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Akufo-Addo must go unopposed if… - Wontumi advises NPP

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  • don`t care!!! Hmmmm 10 years ago

    Akufo-Addo must go unopposed with what age?Hmmmmmm!

  • don`t care!!! Hmmmm 10 years ago

    Hmmmmm!Nelson Mandela!Once said... One temptation of a leader elected unopposed is that he may use that powerful position to settle scores with his detractors, marginalize them and, in certain cases, get rid of them and su ...
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  • ZoRRo 10 years ago

    According to Sammy Awuku of NPP the opportunity of a party in Ghana to come to power will open avenues for party executives and members to take steal share of the national BOOTY. That is Ghana politics 4 U ! What about the po ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE 10 years ago

    NKWASEAFO BI NTI GHANA IS SICK!!! THE CEDI HAS ALREADY DIVED DEEP DOWN!!!!!!!------ WE NEED NANA'S WISDOM. HIS LEADERSHIP WITH BAWUMIA IS EXCELLENT. NANA IS OUR POLITICAL MESSIAH!! WE WILL PATIENTLY WAIT FOR HIM TO COME AND L ...
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  • GIRLZ 10 years ago

    Want to immitate NDC because Atta Mills went for a 3rd time.

    You are lost, because the margin of vote for Atta Mills was increasing from elections to elections.

    But can NPP say the same of Akuffo Addo? NO! His margin of ...
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  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    this govt is soaked in corruption and has compromised our future with their shady deals with the Chinese . you talk of humble beginnings only to support those who destroy any chances we have at a better future for our childre ...
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  • Kwaku Menka 10 years ago

    Ashawoo ba. Wo papa wo Bourkina.

  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    npp putting up nana is like them flogging a dead horse hoping it can still win the race , leave the old man alone. already the propaganda against him is building up and now he is being accused of Freemasonry . he can not lea ...
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  • Catch-22 10 years ago

    AKUFO ADDO IS BEHIND THE WHOLE IDEA OF SOLICITATION THROUGH STOOGES OF HIS COHORTS DRUM THE MESSAGE TO STAND UNOPPOSED.

    AKUF ADDO IS POWER DRUNK AND WILL DO EVERYTHING WICKED TO BE IN POWER, MORE IMPORTANTLY, BY THE MIGHTY ...
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  • mejoesame 10 years ago

    wontumi u are crazy,u think we joking.pls stop that loose talk and focus on your job.

  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

    You want to use free SHS education program brought to the public domain by
    Nana Akuffo Addo, when Mahama claimed
    it will not work, because he is clueless Cow, when saw that Nana Akuffo Addo has vision and disciplined politi ...
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  • Agbee 10 years ago

    FIADZOE,your English is even SMELLING.But on a more serious note, I just want to educate you, that the free SHS is contained in the 1992 constitution that NDC wrote, at the time NPP boycotted Parliament, referring to the parl ...
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  • mugu1 10 years ago

    ghana is doom to have Akuffo Addo as opposition leader.
    we can't build this nation

  • ALHAJI KANKANE 10 years ago

    FOR THE PAST 25YEARS OF NDC WHAT HAVE YOU PEOPLE[NDC] HAVE DONE TO BUILD THE NATION,ONLY LOOTING AND SHARING,YOU PEOPLE ARE SELFISH AND LACK OF IDEAS.DON'T HIDE BEHIND LADY'S SKIRT TO SPILL NONSENSE.NOW THE BALL IS IN YOUR CO ...
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  • prempeh 1 10 years ago

    You guess right, NKWASIAFO BI NTI, also known as Al Qaeda terrorist groups in Ghana, after our independence sabotage and sold the country to America C.I.A and British M.I.5 has ended us in a very poor condition, when Ghana st ...
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  • Patrick Mensah 10 years ago

    I guess you can trust a wee smoker? Once a thief, always a thief. Once a teacher, always a teacher so the saying goes. I would rather put my trust in a sane person than the ganjaman. I hope you understand.

  • Truthful Kofi 10 years ago

    Is he better than the Allans and Co.? Let the congress decide! Mr chairman

  • Agbee 10 years ago

    PRINCE,you have soon forgotten the kickback accusation made against Kuffour by your own npp party member? Jake's buying of the government bungalow at a take away price, the huge corruption at Ghana@50, and the gargantuan rot ...
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  • Andy 10 years ago

    Whether unoppose or oppose he is still losing

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

    If he can go unopposed and can perform better than what is going on in Ghana now, with a youthful president, who cares about his age? We just don't want him to also surround himself with squared pegs in round holes.

