Exposed! US/UK hacked Ibn Chambas' phone

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SB 10 years ago

He was spied on because he was in a position of power than the US/UK was interested in and wanted to know what was going on. It is illegal and deeply immoral but thats world politics for you.

He was spied on because he was in a position of power than the US/UK was interested in and wanted to know what was going on. It is illegal and deeply immoral but thats world politics for you.
Kweku 10 years ago

SB for your reasons, Mr Chambas, ECOWAS and/or the Ghanaian government must sermon the US/UK authorities for answer why such breaches and also sign a bond that its not going to happen again. But would they resist the oppresso ...
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SB for your reasons, Mr Chambas, ECOWAS and/or the Ghanaian government must sermon the US/UK authorities for answer why such breaches and also sign a bond that its not going to happen again. But would they resist the oppressor??
The African Patriot 10 years ago

The problems are clear at hand. We using the books they wrote for us at schools, we are learning that the whites and Europeans and Americans are better than us and as long term result we concentrate our selfs on the to learn ...
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The problems are clear at hand. We using the books they wrote for us at schools, we are learning that the whites and Europeans and Americans are better than us and as long term result we concentrate our selfs on the to learn what they have learnt already without creating the same conditions. As we know that we can´t create the same condition we learn to believe and were convinced by them that it is better to buy or import their technology to make use of it without having a proper understanding about. They are telling us that we are the terrorist, but the word terrorist is redefined, does the dictionary count? We are completely manipulated but we are not seeing it and if those who have registered it talk about the mass can not follow and so no changes can be made.
NSA is working in Africa since 1884 after the Berlin contract. Nothing new.
We have foreigners in our government and parliaments spying. We are begging daily by them and in exchange giving and selling all of our secrets and development to them. We create hard ship for our own people and at the end most of our intellectuals leave our countries to US, Europe and Asia to find a better place.

ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE WE READY TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THEM; I THINK NO: WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE DAMN MANIPULATED WITH FOREIGN RELIGION AND TRADITIONS AND CULTURES THAT OUR OWN IS NOT PRACTISED ANYMORE AND THAT OF THE FOREIGNERS CAN NOT BE PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD AS A RESULT WE REMAINED CONFUSED WITHOUT HOPE.

THE ONLY WAY THAT COULD HELP US TO BECOME INDEPENDANT IS TO REDESIGN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM WITH BOOKS FROM US. WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE IN DEVELOPING OUR OWN TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE USE OF IT TO AVOID FOREIGN ONES, MOST OF OUR SECRETS WILL REMAIN BY US.
WE NEED TO PUNISH EVERY CORRUPT LEADER FOR OTHERS TO SEE LIKE IN THE OLDING DAYS BEFORE COLONIZATION.

WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO BUT IT MUST START NOW!!!!
Son of Africa 10 years ago

I shed your Pain THE AFRICAN PATRIOT and I Concur with you, thanks for your Sentient, your sense of Nationalism and persistence to euro-americanism to defend our Heritage, Integrity and Africanism ... one thing I'll assure yo ...
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I shed your Pain THE AFRICAN PATRIOT and I Concur with you, thanks for your Sentient, your sense of Nationalism and persistence to euro-americanism to defend our Heritage, Integrity and Africanism ... one thing I'll assure you my Lord is, very soon the Seller will sell no more and the buyer will buy no more ..
mafia pimeminister 10 years ago

kweku u r rite,but de ecowas nd de ghana government are coward.dey can´t sermon dem.remember, 2pac said we were born blacks in white men´s world. finito.

kweku u r rite,but de ecowas nd de ghana government are coward.dey can´t sermon dem.remember, 2pac said we were born blacks in white men´s world. finito.
kabokabo 10 years ago

All our conversations we make on phones and electronics are all stored by the servers.NSA use them only if the person in question is under terror investigation. The whole program is now leaked by Edward Snoring. There is no d ...
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All our conversations we make on phones and electronics are all stored by the servers.NSA use them only if the person in question is under terror investigation. The whole program is now leaked by Edward Snoring. There is no danger in it so long as you are not a terrorist.
William 10 years ago

No wonder we are where we are.

