Give Britain a taste of its own medicine – Sekou counsels govt

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  • TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

    Well done,Sokou.

  • Asanteni 12 years ago

    what is well said, why do we go there in the first place, 'According to him, African leaders are over reliant on the so-called "colonial masters" always begging them for favors and money, so they call the shots'. Was your fat ...
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  • TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

    You cannot understand where he was coming from.What has his father got to do with this article?
    His father spent all the money on education that enables you to write and speak English.

  • NEMESIS, UK 12 years ago

    What moral justification have you Ghanaians got to criticize Britain for her £3000 Immigration rule, when you HATEFUL, WICKED AND XENOPHOBIC Ghanains, with your EVIL BUSIA ACO ORDER and your ALL DIE BE DIE mentalities impose ...
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  • Kofi Gidi 12 years ago

    On this Dr Nkrumah, you are talking sense. But it is not only our leaders who are to blame but ourselves. The Custom & Immigration staff at our ports of entry always give better services to this British and indeed the whites ...
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  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

    These people have controlled our lives for far too long. Meanwhile, those bush Asantes will not stop licking their incontinent asses.

  • CC Top 12 years ago

    Stop dinking the “ WHORE Media cool aifd. What are you basing this on? Who are you talking to? Why do you think this? I really don't see this at all so I'm really confused by your statements. TerriblY Spe cifiC is a dumb hi ...
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  • ZARA 12 years ago

    THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE BEGGING BOWL SHOULD BE EXPECTING; ONE DAY IT WILL RECEIVE FAKE OR FOREIGN CURRENCY

  • Godlover 12 years ago

    Sooooooooooo saaaaaaaaaad

  • HON SHAMO 12 years ago

    GHANAIANS OFTEN COMPLAIN THAT WHITES ARE RACIST EXP THE GERMANS, FOLKS THE ONLY REMEDY FOR THAT IS WHAT DR SEKOU IS TELLING US, IF THEY ARE RACIST BE RACIST YOURSELF 3 TIMES TO THEM, BUT WE AFRRICANS DONT KNOW THAT, ALWAYS WE ...
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  • ZoRRo 12 years ago

    If the white man does not rtespect us we should ask ourselves WHY ? If we make our surroundings dirty; don't have plans to develop our country; don't have water and electricity the basics for development, but are building a n ...
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  • Nana Ansah 12 years ago

    Sour old Brits blame foreigners for the double dip recession in the UK although foreigners contribute nearly 100 billion pounds sterling in tax revenues. What a paradox!

    We have got ourselves to blame. Ghana is by any stre ...
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  • Nana Ansah 12 years ago

    Sour old Brits blame foreigners for the double dip recession in the UK although foreigners contribute nearly 100 billion pounds sterling in tax revenues. What a paradox!

    We have got ourselves to blame. Ghana is by any str ...
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  • GH 12 years ago

    THE BEGGING BOWL WILL ALWAYS SUFFER

  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

    Foolish kookoase boys, the whites dont want bush boys and girls in their country. Period.

  • insight to the bone 12 years ago

    pepeni like all evil men in history is saying its God who gave him victory , Hitler , Stalin and all the intrinsically evil men including Satan also claimed the same. pepeni has put only his own Muslim pepefuo in charge of al ...
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  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • TIMO DE LAW 12 years ago

    Terribly specific is a typical Ewe always thinking evil of someone who is progressing in life,that's a third class human.

  • 88888888888888888888888888888 12 years ago

    who started the war to kick them from Ghana? Ashantis led by Yaa Asantewaa lool.....Tell your people to stop kissing the booty hole BITCH

  • The African Patriot 12 years ago

    You are not making any sense. If Ashantis start with the booty licking, how that Yaa Asantewaa fought against the British. She knew what the colonial masters are bringing to Ghana. Today almost of our traditions, culture, min ...
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  • G.A 12 years ago

    God bless u Dr.Sekuo

  • DAN 12 years ago

    everybody i hear going to embassy says bank statement required, which can be faked with bank employees help!

  • Sien 12 years ago

    Kofi, you are so right. In 2005 I came back home and was at a Gas/Petrol Station in Kumasi trying to buy some goods when a white man walked in and went and grab some items. The Ghanaian lady seeing the white guy says "hello w ...
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  • GHFUO, LOVE/DOR YOURSELF! 12 years ago

    NEXTTIME, SLAP THE WHITEMAN. THEN SLAP THE GH WOMAN N WALK AWAY....

  • Sien 12 years ago

    Hahaha, that won't solve the problem of our people disrespecting us in front of foreigners. I told the lady it was unacceptable and that in the white man's own country, he'll never jump a line be the people whites or blacks

  • Mohammed 12 years ago

    We Ghanaians must stop this foolish behavior of cheering and applauding whenever a plane landed in ACCRA .This don`t happen anywhere on this planet except GHANA.Please stop making us look so ridiculous.

  • Ogyam 12 years ago

    Our leaders are fools if they don't accept your suggestions.Thanks

  • JAK 12 years ago

    Listen to this fool too. You are out of the point. Are you from somewhere in Nigeria or what?

