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Apostle Onyinah lashes out at gov't over Jerusalem trip

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  • eben ohemeng eben dee. 11 years ago

    God bless you chairman for coming out
    against the so call trip to israel to
    pray for ghana.

  • Concerned Ghanaian 11 years ago

    When Ghanaians keep on electing THRASH LIKE THE NDC AND NPP all the time that is exactly what they will get.

    It is the height of stupidity for a whole government to try justifying such blatant stupidity by saying what is g ...
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  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

    THE VALUES ON WHICH THE COP WAS ESTABLISHED ARE COLLAPSING MISERABLY. THE DRESS CODE OF MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH IS VERY APPALLING ESP. IN THE U.S, CANADA AND MOST PARTS OF GHANA. OPOKU NYINAH MUST ADDRESS THAT AND OPT OUT OF P ...
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  • Agyaagya 11 years ago

    l strongly think you don't know what you talking about. Mind you this man is a Ghanaian and no one cannot stop him from making his opinion on the national affairs. lf those greedy and useless pastors will go that low, he is n ...
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  • 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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  • Di asem pa 11 years ago

    why not atwea mountains or adumfa? we have soo many prayer camps in Ghana and we are still going somewhere to look for the face of God. oh my GOD, why Ghana? our mind still in slave.

  • ATSU, HO 11 years ago

    THE ONLY THING THAT CAN SAFE GHANA AND ALLOW GOD'S FAVOUR ON THE LAND IS TRUTH. TRUTH IS GOD HIMSELF AND IF YOU OPERATE TRUTHFULLY YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE THE GOD OF TRUTH ON YOUR SIDE.

  • KK 11 years ago

    Jesus told the Samarian woman at the well that a time is coming that people will not travel to Jarusalem to worship the Lord. With the advent of the Messaiah a believer can pray anywhere and God will listen. Better still a go ...
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  • KK 11 years ago

    I thought Mahama was a level headed person who can lead Ghana to prosperity but it seems I was mistaken

  • WO HAW NE DEN? U.S.A. 11 years ago

    TerriblY Spe cifiC,you are a fool. do the pastor not go to the market every ghanaian goes or breath the same air?even cocroaches in ghana or mouse in ghana have the right to address anything they feel is not right in the nati ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

    Author:...OBAA YAA
    ...So, the people around the president including his wife and those Team “B” staffers were aware of the president failing health. Therefore, who were they kidding when they ruin insults on whoever que ...
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  • It pains you Looser 11 years ago

    You lost, and you jalous/envy, The tribalistic Akans-ooo, K4+NPP+ fake immigration Lawer Nana Addo, tried to come wipe out other ghanaian languages and to jail all Ewes but God no gree, they want court to make it by force, bu ...
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  • KWAKU MANU 11 years ago

    ARE YOU SAYING EWES ARE THIEVES AND THEREFORE NANA WOULD JAIL THEM WHEN HE COMES TO POWER? YOU ARE TELLING US! ANYWAY, NANA OR NO NANA ALL THIEVES BEFORE THE LAW WILL GO TO JAIL.

  • SYDNEY 11 years ago

    STUPID TerriblY Spe cifiC , DO U KNOW THAT U AND UR NDC CURSED URSELVES THE MOMENT UR PARTY STOLE FROM THE POOR THRO DUBIOUS J-DEBTS?....IT IS THE GUILT OF THIS THAT KILLED ATTAMILLS BCOS ATTAMILLS KNOWS TOO WELL THAT THE DUB ...
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  • kolo 11 years ago

    Religion is religion,the church criminalises the religion. church-politics dichotomy. NDC government should eliminate involvement of the church in ruling of the country..the mushroom pastors we have this time around are not r ...
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  • Anonymous Coward 11 years ago

    That's what idiots in government do best. Take advantage of the gullible minds of the citizens who fall for their stupidity.

  • Nyansa Ba 11 years ago

    NOW WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS GUY IS NOT TERRIBLY SPECIFIC BUT TERRIBLY STUPID!

  • Terribly Pathetic 11 years ago

    YOU TALK A LOT OF BULL SHIT, YOU SOUND VERY INSENSITIVE TO THE PLIGHT OF GHANAIANS. MAYBE YOU ARE HAVING FUN BUT TRUST ME, YOU ARE EXPOSING YOURSELF IN A BAD WAY. PEOPLE ARE UPSET WITH YOU, PEOPLE ARE RAINING CURSES ON YOU. T ...
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  • Woman's wisdom. 11 years ago

    No sensible government will ever dream of going to Isreal will solve Ghana's numerous problems. Israel gains a lot by just having visitors coming to thier country. Mahama had a contract for them to help steal the elections fo ...
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  • nsemfoahi 11 years ago

    I want answeres to who killed Mill and why,I have been waiting to have answeres and untill now on body is talkng,Mfantsefo this is your last chance in the Presidency if you don't open up.

