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Old Dirty Bastard 11 years ago

These AG's lawyers are incompetent lawyers left over from NPP govt.

These AG's lawyers are incompetent lawyers left over from NPP govt.
JERRY BUSTARD 11 years ago

Mahama dont deserves to be our president but rather a cow and cattle care taker in Borthern ghana pepeni aboa God punish you for lies and stolen our election 2012

Mahama dont deserves to be our president but rather a cow and cattle care taker in Borthern ghana pepeni aboa God punish you for lies and stolen our election 2012
Old Dirty Bastard 11 years ago

Go back to the bush.

Go back to the bush.
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwasi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwasi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwasi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwasi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, he had the gut to recommend his fellow journalists to be executed by PNDC. Pratt even recommended Baako to be killed by the regime, thank God Baako was instead touchered violently and severely but his life was spared. This is what Kwasi Prat can do. Now Pratt is a secret agent to NDC and US Embassy in Ghana. May God forgive Prat and spare him the untold evils that will come upon him and his generations. The souls of those journalist killed through Pratts recommendations to PNDC will never forgive Pratt. Now Patt has the gut to take Diplomatic Passport and smuggled his weak-headed children to work at the Ministries under Mills/Mahama's NDC, may God forgive Pratt and his dependance and spare them of the evils ahead of them...
MR Mister 11 years ago

NDC JOB CREATION

Wee Market Opens In Ho

Date: 15-Jan-2013

A 24-hour wee market has started full-time operation at Ho, the Volta Regional Capital.

The market, which has attracted all kinds of drug dea ...
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NDC JOB CREATION

Wee Market Opens In Ho

Date: 15-Jan-2013

A 24-hour wee market has started full-time operation at Ho, the Volta Regional Capital.

The market, which has attracted all kinds of drug dealers, users and investors to the regional capital, has for the past five months, made very high returns.

The booming Ho drug market which some have described as the fastest growing drug enclave in the country, is located within the Anlokordzi area spreading to the Kpaco House, the location where a young man was killed last June during a dawn swoop.

The heart of the wee market is believed to be behind the Metro Mass Transport Terminal and its tremendous progress is believed to have been the byproduct of the June 10, 2012 shooting incident which saw the death of one Atsu Mensah.

The operations of the drug market and major actors, residents complained, had affected their health, security and social life. Others have also been affected by the excesses of the market including robbery, attacks and assaults.

Last Saturday, the operations of the wee market were scuttled when the Volta Regional Police Command conducted a dawn swoop in the area.

The Regional Police Commander, Mr Alex Bedie, noted that out of the many dealers and peddlers, only 20 were arrested including a female and a physically-challenged man.

He explained that the Police had several reports that wee peddling had resumed in full swing after the shooting incident last year June.

As a result, the police conducted their own investigations which revealed that “a 24-hour complete wee market” was operating in the regional capital.

DCOP Bedie noted that the residents had been taken hostage by the activities of the wee peddlers and users to the extent that every available space in the vicinity had been taken over.

He said some could not even open their windows due to the wee smoke, and the fear of being robbed. He recounted the complaint of a resident who proved that she and her family had been told by doctors that they were wee smokers after they had been tested over some health problems.

Apparently, the amount of smoke emitted through the activities of the wee market had made them passive smokers, hence affecting their eyes and lungs.

The police boss said “these people have taken over the whole area with no normal, peaceful, human activity apart from their nefarious activities.”

He said a profile would be conducted on each suspect arrested for a thorough investigation to bring the peddlers, users and lead actors of the wee market to book. DCOP Bedie also assured residents that the Police would ensure that their homes were not turned into drug hideouts and shops.
Old Dirty Bastard 11 years ago

Akuffo Addo is dead politically. Believe it

Akuffo Addo is dead politically. Believe it
MR Mister 11 years ago

I am just happy to see the trokosis smoking themselves to oblivion

I am just happy to see the trokosis smoking themselves to oblivion
Old Dirty Bastard 11 years ago

You have lost accept it.

You have lost accept it.
MAHAMA 11 years ago

Every year an unknown number of children - most of them disabled in some way - are murdered in northern Ghana because of the belief that they are in some way possessed by evil spirits set on bringing ill fortune to those arou ...
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Every year an unknown number of children - most of them disabled in some way - are murdered in northern Ghana because of the belief that they are in some way possessed by evil spirits set on bringing ill fortune to those around them.

