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125 taxi drivers defect to NPP

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  • Aljazeera News.................... 8 years ago

    They can go to hell and stay there

  • Kwasi Tough 8 years ago

    You are losing oooooh!!!!!!

  • shamu 8 years ago

    Not civil servants, but taxi drivers? God gracious. How many Taxi drivers do Ghana has that it can influence the results of election? May NPP rest in peace.

  • CORNEY 8 years ago

    Can you believe this stupid report by a stupid journalist,how can taxi drivers defect from NDC,do we have anything in NDC called taxi drivers as a group,is that a branch of the NDC?

  • WISDOM 8 years ago

    a single vote can save ghana from the 'create loot and share' ndc.

  • DK-London 8 years ago

    Ogyimifoo. Every vote counts

  • Nii Nortey (NY) 8 years ago

    Ghanaians need the buses more than the taxis. If the taxi drivers think they are loosing money then the should apply for a job as bus drivers.
    A bunch of fools and idiots.

  • Nancy Forson 8 years ago

    This sheer propaganda would not surface. It can not swayed and divert discerning minds like the NDC.

    If indeed, these people who have defect are from the NDC, what are the prove of they being members of the NDC.

    The N ...
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  • ENTWI, 8 years ago

    But all Taxi drivers are NPP supporters,

  • sanjay - Abu Dhabi 8 years ago

    oh very sad,125 out of thousands population, sorry this cannot let mahama fall in tamale, mahama will win 90% votes in tamale, you can mark it on your wall, no day people of Dagbon will vote NPP again for what they did to the ...
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  • APONKYE 8 years ago

    The desperation of NPP is now higher than Mount Everest. These are NPP supporters who stage-manage this laughable event. NPP members "defecting" to NPP! Just keep deceiving yourself. People are much more discerning than the d ...
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  • kejetia 8 years ago

    Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa, I thought they defected from driving taxies to npp. Wonders will never end.

  • Teahiabuah 8 years ago

    It is all propaganda. Two of them are close friends who , according to him organized that for cash. They all have ulterior motive for doing that

  • Big J 8 years ago

    This story is a Kweku Ananse story, but assuming it is true, then these taxi drivers have no place in the people-centered NDC; they are angry because government has brought in buses that are charging low fares, how greedy can ...
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  • KWESI KRAMER 8 years ago

    This is no doubt good news for the NPP. This 125 taxi drives are all the people needed to secure the presidency for Akufo addo. Bravo NPP. You have arrived

  • Islas Addo 8 years ago

    Hmmm we thank God oo that the scales have finally fallen from their eyes! They are now seeing the reality live and coloured. Not black and white like b4.

  • KWAME DEBRAH 8 years ago

    Mr. Addo, please have you interviewed any of the 125 taxi drivers to establish the veracity of this story?. Please during this election period so many false stories will be posted on the internet. Do not be a victim and fall ...
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  • Amegatse, Ho 8 years ago

    before mahama kotiboto and his northern crooks spoil it. Idiot northerners. Avuukoklo mahama! !!

  • kofi 8 years ago

    no real ewe thinks or write like this ;.amegatse you are an akan.But at least ..mahama have many many many ewes in his govt ,,than kuffour who had only one,,quashiga.

  • charity 8 years ago

    It is a lie my dear worry not.

  • Kimathi.. 8 years ago

    Dzimakpla...

  • Francis, Nima Zongo 8 years ago

    The heading doesnt match the content; have they defected fromNDC to Nana Addo' NPP or Nana Konadu' NDP?

  • Papa Chris (Croydon, South London) 8 years ago

    Fuel price hikes, introduction of commercial buses (which are charging lower fares) among reasons for defecting? Thank God, Akuffo Addo will turn all those situations around for them.

  • kaketonti 8 years ago

    BAD WORK MAN ALWAYS BLAME HIS TOOLS.PRICE HIKE IS WORLD-WIDE.COMPETITION IS ABOUT FAIR PRICE IN COMMERCE AND JOB CREATION.LET AKUFO ADDO COME(GHANA FORBID)TO BAN COMMERCIAL BUSES.AND YOUR GUESS IS GOOD

  • Iddrisu 8 years ago

    Idiot,you Ewes have had enough of your share during JJs time.Idiot and mind you we the northers have nothing to loose if we all decides to vote for npp.At least Ashantis are good enough to have given us a place to stay in all ...
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  • kk 8 years ago

    You don't know volta very well come and see your people here,i don't blame you calling volta a poor region because poverty has eating to your brain and you can't reason well

  • charity 8 years ago

    Ashantis don't like any tribe in Ghana here, ghana is for all of as and can't deny you anything. If you wish to stay anywhere is your choice. You people should not always preturned to be northerners. A true Northerner and ewe ...
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  • kweku 8 years ago

    As an Akan we will kill all ayigbes and pepe people when the war begins. we are the best.

