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Nana Addo’s ‘Simpa Panyin' comment misconstrued - Sir John

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  • Ray 7 years ago

    You are here saying what? Apologize on behalf on Nana Addo? Your Central Regional Secretary said to hell with the chiefs! That Nana Addo WILL NOT apologize. Anyway who does that description fits best? A desecrated party ...
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  • Dada Boat 7 years ago

    After smoking n sniffing coke, what do u expect

  • insight to the bone 7 years ago

    let those idiot kwasiapanyin chiefs go as they already got their v8s and so are talking shit. It is said religion and science must go together for the welfare of mankind and i say simple plain common sense , justice and scien ...
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  • Akporkplor 7 years ago

    Your so called akan DNA is just the same as that of orangutans.

  • Elizabeth 7 years ago

    Good riddance to your Nana because the symptoms of his pride and arrogance are showing in his speech. He cannot hide anything about his personality. Goodriddance, the right word for Nana Addo

  • Elizabeth 7 years ago

    The God you are waiting on loves the humble, the incorruptible and the openminded not your type. Learn to trust in God and do the waiting than doing the fighting. We wait on the Lord and we trust in him and he will rescue a ...
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  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7 years ago

    MATTERS LIKE THIS BUGABUGA NDC IDIOTS LIKE ASIEDU NKETIA, SOLOMON NKANSA, FRED AGBENYO, ALOTEY JACOB, OFOSU KWAKYE AND MANY MORE FOOLS WILL JUST TELL THE CHIEFS TO GO BURN THE SEA

  • koo nimo 7 years ago

    Dada Boat. Is it what you have to say? Shame on you.

  • LAST DON 7 years ago

    MAHAMA GO AWAY WITH YOU 419 DUBAI IN GHANA, RESIDENTS IN DUBAI ARE CALLING FOR YOU HEAD HAHAHAHAH

  • Lawrence 7 years ago

    Who let loose this species from the zoo again. At least, we were having a bit of respect from the international community when this bush dog was caged. Apologize on behalf of an arrogant useless and good for nothing Akufo Add ...
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  • # Lone Crusader 7 years ago

    Every proverbal statement has it's true insulting meanings!
    If that's what he kokoase-krakye sir. john wants to enforce Ghanaian voters to accept, then 'kokoase-krakye' is also the same proverbal statement which is not an i ...
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  • Lawson Tdi 7 years ago

    Why are there too many idiots in ndc? What do you want mean here satan crusader? The man used a common phrase which is a house hold thing of which all children as well as old people uses, it has turned to harm somebody, the m ...
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  • MAN 7 years ago

    NPP RESPECT ONLY AKANS AS HUMAN IN GHANA SO THEY THEY WILL LOOSE AND REMAIN IN OPPOSITION.

  • DEAR 7 years ago

    NPP RESPECT ONLY ASANTES AND AKYEMS AS CITIZENS

    NDC ALL THE WAY

  • KY 7 years ago

    why are you guys always feel inferior to Asantes? Is Nana an Asante? you guys grow up. When our forefathers were fighting for territories yours were chasing women and juju.

  • KD 7 years ago

    Then anyone who says Kokofu ball bo should also apologies. Is it the first time some one has said this? These are NDC members pretending to be chiefs.

  • Asea Ho 7 years ago

    I am 54 years. I have learnt some of this rich traditional Ghanaian idioms, metaphors and similes from my elders. They are beautiful when used in context. These sayings have their root (context) and must be used in their cont ...
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  • Nana 7 years ago

    Sir John let me tell you is an insult it's not provibal ask any elderly from Winneba and they will explain it to you, because you want winnebarians vote you are apologizing for Nana let him come out to apologize otherwise I w ...
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  • BLACK-STAR-COAST 7 years ago

    YOU ARE RATHER INSULTING THE CHIEFS OF
    THAT CLAN,OR COMMUNITY,WHY BECAUSE,THEY
    THE"CHIEFS ARE DEMANDING AN APOLOGY FROM
    NANA ADDO,AND YOU REPLACING HIM,

  • Teacher 7 years ago

    Akufo Addo is very rude and disrespectful to the people of Winneba. Any sensible and decent man will have apologized for such uncouth talk. But instead look at what the arrogant npp is doing. Npp will lose because of such lac ...
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  • CASSAVA FARM 7 years ago

    ITS ON THE SAME WAYS,AND ROOTS,THE GUY
    PUBLICLY,AND WORLDWIDELY INSULTED,THE
    IGP,HE IS ALSO POLITICIAN,AND WELL
    EDUCATED FELLOW.WHAT ARE THEY,EXPECTIN
    G THOSE STREETH GUYS TO DO?

