What’s wrong if Akufo-Addo plagiarized his speech - Majority Leader asks

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TEE 8 years ago

WHAT IS WRONG IF U COPY WAEC EXAMS

WHAT IS WRONG IF U COPY WAEC EXAMS
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

another dumb MP

another dumb MP
GHANA IS RICH 8 years ago

"State coffers are not the spoils for victorious political parties. I promise to protect the public purse". *** President Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo***

"State coffers are not the spoils for victorious political parties. I promise to protect the public purse". *** President Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo***
HONESTY 8 years ago

What example is the President setting school children, 1. getting someone to write his first most important speech and secondly not checking for plagiarism.

I would not take him on this though, but this is a warning, that ...
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What example is the President setting school children, 1. getting someone to write his first most important speech and secondly not checking for plagiarism.

I would not take him on this though, but this is a warning, that uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
Etse 8 years ago

Honesty, you have so soon forgotten about the grammatical errors and wrong references that were in last year's independence brochure. This time it is not erroneous sentences and references but rather citing of good examples a ...
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Honesty, you have so soon forgotten about the grammatical errors and wrong references that were in last year's independence brochure. This time it is not erroneous sentences and references but rather citing of good examples and you now find fault with that. Do you call good bad and call bad good? Oh my Gosh!
TRAMP 8 years ago

HERE'S ANOTHER SO-CALLED GHANA LEADERS WHO DOES NOT KNOW THAT PLAGIARISM IS A SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENCE.

INTERNATIONAL LAW RECOGNISES THIS.

HERE'S ANOTHER SO-CALLED GHANA LEADERS WHO DOES NOT KNOW THAT PLAGIARISM IS A SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENCE.

INTERNATIONAL LAW RECOGNISES THIS.
KOFI ACHEAMPONG 8 years ago

Nothing is wrong with using an adage to present a case, President Obama once use the words of a Massachussetts GOVERNOR Duvall to deliver a message.The President was given those inspiring words to appeal to the nation . N ...
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Nothing is wrong with using an adage to present a case, President Obama once use the words of a Massachussetts GOVERNOR Duvall to deliver a message.The President was given those inspiring words to appeal to the nation . NOT WHAT GHANA CAN DO 4 U but WHAT u WILL DO 4 GHANA..[i am allowed to use JFK's famous words]. Let's move on.
KOFI ACHEAMPONG 8 years ago

Nothing is wrong with using an adage to present a case, President Obama once use the words of a Massachussetts GOVERNOR Duvall to deliver a message.The President was given those inspiring words to appeal to the nation . N ...
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Nothing is wrong with using an adage to present a case, President Obama once use the words of a Massachussetts GOVERNOR Duvall to deliver a message.The President was given those inspiring words to appeal to the nation . NOT WHAT GHANA CAN DO 4 U but WHAT u WILL DO 4 GHANA..[i am allowed to use JFK's famous words]. Let's move on.
Son Of Man 8 years ago

If you use somebody's words, you simply acknowledge them in your speech. It is intellectual dishonesty and you don't want your President looked upon that way

If you use somebody's words, you simply acknowledge them in your speech. It is intellectual dishonesty and you don't want your President looked upon that way
KOFI ACHEAMPONG 8 years ago

Nothing is wrong with using an adage to present a case, President Obama once use the words of a Massachussetts GOVERNOR Duvall to deliver a message.The President was given those inspiring words to appeal to the nation . N ...
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Nothing is wrong with using an adage to present a case, President Obama once use the words of a Massachussetts GOVERNOR Duvall to deliver a message.The President was given those inspiring words to appeal to the nation . NOT WHAT GHANA CAN DO 4 U but WHAT u WILL DO 4 GHANA..[i am allowed to use JFK's famous words]. Let's move on.
Adjah 8 years ago

They also have started being defensive. When something is wrong it is wrong. You apologize and move on and don't repeat. Most news stories die when you acknowledge wrong rather than defending it.

They also have started being defensive. When something is wrong it is wrong. You apologize and move on and don't repeat. Most news stories die when you acknowledge wrong rather than defending it.
Nana Yaw 8 years ago

Very soon Ghana will be 60 years and her President cannot formulate his own words and ideas? Majority leader and you say what is wrong with Akufo-Addo plagiarizing? I thought Akufo-Addo is a very knowledgeable man yet still h ...
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Very soon Ghana will be 60 years and her President cannot formulate his own words and ideas? Majority leader and you say what is wrong with Akufo-Addo plagiarizing? I thought Akufo-Addo is a very knowledgeable man yet still he doesn't have his own mind? God safe Ghana
HHHHHHHHHH 8 years ago

For these primitive tribal supremacists because it is tha NPP leader who committed that academic blunder, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. This is DISHONESTY.

For these primitive tribal supremacists because it is tha NPP leader who committed that academic blunder, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. This is DISHONESTY.
Komfo kesi3 8 years ago

I wish you could come forward with a sensible name instead of hiding behind that smokescreen, you coward of a bogot!

I want you to tell Ghanaians where you were when John Mahama plagiarised from JF Kennedy's speech when he ...
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I wish you could come forward with a sensible name instead of hiding behind that smokescreen, you coward of a bogot!

I want you to tell Ghanaians where you were when John Mahama plagiarised from JF Kennedy's speech when he John Mahama was delivering his inaugural speech in 2013. I believe your tribal card blinded you on that occasion! You cant!
Komfo kesi3 8 years ago

That's no exams or academically exercise where plagiarism is an issue! It was part of a speech crafted to send a political message to the people.

Can someone tell me why John Mahama's copying of part of JF Kennedy's speech ...
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That's no exams or academically exercise where plagiarism is an issue! It was part of a speech crafted to send a political message to the people.

Can someone tell me why John Mahama's copying of part of JF Kennedy's speech during his (John Mahama) inauguration in 2013 was no news but ndc would want the world to see this as news? Shame!
Spinas 8 years ago

This is just too soon to be true. A plagiarism being defended by a topmost NPP who should know better. Where lies your educational credentials as an intellectual lawyer!!!. You have lost my respect, Majority leader.

This is just too soon to be true. A plagiarism being defended by a topmost NPP who should know better. Where lies your educational credentials as an intellectual lawyer!!!. You have lost my respect, Majority leader.
Adom 8 years ago

May God have mercy on us.

