GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago
WHO R THE OLDEST LEADERS ON EARTH. LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF THEIR NATIONS
WHO R THE OLDEST LEADERS ON EARTH. LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF THEIR NATIONS
yaw b 10 years ago
Daniel price you have said your mind.....all your arguments against Nana Addo doesn't hold water.....we will surely vote for him
Daniel price you have said your mind.....all your arguments against Nana Addo doesn't hold water.....we will surely vote for him
K. Boateng 10 years ago
"...all your arguments against Nana Addo doesn't hold water..."
"arguments doesn't hold water"?
now you see why Ghana needs quality education?
"...all your arguments against Nana Addo doesn't hold water..."
"arguments doesn't hold water"?
now you see why Ghana needs quality education?
NPP - Nana's Personal Property? 10 years ago
Massa Pryce, thanks for proffering your candid opinion on 2016 polls. I like Nana Addo for his inspiring ideas but like you, I also took some of your pointers to heart such as the following:
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In fact, most po ... read full comment
Massa Pryce, thanks for proffering your candid opinion on 2016 polls. I like Nana Addo for his inspiring ideas but like you, I also took some of your pointers to heart such as the following:
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In fact, most politicians in America seek the presidency just once, as the sophisticated American electorate generally is wont to dismiss anyone who attempts to hijack the political process for self-serving purposes.
Nana Akufo-Addo, who will turn 70 on March 29, 2014, is definitely not too old to become president of Ghana, as Ronald Reagan, America’s 40th president, came to office at the old age of 70, but, as is quite obvious to political junkies and aficionados, Ronald Reagan did not land the highest public office in America after multiple attempts. In fact, most politicians in America seek the presidency just once, as the sophisticated American electorate generally is wont to dismiss anyone who attempts to hijack the political process for self-serving purposes. Additionally, whether or not Nana Akufo-Addo, who will be 72 in December 2016, would possess both the mental capacity and physical strength to run a rigorous campaign for the Ghanaian presidency is a matter of contemporary debate, but I am unwilling to be as dismissive as other political and social commentators have been so far. It is also a matter of polarizing debate regarding the three attempts John Atta-Mills made before becoming Ghana’s president in January 2009, circumstances that Nana Akufo-Addo’s supporters are quick to denote. What we tend to forget, however, is that Atta-Mills became president at 64, not at 72.
As I noted earlier, it is impossible to decipher Akufo-Addo’s true motivations for his continual pursuit of the Ghanaian presidency. However, things can get dicey for the Kyebi native, unless he is willing to embark on a concerted tour of the country to test the pulse of voters. He would need to take this action before taking part in Election 2016, provided he gets his party’s nod – again. This argument is necessitated by the fact that twice Akufo-Addo was selected as flag-bearer by his party, and twice he lost to NDC candidates in the general election. In other words, it is not enough to be popular in one’s own party; it is equally important to be popular in the entire country, as independents and swing voters are likely to determine the winner of Election 2016. The discerning reader ought to be aware of the fact that John Kufuor won 5 out of 10 regions in 2000, and, subsequently, 7 out of 10 regions in 2004. On the contrary, Akufo-Addo won 2 out of 10 regions in 2008 and, again, 2 out of 10 regions in 2012. The figures, dear reader, are not an encouraging sign that Akufo-Addo is a winning candidate, unless members of the NPP are unperturbed by their recurrent defeats in national elections.
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Massa, hmmmm.
But Dr. Bawumia is not running and that's the issue; except that he will speak on the ailing economy morrow and perhaps, prescribe one or two recommendations. Still, these NDCeivers are impervious to advice; what else is new?
Excellent article, keep it up.
Eric should stop his mischievous antics: NPP - Nana's Personal Property.
ATWOMO! 10 years ago
As always, you've hit the nail right on the head! I like reading your piece because you always sound unbiased! Ignore the Oyokobas, the Akadus, the Sarpongs and the Okuoampas and keep hammering more nails on the roof!
What ... read full comment
As always, you've hit the nail right on the head! I like reading your piece because you always sound unbiased! Ignore the Oyokobas, the Akadus, the Sarpongs and the Okuoampas and keep hammering more nails on the roof!
What the NPPians fail to recognize is that their dude is not as healthy as they envisaged! I do remember years ago when he boasted of his sexual prowess as an indicator for his strength and dynamism! That was the best he could display on stage at one of his campaign stops! Let the NPP keep playing the Ostrich! Akufo, at the age of 72 and would be 76 in 2016! Weighs 196 and a height of 5' 6"! That gives him a body mass index of 32! No one needs to remind him of being obese--which exposes him to cardiovascular myopathy! Can he stand the heat in the kitchen come 2016 and beyond? Akufo ain't no Reagan! He ain't no cowboy! He doesn't even have half the strength of Ronny Reagan! Unless he has the Akyem Mafia score to settle, I just don't see it! Wont Allan Kyeremanteng be a better candidate than Akufo?
A word to the wise, they say is enough!
Gye Nyame 10 years ago
Once Nana failed in 2008, he was finished, and perhaps a Kufour’s strong campaign could have made a difference for him though I believe Kufour was himself so tainted with corruption accusations just as Clinton was tainted ( ... read full comment
Once Nana failed in 2008, he was finished, and perhaps a Kufour’s strong campaign could have made a difference for him though I believe Kufour was himself so tainted with corruption accusations just as Clinton was tainted (Monica Lewinsky scandal) during Gore’s time. Folks don’t realize the power of incumbency and the right “regional” strategy in Africa which is what propelled Mahama to power, though it was obvious that he was not fit for purpose.
NPP spends so much energy in the defense mode with a nominee like Nana because of his” baggage” and then the message get lost. Other than dealing with the age factor especially now, with Nana, they have also failed in their strategy of putting a Northerner at the bottom of the ticket when you have a Northerner on the other side. Why would they get Northerners votes when Mahama is on the top of the ticket on the other side? Basically there is nothing to be gained from that strategy and the last two elections have shown that.
The strong hold of both parties would always vote for their candidates regardless of what region they come from, which means that the focus of the party needs to be on the “swing regions”. Sure the North right now does not fall into the swing region category but I think putting a strong, smart candidate like Bawumia on top of the NPP ticket will give the Northerners and the Gas some warm and fuzzy feeling and really give some credibility to the denial of NPP as an Akan party. NPP easily could win Greater Accra and see some sizeable defections from the North. Bigger tent matters in politics.
This has to be done with balancing the ticket with a likeable person from the Western, Central or Brong Ahafo region. All NPP needs to win the presidential elections is to win one of the 3 regions above in addition to their usual 2. It would be foolhardy for NPP to present the same ticket 3 times; despite how rotten the economy is now, because most Ghanaians don’t vote on merit. Parties do better with a younger candidate when most of the electorate is young. NPP put on your strategy and thinking caps and stop treating the party like chieftaincy unless you want to lose again.
