Mandela memorial: Thousands gather in Johannesburg

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• GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

  IN GH, THEY WOULD HAVE BURIED MANDELA IN ACCRA. PRIMTIVE FOOLS WHO DESERVE TO BE PUSHED INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR WHALES TO FEAST ON. MANDELA WILL BE SENT TO HIS HOMETOWN AND BURIED THERE. WHEN ADVANCED NATIONS ARE WISED UP N DOI ...
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  IN GH, THEY WOULD HAVE BURIED MANDELA IN ACCRA. PRIMTIVE FOOLS WHO DESERVE TO BE PUSHED INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR WHALES TO FEAST ON. MANDELA WILL BE SENT TO HIS HOMETOWN AND BURIED THERE. WHEN ADVANCED NATIONS ARE WISED UP N DOING THINGS RIGHT. WE IN GH DONT EVEN BOTHER TO LEARN. WE R SOO STOOPID N PRIMTIVE. WE DNT EVEN LEARN.

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• GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

  WHY AA NEEDS A FOREIGN TECHNICAL DIRECTOR LIKE RIJKAARD, ODENKEY DESAILLY OR HIDDINK IN BRASIL TO HELP HIM QYALIFY OUT OF THIS OWUO GROUP AND WIN THE ECUP TROPHY.
  WITHOUT THAT, GH IS TOAST! GH IS COMING HOME AFTER RD 1. YES, ...
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  WHY AA NEEDS A FOREIGN TECHNICAL DIRECTOR LIKE RIJKAARD, ODENKEY DESAILLY OR HIDDINK IN BRASIL TO HELP HIM QYALIFY OUT OF THIS OWUO GROUP AND WIN THE ECUP TROPHY.
  WITHOUT THAT, GH IS TOAST! GH IS COMING HOME AFTER RD 1. YES, I SAID IT HERE FIRST!
  U CANT TEACH AN OLD DOGG NEW TRICKS. AA WAS AN APPRENTICE UNDER 2 FOREIGN COACHES BEFORE HE TOOK OVER. STILL EXPERIMENTING...IF YOU THINK AA CAN LEARN N IMPROVE HIS COACHING ACUMEN IN 7MTHS TO FACE THE LIKES OF LOWE, BERTO, SCOLARI, BERTO ETC THEN U ARE A FOOL INDEED.
  TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:
  to provide advice or technical assistance on footballing or other aspects that are perceived as lacking or desired by the club. This may be the case where the manager is inexperienced or
  perceived as naive in a particular aspect, allowing the director to advise against potentially costly errors. This may also be the case where a club in a lesser league or lower division with
  ambitions to develop further and improve their league position seeks an experienced former manager or director from a more prominent league or club in order to use their experience to further the
  club. Such an example is that of Giovanni Trapattoni at Red Bull Salzburg or Sven-Göran Eriksson at Notts County, LEONARDO AT PSG, PERREIRA WITH TEAM BRASIL
  Appointments in this case are often short term – for between 1/2 seasons – with the director imparting their advice and departing to another club.
  FOLKS, THIS IS NOT AFCON TOURNAMNT OOO.. WE ALL SAW HOW AA PERFORMED AT AFCON13 AGAINST DR CONGO, NIGER ETC IN OUR AFCON GROUP. IT WAS LETHARGIC AND MEDIOCRE.
  GH IS NOW GLORIFYING BCOS WE BEAT ZAMBIA AND EGYPT AT HOME WITH CROWD SUPPORT?. THESE 2 MEDIOCRE TEAMS. AA COULDNT EVEN BEAT NEITHER OF THESE TEAMS AWAY IN THEIR BACKYARDS.
  GH LOST TO ZAMBIA AND EGYPT AWAY. ZAMBIA WERE OUSTED IN RD 1 @AFCON 13. EGYPT DID EVEN QUALIFY TO AFCON 13.
  KESHIE WON AFCON13, WENT TO CONFED CUP AND BOMBED. IF I WERE AA, I WILL GET ALL THE HELP I CAN GET TO AVOID DISGRACE IN BRASIL.