May God have mercy on us.
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

same, no change

same, no change
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

as dumb as the rest

as dumb as the rest
NANA YAW SARKODIE NEW YORK NY 8 years ago

I JUST WANT TO KNOW ''WHETHER THOSE WORDS ARE BONAFIDE PROPERTY OF CLITION OR BUSH''.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW ''WHETHER THOSE WORDS ARE BONAFIDE PROPERTY OF CLITION OR BUSH''.
Angel 8 years ago

EVEN IF THOSE WORDS ARE NOT THE BONAFIDE PROPERTY OF CLITION OR BUSH, THEY USED THEM BEFORE. PLAGIARISM IS UNACCEPTABLE IN THE ACADEMIC CIRCLES...Nana and all his ministers know this. The whole world watched and listened to o ...
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EVEN IF THOSE WORDS ARE NOT THE BONAFIDE PROPERTY OF CLITION OR BUSH, THEY USED THEM BEFORE. PLAGIARISM IS UNACCEPTABLE IN THE ACADEMIC CIRCLES...Nana and all his ministers know this. The whole world watched and listened to our president repeat word for word what Bush and Clinton delivered.This is not a trivial matter in the academic circles. Therefore the speech writer MUST BE SACKED to save our new President the little dignity he has left in this matter.
NANA YAW SARKODIE NEW YORK NY 8 years ago

MR ANGEL DO YOU THINK GHANAIANS AT THIS MOMENT THINKING OF THIS ANIMAL WE CALLED PLAGIARISM

MR ANGEL DO YOU THINK GHANAIANS AT THIS MOMENT THINKING OF THIS ANIMAL WE CALLED PLAGIARISM
Zara 8 years ago

I totally agree with you Angel. Plagiarism is a big offence globally. This is not something we should politicise; if we do it will show our level of mediocrity and may go a long way to affect the president. The one in charge ...
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I totally agree with you Angel. Plagiarism is a big offence globally. This is not something we should politicise; if we do it will show our level of mediocrity and may go a long way to affect the president. The one in charge of the speech should do the honourable thing and resign. If Nadaa can't handle this situation as a president then it's most likely a bad omen for his government.
Zoobie-Zoobie 8 years ago

no no no

no no no
Komfo kesi3 8 years ago

Didn't the whole world watch John Mahama in 2013 during his naugural speech where he plagiarised portions of JFKennedy speech? Is it again because he is a northerner and with other bigots like 'Mr Angel' that should not be ne ...
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Didn't the whole world watch John Mahama in 2013 during his naugural speech where he plagiarised portions of JFKennedy speech? Is it again because he is a northerner and with other bigots like 'Mr Angel' that should not be news but now it's from the camp of an Akan it should be news? Yoo shameful idiots!
Esi 8 years ago

This arrogance will not help your government, Mr. Majority leader. Plagiarism is considered to be dishonest, in certain cases even a punishable offense.

Your attitude should be not be questioning why we think there is som ...
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This arrogance will not help your government, Mr. Majority leader. Plagiarism is considered to be dishonest, in certain cases even a punishable offense.

Your attitude should be not be questioning why we think there is something wrong with it; it should be saying it was an honest faux pas which will not be repeated.
Concern citizen 8 years ago

Esi ofui, go and punish him

Esi ofui, go and punish him
OPNINPA 8 years ago

Alot wrong Mr Kyei.I feel ashamed that my President could not find hi own words to express what he really felt but had to plagiarise others to impress his own people. It raises the question of how real he is. Are all the beau ...
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Alot wrong Mr Kyei.I feel ashamed that my President could not find hi own words to express what he really felt but had to plagiarise others to impress his own people. It raises the question of how real he is. Are all the beautiful words he uttered borrowed? It leaves me wondering his intellectual acumen and ability to think about the issues of Ghana.
Philip 8 years ago

''I feel ashamed that my President could not find hi own words to express what he really felt'' great point!
That is a deeper level of analysis,. one may even question whether the President just meant to impress or he really ...
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''I feel ashamed that my President could not find hi own words to express what he really felt'' great point!
That is a deeper level of analysis,. one may even question whether the President just meant to impress or he really meant what he said. Was it all empty talk since, obviously, it did not spring spontaneously from is heart and mind?
BB Brown 8 years ago

If this is how you want our president to handle issues then you are misleading him. So there is nothing wrong with if some one takes your idea as his? In his speech so few days ago he quoted Kwame Nkrumah, and that is the nor ...
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If this is how you want our president to handle issues then you are misleading him. So there is nothing wrong with if some one takes your idea as his? In his speech so few days ago he quoted Kwame Nkrumah, and that is the norm but if you say what is wrong then you have just started some of the things that brought Mahama down. There is something wrong when you take some one 's else speech and make it like your own creation, the world frowns on that.The speech writer just have to apologize and get on but dont start this thing for others to follow. One Good thing about this is that , the president himself is not even talking about it, is not relevant, those who wrote the speech just have to make repairs. Unlike the past regime , Mahama himself would have been seen trying to talk on it. Is not a big deal but how you handle it can make it a big deal.
Kinsley 8 years ago

Go to UCC and you think you can take your certificate? Mr. Osei Kyei, this is a big shame to Ghana. Now you see what we call incompetence.

Go to UCC and you think you can take your certificate? Mr. Osei Kyei, this is a big shame to Ghana. Now you see what we call incompetence.
Issifu 8 years ago

Everything is wrong. National shame and disgrace in the longer national press. The Nigerian President did the dignified thing bhai firing his speech writer when he plagiarised Obama. It is dishonesty of the highest order for ...
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Everything is wrong. National shame and disgrace in the longer national press. The Nigerian President did the dignified thing bhai firing his speech writer when he plagiarised Obama. It is dishonesty of the highest order for a President to repeat words of other presidents and pretend that hose words are his. We need originality in thoughts and not copy cats of our leaders.
HE the President must take responsibility and fhoulc not allow any sycophant to plagiarised down this blunder which is ridiculing him and the nation.This in diplomatic circles. Enough of this arrogance by some NPP members.
Zuuku 8 years ago

Please respect yourself and let us carry on . Wrong is wrong and the right was done by the apology.

Please respect yourself and let us carry on . Wrong is wrong and the right was done by the apology.
TRUTH AND WISDOM 8 years ago

This is from another platform :

Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 50-100 years after their death without quoting them.
The statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70years now.
Bush ...
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This is from another platform :

Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 50-100 years after their death without quoting them.
The statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70years now.
Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so it is not wrong for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to use without a credit . by law it is not plagiarism.
.....#copied!

HOW DOES THIS STATEMENT AFFECT THE PRICE OF A BALL OF KENKEY.

NANA ADO DID NOT PLAGIARISE

THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDET THE SUN A CORDING TO THE BIBLE
PLAGIARISM LAWS ARE DIFFERENT IN EVERY COUNTRY.

Ghanas Constitution has been plagiarised. If we go with this argument.
Majority leader what is important is to focus in your work and allow the academics and other Ghanaians to debate this.
Knee Jerk responses are not often helpful according to a Ghanaian Philosopher.
Best of Luck.
OPNINPA 8 years ago

THE ARROGANCE OF A THIEF ASKING: I STOLE, SO WHAT.? PLAGIARISM IS INTELLECTUAL THEFT

THE ARROGANCE OF A THIEF ASKING: I STOLE, SO WHAT.? PLAGIARISM IS INTELLECTUAL THEFT
TRUTH AND WISDOM 8 years ago

THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE AND THE GREATEST PHILISOPHER.

