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Blows in Parliament; Barton-Odro fights Speaker

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  • Wayne 10 years ago

    In civilized societies only the Presidency is accommodated here I Ghana all nuts are accommodated then they fight for Landcruisers forgetting what the position they wrongly occupy is entailed. They should kill themselves.

  • THE COMPUTER DOCTOR - CHARLOTTE, NC, 10 years ago

    Were there any physical contacts? Any form of 'Bruce Lee' stuff?
    These journalists ...

  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    There is no smoke without fire , many times our chiefs for 30 pieces of silver have betrayed the interests of the people . they not only take money but also actively promote the most toxic of ideas against the welfare of the ...
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  • Nana Atwima Kwame 10 years ago

    THE TWO NDC CORRUPT STUPID FOOLS ARE SIMPLY FIGHTING OVER A WAY TO STEAL STATE OWNED BUNGALOW IN THE FUTURE. IT IS AS SIMPLE AS WHO CAN OWN IT TODAY AND STEAL IT IN FUTURE!!!

    NDC THIEVES AND FOOLS!!!

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  • ZoRRo 10 years ago

    The do-little public officials will collect their bribes, salaries, and also demand every pesewa of benefit listed for them; and yet do nothing to help the country and her people. This is the source of our poverty.

  • champion 10 years ago

    He however noted: “In fact he’s (referring to the Speaker) been visiting there; he’s being putting pressure on the workers to finish so that he can move in and then make way for the First Deputy Speaker to also move int ...
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  • AAHHHH!!! 10 years ago

    WHY SHOULD OUR CONSTITUTION PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT? CAN'T THESE MEN PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR THEMSELVES? CAN THEY TELL GHANAIANS THAT THEY HAVE NO MANSIONS IN ACCRA OR THEY FEAR TO EXPOSE THEMSELVES? ...
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  • Fernando S 10 years ago

    Nana Kwame, you are rather the stupid uneducated fool.How did you read the story.?Your understanding of the article is suspect.

  • william 10 years ago

    If the as we are told the speaker has been putting pressure for completion of the works and is about to move why is a story?

  • CHIEF ADVISER 10 years ago

    I TELL YOU, UNLESS JUSTICE IS DONE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE WAR. ONE OF THEM IS NOT WILLING TO BE HOHONEST. PEACE IS THE OUTCOME OF JUSTICE AND RESPECT.
    LET JUSTICE GET MARRIED WITH RESPECT AND PEACE WILL BECOME THEIR OFFSPRING.

  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    These two people should know better.
    They are Adults.

  • TRUTH 10 years ago

    THIS IS BOGUS JOURNALISM AT IT'S BEST.THIS HEADLINE HAS NO RELATION TO THE STORY.HOWEVER,IT HIGHLIGHTS THE BIG GAP DIVIDING GHANAIAN SOCIETY.WHILES PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING ROUGH ON STREETS,MANY OTHERS HAVE MORE SLEEPING HOMES LYI ...
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  • Parker 10 years ago

    I wonder why,I never liked politicians and politricks

  • people de suffer oo 10 years ago

    politicians dey enjoy whiles foot soldiers keep gnashing their teeth.

  • Sappey-Agboh, Atsiame - Avenorpeme 10 years ago

    In the UK, the tax payer bears the cost of accommodation for every single member of government and MPs. The MPs even charge taxi fares, TV subscription for adult movies, dinner for friends and all manner of expenditure to par ...
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  • GH ||>>>>>Boy 10 years ago

    black politics and black politicians.

  • Kruhz 10 years ago

    Did you read the article? When was the last time you read anything in the UK? Just that you are struggling in the UK does not give you any extra intelligence. Bearing the cost of accommodation is different from giving out bu ...
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  • Okesie-Oko 10 years ago

    Are we in UK for Tax payers to suffer as much? Are our MPs not having their own houses? They have money for campaign but not for accommodation.
    What a foolish country.

  • Nii Joromi 10 years ago

    Please do not compare stupid and greedy Ghanaian politicians to politicians in the UK. The government rakes in millions of pounds through effective taxation and many sound economic policies. Our politicians do nothing to impr ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    What do you know about Uk politicians. Do some studies. Check Expenses Scandal in the UK Parliament.
    Yes, we need to cut our coat according to our size, but I find it hypocritical when people compare issues oneday and then ...
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  • Royal Kwakye 10 years ago

    Sappey-Agboh, Atsiame etc. Ghana is not UK, not at all. They still live in colonial times when they were looting the world so it was easy for them to get free money to spend lavishly. Ghana is a third world country, dirty, wi ...
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  • Mr Bond 10 years ago

    The sad thing here is that all these people have their own house built in some cases through corruption.

