Full State of the Nation Address of President Mahama

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CTZ 11 years ago

God bless you mr. press! and God bless ghana!!

God bless you mr. press! and God bless ghana!!
SHAMO 11 years ago

NO LIGHT HOW CAN WE LISTEN OR WATCH THIS CRAPS? AFTER ALL ITS THE SAME OLD PROMISE FROM ATTA MILLS ERA! NO SENSE IN IT

NO LIGHT HOW CAN WE LISTEN OR WATCH THIS CRAPS? AFTER ALL ITS THE SAME OLD PROMISE FROM ATTA MILLS ERA! NO SENSE IN IT
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

The NDC would have to explain to Ghanaians how a dead man came to author and sign a letter!

The opening paragraph states, “I came to serve; I have finished my time here on earth and have moved on to everlasting rest and ...
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The NDC would have to explain to Ghanaians how a dead man came to author and sign a letter!

The opening paragraph states, “I came to serve; I have finished my time here on earth and have moved on to everlasting rest and celestial duties with my heavenly father.”

The immediate question is; how did the dead man come to sign his own personal tribute, since he is already in heaven?

The letter then goes on melodramatically, “As you leaf through these pages of my life’s story, I pray to God that it touches your heart in many positive ways. Weep not, I am not dead. I am alive and awake in the Lord. Ghana will not die; Ghana will live to declare the works of the Lord. As I rest in perfect peace in the celestial realms with my maker, I pledge to always uphold and defend the good name of Ghana. Remember the Lord in all your ways and He will protect you. Stay well my brothers and sisters, I will always be with you. Signed (with actual signature) John Evans Atta Mills...
Vuvuzela 11 years ago

What are your expectations? There should be heaps of promises that would never be fulfilled. This address issues out of the tradition, and rhetoric is for the weak-minded. We want the practicability of ideas. Not economic dia ...
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What are your expectations? There should be heaps of promises that would never be fulfilled. This address issues out of the tradition, and rhetoric is for the weak-minded. We want the practicability of ideas. Not economic diatribes that heap a lot of sermon on every trivia but without anything of consequence.

The last time I found out, NPP still cringes to its baby-pet, that of pursuing EC and Mahama in court. Please allow the man to breathe. You still can't recognize he can't have enough margin for manoeuvres the more NPP stays in court?

In any case the country is falling flat because we are all crooks, thieves, lazy citizens who believe ceiling-high corruption is the only way to get going.

NO ONE THRIVES ON EMPTY WORDS.
SHAMO 11 years ago

Nana would have been a fine gentleman but for the drugs. If Nana does not smoke marijuana he is a pleasure to be with. But after smoking he is a different animal altogether!

If not drugs, how can a sane person admire the b ...
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Nana would have been a fine gentleman but for the drugs. If Nana does not smoke marijuana he is a pleasure to be with. But after smoking he is a different animal altogether!

If not drugs, how can a sane person admire the buttocks of a dead woman instead of paying a tribute? Moreover, will a normal person declare "all-die-be-die"?
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 11 years ago

Nana Addo had to smoke a ton of marijuana today just to cope with the frustration of seeing JM delivering the State of the Nation Address.

Nana Addo had to smoke a ton of marijuana today just to cope with the frustration of seeing JM delivering the State of the Nation Address.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE 11 years ago