WHY ARE GHANAIANS WASTING

READ DARWINS THEORY IF SURVIVAL BY IMITATION AND THROW
COPYRIGHT LAWS OUT IF THE WINDOW.

WHO OWNS T ...
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THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE AND THE GREATEST PHILISOPHER.

WHY ARE GHANAIANS WASTING

READ DARWINS THEORY IF SURVIVAL BY IMITATION AND THROW
COPYRIGHT LAWS OUT IF THE WINDOW.

WHO OWNS THE COPYRIGHT TO I HAVE A DREAM??
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

Best brains don't go around plagiarising speeches from others. That, Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, is the beef with your newly sworn-in babies with best brains as touted before the world at large by your boastful Kukurudu bunch ...
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Best brains don't go around plagiarising speeches from others. That, Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, is the beef with your newly sworn-in babies with best brains as touted before the world at large by your boastful Kukurudu bunch. Get the magnitude now, loud mouths?
TRUTH AND WISDOM 8 years ago

EVERY THING IS RELATIVE.
WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST BRAIN IN ANY COUNTRY MIGHT BE THE WORST BRAIN IN ANOTHER.
This should be an eye opener that Ghanaians are watching

EVERY THING IS RELATIVE.
WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST BRAIN IN ANY COUNTRY MIGHT BE THE WORST BRAIN IN ANOTHER.
This should be an eye opener that Ghanaians are watching
Sameboy 8 years ago

Mr. Majority, there is problem for not giving credit to the original writers. For that matter republish it in the papers and your documents with the corrected mistakes.

Mr. Majority, there is problem for not giving credit to the original writers. For that matter republish it in the papers and your documents with the corrected mistakes.
Ghana Baby 8 years ago

Ghana people lets move on and pray that our nation will improve... Ghana people like to dwell on things too much... They apologize and corrected the mistake... Tell me are we all so perfect?

Ghana people lets move on and pray that our nation will improve... Ghana people like to dwell on things too much... They apologize and corrected the mistake... Tell me are we all so perfect?
Philip 8 years ago

it is precisely because we are not perfect that we apologise when we go wrong. So why the arrogance from these people? Do not be simple-minded!

it is precisely because we are not perfect that we apologise when we go wrong. So why the arrogance from these people? Do not be simple-minded!
Angel 8 years ago

THERE IS EVERYTHING WRONG!! IT IS PLAGIARISM!!WHY? A PREZ STEALING, AND YOU SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG?? IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. PLAGIARISM IS UNACCEPTABLE IN THE ACADEMIC CIRCLES...Nana and a ...
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THERE IS EVERYTHING WRONG!! IT IS PLAGIARISM!!WHY? A PREZ STEALING, AND YOU SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG?? IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. PLAGIARISM IS UNACCEPTABLE IN THE ACADEMIC CIRCLES...Nana and all his ministers know this. The whole world watched and listened to our president repeat word for word what Bush and Clinton delivered.This is not a trivial matter in the academic circles. Therefore the speech writer MUST BE SACKED to save our new President the little dignity he has left in this matter.
KD 8 years ago

PLAGIARISM: A CASE OF VERY SERIOUS INTELLECTUAL DISHONESTY. ALMOST A CRIME IN ACADEMIA. RECOMMEND SPEECH WRITERS FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH AT LEAST APA

PLAGIARISM: A CASE OF VERY SERIOUS INTELLECTUAL DISHONESTY. ALMOST A CRIME IN ACADEMIA. RECOMMEND SPEECH WRITERS FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH AT LEAST APA
TRUTH AND WISDOM 8 years ago

NANA WAS NOT WRITING AN ACADEMIC PAPER.

NANA WAS NOT WRITING AN ACADEMIC PAPER.
Philip 8 years ago

same lame excuses all over!! Are these people that stupid?????

same lame excuses all over!! Are these people that stupid?????
Boat 8 years ago

This guy will never see anything wrong with plagiarism. Politicians will never learn. They have started like their predecessors. Very soon elections will come. Arrogance has started already. Rather in the days of their t ...
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This guy will never see anything wrong with plagiarism. Politicians will never learn. They have started like their predecessors. Very soon elections will come. Arrogance has started already. Rather in the days of their tenure.
Samson 8 years ago

EVERYTHING IS WRONG PLEASE.

EVERYTHING IS WRONG PLEASE.
TRUTH AND WISDOM 8 years ago

HE WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS.

NANA ADDO WAS NOT WRITING AN ACADEMIC PAPER. He does not have a Masters Degree.

HE WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS.

NANA ADDO WAS NOT WRITING AN ACADEMIC PAPER. He does not have a Masters Degree.
Son Of Man 8 years ago

This is not a copyright issue. It is intellectual dishonesty. For someone who professes to clean up corruption, this plagiarism issue is bad. Intellectual dishonesty is a sympton of a lazy mind. All he had to do was to ac ...
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This is not a copyright issue. It is intellectual dishonesty. For someone who professes to clean up corruption, this plagiarism issue is bad. Intellectual dishonesty is a sympton of a lazy mind. All he had to do was to acknowledge he was quoting from someone. Case closed. Attributing it to the wrong person is not as serious as not saying anything. Lazy Ghanaians will not get this little thing.
Adam Husein 8 years ago

Woodrow Wilson and not George Bush first used "I WANT YOU TO BE CITIZENS,CITIZENS NOT SPECTATORS, CITIZENS NOT SUBJECTS". Nana Addo cannot therefore credit George Walker Bush with that statement.

Woodrow Wilson and not George Bush first used "I WANT YOU TO BE CITIZENS,CITIZENS NOT SPECTATORS, CITIZENS NOT SUBJECTS". Nana Addo cannot therefore credit George Walker Bush with that statement.
DELA 8 years ago

INCOMPETENCE

INCOMPETENCE
Yeboah 8 years ago

This guy is threading on dangerous grounds.a mistake was made the culprit thought it wise to move on. Shut up with your arrogance and ignorance Mr Majority leader. This sort of pride and machoism is what going to down this g ...
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This guy is threading on dangerous grounds.a mistake was made the culprit thought it wise to move on. Shut up with your arrogance and ignorance Mr Majority leader. This sort of pride and machoism is what going to down this government. President Akufo Addo should watch out for such characters.
Kobi 8 years ago

What's wrong with ghanaians if the president uses someone else's words.all over the world we copy from each other everyday.the bible says in Ecclesiastes chapter 1 verses 9 there is nothing new under the sun.Ghanaians should ...
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What's wrong with ghanaians if the president uses someone else's words.all over the world we copy from each other everyday.the bible says in Ecclesiastes chapter 1 verses 9 there is nothing new under the sun.Ghanaians should pray for the new administration to get the economy back on track.
Spinas 8 years ago

Kobi, I am happy you quoted Ecclesiastics chapter 1 verses 9 as reference to your quotes!!!. Nana should do same by crediting where he found the quotes.

