Is Sir John being paid to make statements that affect the NPP?

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cha 10 years ago

We are tired of the NDC they must go

We are tired of the NDC they must go
Remove Indemnity Clause 10 years ago

The man is speaking the truth.It is a fact that Akans don't want a northerner to rule the.

The man is speaking the truth.It is a fact that Akans don't want a northerner to rule the.
kwamen 10 years ago

stupid u can u specify which of the Akans....

stupid u can u specify which of the Akans....
oba nyansani baako Pe in Ghana! 10 years ago

Asiedu Nketiah had said more things like this yet he is boasting himself that he helped his part NDC to win power.

Asiedu Nketiah had said more things like this yet he is boasting himself that he helped his part NDC to win power.
FLOATING VOTER. 10 years ago

Mr. Boateng,
Have you forgotten what the mater is with sir john ?Gbesie.Please dont blame him.Gbeshie has no cure.

Mr. Boateng,
Have you forgotten what the mater is with sir john ?Gbesie.Please dont blame him.Gbeshie has no cure.
GHANAMAN 10 years ago

SIR JOHN USED THE WORD, TANII AND NOT NORTHERNER.
THIS PIECE SHOULD HAVE READ, 'but my fear is that if Bawumia does not get the nod, they will say because he is a ''TANII,''

ANYONE WHO DOUBT ME, CAN LISTEN TO THE TAPE O ...
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SIR JOHN USED THE WORD, TANII AND NOT NORTHERNER.
THIS PIECE SHOULD HAVE READ, 'but my fear is that if Bawumia does not get the nod, they will say because he is a ''TANII,''

ANYONE WHO DOUBT ME, CAN LISTEN TO THE TAPE ON PEACEFM, POLITIC SECTION.
Maame Grace 10 years ago

Kwasea what is the meaning of Taani it mean a Nothener in english. Dont tribalise the issue or insult anyone based on the fact that he used Taani was Sir John speaking twi or english

Kwasea what is the meaning of Taani it mean a Nothener in english. Dont tribalise the issue or insult anyone based on the fact that he used Taani was Sir John speaking twi or english
GHANAMAN 10 years ago

When wise people talk, idiots like you also think you should be regarded as intelligent persons. Go and call a Northerner, tanii and see the slappings you will receive.

When wise people talk, idiots like you also think you should be regarded as intelligent persons. Go and call a Northerner, tanii and see the slappings you will receive.
K. Boateng 10 years ago

It's not amazing you're trying hard to trivialize the unsavory tribal slur by which some of you ignorant yahoos tag our Northern folks. When and where did the term Tanii translate to mean a Northerner? For your information, T ...
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It's not amazing you're trying hard to trivialize the unsavory tribal slur by which some of you ignorant yahoos tag our Northern folks. When and where did the term Tanii translate to mean a Northerner? For your information, Tanii is a derogatory term used to make a mockery of Northerners meaning they are fools or stupid and we know that the term has gained currency in recent days mostly from you NPP pinksheet sore losers simply because a Northerner who is not respected by the Akan dominated NPP happens to be the president of Ghana. You can embellish the term in whatever way you want in your delusions thinking all Ghanaians are as foolish as your unlettered NPP followers but the meaning connotes one fact, Tanii or Ntafuo are regarded as foolish or stupid mostly by we Akans. I hope you will not cry foul if one labels asantes as "omanfrafuo" (strangers) and Akyems as "aponkye kokoofuo ( Akyem dog eaters).
SUSURIBIBI 10 years ago

They are the best with dagomba and mossi blood.Nonsense what qualities, thievery, galamsey, short in in height, hence need to get Dagombas to grease their ahsanti ladies to produce giant human beings like jimmy k4. haaaaaaaa ...
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They are the best with dagomba and mossi blood.Nonsense what qualities, thievery, galamsey, short in in height, hence need to get Dagombas to grease their ahsanti ladies to produce giant human beings like jimmy k4. haaaaaaaaa
Tibaa 10 years ago

And that is Sir John!!!!

And that is Sir John!!!!
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 10 years ago

I am surprised a Political Science Lecturer is unable to analyse the actions of Sir John and assumes Sir John is making money out of his unwarranted outbursts. In fact, a critical analysis of what Sir John said regarding Bawu ...
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I am surprised a Political Science Lecturer is unable to analyse the actions of Sir John and assumes Sir John is making money out of his unwarranted outbursts. In fact, a critical analysis of what Sir John said regarding Bawumia as a potential NPP flagbearer for 2016 is that he, Sir John is a shrewd politician. He made the statement in order to secure the votes from the three northern regions in the forthcoming National Executive elections where he is fighting to keep his position as General Secretary against a formidable threat from Kwabena Agyapong. In other words, Sir John is seeking his personal and political interest and not that of Bawumia. It's the same for his public support for Nana Akufo-Addo's NPP's presidential candidacy for 2016.

