Minority members becoming soft on Gov’t – Analyst

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RastafaraI 10 years ago

country broke, country no broke...no cares

country broke, country no broke...no cares
moyo 10 years ago

Dr. Marfo should tell NPP the truth and stop pretending they are going soft on the govt. If a party has a credible alternative policy; they will come hard on the govt. NPP has no plans to win an election.

Dr. Marfo should tell NPP the truth and stop pretending they are going soft on the govt. If a party has a credible alternative policy; they will come hard on the govt. NPP has no plans to win an election.
Ben 10 years ago

We need them now than ever.

We need them now than ever.
insight to the bone 10 years ago

our so called education free or not is a shame due to the bugga bugga policies of the ndc . the mentality it has created is one of willfulness with no regard for law and order. just look at the fools of legon and their mindse ...
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our so called education free or not is a shame due to the bugga bugga policies of the ndc . the mentality it has created is one of willfulness with no regard for law and order. just look at the fools of legon and their mindset in this matter of tolls , so now everyone who repairs the pot holes in front of his house should now consider setting up tolls to rob his fellow citizens , what a message ? the rule of law is only reserved for some like gen mosquito who has now become the richest man in Ghana due to a court case , but the thousands of businesses that are being collapsed everyday due to corruption and theft can not even dare put their cases in court as the buga buga atubuga clan there will only rubbish their cases. what a sorry state of affairs we can only go back to preparing our revolution and war to get rid of the menace as these lot are determined in the ignorant stupidity to ruin everything . it all started with nkrumah and his president for life bigger than God attitude
OBIA DIE MIENU MIENU 10 years ago

ASHANTI - YERE BE GYE YE MAIN

ASHANTI! ASHANTI! ASHANTI! ASHANTI! ASHANTI! ASHANTI!

ASHANTI - YERE BE GYE YE MAIN

ASHANTI! ASHANTI! ASHANTI! ASHANTI! ASHANTI! ASHANTI!
Kweku Boateng Jnr 10 years ago

Ben, it is not the duty of the Ghana Armed Forces to rule or govern. The armed forces messed the country from their interventions in 1966, 1972, 1979 and 1981. This is as simple as ABC.
We must keep the armed forces away fr ...
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Ben, it is not the duty of the Ghana Armed Forces to rule or govern. The armed forces messed the country from their interventions in 1966, 1972, 1979 and 1981. This is as simple as ABC.
We must keep the armed forces away from governance. Encouraging coups on the pages of Ghanaweb etc must be condemned by all democratic minded Ghanaians. No to military intervention, yes to the ballot box.
Efo Kossi Korve 10 years ago

I have read the statements purported to have been made by Dr. Marfo. I must say it is one of the most irresponsible and terribly partisan. Why will he say that the opposition is becoming soft and especially those from the Ash ...
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I have read the statements purported to have been made by Dr. Marfo. I must say it is one of the most irresponsible and terribly partisan. Why will he say that the opposition is becoming soft and especially those from the Ashanti Region. What is so special about the MPs from the Ashanti Region. Yes one can criticize but criticism is not made for the sake of mere criticism. Again you can glean from the statement of Dr. Marfo that he is one of the kind who will want to see a government always stampeded and made to make mistakes so that his preferred party will come to power.

Let Dr. Marfo be told that unlike in linguistics where you can open your mouth and say anything and then use some weird reasonings to rationalize what you say, in politics and especially in action building issues, one needs to have a very thoughtful alternatives and good knowledge to make credible inputs. I think it would have been better he did not present himself in such a sorry sight. A lecturer with a dictorate degree indeed!!!
Paulo 10 years ago

There is absolutely nothing irresponsible about Dr Marfo's statement. Efo, you want to talk about partisanship and ethnocentrism? What message did you have for your influential traditional ruler, Togbe Afede when he declared ...
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There is absolutely nothing irresponsible about Dr Marfo's statement. Efo, you want to talk about partisanship and ethnocentrism? What message did you have for your influential traditional ruler, Togbe Afede when he declared openly that Kuffour, as President, had made Voltarians aliens in their own country? Who the hell is stampeding Prez Mahama to make mistakes? Is he not by his own ineptitude and lack of ideas, failing miserably and making a mockery of governance without anybody having to stampede him? Efo, if anybody has presented himself in a sorry sight, it is rather your sorry self. You may be envious of Dr Marfo's Doctorate Degree, but, please leave him alone to have his say. He certainly did work for his Degree!!
jomo king 10 years ago

This idiot is also teaching students? Plain tribalist!!!

