Mahama salutes retiring Afari Djan

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MaxFMK 9 years ago

YES I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT. NPP HAS BEING TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PAIN HIM BLACK, BUT WON'T SUCCEED.

YES I AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT. NPP HAS BEING TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO PAIN HIM BLACK, BUT WON'T SUCCEED.
HUMANISM 9 years ago

COMMUNIST COMRADES CRIMES COMMISSION.
POSTERITY & HISTORY WILL JUDGE THESE TWO PEOPLE. BY USURPING POWER TO A DEFEATED CANDIDATE, AND THE SUBSEQUENT POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE CANDIDATE, THE GHANAIAN VOTER HAS BEEN VINDICATED. ...
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COMMUNIST COMRADES CRIMES COMMISSION.
POSTERITY & HISTORY WILL JUDGE THESE TWO PEOPLE. BY USURPING POWER TO A DEFEATED CANDIDATE, AND THE SUBSEQUENT POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE CANDIDATE, THE GHANAIAN VOTER HAS BEEN VINDICATED. AFARI DJAN WILL PAY DEARLY FOR THE MILLIONS OF $$$$$$$ HE GOT, FOR THIS STUPID DEAL.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

AUTHOR: MARTIN A.B.K. AMIDU....

It would appear that those in control of the NDC, for the time being, were bent on excluding other bona fide members of the Party who may wish to lay democratic claims to who becomes the ne ...
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AUTHOR: MARTIN A.B.K. AMIDU....

It would appear that those in control of the NDC, for the time being, were bent on excluding other bona fide members of the Party who may wish to lay democratic claims to who becomes the next flag bearer of the Party by excluding them even before the mortal remains of the demised President were interred. It is also symptomatic of how political party elites in Ghana and Africa worm their way into the confidences of persons perceived as likely to ascend to power positions for purposes of eventual personal economic gain at the expense of the generality of the mass of Party members and the Nation which every President swears to serve under the Constitution
Kay 9 years ago

THIEVES ONLY GLORIFY THIEVES.

THIEVES ONLY GLORIFY THIEVES.
Omanba Pa, Islington -London 9 years ago

JDM has said openly that "ye seek the political Kingdom first and the rest shall be added unto you he meaned wealth, money, peace and every other thing you can have it said by John Dramani Mahama your evil president. You see ...
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JDM has said openly that "ye seek the political Kingdom first and the rest shall be added unto you he meaned wealth, money, peace and every other thing you can have it said by John Dramani Mahama your evil president. You see a word to the wise is enough.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

Author: Kafui Ama
Date: 2009-07-23 01:44:06

Please be patient and read this to the end.

By Craig Murray, former Deputy British High Commisssioner to Ghana | Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009

.. It was November ...
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Author: Kafui Ama
Date: 2009-07-23 01:44:06

Please be patient and read this to the end.

By Craig Murray, former Deputy British High Commisssioner to Ghana | Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009

.. It was November 1999 and I'd been Deputy High Commissioner in Ghana for almost a year - the culmination of 15 years' Foreign Office service in Nigeria, Warsaw and the equatorial Africa department in London.

I'd always been passionate about Africa and had immersed myself in its minutiae. Nevertheless, my father, who had a timber yard in Ghana in the Sixties, offered a little extra counsel before I departed, aged 40. 'If you see any good-looking girl, aged about 30, light skinned, whatever you do, don't touch her - she could be your sister!'

Not that this was a big concern for me. My most pressing duty was the 1999 State Visit by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Enhanced Coverage Linking the Duke of Edinburgh, -Search using: Biographies Plus News, Most Recent 60 Days, accompanied by Robin Cook, the then Foreign Secretary. It was a three-day blur of activity, the teeming crowds displaying an uncomplicated and old-fashioned reverence.

A warning that the Duke was averse to looking at things without useful purpose proved absolutely right. As we stood looking at the strip of brass laid in a churchyard that marked the line of the Greenwich Meridian, he said to me: 'A line in the ground, eh? Very nice.'

Ghana epitomises much of the best of Africa, but also throws into relief the tragedy of the continent. It has maintained its higher education and has fewer extremes of wealth than elsewhere. But at independence in 1957, Ghana was richer than Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia or Singapore. Today, those countries are at least ten times as wealthy.

