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Close up with Martin Amidu

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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE 10 years ago

    Ghanaians remember the regime which stripped people of their properties, destroyed families and killed in the name of corruption eradication. Today, they have been found out by EOCO and the Sole Commissioner to have deliberat ...
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  • USMAN 10 years ago

    Martin Amidu is not like the useless university graduates in our midst.

  • OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

    Author: OBAA YAA

    ...So, the people around the president including his wife and those Team “B” staffers were aware of the president failing health. Therefore, who were they kidding when they ruin insults on whoever que ...
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  • NO QUEZTIN 10 years ago

    Martin. for PRÄSIDENT

  • USMAN 10 years ago

    General Martin Amidu is the only person that can lead Ghana to the promised land.

  • jb 10 years ago

    ghana politicians are dangerous....they kill easily

  • Pumpuni 10 years ago

    Jomo please help! Why do last names from Upper East Region always start with the letter'A': Abugri, Amidu, Amina, Atongo, Atia, Angwubutoge, Atubiga, Atubuga, Alamisi, Atampure, Amaliba, Asobayire, Aputara, etc?

  • Ewusi 10 years ago

    They love the letter A as Eastern Europeans end their names with Kov

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • AKONFEM ERROR PREZ 10 years ago

    GHANA HERO MR AMIDU,

  • AKONFEM ERROR PREZ 10 years ago

    GHANA HERO MR AMIDU,

  • AKONFEM ERROR PREZ 10 years ago

    GHANA HERO MR AMIDU,YOUR BLESS,

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • PASQUIN 10 years ago

    For YOUR INFORMATION, AMIDU AND AMINA ARE NOT "UPPER EASTERN" NAMES. How about KOFI,KWESI, KWAME, KOJO etc and then BORTEY, BORTELE, BORQUAYE etc ?

  • Don juan,Cassanova and rasputin 10 years ago

    inclyde Aniah,Adaare,agyebe,sacramento-what is in a name?gHANA NAMES ARE GREAT.

  • Ewusi 10 years ago

    I pity Ghanaians?such a corrupt party like NDC be allowed to be in power.They came to kill,steal and turn Ghana up side down.

  • kwaku 10 years ago

    'Martin apparently loved his sleep and in the mornings would refuse to go to school and try to scream down the sky over the neighbourhood in protest, which often upset and made his mother angry, whereupon, she would drag him ...
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  • kwaku 10 years ago

    'Martin apparently loved his sleep and in the mornings would refuse to go to school and try to scream down the sky over the neighbourhood in protest, which often upset and made his mother angry, whereupon, she would drag him ...
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  • Sea Bay 10 years ago

    Martin was also the Deputy Secretary for the Volta Region before he was appointed Deputy Attorney General in the PNDC era. One thing missing in the article is that he was the only Ghanaian who made a sitting Minister to aband ...
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  • LONTO-BOY 10 years ago

    Jomo, this is brilliant and nostalgic piece on Martin Amidu. It's great to see him overcome personal challenges to show such strong commitment to anti-corruption in the country. Whatever his critics think of him, he has regai ...
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  • ALHAJI MORO 10 years ago

    So what does Abugri wants Ghanaians to do with this rubbish abugri, we know how you are were supporting the NPP against the NDC before and during the elections with your stone age writings.Give us a break for there are many u ...
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  • maxwell 10 years ago

    shame on you Alhaji Moro. Death is knocking on your door. The spirit of the Ghanaian people whose moneys where looted will continue to hunt you and will never find peace. This is about money that belong to the Ghanaian people ...
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  • Tay 10 years ago

    Moro go put your rotten empty head inside for your dirty mother smelling vagina. Aboa. Dog. You will die very soon

  • Ghana FIRST 10 years ago

    And you call yourself an Alhaji? Pull him down, killer alhaji indeed. Skin pain.

  • Avudufumeduagao 10 years ago

    Hi Syndey,
    Martin was also Deputy Volta Regional Secretary somewhere in 1988 for a short period. Check this with him. His mum is a very pleasant old lady who also spoke the "heavenly language". Want to know?
    Peace unto ...
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  • Kwaku Abu 10 years ago

    These are the people we need ,not those who manipulate and ride in flashy cars at the expenses of the ignorant citizens who see these manipulators as gods.Thank you Martin Amidu.

  • /- 10 years ago

    Martin amidu for president i say. Who's with me? No more of ndc and NPP for they have done more harm than good. Can anyone close to him encourage him to ran for presidency in 2016?

  • Whatever 10 years ago

    Everybody has a story to tell. As a matter o fact, what has Martin Amidu concretely done for Ghana? Even the execution of the judgement he got is in abeyance because he has no capacity to retrieve any money without the lead r ...
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  • Ghana 10 years ago

    You should be sleeping with acid in your mouth because of your jealousy for Martin Amidu and of course anybody you feel deserves praise.
    You couldn't do what Martin Amidu did so, stay far away from this patriot. You'er a loo ...
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  • AKONFEM ERROR PREZ 10 years ago

    SSSOON GOD WILL SPEAK FOR GHANIANS,NDC MAHAMA GANGANTUAN THIEF CORRUPT MUST STEP DOWN AND STOP HIS CRIMINAL NONSES HE IS DOING TO GHANIANS,SINKING COLLAPSING GHANA,MR AMIDU IS GHANA HERO,PERIOD

  • Prof Lungu 10 years ago

    A good read, we dare say.

    Thanks, Sydney Abugri!

    However, we do not think "citizen vigilante" is appropriate in this context. In fact, "citizen vigilante" is a tad derogatory.


    Seems to us this is a Robin Hood type ...
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  • Mankind 10 years ago

    George, thanks for this info. about the humble beginnings of this patriot. All the others parading themselves as the owners and rulers of Ghana are scums.

  • Kwasi Amankwah 10 years ago

    GHANAIANS NEED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE LIKE MARTIN AMIDU NOT CONDEMNED THEM WITH THEIR PAST ,WE ALL HAVE STORY TO TELL ABOUT OUR PAST ,WE NEED TO WAKE UP, ALSO STANDUP AGAIST CORRUPTION, IS KILLING OUR COUNTRY ,THOSE GREEDY POLI ...
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  • CITIZEN ONE 10 years ago

    Mr. Amidu you need to consider running for President.You have an ardent supporter here.Principled and determined leaders are what we need.