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Do we need a federal system?

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  • USMAN 10 years ago

    Ex President Kufuor had every opportunity to transform this country but nay. He rather resorted to self aggrandizement and petty stealing. Instead of he allowing DCEs to be elected he rather took advantage of the loopholes in ...
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  • Kofi 10 years ago

    The Ghana constitution as at now does not allow DCEs to be elected. It didn't allow that during Kuffour's time.

  • Nii Tsokor 10 years ago

    The current system has failed Ghana and her citizens and it is about time we looked at other alternatives to resolve the numerous economic and infra-structural issues facing our beautiful little country.

    It is partly becau ...
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  • Nana EK .BOAMAH,TORONTO 10 years ago

    Thank you Seth Boamah for this bold and brilliant article.I am also called Boamah and have presented this your ideas to some top g'ment people including 2 judges.
    All good thinking ghanains would agrre and accept your idea ...
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  • MUGU YARO 10 years ago

    IN THE BEGINNING, THE NORTHERNERS AND VOLTARIANS THOUGHT THAT THE LACK OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS WOULD LEAD TO THE UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS. THIS IS THE VIEW THEY HOLD TODAY. AND REMEMBER, THESE ...
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  • wiafe 10 years ago

    SOME OF YOU ARE SO POISONE WITH TRIBAL BLLOD THAT YOU LOSE THE BRILIANT CONCEPT OF THE ARTICLE. YOU PLATE WASHERS CANNOT DICTATE TO US HERE. RESPECT THE AUTHOR. WHERE DO ASANTES GENERATE ELECTRICITY FROM BOSOMTWI OR USE THE L ...
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  • Yaw 10 years ago

    Will They Listen. Every government prefer the status quot so as to steal as much as they can, while the development of other regions lags behind. This is long overdue.

  • Mahmoud 10 years ago

    Federalism is not the solution. What Ghana needs is people like Amidu who would stand up against corruption. Leaders who are patriotic enough to work for Ghana and its people and not for themselves and their parties.

    We do ...
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  • Go Black Satellites Const Amendmt NOW 10 years ago

    Massa, I don't know what you are talking about; is it an accident that we don't have comprehensive address system, permanent records keeping system, watered down Right To Information Act, messed-up Unique identification cards ...
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  • Eric, Toronto. 10 years ago

    Yes, I agree we need federal system. It brings the best out of the regions and it ignites competition. Both U.S and Canada have the federal system and it is the best thing that can happen any Country in terms of governance. P ...
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  • Go Black Satellites Const Amendmt NOW 10 years ago

    Massa, the title of your piece together with few questions you posed grabbed my attention as follows:


    1. Do we need a federal system?


    2. The Elizabethan ways of governance and developmental apathy is retarding t ...
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  • OSEI ASSIBEY-USA 10 years ago

    THIS IS THE IDEA THAT THE ASHANTIS SAW A LONG TIME AGO BUT WERE ONLY TO BE REFERENCED AS THE "MATE MEHO" TRIBE, UNQUOTE. THUS, SEPARATING 'ASHANTI REGION" FROM MOTHER GHANA.

    THE ASHANTIS SAW THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR US, AS ...
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  • OSEI ASSIBEY-USA 10 years ago

    THIS IS THE IDEA THAT THE ASHANTIS SAW A LONG TIME AGO BUT WERE ONLY TO BE REFERENCED AS QUOTE, " THE MATE MEHO" TRIBE, UNQUOTE. THUS, SEPARATING 'ASHANTI REGION" FROM MOTHER GHANA.

    THE ASHANTIS SAW THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR U ...
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  • Nii Tsokor 10 years ago

    The current system has failed Ghana and her citizens and it is about time we looked at other alternatives to resolve the numerous economic and infra-structural issues facing our beautiful little country.

    It is partly becau ...
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  • Okogyto Amegah Gh. volta Regio 10 years ago

    Fool think twice on this issue

  • OSEI ASSIBEY-UNI OF PHOENIX-USA 10 years ago

    Well said!

  • Kojo T 10 years ago

    What happens in the UK or France? Are they federations? UK is the same size as Ghana. We can devolve powers , yes but not a federation.Lack of development? Answer, Lack of resources

  • Agyeman. 10 years ago

    A federal system will only lead to balkanization of Ghana along ethnic lines and marginalization of less industrious regions or tribal fiefdoms.

