Ghanaians should have fewer kids - EPA

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Kwame 11 years ago

Fertility also reduced, the population increases are due to immigration of people from neighbouring countries into Ghana.

Fertility also reduced, the population increases are due to immigration of people from neighbouring countries into Ghana.
SAM 11 years ago

Good advice. Would they listen?

Good advice. Would they listen?
MMTTWWWWW 11 years ago

Your impoverished second class fools should be castrated in order to stop producing self seeking ingrates to our beloved soceity.

Your impoverished second class fools should be castrated in order to stop producing self seeking ingrates to our beloved soceity.
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

YOU WHO LIVE IN BUSH IS CALLING A PERSON WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE OCEAN A STINKING FOOL?
YOU ARE AN IGNORANT FOOL.

YOU WHO LIVE IN BUSH IS CALLING A PERSON WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE OCEAN A STINKING FOOL?
YOU ARE AN IGNORANT FOOL.
MMTTWWWWW 11 years ago

Yeah except that you dont truly knows what ignorant means. Look around and tell me the use of your inward rats to mother Ghana. All what we have seen from you and your inward looking shits are jelousy and grabbing of state t ...
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Yeah except that you dont truly knows what ignorant means. Look around and tell me the use of your inward rats to mother Ghana. All what we have seen from you and your inward looking shits are jelousy and grabbing of state treasures here and there. Have you ever thought of non of the resources Ghana produces does not come from your region? Your people are parasites in all the regions and now that they have their way in the government, they are stealing everywhere with no thoughts of the people in the country. KWAME NKRUMAH DID US WRONG.
SHAMO 11 years ago

HAHAHAHA WHAT A FOOL..! TRYING TO SAY GERMANY DONT HAVE ACESS TO OCEAN SO THEY ARE LIVING IN THE BUSH! "AKOA YI AGYIMI PAPA" MR FOOL DONT BE IGNORANT DO YOU THINK ALL NO9 PEOPLE LIVE NEAR THE SEA? SOME ARE MORE FAR FROM THE S ...
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HAHAHAHA WHAT A FOOL..! TRYING TO SAY GERMANY DONT HAVE ACESS TO OCEAN SO THEY ARE LIVING IN THE BUSH! "AKOA YI AGYIMI PAPA" MR FOOL DONT BE IGNORANT DO YOU THINK ALL NO9 PEOPLE LIVE NEAR THE SEA? SOME ARE MORE FAR FROM THE SEA THAN THE PEOPLE IN B/A!! AND DONT TELL ME NORTHERN, UPPER EAST, WEST AND BURKINA FASSO ARE ANIMALS! IDIOT
OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 11 years ago

INSTEAD OF BUILDING UPON THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE N MAKING IT ABUNDANT FOR A GROWING POPULATION. LOOK AT THE DUMB TALK BEING SPEWED BY THIS SO CALLED EXCUSE OF A HUMAN BEING...Togbe Akliku Ahorney II, Volta Regional Direct ...
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INSTEAD OF BUILDING UPON THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE N MAKING IT ABUNDANT FOR A GROWING POPULATION. LOOK AT THE DUMB TALK BEING SPEWED BY THIS SO CALLED EXCUSE OF A HUMAN BEING...Togbe Akliku Ahorney II, Volta Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

HOW DID HE BECOME VR EPA HEAD? TU GYIMI...
????? 11 years ago

Let the Togbe tell his stupid kinsmen who are raping their own daughters and havig children with them.

Let the Togbe tell his stupid kinsmen who are raping their own daughters and havig children with them.
Quashigah 11 years ago

Ghananians should reduce birth rate and let these 'Wahibis' immigrants whose religion allow them to marry more than four to populate our country? These 'wahibis' don't go to school and their religion hate family planning.If t ...
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Ghananians should reduce birth rate and let these 'Wahibis' immigrants whose religion allow them to marry more than four to populate our country? These 'wahibis' don't go to school and their religion hate family planning.If this happens, I bet you in ten years all Ghana will be populated by these zongos children.
Fellow Ghanaians, don't pay heed to that deadly advise.It will be deadly to our dear nation.All these 'wahibis' who are coming from Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Sieraa Leone, Liberia etc are not going back and they produce like pigs.Ghanaians should reduce birth rate and let these 'wahibis' to populate our country?
Bomfaboy 11 years ago

