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Monday, August 03, 2009 |
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Sometimes fate tends to put two sworn enemies at the same centre stage making them feel highly uncomfortable And that is what happened last week in Accra when ExPresident Kufour found himself sharing the same high table with Mr OsafoMaafo who served as his Finance and later Education Minister The occasion was the Third Annual Ferdinand A ... Read more |
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Sunday, July 12, 2009 |
Sometimes if you have a shallow record full of big potholes you try to fend off questions by sounding sarcastic when put on the spot Other times when you do not know how to defend your own record you answer questions by being acerbic I mean those who normally have nothing important to say to convince people about their socalled achievements th ... Read more |
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 |
Just pick up the Daily Graphic edition of Tuesday July and turn to the page Politics and you would see a story planted by Ransford Tetteh Editor of Daily Graphic which would make your stomach turn In fact you cannot believe that Ransford Tetteh could descend that low by sending a reporter from a credible stateowned newspaper like Da ... Read more |
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Saturday, June 27, 2009 |
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Two weeks before the presidential runoff something seriously happened which did not escape the attention of many Ghanaians even though their concentration was glued at the time towards the elections It happened in Kumasi when an NPP Parliamentarian Kennedy Agyepong in an interview with Angel FM stated that People who are mentally unstable ... Read more |
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
Ask Ekua Kwansema There is something that has been shrouded in secrecy for two years until the lid was opened on Tuesday June In fact Ghanaians have been kept in the dark on this issue for more than two years until it was revealed by Dr Charles WerekoBrobbey the CEO of the Ghana Secretariat Mr WerekoBrobbey popula ... Read more |
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 |
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You do not need to be a sage to know that Accra the capital city of Ghana is becoming ungovernable Accra today is a place where some people break the law with impunity and get away with it The situation is so bad that sometimes when you see people doing certain things which do not look right or normal you ask yourself Do we have laws It i ... Read more |
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
He burst into the Ghanaian political scene in the s making a lot of noise which endeared him to some journalists and many Ghanaians He asserted that he was for the ordinary guy on the street and spoke passionately about how he could turn the country around if given the chance He suddenly became the anticorruption crusader He was raised from N ... Read more |
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Monday, June 22, 2009 |
Sometimes youve got to hold your breath and jaw at the same time when you read about some unpardonable silly and injudicious statements that some people who parade themselves as leading and unsuccessful presidential candidates spew out for the consumption of wellmeaning Ghanaians Dr Arthur Kennedy who could not make any political tracti ... Read more |
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Sunday, June 21, 2009 |
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Barely a week ago the Minister of Finance Dr Kwabena Duffour informed parliament that the total expenditure for the entire transitional process amounted to Ghana cedis In giving the breakdown Dr Duffour stated that out of the total amount honoraria paid to members came up to Ghana cedis But the NPP opposition and some ... Read more |
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 |
It is barely about a month ago when the news started filtering in that Nana AkufoAddo the defeated presidential candidate was going to break his supposed longsilence to comment on long ranging issues confronting the country In fact proNPP newspapers even went further by stating that AkufoAddo was going to take President Mills on by punch ... Read more |
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Friday, June 19, 2009 |
I have made series of inquiries trying to determine if the NPP on coming to power eight years ago set up a school to tutor its leaders to become arrogant This is no joking matter because some of the leaders of the NPP simply do not care a hoot when people tag them as arrogant It seems their mojos peak whenever people tag them by that word ... Read more |
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
Every dog they say has his day which is why there is a wise saying that if you live in a glass house you should never throw stones If this saying has any striking resemblance then the sudden unchartered waters that the former Information Minister Stephen AsamoahBoateng Asabee finds himself in should serve as a warning to every Ghanaian that ... Read more |
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 |
Ask Ekua Kwansema Finally somebody in the NPP who has guts and a spine on his back has found his voice to spew to the world the untold secret about how many NPP folks took advantage of the naivety of many Ghanaians and raped the country I could not believe that an NPP member can have the courage to inform the world that some of his colle ... Read more |
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 |
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I was stunned by the comments made by Kwame Pianim a founding member of the NPP that the NPP should elect a Ga or a Fanti as its chairman to dispel the notion that the NPP is an Akan Party I was equally amazed that Kwame Pianim who seems to be very intelligent does not even know that Fantis are part of the Akan Family which comprise of tribes ... Read more |
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Saturday, June 06, 2009 |
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There are certain unwritten codes that tend to guide people when they set foot on unfamiliar waters These codes usually tend to help newly appointed bosses to succeed when they follow them Therefore when you are appointed to a new position the first and most important thing you do is to take sometime and study your new environment extremely well ... Read more |
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Thursday, June 04, 2009 |
