Sammy Awuku escapes jail but banned from court

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  • Kyei-Baffour 12 years ago

    Too lenient a punishment!

  • Kwame Wi 12 years ago

    Aboataa. Go and sin no more

  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

    No elder in Akwapim? Big fool.

  • JEFF 12 years ago

    Careless Mahama will definitely be the next and as we all know, the next will definitely go to prison

  • keie 12 years ago

    WHP HIM WELL WELL

  • JUDGE TRUTH 12 years ago

    WHY NOT BAN THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO OFFENDED THE COURT? JDM MUST ALSO BE BANNED... IF NOT HIS REPRESENTATIVE MUST ALSO BE BANNED.

  • JOMO KENYATTA 12 years ago

    THOSE OF YOU WHO MAKE LOSE TALKS SHOULD BE CAREFUL. YOU THINK YOU CAN WRITE ANY FOOLISH COMMENT ON YOUR PRESIDENT. VERY SOON YOU WILL BE STANDING IN COURT FLATULATING, URINATING AND SHITTING AND SAYING ,MY LORD, I BEG YOU OOO ...
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  • JAMES BOND 12 years ago

    BRING THE BANANA REPULIC PRESDENT IN ORDER,GOD NEVER ODAINED HIM,CUZ THE SIGNS WE'RE WITNESSING SHOW'S HE'S BEEN CURSE.VISIONLESS LEADER.

  • OSEI TAWIAH 12 years ago

    Ofui, You and your bugabuga government can go to hell. JJ did this for 20 years and failed. What makes you think Atuguba and Mahama will achieve anything from this?

  • bb 12 years ago

    This boy some times his nose is the problem for him to talk nosense

  • Oba Nyansani Baako Pe In Ghana! 12 years ago

    You are swine what about those who have said that if the verdict goes for Nana Addo they would set up a coup? This has proved to Ghanaians that all the Judges are on Mahama side. We are waiting if NDC can continue to rule in ...
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  • Atimpo 12 years ago

    you the fool of all fools, telling someone he is a fool? OMG! Behave yourself then!

  • Gyege Simon. 12 years ago

    What is difference between you and him. Calling him aboa. they are also human beings so if he has apologized he is ok right? He does not deserve two punishment so if you insult him you equally guilty and will be punished not ...
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  • Agbettor 12 years ago

    Mahama must also be punished for saying that the court will rule the election petition in his favour. This statement of contempt is meant to influence the court's decision and is tantamount to punishment. If the court does no ...
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  • CK 12 years ago

    Awuku was disrespectful to the highest court in the land, calling the judges hypocritical and selective. Mahama only said he believes he won fairly. Hopefully this will ensure respect for the court by all going forward.

  • ADWEN 12 years ago

    Instead of the Atuguba concentrating on improving courtroom procedures and thing forward on how to address and prevent issues suc as safeguarding evidence, lawyers behaviour, providing courtroom conduct and behaviours through ...
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  • Gbelenkor 12 years ago

    Awuku is a smart boy.

  • tundele 12 years ago

    he has been seeking cheap notoriety, that's is what he deserves and then some.

  • SIMPLY RUTHLESS 12 years ago

    I saw this Guy's composure in the supreme court that he was afraid but after he was pardoned he bluffed on Asempa fm that he was not shaken at all. The ghost says, "this night is not the only night", therefore Sammy Awuku mus ...
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  • Huhuhuhu_Ny3hu 12 years ago

    Particularly from the NPP stables, can complain that Justice Atuguba deliberately picked on the 'poor' guy.
    I personally believe this 'showdown' came somewhat late,but hey the line has finally been drawn in the sand,and all ...
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  • Concerned 12 years ago

    Selective with their decisions he said and the judges selected him out of hundreds of politicians and sanctioned him.
    Well done hypocrates

  • Nicholas J Bedzo 12 years ago

    He thinks he is powerful he can do
    everything but some one is powerful
    than him. Now where is your power this
    the biginning of your downfall,renders
    useless.

  • kwame owuo 12 years ago

    hmm where did freedom of speech gone though. The man should not be making comments like that though.

  • btg 12 years ago

    Freedom has it's limits.

  • KOFI 12 years ago

    The Judiciary has that power even in the so called democratic nations to exercise such rights. In the UK, USA etc the judiciary has the power to moderate or ban media and media publications on its proceedings. So freedom has ...
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  • LAILAI 12 years ago

    Not in Clueless Atuguba's court.

