Brother Francis, I wish you had broken this article into two. The products of the botched NDC/NPP educational system wont read because they cant read. In effect these guys don't read and so they fall prey to these Danquah/Bus ... read full comment
Brother Francis, I wish you had broken this article into two. The products of the botched NDC/NPP educational system wont read because they cant read. In effect these guys don't read and so they fall prey to these Danquah/Busia/Dombo disgraceful apologetics.
They have very low IQ and can not reason for themselves. These are the people whose worlds are falling apart yet cant see what is going on in the country. You see the kind of lies and BS they write about Nkrumah? They will accept a president who will come to power and acquire a hotel within 2 years; a prime minister who will sell his country to IMF for power and again take three years salary advance; a president who will sell all industries to his cronies and relatives. Instead of reading to know how dangerously Ghana has descended into they foolishly believe the lies about Nkrumah. Block heads like Ahoafe Okoampa and the So called "DR" SAS.
Well for their information, Nkrumah's name has been written in stone and nothing can erode it. They can continue spinning Ghana's socio-political history. Nkrumah never dies.
Kwame Bediako 9 years ago
TRUTH is the most difficult thing to hide.Nkrumah,the greatest AFRICAN of all time is vindicated.
TRUTH is the most difficult thing to hide.Nkrumah,the greatest AFRICAN of all time is vindicated.
ADJOA WANGARA 9 years ago
Francis Kwarteng has nothing but copied and pasted nonsense for Readers.
Francis Kwarteng has nothing but copied and pasted nonsense for Readers.
Sister Souljah 9 years ago
Kwarteng can at least copy and paste for discernible readers to digest, what can you the MORONIC Adjoa Wangara give your readers other than vile and stupid one liners. I guess you are trying so hard to attract attention but t ... read full comment
Kwarteng can at least copy and paste for discernible readers to digest, what can you the MORONIC Adjoa Wangara give your readers other than vile and stupid one liners. I guess you are trying so hard to attract attention but the honorable Kwarteng has mostly ignored your poor and pathetic soul, SHAME!
BOAFO YENA 9 years ago
Madam Wangara, you keep stating the same lies & insula as soon as you see Kwarteng's name. Why? May I ask? You must be idiotic, to put it lightly.
Madam Wangara, you keep stating the same lies & insula as soon as you see Kwarteng's name. Why? May I ask? You must be idiotic, to put it lightly.
Kwabena Akurang-Parry 9 years ago
If you have "something" let us hear from you!
If you have "something" let us hear from you!
Bonso 9 years ago
I watched this Video
This is history, record of past events.
Events are not opinions but actions...which speaks for itself in this Video
The rivalry between the Nkrumahists and Danquauhists is radically affecting moving the nation forward. Not calling for Akyeampong's Unigov., but a healthy democratic dispensation. I am therefore calling for an unconditional t ... read full comment
The rivalry between the Nkrumahists and Danquauhists is radically affecting moving the nation forward. Not calling for Akyeampong's Unigov., but a healthy democratic dispensation. I am therefore calling for an unconditional truce, so that all Ghanaians irregardless of party affiliation would work in the interest of Ghana's future. Let bygones be bygones !
Kwadwo 9 years ago
Francis, are you really suggesting that threats posed by opposition members justifies their incarceration without charge and trial. Don't you think history would have been kind to the messiah on this due process issue had he ... read full comment
Francis, are you really suggesting that threats posed by opposition members justifies their incarceration without charge and trial. Don't you think history would have been kind to the messiah on this due process issue had he charged and tried the so called " terrorist" for their alleged subversive activities prior to their indefinite incarceration? I doubt America is proud of the excesses under the Patriot Act, and I believe you debase the messiah when you attempt to justify the PDA. Accept this as one of Nkrumah's major policy flaws and move on, Francis. He did a lot for Ghana, but he had flaws including the PDA, One Party State and allowing himself to be declared President for life by the CPP dominated parliament.
Frank Appiah 9 years ago
Kwadwo,you still don't get it.Have a sober reflection and ponder over the circumstances that led to the PDA again and again.
Kwadwo,you still don't get it.Have a sober reflection and ponder over the circumstances that led to the PDA again and again.
YAW 9 years ago
To quote Benjamin Franklin...you should never choose between liberty and security,but society under attack always do,and they always put security first.
To quote Benjamin Franklin...you should never choose between liberty and security,but society under attack always do,and they always put security first.
Jonas Oteng 9 years ago
ADJOA WANGARA is suffering from the same mental disease like his two MENTORS DR SAS and AHOOFE.To consult AHOOFE'S psychiatrist or DR SAS' psychiatrist is a major decision he is now struggling with.I will recommend AHOOFE'S p ... read full comment
ADJOA WANGARA is suffering from the same mental disease like his two MENTORS DR SAS and AHOOFE.To consult AHOOFE'S psychiatrist or DR SAS' psychiatrist is a major decision he is now struggling with.I will recommend AHOOFE'S psychiatrist.
