President John Mahama is a spineless hypocrite

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TRUTH AND JUSTICE 11 years ago

Your favorite master anti-NDC author is back to twist your mental neurons with more highly intellectual putrid garbage based others' speculations, deliberate misinterpretations and lies!!! Thank you for enlightening us on chi ...
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Your favorite master anti-NDC author is back to twist your mental neurons with more highly intellectual putrid garbage based others' speculations, deliberate misinterpretations and lies!!! Thank you for enlightening us on chimera, albeit dramaturgically! (ha ha ahem!!)so how have you been after you went into a coma when Ghanaians decided to vote for NDC?
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Kitty 11 years ago

There are three signs of a hypocrite: When he speaks he lies, when he makes a promise, he breaks it & when he's trusted, he betrays his trust.

There are three signs of a hypocrite: When he speaks he lies, when he makes a promise, he breaks it & when he's trusted, he betrays his trust.
RASH 11 years ago

YOUR FATHER IS A HYPOCRITE BUT NOT OUR HOLY PREZ.HE DO PROMISE AND DELIVER IT

YOUR FATHER IS A HYPOCRITE BUT NOT OUR HOLY PREZ.HE DO PROMISE AND DELIVER IT
shak 11 years ago

.. .. and balls i might add. Sling it any which way you want to but his excellency Johnny Mahama is a mans man and a leader among them - something you know not about. Real recognizes real and you look UNFAMILIAR sir intellect ...
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.. .. and balls i might add. Sling it any which way you want to but his excellency Johnny Mahama is a mans man and a leader among them - something you know not about. Real recognizes real and you look UNFAMILIAR sir intellectual garbage!!!!
AMB 11 years ago

I agree. He is a disgrace to the intellectual community. He is definitely on somebixys payroll. Idiot.

I agree. He is a disgrace to the intellectual community. He is definitely on somebixys payroll. Idiot.
william 11 years ago

This man is not communicating! Looks like he sat down with a dictionary and packed his article with engish words in discordant fashion as long as he kept trying to unleash his 'skin pain' reactions!!!What a pity! Department o ...
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This man is not communicating! Looks like he sat down with a dictionary and packed his article with engish words in discordant fashion as long as he kept trying to unleash his 'skin pain' reactions!!!What a pity! Department of ENGLISH?
ATTA-M 11 years ago

Time will tell. But at one time in the US blacks were not allowed to marry white people in the good old USA. Gays were condemned and majority of Americans opposed it. Now, Americans by a bigger margin no longer hold anti-Gay ...
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Time will tell. But at one time in the US blacks were not allowed to marry white people in the good old USA. Gays were condemned and majority of Americans opposed it. Now, Americans by a bigger margin no longer hold anti-Gay views.

But then again you do not argue with an idiot or the ignorant one. He will bring you to his level and beat you with experience. Maybe when we all come to think of gay people as being born that way rather than a choice our anti-gay stance will change. Until then let our own ignorance hold sway one way or the other.
MAHAMA SOLOMON WIFE 11 years ago

VEEP,NANA OYE,MAHAMA ALL ARE GAYS,EIII HMMMMMM GHANA,WHERE NDC MAHAMA ARE SINKING US TO,GOD SAVE US OOOOOOOOOOOO,MAHAMA COVER UP GHANA GOLD TO TURKEY,GHANIANS MUST WAKE U NOW NOW,

VEEP,NANA OYE,MAHAMA ALL ARE GAYS,EIII HMMMMMM GHANA,WHERE NDC MAHAMA ARE SINKING US TO,GOD SAVE US OOOOOOOOOOOO,MAHAMA COVER UP GHANA GOLD TO TURKEY,GHANIANS MUST WAKE U NOW NOW,
MAHAMA SOLOMON WIFE 11 years ago

VEEP,NANA OYE,MAHAMA ALL ARE GAYS,EIII HMMMMMM GHANA,WHERE NDC MAHAMA ARE SINKING US TO,GOD SAVE US OOOOOOOOOOOO,MAHAMA COVER UP GHANA GOLD TO TURKEY,GHANIANS MUST WAKE U NOW NOW,