When you are out of power you tend to lose touch with so many things In fact you lose so many things which otherwise could have come your way for free Prominent among the things you lose is the spotlight Ask politicians who lose power and they will tell you how they feel and how they relish being in the limelight all the time Is it therefore a ... Read more |
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Friday, April 17, 2009 |
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It is sheer arrogance which made former US President Bush one of the most unpopular presidents in US history and also contributed big time in tanking America âs image globally Reason being that Mr Bush never felt sorry for any wrong thing he did as president His philosophy was that as president he had to portray a strong character to the outsi ... Read more |
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 |
Every political party at one point in time has had its internal crisis due to the fact that human beings have their different shades of opinion that they bring to the table But when a party is hit with internal crisis members who have the party at heart normally rise above the plate settle their differences by agreeing to disagree in the paramoun ... Read more |
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 |
President Mills has been in office for barely three months I mean just three months and suddenly he is being blamed for everything including rising inflation fuel shortage rising food prices and even high incidence of accidents on our roads The NPP folks who got the biggest shock of their lives following their electoral defeat in have sud ... Read more |
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Sunday, March 29, 2009 |
Dr Obed Asamoah former NDC Chairman was reported by Joy FM as saying that he does not regret leaving the party to form his bogus nonfunctioning party Democratic Freedom Party DFP which did not make any headway let alone any meaningful impact in the elections Indeed when you hear people like Obed Asamoah who currently has no political cl ... Read more |
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Friday, March 27, 2009 |
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Managing the airline business is tough and very complicated as a result it has become a highly unpredictable business globally Throughout the world all major airlines run into hurdles which compel home governments to chip in by doling out cash to rescue their operations during certain occasions The powerful Swiss Air once considered as one of t ... Read more |
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Friday, March 27, 2009 |
It is increasingly becoming a common feature in Ghana that when glaring human errors lead to multiple road accidents or other calamities we have always attributed them to unseen forces or sins against God by Ghanaians As a result anytime we witness series of road accidents some socalled prophets of doom have cashed in to put the fear of God in G ... Read more |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 |
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It is increasingly becoming a common feature in Ghana that when glaring human errors lead to multiple road accidents or other calamities we have always attributed them to unseen forces or sins against God by Ghanaians As a result anytime we witness series of road accidents some socalled prophets of doom have cashed in to put the fear of God in G ... Read more |
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
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The President Professor John Atta Mills nominated Mr Fiifi Fiave Kwetey as Deputy Minister for Finance about a month ago but the NPP minority who finds this vibrant guy too hot to handle wants to stifle his confirmation This is being done because this guy Fiifi Kwetey proved during the heat of the elections to be a thorn in the flesh of the ... Read more |
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
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Before the final report of the Transition Team on the Executive Assets Committee was presented to the president for review the notorious former Chief of Staff Kwadwo Mpiani was reported to have pulled out the NPP team from the transition activities by stating categorically that the NPP would no longer cooperate with their NDC counterparts His rea ... Read more |
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Monday, March 23, 2009 |
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The President Professor John Atta Mills nominated Mr Fiifi Fiave Kwetey as Deputy Minister for Finance about a month ago but the NPP minority who finds this vibrant guy too hot to handle wants to stifle his confirmation This is being done because this guy Fiifi Kwetey proved during the heat of the elections to be a thorn in the flesh of th ... Read more |
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Sunday, March 22, 2009 |
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I have stated time and time again that AkufoAddo the defeated presidential candidate habours the false notion that he is presidentinwaiting or at best he was born to be the president of Ghana Otherwise certain things AkufoAddo do does not make sense to me and calls into question his ulterior motive and overall judgment This man ... Read more |
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Saturday, March 21, 2009 |
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First it was Kwaku Baako the villainous stooge of the NPP who also doubles as the staunchest defender of exPresident Kufour who came out swinging after President Mills has warned some elements of the minority party NPP for threatening to take the law into their own hands Kwaku Baako who claims to know everything under the sun has the penchant ... Read more |
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Saturday, February 07, 2009 |
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The swift manner in which President Mills withdrew the nomination of Mr Moses Asaga for consideration as Minister of Water Resources Works and Housing gives a clear signal that this man means business This is one of the rare occasions that a minister has been nominated and did not see the light of vetting before being withdrawn by the president ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
It has been a little over a week since Ghanaians woke up and received the bombshell concerning the mother of all end of service package deals for expresident Kufour I have been shaking my head every single day telling myself that if Kufour is a reasonable person who indeed cares about the welfare of the millions of suffering Ghanaians for on ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
