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Joe Turkey 9 years ago

Holidays and more holidays. The NDC even attempted Atta-Mills day. Are we a serious nation?

Holidays and more holidays. The NDC even attempted Atta-Mills day. Are we a serious nation?
Atinga Kobla Atongo 9 years ago

EVERYDAY WILL SOON BE HOLIDAY IN GHANA.
JOKERS AND NATION WRECKERS!
SHAME ON YOU ALL.

EVERYDAY WILL SOON BE HOLIDAY IN GHANA.
JOKERS AND NATION WRECKERS!
SHAME ON YOU ALL.
Whatever 9 years ago

Ghana needs to re-energize itself with Nkrumah every year else we would get lost. The founder of Ghana is the one who nationalism in all of us. Its the least we could do for him after BIG BIG things he did for us

Ghana needs to re-energize itself with Nkrumah every year else we would get lost. The founder of Ghana is the one who nationalism in all of us. Its the least we could do for him after BIG BIG things he did for us
Atinga Kobla Atongo 9 years ago

CAN'T WE CELEBRATE OR RE-ENERGIZE AS YOU PUT IT, BY OTHER MEANS LIKE RADIO AND TV ANNOUNCEMENTS, SYMPOSIUMS, LECTURES AND WEEKEND ACTIVITIES?
RATHER THAN LOSING A WHOLE DAY NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME?
THINK SERIOUSLY ...
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CAN'T WE CELEBRATE OR RE-ENERGIZE AS YOU PUT IT, BY OTHER MEANS LIKE RADIO AND TV ANNOUNCEMENTS, SYMPOSIUMS, LECTURES AND WEEKEND ACTIVITIES?
RATHER THAN LOSING A WHOLE DAY NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME?
THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF NEED SO FAR AS OUR ECONOMY IS CONCERN.
CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MUCH THE WHOLE NATION LOOSES WHEN THERE IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY?
TOO MANY HOLIDAYS IN GHANA! ARE WE SERIOUS!
sir 9 years ago

really, too many Holidays in Ghana. ist not good for a poor nation like Ghana now. when the date falls on sunday then it is sunday. why push it to monday? only lazy People do this and the president is not an exemption.

really, too many Holidays in Ghana. ist not good for a poor nation like Ghana now. when the date falls on sunday then it is sunday. why push it to monday? only lazy People do this and the president is not an exemption.
KK 9 years ago

No wonder this nation is poor to the bone. If the leaders fail to make any significant changes we should forget to dream of becoming a self-reliance nation.

No wonder this nation is poor to the bone. If the leaders fail to make any significant changes we should forget to dream of becoming a self-reliance nation.
Zoobie-Zoobie 9 years ago

forward ever backward never

forward ever backward never
Paapa 9 years ago

Currently it is Forward never Backwards ever.

Currently it is Forward never Backwards ever.
kay 9 years ago

Obviously not a serious nation resting and boozing yet crying of poverty always. And working days are also treated so casually

Obviously not a serious nation resting and boozing yet crying of poverty always. And working days are also treated so casually
Old Soldier 9 years ago

Why holiday? Why are we slowing productivity?

Why holiday? Why are we slowing productivity?
KK 9 years ago

What productivity are you talking abt. Old Soldier. We r always on Holiday as a nation

What productivity are you talking abt. Old Soldier. We r always on Holiday as a nation
De-zaps(Ho) 9 years ago

Dis holiday is to remember de gud.things.Dr.Kwame.Nkrumah.did.for.de.Nation.May.his.soul.rest.in.perfect.peace

Dis holiday is to remember de gud.things.Dr.Kwame.Nkrumah.did.for.de.Nation.May.his.soul.rest.in.perfect.peace
abu okyeman KIBI 9 years ago

FOOLISH NKRUMA CAME TO STEAL OUR MONEY.HE WAS A DICTATOR AND KILLED MANY GHANAIANS ,BURIED SOME OF THEM
ALIVE AT THE FLAGSTAFF HOUSE .DO YOU KNOW WHAT KILLED HIM[NKRRUBA} IN GUINEA ?.IDIOTS

FOOLISH NKRUMA CAME TO STEAL OUR MONEY.HE WAS A DICTATOR AND KILLED MANY GHANAIANS ,BURIED SOME OF THEM
ALIVE AT THE FLAGSTAFF HOUSE .DO YOU KNOW WHAT KILLED HIM[NKRRUBA} IN GUINEA ?.IDIOTS
Kwasi Akuffu 9 years ago

You are the most useless animal on this planet for saying this.

You are the most useless animal on this planet for saying this.
vero 9 years ago

...why the most useless animal? and you the most foolish or?

