Corruption, politics and tribalism destroying Ghana

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  • HON SHAMO 12 years ago

    JUST SEE MAHAMA GOVT ALL HIS BACKYARD PEOPLE! SUPPORTING BY EWE THIEVES! THEY SAY AKANS ARE NOT GOOD SO THEY HAVE JOIN TOGETHER TO DESTROY AKANS! SO YOU SEE? IT IS TIME EVERY AKANMAN WAKE UP AND REASON! IN MAHAMA GOVT WHERE A ...
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  • KODJO.UK 12 years ago

    Hon Shamo,this is exactly what this true stateman Appiah Menka is talking about. Your statement is silly and ridiculouss. We are all Ghanaians and must not allow selfish politicians to fool us. Both NDC adn NPP are just busin ...
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  • SARPONG 12 years ago

    As much as I think Mahama admnistration will end up being the worst government in the annals of our history eclipsing that of the Mills and Limann quixotic administrations, the word coup should be exorcised from lexicon unles ...
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  • WISE-TALK, UK 12 years ago

    no be me talk this again ooooo,hope every body who read this has understood what this old man is talking about,my hands are clearn.

  • ZoRRo 12 years ago

    The three evils identified are the main ones indeed: CORRUPTION,POLITICS AND TRIBALISM go kill us all.

  • OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

    When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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  • Nkwasiasem 12 years ago

    There was no such thing as tribalism till the ewes emancipated. They use the platform to deceive other tribes that Asantes are their worst enemies, by throwing dust into the eyes of my poor Ga and Hausa tribes and steal behin ...
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  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

    ARE OUR SO CALLED LEADERS GOING TO SIT THERE IDLY N NOT DO ANYTHING? OR WILL THERE GET UP. FORM A BOARD OF SMART MINDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. HIRE OR BRING IN FOREIGN MINDS TO HELP US STEER THE CAUSE? ALL THESE ISSUES NEED TO ...
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  • Glo 12 years ago

    Well said! I am ashamed that in this day and age, people are still so ignorant when it comes to ethnic groups (I prefer to use this term instead of tribes). How can we complain about racism when we cannot respect, accept each ...
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  • I. BOATENG 12 years ago

    THANKS KOJO, FOR YOUR REBUKE OF SHAMO.

  • pepeni grade 1(K.Prince) 12 years ago

    Y cnn't the gov't make laws abt this tribal differences and enforce it seriously on the people.The leaders do that to serve their political purposes instead to against those tribal violations.What i have seen in Ghana is, eve ...
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  • KOLA, LONDON PROPER 12 years ago

    For this guy to only realize tribalism and corruption have engendered our political direction to be what it is now makes him a culprit rather than a victim.

    He has soon forgotten Akronfuor Yen Aban a ba times when corrupti ...
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  • sbrooks 12 years ago

    Despite who gives the message just listen to the message What he is saying seems to be the absolute truth.!

  • CITIZEN ONE 12 years ago

    Just like almost all old and shriveled White folks living in Florida and the deep south, soon as their time is near, they start to realize how evil racism was and is, and their best retirement buddies happen to be old black m ...
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  • Nana Akomea 12 years ago

    He has raised tribalism to new heights in Ghana politics with his appointments.

  • THE MADMAN 12 years ago

    SOON, WE WILL DRIVE THEM BACK TOGO, AS FOR THOSE NORTHERN SLAVES,.....

  • Glo 12 years ago

    Grow up, ignorant person.

  • Big mouth 12 years ago

    You are sick,do also take drugs?what is your level of education?my God you are paranoid,"shamor tor"

  • Cummings 12 years ago

    You what is your level of education? Everyday education.. education.. NDC yaw boeteng Gyan is "cyto" form 4 leaver.. Your JJ rawling is SSS leaver Go and tell them to go to school Mr Ghanaweb Phd!! Do you know shamo? i wish ...
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  • BBC NEWS!!!! 12 years ago

    Talk to( yen Akanfuo )we the akan's, they destroying Ghana

  • Asante 12 years ago

    AKANS NEVER FORTH AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WILL NOT DO IT. AKANS PEOPLE ONLY HAVE PROBLEM WITH THOSE WHO WERE TRYING TO TAKE OUR NATION INTO SLAVERY.WE NEVER FIGHT WITH CHICKENSSSS.