This idiot is also teaching students? Plain tribalist!!!
KB 10 years ago

Osei Kyei profits from Govt. largess as minority leader and Dr. Akoto Osei has been blackmailed by Govt.

Osei Kyei profits from Govt. largess as minority leader and Dr. Akoto Osei has been blackmailed by Govt.
Yes 10 years ago

Yes your analysis Is 100% correct,truly Ghana has big problem ooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Yes your analysis Is 100% correct,truly Ghana has big problem ooooooooooo!!!!!!!!
ROSE 10 years ago

Osei Kyei Mensah is too soft to be the minority leader, I'm not pleased with his leadership .If the leader is strong it affects the whole team and vise versa.

Osei Kyei Mensah is too soft to be the minority leader, I'm not pleased with his leadership .If the leader is strong it affects the whole team and vise versa.
Paulo 10 years ago

This is a clarion call for Minority leader, Osei Kyei Mensa Bonsu to waken up from his 'slumber' and show real leadership. The general view of NPP faithfuls is that he is getting 'weak-kneed' and allowing Prez Mahama to get a ...
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This is a clarion call for Minority leader, Osei Kyei Mensa Bonsu to waken up from his 'slumber' and show real leadership. The general view of NPP faithfuls is that he is getting 'weak-kneed' and allowing Prez Mahama to get away with bad governance to the detriment of the poor citizens of this nation. He is no doubt a gentleman, but he should know by now that dealing with the NDC in a gentlemanly manner is a clear path to abject failure. He must be up and doing!!
Washington 10 years ago

Read about other world leaders.
And learn something. Stop laughing out loud.

Read about other world leaders.
And learn something. Stop laughing out loud.
WAHALA 10 years ago

THE OPPOSITION CAN ONLY SAY THEIR PIECE . BUT ITS UP TO GHANAIANS TO TAKE THE MANTLE THEMSELFS.TO RISE UP AGAINST THIS HAPLESS NDC GOVT

THE OPPOSITION CAN ONLY SAY THEIR PIECE . BUT ITS UP TO GHANAIANS TO TAKE THE MANTLE THEMSELFS.TO RISE UP AGAINST THIS HAPLESS NDC GOVT
Efienyansa 10 years ago

Tribal prejudices of some of these so-called academics! I have always viewed special references to regions as myopic and unnecessary. Are policies & programs supposed to be national in scope or tailored to particular areas? A ...
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Tribal prejudices of some of these so-called academics! I have always viewed special references to regions as myopic and unnecessary. Are policies & programs supposed to be national in scope or tailored to particular areas? And is this admonition to Ashanti MPs, not a reinforcement of the of the widely held view that the NPP is an Akan Party? I have often heard people like Afenyo Markin,Kwaku Agyemang Manu NPP MPs outside Ashanti Reg]and even Dr. Tony Aidoo[a staunch NDC politician] take the govt to task on several issues;so why the need to call specifically on Ashanti MPs?
If some of these narrow-mineded commentators have no better contributions to enrich our political process, they should keep quiet!
Dready 10 years ago

Oh Mr.mouthful your type of vibrant opposition.!!q! Should it be from Ashanti 0=MPs alone?. What do you want people to read between the lines in your so call aanalysis .Dont spread your ignorance calling yourself an analyst.Y ...
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Oh Mr.mouthful your type of vibrant opposition.!!q! Should it be from Ashanti 0=MPs alone?. What do you want people to read between the lines in your so call aanalysis .Dont spread your ignorance calling yourself an analyst.You are worse than any poison.Should the MPs just resist anything because they are in opposition? Use your academics for the benefit of mankind not peddling greed:;hatred and nonsense.
Ascona Akwatia 10 years ago