Sometimes the sudden change of events leads to a chain reaction that works for the common good of the whole society I am saying this because Kojo Mpianim this man who nobody knew very much of before Kufour appointed him as his chief of staff when he became president in became a tin god who wielded so much power that even people in oppositio ... Read more |
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Friday, January 16, 2009 |
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During electioneering campaigns it takes the collective effort of other people to push party nominees to the top But when everything is over the winner is the one who calls the shots He or she is the one who runs the show Period This is the point that I want to drum home to former President Rawlings Its Mills time We all kn ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
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Kofi Wayo does not speak for President Mills In fact he is not even a registered member of the NDC party This man who could not even raise funds to contest the justended Parliamentary and Presidential elections has no business talking about what President Mills and the NDC party would or would not do The last time I checked he was not a member ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
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Economic achievement does not only center on putting up or repairing existing infrastructure in a country It goes beyond that Most of the time its a governments ability to cut down on wastes cut down on inflation putting up good monetary and fiscal policies to service the national debt in addition to being able to revert from budget deficit t ... Read more |
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
If Ghanas Economic Outlook released by the World Bank about a week ago is any good indicator then ladies and gentlemen we must all brace ourselves for a rough ride in the months ahead The current situation on the ground does not look good The report which was released by the Worlds Bank Country Director Ishac Diwan warned President ... Read more |
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Sunday, January 11, 2009 |
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During the Presidential campaign President Mills was often quoted as saying that he would not carry any political vendetta if voted to office If fact he stated on countless of occasions that he would not ask workers to proceed on indefinite leave as happened immediately Kufuor was sworn into office in He even mentioned it again hours a ... Read more |
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Saturday, January 10, 2009 |
Sometimes the beauty of something can be marred by the action or inaction of just one person at the expense of millions of people President Mills has been in office for less than a week and is yet to get his government running in full gear The transition team of the incoming government is having a hard time getting the transition team of the ou ... Read more |
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Friday, January 09, 2009 |
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For the past eight years workers in the public sector agitated for better remuneration from the past Kufour administration without getting a lot of attention In fact some workers in other sectors like the railways and the health services even have to go for months without being paid This was at the time that we kept hearing that everything was g ... Read more |
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Friday, January 09, 2009 |
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During the Presidential campaign President Mills was often quoted as saying that he would not carry any political vendetta if voted to office If fact he stated on countless of occasion that he would not ask workers to proceed on indefinite leave as happened immediately Kufour was sworn into office in He even mentioned it again hours af ... Read more |
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Friday, January 09, 2009 |
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Mr Aryee out of respect I am readdressing the issues you raised Below are my answers How I wish you had really analyzed the points I raised when I referred to former president Kufour as the new Eyadema Mugabe I referred Kufour to these two presidents not out of disrespect for Kufour but because of something that they did which I thought ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 08, 2009 |
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Mr Aryee out of respect I am readdressing the issues you raised Below are my answers How I wish you had really analyzed the points I raised when I referred former president Kufour as the new Eyadema Mugabe I referred Kufour to these two presidents not out of disrespect for Kufour but because of something that they did which I thought Ku ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 |
If I teach in a community college that is affiliated to the State University of New York I would not be lying to Ghanaians and the world repeatedly that the community college is a branch of the university Not so if I am the socalled English and Journalism Associate Professor who knows very well that the word affiliation means membership relatio ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 |
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Dear Uncle Robert Aryee Before I answer your powerful questions I would like to stress that there is no way anybody can write articles which would satisfy the entire readership Some may like your articles others may not Its as simple as that Secondly there are so many writers who have written articles and continue to write articles ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 |
My beloved countrymen I stand before you today with joy and with all humility to thank you for making me the President of this Great Nation of ours If I am your President today it is not by my works or anything but by Gods own Mighty Power and Grace I again thank you for heeding the urgency call that I made to you in voting the ND ... Read more |
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009 |
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By Gods own mighty power the long wait is over and Professor John Atta Mills who won the presidential election would be sworn into office on Wednesday January The long wait has been excruciatingly painful and denied most peace loving Ghanaians the chance to celebrate Christmas and the New Year But with every painful situation come ... Read more |
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Tuesday, January 06, 2009 |