Tobge, your advice is spot on, but have you asked President Mahama why he has so many children with different women, and if he thinks your admonition is good for him too? This is because as the head of state, many look up to ...
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Tobge, your advice is spot on, but have you asked President Mahama why he has so many children with different women, and if he thinks your admonition is good for him too? This is because as the head of state, many look up to him, and would postulate that it's ok to have many even if they cannot afford to cater for them.
SHAMO 11 years ago

HE HAS 24 CHILDREN WITH ABOUT 12 CONCUBINES HAHAHAHAHA! THIS YOUR ADVICE WILL ONLY COME FROM AN EWE CHIEF! NDC GAYS

HE HAS 24 CHILDREN WITH ABOUT 12 CONCUBINES HAHAHAHAHA! THIS YOUR ADVICE WILL ONLY COME FROM AN EWE CHIEF! NDC GAYS
ATUM 11 years ago

LET GHANA LEGALISE GAY RIGHT TO REDUCE CHILD POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY.

LET GHANA LEGALISE GAY RIGHT TO REDUCE CHILD POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY.
Remove Indenity Clause 11 years ago

ATUM,you are a fool .Gay rights my ass.

ATUM,you are a fool .Gay rights my ass.
Jadamasa 11 years ago

I hereby give ur ass all the gay rights! enjoy

I hereby give ur ass all the gay rights! enjoy
Odopa.com 11 years ago

Atum, you made my evening great! I cant stop laughing out loud. Yes, since Ghanaian can NOT feed and cloth their population Let us support the legalization of gay right!!

Atum, you made my evening great! I cant stop laughing out loud. Yes, since Ghanaian can NOT feed and cloth their population Let us support the legalization of gay right!!
Remove Indenity Clause 11 years ago

This is true.The government and Ghanaians as a whole need to do something about this wise suggestion.

This is true.The government and Ghanaians as a whole need to do something about this wise suggestion.
Dagabia 11 years ago

Togbe Akliku II don't worry God said we should multiply and fill the earth.

However, you only gave the birth rate sin percentage terms what about the DEATH RATE?

Please find out it might be elimination (death) by substi ...
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Togbe Akliku II don't worry God said we should multiply and fill the earth.

However, you only gave the birth rate sin percentage terms what about the DEATH RATE?

Please find out it might be elimination (death) by substitution (birth).
kb 11 years ago

The wisest statement this week!!

The wisest statement this week!!
Mawuli 11 years ago

Stupid Torgbe what has water got to do with giving birth ? Its bcos we are having stupid leaders without vision

Stupid Torgbe what has water got to do with giving birth ? Its bcos we are having stupid leaders without vision
Sankofa 11 years ago

Water has a klot to do with the birth rate.

We have finite resources. So if our population keeps increasing, it means there will be more people making use of these resources, so less of it per person.

The water shortage ...
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Water has a klot to do with the birth rate.

We have finite resources. So if our population keeps increasing, it means there will be more people making use of these resources, so less of it per person.

The water shortages in Accra are a prime example of this. Accra is served by Weija and Kpong{Tema}. The population of Accra is increasing rapidly, yet the metropolis is served by the same water sources as before.

The call to reduce our birth rate is apposite. We stand a better chance of providing adequately for a smaller than a bigger population.

However there is another factor contributing to the increasing population - the rapid migration of foreigners to our land. We need to control immigration, especially of non-Africans, to our land.
RASTA MAN 11 years ago

GHANA HAS ENOUGH LAND AND RIVERS TO FEED 100 MILLION PEOPLE!! WHAT IS THE SIZE OF JAPAN? AND WHAT IS THEIR POPULATION? BAD LEADERSHIP AND IGNORANT PEOPLE ARE OUR PROBLEM!!!

GHANA HAS ENOUGH LAND AND RIVERS TO FEED 100 MILLION PEOPLE!! WHAT IS THE SIZE OF JAPAN? AND WHAT IS THEIR POPULATION? BAD LEADERSHIP AND IGNORANT PEOPLE ARE OUR PROBLEM!!!
Black American on the Loose 11 years ago

If blacks in the US and Africa weren't so closed-minded and shallow in there thinking processes we would increase child-births and then create cross continents marriages betweem Blacks in the Us and in Africa. Why? because th ...
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If blacks in the US and Africa weren't so closed-minded and shallow in there thinking processes we would increase child-births and then create cross continents marriages betweem Blacks in the Us and in Africa. Why? because the white population is in decline and by 2040 they will be a minority. So etiher the blacks or the latinos will run America.
Silly people, does Central America have more latinos than Africa has blacks?
It is time to Africanize America! Give me a wife from each African country...NOW!
Black American on the Loose 11 years ago

...give me a wife from each African country...NOW!
Waiting...oh, I like those big bum soul sisters myself!

