I was disqualified from the army because of my skin colour - Yammin

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Kyekyeku 11 years ago

Look at his foolish face.

Look at his foolish face.
KK 11 years ago

WH SO EVER DID IT; WAS NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH OVER GLOBALISM

WH SO EVER DID IT; WAS NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH OVER GLOBALISM
POP 11 years ago

I KNOW HOW IT PEINS TO BE REJECTED ON COLOUR BASES

I KNOW HOW IT PEINS TO BE REJECTED ON COLOUR BASES
Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

got into politics in 2008 after his attempts to join the army failed. has lived at the barracks all his life, no father...can't they as him to prove his citizenship?

got into politics in 2008 after his attempts to join the army failed. has lived at the barracks all his life, no father...can't they as him to prove his citizenship?
Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

who is his father? which schools did he attend? where did he attend primary school?

who is his father? which schools did he attend? where did he attend primary school?
taa 11 years ago

His certificate is not missing.

His certificate is not missing.
GTV Live 11 years ago

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www.ghanatvlive.blogspot.nl
AbasZ 11 years ago

This did not mention who his father is. He could be A BASTARD. I dont think he knew his father.

This did not mention who his father is. He could be A BASTARD. I dont think he knew his father.
wasn´t me 11 years ago

Any idiot can become some one in ghana.

Any idiot can become some one in ghana.
Adams 11 years ago

The reign of the Ntafuors is here to stay. Fellow Patriots, just suck it up and reap the whirlwind!!

The reign of the Ntafuors is here to stay. Fellow Patriots, just suck it up and reap the whirlwind!!
Mahmoud 11 years ago

I don't even believe he has any mother from the Upper West Region There have been many instances where Kotokolis and Moses sneak into Ghanaian government jobs claiming to be from the North. When a real norther from the tribe ...
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I don't even believe he has any mother from the Upper West Region There have been many instances where Kotokolis and Moses sneak into Ghanaian government jobs claiming to be from the North. When a real norther from the tribe the Kotokoli or Chamber mentioned in his job application is employed in the same work place, the Kotokoli becomes afraid and asks for the real norther's house address to go and bribe him. I believe Yasmin could be one of them if we probe further.
Koo Gyata 11 years ago

What shows this guy is a Ghanaian? He looks Pakistani to me. Reject him, for he is not a Ghanaian.

What shows this guy is a Ghanaian? He looks Pakistani to me. Reject him, for he is not a Ghanaian.
kazaure 11 years ago

You sound like a typical northerner who lacks the motivation to work hard and achieve something but will quickly snitch on his brethren because he is jealous of the other's achievement.

You sound like a typical northerner who lacks the motivation to work hard and achieve something but will quickly snitch on his brethren because he is jealous of the other's achievement.
Truth Be Told 11 years ago

I wonder who in the world this wannabe Ghanaian lived with at the Barracks in Kumasi? His Mama was a Soldier woman? He looks like a Lebanese to me. Don't you think? Hey, that's my opinion. Nothing personal.

I wonder who in the world this wannabe Ghanaian lived with at the Barracks in Kumasi? His Mama was a Soldier woman? He looks like a Lebanese to me. Don't you think? Hey, that's my opinion. Nothing personal.
Nantwi,BSEd,MSEd(ece),MSEd(sas) 11 years ago

I know some Nigerians with Ghana Passport.

I know some Nigerians with Ghana Passport.
KARI BANDA 11 years ago

I can't wstop laughing. He really look like a Iraqi terrorist. The fool keeps talking about his mother, where is his father from? When did Northerners start hailing from their mother's villages?

I can't wstop laughing. He really look like a Iraqi terrorist. The fool keeps talking about his mother, where is his father from? When did Northerners start hailing from their mother's villages?
KK 11 years ago

SORRY MY DEAR:

SORRY MY DEAR:
Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

does the mother have any sisters and brothers? Who is his father?

does the mother have any sisters and brothers? Who is his father?
Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

any brothers and sister? any aunts and uncles?

any brothers and sister? any aunts and uncles?
WICKED LEBANESE 11 years ago

His father, brothers, sisters, uncles and aunties are all in Lebanon keeping Ghanaian maidservants as prisoners in the Bekaa Valley and maltreating them daily.