No wonder we are where we are.
william 10 years ago

dON'T STEAL MY WEB NAME BROTHER MAN!!

dON'T STEAL MY WEB NAME BROTHER MAN!!
A White Folk 10 years ago

these folks use Hi-tech stuffs to breach individuals pricacy by stealing their information and guest what they called it; INTELIGENCE. try hacking into their system and if caught you will face the law but they take your priva ...
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these folks use Hi-tech stuffs to breach individuals pricacy by stealing their information and guest what they called it; INTELIGENCE. try hacking into their system and if caught you will face the law but they take your privacy away and they find nice explanation for that; like stopping OSAMA BIN LADEN, you havent seen anything yet. your phone calls, txt messages, emails, online chat, facebook, twitter, web comment etc are all monitored.

THE SOLUTION:

1. dont use a mobile phone at all, but should incase need be, then use a secure phone only (NEVER USE AN iPhone).
2. delete your twitter and facebook accounts if you have one, and never use any email services hosted by an American company like Yahoo, Gmail, Outlook, Facebook etc.. these companies gives NSA 100% access to their entire datacenter. if need be for emails then either have your private mail server configured or subscribe to a premium email services with advanced encryption.
3. always use premium VPN services when online for all activities and also use a good internet security software.

PRIVACY & SECURITY COMES AT A COST, SO BE READY!
Only the Thruth 10 years ago

This is not new. The British and The Americans have been spying on African leaders for years. They spied on Nkrumah,Lumumba,Haile Salasie,Nasser etc,etc

Don't forget,is not only cell phones that are taped, EMAILS are also ...
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This is not new. The British and The Americans have been spying on African leaders for years. They spied on Nkrumah,Lumumba,Haile Salasie,Nasser etc,etc

Don't forget,is not only cell phones that are taped, EMAILS are also screen.There is no safe heaven in the world.They know where you live,which room u sleep,what food you eat.

When u travel they know which airline u are on, what seat number u have, what clothes u are wearing and who is meeting u at the airport.

You can't hide anywhere.Try going to live on the MOON, u will have to use their MOONCRAFT to get u there.
Yes 10 years ago

They will do worse things. Hmmmmmm

They will do worse things. Hmmmmmm
Kwesi Chris 10 years ago

When he was the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan's communications were also secretly recorded by these western security agencies. The fact is that they suspect any African leader, diplomat or intellectual of being either a po ...
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When he was the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan's communications were also secretly recorded by these western security agencies. The fact is that they suspect any African leader, diplomat or intellectual of being either a potential terrorist or someone who will work for the genuine interest of Africa. In the latter case, their fear is that the person would be working against their interest to keep Africa's neocolonial status under which they are cannibalizing Africa's resources at will to the detriment of Africans.
KOFI USA 10 years ago

Chris I support u 100%. These people will laugh with u nicely but don't ever think they like u. They will do anything they want to do. HMM no wonder....Africans we need to open our eyes

Chris I support u 100%. These people will laugh with u nicely but don't ever think they like u. They will do anything they want to do. HMM no wonder....Africans we need to open our eyes
Joe A 10 years ago

Innocent Dr Chambas spied on? Sooo sad.

Innocent Dr Chambas spied on? Sooo sad.
bh 10 years ago

this is really serious but looking at other piont of view, has our mp's ask why china also gve them those phones? maybe they could be using them to track all their calls and give good chance to their people to do more galamps ...
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this is really serious but looking at other piont of view, has our mp's ask why china also gve them those phones? maybe they could be using them to track all their calls and give good chance to their people to do more galampsy cos they will know what they say n do. GHANA MP's wise up
Spiky 10 years ago

This is not about China; it's about the western imperialists. China is also a victim of the US and UK deplorable and sickening policing of the world.

This is not about China; it's about the western imperialists. China is also a victim of the US and UK deplorable and sickening policing of the world.
JB Ansong 10 years ago

We are talking about spying on the whole. US and UK spied on us, BUT we have made it much easier for the Chinese to spy on the entire ministers in Ghana, using the bugged phones the Chinese gave to the Ghanaian ministers.

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We are talking about spying on the whole. US and UK spied on us, BUT we have made it much easier for the Chinese to spy on the entire ministers in Ghana, using the bugged phones the Chinese gave to the Ghanaian ministers.