...give me a wife from each African country...NOW!
Waiting...oh, I like those big bum soul sisters myself!
Sankofa 11 years ago

Hahahahaha!!!

Give him a Makola woman!!

Hahahahaha!!!

Give him a Makola woman!!
Fiifi Quandzie 11 years ago

This crusade should be led by our dishonourable president John Mahama. Why wouldn't there be disequilibrium when he has fathered 12 childre; 4 with Lordina, 4 with other 2 concubines in Ghana and another 4 with three differen ...
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This crusade should be led by our dishonourable president John Mahama. Why wouldn't there be disequilibrium when he has fathered 12 childre; 4 with Lordina, 4 with other 2 concubines in Ghana and another 4 with three different women in England. Oh John Mahama, cant you zip your trousers. Stupid womanizer
fuck ndc! 11 years ago

you are a fool!

you are a fool!
GENERAL DeGAULE 11 years ago

few not less

few not less
Mankind 11 years ago

How about telling your NDC government increase sanitation facilities to match population growth. The fools increased the number of MPs to match the population growth!! But they could not do same for: schools, hospitals, roads ...
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How about telling your NDC government increase sanitation facilities to match population growth. The fools increased the number of MPs to match the population growth!! But they could not do same for: schools, hospitals, roads, electricity etc,etc. Togbe, Humm.. You are wise indeed!!!
Kwame 11 years ago

I wonder why some of our leaders don't scrutinize information before speaking.
As a country of 24 million people,we have kept borrowing from the World Bank and other institutions so why wouldn't they tell us about "CRUDE BIR ...
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I wonder why some of our leaders don't scrutinize information before speaking.
As a country of 24 million people,we have kept borrowing from the World Bank and other institutions so why wouldn't they tell us about "CRUDE BIRTH RATE"? I think the volta regional director of EPA comments on the subject is out of line.We should be able to find solutions to providing continuous water and electricity to the people rather than putting the blame on flimsy excuses.
HOT ONE 11 years ago

This man if you are inpotent go look for treatment and stop this nonsense of yours.

You think God was foolish to state in the Bible that multiple and fill the world.

We are africans please i respect you stop it and take ...
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This man if you are inpotent go look for treatment and stop this nonsense of yours.

You think God was foolish to state in the Bible that multiple and fill the world.

We are africans please i respect you stop it and take back yor advice.
joe,boston 11 years ago

The call for less children has been my cry all these years. For the life of me, I can't understand why a couple of single mother should have more than two (2) children. I can understand if there is a reward - monetary or ot ...
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The call for less children has been my cry all these years. For the life of me, I can't understand why a couple of single mother should have more than two (2) children. I can understand if there is a reward - monetary or otherwisse for more children. For example, if there are two families with equal means, family A have 2 kids family B have 5 or more kids. Which of the two family will struggle more to make ends meet? Let's always remember it is quality and quantity which matters and makes proud and famous.
DrG 11 years ago

True, we should refrain from the "Nyame b3ky3r3", "It's God that gives the children" and so on as an excuse to having so many children, that we can't take care of. When a wealthy couple decide not to have many children, we of ...
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True, we should refrain from the "Nyame b3ky3r3", "It's God that gives the children" and so on as an excuse to having so many children, that we can't take care of. When a wealthy couple decide not to have many children, we often hear comments like "they were blessed with financial wealth but not children". Its about time we take responsibility regarding this issue.
ghanalover 11 years ago

This chief has no brains. Does he know that the country needs human resource to develop?. Why does the US runs the Visa Lottery?. The know the importance of human capital. this chief should be sacked from the EPA

This chief has no brains. Does he know that the country needs human resource to develop?. Why does the US runs the Visa Lottery?. The know the importance of human capital. this chief should be sacked from the EPA
Abena Gyumfua 11 years ago

Moo ne kasa! I can't believe such a person works for the EPA.