  • ZARA 12 years ago

    WHY BLAMING UK? BLAME OUR USELESS PRESIDENTS WHO KEEP ON WARSHIPPING UK LIKE THEIR GOD

  • Counsellor 12 years ago

    There is no correlation between Mahama's visit and this unfortunate turn of events. Be objective for once!!!!!!

  • kay 12 years ago

    why should he be from nigeria? you are also being xenophobic

  • OSBON 12 years ago

    we can't do anything, The same way kayayo people come's to the south to carry our goods at the market and lorry stations.
    60% of Ghanaians who go to UK do stay and do odd jobs.
    Now they don't need us any more why the new r ...
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  • Cassanova 12 years ago

    If that bad luck womanizing president had not visited UK, Ghana would not be included

  • Sien 12 years ago

    Osbon, watch Hidden Colors on youtube. You made some great points, wished most people made good contributory comments like you did here, thank man

  • frankie 12 years ago

    thanks for such a great response. we have people with DR. degrees yet their way of thinking is sometimes, questionalble. This's the reason why our country continues to suffer. where's the common sense?

  • ROMANO 12 years ago

    FUCK NIGERIA AND ECOWAS

  • Arnold 12 years ago

    Ghanians are still fighting the British like Mugabe. Birds of the same feather ...........

  • kwame Pittsburgh PA 12 years ago

    moron, that is all i can say

  • ELINAM 12 years ago

    Deal with what we're talking about and forget about Busia.

  • G Lee 12 years ago

    @ NEMESIS . Because of unreliable Foreigners like u that's why Ghanaians have to shut our doors in you face.

    Tell me the percentage of Ghanaians that committ crime in the UK comparing it to Nigerians.

    sucker

  • OZA 12 years ago

    You chose your name for a purpose: TROUBLE-MAKER! We surely understand why you talk the way you talk!

  • messa 12 years ago

    when we can go to rich countrys like america,canada and new zeland the hel with the british homos and their bull-crap

  • MICHAEL 12 years ago

    Thanks for hitting back at the Brits Dr.
    I live here in the UK and I can tell you that all the infrasture here comes from our raw materials in Africa especially Ghana and Nigeria. They come to our shores, walk freely and tak ...
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  • KWARNING,NJ 12 years ago

    WRONG. HOW MUCH DID HIS DAD GIVE MALI AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHEN WE NEEDED IT MOST IN THE NAME OF AFRICAN UNITY. HIS FATHER WAS EDUCATED IN THE US BUT TURNED AGAINST THEM FOR REASON OF RACISM. RACISM STILL GO ON. I THIN ...
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  • CITIZEN ONE 12 years ago

    First and foremost, we are powerless to call any shots aimed at hurting any country except our immediate neighbors whom who chose to bully.

    Truth is the scam of these 3rd world countries flock to civilized Europe, and don' ...
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  • CC Top 12 years ago

    You arte a big fool without dignity. Perhaps among those serving the slave
    masters in England by cleaning. Fold your arms and keep on defending the whites .You are a confused FOOL.Do you not see the woes of troubles world wi ...
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  • Omanba 12 years ago

    Check your fact very well before misleading us. Or perhaps you are misled by saying they left us huge sums of money. Osagyefo mobilized those resources from within. He took loans for infrastructural development which is yet t ...
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  • SAINT JUDAS 12 years ago

    IS U THAT SHOULD CHECK YOUR FACTS.THE BRITLSH LEFT US A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEFORE LEAVING OUR SOIL.IT WAS THAT MONEY OSAGYEFO STARTED HIS PROJECTS WITH.

  • Moses 12 years ago

    Do you think the British left their own money? That money belonged to Ghana/ Gold Coast in the first place. Can you reconcile in your head how much resources they plundered out of Ghana? Wise up, man.

  • kwame Pittsburgh PA 12 years ago

    The british stole all we had u clueless illiterate shut up says Atuguba

  • MENSAH 12 years ago

    NKRUMAH CAME TO INHERIT MOST OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES WE STILL HAVE TODAY.THAT ALONE IS HUGE AND MORE THAN ANY MONEY THE BRITISH MIGHT HAVE LEFT FOR US.
    LOOK AT THE RECENT GOLD RUSH,COCOA,BAUXITE,DIAMONDS,LUMBER,RUBBER,MANGA ...
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  • Mohammed 12 years ago

    YOU ARE RIGHT MENSA.MOST OF OUR PEOPLE ARE NARROW MINDED AND THERE IS NO RULE OF LAW IN GHANA TODAY.

  • Oba Nyansani Baako Pe In Ghana! 12 years ago

    Ghanaians have enough to live on and there is no need for them to travel to someone's country to work hard before they get their daily bread.

    They have allowed their politicians to destroy their beloved country for them e ...
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  • Afrakuma 12 years ago

    Asanteni I have never liked insults as a means of expressing an opinion but really yours is the most stupid comment ever! The Essence of the article, the insult to us as Ghanaians, all that visa money collected from poor folk ...
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  • KK 12 years ago

    Well done Afrakuma.
    The Asanteni or whatever is only a piece of shit.

  • Afrakuma 12 years ago

    Like British citizen Asanteni, enter Ghana freely.
    Sekou, I agree with you.
    By the way where s our foreign minister.
    Since independence madam, have you ever heard any country ever single Ghana out to be so insulted!

