Ayikoi Otoo would’ve been wrong choice of Counsel for me - Ken Kuranchie

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NANA IS USING BAWUMIA 10 years ago

GHANAIANS SHOULD KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT AYIKOI OTOO PER SE THAT SAVED SIR JOHN FROM JAIL, IT WAS RATHER THE NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL THAT PLEADED ON BEHALF OF HIM. SO DO NOT THINK HIS LAWYER SAVED HIM.

GHANAIANS SHOULD KNOW THAT IT WAS NOT AYIKOI OTOO PER SE THAT SAVED SIR JOHN FROM JAIL, IT WAS RATHER THE NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL THAT PLEADED ON BEHALF OF HIM. SO DO NOT THINK HIS LAWYER SAVED HIM.
Zoobie-Zoobie 10 years ago

THERE must be more important issues

THERE must be more important issues
krikri 10 years ago

I don't understand your lamentation about the manner he is being treated by the Cocaine Party. Kufour made him Attorney General but removed him within 6 months. Ayikoi Otoo knows why the greedy thief took that decision so I f ...
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I don't understand your lamentation about the manner he is being treated by the Cocaine Party. Kufour made him Attorney General but removed him within 6 months. Ayikoi Otoo knows why the greedy thief took that decision so I find it difficult to understand his lamentation. AYIKOI IF YOU WANT RECOGNITION THEN CHANGE YOUR NAME.
ODIKRO 10 years ago

WHY WORRY AYIKOI. YOU MADE YOUR BED AND YOU SLEPT IN IT. WETHER KOFI JUMAH OR AWUKU COULD HAVE HELPED IS NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. YOU CHOSE OR HAD ATTA FOISTED UPON YOU. YOU & ATTA, GOOFED,MADE A MESS AND BECAME A LAUGHIING ,, ...
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WHY WORRY AYIKOI. YOU MADE YOUR BED AND YOU SLEPT IN IT. WETHER KOFI JUMAH OR AWUKU COULD HAVE HELPED IS NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. YOU CHOSE OR HAD ATTA FOISTED UPON YOU. YOU & ATTA, GOOFED,MADE A MESS AND BECAME A LAUGHIING ,,,, IN COURT. AYIKOI USED HIS "STRATEGY" AND GOT THE RESULTS HE HOPED FOR. PERIOD
krikri 10 years ago

Ken Kuranchie,Akuffo Addo, Owusu Afriyie, Obetsebi Lamptey, Kofi Jumah and the young ones, Karbo, Awuku & Adorye. They are all birds of violent feather

Ken Kuranchie,Akuffo Addo, Owusu Afriyie, Obetsebi Lamptey, Kofi Jumah and the young ones, Karbo, Awuku & Adorye. They are all birds of violent feather
PLUMBER 10 years ago

This man again? Why can't some people keep quite for once? How come a jail bird is happy about an attirney that facilitated his way to prison? Unrepentant you may say, for me I am not impressed, both client and counsel are pl ...
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This man again? Why can't some people keep quite for once? How come a jail bird is happy about an attirney that facilitated his way to prison? Unrepentant you may say, for me I am not impressed, both client and counsel are plain arrogant, sad only the client went to jail.
nazir 10 years ago

Kennedy Agyapong is the next to face ATU-BUGA.Sorry ATUGUBA.Where is TErribly-Specific?I miss him.

Kennedy Agyapong is the next to face ATU-BUGA.Sorry ATUGUBA.Where is TErribly-Specific?I miss him.
agya koo 10 years ago

your arrogance is your problem,such as that of Atta Acheaa

your arrogance is your problem,such as that of Atta Acheaa
Jeff 10 years ago

This guy is still at it. He wants to be a hero or just setting himself up for a position in case ...?

This guy is still at it. He wants to be a hero or just setting himself up for a position in case ...?
TONY 10 years ago

What is this guy trying to portray? To be a hero or what? If that is the case, then I think this is a stupid heroism. Ken Kuranchie is just publicly defending his stupid actions that landed him in jail as a form of defence me ...
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What is this guy trying to portray? To be a hero or what? If that is the case, then I think this is a stupid heroism. Ken Kuranchie is just publicly defending his stupid actions that landed him in jail as a form of defence mechanism. I know that deep within him he don't mean what he is saying and has regretted big time. After all the good old book says that it is only the FOOL who regrets his actions whilst in jail. Ken Kuranchie grow up.
OPEN MINDED SAINT 10 years ago