His father, brothers, sisters, uncles and aunties are all in Lebanon keeping Ghanaian maidservants as prisoners in the Bekaa Valley and maltreating them daily.
Mahmoud 11 years ago

The information is one way and that means he is hiding something. He should have told us who his father is and where he comes from. He claims the mother is Dagati from Sankana in the Upper West Region, but he has lived throug ...
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The information is one way and that means he is hiding something. He should have told us who his father is and where he comes from. He claims the mother is Dagati from Sankana in the Upper West Region, but he has lived throughout his life in Kumasi barracks and may not even know Sankana except its name. This guy is dubious like many others like him. Arabs in general, whether christian or Muslim are fascists. They discriminate against blacks, especially, Lebanese who call chocolate the "head of slave".
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

Duh!

Duh!
CTZ 11 years ago

ghanains love you!!!!

ghanains love you!!!!
TROUBLE-MAKER 11 years ago

There were and are many like Rawlings in the Military.

There were and are many like Rawlings in the Military.
Kwaku 11 years ago

Colour wise yes we have many like Rawlings in the army,but they have a far higher IQ than him.

Colour wise yes we have many like Rawlings in the army,but they have a far higher IQ than him.
HONVI 11 years ago

The charcoal-skinned Ashanti folks in the army are so much afraid of Rawlings that the shadow of Rawlings and anything that reminds them of Rawlings hunts them down to their spines.

The charcoal-skinned Ashanti folks in the army are so much afraid of Rawlings that the shadow of Rawlings and anything that reminds them of Rawlings hunts them down to their spines.
kojo 11 years ago

I cant help laughing because of your comment :)

I cant help laughing because of your comment :)
ASEM BE BA DABI 11 years ago

Laier ! Rawlings have the same clour of yours.

Laier ! Rawlings have the same clour of yours.
L'Osservatore Ghanaiensis 11 years ago

If you engaged in active politics since 2008 then you have done well for becoming a deputy minister. I hope you find a way to change the recruitment rules within the army so others do not go through that. Best wishes!

If you engaged in active politics since 2008 then you have done well for becoming a deputy minister. I hope you find a way to change the recruitment rules within the army so others do not go through that. Best wishes!
Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

THESE FOOLISH MPS CAN VET A CANDIDATE WITHOUT CHECKING HIS QUALIFICATIONS FOR A DEPUTY MINISTER... what a bunch of jerks!!!

THESE FOOLISH MPS CAN VET A CANDIDATE WITHOUT CHECKING HIS QUALIFICATIONS FOR A DEPUTY MINISTER... what a bunch of jerks!!!
OBAA NIE 11 years ago

MOST OF THEM HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE HOW TO VERIFY EVEN REAL IDENTITIES. ANYWAY, WHEN HEADLESS LEADER APPOINTS, THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS- NATION LED BY JERKS.

MOST OF THEM HAVE NO FUCKING CLUE HOW TO VERIFY EVEN REAL IDENTITIES. ANYWAY, WHEN HEADLESS LEADER APPOINTS, THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS- NATION LED BY JERKS.
Sakura 11 years ago

Some people have been rejected because of their tribe. What are talking about? Where does your father come from? Isn't he a Lebanese? Go and fight for Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Some people have been rejected because of their tribe. What are talking about? Where does your father come from? Isn't he a Lebanese? Go and fight for Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Jato jnr 11 years ago

Mr Deputy Youth Minister Yammin ,the army officer was right not to have enlisted you as Ghana does not need Bastard Rawlings type again in the Ghana Arm Forces. Rawlings is a Bastard-not a true Ghanaian.

