Thanks very much for throwing light on Zongo and Zongolism
Thanks very much for throwing light on Zongo and Zongolism
Alah 10 years ago
Interesting, but, what prompted this article?
Interesting, but, what prompted this article?
OYOKOBA 10 years ago
Frankly, I don't presume to know everything that goes on in Zongo communities, I can only say that it is indicative of our failure to achieve a proper national integration and unity.
Whereas Zongo communities predate indepe ... read full comment
Frankly, I don't presume to know everything that goes on in Zongo communities, I can only say that it is indicative of our failure to achieve a proper national integration and unity.
Whereas Zongo communities predate independence, even possibly the Gold Coast, where each existed as loosely connected nation-states that were coterminous with our various tribal groupings, the persistence of the phenomenon underscores the fact that whereas we verbally profess to be citizens of one country, there is also the counter-culture of self-selection and exclusion. The same phenomenon is indicative of the presence of tribalism or lack of fully functional national integration. Else why will the Zongo communities be composed mainly of Moslems and indigenes of the three Northern regions of Ghana and beyond? Why are we not blending into the super tribe called Ghanaians? This is a failure of national leadership. Besides Nkrumah, none of our former presidents have been a successful unifier, to the extent of infusing us with nationalism and patriotism of the highest order. In fact, some have been very divisive and responsible for the seeping and deepening animosity and tribalism of today.
Look around you, one of such leaders is still around; your guess is as good as mine. Of such, the blood of the innocent is still on his hands.
Mr. Figure-Out 10 years ago
As a true Zongolian( non Moslem though), you have really wet my appetite for the nostalgic moments, growing up in Salaga and Sabo'n Zongo- Kumasi, near Masarachi'n jim'mah. And just to throw a little light on the creation of ... read full comment
As a true Zongolian( non Moslem though), you have really wet my appetite for the nostalgic moments, growing up in Salaga and Sabo'n Zongo- Kumasi, near Masarachi'n jim'mah. And just to throw a little light on the creation of the first Zongo in Ghana. The first ever Zongo in Ghana originated in Salaga, the ancestral hometown of my useless father who abandon me to rot but for the goodness of Allah,the most merciful and compassionate God, I still live to glorify His holy name. Salaga Township predates all the way back to the period of the Trans-Saharan trade when Hausa traders from northern Nigerian, Kano to be precise , settled down there for slave trading. Salaga eventually became the center of trading between the Arab North Africa and the sub-Saharan Ghana where the Ashantis used to disrespectfully and ruthlessly sold their cassava grating Trokosi squatting cocoa farm laborers to the Hausa merchants , who in turn, sold them to the Arabs who carry them away in captivity to the hot Saharan dessert. In this could beone of th
AFRICABI 10 years ago
Tanko, this is a breadthe of fresh air. I absoutely enjoyed reading it. I cant wait for ur next piece. Thanks
Tanko, this is a breadthe of fresh air. I absoutely enjoyed reading it. I cant wait for ur next piece. Thanks
Mr. Figure-Out 10 years ago
As a true Zongolian( non Moslem though), you have really wet my appetite for the old nostalgic moments, growing up in Salaga and Sabo'n Zongo- Kumasi, near Masarachi'n jim'mah. And just to throw a little light on the creation ... read full comment
As a true Zongolian( non Moslem though), you have really wet my appetite for the old nostalgic moments, growing up in Salaga and Sabo'n Zongo- Kumasi, near Masarachi'n jim'mah. And just to throw a little light on the creation of the first Zongo in Ghana. The first ever Zongo in Ghana originated in Salaga, the ancestral hometown of my useless father who abandon me to rot but for the goodness of Allah,the most merciful and compassionate God, I still live to glorify His holy name. The creation of Salaga Township predates all the way back to the period of the Trans-Saharan trade when Hausa traders from northern Nigerian, Kano to be precise , settled down there for slave trading. Salaga eventually became the center of trading between the Arab North Africa and the sub-Saharan Ghana where the Ashantis used to disrespectfully and ruthlessly sell their cassava grating Trokosi squatting cocoa farm laborers to the Hausa merchants , who in turn, sold them to the Arabs who carry them away in captivity to the hot Saharan dessert. In fact, this could be one of the reasons why Trokosis hate Ashanti's to the core but thanks to the timely intervention of Catholic pope Leo XIII who actions helped abolish slave trade. Else the wicked but now sober Ashanti's would have rid Ghana of all Trokosis.