Kobi, I am happy you quoted Ecclesiastics chapter 1 verses 9 as reference to your quotes!!!. Nana should do same by crediting where he found the quotes.
Joe 8 years ago

Stealing from not one but two American Presidents is very wrong. Majority leader Kyei Bonsu is a disgrace to Ghana and Npp.

Stealing from not one but two American Presidents is very wrong. Majority leader Kyei Bonsu is a disgrace to Ghana and Npp.
Micosbi. 8 years ago

Honorable. Why worrying about this NDC people's. I mean what is wrong with the speech. And if they don't understand Nana has copy formal President Bush so what. Are we not learning from the first world countries. Pls . Observ ...
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Honorable. Why worrying about this NDC people's. I mean what is wrong with the speech. And if they don't understand Nana has copy formal President Bush so what. Are we not learning from the first world countries. Pls . Observers will continue to worry and they will still worry. Nana is still the Winner. He has succeeded and the new President of the country. They can go to hell .or go burn the sea . NY3 NAAAPO ..EBAADO NY3 K3K3.
Karas 8 years ago

How can Babies with sharp brains copy some one speach for their President,it is a disgrace to mother Ghana

How can Babies with sharp brains copy some one speach for their President,it is a disgrace to mother Ghana
WhenIdiotsRule 8 years ago

Our previous leaders had no vision, except Kwame Nkrumah; however the speech refers to some vision of our leaders. When you steal gloves, they usually don't fit, STUPID !

Our previous leaders had no vision, except Kwame Nkrumah; however the speech refers to some vision of our leaders. When you steal gloves, they usually don't fit, STUPID !
007 8 years ago

Adult with sharp teeth.

Adult with sharp teeth.
Ataa 8 years ago

Really? Like seriously? It is a shame that we have such people in this country. Plagiarism is an offence and you sit there and say what is wrong? These people called the New Plagiarism Party have no shame, no principle and ar ...
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Really? Like seriously? It is a shame that we have such people in this country. Plagiarism is an offence and you sit there and say what is wrong? These people called the New Plagiarism Party have no shame, no principle and are political vultures
Kwesi 8 years ago

This man is completely ignorant and very inept. Was he ever educated? Does he understand plagiarism. Plagiarism has a very serious implication and there was no need for him to argue the way he did. It is shame on him

This man is completely ignorant and very inept. Was he ever educated? Does he understand plagiarism. Plagiarism has a very serious implication and there was no need for him to argue the way he did. It is shame on him
geni 8 years ago

. Vice President Joe Biden, 1987: During the 1988 Presidential election, the then-presidential candidate was accused of mimicking a speech that British Labour Party Neil Kinnock delivered just four months prior.

Kinnock's ...
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. Vice President Joe Biden, 1987: During the 1988 Presidential election, the then-presidential candidate was accused of mimicking a speech that British Labour Party Neil Kinnock delivered just four months prior.

Kinnock's speech included the following lines:

Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? [Pointing to his wife in the audience:] Why is Glenys the first woman in her family in a thousand generations to be able to get to university? Was it because all our predecessors were thick?

While Biden said:

I started thinking as I was coming over here, why is it that Joe Biden is the first in his family ever to go to a university? [Pointing to his wife in the audience:] Why is it that my wife who is sitting out there in the audience is the first in her family to ever go to college? Is it because our fathers and mothers were not bright? Is it because I'm the first Biden in a thousand generations to get a college and a graduate degree that I was smarter than the rest?

The vice president was forced to withdraw from the presidential race after Maureen Dowd of the New York Times exposed his plagiarized speech. Allegations followed that Biden lifted parts of other speeches from Hubert Humphrey, Robert Kennedy, and JFK.
ONE GHANA 8 years ago

Look at the idiocy of NPP and the foolish and arrogant question by the Majority leader!

Look at the idiocy of NPP and the foolish and arrogant question by the Majority leader!
Ebo 8 years ago

What the president did was reckless stealing of individual's words and ideas and there is no excuse for that. The best thing for the Majority Leader to have done was to apologise, but to come out with such infantile argument ...
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What the president did was reckless stealing of individual's words and ideas and there is no excuse for that. The best thing for the Majority Leader to have done was to apologise, but to come out with such infantile argument speaks volume of what he takes Ghanaians for. But not every Ghanaian is gullible and most of us are discerning and are A-political
Richard 8 years ago

I respect Bonsu so much but this question he asked should rather be asked by someone who hasn't been through academic work.

I respect Bonsu so much but this question he asked should rather be asked by someone who hasn't been through academic work.
Kwadwo 8 years ago

That part of the speech was made by either the 14th or 15th American president (which I can't recollect it now) who died in the 18th century so by copyright law President Akuffo Addo can also say it; Clinton and Bush also quo ...
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That part of the speech was made by either the 14th or 15th American president (which I can't recollect it now) who died in the 18th century so by copyright law President Akuffo Addo can also say it; Clinton and Bush also quoted from this their former president. Ndc people, I'll suggest to you to make constructive criticisms, what did you say about your Haruna Iddrisu, now the minority leader in his even Academic work, you people kept quiet amounting to double standards and the ndc used their authority to retrieve the hetherto His withheld certificates from the University to him and now he's the minority leader that was Academic Plagiarism but now he has his certificates. But I'm telling you 'When you visit two markets, you'll see to yourself which of them is highly patronised' within 2 years the highly discerning electorates will see the difference, by The Greater Grace Of Jehovah In Jesus Name.
Kwami 8 years ago

here is another idiot, educated illiterates

here is another idiot, educated illiterates
Kwaku Akoto 8 years ago

It is arrogance bordering on ignorance and even stupidity if the Majority Leader thinks there is nothing wrong in plagiarism. Please grow up and accept what is right and what is wrong. We do not need this type of arrogance in ...
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It is arrogance bordering on ignorance and even stupidity if the Majority Leader thinks there is nothing wrong in plagiarism. Please grow up and accept what is right and what is wrong. We do not need this type of arrogance in the new parliament.
Efua A. 8 years ago

As a majority Leader, your comments shows how uneducated, unintelligent you are, copying someone else's original work, WORD FOR WORD without referencing is a SERIOUS INTELLECTUAL DISHONESTY, it carries its consequences, it g ...
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As a majority Leader, your comments shows how uneducated, unintelligent you are, copying someone else's original work, WORD FOR WORD without referencing is a SERIOUS INTELLECTUAL DISHONESTY, it carries its consequences, it goes a long way to show you are incompetent to hold the office you are in, it's too early to show arrogance & pride in reference to this issue, a day of honor became a day of shame and ridicule not only for the new president who is supposed to be a legal gentleman. It was a day of shame for Ghana, I believe there are competent men and women in Ghana who can write authentic speech for the president on his inauguration. On this special day it should have been an original speech and not cut & paste work, it was a work of intellectual lazy speech writer. It this the value you placed on GHANA. You should be ashamed of yourself MAJORITY LEADER!
Sipole 8 years ago

Equally what would have been wrong if he had credited the owners. Or he had not not said that at all?