  • Nana Ama 7 years ago

    Sir John keep Quiet

  • Adanko, New Orleans 7 years ago

    Foolishman, who told you it's proverbial? we the people from Winneba know it's an insult so how dare you try to play with our minds by explaining it your way to us. Do you understand it more than we do? Aboabi.

  • CAPE THREE POINTS 7 years ago

    MILLIONS OF SHAME UNTO THESE SO CALLED
    EDUCATED DIPLOMATS,AND POLITICOS,ORDINARY STREETH FELLOWS USED
    TO USE TO WORDS,BUT,ITS NOT ON THE WAY
    PUBLICLY AND WORLDWIDELY DISGRACING
    WINNEBARIANS

  • Amidini 7 years ago

    Owusu, Nana ll following you soon. JM TOASO !

  • # SAYMORE 7 years ago

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with the expression used by Nana Addo within the context of Ghanaian culture. However, as a Presidential candidate of no mean a party than the NPP, and as a former foreign Minister of the Rep ...
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  • Ala 7 years ago

    Were you in Ghana when the late Prof Mills accused the NPP of ruling Ghana like Kokofu ball? Did the ppl of Kokofu take arms?

    All these V8 chiefs doing politics

  • JOHN MAHAMA THE THIEF MAN 7 years ago

    NDC THIEVES/NDC LIARS/NDC KILLERS

  • Nana Kwame Ampim Darko 7 years ago

    Listen to your self, standing in the presence of leaders of SIMPA, and reffering to your president as Simpa payin, don't you thisnk it is an insult to the elders of Simpa. LOOSE CANNON.

  • Asea Ho 7 years ago

    The Saying "Simpa Payin" is a Fante saying and not Ayem or Twi. The saying is never used to describe an irresponsible leader or elder. In actual fact the saying is used in first person speech to express concern for others mak ...
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  • Ashitey 7 years ago

    CORRECTO PERFECTO!!!

  • Kwaku Sekley 7 years ago

    What is Mr John Owusu Afriyie driving at?He should rather come out clean.He means comparing the President of Ghana usually with their daily insults of incompetence to a lineage head from Simpa(Winneba)is not an insult?In any ...
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  • kwabena Kwakye 7 years ago

    NDC HAS ONE TRICK LEFT FOR THEM TO USE PLEANTY MONEY TO BUY THE CONSCIENCE OF EC OFFICIAL AND POLLING AGENTS. SO THEY WANT PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE POLLING STATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN PLAY THEIR MISCHIEFS. NPP SHOULD DETERMINE TO FO ...
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  • Habib 7 years ago

    Stupid talk!!

  • Thank You JESUS 7 years ago

    Satan destroys and kills - God restores and gives life
    The real enemy of the Gospel - the good news of Jesus Christ - is Satan (also called Lucifer), the powerful leader of the fallen angels who rebelled against God and who ...
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  • Dangote 7 years ago

    Winneba is not only town in Ghana called simpa,there is a town in constituency which also called simpa,why is it that the chiefs there didn't come out to say Nana Addo has insulted them by the use of the phrase "simpa panin" ...
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  • Isaac 7 years ago

    Sir John what are you saying are you nana or general secretary of the party tell us your position in the party before you issue a statement by the way let me remind you your death on 7 Dec. 9 Dec.

  • 27 years of ndc is a disease 7 years ago

    what de chiefs r doing is very annoying, is nana addo de only person who has used de word simpa panin in Ghana. Pples has been using during our fore fathers, dey shud go n tell our fore fathers who started doing to apologise ...
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  • 27 years of ndc is a disease 7 years ago

    the chiefs shud go and tell our fore fathers who started using it de adage simpa panin to apologise before nana will apologise. Stupidity at it highest peak. I will not be surprise if mahama has gave dem v8

  • tintin 7 years ago

    YOU HAVE BEEN IGNORED FOR SO LONG THAT YOU WANT TO BE HEARD ONCE AGAIN. I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY THE DELEGATES REJECTED YOU. YOU TALK BY HEART WITHOUT SENSE.

  • kwesi 7 years ago

    Anyone sensible akan person knows is an insult the Ashantis use to make fun of the Fantis.

  • koo nimo 7 years ago

    Simpa panyin is not an insult and will never be one

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  • Ghana must know. 7 years ago

    Our hournerable chief must not allow themselves to be used by the greedy bastards in government. "Simpa panyin" have been used long before Nana Addo's dad was born.