Daniel K. Pryce 10 years ago
Gye Nyame,
I really enjoyed your own analysis of the situation on the ground. Ghana has great thinkers, indeed.
Gye Nyame,
I really enjoyed your own analysis of the situation on the ground. Ghana has great thinkers, indeed.
Okonko 10 years ago
I don't think that Bawuamia has as yet overcome the credibility problem incurred during the petition.He came across as a blatant liar and lied through his teeth.His "you and I were not there mantra will expose him to ridicule ... read full comment
I don't think that Bawuamia has as yet overcome the credibility problem incurred during the petition.He came across as a blatant liar and lied through his teeth.His "you and I were not there mantra will expose him to ridicule and contempt.More so he looks aloof and absent minded most of the time.
It will be wrong to take his academic credential as a standard yardstick for leadership.Academic qualification and leadership are not the synonymous and at best he has only been a deputy governor at the bank with no other experience.It will wrong to make a leader of him because he came across as a good liar during the petition and I guess that it will haunt him throughout his political life.
Akadu Mensema 10 years ago
No one is arguing about Akufo-Addo's candidacy except NDC Ewes and Northerners! It is that simple. Drawing on American political traditions does not cut it. Akufo-Addo will stand in Ghana, not in America! You should help your ... read full comment
No one is arguing about Akufo-Addo's candidacy except NDC Ewes and Northerners! It is that simple. Drawing on American political traditions does not cut it. Akufo-Addo will stand in Ghana, not in America! You should help your readers by addressing why you and your kind hate Akufo-Addo so much from Kpegalization, Bokorlizing to Prycing Akufo-Addo! I am afraid the way that your two surrogates - Mills and Mahama - have performed, Akufo-Addo will take the wind out of the sails of Ewe hegemony! Fear not! Join us to celebrate nationalism rather than tribalism!
Daniel K. Pryce 10 years ago
Akadu,
Why do you take pleasure in maliciously tagging me as an NDC operative/supporter? Why don't you scan through my 150+ articles, since 2007, to see where I stand on party politics in Ghana?
Every honest person who ... read full comment
Akadu,
Why do you take pleasure in maliciously tagging me as an NDC operative/supporter? Why don't you scan through my 150+ articles, since 2007, to see where I stand on party politics in Ghana?
Every honest person who visits this site knows that I am not a member of either party. As a scholar, your deliberate distortion of my record is unacceptable.
Please come back and discuss the points I've raised, instead of deliberately tagging me as an NDC sympathizer, which I am not.
Akadu Mensema 10 years ago
Haba, I have read most of your essays here and know where you stand.
Haba, I have read most of your essays here and know where you stand.
DOUBLE STANDARDS 10 years ago
ON THE DENKYIRA DENKYEM!!! SHE TOTALLY MISSED YOUR POINT AS USUAL....AFTER SMOKING HER WEED, SHE HAS TO COMPOSE HER NEXT USELESS ARTICLE THAT, IN HER FUGUE STATE, SHE DARES TO CALL POEMS AND THEN SUBJECTS YOU TO THEM ONLINE! ... read full comment
ON THE DENKYIRA DENKYEM!!! SHE TOTALLY MISSED YOUR POINT AS USUAL....AFTER SMOKING HER WEED, SHE HAS TO COMPOSE HER NEXT USELESS ARTICLE THAT, IN HER FUGUE STATE, SHE DARES TO CALL POEMS AND THEN SUBJECTS YOU TO THEM ONLINE! I DON’T READ THEM-I’VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO…LIKE WATCHING PAINT DRY!
Eric 10 years ago
NPP's new name NANA ADDO's PERSONAL PARTY
NPP's new name NANA ADDO's PERSONAL PARTY
mojingles 10 years ago
Imagine a tribal bigot like Akadu imploring others to celebrate nationalism.....and not tribalism. Ironic.
The fact of the matter is that Addo has a stranglehold on the NPP and this dominance is slowly eating away at the s ... read full comment
Imagine a tribal bigot like Akadu imploring others to celebrate nationalism.....and not tribalism. Ironic.
The fact of the matter is that Addo has a stranglehold on the NPP and this dominance is slowly eating away at the soul of the party.....the NPP is an organization where the old eats the young otherwise aren't there younger men, skilled, intelligent and supple enough to assume the mantle of leadership of the party and ultimately lead it into future electoral battles?
Addo thinks and believes he is entitled to the presidency of Ghana, and his enablers such as Akadu are edging him on....what an embarrassment.
KKA 10 years ago
If there are any groups of Akan speakers who are historically (and geographically) close to Ewes, it is Akyems and Kwahus, then Akuapems. The Ewes in northern parts of Volta Region are most familiar with Kwahus, Akuapems and ... read full comment
If there are any groups of Akan speakers who are historically (and geographically) close to Ewes, it is Akyems and Kwahus, then Akuapems. The Ewes in northern parts of Volta Region are most familiar with Kwahus, Akuapems and Akyems with some of them having Akan surnames (Peki, Abutia, etc).
Kpegah and Bokor do not represent Ewes. Bokor does not write for me - a bona fide Ewe. I hardly even read him. Pryce doesn't write for me! I don't agree with some of his argument in this article but that has nothing to do with Ewes "HATING" Akufo-Addo, much less all Akans!
Yes, we should all join to celebrate nationalism but one can still choose to prefer one Akan candidate to another Akan candidate. And one can choose to dislike Akufo-Addo because he is Akufo-Addo, not because he is Akyem! If you, Akadu, don't like Mahama, should it be because he is Gonja?
C'mmon, be more analytical and stop this thing about Ewes hating Akufo-Addo. What has he done against Ewes for them to hate him?
What is Ewe hegemony, anyway? The Ewes can never be political hegemons in Ghana. The conditions don't favour them. They have neither the numbers, the wealth nor the intellectual capacity to be such. Stop seeing shadows where there are none, Akadu!
Let Akufo-Addo seek his party's nomination. Let him campaign hard and fair if he is given the nod and he can win more hearts in Eweland than he did the last time around. Let the people of Ghana vote. If he wins, he wins and becomes, of us all, our president. If he loses, it is a loss. Why should any of that be linked with Ewes in particular?
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
Good analyses, but I guess these ideas will be too much for the cocaine-infested brain of the Denkyira Denkyem.
Good analyses, but I guess these ideas will be too much for the cocaine-infested brain of the Denkyira Denkyem.
Akadu Mensema 10 years ago
Duh!
Duh!
Ayi Koi Otu 10 years ago
With your so called PHD you still lack in debating skills, the highest point of all your debating skills on this forumn ends with Tribalism.
Check the thread of comments and you will relaize that every one is been analytic ... read full comment
With your so called PHD you still lack in debating skills, the highest point of all your debating skills on this forumn ends with Tribalism.
Check the thread of comments and you will relaize that every one is been analytical of issues excdept you dummy!
