African elite have failed us; AU made irrelevant – author

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PEACEMAKER 10 years ago

WE NEED TOTAL INTEGRATION, FREE BORDERS,TRIBAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ABOVE ALL STRONG CO ORDINATED SECURITY AMONG MEMBER COUNTRIES TO COMBAT EXTREMISM .FINALLY ONE POLITICAL AGENDA IN AREAS AND ONE CURRENCY

WE NEED TOTAL INTEGRATION, FREE BORDERS,TRIBAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ABOVE ALL STRONG CO ORDINATED SECURITY AMONG MEMBER COUNTRIES TO COMBAT EXTREMISM .FINALLY ONE POLITICAL AGENDA IN AREAS AND ONE CURRENCY
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

*By Akadu Ntiriwa Mensema, PhD

WILLIAM ATUGUBA: Counsel, what is your name
PHILIP ADDISON: Philip Addison, My Lord
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: Yes, my name is Philip Addison, my Lord
ATUGUBA: I said overru ...
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*By Akadu Ntiriwa Mensema, PhD

WILLIAM ATUGUBA: Counsel, what is your name
PHILIP ADDISON: Philip Addison, My Lord
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: Yes, my name is Philip Addison, my Lord
ATUGUBA: I said overruled; where do you come from
ADDISON: I am a full-blooded Akan, My Lord
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: My Lord, I am a Ghanaian, My Lord
ATUGUBA: You are overruled; what are you doing in this court
ADDISON: I am representing the NPP, My Lord
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: My Lord, I mean Akufo-Addo, Dr. Bawumia and Obetsebi-Lamptey
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: Yes, I am representing all three, my Lord
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: My Lord, is this the Supreme Court of Ghana
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: Are you Justice Atuguba, My Lord
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: My Lord, this is partisanship
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: My Lord, is overrule only your legal vocabulary
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: My Lord this is partisanship and bias
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: My Lord, you are ANTI-NDC and PRO-NPP
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: This means that you are rather ANTI-NPP & PRO-NDC
ATUGUBA: You are overruled; we are going for recession
ADDISON: My Lord, for how long
ATUGUBA: You are overruled
ADDISON: My Lord, I say you are ANTI-NDC and PRO-NPP
ATUGUBA: You are overruled...
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