Corruption, cronyism, economic mismanagement, irresponsible lending by the West and the dumping of cheap food all did for Ghana. When I arrived with my wife Fiona and children Jamie and Emily, Ghana had been ruled for 20 years by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.

The son of a Stirlingshire pharmacist and a local woman, he seized power in a coup in 1979, but claimed to have won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, despite allegations of vote-rigging.
In his early years, Rawlings unleashed a political terror on Ghana. His campaign against the middle classes resembled Mao's Cultural Revolution. People were persecuted for having savings or two indoor lavatories. Market women were sometimes killed for 'profiteering'.

The Queen's visit delighted Rawlings, who craved international respectability. I, too, was determined to make the most of the trip, by helping ensure Rawlings gave up power by the start of 2001, as the constitution required because he had served two four-year terms.

The Queen's speech to the parliament in the capital, Accra, was to be the focus of the visit and I had contributed to its drafting. It contained the usual guff about a future based upon partnership, but there was a sting in the tail. 'Next, year, Mr President,' the Queen intoned, 'you will step down after two terms in office in accordance with your constitution.' The opposition benches went wild and the Queen stopped, looking in bewilderment at the hullabaloo.

Afterwards, Robin Cook was furious. 'It's a disaster. Who the hell drafted that?'

'Er, I did, Secretary of State,' I said. 'I might have guessed! Who the hell approved it?' 'You did.' Cook's Private Secretary had to dig out the draft he had signed. After the State banquet, I retired to a hotel bar with the Royal Household. The senior staff had withdrawn to allow the butlers, footmen and hairdressers to let off steam.

The party appeared, to a man, to be gay. Not just gay, but outrageously camp. We'd taken the hotel for the Royal party, but allowed the British Airways crew to stay. Now three cabin stewards, two Royal footmen and a Royal hairdresser were grouped around the piano singing hits from Cabaret. I was seated on a sofa and across from me in an armchair was a member of the Household who seemed out of place. The valet looked to be in his 60s, a grizzled NCO with tufts of hair either side of a bald pate, a boxer's nose and tattoos on his arms.

He was smoking roll-ups. I turned to the old warrior and said: 'Don't you find all this a bit strange sometimes?' He lent forward, put his hand on my bare knee below the kilt I wore on ceremonial occasions and said: 'Listen, ducks. I was in the Navy for 30 years.' I think he was joking, but some things are too weird even for me. The lower reaches of the Royal Household are one of them.

One enjoyable aspect of our time in Ghana was the constant stream of visitors. Among them was Peter Hain, the Minister for Africa. Hain, a good footballer, agreed to play in a charity match between children from a community football scheme and the High Commission.

Unfortunately, the ground was hard and the opposition turned out to be super-fit professionals. After a heavy tackle, I went down. Result: a dislocated shoulder. I couldn't move my arm for eight weeks. Other visitors included Clare Short, at the time Secretary of State for International Development.

She was in Ghana to try to persuade it to join a debt relief scheme. At a dinner for her, a Minister had made a speech about how much Ghana had learnt from the British Empire. Short stood up and expostulated: 'The British Empire! Don't tell me about the British Empire. I know about British colonialism. My father was Irish and we know about British colonialism. I'll tell you what the British did to your country. They exploited it, that's what they did. They exploited it.' After a few moments of stunned silence, the dinner continued.

On another occasion we were joined by Bobby Charlton, who came to Ghana seeking support for England's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. He was still an astounding player at 60 and it was good of him to get on the pitch for a local community football programme. Nevertheless, I found Charlton disappointing. He was self-centred and ratty - one of those heroes you wish you hadn't met.

Conversely, Roger Moore, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, was charming and suave, just as you would expect, with a fund of brilliant stories beginning with lines such as: 'One day, Frank, Dean, Tony and I decided to play a trick on Marilyn ... ' He was also well briefed about children's issues in Ghana and was prepared not just to do PR, but to get his hands dirty helping in refugee camps without a camera in sight.

I was less taken with Jamie Theakston.

The BBC were filming a wildlife programme in Ghana, looking at the endangered green turtle population near Ada. A group of young volunteers had accompanied the BBC team to help the newly-born turtles to reach the ocean. But one girl, in her mid-20s, had streams of mascara running down her cheeks. She claimed Theakston had just broken up with her - yet here he was, surrounded by young women, enjoying the adulation.

