, I have been needled by a Ghanaian business journo friend of mine based in NYC to have a go at the debate that has taken Ghana's tech community by storm: the draft NITA bill. My short essay effectively aligns with what everyone else is saying: shred the bill and come back with something more aligned with modern tech reality! But in the tradition of the Scarab, I try to go into a bit more detail than most mainstream pieces. I also point out something that seems missing in the debate. With the rapid surge of technologies like AI, everyone is or will soon be doing stuff previously considered "ICT professional stuff." Licensing ICT professionals is akin to licensing bloggers in today's rowdy information environment: trying to stop a hurricane by blowing fumes from one's mouth. brightsimons.com/2026/05/the-dr…

Thankful to Google and Youtube for the invite to their offices. Had a great strategic meeting on improving my YouTube content, growing my channel, and exploring exciting new tools being built for creators. Amazing connecting with the people behind the scenes making it all happen❤️🥹

Even if they host the space at 1 am we’ll show up 😂

They should support our work bro Then they can have ideas. And not just ideas, stuff that already works. Well, in many cases better than giants like Google and OpenAI It costs money to innovate and the government should provide an enabling environment not just leech off us

We already struggle to learn and survive in tech with our own money… now we may also have to pay the government just to operate. PETITION AGAINST THE NITA BILL 2025 You can sign here.. nitastopthebill.vercel.app

If they hold that level of expertise then it actually makes me more worried.

👨🏾‍🍳🇬🇭: Honorable, not every concern raised around your ministry/industry is rooted in mischief. Yes, these provisions may have existed quietly in old legislation but outdated laws don’t suddenly become right in modern tech conversations. It’s the same reason many of us fought against the LI permitting mining in forests. The NITA bill, old or not, feels draconian and risks crippling an already struggling tech space in a country still catching up on enabling ecosystems. Please engage the tech community about concerns raised before it is passed because the pressers by NITA sidesteps them. I hope the ‘we’ in your ‘we have a Country to build’ is not just limited to you & the powers that be. Vox populi, vox dei. 🦅🇬🇭

here is something most people do not know. though the initial, official deadline for feedback has passed, the nita bill is still technically in the "public consultation phase" which means your formal submission is legally part of the process. here is how to make your voice count beyond the timeline. 🧵 #StopTheNITABill #ReviewTheNITALaw

Guys this is an old friend of mine from back in the days. Please help save a brother, nothing is too small. I’ve known him to be battling this for years and it’s not easy I must say. IT, I’ve got you bro @Wizarab10

no pregnant woman will die in the labour room today no pregnant woman will die having a c/section today. Amen.

Your point is, you’re enforcing already existing legislations and not a Bill. But as someone with legal knowledge and a legislator too, you definitely know and the courts have cemented into public knowledge that existing legislation can be wrong and can be criticized. NPP v IGP. The IGP was enforcing existing legislation (Public Order Act) to restrict people from embarking on demonstrations without his permit. Supreme Court struck down those provisions. Mensima v Ag. Existing L.I stated that one must be part of a cooperative society to be granted a license to be a local distiller. Court struck down that provision. Martin Kpebu v Ag. Existing legislation that’s the Criminal Procedure Act stated that one cannot be granted bail for certain severe offenses. The Supreme Court over fifty years later struck down that provision. When your response is that you’re just enforcing an existing legislation, any citizen of Ghana who is adversely affected by that legislation can bring an action to strike it down as breaching the constitution or administrative power. Even in the case of Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association v NMC, the court struck down existing regulations that sought to censor and restrict the broadcasting content of independent broadcasters. Infact common sense makes it clear that only existing legislations can be problematic. In the case of Amanda Odoi v Ag as well as Richard Sky v Ag the court held it is not Bills but existing legislation that can be questioned by citizens in the public interest. Ghanaians have a right to question, critique and even challenge existing legislation in court. They don’t have to be IT experts to challenge a law you think only affects IT experts. The law potentially affects every prospective IT specialist and every single Ghanaian who will utilize those services because we will pay the extra costs when these license costs and restrictions are imposed on them, because WE are the final consumers. Administrative fairness under the Wednesbury case principle mandates that the administrative body will be REASONABLE if it considers all that it ought to take into consideration. On one hand you were fighting exorbitant DSTV prices for the “people” because it benefited your mandate. On the other hand you’re now imposing exorbitant fees on the same people you’re going to release as coders and such costs will be transferred to every Ghanaian. The former government did not impose such fees under the existing law because it would’ve been unreasonable and harsh to do so. You’re known for many things but you’re not known for passing and enforcing unreasonable laws or?

Dear @Citi973 You haven't carried any of our concerns on your media channels but you've gone to publish debunking article. God is watching you.

Let's be clear, if this regulation passes, I'll be fine. I have options. I can leave. I have no need to fight this. Infact fighting places me in the sights of an ill intentioned official. We aren't doing this for us, but for the industry. Find time Tuesday and make it please

THE GRASS WITHERS AND THE FLOWERS FALL BUT THE WORD OF OUR GOD ENDURES FOREVER

Things are so bad that I literally have to convince people to join the Nita Space because I’m a co-host. Most people already believe it’s just another political space where the host and speakers will come with a script and talking points assigned beforehand. That trust is gone. How did we get here?