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Stop the "lazy" morning shows on radio - Mahama

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  • OPOOP 11 years ago

    MORE THAN LAZY

  • POSTER 11 years ago

    BLAME NPP

  • JUMY 11 years ago

    EVERYDAY POLITICS:

  • HAVING 11 years ago

    MAHAMA IS RIGHT HERE

  • HON SHAMO 11 years ago

    JOHN MAHAMA SAY THIS TO YOUR STUPID ASIEDU NKETIA AND HIS PROPAGANDA MINISTRY OF WHICH FIIFI KWERTEY IS PRESIDENT

  • OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

    When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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  • molar 11 years ago

    Infact am said am not God these people would have face hell on earth here whiles they live.

  • kweisi 11 years ago

    Old Soldier, Iread your comment and I think you are right about KWasi PRATT
    THE GUY IS VERY DANGEROUS.

  • yahaya 11 years ago

    This Mahama is idiot. Why didn't he gave this advice to his cohorts when every day they are spewing no*sense and fooolish propaganda
    .Now he wants to silence the journalists from telling the truth and exposing his lies. We r ...
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  • ATOPAHENE JOHN MAHAMA 11 years ago

    WITHOUT THOSE STUPID NDC AKANS ... ASIEDU NKETIA, YAW BOATENG GYAN, AFARI GYAN WHERE WOULD BE NDC NOW? AKAN IS GHANA AND GHANA IS AKAN LIKE IT OR HATE IT BUT IT WILL REMAIN LIKE THAT! HAUSA IS FOR NIGER AND NIGERIA, AWONA IS ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

    Author:...OBAA YAA
    ...So, the people around the president including his wife and those Team “B” staffers were aware of the president failing health. Therefore, who were they kidding when they ruin insults on whoever que ...
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  • GH.NATIONAL SCURTY IS DEAD 11 years ago

    START DOING THE GOOD THINGS AND THEY WILL TALKED ABOUT. IDIOT FOOL.

  • a citizen at manchester. 11 years ago

    to be honest i am an akan who come from bekwai. some of you think you are Jesus Christ. the earlier we stop this tribal politics the better. could u believe most ashantis voted for ndc. even during president kuffour's era som ...
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  • Atinga Kobla Atongo 11 years ago

    MAHAMA IT'S FREEDOM OF PRESS, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DIRECT THE PRESS OR ANY PRESENTER FOR THAT MATTER.
    THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO ENLIGHTEN THE PUBLIC ON ALL ISSUES POLITICAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OR ANYTHING FOR THAT IS IN THE PUBLI ...
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  • CITIZEN ONE 11 years ago

    What are you afraid of Mr. President, just say it, it is this disgusting, obnoxious, unintelligible, mumbo-jumbo Twi proliferation of our radio waves that is causing all the mayhem and dysfunctional society. Adding to the pol ...
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  • KOGYAM58 11 years ago

    " What are you afraid of Mr. President, just say it, it is this disgusting, obnoxious, unintelligible, mumbo-jumbo Twi proliferation of our radio waves that is causing all the mayhem and dysfunctional society. Adding to the p ...
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  • ATOPAHENE JOHN MAHAMA 11 years ago

    CAN YOU FOOL KILL AKAN? HAHAHAHAHA FUNNY FOOL! IF YOUR STUPID LANGUAGE IS INFERIOR DONT BLAME AKAN! ESTABLISH YOUR RADIO STATION AND SPEAK YOUR ENGLISH OR THAT YOUR STUPID NATIVE LANGUAGE

  • a citizen at manchester. 11 years ago

    another lunatic who think ghana is for akans/ashantis. ask prez.kuffour and he will advise u to talk about sth better. thank God your grandparents left you a piece of land to plant cassava/plantain to survive.if u know the nu ...
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  • Mina 11 years ago

    Are you a no.9?ooooooooooooooh I see that's why that hatred,but it won't work.You started to manipulate other tribe's against Akans but God being who he is have opened their eyes and as one northerner (Dagomba) wanted to know ...
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  • awuku 11 years ago

    speaking twi is part of our identity, if u feel inferior to speak your language that is your bee

  • Cummings 11 years ago

    Nobody will stay for someone to take his rights from him and go free! He will cry everyday , so the morning show will continue unabated

  • GBEMI. 11 years ago

    EXPERCIALY KWEKU BAKOO.I THINK HE HAVE NOTHING TO DO IN HIS LIFE,THAN THAT LAZY JOB,

  • JUMY 11 years ago

    NO MORE POLITICS ON OUR MORNING SHOWS

  • Gigi 11 years ago

    Go tell that to your lazy, corrupt, do-nothing ministers, including yourself.