The practice is the consequence of ancient traditions and customs and is shaped by poverty and ignorance in remote and often marginalised communities. But it is still infanticide and no less horrifying than the killing of children anywhere. For years NGOs and the Ghanaian authorities have tried advocacy and education in an attempt to eradicate the practice but with only marginal success. Well into the 21st century, Ghana's so-called spirit children are still being killed because they carry the blame for the misfortunes of everyday life.

Award-winning Ghanaian investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas is determined to do something to stop this senseless slaughter. In this shocking and remarkable film for People & Power he sets out to track down and identify some of those responsible and to bring them to justice.

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Thousands of children have been killed in Ghana because the communities they are born into believe they are evil spirits. When I first heard about this I could not believe it was happening in my country in the 21st century.

The practice originally emerged as a way for poor families to deal with deformed or disabled children that they cannot look after. These families approach village elders known as concoction men and inform them that they suspect their child to be a so-called spirit child. The concoction man then takes the father of the child to visit a soothsayer who confirms whether or not the child is truly evil, without ever actually laying eyes on them.

Once this confirmation has been received, the concoction man brews a poisonous liquid from local roots and herbs and force-feeds it to the child, almost always resulting in death.

Over time, this practice has become a perceived solution to any problems a family might be having at the time of a child's birth. By blaming the child for sickness in the family, or the father's inability to find work or provide money to support his dependents, these communities have found an otherworldly explanation for their problems.

In this highly patriarchal society it enables heads of family to pass the blame for their struggles onto someone else. And by branding the child a spirit from outside the family, they can disassociate themselves and feel justified in murdering their own offspring, while telling those around them that now all will be well - the evil presence is gone.

But infanticide has always been a crime against humanity. I believe there is plenty of evidence of infanticide in the history of all human societies and its continued and widespread practice makes a mockery of the democratic credentials of the countries, including mine, where this crime still takes place. Many forms of civic engagement and advocacy have been used in a bid to eradicate this practice in Ghana and other West African nations. Sadly though, the limited efficacy of such techniques is illustrated by the fact that today children are still being killed in this way.

Ready to spill blood in the name of tradition

And sometimes a strong focus on understanding and education when dealing with traditional practices can distance us from the reality of a situation; it can place us in an ivory tower where we fail to engage with the true manner in which those involved are behaving. Far from acting like a man fulfilling a sad but necessary duty, the concoction man I hired to kill my fictitious child for the purposes of this film was excited; his eyes pinned wide with zeal as he went about preparing for the task at hand.

He laughed and joked about his previous experience, telling me about how he had recently killed a 12-year-old girl by tricking her into drinking his concoction and boasting about how effective his methods are. Without knowing the context, any casual observer would surely consider his disposition nothing short of murderous.

While I understand that he was misguided - ready to spill innocent blood in the name of tradition - I also strongly believe that, no matter what the circumstances, where children are being murdered the state must step in to punish those responsible in the same way that the citizens of any developed democracy would expect it to.

That is not to say that some understanding cannot be afforded to the concoction men and the communities that continue to practice these rituals. Unlike those with the benefit of technology who can see a badly developed fetus and terminate it before birth, the mothers whose babies are killed in northern Ghana have no such options.

They may find themselves giving birth to a child only to discover that it is not normal: it will never be accepted and will always be a burden on those around it. In the absence of technology or a refuge for mother and child to escape to, the concoction man is the only solution. As a result, the parents perceive him as a saviour; the only one who can deliver them from enduring further hardship. And the concoction men in turn thrive on the standing and power this affords them in the community.

When we think of slavery or the burning of alleged witches, these crimes against humanity were only eradicated when key actors in government decided to take a stand. By declaring these practices as unacceptable and threatening those who continue to perpetrate them with prosecution, governments have brought about the abolition of centuries-old traditions in a relatively short space of time.

Permitting evil to triumph over good

From northern Ghana, where the spirit child story is set, through Burkina Faso, Benin and parts of Nigeria, countless babies are killed based on age-old cultural beliefs. But despite this, we were unable to find any evidence of previous arrests for these crimes.

During the three weeks that I worked on this story, I came across 10 men who were willing to kill a baby for spiritual reasons. They were easy to find. Yet when I asked a senior police officer why no arrests have been made, his response was: "It is a very difficult thing to do. It's unfortunate, we have no idea why this is happening, who is behind this and why they have not been arrested."

My intention is not to suggest that one investigation or police arrest can stop this trend. But in many ways, the practice's continued existence is a result of the impunity enjoyed by those involved. The fact that the police have never acted in any way to prevent these children being killed is surely a strong incentive for the concoction men to continue their business as usual. Invariably, this type of laisser-faire attitude is what permits evil to triumph over good.