Me 10 years ago
Use your head a bit, humans are having a nice discussion. And also learn a little bit of history before writing.
Use your head a bit, humans are having a nice discussion. And also learn a little bit of history before writing.
moyo 10 years ago
The writer assertion that Zongo is bounded by Islam and not by ethnicity is a completely false and cannot be supported by facts. The moslems within the Zongo community are less than 40% and most of the ethnic groups are from ... read full comment
The writer assertion that Zongo is bounded by Islam and not by ethnicity is a completely false and cannot be supported by facts. The moslems within the Zongo community are less than 40% and most of the ethnic groups are from Northern, Upper East and Upper West with a few from Burkina Faso. Zongo has nothing do with religion and the Hausas who are moslems are not Ghanaians. Zongo is a typical multi-cultural community with the various tribes having their own Chiefs reprensenting them. The Busanga's, Moshe, Hausa and the Leos are not not Ghanaians. If you travel across the length and breadth of the country. Most of the Zongo communities are settler farmers and are mostly from the northern part of Ghana and the majority have nothing to do with Islam
Nana Wiafe 10 years ago
well done Tanko. This is excellent.
well done Tanko. This is excellent.
bapalori ninya 9 years ago
which tribe is leos .i have never heard
which tribe is leos .i have never heard
CYBERGHANA 10 years ago
ZONGOZONE IS.A BETTER TERMINOLOGY.
AND IT IS NOT ONLY ISLAMIC.
THE CHARISMATIC CHURCHES HAVE TAKEN OVER. THE LANGUAGE IS STILL HAUSA THOUGH.
ZONGOZONE IS.A BETTER TERMINOLOGY.
AND IT IS NOT ONLY ISLAMIC.
THE CHARISMATIC CHURCHES HAVE TAKEN OVER. THE LANGUAGE IS STILL HAUSA THOUGH.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago
MANY RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS AND POLICE OFFICERS OF HAUSA DESCENT FROM NIGERIA,MALI,NIGER,CAMERON CREATED THE ZONGO.
ACCRA- NIMA ,MADINA,EFFIA -ZONGO TAKORADI AND KUMASI ZONGO WERE CREATED BY EX SERVICEMEN.I AM A BARRACKS BOY ... read full comment
MANY RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS AND POLICE OFFICERS OF HAUSA DESCENT FROM NIGERIA,MALI,NIGER,CAMERON CREATED THE ZONGO.
ACCRA- NIMA ,MADINA,EFFIA -ZONGO TAKORADI AND KUMASI ZONGO WERE CREATED BY EX SERVICEMEN.I AM A BARRACKS BOY AND I LIVED IN THE FOR9 YEARS.
DAN 10 years ago
live peaceful or i'll cut your muslim nuts of with sword
live peaceful or i'll cut your muslim nuts of with sword
Sam 10 years ago
Shut your smelly mouth if you do not have anything concrete to write.
Shut your smelly mouth if you do not have anything concrete to write.
Nemesis 10 years ago
please dont mind him...he's the perepetual idiot who makes all those comments about niggers and trumu. his mouth leaks pus all the time and it will require the entire trinity on their best day to save him...
please dont mind him...he's the perepetual idiot who makes all those comments about niggers and trumu. his mouth leaks pus all the time and it will require the entire trinity on their best day to save him...
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago
WHAT IOWA MEANS.
IDIOT OUT WANDERING AROUND
WHAT IOWA MEANS.