Oh Ghana, we have a long way to go indeed.

Moo ne kasa! I can't believe such a person works for the EPA.

Oh Ghana, we have a long way to go indeed.
talk and die 11 years ago

you are a foll

you are a foll
chief 11 years ago

ghanaian should learn

ghanaian should learn
Abena Gyumfua 11 years ago

Infact some academicians talk rubbish sometimes. What does he mean that people should stop given birth? What a nonsense! We don’t lack resources in Ghana. What we lack is "the management of the resources".
As an environmen ...
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Infact some academicians talk rubbish sometimes. What does he mean that people should stop given birth? What a nonsense! We don’t lack resources in Ghana. What we lack is "the management of the resources".
As an environmentalist, he should rather come up with ways to educate the populace about the need to maintain and keep our resources from depleting and not this rubbish talk!
Odopa.com 11 years ago

Yes I agree Abena- Lack of management is the down fall of Ghana resources. Is well known fact Women with more education have fewer children—which is one of the reasons why extending equal access to education for women is so ...
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Yes I agree Abena- Lack of management is the down fall of Ghana resources. Is well known fact Women with more education have fewer children—which is one of the reasons why extending equal access to education for women is so important. Women with more education have more opportunities for productive lives do
This guy should ensure that ALL FEMALES IN GHANA get higher education if he want to curtail their biological productivity. Research findings suggest that around the world, when education among girls levels rise, fertility levels fall.

Such person is in a position of responsibility - God help Ghana
Pat 11 years ago

The Togbe should have used a better word than "litter". Children cannot be equated with puppies or rabbits! How many children does he have? How many children does the current president have?

The Togbe should have used a better word than "litter". Children cannot be equated with puppies or rabbits! How many children does he have? How many children does the current president have?
Strategic 11 years ago

Stop the White mans thinking.
Ghanaians should instead have more children. Children are our pension, they make up the labour force. We do not have good health services and hence the more children one has the better and highe ...
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Stop the White mans thinking.
Ghanaians should instead have more children. Children are our pension, they make up the labour force. We do not have good health services and hence the more children one has the better and higher the probability of having surviving kids to support each other, their parents and extended family.
We do not earn enough as Ghanaian to save for a better retirement. The best financial investment for a Ghanaian is the number of kids. All parents need to do is to strive hard to give the kids average to good education and that is significant insurance. My recommendation is for a Ghanaian to have at least four children. For the good of our economy both the nation and family.
Odopa.com 11 years ago

Yes, they make up they labour force but not investment property.
Are still living in the 12th Century BC? 21st Century democratic governance, people fence for themselves!! YOUR CHILD IS NOT YOUR INVESTMENT?

You made that ...
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Yes, they make up they labour force but not investment property.
Are still living in the 12th Century BC? 21st Century democratic governance, people fence for themselves!! YOUR CHILD IS NOT YOUR INVESTMENT?

You made that decision to have that child and he/she has NO OBLIGATION to take care of other siblings or YOU THE PARENTS!!! And that is not the white man thinking either!

You may have as many children as you can IF can take care of them but please dont assume that they are your old age financial commodity. Very Wrong and this ideal is old skuuull!!

Is about time parent STOP putting pressure on their children JUST because YOU CHOSE to have them!!They dont owe you any pesewa and is up to them to take care of you IF THEY WANT!
insight to the bone 11 years ago

you may have gotten your facts right but your interpretations are well off the mark as in geopolitics and the world today there are no secrets that can remain hidden for too long . Today whether we like it or not the world is ...
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you may have gotten your facts right but your interpretations are well off the mark as in geopolitics and the world today there are no secrets that can remain hidden for too long . Today whether we like it or not the world is divided into 3 spheres of influence or civilizations based on religion , Christianity , Islam and Buddhism/ Confucianism , With that in mind most of what is going on is very clear except to the blind who do not wish to see. Imperialism based on monarchism as a form of governance or world order has given way to democracy due to the fact that the one and only superpower of the world the USA prefers it so . We as Africans can not dream to participate fully in any world events as long as our borders we drawn by others who ensure we shall never develop or be able to afford our people a decent standard of living fit for the 21st century instead of this pre industrial 19th century Purgatory we now live in . our leaders have always flirted with the caliphate or far eastern philosophies which further push us into the vicious circle of staying confused about what to do. Whether or not we like it the minimal freedom we enjoy is not guaranteed by the islamists or chinese rather out so called arch enemy imperialists NATO or better put the american civil rights movement . Mills was killed because of the chinese and now mahama will also see an untimely end because of the Iranian/Turkish/ Malasian caliphate alliance he has willfully pushed us into as this islamists have always wished to dominate Africa . in the 60's all the way till quite recently they have used the palestinian question to hold us to ransom . our brothers by the ay never gave us the oil billions we needed to develop rather they gave it to the americans and europeans . instead they taught their people that we need to be kept only as slaves . Mills was wise and dropped them quickly but pepeni mahama runs to them to pay his dues in gold to reaffirm the commitment of his alajih tribesmen to their cause but we shall chop off his head true Akan style when the time comes . long live the Republic of Akan
Richard Boateng 11 years ago

