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Appointment of a 25-year-old as DCE causes a stir at Wiase

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  • FMK 8 years ago

    THE YOUTH MUST BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND TAKE UP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.

  • Chiga 8 years ago

    What the president is doing is not helping the youth. he is playing "awingyaaa" politics. Youth yes must be given opportunity to learn but not as DCE! you don't learn as a DCE. that position is meant to deliver development an ...
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  • ACID& Dagger Party 8 years ago

    What is special about DCE ? and again what has the wisdom of solomon got to do with the age of Methusella ? Give youth and women a chance to blossom !

  • facts 8 years ago

    What about the baby ministers who have been described as babies with sharp teeth? Let us stop the hypocrisy. That is Mahama, that is what he believes in

  • FFF 8 years ago

    STUPID YOUTH

  • Ma 8 years ago

    Mahama is not qualified to be president. Tell me how a history major who doesn't have to deal with serious reason capabilities be a good president. Most people with those degrees go on to study law which at least gives the in ...
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  • Ghanaknowledge 8 years ago

    How many Bank Managers in almighty USA have degrees in other areas than Banking and Finance? Your premise that people with History backgrounds can't be leaders is condescending and illogical.
    You all have big titles to your ...
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  • Nancy Forson 8 years ago

    It is sad we are brisk about our view that, the future of our nation lies on the youth, but sadly, we are standing against a youth being appointed to this level.

    More so, I believe instead of stressing on the age of the ap ...
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  • Africanus 8 years ago

    Will you give your business to somebody who just walk out of the classroom with no work experience to run your own private company? DCE is the highest political and administrative office in the district, and you want to give ...
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  • Cobina Brown, Agona Swedru 8 years ago

    Age has everything to do with it & more. The young man has no administrative experience - has not even managed a family of husband & wife & a kid. DCE is is administrative position & the young man must begin by at least being ...
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  • roxy 8 years ago

    Well done

  • CORNEY 8 years ago

    Opportunity for what,to screw up everything,how can they appoint such an individual to be head of Distric Security council?

    I support the youth, they should continue up until the idiot is shown the exit.

  • sanjay - Abu Dhabi 8 years ago

    npp will never win again till dye kingdom come, Ameen, violence greedy selfish arrogant tribalism condemn confuse & collapse party, we wont vote npp again

  • Raza 8 years ago

    Sanjay re u god den save ur mother or ur father not to die ok

  • NDCMMOA PARTY, NDC AKRONFUO 8 years ago

    Wo mame is the loser because she didn't know who impregnated her to bring you to this world fool ! Even your john mahama who misused his father's estate and out of that has mismanaged the country's resources is even something ...
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  • Divine Fiamenyo, Ho 8 years ago

    Sanjay Mahama is a bi-sexual and gay so when the Scotland parliament confronted him he got confused. Sanjay ask Mahama if he has never use the back door of Lordina , l swear he can never denie that. He will loose potoo. If yo ...
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  • Sam 8 years ago

    The topic on discussion is not about nana Addo.cant u pass a comments without mentioning Nana's name.shame on u

  • Slyster 8 years ago

    A 25 year old appointed a dce in Ghana and you have been in Abu Dhabi for decades cleaning people"s toilet and you are not worried. OK oooo!!

  • I'mshining 8 years ago

    See how I hv described Urself, hv u forgotten u hv all ur discription to npp in u ? Lack of wisdom u think u r destroying someone but u hv ended up writing ur character here.ay de Lord hv mercy on u.

  • JOHN 8 years ago

    I don't have a problem with the President giving opportunities to the youth,but assuming this guy deserves his appointment the community would not come up against him.Most of the youth in NDC who had big political appointment ...
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  • Alhaji Suleimana 8 years ago

    If you were unable to advise your self because the promises made by your NDC Party were not fulfilled and you still come here to complain because all two positions went to one side, this shwows how doom and greedy you are, fi ...
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  • CITIZEN ONE 8 years ago

    Prone to mob mentality and chieftaincy resolutions. Who the hell are these peasants to think they can dictate to the President? If you investigate these people, most of them probably dropped out of elementary school, sit arou ...
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  • master 8 years ago

    If you have a company in that area would you employ that person as your chief executive? That is if you understand what it means to run an organisation effectively.

  • Ghanaknowledge 8 years ago

    Give the young ones the opportunity and retire these old farts.