IDIOT OUT WANDERING AROUND
Akosua Tabuwaa 10 years ago
When were you born? Kumasi Zongo was not created by the ex-sevice men.The ex service men were settled at Sofo-line and some part of Sabon Zongo.Zongo had its own Chief starting from Amadu Baba once deported by Nkrumah to Nige ... read full comment
When were you born? Kumasi Zongo was not created by the ex-sevice men.The ex service men were settled at Sofo-line and some part of Sabon Zongo.Zongo had its own Chief starting from Amadu Baba once deported by Nkrumah to Nigeria where he originated coming back after the 1966 coup.Mallan Moutakir took over as Chief after his death and sofort.Being an ex barracks boy has nothing to do with Zongo.
Nii Yebuah 10 years ago
Ahhhh! refreshing piece.
Ahhhh! refreshing piece.
Sambo 10 years ago
Sorry Akosua, Amadu Baba was not the first Chief of Kumasi Zango,but about the sixth or seventh inline.Officially, Mallam Gardi was the first zango chief of Kumasi(1902-1905)followed by Mallam Uthman(1905-1919)etc. Amadu Baba ... read full comment
Sorry Akosua, Amadu Baba was not the first Chief of Kumasi Zango,but about the sixth or seventh inline.Officially, Mallam Gardi was the first zango chief of Kumasi(1902-1905)followed by Mallam Uthman(1905-1919)etc. Amadu Baba was born at Ejisu Zongo and was deported by Nkrumah because he belonged to the main opposition party(MAP/UP)to the CPP.Get your facts before you comment please.
square 10 years ago
its is the stupid busangas nd jealous dogombas who call others kanbonga.
its is the stupid busangas nd jealous dogombas who call others kanbonga.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago
Once there was a priest who was travelling quite some distance, so he stopped at a convent near a Zongo to seek lodging for the night. The nuns had an extra room, so they let the father come in and stay until morning. The nex ... read full comment
Once there was a priest who was travelling quite some distance, so he stopped at a convent near a Zongo to seek lodging for the night. The nuns had an extra room, so they let the father come in and stay until morning. The next day, one of the young novices happened to be chatting with the Mother Superior.
"Did you know," said the novice, "that I have the Gateway to Heaven right here between my legs? And did you know that Father John has the key between his legs?!"
"The Key to Heaven?"said the Mother Superior, suddenly suspicious, "What does it look like?"
The novice described the 'key,' whereupon the Mother Superior cried, "He told ME it was Gabriel's Horn!"
Yaw 10 years ago
Stop your plagiarizing, it's not funny anymore.
Stop your plagiarizing, it's not funny anymore.
PHILTY McNASTY 10 years ago
He never claimed he is the originator of he jokes, besides he is not writing academic papers, chill.
He never claimed he is the originator of he jokes, besides he is not writing academic papers, chill.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago
THAT DUMB YAW SHOULD KNOW THAT THE NAME YAW WAS CREATED BY SOMEBODY.
HE SHOULD ASK THE DESCENDANTS OF TETTEH QUARSHIE ABOUT THE FARM WHERE HE GOT HIS COCOA FROM.
THE ONLY WORD GHANAIAN'S EVER CREATED IS GALAMAXY AND ITS NOT ... read full comment
THAT DUMB YAW SHOULD KNOW THAT THE NAME YAW WAS CREATED BY SOMEBODY.
HE SHOULD ASK THE DESCENDANTS OF TETTEH QUARSHIE ABOUT THE FARM WHERE HE GOT HIS COCOA FROM.
THE ONLY WORD GHANAIAN'S EVER CREATED IS GALAMAXY AND ITS NOT IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
NO GOOD CHEF WILL LIST ALL HIS SPICES.
WHY SHOULD I SPEND TIME SOWING A TUXEDO FOR A WEDDING KNOWING THAT I CAN RENT IT.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago
WHY SHOULD I SPEND MY TIME ALWAYS POUNDING FUFU WHILE I CAN GO TO A CATERING HOUSE AND BUY IT.
DO PEOPLE GO TO A TAILOR TO SOW THEM BLUE JEANS?
REMEMBER ITS EASIER TO BUY THINGS THAT ARE READY MADE .
EVERY COMEDIAN CAN BOR ... read full comment
WHY SHOULD I SPEND MY TIME ALWAYS POUNDING FUFU WHILE I CAN GO TO A CATERING HOUSE AND BUY IT.