Akadu Mensema 10 years ago
I take prode in my fooooooolishness! It is called opinion
I take prode in my fooooooolishness! It is called opinion
Ayi Koi Otu 10 years ago
You see why you were denied a job offer in Ghana? They realized you cant reason. All you did in school was "Chew, pass, and Pour"
Ghana doesnt need that now, we had far too many of such without and meaningful results. Keep ... read full comment
You see why you were denied a job offer in Ghana? They realized you cant reason. All you did in school was "Chew, pass, and Pour"
Ghana doesnt need that now, we had far too many of such without and meaningful results. Keep on with the hustle in the US son. Hahahaha
Say It Loud. 10 years ago
Daniel K. Pryce tribalism will kill you. Since it's not Nyabro who's calling the shot's in NDC now, it isn't good and you went ahead to say NDC dont have the men.
Keep on demonstrating those inferiority complexes to Ashantis ... read full comment
Daniel K. Pryce tribalism will kill you. Since it's not Nyabro who's calling the shot's in NDC now, it isn't good and you went ahead to say NDC dont have the men.
Keep on demonstrating those inferiority complexes to Ashantis if you think they care about your timidity.
These are savages who careless unless if they can run you down and steal period.
You mean NPP has the men to run a Gov? Were you around when they were seeking for loans in from Hair Dressing Saloons?
Were you there when a president was roaming the whole of the world aimlessly like a Arabian King enriching his children and cronies?
To you these are the people who can Govern Ghana?
NPP is a tribal Ashanti/Akyem Party full of armed robbers held at bay if you have no idea.
Leave them loose and you will not want to call Ghana you homeland again.
These people will sell anything left in that country for money to fill their pockets and brag around.
With all your stay in the USA it didn't ameliorate your self esteem to be yourself.
God have mercy on our souls.
Julie 10 years ago
Age aside, the fact that Nana is seeking for the presidency three times got me scratching my head. Mahama sucks as a leader & don't deserve reelection, but Nana seems eagerness to be president is questionable. He appears too ... read full comment
Age aside, the fact that Nana is seeking for the presidency three times got me scratching my head. Mahama sucks as a leader & don't deserve reelection, but Nana seems eagerness to be president is questionable. He appears too power hungry & that's scary.
Julie 10 years ago
But Nana eagerness to be president is questionable
But Nana eagerness to be president is questionable
Monika 10 years ago
Mahama is not doing well and doesn't deserve a second chance. But Akufo-Addo? Not him. It's not his age or tribe but there's something sinister in his determination to get there. Unless you're in his inner circle and have som ... read full comment
Mahama is not doing well and doesn't deserve a second chance. But Akufo-Addo? Not him. It's not his age or tribe but there's something sinister in his determination to get there. Unless you're in his inner circle and have something to gain from his presidency, you cannot trust him. Kufuor is no angel but he did not exude similar negative vibes when he was seeking the presidency!
Daniel K. Pryce 10 years ago
Monika,
I think your short contribution has captured the essence of this entire article: while John Mahama has not performed creditably so far, many do not believe that Akufo-Addo is the answer to Ghana's problems.
Monika,
I think your short contribution has captured the essence of this entire article: while John Mahama has not performed creditably so far, many do not believe that Akufo-Addo is the answer to Ghana's problems.
Utopia 10 years ago
I wholeheartedly agree with your argument. Mahama lack leadership skills and therefore must be dethroned, but Akuffo Addo is not the best person for the job because like you said, he's too hungry to be the president
I wholeheartedly agree with your argument. Mahama lack leadership skills and therefore must be dethroned, but Akuffo Addo is not the best person for the job because like you said, he's too hungry to be the president
abu okyeman KIBI 10 years ago
NONSENSE MR.WRITER,WITH ALL THIS DEGREES ,YOU ARE AN IDIOT PERIOD ,.LOOK AT HOW GHANA IS MOVING TO /.
NONSENSE MR.WRITER,WITH ALL THIS DEGREES ,YOU ARE AN IDIOT PERIOD ,.LOOK AT HOW GHANA IS MOVING TO /.
Yaw Ohemeng 10 years ago
It has become very convenient and fashionable for people to tag onto this ‘floating voter’ theory.
Who at all are the floating voters? They are voters who vote on issues and have the propensity to shift their votes fr ... read full comment
It has become very convenient and fashionable for people to tag onto this ‘floating voter’ theory.
Who at all are the floating voters? They are voters who vote on issues and have the propensity to shift their votes from elections to elections based on prevailing issues. Hence they are considered the most discerning of voters.
Every election has its issues based on the prevailing national sentiments. Thus when an incumbent is performing well, the floating voters ensure that it continues to stay in power. On the other hand if the prevailing sentiment is that the incumbent government is performing poorly, the floating voter ensures that it is changed.
Opposed to the floating voter is the core supporter who keeps voting for the same party no matter the prevailing national sentiments. To say that a party cannot win elections because the top of a ticket is not attractive to the floating voter to me is an anomaly. It then means that the floating voter is not after all discerning.
If the top of a ticket is not attractive, it is core support that gets eroded and not floating support.
I would therefore be convinced if someone were to tell me that Nana Addo is driving away core support rather than floating voters.
This is, however, not the case. He has in the last two elections obtained more than 5 million votes. That is a lot of votes for it to be discounted.
The ‘floating voter’ theory would only hold if the numbers on the electoral roll were to be constant and that someone has followed a group of voters to study the reasons for their switches in voting allegiances. No one is offering or quoting such study. They are just basing their claims on unsubstantiated haunches.
Our electoral roll numbers are increasing at an unnatural rate. No one is studying where the increases are coming from and the composition of these new voters. The reasons why the NPP is not winning elections may be found in studying this new group of voters and other demographic factors than just hinging everything on so called floating voters.
What people forget is that it is not a given that any new face can retain the 5 million plus votes that Nana Addo obtained. The task would be far more formidable. That new person has to shore up core support whilst at the same time attracting this so-called floating voter. So far no one has indicated how they propose to do that.
Every election has its own issues. If the John Mahama government continues to perform as abysmally as it has thus far shown, the elusive ‘floating voter’, living to his or her label as a more discerning voter, would effect a change in government in 2016.
Eric 10 years ago
A whole Scientist with such a small brain. HOW POSSIBLE Dr Yaw Ohemeng ?
A whole Scientist with such a small brain. HOW POSSIBLE Dr Yaw Ohemeng ?
Kobena 10 years ago
Yaw,
Another thing that the "Akufo-Addo bashers" convenintly forget is the strange situation whereby Mahama obtained nearly 500,000 more votes than his NDC parliamentary candidates put together.
The rate of increase of e ... read full comment
Yaw,
Another thing that the "Akufo-Addo bashers" convenintly forget is the strange situation whereby Mahama obtained nearly 500,000 more votes than his NDC parliamentary candidates put together.
The rate of increase of eligible voters in Ghana is the highest in the whole of Africa, including Senegal, Egypt and Algeria that have been holding credible democratic elections for longer than any country on the continent. Even Nigeria where voters' register is known to be fraught with major irregularities at every election will be envious of the kind of increases we have seen in the Ghana register over the past two elections. That is where the major problem is and that is what the NPP has to address.