  • MERCY 11 years ago

    EWE REFUGEE BORN AHORHU, HIDING UNDER THE NAME TERRIBLY AND FOOLISHLY BORN.WE KNOW YOU AHORLU,WE SHALL CUT OFF YOUR HEAD!

  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 11 years ago

    Dramani Mahama and his NDC crooks are
    just senseless, hopeless and such a
    senseless political practice, we are
    asking "KRONFUO" Mahama to explain
    what such a trip will benefit the nation and ordinary citizenery in our
    co ...
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  • Evans 11 years ago

    Ghana is indeed in serious political waters, where political neophytes have usurped power and plundering the national coffers.

    What do we hear TRIP TO ISRAEL ?, Nonesense !!!. This is part of the secret agenda of the NDC t ...
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  • AZU NARH 11 years ago

    FOR THIS IDIOT TERRIBLY SPE CIFFIC JUST A BIG FOOL,KWASHIA TOLO ROTTEN FISH ON A DIRTY TABLE.

  • KOKU AMEVOR 11 years ago

    This pioson of a man without a concience, speaks like a true NDC man. Will attack every man of God who speaks the truth, not pleasant to NDC. about CHURCH OF PENTECOST collapsong, you dont know what you are talking about.

  • Staff Sgt Amii Voka 11 years ago

    In the olding days our ancestors use to wear leaves over their private parts and the rest of their bodies were exposed, so what is your problem on modern day dressing??

    I believe you have never travelled before and you wil ...
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  • Nyansa Ba 11 years ago

    By now everyone should know that your name is not Terribly Specific but terribly Stupid!

  • Kofi 11 years ago

    We seem to have stark idiots taking decisions for our dear country. Who in his right senses will think this is a good way to use the nation's resources when our national budget is being supported by donor funds? Ghana needs a ...
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  • WHO 11 years ago

    Dr Onyina, how many Pastors have you talked to? The fact that no Pastor has admitted to you that he or she was sponsored to Israel before does not mean it has not happened before.

  • Agyaagya 11 years ago

    Dr.Apostle, thank for being bold to voice your position against those stomach Pastor's. ll acknowledge your true believe in Christianity and knowledgeable of the scriptures. Those pastors should go back to study the Holy Bibl ...
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  • ST SIMON 11 years ago

    NO DOUBT THE BUDGET AT THE SEAT OF GOVT WAS OVERDRAWN BY A WHOOPING GHc600M LAST YEAR. THE GOVT SHOULD RATHER DO MORE FOR THE POOR NOT FOR PASTORS WHO ARE ALREADY AFFLUENT.

  • JAMES Y 11 years ago

    The Daily Guide is a known publisher of lies and must not be taken seriously, what it publishes.

  • Meshack 11 years ago

    This government's stupidity is definitely beyond redemption...going to Jerussalem will not alter the fact that this is the most inefficient administration in the history of our nation...God himself will be amazed at the level ...
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  • Big Ben 11 years ago

    I support you Pastor Opoku onyinah, you have hit hard the nail on the head. If Government has planned or is planning something like that, there must be somebody at the seat of Government who bought or buying tis idea from a ...
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  • Boy Alinko 11 years ago

    You are dead right about everything.
    You don't need to go to Israel or Jerusalem to pray to God.
    I also want you to drop the title Apostle and choose rather the Minister of the gospel.

  • agyayaw 11 years ago

    ONYINA IS CAN DO ANYTHING AS FAR AS THE MONEY IS COMMING IN THATS ALL IT MATTERS TO HIM AND FINALLY THE LAST TIME I CHECKED MY BIBLE TELLS ME THAT AN APOSTLE IS SOME ONE WHO



    SAW JESUS WHEN ...
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  • Akora. 11 years ago

    What ever you call your self and where ever you are, God will punish you for making this comments. The fire you are talking about will come on you. You think you are saying this just to attract attention and make fun but beli ...
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  • Terribly Pathetic 11 years ago

    Akora well said, i didnt even see your comment but i wrote the same thing. wow, this is God 4 real.. read my comment above..

  • lydia usa 11 years ago

    God bless you apostle for speaking the
    truth.greedy bastards wasting ghana
    money

  • FF 11 years ago

    MAHAMA AND THIS YOUNG GUYS RULING THE COUNTRY ARE BONKERS. HOW ON EARTH DO FOOT 6000,000 BILL FOR PASTORS TO VISIT ISREAL WHEN THE MASES ARE POOR. I EXPECT ALL GHANAIANS SPEAK AGAINST THIS SHAMELESS ACT.

