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Accra floods: Weeping won’t solve our problems - Eastwood Anaba

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  • ALUTA CONTINUA 8 years ago

    OR SOLVE DRAINGAE PROBLEMS.

    SOLVING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS COST A LOT OF MONEY. LOTS OF IT

  • Mahmoud 8 years ago

    "Since then, the “black man” has occupied the shell of political office but not proved that what the white colonial masters couldn’t do to improve the lot of his people, he can do. Problems making it difficult for Ghana ...
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  • sam 8 years ago

    the whites colonizers did not make afica a first world for us to make it third world. we have always been underdeveloped. the problem we have in africa (ghana)is not as simple as you think- 50 years ago when nkrumah said afr ...
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  • .USMAN. 8 years ago

    If Dr Danaa, who holds a PhD, could behave this way then university education is useless in Ghana. If people of his caliber are leading Ghanaians then, I am afraid, we shall soon fall into a ditch.
    Who asked Dr Danaa to take ...
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  • GOD SAVE GHANA,. 8 years ago

    THE HATE AND ENVY MUST END NOW AND VOTE FOR VISIONARLY LEADERS.HOW MANY DRAINAGE SYSTEMS WERE BUILD BETWEEN 1973 AND 2000 IN ACCRA?

  • Yaw Kyere, NY 8 years ago

    THEY SAY GOD PARTED THE RED SEA AND MADE MANNA FALL FROM HEAVEN. WHERE ARE THE MIRACLES? WHERE ARE THE PRAYERS WARRIORS?
    LOL! IT IS ALL A CON GAME. WHEN THERE IS TROUBLE, THEY WANT ENGINEERS TO SOLVE IT, BUT WHEN IT SERVES T ...
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  • Is he really a man of God? 8 years ago

    This one wealthy pastor who likes to talk fine but never wants to spare his money. He does not believe in giving charities at all. He will slickly say "teach them how to work instead of Charity" how the hell are you going to ...
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  • JI 8 years ago

    A great lair like you! Why do you like to talk about things you don't have slightest idea off? Do you know how many widows,orphans, and old people Pastor Eastwood is taking care of at Bolgatanga and the northern part of Ghana ...
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  • Yaw Kyere, NY 8 years ago

    WHERE ARE ALL THE MIRACLE WORKERS IN GHANA? WHERE ARE THE PROPHETS WHO SEE INTO THE FUTURE? WHERE ARE THE PRAYER WARRIORS?

    THESE PASTORS ARE LL FAKE CON MEN WHO GET RICH PREYING ON THE POOR AND DESPERATE. THEY FLEECE THE D ...
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  • The African Patriot 8 years ago

    As indeed long time "weeping" will not solve our problems, prayers also have never solve any problem. Ghana and most of the Ghanaians are sick due to the over religious situation through christianity and other religions in th ...
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  • Ghanafou 8 years ago

    Since when did Greece, a Whiteman's and Lebanon, an Arab land, prove that it is only the black man that has this problem. Idiolts like you are the reason we are always behind. Enemies of change and ur stereotypical attitude a ...
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  • GOODMAN 8 years ago

    The man of God is making a general statement, get that

  • Kojo-Kumasi 8 years ago

    Who is a DOCTOR ? Did he say medical doctors ? Fool. YOu just comment anyhow.

  • YP 8 years ago

    Thank you my brother you are a wise man with wise response

  • Universal Physician 8 years ago

    Bravo Aluta. Ghana has a lot of arm chair critics who just criticize anyhow.

  • Yaw Kyere, NY 8 years ago

    THE PASTORS TELL US TO CLOSE OUR EYES AND PRAY. COME TO CHURCH AND PAY TITHES. SO ALL THINGS WOULD BE WELL.
    WHY ARE THEY NOT PRAYING? THEIR PRAYERS DID NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

    THEY ARE ALL SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE NOW. TH ...
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  • Eagle eye 8 years ago

    Weeping won't solve problems , however, it is part of emotional stages when a person loose a love one and we should encourage people to let the tears follows
    After sobering it becomes dawn on us to reflect what mankind and ...
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  • Alexander Kofi Kwofie 8 years ago