NDC and their tribalist apolegetics make a big meal of "All die be die" and "Y3n Akanfuo." Didn't Rawlings call Fantes "worse than cats?" Didn't he say "the Asante should stop eating wele to ensure that shoe making thrived in Ashanti?" Didn't Mahama call on "Northerners to vote for their own?" How about "Adze wo fie oye" and "Habnaasefo wonnyinm hon ehiadze?"
Do these people think other Ghanaians are so dumb they cannot feel insulted?
Let us get ourselves an honest electoral commissioner with a credible electoral reggister like 1969 or 1979 and see what happens in 2016!
Daniel K. Pryce 10 years ago
Yaw,
Thanks for your contribution. Sadly, however, your analysis only partially discussed my arguments in the article.
First, let's talk about the issue of the floating voter. In Ghana, floating voters vote along two di ... read full comment
Yaw,
Thanks for your contribution. Sadly, however, your analysis only partially discussed my arguments in the article.
First, let's talk about the issue of the floating voter. In Ghana, floating voters vote along two disparate lines: the ISSUES and the PERSONALITIES. In other words, if the candidate is not likable, the floating voter is unlikely to vote for him.
70% of Ghanaian voters reside in rural areas, which means that many of them lack the education and sophistication to be well informed about the issues. These are the folks most likely to vote for a personality, not necessarily the issues or the party that the candidate represents.
Let me give you an example. Back in 1992, when Rawlings shed his military garb and sought the office of president in what came to be known as the first of the uninterrupted elections in the Fourth Republic, some people voted for him because he was Rawlings, period! There's a funny story that I was told about a voter that went like this: "As for Rawlings, I will vote for him even if I am on my death bed!" Such a voter may never vote for an opposing candidate even if that opposing candidate had what it took to solve every problem the country faced.
Second, regarding the issues, neither the NPP nor the NDC has a stranglehold on the right way to alleviate Ghanaian's socio-economic problems. In other words, one party is not particularly better than the other, which means that swing voters may choose a candidate based more on likability than anything else. That's Ghana's unique situation at the moment.
I still insist that the NDC administration has done nothing for Ghanaians so far, but don't tell that to the 70% living in rural areas, because they may not directly have felt the pinch in their pockets. Many of these people are farmers and fishermen, and their standard of living may not have changed much from one administration to the other, going back to 1992. They travel to municipal areas once or twice every fortnight, which means that they are unlikely to complain about petrol prices or bus fares.
Third, the real challenge for the NPP is to select a likable and electable candidate, which Akufo-Addo is not. The man cannot be the only one who has plans to move Ghana forward. And this brings me back to my question: What exactly is Akufo-Addo's motivation to be president of Ghana at all costs? With Akufo-Addo's declaration to run in 2016, Bawumia, who, according to NPP aficionados was being groomed to run in 2016, now has to wait another 4 years, because he cannot declare now to run against his mentor, Akufo-Addo. It is also this sense of entitlement by Akufo-Addo that's gotten someone like Dr. Apraku agitated, although both men worked together closely in the last general election.
Finally, can't Akufo-Addo cheer the party from the sidelines and campaign for another NPP candidate to become president? Are there no other excellent candidates in the party? Well, if Akufo-Addo wins the primary, then good luck to him in the general election, but the NDC folks are going to attack him viciously because the man has so much baggage already.
Yaw Ohemeng 10 years ago
Dan, you have not presented to us any studies that say NPP lost the last two elections because they presented Nana Addo as a candidate. You also did not present any study that says voters would warm up to the NPP if they brin ... read full comment
Dan, you have not presented to us any studies that say NPP lost the last two elections because they presented Nana Addo as a candidate. You also did not present any study that says voters would warm up to the NPP if they bring another candidate.
To win elections with a new candidate, you have to retain those who voted for you and at the same time bring in more people into the tent.
We have all forgotten how far the NPP has come - from a vote share of 36% in the 1990s. It has been maintaining the same number of votes whilst the number on the electoral roll is going up.
This implies one of two things - they are failing to win over a substantial number of new voters or that the new voter numbers are much more reduced than being presented. This is what they have to research to be able to correct.
The NPP would even see more internal dissent if Nana Addo were to withdraw to throw his weight behind Dr Bawumia. The likes of Apraku and Arthur Kennedy are not making noises because they do not want Akufo Addo per se. They fear any success for Akufo Addo paves the way for Bawumia and that will see the end of their own ambitions.
I can confidently say that if the NPP brings in a new candidate, other than Dr. Bawumia, their share of the vote will actually go down. Those making the noises on the side are afraid of a Bawumia coronation rather than an Akufo Addo leadership. The only way to pave the way for the able Bawumia is for Akufo Addo to prevail.
As for the floating voter and what he/she has against Akufo Addo, I am waiting for you to tell me.
I can sense a new wind blowing in the country - people are prepared to put competency ahead of those personality issues. The hardships you are talking about has reached the rural hinterlands - their roads are in the most deplorable of states; galamsey has destroyed their farm lands; and the little businesses ( village cold stores, hairdressing salons, etc.) are failing due to lack of electricity.
The farmers are not even happy with cocoa bonuses not having been paid in two seasons. The free mass cocoa spraying is almost but dead. Wait for the sea change to happen before your very eyes - personality issues or no personality issues.
KKA 10 years ago
"I can sense a new wind blowing in the country - people are prepared to put competency ahead of those personality issues."
That's what you cannot be so sure of. It's only middle class voters who are ready to look into comp ... read full comment
"I can sense a new wind blowing in the country - people are prepared to put competency ahead of those personality issues."
That's what you cannot be so sure of. It's only middle class voters who are ready to look into competency ahead of personality. The mass of the people cannot make that fine distinction. The middle class vote can be decisive only in a close contest. It seems that you are assuming that an Akufo-Addo candidature will result in as close a contest as the last time around. There is no ground to assume that especially when a desperate NDC will resort to desparate measures to hang on to power.
Moreover, you are assuming that the default alternative for NDC incompetency is NPP competency with Akufo-Addo in the chair. But that is because you are an NPP insider (and fanatic...). Many Ghanaians will not see that a Mahama incompetency will automatically translate into Akufo-Addo good performance. They've been through it before.
Actually, the same goes for the assumption that Bawumiah, because everybody says he's a competent economist, will, ipso facto, be a competent leader. There are no grounds for that assumption especially since Bawumiah has no great political experience to talk of.
What Ghana needs now is a great leader, not a great economist. After all, the great leader will be the one who will make the best use of the advice he gets from his economic team (and other teams and how well he chooses and control the team), not the economic policies that he comes up with himself.
As for the internal jostling for positions within the NPP, you know that best, since you're an insider.
To many of us, the saddest aspect of all these is that competent persons outside the two dominant parties are not in the reckoning at all. That's a great pity. NDC and NPP both have a very UNHEALTHY hold on our politics.
