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Ghanaian Chiefs Still Living In The World of Neanderthals?

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  • Osibrekete 11 years ago

    WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE DO? THEY ARE SOME SELFISH GROUP OF ILLITERATES WHO DO NOTHING FOR THEIR OWN VILLAGES. LOOK AT ASANTEHENE HE GETS PAID FROM EVERY BAR OF GOLD SOLD OUT OF OBUASI...HE BOUGHT MANSIONS IN CITIES HE DOESNT LI ...
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  • MAN 11 years ago

    Do you know Asantehene's view on this matter? Show the man some respect for what he does, not who he is.

  • Charled Asante-Yeboa 11 years ago

    Well said. Society must be dynamic and improve with the

    passage of time. Unfortunately, many establishments in Ghanaian

    society have been static to the detriment of the very people they

    are supposed to improve the ...
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  • MAN 11 years ago

    More education is needed.

  • srome 11 years ago

    I agree.

  • Cultured 11 years ago

    When will these papa sammo ever think of coming home with their armbrellas to cover their bald heads. Watena aburokyire asee papa. How old were u when u left the motherland. Think of how u're going to get to ur mom's hs becs ...
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  • MAN 11 years ago

    You called yourself cultured, but have chosen to abuse a stranger. That is not civilized and uncharacteristic of 'cultured'. Which part of the article do you disagree with the author? You are worse than our discriminating chi ...
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  • Diprof 11 years ago

    K. Badu, I find your article brief in form but comprehensive in scope, well-written, execellent in logic and well-researched.

    To the issue at stake, I think it's high time as a nation we do away with antiquated systems tha ...
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  • MAN 11 years ago

    "To the issue at stake, I think it's high time as a nation we do away with antiquated systems that will diminish our progress."

    You are right. Nonetheless it would be a tall order to abolish such antiquated beliefs, becaus ...
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  • alfred 11 years ago

    ALL functions performed previously by chiefs b4 democracy is undertaken by various institutions.ie lawyers,judges,lands commision,assemblymen,police,soldiers etc etc what is left for them to do now is confusion in society

  • CITIZEN ONE 11 years ago

    Traditional leaders such as the;

    Akuapimhene
    Asantihene
    Ga Mantse
    Togbui
    Yaa Naa's
    and all the Kingship and Chieftaincy titles must only be for ceremonial purposes, and also only for those who choose to adhere to thos ...
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  • MAN 11 years ago

    Interesting, can we do that in our present system of governance? I think what you are suggesting is practised in Federal system of governing......it is not a bad system though. The question is: would our parliamentarians acce ...
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  • Nana Mepe Ntem Ako. 11 years ago

    THE NANANOM DISAGREEING TO THE DR DANAA'S APPOINTMENT MUST DESTOOL THEMSELVES AND RELINQUISH THEIR AUTHORITIES TO THOSE WHO CAN BETTER SERVE GHANA WITH THEIR KNOW HOWS INSTEAD OF EXPECTING TO BE SERVED. OUR SO CALLED CHIEFS, ...
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  • MAN 11 years ago

    "CHIEFTAINCY IS GOOD FOR OUR COUNTRY BUT IT SEEMS TO BE LOADED WITH SOME BACKWARD BACKWARD THINKING AND UNQUALIFIED AND UNWARRANTED CHARACTERS WHO ARE DANGEROUS AND DETRIMENTAL TO OUR SOCIETY IN GHANA."

    This is the case. Y ...
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  • MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

    For the most part, our Chiefs are doing far better than our politician in terms of maintain law and order, and seeing to the advancement of all facets of rural life and the economy of the traditional area.
    The government sho ...
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