Which minister in his very normal sense will accept a mobile from another person, in this modern world, where spying devices are so minature that it could be placed in any electronic device?
CONCERNED CITIZEN. 10 years ago

How in the world could a country donate a cell phone to MPs/Senators or House Representatives in their country and the govt seat down to let them use them. What the National Security COl doing seating on his %%% to allow oth ...
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How in the world could a country donate a cell phone to MPs/Senators or House Representatives in their country and the govt seat down to let them use them. What the National Security COl doing seating on his %%% to allow other countries donate cellphones to the country,s senate or house speakers to use to conduct business. That sales of the country heritage. The cell phones should all be packed and locked at the FLAGSTAFF HOUSE. IMMEDIATELY GENERAL SETH OBENG/COLEMAN CARL WILL NEVER AND NEVER ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. SO WHAT IS THE MILITARY DOING ABOUT THIS SO THEY CDS DID NOT CONSIDER IT AS AN EXPIONAGE. "ALUTA CONTINUA" IS OUR MPs SO CHEAP TO RECEIVE CELL PHONES FROM A COUNTRY FOR USE IN THE PARLIAMENT. WHAT IS GOING ON G H A N A
NANA KUFUOR 10 years ago

These American and British idiots are taking us for a ride. That is why vodafone bought Ghana telecom to be spying on us. They are neither serving the interests of their citizens nor the outside world. The best way we can all ...
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These American and British idiots are taking us for a ride. That is why vodafone bought Ghana telecom to be spying on us. They are neither serving the interests of their citizens nor the outside world. The best way we can all live in this beautiful world of ours is for these so called powers to stop interfering in other people's business.
TEE 10 years ago

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU ONLY TAKEN LOANS AND LOANS EVERY CORNER
OF THE GLOBE, BEGGING LIKE A BEGGER. THEY TAKE YOU CHEAP. YOU HAVE EVERY RESOURCES IN THIS WORLD IN YOUR LAND AND YOU LOOT AND DECEIVED YOUR PEOPLE WHAT D ...
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WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU ONLY TAKEN LOANS AND LOANS EVERY CORNER
OF THE GLOBE, BEGGING LIKE A BEGGER. THEY TAKE YOU CHEAP. YOU HAVE EVERY RESOURCES IN THIS WORLD IN YOUR LAND AND YOU LOOT AND DECEIVED YOUR PEOPLE WHAT DO YOU THINK. MAHAMA IS GOING TO WASTE 8 YEARS OF OUR TIME FOR NOTHING LIKEWISE HIS BOSS RAWLINGS DID TO GHANAIANS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. GHANA SO CHEAP COUNTY TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE RULING AS A PRESIDENTS, WHAT A CHEEK
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

In what capacity has your nonsense here got to do with Jerry Rawlings and John Dramani Mahama's administration? Associating the PNDC/NDC to every odd available news from the chambers of your ilk in here is not funny any longe ...
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In what capacity has your nonsense here got to do with Jerry Rawlings and John Dramani Mahama's administration? Associating the PNDC/NDC to every odd available news from the chambers of your ilk in here is not funny any longer.
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

My friend, their outfit need not to buy Vodafone or any other telecommunication outpost to spy on governments, the citizenry or institutions across the globe. Why is it so? Simple, they own the numerous commercial and militar ...
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My friend, their outfit need not to buy Vodafone or any other telecommunication outpost to spy on governments, the citizenry or institutions across the globe. Why is it so? Simple, they own the numerous commercial and military satellites circling above us and are at liberty to interfere with our collective communications any time they feel like it because they simply can. Yes, it is immoral to do such to a trustee, an ally or a friend. But, until we get our own workable satellites up there, we are toast under the same umbrella and there is no “Alabama” anybody can do about it.
CONCERNED CITIZEN. 10 years ago

ITS KUFFOURS FAULT FOR SELLING GHANA TELECOM AND HE HIMSELF HAVING A STAKE IN IT TO BUILD HOTEL WAWA. "WAWA" IN THE MILITARY IS AN AWKWARD WORD BY THE WAY. GHANAIAN ARE NOT SERIOUS.