Is this Political Science Lecturer claiming that someone is paying Sir John to make statements that are detrimental to the political fortunes of NPP? That is a joke. Sir John may be careless with his utterances but he is definitely not a traitor.

He is aware that a number of the regional executives and delegates who will ultimately elect the flagbearer do support Nana Akufo-Addo so by aligning himself publicly with him, he stands a better chance of being re-elected as General Secretary.

This is simple and a Political Science student could have done this analysis and come to this conclusion rather than suspect Sir John to be a traitor within NPP.
Paa Joe 10 years ago

...but that is very selfish on Sir John's side.... that's not good for the party.

...but that is very selfish on Sir John's side.... that's not good for the party.
LONTO-BOY 10 years ago

MASSA KOFI, if Sir John is driven by his personal political positioning in NPP, then I'm afraid his utterances, missteps and behaviour do not help the image of the party. He may be a learned lawyer but he doesn't come across ...
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MASSA KOFI, if Sir John is driven by his personal political positioning in NPP, then I'm afraid his utterances, missteps and behaviour do not help the image of the party. He may be a learned lawyer but he doesn't come across as a politically savvy General Secretary.
ZOOLANDI 10 years ago

THE HOOK OF NATURE IS CATCHING THE NPP AT EVERY POINT IN TIME.THE SICKNESS THAT WILL KILL THE FISH BEGINS FROM THE HEAD.SURELY NPP HAS BITTEN MORE THAN THEY CAN CHEW. SWALLOWING IS A PROBLEM WHAT OF DIGESTION. THEIR OWN SLOGA ...
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THE HOOK OF NATURE IS CATCHING THE NPP AT EVERY POINT IN TIME.THE SICKNESS THAT WILL KILL THE FISH BEGINS FROM THE HEAD.SURELY NPP HAS BITTEN MORE THAN THEY CAN CHEW. SWALLOWING IS A PROBLEM WHAT OF DIGESTION. THEIR OWN SLOGAN WILL EAT THEM UP. THE BATTLE IS FOR THE LORD...WHERE IS NANA KOFI DAMOAH???
REALITY 10 years ago

SIR JOHN SAID THE TRUTH IT IS NOT THE NDC PROPAGANDA. THE NPP NEED TO MEND THEIR WAYS AND STOP BLAMING SIR JOHN

SIR JOHN SAID THE TRUTH IT IS NOT THE NDC PROPAGANDA. THE NPP NEED TO MEND THEIR WAYS AND STOP BLAMING SIR JOHN
Fo. Kwaku - Tanyingbe 10 years ago

IS HE TRUELY A LAWYER. IS THAT ALL THE NPP HAS TO OFFER?

IS HE TRUELY A LAWYER. IS THAT ALL THE NPP HAS TO OFFER?
AFEVIA 10 years ago

SIR JOHN IS NOT ALL THAT BRIGHT. WISDOM IS FOREIGN TO HIM.

SIR JOHN IS NOT ALL THAT BRIGHT. WISDOM IS FOREIGN TO HIM.
Sammy 10 years ago

Yes, Sir John can be intelligent but wisdom is a good thing that comes from God alone. Professors are intelligent but not all are wise.

Yes, Sir John can be intelligent but wisdom is a good thing that comes from God alone. Professors are intelligent but not all are wise.
SAKARA 10 years ago

THEN HE IS NOT A GOOD LAWYER BE'COS HE DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK

THEN HE IS NOT A GOOD LAWYER BE'COS HE DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK
Goodman 10 years ago

"Sir John is a Lawyer. He is supposed to be brilliant......." Mr. Amakye Boateng, it is true, as a lawyer, Sir John is supposed to be brilliant, but the fact is that he not brilliant.

"Sir John is a Lawyer. He is supposed to be brilliant......." Mr. Amakye Boateng, it is true, as a lawyer, Sir John is supposed to be brilliant, but the fact is that he not brilliant.
Photosy. 10 years ago