Mr Deputy Youth Minister Yammin ,the army officer was right not to have enlisted you as Ghana does not need Bastard Rawlings type again in the Ghana Arm Forces. Rawlings is a Bastard-not a true Ghanaian.
Takyi 11 years ago

I concur!no hard feelings though.Another Rawlings prototype will spell disaster for Ghana.Prove your worth as minister not head of state through the barrel of a gun?See what dumb Rawlings did to Ghana

I concur!no hard feelings though.Another Rawlings prototype will spell disaster for Ghana.Prove your worth as minister not head of state through the barrel of a gun?See what dumb Rawlings did to Ghana
Joe ballack UK 11 years ago

This guy foreigner kick him out

This guy foreigner kick him out
LOOK LIKE ARAB 11 years ago

NO, YOU'R NOT PURE GHANAIAN

NO, YOU'R NOT PURE GHANAIAN
WHAT A FUCK 11 years ago

EVEY-LOUD-MOUTH IDIOT IS A MINISTER IN GHANA

EVEY-LOUD-MOUTH IDIOT IS A MINISTER IN GHANA
AFRICA 11 years ago

There are many Ghanaian born working in TOGO, even in public service.

There are many Ghanaian born working in TOGO, even in public service.
KWASI APONKYE 11 years ago

LOOK AT HIS FACE...THE CREATOR WASNT STUPID THATS WHY HE CREATED DIFFERENT SPECIES.
OBRONI PETE

LOOK AT HIS FACE...THE CREATOR WASNT STUPID THATS WHY HE CREATED DIFFERENT SPECIES.
OBRONI PETE
KWASI APONKYE 11 years ago

PEPENII BRONI PETE PAA

PEPENII BRONI PETE PAA
LEBANESE 11 years ago

OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THE FEATURES OF A LEBANESE AND YOU HAVE A LEBANESE NAME.

OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THE FEATURES OF A LEBANESE AND YOU HAVE A LEBANESE NAME.
JOE UK (ATTAHWOA) 11 years ago

YAMMIN NEED APPOLOGIE FROM GHANA ARMY.HE IS NOW M.P WHY PEOPLE STILL THING HE LOOK LIKE LEBANEES. THIS IS NOT JOKE.WHY HE IS NOW M.P IF HE IS LEBANEESE? ALL RACES IN BRITISH & U.S.A ARMY INCLUDING GHANAIANS TOO. MR J.J RAWLIN ...
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YAMMIN NEED APPOLOGIE FROM GHANA ARMY.HE IS NOW M.P WHY PEOPLE STILL THING HE LOOK LIKE LEBANEES. THIS IS NOT JOKE.WHY HE IS NOW M.P IF HE IS LEBANEESE? ALL RACES IN BRITISH & U.S.A ARMY INCLUDING GHANAIANS TOO. MR J.J RAWLINGS TOO IS A GHANAIAN. IF PEOPLE DONT KNOW YOUR FATHER OR FATHER AND YOU CAN PROOF THAT YOU WAS BORN IN GHANA YOU ARE A GHANAIAN.I ALWAYS SAY BLACKS ARE MORE RACES THAN WHITE PEOPLE BUT BLACKS DONT WANT TO ACCEPT THAT.MR YAMMIN ACCEPT GHANA ARMY AND MY APPOLOGIES. THANK YOU.
Yaw Poku, USA 11 years ago

You look at yourself an idiot like Yammin. Who told you the guy is an MP? In what region and constitutent? Not in my Ashanti region, please.

You look at yourself an idiot like Yammin. Who told you the guy is an MP? In what region and constitutent? Not in my Ashanti region, please.
DORA 11 years ago

THANK GOD HE WASNT RECRUITED IN THE MILITARY

THANK GOD HE WASNT RECRUITED IN THE MILITARY
AMINATU 11 years ago

GHANAIANS SHOULD PLS NOTE THAT, WE HAVE FAIR COLORED PEOPLE FROM THE VOLTA N NORTHERN GHANA. SO STOP THIS UNNECESSARY SHOWCASE OF ILLITERACY!

GHANAIANS SHOULD PLS NOTE THAT, WE HAVE FAIR COLORED PEOPLE FROM THE VOLTA N NORTHERN GHANA. SO STOP THIS UNNECESSARY SHOWCASE OF ILLITERACY!
Sakura 11 years ago

Yammin, you are just soliciting sympathy. JJ Rawlings was in the army, what are you talking about? You are fool and I don't understand why some loons are apologizing to you.