ITS KUFFOURS FAULT FOR SELLING GHANA TELECOM AND HE HIMSELF HAVING A STAKE IN IT TO BUILD HOTEL WAWA. "WAWA" IN THE MILITARY IS AN AWKWARD WORD BY THE WAY. GHANAIAN ARE NOT SERIOUS.
TEE 10 years ago

By receiving mobile phones from these Chinese what were you thinking. Everybody take a black man as empty head monkey. Is a shamed to see African minister taking bribes from china, disgrace and cheap. Well we deserved to be t ...
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By receiving mobile phones from these Chinese what were you thinking. Everybody take a black man as empty head monkey. Is a shamed to see African minister taking bribes from china, disgrace and cheap. Well we deserved to be tapped.
Obaa bi 10 years ago

... can you not make your point without insults?

... can you not make your point without insults?
JB Ansong 10 years ago

Obaa bI,

I do not think it is an insult to say it as it is ie the plain truth.

The point is: which minister in his very right mind will accept a mobile phone from another, when syping devices are so tiny that they can b ...
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Obaa bI,

I do not think it is an insult to say it as it is ie the plain truth.

The point is: which minister in his very right mind will accept a mobile phone from another, when syping devices are so tiny that they can be placed in any mobile phone?

The fact is that those phones "bribed" by the Chinese are 100% bugged and every converstaion will be forked - one part sent to BEIJING over the transponders the Chinese installed in the Flagstaff House.

Only a FOOLISH politician would go so low to accept such gifts. As a matter of fact, in Europe, such acts fall indisputably in the category "Bribery and Corruption"
Pete 10 years ago

For the first time in a good while I have read something worthy on this news site. I have gradually been losing interest in Ghanaweb stories because they only talk about bad-mouthed people insulting each other and all kinds o ...
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For the first time in a good while I have read something worthy on this news site. I have gradually been losing interest in Ghanaweb stories because they only talk about bad-mouthed people insulting each other and all kinds of bad things about Ghana which don't make for good reading. But this article is informative. Keep that up, be professional.
Obaa bi 10 years ago

Why is everyone acting so shocked. Are youse seriously telling me youse didn't know they monitor all our activities and conversations?
This is no news.

Why is everyone acting so shocked. Are youse seriously telling me youse didn't know they monitor all our activities and conversations?
This is no news.
GHANABA USA 10 years ago

HAHAHAH I CAN EVEN TURN ON THAT FOOLISH MAHAMA PHONE CAM ON JUST SECONDS: MAHAMA U ARE NOT SAFE; WE ARE SPYING ON EVERY DAY: WE HAVE MORE INFORMATIONS ON YOU: DON;T WORRY U WILL SEE:

HAHAHAH I CAN EVEN TURN ON THAT FOOLISH MAHAMA PHONE CAM ON JUST SECONDS: MAHAMA U ARE NOT SAFE; WE ARE SPYING ON EVERY DAY: WE HAVE MORE INFORMATIONS ON YOU: DON;T WORRY U WILL SEE:
Boss 10 years ago

You were one of these thieves so shut up and think of how you will tell these political friends to start thinking about how to improve the lives of Ghanaians.

You were one of these thieves so shut up and think of how you will tell these political friends to start thinking about how to improve the lives of Ghanaians.
Kweku Boateng Jnr. 10 years ago

Feature Article of Saturday, 8 August 2009. Ghanaweb.
This is what the British and Americans spied on Dr. Chambas.

Columnist: Abdulai, Napoleon

Book Review: ‘Down with Black Imperialism in the North’

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Feature Article of Saturday, 8 August 2009. Ghanaweb.
This is what the British and Americans spied on Dr. Chambas.

Columnist: Abdulai, Napoleon

Book Review: ‘Down with Black Imperialism in the North’

A Colonial History of Northern Ghana

By Ibrahim Mahama, Gillbt Press, Tamale, 2009, 140pp, price not stated.

The flurry of writings on colonial history of Africa has waned since the end of the Cold War. However, questions remain in the former British model colony Gold Coast (Ghana) about how Britain ruled the Northern Territories (northern Ghana) as a Protectorate. Ibrahim Mahama, a lawyer and seasoned politician provides an illuminating account of the struggle between the Germans, French and British in the rush to colonize the Gold Coast Colony/Ashanti Hinterlands. The Hinterlands were made up of present day Northern Ghana, Burkina Faso and Northern Togo. Europeans described those lands res nullius (no man’s land).