  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

    We do not want school boys with thievery, dishonest, deceit, corruption, lies, violence, incompetency, plenty talks and promises with do nothing, promises and fail young foolish cows.

    School boys who sits unconcern for
    Al ...
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  • yag 10 years ago

    Fiadzoe ?You forgot to mention the famous Drill Ship sales saga in London.

  • NANA OBUOBI-ANSAH I 10 years ago

    Because you are idiots, senseless and hopeless Cows, if you have an evidence
    why can't you go to court and defend
    any malpractices? Swine!!!

    NPP had evidence against Alfred Agbesi Woyome, for robbing the majority people ...
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  • APPIAH 10 years ago

    TO DICTATE TO US,,THEY HAVE HIJACKED THE NPP PARTY INSULTING OUR KING THE OTUMFUO ANYTIME THEY FEEL LIKE. ITS A SHAME,,ALAN KYEREMANTENG AND HIS FOLLOWERS HAVE BEEN TAMED WIT INSULTS AND INTIMIDATIONS.

  • Johnny USA 10 years ago

    WE WILL ALLOWED DEVIL TO RULE GHANA BETTER THAN NPP THIEVES TO RULE GHANA AGAIN.DRILL SHIP AND LOOTING OF ALL GOV LANDS AT AIRPORT AND CANTONMENT AREAS AND SOLD THEM TO FOREIGNERS TO BUILD ON HOTELS? SHAME TO GHANAIAN'S WHO W ...
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  • NANA OBUOBI-ANSAH I 10 years ago

    Because you are a devil hence you want a devil, Ghana does not belongs to devilish monkeys and there will be no amount of idiots who will encourage devilish to remain our continents for
    us to suffer like this.

    We the civi ...
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  • Johnny USA 10 years ago

    DONT YOU KNOW THAT NPP IS A DEVIL PARTY.

  • Odikr@ 10 years ago

    "There will be trouble ahead"
    "Let's face the music"....
    Oboubi ?Are you on the "weed"??

  • Danny 10 years ago

    Now that we have a dwindling economy, the least i expected was endorsement of somebody like Nana Addo.We want Ghanas wellbeing so WONTUMI and his cohorts should know better because NPP is a democratic party

  • DK 10 years ago

    As long as 'some people' in the NPP think that they were born to lead this country, there will always be confusion in the Party. It is only God who makes Kings not men. We should know that.

  • Adu 10 years ago

    Nana is too old to rule ghanaians and if that happens is going to be sure bet for ndc.koko for ndc.nana can,t beat jdm,period

  • Sethoo 10 years ago

    Are you happy with the performance of Sammy Okudjetu,Felix,Fiifi Kwettey,Omane Boamah,Elvis Afriyie Ankrah supervise by the "youthful" John Mahama?If so then continue to vote for NDC.

  • Alhaji Brutus Germany 10 years ago

    WELL SAID CHAIRMAN WONTUMI FOR THIS WISE ADVICE

  • KK. USA 10 years ago

    NPP should let any one to contest. If majority want Nana let all of them vote him period. Democracy doesn't play that role.

  • Reason 10 years ago

    all those who paying Nana Akufo Addo visit are lobbying for position should the old man win election. If it should happen, his presidential staffer will be more than 1000 heads.
    But the unfortunate is Nana is not destine to ...
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  • JP 10 years ago

    Unity is not about allowing only one candidate to go unopposed.

    I think it is time to allow who ever wants to contest to go ahead and do so.

    And the party leader with votes should not elect a person with just name but t ...
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  • Frank Dodam 10 years ago

    NPP WHERE IS YOUR DEMOCRATIC CREDENTIALS IF YOU YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO OPPOSITION TO NANA
    CAN HE GO ALL THE WAY THIS TIME AGAIN
    PLEASE GIVE THIS OLD MAN A BREAK
    SAVE HIM FROM ANOTHER ROUND IN THE RING

  • Akomadan Adjei Nkansah Belgium 10 years ago

    CHAIRMAN WONTUMI WISE ADVICE,GOD BLESS YOU,KEEPT IT UP

  • Amadu Siedu 10 years ago

    This man called wontumi always makes mockery of himself indicating his naivety in politics. Immediately he was elected as chairman of the ashanti region npp his first speech was to vowed to ensure that akuffo addo becomne pre ...
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  • Y3ntei Obiaa 10 years ago

    Guard who did not see anything wrong with 'organizing' a posse to intimidate his opponent,Osei Kwame Prempeh,in the regional primaries?
    This charade begun after the results of the 2012 elections were announced.
    As pundits h ...
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  • k. amponsah 10 years ago

    Good suggestion.