  • Ghanaba 8 years ago

    If you can fight, just face Bawku people and they will slaughter you one after the other. They are bloodthirsty and will spare anyone should the war begin. Foolish people!!

  • DIRECTOR ONE-YIZESI 8 years ago

    At first, I did want to comment on this issue. But, l have no option then to say something. Charity, l salute u!

  • Golden Boy 8 years ago

    Good decision!! I and my family will not vote NDC again, John Uhuru Mahama is evil, incompetent, a lier and a thief, change is coming!! Inshaalah NDC propaganda and deceit won't work this time around!!

  • Fante Dokono 8 years ago

    Is so sad these taxi drivers their brothers in Accra and Kumasi are sleeping on trucks at lorry stations, while Kennedy Agyepong is sleeping on $80000.00 bed in his mantions. They should hurry up and go vote for his party. An ...
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  • Bobo 8 years ago

    Nonsense is this news

  • Peaceman 8 years ago

    Poverty of journalism. Cooking unfit stories

  • Teiko 8 years ago

    Is this IMPORTANT!!!! So what if they defect?? Who cares. Please treat us with respect!!!! Yes there is No respect in Ghana anymore, everybody is thieving and lying.

  • Kojo Menkah, Bremen 8 years ago

    Continue to fool yourself with these cooked stories. Ballots are secret and no one cares who defects

  • Sulley, Tamale 8 years ago

    Ask these propagandists whether they know the difference in votes between the NDC and the NPP in Tamale South alone.crabs!

  • Aduna 8 years ago

    This picture is taken in Accra circle and not Tamale. so stop the propaganda and get your house in order if only you want to win the election. Deceit doesn't win elections npp elements.

  • NDC IS SATANIC 8 years ago

    Did npp make that news or a journalist? Ndc why this panic attack? If you think, you have the numbers why worry? Look, the akan regions don't vote for the ndc, hence anytime ndc win election they complain they didn't vote for ...
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  • Kwame. Italy 8 years ago

    Kuffour won because Ghanaians were tried with the NDC then after nearly 20 years of PNDC/NDC government. President Kuffour's tone during campaign was also a factor, the unity in the Npp was maximum but today we have a privat ...
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  • Yaw,, kaneshie 8 years ago

    Pray that u people re not suspended the next day if indeed something of the sort has happened

  • kofi 8 years ago

    the npp had started their chidish propaganda again.

  • Frenchman 8 years ago

    Rubbish, rubbish and rubbish. Sheer propaganda and blowing of hot air. They can go to burn the desert !!!

  • ATINGA 8 years ago

    vote NDC out ooh
    they are thieves

  • sanjay - Abu Dhabi 8 years ago

    125 out of thousands population, sorry this cannot let mahama fall in tamale, mahama will win 90% votes in tamale, you can mark it on your wall, no day people of Dagbon will vote NPP again for what they did to them in 2002, b ...
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  • Yussif 8 years ago

    This stories re real,I spoke to a taxi driver in tamale and the same sentiments were raised including the emergence of tricycles which per our DVLA laws can not be registered,they compete with taxi drivers who pay tax and ins ...
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  • pk 8 years ago

    So the government introducing buses has committed a crime? Tariffs have gone up because subsidies have been removed to make more money available for sustained provision of those amenities, social interventions and infrastruct ...
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  • A M Alhassan 8 years ago

    mmm tax drives in Tamale ? pls re-visit the truef of ur news

  • O. B 8 years ago

    I'm happy they said the government introduced commercial buses and they charge low prices. The government is for the people not the individual.

  • neropraise 8 years ago

    A proper prove of defection is a membership card of the party you are defecting from...so do these taxi drivers produce their NDC membership cards, to prove that indeed they were NDC members who have decided to defect to npp?

  • Charlie 8 years ago

    The picture alone has no connection to the story.

  • Eric 8 years ago

    Good news for the NPP. But what will happen if the NPP govt. decides to maintain or increase public transportation in the metropolis, will they defect to another party?

  • all die be die 8 years ago

    lolz

  • snr. currupt officer 8 years ago

    125 wow!!that's close to number of taxi drivers killed by npp in tamale.