DO PEOPLE GO TO A TAILOR TO SOW THEM BLUE JEANS?
REMEMBER ITS EASIER TO BUY THINGS THAT ARE READY MADE .
EVERY COMEDIAN CAN BORROW AND QWRITE AT THE SAME TIME.
ALHASSAN DAMBA 10 years ago
SOME OF THE WORDS YOU USED LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE DAGOMBA OR MAMPRUSI. YOU SAID PEOPLE CALL YOU A NORTHERNER AND YOU DON´T WANT TO BE RECOGNISED AS SUCH BUT A ZONGORIAN HUH? GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS AND LET´S SEE WHERE YOU ... read full comment
SOME OF THE WORDS YOU USED LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE DAGOMBA OR MAMPRUSI. YOU SAID PEOPLE CALL YOU A NORTHERNER AND YOU DON´T WANT TO BE RECOGNISED AS SUCH BUT A ZONGORIAN HUH? GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS AND LET´S SEE WHERE YOU WILL BE GOING. LET ME TELL YOU CAN´T EVEN BE A NORTHERNER, I KNOW YOUR TYPE, WHO CRIES TO BE CALL A NORTHERNER WHEN YOU COMES AGAINST A ROCK. POINT OF CORRECTION THERE IS NO A SINGLE ZONGO ESPECIALLY NORTHERN REGION, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO CALL SOME PLACES ZONGO OR ANY NAME THAT PLEASES YOU BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THERE IS NO SINGLE AREA IN TAMALE THAT IS CALLED ZONGO AS I SAID YOU MAY CALL THEM ANY NAME BUT THOSE AREAS HAVE THEIR ACTUAL NAMES. AS I SAID I KNOW YOUR TYPE, YOU ARE THOSE WHO DENEGRADES NORTHERNERS TO NON NORTHERNERS JUST TO GET A FAVOR OR BE RECOGNISED. YOU ARE A COMPLETE DISGRACE AND PATHETIC.I BETTER DIE BEING A NORTHERNER THEN TRYING TO BELONG TO SOME GROUP OF PEOPLE. INFERIOR COMPLEX!!!!!!!!!!!
Ekumfi Boateng 10 years ago
Dear brothers Alhassan and Shamu I think you are being unkind and harsh on Bro. Tanko Ali Yahaya for his definition of Zongo communities in Ghana. I think the piece he wrote is quite insightful about immigrant communities in ... read full comment
Dear brothers Alhassan and Shamu I think you are being unkind and harsh on Bro. Tanko Ali Yahaya for his definition of Zongo communities in Ghana. I think the piece he wrote is quite insightful about immigrant communities in cities and towns in Ghana. That Zongo as a community has a culture and character different from the dominant culture from their original base and of the cities and towns in which they exist. Whether only 40% of Zongo community are Muslims is irrelevant. Its the religion that seem to bind the community together even though the community has other linguistic ethnics with their traditions and culture. No one in Zongo is forced to be a Muslim. It is a secular community with religious tolerance.
I am in agreement with Brother Tanko that Zongo communities redefine the cultural dispositions from that of the original ethnic groupings. I can postulate that Zongo is Ghana of the future as intermarriages, education and , tolerance and acceptance of difference fuses all of us into Zongo. We will all be Zongorians soon. Ghana will be the eleventh region metaphorically. As a kid ( Juaben bloodline) growing up in Koforidua I experienced Zongo deeply due to friendships with kids from the Zongo Community. Today I can speak Hausa, Yuroba, Sissala and Dagbani and I count my blessings due to the lasting friendships with ethnics from those linguistic groups I met along the way. I live in the America now and as an immigrant I can identify with Bro. Tanko Ali's Zongorian.
WE SHOULD ALL LEARN FORM THE SPIRIT OF TOGERTHERNESS AND NEIGBOURLINESS THAT EXIST IN ZONGO COMMUNITIES. THAT IS THE TRUE "OMAN". COMMUNITY OR COUNTRY (GHNANA) A COLLECTION OF MANY LINGUSTIC ETHNICITIES.