...why the most useless animal? and you the most foolish or?
abu okyeman KIBI 9 years ago

you are the one ,kwami nkruma was a traitor ,his own people wanted to kill him .IDIOT.

you are the one ,kwami nkruma was a traitor ,his own people wanted to kill him .IDIOT.
Boateng United Kingdom 9 years ago

May l ask you how old are you.
Were you around during the reign of Nkrumah or you just read about him

May l ask you how old are you.
Were you around during the reign of Nkrumah or you just read about him
Zoobie-Zoobie 9 years ago

stop throwing out rubbish... how much did he steal? were you there? If the money was buried at the Flagstaff house why did Rawlings, Kuffour, Mills and Mahamah and the others not find it?

stop throwing out rubbish... how much did he steal? were you there? If the money was buried at the Flagstaff house why did Rawlings, Kuffour, Mills and Mahamah and the others not find it?
DAN 9 years ago

same as USA...except for Christmas, somebody will be working @ mall,movie theatre, supermarket!

same as USA...except for Christmas, somebody will be working @ mall,movie theatre, supermarket!
Sadick, Ejisu 9 years ago

Oh Mother Ghana. Infact John Mahama is a disgrace to humanity. What he only thinks is holidaying.. Now what are we experiencing, DUMS) DUMS) RELOADED.. HMMMMM

Oh Mother Ghana. Infact John Mahama is a disgrace to humanity. What he only thinks is holidaying.. Now what are we experiencing, DUMS) DUMS) RELOADED.. HMMMMM
NEMESIS 9 years ago

"His Excellency", my foot! Kwasia govt.

"His Excellency", my foot! Kwasia govt.
kensah 9 years ago

this is the time the government must bring an end to this irrelevant holidays, it slow down teaching and learning in school. Nkrumah has done us harm than good.don't such mistakes next year.

this is the time the government must bring an end to this irrelevant holidays, it slow down teaching and learning in school. Nkrumah has done us harm than good.don't such mistakes next year.
Paapa 9 years ago

This is a useless holiday. Why have founders day and independence day?

Why not use such a day as a voluntary day to clean the cities and towns, volunteer to help all the needy in all areas of life.

This is a useless holiday. Why have founders day and independence day?

Why not use such a day as a voluntary day to clean the cities and towns, volunteer to help all the needy in all areas of life.
Eye open 9 years ago

WILL HE NKURUMA DECLARE IT HOLIDAY IF HE WAS ALIFE. WE ARE NOT SERIOUS.

WILL HE NKURUMA DECLARE IT HOLIDAY IF HE WAS ALIFE. WE ARE NOT SERIOUS.
Re: Abu okyeman kibi 9 years ago

u re just a hopeless being " idiot

u re just a hopeless being " idiot
abu okyeman KIBI 9 years ago

foolish man ,try to get the history of Nkrumah from LIBERIA TO BE COME THE PRIME MINISTER OF GHANA, HOW THEY BROUGHT HIM FROM USA AND BY WHO ?.AND HE KILLED HIM IN DETENTION .A PRESIDENT WITH NO VICE .HE HELPED THE ASSASINAT ...
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foolish man ,try to get the history of Nkrumah from LIBERIA TO BE COME THE PRIME MINISTER OF GHANA, HOW THEY BROUGHT HIM FROM USA AND BY WHO ?.AND HE KILLED HIM IN DETENTION .A PRESIDENT WITH NO VICE .HE HELPED THE ASSASINATION OF P.LUMUMBA AND MOST OF THE HEAD OF STATES IN AFRIC. CAUSE HE WANTED TO BE THE HEAD OF UNITED AFRICA ,.
Obiba Kwame 9 years ago

Ghana would be better off if Kwame Nkrumah had gotten rid of all the Kyebi and Ashanti Matemeho terrorists and nation wreckers like you and your myopic tribesmen.

Ghana would be better off if Kwame Nkrumah had gotten rid of all the Kyebi and Ashanti Matemeho terrorists and nation wreckers like you and your myopic tribesmen.
mohammed mohammed 9 years ago

we like holiday too much

we like holiday too much
JAMES Y 9 years ago

The declared holiday (22/9/2014) is in honour of our first President (Kwame Nkrumah) who fought tirelessly to achieve our independence. Those who don't want to lay tools down are at liberty to do whatever they like. Others wh ...
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The declared holiday (22/9/2014) is in honour of our first President (Kwame Nkrumah) who fought tirelessly to achieve our independence. Those who don't want to lay tools down are at liberty to do whatever they like. Others who recognise history will take this opportunity to enjoy themselves in remembrance of him; it's as simple as that!
oppong london 9 years ago

stupid ndc party ,the next thing for the fools party is rawlings holiday,why can,t u make the 365 days ,holidays because ghana as a country continues to borrow to survive ,nothing better can come out of this nation.roads n el ...
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stupid ndc party ,the next thing for the fools party is rawlings holiday,why can,t u make the 365 days ,holidays because ghana as a country continues to borrow to survive ,nothing better can come out of this nation.roads n electricity problems not forgetting drinking water problems.useless politicians.
NON ALIGNED 9 years ago

In Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah’s birthday which is on the 21st September, is a national holiday with many events across the country in remembrance of the great man.

