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Kufuor: If you need money do ‘galamsey’ not politics

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  • Rodney 8 years ago

    The youth should look for better work to do.
    thank you sir

  • ELINAM 8 years ago

    K4?
    How many galamsey miners got a hotel, a mall and real estates built in 8 years?

  • HH 8 years ago

    THE YOUTH HAVE SEEN HOW YOU ARE RICH FROM POLITIC´S

  • ASH 8 years ago

    Was it not the man who decided to take away the state cars to his house? I think his advise is out of the role model line of thinking he is putting across.

  • Asafo Agladza 8 years ago

    Look who is talking and his advice to the youth. Why did not his son not do galamsy but owns a hotel costing millions of dollars?? Some times the advice given by some of these politicians are out of line with the conduct when ...
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  • Sigma, London 8 years ago

    Yes they were buried alive.

  • Neutral Zone 8 years ago

    He's right. But who's foot steps are they following?

  • JAMES 8 years ago

    HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

  • GJ 8 years ago

    Have you forgotten the end of service package that you your team looted, when leaving office.thanks to mills who helped retrieve few, there was no coffers

  • Samuel okrah dormaa 8 years ago

    Well done sir

  • Kofi 8 years ago

    Galamsey is destroying our river bodies and the very existence of life and Kufour is telling the youth to engage in it?

  • ELINAM 8 years ago

    He cares more about Europe and European criminals bent on seeing Africa poor.

  • KWAA 8 years ago

    So you took it the way Mr Kuffour said it.Is just a metaphor,because people think you become rich when you do galamsey,but we all know that is not true.
    No wonder some of you believe what the Bible says,that "one shouldn´t ...
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  • Kofi 8 years ago

    You can embellish it as much as you want.Be it satire,metaphor,proverbial or whatever...Galamasey is a complete no,no,no word in Ghana now.We have seen the damage it is causing the planet,so it was in taste. Get off high mor ...
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  • Tell the thruth 8 years ago

    This thief called john kufuor is very insane.advising the youth to go into galamsey to make money and poison our rivers. Kufuor should have been in jailed long time ago if Ghana has an eficient and incorruptible judicia ...
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  • Ghanaba 8 years ago

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  • jojo 8 years ago

    yesooo. hmmmm

  • CORNEY 8 years ago

    Did you just wake up Mr President,they are all in politics to make money but not work for Ghanaians,the rush to be in government in Ghana is not about the people but about money in their pockets.

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

    The leopard can never ever change its spots and it's 10001% true.

  • bkg 8 years ago

    U people's are fools those are insulting him , don't u no that he's talking in parable! Read the article very well he's talking abt those babes with sharp teethes in ndc party

  • Koha 8 years ago

    Where did you get the $65millions you donated to the Evil Dwarf's last campaign ..criminal

  • Ekow Samuel. 8 years ago

    The galamsey must ban in Ghana,good talks Mr, former President and God bless you and oman Ghana.

  • Ama 8 years ago

    In that case return all the money you stole.

    Where is your share of the drill ship money.

  • The great Akan. 8 years ago

    Go and collect the money from him your self idiot.

  • Maamebi 8 years ago

    We sell our lands to foreigners to mine for themselves instead of we making them mine for us when you cannot even own a single shop in their country.i think that Ghanaians should not sell their lands but go into partnership s ...
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  • Truth Stands 8 years ago

    I wonder what debate would this statement generate if it was president Mahama who made it

  • BOB COLE 8 years ago

    HAHAHA VICTORIA HAMA,WHEN SHE REVEALED THE HIDDEN AGENDA OF NDC SHE WAS IMMEDIATELY SACKED.WHAT SHE SAID WAS REALLY RIGHT AS WE HAVE NOW SEEN NDC MEMBERS STRUGGLING TO LOOT OUR COFFERS TO BE MILLIONAIRES.PLEASE MR KUFFOUR,IT ...
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  • JOSE asare 8 years ago

    Bob cole, u are funny. hahaha , really they did their galamsey in politics...hahaha

  • Aric 8 years ago

    Hang Corrupt Politicians

  • DR KUFFOUR 8 years ago

    But you, your brother and your family made money from Ghana in your name as President Kufuor. So tell us why not now? SHAME ONTO YOU!!!

