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Methodist Bishop engaged in useless, naked populism - Pratt Fires

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  • Tijani 10 years ago

    confused gay brother

  • Kwaku 10 years ago

    When will Peter Pan Kwesi Pratt ever learn to shut his mouth,he seems to be having an idea of everything that happens in Ghana.Can't somebody advise him that he is growing?Insults has always been his hobby.

  • The 10 years ago

    .Kwesi Pratt you think you are the only one who has the right to criticise when you want to and praise when you want. What is hapenning in Ghana now is clearly a concern, even some of the NDC functionaries are admitting that ...
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  • Don Blunt 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt felt it was his duty to criticise the Kufuor government for any fart, but ceased abruptly when he was allegedly bribed heavily by the Atta-Mills government with 'Diplomatic-status' and millions of US Dollars.

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  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    NDC PROPAGANDA MACHINE no matter what you do the people are slowly waking up to the reality that is ndc . ndc is a mafia criminal organization with extremely malicious intent which thrives on fueling conflicts between brother ...
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  • BRIAN WILLIAMS 10 years ago

    THE PASTOR IS SAYING SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO DO MORE THAN PRAY:MAHAMA AND HIS STEALING COMMITTEE NEEDS TO BE CONFRONTED FACE TO FACE, PERIOD. MAYBE THE UNIVERSITY AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOULD START GETTING GUNS FOR TH ...
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  • Senior Wisdom 10 years ago

    You call this populism, so what will you call someone praying to revive the cedi. You a a gimmick. We cannot criticize an incompetent administration who is throwing the country to dogs. The cedi is depreciating like no one c ...
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  • akilapa 10 years ago

    Pratt is a problem for ghana.he is a selfish journalist.aboa odwan pratt

  • mmrosa 10 years ago

    INDEED THIS IS A SENSELESS COMMENT FROM PRATT. PRAYERS CANNOT REPLACE THE GOVERNANCE OF THIS COUNTRY. THE GOVT IS NOT PERFORMING. EVERYBODY KNOWS, ONLY MR NO-ALL PRATT CANNOT SEE.

  • Jojo 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt saw everything Kuffour did as wrong. He went on the streets demonstrating against fuel increases, Kuffour's son securing a loan from a bank to buy a hotel etc. Even after leaving office as President, he criticises ...
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  • Tunabu 10 years ago

    Oh! You dont know what Kwesi has done so far about NDC corruption?

    When it came to the bottomless and most shameless corruption indices of the NDC, Kwesi Pratt found his birth certificate and discovered that he was now to ...
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  • Sankofa 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt has been consistent in attacking the ills of society over the years.

    He has also proffered solutions.

    He is right in attacking Bishop Ayensu.

    For all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword ...
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  • The 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt you think you are the only one who has the right to criticise when you want to and praise when you want. What is hapenning in Ghana now is clearly a concern, even some of the NDC functionaries are admitting that t ...
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  • Tunabu 10 years ago

    Since when did Kwesi Pratt become so concerned about the state of the Christian church? Is he Kwesi Pratt a church goer? Who is Kwesi Pratt in the scheme of things in this country that he considers himself an authority of who ...
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  • RAYMOND NASH, LONDON 10 years ago

    WELL WRITTEN,TUNABU. RIGHT ON TARGET.

  • Concerned 10 years ago

    He was seen in the bush counting a huge wad of cash. Where do you think it comes from

  • mmrosa 10 years ago

    YES HE WAS COUNTING WADS OF DOLLARS IN THE BUSH. BRIBE, OF COURSE!

  • mmrosa 10 years ago

    A GOOD ONE MY BROTHER(OR SISTER?)

  • Pancho 10 years ago

    Pratt you are so blind. You take shots at others but not DUNCAN WILLIAMS. How special is he? I wonder what goes through you bonehead when you make your stupid points. I feel so sorry for you. You are a waste basket and not ve ...
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  • MAYA - MK 10 years ago

    Why are we trying to divert the issue or problem. an issue that will make a man of God say that is truly worrying and serious !
    Instead of our media friends to help us in dealing with those issues, they go on a rampage and ...
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  • Osei Bonsu 10 years ago

    PRAT ADDED ADDITIONAL T TO DECEIVE US. HE WILL REMAIN A FOOL AS NAMED AT BIRTH. I NEVER TAKE THIS STUPID MAN SERIOUS

  • John Essel 10 years ago

    Is it not the same Kwesi Pratt who was leading CJA demonstration because of increase in fuel

  • TRUTH 10 years ago

    Kwesi,the men of God are outraged because the hard times in Ghana are starving them of fat tithes and donations from their flock. May we pray and fast for prosperity to come soon.