  • HAVING 11 years ago

    ALL SPONSORED IT

  • HON SHAMO 11 years ago

    NO WAY WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO MORNIONG SHOWS TO EXPOSE NDC PROPAGANDA! YOUR STUPID FIIFI KWERTEY USED THE PLATFORM TO LIED TO GHANAIANS AND YOU FOOLS ARE NOW RUNNING AWAY FROM IT? TOFIAKWA

  • Kwamw osei 11 years ago

    Mahama is right look at Accra to Kumasi road is what u have to talk abt & way to

  • Old Man U.S.A 11 years ago

    "Speaking to XYZ News after the meeting, the Vice President of the GJA, Affail Monney said the Association will work to reduce the mediocrity in Ghana’s media landscape."SO YOU KNOW YOU GUYS DO NOT DO THE RIGHT THING.

  • POSTER 11 years ago

    IT ALL STARTED AND PLANNED FROM NPP

  • HAVING 11 years ago

    SOEMTHING REALL BETTER FOR GHANA

  • KWAME 11 years ago

    THE KNOW IT BUT; NPP IS PAYING THEM BLOOD MONEY FOR IT:

  • awuku 11 years ago

    do u know and your president know what we call democracy

  • concerned ghanaian 11 years ago

    WHY? is the government trying to stop the people from passing judgement on their none performance? When your party was in opposition the Ama Benyiwadoes and the Tony Aidoos were jumping from radio station to station to trump ...
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  • adansi bona 11 years ago

    WHEN YOU FILL YOUR CABINET WITH PROPAGANDAS AND ALL THEY DO IS TO INSULT ANYONE OPPOSED TO THEIR VIEW OR DISAGREE WITH THEM, YOU TURN THE WHOLE MEDIA AND ITS DISCUSSIONS VERY LAZY Mr.PRESIDENT

  • Kwadwo 11 years ago

    What have you been able to achieve for Ghana besides corruption and shady deals?

  • HAVING 11 years ago

    DID YOU READ THAT

  • TALK TO ASIEDU NKETIA ON DEVELOPMENT 11 years ago

    Tell Asiedu Nketia and Okudzeto Ablakwa and the rest of your Ministers to talk more about development instead of politics.

  • Kojo Billy Duncan 11 years ago

    It is true, Ghana's media landscape promotes mediocrity. The discourse is reduced to political bashing of the other. Objectivity in the interest of national development is non-existent. Selfishness reigns supreme.

  • kwame cash ,UK 11 years ago

    oh ghana ,now is radio,i think my prez is getting ghana back into apart .am very very ashame of voting ndc,i think all ghanaians should eye open.

  • Paolo 11 years ago

    Its people like u who thinks Ghanaians are fools that made the NPP loose the elections. Who told u u voted for the NDC? Loose-head NPP bastard thinking he's smart

  • Chris 11 years ago

    Its a piece of good advice which will unfortunately fall on deaf elephant ears.The NPP is not going into developmental Issues but destructive and unproductive news will be of interest to them. Good advice but waste of precio ...
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  • Ewusi 11 years ago

    Sponsoring Pastors to Israel , paying Woyome,dumsor dumsor,No water,Rampant corruption and a President who offers no hope , you call development .kweaaaa.Akans would continue to lead.

  • Ike, South Africa 11 years ago

    I agree 100% with the president remarks. Political issues are not the only issues in Ghana.

  • issaka 11 years ago

    John Dramani, give this advice to your communications team who have nothing good to do than nop from one radio station to another spewing out hatred, arrogance, lies, deceit, and insults. You yourself rode on the back of the ...
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  • a citizen at manchester. 11 years ago

    all u know is to swear. it won't help you. don't insult your president. talk about the cocaine that changed into 'kokonte' during npp's era. nobody is perfect. let's pray to God for his guidance and let npp also change their ...
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  • Shamu 11 years ago

    Such stupid shows have nothing to contribute in our situation. Every time politics, politics. Politics of enriching ourselves? What about debate of our culture and custom?

  • oscar 11 years ago

    He has to talk to his politicians to stop the propaganda

  • Tonga Tonga 11 years ago

    Who is mahama to call the media lazy? He is lazy, corrupt, power-thirsty and money-hungry and an election-rigger.Mahama will make Ghana bankrupt.

  • Paolo 11 years ago

    Commercial radio started under Jerry Rawlings regime (yet they called him an enemy of free speech.)Radio stations like Peace fm & Joy (NPP stations at the time) took advantage of it & used it as punching bag to attack the Pre ...
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  • Conventional Youth. 11 years ago

    Democrazy is not helping, we knowledge based economy with proactive education & enlightenment package now!

  • KAte 11 years ago

    GO BACK SHS YOUR ENGLISH IS BAD. What is 'we knowledge based economy with proactive education & enlightenment package now' aboa footsoldier

  • Conventional Youth. 11 years ago

    Sorry for missing the message. Pls dissect my message with an exclamation mark !!!! @ the end "SHS English Teacher".