    I don't think he means doctors to solved any of this. He mean if you do your job well you're contributing to the progress of our country

  • George Amedoe 8 years ago

    A SADDENED SOROWFUL DAY
    A saddened sorowful day
    Mani lifes fading away
    Frm an inferno gutted tday
    Oh God! how did their souls play?
    On this earth as they stayed. 5

    A nation wide catastrophic
    Making the president lo ...
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  • CONCERN CITIZEN 8 years ago

    Prayers only can not bring fruits on our table. We need dedicated leaders, thinkable and hard working leaders to lead this great nation. We need a leader like the bible MOSES who lead his people to the promise land not these ...
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  • Akoligo 8 years ago

    Mind what u people put over here because they cause more harm than good to ur parts.IS INSULTS politics?

  • AAA 8 years ago

    Under Moses leadership due to the evil nature of the people, that generation did not get to the promised land. The people of Ghana are evil and looking to blame all on their leaders..

  • JI 8 years ago

    WE COMPLAIN TOO MUCH.LETS BE CAREFUL OF THAT, SOMETIMES WE NEED TO HAVE A BREAK TO THINK ABOUT THE FAVOR GOD HAS DONE FOR US AND THANK HIM. CHECK NUMBERS 11:1;33.
    THE EBOLA PLAGUED THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRY BUT WE WERE SPARED. ...
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  • Jonas Ansah 8 years ago

    God spared us from Ebola I hear you say JI, we were just fortunate. It could have ravished us as it did to those countries. God loves them as well as any other country if you want to spiritualise everything as Africans are fo ...
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  • Ghana 8 years ago

    Good points!!! However, it's noble of him not mentioning any political affiliations, else these bastards of the "Ashanti/Akyem" fraternity would have crawled out from their caves and start insulting him right away.

    Where ...
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  • Onipanua 8 years ago

    you are a big fool.

  • dennis awah 8 years ago

    crying cant solve our problems neither can christianity, prayer, fasting, speaking in tongues etc. ghanaians spend more time doing and practicing the above yet every year our situation gets worse, we commit the same mistakes. ...
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  • KK 8 years ago

    Dennis, u made my day

  • dennis awah 8 years ago

    kk its time ghanaians give more value to learning and real usable knowledge, we must start to think and prove we are independent, we are so afraid to be independent we even cower before a jewish totem crying for blessings.

  • Asare 8 years ago

    We have restrain throwing or dispossing waste every where in our cities and town. This has to start from our schools. There must be an awareness program Nationwide on this serious issue with its nagative effects on our image ...
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  • Papa Yaw 8 years ago

    No

  • Emmanuel Pogasty 8 years ago

    People should stop taking Bribes in their offices.and they should make sure the correct things are done.period.

  • evs scientific 8 years ago

    That's correct Emmanuel

  • OKOROMANSA 8 years ago

    WE HAVE ONE FORMER PRESIDENT, NOT TWO BECAUSE ONE THEM IS A MORON WHO ONLY TALKS RUBBISH. HE IS A WICKED MURDERER WHO ONLY TAKES DELIGHT IN PEOPLE DYING. WE CAN'T TRUST THAT DZELUKOPE MAFIA VAGABOND. PLUS, MAHAMA HAS TO QUIT ...
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  • EFO 8 years ago

    THE NON VISIONARY MAHAMA MUST STOP THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERCHANGE AT CIRCLE AND RATHER THINK ABOUT CONSTRUCTING BIGGER AND DEEPER GUTTERS.

  • abena-kwabena 8 years ago

    Too many thieves in the nation creating difficulties for the ordinary man. Too many politicians using their political position to enrich themselves, help friends and family. Pastors dreaming big trying to be as rich as TB Jos ...
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  • Akorabs 8 years ago

    GOD TO BRING US OUT OF THE DOLDRUMS OF LACK OF KNOWLEDGE TO STOP HANGING ON TO EVERY EMPTY WORDS OF YOURS WHILE YOU LOOSEN OUR PURSE STRINGS FOR WE ARE SO GULLIBLE!