  • Akans Prophecies 8 years ago

    You are funny thinking DCE is a Chieftancy. It takes qualification but a large communal experience to advocate this position. I am not surprise people are against the nomination of this inexpetienced man. But you know , your ...
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  • PIOTO 8 years ago

    Let's commend the president for taking such gamble in an election year which may win or cost him the presidency. The nominnee may be inexperince but we must not forget he is just a figure head who will be working with the tec ...
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  • XMAN 8 years ago

    PEOPLE WITHOUT WORK EXPERIENCE BECOMING MINISTERS. A sign that NDC lack People.

  • mr amin. 8 years ago

    XMAS, I have been saying it the ndc lack the people to govern vote them out

  • Paul Ganta 8 years ago

    Even in companies, they put new graduates in a Graduate Trainees or management trainees system to learn. NDC dont respect the people of Kwamedanso

  • JH. New York 8 years ago

    And after about 6-8 months training, they still needed to consult someone to teach them what to do when confronted with admin experience on the Job.Even to write a business letter is not easy. I remember when former Preside ...
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  • AJ 8 years ago

    You dont learn with the destiny and lives of people. They are not your political lab rats

  • Haile Selaise Mengistus III 8 years ago

    These are being manipulated by a disappointed aspirant to the position.
    How can a 25 year polytechnic graduate work as a DCE? At what age do the youth expect of an appointed DCE,
    It should rather be inspiring to the youth t ...
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  • owusu Danquah Acheampong 8 years ago

    The president has done the right thing my people do u mean 18year British minor is more intelligent than an African 25year adult and also do u mean polytechic is not school

  • owusu Danquah Acheampong 8 years ago

    The president has done the right thing my people do u mean 18year British minor is more intelligent than an African 25year adult and also do u mean polytechic is not school

  • say it loud 8 years ago

    Another sign of incompetence on the part of president Mahama. Somebody without any experience to lead the whole region? To head even a primary school or a clinic requires some work experience. God have mercy on our beloved co ...
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  • Awurade kasa 8 years ago

    He is of age (adult ) to hold the position BUT the issue is his inexperience. This behavior of the NDC, putting square pegs in round holes breeds INCOMPETENCE which we are seeing from the President all the way down to this yo ...
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  • iddrisu yahaya atogbe 8 years ago

    Government should try to preding the community members if not they may not vote him during general election

  • eD 8 years ago

    That's why Ghana is falling apart appointing novices into positions that require experience in problem solving in development. These guys have no project management experienceto ask school prefects to manage the country..

    ...
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  • BT 8 years ago

    Waste of time and space. 25years so? What is the age of the lady who won the NPP primaries in kumasi? Polytechnic graduate and you are saying he doesnt have experience. We have appointed old age individuals and what have they ...
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  • tan90sin90cos90. 8 years ago

    Pls, say it loud, the position is DCE not Regional minister as you perceive.

  • Akans Prophecies 8 years ago

    You will remain in eternal poverty if you reason negatively in such manner ! The ghanaian society is built on the negativism of materialists. A such , a rich man is the overlord , the powerful no matter how he made it ! I ...
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  • foko 8 years ago

    That lady is going to parliament not speaker. She is not going to head anything. I have noticed that the president prefers those who are not experience so they will be manipulated. Such people cannot go anywhere and will boo ...
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  • tan90sin90cos90. 8 years ago

    EHHiiii youth of Wiase be wise and support this youngman to develop the district. In terms of age, our constitution allows any ghanaian of age more than or equal to 18yrs the right to join any political party and hold office. ...
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  • Sa'ad 8 years ago

    My friend ar u saying an 18-year British minor is intelligent than an African 25-year adult? This is nothing but inferiority complex. You ar suffering from colonial mentality. shine your eyes my friend.

  • Sa'ad 8 years ago

    My friend ar u saying an 18-year British minor is more intelligent than an African 25-year adult? This is nothing but inferiority complex. You ar suffering from colonial mentality. shine your eyes my friend.

  • sam 8 years ago

    People much read and do research as well here in UK 18 years old girl is MP
    in Scotland so what is wrong for 25 years old to be DCE? people much know we live in global world.

  • My Opinon 8 years ago

    Sam, are you comparing an 18 year old British to this 25 year old Boron man? I believe you're older than this 25 year old DCE nominee but go back and read what you just wrote,and compare your logic to that of the 18 yr old Br ...
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  • master 8 years ago

    Spot on Sam!!!