  • Ajedu Binduri Kokuvi 10 years ago

    Prat, another fool employed by a fool to talk on radio. We know who paid him insult our Osofo. Is there anything the Osofo said is not the truth? Apart from Mahama and his family. Am happy the poor Blind NDC supporters are wo ...
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  • JESSE BERKLEY 10 years ago

    WHEN WILL THIS IGNORANT IDIOT LEARN. IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE ARE NO MORE NIGHT SCHOOLS OR ELSE PEOPLE LIKE KWESI WILL BE FORCED BY ME TO GO AND LEARN INSTEAD PEDDLING HALF TRUTHS. HE IS IN THE SAME MOULD AS KOFI WAYO. S ...
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  • Noah 10 years ago

    This so called Bishop is very pathetic. Listening to him said, he has fasted and prayed but nothing is changing in Ghana made me piss off. What kind of bishop is this? Does he really understand the bible? It looks as if he ha ...
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  • Moses 10 years ago

    I am a member of the bishop church.He preached urging us to believe in God. I rely on his preaching and prayed yet my prayer was not answered so I am going to attack him physically for deceiving me

  • JUSTICE 10 years ago

    Another of their kind said god told him Akuffo Addo will win the election so he was angry Mahama won and then started predicting President Mahama's death. Clearly this is what they are. See how his tribes men are rallying to ...
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  • Baffour 10 years ago

    Am sorry, but I see you as a tribalist more than the people you are accusing. Please begin to live your name, that is, if it is your true name.

  • Kate 10 years ago

    James 4:3 you ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss that you may consume it upon your lusts. How can your prayer be answered when politically you are biased?

  • JUSTICE 10 years ago

    THANK YOU SISTER KATE. YOU HAVE THOUGHT THE BISHOP AND HIS ARMY WHAT THEY DID NOT KNOW

  • PK 10 years ago

    Kate & Justice, Kate's quote from the Bible more applies to you than to the Bishop. I suspect you're Christians who go to Church to pray for God's blessings for yourself, your government and country. But how can your prayers ...
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  • Moses 10 years ago

    YOUR ASSERTION OF MISGOVERNANCE IS AN OPINION NOT FACT AS GIVEN BY THE BISHOP. FOR NOW GHANAIANS HAVE ACCEPTED THE NDC MANIFESTO FOR 4 YEAR PERIOD UNTIL DECIDED IN 2016. ONE OF THE HINDRANCES TO PRAYER IS WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN ...
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  • mmrosa 10 years ago

    IF WE PRAY AND THE POLITICAL LEADERS ARE NOT PERFORMING, NO RESULTS WILL BE ACHIEVED. PRAYERS ALONE CANNOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.

  • IkeOne 10 years ago

    I agree with Pratt for everything he said but the tithe and offering are not for the Bishop.

  • still rastafari 10 years ago

    Mr Pratt cannot restrict pastors from commenting on issues especially when situation is deteriorating............

  • Efo Kobla 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt, you are the most insincere person in Ghana today. You are the same person who always argue that the solutions to Ghana's problems are not about prayers and fasting.

    What has the Rev. Minister said wrong. If th ...
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  • ama 10 years ago

    HMMMMM

  • JUSTICE 10 years ago

    We have many of such peolple infiltrating the church today. Don't be surprised it came from such a person , it is only a tribal feeling we all know this.Prayer from such a man is an abomination. We don't need his prayers

  • Kweku Osei 10 years ago

    when we have people like kwesi pratt, opening his smelly mouth,blasting osofo s in the country you should know he has been given some kick back from the ndc admin. He is a disgrace to the noble profession. useless man.

  • Wofa Nantwie 10 years ago

    There are Bishops and there are Bishops.

    Some pray for the cedi to rise, while some say it as it is.

    Kwesi Pratt the best propaganda mouthpiece there ever was AGAINST everything that sounds, smells or sneezes like an as ...
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  • TRUTH 10 years ago

    ..

  • ADDO W.A 10 years ago

    PASTOR POLITICIAN,STOP PESTERING MY SISTER,STOP CHASING MY SISTER MAN OF GOD. REV.WOMANISER.

  • Victor 10 years ago

    Who is more populist than Pratt ? He always attacks opposition critics . Practically, you cannot fix the economy through prayers, even the churches conduct business to make more money.

