Is The Upper East region Cursed?

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KING IS THE ONE 11 years ago

MR GENTEL MAN AND WISE TALK YOU SEE THE BIG WANTS TO REMAIN BIG AND THE YOUNG ONCE REMAINS SMALL ALWAYS BECAUSA OF THEIR GREEDY AND TRIBALISM SO IS ONLY GOD WHO CAN SAVE US

MR GENTEL MAN AND WISE TALK YOU SEE THE BIG WANTS TO REMAIN BIG AND THE YOUNG ONCE REMAINS SMALL ALWAYS BECAUSA OF THEIR GREEDY AND TRIBALISM SO IS ONLY GOD WHO CAN SAVE US
HOT ONE 11 years ago

My your people are lazy,they want to be house boys, watch men and fufu ponders, in the south.
They should try to stand on their own feet for their own good.Years ago Alhaj Bawah Ayamga was one of the big man in Ghana he was ...
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My your people are lazy,they want to be house boys, watch men and fufu ponders, in the south.
They should try to stand on their own feet for their own good.Years ago Alhaj Bawah Ayamga was one of the big man in Ghana he was always encouraging your people to be self independant only few followed his steps.
It laziness bring your people down.this fact no one will tell you.
KAAMA 11 years ago

YOU fake northner, How can a lazy person do the jobs that northners do? think about something else if you want to insult them, but laziness is never never their problem. lazy people want easy jobs-like shoe shine chain sellin ...
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YOU fake northner, How can a lazy person do the jobs that northners do? think about something else if you want to insult them, but laziness is never never their problem. lazy people want easy jobs-like shoe shine chain selling and short cuts. Have you seen how white people work? Have you worked with some others in the usa? White person will be in the dir that is how northerners work. The upper region just doesn't a good climat and unfortunately doesn't have natural resource and is not the capital so no work no attraction to help it. Have you seen how hard the northerners work down south? those jobs are not as easy as selling dog chain and shining shoes ok? you fake northner.
HOT ONE 11 years ago

My friend u know nothing about the 3 northern regions ok. Fufu pounding you will never see any northern from northerning region or upper west doing it any where. Go round the whole Ghana.
Read my posting again before you ope ...
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My friend u know nothing about the 3 northern regions ok. Fufu pounding you will never see any northern from northerning region or upper west doing it any where. Go round the whole Ghana.
Read my posting again before you open your big mouth.
Upper east is suspose to be the richest in Ghana most of the factories were built there by the first president of Ghana.
They prefer to work for people than standing on their own feet.ask the writer of this article he will tell you.
KAAMA 11 years ago

I BELIEVE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. I AM ONLY SAYING THAT NORTHERNERS ARE NEVER LAZY PEOPLE. I MEAN THEY ARE VERY HARD PEOPLE. THEY WORK LIKE WHITE PEOPLE AND NO BODY SHOULD EVER SAY THEY ARE LAZY.

I BELIEVE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. I AM ONLY SAYING THAT NORTHERNERS ARE NEVER LAZY PEOPLE. I MEAN THEY ARE VERY HARD PEOPLE. THEY WORK LIKE WHITE PEOPLE AND NO BODY SHOULD EVER SAY THEY ARE LAZY.
Banaribala 11 years ago

Am happy that Mr Haruna Abugre you able to sit down draft this article, I will say may God bless you and may God give our youth vision to see things like this. The region can only change if we change our selves, there are so ...
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Am happy that Mr Haruna Abugre you able to sit down draft this article, I will say may God bless you and may God give our youth vision to see things like this. The region can only change if we change our selves, there are so many things that when you take a look at them you will have many question to ask as you have just asked. Greedy and jealousy is what is killing the region's development. Some people don't want to see others growing, they won't help others to grow even if they can.
J O uk 11 years ago

Your grand fathers accepted islam and they made them look like monks and warmongers and no future thinkers,no schools. If they accepted the Adventists, methodists and the other missionaries, there would have been more schools ...
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Your grand fathers accepted islam and they made them look like monks and warmongers and no future thinkers,no schools. If they accepted the Adventists, methodists and the other missionaries, there would have been more schools and education, good health and life with expectations. Having said that, I will confess that your women are among the most beautiful in Ghana so give them to marry the Ashanti people who are willing to move to any corner of Ghana to make a living. If you hated Akan or Ashantiman because of politics you are making a mistake because in Ghana they are the people who love to move around and live well with any society. I am half Anlogaman, half fanti, quater Ashanti, and some percentage northner (from great grand parents)but I like the Ashantis. When you live in Kumasi and you decide to be good they like you as their own. Travel and see people!!! Nevertheless don't worry because of you travel to Europe and the Western world you see that The whole of Ghana is a big village.All the best
amenkakure 11 years ago