  • nyaaba from nabdam 10 years ago

    Nana must go alone to win for npp

  • Revjay393@yahoo.co.uk 10 years ago

    PART TIME JOB The Life Changers Group is a Group of Compassionate Individuals from different countries that came together t ...
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  • KOMOO FRANCE. 10 years ago

    Lam a die hard supporter of NPP, a strong follower of NANA,but ithink this is undemocratic.

  • Goliath's David 10 years ago

    Get rid of the Akan/Ashanti tribalism you have in NPP and you will surely win the elections.

  • abuburoba anyansa 10 years ago

    I never knew you will be so naive and unscientific. On what basis do u think AKUFO ADDO can deliver power when his two shots ended wit two regions. EXCUSE ME WONTUMI OR WHATEVER

  • Ozymandias Konfanko Methuselah 10 years ago

    YOUR WAY IS NOT DEMOCRATIC AT ALL. TELL ME THE REASON WHY AKUFO ADDO SHOULD GO UNOPPOSED? THIS MAN HAS NO TANGIBLE AND COHESIVE REASON TO BE A PRESIDENT.GHANAIANS DO NOT LIKE HIM.NPP LIKES HIM BUT NOT GHANAIANS. DO YOU GET IT ...
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  • still rastafari 10 years ago

    persuasion not coercion Mr wontumi

  • GRACE 10 years ago

    oh is there nooooo body in the party. please let nana rest

  • ASEM WO MANO 10 years ago

    That is all what you people of y3n akanfou should do to thhis evil dwarf.
    What A Nation?

  • JOHNSON 10 years ago

    Let me tell the NPP that even if all presidential candidates of the various political parties decide to step down and allow Nana alone to contest he will still lose. The man has not been ordained to be a president PERIOD.

  • Naana Adjoa 10 years ago

    Anyway, when will other promising candidates be given the chance. Nana had his share, others should also be given the opportunity.

  • Kofi Eraser-USA 10 years ago

    I keep saying replace this looser...if no one can tell him that l sure will....what was he in the UK doing to help theparty other than chilling his butt off......please select someone that stayed woth party after the defeat a ...
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  • Limann 10 years ago

    Any body rooting for Nana Addo do no have his welfare at heart. Age is not on his side. Besides a 3rd looming defeat will break him down to his knees. This is the time for him to retire in dignity. Fact is the man did his bes ...
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  • RAS BO LONDON 10 years ago

    If you don’t have a pillow i can buy you one from Latex foam. Or I suggest u visit the psychiatrist at asylum down.......

    What does Nana Addo have? Empty dirty old man.....

    Otwea don’t say that again!!!!

  • Cantankerous 10 years ago

    I'm not sure why a clearly underperforming NDC would quake at the thought of Nana Akuffo Addo standing as flag bearer for the NPP.NDC has probably lost its fear of a dysfunctional NPP leadership. The same NPP ( or shall we sa ...
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  • Odikr@ 10 years ago

    "there will be trouble ahead....".
    Bloodbath of immense proportions
    The democrats are trying to "deny" ambition of Potential candidates with hopes of leading the Party.

  • Opoku 10 years ago

    Politics is forver thrown to the dogs. "Akufo Addo must go unopposed" This silly statement could only come from a useless illiterate. What made you people think Akufo Addo is the only person within the NPP who can win electio ...
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  • still rastafari 10 years ago

    nana's advisers must negotiate with aspirants if unopposed has any advantages

  • solomon mensah 10 years ago

    nothing can save akufu addo from continues defeat because the attach of the northiners is still flying and will continue to multiply in numbers

  • Kofi Eraser 10 years ago

    now l have realized how stupid Ghanaians are.....why would they want this man who left the country for six months has the oppoortunity tpo contest again? he should have stayed his but in Ghana and help do some things to help ...
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  • Agamah frederick 10 years ago

    Npp shd be wise to change nana addo

  • ericus 10 years ago

    That was the reason why wontumi and br akoto osei were invited to london a couple weeks ago by akkuffo -addo.its just a ploy fir hum to use this strategy to intimidate tge other contestants from contesting him. What a despira ...
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  • Kofi Eraser 10 years ago

    Why would NPP give this looser another chane....he left the country for six months after loosing instead of staying his butt in Ghana to help the party.....this is insane and l have now come to relaized the stupidity of anyon ...
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  • Yao Owusu Ababio-Amsterdam 10 years ago

    What.a good decision.May the Almighty God continue decern his wisdom from above to you.This is a man that we want in the NPP to move the party forward.

