Synopsis
Imagine a handsome and trendy Council man, who is also a volunteer civics teacher at a high school. He is committed to responsible citizenship, human rights and environmentalism.
THE IDEAL CITIZEN, playing against a corrupt and unscrupulous business man (Mark Tyson) in the same community.
The Characters
Kwame Brimpong
Kwame is a supreme patriot, teacher and politician.
His quest to do good earns him admirers and detractors in equal measure.
Isabella Brimpong
Isabella, is Kwame Brimpong’s sweet wife. She is classy and fashionable. She values Kwame’s idealism and shares his dreams, yet tends to be more pragmatic.
Korkailey Okine
Isabella’s half-sister, is sexy, fashionable, Kim Kardashian-esque. Korkailey is fiercely loyal to her sister and family, yet seems to bring trouble wherever she goes.
Yaa Pokua Brimpong
Yaa, Kwame and Isabella’s daughter, is a brainy, headstrong, and highly opinionated young lady, due mainly to her voracious reading habit, encouraged by her father.
Madiba Brimpong
The first born of the Brimpongs, Madiba (named after Nelson Mandela), is a bright lad with a light-hearted disposition. He is a free-spirited graffiti artist and a talented dancer
Cassius Mark Tyson
Area Godfather, old school, benign dictator and key antagonist to Kwame. He never dirties his own hands, always employing goons.
Tom and Jerry
Area boys, the duo will do almost anything for a quick buck. Tom aka the BOMB, has a unique attribute – the ability to scatter people due to his overpowering bad breath.
Rationale
On the Ghanaian scene, we are beset with a general lack of commitment to our civic responsibilities, corruption, sanitation problems, land degradation, deforestation and pollution of water bodies.
Omanbapa harps on moral issues, political correctness, and engenders patriotic sentiments..
