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Mensa Otabil tells Ghanaians 'who and what' to vote for

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  • Cool 7 years ago

    GHANAIANS ARE NOT STUPID AND YOU SHOULD NOT RIG THE VOTE BY TRYING TO INFLUENCE THEM USING YOUR PRETENSE AS A MAN OF GOD

  • Zoobie-Zoobie 7 years ago

    is this too much from you? any fool can vote but think first

  • Nii Teiko 7 years ago

    It is about time these Trokosis to use their heads and stop voting 99.9% NDC all the time. The wind of change is blowing everywhere, especially in the North, except Trokosiland. Think Ghana, abandon your hate for my Kookoase ...
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  • Skippy 7 years ago

    Wht about ashanti. Tell them also to stop voting one way

  • Sam Adjei-Kwabi 7 years ago

    ASHANTIS DON'T VOTE 99.9% NPP IF YOU CARE TO KNOW. WHY IS THE VOLTA REGION CALLED "WORLD BANK" ? VOLTARIANS ARE SEREOTYPIC AND VOTE LIKE THE SHEEP WHO ARE LET OUT. WHILE ASHANTI REGION HAVE PARLIAMENTARIANS OF NOT ASHANTIS, T ...
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  • DEAR 7 years ago

    Politicians are liars.
    Iapolician tells you one distrct, one factory, ask him the ff. questions-
    1.where in the district is factory is going to be located?
    2.what product is going to be produced in each factory?
    3.from wh ...
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  • Wiseman 7 years ago

    Leave Voltarian alone. If care to know, we're the wisest tribe in Ghana. It's only a fool and idiots like you who will point to the father's house with his left hand. When your stupid Akans guys always say, ayigbe fo) nso y3 ...
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  • Samson 7 years ago

    Third animal beast period

  • Nana 7 years ago

    Did he mention a name?

  • Nana Kuffuor Abeka 7 years ago

    Nii Teiko, you must be the biggest idiot on the planet. You think Nana Addict is a better leader than Prez. Mahama? He cannot even run his party. Nana Addict is the only person who is retarding our progress in Ghana. He would ...
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  • Samson 7 years ago

    Animal beast period!

  • porpis 7 years ago

    u are a big fool I have ever cross

  • Ghana bey3 yie 7 years ago

    Tell Asantis to stop voting 99.9/% NPP take the spect out off ur eyes before taking it for another.

  • erica 7 years ago

    The number of Ashanti NDC voters can win about 3 constituencies in the Volta region so who are u fooling? Anyway, Ashanti is more developed so if you like, remain where you are. Come and see the new kejetia sttucture, it will ...
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  • Samson 7 years ago

    Another beast period

  • Samson 7 years ago

    A lot of animal beast on this planet period

  • Nana Nti 7 years ago

    Ashanti has never voted even 90 percent for NPP ai

  • Adda 7 years ago

    Nii you're not wiser than them,they know what is good for them.No matter how you discribe them they are still proud of where they come from.Mind your own business,you're not better than them.Every political party have thier w ...
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  • DANKWA DAY 7 years ago

    IF WE ARE SELFISH WE SHALL COMPROMISE A HEAVY LOAN BURDEN ON OUR KIDS, GRANIES AND GREAT GRANIES

  • DANKWA DAY 7 years ago

    IF WE ARE SELFISH WE SHALL COMPROMISE A HEAVY LOAN BURDEN ON OUR KIDS, GRANIES AND GREAT GRANIES TAKING LOANS WITH NO REPAYMENT PLANNING.

  • Legendary Phoainde 7 years ago

    My speech mr Man.....you don't respect any elderly do you want your grandchildren to respect you too.......