  • KK 12 years ago

    You better shut that smelling mouth of yours or talk sense.
    So u can't even see anything sensible in what Sekou is saying?
    Your name even tells a lot.
    Koasea like u

  • kwame Pittsburgh PA 12 years ago

    Maybe u cannot read, are u in Kumasi? What has his father got to do with what he said. always going backwards moronic apology of asanteni

  • kwame Pittsburgh PA 12 years ago

    Can you read at all asanteni? What has his father got to do with what he said-moronic apology of a Ghanaian who calls him/herself asanteni

  • IBF 12 years ago

    What has his father done here in this issue? You guys talk always with your stomachs without thinking. We go there for help, what do they also get from us for coming here? How many embassies have they built in Ghana, a risky ...
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  • Kofi B 12 years ago

    This is what he did not do with the money. He did not request 5 cars when he was thrown out of office. He did not buy Gof cars for his girl friends. He did not honor himself with a gold chain even though he deserved more than ...
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  • kpeglar 12 years ago

    what did his father do to ghana, spending our money to be africa president. sent this stupid guy to egypt will this idoit comes from. kwasea.

  • Ras kwaku 12 years ago

    Nonsense, read about Ghana well and you will know what Kwame Nkrumah did for Ghana after independence(schools,roads,electricity dams,buildings,hospitals etc), unlike your current puppet leaders who fancy in cars and small gir ...
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  • ELINAM 12 years ago

    Do you understand what this man said at all? Why can't you go and pay the first 3000 pound.

  • kay 12 years ago

    He gave your current leaders free education and that is why Mahama is your president and Atuguba is your supreme court judge.

  • Counsellor 12 years ago

    Wrong Asanteni! It is wrong for the UK to single out only a few countries to impose this hefty sum of money in the first place. What about if Ghana decides to follow suit? Will the UK like it.

  • cool 12 years ago

    Asanteni, your are just a thing without thinking cup. how can you make such statement on his father. fuck you

  • G Lee 12 years ago

    @ Asanteni. Let's us all focus on today's issue and forget about the past.
    We should decide on what to do next to avoid this senseless british colonial rule that they want to implement on us again.

  • NANA MOTIA OFORIPANIN 12 years ago

    Kufuor to be arrested sooner than later

  • GhAfri 12 years ago

    I KNOW AFRICANS DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH SO I CAN SEE SOME STUPID EDUCATED ILLITRATES ARE AGAINST THE MAN, NO WONDER SOME OF THEM ARE BRITISH CIAs.
    nkrumah u are right,,,

  • KOJO TWUM 12 years ago

    ASHATIS MUST BE ASHAMED BY THE GROWING ASHANTI SENTIMENT IN THE COUNTRY.AS GHANAIANS WATCH WHO LEADS THE NPP. ASHANTI OR AKYEM

  • Kpabitey 12 years ago

    For once, I agree 100% with Sekou.

  • Show boy 12 years ago

    30,000

  • PRINCE 12 years ago

    GOOD

  • OCRO 12 years ago

    ASK ANY BRITISH IF BRITAIN HAVE GOLD FIELD. AND I WILL GO AND MINE GOLD , EPARATION NEED TO BE PAID FOR GHANAIANS SENT TO SEYCHELLES OUT OF THEIR OWN WILL JUST TO STEAL GOLD IN GHANA AND THE TREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT

  • papa Yank 12 years ago

    ghana will not do anything to this i know. it was a top secret discussion when the president was there. Nigerian will burn the uk embassy in protest i visioned .

  • Yaw Amofa 12 years ago

    If you Ghanaian refugees like Rockson Adofo and Adoeba Kwaku Damoah hiding in UK and claiming benefits, what do we expect the UK govt to do? After all that, they post bull shit on this forum.

  • Kwadwo 12 years ago

    Well spoken, this is the first time th Dr has spoken sense but this directive has come to stand. I was atudent there and when I needed to renew the visa for a fanily of four, we needed to show 25,000.00 pounds That is how bad ...
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  • Kwadwo 12 years ago

    Well spoken, this is the first time th Dr has spoken sense but this directive has come to stand. I was a student there and when I needed to renew the visa for a fanily of four, we needed to show 25,000.00 pounds That is how b ...
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  • okyeame 12 years ago

    you are an idiot

  • Yaw Amofa 12 years ago

    My fellow idiot, how are you?

  • KALUSHA 12 years ago

    TO THE BRITS AFTER TAKING HIS KICKBACK FROM VODAFONE AND BRIBING THOSE NPP MP'S TO VOTE INFAVOR OF THE SALE.

  • ZoRRo 12 years ago

    When our leaders sell off prime national assets to outsiders, as if they have no value, it makes us look very stupid. We are seen as a non-force in the league of countries and will have such BULL-SHIT restrictions placed on u ...
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  • Beth 12 years ago

    They take advantage of us disguising it as aid. Our leaders should rise up against oppression

  • Azumah Nelson 12 years ago

    Ghanaian should just stay home to develop their country. There is nothing in the Uk they can't get back home.

  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    You are absolutely right. Stay at home, but a taste of their own medicine. I support that.