  • FF 11 years ago

    MAHAMA GIVE THIS MONEY TO THE POOR

  • emma 11 years ago

    SHAME MAHAMA YOUR REPUTATION IS IN TATERS. YOU CAN BUY YOUR WAY

  • emma 11 years ago

    shame ndc

  • con 11 years ago

    I said GOD will punished the pastors used ghanaian money to travel. mark it on the wall. The fire will distroying their church one by one.bcos both rich and poor are crying and u pastors used ghanains taxes money to travel.Go ...
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  • OMAMA HU YE AHI 11 years ago

    IS THIS APOSTEL AWARE THAT SOME PASTORS ARE SELLING SEA WATER FROM RIVER JORDAN TO THEIR CHURCH MEMBERS WITH HUGE SUMS OF MONEY JUST FOR MIRACLES IN THEIR LIFE. CAN APOSTRLSAY TO THESE PASTORS THAT THE ABUANDANT RIVERS IN GHA ...
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  • OMAMA HU YE AHI 11 years ago

    YES NPP HYPOCRACY AT IT BEST AGAIN. LOOK THEY WAY ARE BASHING LEFT AND RIGHT AS IF THEY WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER. SINCE WHEN DID NPP BECOME ANTI PASTORS AND THEIR SO CALL MEN OF GOD. NPP PROPHETS OF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONERS. ARE ...
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  • KWAKU MANU 11 years ago

    THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT THA MAN OF GOD IS TRYING TO OPEN YOUR EYES TO. SO THAT YOU WILL NOT BE DECIEVED TO BUYING JORDAN RIVER WATER. IT IS NOT NECESSARY

  • Agyaaku 11 years ago

    How on earth can a responsible govt. sponsor Pastors to Jerusalem to pray for a country? Only an incompetent and corrupt one like what we have in the country called Ghana. They are vagabonds and nothing good can come from the ...
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  • Tokyo !! 11 years ago

    It is just unfortunate !! I am ashamed to be a Ghanain!! Are we that stupid !!

  • Jays Barracks - U . S . A . 11 years ago

    I am surprised at Apostle Onyinah lashing out at the gov't. over the alleged Jerusalem trip. In the first place, the man of God is confused and displaying a "doubledged sword" stance by chastising the gov't on the scoop of sp ...
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  • Mike Olongo, USA 11 years ago

    He got me confused too. When and how did he find out that the media reports were lies? According to the Apostle "The publication was unnecessary..." Really?

  • STONER KOBYLYNTON 11 years ago

    Jays go back and read the article again as it is of two instances. The first is about the current issue of the would be 200 pastors whom the government had wanted to sponsor to Israel and the second a publication made by sam ...
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  • Isaac 11 years ago

    God bless you for your polite explanation.

  • malaam Salifu 11 years ago

    Seperation of state and religion. Mahama is worse that atta mills. He is incompetent and LAZY.

  • adongo philip 11 years ago

    When Moslems were assisted to de holy land, were dis not de same pastor who argued dat they also deserve a trip of such sort. What at all do they need.these politician pastors, shame

  • OMANNI ASARE 11 years ago

    Why the so-called pastor turn back to down play the news paper when the NDC spoke person have came out to put the figure of $600,000.Means when the news broke out the $2m which is true was downgrade to avoid shame,this pastor ...
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  • JOHN MAHAMA THE FOOLISH THIEF 11 years ago

    Otaani Aboa John Mahama is a digrace and a curse for ghana

  • princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

    A man and his ever-nagging wife went on vacation to Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away. The undertaker

    told the husband, "You can have her shipped home for $5,000, or you can bury her here, in the Holy ...
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  • GHANA 11 years ago

    The true men of God will not be part of this corrupt tain movement.God richly bless you.Thank you.May the name of God be blessed

  • BB 11 years ago

    SO HOW MANY IMMAMS WILL GO TO MECCA TO PRAY FOR GHANA

  • mkyere 11 years ago

    well said Apostle

  • aasshhaa 11 years ago

    The fact that you have not yet seen the said pastors who were bribed be the NDC government by sending them to Israel does not mean the story in untrue.