Equally what would have been wrong if he had credited the owners. Or he had not not said that at all?
Aluilui 8 years ago

I cannot believe this is coming from majority leader of parliament. So is the dishonorably saying its okay if students sitting for WAEC exam copy. Whether a word or a sentence copying is copying. I thought you supposed to be ...
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I cannot believe this is coming from majority leader of parliament. So is the dishonorably saying its okay if students sitting for WAEC exam copy. Whether a word or a sentence copying is copying. I thought you supposed to be making laws for the country. Your interest has covered your sense of judgement which is unfortunate as a majority leader in parliament. You are indirectly telling us to expect nothing good from your leadership if this national embarrassment is rubbished. Check the number of people who viewed the video both national and international. Ghanaians do not expect something like as a starter. Don't forget this is not ordinary speech, its inaugural speech so originality counts. i beg i don't think i should add Honorable to your title because there is nothing Honorable in your submission. So come again
Paa Kwasi 8 years ago

Honorable, you are simply pretending not to see what is wrong. As a graduate of English you should encourage originality of thought and not just copying. Ghana has more than qualified professionals to write excellent speeches ...
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Honorable, you are simply pretending not to see what is wrong. As a graduate of English you should encourage originality of thought and not just copying. Ghana has more than qualified professionals to write excellent speeches on such occasions.
Tweeea 8 years ago

Here we go again. Display of arrogance to the electrode. The majority leader does see anything wrong with plagiarism. The same way money will be stolen and they will not see anything wrong with that.
Nana should sack the com ...
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Here we go again. Display of arrogance to the electrode. The majority leader does see anything wrong with plagiarism. The same way money will be stolen and they will not see anything wrong with that.
Nana should sack the communication director to send a strong message to these opportunist
Kuma 8 years ago

Stop your foolishness and be truthful for once OK

Stop your foolishness and be truthful for once OK
PHOTOSY 8 years ago

it simply means its not from the GUT,NOT FROM THE HEART and definitely NOT FROM THE BRAIN to be believed in by the people and for the people. GHanaians hoped for something original from his heart, mind and his gut, something ...
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it simply means its not from the GUT,NOT FROM THE HEART and definitely NOT FROM THE BRAIN to be believed in by the people and for the people. GHanaians hoped for something original from his heart, mind and his gut, something he believed in and NOT something he just read not believing in . Ex President Kuffour wants us to take a plagiarized statement serious, in the first place it was first read 71 years ago, did those words change America where literacy rate then was higher than ours today ?, many years latter repeated by Bush, did it change America where our literacy rate had dwindled whilst their increased in science and technology and all other spheres ? And will it change Ghanaians where our level of illiteracy is so high ?

i beg to differ and if this is what NPP wants to defend instead of simply accepting their shame and focusing on their promises to the citizens they are blatantly showing off their arrogance they are well noted for,stamping that stupid ignorance they are noted for. We are interested in the distribution of a $1,000,000 per constitiuency, we are interested in the one district one factory, one dam per village within their first 100 days in power without failure.
Musah Baba 8 years ago

In fact, any level 300 student of Public Administration would confirm what the Majority Leader is saying. The key tenets of the New Public Management (NPM) include elements of what the President is accused of plagiarizing. H ...
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In fact, any level 300 student of Public Administration would confirm what the Majority Leader is saying. The key tenets of the New Public Management (NPM) include elements of what the President is accused of plagiarizing. How I wish the Department of Public Administration of the University of Ghana would come out with some clarification.
I _Told_you_so 8 years ago

Beyond what that honourable and courageous Speechwriter, Eugene Arhin, has done in this saga? Only so-called political leaders, with a parochial mindset, like Kyei Mensah Bonsu, keen on showcasing their non-existent bona fide ...
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Beyond what that honourable and courageous Speechwriter, Eugene Arhin, has done in this saga? Only so-called political leaders, with a parochial mindset, like Kyei Mensah Bonsu, keen on showcasing their non-existent bona fides, would want to make life even more difficult for this otherwise fine new Communication's Director! Are most Ghanaians not already familiar with the positions that have been taken by the 'Dons'[Adei and company] who run our institutions of Higher Learning?
Mc 8 years ago

Most of u doing this blablabla can not even plagiarized not to talk of forming ur own simple sentence.Total hatred.

Most of u doing this blablabla can not even plagiarized not to talk of forming ur own simple sentence.Total hatred.
Mc 8 years ago

Stop sending ur children to skull because they are leaning somebody's write up.Why do we have to take this thing so high as if it has never happened?

Stop sending ur children to skull because they are leaning somebody's write up.Why do we have to take this thing so high as if it has never happened?
Mark 8 years ago

U don't apologize to something which is good,the person who wrote the stolen speech has come out to apologized so please shut the hell up and think of creating the jobs for the youth so that they stop asking us money abroad.

U don't apologize to something which is good,the person who wrote the stolen speech has come out to apologized so please shut the hell up and think of creating the jobs for the youth so that they stop asking us money abroad.
Abdulai Mahamadu 8 years ago

Good people of Ghana, what is the Majority Leader,kyei Mensah Bonsu arguing about the plagiarism exhibited by the President at his inaugural ceremony?. If Osei Kyei Mensah Bonus knew that government did apologized for plagi ...
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Good people of Ghana, what is the Majority Leader,kyei Mensah Bonsu arguing about the plagiarism exhibited by the President at his inaugural ceremony?. If Osei Kyei Mensah Bonus knew that government did apologized for plagiarism ,then he should be aware that a lot is wrong with it.
I _Told_you_so 8 years ago

Utterances of this 'lifetime' MP?
Here is a guy, who just about a month ago, served noticed that he was tired, and needed a break from a position he has always coveted, that of being the Majority Leader during his parliament ...
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Utterances of this 'lifetime' MP?
Here is a guy, who just about a month ago, served noticed that he was tired, and needed a break from a position he has always coveted, that of being the Majority Leader during his parliamentary life! Imagine how a so-called literate politician, is defending what is patently indefensible and wrong. This confirms that a simple name change, as not done anything to alter the "Lawrence Addai" we have known this guy to be since his high school days! Those in doubt, can learn more about his from his colleagues who were with him at Kumasi High School.
KK Tuffour (Adjringanor) 8 years ago

A lot! Are you a blockhead? Its like
1. cheating in exams
2. not been original
3. lack of vision
4. in academia, your thesis will be rejected and your certificate revoked
5. in the creative art industry, it means a lot ...
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A lot! Are you a blockhead? Its like
1. cheating in exams
2. not been original
3. lack of vision
4. in academia, your thesis will be rejected and your certificate revoked
5. in the creative art industry, it means a lot as well. why do we have penalties for copyrights and patent rights?