VEEP,NANA OYE,MAHAMA ALL ARE GAYS,EIII HMMMMMM GHANA,WHERE NDC MAHAMA ARE SINKING US TO,GOD SAVE US OOOOOOOOOOOO,MAHAMA COVER UP GHANA GOLD TO TURKEY,GHANIANS MUST WAKE U NOW NOW,
ATTA-M 11 years ago

Time will tell. But at one time in the US blacks were not allowed to marry white people in the good old USA. Gays were condemned and majority of Americans opposed it. Now, Americans by a bigger margin no longer hold anti-Gay ...
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Time will tell. But at one time in the US blacks were not allowed to marry white people in the good old USA. Gays were condemned and majority of Americans opposed it. Now, Americans by a bigger margin no longer hold anti-Gay views.

But then again you do not argue with an idiot or the ignorant one. He will bring you to his level and beat you with experience. Maybe when we all come to think of gay people as being born that way rather than a choice our anti-gay stance will change. Until then let our own ignorance hold sway one way or the other.
Nana Yaw III 11 years ago

Prof. Ahoofe, whilst not holding brief for the president, I will like to make it clear to you that the President of Ghana, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has not apologised to Andrew Solomon for calling him a criminal (homosexual). ...
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Prof. Ahoofe, whilst not holding brief for the president, I will like to make it clear to you that the President of Ghana, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has not apologised to Andrew Solomon for calling him a criminal (homosexual). You claim you are a professor in an English Department of a university in New York and yet fail to make correct inferences from simple English sentences such as the following:

‘On Friday, Feb. 1, the president's spokesman said that President Mahama didn't know me. On Saturday, the president called me to apologize. On Sunday, the government issued a statement that Mr. Mahama and I know each other, that I have never made a campaign contribution or persuaded anyone else to do so, and that President Mahama “does not subscribe to homosexualism and will not take any step to promote homosexualism in Ghana.” I am not sure what is involved in promoting homosexualism, but I am pleased to know that a cordial friendship with me does not constitute such an act.’

What extra information do you need to understand the above before stating that ‘ in one breath President Mahama would be mordantly damning "good friends" like Mr. Solomon as "criminals," and in the next breath be doubling over with dramaturgical remorse and profusely "apologising"? Does this assertion not betray your ability to understand and correctly interpret simple sentences?

Your ignorance is further shown by your lack of appreciation of the fact stated in Andrew Solomon’s opening paragraph of the article you claim to have read: “WHEN my husband-to-be and I met the Ghanaian politician John Dramani Mahama at a friend's wedding near Accra eight years ago, I liked him immediately. I kept up with his fortunes mostly through mutual friends, and I was happy to learn in 2009 that he had been elected his nation's vice president.”

If you had the aforementioned paragraph in mind (and had understood it, I doubt if it would have been necessary for you to write “And just what was Ghana's legally embattled president thinking when he made the retrospectively curious decision of paying a visit to the home of a personality whose well-known sexual orientation he unreservedly deemed to be utterly repugnant and criminal?”

Unfortunately for some of us, whilst “Ghana's Fourth-Republican Constitution leaves absolutely no room for doubt vis-a-vis the mental state of who best qualifies to govern our beloved country”, the same leaves some of us handicapped and allows the likes of you to inundate us with your rather sorry mental state.
Daddy G. 11 years ago

Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe has a serious mental disorder, and should simply be ignored!

Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe has a serious mental disorder, and should simply be ignored!
insight to the bone 11 years ago

you may have gotten your facts right but your interpretations are well off the mark as in geopolitics and the world today there are no secrets that can remain hidden for too long . Today whether we like it or not the world is ...
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you may have gotten your facts right but your interpretations are well off the mark as in geopolitics and the world today there are no secrets that can remain hidden for too long . Today whether we like it or not the world is divided into 3 spheres of influence or civilizations based on religion , Christianity , Islam and Buddhism/ Confucianism , With that in mind most of what is going on is very clear except to the blind who do not wish to see. Imperialism based on monarchism as a form of governance or world order has given way to democracy due to the fact that the one and only superpower of the world the USA prefers it so . We as Africans can not dream to participate fully in any world events as long as our borders we drawn by others who ensure we shall never develop or be able to afford our people a decent standard of living fit for the 21st century instead of this pre industrial 19th century Purgatory we now live in . our leaders have always flirted with the caliphate or far eastern philosophies which further push us into the vicious circle of staying confused about what to do. Whether or not we like it the minimal freedom we enjoy is not guaranteed by the islamists or chinese rather out so called arch enemy imperialists NATO or better put the american civil rights movement . Mills was killed because of the chinese and now mahama will also see an untimely end because of the Iranian/Turkish/ Malasian caliphate alliance he has willfully pushed us into as this islamists have always wished to dominate Africa . in the 60's all the way till quite recently they have used the palestinian question to hold us to ransom . our brothers by the ay never gave us the oil billions we needed to develop rather they gave it to the americans and europeans . instead they taught their people that we need to be kept only as slaves . Mills was wise and dropped them quickly but pepeni mahama runs to them to pay his dues in gold to reaffirm the commitment of his alajih tribesmen to their cause but we shall chop off his head true Akan style when the time comes . long live the Republic of Akan
luc 11 years ago

This man is suffering from sardo masochism which gives him pleasure from the pain of insult and abuse.He actually revels in it so no matter what you throw at him he has a thick skin for it.The more the humiliation the better ...
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This man is suffering from sardo masochism which gives him pleasure from the pain of insult and abuse.He actually revels in it so no matter what you throw at him he has a thick skin for it.The more the humiliation the better it is for him. It is a problem with the mind just like homosexuality but in this case worse.He is a sick man.
Prince Tsegah 11 years ago

I just read Andrew Solomons's article and nowhere in this article did he refer to the ex president as a spineless hypocrite....he just shed light on what happened in Ghanaian media circles and also his relationship with the p ...
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I just read Andrew Solomons's article and nowhere in this article did he refer to the ex president as a spineless hypocrite....he just shed light on what happened in Ghanaian media circles and also his relationship with the prez.he made it clear that he didn't buy copies of his book for $20,000 as was reported and that he didn't influence Nana Oye lithurs appointment. He went on to say he was happy that Ghanaians are talking about the subject since we may reflect on the matter..please don't misinform the Ghanaian populace with lies or political propaganda..Kwame Okoampa Ahoofe. Jnr. With your Ph.D
npp nima 11 years ago

Every time you write you sound uncivilized just because your party is not in power. You are so peeved that you will always insult. Leave the US and come home if you are so patriotic. Foolish Man. You don't deserve the Ph.D

Every time you write you sound uncivilized just because your party is not in power. You are so peeved that you will always insult. Leave the US and come home if you are so patriotic. Foolish Man. You don't deserve the Ph.D
AKOSA, AKOSA AKOSA 11 years ago

Ahoofe, are you back? Thought you vanished after your legal luminary' was rejected at the ballot box in December. He, he, heee

Ahoofe, are you back? Thought you vanished after your legal luminary' was rejected at the ballot box in December. He, he, heee
leliorisen 11 years ago

Well said and well thought out.

Well said and well thought out.
Whatever 11 years ago

The president undeniable stated that homosexuality is a criminal offense under GHANAIAN Laws. Does Andrew Solomon practise his homosexuality in Ghana for you to misrepresent Mahama by saying he called Andrew Solomon a crimina ...
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The president undeniable stated that homosexuality is a criminal offense under GHANAIAN Laws. Does Andrew Solomon practise his homosexuality in Ghana for you to misrepresent Mahama by saying he called Andrew Solomon a criminal... under which law and jurisdiction? so the president statement could not by any stretch of your imagination be criminalizing Andrew solomon who dwells in a different geographical location where his actions are lawful. So please don't insult him for your lack of comprehension
Adjei 11 years ago

Ahhofe shut up and concentrate on your guru Akuffo Addo`s downfall. I´ve been watching your next move and when you came it was a twist.