I don't know how lazy people can pound fufu and be watch men and house boys and garden boys. Both Hot One and Abugri have completely lost their thinking faculties. Abugri's use of the words primitive and backwardness reveals ...
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I don't know how lazy people can pound fufu and be watch men and house boys and garden boys. Both Hot One and Abugri have completely lost their thinking faculties. Abugri's use of the words primitive and backwardness reveals his standing in life as far as history is concerned. For Europeans to enslave and colonize Africa, these were the very words they used. As for conflicts, it is not located in the Upper East alone. Heard of Dagbon? Europe had a 100 years of war until the Treaty of Westphilia. What Abugri can do is form an interest group and agitate for the type of education he thinks can improve the living standards in the region instead of calling himself backward and primitive.
The Northern Patriot 11 years ago

I perfectly share with your frustrations and the views you express. I have pondered over this millions of times and done a bit of research on the matter.

Quite apart from the fact that people in leadership positions only h ...
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I perfectly share with your frustrations and the views you express. I have pondered over this millions of times and done a bit of research on the matter.

Quite apart from the fact that people in leadership positions only help their close relatives, will you be shocked to learn that all the initiatives initiated by govt to address the poverty situation in the North in general have been bungled by northerners put in charge? Name them: URADEP, FASCOM, TONO IRRIGATION, VEA IRRIGATION, BONTANGA IRRIGATION, GHANA COTTON COMPANY ETC ETC. If these had succeeded the face of the north would have been markedly different. But it was not white people or people from the southern part of Ghana who messed these bold initiatives. They were all looted for personal individual gain by full blooded northerners put in charge!!!!!

Of even more insidious contribution to the backwardness of the UER is the loss of confidence. Why should a full blooded son of the area string a name like HARUNA SUMAILA ABUGRI? Don't you have two Kusasi names to add to the Abugri? Even yours is not the worst case: Some Kusasis even have three Arabic names as their identity? Must you hide your identity even if you turn moslem? In this regard I must doff my hat for Dagabas and Frafras. I must confess that this inferiority complex seems to be highest amongst Kusasis where even Christians are hiding behind moslem names. You can retain your Kusasi, Frafra, or Dagomba names and still be a good moslem or christian (see the Fante moslems, or best still Nigerians).

So Haruna Sumaila Abugri, please build up your confidence and when you assume a responsible position you will do the right thing. Next time I hope to see you disclose your full Kusasi names!

By the way I travelled from Bolga to Bawku at the year end and was wondering if there are any politicians from the UER. If Ghana is finding it difficult to manage the whole country, why don't we cede it to Burkina Faso? Perhaps as Southern Burkina Province, the UER might see better development.
GHA 11 years ago

"Perhaps as Southern Burkina Province, the UER might see better development."

HOW?

If after fifty years of free education and your own recount of how your own people have messed up all initiatives to develop the region, ...
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"Perhaps as Southern Burkina Province, the UER might see better development."

HOW?

If after fifty years of free education and your own recount of how your own people have messed up all initiatives to develop the region, how will merging with Burkina Faso develop the region?

Are you saying merging with Burkina will make the Upper Easterners to change their attitudes or you think the Mossis will give you better free things than the Akans have been giving you?