  • Jojo 8 years ago

    The originator of this story is very stupid and lazy simple.

  • ============= 8 years ago

    SO WHAT? WILL MAKE NO DIFFERENCE. DWARFY DOPE HEAD IS STILL GOING TO LOOSE THE ELECTIONS.

  • Joe 8 years ago

    This is funny and I do not think npp want's to win elections in Ghana.

  • Akuffo Addo Retirement Party 8 years ago

    Ghanaweb shows the appalling level of journalism in Ghana, the heading and the story doesn't match. Did they join npp or ndp?

  • Sika 8 years ago

    The reason for the defection makes no sense

  • Kongfu-Master 8 years ago

    Shallow reasoning

  • George 8 years ago

    Ghanaweb you can do better than this.

  • phobia 8 years ago

    I thought taxi drivers is a political party

  • BUMBEBO 8 years ago

    THIS IS NO NEWS THEY ARE ONLY SYCHOPHANTS AND FANSTICS WHO ARE SWAYED BY THE LEAST WIND. CANT BE RELIED ON.

  • Blackian the General 8 years ago

    Thats Ghanaweb belongs to npp?be there and put the blame on npp,ndc is losing gradually and u the supporters cant see because u are blind as a bat,eshi rado rado

  • Blackian the General 8 years ago

    Ndc is dying slowly,thats wat we want

  • Odikro 8 years ago

    Every rational Ghanaian regrets (or should regret) the mere existence of the corrupt NDC

  • bindigah 8 years ago

    lol

  • Nana kwesi 8 years ago

    NPP lacking campaign stra

  • JM 8 years ago

    Please NPP had no clue to help Ghana and will not win the election. NPP will decrease petrol prize if come to power.?? Fool North taxi drivers

  • NOBODY 8 years ago

    True story. These taxi drivers first defected to Nana Konadu's NDP, and then found their way to Akufo-Addo's NPP. The NPP official pointed to his pocket and said, "I have a list of the names of the defecting taxi drivers here ...
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  • okocha 8 years ago

    Do they have proof of their political identity?

  • Kofi Kumi 8 years ago

    When will your reporters stop "Positing"?
    Strange what dictionary they use.

  • GADAFI 8 years ago

    Ewes or no ewes Nana is going to carry the trophy

  • Dan Boakye 8 years ago

    So if Akufo Addo Dankwa and NPP come to rule the people of Ghana, their regime will ban big buses which charge low fares and promote Taxis to charge high fares? Eeeih! They always say that they speaking for the COMMON MAN IN ...
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  • adwenpa 8 years ago

    I see picture of taxi cars in Kwame Nkrumah circle not taxi drivers @ Tamale. Ghanaweb you can do better than this.

  • fred 8 years ago

    You're right adwenpa, the journalist cannot fool us with picture of taxis cars (around old kwame Nkrumah circle) for angry taxi drivers in Tamale.

  • adwenpa 8 years ago

    You're right adwenpa, the journalist cannot fool us with picture of taxis cars (around old kwame Nkrumah circle) for angry taxi drivers in Tamale.

  • mk 8 years ago

    This people are funny papa,gov should not develop the country cawads

  • Natogma Mohammed 8 years ago

    What is the big deal if you pretend to inflate your stomach when in actual fact you hungry my people in the North because of some ones parochial interest

  • makamaaka 8 years ago

    oh! welcome my good friends let all support visionary man like addo driver and he will send us to the promised land in Jesus name. Amen.

  • scandy 8 years ago

    let them Go, Mahama all the way

  • Opk 8 years ago

    Hmmm they are now crying? They better learn sense now else if NDC wins again they will face more than these

  • CITIZEN ONE 8 years ago

    ...all Taxi drivers in Ghana are lazy filthy animals next to tro-tro drivers. Am surprised that they actually vote and claim to be NDC before becoming NPP, like they have a conscience. And only 125? shiaaa, NDC must be really ...
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  • Kwame Adjei-Mensah.Atlanta,GA. 8 years ago

    Did you mean to ask how many taxi drivers does Ghana have ?

  • Nana Kuffuor Akuffo.I 8 years ago

    The whole taxi drivers in Ashanti can be NPP members but NPPan nana will lose BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG TIME

  • kwaku darko 8 years ago

    3nti d3n?

  • Roger Baabe 8 years ago

    Who are the leaders of this taxi drivers. Journalism in Ghana. U give story that is incomplete. Does ghanaweb even read our comments. This kind of posting everything on ur website is worrying.