Democracy has no value if it is only limited to occasional ceremonies for power holders. It is worthless if the voiceless are crushed and the perpetrators of atrocities are allowed to continue living their life without suffering any consequences. It certainly cannot exist where freedom and justice, selectively applied, mean that children are killed with impunity.
MAHAMA 11 years ago

The grandparents who allegedly compelled their 11-year-old granddaughter to sit in a basin of hot water as punishment for bedwetting have been remanded in police custody by the Accra Circuit Court.

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The grandparents who allegedly compelled their 11-year-old granddaughter to sit in a basin of hot water as punishment for bedwetting have been remanded in police custody by the Accra Circuit Court.

Christina Torkonu, 50, a fish monger, and James Agbamavo, 65, an electrician, were arrested on January 8, 2012 by the Kpeshie office of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service.

After the facts of the case had been presented by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mrs Sara Ekua Acquah, the pleas of the accused were not taken and the court, presided over by Mr Ebenezer Osei Darko, ordered them to reappear on January 24, 2012.

The adjournment is to give the police more time to continue their investigations. A visibly angry Mr Darko lashed out at Agbamavo for acting ‘foolishly’, saying as a man, he could have restrained his wife from carrying out that inhuman act.

“Pray that nothing happens to her,” he said.

Throughout proceedings, Torkonu kept her closed eyes fixated on the ceiling of the courtroom as if she was praying.

With his eyes sternly fixed on Torkonu, the judge said, “With what you have done, if you are even praying, God will not listen.”

On January 3, 2012, the two grandparents were arrested by the Kpeshie Police for allegedly compelling their 11-year-old granddaughter who is a bedwetter to sit in a basin of hot water, an action which caused serious burns to her buttocks.

The two were arrested by the police following a tip-off by an informant.

Presenting the facts of the case, ASP Acquah said the informant reported the incident on January 8, 2013 after the grandparents had kept the girl, a class three pupil of Dai Salam Primary at Teshie, in the room in an attempt to conceal the crime.

The police responded swiftly to the information and with the help of the informant managed to locate the house, where the two suspects were arrested.

During interrogation, Ms Torkonu confirmed to the police that they had, indeed, made their granddaughter to sit in the hot water.

She also confirmed that the girl sustained severe wounds and that she was in the room. When Ms Torkonu brought out the victim, the police noticed that the victim could not walk or sit.

Mrs Acquah said, indeed, a photograph showed the victim lying on her stomach with blistered buttocks covered in Gentian violet.

She said the injury was so bad that the victim struggled to attend the call of nature. She said the suspects were immediately arrested and the victim sent to the Police Hospital, where she is receiving medical attention.
K. Boateng 11 years ago

NPP Scores Another Feat – Jail Time For Another Sitting MP

The weak one who acknowledges his weakness suddenly becomes defeated. By: FRANCIS TAWIAH (Duis
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The weak one who acknowledges his weakness suddenly becomes defeated. By: FRANCIS TAWIAH (Duis
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This is a party fully loaded with men and women who fiercely preach, dance, expound, eat and go to bed daily with the rule of law boldly inscribed on their chests. They in fact believe that apart from them there is no entity or party in Ghana that can furiously guard the rule of law in this our beloved country. That is the trademark they spill around wherever they go.

But the reality on the ground is far from the truth as these men and women who constitute the New Patriotic Party (NPP) continue to score negative feats unprecedented in the annals of the country's history. Never in the history of Ghana have we witnessed unparalleled negative and shameful behaviour from a party which believes that they are the pillars of democracy and the rule of law.

The NPP folks always brag around that apart from being the most learned people who have the country at heart hence their penchant of fiercely guarding the laws of the country, they are also incorruptible men and women. That is the false badge of honour they have worn all this while because they have always had the courts behind them.

Do you remember that anytime they are accused of doing something wrong, they boldly tell their accusers to go to court, knowing very well that “their courts” will always use some technicalities to throw away those cases without even going through the merits and demerits of the cases?

Ghanaians went to bed on Saturday December 10, 2005 hoping to wake up peacefully the next day to continue enjoying the weekend with some going to church to express their appreciation to the Almighty God for seeing them through another month whilst others were feverishly preparing towards the Yuletide. But that weekend of Ghanaians was suddenly jolted when wild news started flying that a sitting Member of Parliament (MP) from Ghana has been arrested in far away United States for peddling in heroin.