I had bigger concerns, however. Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections were due in December 2000 and there were signs that its 11 million voters might be preparing for a change of government. Enthusiasm for politics was everywhere. Even in the meanest village, people gathered under the banyan tree listening to FM stations on a battered transistor and arguing about the coming change.

In the West, tired of our politicians' deceit, we no longer much value democracy. It is wonderful to see a people exercising for the first time their power over those who would govern them. Our job was to see the elections were free and fair, with Britain funding a £10 million programme for photo-ID cards to reduce electoral fraud. The exercise eradicated one million fake names.

Another practical new weapon was indelible ink: when somebody voted, their thumb was painted to stop them casting more than one vote. India was the only source of a truly permanent ink that could not be washed or rubbed off. I had also persuaded the Foreign Office to provide experts from the Electoral Reform Society. Further valuable additions were two British MPs, Roger Gale and Nigel Jones.

Rawlings's party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), put up the vice President, John Atta Mills, as its presidential candidate. The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) fielded John Kufuor. There is a tribal element in Ghanaian politics: the Ewe people vote overwhelmingly NDC; the Ashanti overwhelmingly NPP.

It was clear the governing party would not abandon power easily. Alarmed that it would lose, it had the high court declare the ID cards illegal because they disenfranchised legitimate voters. But the ruling was to no avail - the people took over. Polling station officers decided they were going to use ID cards anyway.

When first- round votes on December 7 were tallied; Kufuor had 48.4 per cent against Atta Mills's 44.8 per cent. The opposition was heading for a small majority but, with no candidate exceeding 50 per cent, a run- off was required. Ghana's 30 or so FM stations were vital in bringing democracy, so it was no surprise that the NDC moved against them.

On the evening before the poll, I took Roger Gale and Nigel Jones to visit Joy FM, possibly Ghana's most influential station. We were sitting in the office when an armed posse of Rawlings's security men arrived, saying they were closing the station on the President's instructions.

‘Good evening,' I said. ‘I am Craig Murray, Deputy British High Commissioner, and these gentlemen are Mr Roger Gale MP and Mr Nigel Jones MP, members of the British Parliament.' Gale added: ' Obviously there has been some mistake.

I thought I heard you say that you were closing down the station, but we are here to visit our fellow democracy, Ghana, and democracies don't close down radio stations.' The goons left. Joy FM never was closed. However, the NDC started to think I was a part of their problem and they assigned a secret service team to follow me around.

As the second round on December 28 approached, we discovered a problem: not enough Indian ink. We had paid for more, but it had to be specially made and would not be ready until December 24. This was cutting it tight and action was needed. Chartering a private plane to set off from India on Christmas Eve was easier said than done. Whitehall was in festive mode and unlikely to sanction spending quickly, so I used the Embassy's budget to pay for it.

Ghana's government did not want the Indian ink to get in and I was concerned it would be delayed by customs officials. So on Christmas Day 2000, instead of eating turkey, I stood baking on the airport tarmac. When our plane taxied in, we unloaded the boxes of little ink bottles on to two trucks. I escorted these out of the VIP gateway, helped by a substantial tip to the guards.

The truck drivers then delivered the ink to regional centres for distribution to constituencies. This was a game being played for high stakes, with real danger of civil war.

Hotheads in the ruling party might claim electoral fraud and mount a military takeover. The Ashanti could also react violently to losing. Every embassy was updating evacuation plans. Around 1am, the results started to come in. There was a more or less consistent swing to the opposition candidate, John Kufuor. You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife.

The coolest man in Ghana that night was the wry, chain-smoking Electoral Commissioner, Kwadwo Afari- Gyan, who received constant threatening phone calls instructing him to fix the result. Each time, the Electoral Commissioner replied: ' The result will be what the result will be. I am just making sure it is fairly counted.' Then, taking his umpteenth call, he stiffened. He summoned me to listen: it was his wife. Soldiers had come to their bungalow, taking her and his children hostage and threatening to kill them if he did not deliver the ' right' result.

Kwadwo barked down the phone: ' Put their leader on.' ‘Listen you little *****,' he snarled. 'How dare you come to my house and threaten my wife and children. I am sitting here with the British Deputy High Commissioner and he knows what is happening. Now get out of my home before we have you thrown into jail!' The soldier said: ' Yes, sir; sorry, sir.' Kwadwo then told his wife not to worry and calmly returned to his work.

By 3am on the second night only two constituencies were still to declare. Even if every voter there went for Atta Mills, Kufuor could still not be beaten.