I don't think this man is a Dr as quoted by this paper.how can an intellectual talk like this? I don't think a stage one pupil will reason on this line.These are the very people who claim they know it a'll.he started the argu ...
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I don't think this man is a Dr as quoted by this paper.how can an intellectual talk like this? I don't think a stage one pupil will reason on this line.These are the very people who claim they know it a'll.he started the argument very nice but exposed his intention when he went further.my problem with him is the fact that, he singled out mps from Ashanti .Is he trying to infer that, they are the only reasonable mps in opposition or what? Or he wants us to believe that if you are not from Ashanti regiion and you are an npp mp you are regarded a second class member in the npp. How can an educated person talk like this? Is he preaching tribal politics or he sees other npp mps as not being. In pposition .is trying to say only opposition mps from Ashanti speaks sense in parliament.this line of analyses must not be published.most of our so called educated elites are behind the violence in our politics.if a doctor and a head of department can spew out this rubbish what do you expect the illiterate to do when it comes to politics.npp is by the deeds of some sympathisers is becoming a tribal party and not a national one.the issue of yen akanfo in the Npp must be stopped.look at what is happening to Paul Afoko, this statement buttressed the fact that npp is for some tribes and not all tribes in the country .
Kweku X 10 years ago

The PPP could hsave done a lot better in Parliament then the NPP yet for some weird reasons they were despised by the voters whom they were seeking to come in to serve; just because PPP was a new political party.But new b ...
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The PPP could hsave done a lot better in Parliament then the NPP yet for some weird reasons they were despised by the voters whom they were seeking to come in to serve; just because PPP was a new political party.But new brooms sweep clean and a lot of people have not thought about that. Well, let's see what could be done differently in 2016 to let the PPP in.
God Bless us all.
Nkunim 10 years ago

We need a third force in the parliament to re enetgize the whole system. Thie NDC NPP will eventually collaps Ghana. We need to give the PPP also a chance

We need a third force in the parliament to re enetgize the whole system. Thie NDC NPP will eventually collaps Ghana. We need to give the PPP also a chance
Dike Nelly, Toronto 10 years ago

“Sometimes, I am tempted to believe they are in the same business the President and his cohorts are involved in and cannot solve, and so could, therefore, not talk about them,”: Yes your believe is right. Is it wise to cu ...
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“Sometimes, I am tempted to believe they are in the same business the President and his cohorts are involved in and cannot solve, and so could, therefore, not talk about them,”: Yes your believe is right. Is it wise to cut off the hand that feeds you? Or speak against the power that considers some of your people for contracts etc, now that the monies NPP thieves stole are drying up? Go on analysing and believing, and teach that to your students!
David 10 years ago

Another useless and foolish ugly looking Ashanti so called Dr. Listen to his tribal rattling! Mother fucker stupid animal shit eaters. Useless idiots like this so called Dr. is only good for the zoo. Yaka gbomo! What alternat ...
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Another useless and foolish ugly looking Ashanti so called Dr. Listen to his tribal rattling! Mother fucker stupid animal shit eaters. Useless idiots like this so called Dr. is only good for the zoo. Yaka gbomo! What alternative has these Ashanti/Akyem tribal bigots for mother Ghana.Nonsense useless Dr.
The mask 10 years ago

There ought to be checks and balances in the governance of the country and the minority plays no small role. Some MPs in all their days in parliament have never questioned any action of government either at their constituency ...
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There ought to be checks and balances in the governance of the country and the minority plays no small role. Some MPs in all their days in parliament have never questioned any action of government either at their constituency level or at the national level.

Throughout the history of Ghana until 1991 the Akyem districts which make up more than half of the population of the Eastern Region of Ghana contributed to more than a third of the country's revenue. This revenue was in the form of diamonds, cocoa, oil palm, other agric products, human resource etc. Data from the minerals commission would confirm this.