THANKS BRO TANKO ALI YAHAYA
moyo 10 years ago
Never islamatize Zongo as it is typical multi cultural community. The norhteners who made up the Zongo, only few of them are moslems and the rest of the moslems are non Ghanaians. The majority of the moslems are from Burkina ... read full comment
Never islamatize Zongo as it is typical multi cultural community. The norhteners who made up the Zongo, only few of them are moslems and the rest of the moslems are non Ghanaians. The majority of the moslems are from Burkina Fasso and nigeria. The Fulanis are from Mali and they are playing mates of the Sissalas and the Grushi. What are you talking about that Zongo is bounded by religion but not ethnicity?.The writer is not a Ghanaian and I don't have to argue with him.
Nii Yebuah 10 years ago
Most Ghanaians associate the Zongo with muslims, despitethe multi-ethnicity.
Most Ghanaians associate the Zongo with muslims, despitethe multi-ethnicity.
Sam 10 years ago
Keep the good work up!
Keep the good work up!
Shamu 10 years ago
Please, if this writer did not understand the meaning of the word zongo then he need to have better understanding of it in order to define it well. Base on what I read, he is totally wrong. The only advice that I can give him ... read full comment
Please, if this writer did not understand the meaning of the word zongo then he need to have better understanding of it in order to define it well. Base on what I read, he is totally wrong. The only advice that I can give him, is to seek the definition of the word zongo and then understand the people living that community and also have good knowledge of what living in zongo is about. What I read and what I know about zongo is completely opposite. Even though, I may not blame him for saying what he said. Because, in Ghana`s society of today, anybody who feel like expressing himself will or can come out with any stupid topic to write about. There is no wonder that, people always write anything at all just to discredit president, society or party, be it true or false. I will advice guy to go back and learn what zongo is about and write about it again. Frankly speaking, my mind will never ever buy this fucking idea of his. I will not be surprised if it is an NPP follower who might have write this crap of idea. If zongo will be come a region in Ghana, then will have ten more regions in addition to what we have already.
PHILTY McNASTY 10 years ago
You have said nothing of importance here, just going round about nothing. Why don't you tell us what is wrong with the idea if you have them?
You have said nothing of importance here, just going round about nothing. Why don't you tell us what is wrong with the idea if you have them?
PHILTY McNASTY 10 years ago
Stop reading his jokes then, he never claimed to be the original of those stories, he Cullen's them from jokes.com
Stop reading his jokes then, he never claimed to be the original of those stories, he Cullen's them from jokes.com
Kwaku Ampofo 10 years ago
Besides illiteracy which I think is very high among the Zongo dwellers or people, the Zongorians (to borrow your term) is a destabilizing force in Ghana. In this day an age where elections are so fraudulent with the EC machin ... read full comment
Besides illiteracy which I think is very high among the Zongo dwellers or people, the Zongorians (to borrow your term) is a destabilizing force in Ghana. In this day an age where elections are so fraudulent with the EC machinations, it is easy to pad the electoral register with such people from the surrounding countries who move in and reside in the Zongos.
Like the Togolese taking advantage of Ghana's "free education" because of their being akin to the Ewes, so also such people from the north of Ghana who reside in the Zongos.
The Zongorians are also known to be trouble causers - the Alla Alla people! Poor Ghana, dealing with the Zongorians is a herculean problem. The NDC has made this issue political and it would be tough to deal with it. As Yahaya puts it, some Zongorians are definitely not Ghanaians but who would disapprove this?
The squalor in such communities, every zongo you visit, the biggest being Nima in Accra is also a huge headache for Ghana and I wonder whether it could be solved before "thy Kingdom come". I had spent four years at Legon in the early seventies but never visited Nima until 2008. I just could not believe Nima was part of Accra or Ghana. Too filthy! And who are those who live there?