    Stop your vague arguments and desire an eye for details. Revisit my comment to empower yourself, please ...
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  • Joe 11 years ago

    Radio is suppose to educate people not o inite them to do bad things or create problems.

  • CITIZEN ONE 11 years ago

    Yes it is a fact - Ban Twi Radio, Ban Twi Pastors from Accra and you will notice an immediate change to civility, peace and harmony in Greater Accra - Greater Accra is Ghana, everything starts and ends there.

    Next phase - ...
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  • GHANA FIRST 11 years ago

    PLEASE, DO NOT MAKE THE TWI LANGUAGE YOUR PROBLEM. PEOPLE ARE FREE TO SPEAK A LANGUAGE OF THEIR CHOICE. IN GHANA, MANY NON-AKANS CHOOSE TO SPEAK TWI OUTSIDE THEIR HOME, EG., IN THE MARKET-PLACE. THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN COMMUN ...
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  • anne 11 years ago

    MAHAMA U CANNOT GAG PRESS IN DEMOCRACY. We do not live in China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, where they do not understand and respect human rights and democracy. Mahama is still under the influence of the Russians; he studi ...
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  • KAte 11 years ago

    WHAT DO U EXPECT PRESS TO SAY ABOUT A MEDIOCRE AND TEAM B LEADERSHIP THAT IS FIREFIGHTING ALL THE TIME; NO STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT TO DELIVER PROMISES. THE MEDIA WILL GET OFF YOUR BACK WHEN YOU START DELIVERING THE GOODS.

  • KA AKYIRE 11 years ago

    YOU GOT IT MR PRESIDENT. THOSE CALLING THEMSELVES SERIAL CALLERS ARE NUISANCE, THEY SHOULD ALLOW OTHERS TO CALL

  • KA AKYIRE 11 years ago

    POLITICS SHOULD BE BANNED TILL IT IS 6 MONTHS TO ELECTION. ALL SHOULD FIND WORK TO DO, ESPECIALLY FOOD PRODUCTION,

  • ANIMAL FARM 11 years ago

    Now that you have benefited fully from what you call "lazy" morning shows on radio,you are calling for discussion of what you consider as pertinent issues affecting the ordinary Ghanaian.I wish you all the best,but i think th ...
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  • GOD IS MY JUDGE HONESTNEST 11 years ago

    BAN most of the radio stations

  • Ishmael usa 11 years ago

    What?

  • Kofi Nimo 11 years ago

    Radio journalist were angels! Mahama the murderer is accussing the journalist .... Media men more fire!!!!

  • ANIMAL FARM 11 years ago

    Mr President,since you have influence over your party communicators,you can advise them not participate in 'very lazy' morning shows on radio.

  • Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

    Mahama is angry because the media people are questioning his leadership!

  • molar 11 years ago

    I which the president can control his spoon feed commnicators not to visit any radio station. Did he not compain on tv, radio stations and there off. Nonsense.how can he? How dare he!!!!!!!!!!! Stop paying people for calling ...
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  • PADDY 11 years ago

    LAZY PRESIDENT(MAHAMA) TELLING A GROUP OF INTELLECTUALS TO KEEP QUIET.ITS FUNNY

  • Kofi 11 years ago

    Hmm

  • AKAN 11 years ago

    MAHAMA GO AND TELL IT TO YOUR NORTHERN KINSMEN! ABOA BA

  • Sat the TRUTH 11 years ago

    GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO STOP TACKLING LAZY AND SENSELESS ISSUE AND STICK TO PRIORITIES & THE PRESS/MORNING SHOWS WILL THEN CONCENTRATE ON THE PRIORITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AT HAND.

  • KOFI-DANSO-CALIFORNIA-USA. 11 years ago

    WELL SAID MR.PRESIDENT AND I ALSO THINK THAT GOVT.MUST ALSO FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES RATHER THAN BUSYING ITSELF ON HOW TO SPONSOR GHANAIANS TO MECCA AND ISRAEL.WE HAVE LOTS OF VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES TO FIX THAN SUCH WHICH ...
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  • Stanley ogoe 11 years ago

    Mr president, just fix the problems and we would stop talking.

  • Salifu 11 years ago

    This guy is rather an idiot! Who in his right mind will suggest such a thing? Every civilised nation does discussion on political matters,esp in the morning and the evening. So for this fool to be trying to dictate to everyon ...
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  • JIm 11 years ago

    He is not the one paying them, therefore the media do not have to listen to him.