  • Reason 10 years ago

    All those who are paying Nana Akufo Addo visit are lobbying for position should the old man win election. If it should happen, his presidential staffer will be more than 1000 heads.
    But the unfortunate is Nana is not destine ...
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  • Anin, USA 10 years ago

    I agree with you 100 percent.

  • TEE 10 years ago

    WHAT AGE GOT TO DO. LOOK AT MAHAMA YOUNG AND INCOMPETENT VISIONLESS CLUELESS TALK LOOSE LOOT AND SHARE MASTER MAHAAM

  • santana 10 years ago

    the elephant party is a party full of questionable characters. this wumtumi man's name popped up several times when Ghana was seriously hit with illegal galamasy operations. some Chinese guys deported from Ghana back to china ...
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  • TEE 10 years ago

    MAHAAM IS YOUNG AND HAVE NO IDEAS HOW TO RULE A COUNTRY. ONLY MASTERED IN LOOT AND SHARE WITH FAMILIES AND FRIENDS LIE LIE DUBAI CONNECTION SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH COLA NUTS NORTHERNERS BUNCH OF THIEVES ARMED ROBBERS UNDER TR ...
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  • Nankwansere 10 years ago

    The only test of popularity is through contesting and winning, PERIOD.

    If Akuffo has to lobby to be proclaimed and acclaimed then he is not popular.

  • OKOROMANSA 10 years ago

    THIS IS VERY GOOD IDEA AND I TRUST THE NPP FOLKS WOULD LISTEN TO SUCH WORDS OF WISOM. THANK YOU, WONTUMI, BUT LET US HEAR MORE WISE COUNSELING FROM YOU HENCE.

  • Npp is a Family Business 10 years ago

    Nansince....let him run after all he says he has sought the Face of God...so what is he afraid of again?

  • ffonky 10 years ago

    Mr Wuntumi,the ideal is good but that is not democracy, even if that should work.
    It´s time NPP shows maturity and get united even before Nana deceides whether or not to stand as the flagbearer.

  • Kuudegr David 10 years ago

    I support the call by Wontumi 100%. I think that's the only the NPP can outwit the NDC in the 2016 general elections.

  • PLUMBER 10 years ago

    "This is the time for us to change our style a bit if we want to come to power,” he said.
    Wow, NPP to abandon democratic principles in order to come back to power. Why would Nana not also be advised to stand down for other ...
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  • Forkah Mahamud 10 years ago

    Wontumi is a wise chairman

  • naa 10 years ago

    Nana all the way,kwahu ooh kwahu

  • Forkah Mahamud 10 years ago

    npp

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  • Edem 10 years ago

    Doesn't NPP have other candidates in their midst, who are equally brilliant, full of wisdom, experienced, knowledgeable, have age on their side, and not seen to be polarizing, who can rally the grassroots, independents, float ...
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  • Johnny USA 10 years ago

    NO DEMOCRACY IN NPP ,WHY SOME ARE CALLING SOME GROUP NOT TO STAND FOR THE POSITION AND ONLY NANA TO STAND FOR SUCH POSITION?TWEAN NPP.

  • BOY KOFI 10 years ago

    Nana Addo and Kuffour factions should look for a neutral candidate who can unite them.If Nana Addo is heading a faction then you cannot tell others to relinquish their ambition in the interest of party.If Nana himself knows t ...
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  • Adu 10 years ago

    Wo aka no yie papaaaaaaapa. So that the NDC will have nothing to say. Well said. Thank you

  • ASANTEWA 10 years ago

    WORDS OF WISDOM(Wontumi)

  • DANIEL 10 years ago

    DEMOCRACY AND PARTY CONSTITUTION MUST BE FOLLOWED BUT NOT WONTUMI CALABULE STATEMENT!

  • ASANTEWA 10 years ago

    COMMON SENSE(that is the bottom line)

  • GHANANI 10 years ago

    I wonder why the NPP is so keen about letting this bloated oid man be their presidential candidate for the third time and even want him to stand unopposed.Is the NPP Akuffu-Addo's property? Is he the only financier of the par ...
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  • ------------ 10 years ago

    IS AKUFFO ADDO NOW A GOD?