  • sam 7 years ago

    he never asked anyone to vote for a specific party bu trather admonished voters to access who will be better for the nation and they themselves. that should be how people shjould vote but not base of tribal and ethnicity or b ...
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  • Jay 7 years ago

    Mr cool
    The man IS A MAN OF GOD.
    Your Jaba talk won't change it.
    Be wise

  • Samson 7 years ago

    Jay, thank you and that so called mt. Cool is fucking animal

  • Kakson 7 years ago

    Thank you sam, jay, and samson. U guys are the only ones who have made sense so far and for that Mr. Coolman he is digging his own grave to insult a man of God. In any case he only said to vote wisely based on the candidate y ...
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  • Nana 7 years ago

    The bane of our woes, ppl like u

  • BLAY 7 years ago

    WHY DO YOU PEOPLE ALWAYS WANT TO BRING THIS MAN INTO THE PICTURE.THIS MAN IS A DECENT MAN MEDIA STOP THE LAZY WORK AND STOP COLLECT BRIBE FROM NPP AND DO PROFESSIONAL WORK.

  • Vasco. 7 years ago

    He gain a lot when npp was in power, he did not pay duties on goods he brings to the country npp was in power, he use his connection with npp government to get a lot of things free, and let me tell you, not anyone who preach ...
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  • P.K 7 years ago

    Good day Brethren,I would like you to talk as a maturity or don't talk as infant.what the hell do you want to talk against this Man of God??did He mention any name or party to vote for?He never so please act as a matured bein ...
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  • Apostle 7 years ago

    He is not wrong

  • kk 7 years ago

    we don't need him to tell us who to vote for....JM Toaso

  • Ghanaian 7 years ago

    KK, INDOUBT IF YOU TOOK TIME TO READ THE MESSAGE OF DR. OTABIL. IF EVEN YOU READ IT I DON'T THINK IT MADE SENSE TO YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE YOURSELF SENSELESS. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT TAKE HIS ADVICE. HE IS NOT FORCING YOU.

  • Kojo Denzel 7 years ago

    Fo you think attempting to influence the a voter to a particular way whether with the word or God or cash is proper? Is that from God? That every voter votes according to the three reasons of Otabil

  • Zoobie-Zoobie 7 years ago

    any fool can vote but only few can think

  • Samson 7 years ago

    Another animal is here

  • JOE 7 years ago

    MY VOTE IS FOR DEVELOPMENTS. IF YOU VISIT THE OUTSIDE WORLD, YOU WILL SEE THE POINT AM MAKING. IF IT CAN TAKE ME LESS THAN AN HOUR TO MAKE A JOURNEY WHICH BEFORE I USE THREE HOURS. I HAVE A HOSPITAL NEAR MY HOME. I HAVE A SCH ...
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  • Don1 7 years ago

    Thank you. JM toaso! Toaso

  • P.K 7 years ago

    You talk as an ANIMAL and you will continue be an anima till thy kingdom comes.is it your duty to do infrastructure or build school/hospitals??no but it's all the duty of the government, so stop making chaff comment...

  • Ked 7 years ago

    What the Rev is saying is that " Vote for Pres Manama" that is the only person preparing the country for a giant pick up for mother Ghana to its glory. Pls be wise In casting your vote.

  • erica 7 years ago

    Be foolish and vote for mahama

  • Samson 7 years ago

    Erica, thank you so much period

  • Cool 7 years ago

    AND ALL OF YOU HYPOCRITES ARE SCHEMING TO MAKE THIS OLD MAN OUR PRESIDENT?

    IT WOINT HAPPEN. WATCH MY LIPS- IT WONT HAPPEN

  • Ghanaian 7 years ago

    TURN THE QUESTION AROUND. UNTIL JOHN ODWANFUNU MAHAMA BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA, TELL GHANAIANS WHAT HE HAD DONE apart from THE FACT THAT HE HAS NEVER PAID A PESEWA OF HIS EVER SINCE HE WAS BORN. HE WENT TO ALL SCHOOLS - ...
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  • Adam 7 years ago

    What you have written just says it all. You hate for hate sake. No one denied you free education. You know what? You are at the same time indirectly insulting Bawumia and all northerners in your party. You will see the result ...
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  • Don1 7 years ago