Common, what are we encouraging in this country? No wonder our university products are not meeting the industry standards.
Sam, Bern 8 years ago

Just as there was nothing wrong with the Sadine saga at school

Just as there was nothing wrong with the Sadine saga at school
Ponnu 8 years ago

Ghanaians focus so much on little issues that are irrelevant to our development, thereby over shadowing the important things we should be talking about. We will not move forward as a country with this attitude.

Ghanaians focus so much on little issues that are irrelevant to our development, thereby over shadowing the important things we should be talking about. We will not move forward as a country with this attitude.
Philip 8 years ago

stop pretending to know what is relevant when you clearly have no clue. You mean it is ok for the president to teach young people how to steal? This is basically and fundamentally a development issue in every regard! what are ...
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stop pretending to know what is relevant when you clearly have no clue. You mean it is ok for the president to teach young people how to steal? This is basically and fundamentally a development issue in every regard! what are you talking? And the majority leader comes and repeats that students can continue to steal other people's ideas, basically? Well,you write a thesis and plagiarise somebody and you will smell pepper. You will lose all your years of lazy labour!!! stop the nonsense and foolish justifications!! it is no trivial matter, at all!!!
George. Central University 8 years ago

Plagiarism is an intellectual dishonesty to the highest order in academia. So I don't expect the majority leader defending such a gross anomaly. Please let's call a spade, a spade and stop the pretends.

Plagiarism is an intellectual dishonesty to the highest order in academia. So I don't expect the majority leader defending such a gross anomaly. Please let's call a spade, a spade and stop the pretends.
danny 8 years ago

Its simple,plagiarism is an intellectual crime which is equivalent to robbery.

Its simple,plagiarism is an intellectual crime which is equivalent to robbery.
Kkd 8 years ago

Kyei mensah did something worse in boarding school so he does not have the moral right to condemn his boss. I learnt he broke into someone box

Kyei mensah did something worse in boarding school so he does not have the moral right to condemn his boss. I learnt he broke into someone box
Efo Nii Ghanaba 8 years ago

Already NPP guys are showing their arrogant and ignorant asses to Ghanaians. How stupid can they be? What is wrong with plagiarism?? Is this guy serious? Everything is wrong with plagiarism, you dumb fuckhead! 4yrs is not far ...
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Already NPP guys are showing their arrogant and ignorant asses to Ghanaians. How stupid can they be? What is wrong with plagiarism?? Is this guy serious? Everything is wrong with plagiarism, you dumb fuckhead! 4yrs is not far away. Keep this shit up! Kwasiakwa and he calls himself majority leader. Tsweaaa
Leo Abdul Nasir 8 years ago

law maker n he doesn't even understand the laws

law maker n he doesn't even understand the laws
NII NOI 8 years ago

What's wrong indeed? I hope he listened to the expert on BBC news this dawn to know what's wrong. ASSHOLE.Are we beginning to see their arrogance?

What's wrong indeed? I hope he listened to the expert on BBC news this dawn to know what's wrong. ASSHOLE.Are we beginning to see their arrogance?
Nii Okai 8 years ago

The morality of language is what is at stake, not politics that you guys have foolishly engulfed yourselves with and therefore choose to argue without sense of correction like the Ashantes have been doing in Ghana.

Our pr ...
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The morality of language is what is at stake, not politics that you guys have foolishly engulfed yourselves with and therefore choose to argue without sense of correction like the Ashantes have been doing in Ghana.

Our president in real sense saw the mistake and that is why the communicator Arhin apologised and thus if there is a need for the president to apologise to prove that we in Ghana are aware of the morality that pertain to intelligence in the usage of borrowed statements, he must do it. That is beautiful and nice

With this simple call of the display of our nation's international awareness of the use of borrowed statements with simple apology, where is the ASSHOLE and the arrogance in this common sense? Come in and prove intelligence if you are a real Ga. What is wrong with apology? A good thing remains a good thing even if it comes from your political or family enemy.
Plagiarism is obnoxious 8 years ago

When a mistake is made, a smart politician will man up, own up, apologise and move on. No amount of glossing over will make it look like nothing serious happened. If that is the kind of ethics we want to inculcate in our yout ...
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When a mistake is made, a smart politician will man up, own up, apologise and move on. No amount of glossing over will make it look like nothing serious happened. If that is the kind of ethics we want to inculcate in our youth, then we are in trouble and on a very dangerous course.
Nii Okai 8 years ago

Ashantes take foolish pride to answer questions and that is what Kyei Mensah Bonsu is displaying here to disgrace the Ashantes of their primitivity in all things. On the international level the president has caused a politica ...
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Ashantes take foolish pride to answer questions and that is what Kyei Mensah Bonsu is displaying here to disgrace the Ashantes of their primitivity in all things. On the international level the president has caused a political blunder which is not good for our president and the nation Ghana as a whole, hence the need to apolgise. Period.

This, in the minds of the primitive Ashantes like Kyei Bonsu is not wrong because he sees it like we are in the village, the same way they have taken Ghana to be, where disgracefully the Ashanteman council could wake up and introduced somebody at the KMA to be their representative even though that is not lawful.

Again no wonder the NDC communicator Solomon Nkansah stated that there is nothing good that could come out from Ashante region. Is it not the proof that Kyei is displaying shamefully with comments he made and l quote- ''what is wring if Akuffo Addo plagiarized his speech'' By law and morality there is a need to make reference to the holder/owner of that intelligent statement that interested the NPP communicating team to have borrowed it.

Why should not they wrote their own english? That should have been better, as there would be no ''wahala.'' The primitive Ashante minds have dominated the NPP with undescribeable disgrace and still willing to defend the stupidity that they had caused our nation.

No wonder Kyei and the NPP also never saw anything wrong with the poor english spoken by the Batama MP of the NPP. Why do you Ashantes like to prove that you know everything whereas
you only know disgrace that you are even not aware of.

You are all bunch of educated buffons who never wanted to learn yet force their way into spear heading issues in Ghana political arena. Greedy and selfish Ashante minds that never accept their wrongs. I call it primitive people who do not know what they are!!!!
kwami 8 years ago

WAEC exams are testing of your skills which is guarded by rules. Speeches can copied provided they don't infringe on copyright laws.

WAEC exams are testing of your skills which is guarded by rules. Speeches can copied provided they don't infringe on copyright laws.
Gee Gee 8 years ago

Wow! Wow! I cannot believe a minister of state will say such a thing about plagiarism...He has not seen anything wrong with it? Wow! What is this man's level of education. Wow! shocking! Ghana, you are in for something else. ...
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Wow! Wow! I cannot believe a minister of state will say such a thing about plagiarism...He has not seen anything wrong with it? Wow! What is this man's level of education. Wow! shocking! Ghana, you are in for something else. I am sure corruption and theft will not matter to this guy. Wow!
Yakubu 8 years ago

Infact the number of fools in the country are gradually out numbering the wise. Out of jealousy pragialised sentence is a source of this fools determination of speech failure.