GO OUT THERE AND RECEIVE YOUR REWARD, ALL GHANAIANS. GO AND PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS. YOU DON'T GIVE A SECOND MANDATE TO AN INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPT GOVERNMENT, NO!! NOT AT ALL, THAT IS ABOMINATION IN DEMOCRACY, VERY ...
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GO OUT THERE AND RECEIVE YOUR REWARD, ALL GHANAIANS. GO AND PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS. YOU DON'T GIVE A SECOND MANDATE TO AN INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPT GOVERNMENT, NO!! NOT AT ALL, THAT IS ABOMINATION IN DEMOCRACY, VERY SUICIDAL. HAD NDC MANAGED THE ECONOMY WELL, THESE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE SITUATION. NDC HAS PRESIDED OVER THE BIGGEST RESOURCES GHANA HAS EVER HAD. THEY HAVE ALSO CONTRACTED MORE LOANS THAN ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT IN OUR HISTORY, BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THIS. GHANAIANS SHOULD HAVE ENJOYED SOME ECONOMIC PROGRESS AT THIS TIME IN OUR HISTORY. THE ECONOMY IS COLLAPSING BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT IS SO CORRUPT. TO RESCUE THE SITUATION, THE POOR IS NOW BEING FORCED TO PAY. THIS IS INJUSTICE. THIS IS NOT THE GHANA KUFFOUR HANDED OVER TO NDC, HE EVEN ADDED FRESH CRUDE OIL WELLS. NPP TRANFORMED GHANA TO A MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMY WITH LIMITED RESOURCES BUT GOOD POLICIES. NDC IS WOEFULLY REVERSING THESE NPP ACHIEVEMENTS. GHANA'S CURRENT SITUATION IS VERY DISTURBING. WHEN THE HISTORY IS TOLD, IT WILL BE SAID THAT GHANAIANS WERE OFFERED FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION, IMPROVED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL HOUSING FOR THE POOR AND AN EGALITARIAN SOCIETY BUT 50% SAID NO THANK YOU. THEY PREFERRED ECONOMIC "WOYOMISATION" , PHANTOM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PHILANDERERS FOR LEADERS, MACHIAVELLIAN DISRESPECTFUL CORRUPT LOUTS AND A VISIONLESS EVIL GOVERNMENT. I AM SO PROUD I VOTED FOR NANA AKUFFO ADDO.
OPPONG CLIFFORD BENJAMIN 11 years ago

mmmmn HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, I am a staunch NDC fellower and a proud Ghanaian and I would like to give this short comment on your not-too-long ended state of the nation address.
" Thank you Mr. President for the ...
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mmmmn HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, I am a staunch NDC fellower and a proud Ghanaian and I would like to give this short comment on your not-too-long ended state of the nation address.
" Thank you Mr. President for the promises you have mentioned unto the people of Ghana without a clear definition of how you will achieve any of them. Thank you for your ability to use mere words of mouth to construct a suitable road network without mentioning the road connecting Tarkwa and Kumasi (the worst road in the country). We thank you HE for covering all aspects of the field without any referee, I guess you didn't want to commit. It was a state of the nation address which was suppose to inform Ghanaians and the world at large about the current position of the standard of living of the people of Ghana and the way forward rather, we ended up in a long train of endless and sugarcoated promises that will carry everybody along. Thank you anyway for making us feel "happy and funny within" even though we all know that these words have been repeated from generation to generations without their implementation. You are indeed an "elected president" no doubt, just that we making provisions for the doubting Thomas (s). Anyway I must say that you did your best to memorize such a lengthy speech but I think it would have served us all good if you had used those millions of minutes to write more about the poor standard of living and the way forward as compared to the solutions the Americans,British and the Germans used in solving the same problem we suffer now, because they all were developing countries with no more resources than Ghana's. There was no part of your speech which stated how you would utilize any of Ghana's natural resource to help better the lives of Ghanaians.
Mr President God bless you anyway, May you live long to rule this nation in the direction of the Lord. Amen.
Before & After 11 years ago