  • Sunkwa 10 years ago

    The perennial questions of Ghana is small in size,that federal system will lead to break up along ethnic lines etc.do not in present day Ghana hold water---let there be competition/good governance among Regions--this will spu ...
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  • Agyeman. 10 years ago

    The "ties to local people" is codewords for tribalism or each tribe sticking to its own kind.So why would such people accept an "alien" president over them if at the local level it is an anathema? Local ties could also mean ...
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  • Yaw Amofa 10 years ago

    Where from all this talk of federalism? In the past, this was the system proposed by selfish politicians like J.B. Dankwah and Kofi Busia; at that time they forgot we are one nation with a common destiny. All those preaching ...
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  • Kofi 10 years ago

    US is a federal state, it still remains one country. Someone proposing federalism doesn't mean he/she has forgotten Ghana is one country.

  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    ....and to think this moron called Amofa lives in Virginia, USA.

  • Yaw Amofa 10 years ago

    Dear imbecilic Cardinal, unlike you, I am a proud resident of Ghana! You traitors, who have abandoned your motherland and your right to vote, keep posting uninformed garbage on this forum, thinking you are knowledgeable. Apuu ...
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  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    You are not a Refugee because you cannot qualify for Refugee status and that is why you Trokosi skunk smelly illegal alien idiot is posting under Amofa's name. If you are not an illegal Alien hiding under somebody's name, why ...
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  • Yaw Nsiah 10 years ago

    Thank you Cardinal for exposing this loudmouth. How is he going to explain this away?

  • Yaw Nsiah 10 years ago

    You are an illegal Alien as Cardinal said and your name is not Yaw Amofa either.

  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    You stupid dumb idiot, is United State where you are living with a federal system not one nation with a common destiny?

    Idiot, which people on this planet are more patriotic than the citizens of United States? You dumb mor ...
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  • EAF 10 years ago

    Only the blood suckers, freeloaders from those wretched so-called regions oppose federalism. Ungrateful lots who have been fed by the blood and toils of the hardworking Akans, but they turn around and bite the hands that feed ...
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  • I&I 10 years ago

    Thanks for your posting. I will go further to suggest that we the Akans secede with our 6 regions including Accra. For we cannot provide all the resources to support the Country's economy only for these ewes to hijack the c ...
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  • Yaw Amofa 10 years ago

    Your rudimentary brains leads you to believe all Akans are pro-federalists. Animals like you are the bane of our dear country. I am full blooded Asante, yet do not suscribe to your spurious federalist arguments.

  • EAF 10 years ago

    Don't come here with your fake claim of being a full blooded Akan crap. You wish you were one of them. No full blooded Akan, bred with hard-working property-owning mentality will be anti-federalism. What makes Akans unique is ...
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  • Yaw Amofa 10 years ago

    Everything about you shows you are extremely mentally retarded. I don't waste time on base humanoids.

  • CARDINAL 10 years ago

    Full blooded Akan my left foot, you smelly maggot. Who told you Federalism is "MATE ME HO" and you dumb illiterate call your stupid self as Akan. Federalism is not MATE ME HO but giving the regions or states the rights to cha ...
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  • Osei Bonsu 10 years ago

    Cardinal is always engaged in slugging matches with forum contributers.At the least opportunity you engage in insults.What sort of training do you have or perhaps you are suffering from the tourette syndrome or coprolalia.A ...
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  • INDIGO 10 years ago

    Had it not been Kuffour we wouldn't had seen a flyover in Kumasi and elsewhere to ease traffic congestions. Why suffer disadvantage in a thing called Ghana?

    Development is concentrated in Accra why? Federalism will be the ...
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  • MUGU YARO 10 years ago

    THAT IS A LIE. CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE?

  • Sam Amegah USA 10 years ago

    No we need every day to be christmas day

  • Kobina 10 years ago

    Our forefathers rejected it and it is
    still abhorred.

  • MUGU YARO 10 years ago

    KOBINA, CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT IN LIFE. I AM VERY SURE THAT IF LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL ARE DISCOVERED OFFSHORE KETA, YOU WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO CALL FOR FEDERALISM. WHAT YOU FORGET IS THAT COUNTRIES WITHOUT NATURAL ...
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  • Suchel 10 years ago

    Federalism in neighboring Nigeria did not stop north-south migrations, so what is this article talking about?

  • DAN 10 years ago

    in the usa, each city or county(some have both) have school systems,water systems, Private and Public Electric companys...The States and Federal provide funding from tax's..The federal gov provides the military...So you have ...
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  • Brainy Guy 10 years ago

    Yes. Yes Yes & Yes again. That would be the final solution to all Ghana's problem. I learned this important lesson from nigeria.