Mahama, with an eye to making sense of the impact and challenges of British rule, demonstrates that the three European powers used cohesion, warfare, lies, half truth to secure the Hinterlands; with Britain implementing a deliberate policy that made the Hinterlands a labour market for Ashanti and the Gold Coast Colony. In this engaging book, Mahama provides fresh information in the seven chapters with two chapters: Education and Economic Development of the Northern Territories and Party politics and Independence as my favourate. The Northern Territories of the Gold Coast Colony/Ashanti remained contested lands until the British secured what is northern Ghana, the French what is Burkina Faso and Germany what is now Togo in 1890s.

The formidable Ashanti Kingdom was a ‘stumbling block’ to British desire to penetrate the Hinterlands. The Kingdom’s ‘policy, jealousy and inaptitude to commerce’ made it impossible for the British to penetrate the interior. This made Germany to set-up a trade post up the Volta River around Keta-Krachi to link up with the ancient Salaga slave market and also to control the all year round trade routes from Katsina, Bornu, Kano and the Lake Chad Basin. The kolanut, gold and salt route passed through Sasamadi and Yendi down to Kumasi and the coast. By 1880, the French had taken the lead in sending Captain Binger into the Hinterlands. He was met with disapproval from the chiefs and peoples. French territorial ambitions made British and German colonial offices in Berlin and London in 1888 to agree to share information and consolidate their colonial policies against the French. Britain believed in signing treaties. The French believed in having a physical presence and moved with lighting speed. The British were slow and lack determination and leadership. It was such French occupational policy that secured Wagadu, Tenkrugu and Sansamadu, thus reducing the influence and power of Mamprulugu and Dagbon kingdoms.

Britain moved troops from Gambaga, then capital of the Protectorate to conquer the Tongo hills in the face of fierce resistance from the Tallensis, Namdams, and Frafras. Dispropotionate fire power was used, which today could earn their leaders as guest at the International Tribunal in The Hague. In Dagbon, the Germans burned down Bimbilla and Yendi in 1897. Following the defeat of Dagbon at the Battle of Adibo, 17 miles on the Yendi-Bimbilla road.

Cheap labour from the Hinterlands enabled cocoa farmers and the gold mines to accumulate wealth. British colonial policy was to prevent the development of education, the key to sustainable development in the north. The first primary school was established in 1909 in Tamale. However, two years earlier, Wemah, the son of a soldier had organized his friends to learn marching, drilling and other forms of military training. He was following his father’s steps. This ‘Boys’ Company’ was later turned into a primary school. Wemah later became a teacher, and a House in Tamale Secondary School bears his name. George Eken Ferguson, a brilliant civil servant was later used by Britain to arrange treaties with a number of chiefs as preluge to colonization. In his discussion with the British agent, the Ya-Naa Andani 11 refused to accept a British proposal that trade in Dagbon be monopolized by Britain. The king said Dagbon was a free kingdom and trade should be free. All were welcomed.

Following the defeat of Germany in the First World War, and under the League of Nations’ mandate, Britain administered German Togoland and subsequent plebiscite allowed German Togoland to join the Gold Coast for Independence in 1957. This re-united the Dagbon Kingdom, as she was divided into British and German sections. The Yaa-Naa who is based in Yendi effectively lost more than half his Kingdom. The colonial officers forbid the Chiefs and people in Western Dagbon from contacting the Ya-Naa. However, the Yo-Na Pegu (Chief of Savelugu, and the most senior Dagbon chief in the British sector) had secret contacts with the King in Yendi. When colonial officers found out, he was des-skinned and sent to the village of Tong. Yo-Na Pegu is my maternal grandfather.

The British policy of manipulating pupils was so serious that they deliberately failed pupils to reduce the number to middle and secondary schools. By independence in March 1957, the north had a population of 1,288.920 with only one graduate in the person of Alhassan Gbanzaba who through some British humanitarian official was educated at Cambridge University. Sadly, Gbanzaba died in 1958. At independence there were very few persons from the north in the civil service, prompting one of the NPP’s leaders J. A. Brimah to state loudly: ‘Down with Black Imperialism in the North!’ Some may argue it’s the reality today, despite more than 50 years of Black rule (independence).

