UK High C’ssner defends “Soli” comment

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  • Ghanaman 11 years ago

    All he does is talk about every subject like a street commentator.

  • Constructivist 11 years ago

    Idiot! the man was talking about a backward practice. Journalists go hunting for news for their various media houses but not to get enticed to publish news. He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. Don't engage in ...
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  • Campo are Blaise 11 years ago

    Ghanaians are welcoming people not bigots like you

  • Adwoa Henewah 11 years ago

    The man was speaking at IMANI's 10th anniversary about media folks taking 'Soli'. Isn't it ironic that his comments were at Franklin Cudjoe's event?? The poster child for collecting 'Soli'.

    This sorry so-called think tank ...
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  • Very true 11 years ago

    I belong to an association that was lobbying for removal of subsidies on petroleum products. We paid this guy and I mani 20,000 cedis for media campaign. Equally corrupt.

  • moyo 11 years ago

    What has a tribe got to do with what the Ambassador said. The Jews have done a lot for Ghana and Africa in general. If you don't have anything to say just shut up and stop writing nonsense. What is the justification for journ ...
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  • Tokugawah 11 years ago

    Too many idiots on Ghanaweb make idiotic comments like insulting Jews in this particular case. Guggisberg was Jewish and he built Takoradi harbour, Achimota and KorleBu Bu so there. We are just fond of insults rather than add ...
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  • Kwame Rought 11 years ago

    Yes, our journalists take soli. Corruption is everywhere in Ghana!

  • Ringo Star 11 years ago

    See how out of touch you are. You are not a deep thinker and probably a backward person living in a primitive surroundings. What has being a Jew got to do with addressing issues of corruption? Maybe you are not aware of the t ...
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  • 123 11 years ago

    Jewsish, lwayers are the best too. They know law more than the judges.

  • 123 11 years ago

    Jewish lawyers are the best in the world.

  • Yeboa Papa 11 years ago

    Your comment is foolish. Our country has a backward practice and you hate to be corrected. Do you want us to remain forever backward? Maybe we need more Jews, the chosen people of God, to help us crawl out of our pity pits.

  • ABOUBAKERR ABDULKHALEED 11 years ago

    Unfortunately this nonsense of a High Commissioner cannot be tolerated in Nigeria, nonsensical interferance with internal politics of your host country belongs to pre independence era and this man should be called to order im ...
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  • @Aboubakerr 11 years ago

    Are you a Nigerian? Aren't you worried about the Boko Haram taking over your country? You see, it's the extension of lawlessness in your country. Whether or not he wouldn't be tolerated in Nigeria isn't the case here. WE here ...
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  • ABOUBAKERR ABDULKHALEED 11 years ago

    It is the docility of Ghanaians that has brought the likes of a common High Commissioner to dabble in Ghanaian internal politics. How many times has your Ambassador Victor Smith been heared making comments regarding British g ...
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  • Patriot 11 years ago

    You are hopeless Ghanaian

  • Patriot 11 years ago

    That Jew may worth much more than your entire backward and corrupt country

  • Ogboh-Adjei Kojo, New-York 11 years ago

    U guys go around about everything, yes, Gh people don't work yet fat salaries r demand. They govt alone shd go fight wife to extra marital sex, chase a drug Barron trafficker & sniffing/smoker like Akoffu Addo & co, corruptio ...
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  • princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

    My boyfriend is such a cheat and a liar!" Sue shouted. "I’ve been going with the guy for nearly a year now and not once did he mention that he’s married."
    "Oh, that’s terrible," her friend said.
    "Yeah. What a hypocr ...
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  • Joe 11 years ago

    Soli is bribery pure and simple

  • Booboo. 11 years ago

    Thank you, British man. They are shameless people.

  • Anana 11 years ago

    All those at IMNI are also corrupt. For journalist, CORRUPTION has turned SOLI. Let us use soli instead of corruption. Journalist who speak loudest about corruption are the worst offenders. They often generalize making a lot ...
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  • mrk 11 years ago

    thank you colonial master

  • Kingsley Quartey 11 years ago

    I think what the UK High Commissioner meant to say is that The Ghanaian Journalist should refrain from accepting Material gifts at events that they are required to covered as accepting gifts can taint their views or influence ...
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  • Che Andrew 11 years ago

    A Policeman is paid to check vehicles but he take one Ghana cedi from each vehicle and allows them to go unchecked. GJA calls that corruption. Kuffour takes kickbacks at the castle and refuse to share with his party chairman. ...
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  • Constructivist 11 years ago

    An old boy built a mult-million staff room complex for Adisadel College, these your so-called journalists were there but because they were not given "solo" this good act of benevolence by an individual never got published.