Finally, there is a Zongo community in every town in Ghana. The Zongos cannot be considered the eleventh region since the Zongos are not contiguous.
bapalori ninya 9 years ago
from your write up i think you left something out.why didn't you mention akans from the west across the boarder from ivery coast also coming into the country ..you are looking at international boundaries have you thought abou ... read full comment
from your write up i think you left something out.why didn't you mention akans from the west across the boarder from ivery coast also coming into the country ..you are looking at international boundaries have you thought about tribal boundaries?these tribal boundaries go back centuries before the Berlin conference to break up Africa.there are morey dagbanis in Ghana making 24% .Burkina 65% they don't c another any different .ewest in the first place refused to join Ghana but for the wagadri of britain and ewes from both sides are still related and can't be bothere'd by any boundary.
i think the real problem is the failure of successive govt in dealing with immigration ,there is no proper documentaction on people who come into the country plus no record on those in Ghana before independence who by law are Ghanaians but what is compounding the situation is the influx of more economic migrants who find safe havens in such communities.a typical example is the madina ashamed botwe areas where in less than 2yrs they become proficient in two or more language and have the audacity to venture out and vote.
if the institution in this department of discussion were working this would never happen and records would have indicted first generation,second generation or whatever ghanaian like in the west.
Zombie Killer 10 years ago
ZONGO boy
ZONGO boy
mohammed 10 years ago
That you my brother for your article is for a fact that zongo stands unique and its really the eleventh region and we zongorians are proud of it,but for one thing am in a little four is the dominant language at zongo but I gi ... read full comment
That you my brother for your article is for a fact that zongo stands unique and its really the eleventh region and we zongorians are proud of it,but for one thing am in a little four is the dominant language at zongo but I give you a benefit of the dout because U reside at kumasi where Hausa dominates among Islamic communities called the zongo. But from where am coming from in the same region precisely obuasi have the dominant of wangara and for that reason dwira is spoken in at least 80% of household. Am proud of your article and am proud to be a zongorian.
natty 10 years ago
Great job Yahaya
Great job Yahaya
natty 10 years ago
Man you don`t know Ghanaian history, anyway am sorry your father left you!!!!
Man you don`t know Ghanaian history, anyway am sorry your father left you!!!!
Proud N. 10 years ago
You are a kind of person who will associate with a thing when during the good moments. The North is seen as deprived for now so don't want to be called a Northerner. I am very sure that if the north was well off you would swe ... read full comment
You are a kind of person who will associate with a thing when during the good moments. The North is seen as deprived for now so don't want to be called a Northerner. I am very sure that if the north was well off you would swear Heavens to be called a northerner. You are seriously suffering identity crisis, it is high time you come to terms with it. You are neither a Southerner nor a Northerner, very funny. I'm very sure your grandfather from Bawku is cursing his soul for you being part of his bloodline.
MUSA 10 years ago
LEAVE THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN GHANA ALONE, DO NOT ASSOCIATE THEM WITH ZONGO PEOPLE WHO ARE ENTIRELY FOREIGNERS. AS FOR THE ILLITERATE SUPPOSE CHIEFS FROM NORTHERN GHANA LEAVING IN THE ZONGOS THEY REPRESENT ONLY THEMSELVES
LEAVE THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN GHANA ALONE, DO NOT ASSOCIATE THEM WITH ZONGO PEOPLE WHO ARE ENTIRELY FOREIGNERS. AS FOR THE ILLITERATE SUPPOSE CHIEFS FROM NORTHERN GHANA LEAVING IN THE ZONGOS THEY REPRESENT ONLY THEMSELVES
Sumanguru 10 years ago
My bro, I fully concor with you
My bro, I fully concor with you
Kwaku asimenu-forson 10 years ago
i think u are trying hard to reconstruct your genealogy otherwise the narrative is pointless.u see, ghana must embrace naturalised Ghs and offsprings of immigrants who have become Ghs by birth as stipulated in the Const. Dont ... read full comment
i think u are trying hard to reconstruct your genealogy otherwise the narrative is pointless.u see, ghana must embrace naturalised Ghs and offsprings of immigrants who have become Ghs by birth as stipulated in the Const. Dont hide. Be Bold.
JALLO 10 years ago
LIKE SERIOUSLY, ZONGO IS PREDOMINANTLY NOT NORTHERNERS, AND ALSO THE WRITER FORGOT TOGO,THE REASON BEING THAT ALMOST ALL THE ZONGOS OLD AND NEWLY CREATED ARE BEEN HELD BY THE TOGOLISE DESCENT AND THAT IS A FACT.