However in the President's state of the nation address the President did not indicate in any way that he intends to allot a reasonable proportion of the country's budget to these Akyem districts considering the role they have played over the last hundred years.
King 10 years ago

The house is full of idiot,non achievers and do not have anything to offer as an alternative.Majority of them do not make any sense when they speak whiles some of them do not talk or speak at all because they do not have anyt ...
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The house is full of idiot,non achievers and do not have anything to offer as an alternative.Majority of them do not make any sense when they speak whiles some of them do not talk or speak at all because they do not have anything to contribute.That is why they could go to the house and talk about TWEAA because they are idiot.Gone are the days where one could listen to parliament and notice some sort of seriousness and also pick some sense from their argument and debate but not now.The house is full of crap and inexperience people.Some of them can not analyze any situation at all, that means they can not contribute anything meaningful in the house.No wonder the nation is stagnated .
MAJOR GENERAL 10 years ago

I support the lecture 100%,Osei Menash Bonsu is too soft and cannot talk that is while the ruling government is perpetuating crime on the citizenry.See the way during the era of AKUFFO ADDO,HACKMAN,BARTELS,JH MENSAH THE KIND ...
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I support the lecture 100%,Osei Menash Bonsu is too soft and cannot talk that is while the ruling government is perpetuating crime on the citizenry.See the way during the era of AKUFFO ADDO,HACKMAN,BARTELS,JH MENSAH THE KIND VIBRATE OPPOSING WE HAVE.THIS CURRENT MINORITY HAS COMPROMISE WITH THE NDC AND PUNISHING GHANAIANS.LOOK AT TITUS GLOVER WHEN NOT IN PARLIAMENT THE WAY HE USE TO CRITICISE THE GOVERNMENT NOW IN PARLIAMENT HE KEEP MUTE.Mensah Bonsu minority leader knew that the public doesnt have a education on so call GMO foods but the assist the ruling government ton pass bleeders bill.
Nii Ankrah 10 years ago

Osei kyei Mensah Bonsu has been bought.He should be replaced if the NPP is serious

Osei kyei Mensah Bonsu has been bought.He should be replaced if the NPP is serious
TWEAAA!!! KAI. 10 years ago

THEY ARE ALL HYPOCRITES, SYCOPHANTS AND CROOKS PARADING AS MINORITY OPPOSITION MEMEBERS.

THEY ARE PART OF THE HEGEMONY BEDEVILLING GHANA.

THEY ARE ALL HYPOCRITES, SYCOPHANTS AND CROOKS PARADING AS MINORITY OPPOSITION MEMEBERS.

THEY ARE PART OF THE HEGEMONY BEDEVILLING GHANA.
Pressman 10 years ago

The current NPP Leader in the parliament is not up to the task of the leadership role given him by the party in parliament. Our observation is that this Kyei Mensah guy has failed miserably to marshal the guys on the other s ...
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The current NPP Leader in the parliament is not up to the task of the leadership role given him by the party in parliament. Our observation is that this Kyei Mensah guy has failed miserably to marshal the guys on the other side to fiercely challenge Dramani's corrupt and inept bugabuga regime. Therefore at this time, the game should be on this Kyei Mensah. He must be replaced forthwith for the NPP to be able to sustain itself in the parliament, as he is currently condoning with the morons.
HAZOR 10 years ago

The president has already express his views about the opposition members in parliament acknowledge and potray them as balony,fools and useless to opinionistic will agree with the president of his view point towards the opposi ...
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The president has already express his views about the opposition members in parliament acknowledge and potray them as balony,fools and useless to opinionistic will agree with the president of his view point towards the opposition members in parliament.How could opposition member advice the president who without parliament approval wasted GHC8.7billion without a single project coming out of it and same president with his cabinet approve US$650million without parliament approval to a private own harbour solety developer and solely finance and somebody from opposition got the audacity to tell the president to go and renegotiate CBD loan while the government has already receive some of the money.As much as we expect the opposition to boycott the president state of the nation address for disrespect them for calling them balony,fools and useless without render apology even participate in attending the president address they fail to have a press conference of their own true state of the nation address and nothing happen.This attitude prove that the president was right of his views towards the opposition members in parliament.
peace 10 years ago

This mean they are maturing. We're moving from baby politics to mature politics. You get it.

This mean they are maturing. We're moving from baby politics to mature politics. You get it.
Vima 10 years ago

NDC is an Ayigbe and pepefo party

NDC is an Ayigbe and pepefo party
DANDURIWA 10 years ago

DR KNOW ALL PLEASE SEND THEM SOME BAMBOO CANES TO LASH THE GOVT. SHOULD THEY OPPOSE FOR OPPOSING SAKE???

