Ghana marks 54th Republic Day

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  • facts 11 years ago

    And where did this republic declaration take us to. Success is not measured by shear declarations but by our sincerity to the state in our commitments, holding unto the protection of our integrity, and and and

  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    Our history is full of question marks. When most nations, after independent put structures in place to advance progress, we are rather retrogressing. Our failure to adhere to strict rule of law is the main cause of our probl ...
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  • OBIBA-JUDAS 11 years ago

    OUR FATHER KWAME GHOST IS CRYING FOR HIS CHILDREN

  • Amy 11 years ago

    Happy Corruption Day !

  • NAKED 11 years ago

    Banana Republic of corruption. Can anything good come from Ghana?

  • JojoD 11 years ago

    Ghanaweb, wake up from your slumber!Ghana is celebrating its 57th Republic Day, and not 54th.

  • KWAME, BELGIUM 11 years ago

    Ghana is suffering today because of the U.P. of Dr. Busia/Danquah. Gen. A.A. Afrifa, Kotoka with their geerdy caculations have put Ghana in this situation. The C.I.A. of 1966 will hunt Ghana for a long time.

  • Egalitarian 11 years ago

    Nkrumah studied in the UK and USA but returned to Ghana as if he had never heard about democracy. He killed all political opponents in Nsawam Prison. He gave 10 million pounds each to Sekou Toure of Gunea and the Mali Preside ...
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  • BABY FACE 11 years ago

    OFUI KWAME,LET ME TELL NKRUMA'S CPP AND NDC HAVE BROUGHT ALL THESE HARDSHIPS TO GHANAIANS.HE WAS JUST AN OPPORTUNIST AND DICTATOR AS RAWLINGS.WHAT IS THIS REPUBLIC DAY FOR?.IT IS NOTHING IT DIDN'T HELP US.WE NEEDED TO MOVE WI ...
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  • Paa Kojo 11 years ago

    Looking at the facts,thee greediness started from the scratch,after Ghana becoming republic, drawing its own constitution, what mandate was it giving to the president to be in office? 4 or 6. I'm not historian so I hope someo ...
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  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    After independence and Ghana becoming a Republic, Nkrumah later declared himself "president for life with CPP as the only political party to rule Ghana so, there was no time limit for him and that is where the problem started ...
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  • Leo Adasino 11 years ago

    Foolish and senseless government and Npp parliamentarians want to sell us like animals again like in the old days.
    What a sad day and sad period to be Ghanaian .

  • DIAMOND 11 years ago

    "six years of one-party system, 21 years of military dictatorship and 29 years of multi-party system".

    6+21+29=56.
    And yet these Ghanaian journalists, not even veteran GBC, can account for the single missing year after 57 ...
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  • SAMUEL KENEY. 11 years ago

    GOD BLESS OUR MOTHERLAND,today marks the 54th republic day of GHANA but what we do to tell the BRICHES that even when they lived us for 54 years we able manage our nation is it the corruption or what.Pls gorvence is not abou ...
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  • BRO DAN- TRC 11 years ago

    (GOD) LESS OUR HOMEAND GHANA,
    AND MAKE OUR NATION GREAT AND (STRONG).
    BOLD TO DEFEND FOREVER, THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND OF RIGHTS;FILL OUR HEARTS WITH (TRUE HUMILITY), MAKE US CHERISH (FEARLESS HONESTY), AND HELP US TO RESIS ...
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  • charles obiri teacher 11 years ago

    BRO DAN
    ,thx for taking us back to the old days.OUR MOTHERLAND GHANA WILL BOUNCE BACK AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR OUR MIGHTY GOD IS ABLE TO FIX ALL THINGS HOWEVER MESSY IT IS.GOD BLESS MOTHER GHANA AMEN.

  • Alex Kojo Sammy-Paris!. 11 years ago

    Ahontam honii nd.....,may Naana Abraham's God bless u in Heavens nd....Amen!, Ogyamanase yi speaking nd babye fr now.Ist Samms!.

  • KO INTI 11 years ago

    REPUBLIC is when we decided not to be under the the British Monarchy or to be ruled by anyone through inheritance - Period.
    That one is clear, then what do we have in our contitution "Chieftancy shall be upheld" which is co ...
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  • COS90 11 years ago

    As an Akyem elderly oldman said UP is the root of ghana's problems. If an Akyem oldman said this, then UP is not a good pary hence NPP is a baby of UP, means NPP is not good. when NPP is in opposition, NPP will use all soft o ...
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  • TEE 11 years ago

    SO HOW CAN HE SACK THOSE ZONGO SCHOOL BOYS SO -CALLED MINISTERS FROM THE NORTHERN THERE, PRIMITIVES AND UNCIVILISED PEOPLE PERIOD

  • persona 11 years ago

    Looking at current situation in the country, the people of Ghana should put the blame on this one man call Nkrumah. If only this man had not used his little knowledge, to think that the people of Ghana are ready for self gove ...
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  • TEE 11 years ago

    BRIBE TAKER PERIOD

  • persona 11 years ago

    I weep for Ghanaoooooo, why because I can not stop thinking that if this so call founder has not deemed it necessary that the old gold coast was ready for self governance,Ghana will not be where it is today. Ghana may not hav ...
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  • jojo 11 years ago

    bring back the BRITISH please

  • Oheneba Osei Yaw Akoto 11 years ago

    Danquah, Busia, etc opposed independence and the republic.

  • Sankofa 11 years ago

    May I suggest that republic day be a day for sober reflection on our country.

    What have we achieved in 54 years? Where are we as a country? Where do we want to go?

    Let us take time to look at the fundamental problems fa ...
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  • Lt Horn Blower 11 years ago

    Mr Writer, Pls can U fill in de gap from Rawlings PNDC 11yrs ...TO.....Currently, we aa in de 4th Repb which began in 1992>>>>
    History of dis type is gd especially 2 doose who were then toddlers but w/ommissions @ some point ...
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