  • NANA 12 years ago

    MAN U ARE RIGHT THERE IS NOTHING GOOD IN UK, I HAVE BEEN THERE AND I REALLY HATE IT THERE. THINGS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND THERE IT NOT EASY TO GET URSELF CHEAP APARTMENT. THE CHEAP APARTMENT U GET THERE IS A ROOM IN A HOUSE AN ...
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  • SAINT JUDAS 12 years ago

    THE CITIZENS OF UK ARE NOT COMPLAINING WHY YOU CHURCH MOUSE.U ARE CALLING UK A "FUCKING UK" CAN GHANA BE LIKE UK IN THE NEXT MILLION YEARS? YOU RAN BACK TO GHANA BECAUSE YOU DIDNT HAVE PAPERS AND YOU WERE ALSO LAZY.

  • Kick Ass 12 years ago

    Fucken asshole Saint Judas U are a disgrace UK are whom they are now on the expense of other countries let cancel commonwealth and let them not interfere in other countries economic activities and see what they would become.. ...
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  • KALUSHA 12 years ago

    FROM TROOPING INTO UK AND GO DEMONSTRATE AND BE CALLING OUR PRESIDENT A "THIEF". ATLEAST THIS WILL SPARE US THE DISGRACE..

  • papa Yank 12 years ago

    ABUJA – THE Senate has rejected the proposed UK visa policy that seeks to compel visitors from some countries including Nigeria to deposit 3,000 ponds bond before its immigration authority at entry point, saying it would no ...
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  • Yaw 12 years ago

    Once again, the African fails to think about the real implication of their actions. Can the Nigerian senate state that the reciprocity will be to stop the British from illegally entering Nigeria to work and overstay the terms ...
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  • Dr. John 12 years ago

    Another aspect of this involves terrorist activities on the increase in those countries that have been mentioned. Ghanaians may not realize it, but terrorist groups are active in Ghana.

  • SERIOUS THINKER 12 years ago

    Most of the people commenting do not truly understand the message that Britain is sending. IN the Last the month they have said the Ghanaian economy is growing.

    Soooo stay HOME and build your OWN Country, all of the money ...
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  • OB 12 years ago

    Can we talk about the costs and benefits of this policy to the UK, and to Ghana if we decide to reciprocate. I have one cost and one benefit:
    Cost - it is expensive to collect and also to issue this money back to travelers
    ...
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  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!! 12 years ago

    The concern citizens of Ghanaians abroad such as America, Canada, London, Germany, Italy, Australia and Holland, is appealing to the highest court of our country to throw the petitioners foolish and diabolical case that is ha ...
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  • ONYAME NIPA (Man Of God) USA 12 years ago

    THIEF MAHAMA

  • Nana Kweku Yensua 12 years ago

    Because Ghana and Nigeria refuse to accept homosexuality in our countries hence this treatment

  • Yaw 12 years ago

    Seiku urged the government to give Britain a taste of their own medicine by ensuring their citizens pay triple of the £3,000 if they want to come to Ghana. Who are they? it is Ghanaians who have naturalized as British natio ...
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  • EA INTSIFUL 12 years ago

    what a perfect incentive to spur us on to develop our own country so no need to visit uk

  • Nana Kweku Yensua 12 years ago

    Because Ghana and Nigeria refuse to accept homosexuality in our countries, hence this dirty deal of 3,000.

  • JOHNSON 12 years ago

    OSAGYEFO NKRUMAH'S VISION WAS TO MAKE GHANA A SELF-RELIANT COUNTRY BUT THE "MATEMEHO" SELFISH CORRUPT PEOPLE COLLUDED WITH THE WEST TO TOPPLE HIS GOVERNMENT AFTER MAKING SO MANY ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIM. THEY CANNOT TARGET GHANA ...
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  • Ghanaba 12 years ago

    African leaders are stupid.they think only about theirself.how can we have oil,gold and everything but the white own them for 50yrs on papper.while this same documents you have to pay to live in their country.they take your o ...
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  • NII ARMAH 12 years ago

    CARE ABOUT ITS CITIZENS THUS THE QUESTION? RAW COCOA,GOLD,BAUXITE,OIL ARE IN GHANA BUT STILL IT CITIZENS ARE POOR. WHEN GHANA DISCOVERED OIL THE BRITISH STARTED RELOCATING TO GHANA. IF POLITICIANS ARE SMART ENOUGH THEY WILL I ...
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  • kpata 12 years ago

    SAME TO THOSE STRANDED SHOESHINE BOYS IN NEW YORK CALLING THEMSELVES NPP USA. Send them home now!

  • Chas 12 years ago

    I love this man. Let the British have respect for we the Africans after all they own gold than any other country and where did they got that from?
    We don't really need them that much. Let Africans unit that's all.

  • JOEDUSU@yahoo.com 12 years ago

    Lets not get emotional over this and react foolishly. AS Ghanaians are we happy with the way thousands of Nigerians are flooding our country? They the british also have the right to stop the over-flooding of their country wit ...
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  • Areeba 12 years ago

    How can you say this.We shall stand up to ANY country that thinks they can insult us with this Stupid idiot.You,my friend,are a FOOL.