GH GOVT IS HIGHLY INCOMPETENT!
IF YOU TELL THE GOVT OF GH TO BABYSIT YOUR KIDS. U WILL COME BACK N FIND YOUR KIDS PLAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGGER 1 HIGHWAY, NAKED.
WITH FEACES ALL OVER THEM. GH GOVT IS HIGHLY INCOMPETENT. ...
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GH GOVT IS HIGHLY INCOMPETENT!
IF YOU TELL THE GOVT OF GH TO BABYSIT YOUR KIDS. U WILL COME BACK N FIND YOUR KIDS PLAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGGER 1 HIGHWAY, NAKED.
WITH FEACES ALL OVER THEM. GH GOVT IS HIGHLY INCOMPETENT. NOTHING SHOULD BE TRUSTED IN THEIR CARE. THE PPL IN POSITIONS OF POWER HVE
GREATLY DEPRECIATED THE BRAND OF GH. DR. NKRUMAH SET THE BRAND SO HIGH. EVERY MONKEY OR SO CALLED PRESIDENT WHO CAME AFTER DR. NKRUMAH,
HAS KNOWINGLY DEPRECIATED THE VALUE OF THE BRAND CALLED GHANA. I WILL BE HONEST. I HATE GH RIGHT NOW.]
ghana is not country or a place worth living ....this is institutionalized criminal and corrupt state...GFA is a MAFIA...
they buy referees and prostitutes...i believe the dankwa bribery is also true.. Gyan is the point man on the referee purchases..
that is why they cannot change him as the striker....the whole GFA stinks.. ghana will never win a title again....with this mafia..
THE BIBLE SAID THIS DAY WILL COME. IF YOU ARE ALWAYS EATING, BUT CANT SHIT. ARE U SUPPOSED TO PRAY OR DO SOMETHING ELSE?...
FOOLS IN PARADISE, I HATE GH....AFRIFA N KOTOKA.....
THE MOST GARGANTUAN COWARDS N TRAITORS IN THE ANALS OF GH HISTORY.....
$300 DOLLARS FROM CIA TO CRUCIFY DR. NKRUMAH....OH! GYIMI TINGS BI WAT.....
JJ KILLED, DR. NKRUMAH JAILED...WHO IS BETTER? JSS N SSS STUDENTS MUST BE MADE TO STUDY NKRUMAH BOOKS IN GH. COURSES ABOUT DR. NKRUMAH MUST
BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS. SO OUR KIDS CAN DEBATE AND CRACK THEIR BRAINS! TO THE LIES THAT HAS BEEN PROPAGATED TO US FOR ALL THESE YRS. WHY GRACE
THE AIRPORT WITH KOTOKA'S NAME|? ARE WE GLORIFYING TERRORIST AND BACKSTABBING BEHAVIORS IN GH? NO WONDER GH IS RETROGRESSING.
OWUSU: Conscious of the risk involved in the operation of the coup, did you Sir, make any provision for your family in event it proved futile?
KOTOKA, boko haram(TERRORIST): I did not for one moment think of its failure. At any rate I knew my family and any relative of mine would have
been killed in case of failure. Therefore I made no provision for them. WAA LOOK. IF THIS GUY IS NOT AN AL QUAEDA THEN WAT IS HE? HIS NAME IS
A PUBLIC AIRPORT FOR CHRISSAKES! PRES. MAHAMA IS SITTING THERE AIMLESSLY. KOTOKA EVEN BACKSTABBED BAWA!
Kotoka AL QUAEDA, was killed in a counter-coup. Afrifa is said to have master-minded this, and became Chairman of the NLC.
He wrote in his book 'When I sat in the chair (as NLC Chairman), I realised that power was sweet'. SIKA Y3 D3..MUAHAHAHAAAAAAA!
This indicates the calibre of people who overthrew Nkrumah. POWER HUNGRY PPL WHO HAVE NO CLUE WAT TO DO. U WANT TO DRIVE BY FORCE,
BUT YOU DONT KNOW HOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN?.......
Kotoka is not a hero. HE IS A COWARD! It was wrong to name our international airport after him; we must rename the airport AFTER DR. NKRUMAH.
Afrifa does not deserve the title 'Okatakyie' conferred on him by Ashanti chiefs.
Afrifa was a coward, shameless opportunist and corrupt person who did nothing good for our country, seeking power for HIMSELF!
WEST AFRICA USED TO BE THE HUB FOR RICE IN THE WORLD. OUR RICE USED TO BE EXPORTED ALL OPVER THE WORLD FOR ITS RICHNESS AND VAST NUTRITION.
TODAY, WE IMPORT LESS NUTRITIOUS, BLEACHED WHITE RICE FROM AMERICA, CHINA, VIETNAM...OH LORD!
WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN THINGS YOU DONT UNDERSTAND. THEN YOU WILL SUFFER FROM SUPERSTITION!
INVITE LIBRADIO.COM HOST/OWNER KEIDI OBI AWADU TO LIVE AND WORK IN GH AS A RADIO/MEDIA PERSONALITY. SEKOU NKRUMAH I BELIEVE KNOWS HIM.
PUT A PRESIDENTIAL GAG ORDER ON SEKOU. SOMETIMES, HE FORGETS TO THINK BEFORE HE TALKS. TALKS BYHEART!....IF HE WASNT DR. NKRUMAH'S OFFSPRING,
I MYSELF WOULD HAVE DEADED HIM A LONG TIME AGO.
Professor James Tooley, Chairman of Omega Schools in collaboration with Ken Donkor, now runs low-cost private schools in Ghana.
It all sums up to the fact, that in the Absence of a Federal System where the individual states and the people are free to elect their Regional Ministers and
other Regional representatives to plan for their own Regional development without inferance of the President and the Central Government, anarchy and Bad governance
is the result and a reward for all. WE NEED FREE BASIC EDUCATION IN GH FOR THE KIDDIES:
FREDERICO MAYOR, UNESCO SEC. GENERAL ONCE SAID.THAT THE "LEVEL OF EDUCATION OF THE OVERALL POPULAION OF A PARTICULAR
COUNTRY DETERMEINES THAT COUNTRY'S ABILITY TO SHARE IN WORLD DEVELOPMENT, TO BENEFIT FROM THE
ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND TO MAKE PROGRESS ITSELF WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE EDUCATION OF OTHERS. IF THIS STATEMENT ISNT
SELF EVIDENT TRUTH, THEN I DONT KNOW WHAT IS FOLKS!.....
the pressing immediate problems confronting the countRY GHANA ARE - GALAMSAY EVERYWHERE, no electricity, no water, rife in corruption, high incompetence levels, etc.
At the moment JOHN MAHAMA has NOT articulated any vision for the country and his governance. Ghanaians don't know what he stands for except his mere promises and lies.
Gye Nyame 10 years ago

More than half of the $280 million or so budget of AU is finance by the West and China so what do you expect. They couldn't even put up the headquarters, China had to come and bail them out. The agenda of the leaders is to am ...
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More than half of the $280 million or so budget of AU is finance by the West and China so what do you expect. They couldn't even put up the headquarters, China had to come and bail them out. The agenda of the leaders is to amass ill gotten wealth,that is all. They wait of others from other continents to come resolve their conflicts for them and yet they boast of having independence. AU is just a complete waste of time.
Willam 10 years ago

The author is write, problem is the African elite, from university teachers to students to professionals. This where the ruling class comes from. Elite needs reorientation to decolonise the way we think. Where we 'colonise' o ...
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The author is write, problem is the African elite, from university teachers to students to professionals. This where the ruling class comes from. Elite needs reorientation to decolonise the way we think. Where we 'colonise' our minds in school and thereafter attempt to' colonise' our less fortunate compatriots by demanding more than we deserve!
Don Blunt 10 years ago

This is a heart warming piece. I am proud of this African Woman. But, have all the African Elites understood her? I guess NO, sadly.