  • Akorabs 8 years ago

    ..but tie up your camel. These guys are there to ply their trade. They have no solution to put forward to help with our existence. It is just another opportunity for them to swell up their congregations for better cash flow.

  • Kwame 8 years ago

    we love praying to god too ,much but we do not use god in our daily lives - in the bible iut says faith withoutr deeds is DEAD - we need to act act act!! so-called bogus prayer alone will NOT CHANGE anything - if we WANR RE ...
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  • AKORABS 8 years ago

    The church going culture these days is different. You worship your pastor and add to his riches. Then you depend on his favourable prayers for you to be just as rich. Your neigbour does not matter, society does not matter, yo ...
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  • MARFO 8 years ago

    ANABA,IT IS ALL ABOUT LEADERSHIP.ENGINEERS AND DOCTORS ARE INDIVIDUALS .

  • SLEEPING TABLET 8 years ago

    We are defeated to cover our guarters after 58years of Independence,what a shame.Ghanaians are very lazy and dirty.

  • Castan 8 years ago

    I always disagree with anyone who makes comments on infrastructural problems and rest it at the doors steps of President Mahama. I dare somebody to come out and show me anything that Kuffour did to stop floods in the city of ...
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  • impromptus 8 years ago

    Stop all these useless talks and allow our us to grief first. Grief is natural to humans if we lose our love ones.

  • impromptus 8 years ago

    Enough is enough - give us a break

  • Ghanaman THE REAL 8 years ago

    Prayers will solve all our incompetencies, will they if we persist in our stupidity, eh? Why did you people not fore see this disaster coming through all your incessant prayers and save lives?? Yes we need God to help us BUT ...
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  • Castan 8 years ago

    I always disagree with anyone who makes comments on infrastructural problems and rest it at the door steps of President Mahama. I dare somebody to come out and show me anything that Kuffour did to stop floods in the city of A ...
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  • sam 8 years ago

    If ex President Kuffour was not able to solve the drainage problems in Accra can this be a point to exempt President Mahama from his bound duties and responsibilities. President Mahama has been voted to solve and improve the ...
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  • sam 8 years ago

    The NDC since its inception as a government has shattered the hopes of Ghanaians. The NDC from its grass roots of AFRC,PNDC ,has negatively contributed to socio economic development in this country. All these economic woes Gh ...
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  • sam 8 years ago

    Yaw kyere come to Ghana and experience the problems people there are undergoing if you truly love your country. Ghana truly belongs to those who reside in the country but not those in diaspora. If you were in their shoes you ...
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  • Jonas Ansah 8 years ago

    If we are not ashamed to hire foreign coaches, then we should adopt the same practice to appoint the best foreign brains for ministerial positions in Ghana to move forward.

  • Gimara-USA 8 years ago

    Thank you so much, REV.ANABA,Say it Again and Again to my Ghanaians, These problems will be the major excuse for them to be more lazy, David, after buring his son went on his normal assignments and the Lord blessed him. It i ...
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  • NUKOMEKO 8 years ago

    TEARS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. HEAVY HEART DOES THAT AND REV.,YOU DON'T KNOW THIS? WHEN DEATHS OCCUR IN YOUR FAMILY,TEARS AREN'T SHED? OR.....

  • Joe 8 years ago

    Rev. Anaba, this is a thoughtful advice, but how many times have opposition members advised NDC and they have called them names? NDC does not listen. How many times have they insulted Mr. Bawumiah for giving NDC advice about ...
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  • JH. New York 8 years ago

    Rev Anaba,healthy benefits is derived from weeping.Therefore,weeping should be allowed to wipe out the sorry in the body.What you said is just like to tell someone not to Urinate, while there is the edge/feeling to do so. Fo ...
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  • JH. New York 8 years ago

    Correction:
    ...urge/feeling to do....

  • Israel Jude 8 years ago

    This was sheer waste of time and added stress to bereaved persons. In fact, a callous and reckless talk, not a sermon. How consoling and comforting was this to the bereaved persons and families? If you're a seasoned pastor yo ...
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  • Rubylyn 8 years ago

    "Children, darkness reign over the whole world. People are attracted by many things and they forget about the more important."