  • OBURONIBA FITAFITA 12 years ago

    It is rather unfortunate that calls for Justice Atuguba to excuse himself from panelists chosen to sit over a hearing involving his relative who is a first respondent and a material target of petitioner's complaint went unhee ...
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  • Worfa Yao 12 years ago

    Is that all the SC Judges can do? You see, I told you the judges are afraid of we the NPPs. I thought 1 week inside will be slashed on him. They would have seen what we are capable of doing

  • BabaUS 12 years ago

    I wish this Worfa Yaw guy would shut up with his nonsense. Do not threaten the law just because you are an undisciplined ingrate.

  • GOD'S CHILD 12 years ago

    please stop de rubbish.

  • Braa 12 years ago

    Every body is now seeing the typical character of "NPP Boys", I bet you, Sammy Awuku will say worse things again!

  • Huhuhuhu_Ny3hu 12 years ago

    This guy did not start his 'foolishnes' yesterday. From his earlier utterances on "Womafunu" not requiring official registration to the impugnity he has demostrated on various media stations,all go to show this guy will certa ...
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  • Truth Chicago 12 years ago

    You will now learn not to abuse democracy. Don't wait till it turn to democrazy.
    Serves all and sundry better.

  • btg 12 years ago

    This guy has gotten away with so many things.
    Confronting and disrespecting General Obasanjo on election day was one of the many stupid things for a 28 yr-old to do, talking condecsendingly to fellow panelists on talk shows ...
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  • KWARNING NJ 12 years ago

    WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT HAS THE ELECTION IN GHANA GOT TO DO WITH OBASANJO? HE WAS THERE TO WATCH BUT NOT TO GO TO THE EXTEND TO SAY THE ELECTIONS WERE FREE AND FAIR. WAS HE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO GIVE THAT STATEMENT ...
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  • K.K. 12 years ago

    ATUGUBA'S COURT IS A DISGRACE, JUST LOOKING FOR A SCAPEGOAT. IS FREE SPEECH NOT PART OF DEMOCRACY? IS THE COURT ABOVE CRITICISM. EVEN THE SUPREME COURT IN THE U.S IS CRITICIZED. STOP THIS INTIMIDATION. SHAME ON YOU.

  • btg 12 years ago

    The US Supreme court?? What has that got to do with Ghana, fool?
    "Even" in the United States of America
    FREEDOM HAS IT'S LIMITS.- Ofui

    Your phone conversations and your participation on this forum is being monitored, foo ...
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  • K.K. 12 years ago

    YOU ARE WORSE THAN A FOOL. CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR AND GET SOME EDUCATION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF FREE SPEECH IN DEMOCRACY, IDIOT?

  • KWARNING NJ 12 years ago

    KK YOU HAVE SAID IT ALL. THANKS.

  • venom 12 years ago

    I am glad you cited USA for your argument and presumed you are an ardent follower of events in same. Just recently there was this NFL player in court for assaulting his wife. The lady judge after hearing the case decided to b ...
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  • ADOMA 12 years ago

    THIS SOB SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT BEHIND BARS FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE LIKES OF ANTHONY KARBO, HOPESON ADDOYE, URSULA OWUSU AND THE REST OF THE NPP INSULTING BRIGADE. WEREKO BROBBEY IS VINDICATED.

  • Haruna Umar Babagnankye, Wa 12 years ago

    Truly speaking today is another mile stone covered in the intrenching our democracy.The role played by both sides of council for the petitioners and defendants in interceding for Sammy Awuku can only be described as plus in o ...
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  • Richard 12 years ago

    Ei! Mr. "W?mma Funu", I hope you have learnt your lessons. Go and sin no more.

  • EVIL DWARF FROM KYEBI 12 years ago

    These buffoons must be cut to size. They're too disrespectful to many people. Sammy Awuku should have been taken to Nsawam for one month for contempt.

  • KK 12 years ago

    Stupid Awuku has to learn the hard way. No need to be passing foolish comments around on radios.A word to the wise is enough.

  • KK USA 12 years ago

    WHY YOU DONT CALL THE PRES AND THE NDC FOOLS WHO ARE DOING THE SAME THING FOOLS

  • Whatever 12 years ago

    No one is the NDC has durectly insulted the supreme court like Awuku did. calling supreme court hypocritical is unacceptable

  • Woman's wisdom 12 years ago

    I just can't believe what I'm seeing. I just can't understand what is going on here in Ghana. A whole president who stole the election can go about his business warning the judges that they have no other option other than sus ...
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  • mugu yaro 12 years ago

    NEXT TIME DONT DO IT AND I KNOW EVEN UR GRAND CHILDREN WILL NOT DO IT AGAIN.MAY GOD BLESS GHANA MAY GOD BLESS NANA ADDO N THE NPP

  • Dr Boom 12 years ago

    IF ALL THOSE FOOL ARE IN GHANAIAN POLITICS,HOW CAN THE COUNTRY MOVE TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION?