  • The great Akan. 8 years ago

    Shame on to your papa n mama stupid fool

  • Kwame 8 years ago

    hey! you and EO Group made a cool $350 million without a sweat. How can anybody make that much in galamssey? The youth want to follow your footsteps, man! Don't dissuade them. There is money in them politics!

  • Etweba 8 years ago

    Hey Thief Kuffuor, has the money you stole from the state finished? .
    Now you lack common sense for encouraging the youth to do galamsey to damage our water bodies and the environment. Just listen to yourself, you are ...
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  • DJ. DAABODAABO. 8 years ago

    LITTLE MINDS PREDIATORS AS JJ WOULD SAY TEAM 'B' BOOTLICKERS WHOSE HEFTY DREAMS ARE TO SHARE NATIONAL CAKE YET WITH EMPTY PLATES. ""BARBOOZLINGS""

  • Alhassan Walla 8 years ago

    First of all, you don't even deserve to be upheld as a statesman. A whole former president of Ghana making this assertion - he has no respect for our God given environment that sustains our livelihood.

    Kuffour, by support ...
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  • DJ. DAABODAABO. 8 years ago

    SOME OF OUR READERS ARE TOO DUMP TO USE THIS PAGE, THEY TEND TO WRTITE OR SO IMPATIENT TO BE BEST LISTENERS B4 THEY ACT TO TOPICS. THEY ARE POSITIVELY WASTE PAGES. WE MUST READ B4 WE MUST WILL BRING MAXIMUMM UNDERSTANDING TO ...
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  • WAITING TO VOTE NDC OUT 8 years ago

    This is not to slight Ghana's best President in the 4th Republic, but Ghana under all Presidents in the 4th Republic, with the worst being the John Dramani Mahama and his family and friends looting brigade have turned politic ...
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  • THIEF OF BAGDAD 8 years ago

    A man of wisdom sometimes people do not understand old politician who actually knew what politics is about, the Ghanaian youth are all running to join politics soon after university with the idea of getting rich in time, some ...
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  • Joe Turkey 8 years ago

    iCHOP FINIS, IDE PRECH TO OTHER PEOPLE.

  • ag watson 8 years ago

    k4, pls spare us. i can see u regretted all the things u did in darkness when u were prez. God wont for give u.

  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 8 years ago

    Rev Kuffuor a Minister was walking down the street when he came upon a group of about a dozen boys, all of them between 10 and 12 years of age doing Galamasey.

    The group had surrounded a dog. Concerned lest t ...
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  • Plasma Kote 8 years ago

    This is Ghana politics, business as usual.

  • Plasma Kote 8 years ago

    The preaching will not change anything

  • reuben armah 8 years ago

    good. man

  • Victor A. Young 8 years ago

    Thank you J.A. Kuffour for your good advise. I believe NDC apparatchiks like Okudzeto Ablakwa, Woyome, Fiifi, Asiedu-Nketia and their cronies are listening attentively. Rawlings himself is corrupt and that's why they're milki ...
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  • BBC News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 years ago

    i am not surprise when Akans write horrible English. When did advise become a noun without the Queen's notice. Idiot Akans and npp are disgracing English Language.

  • taxman 8 years ago

    Mr President,Ex.Were you not the same political elected President who used the taxes payers money to renovate your house,you let the way why directing others to galamsey.

  • CONCERN 8 years ago

    How can ex-president convince the young ones that politics does not pay if the MP is taken home huge amounts of ex-gratia or after short time of service in politics?

  • john mahama 8 years ago

    how can a states man like kufuor say a thing like that? he has lost his respect. has his kids been doing galamsey ? foolish man

  • tine 8 years ago

    Leave the former president in peace the state wons him respect no mater what

  • KB 8 years ago

    Mr you have a dead idea . Acheampong used operation feed your self and cocoa project keep a great number of youth to get jobs especially both secondary amd elementary school leavers not galamsey.Your Chinese construction wor ...
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  • OYIKO 8 years ago

    Is an insult to idiot monetary politicians.

  • Togbe 8 years ago

    Ask Rawlings whether all his money was from Galamsey. Lead kindly light!!!!

  • Salifu 8 years ago

    The nerve of this guy Kufuor who stole Ghana's monies with his cronies. Indeed, a thief with a holier-than-thou attitude!!

  • captain yaw sarfo gh. 8 years ago

    U were having nothing kuffour but now u are one of Africa richest leader because of politics so the youth are following ur trend.u are ok so u can say that to Ghanaians.