Sometimes losing an election can prompt people to dig deep into their archives to roll out some ideas that even little kids playing Agotagota soccer can take with a pinch of sea water Sometimes if you listen to such people floating out such ideas during the dying days of their tenure you wonder why they waited too long and the motive behin ... Read more |
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Monday, January 05, 2009 |
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In the first place it is totally incorrect and factually wrong for anyone to say or write that AkufoAddo conceded defeat during his speech on Saturday because he did not Throughout his speech there was no occasion that he stated that he was conceding defeat therefore anybody who wants to write about the issue better check his or her facts All ... Read more |
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Saturday, January 03, 2009 |
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I have vowed after the declaration of Professor John Atta Mills as PresidentElect of Ghana not go negative again but to write on issues that would not only bring the country together but also help the new president to deliver to the expectations of Ghanaians I made the vow because this is one of the most important periods in the history of the c ... Read more |
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Friday, January 02, 2009 |
When all the political apparatus are being marshaled to the last political battlefield that would send the elephant back to the bush out of nowhere came Paa Kwesi Nduom But before I continue do you know that Tain shares a common border with Ivory Coast and that countrys football team is called the Elephants of Ivory Coast I know what you a ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 01, 2009 |
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The Pharisees in Jesus days were known to wear long robes and appointed themselves as pillars and keepers of religious laws Jesus repeatedly warned people to watch and keep away from these Pharisees because they were up to no good One of the things that they were very good at was jumping up and challenging Jesus anytime they think He erred in ma ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 01, 2009 |
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The rumour that emerged yesterday that the NPP was going to ask the courts to stop the Electoral Commission EC from announcing the winner in the presidential election on Friday became a reality when on an important national holiday as January the NPP rushed to the Fast Track Court with an exparte application for an injunction on the EC to dec ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 01, 2009 |
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I hope my fellow Ghanaians have not forgotten about Togo s former dictator General Gnassingbe Eyadema who ruled his country with an iron fist I am making reference of Eyadema because of the famous political trick he pulled off in Under pressure from the international community Eyadema hurriedly held national elections of which he stood as ... Read more |
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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Somebody should stop this lunatic called Kennedy Adumadze Agyepong from running wild in Kumasi I have said it in my previous article that this crazy man called Kennedy Adumadze is a walking time bomb to not only the NPP people but also Ghanaians at large This man who thinks he can do anything and get away with it has finally realized that time ... Read more |
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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When all the political apparatus are being marshaled to the last political battlefield that would send the elephant back to the bush out of nowhere came Paa Kwesi Ndoum But before I continue do you know that Tain shares a common border with Ivory Coast and that countrys football team is called the Elephants of Ivory Coast I know what you are t ... Read more |
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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The most visible Ghanaian politician AkufoAddo who is bent on throwing anything until he wins the or is it elections went missing just after he voted in the Sunday presidential runoff But do not be fooled AkufoAddo whose foolish ego was badly shaken following the severe pummeling by Professor Mills with series of upper cuts in Rou ... Read more |
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
Millions of Ghanaians went to the polls on Sunday to elect the next president of mother Ghana And by Monday morning millions of Ghanaians already knew that Professor Evans Atta Mills was the clear winner The win by Professor Mills again sends clear signals to the ruling NPP that Ghanaians really wanted a change By electing Professor Mills I am ... Read more |
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Millions of Ghanaians went to the polls on Sunday to elect the next president of mother Ghana And by Monday morning millions of Ghanaians already knew that Professor Evans Atta Mills was the clear winner The win by Professor Mills again sends clear signals to the ruling NPP that Ghanaians really wanted a change By electing Professor Mills I a ... Read more |
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Sometimes it really pains me when people who are supposed to be educated say or do dumb things that make them fools in the eyes of everybody Mr Peter Mac Manu the Chair of the NPP fits into that profile Ghanaians would remember that this man who is the epitome of arrogance much to the distaste of even NPP diehards disappeared into thin air a ... Read more |
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Monday, December 29, 2008 |
Millions of Ghanaians went to the polls on Sunday and determined who they would want to govern the country for the next four years The results that have come out clearly speak the mind of Ghanaians From the southern part of Ghana to the north Ghanaians demonstrated whom they prefer as Mr President It would not take a boy of years to r ... Read more |
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Friday, December 26, 2008 |
Within a few days Ghanaians would go to the polls to elect their next President or Chief Executive Officer CEO who would man the affairs of the nation for the next four years This is against the backdrop of uncertainties on how the global economy which is in disarray would react in the coming years A visit to some drinking spots churches som ... Read more |
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Thursday, December 25, 2008 |