One of the interesting aspects of the book is the discourse on party politics in the 1950s. An alien but necessary culture, argues Mahama. The Northern People’s Party (NPP) was formed in Tamale on 11 April 1954 with the objective of ensuring ‘… that the control and direction of government in the country as a whole shall pass into the hands of the chiefs and their people as soon as they are capable to assume full responsibility and to press for the immediate development and progress of the Protectorate.”

The NPP leadership was made up of Yakubu Tali, Mumuni Bawunai, S.D. Dombo, J.A. Brimah, Jato Kaleo, B.K. Adama, Salifu Imoro, Adam Amandi and Abaifa Karbo. While Kwame Nkrumah’s Convention People’s Party (CPP) was formed June 12 1949. It focused its popular political mobilization in the Colony and Ashanti. CPP won six seats from the north in the 1954 election, while the NPP won 12 with two independent candidates aligned to it. In the 1956 general elections nation wide, the NPP won 15 seats, the CPP 71, while the Ashanti based National Liberation Movement (NLM) had 12. Thus S. D. Dombo leader of the NPP was the first official opposition leader in Parliament and not K.A. Busia as the ‘revisionists’ in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of president John Agyekum Kufour were propagating during the Ghana@50 celebrations two years ago. Until lions learn to write, hunters would always have a field day, so says a proverb from southern Africa.

The Northern People’s Party’s (NPP) opposition to the CPP’s slogan ‘Independence Now!’ had a historical reason. In explaining its opposition, the Ya – Naa Mahama 111 in 1949 told a group of southern politicians who were visiting Yendi that, if a man had three wives and they are all pregnant, the first 9 months, the second, 6 and the last 3 months. The first woman is delivering and demands the rest to deliver the same day, same time. Was that possible, the King asked the southern politicians? The Gold Coast Colony was under British rule for 150 years with functioning schools, hospitals, railways, civil service, paved roads, enhanced trade centres etc same with Ashanti which was under British rule for 50 years. The Northern Protectorate had nothing from British rule, except some 900 non-motorable roads. Mahama argues ‘the only valuable economic assets the British gave to the people were the road system, even though not motorable.’ The 900 miles began from Attebubu, which was part of the Protectorate to Bawku, Wa and Yendi. The only national agency which could have enhanced the development of the north, the Vet institute in Pong-Tamale was taken to Accra.

Following its formation, the NPP leaders began systematic opposition to independence in 1957, advocating that Independence had to be linked to the north’s rapid development. Mumuni Bawunia, (who later became a Minister under Nkrumah and Chairman of the Council of State under the John Jerry Rawlings’ presidency-1993-2000) epitomized that ‘We are not against our Southern brothers, but we are against political and economic domination by the South. We are against anything that will curtail our own freedom.” The NPP demanded a marshal plan costing 8 million UK pounds. The CPP was against the agitation for a federal government by the NLM. Nkrumah sought to alleviate the fears of the people’s of the north. To the great pan-African leader the debate over federation was only between ‘the Ashanti and the CPP’. He promised massive development for the north post Independence. The CPP government (1957-1966) is the only government that delivered its electoral promise to northern Ghana since Independence. The alliance between the NPP and the National Liberation Movement (NLM) of Ashanti is discussed in depth. Mahama suggests that such a strategic alliance between the NPP and the CPP would have been far better for the north. This would have made the Protectorate’s development higher and higher on the CPP agenda.

This well though critique amounts to a stinging indictment of British colonial policy-the foundation for the underdevelopment of northern Ghana. It is a plea for rapid development of Northern Ghana. Which, sadly the post 1966 military and civilian dictatorial regimes deepen with the destruction of agriculture and the non-exploitation of minerals such as gold, and iron ore. Ghana spends several hundreds of millions of dollars in importing rice, beef, milk and onions; the latter from landlocked Niger, whose soils are no better than those of Ghana. And yet, the country lacks coherent and actionable agricultural policy. A good actionable development plan could up-lift the North and other parts of the country from poverty. The military ‘nationalists’ in the regime of the populist Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong demonstrated and succeeded in their agricultural policy between 1972-1974. And, yet after 35 years of ‘Operation Feed Yourself’, we are still at the mercy of incompetent bureacrats, politicians and their foreign backers. Yesterday, it was Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP), Economic Recovery Programme (ERP), and Programme for the Mitigation of Poverty (PAMP). Today, the song across Africa is on Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). The improvement in agriculture in landlocked Burkina Faso, once part of the Hinterlands is not from heaven, but from thought and action by its leaders and people. Looking East and acting locally or in the words of Uncle Dan Lartey domestication is our answer.