Ahhofe shut up and concentrate on your guru Akuffo Addo`s downfall. I´ve been watching your next move and when you came it was a twist.
MUNGO PARK 11 years ago

THE SIGNIFYING GAY MONKEY…
Your piece is not only hypocritical but insidious. The Western world engagement with Africa had been one of abused from the era of slave trade (African young males were raped from the African sho ...
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THE SIGNIFYING GAY MONKEY…
Your piece is not only hypocritical but insidious. The Western world engagement with Africa had been one of abused from the era of slave trade (African young males were raped from the African shores right through onto the plantations) to the contemporary. The notion of so-called HUMAN RIGHTS was conceptually an impossibility to be conceived by the Europeans then during the SLAVE TRADE. We are still experiencing its effect 600 hundred years ago. The universalization of cultural practices of so-called superior race (Aryan) Whites has been a construct for which the lesser human race according to your standpoint must subscribe, however subtle is it coated (aid, food, loans for liberalization of homosexuality in Africa),with human rights as cardinal reason.
Homosexuality is a European cultural practices and since its practiced by human beings, any human being under enabling conditions can become susceptible it. Many Africans see the posturing of the West in relation to homosexuality as an attempt to impose this abnormal practice on us or least adopt a liberal attitude which in time will be accepted or tolerated. Your India example is instructive. Africa has its own negative cultural practices, and homosexuality is not one of them, at least not one of the originals. Perhaps there is context of counter-HUMAN-rights, which clearly is missing in the imposition of homosexuality in Africa even if it’s virtual debate. The right to not be the other is missing. Africans have the right not to be your other.
Homosexuality has its origins in Greece, the epicenter of the so-called European civilization. When Greeks went to ancient Egypt (Africa) to study they were informed of the cardinal African principle that defines our world MALE & FEMALE, principle that must be in balance. Nowhere was homosexuality encouraged. That is not to infer that the Ancient Africans were unaware of possibility of this abnormal sexual condition (from an African perspective and by no means a universal one). Indeed the West with all its scientific development has refused to conduct research into homosexuality to ascertain whether it’s hormonal or otherwise imbalance. You may draw the conclusion.

In Greece homosexual love for boys was not only aristocratic phenomenon but popular, in 507 BCE, democracy was introduced in Athens there was increase of pederasty and other homosexual representations, it became more popular.
It should be added that for Plato, the only type of real love is the love between two men, and he has dedicated two of his dialogues to that subject: the Symposium and the Phaedrus. After all, homo-erotic love is related to education and gaining knowledge and this makes it superior to other types of love. In 399 BCE, Socrates was executed on a charge of corrupting the Athenian youth. There was no Athenian law that said that people who taught bad ideas to young people ought to be killed. Socrates cannot have been guilty of breaking any written law. The "corruption of the youth" as a sexual corruption: they took literally Socrates' metaphor that he loved boys, and this was indeed breaking the old law of 450 (above) that forbade young citizens to sell themselves. (male prostitution not consenting adults gay men), Socrates was held responsible for inducing boys to prostitution and WAS EXECUTED!
´The fact that local propagandists can plausibly suggest that the president of a West African country is in the hands of gay lobbyists reflects a changing world. ´
It does not suggest nor reflect a changing world! IT AFFIRMS IT! West African (African) presidents know where power lies, having failed to realize that in unity lies strength. America’s superpower statue was predicated on being a United States of America. Millions died in American civil War, including sons and daughters of Africa. The truth is that African Presidents with all the pomp and pageantry are helpless. We know the score and what time it is.
´ I hope that President Mahama will seize this occasion to take a leadership role in the region on L.G.B.T. rights. ´
This was out of the bag , all this whiles, now you have made it clearer. Your assertion typifies, Western/European arrogance, in much the same way as the early European missionaries to Africa to covert us into the true God. Come see how confused we now! Some of us don’t know whether we are worshipping God, You or Jesus. !
It not surprising therefore that many:” The fact that so many people from his country wrote to me when the scandal broke indicates that many are thinking through these issues. And: One said, “I am tired of this humiliation and embarrassment. I don’t know whether I am a gay. I am not a living being. I have tried to pretend to be what they wanted. I need your word of advice and help. Sorry to say I feel like committing suicide. My tears are dropping so badly that I have to end my e-mail here.”