    Why can't they go and live in them. The reason is that they have rented them at a very high price. They have collecte ...
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  • Royal Kwakye 10 years ago

    These bloody greedy politicians should go to hell, all of them. They should remember that this greediness led to several coup d'état in the country since independence. They should also remember that ordinary people watch the ...
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  • Onua John 10 years ago

    What a piece of thrash Aponkye Gabby write about your failed petition.

  • Kofi - USA 10 years ago

    PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING AND THE COUNTRY IS BROKE BUT THE GOVT MANAGED TO GIVE EACH MP GHc50,000.00 ACCOMMODATION ALLOWANCE. YET THE GOVT IS UNABLE TO PAY THE DOCTORS ALLOWANCES. WHERE ARE OUR PRIORITIES. WE ARE DISHING MONYE ...
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  • BRAVEBOY 10 years ago

    Yes, money is being misused, but please don't bring in the leeches when discussing issues on Ghana.

    Those same doctors get government aid throughout their education and they dare take Ghana for ransom when they have to se ...
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  • THE COMPUTER DOCTOR - CHARLOTTE, NC, 10 years ago

    Were there any physical contacts? Any form of 'Bruce Lee' stuff?
    These journalists ...

  • Papa Yaw 10 years ago

    Why

  • dannymam 10 years ago

    NDC for u, stupid looters

  • Nanakay 10 years ago

    What wouldn't they fight over these days? Toilets, lorry parks, markets etc. Now they are at each others throats. Let them go on. We are still waiting for the Bitter Ghana Agenda. 'Animguase akwaaba'!!!

  • Samuel 10 years ago

    the caption of the story is deceptive. next time check your captions and dont write anything different from the real meaning of your captions.

  • sacragi-nyamaa 10 years ago

    SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON,T UNDERSTAND THE SENSATIONALISM OF OUR JOURNALISTS,OR IS IT THAT THEY DON,T UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

  • AMADU SEIDU 10 years ago

    SHAMELESS NDC THIEVES...SO U HAV CHEWED UP TO THE BONE AND FIGHTING OVER THE BONES......eeiii atta mills has destroyed the ndc and so the ndc is now suffering over bones fighting...ide biii keke thieves..

  • USA- 10 years ago

    LOOK AT THEM ,50,000 EACH OOOO.TEACHERS WHO TAUGHT FOR MORE THAN 30 TAKE 15,000 as pension which cannot even complete one bedroom flat

  • MANU 10 years ago

    INDEED AFTER AN OCCUPANT LEAVES A RESIDENCE THERE IS USUALLY THE NEED TO CAARY OUT SOME SERIOUS CLEANING AND RENOVATION BEFORE THE NEXT OCCUPANT MOVES IN. SO WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? WE DID SAME UNDER OUR OWN PREZ K4. LET US MOV ...
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  • DANLAD 10 years ago

    DAILY GUIDE, TODAY WE LEARNT, TOMORROW WE ARE SPECULATING, THE NEXT TIME IT HAS BEEN ROMOURED THAT THIS AND THAT IS HAPPENING OR HAS HAPPEN. EBEEEEEEEY. ANYWAY WHO IS THE CHIEF EDITOR? Your guest is good as mine.

  • MANU 10 years ago

    SHOULD THE DEPUTY NOT BE PATIENT? OR AS IS TYPICAL HE FEELS HE IS BETTER THAN THE AYIGBE SPEAKER? CAN'T HE SEE THAT THE SPEAKER'S OFFICIAL BUNGALOW IS NOT READY? LET US PLAY THE TEAM AS NANA AKUFO-ADDO STATED AFTER THE COURT ...
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  • Natural Mystic 10 years ago

    Can somebody out there educate me please? What has made the Togo embassy in Accra to be famous?

  • Nii Joromi 10 years ago

    Prostitution. Period.

  • KOBLA ZEGO 10 years ago

    SHAME DAILY GUIDE. WHERE ARE THE BLOWS? Gina,are you misconstruing misunderstanding for blows? Godbless

  • Salifu 10 years ago

    So how on earth does this story merit the title 'Blows in Parliament'???
    Only a gutter press can create such an article. What a disgrace to journalism !!!

  • Big Joe 10 years ago

    Foolish man, did the two members fight?

  • Nii Joromi 10 years ago

    I wish they could fight for the better living conditions for the ordinary man on the street.