Frank Appiah 9 years ago
Thank you Marcus.This is a message for DR SAS and AHOOFE in particular.Even foreigners have noted that.The British High Commissioner Jon Benjamin admonished Ghanaians on monday,in his own words "not to be overly obssessed wi ... read full comment
Thank you Marcus.This is a message for DR SAS and AHOOFE in particular.Even foreigners have noted that.The British High Commissioner Jon Benjamin admonished Ghanaians on monday,in his own words "not to be overly obssessed with Ghana's history but rather focus on Ghana's future prospects".
Amegaxoxo 9 years ago
This article makes interesting reading. I was in Middle School in Kumasi during the period under review and find most of the narrative inaccurate.I lived with my parents in the house next to Mr.Yaw Baffoe's house.He was Mr.Tw ... read full comment
This article makes interesting reading. I was in Middle School in Kumasi during the period under review and find most of the narrative inaccurate.I lived with my parents in the house next to Mr.Yaw Baffoe's house.He was Mr.Twumasi-Ankrah's friend until Mr.Baffoe left the CPP to join the NLM.To the best of my recollection,the position that Mr. Baffoe chased Mr.Twumasi-Ankrah to his room is false.The story is that Twumasi invited Baffoe to his room for drinks as they were doing always and when Baffoe became drunk,Twumasi dropped a live electrical wire on him rendering him weak.Twumasi then stabbed Baffoe several times when Baffoe was unable to defend himself.The type of knife that was used in the crime became popularly known as "Baffoe".There were atrocities perpetrated by both sides,some too horrible to recount here.My problem here is that the writer is making the story one-sided.The Action Groupers committed crimes of equal proportion.All in all where does all these unnecessary obsession with the past lead us? People cannot feed themselves,education has been turned upside down,health care delivery is in shambles.Ghanaians,let us shift our focus to the future and start to work to lift this country out of the gutter in which it has been consigned.
Fred Amoah 9 years ago
What do you mean by there were atrocities from both sides? There was overwhelming evidence that all the atrocities were initiated by the NLM and MATEMEHO group.Your story of live electrical wire is a complete fabrication.My p ... read full comment
What do you mean by there were atrocities from both sides? There was overwhelming evidence that all the atrocities were initiated by the NLM and MATEMEHO group.Your story of live electrical wire is a complete fabrication.My parents also lived in the same neighbourhood.
HON. SAM 9 years ago
"My parents also lived in the same neighbourhood."
What is the relevance of the above statement?
"My parents also lived in the same neighbourhood."
What is the relevance of the above statement?
Sister Souljah 9 years ago
The relevance of that statement is to show that there are other witnesses ready to expose his outright fabrications and lies. Learn how to read and comprehend what others write before trying to offer rebuttals
The relevance of that statement is to show that there are other witnesses ready to expose his outright fabrications and lies. Learn how to read and comprehend what others write before trying to offer rebuttals
HON.SAM 9 years ago
You don't make sense Sister Souljah.
That Fred Amoah's parents also lived in the same neighborhood doesn't mean they can give a correct account of what transpired there and then if they did not witness it themselves.
You don't make sense Sister Souljah.
That Fred Amoah's parents also lived in the same neighborhood doesn't mean they can give a correct account of what transpired there and then if they did not witness it themselves.
Fred Amoah 9 years ago
Why did I state that my parents lived in the same neighbourhood ? Common sense must tell you that my parents knew exactly what happened.The fake Amegaxoxo is a blatant liar.
Why did I state that my parents lived in the same neighbourhood ? Common sense must tell you that my parents knew exactly what happened.The fake Amegaxoxo is a blatant liar.
Prof Lungu 9 years ago
Sister Souljah,
You are one of the few "sisters" now tracking and contributing to these discourses.
We hope you will stay around as long as you possibly can.
WE know that we will not always agree, but having a "sist ... read full comment
Sister Souljah,
You are one of the few "sisters" now tracking and contributing to these discourses.
We hope you will stay around as long as you possibly can.
WE know that we will not always agree, but having a "sister" chime in among all the Kofis, Kwames, Kwesis, Yaos, etc., allow some of us to sharpen our perspectives and lenses.
What we actually wanted to say by way of comment is that we are marveling at the number of people contributing to this story who practically were at the site when it was all happening, or had first had information about the goings-on.
Not too long age it was Cape Coast!
Then it was Saltpong!
Then Accra, sadly more often!
Now Kumasi!
