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I’ll be merciless with classroom churches – Accra Mayor

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  • LAST DON 9 years ago

    MAYOR CLEAN ALL OF THEM. ITS TIME TO PURGE OUR SOCIETY

  • ATSU, HO 9 years ago

    THE CHURCHES SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE CLASSROOMS UNDER WELL DEFINED TERMS AND THOSE WHO DEFAULT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH. TO ASK THEM TO JUST GO BECAUSE SOME OF THEM HAVE NOT ACTED PRUDENTLY IS ANTI-CHRISTIAN

  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author:-ELINAM...
    These big and useless men increased fuel price to fatten their take-home salary that nobody knows about and reducing fuel price to reflect the current crude oil price means to reduce their salary in order ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 9 years ago

    AUTHOR: MR. FIGURE-OUT----------------
    It is only in Ghana would such a dishonorably idiot be on the government pay roll. Professor Mill should be solely blamed for imposing those criminals on us. After Mills found Betty Mou ...
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  • blueprint 9 years ago

    That is what is killing Ghanains

  • daladam 9 years ago

    THIS NDC GOVT CANT PROVIDE SCHOOLS SO WHY NOT LET CHURGES CREATE SCHOOLS

  • Gye Nyame 9 years ago

    The use of schools if permitted should be channeled through a formal process, via ministry of education or whichever agency responsible for upkeep of school maintenance etc., and be made to put down a substantial security dep ...
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  • Saint Ghfuo: Nyantakyi Must Die! 9 years ago

    No.churches in classrooms, period. The band must take effect immediately! Why wait ill July? Primitive Ghana

  • Prophetess 9 years ago

    YOU CANNO CLEAR THE HOUSE OF GOD. GOD WOULD PROVIDE NEW PLACES FOR HIS PEOPLE. WE SHALL LEAVE THE CLASSROOMS, BUT WATCH MIRACLES HAPPEN. WE SHALL NOT BEG FOR SPACE, GOD WILL PROVIDE US SPACE. AMEN.

  • kasapreko III 9 years ago

    Yeah, yeah. But it is pro-Christian to disobey the laws of the land that are aimed towards creating order and sanity. It is pro-Christian to trespass on govt and other peoples property, to violate all known laws on noise and ...
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  • DR TRUTH 9 years ago

    EVEN IF THEY KEEP QUIET THE STONES WILL CRY OUT LOUD.. PRAISE BE TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS. HAVE OKO DEALT WITH THE NOISY DRINKING BARS WHICH RUNS LATE INTO THE NIGHT MAKING LOUD NOISES?

  • DR TRUTH 9 years ago

    LUKE 19:40

  • Nii lante Quist 9 years ago

    Churches in public schools are not causing any harm

  • IBRAHIM 9 years ago

    THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO CONCENTRATE YOUR ENERGIES ON.STOP THE CHOLERA, AND THE FILTH SITUATION IN ACCRA. STOP THE CORRUPTION. IF YOU CARRY THIS OUT, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR POSITION IN DAYS. MARK IT ON THE WALL...

  • Pontius Pilate 9 years ago

    Most far reaching policy decisions are taken in the bedroom. We need to find out what this twerp has been discussing with the wife or girlfriends behind the curtain and under the sheets.

  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

    HAHAHAHA WHAT A FOOL! WHEN WANTING BURGERS GET POST THEY DISPLAY THEIR POWERS! THIS MAN DIDNT EVEN HAVE JOB IN AMERICA WITHIN JUST 6YRS IN GOVERNMENT HE IS A MILLIONEER

  • OVERLORD 9 years ago

    You are an idiot! Why should schools built by the Government be used for church service? Why can you people think past your ugly flat noses for a change?

  • Efo Kwaku Canada 9 years ago

    Come to Canada even community halls are using for church service idiot travel and acquire wisdom , churches in advance ccountries even gov't give them subsidized because they think the churches help to teach people to stop cr ...
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  • vico 9 years ago

    Community halls are not given out for free worship. It is purely business ! Educate those criminals they call themselves pastors! They take money from the people and never build a temple! God needs a great home not classroom! ...
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  • Akosua 9 years ago

    Schools are schools not churches. Nowhere in any civilized society would you see classrooms converted into churches at night or at weekends. Headmasters must stop collecting cash from pastors. Our children need conducive envi ...
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  • Efo Kwaku Canada 9 years ago

    Where have you been in civilized world ? , but you idiots have forgotten that most schools are mission schools , witches like you FOOLS can't stop what God wants to do

  • Nii 9 years ago

    In my view, the Mayor should sort it out on case by case basis. No need to use iron hand on all churches if some of them are helping to develop the schools by associating with them.

