If you’ve ever spent time in our intern space after 3:59 PM, you’ve probably witnessed a phenomenon we occasionally laugh about: “Akwasi to the Vanishing.” 😄
One moment, he’s there: eyes locked in behind his glasses, fingers gliding smoothly across his keyboard like a concert pianist 🎹 typing elegant code.
The next moment? Poof. Gone.
Like The Flash ⚡ on a rescue mission.
But before 4:00 PM strikes, Akwasi Poku is fully present, fully locked in, and fully committed to his craft. 🧑🏾💻🔥
Akwasi is a skilled software developer who carries a quiet kind of brilliance. Not the loud, attention-seeking type, but the calm, confident one whose results speak louder than words. When he talks about system flow, UI logic, or architecture, you’ll notice people pause mid-scroll just to listen.
There is clarity. There is intention. There is craftsmanship. ✨
Right now, he and his three teammates are building a job-finder application meant to simplify how job seekers discover opportunities. Each member handled their module, and Akwasi’s responsibility is the home screen and UI architecture, essentially the user’s first impression and the structure that holds everything together.
Clean. Intuitive. Visually organized.
His part? Delivered. ✅
Then came the Git and GitLab saga, something every developer can relate to. 😅
Individually, the components worked perfectly.
Together? It was… chaos. 🌀
Merge conflicts appeared.
Then conflicts inside those merge conflicts.
Someone definitely asked, “Who pushed this to main?” at least twice. 🤦🏾♂
But through it all, Akwasi remained composed, coordinating fixes, communicating clearly, and navigating version-control madness with the patience of a seasoned engineer. The team has now wrapped up the final pieces and they are almost ready for deployment. 🚀
So, why the title?
At Npontu, closing time for interns is 4:00 PM.
But while most people spend 4:00–4:07 rearranging tabs, closing apps, stretching, or reconsidering life choices 😅
Akwasi operates with precision.
4:00 PM exactly means: laptop closed, bag packed, ghost. 👻
No “Chale adey go oo!”
No group goodbyes.
No theatrics.
Just a clean, professional, fade-out exit like John Cena’s “You can’t see me” finisher. 🫣✋
Some say he moves with the wind. 🌬
Others suspect teleportation. 🌀
We simply call it:
Akwasi to the Vanishing. ✨👟