So, the more interesting thing about all of that is the entire discourse is a bit (really!) about the City - people (witnesses, as you say) making a living and deciding "important" matters in the cities, while the towns and villages watch (and prepare to assist), all in anticipation of a big reward from the City Elites (other witnesses)!
Greetings, Sister!
Brother 9 years ago
Brother Kwateng, thank you. Untill we realise that, Britain, USA, Russia or even Côte d'Ivoire will never look for the interest of Ghana except Ghanians and so develop our own development agenda like Nkrumah did, adapting ou ... read full comment
Brother Kwateng, thank you. Untill we realise that, Britain, USA, Russia or even Côte d'Ivoire will never look for the interest of Ghana except Ghanians and so develop our own development agenda like Nkrumah did, adapting our own parametres instead following blindly, we'll be here till 100 yrs more. Reading the piece should put things in perspective and am glad people like Brother Kwadwo and co take time to read even if it is difficult for them to see the context. Those who were subversive for personal interest, we all know. A conscious effort has been made in this country to demonize Nkrumah from 1954 till date and yet, he is voted the greatest.
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 9 years ago
Brother Marcus, blame Akufo-Addo for all the happenings of recent. In fact, did you even hear the rivalry between the Nkrumahists and Danquauhists during Kufuor's days in office? The answer is obviously NO, right? Now then, w ... read full comment
Brother Marcus, blame Akufo-Addo for all the happenings of recent. In fact, did you even hear the rivalry between the Nkrumahists and Danquauhists during Kufuor's days in office? The answer is obviously NO, right? Now then, why now?
ASARE 9 years ago
Nkrumah never dies while J.B Danquah and his criminal gangs rot in hell forever.Point of corrections. It is not Gifted camp. It is Giffard camp. Actually, it is not a camp as such. It is that intersection adjacent Nicholson ... read full comment
Nkrumah never dies while J.B Danquah and his criminal gangs rot in hell forever.Point of corrections. It is not Gifted camp. It is Giffard camp. Actually, it is not a camp as such. It is that intersection adjacent Nicholson park and the one coming from Juba villas/Airfoce station striaght to MoD.Very interesting and educative.No wonder, their grandchildren are still clothed with such primitive way of doing politics. Nkrumah had indeed suffered in the hands of these CIA traitors.Sadly and disgracefully, they are never ashamed of their dark past.Ghana would be a paradise without them. Look at what they are doing to this current government. It tells you what Nkrumah went through.They shall always be the losers. Good job done by the writer.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear Asare,
Thanks for the correction!
Dear Asare,
Thanks for the correction!
Nana Ansah 9 years ago
The PDA did not come like a bolt from the blue sky in the new nation of Ghana in 1958. It was initiated as a result of terrorist attacks from the Mate Meho-Danquahseries who thought they could take the law into their hands an ... read full comment
The PDA did not come like a bolt from the blue sky in the new nation of Ghana in 1958. It was initiated as a result of terrorist attacks from the Mate Meho-Danquahseries who thought they could take the law into their hands and disrupt government. You don't negotiate with terrorists you punish them.
Any responsible government will act like Nkrumah did. You have to be resolute and consequent on terrorist. Ask the CIA what they did to the Al Qaeda terrorists at GITMA. They were water-boarded and made to stand on the feet for 3 sleepness nights whilst loud rock Songs were blasting throughout the night. The 21st century has vindicated Kwame Nkrumah's action. The British, Americans and the entire west only acted when terror visited them. They have taken the war to the doorstep of the terrorists. The rest they say is history. Nkrumah lives!
Nana Ansah 9 years ago
The primary concern of every leader is the security of her people i.e. the citizens. The PDA was put in place to lame the terrorist attacks and activities of the Mate Meho but that didn't stop them from making many assassinat ... read full comment
The primary concern of every leader is the security of her people i.e. the citizens. The PDA was put in place to lame the terrorist attacks and activities of the Mate Meho but that didn't stop them from making many assassination attempts on Nkrumah. Politics is a hard ball game. They knew the PDA was enacted. They gambled hard and lost miserably that is the whole TRUTH.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear Nana Ansah,
How are you?
Thanks for always being there.
Have a great weekend!
Dear Nana Ansah,
How are you?
Thanks for always being there.
Have a great weekend!
BOAFO YENA 9 years ago
NPP must change their ways or they will never come to power again.
NPP must change their ways or they will never come to power again.
KKO 9 years ago
Francis Kwarteng,
I don't know how old you are and if you have ever met anyone whose childhood and future were completely destroyed by the obnoxious PDA. Between 24th and 28th February 1966, over 3000 Ghanaian citizens were ... read full comment
Francis Kwarteng,
I don't know how old you are and if you have ever met anyone whose childhood and future were completely destroyed by the obnoxious PDA. Between 24th and 28th February 1966, over 3000 Ghanaian citizens were freed from various prisons all over Ghana.