  • Whatever 12 years ago

    Oh Sammy Awuku... See where ignorance has landed you

  • Oye Onye Keasi Attah 12 years ago

    Where are those arogant Let my vote count what and what boys, e.g. Hopeson Adoye? He better changes and start respecting. He may not be lucky like Arogant Sammy to be spared the mosquitoes in the "coller".

  • Amenyaglo 12 years ago

    Bravo

  • Amenyaglo 12 years ago

    That should have been his sentence.

  • Adjoa Msreyame 12 years ago

    Better now than never

  • TRUTH 12 years ago

    NPP should caution Karbo and Buaben Asamoa.Kweku Baako should also be on notice.

  • Baba Kaka 12 years ago

    Sammy should have been jail for 2months. Sammy always make silly comment thinking he knows more than anyone do. I do listen to him on Oman Fm and he always make silly comment. Thank God he has been warn, but jail for 2months ...
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  • GOD'S CHILD 12 years ago

    you r a crazy dude

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  • Haruna.M.Clifford Nabia 12 years ago

    The lawyers should do thir part and Allah will do the rest.Infact Samy Awuku did not do anything.All along everybody knows that,when NDC man talk anyhow he will not be blame,but let NPP man talk everybody will hear.Ok Allah i ...
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  • Kofi 12 years ago

    This Atuguba is tooo bias.fuck him

  • RIP nana addo 12 years ago

    It's high time these stupid boys show some respect.

  • Kwame London II 12 years ago

    Sir John , take notice. Same sanction will be placed on you if do not desist from openly airing your negative views. It is high time a precedent is set to curb all this foul mouth "honourables". Freedom and Justice. We await ...
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  • AKONFEM ERROR PREZ 12 years ago

    NDC THINK THAT THIS IS THE END,NO NO NO,GOD TIME IS THE BEST NDCEEEEEEEEEE,HUUUUUUUUUUUU

  • NANA O !! MOTHER 12 years ago

    Atuguba himself is not above the law.He should mind his comments as well!!.

  • john otoo 12 years ago

    justice good job done else people will judge the case at your respective court before time.God bless your all with good health to help Ghana our mother land change for the better.

  • CASTLE BOY 12 years ago

    Atuguba himself is not above the law.He should mind his comments as well!!.he will oneday pay for all that he is doing.Even if it is 20 years he will surely pay for it.

  • dennis awah 12 years ago

    exemplary delivery by Justice Atuguba, Every person in this country must respect the "state" not chase their small minded agendas at the expense of the rest of Ghanaians. You rodents in the NPP must realize that it was your l ...
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  • Ogyam, Asante. 12 years ago

    Indiscipline and lawlessness is the hallmark of NPP. I heard Awuku shit his pants when he appeared before the bench. He realised that the court is not a wild rally ground at Kyebi or Manhyia. Now they know that even in God's ...
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  • Huhuhuhu_Ny3hu 12 years ago

    Bite if she demands that this free-loader finds a real job, and stop being a 'goafer' or 'errand-boy'at the NPP headquarters! But the person the court needs to 'tame' is that known-it-all Abdul Malik Kweku Baako.
    He and othe ...
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  • CHAPTER1 12 years ago

    It time we get to respect the Sc..after all wasnt it the NPP themselves who went to court and if some of thier members are trying to say what they need not to say...we all said we believe in the judicial so why now this.???.. ...
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  • LULA 12 years ago

    OKURASINIIIII BA

  • Dzifa asante 12 years ago

    Today i wept for mother Ghana. I will never hope for this country anymore. Jesus Christ, i have no hope for this country, Clear bias and intimidation. This is worse than the military days. Folks i am angry with Sammy Awuku be ...
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  • Bullpig 12 years ago

    Clear off !!! You are even worse. You should be standing there not the " shit his pants " brainless Saman Awuku. Learn to accept defeat, Monkeys !!!