    Wise words! Those who have ears let them hear

  • GHANA IS MOVING FORWARD 7 years ago

    WE NEED BASIC NECCESSITIES OF LIFE:WATER,SHELTER,FOOD. A COMPATENT PRESIDENT LEFT US WITH GALLONS TO FETCH WATER WHERE WE CAN GET IT, SLASH TAX ON FOOD THEN RUSH TO TAKE IT OFF AT THE HEATOF THE ELECTIONS,THEN PROMISE US HOU ...
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  • Mas 7 years ago

    Please Mr. President give these people Fufu and they will all vote for you. Dont build Hospitals and schools for their children .they need only fufu for their stomach. Change is coming more fufu. NKRUMAH said if he knew that ...
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  • polobolo 7 years ago

    Oh, Ghana! Hmm. So many fools

  • Jay 7 years ago

    Funny enough you are the poor suffering the most too.
    What will fly over do for you if you can't afford to pay your children's fees and even 2 meals a day.

  • porpis 7 years ago

    Is old than ur papa,he will come go an burn the sea

  • Mr Citizen 7 years ago

    Let me ask this man question : Do Christians have to vote if they are not part of this world as Christ said to his followers ; Christians ? Have they got the right into affairs like this rather seeking and preaching about th ...
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  • Zoobie-Zoobie 7 years ago

    you are not making any sense

  • Adu 7 years ago

    Your church members and for that matter Ghanaian are not stupid. they can decide for them selves.Stop brain washing us.Man of God

  • Yussif 7 years ago

    Wise man as you Ve always been,I respect you because you don't predict elections,poverty is a desease I'm happy you don't glorify poverty,your congregation offer you opportunity not to only preach the bible but shape the mind ...
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  • Kojo Denzel 7 years ago

    HERE HE COMES AGAIN. OTABIL WONT LEARN. HE HAS THIS FALSE CONFIDENCE THAT HE CAN ALWAYS CONVINCE VITERS AS TO WHO THEY SHOULD VITE. I LOVE HIS TEACHING AS A GIFTED TEACHER BUT I DONT LIKE HIS POLITICS. AFTER I FOUND OUT THAT ...
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  • KONKONSA 7 years ago

    This comment raises serious questions about your logic. Unless you have privy to some additional info about these men, I find it difficult to appreciate how you arrived at the conclusion that Otabil necessarily supports the N ...
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  • Mistyebeh 7 years ago

    We shall vote for development .not who will handout money to our pocket and keep the rest for 12 yrs in opposition.

  • Mistyebeh 7 years ago

    Brainwashing is a sin.we knew who is fit physically and mentally to be president.

  • johnson 7 years ago

    Ghana vote JM for the ff reason:
    1. He is God fearing and the God chosen for Ghana.
    2. He is sincere, honest, trustworthy, not a liar, peaceful, grateful, not envious.
    3. He is a visionary leader who knows where he is taki ...
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  • Don1 7 years ago

    JM toaso. Toaso

  • erica 7 years ago

    Mo betwaso

  • Dreamchaser 7 years ago

    ...but are u living the best way?
    Only fools don't like change

  • polobolo 7 years ago

    Hahaha as,joker! A whole president who is always casting innuendoes and insinuations, and you call him peaceful and trustworthy? A person who gives contract to a fraudster who has duped the nation? Think before you write a co ...
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  • Kay 7 years ago

    JOHNSON.
    DID U SAY MAHAMA IS GOD FEARING
    ARE U GOD FEARING?

  • Koliko 7 years ago

    Otabil nobody needs ur advice as whom to vote for. All this propaganda pretend u are doing for the npp won't wash

  • spathodea 7 years ago

    He preached this sermon in 2012

  • JOHN MAHAMA THE THIEF MAN 7 years ago

    NDC THIEVES/NDC LIARS/NDC KILLERS...

  • OFORI NYARKO 7 years ago

    Rev. Otabil, if you are really a true man of God and believe in the secong coming of Jesus Christ, you MUST know that apart from Jesus Christ, no HUMAN BEING can change the life of another. Only adherence to the word of God ...
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  • OPNINPA 7 years ago

    ANYONE WHO PREACHES VALUES ALIEN TO HIS PEOPLE IS A TRAITOR. MENSAH OTABIL, THE SO-CALLED GODMENAND WOMEN AND BISHOPS AND OTHER PROPAGANDISTS OF FOREIGN RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS ARE ALL TRAITORS.