For this feature, as an African I will analyze and examine jus ...
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In Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah’s birthday which is on the 21st September, is a national holiday with many events across the country in remembrance of the great man.

For this feature, as an African I will analyze and examine just a bit of what Dr. Nkrumah did do for Ghana.

This GREAT MAN introduced measures to gain economic self-reliance and self-sufficiency. The launch of the Seven Year Development Plan in 1964 was expected to transform the structure of the Ghanaian economy from one that depended on the export of a few raw materials into an industrialized and prosperous society where the basic needs of its citizens are met.

The Plan started the Akosombo Dam, the Tema harbor and township, Tema Oil Refinery, VALCO, Tema Food Complex, Sekondi-Takoradi sea port, built schools with free and compulsory education, revolutionized agriculture, a de-tribalized society, created integrated industries - nothing less than 50 factories for the production of industrial and consumer goods located strategically across the country - Abosso Glass Factory, Komenda Sugar Factory, two tomato factories in Northern Ghana namely in Wenchi and Pwalugu, the Meat Processing factory at Bologatanga, housing projects included in Accra (Labone Estate, Kanda Estates, Osu Ringway Estates, Airport Residential Area) - in Kumasi (Patasi Estate, Kwadaso Estate, Buokrom Estates, North and South Suntreso), the building of three new International airports, starting with the KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, to opening up Ghana as the gateway to the rest of Africa, and set the pace in development for the continent....do I need to go on? If communism or socialism or whatever labels could offer us all this??????? Please tel me what democracy has offered us???
Freedom for LAWLESSNESS, FILTH, CORRUPTION, GREED, NEPOTISM, TRIBAL BIGOTRY??????????????? OH! GULLIBLE GHANAIANS!! WAKE! UP!

Unfortunately, that vision was cut off in 1966. And guess who truncated it? The colonialists, with the help of their Ghanaian stooges did exactly that for their own GREEDY and SELFISH gains.

These stooges I refer to them as AFROPEANS…..they are still in our midst today, in collaboration with their slave masters to rape our nation dry of its rich natural resources, to the detriment of our children’s future. They and their masters care less about any broader picture of a future me and you seek for children and children’s children. They want it now for their GREEDY selves and their families, PERIOD.

There has been an attempt, a pathetic attempt in my view, from some sections of Ghanaian society who for their own perverse reasons want to rubbish and downplay the colossal achievements of the great man. Well, it's the AFROPEANS of course!

A QUOTE: “At present, Africa is industrially one of the least developed continents in the world. It produces one-seventh of the world’s raw materials, but only one-fiftieth of the world’s manufactures. The share of industry in Africa’s total income is less than 14 per cent.

This situation is a legacy of imperialism and colonialism, and the exploitation of Africa to serve the interest of international monopoly finance capital.

But is also a result of the continuing imperialist and capitalist exploitation of Africa through neocolonialism”. SOURCE: CLASS STRUGGLE IN AFRICA BY KWAME NKRUMAH -1970.....and if I may add to that, with the help of the AFROPEANS in our midst.

Fast forward today, and we have Kwesi Botchwey, a sell out leading another bail out by the IMF, after heading one in the 80's under JJ, with Dr, Joe Abbey. Then, went on through with the Kuffour government.

Oh! OSAGYEFO! These CORRUPT and GREEDY lot overthrew you to serve their slave masters? At the expense of our children??????

NKRUMAH NEVER DIES!!!!
GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
CHARCOAL SELLER. 9 years ago

Colonialism, like malaria, if left untreated, lingers on for a lifetime. December 25, is an annual holiday for the observance of a dead white man, whom all confused black people, led by pimp preachers, accept as their creator ...
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Colonialism, like malaria, if left untreated, lingers on for a lifetime. December 25, is an annual holiday for the observance of a dead white man, whom all confused black people, led by pimp preachers, accept as their creator and father, some black men shamelessly and ignorantly walk the streets of Africa selling the dead white man's picture to other confused black people, no protest from neo-colonialists.

To the mate me hoes and their imperialist pimps, let it be known, that neo-colonialism is the last stage of imperialism, which means that Africa will be FREE UNIFIED AND SOCIALIST, Regardless of your feeble reactionary attempts to c
CHARCOAL SELLER. 9 years ago

Africa will be FREE UNIFIED AND SOCIALIST, regardless of the feeble reactionary attempts by imperialists and their neo-colonialist stooges to reduce Africa to Gaza and West Bank status.