  • truth 7 years ago

    Kwaseabea s3 oy3 journalists. Aside from Kwami sefa & a hand full most of them are lazy.

  • ebo 7 years ago

    Some chiefs are simply playing to the gallary. This is an old adage. What about Konongo kaya. Should the chiefs in Konongo be peeved. This is all politics. Have Simpa chiefs not heard of this before.

  • Georgee 7 years ago

    Are Nananom hearing Simpa panyin which is a common saying for the first time or they are allowing Nana Addo's political opponent to use this against him. We have all been using for a long time even in sermons.

  • Kwasi Ofori Agyeman. USA 7 years ago

    I am a from a Royal family from Konongo Asante Akim. Nana Apontuah's family. We have never taken offence when people refers to others as "Konongo Kaya".
    Is just a common phrase that people used based on a situation. What is ...
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  • NPP BELGUIM 7 years ago

    Sir John are you in the mind of Nana Addo when he utter that word?. This are the type Ghanaian who always want to be heard.He insulted the people of Winneba and others. Nana Addo himself is Simpa panyin because he grante ...
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  • jb 7 years ago

    Where's your wise general secretary? Npp delegates voted him out but nana addo has managed to smuggle him back. Now it's who nana wants not the choice of the delegates.

  • Ewugyadze desperate John Mahama 7 years ago

    From now on no one should say Konongo Kaya,Kokofu ball bo, Kade bodamfo etc.Ndc's propaganda nonsense!!

  • jew guy 7 years ago

    When somebody says Konongo kayak, will chiefs of Konongo say day they are being insulted? These Winneba chiefs find something else to talk about.

  • em 7 years ago

    why cant nana himself apologise? it is pure arrogance.

  • Gabby 7 years ago

    Nana calls the President 'simpa panyin' which even the Simpa chiefs find insulting but the christian council, Catholic Conference, Peace council etc do not find any thing wrong with this insult eh? Okay!!!

  • Real Agenda 7 years ago

    I know Nana Addo is preparing a nice piece of apology to the chiefs concerned. But when you get those apologies we need your votes anyways.

  • Yaw - usa 7 years ago

    A leader should now how to.talk. basically it meant simpa leaders are not worthy

  • BOY KOFI 7 years ago

    Nobody trusts Nana Addio that's why he was rejected in 2008 and 2012 so will it be in 2016.Thank you.

  • John Appiah 7 years ago

    Look at this cocoa kraseni. Qualified apology. No no.

  • GENERAL DeGAULE 7 years ago

    I'm sure if someone called you Asante ni aboa, every body of Asante kin will take offence; and rightly so.

  • Abubakari sadiq zakaria Secretary Nyo 7 years ago

    Ghanianse needs unincorruptable government they also need change and not inter change the NDC government claim they are building. Nana oooooo Nana

  • Biyariga 7 years ago

    Hahahahahaaaaa, am enjoying the comments. You see , the old man rehearsed throughout the night before the day he made the comment how he was going to give it to JDM and tag him as a violent leader. God was awake when you were ...
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  • Wilson Duah 7 years ago

    PLEASE CHIEFS DON'T TAKE NANA ADDO COMMENTS AS AN
    INSULT TO YOU NANA NOM NANA ADDO CANNOT INSULT YOU OR BODY IN THE AREA BUT TAKE AS GRANTED THAT NANA CAN HELP THE YOUTH TO GET SOME WORK TO DO IN YOUR AREAS SO FORGET PRESID ...
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  • Biyariga 7 years ago

    Sir John, how on earth do you expect us to construe what Nana has said. Would you have construed it if JDM had made the same comment. Everybody misconstrues the other in politics. If we were to construe one another I don't th ...
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  • Wilson Duah 7 years ago

    PLEASE NANA NOM DON'T VOTE FOR PRESIDENT MAHAMA AND THEIR PROPROGANDA POLITICS.

  • Agya koo 7 years ago

    Waiting for Opaana ,your wildest dream

  • Ekow Samuel. 7 years ago

    Nana Akuffu Addo need to be Appologise by himself and anyway since he is rader from the royal family the he could have to know the point of useing the proverb and he need to be appologiseing to the chiefs of Effutu, and it is ...
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  • Habib 7 years ago

    Nana and NPP are jokers!!

  • nana osei agyemang 7 years ago

    stupid comment about kokofu b))l b)..has it been used by any politician? Lets call a spade a spade and not a big spoon..akuffo addo erred and should apologise..humility is a glowing virtue in a potential CIC