With our many wise Men, we shall wallow in our poverty, and be proud to be able to assist ...
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This is a heart warming piece. I am proud of this African Woman. But, have all the African Elites understood her? I guess NO, sadly.

With our many wise Men, we shall wallow in our poverty, and be proud to be able to assist any foreigner to come make immense profits at the cost of our 'ignorant' folks.
EFO KOKU 10 years ago

They are just there to show off how much they have looted from the people. Afterall they are lodging in expensive hotels, driving around in luxurious cars at the expense of the poor and will come out with nothing. Fools with ...
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They are just there to show off how much they have looted from the people. Afterall they are lodging in expensive hotels, driving around in luxurious cars at the expense of the poor and will come out with nothing. Fools with tools. That's how I call them.
Owu 10 years ago

Africans are the same enemies to themselves, fighting each other for unknown reasons.

Not recognizing each other for any accomplishments, we tend to look down ourselves. The time has come to refrain from superstitious bel ...
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Africans are the same enemies to themselves, fighting each other for unknown reasons.

Not recognizing each other for any accomplishments, we tend to look down ourselves. The time has come to refrain from superstitious beliefs and religious sentiments which is also destroying families and causing havoc to society at large. How long are we supposed to wait to build better governance and institutions to move the continent forward?

Wake up Presidents, Head of States and Prime Ministers in the continent to stop looting the continent's resources. It's about time
resources should be used to build effective, healthcare, education, roads, agriculture,etc.
We don't need any aid from donor countries, like USAID, DFID and DANIDA.

Let's change the way we think and rather channel our energy so that our children will know there's a continent or country..
FOYOOSIS 10 years ago

The African Union, with its bunch of corrupt leaders has failed us big time.

Infact, it's still trailing behind and actually a failed and useless organization.

The African Union, with its bunch of corrupt leaders has failed us big time.

Infact, it's still trailing behind and actually a failed and useless organization.
GILLY 10 years ago

I don't know what the AU is there for at all. It is just a talk shop for African BRAINLESS dictators. AU is increasingly becoming irrelevant. Try to cross the border between Ghana and Togo and see how they continue to extort ...
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I don't know what the AU is there for at all. It is just a talk shop for African BRAINLESS dictators. AU is increasingly becoming irrelevant. Try to cross the border between Ghana and Togo and see how they continue to extort money from commuters and traders.
MENSAH 10 years ago

FOOLS,MAKING DECISIONS FOR US.
IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN,MY BROTHER?
YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

FOOLS,MAKING DECISIONS FOR US.
IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN,MY BROTHER?
YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.
JAMES BROWN 10 years ago

Let take it that it is a meeting of blind leaders.These lesders have no shame. Look at the state of the continent

Let take it that it is a meeting of blind leaders.These lesders have no shame. Look at the state of the continent
Don Blunt 10 years ago

How can blind leaders LOOK at the state of the continent?

How can blind leaders LOOK at the state of the continent?
Asiwome 10 years ago

Seeing the problems that the EU has created for countries such as Greece, I suggest a confederation, better yet leave things the way they are!

Seeing the problems that the EU has created for countries such as Greece, I suggest a confederation, better yet leave things the way they are!
DrG 10 years ago

Africa is endowed with all the natural resources, and yet our human resources is beyond par.

Africa is endowed with all the natural resources, and yet our human resources is beyond par.
Owu 10 years ago

Sometimes I wonder if these guys are educated enough to govern the countries in the continent or just hungry for power.

I called them the so-called educated fools who cannot make better decisions for their prospective cou ...
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Sometimes I wonder if these guys are educated enough to govern the countries in the continent or just hungry for power.

I called them the so-called educated fools who cannot make better decisions for their prospective countries.

At this 21st century, African leaders are still living in the colonial mindset, dwelling on their colonial masters for aid, French, Portuguese, British and Americans for AID.

Why China, because, they are using effective measures to build their institutions and is working for them, that's why they control USA bonds. America owns China billions of dollars so do African countries.