  • GOD IS MY JUDGE HONESTNEST 12 years ago

    IN OUR GHANAIAN HISTORY I READ THAT ASHANTE CHIEF OSEI TUTU WAS KILLED WHEN CROSSING RIVER PRA.WAS IT WAR OR WHAT?

  • OSEI TAWIAH 12 years ago

    Was there any Ghana in the year 1730? Ofui go back and read your history books well. Maybe you don't understand the word Ghanaian. You have only been fooled because even parts of today's Togo and Ivory Coast were Ashanti in t ...
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  • pepeni grade 1(K.Prince) 12 years ago

    If what you are saying is true,where are those people come from???? You are just inviting some words from my mouth to say fighting is not the only bad behaviour. You akans, jealousy,envy,witchcraft,blood money,gossip,prostit ...
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  • Cummings 12 years ago

    AKANS FOREVER ALL AKANS SHOULD OPEN THEIR EYES NOW!!!... We rule in Npp and in NDC, Those 3 stupid akans Asiedu Nketia, Yaw Boateng Gyan and Afari Gyan of whom stupid NDC is on their head today are all Akans , the potopoto ND ...
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  • AKOTO YAW 12 years ago

    MY ELDERLY FATHER....YOU COULDNT HAVE SAID IT BETTER...CORRUPTION IS DROWNING THIS NATIION AND IT IS INDEED VERY VERY VERY SAD

  • Harrison Ocansey 12 years ago

    Thanks Mr Appiah. It is about time those preaching the gospel of tribalism be asked to stop.What Ghanaians should realize is that being an Ashanti,Ewe,Ga or Northerner does not really matter in life. In fact, it does not con ...
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  • listen 12 years ago

    thanks Mr. Ocansey

  • Koo Nie 12 years ago

    We know what NDC with its Ewes domination are doing to Ghana.They are seriously destroying Ghana our grandparents toiled for it.

  • Glo 12 years ago

    Blame yourself for contributing to "tribalism". This is one of the issues tearing Ghana apart. There is no Ewe domination in Ghana.

  • Shamu 12 years ago

    Well, that is somehow good idea. But you need to dig it from grassroot. Since ever independent there was only one party that believe in what you said. The same party brought in elien deportation in 1969. the same party brough ...
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  • Raimi 12 years ago

    Stupid Alien ! Go to your country and leave Ghanaians to decide on their country. Your foolishness has given you up by mentioning the Nigerian deportation of Ghanaians there after.

  • Asante 12 years ago

    THE REAL GHANAIANS WHO FOREFATHERS FORTH FOR THEM WILL ALWAYS CRY IN HART FOR THIS NATION. BUT THOSE WHO CALL BAD AS GOOD AND GOOD AS BAD WILL PAY FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

  • NEWS NIGHT !!!! 12 years ago

    I do agree with the senior lawyer that Corruption is the number 1 killer of our nation. Rawlings came fighting but ended up being corrupt thereby leaving us in corruption till today.
    One way to fight corruption is to start f ...
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  • Joe ballack UK 12 years ago

    Ec

  • Joe ballack UK 12 years ago

    Ndc ha messed up Ghana's democracy

  • Saratu Malik 12 years ago

    Nana Addo has given all the NPP guys a superiority complex. They think they know it all and it's annoying because they are a whole bunch of vultures waiting to feast. Samia!!!!

  • KORLE 12 years ago

    Over who ? That is what YOU think and therefore believe in it, so SO BE IT.

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  • sbrooks 12 years ago

    and your point is?