    The Mayor would need to analyse the cas ...
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  • Gabby 9 years ago

    Congratulation Honourable Okoe, stop them all don't listen to anybody view. They are just making money in the name of worshiping God, they are all fake and 419 pastors using the bible to rob the poor. Come to La Yahoshua prim ...
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  • Johnny 9 years ago

    You may be right but don't you think the mayor is part of the problem.Sociologists say people resort to alcohol & religion when they become so poor.The harsh economic environment is "pushing" the people to the pastors.

  • Deep Thought 9 years ago

    Why not sacking them from the end of this month.They don't preach any good thing there.They only put fears in the poor people and squeeze their money at the end of the day.In fact, churches must be taxed heavily!

  • HANS 9 years ago

    NO COUNTRY HAS USED RELIGION TO DEVELOP. WORSHIP OF THE SO-CALLED GOD HAS MADE GHANAIANS TIMID AND GULLIBLE AND MANY GHANAIANS DO NOT THINK TO SOLVE THEIR POBLEMS.
    GOVERNMENT SHOULD DRIVE THESE CHURCHES FROM THE CLASSROOMS ...
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  • RAYMOND NASH, LONDON 9 years ago

    MAY GOD HELP YOU, HANS.
    AND MAY YOUR TONGUE ROT IN YOUR MOUTH.

  • MoG 9 years ago

    Only a fool say there is no God.you are one.its either you r a foreigner or u have lost ur identity

  • Gabby 9 years ago

    IBRAHIM, you lie he won't lose any position at all, now b4 he will even be promoted, that mushrooms churches are rather angering and disgracing God all in the name of money. Hypocrite pastors in sheep clothing.

  • Kofi 9 years ago

    Classroom worship is part of the reason why God is punishing Ghana with dumsor and hardships.

  • Kwame Kumi 9 years ago

    You will talk and talk and talk but at best all you can succeed in doing is to perform a nine-day wonder! Please tell us what happened to the exercise to rid Accra streets of street hawkers.

  • AB 9 years ago

    It's because of people like you who politicise every issue in the country.

  • opoku 9 years ago

    is the accra major be sleeping in the various classroom with the wife and families during sundays. what a non sense, he thinks he is the only foolish man in this country. he should giv us a break.
    NKWASIASEM ARA KWA

  • Truth 9 years ago

    Kumasi Mayor also banned churches in schools, what about that.

  • Mansah 9 years ago

    The mayor should give you a break so you can continue to fool around. Are you not tired of the chaos around you? You want no traffic regulations, you want to defecate anywhere you choose, sleep anywhere, eat anywhere, preach ...
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  • Truth 9 years ago

    May be you and your family will sleep in all government offices during the weekend since they are empty.

  • ato Kwamena 9 years ago

    who told this vanderpuiye guy he can fight the church of God.... Jesus will meet you on your way to damascus

  • JB Mann 9 years ago

    Do you know the difference between a CLASSROOM and a CHURCH?

    If not, google and see the differences!

    The man is not abolishing Churches. He is abolishing using CLASSROOMs as Churches! In short, let the churches build th ...
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  • Gideon O 9 years ago

    It is the churches that build schools and not the other round, when i was growing up

  • GOBI 9 years ago

    There are many private schools that these churches can use ; they cannt be allowed to use government schools fr their churches and as for me i will go as far as to say these churches should be made to pay their taxes ; becaus ...
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  • Okraku Mante 9 years ago

    Atta Oko, clear all the charlatans! They're either criminals or ignoramuses.

  • kay 9 years ago

    These churches destroy everything the government builts. The use power -electricity etc without paying appropriate fees. This must STOP. Van-pie , don'tjust talk.Act. Anyway why July and not NOW AND IMMIDIATE!!!!!

  • KK 9 years ago

    Mr. Mayor be careful. You came to meet them. There are some of the who are serious with God they will pray you out. So find a better and a diplomatic way to handle them before you fall into trouble because God is bigger than ...
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  • TANII BA! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

    TANII IS STILL TANII, WHAT EVER IT IS. MAHAMA IS TANII NO BRAINS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Gideon,Ireland 9 years ago

    Our God created the whole world and His plan is for man to worship Him anywhere they find themselves. If they have the permission from these public school heads, who are you to threaten? Any gate of hell cannot prevail agains ...
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  • Pround pepeni. 9 years ago

    DON'T WE HAVE ENOUGH CHURCHES IN GHANA FOR THESE PEOPLE ALL TO ATTEND? ARE THE CLASS ROOMS ALSO TO BE TURNED INTO CHURCHES BEFORE WE CAN BELIEVE GOD? FOR GOD'S SAKE LET US STOP ALL THIS OVER ZEALOUS RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND U ...
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  • MoG 9 years ago

    Gradually this country is taking God off from ghana like europe.the consequence is always dark.