  • Gabriel 11 years ago

    lets find out if going on pilgrimage is total answer to our problems as a nation. lET REFERTO THE BIBLE

  • mahama asshole 11 years ago

    MAHAMA MUST STOP THIS NONSES,AND HELP GHANIANS WATER AND LIGHTS,GO TO OUR HOSPITALS THEY NEEDS SOOMANY TINGS,WHY NDC PASTORS TO ISREAL,GOD IS IN GHANA,ALL IS ABOUT CORRUPTS,MAHAMA CORRUPTS EVERY WHERE,WHY

  • Yaw 11 years ago

    I think Mahama and his government are confused. I think the owner's manual, the bible says, where one or two are met in his name he will be there to listen. I think the NDC are frustrated and to ease their selfishness and anx ...
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  • Amenyo 11 years ago

    Israel is too near let them go to heaven. Am sure Satan will arrest all of them before they get there with their stomachs

  • Mediocrity Is-A-Sin. 11 years ago

    I am glad someone from the church can tell our mediocre and illogical President the truth, with all the basic problems facing Ghana, this is what the President and his inner cabinet think as Ghana's priority.

    MR MAHAMA IF ...
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  • ADELE PALMAS 11 years ago

    Thank you very much Apostle .It is a
    useless trip .God our creator is every-
    where and hears our prayers at any given
    moment.There is no need going as far as
    Jerusalem on a pilgrimage to pray to God
    DO NOT MIND THE USEL ...
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  • DEDE 11 years ago

    amegedon

  • Captain Planet 11 years ago

    Is the Apostle claiming that since he never heard of a similar trip, it did not take place? and therefore, the paper is publishing lies? Apostle, are you God to know everything? You see where you are going to?

  • EZEKIEL 11 years ago

    WHY should the STATE be involved AT ALL in ANY PILGRIMAGE apart from making SURE the PASSPORT-APPLICANTS deserve passports?? The RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES can issue their Entry Visa as they SEE FIT !
    Blackman is SADDLED WITH STU ...
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  • yaw 11 years ago

    i wish NDC shd sponsor moslems to Mecca and Buddist TO iNDIA Pagans to ANTOA Likewise christians to Israel

  • Nigeria boy 11 years ago

    Oh my God what a foolish president have we encounter. Don't this president knows the Bible tells us all that Jesus Christ came to die for our sins, and therefore when he was crucified, during the departure of the soul, the cu ...
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  • Eazy ZeZe 11 years ago

    “God has come to reside in every living being and you can locate Him at every corner you find yourself…Just as the telephone can be used to call people in UK, Australia and America, you can talk to God anywhere you are, ...
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  • mubarak 11 years ago

    You should have said to Akuffo-Addo before his trip to the Holy Land to pray for success in the last elections.
    Any time a non-Akan does something it's wrong.This tribal politics must stop and the clergy must lead the way.

  • bob 11 years ago

    @Mubarak, if Akuffo-Addo went to Israel, did he go there with tax payers money? think like a human being with common sense who wanna help his follow human being. no wonder u are also been insulted because of the way u people ...
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  • MENSAH 11 years ago

    Mahama's sponsorship of these pastors is TOTALLY FROM GHANA'S DRIED COFFERS.
    Akufo Addo's trip to JERUSALEM was not from GHANA'S COFFERS.That is the whole difference.Therefore,don't trigger any TRIBAL ISSUE HERE.

  • Ama 11 years ago

    if the muslems go to Mecca we need to go to Isreal...no biggy digggy

  • Concerned Ghanaian 11 years ago

    if the Daily Guide truly published a lie then i think the media commission should take them on. we are sick and tired of this bad reports in the media, so much that we don't know what to believe any more.

  • Dan kwasi. 11 years ago

    Apostle thanks for your thought.some of us are always at a loss if pastors always behave as if it is only prayers that can solve the nation's problems.the so called men of God are all Quacks.because it is surprising that the ...
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  • Opanyin Kwansah 11 years ago

    As I totally disagree with the government to sent some pastors to Jerusalem for pilgrimage, I really wonder how our pastors are conducting themselves. From Pastor Onyinah's explanation, he want tell us that we don't need to g ...
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  • SO 11 years ago

    These are very interesting. The question I think all should deliberate on, debated on and find answer/s is whether the Government should use the nations money to sponsor any religious trips? Whether they are Muslims, Christ ...
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  • Atikopo#1 11 years ago

    Is Hajj sponsorship alright?

    Just shut up!!

  • Dessy 11 years ago

    A Nation of Christians but full of liars being brainwashed and corrupted by the so called leaders of the nation.Money has become a Religion where brother can kill a brother for money..A sister sit in a church come out and ...
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  • It pains you Looser 11 years ago

    Fake tribal jalousi, thief steeler from the poor, The tribalistic Akans-ooo, K4+NPP+ fake immigration Lawer Nana Addo, tried to come wipe out other ghanaian languages and to jail all Ewes but God no gree, they want court to m ...
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  • Onua pa 11 years ago

    Sorry to say, thousands and thousands of Moslems went for pilgrims every year and prayed for our nation. Is there any chnage? Is our Pastors more valunable than our brothers/sisters muslims?
    God is in everywhere to listen to ...
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  • JAH-KINGDOM 11 years ago

    They can tour the nine planets but when the time is riped for the country to explode due to their divide and rule style it will explode ´cos when the rain fall it doesn´t fall on one man´s house.