YOU FOOL STOP TALKING. ATTA KYEA IS NOT GOOD LAWYER. HE IS ONLY POPULAR BECAUSE HE MARRIED FROM THE CHIEF JUSTICE FAMILY AND AND BIASELY WON SOME CASES BEFORE. HE IS NOT GOOD LAWYER TOO POMPUS AND NO NOTHING. YOU ARE A CRIMIN ...
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YOU FOOL STOP TALKING. ATTA KYEA IS NOT GOOD LAWYER. HE IS ONLY POPULAR BECAUSE HE MARRIED FROM THE CHIEF JUSTICE FAMILY AND AND BIASELY WON SOME CASES BEFORE. HE IS NOT GOOD LAWYER TOO POMPUS AND NO NOTHING. YOU ARE A CRIMINAL CUNT
GREAT NANA ANTWI 10 years ago

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Obarima 10 years ago

No wonder this is a typical ashanti man, ungreatful people.

An ashanti will never appreciate the efforts of a non asante no matter how good that fellow is.

Oh ashanti when will change comes to you ?

No wonder this is a typical ashanti man, ungreatful people.

An ashanti will never appreciate the efforts of a non asante no matter how good that fellow is.

Oh ashanti when will change comes to you ?
Adu- Gyamfi :USA 10 years ago

This man thinks he is a hero. I beg your pardon you're not.

This man thinks he is a hero. I beg your pardon you're not.
kotoua selira 10 years ago

When Kufour was president Ghana was not dirty like this.There were a lot of delopement going on in the country.I have been in Ghana just for three days and am already fed up.
Common water which is a basic necessity for huma ...
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When Kufour was president Ghana was not dirty like this.There were a lot of delopement going on in the country.I have been in Ghana just for three days and am already fed up.
Common water which is a basic necessity for human life does not even flow and electricity is on and off.The whole Ghana is so dirty.Where is our oil money,cocoa money and gold money.Please help Ghana
Asibey 10 years ago

I don't agree with you and will urge you to go back to where you came from. Stupid fool!! Who should make Ghana clean for you?

I don't agree with you and will urge you to go back to where you came from. Stupid fool!! Who should make Ghana clean for you?
Baby 10 years ago

Well done Ken we love you

Well done Ken we love you
Togbegah 10 years ago

For someone like him to speak this way indicates that he believes he deserve much more than a mere 10 days jail term. If he is not a fool, what is he?

For someone like him to speak this way indicates that he believes he deserve much more than a mere 10 days jail term. If he is not a fool, what is he?
Baby 10 years ago

Not a ....

Not a ....
BOB CAT 10 years ago

REALLY,but because of nep. and tri. your engl. your vill. mmh ghana.

REALLY,but because of nep. and tri. your engl. your vill. mmh ghana.
Onipa 10 years ago

I perfectly agree with you . In your case the statement made by you was not contemptuous hence you needed a strong lawyer to put such a case across hence lawyer atta akyea I believe was the best however in the case of sir J ...
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I perfectly agree with you . In your case the statement made by you was not contemptuous hence you needed a strong lawyer to put such a case across hence lawyer atta akyea I believe was the best however in the case of sir John the statement made by him was very contemptuous hence he needed a lawyer like Ayikoi Otoo who will plead on his behalf. Ken your choice was the best. We need brave lawyers to let the judges of the SC know that they are. Not gods but human beings like us who should be fair. I believe if atta akyea had defended Sirjohn he would have pleaded for him. Remember that every case is unique in it self.
C.Y. ANDY-K 10 years ago

This is one topic I was trying to avoid commenting on but I have to.

First, this statement is false.

"Although the two politicians were successfully defended by their Counsel, former Attorney General Nii Ayikoi Otoo, Ku ...
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This is one topic I was trying to avoid commenting on but I have to.

First, this statement is false.

"Although the two politicians were successfully defended by their Counsel, former Attorney General Nii Ayikoi Otoo, Kuranchie says the former Minister would have been a wrong choice of defence lawyer for his case."

Ayikoi Otoo DID NOT DEFEND THE ACCUSED SUCCESSFULLY. Both were found guilty and fined. The judges took a political decision not to imprison them, another option opened to them.
If I were Atuguba's son, I'd be angry with him for not pushing for at least a day's imprisonment for Sir John. Perhaps, he did but was overruled by the majority of pro-NPP justices on the panel.

Now the two circumstances are very different. If Kuranchie had said the things that Sir John said, perhaps, lawyer Akyea would have gone to the SC crawling on all fours to beg, cajole and plead for his client! Everybody has agreed that what Sir John said was very bad but not all have agreed that what Kuranchie said was bad. Therein lies the difference in the approaches of the two counsels.