  • OVERLORD 9 years ago

    What has God done for you bush people after all these years of calling on him? Aren't you people still living in ignorance, disease, filth, poverty etc??? God hates you black Africans and he will never help you no matter how ...
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  • Sumaila 9 years ago

    You would think with all the Azaa money these pastors defraud their congregation , they have enough to build a church .
    Instead they build mansions and buy expensive cars at the expense of their flock. Shame unto pastors wh ...
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  • Let somebody manage Accra! 9 years ago

    The Accra Mayor should be merciless with his officials in charge of sanitation in Accra, perhaps the dirties major city in the world. Classroom churches are harmless and do not kill, dirty guts, markets as well as dirty stree ...
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  • dani 9 years ago

    we got catholic schooland other schools what seem to be this mayor problems

  • JB Mann 9 years ago

    For your information:

    Mission schools built schools and classroms. They did not use classrooms built by local authorities as churches.

    Just know the difference!

  • Twumasi bruce 9 years ago

    The mayor may not live to see this July 2015 if he try to stop the work of those churches in classroom. who are you to talk of merciless. Fight your planned fire outbreaks, corruptions, dumso dumso, poor sanitations and umemp ...
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  • Adwoa 9 years ago

    Stop your empty threats, ignorant bastard. The mayor is there to do a job for the citizens of Accra and Ghana. He hasn't said he wants to stop religious activities. However, religious activities cannot be conducted just anyho ...
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  • COS90 9 years ago

    pls solve the sanitation problem in accra and leave de churches alone.

  • Photosy 9 years ago

    There are tooooo many churches in the country and the city for that matter. To some like OWUSU Bempah its a job. Already I have issues with AMA for breaking their own laws. Laws such as areas mapped out for Industrial purpose ...
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  • Concerned Ghanaian 9 years ago

    mr mayor, let God remain in our classrooms,pls

  • Andy Sowah USA 9 years ago

    THERE ARE BAD CHURCHES OUT THERE-THAT IS TRUE, BUT THE POWER IS JEHOVAH'S, YOU CANT FIGHT THE FINGER OF GOD, IF YOU ARE JUST PLAINLY AGAINST CHURCHES, THEN GO BACK TO THE HISTORY BOOKS, YOU WILL DIE IN NO TIME, BECOS GOD IS G ...
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  • Joseph Ganyobi 9 years ago

    That's the way we want you to do your job. .There are too many Bush people in the city of Accra flush them out. ..look at the city now dirty all over the city. It was not like this before and people are calling them selves Ki ...
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  • Efo Kwaku Canada 9 years ago

    Driving churches from classroom is part of development? Or that makes the streets of Accra clean? May God of heaven course you to repent else death visit you as you embark on this stupidity mission and the churches prove to t ...
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  • Truth 9 years ago

    God is a just God and He is fair so don't tell Him what do. They build churches in their stomach.

  • Ghanaba 9 years ago

    Tell this fool to be ruthless with the filth Accra, not with the poor churches!

  • Nii Joromi 9 years ago

    Everyone fake prophet is setting up a church to collect tithes and offering from the poor, especially women.Despite all these churches the average Ghanaian is so wicked and corrupt. You can't even trust your own family member ...
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  • Joseph,canada 9 years ago

    Make a nice place to worship God, not in classroom built to study idiots,and after you the same people will be crying oh look we don't have this dumb heads

  • mma 9 years ago

    Keep charging Mr. Mayor. I pray you rise to another level where you perform the same way for Ghana and not only Accra. Our country needs people like you. God bless.

  • kantanka 9 years ago

    In fact this N D C government as MaHamah as president ,Are they human being, people like Foolish stupid man A M A, boss there so many things to do for Ghana than fight with the church,Even advance country like UK .people wors ...
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  • Truth 9 years ago

    Be honest, they rent and worship in auditoriums not classroom.

  • JH New York 9 years ago

    Alfred Vanderpuije is right to sanction a Class room Church that violates the terms and conditions of the agreement,but should also learn to humble himself on matters concerning God; whether some of these Churches are genuin ...
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  • JH New York 9 years ago

    Accra mayor

  • APOSTLE ELIJAR 9 years ago

    I pray that God WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY AS YOU TRY TO DISRESPECT HIS KINGDOM IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME. AMEN