SHAME ON YOU CORRUPT OFFICIALS AND THEIR CRONIES. HOW LONG ARE WE TO WAIT, LIFE IS TOO SHORT....
Tokyo !! 10 years ago

Meeting of thieves .shameful leaders !!!

Meeting of thieves .shameful leaders !!!
Pelicles 10 years ago

Anytime the so-called leaders of Africa meet, they discuss nothing more than how they will keep on looting their various nations.

How many of these men do not have bank accounts in Europe and the question is why?

They c ...
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Anytime the so-called leaders of Africa meet, they discuss nothing more than how they will keep on looting their various nations.

How many of these men do not have bank accounts in Europe and the question is why?

They cannot solve crises in the various nations and how much more can they tackle something somewhere?

Look at Mali, if France did not come to their aid, Islamist will still be occupying half of that nation and all African leaders can do is to watch and talk as if they have no head to think of what steps to take.

Africans attitude stink to the highest heavens and till we change that nothing will change on our continent.
ASUOYEBOA 10 years ago

Na so be o o o o, my country man/woman.

Na so be o o o o, my country man/woman.
MENSAH 10 years ago

BUT,THAT IS VERY SAD.THERE HAVE TO BE A CHANGE,BECAUSE CHANGE IS NECESSARY IN EVERY SUCCESS EQUATION.
OUR LEADERS SHOULD RENEW THEIR MINDS ON HOW TO GOVERN AFRICA TO OUR ADVANTAGE BUT NOT TO OUR DETRIMENT.
MAY GOD HELP AFRI ...
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BUT,THAT IS VERY SAD.THERE HAVE TO BE A CHANGE,BECAUSE CHANGE IS NECESSARY IN EVERY SUCCESS EQUATION.
OUR LEADERS SHOULD RENEW THEIR MINDS ON HOW TO GOVERN AFRICA TO OUR ADVANTAGE BUT NOT TO OUR DETRIMENT.
MAY GOD HELP AFRICA.
Ajit Babu 10 years ago

Imagine a dad whose children cannot sustain anything by themselves and always rely on others. Total disappointment for such a dad, in this case God.

Imagine a dad whose children cannot sustain anything by themselves and always rely on others. Total disappointment for such a dad, in this case God.
Hazor 10 years ago

The world body invite the first sub sahara independent country leader to address the congregation.The first sub Sahara independent country leader said "Urbanization of Africa could cripple growth"What did you think world lead ...
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The world body invite the first sub sahara independent country leader to address the congregation.The first sub Sahara independent country leader said "Urbanization of Africa could cripple growth"What did you think world leaders think about this leader?The leader came back to his country and said"how can i sustain growth"A man who claim to be president should have the knowledge and wisdom to solve problem and not clueless.Can you imagine a country president choose nkonfem over car,air condition,fridge without using CFC products,welding machines,sewing machines,vulcanizing machine,computers,TV,early fire warning systems. and turn around to import all these things into the country.All African leaders are sick in their minds all that they knew is to steal monies meant for development and when they feel sick they took plane travel to uncorrupt countries for medical treatment.This are wise men indeed.
Jamp 10 years ago

Blacks every where same mentality are
we subhumans,greedy selfishness and lack of understanding.

Blacks every where same mentality are
we subhumans,greedy selfishness and lack of understanding.
kwasi Britwum 10 years ago

I agree with the author 10000%. All African leaders are useless, thieves and dishonest. They are impotent political leaders who do not have solutions for the continent`s problems. We are the richest continent but the least de ...
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I agree with the author 10000%. All African leaders are useless, thieves and dishonest. They are impotent political leaders who do not have solutions for the continent`s problems. We are the richest continent but the least developed on earth. Our leaders think begging the white man for money is the solution. A revolution should be called to shape our destiny. Long live Africa and may the Almighty God send a sea of fire to consume all corrupt African leaders.
Mystic, NY 10 years ago

We must seriously look to reform our system of governance. Wholesale copying of western style of democracy will not work for us! Lets reform Chieftaincy and give power back to our elders and chiefs. They can at least answer t ...
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We must seriously look to reform our system of governance. Wholesale copying of western style of democracy will not work for us! Lets reform Chieftaincy and give power back to our elders and chiefs. They can at least answer to their families who elect them and know them best. This current group of so called elites answer to nobody and seek power just to enrich themselves.
Asempaneye 10 years ago

My sister, you are absolutely right. We need an exemplary way of getting rid of this class of saboteurs. I am inclined to believe that, we need to revisit the uncompleted revolution in Ghana, the housecleaning of 1979 and 198 ...
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My sister, you are absolutely right. We need an exemplary way of getting rid of this class of saboteurs. I am inclined to believe that, we need to revisit the uncompleted revolution in Ghana, the housecleaning of 1979 and 1981 and while we are at it, we extend an invitation to our brothers to come and learn as well.

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