  EGO N NATIONALISTIC EMOTIONS WONT DO US ANY GOOD....
  NO GH COACH OR EX PLAYER HAS THE IQ AND ACUMEN AT THE MOMENT TO HELP AA WIN THE TROPHY IN BRASIL. NO ONE...IF WE DID, GH WOULD HVE WON THE MEDIOCRE AFCON TROPHY AT LEAST 1ONCE IN THE LAST
  30SMTHING YRS. BRASIL IS GOING TO WW3 WITH 2 BAZOOKA MACHINE GUNS IN THE
  LIKES OF 2 PREVIOUS WCUP TROPHY WINNING COACHES, SCOLARI N PERREIRA. AA IS LIKE A LANGALANGA COACH. HE HASNT WON ANYTHING, NOT EVEN A SINGLE AFCON TROPHY AS COACH.
  INSTEAD OF GOING OUTSIDE GH TO FIND AT LEAST 1 MACHINE GUN ATTACHE UR LANGA LANGA COACH. U WANT TO TAKE LANGA LANGA TO WW3 BRASIL? DO U SEE THE CALIBRE OF TEAMS DOWN THERE?
  U ARE NOT SERIOUS. GO!
  TO THOSE UNDERSESTIMTING THE USA. BE VERY WARY. LOOK, EVEN MEXICO WITH A HIGH SOCCER PEDIGREE FAILED TO TOP THE CONCACAF GROUP. MEXICO ENEDED UP PLAYING A WCUP PLAYOFF INSTEAD?
  THE AMERICANS HAVE BETTER, MORE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS THIS TIME AROUND, WITH A BETTER COACH IN KLINSMANN.
  GH MUST PREPARE TO GO N WIN ALL 3 GROUP GAMES, PERIOD! COMPLACENCY AND INDISCIPLINE ALWAYS DOES US IN.....
  FYI: BRASIL WILL USE THEIR SEXY WOMEN/DELILAH'S TO FOOL SO MANY TEAMS AND PLAYERS AT THIS WCUP. HHHMMMM.
  THESE GH PLAYERS MUST BE KEPT LIKE PRISONERS IN THEIR HOTEL. NO SEX DURING THE TOURNAMNT. THEY NEED SEXUAL DISCIPLINE.
  AA HAS DONE WELL TO GET US THIS FAR BUT HE NEEDS HELP. HE NEEDS BETTER CLOTHES GOING FORWARD. ALUGUNTUGUI COACHING WEI DI3333 NO NO.
  HW3, WE LOST TO ZAMBIA N EGYPT AWAY. HOWEVER, EGYPT DIDNT EVEN QUALIFY TO AFCON13. ZAMBIA WAS OUSTED IN ROUND 1 AT AFCON13. THE FACT THAT WE BEAT THEM BOTH IN OUR OWN BEDROOM DOSENT
  MEAN A DAM THING. I MEAN, LOOK AT HOW AA PERFORMED AT AFCON13? WOEFUL! AH, HAVE U FORGOTTEN ALREADY?
  DEFENSE WINS TOURNAMNTS SO GFA MUST AT LEAST BRING IN A DEFENSIVE MINDED TECH DIRECTOR IN DESAILLY OR RIJKAARD.
  SQUAD FOR BRASIL AS OF TODAY, TODAY:
  AKWARA, DAUDA, ADJEI...3
  R/LB: OPARE, AFFUL, D ADDY, NANA ASARE..4
  CB: AWAL, J.MENSAH, LEE ADDY, AKAMINKO....4
  DM: ESSIEN, MUNTARI, RABIU, BADU...4
  AM: ABEYIE, KASA, WAKASU, ATSU....4
  STRIKERS; DEDE, GYAN, WARRIS, KPB...4
  STAND BY: YIADOM, GYIMA, SUMAILA, BOYE
  PS: IF U WANT TO KNOW WHY SOME PLAYERS WERE OMITTED IN FAVOR OF OTHERS, ASK.
  GBSTAR JERSEYS!
  A.HOME KIT: THIS WHITE JERSEY MUST HAVE A COLLAR. THE JERSEY MUST ALSO HAVE LONG BLACK, TINY STRIPES THROUGHOUT FOR BOTH THE SHIRT AND WHITE SHORTS (SEE NY YANKEE HOME JERSEY).
  THE GFA LOGO MUST MUST BE EMBEDDED INSIDE A HUGE BLACK STAR ON THE LEFT/CHEST AREA.
  B.AWAY KIT: THE RED N YELLOW JERSEY SHOULD BE MAINTAINED, BUT WITH WHITE SHORTS.
  IF IN DOUBT, CONTACT OZWALD BOATENG IN THE UK FOR ASSISTANCE. GFA, DONT BE LAZY AND MEDIOCRE. THINK BIG AND AIM HIGH.
  IF YOU PUT MORE WORK IN AN APPEALING JERSEY/KIT. IT WILL BE REPLICATED IN THE SELLING OF THESE JERSEYS.
  BRA PANIN AA, KEEP AT LEAST 1 SOCCER KNOWLEDGEABLE FEMALE ON THE GBSTAR TECH BENCH, LIKE CHELSEA FC DOES.
  A WOMAN WITH SOCCER INTEREST/KNOWLEDGE AS PHYSIO OR PSYCHOLOGIST. LOOK AT CHELSEA FC. WOMEN HVE A UNIQUE WAY OF OBSERVING OR SEEING THINGS.
  OBENG CONSULTS
  tuxman06@yahoo.ca
  skype: CHEWBACCA (@NIAGARA FALLS)

