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• All-Die-Be-Die 10 years ago

  "...but if your handlers at the Embassy there in Berlin will apologize to Mr. Musah in writing, and officially introduce him to you, then I wouldn't have to complain to the President"
  
  your article is much ado about nothing ...
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  "...but if your handlers at the Embassy there in Berlin will apologize to Mr. Musah in writing, and officially introduce him to you, then I wouldn't have to complain to the President"
  
  your article is much ado about nothing as your import seems to blackmail the lady owing to your sentenced quoted above. Besides, you seem to crave favor for yourself and your "mentor" but your move is cheap and infantile, to say the least.

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• Alhassan Y. Babalwaiz 10 years ago

  Before you rash into refering to my move as "cheap" and "infantile", please spare a few minutes and read the two other articles--on Ghanaians a abroad page-- (the two articles posted a few days ago with a German flag, written ...
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  Before you rash into refering to my move as "cheap" and "infantile", please spare a few minutes and read the two other articles--on Ghanaians a abroad page-- (the two articles posted a few days ago with a German flag, written by non-Ghanaians--one of them a white journalist--who expressed shock at the way the Ambassador picked on this veteran Ghanaian journalist (among his colleagues white journalists) and asked him to justify his presence at an event they were all invited--to promote Ghana's potentials to investor-community in Germany...My piece is relatively charitable--considering the language used by other two writers who witnessed the incident. So please just read two of those other articles and then you will understand our concerns here.

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• Mike Olongo, USA 10 years ago

  Alhassan, what is conspicuously missing in your article is the reason why the Ambassador is picking on Mr Musah. I guess you could have asked Mr Musah a few questions as to how and why the 'disrespect' all started which would ...
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  Alhassan, what is conspicuously missing in your article is the reason why the Ambassador is picking on Mr Musah. I guess you could have asked Mr Musah a few questions as to how and why the 'disrespect' all started which would have given more meaning to this report (or is it request or threat). Another grey area in the discourse is why Mr Musah keeps calling and reporting to YOU whenever he felt peeved by Her Excellency's 'disrespectful behavior' toward him. Couldn't he have initiated some form of amicable settlement through the embassy staff in Germany? Why are you the one to take the matter up and report to the President? It is also not clear what action the President is presumed to take if he is told that his appointee Ambassador Dansoah has disrespected Mr Musah by saying he is not a journalist. At this time that the President is bedeviled by scores of economic and other governance issues I think it will only be wise to spare him this kind of pettiness.

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• Alhassan Y. Babalwaiz 10 years ago

  Mike, thanks for your comments. Please read the two previous articles--Her Excellency humiliated this Gentleman in the presence of his fellow journalists...all of them white...!!
  Surprisingly, one of the white journalists ha ...
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  Mike, thanks for your comments. Please read the two previous articles--Her Excellency humiliated this Gentleman in the presence of his fellow journalists...all of them white...!!
  Surprisingly, one of the white journalists has written a similar letter (though more strong in tone against Her Excellency's behaviour). If you see a German journalist writing to defend a black African journalist, then it's a serious issue. Please look for two other articles down the list--with a German flag, and read, then you will appreciate that it's NOT pertinness...!!

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• Alhassan Y. Babalwaiz 10 years ago

  My learned brother, with all respect, mine is a re-action to two other articles posted a few days before--on this same section of the Ghana web. Hence the canty details. Please search for "German Ambassador to Germany Runs Ri ...
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  My learned brother, with all respect, mine is a re-action to two other articles posted a few days before--on this same section of the Ghana web. Hence the canty details. Please search for "German Ambassador to Germany Runs Riot"--there is also another article surprisingly written by a WHITE GERMAN journalist--against Her Excellency's behaviour--if you've lived in Germany before and experience racial humiliation, it should then make sense to you why we and even the German journalist should jump to the veteran journalist's defence--please send me your email, and I will share with you the acerbic article wriiten by the German journalist--in protest!!
  
  However, I appreciate your opinion that this could issue could rather be directed to the Foriegn Minister.

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• Zoobe-Zoobe 10 years ago

  Yours is self-serving. You know Mahamah, the visionless president and Ayariga, the low grade minister... so what?

  Yours is self-serving. You know Mahamah, the visionless president and Ayariga, the low grade minister... so what?

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• kweku 10 years ago

  Mr Writer, you are not at war with madam Ambassador hence limit your usage of the exclamation marks...please.

  Mr Writer, you are not at war with madam Ambassador hence limit your usage of the exclamation marks...please.