  • MAXKAPS 12 years ago

    You know why! Ghana,Nigeria ,Bangladesh,Pakistan,India won't accept their homosexual proposals that's why they want to retaliate. Do You know how many Eastern Europeans and Chinese are in Britain? Let me tell you Inferiority ...
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  • JiMY SOMER 12 years ago

    close british embazy now

  • messa 12 years ago

    visa cost so they learn alession not to mess with ghana

  • Bob 12 years ago

    I strongly support the writer of this article.

  • Dzeklo USA 12 years ago

    Leave ghana alone and the britain must pay more before
    Coming to Ghana

  • James 12 years ago

    This guy clearly dont know what he is talking about. Its obvious that a african that travels to Europe will be a risk since many stays and dont go back. that puts a huge strain on our health care system etc. No European overs ...
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  • Gabaa 12 years ago

    Sir James, be aware that you said fees for resident permit and visas, they are two different things. Secondly, you need African raw materials to feed your machines.

  • KK 12 years ago

    James or whatever u call urself, u should rather go back to school.

  • MAXKAPS 12 years ago

    IF YOU THINK NOTHING GOOD IS HERE ACCEPT BLACKMAIL, WHY DON'T YOU PARK YOUR BAG AND GET OUT OF HERE.YOU GUYS INVADE OUR CONTINENT FOR YEARS, NOW YOU FELL TREATING ABOUT US COMING TO YOUR COUNTRY HUN,I CAN HERE FROM YOUR SPEEC ...
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  • TINA AYAM 12 years ago

    What is commonwealth about this nonsense from Britain. If this is the way to promote Commonwealth ideals, as the target countries (India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Ghana) are members, with the Queen of England is the Head, God sa ...
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  • ensorerobby tx u.s.a 12 years ago

    the guy is right brazil did the same thing to u.s citizens when the united states mandated every national entering the the united states for finger printing etc. sekou is right let them pay 3x the same amount when they come t ...
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  • Kokosikoko me nya amane 12 years ago

    Home sweet home ooooo.

  • KK 12 years ago

    God bless U Sekou

  • vicky lee benton 12 years ago

    You go my brother, its time to send our colonial másters a message that the so called white supremacy is no longer accepted. And our stupid Leaders should stop confiding in them for help. God gave us the same mind as them to ...
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  • vicky lee benton 12 years ago

    I blame Britain for the Worlds problems .Look at India and Pahkistan. There was no Middle Eastern. It was One Continent called Africa, and what did they do? They divided and conquer it.

    If you want to know who ...
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  • Kofi 12 years ago

    Much as I do not agree with the British on this idea, I have to correct something I think is erroneous. Yes, there was one Africa but it was not a one united continent. Africa was still divided into even more tiny units. Ghan ...
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  • Nii Lante Okunka 12 years ago

    How do we expect our colonial masters to respect us when over half a century of our independence,our leaders come in for medical check-ups,steal our moneys and save them in their banks without putting a gun at their heads,beg ...
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  • Afrakuma 12 years ago

    Nii Lante Okunka, you and who's masters?
    So they can insult the leaders but not the rest of us,
    The article is saying make them pay, not only that but three times more.
    At the sane time you can address our leaders, and Se ...
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  • Duodu 12 years ago

    it is obvious the so-called developed world remain the sole obstacle to the development and liberation of the developing and under-developed, they have nothing good to offer in return for the huge exploitation than to put res ...
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  • jb 12 years ago

    A country that makes millionaires of dirt poor politician does not need to export its citizen to go sweep sreets in the West...STAY HOME AND FIGHT...BECOME AN AMIDU AND DO YOU PART

  • Afrakuma 12 years ago

    Nemesis, shut up already! Leaders of Ghana wake up from your slumber cis you are messing up big time! This should shake you up if Martin Amidu's successes at revealing gargantuan pillage of our wealth hasn't moved you to sham ...
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  • Julius A. Young 12 years ago

    We need a leader that have leave in the west for long time then he or she will know how to deal with this people. We leave here and we know Canada, U.S.A, England do not respect Africa's and that is facts. Our leaders is look ...
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  • setho75 12 years ago

    true son of your father.well done

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  • Whatever 12 years ago

    It's interesting hearing Britain describe its former colonies as 'high risk countries'. The very same former colonies it invaded, looted and fed on to grow to the hieght it has reached now. This policy, if effected would wrec ...
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  • PEASEA 12 years ago

    Why trible the amount? For the sake of natural justice,it should be reciprocal.This is to tell our leaders that they should add value to our raw materials to create employment for our youth to be happy staying in their home c ...
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  • KOFI YANSAPOW 12 years ago

    SOME Ghanaians and Nigerians can only blame themselves. One would be amased to know how many visited the UK in the last few years and never came back (vanished into the thin air). We are just not trust worthy. The English ...
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  • sam(usa) 12 years ago

    simple as abc they do it to you ,you do the same to them.