  • Butcher 12 years ago

    Bullpig your name suggests who you are. Its the likes off you who hate anyone intelligent and open minded. express your opinion and stop calling people names. Ghana is indeed doomed. Thanks dzifa, you nail the issue right on ...
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  • justice 12 years ago

    The judges aggression on sammy came as result of the last warning issued out on Monday. Sammy happened to be next person who has call the justices name on their rulling. I think Ghana is becoming a lawless country and we se ...
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  • Adzikpeli Kofi 12 years ago

    Poor dog was barking......now his tail is between his tighs. hahahahhahaaaa next time bark again, you will chew iron bars the rest of Mahama's administration

  • Nii Akwei 12 years ago

    Yes, You can ban him. This nation is full of corrupt people.

  • Kofi, CT USA 12 years ago

    The presiding of the SC is bias and cannot use intimidation to cover it up. On the same platform that Awuku spoke, an NDC member also said worse things but this BS atuguba did not hear that one. If i were Awuku i will not beg ...
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  • Adzikpeli Kofi 12 years ago

    hahahahahaaaaa since u ar not as intelligent as Awuku, u will not beg. The intelligent man knows the consequence and run (personally presented himself) to the court without force or cohesion. Since u ar a f_ _ l Nsawom wud be ...
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  • issaka 12 years ago

    LET ALL GHANAIANS BE WITNESSES TO WHAT HIS LORDSHIP CHAIRMAN ATUBUGA HAS DONE TO SAMMY AWUKU AND THE NPP TODAY. SPARING THE LEGAL TEAM OF THE RESPONDENTS, JOHN MAHAMA, AND ALL THE OTHER NDC COMMUNICATORS WHO KEEP ON "WINNING" ...
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  • FADA 12 years ago

    I stop Voting for NPP because of their insults and tribalism. this just de beginning. They wil be in opposition for 100yrs.

  • Big Alex Aluta.Hamburg. 12 years ago

    Adoma its better to say NDC INSULTING BRIGADE than the NPP.Who insults more than the NDC communicaters,ministers,party officials and supporters.Even from the President and people like Felix Kwakye,Anita Disoso and the MP for ...
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  • 676 12 years ago

    naniama kalokalo

  • WILLIAMS SUCCESS 12 years ago

    JESUS CHRIST THE KING OF KINGS and the LORD of lords is coming back again from heaven to take HIS children back to their final place of rest. the insult will not take anyone to HEAVEN. pls even the idle words that u say u wil ...
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  • monu kibo 12 years ago

    I like that, this is the time the judges have shown that, there has been some power vested in them.

  • GHANAS CANCER =UGLY ASHANTIS 12 years ago

    A TYPICAL ASHANTI NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION TO A FOREIGNER BCOS OF HIS BIG NOSE,RED EYES,BIG MOUTH,ABNORMALLY SHORT,TOO HAIRY SKIN

  • Okenjo 12 years ago

    why didn't you organize the hungry boy to match the justices. this is just the tip of the iceberg. foolish boy like you. next time.

  • Okenjo 12 years ago

    why didn'you organize the hungry npp boys to match on the JUSTICES? dis is just de tip of the iceberg. stupid boy. next you won't be soo lucky.

  • GHANAS CANCER =UGLY ASHANTIS 12 years ago

    TYPICAL ASHANTI UGLY FEATURES PUT ASHANTIS AHEAD OF THE PEOPLE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGO AS FAR AS UGLINESS IS CONCERN,STUDIES HAS SHOWN THAT ALTHOUGH ASHANTIS AND THEIR CONTESTANT CONGOLESE ARE THE SHORTEST TRIBE IN GHANA THE CONG ...
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  • ESI 12 years ago

    WHY DO WE ALWAYS BEND THE RULE AND THEREBY RENDER THE LAW INEFFECTIVE?
    AFTER MUCH WARNINGS TO NO AVAIL, ONE EXPECTS THE HIGHEST COURT OF THE LAND TO SET AN EXAMPLE BY PLACING THE INTEREST OF THE NATION ABOVE ANY PERSON OR GR ...
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  • kosoko king 12 years ago

    a true man is the one who fights and run away

  • osei kwadjo 12 years ago

    THIS JUDGES ARE SOBIAS YES THEY ARE IN SIDE OF STUPID FOOOOL MAHAMA THAT THIEF EVEN HAS SET FREE MEANS ATUKUBA IS VERY SILLY INDEED.

  • Osei kwame 12 years ago

    The foolish man should have been jailed.he should thank Tsikata and Lithur

  • ROGUE LAWYER 12 years ago

    now ghana is achieving something,
    i hope the suprem court judges will extend this sword to the media house and that of their ignorant commentators of their panels.
    both NDC and NPP talk as if ghaa belongs to them.
    next ti ...
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  • JUDGES ARE NOT SOME gods 12 years ago

    The right to free speech and opinion trump any jurisprudence imposition.