Yammin, you are just soliciting sympathy. JJ Rawlings was in the army, what are you talking about? You are fool and I don't understand why some loons are apologizing to you.
OBAA YAA 11 years ago

This story has a lot of loose end, which look like a cannon of unpredictable ammunitions which could be destructive or dangerous if not checked.
You are quick to disclose that your mother is from Sankana in the Nadowli Distr ...
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This story has a lot of loose end, which look like a cannon of unpredictable ammunitions which could be destructive or dangerous if not checked.
You are quick to disclose that your mother is from Sankana in the Nadowli District of the Upper West region. But not so keen to disclose the nationality of your father whom you have once claim is nationality. Tell the country the truth
Your denial to serve in the military was not base on your light skinned complexion so give us a break
KK_D 11 years ago

Dear Folks,
I hope this is not poor journalism. Yes, at times one wonders about the choice of words and journalism going on in Ghana. However, if this story attributed to the Deputy Youth and Sports Minister-designate, Josep ...
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Dear Folks,
I hope this is not poor journalism. Yes, at times one wonders about the choice of words and journalism going on in Ghana. However, if this story attributed to the Deputy Youth and Sports Minister-designate, Joseph Yammin, is true, then he is a PATHOLOGICAL LIAR.

How can such be true: "Deputy Youth and Sports Minister-designate, Joseph Yammin, yesterday disclosed how his long-cherished dream of becoming a soldier was shattered on account of his complexion."

Folks, the question to be asked is: Is he only person with his kind of complexion in Ghana? Is his complexion the first kind to have made an attempt to enter the military? Is he of a lighter complexion than Fl. Lt. (Rtd) JJ Rawlings (ex-President)? If Rawlings and many others of Yammin's complexion GOT INTO the Ghana army, without discrimination on the basis of complexion, as alleged by Yammin, how can his assertion be true.

Folks, there MUST be more to Yammin's failure to gain entry into the Ghana Army, than we are being told.

Let's probe and investigate!
Concerned citizen 11 years ago

Is this gentleman healthy enough for this posistion? His appearance doesn't look too good for the post he is being consided for. He looks too heavey and fatty for this position. Doesn't he?

Is this gentleman healthy enough for this posistion? His appearance doesn't look too good for the post he is being consided for. He looks too heavey and fatty for this position. Doesn't he?
Earl Jones 11 years ago

I can sympathise with you. It is a daily occurence in Europe. Hue and shade matters more than anything else in Europe. Good luck

I can sympathise with you. It is a daily occurence in Europe. Hue and shade matters more than anything else in Europe. Good luck
Amega 11 years ago

and that his mother is a native of Sankana in the Nadowli District of the Upper West region: and what about the father?

and that his mother is a native of Sankana in the Nadowli District of the Upper West region: and what about the father?
Kwaku 11 years ago

Don't worry, we will soon deal with these Ashanti monkeys

Don't worry, we will soon deal with these Ashanti monkeys
ROGUE LAWYER 11 years ago

in this 20th century you still appoint illiterates as ministers

in this 20th century you still appoint illiterates as ministers
CITIZEN ONE 11 years ago

Ghanaians typical with whom I have mingled all my life never cease to amaze me.

Even those who live in the USA, and have first hand experiences with racist and bigoted attitudes, amaze me the most.

Their tribal instinct ...
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Ghanaians typical with whom I have mingled all my life never cease to amaze me.

Even those who live in the USA, and have first hand experiences with racist and bigoted attitudes, amaze me the most.

Their tribal instincts, their ability to utter worst things about others, all sorts of name calling which makes the word "nigger" sound like a pleasant salutation.

Any mixed raced person born in Ghana is a Ghanaian citizen, and no matter what they come out genetically looking like, nobody has the right to discriminate against them. Obama is a direct descendant of a Kenyan Father, yet his full citizenship was respected.

