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Ghana has become a lawless state - K.B. Asante

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  • Jeff, UK 10 years ago

    Well said, elder statesman.Whenever u r in GH its like the whole country is a big beer bar. Barber shops, boutiques, restuarants, I mean everywhere there is music blurring from huge loud speakers. The noise is so deafening n ...
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  • CANNY 10 years ago

    NO ONE FEARS LAWS UNDER DEMOCRACY RULE

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  • Son of man 10 years ago

    KB, you have well observed but the truth is that democracy works well in the Western world because of the rate of education, advancement in science and technology, and the natural ability of the citizenry to obey laws without ...
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  • CHIEF ADVISER 10 years ago

    If a judge like Atuguba is able to make mockery of justice in the face of the entire country then, what do you think?

  • OBAA YAA 10 years ago

    The breakdown of laws in this country started when the low life power drunk looter change the destiny of this country to down trodden, which you were part of it as his education minister. Today, we are ripen the result of the ...
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  • theAntedote US 10 years ago

    16 huge loudspeakers from 4 stores to my left, right, front and back all blarring out loud from the same fm station....What the....

  • Nana Ansah 10 years ago

    Whilst mushroom and self-proclaimed born-again all nighters churches will not make Ghanaians sleeep at night; their Iman counterparts kramo will wake you up at 4:30 am with Moschee master blaster megaphone. Every 100 meters ...
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  • Kwaku 10 years ago

    If you have a president who has several former wives and uncountable number of children,how do you expect the people he supervises to be lawful people?The President can't even control his own household?

  • mohammed 10 years ago

    Stop your nonsense insults before you understand that the free speech entitle you also to free responsibilities. You cannot hide from witchcraft beware! You cannot insult people way of life. Respect other way of life just us ...
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  • ADRENALIN 10 years ago

    YOU ARE UNCOUTH AND A USELESS MAN. GO AND INSULT YOUR FATHER.

  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

    K.B. Asante, please ask why such a diabolical act can only be see under
    the administration of corrupt and election rigger Dramani Mahama and his
    looting spree NDC bunch of cdriminals?

    All these are happening in our count ...
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  • king solomon 10 years ago

    in ghana law makers dont even follow laws we just goin with the flows

  • Concerned 10 years ago

    Pls let the Govt act now. Ban all noise making in residential areas. Churches can worship but why pray into loud speakers. Where in the developed, religious world will this be tolerated? The US, UK, Israel, just name one coun ...
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  • DR. SAM 10 years ago

    K B ASANTE IS A GREAT MAN WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE GHANAIANS MUST LISTEN WELL WHEN HE SPEAKS! MY TESTIMONY: ONE CHURCH I ATTENDED DAMAGED MY HEARING PERMANENTLY- ANOTHER CHURCH WAS KEEPING ME AWAKE EVERYFRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL 5 AM ...
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  • ICONIC-07 10 years ago

    MR. K.B. ASHANTE HAS APPARENTLY DEMONSTRATED WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE AND THE MOST OUTSTANDING STATESMAN GHANA CAN BOAST OF AND DESERVED A PROMINENT ROLE IN MAHAMA ADMINISTRATION.

    I WILL ADVOCATE FOR THE POSITION OF CHIEF A ...
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  • meb 10 years ago

    It is not good only to observe. KB get the law rolling. This clause should be added when one listens to more than the allowable EPA decibels(85) this individual's ears should be cut off, so that when he walks the streets and ...
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  • Soccerman 10 years ago

    KB himself is not better. He led the So-called Ga youth to riot over non existing land issue. Hypocritically, he has kept quiet under NDC, whose political tool he is

  • AkwasiB (USA) 10 years ago

    I am glad to hear this from an elder statesman. Our country has been lawless for quite some time now. All the branches of goverment are sick with self-conceit and corruption. Our politicians, especially the legislative and ...
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  • Don Blunt 10 years ago

    Ghanaians are not ripe enough to govern themselves.

  • Kpakpo A 10 years ago

    The average Ghanaian is law abiding it is the officials who are crooks and get away with it.

  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    Yes lndeed, K B Asante your notations
    sounds good as a Stateman,whom do you
    think will enforce the State Laws,the
    Media,Ghana net,and the Police Service
    The Midia not to publish anything out
    of sense from the people, Gha ...
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  • OmanheneU$A 10 years ago

    ...Politicians, Custom Officers, Judges & Lawyers, Admissions to Tertiary Institutions, Civil & Public Servants doing their daily Jobs, Teachers at Elementary Schools, University Students, Even TRUCK Pushers (drivers), bush m ...
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  • Tanko Ibrahim 10 years ago

    Atuguba et al/ supreme court made it lawless. By their definition of the spirit of the law which upheld Mahama defeat to victory. What do you expect the fallout to be. You should know this

  • Ogo 10 years ago

    The oldman is damn right. Who or what body gives those information centers licenses to operate at all or people are just doing what they want?