  • sam 8 years ago

    What's the different between that 18 years old girl and the 25 years guy? MP and DCE which is the most highest position? don't let us worship white people as a god

  • Pilolo 8 years ago

    Inferiority complex, white 18yrs better than 25yrs tertiary educated Blackman. Not different from USA where white person with bachelors degree will be picked over black person with masters or higher in same area

  • Tahidu Mohammed Naa-Sigli 8 years ago

    I don't see why people complained about a 25 years old guy given an appointment of DCE. it's the constitution that denied the youth not to take part of those leadership position?
    please citizenry of Ghana let us not allowed ...
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  • JH. New York 8 years ago

    Your comment portrays you as someone who doesn't know what he he talks about!.To be the Head as DCE
    is completely different from a School Prefect's role.Do you think this young man can even addressed the District Assembly?.A ...
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  • Taabea-Aflao 8 years ago

    If sensible people fail to enter into politics, foolish people enter and appoint inexperienced young men to instruct you.For example Doctors and professors in our tertiary institutions are being headed by Samuel Okudjato Abla ...
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  • son of man 8 years ago

    Mahama always justify his incompetency. Ghanaians get rid of him and let the experience folks take control.

  • My Opinon 8 years ago

    NDC is full of idiots and nincompoops,
    who cares what they do. Let them swim in their own stupidities.

  • Mawuse 8 years ago

    As for this president, the least said about him the better. What beats my mind is NDC had the opportunity to change this man but they allowed Asiedu Nketia just to use his dead and resurrected brain to impose him on the party ...
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  • Johnny 8 years ago

    Dr. Mahami, you want to tell us that a 25 year old polytechnic boy, who has never worked before, is the Chairman of District Security Council? My friend wake up. It looks like the sleep is now developing into comatous state

  • Adomakoh Froboo 8 years ago

    Nothing wrong. The youth must rally around him and be proud that one of then is given opportunity to serve

  • JOHN 8 years ago

    The community that this 25 year old DCE is going to work with knows him,assuming he had done some voluntary community work with them they would have accepted him.He does not deserve it that is why they are angry.

  • Alex London 8 years ago

    It would have made sense if he had been appointed vice or assistant DCE to him to understudy the DEC and gain some experience.

  • Dogy 8 years ago

    Hmmm ghanaians talk too much , they should stop disturing him bzcos he can do the work nomatter his educational background

  • Taniba 8 years ago

    Mahama has no brains,he thinks like a pimp and he is continuously pimping Ghanaians.Simply useless.

  • Awudu 8 years ago

    Gone are days when only old Ghanains fight for power but we are nown in the modern world.You need to accept the man to be DCE to run the district for them.

  • Vikki 8 years ago

    These people are not serious. You want to disqualify someone form taking a post because of he wasn't selected by a particular traditional area. This is rubbish. Party politics is destroying this country. Even 60 years ago, a ...
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  • Nana Kwaku 8 years ago

    I think you're talking about Osagyefo who excelled,Rawlings also became our President in his late twenties thru coup detat and ruled for almost 20yrs.Did JJ Rawlings excel in his 20yr in power?Keep the answer to youself.

  • okocha 8 years ago

    The aggrieved youth should allow the Assembly members and the government appointees to decide the fate of the nominee.They should not forget that he has just been nominated and it lies on the members to approve or disapprove ...
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  • Nana Kwaku 8 years ago

    Forget it the NDC will use the same process they used to pick this 25 year old to bribe the Assembly members.That is why the expects are saying DCEs,MCEs & Mayors shd be elected thru popular voting.

  • Donwaazum 8 years ago

    Oh Mahami as he is now called is not only messing up the country but also confusing the country. It is a shame to be as tagged an ndc member.

  • propaganda 8 years ago

    youth against youth

  • kwabee 8 years ago

    Mr President, enye woania na wo huu whee , Because you're not a reliable President

  • STAFFORD 8 years ago

    THE OLD AGE MATTERS NO MORE, LESS MORE THESE DAYS. WHEN WE NEGLECT OUR TRADITION AND THE ELDERLY,
    TECHNOLOGY WINS, BUT WITH SHOCKING CONSEQUENCES. AN EXAMPLE IS THE SCALE OF ONLINE DATINGS !

  • gg 8 years ago

    You guys must check and check well Mahama may be having some mental issues.

  • Kwame 8 years ago

    You have a mental problem. The working age in this country is 16 years of age at which a person can be employed to do all sorts of work including physical work.
    At the age of 18 a person can be left without supervision to p ...
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  • Helina 8 years ago

    There must be a good reason for him doing this. still waiting for him to come out

  • Kwame 8 years ago

    The man who planned coup against NLC to bring back Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was 21 years old in April, 1967.

  • dk 8 years ago

    eiiiii africa we are having problems, what is wrong with 25 yrs old man to become DCE?