Go to Accra and Kumasi and see all the people from that region with big businesses but have abandoned their own region. Who do you want to go and develop the region for you? The Asantes invest in their region, likewise the Bonos and Kwahus and that is why they have better regions than the Northerners. Let the indigenes invest in their own backyard instead of building their mansions and businesses in Accra and Kumasi.
NA 11 years ago

I beg to defer from your submission. There has never been free education in the northern Ghana for 50 years. Check for facts. Akans do not give northerners free things. They have rather exploited northerners for cheap labor.Y ...
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I beg to defer from your submission. There has never been free education in the northern Ghana for 50 years. Check for facts. Akans do not give northerners free things. They have rather exploited northerners for cheap labor.Your last submission is a better piece of advice. Northerners should invest in the region.
Kweku Ayitey 11 years ago

The must be a change of attitude and mindset. A friend from the area told me about this problem and I did not believe it and could not comprehend it. I think it all boils down to love of homeland and your own people. Selfishn ...
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The must be a change of attitude and mindset. A friend from the area told me about this problem and I did not believe it and could not comprehend it. I think it all boils down to love of homeland and your own people. Selfishness is a big problem. It happens to other people of different tribes too.. This master servant mentality or I am better than you, or you are better than me has to be eradicated and opportunities made available to all. After every thing else we are all Ghanaians and deserve equal opportunity. If the people from the same area are mismanaging affairs then somone from a different area who has the people and place at heart should be made to manage the programs.
GHANABA 11 years ago

You are speaking some sense here BUT your ABUGRI is not a Northerner. There are means used to check and identify such people.He is in a group of 5 friends who have agreed to do this dirty job with the sole aim of denigrating ...
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You are speaking some sense here BUT your ABUGRI is not a Northerner. There are means used to check and identify such people.He is in a group of 5 friends who have agreed to do this dirty job with the sole aim of denigrating people.
Paul Amuna 11 years ago

You ask some good questions about regional development. You make some erroneous statements too regarding the types of schools in the region but never mind. Before you write any more on this issue, I suggest you do some resear ...
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You ask some good questions about regional development. You make some erroneous statements too regarding the types of schools in the region but never mind. Before you write any more on this issue, I suggest you do some research yourself to know the types, nature, instrastructure and other aspects of institutions in the region. Then also find out about how much efforts have been put into establishing those very institutions that will attract people to educate their children there.

Whilst you are at it, ask yourself why until recently, there was NO UNIVERSITY anywhere after Kumasi. We need good schools at all levels in the region to attract people to work there for example.

Of course the people from, and of the region need to come together and work together with a strategy for development of institutions, businesses and people in the area but investment needs to come from the people, government and inward investment from outside.

May be the region can identify sister regions elsewhere and partner with them on specific projects. There are good attempts and projects in the region but yes, development is slow and I am sure we as Ghanaians can do a lot to change that. By the way there are other regions and areas of Ghana too which have serious problems with development. Bear that in mind.
Kweku Ayitey 11 years ago

If the Area is really poorly developed by Ghana Standards then Ghana Govt needs to step in. Most people leave their villages and towns because of unemployment and poverty. If the Govt can provide basic necessities, Good drink ...
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If the Area is really poorly developed by Ghana Standards then Ghana Govt needs to step in. Most people leave their villages and towns because of unemployment and poverty. If the Govt can provide basic necessities, Good drinking water, electricity and Accessible roads the people in the Region will find a way to better themselves. It is also incumbent upon the people from these area to come together indepenedent of their language and seek a common goal. Together they can achieve a lot than going as separate tribes.
senior citizen 11 years ago

ask the stupid vea people and their tindana why they have halted a multi million dollar project that will save the vea dam and provide water to the whole region

ask the stupid vea people and their tindana why they have halted a multi million dollar project that will save the vea dam and provide water to the whole region
OK 11 years ago

People from the region who have made it, no mater how humble, should learn to give back to their people instead of living in Accra and Kumasi and Takoradi.

People from the region who have made it, no mater how humble, should learn to give back to their people instead of living in Accra and Kumasi and Takoradi.
Agongo 11 years ago

you are highly ungrateful and unappreciative. you article lacks substance. it would not hurt at all to do some little research and appear a bit empirical next time before you raise an article of this sort. you seem to be diso ...
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you are highly ungrateful and unappreciative. you article lacks substance. it would not hurt at all to do some little research and appear a bit empirical next time before you raise an article of this sort. you seem to be disorientated: young fellow.
Paul Amuna 11 years ago

Don't you think you are over simplifying the problem? I am sure there are many other projects which can be pursued. For those who live in the Southern cities with all the amenities, my simple question is: how many can tell us ...
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Don't you think you are over simplifying the problem? I am sure there are many other projects which can be pursued. For those who live in the Southern cities with all the amenities, my simple question is: how many can tell us the year in which hydro electric power got to the North, and how widely available is power across the three Northern regions?