  • BIG IDEAS 10 years ago

    such good articles we need to read ,not politics everyday is the way forward,violence is condermed outright but consesus is welcome.slowly we shall reach the mountain,pls allow mkt circle tdi, to be developed into modern shop ...
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  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

    NIGERIAN HAVE THE SYSTEM IN PLACE, BUT DONT FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE GAME. DONT LOOK AT NIGERIAN FEDERALISM AS A YARDSTICK. INSTEAD, EMULATE AFTER THE NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEM. TAKE THE GOOD, N LEAVE OUT WAT ISNT NECESSARY. THE S ...
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  • DAN 10 years ago

    to take contracts...Politicians in EVERY country are theives

  • GAWUKO 10 years ago

    We are bad, very bad at taking the GOOD and leaving out what isn't necessary. If Ghana goes federal (with probable names like The City States of Greater Accra and Kumasi, The Free Kotoko State of Ashanti, The State of Anlo, T ...
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  • Sam Amegah USA 10 years ago

    you are such a f. fool

  • Sam Amegah USA 10 years ago

    You are a Big ignorant Fool

  • OBK 10 years ago

    We can do right what our forefathers did wrong. I think it is time we can told decision. I share the same views with Boamah

  • MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

    Opanyin Seth Boamah, I do whole -heartedly agree with you that we do need a Federal System of Govt. A system that will do all the things you that you mentioned. And what you failed to mention - Bicameral Legislature - a two C ...
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  • Jones 10 years ago

    It is surprising and shocking that most Ghanaians cannot still identify the problems militating against the advancement of the nation.Listen,unless Ghanaian politicians stop embezzlement of state funds,naked robbery of Gover ...
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  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

    MODEL IT AFTER THE NORTH AMERICANS. THE SOLE BENEFITS OF FEDERALSIM IS TO SPEED DEVELOPMNT, INCREASE OVERSIGHT, CHECK N BALANCES, TRANSFER OF REVENUES, LESS MONOPOLY, BREED ECONOMIC COMPETITION AMONGST THE REGIONS. CURRENTLY, ...
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  • Nell - Professional in the US 10 years ago

    Seth - you've nailed it to the core. You have briliantly composed very thoughtful statements and comments. Is any one listening?? Do we have a progressive government????
    Great Job bro!

  • Wofa 10 years ago

    We would have been ahead if we had started federalism.

  • Baako 10 years ago

    The problem we are facing in Ghana is corruption and not the system of government. if we don't say NO to corruption, no matter the system of government we have is not gonna work ok. Ghanaians see corruption as normal, we infl ...
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  • Kofi 10 years ago

    You hit the nail on the head. It is corruption that is stalling our development.

  • chief 10 years ago

    The writer was a little bit confused. As a small nation in terms of geographical form but with many different tribal-politics, it is better to avoid federalism. I guess the writer wanted to talk about decentralisation of our ...
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  • K. Osei 10 years ago

    Yes we need a federal system of government in ghana.the time is due and stop sending everything to Accra.Ghana is not only accra and accra is not the only city in ghana..

  • Sam Amegah USA 10 years ago

    you are such an ignorant old man go back to school and learn your govt. well foolish and ignorant like it is type.

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
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  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
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  • K. Osei 10 years ago

    Yes we need a federal system of government in ghana.the time is due and stop sending everything to Accra.Ghana is not only accra and accra is not the only city in ghana..

  • Sam Amegah USA 10 years ago

    ignorant

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • K. Osei 10 years ago

    Yes we need a federal system of government in ghana.the time is due and stop sending everything to Accra.Ghana is not only accra and accra is not the only city in ghana..

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • KWABENA YEBOAH 10 years ago

    SEMI-AUTHOUNOMY OR SEMI-FEDERALISM IS THE ONLY FOR GHANA'S DEVELOPMENT. CAPITAL MOVED FROM ACCRA TO BETWEEN NKORANSAH AND EJURA, PERIOD. IT IS THE LAZY PEOPLE WHO STILL CLINCH TO THE IDEA OF CENTRALISM.

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • Charlie King Addo 10 years ago

    Why the fascination with Israel? Do we ever learn anything? All the resources and talents are in Ghana. The ideas are there if only people would look beyond their immediate surroundings- tribes and relatives. We always look a ...
    read full comment

  • U-Turn 10 years ago

    Centralism is our colonial legacy. Although the country is called the United Kingdom, everything is done in London. Look until recently, you could not make an international flight out of Britain without going through London, ...
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  • Mahmoud 10 years ago

    Even going to school is a colonial legacy. Everything about us is a colonial legacy, and that is not limited to unitary government.