  • Dallas 10 years ago

    Where in this article mention being made of where and when blows were exchanged? Daily guide is an epitome of GONZO JOURNALISM. WHAT A SHAME!

  • peace 10 years ago

    mahama lets see how strong u are fire both of them

  • amoah wadee 10 years ago

    my goodness

    are there people employed to write such idiotic news?

    no wonder, my country is lagging behind

  • agave herbal 10 years ago

    the looters at their best. thats all they know. whiles the economy cont to suffer. when ndc, when.

  • Neuhaus 10 years ago

    Daily guide is just toilet paper.

  • Fernando S 10 years ago

    So where in the story was blows exchanged?.Indeed that is shy I do not buy TheDailyGuidet

  • BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 10 years ago

    Comment: YOUR GUILT IS YOUR WORRY ?
    Author:
    BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ.
    Date:
    2013-09-13 10:34:42
    Comment to:
    NDC is full of thieves; it needs deliverance - Kof


    DEAR KOFI JUMAH,
    PLEASE< NOW TALK ABOUT THE $547 MILL ...
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  • ROGUE LAWYER 10 years ago

    greedy bastards , let all of them move to their house.
    the only People that had to accomodate by the state are the president, teachers ,CJ,judges and migistrates the rest must find their own

  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    So, we cannot name our roads, monuments etc to any of our past leaders, chiefs, or prominent men and women other than foreign dignitaries?

    What did Nehru do for Ghana? Go to India and see if they have any monument named a ...
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  • Anukware 10 years ago

    Mr Barton- Oduro should be housed in Nsawam prison for his role in Woyomegate.

  • SON OF GOD 10 years ago

    this is no news,get us something better about the welfare of the poor AND THE NEEDY.THIS DOES NOT PUT FOOD ON OUR TABLES

  • The Patriot 10 years ago

    What a Title?! Ghana in fact suffers from journalistic deficiency. How on earth should a journalist use 'blows' as the doing word in this piece of writing to mislead readers when they could have used the simplest of words suc ...
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  • Slimmart 10 years ago

    Instead of fighting for the welfare and improvement of the standard of living of Ghanaians, they are engrossed in fighting for their personal comfort. Are they currently living on trees?

    I wonder how many of them, when t ...
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  • Lucky- ny 10 years ago

    This is a misleading heading. Daily Guide needs more Training.

  • corrupt mahama juju killed mills,ei 10 years ago

    NDC ARE CRIMINALS,CORRUPTS,INCOMPENTENTS,GANGANTUAN THIEVES,EVILS,KILLLED MILLS FOR POWER,IS VERY BAD FOR MAHAMA,OH MY GOD,

  • de 10 years ago

    The Speaker's residence has been left unoccupied for four year after it's been renovated. Another renovation is yet to be completed so the Speaker can move in. One is strongly under the impression that our leaders at the helm ...
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  • Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo 10 years ago

    Toilet paper is better than Daily Guide. I pity those who spend their hard earned money on Daily Guide.

  • STONER KOBYLYNTON 10 years ago

    Quote from the last but one paragraph "But even if Mr Adjaho moves in, the Deputy Speaker still has to wait for a while because the place has to be renovated and that can take three to six months depending on the availability ...
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  • Yaw Adu-Asare 10 years ago

    Mahama must act resolutely in this instance.

  • Egya Nda 10 years ago

    NPP Sekyi Hughes Former Speaker in NPP's government ransacked the house before he left. Daily Guide should have added this.

  • kwame 10 years ago

    BAD ENGLISH.

  • KUTRIKU 10 years ago

    NO WONDER, GREEDY BASTARDS THIEVES, NDC CORRUPT LEADERS FIGHTING EACH OTHER. BARTON ODURO WE HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THE PART HE PLAYED IN THE WOYOME THIEVERY CASE. THE DAY WILL COME MIND YOU!!!

  • Roger 10 years ago

    The only thing they (from Mahama down) know how to do best is to hustle for the goodies for their own comfort. The thieves don't care about the commons as long as they, their families and cronies feed fat on the national kitt ...
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  • Mike 10 years ago

    Fools. A country as poor as ghana can afford housing to it's greedy public officials. Even the develop countries who support ghana doesn't do that for it's public officials. Blacks never learn

  • Woman's wisdom 10 years ago

    There is no one in NDC who is better. They are all thieves. That is why they fear the presence of Nana ADDO because Nana will put them all in jail. Even Rawlings asked for mercy before the elections. Mahama will face the firi ...
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