  • SULE. 11 years ago

    Mediocrity is a direct reflection of leadership. When the leadership is very mediocre in their thought processes, it would most invariably, reflect almost 98% of the time, in the discourse. Make no mistake, a crab cannot give ...
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  • insight to the bone 11 years ago

    The only solution is for you ewes and northerners to commit collective suicide as you are a curse to mankind and this your alliance against the Akans will be your own undoing , aboaba like you . for over 50 years your envy ha ...
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  • norvisi 11 years ago

    yes ,they are just waste of man hour!

  • Kojo London 11 years ago

    After the NDC government , using the media to demonize, chastise, insult and humiliate their political opponents. What is the president saying? Hypocrites. These programs will go on till thy kingdom come.NOW THE PRESIDENT IS ...
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  • The Onipaba of Akyem Maase 11 years ago

    Why express worries? Did you not benefit from radio propaganda politics on stupid radio gold? Now you want to escape from the venom of your own stings. You can go to the sea, we will discuss your hippocracy unabated.

  • Sumor 11 years ago

    Ei Mahama, you are a frightening hypocrite paaaa! You appoint Okudzeto Ablakwah, a man whose very breath itself is more foul than filth dredged from Korle Lagoon, and you want people to shut up and give him the lkast say on t ...
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  • JUSTMAN 11 years ago

    THE LAZY JOURNALISM IS ALSO GOOD TO CONSTANTLY PUT YOU TOO ON YOUR TOES SO THAT YOU TOO DO NOT BECOME LAZY.
    YOU ARE STILL THINKING ABOUT SACKING INCOMPETENT MANAGERS. IT IS LAZINESS. WAKE UP AND SACK THEM. THERE IS NO LAZY J ...
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  • Silas 11 years ago

    Look, the man doesn't want people to talk about the many problems the country is facing. Ha-ha-ha!

  • Dela 11 years ago

    This man is mad

  • ebenezer milton keynes 11 years ago

    now that Ghana is in crises some one is takind Akufo Addo to court for impersonation what are you saying about that mr president,teachers on strikes no water no electricity and you are taking paster to isreal

  • ghanaba 11 years ago

    the right monkey vocabulary is mediocrecity. atenga you did much to avoid this word because it depicts the real level of our educational. commentators frustrated by their limited vocab, then to insults. i hope you may have th ...
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  • Ashootings 11 years ago

    Is this a comment, advise or threat? What does freedom of the press mean?
    This is an insult to the press houses.President watch your comments, please!

  • Ashootings 11 years ago

    Before he died, Atta Mills wanted an investigation into the purchase of some planes our current President was involved in the buying. Can this investigation continue? That is what we mean by rule of law and freedom of the pre ...
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  • Kofi 11 years ago

    Listen to today President. When he was a minister he always appear on radio shows and talk rubish to defen his part now that he is a caretaker president listen to his talks.

  • Public Prosecutor 11 years ago

    Mahama is very funny. How can you seperate developemental issues from politics in Ghana? A government project is suspended by an incoming Government because the projeject was initited by the outgoing Government. Any developme ...
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  • Yaw Buor 11 years ago

    As a journalist in a western nation, I find Ghana's media, esp radio, utterly boring - it's all politics 24 hours a day. Where in the world can you find this?
    I'm never a fan of Mahama, but I believe he's made a very good po ...
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  • TROUBLE-MAKER 11 years ago

    That`s the truth but Ghanaians don`t see it the way many of us saw it some Ten years ago.
    You should have included the early morning Nigeria films to it as well.Sometimes I ask myself if they have a job to do.They are nothin ...
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  • Sakura 11 years ago

    The president is wrong. Do what is right and it will be highlighted.

  • TROUBLE-MAKER 11 years ago

    We Ghanaians always wants it our way.We simply dislike people who comes out with the truth.
    All what those radio stations does everyday is about political discussions with insults.They have no control over their listeners.Be ...
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  • GHANA BA NANA 11 years ago

    Obiara nim baabi a, se mako ko a eyenoya.(everybody knows where when peeper touches it pains). Therefore, advice your "surroundings" .

  • Pontius Pilate 11 years ago

    media pluralism must be promoted at all times. what is news worthy depends on which side one stands. if the prez. wants "development" issues to be discussed, then those "development" must be seen to happen. if tomorrow a mode ...
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  • TROUBLE-MAKER 11 years ago

    You are right but media pluralism should be about development in society and the country as a whole and NOT about political affiliations and attacks and insults on people.
    Children are listening to those nonsense coming from ...
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  • Sakura 11 years ago

    Just don't advertise on those stations and they will go bankrupt.

  • Obiba JK 11 years ago

    What is lazy about the morning shows in the capital? What business of his is that? I'd rather he'll focus on getting us constant electricity and water and stop shooting his mouth on irrelevant and inconsequential stuff. The m ...
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  • kwaku 11 years ago

    its about time,this is stopped and let people get to work and also abolish this political debates that has been made to be a part of citizens lives