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  • quadu 12 years ago

    dont understan english

  • AMA KORSAH 12 years ago

    SHOW SOME RESPECT TO MOTHER GHANA.

  • Agonaba (fr) 12 years ago

    wE waite to see what will happen to others to come.Sammy is free b'cos he was right.Justice Atuguba is not all alone and therefore,cannot do things all alone.We are all watching, listening and witnessing to all proceedings j ...
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  • Duke of Hazzard 12 years ago

    I can now see the seeds are being sewed and the foundation is being laid for a civil war in the likes of Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Kenya.

    The biased dealing with Sammy Awuku while saying nothing about the ndc m ...
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  • Wreko BB 12 years ago

    U are an animal n a lie 4 making such as statement. Who said he will nt acept d verdict if Nana Addo wins?
    Wat at all do some of u know?

  • NAA4U 12 years ago

    EMPTY BRAGARTS BEING REDUCED TO NOTHING. IT SERVES THEM RIGHT. THIS SHOULD TELL THEM HOW THE CASE WILL END.

  • NAA4U 12 years ago

    JOHN MAHAMA IS THE ANNOINTED OF GOD SO ANYBODY WHO WILL TOUCH HIM WILL HAVE GOD TO CONTEND WITH.

    GOD WILL FIGHT NPP FOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO JOHN MAHAMA.

  • Maxwell kelvin 12 years ago

    Lucky, he should hv been given just 1 hour.

  • asemba 12 years ago

    Do know what it mean to be justice? You have been looking out on one side since this petition began. wasn't you okayed with ugly ass tsasu to shut Mr.Addison mouth. Was it fair dumbass eweman. Oh yea, we do have something for ...
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  • Bernard 12 years ago

    The Whole World has seen the coward in Awuku today. Why did he chose to run to court to offer an apology when he was not even invited. If i were him, i would have threaten the judges a pistle, the weapon he likes to boast. ...
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  • Brainy Guy 12 years ago

    Do these Ghanaian Judges know the law? The guy has rights to express his opinion

  • Private Mensah 12 years ago

    Briany guy u r an idoit, u r not brainy

    freedom of speech is not equall to insult--- think about it with ur brains

  • AFUA FRIMPONG M 12 years ago

    untrained child like him.

  • Dallas 12 years ago

    I advise the national executives of the NPP to quickly file for a writ of certiorari at the the CJ's office for the SC's ruling to be quashed. I have rock-solid faith in the legal luminaries in the NPP.

  • AMPONSA KAKABO LONDON 12 years ago

    At the commencement of the election petition hearing, I wrote and made it known to the general public that Justice Atuguba, presiding judge is a BULLY judge whwnever he sits on a case. Again, I raised the question of elemen ...
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  • nanayu 12 years ago

    The whole thing is to conduct free and fair election, this is because the people in the court room thinks there is no other God,again, i urge all the people in the court room to repent very soon;the time is near.

  • Akufoooooooooooool Addue 12 years ago

    If you think there is no law in Ghana, open your stinky mouth wide again and see. Aboa ba.

  • JOE 12 years ago

    Glad they finally produced the whip!

  • ODADA 12 years ago

    Poor and lazy Ghanaians, try and think of something better to do than wasting precious time on these useless case.

  • SHABAKO 12 years ago

    foolish boy sammy awuku,look at how stupid you have made of yourself just in the name of politics.if you are a very knowledgeable person,sit down and examined the ruling of justice Atuguba on you today.you will stop politics ...
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  • ONYIMEGBA 12 years ago

    THIS SHOULD BE WARNING EXAMPLE FOR POLITICIAN AND MEDIA REPORTERS

  • John Kpeglo 12 years ago

    I thought Awuku will satr throwing woma at the SC oh! Hmmm! He must be cunny when following the Ken Agyapongs who make reckless comments. Now he knows that there is LICENCE 4 pestle!

  • Private Mensah 12 years ago

    Sammy a small boy is ignorant and nearly shit himself in court - coward

  • Huhuhuhu_Ny3hu 12 years ago

    Has quashed this crazy idea that a form of 'Intafadah' is permissible in this country. I am yet to be convinced by any of these party-anarchists that that the citizens of this country are under any form of undue impostion,ne ...
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  • Victor A. Young 12 years ago

    That's some good cautioning! I'd want to inquire what our Noble Justices are saying to John Mahama who's going around telling everyone that he won the elections, hands down when the election petition is still before the court ...
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