"A state can be said to be A NEO-COL ...
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Africa will be FREE UNIFIED AND SOCIALIST, regardless of the feeble reactionary attempts by imperialists and their neo-colonialist stooges to reduce Africa to Gaza and West Bank status.

"A state can be said to be A NEO-COLONIALIST or CLIENT STATE if it is independent de Kure and dependent de facto. It is a state where political power lies in the conservative forces of the former colony and where economic power remains under the control of international finance capital. .. Kwame Nkrumah....Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare.

The great Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, and the Party of Liberation, the mighty CPP, will always be celebrated, recognized and respected by freedom loving Africans and people of conscience everywhere.

AFRICA MUST UNITE!
CHARCOAL SELLER. 9 years ago

Independent de jure, and dependent de facto.

Independent de jure, and dependent de facto.
NON ALIGNED 9 years ago

FORWARD EVER! BACKWARD NEVER! Thank you bro! You said it all!!!!

NKRUMAH NEVER DIES!!!!
GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!

FORWARD EVER! BACKWARD NEVER! Thank you bro! You said it all!!!!

NKRUMAH NEVER DIES!!!!
GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
GHANABA 9 years ago

No wonder the country is falling apart.

No wonder the country is falling apart.
NON ALIGNED 9 years ago

Monday is a time for reflection and atonement for the ENSLAVED MINDED GHANAIANS who thought by overthrowing this true hero of a man would have brought them a better Ghana............

That is what their slave masters and co ...
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Monday is a time for reflection and atonement for the ENSLAVED MINDED GHANAIANS who thought by overthrowing this true hero of a man would have brought them a better Ghana............

That is what their slave masters and collaborators told them, through the propaganda machinations of the CIA.

This particular holiday is more than worth it, because of the achievements of the man we are celebrating......just take a step back and reflect on the following:

The THINKER OF A MAN started the Akosombo Dam, the Tema harbor and township, Tema Oil Refinery, VALCO, Tema Food Complex, Sekondi-Takoradi sea port, built schools with free and compulsory education (which I believe your parents benefited from), revolutionized agriculture, a de-tribalized society, created integrated industries - nothing less than 50 factories for the production of industrial and consumer goods located strategically across the country - Abosso Glass Factory, Komenda Sugar Factory, two tomato factories in Northern Ghana namely in Wenchi and Pwalugu, the Meat Processing factory at Bologatanga, housing projects included in Accra (Labone Estate, Kanda Estates, Osu Ringway Estates, Airport Residential Area) - in Kumasi (Patasi Estate, Kwadaso Estate, Buokrom Estates, North and South Suntreso), the building of three new International airports, starting with the KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - to open up Ghana as the gateway to the rest of Africa, and set the pace in development for the continent....do I need to go on?

Please tell me what his traitors and those who followed them have achieved? If not trying to follow the same Development Plan of his?

Others like the NPP and NDC are using free education as their campaign mantra! Yes! Those SHAMELESS LOT!

So, I ask myself, if communism or socialism or whatever labels placed on him by the traitors,....he managed to offer GHANAIANS all the above, and even more???????

Please tell me what democracy has offered us, for the past twenty something years???

It has offered us the freedom to be IMMORAL, LAWLESS, CREATE FILTH, CORRUPT, GREEDY, CRAVE FOR NEPOTISM AND TRIBAL BIGOTRY!! That is the state of our nation today! Rotten to its bones!!!

So, therefore, this HOLIDAY is a time to reflect on how Ghana would have been, if OSAGYEFO had completed his vision for Ghana and Africa on the whole..........

NKRUMAH NEVER DIES!!!!
GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
Obiba Kwame 9 years ago

I totally agree with your sentiments. Nkrumah never dies!

I totally agree with your sentiments. Nkrumah never dies!
KK 9 years ago

Thanks for waisting time to write all these trash. What benefits would the hungry gain even if the entire year is used to reflect or remember the dead? Waist of time and space.

Thanks for waisting time to write all these trash. What benefits would the hungry gain even if the entire year is used to reflect or remember the dead? Waist of time and space.
NON ALIGNED 9 years ago

Oh! KK at least you could read and did hopefully learn something from it. If we had reflected on his achievements and worked on it in the past.....you would not be here today talking about hunger in a land of GOLD, DIAMOND, C ...
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Oh! KK at least you could read and did hopefully learn something from it. If we had reflected on his achievements and worked on it in the past.....you would not be here today talking about hunger in a land of GOLD, DIAMOND, COCOA, BAUXITE, OIL etc. etc.

Please it's "waste of time and space". It has nothing to do with your waist! I hope you get my drift.

I wouldn't have bothered responding to you but.......I guess the likes of you need to be brought to 'book', once in a while.

NKRUMAH NEVER DIES!!!
GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
kk3 9 years ago

crap

crap

Monday declared public holiday

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