By the way apart from the fact that I personally do not believe ANY PART OF GHANA is cursed and so cannot develop, seriously speaking, the winter is wrong in his assessments and Any how i do not believe this is the right forum for this discussion. In my view it is a distraction, but that's just my view.
GHA 11 years ago

We know from your postings that anything that calls for Northerners to be responsible is not to your liking. If this is not a proper forum from discussing this, then what forum do you want to discuss it?

I bet you thought ...
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We know from your postings that anything that calls for Northerners to be responsible is not to your liking. If this is not a proper forum from discussing this, then what forum do you want to discuss it?

I bet you thought the same too about Northerners poisoning their own children as revealed by investigative reporter Aremayaw.
Osabarima Darko 11 years ago

You have written, but you never dragged home what specifically you are talking about. You keep asking the whys, whoses, and whens, without hammering home what the specifics are, Haruna?

You have written, but you never dragged home what specifically you are talking about. You keep asking the whys, whoses, and whens, without hammering home what the specifics are, Haruna?
dzatanuu 11 years ago

My brother,I am glad you are bringing this matter to the notice of all GHANAIANS,not only those from Upper East of Great GHANA.
Even in America one may visit certain areas in the Apalacians,nad some poor neighbourhoods,and o ...
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My brother,I am glad you are bringing this matter to the notice of all GHANAIANS,not only those from Upper East of Great GHANA.
Even in America one may visit certain areas in the Apalacians,nad some poor neighbourhoods,and one would ask himself ,is this place in USA/?
Yes 'we shall overcome'
Salam,peace,hedzole.
ADAMA 11 years ago

TOO MUCH PITO DRINKING

TOO MUCH PITO DRINKING
Kwadwo 11 years ago

Abugri, your curse is your love affair with the NDC. You guys will not make it if you don't change your voting Pattern. Good Luck

Abugri, your curse is your love affair with the NDC. You guys will not make it if you don't change your voting Pattern. Good Luck
Gen.Okat.A.A. Afrifa /Kotoka Remembe 11 years ago

UPPER EAST NORTHERN REGION VOTED FOR A CORRUPT , THIEF AND DICTATOR TO BE PRESIDENTOF GHANA.

Being well educated through free education, he felt that he had to marry into Twi-speaking ( Brong-Ahafo) rather than his back-wa ...
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UPPER EAST NORTHERN REGION VOTED FOR A CORRUPT , THIEF AND DICTATOR TO BE PRESIDENTOF GHANA.

Being well educated through free education, he felt that he had to marry into Twi-speaking ( Brong-Ahafo) rather than his back-ward tribal ladies.
HOW COME !
My brother is married to a Northerner, from Wa, we love her so much so, for over 35 years, we do not see or regard her as any difference in her behaviour or character .
YET MAJORITY OF UPPERB EAST NORTHERN REGION PEOPLE VOTED TO BE PRESIDENT OF GHANA, A CORRUPT DICTATOR, WHO IS NOT PROUD OF HIS TRIBAL CUSTOMS AND VALUES NOR HIS LADIES.
A former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has described President John Dramani Mahama’s challenge for persons alleging corruption against him to report to an investigative body as “hollow.”

Mr. Amidu rather called on President Mahama to “set up a bi-partisan committee of Parliament to take evidence from Ghanaians on the matter of corruption in his Government.”

In a statement, Mr. Amidu cited two instances - acquisition of five aircraft for the Ghana Armed Forces and the issuance of an executive consent to off load the E. O. Group shares of over US$300 million to Tullow - which he said are only “two examples to show that corruption or the perception of corruption in this Government is endemic and systemic and was not personal to my late friend Professor Atta Mills. The people infecting this Government with the endemic corruption and abuse of office for private gains are alive and in President Mahama’s Government.”