  • Nana Akwah 10 years ago

    What is Pratt up to? What populism is he referring to? It's his kind who sow discord and animosity in the society. Religious groups have the right to speak out on political and social issues and the Methodist is no exemption. ...
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  • Scroll 10 years ago

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  • Kristoni 10 years ago

    I wonder whether this Pratt man understands his own pronouncements, much more someone else's. The Bishop was being practical. He said: "We have said enough prayers; it is now time for action. Let us appeal to the president to ...
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  • RABY 10 years ago

    JOSHUA WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE WON THE WAR WITH AI,BUT DIDN'T BECAUSE SOMEONE STOLE AND BROUGHT UNCLEAN THINGS FROM THE ENEMY'S CAMP INTO THE LORD'S HOLY CAMP.IF THE MAN OF GOD AND OTHERS HAVE PRAYED AND FASTED AND NOTHING IS HA ...
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  • Nana yaw broni.Germany/berlin. 10 years ago

    Now pastors in politics,theif politician pastor,they should sack him inmediately for the church colaps,what kind of methodist pastor is this? Ewurade, Asore nyinaa asei pasaa,sika dea nkoaa,Akronfuoo.

  • jerome 10 years ago

    The bishop did not say prayers and fasting doesn't work. He simply said " prayers for the president and his ministers to aid development does not seem to be working"
    Meaning the president and his ministers aren't doing thei ...
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  • Pepeni1pepeni 2 mosi1 and privat jet 10 years ago

    So it's the bishop also not a Ghanaian ? Does he not go to market just as any Ghanaian does? Asem beba dabi oo. Ghanaians are tired of these stomach politicians and its about time god deal with them to save his flock from be ...
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  • Joel Asiamah 10 years ago

    I support the views of Kwesi Pratt 100%.
    The Reverend's pronouncements betray the christian belief that prayer is the key to heaven's door for the out-pouring of God's blessing. I believe that the Reverend's faith in the Lor ...
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  • Kofi 10 years ago

    Faith must go with action. Is it okay for churches to build schools and hospitals? Why don't you advise them to just pray for the sick and the ignorant?

  • Abrampah 10 years ago

    EI.Kwesi you know everything in GHANA and forget yourself.stop the chop,chop and tell us the truth.

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

    Pratt will never grow as long as he remains a stomach journalist. What did the Bishop say that was not true?

  • God-led 10 years ago

    What the title say.

  • DIANEL 10 years ago

    USELESS JOURNALIST.. CORRUPT FOOL. WHO ALWAYS SUPPORTS BAD THINGS

  • KKO 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt,
    Your useless newspaper has a readership of less than 4000. The Bishop oversees a Diocese of over 100,000 suffering taxpaying Methodists, many of whom now depend on the Church for solace. He has as much right to ...
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  • citizen Ghana 10 years ago

    Kwasi Pratt is a demon; infact and agent of the evil one. what ever comes from men of God irritates him.

  • Apostle 10 years ago

    sometimes it takes time for prayers to be answered,it even happened to (DANIEL in the Bible)so the Bishop should stop talking and keep on praying.So the Bishop is saying if his church members are praying for something and it' ...
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  • Barimba 10 years ago

    Over the years this man called KWESI PRATT has been left off the hook for his unsavory rantings BUT we will never allow him to go scot free on this one. He needs proper education and instruction on the mandates of a BISHOP. K ...
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  • usa68 10 years ago

    kwasi pratt be carefull,and may god for give you and pray to god for.forgiveness,

  • Barimba 10 years ago

    KWESI YOUR ADVICE IS AS USELESS AS YOURSELF.TO ME, YOU KWESI HAVE OUTLIVED YOUR USEFULNESS AND THEREFORE RESORTED TO USELESS COMMENTARIES. ANY CASE COMMENTS ARE FREE AND HAVE NO FACTS IN THEM LIKE WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
    JUST SI ...
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  • Kwame Ohene 10 years ago

    Kwasi Pratt always think of his stomach than Mother Ghana.