  • S. Lamptey 12 years ago

    We have to talk to our junior Trokosis to let them know thier role or position in Ghana. We can not allow the minority to rule the majority.
    Corrupt system such as Mahama bribeing Afari Djang for $35 million to take to pensi ...
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  • Rev. Charles Prempeh McWhales, New Yo 12 years ago

    I agree with Appiah Minka. However, I will add that the dangerous three axis of evil in Ghana's politics are: corruption, tribalism and the lack of respect for the rule of law! These evils are wrecking the nation and will con ...
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  • kusi 12 years ago

    mr appiah you have say ur mind for the whole Ghana, we have hear u but let me ask u when ur npp brought tribalism to Ghana in their 8yrs rule keep ur mouth shut and go and pay ur loans they give you

  • AkwasiB (USA) 12 years ago

    What is your point? Are you disagreeing with him? Assumign you are right, which I doubt very much, the fact that we've had corruption and tribalism in the past does not make them acceptable today and should be uprooted from ...
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  • ANANE JAMES 12 years ago

    ATTAMILLS WAS VOTED TO CONTINUE WITH THE NDC CORE VALUES OF PROBITY ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY ETC ETC.....BUT ALL HE CAME TO DO WAS RATHER HIDE BEHIND GOD'S NAME AND PROMOTE MASSIVE CORRUPTION TO EQUALIZE WHAT HE PERCEIVED ...
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  • ***** 12 years ago

    NOT SUPRISING ! HE IS ........

  • Jury 12 years ago

    I'm still giggling & almost stuck up my throat with your comment to whoever you'd be: mr' ***** mr./mrs.5-stars.
    This decayed man forgot about what slavery, colonialism & religion also has done to the black African Ra ...
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  • Glo 12 years ago

    The man is dead - leave him alone.

  • GBEJEKE 12 years ago

    bravo kodjo,you sound very matured and we need people like you to give comment and not attacking each other with insult.

  • Glo 12 years ago

    I second that statement.

  • Paul Amuna 12 years ago

    My singular personal worry has always been this - the fact that people see issues of national importance only in tribal and / or party political terms, usually mainly partisan, (whether NDC or NPP, both guilty) and refuse to ...
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  • Isaac Kusi, Bx, NY 12 years ago

    So far as we swallow the doctrine that the government should not be involved in business, this problem will continue to grow. Kwame Nkrumah wrote in his book, "The struggle continues" that when he came to power, there was not ...
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  • Repugnant. 12 years ago

    Thank you very kindly Bro. A complete re-examination of our commonsense is what is needed, until then, we will be inundated with these selfish unselfish rhetoric of "Neo primeval party; of the yen akanfuor" opposition where e ...
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  • sbrooks 12 years ago

    I concur

  • Glo 12 years ago

    Thank you for stating facts. That is what we are lacking in Ghana. It is sad that some Ghanaians have to leave the country to have a decent life.

  • Zoobie-Zoobie 12 years ago

    for your thoughtful comments

  • WON'T HEAR THIS FROM EWES 12 years ago

    EVIL-TRIBE EWES

  • Nana A 12 years ago

    jj who started tarabalizem in ghana.folish jj.1 if you go port all the people who on top is he canterpart ayidwe,ssb ayidwe,airport also.bet akan poeple we are not like him.we love eache others.that is why every Ghanian spook ...
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  • anayomi 12 years ago

    THIS IS WHERE THE PROBLEM STARTS

  • Glo 12 years ago

    They did no such thing.

  • Special t 12 years ago

    Agya appiah when did you notice thiese evils? I presumed it started at Diawuo time.

  • wulomo 12 years ago

    He mixed TRIBAL NPP POLITICS with BUSINESS during the Rawlings era, and paid a very high price. He has now realised his mistakes. Better late than never.

  • Alhaji Saani 12 years ago

    But Sir our party has been for ages awashed with tribalism.Remember in 1970 when Dr.Selby a prominent member of the PP (Progress Party) who had his medical cabinet at Zion School Asafo was refused to stand because he was not ...
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  • shaban 12 years ago

    they are all liers but mahatma is the most stupid one

  • Afrakuma 12 years ago

    Thanks Mr. Appiah Menka; you are one of the finest citizens of this country!