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• Faustina 10 years ago

  MANDELA must be a lesson for us all.
  
  Nkrumah missed the boat - he refused to hand over the batton - MANDELA DID!!!!

  MANDELA must be a lesson for us all.
  
  Nkrumah missed the boat - he refused to hand over the batton - MANDELA DID!!!!

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• RastafaraI 10 years ago

  Nkrumah was liberating Africa...Mandela had only South Africa to liberate...Nkrumah had most impact on the liberation of Africa!!

  Nkrumah was liberating Africa...Mandela had only South Africa to liberate...Nkrumah had most impact on the liberation of Africa!!

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• Faustina 10 years ago

  Liberating Africa? Who said? Or was it his DREAM OF FANCY? WHICH COUNTRIES DID HE LIBERATE?
  
  DID HE NOT IMPRISON HIS OPPONENTS? WHAT DID HE DO TO DR DANQUAH?
  
  MANDELA DID NOT IMPRISON HIS OPPONENTS, HE DID NOT DECLARE HIM ...
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  Liberating Africa? Who said? Or was it his DREAM OF FANCY? WHICH COUNTRIES DID HE LIBERATE?
  
  DID HE NOT IMPRISON HIS OPPONENTS? WHAT DID HE DO TO DR DANQUAH?
  
  MANDELA DID NOT IMPRISON HIS OPPONENTS, HE DID NOT DECLARE HIMSELF PRESIDENT FOR LIFE!!! NKRUMAH PLOTTED HIS OWN DOWNFALL BY HIS VERY STUPIDITY OF BEING FOOLED BY HIS 'YES' MEN - NOTABLY, THE ILLITERATE KROBO EDUSEI.
  
  NKRUMAH DID NOT PASS ON THE BATTON!!
  
  SO HE IS GREAT??? HOW MANY ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL?

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• RastafaraI 10 years ago

  just exhibit a bit of the dignity of Mandela as a ghanaian woman and advocate your position without insults..I will respect you more...the achievements of Nkrumah seems now to be judged in ghana through political lenses..it d ...
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  just exhibit a bit of the dignity of Mandela as a ghanaian woman and advocate your position without insults..I will respect you more...the achievements of Nkrumah seems now to be judged in ghana through political lenses..it depends on what party you belong to ...that makes me sad...the schools should teach the complete history and within proper context...I grew up in the 60s and 70s so I know the truth but enough said.....am not going to trade insults with you but I will advise you to research the truth for yourself..

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• BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 10 years ago