The message sounded very convincing, actually, impressive. It will make a very nice “story book”. I can imagine the pain and anger of those contesting the results of the elections. I wish them better luck next time. You c ...
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The message sounded very convincing, actually, impressive. It will make a very nice “story book”. I can imagine the pain and anger of those contesting the results of the elections. I wish them better luck next time. You could tell their frustrations as they walked out and brooded in ENVY of the Elected President of the Republic of Ghana (HE JDM). “The future us here, the future is ours… wow, great statement”. His Excellency, I have a few questions about those big promises and projects mentioned:
(1) How quick will you revive the dying health sector?
(2) How soon are ALL those promises going to be fulfilled?
(3) Does the government and Ghana have the commitment and the zeal to finish those projects IF they are EVER started?
(4) In case they lose the next elections, are those realistic enough for the next party to continue?
(5) Who will be in charge of the projects? Technically knowledgeable staff or dumb politicians who are only there to amass wealth?
(6) On the issue of invasion of those illegal “rats” in our country who are committing all sorts of crimes, I think you have relaxed so when are you going to act on it? Pedophiles from the EU, drug lords and money launderers from the Americas, barbaric Ecowas nationals including Nigerian 419 and armed robbers , and Multi-criminal Chinese etc...
The best way to get the people working is to cut down on the number of committee meetings and get them to work. Also, sitting allowances should be discouraged in order to discourage unnecessary meetings and committees. This will cut down on the bureaucratic NONSENSE in the public sector.
wofa yaw - Lenden, Abrokyire 11 years ago

You have asked too many questions for their simple minds. They don't have answers because they were empty promises.

You have asked too many questions for their simple minds. They don't have answers because they were empty promises.
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

YOU FOLL. HE WILL WIN AGAIN. NANA THE WEE SMOKER WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT OF GHANA.

YOU FOLL. HE WILL WIN AGAIN. NANA THE WEE SMOKER WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT OF GHANA.
Terribly SpeCific 11 years ago

I, Terribly SpeCific want to inform all of Ghana that I know I am an idiot to follow Mahama because he rigged the elections. I want to join the PNC now.

I, Terribly SpeCific want to inform all of Ghana that I know I am an idiot to follow Mahama because he rigged the elections. I want to join the PNC now.
jerry bustard 11 years ago

This idiot Mahama think we are just children that he can use his election promises all the time for us Apoitor Mr No vission walk out and give Nana The vissionary man to come and take ghanaians to the promise land Pepe arzaaa

This idiot Mahama think we are just children that he can use his election promises all the time for us Apoitor Mr No vission walk out and give Nana The vissionary man to come and take ghanaians to the promise land Pepe arzaaa
PATAPAA 11 years ago

THE ENTIRE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS IS SHALLOW WITH NO SUBSTANCE. IT READS LIKE A TERM PAPER FOR AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. MAHAMA IS FULL OF IT. HE EVEN HAD THE NERVES TO SAY THAT WE HAD A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT ELECTION. THI ...
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THE ENTIRE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS IS SHALLOW WITH NO SUBSTANCE. IT READS LIKE A TERM PAPER FOR AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. MAHAMA IS FULL OF IT. HE EVEN HAD THE NERVES TO SAY THAT WE HAD A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT ELECTION. THIEES ARE NEVER ASHAME OF WHAT THEY DO. KWASEA-PANIN MAHAMA. THE SUPREME COURT WILL THROW HIM OUT VERY SOON. OTANII-ABOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
George Best 11 years ago

i think u r one of those vision less ppl wht hv u ever done for ur self b4 mother Ghana. fuck u

i think u r one of those vision less ppl wht hv u ever done for ur self b4 mother Ghana. fuck u
PATAPAA 11 years ago

NO WONDER THE COUNTRY IS GOING THROUGH ECONOMIC CRISIS OF GIGANTIC PROPORTION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE COUNTRY. THIS MAHAMA GUY EVEN HAD THE NERVES TO STATE THAT THE ELECTION WAS FAIR AND TRANSPARENT AND EVEN COMMENDED THE EC. W ...
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NO WONDER THE COUNTRY IS GOING THROUGH ECONOMIC CRISIS OF GIGANTIC PROPORTION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE COUNTRY. THIS MAHAMA GUY EVEN HAD THE NERVES TO STATE THAT THE ELECTION WAS FAIR AND TRANSPARENT AND EVEN COMMENDED THE EC. WHAT A SHAME!!!! THE EVIDENCE OF THE SUPREME COURT CASE WILL SHOW THIS GUY TO THE DOOR OTHERWISE THE COUNTRY WILL FACE TREMENDOUS HARDSHIPS AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
Before & After 11 years ago

Dis one na SKIN PAIN!. I know how you're feeling but you will get over it soon. Until the court confirms who won the elections, you must learn to respect adults, young man.