  • Jay 7 years ago

    U God don punish u

  • AZORYA 7 years ago

    If you have nothing to preach about just shut up. It is for the salvation of the souls that you are asked to preach. Ask yourselves if you are really doing what God asked you to do

  • Ghana Warrior 7 years ago

    Otabil and all the other pastors should stay out of politics even if the advise they want to give is good. They are risking of being accused to work for a party somehow.

  • Atsu Kofivi 7 years ago

    Some people hate the plain truth. Pastor Mensah Otabil has hit the nail on the head. As Ghanaians we should evaluate where we are now and where we want to be, period. Should we condone corruption, nepotism, bribery,etc the de ...
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  • rich homie 7 years ago

    very wise sayin and power sermon..

  • John 7 years ago

    Ghanaians must pray ???? had for God to give us wisdom.Because Ghanaians need change.infarct those who think their selves but not others don't want change for Ghanaians.
    Nana Ado beba!!!.

  • Berni 7 years ago

    Otabil has said it all

  • Berni 7 years ago

    NDC ppl are complaining about a very innocuous statement hahahaha

  • AZORYA 7 years ago

    Mensa Otabil is a public figure and certain piece of advice is not acceptable. It is not about NPP or NDC. It is about uniting Ghanaians.

  • polobolo 7 years ago

    @azorya. The preacher did not take any side. Your conscience is playing tricks on you. He just gave an advice to all

  • Potwo 7 years ago

    Look @ this writter JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA OF THE GOVERNING NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY (NDC) OH TRY TO READ YOUR SCRIPT BEFORE YOU POST. JM TAKE CONTROL OF NPP BECAUSE OF THEIR MASSIVE CONFUSION.

  • puma 7 years ago

    BREAKING NEWS.

    The biggest radio station in Benin ( SAAHTIN FM )has exposed that,
    They have seen the general secretary of the governing national democratic congress(NDC).JOHNSON ASIEDU NKETIA at one biggest juju man's hou ...
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  • suff 7 years ago

    The man of God has spoken. You can disagree but not insults. what points out of the sermon that indicates that he is doing the biding of NPP? Ndc, why do you think any man of God speaks against you? do things right and be ...
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  • Osman camara 7 years ago

    upon accessing my self ,I have realized that Nana addo will be better than mahama.I am for Nana

  • bashings 7 years ago

    Well that is your choice I am also for Mahama.

  • Kofi Akosah ( London) 7 years ago

    Dr Otabil, God bless you and will continue to bless you. I pray that you live till you are over 120 years.You are a man of wisdom and integrity. You are truly man of God. The NECCE suppose to educate the people of the country ...
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  • H. H yelpoe 7 years ago

    Stop pretending and go ahead and tell your church members who you want them to vote for because we know where you belong to

  • YAW 7 years ago

    I GUESS HIS CONGREGANTS CAN'T THINK FOR THEMSELVES.

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  • Patrick A Wiafe 7 years ago

    This is the only advice a leader who cares for his followers will give. Its about 'Patriotism'. Thanks Pastor, the Good Lord blesses you

  • Wiseman 7 years ago

    What's this NPP disguised Pastor saying??? Instead of joining Nana on the campaign platform, he's deceiving and misleading innocent souls who are serious about going to heaven.

  • Wiseman 7 years ago

    Ewes will always vote for a national party, NDC, not a tribal party, NPP.

  • shine your eyes 7 years ago

    i will vote for mahama because his handsome my partner will NOT. vote for nana addo because he has a big head and he scare our children any time the watch him on tv. and the remaining members of my family have their vote on a ...
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  • Samson 7 years ago

    Look at this fool because of handsome? oh my God have Marcy upon this person alone!

  • K boat 7 years ago

    why is that every member of dis NDC is fool? The man did not mansion any partys name but look at them oh no

  • KWAME 7 years ago

    NPP said he is corrupt but what we are seeing is completely different.The man is changing Ghana for the better.

