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A Gov’t that hates criticisms is politically immature - Rev. Opuni-Frimpong

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  • ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 9 years ago

    Ghana has hit a brick wall erected by the NPP! k4 took 4 zeroes of our currency, akufo addo 'legalized' cocaine/drug trade, and now it is no more,we are all feeling it! Go ahead and blame NDC for the sun turning black....

  • GHANABA 9 years ago

    Thank God we have brave and sensible, religious personnel like Rev. Opuni Frimpong who can say the truth. Those who support Mahama and P/NDC to destroy Ghana will also suffer the consequences in the near future just like any ...
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  • hehehe 9 years ago

    This man talks too much. Deal with the pastors and stop this your political speeches. You are too much of an attention seeker.

  • vv 9 years ago

    shame on u

  • Asafo Agladza 9 years ago

    Shame on those pastors and self imposed prophets who are foxes but hide themselves in sheep's wool to torment the NDC government by pretending to preach to their congregation yet that message is directed elsewhere. If they wa ...
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  • Zak 9 years ago

    I disagree with those insulting pastors. I think there wld have been more armed robbers in Ghana than we have now especially if these pastor's were not teaching God's will and encouraging people to live right n times like thi ...
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  • WALI 9 years ago

    STICK TO RELLIGEN PASTOR

  • MAAME 9 years ago

    Are the pastors not ghanaians ? Don't their wives go to the market ? Are they not also feeling the pinch of the ndc created hardship? No wonder Ebola is a plague in Africa, if young people go into politics to insult pastors f ...
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  • oba nyansani baako Pe in Ghana 9 years ago

    Ghana is for all of us but not stupid fools NDC only. Therefore, express your views. Don't worry about those fools who may spew insult on you. They are the enemies of Ghana.

  • ATSU, HO 9 years ago

    I DO NOT SEE OPUNI TALKING AGAINST GOVT. BUT PROPAGATING GOOD PRINCIPLES. UNLESS THE NDC GOVT COME TO REALISE THAT THEIR ENEMY IS NOT NPP AND THAT IT IS NOT EVRYBODY WHO CRITICISE THE GOVT WHO IS NPP IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR ...
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  • Hard Listeners 9 years ago

    this enemy of progress koraaa I don't know what to tell the person. Do you think that by peddling falsehood strongly it will become the truth? Or does it look like your pseudonym really fits you?

  • Nii Nortey (New York) 9 years ago

    Please say it again. Bunch of fools with degrees attached to their names. They parade as Reverends, Pastors etc. but in actual fact they are thieves Wolves in sheep skin.

  • Citizen 9 years ago

    Man of God, please don`t misunderstand the society. Less educated people produce such things. How many Africans could read and understand what they read?

  • Inside Africa 9 years ago

    This is how NDC appoints its ministers. The more you insult NDC political opponents, the likelyhood of Mahama appointing you as a minister

  • Alhaji 9 years ago

    you are a fool for this comment

  • Agama 9 years ago

    This is just a brotherly advise. Pls be careful, don't hide behind social media (internet) to insult well-meaning Ghanaians cos whatever you sow you will surely reap it - you won't get away with it cos God is watching and kno ...
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  • Yaro de Mann 9 years ago

    Make it an offence for anybody who bribes a voter to vote for him, and also the receiver.

  • JAMREAH 9 years ago

    A RELIGIOUS LEADER WHO IS NOT USING HIS BOOK KNOWLEDGE HAS IMMATURE MIND.OSOFO,PLEASE STOP THE CRITICISMS AND PRODUCE MATURE SOLUTIONS.DO YOU READ CNN AFRICAN VOICES AND ALJAZEERA INSIDE AFRICA PROGRAMMES?EVEN INDIVIDUAL CITI ...
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  • Watsup 9 years ago

    Mahama must know that today's Ghana is not yesterday's Ghana.
    Mahama must get it that his Ghana is not the same as JJ Rawlings Ghana.
    We will speak for we are being hurt by his immaturity and incompetent administration. Tha ...
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  • gyan 9 years ago

    Please don't envy Mahama's govt. If you want to talk don't attack personalities.

  • Watsup 9 years ago

    There is no envy here. I am speaking the truth. Running a country is like running a business, and in business when things are good who gets the credit? the CEO is the one who is credited. Likewise when things get bad who gets ...
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  • CONCERN CITIZEN 9 years ago

    DEAR REV. OPUNI, YOU HAVE BEEN ON AIR REGULARLY THIS DAYS. SO WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION AS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION IN GHANA NOW.PLEASE BE POSITIVE . AND LET GHANAIAN KNOW THAT YOUR COMING ON THE WAVES THIS DAYS BRINGS US ...
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  • NPP PASTOR 9 years ago

    NPP Pastors who uses the pupit to do npp politics must know Ghanaian are fully aware of their nefarious activities.We know why they are so lousy.They can no more milk the nation through NPP nation looters.

  • HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 9 years ago

    HEHEHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! YOUR DEAR NPP IS SO DIVIDED THAT THEY CANNOT DO IT THEMSELVES... SO YOU NPP 'PASTORS' NEED TO HELP THEM.... BUT GOD KNOWS YOUR REAL INTENTIONS...... HAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! LOSERS!!!

  • vv 9 years ago

    don't think so..u r rather the losers who cannot govern n make things happen for us.its unfortunate ndc..even if u win power,u cannot turn things well for our great nation.

  • Ato Kwamena 9 years ago

    Mr. Rev what what! Political speech is not like pulpit talk where congregations sheepishly consume every word that is spoken to them. If a Rev? wants to use his freedom of expression and engages in political talk in the publi ...
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  • olu 9 years ago

    Is this man deliberately refusing to understand issues?. He does not understand a simple massage that if he wants to do politics the platform is there free for him. If he decides to mount pulpit the platform is expected to be ...
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  • ISSIFU AMIDINI 9 years ago

    Pls Rev win souls for Christ and allow the politicians to do their politics.

  • Ato Kwamena 9 years ago

    Or better still he should continue his business of stealing money from the pockets of his poor congregation

  • vv 9 years ago

    is rev. not a citizen of Ghana??.,he pays water n light bills or better still pays his taxes?

  • JOHN 9 years ago

    He does not pay anything ,light bill, electricity, water, school fees etc. The church pays ALL.

  • Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

    The statement from Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong, another one of the many Rev Dr's in Ghana, shows his own lack of knowledge. In the Christian bible for which the man earned his doctoral degree Jesus got angry at times with his cri ...
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  • Jack 9 years ago

    Respect is earned.

  • Inside Africa 9 years ago

    We need more Martin Luther King in Ghana. The devil has taken over the governance in the name of NDC to destroy Ghana

  • ghanani 9 years ago

    Mahama's government is not afraid of criticisms made in good faith and are constructive.I hope Rev Opuni will accept that criticisms levelled against the government must not be malicious and to undermine the stability of the ...
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  • Be Wise 9 years ago

    Playing party politics on the pulpit is not criticism of a Govt. Why should a church leader be involved in divisive political statements forgetting that among his flock are members of different political parties? When critici ...
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  • STAFFORD 9 years ago

    Chieftaincy is an old and present ruling system... superior, stable, better organised and painstakingly structured way of governance. Chiefs must be considered for top political power and positions, because they are born/cult ...
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  • STAFFORD 9 years ago

    Why not? Nana has the power, authority, command,qualities and skills. Nana's support and dominance can rally all people, bring peace, harmonize our political and economic objectives.

  • Bernard 9 years ago

    The Christian Council and various religious bodies have failed Ghanaians. They consistenly misused the bible to lie to Ghanaians that they should rely only on faith and all shall be well. Now as they realised God is not a f ...
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  • Don Blunt 9 years ago

    All politicians have to swear their oaths to Antoa Nyamaa, promising to be honest, and to keep away from corruption, nepotism, stealing and abuse of office.

  • Skains 9 years ago

    Criticism isn't the issue but irresponsible and dangerous criticism, which creates panic and kills productivity. A country like Ghana, which is struggling to carve the right environment for development needs discipline and pa ...
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  • Fear God 9 years ago

    In the democratic arena, man of God, criticism and insults are commutative. It also obeys Newton's law of motion, "action and reaction are equal but opposite"

    Unfortunately, in my opinion ALL men of God who have shown love ...
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  • Truth be told 9 years ago

    NDC NDC NDC you know theses church leaders most of whom parade as mouth pieces of God yet are self seeking are all a grand plan of the opposition to upset you. Their hope is that while you speak against the CHURCH LEADER THEI ...
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  • Osei Yao 9 years ago

    YOU EQUALLY DO NOT VOTE POLITICIANS TO POWER TO BE DICTATED TO BY SUCH UNELECTED PONTIFICATING NONENTITIES CALLING THEMS BISHOPS, CARDINALS, PROPHETS ETC. IN CASE OPUNI DOES NOT KNOW THE RECORD OF THE CHRISTIAN COUNCIL IS THE ...
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  • ltutu 9 years ago

    Opuni is taking politics. He has never seen or heard all the negative and evil jazz being pumped on the people by his npp people.opuni shd wear is not shirt well n stop pretending. He can't deceive all the people. He shut go ...
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  • AMA GHANA 9 years ago