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  To: "president@oop.gov.gh" ; "president@whitehouse.gov" ; "inquiries@un.org" ; "press-editor@consilium.europa.eu" ; "pm@pmo.gov.uk" ; "pm@pm.gc.ca" ; "pm@pmo.gov.il" ; "pm@pmo.gov.se" ; "President@Elyse.fr" ; "President@Kcna.co.jp" ; "President@Worldbank.org" ; "letter@Subscrption.kremlin.ru" ; "visnews_en@Mlists.vatican.va" ; "secretary@state.gov" ; "Vicepresident@Whitehouse.gov" ; "Vice@oop.gov.gh" ; "FirstLady@oop.gov.gh" ; "info@messages.whitehouse.gov" ; J. J. Rawlings ; "Info@Pm.gov.au" ; "Press-accra@State.gov" ; "tonyamekudzi@Yahoo.com" ; "chairperson@african-union.org"
  Sent: Monday, December 9, 2013 12:37 PM
  Subject: MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE BEREAVED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE LATE H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA NELSON MANDELA
  FROM: BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ.
  EBAA LAW CONSULT, LEGAL PRACTITIONERS/CONSULTANTS
  P.O.BOX AN 5966, ORCA DECO BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR
  ACCRA.
  GHANA.
  TEL: 0545758633
  TO: H.E.PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA JACOB ZUMA
  OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
  JOHANESBERG
  SOUTH AFRICA.
  INFO TO:
  H.E.PRESIDENT OF GHANA JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA
  SPECIAL INFO ALERT TO:
  H.E.DR.MR.PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
  HON. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY
  H.E. UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BAN-KI MOON
  DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013
  SUBJECT: THIS IS TO REGRETTABLY SEND MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCES TO THE GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE BEREAVED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA NELSON MANDELA OF THE SAD DEATH OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT.
  THAT IT IS ALWAYS SAID AND POSTULATED THAT "TO EVERY LIFE JOURNEY, THERE IS A BEGINNING AND THERE IS ALSO DEFINITELY AN END" AND HEREIN, AGAIN NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE OF SOTH AFRICA AND AFRICA BUT THE ENTIRE WORLD WOKE UP AND HEARD THE NEWS ON THE AIR-WAVES OF THE SOUNDS OF RADIO AND TELEVISION THE SAD DEATH OF THE LEGENDERY AND A MAN I PERSONALLY CALLED "THE DOYEN OF SOUTH AFRICA DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW" DEMISED.
  THAT DEATH OCCURRENCE AGAIN, IS ANOTHER PROOF OF THE FACT THAT "DEATH IS INEVITABLE TO ANY MAN OR WOMAN NO MATTER THE STATURE OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PERSON AND NO MATTER WHAT FATE OF HEIGHTS ATTAINED IN BOTH SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL AND OTHER SOCIETAL STRATIFICATION CLASS THE PERSON ATTAINED THAT WHEN THE HOUR MOMENT OF TIME ARRIVES WHICH IS UNKNOWN TO US THOUGH MEDICAL SCIENCE HAS MADE SUCH AN INROAD INTO SUCH FATE DETERMINATIONS BUT STILL HIDDEN FROM ALL OF US IS "THE EXACT DAY, THE EXACT TIME, HOUR, MINUTES AND SECONDS" OF SUCH INEVITABLE OCCURRENCE ARE STILL HIDDEN FROM EVEN THE BEST SCIENTISTS OF THE WORLD.
  MOREOVER, WHAT IS MORE INTRIGUING IN NATURE, CHARACTER AND FORM ARE THAT SCIENCE CANNOT PREVENT OR STOP SUCH OCCURRENCE IF THE TIME ARRIVED FOR IT TO OCCUR.
  IT IS ONE OF SUCH EVENTS AGAIN THAT THE WORLD IS WITNESSING THAT THE GREAT LEGENDERY "MADIBA" H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA NELSON MANDELA HAS PASSED AWAY TO ETERNITY.
  THAT NO WORD OR WORDS IN THIS PLANET WORLD CAN OR COULD BEST DESCRIBE THE MAN "MADIBA" AND EVEN IF THERE IS OR THERE ARE THEN THOSE WORDS MUST BY NOW BE EXHAUSTED IN VIEW OF THE VARIOUS MESSAGES AND CONDOLENCES EXPRESSED BY WORLD LEADERS AND ALL OTHERS.
  HOWEVER, SINCE TRUTH NEEDS NO DECORATIONS OF WORDS BUT THE BARE FACTS THAT I REGRETTABLY SUBMIT THAT NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND AFRICA THAT LOST THIS GREAT LEADER AND INSPIRER BUT THE ENTIRE WORLD LOST A TRUE GREAT MAN WHO WAS THE "DOYEN OF SOUTH AFRICA DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW".
  THAT HE WAS A VISIONARY LEADER AND OPPORTUNITY GIVER AND CREATED THE PLATFORM FOR ALL OTHERS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE GOVERNANCE OF SOUTH AFRICA WHEN HE WAS FINALLY RELEASED FROM 27 YEARS JAILED AND BECAME THE FIRST BLACK ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA.
  THOUGH HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE A SECOND TERM BUT HE VOLUNTARILY GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIS VICE PRESIDENT IN THE PERSON OF H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA THOMAS MBEKI WHO WAS SUCCESSFULLY ELECTED AS THE SECOND BLACK PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA.
  THAT THE MOST SPECTACULAR DISPENSATION OF THE LATE FORMER PRESIDENT H.E.NELSON MANDELA WAS THAT HE APPOINTED THE WHITE PRESIDENT DURING THE APARTHEID REGIME WHO ADOPTED DIALOGUE TO FREE NELSON MANDELA FROM PRISON H.E. FORMER WHITE RACE PRESIDENT DE CLERK HIS SECOND VICE PRESIDENT AND MADE THE GOVERNMENT "AN ALL INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT".
  THAT IF THERE IS ANY HONOUR (HONOR) TO BE DONE TO H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA LEGACY THEN THE ENTIRE WORLD MUST GIVE "PEACE A CHANCE TO RULE IN THE WORLD".
  THAT DIALOGUE TO BE ADOPTED TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS SITUATIONS AND IF THERE SHOULD BE ANYTHING WORTHY TO FIGHT THEN I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THAT IT SHOULD BE A FIGHT AGAINST "POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISEASES, HUNGER AND IGNORANCE" AND FOR THESE CANCERS THERE ARE NO EXCUSE(S) FOR THE WORLD TO ADOPT A COLLECTIVE APPROACH TO FIGHT THEM TO GIVE A BEFITTING TRIBUTES AND TO PROTECT THE LEGACY OF THE LATE H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA NELSON MANDELA, THERETO.
  MAY I NOW REGRETTABLY CONVEY TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE BEREAVED FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF MY CONDOLENCES AND ALSO TO REMIND THEM THAT MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEM.
  MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE!
  BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI
  INTERNATIONAL LAWYER/LEGAL CONSULTANT/ADMINISTRATOR