By mid-day in Ghana especially in Accra and Kumasi, the situation has turned into serious apprehension and the question on the lips of everybody was whether the information about the arrest of the MP was true or not and who indeed was the culprit. Phones in Ghana on Sunday December 11, 2005 were seriously jammed as everybody was trying to ascertain the truth of the matter.

It did not take too long when the fears of many Ghanaians were finally confirmed that indeed a sitting MP has been arrested in the United States for peddling in drugs. The thunderbolt that hit Ghanaians was beyond belief. Ghanaians were further given the rudest shock of their lives when the name of Eric Amoateng, the sitting NPP Member of Parliament for Nkoranza North finally popped up.

Eric Amoateng the flamboyant NPP MP who was known to dole out money to NPP supporters and attended the University of Ghana, Legon and obtained a Diploma in Religion in 1992, was seized together with his friend, Nii Okai Adjei who was travelling with him to the United States on the false pretense of going to buy watches for resale in Ghana. Apparently, the two were on the radar of the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, and when they were seized on that day it was reported that they had shipped seven boxes of pottery which contained 136 pounds of heroin to the Newark Liberty International Airport with a street value of US $6 million.

The arrest of Eric Amoateng turned out to be a national disgrace because it was the first time in Ghana's history that a sitting MP was arrested in a foreign soil let alone charged with peddling in drugs. Amoateng, who was the first MP for the then newly created Nkoranza North Constituency, had been MP for barely 11 months when he threw the country into national disgrace following his arrest in dealing with drugs.

There were so many controversies surrounding Amoateng right from the year 2000 when he first expressed his interest in running for office as an MP, yet the NPP turned the other way round because the guy was loaded with questionable cash. Many NPP members in Brong Ahafo Region especially in Amoateng's area felt very uncomfortable with his supposed wealth which has some uncertainties surrounding it. Amoateng was also accused of visa fraud; therefore his candidacy for the 2004 elections was challenged in court. But Amoateng maneuvered with his money and mysteriously got the case against him withdrawn which paved the way for him to eventually stand for the elections which he won by 46.9 percentage vote.

The disgraced Amoateng was eventually sentenced to 10 years in jail by a US District Court in Brooklyn, New York on December 12, 2007 by Judge David G. Tragger. Amoateng who is currently cooling off at the correctional facility in CI Moshannon Valley, Phillipsburg, PA got the utmost support of the NPP spearheaded by Nana Akufo-Addo, then Attorney General and Minister of Justice, who initiated a bill in parliament that would have enabled Ghanaians in foreign prisons to be repatriated home to serve their sentences in Ghana.

But that act by Amoateng which tainted the image of Ghana to the International Community seems not to have bothered the NPP folks; otherwise they would have learnt something from that incident which marked one of the darkest days in Ghana's history.

In March 2009, just as ex-President Mills was seriously filling his cabinet positions, a Bawku based cattle farmer, Sumaila Biebel made news headlines when he filed a suit at the High Court challenging the eligibility of the NPP MP for Bawku Central, Adamu Dramani Sakande to his dual citizenship. Mr. Biebel alleged that the MP held both British and Burkinabe as well as Ghanaian passports; therefore, he was ineligible to be a Member of Parliament.

The NPP folks descended heavily on Biebel and condemned him in no uncertain terms saying he was a liar. The MP Sakande got lawyer Yoni Kulendi, a man with a criminal past which I will reveal one day to defend him.

But since God is good and is privy to all the evil deeds perpetrated on earth by mankind, the Supreme Court on Friday July 27, 2012 convicted Sakande on three counts of perjury, false declaration and deceit of a public officer. He was consequently jailed for two years concurrently on all counts.

The conviction and incarceration of Sakande, a sitting NPP MP, makes it two in a row for the NPP. This 'award' by the NPP is something that stinks to the highest heavens and should serve as an eye opener to Ghanaians about the true character traits of the NPP folks, who for the love of money would just do anything that will line their pockets.

Today we have the NPP setting another record with another MP sitting in jail. If you talk about these things, the NPP folks will never allow you to comment about it since it exposes the kind of people they really are.

The good name of Ghana is being dragged to the mud by the NPP folks who have no shame and are always ready to defend criminals in their midst because they always stand to benefit from the loot of such criminals.

Since Sakande went to parliament under deceit he should be made to refund to the state all salaries, loans and pecks which have been paid to him with interest from 2009 to date. This will serve as a deterrent to people who for love of power can even have three nationalities and throw every caution to the wind.