  • I am ashamed for Ghana 11 years ago

    Yes, tell the fools that 'soli' corruption. The GJA members know but they are covering it up.

  • I am ashamed for Ghana 11 years ago

    No matter how you spin it, 'Soli' is corruption. The Ghana Journalists Association should be ashamed of trying to defend an unethical behavior. If it is not already there, then 'soli' should be included in the GJA code of eth ...
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  • hahaha 11 years ago

    Soli is equal to corruption. No matter how you look at it. Are the journalists not being paid?

  • Kodjo 11 years ago

    This envoy is making too much noise. Me thinks his day are numbered

  • The mask 11 years ago

    We must review our association with British C'wealth (Not to be confused with the commonwealth of Independent States with which we have had fruitful discussions).

    Some British Commonwealth countries do not need Visa to vis ...
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  • Kwame Rought 11 years ago

    Duh!

  • fire 11 years ago

    this embassy is useless. our colonial master has than nothing to support us in any way.see the way u s a is helping Liberia. see how France is helping Mali.the embassy should have been closed by now.

  • faseb 11 years ago

    Proper journalism is not about Soil is this what is being taught in GIJ . Intersting? They are encouraging a way of corruption in our society.Stop them before individual start targeting journalist. The police said they arer s ...
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  • DB 11 years ago

    the Ghana journalistic landscape has only a few good men and women. Many use thier journalistic license for self aggrandisement and extortion.

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  • Abraham 11 years ago

    A decorated monkey is still a monkey,when it a police officer,they name it bribe,a politician it is called corruption but when its journalist,its called "soli",no matter the name given to it,its bad let all stop this cancer.

  • Solo Pobee, Accra 11 years ago

    I think it is about time this 'Soli" issue is stopped. After all, it the duty of journalists to report events. It is the journalists version of corruption.

  • mensah abrampa 11 years ago

    Journalists who ask for any form of payment or compensation before they do their job as journalists are no different from corrupt state officials. Corruption is corruption no matter how you slice and dice it or whichever name ...
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  • ganyobi 11 years ago

    Thanks and kudos! The truth is a bitter pill to swallow

  • BRAINS 11 years ago

    Yes, common running can have different titles depending on who one runs with. When a man runs with a man, it is called RACE, but when a man runs with God, it is called GRACE. When the ashawo person says: It is normal, stone t ...
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  • Kanewu 11 years ago

    When a policemancollectsis call bribe but when a journalist take it is call soli God bless our homeland Ghana.

  • Goliath 11 years ago

    SOLI means the journalist will tell the story from the paymaster's perspective - no analysis, nothing - just saying what he has been paid to say! Are journalists not on salary when they go to these events?

    Jew or Tuareg, t ...
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  • BERNARD 11 years ago

    Now, we have a foreign entity telling how useless our officials are.

    We have similar systems as the UK but, silly black folks will rather destroy it in order to facillitate corrupt practices.

    And where is the media comm ...
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  • William 11 years ago

    He got it wrong! 'so;i' is 'item 13' thar is refreshment! In its flexibility, it can also be used to supplement transportation costs, etc.
    Our journalists operate under very challenging circumstances of resource and logisti ...
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  • Katanga 11 years ago

    Soli is blatant corruption it's the same as a policeman asking for something small. Now if that's corruption what about a journalist asking for something small to cover expenses.?..come on!!! You don't have to de a magistrate ...
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  • Odikr@ 11 years ago

    "Only the truth will set us free,but first it'll piss us off".
    Why are some so upset,when non diplomatic language is spoken?

  • Ugly Akufo Addo 11 years ago

    His now less important to Ghanaians

  • Ashootings 11 years ago

    If soli is not corruption, what is it? The High Commissioner is right to say what he said. We cannot live in society where we call right wrong and wrong right. You expect a tip for doing your work? This attitude to money ...
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  • KWAME-BELGIUM 11 years ago

    Yes, the Ambassador is very correct

  • STAFFORD 11 years ago

    Britain is trying to protect and maintain the GOLD COAST IMAGE of Ghana

  • STAFFORD 11 years ago

    A good friend is better than silver and gold. This is what this Man is made of and stand for. FEAR is gripping the Ghanaian people, and BRAVE and FAIR is the man who STAND BY US.....stafford.