  • AL 12 years ago

    The NPp were even better at corruption than the Ewes.

  • Adjoa Msreyame 12 years ago

    Well said Mr. Appiah Menka. This sounds to me as a man endowed with Brilliance. If Ghana is to be great, the 3 pillars has to radically change.
    You have Oil finally, and the people cannot feel it in their lives...Shame!

  • DEDE 12 years ago

    i agree with you

  • SUNNY 12 years ago

    YOU ARE SO RIGHT DADDY. THESE THREE CANCERS ARE KILLING GH. THIS GENERATION IS SUPPOSE TO KNOW BETTER BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE EDUCATED FOOLS AND SO SHALLOW MINDED.WHY TRABALISM IN 21ST CENTUARY ???? Rawlines initially this d ...
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  • insight to the bone 12 years ago

    Pepeni has killed Ghana not only his former boss mills, slowly more and more people including sekou realize a radical solution draws closer . instead of sending hannah tetteh to flirt around with more toxic international orga ...
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  • pepeni grade 1(K.Prince) 12 years ago

    You akans are the root killers of the country,why? becos you refused to understood Dr Kwame Nkrumah,in the sense that,he warned u abt tribalism and you turn your ears away and said this man is not wise .now look at what u are ...
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  • insight to the bone 12 years ago

    you shit on yourselves and blame us ? we will chop all your heads off when the time comes , you useless bunch of murderous criminals . i learned early what you idiots are all about when as a kid the neighbors watchman stole o ...
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  • Akpene 12 years ago

    Did Appiah Menkah mention these three evils When Kuffour was in power.Name these three explosively destructive evils and it was galore in Kuffours administration.This is a case of another frustrated and bitter Akan talking.

  • insight to the bone 12 years ago

    General News of Thursday, 14 March 2013

    Source: Peace FM
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  • BT 12 years ago

    INFACT THE MAJORITY OF AKANS ARE VERY PRIMITIVE AND FOOLISH.

  • insight to the bone 12 years ago

    so why do you want to be in the same country with them , call for a referendum so we go our separate ways

  • Mr simple 12 years ago

    Thanks oldman.our polititions are inconpetent,visionless,corruption,tribalistic,,,,you name it ...too bad for Ghana.

  • silverwolf99 12 years ago

    Get your act together people !!!! To the rest of the world you look like a bunch of ignorant bushmen with college degrees arguing over a toy. Incompetence, tribalism, corruption and ignorance will destroy Ghana.

    Ghana can ...
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  • Glo 12 years ago

    Well said. Only a few people can see that their words show how little they know about life.

  • mad eunice narh 12 years ago

    I backed Mr Appiah Menkah all the way, our country is going down the drains as our politician are ruining it. why can.t they help our own industries to produce goods as our late president Nkrumah did, that man has vision for ...
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  • GRACE DIVINE JESSON(AMMA BOATENMA) 12 years ago

    YOU ARE RIGHT. MOST OF US DO NOT ADRESS ISSUES BUT ATTACK TRIBES. IT IS REALLY SAD.

  • amok 12 years ago

    w . John Mahama is killing Ghanaians with a killer punch decision .Papa Jerry do something before your legacy die

  • jas 12 years ago

    Well said. corruption!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • kropa james 12 years ago

    stupid politicians over there!

  • kropa james 12 years ago

    i do shame of ghanian politic,only been there and chop money

  • qp 12 years ago

    WHEN WILL GHANA LISTEN TO SUCH WISE MEN

  • Andrew Quist. 12 years ago

    Lawyer Appiah Menkah is right in saying that corruption, politics and tribalism is destroying Ghana.

    What are the alternatives? He needs to offer us credible, constructive and sustainable solutions.

    Appiah Menkah sho ...
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  • Abba 12 years ago

    If we don't stop our behaviour, in the end war will teach us sense like Rwanda.

  • yd 12 years ago

    You are 100%right.Rawlings created all this mess because he was a foreigner and got jealous of the indigenous Ghanaians and start killing them.