  • Joe Turkey 10 years ago

    Call the Churches by their name. The most guilty of the noise makers. TB Joshua can close any busy road in Accra in the middle of the week and do anything. When people die as a result, no one is charged; the dead are supposed ...
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  • Koo 10 years ago

    Religious bodies that are supposed to be descipline are even at the forefront of the nose.
    Apart from bear bars etc, Charismatic Churches make the most noise followed by other churches and then Muslims prayers.

  • Kwesi Agbenu 10 years ago

    When did Ghana become lawless? KB Asante must tell us the beginning of this phenomenom. It does not make sense to me saying;-''Ghanaians have no regard for the laws that are supposed to regulate their activities''. What it me ...
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  • Nii Lartey Nartey 10 years ago

    Mahama is nose diving the entire country. Why is a criminal national wrecker like Woyome walking on state laid red carpets.

    Ghana is like a home full of girls without a caring father in control where any moron will just w ...
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  • CANNY 10 years ago

    DEMOCRACY IS NOT GOOD FOR AFRICA

  • EZEKIEL 10 years ago

    GHANA IS A LAWLESS STATE......this is nothing NEW actually!!!On the whole, we are TOO NOISY!!

  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand and a bucket of cow manure in the other. He says to the waiter, "Me want coffee".

    The waiter says, "Sure chief, coming right up". He gets the Indian a tall mug of coff ...
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  • GHANA IS IN BIG TROUBLE 10 years ago

    THIEF K.B. ASANTE SHOULD ASK HIMSELF THIS QUESTION:

    WOULD GHANA BE LAWLESS TODAY IF, DURING MY DAYS IN GOVERNMENT & THE FOREIGN SERVICE, I HADN'T LOOTED THE MILLIONS GOVERNMENT COULD HAVE USED TO IMPROVE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT ...
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  • Akyamfuor( USA) 10 years ago

    Let's not forget about one man/two men "spiritual churches" scattered all over residential neighborhoods all over our cities. Their drumming, singing, and praying is so deafening especially during their "all night prayer mee ...
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  • wiseman 10 years ago

    The law enforcement should check the charismatic churches cos theyre the most noise makers and dupe poor Ghanaian.l was in Ghana 2008 and all night by some churches was erratic especially Friday night.

  • Akpa 10 years ago

    This is true and we all need to commend the elder statesman for saying it as is is. The lawlessness has permeated every fabric of this society, to the point where breaking the law sometimes in the full glare of the police is ...
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  • meb 10 years ago

    talking about the enforcer if u have 1 of them who has AK47 listening to rickety radio noise 7m behind your bedroom window you feel like bringing in the army with bazooka to join in pyjamas to fight this act.

  • Ghanaba 10 years ago

    Please what has this to do with prophet TB Joshua? pls just leave the man of God alone.He has no hand in our noise making. Just talk about Ghanaian pastors period!!

  • Taliban2 10 years ago

    Who do you blame for the lawless in Ghana. They are started with of those who are in power and has trikle down to the without power. Set an example and we all will follow

  • MYSELF 10 years ago

    Mr. Asante well said but you have to know that no where in this world that you find peace and decency when you have ntafour in your midst. Go to Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Syria and any ntafour countries and Ghana Ashiaman, Nima, Ab ...
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  • Samsam 10 years ago

    WHEN IT COMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE JUDICIARY IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. JUDGES TAKE BRIBES AT THE EXPENSE OF PROSECUTING LAW OFFENDERS. WITH THE POLICIANS, WHEN THE POLICE ARREST LAW OFFENDERS, THEY WERE THE FIRST TO CALL THE ...
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  • Papa Yaws 10 years ago

    How

  • KWARNING NJ 10 years ago

    HOW OLD IS THIS OLD BAG? TALK ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION? WHO CARES ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY. I AM IN MY SIXTIES, AND THINK THERE ARE FAR MORE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT THAN NOISE. IF LIVING IN ACCRA IS TOO NOIS ...
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  • Great 10 years ago

    To the slow Justice System. this is funny, Do you guys have any Justice in Ghana?, the whole nation is corrupt and you talking about justice.

  • Woman's wisdom 10 years ago

    jon Mahama is the one to be blamed for the lawlessness in the entire country. He was able to bribe Atuguba and two other foolish SC judges to keep jon thief Mahama on the seat of the presidency. How could it be that when ball ...
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  • FREEDOM FIGHTER 10 years ago

    To africans democracy and freedom means doing what ever you like without restraint.Everywhere in africa western democracy and so-called human rights have brought indiscipline,greed,immorality,hypocrisy and the deterrmination ...
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  • Skains 10 years ago

    This vulgar lawlessness gained strong ground following the senseless petition launched by the NPP at the supreme court. Well, the lawlessness will continue unless President Mahama steps his feet strongly on the ground and in ...
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  • GBEVU 10 years ago

    I WONDER GHANA CAN DEVELOP WITH THIS KIND OF ATITTUDE. WORKERS EMBARKING ON STRIKE AT THE LEAST OPPORTUNITY HMM! DOCTOR ALWAYS THERE TO PROVE A POINT, STRETCH THEIR MUSCLES.