Many Africans committed suicide than be captured by European and their African collaborates into slavery. It’s not a new phenomenon. Suicide.
Only that we have more of economic gays/Lesbos, in Africa, than so called born gays!! A hungry Ghanaian young man/ woman with no hope of any future, no jobs! and easy access to internet (50 cent any hour) is a WILLING GAY/LESBAIN than ANGRY!
The poverty degrades. The failure of our political leadership makes possible the
Softening of moral fabric of the youth and culture terrain. We are suffering from AQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENY SYDROME, (AIDS) of which you, as gay activist may be too familiar with! Ofcourse you well appreciate the pun or the point being made. There is an inter-connectedness between African/ Ghanaian economic gays and poverty.

The West must respect the right of other cultures to be what they are and NOT assert its cultural sexual preference under the pretext of human rights. Were there nuclear weapons in Iran after the carnage and pain inflicted on innocent lives? Africa at this point is weak and as the African proverb goes ”if your hand is in someone’s mouth, you don’t hit on his head”.

Africa is weak and saddle with bankrupt leadership, lacking the vision and courage to lift us from our abject poverty. YOU NEED NOT WORRY, all you need is time, for Africa in this condition cannot defend itself culturally or otherwise. SHE IS LIKE A WOMAN BEING RAPED BY OUTSIDERS AS WELL AS HER OWN SONS AND MAY I ADD DAUGHTERS.

Her own sons and daughters are more of an asset to your cause than YOURSELF.
JOE 11 years ago

Interesting better than the nonsense this so-called Phd AHOOFE is talking about. This is well researched and educative. I hope you are a Ghanaian.

Interesting better than the nonsense this so-called Phd AHOOFE is talking about. This is well researched and educative. I hope you are a Ghanaian.
JAHBOSS 11 years ago

TOO MUCH VOCABULARIES, I DON'T THINK THE WRITER WANT MOST PEOPLES TO UNDERSTAND HIS ARTICLE. HE SHOULD TRY TO MAKE IT PRESENTABLE TO EVERYONE.

TOO MUCH VOCABULARIES, I DON'T THINK THE WRITER WANT MOST PEOPLES TO UNDERSTAND HIS ARTICLE. HE SHOULD TRY TO MAKE IT PRESENTABLE TO EVERYONE.
DR SALIM SALIM 11 years ago

The auther of this piece is amogonomistic imprumatuated signofincited. His is a victim of razolizing demjinjstic ampubioticshuastulent. TOO much manure in his brain so he cannot comprehend the biomolistic empulated cosuana b ...
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The auther of this piece is amogonomistic imprumatuated signofincited. His is a victim of razolizing demjinjstic ampubioticshuastulent. TOO much manure in his brain so he cannot comprehend the biomolistic empulated cosuana bilities.
mahama is pure gay 4 sure 11 years ago

MAHAMA LOOK LIKE A WOMAN,THATS WHY SOLOMON STARTED TO LOVE HIM,OR HER,MY NPONT IS BOTH HAS DONE IT BE4,MAHAMA MUST GO TO ASUO ANTOA FOR GHANIANS TO SEE IF ITS NOT TROUGH,GOD HATE GAY,SO MAHAMA IS CAUSE,AND FAKE TO THE NATION, ...
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MAHAMA LOOK LIKE A WOMAN,THATS WHY SOLOMON STARTED TO LOVE HIM,OR HER,MY NPONT IS BOTH HAS DONE IT BE4,MAHAMA MUST GO TO ASUO ANTOA FOR GHANIANS TO SEE IF ITS NOT TROUGH,GOD HATE GAY,SO MAHAMA IS CAUSE,AND FAKE TO THE NATION,PERIOD

President John Mahama is a spineless hypocrite

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