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In the last few weeks the NPP government headed by President Kufour has been fumbling and doing certain things that makes them look miserable shameful incompetent horrible and pathetic I wonder whether some of the chain of degrees they hold are even genuine In case you missed what the Chief Justice Georgina Wood did on Monday let me b ... Read more |
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Thursday, December 25, 2008 |
Today marks the birth of Jesus Christ who roamed the earth a little over years ago preaching the good news and admonishing people to change their mode of lives for the better Therefore as usual millions of people including my fellow Ghanaians would attend church services listen to the wonderful preaching shake hands with those around and ... Read more |
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008 |
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In Ghana today one of the most respected journalists that I would always doff my hat off is Mr Ben Ephson Editor of Daily Dispatch Newspaper This gentleman is a true patriot of Ghana and I have been following whatever he writes and says with keen interest When all the sycophantic socalled paid pollsters of Nana AkufoAddo came out with b ... Read more |
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008 |
Imagine if the NDC had planted the story stating that the NPP had targeted to kill some prominent Ghanaians if they win the upcoming election I can imagine Professor Mills rushing to defend AkufoAddo that he is decent enough not to sit down for something like that to happen in his administration Sorry his dream administration Better still his ... Read more |
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 |
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Ghanaians would recall that immediately President Kufour was sworn into office in he came up with a master list The list contained the names of officials and other workers who they perceive have leanings towards the NDC Within days these officials and other workers received just a simple letter of instruction Proceed on indefinite leave T ... Read more |
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 |
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Imagine if the NDC had planted the story stating that the NPP had targeted to kill some prominent Ghanaians if they win the upcoming election I can imagine Professor Mills rushing to defend AkufoAddo that he is decent enough not to sit down for something like that to happen in his administration Sorry his dream administration Better still his ... Read more |
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Monday, December 22, 2008 |
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During electioneering campaigns politicians and some party faithful use all sorts of dirty political tricks and manipulations to give them the trump card over their opponents Having become interested in politics I used that opportunity to follow the just ended presidential and congressional elections of the United States It was during that time ... Read more |
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Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
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Voters tend to be lucky during election time especially when the ruling party has become so unpopular and wants to do everything to retain power It is at this time that the ruling party moves heaven and earth to resolve all the pertinent issues confronting voters in order to win their trust and confidence come the election day President Mugabe of ... Read more |
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Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
I have received tons of emails from Ghanaians living in Ghana Europe North and South America Asia and as far as the Falkland Islands While most of the emails were urging me on to take the fight to the NPP and help in freeing Ghanaians from the economic rape cronyism tribalism corruption failed promises drug menace arrogance kickbacks and ... Read more |
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Saturday, December 20, 2008 |
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The NPP people claim they are the gentle party which is why during the electioneering campaign President Kufour supposedly earned the title Gentle Giant A gentle party to me is a party which is free of violent men and women However the opposite is the situation The NPP used to have a big macho minister who used to tower above eve ... Read more |
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Saturday, December 20, 2008 |
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When NPP was ushered into power in they suddenly accosted the press and other individuals whom they paid heavily to sing their praises at all times In fact those sycophants became so sophisticated with their praises that their usual refrain was See No evil Hear No Evil and Speak No Evil about all the cheating lying stealing and econ ... Read more |
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Saturday, December 20, 2008 |
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We have two men Professor Mills and Nana AkufoAddo running for the highest office in Ghana and come Monday December one of them would be presidentelect Ghanaians would then entrust their hopes aspirations problems and visions in the hands of the winner These two individuals are unique and therefore have different styles and approache ... Read more |
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Friday, December 19, 2008 |
Politics in Ghana has become very sweet these days In fact it has become so sweet that certain segments of the people who were never regarded by politicians until election time have now become major political brokers as the country gears towards Round of the presidential election Did anybody hear that a former minister of the Kufuor administrat ... Read more |
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Friday, December 19, 2008 |
It was reported in the Ghanaian Times that President Kufuors heart jumped when he heard about the misappropriation of funds at the University of Development Studies UDS It is heartwarming to read that finally the Presidents heart has started jumping at the mention of corruption in certain institutions But I Ekua have a problem with the pr ... Read more |
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008 |
Fear and hate mongering have no place in politics During the just ended presidential and congressional elections in the United States the Republicans used fear and hate mongering over and over again but it did not work They lost And it was huge The Republicans spread rumours that a vote for Obama was a vote for terrorists that Obama pals wit ... Read more |
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