  • KOJO LEE 7 years ago

    LISTEN TO THIS IDIOT - GO STRAIGHT TO THE POINT AND DON'T SKIRT AROUND, MAN LIVING ON THE OFFERINGS AND TITHES OF IGNORANT AND STUPID HARDWORKING GHANAIANS

  • Sir Ike 7 years ago

    I have taken my time to read about 80 comments on this article and I'm convinced I my spirit that Donald Trump's speech on Africa was nothing but Absolute Truth. Elites mpo nie, na illiterates b3y3 d3n.

  • Ozy 7 years ago

    We are descerning enough. We don't need your advice. Keep it to yourself. Men of God are supposed to be neutral.

  • fairplay 7 years ago

    Pastor Otabil's admonition seem harmless and looks neutral. But it is clearly based on the faylty assumption that all these years people do not consider these things before voting. This assumption is completely false. What e ...
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  • Omanba. 7 years ago

    Perfectly said. We want our future generations to enjoy the beauty of our Nation. The nation is matching on the right road. So we pray that our pres. JDM entoaso. Amen.

  • Gun 7 years ago

    Excellent, Rev.Dr Otabil, l have identified those characteristics with one party. The party that is building more schools, hospitals, roads, sport complex, portable water, and many more. My choice is base on your present is s ...
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  • Godson 7 years ago

    The chosen one is JM no long talks.

  • Godson 7 years ago

    JM toaso

  • spathodea 7 years ago

    Am not surprised Ghana is in this state. So many hypocrites n sycophants

  • maame 7 years ago

    Pls is voting for npp really a change? Cos for me, if we must really vote for change, then it shd be ppp not ndc or npp cos it will be sankofa not change

  • Word Rig 7 years ago

    There are seven presidential candidates running for the presidency. They include President John Mahama of the governing NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY (NDC),
    So tell me which party won.

  • Word Rig 7 years ago

    Mensah papa no bi nie
    He directed the writer spiritually to declare the ryt winner.

  • Paul siaw 7 years ago

    what at all is wrong with what he advised?

  • Raj 7 years ago

    Massa be careful the way u talk cos we all know whom u r bidding for.. I lost every respect I hv for u.

  • Alexander 7 years ago

    When are ghanaian going yo refrain from the truth? Hw is a man of God.So if you think the proposals on the table is good on the side of ndc find. But if you think otherwise go for it and stop soiling the name of a man God!

  • Captein 7 years ago

    Render unto Ceasar, what's Ceasar's. Otabil crossing his job specifications

  • Nat 7 years ago

    Eiii ghanawe..

  • Okyere Kofi 7 years ago

    You are truly and always an emblem of wisdom to our generation. Always your words and attitude portray your value system and integrity. We'll never jeopardice our futere with sugar-quoted mouths and gift. I support the idea o ...
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  • Haki wa 7 years ago

    Maybe he is only educating Npp stupid supporters. Mensah stole money with Npp to put up central university.

  • Haki wa 7 years ago

    Stealing in the name of God. Mensah Otabil has disappointed. I thought he was wise

  • Fitzpatrick Kay 7 years ago

    I thought the pastor will tell them to consult GOD through prayers for directions and guidance. Does he want the people to make the choice without GOD and then turn back to GOD when the going gets tough? I expect the so calle ...
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  • Fitzpatrick Kay 7 years ago

    Where is the Godly direction in this? So much disappointed in these so called men of God. There is a great sickness of dishonesty, pretense, lies, tribalism, discrimination, corruption etc at the heart of these supposed men ...
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  • Apfm@@8aa.....aa.a...8 Ad a A8a8o8aaa 7 years ago

    ANIMAL /2 @@/@

  • Ghanaba 7 years ago

    it's quite interesting to know that anytime we mention colonisation we attribute it to the Whites...but looking at the comments of some "matured" and well meaning Ghanaians,I think political parties have rather colonised our ...
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  • Chief Servant 7 years ago

    I have gone through almost 95%of the comments but I think you're the only one who has spoken neutrally and the truth still remains,, we are still slaves even with ourselves