The opposition had won - an African country ... had shown that democratic change could be achieved peacefully. Kufuor's eight years as President saw economic growth of more than 70 per cent - the first prolonged period since independence when Ghana was not getting poorer. But Ghanaians chose to exercise their democratic right to change and earlier this month narrowly elected Atta Mills.

Ghana is the only country in Africa to achieve the democratic norm of power alternating peacefully between parties at successive uninterrupted elections.

As I look back on my involvement with Africa over 30 years, I remain most proud of helping Ghanaians to attain democracy. It is an example that sadly, the rest of the continent has so far done little to follow.

But Ghana remains there - a glimmer of hope, an example to others and a rebuke to cynics who claim democracy is not possible in Africa.
Son of Jakpa.Mahama 9 years ago

You are stupid. He hailed him because he stole for him

You are stupid. He hailed him because he stole for him
kwadwo grushi 9 years ago

he will regret later in his 80s for being bias and rigging the election

he will regret later in his 80s for being bias and rigging the election
PATRICK AWUAH 9 years ago

PRESIDENT MAHAMA, PLEASE IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO HEAP PRAISES ON HIM.
TRANSFER YOU ACTIONS INTO DEEDS; CONFER ON HIM SOME STATE AWARD.

THE NPP THOUGHT EVIL FOE HIM BUT THE ALMIGHTY GOD TURNED IT FOR GOOD.

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PRESIDENT MAHAMA, PLEASE IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO HEAP PRAISES ON HIM.
TRANSFER YOU ACTIONS INTO DEEDS; CONFER ON HIM SOME STATE AWARD.

THE NPP THOUGHT EVIL FOE HIM BUT THE ALMIGHTY GOD TURNED IT FOR GOOD.

WE THE RIGHT THINKING AND UNBIASED CITIZENS OF GHANA KNOW HIM TO BE A VERY UPRIGHT INCORRUPTIBLE CITIZEN OF GHANA.

DR. AFARI GYAN, AYEKOOOOOOOOO.
Mick 9 years ago

Words,words!
He's black body hmmm
Blackman using painted black eiiiii

Words,words!
He's black body hmmm
Blackman using painted black eiiiii
Agya Koo 9 years ago

Yes, he started off well, but his recent conduct, performance and handling of the 2012 elections left much to be desired. He will certainly not be remembered with fondness.

Yes, he started off well, but his recent conduct, performance and handling of the 2012 elections left much to be desired. He will certainly not be remembered with fondness.
Patapaa 9 years ago

Bad leadership in Ghana was started by Nkrumah. In fact all our problems started with him. Nkrumah was a dictator and very ambitious. He introduced one party rule in Ghana and made himself life president. He was neither carin ...
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Bad leadership in Ghana was started by Nkrumah. In fact all our problems started with him. Nkrumah was a dictator and very ambitious. He introduced one party rule in Ghana and made himself life president. He was neither caring, compassionate, visionary, smart nor politically savvy. Most of the things he took credit for had been started by the British, our colonial masters. For instance Tema Motorway was on the drawing board when he took over and Akosombo Dam was not his brainchild. KNUST was established by Asantehene and the British. Surprisingly, most of the things he takes credit for were never initiated by him

Independence, for instance, was sought for by many and achieved under the aegis and cunningness of Kofi Nwiah, trickster and schemer extraordinaire. Well, all along I have been asking how and under what circumstances "Francis Kofi Nwiah" was able to change his name to "Kwame Nkrumah". I know that it is permissible for anybody to change his name anytime he or she wishes but it is strange and beyond comprehension for one to change his birthday from Friday to Saturday ie from Kofi to Kwame. This is what makes me suspicious of Kofi Nwiah or Kwame Nkrumah. He claimed that his date of birth was 21st September 1909. This day according to the 20th century Calendar was a Tuesday!!! So was Nkrumah born on a Tuesday, a Friday or a Saturday? We must find out what he was up to with all these very strange findings. He was indeed cunning and only preyed on the emotions of the Ghanaian masses. It was my wish that the president would set up a committee to investigate before declaring Nkrumah's "unknown" birthday a holiday.