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NA 11 years ago

This not the forum for you to vent your anger because your party lost.This forum is for people of the region to talk about lack of development in the region. We are trying to find solutions to our problems. We do not need thi ...
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This not the forum for you to vent your anger because your party lost.This forum is for people of the region to talk about lack of development in the region. We are trying to find solutions to our problems. We do not need this can of insults and disingenous submission of these types.
??? 11 years ago

the primitive attitude uve described exists in all of the other regions.

the primitive attitude uve described exists in all of the other regions.
Gerald Atawora Awozare 11 years ago

I don't wholly agree with you, I am from the Kasena-Nankana District in Upper East Region and we are leaving peacefully. I have never experienced any conflict. There is a teacher training College, a nursing training college ...
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I don't wholly agree with you, I am from the Kasena-Nankana District in Upper East Region and we are leaving peacefully. I have never experienced any conflict. There is a teacher training College, a nursing training college, a University (University for Development Studies) all in my District. It is therefore not true that people in the region have to travel to other regions when they have to school. There are very good schools in the region. There is room for improvement though.
jj 11 years ago

Living aqnd not leaving

Living aqnd not leaving
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 11 years ago

JJ, it is 'and' not ' aqnd'

JJ, it is 'and' not ' aqnd'
SYDNEY 11 years ago

WHAT DID WE EXPECT WHEN WICKED CALLOUS POLITICIANS USE PRECIOUS MONEY WHICH CLD HAV BEEN USED TO EDUCATE AND IMPROVE LIVING STANDARDS IS RATHER USED TO PAY OUT FAKE J-DEBTS AND THE LOOT IS SHARED BY THE NDC PARTY?.....and to ...
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WHAT DID WE EXPECT WHEN WICKED CALLOUS POLITICIANS USE PRECIOUS MONEY WHICH CLD HAV BEEN USED TO EDUCATE AND IMPROVE LIVING STANDARDS IS RATHER USED TO PAY OUT FAKE J-DEBTS AND THE LOOT IS SHARED BY THE NDC PARTY?.....and to make matters worse the very poor people who suffer the consequences of such looting and thievery rather chose to vote massively for the ndc........HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA.....THE BLACKMAN IS CURSED TO DESTROY HIMSELF WHILST HE FOOLISHLY AND SHEEPISHLY SHOUTS DOUBLE DOUBLE, NDC IDE BIIIII KEKE.......IGNORANCE WILL KEEP US SO DOWN IN THE NORTH IF WE DONT AVOID TRIBALISM AND CALL THIEVES BY THEIR REAL NAME AND VOTE THEM OUT WHETHER IT IS NPP OR NDC OR XYZ.......ndc ide biiiiii keke.
SYDNEY 11 years ago

WHAT-What have they done. There have been these chronic useless practices of tribalism, favoritism, greed, hatred among others in the upper east region. People who are fortunate to be heads of some institutions and offices on ...
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WHAT-What have they done. There have been these chronic useless practices of tribalism, favoritism, greed, hatred among others in the upper east region. People who are fortunate to be heads of some institutions and offices only admit or employ their relatives and kinsmen thereby putting square pegs in round holes. People in higher positions from the region refuse or are unwilling to help the younger ones. May be they want to remain at the top alone and forever? So when will we be able to move a bit. Please I need your views for my next piece.
Kweku Ayitey 11 years ago

Sydney,
Stop playing politics with this. The issue being raised here did not start or happen 1,2,3,4 years ago. It been a long existing problem. It was not caused by NDC. The previous govts all have a part to play in this p ...
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Sydney,
Stop playing politics with this. The issue being raised here did not start or happen 1,2,3,4 years ago. It been a long existing problem. It was not caused by NDC. The previous govts all have a part to play in this problem. What has the NPP done for the rest of the other Regions?
SYDNEY 11 years ago

yes pls, various govts hav come n gone but if we dont sanction govts for looting then corruption will never stop today or tmoro......corruption fuels ignorance, poverty, evil practices bcos we need money to fight and educate ...
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yes pls, various govts hav come n gone but if we dont sanction govts for looting then corruption will never stop today or tmoro......corruption fuels ignorance, poverty, evil practices bcos we need money to fight and educate against ignorance...when such monies are looted thro jdebts where do we get money to even educate since we need to use personnel and logistics to educate and all these need money to execute...but when they steal and we vote massively for them then when will they stop looting from us...npp ndc xyz etc etc are all human who need to be voted out when necessary in order to deter subsequent govts.
mac--slon milosovic 11 years ago

accept cultural relativity and donot appear to be the most knowledgeable person particularly when it comes to peoples way of religion, because you should not try to say you are the ultimate authority with your emotions with ...
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accept cultural relativity and donot appear to be the most knowledgeable person particularly when it comes to peoples way of religion, because you should not try to say you are the ultimate authority with your emotions without being reasonable.
SYDNEY 11 years ago