LIKE SERIOUSLY, ZONGO IS PREDOMINANTLY NOT NORTHERNERS, AND ALSO THE WRITER FORGOT TOGO,THE REASON BEING THAT ALMOST ALL THE ZONGOS OLD AND NEWLY CREATED ARE BEEN HELD BY THE TOGOLISE DESCENT AND THAT IS A FACT.
mensah 7 years ago
All people living in zongos who did not have any Ghanaian signnames are foreigners.and anyone who speak hausa language is from nigeria or niger,and must be deported
All people living in zongos who did not have any Ghanaian signnames are foreigners.and anyone who speak hausa language is from nigeria or niger,and must be deported
mensah 7 years ago
the lands in our town that they build the zongos are not for hausa foriegners that settle on them.
the lands in our town that they build the zongos are not for hausa foriegners that settle on them.
Thanks very much for throwing light on Zongo and Zongolism
Interesting, but, what prompted this article?
Frankly, I don't presume to know everything that goes on in Zongo communities, I can only say that it is indicative of our failure to achieve a proper national integration and unity.
Whereas Zongo communities predate indepe ...
read full comment
As a true Zongolian( non Moslem though), you have really wet my appetite for the nostalgic moments, growing up in Salaga and Sabo'n Zongo- Kumasi, near Masarachi'n jim'mah. And just to throw a little light on the creation of ...
read full comment
Tanko, this is a breadthe of fresh air. I absoutely enjoyed reading it. I cant wait for ur next piece. Thanks
As a true Zongolian( non Moslem though), you have really wet my appetite for the old nostalgic moments, growing up in Salaga and Sabo'n Zongo- Kumasi, near Masarachi'n jim'mah. And just to throw a little light on the creation ...
read full comment
Use your head a bit, humans are having a nice discussion. And also learn a little bit of history before writing.
The writer assertion that Zongo is bounded by Islam and not by ethnicity is a completely false and cannot be supported by facts. The moslems within the Zongo community are less than 40% and most of the ethnic groups are from ...
read full comment
well done Tanko. This is excellent.
which tribe is leos .i have never heard
ZONGOZONE IS.A BETTER TERMINOLOGY.
AND IT IS NOT ONLY ISLAMIC.
THE CHARISMATIC CHURCHES HAVE TAKEN OVER. THE LANGUAGE IS STILL HAUSA THOUGH.
MANY RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS AND POLICE OFFICERS OF HAUSA DESCENT FROM NIGERIA,MALI,NIGER,CAMERON CREATED THE ZONGO.
ACCRA- NIMA ,MADINA,EFFIA -ZONGO TAKORADI AND KUMASI ZONGO WERE CREATED BY EX SERVICEMEN.I AM A BARRACKS BOY ...
read full comment
live peaceful or i'll cut your muslim nuts of with sword
Shut your smelly mouth if you do not have anything concrete to write.
please dont mind him...he's the perepetual idiot who makes all those comments about niggers and trumu. his mouth leaks pus all the time and it will require the entire trinity on their best day to save him...
WHAT IOWA MEANS.
IDIOT OUT WANDERING AROUND
When were you born? Kumasi Zongo was not created by the ex-sevice men.The ex service men were settled at Sofo-line and some part of Sabon Zongo.Zongo had its own Chief starting from Amadu Baba once deported by Nkrumah to Nige ...
read full comment
Ahhhh! refreshing piece.
Sorry Akosua, Amadu Baba was not the first Chief of Kumasi Zango,but about the sixth or seventh inline.Officially, Mallam Gardi was the first zango chief of Kumasi(1902-1905)followed by Mallam Uthman(1905-1919)etc. Amadu Baba ...
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its is the stupid busangas nd jealous dogombas who call others kanbonga.
Once there was a priest who was travelling quite some distance, so he stopped at a convent near a Zongo to seek lodging for the night. The nuns had an extra room, so they let the father come in and stay until morning. The nex ...
read full comment
Stop your plagiarizing, it's not funny anymore.
He never claimed he is the originator of he jokes, besides he is not writing academic papers, chill.