When he took over we had trade surplus running into millions of Pound Sterling but when he was forced out we had a trade deficit of several million pounds sterling!! This was the result of bad governance. He should have been overthrown earlier than 1966. We all saw good governance under K4. To me K4 is the best president Ghana has ever had. Kuffour is the greatest. We thank Kotoka and Afrifa for stoping the dictator in his tracks. Ayekoo Kotoka and Afrifa. The Kotoka Air Port should never be renamed
BB 9 years ago

NPP HATE THOSE WHO ARE HONEST AND PRINCIPLE.

NPP HATE THOSE WHO ARE HONEST AND PRINCIPLE.
Close Observer 9 years ago

YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLANS TO BANK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEFORE THEY QUIT POLITICS TO LEAD YOU; they won't have time for you, they will be taking care of their own.
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YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE WHO HAVE PLANS TO BANK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEFORE THEY QUIT POLITICS TO LEAD YOU; they won't have time for you, they will be taking care of their own.
NEITHER DO YOU WANT PEOPLE WHO WILL WEAR LADIES GARMENT ON FOREIGN TRIPS.
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DISGRACE YOU.
To get your life back and be respected all over the world VOTE NDC OUT IN 2016
VOTE THE CLUELESS, NO VISION, IDEAS STARVED AND HOPELESS YOUNG MAN OUT IN 2016
Kwabena 9 years ago

Really! What a shame after several years of hard work money influenced this man and left him with noting but shame. Remember his disco that led to the termination of proceedings, it's a shame that Mr Afari Gyan would foreve ...
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Really! What a shame after several years of hard work money influenced this man and left him with noting but shame. Remember his disco that led to the termination of proceedings, it's a shame that Mr Afari Gyan would forever loss the posh contracts he used to get from all the African countries. Here is a guy who has supervised several years of elections and can't define what over voting is. Yes indeed an illustrious son of Ghana with shame all over his face. For what pittance?
Kate 9 years ago

good work done,you stood on your toes to prove criminals in npp that the multiple pink sheets were fake.

good work done,you stood on your toes to prove criminals in npp that the multiple pink sheets were fake.
Ghana lady 9 years ago

Ndc shame you people re killers criminals to Ghanaians, epically jj & mahama & all the ndc supporters ooo.

Ndc shame you people re killers criminals to Ghanaians, epically jj & mahama & all the ndc supporters ooo.
DAAVI 9 years ago

THE DEATH OF AFARI GYAN WILL NEVER BE WELCOME BY THE ANGLE OF HEAVENS.SHAMELESS,SADDNESS AND PAINS WILL ATTACK HIM ALL HIS LIFE.DISGRACED.

THE DEATH OF AFARI GYAN WILL NEVER BE WELCOME BY THE ANGLE OF HEAVENS.SHAMELESS,SADDNESS AND PAINS WILL ATTACK HIM ALL HIS LIFE.DISGRACED.
Ekow 9 years ago

Angle? Is acute or obtuse?

Angle? Is acute or obtuse?
Onuabea 9 years ago

Hey Dr. Thank u so much for work done. Some of us will ever remember u for job well done. Bravo!!! Those who feel u cheated shd wait for their turn especially NPP gurus cos everything good shd go in their favor. Stay under th ...
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Hey Dr. Thank u so much for work done. Some of us will ever remember u for job well done. Bravo!!! Those who feel u cheated shd wait for their turn especially NPP gurus cos everything good shd go in their favor. Stay under the wings of GOD.
kwasi 9 years ago

Congratulations for a very good job done over the years.Wish you a pleasant retirement when due Bravo, you a faithful servant to mother Ghana.

Congratulations for a very good job done over the years.Wish you a pleasant retirement when due Bravo, you a faithful servant to mother Ghana.
sikdo 9 years ago

Mahama.shame.unto.u.this.afari.gyan.the.creminal.foolish.man.oly.God.have.safe.Ghana.Afari.Gyan.God.wil.punish.him.u.wait.and.see.