  • Ghana niiii 8 years ago

    Manama and ndc have nothing to offer Ghanaian s. collapse nhis, elimination of teachers and nursing trainee allowance, higher rate utility tariff, youths unemployment, tax bigger our salaries , hire of gas plant to s ...
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  • bright 8 years ago

    If he fit for the post why not! age is just a number .

  • Donsag 8 years ago

    Sign of mediocrecy,incompetence n wisdom,how can u possibly make a 25yrs old as a dce in an election yr.oooh mahama u don suffer,no matured persons to take up positions in ndc anymore.naa wa for u mahama.we can see ur tired o ...
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  • PIOTO 8 years ago

    Can you compare the intelligence of Ezanetor Rawlings and Nii Amarh Ashitey.Being 25 does not mean he is imature, was president mills mature with his handling of NDC? He left the party divided so let's give young man a chance ...
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  • bonoman 8 years ago

    Which district are we talking about? I dont know any Kwame Danso District.

  • Dr Dr Truth , Asuogyaman District 8 years ago

    Do we HV Kwamedanso District in Ghana???

  • BENJIE 8 years ago

    EEiiiii !!!!!!! Are we serious in this country and is the President serious about governance? His age aside, how can somebody with no working experience lead a whole district. I suspect this guy is going to be used as a condu ...
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  • Hebert, Sweden 8 years ago

    The appointment of a 25 years to be a DCE is not strange, but the issue is how competent, experience the person may have to administer the District.
    I have always be saying that, at the District Level, the DCE should be wel ...
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  • Yaw Adu-Asare 8 years ago

    Mahama is a disappointment.

  • Lamini 8 years ago

    Mr. President. I know you want to give the opportunity to the youth to be part of governance. But my fear is that there are some greedy people around the President and who have links to other greedy ones who will sometimes ...
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  • Kwame 8 years ago

    Time to pave way for the youth, even the adult in parliament behave more childish, secondly their aim is to steal money not to focus to help develop the nation. Money make the old leaders fools too much. Age is a number.

  • Criminal mahama 8 years ago

    Job for the boys.....poor Ghana

  • zack 8 years ago

    He is not 25years he did his national service 2012/2013 and he his Accountant at NHIS

  • Obuotabri 8 years ago

    I was expecting this Youth Association to be proud of this young man. Their reasons given is flimsy and a disgrace. If they had given any bad criminal record about him that will be a different story. Shame.

  • Papa 8 years ago

    25 is matured enough? we are our own enemies. youth protesting a youthful appointment. Shoudnt they rather take is as an opportunity? Facebook founder about same age when the company was making 1000 times whats their entire g ...
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  • coded 8 years ago

    Those of you bragging here and there ,he is above 25,we had 35,45,50,as DCE,s our aim wasn't achieved,about 16 people summited their names and he was elected, Mr fordjour is saying DCE is suppose to come from wiase not Kwame ...
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  • Ayariga Alhassan 8 years ago

    Is a good thing the president did by giving a young guy the mantle to lead his area. So people out there should stop tribal politics n support the young guy.

  • Obese 8 years ago

    Receive my felicitation for your newly appointment, Honourable DCE. Don't my the greedy and insatiable ghanaians. Your opportunity has unveiled itself. Enjoy.

  • Papaga Bless 8 years ago

    I don't see anything wrong with this nomination

  • Samuel Agyekum (Formal GNUPS National 8 years ago

    What is wrong with the president appointing a 25 years old man as a DCE ? We must understand that globally,the youth now occupies high political position.,after all an 8weeks old has been a monarch in important country strong ...
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  • JH. New York 8 years ago

    It's surprising that some Commentators do not forsee the embarrassment to these appointee in the Office,or on the Job to support Mahama's decision to appoint just out of Sch,never worked before,
    inexperienced youth as a DCE ...
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  • Kwame 8 years ago

    You NDC all the time you appoint those who hasn't got qualifications, look at NPP's they have good educational background. A diploma DCE shame Mahama, you are not correct at all like your wife

  • ORIGINAL VOICE OF REASON 8 years ago

    No working experience whatsoever.....is it any wonder the country is in such a mess ?

  • Sly 8 years ago

    This is not a royal system.

  • vic 8 years ago

    At least give some time to show what he can do.

  • Bilal Adams 8 years ago

    This DCE is on secondment from the EC. The EC intends to use National Service personnel as its agents for the Nov 16 election. NDC foot-solders currently doing their service but who would have completed their service at the t ...
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  • steward 8 years ago

    oooo ghana when are we going grow 25 n so what? enemies of progress

  • Jalil 8 years ago

    I highly disappointed in the youth of kwamedanso for been so silly stupif and irresponsible to think that wisdom lies in the age of an individual. Remember he will work with technocrats who will assist him here and there wh ...
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  • waw 8 years ago

    Like if am that boy, ahhh! Like I Will give my gull police body guard to prevent intruders from chopping part of my money.