  • Okogyto Amegah Gh. volta Regio 10 years ago

    ghanais too small to practise this sysyem. consult your got. 101 studies. how can we practise tis system? oh omang ghana. how can to volta Region of Ghana survive in this system? what do they have, what do they produce? Think ...
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  • DAN 10 years ago

    Some of tax money when you pay federal income tax..can be sent from the Huge states like Texas and california back to small states like Vermont and Maine...

  • Sam Amegah USA 10 years ago

    ITs about 52 Big states of which most of the states are bigger , 10 times bigger than Ghana that comes together to form the fedreation. Yes there are some small but put into account how many of the states is equal the size of ...
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  • GHFUO, LOVE/DOR YOURSELF! 10 years ago

    U CALL SOMEONE DUMB,BUT ARE DUMBER THAT 2 MONKEYS FIGHTING OVER A NUT....FEDERALISM ISNT ADOPTED BCOS OF A NATION' SIZE, BUT BCOS OF ITS EFFICIENCY IN PROVIDING PROPER OVERSIGHT IN GOVERNANCE...WE HVE 10 REGIONS IN GH.

  • SAM ADDOH 10 years ago

    yOUR 10 REGIONS DOSE NOT MEAN SHITE. WHAT ARE THE SIZES OF THE 10 REGIONS AND WHAT DOSE EACH PRODUCE? dO YOU THINK IT WOULD EVER BEWISE FOR ONE OF THE REGIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE OTHER IN A FERERAL SYSTEM FOOL?! HAVE YOU FORGT ...
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  • Aj-usa 10 years ago

    Dude,a federal state doest mean how big is the country. every European country is federal state,some are with the same size like Ghana. federal system always speed up the country's development, one don't need to travel to the ...
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  • GAWUKO 10 years ago

    You don't know your own "volta Regio"? They have sand at Keta and mountain Afadjato in the middle and up the north around Kete Krachi there are many innumerable things. The Volta Region can survive also in a federal system. D ...
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  • MUGU YARO 10 years ago

    AMEGAH, EVER HEARD ABOUT SINGAPORE OR HONG KONG? THESE ARE VERY SMALL POLITICAL UNITS BUT THEY ARE DOING VERY WELL ECONOMICALLY.

  • Nii ablorh 10 years ago

    More than ever, semi-autonomy of the regions is the way forward, I pray someday politicians would see the need to put meaning to the so called decentralization

  • Aj-usa 10 years ago

    Dude,why are u scared of a federal state.wow there u go?

  • Opanin Oduro 10 years ago

    We should have started a federal system right from Independence. But dont worry the direction in which our politics is going , sooner or later we would not have no option than to go that way or risk breaking up. The fact is f ...
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  • F Obeng 10 years ago

    can you imagine my wife lives in Obuasi she need to travel to Accra for TB test for UK visa, how stupid is that it could be a little better in Kumasi not all the way to Accra.

  • emma canada 10 years ago

    thank you mr Boamah you said it all

  • Prof Lungu 10 years ago

    A standard performance evaluation and testing of grade school students is probably not a bad idea. Where the regional factor applies is how the lessons are thought.

    Other wise, you make many excellent points.

    However, ...
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  • Kwesi Atta Sakyi 10 years ago

    No to federalism because we are too small a country to atomize and be fragmented.

  • me and you were not there 10 years ago

    TOO SMALL FOR THAT .USELESS IDEA ANYWAY

  • George. 10 years ago

    I support your Federal State, Ghana need it. Federal State will let the country move forward. So let us support this FEDERAL STATE system.
    The way forward.

  • Jojo 10 years ago

    I think federalism will help our broken system

  • EZEKIEL 10 years ago

    FIRST of all, let's elect our DC's and see how it works. It shouldn't be federal BUT a REAL STEP by STEP de-centralisation is the beginning of that journey to a proper development!

  • seth Boamah 10 years ago

    Good idea, what im suggesting was a semi federal system it seems the title misled some others.. good thought bro

  • King 10 years ago

    You have taken the wind out of my sail. I wish we would one day wake up to see a president who will be able to take this decision which will be the wisest decision ever taken on the soil of our beloved ghana.

  • dantani 10 years ago

    you nailed it man.I think it's high time Ghana becomes FEDERAL STATE.

  • steve muala 10 years ago

    lndeed we need a federal system

  • Young king nathaniel 10 years ago

    I will talk about the airport that they say they will build at prampram,the people said they will not give out any land,never blame the goverment.