Infact the number of fools in the country are gradually out numbering the wise. Out of jealousy pragialised sentence is a source of this fools determination of speech failure.
Philip 8 years ago

I will assume that you have never undertaken post-graduate studies and so do not understand what is at issue. But why do you not spare people your ignorance? Are you trying to excuse the arrogance and downright classlessness ...
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I will assume that you have never undertaken post-graduate studies and so do not understand what is at issue. But why do you not spare people your ignorance? Are you trying to excuse the arrogance and downright classlessness of our majority leader? he should know better, so as to avoid misleading simpletons like you!
Odikro 8 years ago

There's everything wrong about plagiarism. To say that there's nothing wrong is stupid and dishonest. It's just arrogance. But agree with you; it's irrelevant and we must move on.

There's everything wrong about plagiarism. To say that there's nothing wrong is stupid and dishonest. It's just arrogance. But agree with you; it's irrelevant and we must move on.
Bee 8 years ago

The last time I check America was tapping all communications in the world just to get an edge on trades and politics.the last time I checked China was stealing technology rebuild it and sell back to the world. The west steal ...
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The last time I check America was tapping all communications in the world just to get an edge on trades and politics.the last time I checked China was stealing technology rebuild it and sell back to the world. The west steals the good things out of Africa and leave us with trash.welcome to the new world of stealing and copying.now why all this bashing if he stole just a 3 line quote from the west.Nana please try to steal technology next time.Africans are stuck in this controlled brain washing education system that is built to colonized us. From Ghana to Nigeria every one is an English professor nowadays.
Kwamoko 8 years ago

Yes, the hue and cry about plagiarism is absolute thrash. I wrote elsewhere that the writer did not publish a book for sale to profit from. And agreeing with Mr Bonsu, who the heck could vouch that the lines were the prerogat ...
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Yes, the hue and cry about plagiarism is absolute thrash. I wrote elsewhere that the writer did not publish a book for sale to profit from. And agreeing with Mr Bonsu, who the heck could vouch that the lines were the prerogatives of former presidents' speech? Perhaps the detractors should research deeper into history and I bet these the writer would be vindicated that the true origin of those lines cannot be determined. Ghanaians should savor the tenets of the speech in its entirety and judge whether it made sense or not. Let all those brainless clowns go to hell.
Philip 8 years ago

why are you ignorant lot talking such rubbish!! 'Perhaps the detractors should search'? are you serious?You should have done the search before arguing that there is nothing wrong!! whom do you think you are fooling? Then you ...
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why are you ignorant lot talking such rubbish!! 'Perhaps the detractors should search'? are you serious?You should have done the search before arguing that there is nothing wrong!! whom do you think you are fooling? Then you go on to say he has not published a book to sell. Are you serious? is that your understanding of plagiarism? please get away with you ignorant crap!!
TWEAAA dc. 8 years ago

'I CAN'T THINK FAR'......NDC IS NOW CLAIMING OWNERSHIP OF ENGLISH WORDS FOR CLINTIN AND BUSH.....WHAT WILL THE ENGLISH PEOPLE THEMSELVES SAY? EH! NDC AND THEIR ANTICS........THEY CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING IMPORTANT TO THE COU ...
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'I CAN'T THINK FAR'......NDC IS NOW CLAIMING OWNERSHIP OF ENGLISH WORDS FOR CLINTIN AND BUSH.....WHAT WILL THE ENGLISH PEOPLE THEMSELVES SAY? EH! NDC AND THEIR ANTICS........THEY CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTRY SORRY.
Philip 8 years ago

Another hopeless illiterate wading into matters of great weight. I have no problem with people not knowing something. But it is highly annoying when people don't know and pretend and insist that they do. All those making nois ...
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Another hopeless illiterate wading into matters of great weight. I have no problem with people not knowing something. But it is highly annoying when people don't know and pretend and insist that they do. All those making noises here defending the recklessness of Mensah-Bonsu should just google 'what is plagiarism' it is that simple!Before you spew garbage!!
Philip 8 years ago

“If Nana Addo used that, what is wrong with that”, What?!! Am I dreaming? This man does not know that plagiarism in academi is like a coup d'état??? Could he really be that ignorant?? Or is it sheer arrogance?

“If Nana Addo used that, what is wrong with that”, What?!! Am I dreaming? This man does not know that plagiarism in academi is like a coup d'état??? Could he really be that ignorant?? Or is it sheer arrogance?
Deri 8 years ago

This is the most ignorant question I ever heard in my entire life. It is like the majority leader had never been to school. An NDC minister was accused by npp functionaries that parts of his theses was plagiarized. His entire ...
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This is the most ignorant question I ever heard in my entire life. It is like the majority leader had never been to school. An NDC minister was accused by npp functionaries that parts of his theses was plagiarized. His entire essay was graded z.
In short, plagiarism amounts to stealing that's what's is wrong, sir. And that is not only incompetence but also thievery.
######## 8 years ago

IF YOU SAW NOTHING WRONG, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ISSUED AN APOLOGY. NPP FOOLS.

IF YOU SAW NOTHING WRONG, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ISSUED AN APOLOGY. NPP FOOLS.
dandy 8 years ago

Fool. I don't blame you because you even understand what plagiarism is all about

Fool. I don't blame you because you even understand what plagiarism is all about
G. K. Berko 8 years ago

I guess the Majority Leader, Kyei Mensah, does not know what plagiarism means. Or, he is so criminally minded he cannot discern what is criminal from what is decent and honest? I would like to have his background seriously lo ...
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I guess the Majority Leader, Kyei Mensah, does not know what plagiarism means. Or, he is so criminally minded he cannot discern what is criminal from what is decent and honest? I would like to have his background seriously looked into. He might have done horrible klepto stuff in his past with the same level of dismissal.

This is the reason why Ghana has been stuck in almost incorrigible Corruption for decades. If a whole Majority Leader in Parliament, someone thought to be academically successful enough to attain his position does not recognize the theft in plagiarism, he does not deserve to be in the august house.

It is with the same dismissal of honesty that Kyei Mensah and his clique of crooked Politicians have held Ghanaians at ransom for decades.

At this juncture, I could more easily forgive Akufo-Addo or his Speech-writer for the plagiarism than forgiving Kyei Mensah for such an idiotic remark.

We must make it abundantly clear to this guy and his cohorts that the license to govern that People gave Akufo-Addo does not cover theft in any form, materially or otherwise.

He should be ashamed of himself.

Long Live Ghana!!!
Kofi ba kofi 8 years ago

All those who are talking about Presiden NANA ADDO are the NDC what they are doing is AHOYAAAA KWA that is not going to destroy our president by the grace of god

All those who are talking about Presiden NANA ADDO are the NDC what they are doing is AHOYAAAA KWA that is not going to destroy our president by the grace of god
shakespear 8 years ago

what is wrong? Your bold face hypocrisy is what wrong. A so called leader plagiarize and you ask what wrong. go tell that to university students

what is wrong? Your bold face hypocrisy is what wrong. A so called leader plagiarize and you ask what wrong. go tell that to university students
Bishop tc 8 years ago

You are a disgrace with that question...