Mahama.shame.unto.u.this.afari.gyan.the.creminal.foolish.man.oly.God.have.safe.Ghana.Afari.Gyan.God.wil.punish.him.u.wait.and.see.
Agya Yaw 9 years ago

Of course Mahama is going to miss Afari Gyan simple because he won't be there to steal the election for him come 2016 we don't have time to go to that kangaroo court again no not this time tweaa if Mahama and co dare to play ...
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Of course Mahama is going to miss Afari Gyan simple because he won't be there to steal the election for him come 2016 we don't have time to go to that kangaroo court again no not this time tweaa if Mahama and co dare to play any tricks then everyone in the country must brace up for anything that will be fall the country Mahama aboa Tani
NII 9 years ago

Shame to all those Ghanaians who still blame Dr. Afari Djan for their electoral loss. When you are not able to win your elections, you blame a very respectable and credible person like Dr. Djan for your electoral shame. You p ...
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Shame to all those Ghanaians who still blame Dr. Afari Djan for their electoral loss. When you are not able to win your elections, you blame a very respectable and credible person like Dr. Djan for your electoral shame. You pathetic and illiterates!
STEPHEN HYKES 9 years ago

AFARI GYAN WILL SUFFER BEFORE HE DIES A MISERABLE DEATH, FOR HIS STEALING OF VOTES FOR MAHAMAH TO COME AND RUN GHANA DOWN AS IT IS NOW. GOD WILL PUNISH YOU SEVERELY.

AFARI GYAN WILL SUFFER BEFORE HE DIES A MISERABLE DEATH, FOR HIS STEALING OF VOTES FOR MAHAMAH TO COME AND RUN GHANA DOWN AS IT IS NOW. GOD WILL PUNISH YOU SEVERELY.
NII 9 years ago

The NPP should be very grateful to Dr. Afari Djan for his honesty, truth, fairness and justice. Because if not for him the country will have been in a serious turmoil by now. And believe me some people would have gone back fa ...
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The NPP should be very grateful to Dr. Afari Djan for his honesty, truth, fairness and justice. Because if not for him the country will have been in a serious turmoil by now. And believe me some people would have gone back far from the coasts to the bush.
cold water 9 years ago

I wonder how old you are. But if you know the history of Nkrumah and Danquah, you will hail Nkrumah.
he was educated in America and Danquah got free Phd from the British. will Danquah wish to sack the British. Nkrumah said p ...
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I wonder how old you are. But if you know the history of Nkrumah and Danquah, you will hail Nkrumah.
he was educated in America and Danquah got free Phd from the British. will Danquah wish to sack the British. Nkrumah said positive action now, while Danquah was dilly dallaying.
Kofi 9 years ago

It was rather Nkrumah who got a free (Hon) PhD.

It was rather Nkrumah who got a free (Hon) PhD.
BUILSA KANJARGA 9 years ago

Salute him again for imposing you on Ghanaians, he will regret after his retirement.

Salute him again for imposing you on Ghanaians, he will regret after his retirement.
Gyeeda, Subah, Sada, Woyome 9 years ago

Afari Gyan will never go unpunished before he declare publicly that the 2012 election as well as 2008 were all rigged. This man will suffer to time indefinite until he rejects all the payment offered him by Mahama. He did shi ...
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Afari Gyan will never go unpunished before he declare publicly that the 2012 election as well as 2008 were all rigged. This man will suffer to time indefinite until he rejects all the payment offered him by Mahama. He did shit in public at the supreme court. He will do it again in the full glare of Ghana's parliament and his shame will call for him to confess all his crimes before he dies. Afari gyan will never go scout free until he confesses his crimes.
ahmed 9 years ago

For making you the useless president in history of our beloved country Ghana.

For making you the useless president in history of our beloved country Ghana.
Efo Kwaku Canada 9 years ago

To NDC nation wreckers Afari Djan is a hero but to wise Ghanaians he is nothing but greedy old man who didn't think about future children lives but rigged elections for NDC fools several times , in JJ Rawlins case it was fear ...
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To NDC nation wreckers Afari Djan is a hero but to wise Ghanaians he is nothing but greedy old man who didn't think about future children lives but rigged elections for NDC fools several times , in JJ Rawlins case it was fear but in Mahama he took huge sum of money , he will leave to regret because majority of Ghanaians don't respect him now and casting curses unto him for their hardship situation because Aseidu Nketia bribes him to bloated voters register with over one million ghost names to rigging both presidential and parliamentary elections
@@@@@@@@ 9 years ago

Kwasea Bi Yemba afari GYAN you will perish with brain tumors.only thieves will hail this worthless man animal.