DR KNOW ALL PLEASE SEND THEM SOME BAMBOO CANES TO LASH THE GOVT. SHOULD THEY OPPOSE FOR OPPOSING SAKE???
Close Observer 10 years ago

The unity of our dear country must not be compromised for any political gain. We must respect every tribe in the country and avoid playing on the minds of those who have not been lucky to have any formal education for our sel ...
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The unity of our dear country must not be compromised for any political gain. We must respect every tribe in the country and avoid playing on the minds of those who have not been lucky to have any formal education for our selfish earns. Any politician who is sensible and love GHANA must stop pointing at where TRIBAL POLITICS might have come from, because that will not take us anywhere. Another person will come and point at another direction. The fact is that, today we all know it is not a good thing to do and must be discouraged, rather than use it to our selfish advantage. The unity of our dear nation is more important than the survival of any political grouping. Ghana has been there long before any of these parties (which have a lot of selfish and insincere individuals) were formed. Ghana will be there when they are long gone. Let us sincerely pledge our loyalty to GHANA rather than a political party. How sincere are most of the members of these parties when it comes to stewardship with things of the nation? RESPECT AND EMBRACE EVERY TRIBE. In that lies the STRENGTH of OUR NATION. With that we will DEVELOP, HAVE PEACE and be WEALTHY. LONG LIVE GHANA.
Yaw Yaw 10 years ago

Most of them are just passengers

Most of them are just passengers
kaketonti 10 years ago

Dr Marfo is not awake from his slumber.NPP has no policy.They want power just to loot and milk Ghana clean.The party is broke.Their main concern is survival of each member in NPP.To the supporters-I say Dua oooo dua.

Dr Marfo is not awake from his slumber.NPP has no policy.They want power just to loot and milk Ghana clean.The party is broke.Their main concern is survival of each member in NPP.To the supporters-I say Dua oooo dua.
Alewa 10 years ago

Yes, just because they are learning their lessons. It is better to say nothing if there is nothing important to talk about than talk crap.

This prove the government i doing well.

Yes, just because they are learning their lessons. It is better to say nothing if there is nothing important to talk about than talk crap.

This prove the government i doing well.
Johnny USA 10 years ago

THEY SPEAK OUT TWEEEEEAN SLOGAN , SHOW RED CARD AND WEAR RED AND BLCK DRESS TO KILL PREZ MILLS IN PARLIAMENT.THEY DO BEHAVE LIKE UN EDUCATED OR ILLITERATES PERSON FROM THE BUSH.

THEY SPEAK OUT TWEEEEEAN SLOGAN , SHOW RED CARD AND WEAR RED AND BLCK DRESS TO KILL PREZ MILLS IN PARLIAMENT.THEY DO BEHAVE LIKE UN EDUCATED OR ILLITERATES PERSON FROM THE BUSH.
Seth Mifetu. 10 years ago

It's high time Ashanti man (Dr.Charles Marfo) learn to know that our political views on nation building does not derives from tribalism and where we stand in politics. Our views may varies, but tribalism was a politics of yes ...
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It's high time Ashanti man (Dr.Charles Marfo) learn to know that our political views on nation building does not derives from tribalism and where we stand in politics. Our views may varies, but tribalism was a politics of yesterday. It is true that we need a strong opposition minority law makers in ensuring proper administration of the country and I commend Dr. Charles Marfo for observing how flabby the opposition legislators are becoming these days. But publicly making remarks and laying emphasis on Ashanti MP's is very unfortunately and much disturbing. Dr. Marfo torted his statement with tribalism that seems to be thorning Ghana's politics and disintegrating the bedrock of Ghana's unity and must be discouraged. Minority MP's in the parliament comprises of all minority MP's from all other regions not only Ashanti. It doesn't matter whether Ashanti has the majority MP's in the minority legislators. And they are not to stand for only Ashanti region, but for the interest of the nation. Dr. Charles Marfo started very well on a very good note but frail with tribalistic spasm. Apart from that, Dr. Charles Marfo had a very good argument. God Bless Ghana.

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