  • THINK STRAIGHT 12 years ago

    give Britain a taste of it's own medicne

  • Moses 12 years ago

    The AU must come together and formulate a policy for all member States to retaliate any disrecpectful and discriminatory policy any country, be it Britain or whoever,will impose on any African country. Discrimination seems to ...
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  • Real O 12 years ago

    Who is Britain blaming? First of all they were the same stupid people who took from these countries and used them as their slaves. What were they thinking and they now feel Africans are occupying their country. I hope the nex ...
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  • MAXKAPS 12 years ago

    YEA THEY HAVEN'T SEEN NOTING YET, WE'LL DO THE SAME TO THEM, THEY INVADE OUR COUNTRIES FOR YEAR AND LOOTED OUR MONEY SO THIS IS THE TIME FOR REPOSSESS.

  • Seaman uk 12 years ago

    NDC FOREVER TRAIN. & EDUCATE,HELP GALAMSEYERS /SMALL SCALE GOLD MINING AND MANY A MILLION OF US WILL NOT TRAVELL ANYMORE LONG LIVE NDC

  • kwame Pittsburgh PA 12 years ago

    we shd do double to them but when it is time to give them the money we shd call Martin Amidu to claim it as judgement debt, we will not pay it back to them, they have been stealing from us all this while

  • Johnny walker 12 years ago

    THIS IS NOT NDC OR NPP. LET ALL AFRICAN LEADERS RISE AND TAKE A UNILATERAL DECISION TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL.

  • OBIALEKE 12 years ago

    For the very first time Sekou has spoken sense.I hope GH goverment is listening.

  • Gyawaasem 12 years ago

    These people have to pay $9000 to come to Ghana

  • ' and Jesus wept ' 12 years ago

    This is what happens when crooks, thieves and drug peddlers connive to kill true African leaders and innovators to siphon the continents wealth to their masters' bank vaults for peasants. Long live Kwame Nkrumah's legacy and ...
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  • darius99 12 years ago

    Dr. Sekou Nkrumah: I AM PROUD OF YOU !!!

  • SAA-RA MENSA 12 years ago

    IT IS OUR DUTY FOR US TO FIND THE RIGHT JOB FOR THIS MAN. POLITICS NOT GOOD FOR HIM BUT HE HAS GREAT IDEAS.

  • DR.JOSEPH NII ABEKAR MENSAH 12 years ago

    I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH YOU, SEKOU. GHANA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES SHOULD GIVE BRITAIN AND OTHER COUNTRIES THAT DO NOT RESPECT AFRICA THEIR OWN DOSES OF MEDICINE.
    IT ALL POINTS TO THE NEED OF DYNAMIC, EFFECTIVE AND ...
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  • American 12 years ago

    Reciprocity is effective only when a nation has economic strength to leverage the relationship, such as Brazil with respect to the US, and Turkey with respect to Israel. Otherwise, it's just a tantrum.

  • Banku 12 years ago

    You don'have any leverage. Suck it. You have been behaving servilely towards them now they are showing you how much they disdain. Israel recently banned immigrants from sending remittances home, did we hear a thing from our ...
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  • CYBERGHANA 12 years ago

    OVERSTAYERS EVERYWHERE MUST PAY SOMETHING. ALL NATIONS MUST BE LIABLE.
    THERE ARE LOTS OF BRITS IN US OVERSTAYING THEIR VISA PERIOD.
    IS THERE DISCRIMINATION HERE.
    WHITE YOU ARE IN, COLORED YOU ARE OUT.

  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    Cyberghana, they make it impossible for you to do what you want and get out whiles at the same time have an open door to millions of eastern Europeans who don't even speak English.It is a money spinning machine and whiles the ...
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  • CYBERGHANA 12 years ago

    TKX FOR THE SITE,BRAVEBOY.

  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    U are welcomed and please observe the profit jump when they started drilling oil in Ghana. We need to wise up.

  • Kofi B 12 years ago

    You are missing the point. Can you tell who will overstay and who will not. If know this guy will overstay, just dont give him a visa.
    Dont punish the poor student who is genuinely going there to study and will probably end ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    Kofi B.. you are missing the point. They simply don't want poor students. It is not about punishment, it is about how they can make money from us.

  • YAW USA 12 years ago

    IF GHANA SHOULD TRY TO RETALIATE IT IS THE GHANAINS ABROAD THAT WILL SUFFER REPERCUSSION SINCE THEY ARE THE VERY PEOPLE THAT BECOME NATURALIZED IN THESE COUNTRIES OR BECOME CITIZENS BUT WILL LIKE TO VISIT THIER LOVED ONES IN ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    THEY ARE ALREADY BEING TREATED LIKE DOGS, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE. THINK

  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    BUT THE GHANAIAN COMPANIES ARE NOT IN CHINA STEALING THEIR RESOURCES AND AS FOR THE GHANAIAN NATURALIZED, THEY ARE THE TOP BACKSTABBERS.

  • Kofi B 12 years ago

    I think Sekou's suggestion is fair. Basically the Brits are saying they don't want Ghanaians to go to the UK.
    Similar travel restrictions should be applied to them.
    We could make a buck or two out of them to help our econom ...
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  • AKONFEM ERROR PREZ 12 years ago

    STILL NDC MAHAMA FAIL GHANA,BIG SHAME TO ANANSE GOVT,GAY MAHAMA,KILLED MILLS FOR POWER,NOW FIRE IS KILLING GHANIANS FOR HIS JUJU,MAHAMA NEED MORE BLOOD,GOD WILL PUNISH THEM ALL,PERIOD

  • AKONFEM ERROR PREZ 12 years ago

    MAHAMA IS FAKE TO THE NATION,HUUUUUUU

  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    Just give him time. He will need a second term and hopefully he will come knocking again.