Yaw Ohemeng 10 years ago
KKA I am not an insider please. I do not have a membership card of any political party. I actually agree with you that more competent individuals abound outside the NPP and NDC. I can name Dr Nduom, Nii Moi Thompson whose wri ... read full comment
KKA I am not an insider please. I do not have a membership card of any political party. I actually agree with you that more competent individuals abound outside the NPP and NDC. I can name Dr Nduom, Nii Moi Thompson whose writings and analyses I enjoy reading.
I wish these people will speak up more on issues. The fact is they hibernate till just before elections. I understand they have to pursue other interests aside politics.
I must confess I also admire Akufo Addo on how he has been consistent on what needs to be done for Ghana. I was reading quotes from him since I was a secondary student in the 1970s.
Even at that young age I thought he was a thinker and I have grown to assess and evaluate some of his speeches. I love and follow them in the same way as I was a Clinton fanatic. I like people who analyse problems before they profer solutions. They can be wrong at times but they offer the basis for others to think differently.
Left to me alone, all should study Akufo Addo. You may disagree with him but he may help you to crystalise some of your thoughts.
Dr Nduom is a close second. I always rush to read whatever he says.
KKA 10 years ago
Yaw, I apologise for the assumption that you were an NPP insider. I don't know what got over me. Perhaps it was an article I read some weeks ago by someone whose name looked like yours or who made a comment to another comment ... read full comment
Yaw, I apologise for the assumption that you were an NPP insider. I don't know what got over me. Perhaps it was an article I read some weeks ago by someone whose name looked like yours or who made a comment to another comment of mine.
I am not sure I see your point about Akufo-Addo. I, too, was in secondary school in the 70s and didn't know anything about him then or things he then said that would be quotable. I remember his father's days as ceremonial president. Perhaps you went to secondary school towards the end of the 70s.
Akufo-Addo is a lawyer and must be a smooth talker. I don't seem to be impressed by him as you are. But that doesn't mean he can't make a good president. I think, though, he is a divisive figure. There are many who like him intensely and there are many others too who just dislike him. I don't think he will bring anything radically new to the political scene if he wins.
And for one thing, I don't really dig any politician who has been in Ghanaian politics as long as he has been. He worked within a corrupt system and couldn't have been untouched by it.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago
NDC has served 2 terms and it has performed poorly.We need change of govt to make politics an effective vehicule to advance our aspirations.I think NPP should change Nana Adoo because he doesn't have effective stragegy to win ... read full comment
NDC has served 2 terms and it has performed poorly.We need change of govt to make politics an effective vehicule to advance our aspirations.I think NPP should change Nana Adoo because he doesn't have effective stragegy to win general elections.As for me,you don't need to campaign on free shs to win general elections and where was Bawumia when Nana Addo was struggling to get figures for funding?
Besides,there is a Triangular Voting Formular for Central,Greater Accra and Western regions that Nana Addo is finding it very difficult to convince.I also believe Nana Addo presented ineffective election petition.He should have demended a rerun but not the Supreme Court to overturn the official results for him to become president.This is a mafia movement.There is another paradox,Nana Addo has always refused to accept defeat making him a sore loser.With such a record,even if he wins the 2016 general elections the NDC will automatically refuse to accept the results.This kind of tensions are all unnecessary,the delegate will have to look into that.I totally disagree with Yaw that if NPP presents a new candidate,the person will score below the 5 million mark.Please kindly enlighten me a bit on this theory.Thank you.
Yaw Ohemeng 10 years ago
Boy Kofi, let me explain what is only a hunch and not inside knowledge. I accept that Nana Addo is a divisive character not of his own making. Those who like him do so with a passion matched equally by those who dislike him. ... read full comment
Boy Kofi, let me explain what is only a hunch and not inside knowledge. I accept that Nana Addo is a divisive character not of his own making. Those who like him do so with a passion matched equally by those who dislike him. His electoral numbers (i.e. percentages) have stayed almost the same in two elections. What that means is that he has substantial loyal support base.
If you study where that support is coming from, you realise that they come from urban areas and the elite middle class in addition to votes from Ashanti region. The middle class and urban supporters are a bunch of discerning individuals who like what Nana Addo represents.
He has, however, struggled to attract more rural and lower class votes to win elections thus far. My apologies for the term 'lower class'; I am only using this as a form of social classification and not to disrespect anyone. My own parents never saw the classroom – they were cocoa farmers.
This is the task Nana Addo faces should he be the NPP flagbearer. This gap, I submit is not insurmountable. I think he has a message but it has hitherto not been pitched at the right level.
Now who amongst those making noise now can maintain the discerning middle class and urban votes? These are votes you cannot take for granted; such voters want to hear what anyone is bringing to the table before offering support.
Unfortunately, we have not heard much of their thoughts on national issues – economy, energy, water, sanitation, health and education. My take is that Dr Bawumia is the only one who has spoken enough (about the economy) to get the attention of the middle classes and is the more likely to be able to shore up these middle class votes.
Now let us take the rural vote. If we are to go by the fact others have given that rural vote is not based on issues, the only thing left would be name recognition. Here too, there is no one apart from Dr Bawumia (flowing from the election petition) who has that. All the others are not widely known beyond the urban centres and within the educated elite.
How many people have heard of Konadu Apraku beyond Accra and Kumasi? How many have heard of Arthur Kennedy? Maybe Kyeremanteng is a bit known but not enough to shore up the rural votes in addition to the urban and middle class votes.
These form the bases of my claim.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago
If what you have said is correct then Nana Addo should have been the president since 2008.I want you to understand that Nana Addo's campaign strategy was ineffective even to the middle class electorate.How can you campaign on ... read full comment
If what you have said is correct then Nana Addo should have been the president since 2008.I want you to understand that Nana Addo's campaign strategy was ineffective even to the middle class electorate.How can you campaign on free shs when you are at the same time saying the economy is crumbling?It does not make sense because any competent politician will tell you how he will redress the economy but not to go on spending spree.Now tell me,what has Nana Addo put on the table?He is talking about trasforming the economy into industrialised one.Is that going to be a State Owned Enterprises or private led crusade?I am not yet convinced.Thank you.
Kojo T 10 years ago
What is wrong with being a farmer , albeit a cocoa farmer. I protest
What is wrong with being a farmer , albeit a cocoa farmer. I protest
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 10 years ago
Dan, can say that I disagree with you that Mahama was the proper incumbent in 2012. He was the President of Ghana at the time of the elections and his party was the ruling party so that made him nothing but the incumbent whic ... read full comment
Dan, can say that I disagree with you that Mahama was the proper incumbent in 2012. He was the President of Ghana at the time of the elections and his party was the ruling party so that made him nothing but the incumbent which worked to his advantage or he abused. In fact, it was Nana Akufo-Addo was not the proper incumbent in 2008 because he was not the president though his party was the ruling party.