  • T T 8 years ago

    The youth are crying for jobs and one of you has been given an employment and say what? Go to hell. Mr president go ahead

  • Babs 8 years ago

    At least he has a certificate to show and classmates what of Nana Akufo Addo.

  • Determination 8 years ago

    Man,desist from making this kind of naived statement.U can't get any individual from your family who has achieved so much in life like Nana Addo.This is why nothing is going on better for your administration in terms of gover ...
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  • Sam E. 8 years ago

    our president shd work on his eyes and sight. he tort he was appointing a 52 yr old man. if not for that then its very unfortunate. what advice can that young man give to help the community. solomon nd methusalla is a wrong c ...
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  • Yaw OCHERE DARKO 8 years ago

    The president does not respect the people of Kwame Danso. 25 years fresh poly graduate? This is very insulting.

  • Dk 8 years ago

    Which Community are you talking are you talking about? . Keep quite u don't understand politics. Sm people are just following their parochial interest as you say what.

  • Joseph Addae Junior 8 years ago

    That is pathetic because you were giving several position in the District what achievement come they out and say they have achieved. We need someone one who will turn the District from deplorable stage and that is the person ...
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  • B. K 8 years ago

    Who is bringing tribal issues into this? please, let's all see ourselves as one. Wiase and Dwan, are We not the same people? Are We looking for the one who can build the district or We are looking for somebody because he is f ...
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  • Mr Bond 8 years ago

    Why is Most of Ghanaians soo stupid that they can't even think.President John Dramani Mahama appointment of the 25 years old as DCE is justify and our constitution did not discriminate against any citizen of 18 years who wish ...
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  • Abbas London 8 years ago

    What are they saying? They should wait till 900 years before the even do that press conference, what kind of Nonsense is this. You don't have anything against the guy just age. You got to be serious

  • Kb 8 years ago

    Youth just from school? Ministers learning on the job? Ministers using public time to do Masters programs??

  • NANA KWAME ASARE OFOSUBA 8 years ago

    what is wrong with Ghana people? age has nothing to do with competence.

  • Suhuyini Shaharan 8 years ago

    oh how? is it about his age or ability?
    I see nothing wrong with his age.

  • I told you so 8 years ago

    It may well be that the President was never informed of the age of the guy. To be honest at 25 that post is too big for you will be dealing with elders many of whom will see you as a mere kid.

  • Sam 8 years ago

    On this one I give bravo to mr president pls use the youth and don't compromise with anyone the adults have done nothing to develop the country we are in the computer world and the your are better of technologically than the ...
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  • Boss(Amansie Ba) 8 years ago

    The only solution to your problems is to vote Nana Addo as our new President.

  • Joey Boy 8 years ago

    I think he can learn on the job. After all your president is still learning on the job, commiting blunders every now and then. You keep voting for people who promise and never deliver, it shows the kind of people you are.

  • future leaders. 8 years ago

    Can anyone slaming the president tell me how one gets to the top? Which of our former president has been president before? The president is preparing the way forward for the Youth. If the Young man is brilant why not? Age ha ...
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  • Ben Oduro 8 years ago

    Bcos the NDC lacks competent personnel that's y a 25yrs old guy has been nominated as DCE ,NDC is a concert Party let's vote them out 2016,

  • Open ur eyes and lean 8 years ago

    How old was the ex- DCE and what did he do for the town, i say give the young once a try and see how far we go.

  • George Nutsugah 8 years ago

    John Mahama is a total disgrace to the people of the northern regions. Some of us youth from the Volta region will not vote for the NDC in 2016.

  • Determination 8 years ago

    In fact,Maháma is behaving like a kid.How on earth would u appoint a 25 year old with no working experience and achievements as DCE? It's a mockery in the first instance 2 the district in question and also point out the fac ...
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  • prince caleb 8 years ago

    i just want to know their basis for this agitations they are raising...is it his age or because he is not from the said traditional area..Infact is high time we stop these kind of bias greed illiteracy thing.What is age doing ...
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  • YAA-YAA 8 years ago

    NDC government is incompetent and criminal and extremely stupiiiiiidddd...... Hahahaaaa..... 25 year old boy?...... Where are the men in ndc...... Hahahaaaa they are all thieves like woyome, Barton odro, BETTYMOULD,.... Hahah ...
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