  • Asorkpo 12 years ago

    This is just a way of punishing those countries who opposed their gay nonsense.
    Apooo,what is in Britain ?
    They want our money to build their useless economic.They must be made to pay back the money for those who return ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    You can better spend that money else where if you have it. Don't throw it away.

  • Nii Osa 12 years ago

    Well said Sekou

  • qp 12 years ago

    THANK YOU SEKOU YOU ARE LIVING YOUR DAD'S DREAM

  • Nana Egyir Aggrey 12 years ago

    Respect yourself and you will be respected,-african leaders have brought shame on their people, and wherever we find ourselves on this planet we are treated like animals.Sometimes we forget that there are 'civilised foreigner ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 12 years ago

    I guess you did not read the main article but felt the need to criticize. This is the reason we have bad leaders. You are part of the problem.

  • KILOKILO 12 years ago

    Well Done, Sekou You are right, You have hit the nail at the right time.

  • MR COOLMAN 12 years ago

    Ghanaian must learn how to pay taxes,then our problem will be solve,that is all?

  • ASIEDU NKETIA 12 years ago

    IN MY OPINION, DR. HAS SAID SENSE. WHY ARE PEOPLE ATTACKING AND INSULTING HIM? GHANAIANS AT LEAST BE ONE ON ONE THING FOR ONCE. DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO CHALLENGE ALL IN THE NAME OF DEMOCRACY. DID THE BRITISH OBTAIN VISAS WHEN T ...
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  • emma 12 years ago

    that money should be given to ghana government, the can't see us like fools and make money from us

  • kay 12 years ago

    BEFORE STARTING TO PICK UP A FIGHT WITH BRITAIN. THE OLD BOY IS TOO LONG IN THE TOOTH. HE IS SMARTER THAN YOU ARE. HE HAS TOO MUCH EXPERIENCE TO DEAL WITH POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AMATEURS LIKE YOU. DONT MAKE THE MUGABE MISTAK ...
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  • emma 12 years ago

    pay money before u go and clean someone's toilet? Ghanaians u have to look sharp

  • atobee 12 years ago

    u see,the British claim we are part of the commonwealth.which wealth are we sharing in common?when they needed labour they opened their doors for the eastern europeans.our fore fathers laboured in vain for them.It is now time ...
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  • GAYMAN 12 years ago

    AFTER USING MAHAMA AS SIDE ATTRACTION TO THE G8 SUMMIT THEN COME THIS. IT SHOW HOW AFRICAN LEADERS DONT HAVE RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES SO THE WEST DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THEM!! WHY GO TO A ICH MAN PARTY SIMPLY TO SHOW THE U TOO ...
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  • Paa George 12 years ago

    More are bound to come,they are taking Ghana for a fool after years stealing your precious resources and coming now with stupid sanctions. We seen now how weak and wicked political leaders we voted for,they are like the Briti ...
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  • p.tosh 12 years ago

    well speech.well done

  • HANNIBAL(Blessed by God) 12 years ago

    The butt-loving Brits will shudder. Next, ask British interests in our gold mines, Vodaphone, etc. to pay extra taxes. The Brits wants to establish a port in Ghana to service oil vessels. Ghanaians should establish that port ...
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  • Emmanuel Boye 12 years ago

    Without the third world countries Britain cant prosper they steal the money from Africa, india and many parts of the world now they are talking nonsense

  • Kofi Ampaasem 12 years ago

    Surely, there must be a better way of ensuring people obey the terms of visas? Does this not amount to robbing the poor and unfair discrimination?

  • MANU 12 years ago

    SEKOU, THIS ONE SHOWS THAT INDEED YOU ARE YOUR FATHER'S SON. AM WITH YOU 100% ON THIS ONE.

  • Gomido 12 years ago

    Interestingly, all the countries targeted by the colonially-enslaved mentality brits are all member states of the commonwealth. Even more so, the prosperity and richness that these rudy-haired angols enjoy today were stolen a ...
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  • Akua AU 12 years ago

    This tells all Ghanaians there is nothing better than effortlessly ensuring our country is liveable. These aborofo have the understanding that politics is about ensuring purpose and not indulging in personality mayhem, where ...
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  • Godlover 12 years ago

    So sad...I expect the British to demand one region anytime a politician goes for medical checkup. It serves us right. Good job gay culture.