SUCH WICKEDNESS IS BEING PERPETRATED BY SATANIC ELEMENTS AMONG US AND U CALL IT CULTURE? AND SO MUST BE ALLOWED?.....THERE ARE LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL CULTURAL PRACTICES UP NORTH WHICH MUST BE JEALOUSLY PROTECTED BUT NOT THIS SATAN ...
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SUCH WICKEDNESS IS BEING PERPETRATED BY SATANIC ELEMENTS AMONG US AND U CALL IT CULTURE? AND SO MUST BE ALLOWED?.....THERE ARE LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL CULTURAL PRACTICES UP NORTH WHICH MUST BE JEALOUSLY PROTECTED BUT NOT THIS SATANIC ONE PLS.
oppong london 11 years ago

ghana is always cursed under ndc,just watch terrible happenings when ndc is in power,death of a sitting president,many mps dying,burning of gov,t offices,accidents,think of other happenings yourself and you will see ndc is a ...
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ghana is always cursed under ndc,just watch terrible happenings when ndc is in power,death of a sitting president,many mps dying,burning of gov,t offices,accidents,think of other happenings yourself and you will see ndc is a curse to ghana.
ATIA-ATUAH, ABUJA 11 years ago

BONABOTO BE CAUSE FOR PROBLEMS ALL. LOOK THEIR ACTIONS FOR POLITICS, FOR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS INSIDE BOLGA, FOR CHRISTIAN RELIGIN SIDE. I GET NOTING TO TALK AGAIN. I COME FROM BOLGA BUT THEY MAKE MANY PEOPLES THEY ARE TALK ...
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BONABOTO BE CAUSE FOR PROBLEMS ALL. LOOK THEIR ACTIONS FOR POLITICS, FOR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS INSIDE BOLGA, FOR CHRISTIAN RELIGIN SIDE. I GET NOTING TO TALK AGAIN. I COME FROM BOLGA BUT THEY MAKE MANY PEOPLES THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT FRAFRA PEOPLE TOO MACH
Bulsa South 11 years ago

Mr Abugri you are right.Let me add that those of us from the region need to get back home and help with infrastructure. That is the simple three bed room house that each capable one of us puts up there will help restrain our ...
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Mr Abugri you are right.Let me add that those of us from the region need to get back home and help with infrastructure. That is the simple three bed room house that each capable one of us puts up there will help restrain our people from travelling down south during the period of construction hence some cash for their farm work. This will also help the school chaps to make some money for school through their regular source of by-day which we provide through our private home construction.

This suggestion is simple but is very practical. It is used in many world bank projects where the projects are brought to the community to help in job provision leading to poverty alleviation
Dag-Zeb 11 years ago

what is ur contribution to the development of the region-Abugri u are a disgrace urself

what is ur contribution to the development of the region-Abugri u are a disgrace urself
Bernard Narh 11 years ago

The answer is simple. Your senior brothers and sisters have sold their conscience to the NDC so those in position including parliamentarians only think of how to build houses in Accra and come to show off. Since Acheampong's ...
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The answer is simple. Your senior brothers and sisters have sold their conscience to the NDC so those in position including parliamentarians only think of how to build houses in Accra and come to show off. Since Acheampong's era where there was massive development, thanks to MR. A. A.Ampofo who was not from the region, nothing significant has taken place.
Pelicles 11 years ago

The problem with the Northern Regions in Ghana, is quite simple; the people are refusing to "grow up" and face reality.

We are in the twenty first century where someone in Ghana can chat with someone in New Zealand just by ...
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The problem with the Northern Regions in Ghana, is quite simple; the people are refusing to "grow up" and face reality.