You are a disgrace with that question...
Oppong Manu 8 years ago

Just listen to BBC, ALJAZERA,THE INTERNATIONAL PAPERS AS HEADLINES and don't talk from the wrong part of your mouth.ONE SPEECH,ONE APOLOGY!!!!!NPP MUST ACCEPT THEY HAVE DISGRACED GHANA BIG TIME WITH THEIR BABIES WITH SHARP BR ...
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Just listen to BBC, ALJAZERA,THE INTERNATIONAL PAPERS AS HEADLINES and don't talk from the wrong part of your mouth.ONE SPEECH,ONE APOLOGY!!!!!NPP MUST ACCEPT THEY HAVE DISGRACED GHANA BIG TIME WITH THEIR BABIES WITH SHARP BRAINS as they call their YOUTH.
Asem Beba Dabi 8 years ago

Why the holabalu about this, coz I think it was not an academic research so why strictly shd it be in quotes, do these things bring bread and butter to our tables?

Why the holabalu about this, coz I think it was not an academic research so why strictly shd it be in quotes, do these things bring bread and butter to our tables?
Teiko Tagoe 8 years ago

"Nyansa foo no WO hii?" Shame on u. So u don't know the consequences. Babies with sharp brains and the wise men are now in charge of our destiny. The man with big big English in our legislature.

"Nyansa foo no WO hii?" Shame on u. So u don't know the consequences. Babies with sharp brains and the wise men are now in charge of our destiny. The man with big big English in our legislature.
Withheld 8 years ago

Exactly, it was premature of him to have rendered that apology because Bush and Clinton are not the original users of those statements

Exactly, it was premature of him to have rendered that apology because Bush and Clinton are not the original users of those statements
Yakubu 8 years ago

"What's wrong with that"? EVERYTHING.
If you don't know that plagiarism is illegal then we have a problem, don't we?. These are people who go to any length to convince Ghanaians that they (NPP) are the educated elites !!.

"What's wrong with that"? EVERYTHING.
If you don't know that plagiarism is illegal then we have a problem, don't we?. These are people who go to any length to convince Ghanaians that they (NPP) are the educated elites !!.
Ato Brown 8 years ago

Seriously! God save Ghana, for the country is full of the likes of ofosu kwakye etc. The NDC clueless babies with sharp teeth will be vindicated sooner than later.

Seriously! God save Ghana, for the country is full of the likes of ofosu kwakye etc. The NDC clueless babies with sharp teeth will be vindicated sooner than later.
joe 8 years ago

if its not wrong then theres something wrong with you, thats why you are talking about something that is not wrong.

if its not wrong then theres something wrong with you, thats why you are talking about something that is not wrong.
K Anim. 8 years ago

Just finished reading my copy of today's Washington Post daily,and right on it's World News page is piece about Nana Addo's inaugural speech captioned " Uplifting speech lifts from 2 US presidents - Address by Ghana's new lea ...
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Just finished reading my copy of today's Washington Post daily,and right on it's World News page is piece about Nana Addo's inaugural speech captioned " Uplifting speech lifts from 2 US presidents - Address by Ghana's new leader copies words of Clinton,Bush inaugurals. " ln terms of how the western media perennially covers events from the African continent in negative perspective, my question to the Post is what is new here? Instead of writing and educating it's readers about Nana "UPLIFTING" and great speech in its broader context, the Post did a lazy job by touching only on the so called plagiarism in Nana Addo's speech which his Communication Director has since taken full responsibility and apologized for. Mind you l am not here defending the apparent copied part of the address. My point is that the Washington Post and for that matter, western media should endeavor to write comprehensive objective articles and coverage about issues from Africa in their proper context. And on the domestic front,may l also ask what business does MR Arhin an accomplished engineer has in dabbling in communications and presidential speech writing? We the NPP claim that we have the men and women with experience expertise and qualifications to do the job. Perhaps it will be proper to ease Mr Arhin into a position at the Jubilee House for which he is professionally trained for as an engineer. And the Communication office should be manned by real communications expertise and professionals.
Dignity 8 years ago

Copy Copy President ohh yess we are in free world ooii

Copy Copy President ohh yess we are in free world ooii
Dignity 8 years ago

its a very big shame on the part of Nana because He must own his own words not to be drinking water on someone's food

its a very big shame on the part of Nana because He must own his own words not to be drinking water on someone's food
yendi boy 8 years ago

If you copy somebody's speech you have to acknowledge or give reference, recognition to the original owner where that speech came from. It is like a pattern right. Didn't he quote Busia and Nkrumah in his speech then why not ...
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If you copy somebody's speech you have to acknowledge or give reference, recognition to the original owner where that speech came from. It is like a pattern right. Didn't he quote Busia and Nkrumah in his speech then why not Bush and Clinton? The material did not come from him.
Kofi 8 years ago

Ghana must move forward,and not waisting their energy on voices on incompetent ndc's.Action speaks louder than words,let's be serious and ask the Almighty to help us repair our nation.N P P be focused.

Ghana must move forward,and not waisting their energy on voices on incompetent ndc's.Action speaks louder than words,let's be serious and ask the Almighty to help us repair our nation.N P P be focused.
BRA 8 years ago

@kofi ba kofi
what of those defending the wrong? Who are they... NPP or PPP?

@kofi ba kofi
what of those defending the wrong? Who are they... NPP or PPP?
Plato 8 years ago

When respected and honorable people like the Majority Leader make statements of this nature, they set our teeth on edge. Far from politicizing this issue and trying to argue that others did same and so it's not an issue, let ...
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When respected and honorable people like the Majority Leader make statements of this nature, they set our teeth on edge. Far from politicizing this issue and trying to argue that others did same and so it's not an issue, let us learn from this mistake as a people, right the wrong and prevent it from happening in the future. Nana must not be a "fool" if Bush was, neither must he plagiarize because Manama did. It was unfortunate that those who composed the speech failed to properly acknowledge their sources. Whether we like it or not, it is an embarrassment which should not happen to us again. We learn from our mistakes we don't rationalize them.
zsdx, Accra 8 years ago

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#### 8 years ago

bonsu, you are as fooooolish as an asante whale washed ashore.

bonsu, you are as fooooolish as an asante whale washed ashore.
KOFI ACHEAMPONG 8 years ago

It's okay to use an inspiring quote in one's speech==== Nana was using the inspiring words of past American leaders to inspire the Nation --Just like JFK once said 'ask not what Ghana can do for u but rather Nana is asking ...
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It's okay to use an inspiring quote in one's speech==== Nana was using the inspiring words of past American leaders to inspire the Nation --Just like JFK once said 'ask not what Ghana can do for u but rather Nana is asking u to join in and dod something for Ghana,

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What’s wrong if Akufo-Addo plagiarized his speech - Majority Leader asks

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