  • Aduaba 12 years ago

    I know you are an Ewe and would never stop insulting Ashnantes and linking them to bad articles.I am sorry I don't know when you notorious Ewes are going to have sense.Your mothers stupid vagina(mo maame twe Kankan)

  • GHFUO, LOVE/DOR YOURSELF! 12 years ago

    SO WAT THEN IS THE USE FOR GH AS A COMMONWEALTH NATION? IF BRITAIN IS CHARGING ALL THESE MONIES TO COMMONWEALTH NATIONS, THEN WHY MUST GH EVEN THINK OF BEING A MEMBER? FOR AID FROM BRITAIN? GH MUST BEGIN DELIBERATIONS ON EXIT ...
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  • SLY 12 years ago

    THE PROBLEM IS AFRICANS THEMSELVES WE HAVE NO SELF RESPECT!!! HOW DO U VOTE FOR A LEADER THAT CAN STOP SUCH LOW!! WELL HE COMES FROM MY TRIBE!!! SO U GET WHAT U VOTE FOR (WANT) UNTIL WE WAKE FROM VOTING FOR OUR LEADERS ON T ...
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  • The Trucker 12 years ago

    For once I agree with Sekou

  • Yamo 12 years ago

    Hey turn about is fair play, or another name tit for tat. Ghana is requiring all foreigners who stay 3 months or more pay 240ghc for a national ID card to control their movements. I have and will continue to urge my governm ...
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  • AMOS 12 years ago

    WHY SHOULD WE BE RUSHING TO GO TO UK. IF IT WERE TO BE ME ALONE, UK WILL HAVE SUFFERED. LET US BUILD GHANA IN THE EXTEND THAT PEOPLE WILL STAY HERE. POOR LEADERSHIP IN GHANA.

  • Richmond 12 years ago

    Sekou, well said.Our Government must treat them recipocal.He should al require them to pay three times the amount to visitor our country.

    Having said this I think this should serve as wakie up call to our leadership. Is ab ...
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  • nana A 12 years ago

    A begger has no choice.You have said it all Mr Nkrumah.Cameron got the gust to look at the face of our Mahama maybe he was there to ask for some alms.

  • JOYCE AKRONG 12 years ago

    This is just not fair, how can the ordinary people who do not have such huge amount visit, this is just not fair considering Britain as our formal colony. This decision taken by the British government have made me concluded t ...
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  • gm 12 years ago

    RECIPROCITY is the key word!
    Ghana is to set the same conditions for visa applicants from Britain!

  • PRINCE B 12 years ago

    what do they they calling as nw , if we are also to put another challenging on them can they visit here any mre

  • ODONKOR MICHAEL 12 years ago

    You will remember, Dr. Nkrumah closed diplomtic relations with Britain sometime ago. After all without Britain God can take care of Ghana. Just impose the same on British Nationals

  • troubled man 12 years ago

    SOME OF US WILL NEVER VISIT UK IN OUR LIVES, PROBABLY AFTER WE ARE DEAD. I MEAN HOW MUCH HAS THE ORDINARY MAN GOT NOT TO MENTION HIS FLIGHT FARE, POCKET MONEY AND HOUSE KEEPING MONEY FOR WIFE AND CHILDREN AND AFTER DEPOSIT SU ...
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  • BABA SEIDU 12 years ago

    YOU SEE THE STUPID AND USELESS CHARACTERS IN THE NPP SUCH AS URSULA OWUSU,HOPESON ADORYE, MICHAEL OMARI WADIE, SAMMY AWUKU AND CO GOING ALL THE WAY TO LONDON TO ORGANIZE USELESS AND MEANINGLESS DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE STREETS O ...
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  • KNYC (USMC) 12 years ago

    With all the free education you got from Ghana BABA SEIDU, you are still a MORON. What has NPP got to do with UK decision. People like you, no wonder Ghana is in this shape. Next time don't write in all caps. Eng 101.

  • Kojo Nyansafo 12 years ago

    UK should bow their heads in shame because this pure act of racism and extortion on Africans and other national mentioned in the list they are rating as high risk. I think Ghanaian government should recall the Ghanaian embass ...
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  • nak 12 years ago

    we Africans must be proud of our colours and stop begging foreigners for helps.

  • sikadwa kofi 12 years ago

    the first time Sekou has spoken sense. Too much dependence on the west but the money given out is shared by the MPS, cabinet and the president to build houses. should stop stealing from the public.

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  • ama 12 years ago

    we should boycot uk

  • samy 12 years ago

    i am in full support with dr.sekou nkrumah,we must be treated with dignity and respect.in addition their new policy wud be totally unacceptable unless they are willing to also do same.

  • AMSTERDAMUS-AFRICANUS 12 years ago

    First time i agree with you.

  • CONCERN CITIZEN 12 years ago

    BIG TALK. BE BOLD AND PLAY TIC FOR TAT NOW AND YOU SEE WHAT WILL HAPPENED TO YOU GHANA. THE BRITISH HAVE DONE THEIR STATISTICS AND COME OUT THE PILOT SCHEME TO STOP OVERSTAYERS. OVERSTAYERS ENJOY FREE MEDICAL WITH NO CONTRIBU ...
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  • tema man 12 years ago

    You can see truth is coming out from STEVE LAWRANCE CASE?? that is telling you BRITAIN are racist??WHY GHANAIANS not the AUSTRILIAS

  • KOKI 12 years ago

    Oh yes, Dr! Our own Ghanaian staff at the ports especially Kotoka International Airport shamefully and blatantly frustrate their own with unnecessary demands everyday! They won't care a hoot about similar findings with the wh ...
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  • Nana Asare 12 years ago

    I THINK SEKOU RIGHT BY ALL MEANS