We are in the twenty first century where someone in Ghana can chat with someone in New Zealand just by pushing some buttons. Do you get that?
GHANABA 11 years ago

Do you believe all Northeners are failing to grow up and all Southerners are growing up? Are all fingers the same? Are we all males/females? or of the same hight?
IF YOU ARE REAALY AN INTELLECTUAL. you will eason otherwise ...
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Do you believe all Northeners are failing to grow up and all Southerners are growing up? Are all fingers the same? Are we all males/females? or of the same hight?
IF YOU ARE REAALY AN INTELLECTUAL. you will eason otherwise because the problems are deeper than what your shallow mind tells you.
Jakob 11 years ago

A very good article and just from some comments i can see the negative respond, My brother you have brought in a good point,This has all is how the country Ghana it self was befoe but progress have been made and development i ...
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A very good article and just from some comments i can see the negative respond, My brother you have brought in a good point,This has all is how the country Ghana it self was befoe but progress have been made and development is increasin,They are many educated Upper East Region students leavin the region for other pat of the country were there are benefitin from what Upper east has developed,As a country Ghana and like many in the south still look at the region as backwards i can give you this example,Is like if you are in the western world and seein the image or how they portry Africa so is how the far regions some look at Upper East Region.It has to come among us from us and like what the western world dont kno more about Africa so is the rest of Ghana to understand that although with got our problems but i bet the love of the region through is multicultral people is so uniq,It has to be that we should not let the influence of the others hurt us,Just look at the North in general always has been so so till among us we start doin what was like before love unity,I was raised around the social center building which was my play groung were the st john school and st charles and co was always diff group tribe playin together sharin, but soon when people move and some faces that come in with wealth which is that wealth change people and the more some families are gettin stronger the more the greed is increasin,but the love is there,we have to make the effort of sayin we can build it, like the football team being called Upper East United is all the effort of the good men of the region who really care and have it at heart to help,so your effort even if just an idea and you gettin more toward that positive thinkin wil do wonders brother.Hope that the cryin for the people of Upper East region will come out positive and it shall be well.One Love and peace up and Its gonna be fine,Lets pray that those with the effort to want help should really be given the chance to do so.
Paul Amuna 11 years ago

GHA, a pity you don't identify ?ourself. Was there anything irresponsible about my suggestions? Please note that as others have also commented on this forum, the writer did a poor job on an issue of major national importance ...
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GHA, a pity you don't identify ?ourself. Was there anything irresponsible about my suggestions? Please note that as others have also commented on this forum, the writer did a poor job on an issue of major national importance which merits debate beyond this forum.

Is there anything wrong in saying that? By the way I have lived, studied, worked and run projects in different parts of Ghana and speak FIVE Ghana languages, FOUR of them fluently. I have my roots for which I am immensely proud and cherish but WHO ARE YOU? We don't even know your name so identify yourself and show us how "responsible" you are.

There are complex, historical and contemporary issues affecting the northern regions and if I may ask, how long did it take for the first university to be cited in the northern regions? And when did hydroelectric power reach the north?

And by the way what percentage of the regions actually have a reliable power and potable water supply? Don't you think these issues along with good schools and other major amenities also influence development of the area? Do you realise how much concerted, planned and committed investment is needed to change your "curse" into a 'BLESSING?'

In my view the writer has not articulated his views well and has not armed himself with the facts to enable him do so for such an important issue affecting our nation. Please also note that this is not the first article that I have suggested is in a inappropriate forum on Ghanaweb. GHA, STOP BEING HYPOCRITICAL.
GHA 11 years ago

So this issue is more important people in this forum are not qualified to discuss it? Is this the most important issue ever to hit the forum since Ghanaweb was established some 18 years ago?

What you wanted to say was that ...
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So this issue is more important people in this forum are not qualified to discuss it? Is this the most important issue ever to hit the forum since Ghanaweb was established some 18 years ago?

What you wanted to say was that, the writer should not have brought this issue to the forum because it makes the Upper Easterners to look bad. Tell me, if not this forum, then where can he voice out his concerns? The writer was right, these tribes from the three Northern regions always want to blame others for their problems without accepting responsibity for their own behaviour. People marrying multiple women and procreating without thinking about how to take care of them makes the services of those old men in their areas perpetrate this primitive behavior that some children needs to be killed because they are evil who make their parents poor, what kind of people are these?