Regarding the likeability of a candidate and floating voters, I seem to share your views. It happens in US elections, especially, in Bush versus John Kerry and Obama versus Mitt Romney. Whenever the likeability question was posed to floating voters, especially women seemed to prefer Bush and Obama to their opponents. The same happened here in the UK in the last general elections in 2010. Despite the fact that UK voters do not directly elect the Prime Minister but only MPs and the leader of the party with most MPs in parliament becomes Prime Minister (if its over all majority), most voters did not like the incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party (Gordon Brown). As a result their voting decisions were influenced by the fact that they did not like Gordon Brown to be Prime Minister. Not only that but the leader of the Liberal Democrats chose to go into coalition with the Conservative Party instead of their closer ideological partner, the Labour Party because he did not like Gordon Brown. At a point it was reported to have said that if Gordon stepped down as party leader then he would be happy to go into coalition with Labour.
As far as Nana Akufo-Addo's chances are concerned, as I said in my last article, it is too early to make any reliable predictions. What we are debating now are speculations. I have two other factors that could affect his political fortunes in 2016 if he secures the NPP Flagbeareship. That will be for discussion in my next article.
I also share the view that I do not think NPP would be very different from NDC because sometimes when I read and hear what some leading members of NPP say, I cannot really see the differences between the two leading parties in terms incompetency, corruption, weak leadership, enforcing laws, regulations and rules. However, because I was not observing development in Ghana during the NPP days and it's NDC that is currently in power, I give NPP the benefit of the doubt. Let's keep the debate going.
Daniel K. Pryce 10 years ago
Kofi,
First, I want to thank Ohemeng for a lively, respectful debate. That's what we need on this platform, and not baseless insults that have tended to drive away fine minds from discussing the issues.
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Kofi,
First, I want to thank Ohemeng for a lively, respectful debate. That's what we need on this platform, and not baseless insults that have tended to drive away fine minds from discussing the issues.
Second, my argument that Mahama did not have true incumbency is correct (please note that I wrote "real incumbency" and not just "incumbency"), as he was more of a caretaker-president at the time of Election 2012 than a substantive one. Perhaps, Akufo-Addo underrated Mahama when both were preparing for the general election, which led to Akufo-Addo's defeat.
Third, I am glad that you agree with my candidate likability argument. See, as Ohemeng himself has noted, middle class voters (and I said that in my response to him), who are also urban dwellers, may understand the issues, but the rural folks simply vote for personalities. One of Akufo-Addo's mistakes was to have kept Kufuor on the sidelines when the party was preparing for Election 2012. Kufuor would have buoyed the NPP's chances, especially in regions like Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, and Western. Sadly, Akufo-Addo may have felt that he did not need Kufuor's assistance, which worked against him.
Fourth, Mills' victory in 2008 was partly due to what I call the Rawlings Effect, attributable to a man who, whether you hate him or love him, has a significant influence on party politics in Ghana. Even NDC voters who were apathetic about Election 2008 went to the polls because of Rawlings' vigorous participation on behalf of Mills. If only Akufo-Addo had exhibited some humility and asked Kufuor to campaign for him, we may be singing a different tune today. Kufuor is likable, more so because of his record as a gentleman who turned the other cheek many times while dealing with his opponents. Akufo-Addo should have capitalized on the preceding to garner additional votes from swing voters in Election 2012.
Finally, arrogance has been destructive to the NPP's fortunes. Should Akufo-Addo win the intra-party primary, he must bring Kufuor on board to help him with those voters who generally prefer to sit on the fence. And these voters will be found in rural areas, a "constituency" that Akufo-Addo has been unable to reach.
Kobena 10 years ago
Daniel, You wrote, "One of Akufo-Addo's mistakes was to have kept Kufuor on the sidelines when the party was preparing for Election 2012. Kufuor would have buoyed the NPP's chances, especially in regions like Ashanti, Brong-A ... read full comment
Daniel, You wrote, "One of Akufo-Addo's mistakes was to have kept Kufuor on the sidelines when the party was preparing for Election 2012. Kufuor would have buoyed the NPP's chances, especially in regions like Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, and Western. Sadly, Akufo-Addo may have felt that he did not need Kufuor's assistance, which worked against him."
In fact Kufuor was the main reason why the NPP lost Election 2008. As for the 2012 election, whether Nana Akufo-Addo genuinely lost it or not, the jury is still out.
First, Kufuor's strident support of Alan Cash who had failed miserably with a simple cassava project was most uncalled for. There was also the rumour of the sale of some government property in Washington DC while he was ambassador. Next was 'Ananegate', the award of the gold medals that were maufactured in the Isle of Wight. finally, Wereko Brobby's digusting waste of public funds on Ghana @50 did not endear dicerning (Middle Class?) Ghanaians to the NPP either.
With all that baggage, Kufuor's prominent presence would not have done anything to enhance Nana's chances. In any case, Clinton did not need the Democratic Party or Obama to campaign for Obama. He saw it as a duty to party and nation. That is what Kufuor lacked. Perhaps there was something he was running away from, something of a fear of the transparency that could unfold in a new dispensation under Nana!
What we need is a credible voters' register and an honest Electoral Commissioner and a level playing ground. The crude distribbution of refubished laptops with Mahama's efigy to failing village schools could only have come from a desparate and unprincipled incumbent!
Dantankwa 10 years ago
Kofi Ata, I cannot wait to read your next article on Akufo Addo's chances. I read the first articles, I must say you presented a well-balanced analysis than Pryce did here. Pryce although is one of the objective writers on th ... read full comment
Kofi Ata, I cannot wait to read your next article on Akufo Addo's chances. I read the first articles, I must say you presented a well-balanced analysis than Pryce did here. Pryce although is one of the objective writers on this forum, his disaffection towards Akofu Addo and affection for Alan is already on record. (If you are in doubt, check his previous article). This clear bias reflected throughout this piece and his responses to various comments. Otherwise, who questions anyone's motifs in Ghana for seeking continousely to be elected as a president. Prof. Mills did same, did anyone question his motifs?
It is not also clear what Pryce meant by real encumbancy. JM may have been a caretaker but he had access to the nation's resources and this facilitated his victory. This is exactly what encumbency is all about. Think of the 4X4 drives distributed to chiefs, pastors and Imams, the free RLG laptop, etc.
Again, Pryce may have had a case as far the issue of personality factor is concerned, as you pointed out. It is worth noting that Pryce reduced personality to charisma, and uses both Rawlings and Kuffour as classical example. The truth is that both figures built their charisma overtime. It just did not spring up from vacuum.
Finally, Pryce indicated that he is less willing to suggest a better candidate for NPP, I 'm sure he would have welcomed the declaration if it was from Alan Cash.