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  • Pablo 10 years ago

    KB, I perfectly agree with you. It is just noise making but also respect for the elderly and herachy. Ghanaians have today developed an attitude of insulting everyone; be it the President, an adult, an old-aged, etc. Why wait ...
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  • Mr Dislike Ewes 10 years ago

    Yes - its those idiotic Togolese rats who call themselves Ayigbe clowns makingall those noises and they have no regard for the rule of law! IIIIIDIOTS!!

  • Asobayere Mumuni 10 years ago

    Well said but what do we see then? A party member fouls the law and then see party leadership backing the person so once my party is in power 'I am over and above the law' who then will respect the law? We should not point on ...
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  • PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 10 years ago

    UNGOVERNABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS
    =======================================
    PREZ MAHAMA HAS NO STYLE TO LEAD
    ========================================
    THERE IS LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE APPROACH TO CONTROL EVENTS
    ...
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  • AGYAATA 10 years ago

    MAHAMA HAS MADE GHANA A LAWLESS STATE BY STEALING THE ELECTIONS AND CORRUPTED THE JUDGES TO RULE IN HIS FAVOUR. EVEN A CHILD KNEW MAHAMA WILL LOSE THE COURT PETITION BUT MAHAMA CORRU¨PTED THE JUDGES AND NOW GHANA IS A LAWLES ...
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  • NON-ALIGNED 10 years ago

    Well said K.B. Unfortunately that is our understanding of this whole DEM-ALL-CRAZY thing, we have embarked on.

    Even the western world don't practice democracy but, we have embraced it blindly to the detriment of ourselves ...
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  • atik 10 years ago

    statesman is right. where a state becomes a lawless then the integrity of the citizens is questionable. because there seems to be a correlation between dishonesty and lawless. that is dishonesty gives rise to lawless.

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    the statesman has blown his authority and esteem with this article. he should hold on not only to read but listen to the feedback before he gets back to his barking exercise. as an ambassador what did he achieve for ghana? an ...
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  • liv 10 years ago

    What you can do is let Ghanaians know the laws in Ghana. Let the Radio stations and teachers in schools educate people, that's the only we can enforce the laws if we have any. So far Ghanaians are clueless of what the laws ar ...
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  • ADWOA 10 years ago

    Because we were all quiet when the Supreme court Judges were approving ballot stuffing. lawlessness everywhere because you of all people supported NUNNO MENSAH to insult the intelligence of Ghanaians

  • Dhuruwah 10 years ago

    He looks like he has had a few shots. It is no wonder that he sees Ghana as a lawless state.

  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

    Honouring this political predator nana addo who fully supported Kennedy agyapong to direct the "Akans" to massacred and kill all the Gas and Ewe's, and also to Lynch security personnel who venture to come to their aid, is a b ...
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  • KOFI NIMAKO 10 years ago

    In a lawless society, it is criminal to be law abiding. GOD BLESS GHANA

  • Kofi 10 years ago

    "There ain't no law in Goldtown; If you heading there, make out your will" A drum calls west

  • Jojo 10 years ago

    It's a shame but from the chaos going on all over Ghana, even in the heat of AFRC's revolution and all the lawlessness associated with it, it was much better than the current living conditions. Mahama will probably go down in ...
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  • Bongo Boy 10 years ago

    Armed robbery is worse than noise

  • Bongo Boy 10 years ago

    Distracter - let's get serious with armed robbers and stop the jazz

  • concern ghanian 10 years ago

    I ASKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, WHERE IS ALL THOSE LAWS, LIKE IF A PERSON ONLY TO BROKE A BOTTLE, BRING OUT CUTLASS WITHOUT USING IT THEY CHARGE YOU FOR ATTEMTED MURDER, WHERE AEE THEY? THE REASON WE HAS MANY MURDER CASES THIS TIME. ...
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  • goofy 10 years ago

    Everything start from the top down Minister are taking law into their own hands say do what ever they like and nobody can say a thing The President can even support that person the problem is every thing is party politics

  • concern ghanian 10 years ago

    ALL THE POLITICIANS THINK IF I TOUCH THEM THEY WOULDN`T VOTE FOR ME, SO THE LEAVE ALL THESE NONSENSE TO GET VOTE, THAT`S THEIR OWN PART OF CORRUPTION, AND OURS ID TO STEAL THE MONEY

  • boka 10 years ago

    so you just recognized this.? we have been like that for generation and sorry it took you many years to realize this. Maybe you did not look really deep during your hey days for you to recognize this

  • Kwame Koba 10 years ago

    GHANA HAS BEEN LAWLESS SINCE ITS BIRTH. ONLY JJ STOPPED IT TEMPORARILY!!

  • Kojo 10 years ago

    I noticed this lawlessness and indiscipline in Ghana as far back as 2004 when I went home for a visit. It got worse in 2008, during my next visit. 2010 was terrible, and as for 2012 I can't describe it. Everybody does what he ...
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