This book is Ghana’s guilty secret. A must read for those interested in using the state to create the enabling environment to reduce abject poverty and systematic armed violence, It is a compelling reading for all those politicians and civil society leaders interested in understanding and contributing to the north’s development. Mahama's exposition is a profoundly informative for those who are concern with consolidating democracy, peace and national unity in the former British model colony. Finally, its only the good people of northern Ghana who can develop their regions. We better understand that. And yes, we can!

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Napoleon Abdulai, works with the UNDP as CTA, SSR. Writing in his personal capacity. Napoleonabdulai2@yahoo.co.uk
C.Y. ANDY-K 10 years ago

Interesting read and thanks for posting it.

My father snapped a lot of pics from Northern Ghana when he was liquidating the Gonja Settlement Project at Damongo with his his British partner during the late 50s. We therefore ...
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Interesting read and thanks for posting it.

My father snapped a lot of pics from Northern Ghana when he was liquidating the Gonja Settlement Project at Damongo with his his British partner during the late 50s. We therefore had a lot of lingering images from about our 3 yrs stay there. We left in 1960.

Yes, the North, particularly the British section, was really underdeveloped, after centuries of the ravages of the slave trade. But the eastern section that was under German rule and formed part of the TVT fared better thanks to a more enlightened German colonial rule. German colonial rule helped a lot to eleviate the devastation and deprivation caused by the slave trade and raids in northern VR, which was also part of the TVT.

Anyway, it is really sickening to read about what the Americans are doing in order to perpetuate their exploitative, unfair, and unjust Pax Americana on the world. But just like Pax Britannica, it'd pass away.

Andy-K
Whatever 10 years ago

Recording people's private conversation at their blind side won't do you any good when your foreign policy is still deliberately harmful and continuously threatens the survival of others

Recording people's private conversation at their blind side won't do you any good when your foreign policy is still deliberately harmful and continuously threatens the survival of others
Adongo Tongo 10 years ago

Many Ghanaian politicians were warned about the existence of such a program but they never listened. I know that one time a cabinet minister was in Washington DC for a meeting. A CIA operative of Ghanaian descent visited th ...
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Many Ghanaian politicians were warned about the existence of such a program but they never listened. I know that one time a cabinet minister was in Washington DC for a meeting. A CIA operative of Ghanaian descent visited the minister in his hotel. He told the minister he would rather have the traditional "Amanie" on the streets of Washington and not in his hotel room. So they took a walk. But the minister did not understand the guy till this day. He thought the room was bugged. The operative could not reveal his true identity to the minister and the reason for the walk. Now the minister knows why. He was being trailed.
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 10 years ago

DEAR READING PUBLIC OF GHANAWEB.COM,

TO RESPECTFULLY AND HUMBLY REFER TO THE ABOVE RELATED SUBJECT-MATTER AND TO HUMBLY SUBMIT THAT I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER WITH BOTH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND UNITED KINGDOM SERIOUSLY AT ...
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DEAR READING PUBLIC OF GHANAWEB.COM,