Accept responsibility for your own irresponsible behaviour as the bane of your problems instead of blaming others.
GHANABA 11 years ago

Abugri or who? Please IF you are are true son of the Upper East, just make sure you consult Primary school children in Navrongo to help with the draft of such a document. AS I am sure a true son of that region will not be so ...
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Abugri or who? Please IF you are are true son of the Upper East, just make sure you consult Primary school children in Navrongo to help with the draft of such a document. AS I am sure a true son of that region will not be so stupid enough to write such a denigrating article that is void of any sense on Ghanaweb with the sole intention of making a mockery of northerners. Many of such articles will start coming up as the Incumbent President is a Northener even if he is not specifically from that area.GHANAWEB is meant for people who love GHANA and not for Tribalistic CROOKS with criminal and divisive mindset.
Neahbagweie 11 years ago

I can't believe the writer purports to hail from the Upper East Region. I hail from Navrongo and I don't recognise his argument. Yes there is poverty, yes the literacy levels could be higher but reading his article makes me t ...
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I can't believe the writer purports to hail from the Upper East Region. I hail from Navrongo and I don't recognise his argument. Yes there is poverty, yes the literacy levels could be higher but reading his article makes me think anyone educated in the Upper East (I was educated in Big Boss), would have been able to write something more articulate.
My advice to the writer/author is to take this saying as advice "Charity begins at home". In other words, he needs a degree of introspection.
fred 11 years ago

my bro. thank u 4 yr article but be patience our bros n sisters who are in the hem of affairs are working around the clock to reduce this menace of poverty, illiteracy, and above all tribal sentiments. the working mechanism t ...
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my bro. thank u 4 yr article but be patience our bros n sisters who are in the hem of affairs are working around the clock to reduce this menace of poverty, illiteracy, and above all tribal sentiments. the working mechanism they will use I think is the youth. if they are united then there wouldn't be parallel tribal lines, land litigations, poor talent hunt,i.e those poor students who perform excellently in academies should be hunted for. these are in the villages to become village rogues and wee smokers. the region have great men n women who working hard we appeal they will identify n locate these brilliant ones n offer the opportunity to excel. fred
PAT 11 years ago

Let's change our attitude and things will be better.

Let's change our attitude and things will be better.
Alice Abulbire 11 years ago

I always pray dat God ope their eyes !!!!!

I always pray dat God ope their eyes !!!!!
st louis 11 years ago

YOU DID NOT HIT A PARTICULER POINT,BUT AS A FANTE I KNOW THE KASENA NANKANA IS PEACEFUL AND MOST EDUCATED IN THE REGION, HISTORICAL EVENTS IS STILL WORRING THEM, THEY SHOULD LEARN TO FOERGIVE ONE ANOTHER. AMERICA BOMBED TWO ...
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YOU DID NOT HIT A PARTICULER POINT,BUT AS A FANTE I KNOW THE KASENA NANKANA IS PEACEFUL AND MOST EDUCATED IN THE REGION, HISTORICAL EVENTS IS STILL WORRING THEM, THEY SHOULD LEARN TO FOERGIVE ONE ANOTHER. AMERICA BOMBED TWO JAPANESE CITIES BUT TODAY THEY ARE GREAT FRIENDS. PLEASE TAKE A CUE FROM THIS.
Joe 11 years ago

Central Region is catching up fast at the bottom. With free education in the north, C/R will soon be at the bottom if not already there.

Central Region is catching up fast at the bottom. With free education in the north, C/R will soon be at the bottom if not already there.
Akwadaa Swiss 11 years ago

IN A WAY THE QUESTION IS TO BE POSED ON THE WHOLE AFRICAN CONTINENT-WHY-in an ERA of THIS HIGH TECH-AFRICA IS STILL BEHIND?IT starts with complex issues,mindset,believes,culture,education and etc.BUT LOOK HERE,BAD FAMILY prod ...
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IN A WAY THE QUESTION IS TO BE POSED ON THE WHOLE AFRICAN CONTINENT-WHY-in an ERA of THIS HIGH TECH-AFRICA IS STILL BEHIND?IT starts with complex issues,mindset,believes,culture,education and etc.BUT LOOK HERE,BAD FAMILY produces BAD SOCIETIES,and that in turn AFFECTS THE COUNTRY AT LARGE-right!IN UR CASE,THE GOVERMENT shld lay the INFRUSTRUCTURES and thats all.AFRICA in this sense,backwards bcos of CORRUPT GREEDY GOVERMENTS.WE ARE TO HOLD OUR ASSEMBLEMEN,DCE'S, REGIONAL Ministers up to the MP's accountable.DO WE DO THAT? or DO we allow them to transport OUR GOLDS FREE of charge to TURKEY? The TOPIC COMES UP-and that is END¨!

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