  • yaa 10 years ago

    i will not vote for npp if nana comes again

  • santana 10 years ago

    Kwame Nkrumah of blessed memories was the best of the best leader Ghana ever had. he was a unifier and very patriotic. he preached vehemently against the country been divided on tribal lines. he made all Ghanaians think as G ...
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  • Whatever 10 years ago

    Wontumi's suggestion gives us an insight into Akufo Addo's lack of self-belief. For someone who claimed to have spoken to God about his future, this surely caps a major doubt on that claim

  • Victor Asiedu-Young 10 years ago

    It's a good suggestion and I hope Mr. Alan Kyeremateng and his followers are listening. The NPP need to unite and fight to rescue Ghanaians from the wicked NDC govt. The factions and divisions have to give way to party progre ...
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  • Kohia 10 years ago

    I THOUGHT THESE PEOPLE WERE TOUTING THEIR HORNS AS GREAT DEMOCRATS. WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?

  • Joseph Amoa 10 years ago

    what are U talking about?is is it democracy?I do not buy your idea and stop it.U cant say it now.

  • KK US 10 years ago

    This Chairman is not a good leader such advce shouldnt come on the air i tell you there are some bad taught am sorry for this party

  • AGYAATA 10 years ago

    A NICE AND INTELLIGENT PIECE

  • CHE 10 years ago

    I believe there is pressure on Alan to bow out and this cannot be healthy for the party. Bear in mind that at the 2008 contested leadership convention, there was a lot of tension and Akuffo-Addo only won on the second round. ...
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  • alex 10 years ago

    tweaaaaaaaaa

  • AFRICAAAAAA 10 years ago

    Who said tweaaaa? Are you my co-equal????

  • Y3ntei Obiaa 10 years ago

    Flagbearership! If this is the end result they all want, why did Antwi Boasiako really have to run against Osei Kwame Prempeh with all the venom and arm-twisting we witnessed?
    The guy coming up with this 'crazy' idea, which ...
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  • QED. 10 years ago

    Despite practising democracy, contenders for flagbearership should know their position or stand in the party before contesting a post to leave the most likely few two or three members to be chosen by ballot box. This makes se ...
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  • Joseph Peters 10 years ago

    You must rather be concerned of the venue of your congress. NPP leaders must think, don't go and sacrifice your members in the north. Do you think the Nothenres like the Party. Tamale is a dangerous place to hold the congress ...
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  • DANIEL 10 years ago

    WONTUMI IS DISGRACING NPP AND GHANA AS WELL!

  • Wee the people 10 years ago

    Wontumi,the ntampi is too much

  • Ghanaba 10 years ago

    Lol. How will we know he is ready for election contest in 2016 if he cannot run a primary elections. Funny NPP!!

  • kofi Antwi 10 years ago

    Three times a loser !!! Lost twice in the ballot house; lost again at the supreme court and you're still being asked to support the loser. poor NPP supporters ! Are you robots or can you use some intelligence in making you ...
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  • Dumega Korshi 10 years ago

    What was NPP line when about 16 of the likes of Akufo-Addo, Kyeremanteng, Arthur Kennedy and others were seriously contesting in 2008 and you called it a 'democratic process'. So what is now your definition of democratic proc ...
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  • Abdul 10 years ago

    What makes you think you have any right to make such a statement, you are deciding the party more, go to congress as the constitution has stated and the people decide who should lead the party and stop campaigning for Nana.

  • Big Shark. 10 years ago

    Only wise and intelligent men are in NPP

  • Musah 10 years ago

    These are the people who are causing NPP defeat after defeat in polls. If the electorate didn't buy his message three times on a row, what do you expect to happen the next time? Do you think trees and goats are going to cast ...
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  • kwesi 10 years ago

    Did I just read a statement from a whole regional chairman of NPP? Where is the democracy upon which NPP was built? If you are asking the Alan to abandon his presidential ambition why can't you equally tell Nana not to contes ...
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  • AFRICAAAAAA 10 years ago

    This is absolute NONSENSE and the epitome of INSANITY! Why would you keep doing the same thing and expect a different result? Akuffo Addo has run and failed twice. Why keep giving him the mantle? This makes a mockery of grass ...
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  • kk 10 years ago

    This man has lost the credibility to lead the nation Ghana. After trying and failing for the seat two times, it is about time he give others the chance to contest for the presidency.

  • CEE 10 years ago

    NO NANA NO VOTE NO NANA NO VOTE

  • Ofori Panin. Nana 10 years ago

    If NPP like Addo Not Ghanaian due to that they should different Person

  • Sampson mensah 10 years ago

    Yes is true nana all the way l suport you mr chairman