Kojo Foli 10 years ago
Stupidity one more time. "The Ndc lacks men to perfom" Useless talk. How long is the Mahama led government power? Not to talk of the 8 months of the useless and diabolical court case brought againt him by the tribal bigots? ... read full comment
Stupidity one more time. "The Ndc lacks men to perfom" Useless talk. How long is the Mahama led government power? Not to talk of the 8 months of the useless and diabolical court case brought againt him by the tribal bigots? Do I hear a mother fucker nonentity, who decides to be known as a woman instead of a man, Parry Akurang, aka Akadu Mensama said Ewes fear the Ashantis? Hahahah! Well. maybe because they are primitive bush animals that is why. Fear rats! My good gracious! Akadu go and research your history books properly! Ewes are not cowards and will never be. Both you and the writer are just stupid fools to the core. It is as though Ghana is for Ashanti/Akyems and supported by a few idiots whose ancestor´s home is Bosomtwi in Ashanti region, from where they were expelled, and we given a place to settle by the Voltarians. Hijos de putas! Basuras! Zaboratas, shits!
ASUMADU EMESEWOELI, HO, VOLTA REGION 10 years ago
PRYCE, YOU HAVE RATHER FALLEN FOR THE NDC PROPAGANDA. THE REASONS YOU GAVE FOR THE PEOPLE TO REJECT NANA ARE IMMATERIAL. THEY ARE NOT THE BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU FAILED TO REALISE THAT, GHANAIANS NOW K ... read full comment
PRYCE, YOU HAVE RATHER FALLEN FOR THE NDC PROPAGANDA. THE REASONS YOU GAVE FOR THE PEOPLE TO REJECT NANA ARE IMMATERIAL. THEY ARE NOT THE BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU FAILED TO REALISE THAT, GHANAIANS NOW KNOW THE TRUE COLOURS OF THE NDC - LIARS, PROPAGANDISTS, NON-ACHIEVERS, CLUELESS AND CORRUPT.THE FEARS OF THE NDC HAS BEEN HEIGHTENED BY NANA'S ANNOUNCEMENT, I CAN BET YOU.
WE EWES TAKE PRIDE IN OUR TRIBE. SO WHAT CRIME IS THERE FOR AN AKAN TO TAKE PRIDE IN HIS TRIBE, aka 'YEN AKANFOO'. IS IT NOT THIS SAME TRIBAL DIVERSITY WE CLAIM HOLDS US IN UNITY? SO WHEN DID PRIDE IN ONES TRIBE BECOME A CRIME IN GHANA THAT SUCH INTELLECTUALS LIKE PRYCE FALL FOR? IT IS AMAZING. IF THE NDC USED IT AND IT IS WRONG, DO WE HAVE TO PERPETUATE THE ERROR?
HAD ATTA MILLS AND HIS NDC LISTENED TO REAL CALL IN 'ALL DIE-BEDIE', THE LAWLESSNESS IN GHANA TODAY WOULD HAVE REDUCED. BUT THEY, INCLUDING YOU DECIDED TO DO PROPAGANDA WITH IT. SEE THE LAWLESS IMPUDENCE IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY? THAT TELLS YOU NANA HAS THE VISION THAT THE GOVERNMENT WITH ALL DO NOT HAVE. NANA IS THE MAN.
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
A very delightful article from Dr. Pryce.
But apart from the rather ageistic argument, not much can be gleaned from this article to persuade one that Akufo-Addo should not stand. For better or for worse, he is the best the N ... read full comment
A very delightful article from Dr. Pryce.
But apart from the rather ageistic argument, not much can be gleaned from this article to persuade one that Akufo-Addo should not stand. For better or for worse, he is the best the NPP can offer at the moment. And I believe his best shot at the presidency is in 2016 when Ghanaians will have experienced the full incompetency of the NDC government.
Daniel K. Pryce 10 years ago
Brother Sammy,
I understand fully why you'd not agree with me. If Akufo-Addo has what it takes to improve the economy, then the party must work hard to get him elected. I feel, however, that he has exhausted his opportunit ... read full comment
Brother Sammy,
I understand fully why you'd not agree with me. If Akufo-Addo has what it takes to improve the economy, then the party must work hard to get him elected. I feel, however, that he has exhausted his opportunities -- two attempts at Flagstaff House -- and the problem may be blamed on voters' unwillingness to see him in office. In that case, why not give another person a chance, via the intra-party primary, of course?
Seeing the same party in power election after election is not good for our democracy, which is why I'd like to see a different party in power in 2016, but it will depend on the NPP taking the right decisions before and into Election 2016. Well, let's hope I don't come back in January 2017 to tell NPPians the same things I am telling them today.
Akadu Mensema 10 years ago
Wonders never ends! Dr. SAS used to atack those holding doctorate degrees. Now he has abandoned his anti-intellectualism, plucked a a law degree from some backwater college, and calls those who don't even have one DOKITA!
Wonders never ends! Dr. SAS used to atack those holding doctorate degrees. Now he has abandoned his anti-intellectualism, plucked a a law degree from some backwater college, and calls those who don't even have one DOKITA!
Sam 10 years ago
He/she wants to be the only Doctor in Ghana from Akyem. Kwasia man pretending to be a woman. fagot Ass!
He/she wants to be the only Doctor in Ghana from Akyem. Kwasia man pretending to be a woman. fagot Ass!
TEE 10 years ago
NANA ADDO WILL GET STATE BURIAL WHETHER PRESIDENT OR CIVILIAN PERIOD
NANA ADDO WILL GET STATE BURIAL WHETHER PRESIDENT OR CIVILIAN PERIOD
WHO R THE OLDEST LEADERS ON EARTH. LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF THEIR NATIONS
Daniel price you have said your mind.....all your arguments against Nana Addo doesn't hold water.....we will surely vote for him
"...all your arguments against Nana Addo doesn't hold water..."
"arguments doesn't hold water"?
now you see why Ghana needs quality education?
Massa Pryce, thanks for proffering your candid opinion on 2016 polls. I like Nana Addo for his inspiring ideas but like you, I also took some of your pointers to heart such as the following:
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As always, you've hit the nail right on the head! I like reading your piece because you always sound unbiased! Ignore the Oyokobas, the Akadus, the Sarpongs and the Okuoampas and keep hammering more nails on the roof!
What ...
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Once Nana failed in 2008, he was finished, and perhaps a Kufour’s strong campaign could have made a difference for him though I believe Kufour was himself so tainted with corruption accusations just as Clinton was tainted ( ...
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Gye Nyame,
I really enjoyed your own analysis of the situation on the ground. Ghana has great thinkers, indeed.
I don't think that Bawuamia has as yet overcome the credibility problem incurred during the petition.He came across as a blatant liar and lied through his teeth.His "you and I were not there mantra will expose him to ridicule ...
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No one is arguing about Akufo-Addo's candidacy except NDC Ewes and Northerners! It is that simple. Drawing on American political traditions does not cut it. Akufo-Addo will stand in Ghana, not in America! You should help your ...
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Akadu,
Why do you take pleasure in maliciously tagging me as an NDC operative/supporter? Why don't you scan through my 150+ articles, since 2007, to see where I stand on party politics in Ghana?