  • Obibini Kwame, Santa Maria. 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt thinks he is the only wisest person left on our impoverished soil called Ghana. He should purge and release himself from the tentacles of the NDC and we shall listen to his rantings. Kwesi keep quiet and enjoy you ...
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  • edem 10 years ago

    WHEN AT ALL WILL THIS STINKING MOUTH 'MR KNOW IT ALL' SHUT UP AND STOP DISTURBING THE EARS OF RIGHT-THINKING GHANAIANS? WAS THIS IDIOT IN GHANA WHEN ADJIN-ASARE AND SOME PAID ndc PASTORS WERE SPEAKING AGAINST KUFFOUR AND MORE ...
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  • KOMFO AKU 10 years ago

    PRA,YOU ARE VERY IDIOTIC,VERY BIG FOUL.YOU AND YOUR NDC ARE FOULS.INDEED,YOU ARE THE MOST SENSELESS,STUPID,GHANAIANS SHOULD AVOID THIS STUPID FOUL,FOUL MU FOUL

  • a.k.kubi,amsterdam 10 years ago

    KWASI 'GIMIFO' PRATT YOU ARE RATHER USELESS BUT NOT THE MAN OF GOD.(WABODAM)MAY GOD'S ANGER COME UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ABOAA LIKE YOU.

  • concern ghanaian 10 years ago

    PRATT, YOU`RE FOOOOLS. NOT FOOL

  • Bravo USA 10 years ago

    The bishop is a fool. There is nothing else to say about him and his ugly utterances. The less said ab out him the better.

  • Kofi 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt can talk but not the Methodist Bishop. Some people think it okay for them to talk about certain issues but not for others. Kwsei Pratt has always been insane but now it looks like he may soon need treatment. Did t ...
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  • concern ghanaian 10 years ago

    YOU THINK GOD ANSWER ALL PRAYERS?

  • yaro 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt stop the insults

  • BLOG 10 years ago

    "However, if they insist on making such political comments ‘it is their own problem; they will rather end up losing their tithe and offerings."
    Kwesi Pratt is an enemy of progress and can be characterized as an enemy of th ...
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  • GEE 10 years ago

    what a man of God is he not asham of himself.

  • HAZOR 10 years ago

    Shocking isn't it?yesterday Kwasi Pratt was saying that,attack on the presidency is attack on God which means that Mahama is God and never mension any about God has failed us,prayer is useless and prayers and fasting does not ...
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  • Photosy. 10 years ago

    The Rev Minister never said anything about prayer been useless. In fact, his advise is the best for the country. We cannot be praying and things are not getting better because perhaps the problem is from the Government, perha ...
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  • adwoa kwaku 10 years ago

    My worry is that kwesi pratt is inconsistent.It is deeply saddening for kwesi prat to twist the pastos's words and make him look bad so he will have the audacity to engage in a prattish prattle. He is always twisting words fo ...
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  • k Gyau 10 years ago

    Kwesi is time you grow up, what is wrong about the Bishop's statement

  • AMA 10 years ago

    LETS THINK FOR OUR LEADERS BCOS, THEY ARE NOT SMART. THEY THINK THESE HYBRID CARS ARE LUXURY AND THEY CHARGE MORE DUTY FOR THESE CARS. OH GHANA WHEN. IN USA GOVERNMENT EVEN GIVES YOU CREDIT FOR USING THESE CARS BECOS YOU SAV ...
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  • ********** 10 years ago

    Oh yes sabre toothed idiotic prat, prayer works and amid the stealing and economic mismanagement, you only pray and the cedi will rise higher than the everest, how about that you piece of ofui shit who speaks from the stomach ...
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  • Abugre John 10 years ago

    What is my big brother talking about. Is Kwesi saying that once I pray I can go to sleep and expect food, etc?
    Kwesi, don't you know that it is good to pray but that prayer is not the only, and of cause final,solution to our ...
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  • BB 10 years ago

    THE SON OF KWASI PRATT IS THE GHANA AMBASADOR IN BRAZIL.HE WAS APPOINTED BY MAHAMAH

  • adako 10 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt,you have got this wrong.What the priest said is beyond your comprehension.No where in developed country has the citizens given up development of their country to God as Ghana.

  • BARELY FACTUAL 10 years ago

    IT IS GOOD YOU HAVE STOPPED HIDING N REVEALING YOUR TRUE COLOURS. THE WORDS USED ARE UNFOUNDED AS AGAINST WHAT THE MAN SAID. IS REV THE FIRST MAN TO TALK ABOUT RISE IN UTILITY BILLS? KWESI PRATT YOU EVEN DEMONSTRATED ON THE S ...
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  • SAY IT AS IT IS 10 years ago

    This one you hit the nail on the right spot. This so called Bioshop among the lot in our country who are beed fed by the poor in thier churches must be told the truth.
    Who don"t know that so called prists and posters are laz ...
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  • Lita, US 10 years ago

    Ei kwesi Pratt

  • awotse 10 years ago

    I think the Methodist Church should suspend this bishop if we the Methodists worship a God of possibilities. I am really disappointed to hear one of our own speak of our God like this. God should forgive us and bless Ghana.