Kwasea Bi Yemba afari GYAN you will perish with brain tumors.only thieves will hail this worthless man animal.
a.k, amsterdam 9 years ago

My fellow readers,the question l am asking is that why did Afari Djan forged his own date of birth? What was he planning in the next elections? Afria Djan is 21st century Lucifer on the earth and does not deserve applause. Lo ...
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My fellow readers,the question l am asking is that why did Afari Djan forged his own date of birth? What was he planning in the next elections? Afria Djan is 21st century Lucifer on the earth and does not deserve applause. Look the hardships we find ourselves in. May God push him to hell.
ibn abudu @ Canadasheabutter (GhUWR) 9 years ago

RETIRE COMFORTABLY & HOPE YOUR WATER PUMP IS WORKING PROPERLY MR K.A.GYAN ESQ

YOU'VE RETIRED WITH YOUR REPUTATION INTACT. HEALTHY GOOD LIFE

RETIRE COMFORTABLY & HOPE YOUR WATER PUMP IS WORKING PROPERLY MR K.A.GYAN ESQ

YOU'VE RETIRED WITH YOUR REPUTATION INTACT. HEALTHY GOOD LIFE
Joey Boy 9 years ago

How I wish people would not blame Afari Gyan and Atuguba so much. How many Ghanaians would have "passed the test" if they found themselves in their shoes? I strongly believe that the orchestrators and the beneficiaries of tha ...
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How I wish people would not blame Afari Gyan and Atuguba so much. How many Ghanaians would have "passed the test" if they found themselves in their shoes? I strongly believe that the orchestrators and the beneficiaries of that evil plan will eventually suffer the punishment, God never sleeps.
Kofi 9 years ago

Who Willis's Afari a Djan? Tweaaaa! Apuuuuuuu taaa! Idiot and dishonest like him.

Who Willis's Afari a Djan? Tweaaaa! Apuuuuuuu taaa! Idiot and dishonest like him.
if the lone crusader 9 years ago

Why wouldnt you sallut him ?

Why wouldnt you sallut him ?
Kojo Ghana 9 years ago

Yes is a fact this man deserves our collective respect. He is a good man and did his job right.
Only sour losers would castigate this fine gentle man.
For this one alone I agreed with the President.

Yes is a fact this man deserves our collective respect. He is a good man and did his job right.
Only sour losers would castigate this fine gentle man.
For this one alone I agreed with the President.
AGYAAKU 9 years ago

The relentless efforts made by the "CRABS" party to denigrate this perfect gentleman in their bid to steal the people's verdict fell flat to their shame.

The President's public vindication of Dr. Afari-Gyan should be a pr ...
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The relentless efforts made by the "CRABS" party to denigrate this perfect gentleman in their bid to steal the people's verdict fell flat to their shame.

The President's public vindication of Dr. Afari-Gyan should be a prelude to an appropriate Nationa Award after his retirement. Well done.
Mankind 9 years ago

Afari Gyan is retiring to hell!! He will perish with all his family !! Old buffoon!!

Afari Gyan is retiring to hell!! He will perish with all his family !! Old buffoon!!
Yaw Adu-Asare 9 years ago

There can be no better replacement for Afari Gyan as a public servant

There can be no better replacement for Afari Gyan as a public servant
Pusiga Naaba. 9 years ago

Oh yes, Afari Gyan, he is an illustrous son for you and your NDC bandits. He has stolen elections for you for over 30 yrs. Look at where we are today. A failed state Ghana, due to NDC recklessness and banditry emeshed in a sc ...
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Oh yes, Afari Gyan, he is an illustrous son for you and your NDC bandits. He has stolen elections for you for over 30 yrs. Look at where we are today. A failed state Ghana, due to NDC recklessness and banditry emeshed in a schematic corruption of "create,loot and share.
Francis Essuman 9 years ago

The President should stop praising Dr. Afari Gyan other than that majority of Ghanaians may think that he has helped him to win the election

The President should stop praising Dr. Afari Gyan other than that majority of Ghanaians may think that he has helped him to win the election
JH New York 9 years ago

I think the EC is about 70years old, right !. So what is the meaning of the caption "compulsory retirement" !
Is the position of a EC a life time job till death ?. My question is, why are some people required to retire at a ...
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I think the EC is about 70years old, right !. So what is the meaning of the caption "compulsory retirement" !
Is the position of a EC a life time job till death ?. My question is, why are some people required to retire at around 62 and others could stay to age 70 plus.
Are they the only persons who can do the job ? If no, why ?.
Kwadwo Adu 9 years ago

Apuu: A Doctor who could not able to define over voting?

Apuu: A Doctor who could not able to define over voting?

Mahama salutes retiring Afari Djan

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