Personally, I don't have a strong dislike for any white person who engaged in slavery or apartheid, because the very victims would without hesitation carry out the same atrocities against any other human who exhibits the slightest degree of weakness. We blacks are not all that nice to each other. There are lots of mixed ethnicity and even mixed west African Ghanaians, but because they are all very dark, we simply assume that they are 100% Ghanaian.

CURSED!!!!
Ghanaba 11 years ago

we need to see his birth certificate . he could not pull a fast one on the army ,let,s make sure he is not pulling a fast one on the whole nation . it is not too late the media should take over and ask him to prove or show hi ...
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we need to see his birth certificate . he could not pull a fast one on the army ,let,s make sure he is not pulling a fast one on the whole nation . it is not too late the media should take over and ask him to prove or show his birth cert.
Balawo President 11 years ago

Yes, you were one too many for Ghana after John Avaklasu Rawlings. How can such a prestigious institution like the armed forces enlist vagabonds like you to come to cause mayhem (a la Avaklasu)

Yes, you were one too many for Ghana after John Avaklasu Rawlings. How can such a prestigious institution like the armed forces enlist vagabonds like you to come to cause mayhem (a la Avaklasu)
Omanbapa Osei Oy3ade3yie 11 years ago

Much as I'll hate it if this story is true, I strongly believe the man is exaggerating because we have had several people of his complexion in all areas of the Ghanaian society including JJ Rawlings, Hannah Tetteh, Sam Amoah, ...
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Much as I'll hate it if this story is true, I strongly believe the man is exaggerating because we have had several people of his complexion in all areas of the Ghanaian society including JJ Rawlings, Hannah Tetteh, Sam Amoah, Obetsebi Lamptey and other several thousands . For instance Mr Antonio was a mixed-race, Major in the Ghana Army and lectured me Mechanical Engineering.
Sir Patico(based in U.S.A.) 11 years ago

Yammin is a Ghanaian.I taught him in stage 3 when he attended Cambridge International School at Kwasdaso in Kumasi.Please stop destroying this innocent man.You can contact Cambridge for proof of nationality.

Yammin is a Ghanaian.I taught him in stage 3 when he attended Cambridge International School at Kwasdaso in Kumasi.Please stop destroying this innocent man.You can contact Cambridge for proof of nationality.
kk 11 years ago

U liar u were not disqualified because of your skin colour. Ghananias are not like that we have all colour of people in our institution u are not the first one and u will not be the last one. We even have albino in our homes ...
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U liar u were not disqualified because of your skin colour. Ghananias are not like that we have all colour of people in our institution u are not the first one and u will not be the last one. We even have albino in our homes who are more light in complexion than u
Akuume 11 years ago

OK. Yammin, you did not get into the army so what? You are now an MP. Get over it. I think we all have some reason to blame someone for our failures. I can make one up, just like what you are doing right now. State you case a ...
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OK. Yammin, you did not get into the army so what? You are now an MP. Get over it. I think we all have some reason to blame someone for our failures. I can make one up, just like what you are doing right now. State you case and stop making yourself a victim. Some people lost their moms, dads, uncles and heroes during that same period. You do not hear them adding that to their qualifications for employment or otherwise. Stop being so 'full of yourself'.
KOMOO FRANCE. 11 years ago

Like JJ rawlings,he has no father.

Like JJ rawlings,he has no father.
Desiree 11 years ago

Everyone has a father! Don't be silly!

Everyone has a father! Don't be silly!
Switland Adachivor 10 years ago

Yammin, keep on trying NEVER give up.....prove 2 dem d@ u r a GHANAIAN by birth.........

Yammin, keep on trying NEVER give up.....prove 2 dem d@ u r a GHANAIAN by birth.........
Switland Adachivor 10 years ago

Yammin, keep on trying NEVER give up.....prove 2 dem d@ u r a GHANAIAN by birth.........

Yammin, keep on trying NEVER give up.....prove 2 dem d@ u r a GHANAIAN by birth.........

I was disqualified from the army because of my skin colour - Yammin

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