Perhaps, without the hindsight of the earlier imprisonment, Ayikoi Otoo too would have gone to court to defend staunchly Kuranchie, instead of admit guilt and beg for him. Hindsight played a major role in the tactics of Ayikoi Otoo besides the prior admission of guilt. This does not make Ayikoi Otoo a more astute and better lawyer.

This is all noise about a mirage.

Andy-K
Kwesi Agbenu 10 years ago

I have made the same points else where. I love your analysis CYK

I have made the same points else where. I love your analysis CYK
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

A man walks in the park and sees a man with a dog sitting on a bench. "Does your dog bite?", asks the first man. "No" The man proceeds to pet the dog, but the dog bites him. "I thought you said your dog didn't bite?!", he say ...
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A man walks in the park and sees a man with a dog sitting on a bench. "Does your dog bite?", asks the first man. "No" The man proceeds to pet the dog, but the dog bites him. "I thought you said your dog didn't bite?!", he says quite angry. "This is not my dog."
Kwesi Agbenu 10 years ago

I am thrilled. I like the philosophy

I am thrilled. I like the philosophy
boobuoo 10 years ago

Don't brag Ken opete kwakye because the harm had already been done to you, Ayikoi Otoo made a good lawyer and managed to secure a fine for his clients while your lawyer made you sleep behind bars for ten days which had made y ...
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Don't brag Ken opete kwakye because the harm had already been done to you, Ayikoi Otoo made a good lawyer and managed to secure a fine for his clients while your lawyer made you sleep behind bars for ten days which had made you an exconvict.
Kofi Abotsi 10 years ago

Continue to lick your wounds. What else is left to do, Kuranchie?

Continue to lick your wounds. What else is left to do, Kuranchie?
Eddie 10 years ago

Who said the pleadings of counsel was accepted by the Bench? Inspite of all the pleadings they were still convicted, and i believe their punishment was even higher than than that of Ken Kuranchie. Because over 90% of Ghanaian ...
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Who said the pleadings of counsel was accepted by the Bench? Inspite of all the pleadings they were still convicted, and i believe their punishment was even higher than than that of Ken Kuranchie. Because over 90% of Ghanaians would prefer to go t jail for ten days instead of paying 50 million cedis for just a comment. Again I do not understand why compare the pleading by counsel to the indept cross examination by lead counsel Addison. I find pety for a person like Dr Yamakloe making such childish argument. In any case in passing judement the Justice did not say it because of the pleadings by counsel hence the fine. He rather stated that, due to the situation at hand and for the fact that many people have also made such deregatory statements but have not been summon. that of Sir John and Adorye were too much such that, they need to be punished to serve as deterent to others and also to save gurde to peace. Again we all know that sending Sir John to Jail would have been a bad jugdgement for Ghana. A security conscious people in Ghana knew that the justices could not send John to jail if they did then they were not security conscious. Matured people like Dr. Tamakloe should not make such childish argument.Moreso a funding member of his party. If he does so he should know that he is piching Ayikoi against members of the Party which can bring divistion into the party.
AKUA MAMPROBI 10 years ago

What is going on in the country is either a delibrate move by the media or an oversight by the media.Why can't the media change the course of the national debate?
We should be talking about our natural resources,the nationa ...
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What is going on in the country is either a delibrate move by the media or an oversight by the media.Why can't the media change the course of the national debate?
We should be talking about our natural resources,the national plan for the collection of taxes how we can help the Govt.The usesage of our taxes.The performance of those appointed to manage the nation,how the govt institutions can be honestly audited to show the right situation at hand.Every govt institution like the Ghana Revenue Authority,GNPC,Mining Ministry,ECG,Water Company,Ghana Railways,SCC,PWD,Govt Printing Press.national lotery. My plead to the media is that let us discuss how we can allow govt institutions to work.how to investigate what our nation's money is use for. less insults.Lets try to be a bit patrotic.we must report corruption.Govt must pay workers well.We should watch out for the foreigners who are dividing us.We must agree to ban party colours and made sure that political parties use only their names.no need for symbols also. We should do things that will unite us more than what will divide us.Education must be free.there is the need to discuss the way forward.
kusi 10 years ago

look at this bulubuluu man he will not shut his mouth

look at this bulubuluu man he will not shut his mouth

Ayikoi Otoo would’ve been wrong choice of Counsel for me - Ken Kuranchie

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