Mr. Biebel must be given a national award by President John Mahama for exposing Sakande. The vigilance and quest for truth and justice exhibited by Mr. Biebel, led to the conviction and jailing of Sakande, who will go down in history as the biggest fraudster of modern day. Indeed, Biebel would go down as a hero to many Ghanaians for what he did. Mr. Biebel, Mother Ghana owes you tons of praise for what you did!

Ghanaians must open their eyes to the diabolical acts of the NPP folks who for the sole purpose of money making will do anything even to disgrace Mother Ghana. Today we have two NPP MPs languishing in jail which is indeed unprecedented and puts the NPP to shame.

Food For Thought: Can lawyer Yoni Kulendi tell Ghanaians what he did as a teenager, which led to the death of his headmaster?
AMA 11 years ago

If the Bonos will not allow themselves to be useds as mules carrying drugs for others.

If the Bonos will not allow themselves to be useds as mules carrying drugs for others.
MAHA 11 years ago

Accra, Feb. 8,

Frank Benneh, a diplomat attached to Ghana's Permanent Mission at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, was today arraigned at an Accra Circuit Tribunal on charges of possessing, trafficking, smoking a ...
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Accra, Feb. 8,

Frank Benneh, a diplomat attached to Ghana's Permanent Mission at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, was today arraigned at an Accra Circuit Tribunal on charges of possessing, trafficking, smoking and dealing in narcotic drugs. Benneh, 45, pleaded not guilty to all the charges, and was remanded in prison custody until Thursday, February 22.

Prosecuting, Assistant Superintendent of Police P.A. Sarpong told the three member tribunal, chaired by Mr Charles Nyewolema, that on January seven, this year, an unidentified police informant revealed to the Swiss Police that he regularly purchased cocaine in a five gramme denomination from the accused. The informant, according to Mr Sarpong, said the transactions usually took place in the flat of the accused, and that the informant was willing to co operate with the police to facilitate the arrest of the accused. The prosecution said the informant furnished the police with the telephone number and the residential address of the accused.

On January eleven when a Swiss Police undercover agent approached the accused to purchase 15 grammes of cocaine for 3,000 Swiss Francs, Bennah introduced to the agent two Sierra Leonians, Moses Conteh and Kargbo Saidu as dealers who will supply the drug. The prosecution said when the three persons went to town to conclude the transaction, the agent revealed his real identity and effected their arrest. Mr Sarpong said the police also approached a fourth person, Juan Carlos who allegedly admitted having purchased 10 grammes of cocaine from the accused within 10 days.

The prosecution said because of Benneh's diplomatic status, he was not interrogated. However, the prosecution said he allegedly admitted his involvement in drugs as both an intermediary in the sale of cocaine and a consumer of heroin.

Mr Sarpong said on January 18, the Swiss Police arrested two drug addicts and during a search of their apartment, the diplomatic passport of the accused was found with them. The addicts, Oxbora Tunc, a Swiss, and Lucas Bartaiha, a Portuguese, according to the prosecution, admitted that apart from purchasing five grammes of cocaine from the accused, they also retailed 20 grammes of the drug on his behalf.

Mr Sarpong said the accused who left his diplomatic passport with the addicts as a surety for the payment of heroin, told the Swiss Police that he was having an affair with a woman who lived in Paris, and that the woman supplied him with cocaine. The prosecution said as the diplomatic immunity of the accused could not be waived for him to stand trial in Geneva, the head of Ghana's Narcotics Control Board was despatched to Switzerland to bring him down to face trial.

The prosecution added that as the offences took place in Geneva and accused was arrested by Swiss Police and deported to Ghana, Interpol in Switzerland has been contacted to provide the police with a full report on the accused for further action.

Pleading for bail, leading counsel for Benneh, Mr Lawrence O. Cantey, told the court that his client is ready to comply with any conditions set by the court. Counsel said his client has denied the charges and that he would prove his innocence during the trial. The other counsel is Mr Joseph Turkson.

The case which has been captioned the "Big Diplomatic Scandal" by some of the private papers hit the newstands last week. Some of the papers alleged that Benneh, younger brother to the respected Professor George Benneh, Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, was running the drugs to buy arms for the NDC controlled militia.

One paper, the "Ghanaian Chronicle" alleged that some of ther arms purchased from the drug sales were on display by the militia during the military parade to mark the the third anniversary of the Fourth Republic. "Chronicle" further alleged that because of government's complicity in the scandal, Benneh was being housed at the Liberty Court Hotel, at the tax payers expense, and was later to be moved into state lodgings instead of being sent to the Police.