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• Zoobe-Zoobe 10 years ago

  They think Ghana belongs to them

  They think Ghana belongs to them

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• Alhassan Y. Babalwaiz 10 years ago

  Thanks, Mike. Let me explain that I'm so far the third to write in re-action to the unfortunate incident...My article left those details because I was intentionally threading a diplomatic line--When you search for the articl ...
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  Thanks, Mike. Let me explain that I'm so far the third to write in re-action to the unfortunate incident...My article left those details because I was intentionally threading a diplomatic line--When you search for the articles written by a German journalist and an Ghanaian journalist--both of whom happen to be at the lattest event where the incident occured, you will appreciate the acerbic tone in their articles...! Please search for " Ghana Ambassador to Germany Runs Riot". If I can get your email, I will also forward you the article written against the Ambassador's behaviour by THE WHITE Journalist. But thanks for your reminder though, this should rather be directed to the Foriegn Affairs Minister.

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• conspiracy theorist 10 years ago

  Thanks, Alhassan, it makes more sense to me now. I didn't know there was such a precursor to your article.

  Thanks, Alhassan, it makes more sense to me now. I didn't know there was such a precursor to your article.

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• conspiracy theorist 10 years ago

  Mike Olongo is one and the same person as conspiracy theorist.

  Mike Olongo is one and the same person as conspiracy theorist.

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• Alhassan Y. Babalwaiz 10 years ago

  Thanks, Mike. The fact that the Embassy responded on modernghana.com--in a tone carefully calibrated to steer off the true fact tells you that the Ambassador has realized there was an issue..!

  Thanks, Mike. The fact that the Embassy responded on modernghana.com--in a tone carefully calibrated to steer off the true fact tells you that the Ambassador has realized there was an issue..!

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• OPK 10 years ago

  CANT WAIT TO READ THAT ARTICLE

  CANT WAIT TO READ THAT ARTICLE

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• KOO THE BOY 10 years ago

  madam ambassador, treat your own with respect first.you are there because of them.

  madam ambassador, treat your own with respect first.you are there because of them.

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• Nii 10 years ago

  Whoever wrote this article has an over bloated sense of importance. He and whoever he thinks he is defending. Just wasted my time reading this rubbish

  Whoever wrote this article has an over bloated sense of importance. He and whoever he thinks he is defending. Just wasted my time reading this rubbish

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• Zoobe-Zoobe 10 years ago

  visionless, clueless, ethnocentric and parochial

  visionless, clueless, ethnocentric and parochial

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• VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

  "The little I know about Ayarig,his sterling academic performance and his good works at the several ministries he served"....really?Is this a true and fair representation of bloated buffoon Ayariga?Well,will leave that for Gh ...
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  "The little I know about Ayarig,his sterling academic performance and his good works at the several ministries he served"....really?Is this a true and fair representation of bloated buffoon Ayariga?Well,will leave that for Ghanaians to tell

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• Jonny NY 10 years ago

  This ambassador should be called back home and never be given any appointment again abroad. She is simply a disgrace to Ghana and whatever she thinks she stands for.
  
  How should anyone address this woman H.E. How sad!

  This ambassador should be called back home and never be given any appointment again abroad. She is simply a disgrace to Ghana and whatever she thinks she stands for.
  
  How should anyone address this woman H.E. How sad!

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• aseda 10 years ago

  Aboa kwasia Now all these idiots have the the power to open their mouths/

  Aboa kwasia Now all these idiots have the the power to open their mouths/

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• Michael K. Tettevi 10 years ago

  Auf wiedersehen und gute reise.

  Auf wiedersehen und gute reise.

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• MenayeAFUAforiwa 10 years ago

  THAT IS WHAT IT COMES OUT TO WHEN SOME GHANAIAN WOMAN GET TO SOME POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE THEN ALL HEAVEN BREAKS LOOSE. LEAVE HER IN HER FOLLY AND IGNORANCE FOR SHE WOULD ONE DAY REALISE THAT BEFORE NDC AND NPP THERE WAS GHANA ...
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  THAT IS WHAT IT COMES OUT TO WHEN SOME GHANAIAN WOMAN GET TO SOME POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE THEN ALL HEAVEN BREAKS LOOSE. LEAVE HER IN HER FOLLY AND IGNORANCE FOR SHE WOULD ONE DAY REALISE THAT BEFORE NDC AND NPP THERE WAS GHANAIAN CULTURE OF RESPECT OF ELDERS.

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• Yaw Buor 10 years ago

  What a load of bull---t.
  Diplomacy is not a case of egos. Who is Mr Musa? I believe the ambassador has more important things to do than waste precious time on this infantile rantings.
  And which president will have time for ...
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  What a load of bull---t.
  Diplomacy is not a case of egos. Who is Mr Musa? I believe the ambassador has more important things to do than waste precious time on this infantile rantings.
  And which president will have time for this nonsense? You can complain to President Mahama but I suspect this will not get anywhere near even his gardener.

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