  • ****((((((****** 8 years ago

    his fears and worries are an educated black slave is free man.Education is less costly than stupidity which very expensive.

  • sam Bern 8 years ago

    This man is a shame. Just a few months ago when Kojo Opong Nkrumah and Anda picked NPP forms, he was hailing them. What has changed.

    We all we go join and chop!!!!

    That is how the system has been set.

  • Kwame Adjei-Mensah Atlanta GA:: 8 years ago

    Well said.Akans can't write good English.BBC.How about.I am not surprise ? Are you an Akan ? Please write or say I am not surprised unless you aspire to become an Akan .Please tell me what is cant.

  • Unjust 8 years ago

    Mr Kuffour,Tell the children the truth.There is no money in galamsey but money in politics you rein for 8 years see all the properties you aquared.

  • Yaw 8 years ago

    Foolish man, they are following your foot steps because you became a billionaire as soon as you were president which was politics

  • Efo Kwaku Canada 8 years ago

    Tell your nation wrecker JJ who entered into politics with empty handed and left been millionaire, jj rawlings is the most foolish person not wise man K4 ,look at things he impremented during his time health care, school feed ...
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  • Mensah 8 years ago

    "Efo Kwaku Canada", you're among the most ignorant and uninformed contributors on this issue. You're a sad lot indeed for seeing Kufuor as a saint! Surely, you and your ilk must have personally benefited from President Kufuor ...
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  • Dentern 8 years ago

    K4 was the creep who stole from
    our coffers

  • CK 8 years ago

    Hahahahahahahahahaha...Ghana!!!

  • Yaw Mensah 8 years ago

    Mr. President, are you really serious? Why are you being so hypocritical? Were you not extremely poor to the extent that you couldn't even sometimes purchase petrol for your car, or you couldn't fix it when it broke down, bef ...
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  • soth 8 years ago

    The root of corruption in ghana politiees is initiated by Kuffor. But he suddenly make u turn as if he's incorruptible. Mmmmmmmm GHANA.

  • Ogyatana 8 years ago

    I are you encouraging galamsey please!

  • Ali london 8 years ago

    Fools all the English u know more than asante's gha still rated where in education.

  • sam 8 years ago

    your excallency Mr Kuffour,your demand and that of the MPs at the end of your term mostly motivated some youth to think that politics can make them rich. I am a staunch supporter of you and thought you were rich already and f ...
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  • jojo 8 years ago

    very true

  • Eric 8 years ago

    To be truthful to the readers. I knew the former President , JAK if not very well before he became the President of this great nation Ghana. I first met JAK in Ehie a town in the Ketu North district of the great Volta region ...
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  • jojo 8 years ago

    This man is very funny. He made his account fat too that is why he knows others will copy his example. Tjaaa

  • Andani A A sigli 8 years ago

    the youth will go to.politic to buy hotels,malls n fuck ladies as dat was the order of the day during ur term.more importantly the youth also need or want chain to wear.hypocrate,u looted and dont wan anybody else go near.

  • RANGER 8 years ago

    LEAVE EX PRESIDENT KUFFOUR ALONE, HE IS A VERY RESPECTFUL AND GENTLE A MAN.PAPA MAY GOD ADD MORE YEARS TO YOUR AGE.

  • Frank Yeboah 8 years ago

    If only money u go for galamsay.... Youth of today whom want enter into polities Amen!!!!

  • Jt 8 years ago

    Kufour, do we listen to u or to follow ur foot steps? 8 yrs Hotel, mall and the completion of ur in completed house. Jj 23 yrs no house no Hotel, now tell us which of you can be proud to talk about stealing in politics?

  • Simply George. 8 years ago

    Imagine Rawlings made that speech ? Thank God the untouchable Kuffuor,s boat is now running aground. Foolish talk after enriching yourself from politics. Why did,nt you send your own children to the galamsey pits instead of g ...
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  • kwaku marcus 8 years ago

    Look at who, s advising the youth.i think u and all former presidents and the fucking so call honourables present npast should keep their mouths shut after u have destroyed the country n enjoy ur stolen cash for now cos u are ...
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  • Mr Wise 8 years ago

    Instead of saying sensible things someone stupid is insulting Akans.Stop your hatred for Akans because you wont gain anything.

  • ADUKU 8 years ago

    Former Prez Kufour is right. Many are into politics bcos of money. They should leave our country's money n go to galamsey.

  • ppppp 8 years ago

    P