NPP should just forget about Bawumia or choosing a Northerner as Vice President or Presidential Candidate. What NPP must do and do seriously as Apraku, Wereko Brobbey and others have said, is to ANALYSE the electoral votes of ...
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NPP should just forget about Bawumia or choosing a Northerner as Vice President or Presidential Candidate. What NPP must do and do seriously as Apraku, Wereko Brobbey and others have said, is to ANALYSE the electoral votes of each region carefully. The northern sector holds little votes, all three regions put together, amounts to perhaps half of Ashanti votes. Even with the electoral votes from the Volta added to all three northern regions will amount to nothing compared to the eastern and Ashanti Regions put together, add A sweep of Western by choosing a vice from the most populated areas of Western or Central or BRONG AHAFO, share greater Accra and it's a done deal. AFTERALL JJ never picked a Northerner as Vice, Atta Mills picked the vice 3 * , third time was the charm who now succeeds him yet a total disappointment. I will suggest Nana Akuffo Addo and BRONG or WESTERN VICE. Forget this nonsense about Northern Region, what are the electoral votes from all 3 northern regions ? ANALYSE it first. This is not a matter of tribal sentiments but in SunTse's Art of War, 5 elements are in play when you go to war.
huzaifa 10 years ago

You are forgetting that not only ashantis live in kumasi. Have you ever thought of how many northerners are living in the south,do u really think that all the votes in the south are coming from southerners.Also know that poli ...
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You are forgetting that not only ashantis live in kumasi. Have you ever thought of how many northerners are living in the south,do u really think that all the votes in the south are coming from southerners.Also know that politics is a game of numbers,2008 should have taught you that but i guess you ddnt learn anything from that.
Nii Okai 10 years ago

It seems the lecturer, Mr Amakye Boateng is crying wolf and as well showing his primitive nature of tribalism to all Ghanaians concerning the reality of the statement Sir John made about Bawumia.

Who will disagree with the ...
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It seems the lecturer, Mr Amakye Boateng is crying wolf and as well showing his primitive nature of tribalism to all Ghanaians concerning the reality of the statement Sir John made about Bawumia.

Who will disagree with the statement made, except a tribal bigot like the less wise and less intelligent degree holder Amakye Boateng, one of the so called Ghana's degree holders for nothing people including those making themselves cheap of the legon toll booth issue.

All these so called degree holders, professors etc are lately coming out as very low mentality funny guys, who were in hiding for long, never even speaking their minds concerning Ghana's system of no active collection of taxes which today had wrecked the economy.

Shamefully, today they are out to accuse people- Mahama etc because of their personal hatred for the NDC and its present leadership.

Stupidly and foolishly they have not come out with any tangible reasons of solutions, instead have come out with their abnormal African mentality of only accusing but never help to solve anything.

I call these mindsets as village mentality. Amakye Boateng who had refused to accept the truth in Sir John's comments is one of them. What is wrong if one says the truth? Yes, Bawumia was sent to the gallow to disgrace himself so that the hidden ones take and chop.

No wonder it is said that ''monkey dey work while others dey chop''. That monkey Northerner Bawumia for sure should be the automatic presidential candidate for the 2016 if Akuffo Addo fails.

Sir John has seen the tribal Ashanti mind in the happening and he feels there could be TOO much exposure of tribalism, which will be too heavy to handle as it will come with shamefullness.

At this point, my question is where were those degree holders, the so called too know and know nothing all those past years that they could show their intelligence to propose to the whole nation of the importance of tax since it is a sine quo non to the development of any nation.

Look, 10 million working force with only 1 million paying tax, if so who are you blaming today, when you all claim you are intelligent professors, just holding degrees for nothing people.
EZEKIEL 10 years ago

..."he is SUPPOSED to be brilliant..."
Well, he IS STUPID, that's it!!
He studied Law but I WONDER whether he IS A LAWYER!! His utterances are sometimes BELOW JHS level.

..."he is SUPPOSED to be brilliant..."
Well, he IS STUPID, that's it!!
He studied Law but I WONDER whether he IS A LAWYER!! His utterances are sometimes BELOW JHS level.
kojo 10 years ago

please, make no mistake. nobody is paying so call sir john. the man is a evil man in evil party.

please, make no mistake. nobody is paying so call sir john. the man is a evil man in evil party.
SUSURIBIBI 10 years ago

haahe and his cohorts are the best with dagomba and mossi blood. Nonsense what qualities, thievery, galamsey, short in in height, hence need to get Dagombas to grease their ahsanti ladies to produce giant human beings like j ...
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haahe and his cohorts are the best with dagomba and mossi blood. Nonsense what qualities, thievery, galamsey, short in in height, hence need to get Dagombas to grease their ahsanti ladies to produce giant human beings like jimmy k4. haaaaaaaaa
Johnny USA 10 years ago

SIR JOHNS KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING. WHO WILL PAY FOR NPP CLEVER GUY TO DO SO.THIS IS RULE OF LAW AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH, CANT HE DECIDE OR MENTION HIS TEAM MATE THAT HE SUPPORT?

SIR JOHNS KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING. WHO WILL PAY FOR NPP CLEVER GUY TO DO SO.THIS IS RULE OF LAW AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH, CANT HE DECIDE OR MENTION HIS TEAM MATE THAT HE SUPPORT?

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