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Tonyi – The President’s Shoe Maker

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  • KB 10 years ago

    ... and a big challenge!

  • Tiffiny Ablorh 10 years ago

    He's akan or a Ga. Unlike other people who steal "kokro" this young man is showing the way!!!!

  • Kojo T 10 years ago

    When did Senaya become Akan? Why tribalize this important issue. Just start your own and stop blowing the horns of other achievers

  • JAMREAH 10 years ago

    THE YOUTH MUST LEARN A GREAT LESSON FROM THEIR FRIENDS.WE MUST STOP STRUGGLING FOR DEGREES.THEY ARE JUST PAPERS BY ALL MEANS WE SHALL WORK WITH OUR HANDS.LIFE IS SHORT TIME IS TIGHT WE MUST GO INTO TRADES AND CAREERS WHICH WI ...
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  • Village Food 10 years ago

    JAMREAH you are right on that

  • ELINAM 10 years ago

    Paradigm shift on domestication?
    Let's embrace our rice and textiles as well,and the economic kingdom shall follow within 5 years. And the money saved push in to quality education to raise engineers that could build any mach ...
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  • Kwabena Danso,Gbawe-Acca 10 years ago

    Nice one.i personally think that,patronising home made goods will lead us somewhere.
    This was the policy of Col.I.K.Acheampong but for the nature of bad politics in Ghana,the policy was revoked.I think when we revisit this ...
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  • Nii ablorh 10 years ago

    The leather, the sole, the thread and the design are all imported and you say made in ghana, tweaaa

  • Ghfuo, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    It's a good start. He should start, investing in producing the leather,.sole laces etc.so he doesn't have to rely on expensive imports. If he is importing everything from outside,.then the shoes must be expensive.

  • Kweku Boateng Jnr. 10 years ago

    Tonyi, congratulations.as a people if we can all drink a cup of cocoa plus honey a day, eat rice produced in Ghana and use local materials to replace cement, this nation would be better in the future.
    I hope Mr. President wo ...
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  • EZEKIEL 10 years ago

    GO and ASK the Japanese whether they have ANY Iron Ore UNDER THEIR FEET....NO, but they are Nr. 1 (one) in the car manufacturing business, even NOW ahead of Gen Motors!!!
    Let's ENCOURAGE our own a bit. TOO MANY of us are too ...
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  • Ephraim Kodzo 10 years ago

    congratulations Tonyi My prayer is that, imitations of your product will not start flowing into the system. WOELE DORDZI YIDZI NA WOE NYOE.

  • ghana ba 10 years ago

    Fuvk u ewe go to ho.busted.

  • Okponglo Guy 10 years ago

    So, next time you call Asantes shoeshine boys, go and do penance for your envy. United we stand. Divided, we will fall. NDC tribalists.

  • Mr ndc 10 years ago

    how much do they cost anyway?

  • MENSAH 10 years ago

    Just last week or so,a GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FROM NDC said categorically that:
    THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CREATE BUSINESS.

    I blame the NDC GOVERNMENT,that doesn't pull her weight,to support initiatives some passionate entrepren ...
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  • Kojo T 10 years ago

    NPP kills jobs Osafo marfo and Busia paved the way. They closed down 400+ factories . Hail NPP the job killers

  • MENSAH 10 years ago

    TRY CLASSIC SHOES TOO.
    Some have brogue,with styles like:
    Budapesta,PLAIN TOE BLUCHER,DERBY etc.