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• RastafaraI 10 years ago

  Former prez Bush was shotting the breeze with JJ

  Former prez Bush was shotting the breeze with JJ

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• clarence 10 years ago

  it is good that people have gathered to honour Madiba, it is also good that corrupt president and his AU chair were very well boohooed at such an august meeting, its sends a signal to out leaders if they have ears to learn an ...
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  it is good that people have gathered to honour Madiba, it is also good that corrupt president and his AU chair were very well boohooed at such an august meeting, its sends a signal to out leaders if they have ears to learn and make a conscious efforts to make a positive change. Our leaders must put a stop to empowering their families and cronies financially and think of the majority through portable water, good health care, affordable education for all. We must learn lessons from Madiba's life styles.

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• BUGA BUGA ATUGUBA 10 years ago

  If mahama should die to-day, will all the beautiful things the inspiring eulogies about Mandela be said about him? Your guess is as good as mine

  If mahama should die to-day, will all the beautiful things the inspiring eulogies about Mandela be said about him? Your guess is as good as mine

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• BRO DAN- TRC 10 years ago

  BLESSED PEOPLE OF AFRICA AND DIGNIFIED ONES OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, YEA; NOBLE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA, OF A TRUTH; "IT IS FINISHED" THEREFORE IS IT WRITTEN TO ALL THAT GAHTERED IN JOHANNESBURG AND ALL AROUND THE GLOBE; " ...
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  BLESSED PEOPLE OF AFRICA AND DIGNIFIED ONES OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, YEA; NOBLE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA, OF A TRUTH; "IT IS FINISHED" THEREFORE IS IT WRITTEN TO ALL THAT GAHTERED IN JOHANNESBURG AND ALL AROUND THE GLOBE; "OCCUPY TILL I COME" THAT, -THE MISSION- LIVES ON EVEN IN "GREATER HEIGHTS" IN ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO THE BLESSEING OF HUMANITY FROM THIS TIME FORTH. PULSE. A TIME TO THINK. FOR "IT IS FINISHED". YEA, "OCCUPY TILL I COME". SELAH.
  TOGETHER, WE CAN! WITH GOD, WE CAN!! GOD BLESS AND COMFORT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA WITH EXCEEDING GREAT -JOY- TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" AND, "OCUPY" FOR THE SAKE OF -THE MISSION. GOD BLESS THE HEADS OF NATIONS, DIGNITARIES, AND ALL THE PRECIOUS PEOPLE WHO GATHERED IN SOUTH AFRICA TO -MOURN- HIS EXCELLENCY NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MADIBA MANDELA TO DEAPART FROM THE GROUNDS TO ALL THE WORLD, STANDING FOR THE CAUSE OF -THE MISSION- IN THE SAME "WILLING MIND AND PERFECT HEART" BY WHICH THEY GATHERED. GOD BLESS YOU AND I WHO -MOURNED- ON VARIOUS NATION WITH "A WILLING MIND AND A PERFECT HEART" FOR THE SAKE OF -THE MISSION. AND, GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA.
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  MUCH THANKS TO GHANAWEB FOR THE SPACE. AND TO "ADOM FM".

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