Every honest person who ...
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Haba, I have read most of your essays here and know where you stand.
ON THE DENKYIRA DENKYEM!!! SHE TOTALLY MISSED YOUR POINT AS USUAL....AFTER SMOKING HER WEED, SHE HAS TO COMPOSE HER NEXT USELESS ARTICLE THAT, IN HER FUGUE STATE, SHE DARES TO CALL POEMS AND THEN SUBJECTS YOU TO THEM ONLINE! ...
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NPP's new name NANA ADDO's PERSONAL PARTY
Imagine a tribal bigot like Akadu imploring others to celebrate nationalism.....and not tribalism. Ironic.
The fact of the matter is that Addo has a stranglehold on the NPP and this dominance is slowly eating away at the s ...
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If there are any groups of Akan speakers who are historically (and geographically) close to Ewes, it is Akyems and Kwahus, then Akuapems. The Ewes in northern parts of Volta Region are most familiar with Kwahus, Akuapems and ...
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Good analyses, but I guess these ideas will be too much for the cocaine-infested brain of the Denkyira Denkyem.
Duh!
With your so called PHD you still lack in debating skills, the highest point of all your debating skills on this forumn ends with Tribalism.
Check the thread of comments and you will relaize that every one is been analytic ...
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I take prode in my fooooooolishness! It is called opinion
You see why you were denied a job offer in Ghana? They realized you cant reason. All you did in school was "Chew, pass, and Pour"
Ghana doesnt need that now, we had far too many of such without and meaningful results. Keep ...
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Daniel K. Pryce tribalism will kill you. Since it's not Nyabro who's calling the shot's in NDC now, it isn't good and you went ahead to say NDC dont have the men.
Keep on demonstrating those inferiority complexes to Ashantis ...
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Age aside, the fact that Nana is seeking for the presidency three times got me scratching my head. Mahama sucks as a leader & don't deserve reelection, but Nana seems eagerness to be president is questionable. He appears too ...
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But Nana eagerness to be president is questionable
Mahama is not doing well and doesn't deserve a second chance. But Akufo-Addo? Not him. It's not his age or tribe but there's something sinister in his determination to get there. Unless you're in his inner circle and have som ...
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Monika,
I think your short contribution has captured the essence of this entire article: while John Mahama has not performed creditably so far, many do not believe that Akufo-Addo is the answer to Ghana's problems.
I wholeheartedly agree with your argument. Mahama lack leadership skills and therefore must be dethroned, but Akuffo Addo is not the best person for the job because like you said, he's too hungry to be the president
NONSENSE MR.WRITER,WITH ALL THIS DEGREES ,YOU ARE AN IDIOT PERIOD ,.LOOK AT HOW GHANA IS MOVING TO /.
It has become very convenient and fashionable for people to tag onto this ‘floating voter’ theory.
Who at all are the floating voters? They are voters who vote on issues and have the propensity to shift their votes fr ...
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A whole Scientist with such a small brain. HOW POSSIBLE Dr Yaw Ohemeng ?
Yaw,
Another thing that the "Akufo-Addo bashers" convenintly forget is the strange situation whereby Mahama obtained nearly 500,000 more votes than his NDC parliamentary candidates put together.
The rate of increase of e ...
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Yaw,
Thanks for your contribution. Sadly, however, your analysis only partially discussed my arguments in the article.
First, let's talk about the issue of the floating voter. In Ghana, floating voters vote along two di ...
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Dan, you have not presented to us any studies that say NPP lost the last two elections because they presented Nana Addo as a candidate. You also did not present any study that says voters would warm up to the NPP if they brin ...
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"I can sense a new wind blowing in the country - people are prepared to put competency ahead of those personality issues."
That's what you cannot be so sure of. It's only middle class voters who are ready to look into comp ...
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KKA I am not an insider please. I do not have a membership card of any political party. I actually agree with you that more competent individuals abound outside the NPP and NDC. I can name Dr Nduom, Nii Moi Thompson whose wri ...
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Yaw, I apologise for the assumption that you were an NPP insider. I don't know what got over me. Perhaps it was an article I read some weeks ago by someone whose name looked like yours or who made a comment to another comment ...
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NDC has served 2 terms and it has performed poorly.We need change of govt to make politics an effective vehicule to advance our aspirations.I think NPP should change Nana Adoo because he doesn't have effective stragegy to win ...
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Boy Kofi, let me explain what is only a hunch and not inside knowledge. I accept that Nana Addo is a divisive character not of his own making. Those who like him do so with a passion matched equally by those who dislike him. ...
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If what you have said is correct then Nana Addo should have been the president since 2008.I want you to understand that Nana Addo's campaign strategy was ineffective even to the middle class electorate.How can you campaign on ...
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What is wrong with being a farmer , albeit a cocoa farmer. I protest
Dan, can say that I disagree with you that Mahama was the proper incumbent in 2012. He was the President of Ghana at the time of the elections and his party was the ruling party so that made him nothing but the incumbent whic ...
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Kofi,
First, I want to thank Ohemeng for a lively, respectful debate. That's what we need on this platform, and not baseless insults that have tended to drive away fine minds from discussing the issues.
Second, my argum ...
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Daniel, You wrote, "One of Akufo-Addo's mistakes was to have kept Kufuor on the sidelines when the party was preparing for Election 2012. Kufuor would have buoyed the NPP's chances, especially in regions like Ashanti, Brong-A ...
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Kofi Ata, I cannot wait to read your next article on Akufo Addo's chances. I read the first articles, I must say you presented a well-balanced analysis than Pryce did here. Pryce although is one of the objective writers on th ...
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Stupidity one more time. "The Ndc lacks men to perfom" Useless talk. How long is the Mahama led government power? Not to talk of the 8 months of the useless and diabolical court case brought againt him by the tribal bigots? ...
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PRYCE, YOU HAVE RATHER FALLEN FOR THE NDC PROPAGANDA. THE REASONS YOU GAVE FOR THE PEOPLE TO REJECT NANA ARE IMMATERIAL. THEY ARE NOT THE BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU FAILED TO REALISE THAT, GHANAIANS NOW K ...
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A very delightful article from Dr. Pryce.
But apart from the rather ageistic argument, not much can be gleaned from this article to persuade one that Akufo-Addo should not stand. For better or for worse, he is the best the N ...
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Brother Sammy,
I understand fully why you'd not agree with me. If Akufo-Addo has what it takes to improve the economy, then the party must work hard to get him elected. I feel, however, that he has exhausted his opportunit ...
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Wonders never ends! Dr. SAS used to atack those holding doctorate degrees. Now he has abandoned his anti-intellectualism, plucked a a law degree from some backwater college, and calls those who don't even have one DOKITA!
He/she wants to be the only Doctor in Ghana from Akyem. Kwasia man pretending to be a woman. fagot Ass!
NANA ADDO WILL GET STATE BURIAL WHETHER PRESIDENT OR CIVILIAN PERIOD