The most stupid thing i've ever heard from a Ghanaian for a long time.

The most stupid thing i've ever heard from a Ghanaian for a long time.
OMANNI ASARE 11 years ago

Brother,Sister,Uncle had no business to cater or taking responsibility of another kind of child birth in the family,we have enough in the society when child grown-up and starting to blame everyone in the family but not the Mo ...
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Brother,Sister,Uncle had no business to cater or taking responsibility of another kind of child birth in the family,we have enough in the society when child grown-up and starting to blame everyone in the family but not the Mother nor the Father,is time for where to point the finger.
bURgLer pRooF Tema . comm, 4, 11 years ago

why?

why?
Kofi 11 years ago

BOB MARLEY, said "aboundants of waters but FOOL is still testy"Has this EPA man
ever travelled to europe before?

BOB MARLEY, said "aboundants of waters but FOOL is still testy"Has this EPA man
ever travelled to europe before?
Kofi 11 years ago

ITS calm here today no this TerribleIY-
man many of us did their best by not insulting all that much:give you all SMILLY HA HA HA!

ITS calm here today no this TerribleIY-
man many of us did their best by not insulting all that much:give you all SMILLY HA HA HA!
NII LARTEY NARTEY 11 years ago

Say this loud to the immoral President and his northern brother political appointees who take advantage of their vulnerable women and just pregnate them without any proper planning and care.

I'm against any western style ...
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Say this loud to the immoral President and his northern brother political appointees who take advantage of their vulnerable women and just pregnate them without any proper planning and care.

I'm against any western style family planning which has no any moral values but sinister wicked political plan to control the Black population.

Looking at the social economic hardships, it's only proper that family building is properly plan to suit social family responsibilities.
KENNEDY ADONGO 11 years ago

What Ghana need is immigration control that is increasing our population as all those coming from our neigbouring countries illegally take our nationality without any proper immigration control and advise and take the advanta ...
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What Ghana need is immigration control that is increasing our population as all those coming from our neigbouring countries illegally take our nationality without any proper immigration control and advise and take the advantage to multiply in no time in Ghana that eventually increase the uncontrol population in the country.

Just go to Nima and 75% of the population there are all in fact Fulanis, Togolese, Bulkinabes and Nigerians, Nigers, Malians and Beninois.
EZEKIEL 11 years ago

IF we tackle INFANCY DEATH RATE seriously,many families will AUTOMATICALLY have LESS children,since more will live to be grown ups...at LEAST ON PAPER.!! That's another form of Life-Insurance for the parents.The SURVIVERS wil ...
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IF we tackle INFANCY DEATH RATE seriously,many families will AUTOMATICALLY have LESS children,since more will live to be grown ups...at LEAST ON PAPER.!! That's another form of Life-Insurance for the parents.The SURVIVERS will also have BETTER Chances for Education.
In all,the NATION should TACKLE HEALTH PROBLEMS WITH ALL SERIOUSNESS!!
The EARLIER we start,the BETTER the RESULTS.
EZEKIEL 11 years ago

...correction....FEWER CHILDREN and NOT LESS .....!

...correction....FEWER CHILDREN and NOT LESS .....!
ONYIMPA 11 years ago

FUCK THIS BABY GOAT SHIT!...WE DON'T WANT GOATS,..ONLY BEAUTIFUL HUMAN CHILDREN!!!

FUCK THIS BABY GOAT SHIT!...WE DON'T WANT GOATS,..ONLY BEAUTIFUL HUMAN CHILDREN!!!

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