THAT DUMB YAW SHOULD KNOW THAT THE NAME YAW WAS CREATED BY SOMEBODY.
HE SHOULD ASK THE DESCENDANTS OF TETTEH QUARSHIE ABOUT THE FARM WHERE HE GOT HIS COCOA FROM.
THE ONLY WORD GHANAIAN'S EVER CREATED IS GALAMAXY AND ITS NOT ...
read full comment
WHY SHOULD I SPEND MY TIME ALWAYS POUNDING FUFU WHILE I CAN GO TO A CATERING HOUSE AND BUY IT.
DO PEOPLE GO TO A TAILOR TO SOW THEM BLUE JEANS?
REMEMBER ITS EASIER TO BUY THINGS THAT ARE READY MADE .
EVERY COMEDIAN CAN BOR ...
read full comment
SOME OF THE WORDS YOU USED LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE DAGOMBA OR MAMPRUSI. YOU SAID PEOPLE CALL YOU A NORTHERNER AND YOU DON´T WANT TO BE RECOGNISED AS SUCH BUT A ZONGORIAN HUH? GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS AND LET´S SEE WHERE YOU ...
read full comment
Dear brothers Alhassan and Shamu I think you are being unkind and harsh on Bro. Tanko Ali Yahaya for his definition of Zongo communities in Ghana. I think the piece he wrote is quite insightful about immigrant communities in ...
read full comment
Never islamatize Zongo as it is typical multi cultural community. The norhteners who made up the Zongo, only few of them are moslems and the rest of the moslems are non Ghanaians. The majority of the moslems are from Burkina ...
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Most Ghanaians associate the Zongo with muslims, despitethe multi-ethnicity.
Keep the good work up!
Please, if this writer did not understand the meaning of the word zongo then he need to have better understanding of it in order to define it well. Base on what I read, he is totally wrong. The only advice that I can give him ...
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You have said nothing of importance here, just going round about nothing. Why don't you tell us what is wrong with the idea if you have them?
Stop reading his jokes then, he never claimed to be the original of those stories, he Cullen's them from jokes.com
Besides illiteracy which I think is very high among the Zongo dwellers or people, the Zongorians (to borrow your term) is a destabilizing force in Ghana. In this day an age where elections are so fraudulent with the EC machin ...
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from your write up i think you left something out.why didn't you mention akans from the west across the boarder from ivery coast also coming into the country ..you are looking at international boundaries have you thought abou ...
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ZONGO boy
That you my brother for your article is for a fact that zongo stands unique and its really the eleventh region and we zongorians are proud of it,but for one thing am in a little four is the dominant language at zongo but I gi ...
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Great job Yahaya
Man you don`t know Ghanaian history, anyway am sorry your father left you!!!!
You are a kind of person who will associate with a thing when during the good moments. The North is seen as deprived for now so don't want to be called a Northerner. I am very sure that if the north was well off you would swe ...
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LEAVE THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN GHANA ALONE, DO NOT ASSOCIATE THEM WITH ZONGO PEOPLE WHO ARE ENTIRELY FOREIGNERS. AS FOR THE ILLITERATE SUPPOSE CHIEFS FROM NORTHERN GHANA LEAVING IN THE ZONGOS THEY REPRESENT ONLY THEMSELVES
My bro, I fully concor with you
i think u are trying hard to reconstruct your genealogy otherwise the narrative is pointless.u see, ghana must embrace naturalised Ghs and offsprings of immigrants who have become Ghs by birth as stipulated in the Const. Dont ...
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LIKE SERIOUSLY, ZONGO IS PREDOMINANTLY NOT NORTHERNERS, AND ALSO THE WRITER FORGOT TOGO,THE REASON BEING THAT ALMOST ALL THE ZONGOS OLD AND NEWLY CREATED ARE BEEN HELD BY THE TOGOLISE DESCENT AND THAT IS A FACT.
All people living in zongos who did not have any Ghanaian signnames are foreigners.and anyone who speak hausa language is from nigeria or niger,and must be deported
the lands in our town that they build the zongos are not for hausa foriegners that settle on them.