  • Amina 11 years ago

    HE SAID MY PEOPLE ARE PERISHING FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE - HE SAID HE IS EVERYWHERE AND WILL WRITE IN OUR HEARTS.

  • Amina 11 years ago

    JOURNALISTS, LEADERS, ELDERS, DECISION MAKERS, PLEASE REASON AND MAKE CONSTRUCTIVE DECISIONS AND PLANS. YOUR PRONOUCEMENTS AND WEAK PRIORITIES, WEAK DECISIONS ARE CAUSING HEART ATTACK, DEPRESSION AND FEAR. GHANAIANS ARE FED ...
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  • Rev. Nana Adjei Ntow 11 years ago

    On this occasion I am with you 200%. You have proved to me that you cannot be bought by the ruling government. Well said and well done. God bless you Man-of-God

  • Tom 11 years ago

    Good God is every where so tell the greedy pastor.

  • Ben Annobil 11 years ago

    Mr president,I believe we can better still organise sumtin lyk this in Ghana & it will still work.pls stop this trip,bcos God is also in Ghana too(infact,God is everywhere)thanks Mr president•

  • Kojo Samla 11 years ago

    in 2012 Apostle Onyinah and other pastors traveled to Jerusalem supposedly to pray to God for a peaceful election. Has God now come back to Ghana? It will be better for you to keep quiet and not muddy the waters.

  • Mike Olongo, USA 11 years ago

    Did he really? Are you sure? If this is true then the guy must be the very embodiment of hypocrisy....and, by the way was that trip also government sponsored?

  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    If the guy really traveled to Jerusalem to pray and he is here telling us to do otherwise, then this man should bow down his head in shame. He is a " pharisee".

  • cow lane 11 years ago

    IT IS TRUE THAT AZIGIZAA IS BEHIND THIS NDC TRIP? I WANT HIM TO GATHER COURAGE IN HIS MANHOOD AND CLEAR THE AIR. JESUS WILL NOT DO THIS TRIP WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH POVERTY. I DONT ANY PRAYER AZIGIZAA YOU SAY IN ISRAEL WILL BE ...
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  • nii 11 years ago

    i still can't understand why Elvis Afriye Ankra signed the state protocol letter head does he work there ? or are miniters permitted to sign any letter head? remenber mutha bamba pls i need some explaination

  • OPEELE 11 years ago

    MAHAMA NEEDS DAWADAWA, he is confused

  • eric london 11 years ago

    Better find the truth and the facts of those who nearly killed your predecessor Apostle Ntumy.you have covered it and saying a different story

  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    Apostle Onyinah, listen, NDC was conceived and born through lies. Their navel cord is tied to lies and will never tell the truth.


    Those pastors who received that $1,000, will not come out because they have been warned or ...
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  • citizen kofi 11 years ago

    but this headline is misplaced? he rather did the daily lies newspaper,not government.

  • THE LEARNERED ONE 11 years ago

    The cat is finally out of the bag. Investigatons should start from so call lies about the penticost supposed trip if this one is true

  • Paul Amuna 11 years ago

    I have asked the question as to the purpose of the visit and what it will bring to these pastors and how that can help them serve the nation better. I personally cannot see the point of government sponsorship[ for a trip such ...
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  • ananseba 11 years ago

    It is very stupid and naive for government to be spending our money in this way when our country cannot supply electricity and water for people in Accra and other places in the country.President Mahama, please explain this tr ...
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  • Nyansa Ba 11 years ago

    BY NOW IT SHOULD BE CLEAR TO ALL THAT THIS 'TERRIBLY SPECIFIC' GUY IS 'TERRIBLY STUPID'

  • Nana Asare 11 years ago

    John Mahama's God lives in Israel and they live in Ghana.

  • chichinga 11 years ago

    appostle you see THAT'S WHY GOING TO CHURCH IS NOT EVEN NECESSARY AS SUCH

    “God has come to reside in every living being and you can locate Him at every corner you find yourself…Just as the telephone can be used to call ...
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  • sikdo 11 years ago

    oh ghana

  • sikdo 11 years ago

    shame to ndc

  • hoo 11 years ago

    Mahama is trying too had to please people but every time he try he look bad