    Iam not a Politician,but i like reading Polities.Man of God,are you saying NDC,insult more than NPP gurus,then you are not faithful.Please call a spade a spade.Look at the way npp in general insulted late Presz Mills and now ...
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  • Mercy 9 years ago

    Rev Frimpong,are you saying,you are not seeing or hearing the insults pouring on Presz Mahama.What did you say about it?Late Prez Mills also recieved his.MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.Christian council did you comment on it.BE A ...
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  • Kwame 9 years ago

    Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong think that he is in the pulpit that whatever trash he preaches is accepted by his congregation without a question. Unfortunately for him the Ghanaian public is not a group of people under his hallucina ...
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  • Gerald 9 years ago

    Thank you Rev. Well said.

  • Gerald 9 years ago

    God bless you Rev. Well said.

  • linda 9 years ago

    oh rather enemies of progress. do u know how to think. that is why u did not bring your name. thanks

  • Mable 9 years ago

    young politician like Okudzeto Ablakwa and Felix Ofosu Kwakye were just jump into their position and looting big to open filling stations, there seen no hardship in life, hence, they raise insult on all class of people in Gha ...
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  • Kofi Amoah 9 years ago

    Is it a crime to be a politician at a younger age? Why is this indirect
    insult to the young politicians?
    The pastor is rather insulting the young politicians and trying to hide himself behind freedom of speech.

  • kwame usa 9 years ago

    the truth hurts and will always hurts. But our religious leader must always be of right minded to Ghanaians, else we're we just deceiving ourselves. They should read Joshua 1:9. Dr. otabil was 1,000,000% wright.Ghanaians can' ...
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  • Sir John 9 years ago

    I don't think this is a man of God. They are all politicians in disguise.
    He should shut up and find more ways of getting offerings for his church

  • CPL TRUTH 9 years ago

    I HOPE WE SHOULD LET OUR POLITICS BE FREE FROM INSULTS BY ALL. EVERY GOVERNMENT IS A LISTENING BODY, BUT WHEN THERE ARE INSULTS AS WE DO, IT TURNS THE EAR OFF. WHEN WE PRAISE WHERE PRAISE IS DUE AND BLAME ALSO WHERE IT DUE IT ...
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  • Joe 9 years ago

    I hope Okudjeto Ablakwa and other school boys in NDC administration are reading this. A word to the wise is NDC.

  • Agama 9 years ago

    This is just a brotherly advise. Pls be careful of your comments. Don't hide behind the social media (internet) to insult well-meaning Ghanaians who have distinguished themselves in so many fields. Remember that you can't jus ...
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  • NII NII 9 years ago

    WE NEED THE GOOD WORDS FROM GOD AND THAT IS WHAT U SHOULD BE DOING.

  • onipa nua 9 years ago

    I guess it is so with all institutions. Any suggestions on how to govern, bring back our pride in a couple of years. Lets have some peace please.

  • jaga 9 years ago

    Go and advice your NPP ...they are cutlassing eachother at the headquaters..nonsense

  • Lord Tennison 9 years ago

    You have softened the blow for them by the use of political immaturity.I would have used a lack of commonsense instead.
    All public servants, as a result of the tax payers' money,are employees and servants of the country.Ther ...
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  • Abbas, london 9 years ago

    hey! fool, spare us our ears, join the campaign trail else we will never stop insulting u

  • Jeff, UK 9 years ago

    You chose the easier way of life, which is talking about things that happened 4000 yrs ago. Frightening people about a so called place called Hell, which no one has ever gone and witnessed. In return you receive what you call ...
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  • AGEOGIA-VA,USA 9 years ago

    The leadership of the rulling NDC is confuse,therefore we need men of God such as MENSAH OTABIL and Rev.Opuni to speak against the incompetent administration led by the president John Mahama,

  • China Phone 9 years ago

    Rev. Opuni, I thought u 've stopped smoking, so at this stage u still keep on smoking thus u always talk none sense.Stop it bcos it won't help u.

  • JOE 9 years ago

    Why now most of the pastors left the preaching of the Gospel and preaching politics instead? Is it politician who ordain them? People are in the wilderness expecting Good news, you're here doing politics. PREPARE TO FACE THE ...
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  • Freddie 9 years ago

    Mr. Frimpong, do not let up in your work . You are a watcman on the city wall so do not keep quiet. Your predecessors did not care about the Nation hence people have had the chance to plunder the nation to this extent.

  • Kwadwo Aduhene 9 years ago

    NDC suppoters must respect the man of God even you respect Mahama