Editorial Note:

In the meantime, GRI has received a letter from the office of the Miinistry of Foreign Affairs in Accra giving details of the Ghana Govt's side of the story which we will be publishing in full in the next edition of GRi, due out this Friday 16 February.
Klovi 11 years ago

MAHAMA IS GOING TO EMPLOY YOUR FATHER AND YOU TO CARE OF HIS CATTLES.

MAHAMA IS GOING TO EMPLOY YOUR FATHER AND YOU TO CARE OF HIS CATTLES.
Abu 11 years ago

You are just an idiot,Mahama don't deserve to your president and he is, if you want kill your self fool.what is BORTHERN go back to school and start from class one

You are just an idiot,Mahama don't deserve to your president and he is, if you want kill your self fool.what is BORTHERN go back to school and start from class one
Ras D 11 years ago

Look at this anilmal!your partey has the animal symbol and Mahama has lead you to the bush!why are you crying?change the symbol of your party and come back from the bush. NPP is dead.

Look at this anilmal!your partey has the animal symbol and Mahama has lead you to the bush!why are you crying?change the symbol of your party and come back from the bush. NPP is dead.
JERRY BUSTARD 11 years ago

Now Ghana people you see how bais Mahama is by not repecting the law of Ghana

Now Ghana people you see how bais Mahama is by not repecting the law of Ghana
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

What about the Ashantis, Kwahus and Akyems?

What about the Ashantis, Kwahus and Akyems?
Old Dirty Bastard 11 years ago

How many northerners have been pardoned by JM?

How many northerners have been pardoned by JM?
K. Boateng 11 years ago

Deespite your "education" and sojourns abroad, Akadu Nwansena still remains a primitive caricature dabbling in triablism in this day age.

Pathetic tribalist fool, how many asantes, kwahus and akyem politicians are in priso ...
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Deespite your "education" and sojourns abroad, Akadu Nwansena still remains a primitive caricature dabbling in triablism in this day age.

Pathetic tribalist fool, how many asantes, kwahus and akyem politicians are in prison?
MR Mister 11 years ago

What about you idiot with your Bono supremecists ideas, FOOL.

What about you idiot with your Bono supremecists ideas, FOOL.
K. Boateng 11 years ago

Is that your best shot?

Is that your best shot?
IDRIS PACAS 11 years ago

How could a foreigner become an MP so easily like this? It means he could have gone on to be a President. Let's be patriotic to mother Ghana. At the least, the NPP constituency executives at Bawku Central should be ashamed of ...
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How could a foreigner become an MP so easily like this? It means he could have gone on to be a President. Let's be patriotic to mother Ghana. At the least, the NPP constituency executives at Bawku Central should be ashamed of themselves. Long live Ghana.
Kpanprugu 11 years ago

Each this Sakande has freedom he causes trouble and shooting starts in Bawku. For a while Bawku has been calm until this guy was pardoned.

Each this Sakande has freedom he causes trouble and shooting starts in Bawku. For a while Bawku has been calm until this guy was pardoned.
BABACID 11 years ago

How many people after their jail sentence goes to court to say I have finish term in jail.
Pardon has nothing to do with Dramani, it was the president who decided and told the prison service to release him and man him a free ...
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How many people after their jail sentence goes to court to say I have finish term in jail.
Pardon has nothing to do with Dramani, it was the president who decided and told the prison service to release him and man him a free man. If anybody wants to know why he was release should be talking to the prison service not Dramani or the president.
Some stupid people thinks they are clever, if not why didnt Wiredo ask the prison service WHY Dramani was release. Anything Cunt want he is not getting it. Wiredo again is John Mahama cant pardon anybody without the courts; sorry to say he can and he has done it.
Favour, Ho Central 11 years ago

It is good news that Adamu Daramani Sakande has been pardoned. Time for the debate to be re-opened on dual citizens serving our motherland. Adamu was born and bred in Bawku. It was sour grapes Mahama Ayariga, his own cousin ...
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It is good news that Adamu Daramani Sakande has been pardoned. Time for the debate to be re-opened on dual citizens serving our motherland. Adamu was born and bred in Bawku. It was sour grapes Mahama Ayariga, his own cousin who sought to bring him down because Adamu won the Bawku Central seat fair and square in 2008. Whilst he was incarcerated, he was attacked by some thugs which resulted in him suffering a massive heart attack. Where is the justice in our nation? A pardon was well overdue. We thank God he is alive.

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