TO RESPECTFULLY AND HUMBLY REFER TO THE ABOVE RELATED SUBJECT-MATTER AND TO HUMBLY SUBMIT THAT I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER WITH BOTH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND UNITED KINGDOM SERIOUSLY AT THE TIME OF THE CASE OF THE BRITISH HOSTAGES TAKEN BY IRAN ALSO DURING THE IRAQ WAR.
THAT WE WORKED TOGETHER TIRELESS TO FREE THE HOSTAGES UNCONDITIONALLY, THERETO.
THAT I HAVE BOTH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND UNITED KINGDOM INFORMATION AND THAT OF THE UNITED NATIONS.
THAT BEFORE THEN I WAS SERIOUSLY ALSO INVOLVED IN MAKING THE INITIATIVES CASES OF NORTH KOREA AND HEZEBOLLA AND ISRAEL WAR AT THE TIME HEZEBOLLA WAS USING THE TERRITORY OF LEBANON
THAT WE WORKED TIRELESS AND SUCCEEDED IN STOPPING THE WAR AND NORTH KOREA ALSO RETURNED TO THE SIX PARTY TALKS TO STOP HER NUCLEAR WEAPON QUEST.
THAT WE EVEN WORKED VERY HARD THAT BOTH NORTH KOREA AND SOUTH KOREA BECAME SERIOUSLY NEGOTIATIONS AND EVEN EXCHANGED OFFICIAL VISITS OF PRESIDENTS OF BOTH SIDES, THERETO.
THAT NORTH KOREA ARMY GENERAL ALSO PAID OFFICIAL VISIT TO WASHINGTON, DC.
THAT AT THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW I WAS USING "benonytonyamekudzi@Hotmail.com"
AND A CRIMINAL SUSPECT CONVERTED THE E-MAIL SITES COMPLETELY AND TURNED THE SITES TO MSNBC.
THAT MY "benonytonyamekudzi@Gmail.com" E-MAIL SITES ALSO THAT CRIMINAL SUSPECT(S) REMOVED OVER 39,000 AND OVER E-MAIL INFORMATION AND LEFT FOR MYSELF JUST ABOUT 266, THEREABOUT.
THAT MY G-MAIL FACEBOOK HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DISABLED BY CRIMINAL SUSPECT AND THE CRIMINAL SUSPECT CONVERTED THE ENTIRE GMAIL FACEBOOK AND DEPRIVED ME COMPLETELY OF THE GMAIL FACEBOOK AND I HAVE DULY REPORTED THE CASES TO BOTH GOVERNMENTS INCLUDING GHANA GOVERNMENT.
THAT BOTH H.E.DR.MR.PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND THE FBI CONTINUED SENDING ME E-MAILS TO BOTH E-MAILS SITES.
THEREFORE,THOUGH I CANNOT OR COULD NOT TALK WITH CERTAINTY OF THE CASE OF IBN CHAMBAS IN PARTICULAR, BUT IF IBN CHAMBAS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY E-MAILS INFORMATION AND THE GMAIL FACEBOOK THEN THAT MIGHT OR MAY BE THE CAUSE AND REASONABLE ACT OF US/UK TO MONITOR HIS PHONE, THERETO.
CONTRARY TO THAT THEN I HAVE NO OBVIOUS REASON(S) FOR THE HACKED PHONE.
THAT WE SHOULD ALSO BE MINDFUL THAT "BOKOR HARAM" WHICH IS CLAIMED TO BE A TERRORIST GROUP IS IN NIGERIA AND PERHAPS THE US/UK WERE MONITORING HIS PHONE AS A PROTECTIVE MEASURE SINCE HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF ECOWAS WITH DUTY STATION IN ABUJA, NIGERIA.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
GOD BLESS GHANA, AMERICA AND UNITED KINGDOM.
VERY TRULY YOURS,
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI
INTERNATIONAL LAWYER/LEGAL CONSULTANT/ADMINISTRATOR
HABLUTA SENYO 10 years ago

CIA,IS DOUBLE FACE ORGANIZATION GHANAINS HAVE TO KNOW BY NOW OR GO LEARN FROM CHINA/RUSSIA.HOW THEY SURVIVED THE SO CALLED COLD WAR.THEY LIED TO AFRICAN
DEMOCRACY,FREEDOM,HUMAN RIGHTS,CHRISTIAN FAITH,AND MANY MORE BUT TURNS ...
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CIA,IS DOUBLE FACE ORGANIZATION GHANAINS HAVE TO KNOW BY NOW OR GO LEARN FROM CHINA/RUSSIA.HOW THEY SURVIVED THE SO CALLED COLD WAR.THEY LIED TO AFRICAN
DEMOCRACY,FREEDOM,HUMAN RIGHTS,CHRISTIAN FAITH,AND MANY MORE BUT TURNS ROUND AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS TO MAKE AFRICA LOOK BAD.
SOLOMON 10 years ago

This is so so WRONG!

This is so so WRONG!

Exposed! US/UK hacked Ibn Chambas' phone

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