Dis one na SKIN PAIN!. I know how you're feeling but you will get over it soon. Until the court confirms who won the elections, you must learn to respect adults, young man.
Ndebugre 11 years ago

At least there was lavish pump, peageantry or funfare as during greedy Kufour's regime. This is highly commendable. It shows that Mahama is feeling the hardship that Ghanaians are going through.

At least there was lavish pump, peageantry or funfare as during greedy Kufour's regime. This is highly commendable. It shows that Mahama is feeling the hardship that Ghanaians are going through.
AKASI MARTHA ARIZONA USA 11 years ago

WHEN OKOMFO ANOKYI(ANOKYE) UNITED ASANTIS HE WAS A HERO. WHEN KWAME NKRUMAH REBORN OF OKOMFO ANOKYI CAME AND UNITED GHANA AND AFRICA. THE TWI AKANS DON'T UNDERSTAND. "NYAME EYILA NZEMA MAANLE NE GHANA" MAHAMA THE POWER IS IN ...
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WHEN OKOMFO ANOKYI(ANOKYE) UNITED ASANTIS HE WAS A HERO. WHEN KWAME NKRUMAH REBORN OF OKOMFO ANOKYI CAME AND UNITED GHANA AND AFRICA. THE TWI AKANS DON'T UNDERSTAND. "NYAME EYILA NZEMA MAANLE NE GHANA" MAHAMA THE POWER IS IN YOUR HAND NOW.GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR COUNTRY GHANA AND AFRICA.
Agya Attah 11 years ago

Governments report actions not promises. How long can you keep recycling promises and throwing dust in peoples' eyes. Didn't you say at the IEA debate that by the end of November lights off will be a thing of the past? Why sh ...
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Governments report actions not promises. How long can you keep recycling promises and throwing dust in peoples' eyes. Didn't you say at the IEA debate that by the end of November lights off will be a thing of the past? Why should we believe you now?
big boss 11 years ago

ministers are now refusing chief directors posted to the ministries we are watching

ministers are now refusing chief directors posted to the ministries we are watching
blueprint 11 years ago

He never did John Mahama. Go and check ur facts

He never did John Mahama. Go and check ur facts
Jim Kelly(NY) 11 years ago

The first thing he must tackle is water and electricity. If he is able to do that,I'm coming back home to invest.

The first thing he must tackle is water and electricity. If he is able to do that,I'm coming back home to invest.
George Best 11 years ago

In my life i hv now listened to one of de brilliant speeches delivered in Ghana, well done is my prayer dat all said shd be achieved.But again de Prez can nt achieve dis by himself so all need to help him, those stupid boycot ...
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In my life i hv now listened to one of de brilliant speeches delivered in Ghana, well done is my prayer dat all said shd be achieved.But again de Prez can nt achieve dis by himself so all need to help him, those stupid boycotters must stop dat.
Judas 11 years ago

Hmmmmm. a good job indeed.

Hmmmmm. a good job indeed.
Ahmed satar frm yeji in b/a region 11 years ago

Ooooh god what a president, hatness wins great an envey is an enviable, hmmmmmm john god bless ur enimes.

Ooooh god what a president, hatness wins great an envey is an enviable, hmmmmmm john god bless ur enimes.
FRANK TETTEY 11 years ago

VERY DISAPP0INTING T0 SAY THE LEAST. THE SUPREME C0URT SH0ULD HURRY UP AND DISP0SE 0F THIS CASE. THE NATI0NAL BUS DRIVER IS DANGER0USLY LEADING US INT0 A DITCH.

VERY DISAPP0INTING T0 SAY THE LEAST. THE SUPREME C0URT SH0ULD HURRY UP AND DISP0SE 0F THIS CASE. THE NATI0NAL BUS DRIVER IS DANGER0USLY LEADING US INT0 A DITCH.

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