Many had been blinded or crippled, while others had aged prematurely. Of 3000, less than 1000 were political prisoners. Many had been imprisoned because rivals wanted their wives. Others had gone in for land cases or because local CPP buffs simply did not like them.
It is really sickening for anyone whatever their age or political orientation, to try to defend a thing like that!
Captain Canada 9 years ago
what you just wrote how? He didn't pass the law. If it was abused by selfish Ghanaians how is that his fault? By the way you should check the number 3000 you quoted. Only 1800 was recorded. The 1200 is your own propaganda.
what you just wrote how? He didn't pass the law. If it was abused by selfish Ghanaians how is that his fault? By the way you should check the number 3000 you quoted. Only 1800 was recorded. The 1200 is your own propaganda.
mensah abrampa 9 years ago
What victories are you hoping to coral with your serial diatribe and vituperation that have been so elusive to you? Repeating the same old lies ad nauseam will neither help your cause nor win new friends. Why did Nkrumah not ... read full comment
What victories are you hoping to coral with your serial diatribe and vituperation that have been so elusive to you? Repeating the same old lies ad nauseam will neither help your cause nor win new friends. Why did Nkrumah not try the so-called terrorists that included close associates and CPP stalwarts like Komla Agbeli Gbedemah and Arko Adjei in the law courts but rather sought relief from the CPP dominated parliament to pass the disgustingly objectionable Preventive Detention Act to hush dissent and terrorize his opponents? Because he is my way or the highway,all or nothing, Putin-like socialist hardliner. The dictatorship punch lines don't sway progressive minds so your undertaking is an exercise in futility. Those who wield and live by the sword also die by the same sword.
Kofi 9 years ago
In that case why complain if JB and co died by the SWORD?
In that case why complain if JB and co died by the SWORD?
Kofi 9 years ago
In that case why complain if JB and co died by the SWORD?
In that case why complain if JB and co died by the SWORD?
James 9 years ago
Don't be naive.The PDA was not a military decree.It went through a Democratic process in Parliament.Is it a crime to be the majority in Parliament?
Don't be naive.The PDA was not a military decree.It went through a Democratic process in Parliament.Is it a crime to be the majority in Parliament?
Captain Canada 9 years ago
not legal? Can you say the same thing if it was NPP/UP dominated parliament. And here I thought you we the democrats. It goes to prove that you are not democratic nor do you believe in democracy. There parliamentary system is ... read full comment
not legal? Can you say the same thing if it was NPP/UP dominated parliament. And here I thought you we the democrats. It goes to prove that you are not democratic nor do you believe in democracy. There parliamentary system is run by the majority. But judging by your comment that's illegal. Or it is only legal when your party is in power?
Prof Lungu 9 years ago
mensah abrampa,
We all share your concerns. But to compare Nkrumah to Putin is a bit of a stretch, to say it mildly, by today's standards.
1. Can we therefore conclude, as Kofi hints, that you really do not believe in yo ... read full comment
mensah abrampa,
We all share your concerns. But to compare Nkrumah to Putin is a bit of a stretch, to say it mildly, by today's standards.
1. Can we therefore conclude, as Kofi hints, that you really do not believe in your "...Those who wield and live by the sword also die by the same sword..."?
2. With respect to Gbedemah, from the little we know, and our thoughts on the matter about the racial discrimination he met in the Howard Johnson in Delaware, including how he got to the White House, and assisted with "selling" the Akosomobo Dam project, there is frankly a lot to be apprehensive, suspicious, actually, about. Suffice to say that Foreign Ministers do not set foreign policy.
3. Finally, do not neglect this: With respect to your "...Why did Nkrumah not try the so-called terrorists...", do not forget that the key word is "Prevention". However, this is not to say that there was nothing wrong with that, particularly using today's standards. After all, we do have home detention today, with electronic monitoring, and such.
Kwadwo 9 years ago
An abuse of due process is wrong whether done in 1958 or 2015. Are you suggesting that the PDA was justified then. Additionally, why are you equivocating on what happened to Gbedemah under the PDA? Was he also one of the terr ... read full comment
An abuse of due process is wrong whether done in 1958 or 2015. Are you suggesting that the PDA was justified then. Additionally, why are you equivocating on what happened to Gbedemah under the PDA? Was he also one of the terrorists Kwarteng described in his piece. You guys are funny when you attempt to defend the indefensible.
Prof Lungu 9 years ago
Kwadwo,
Unless you are ready to concede that "context" matters in the affairs of man, in interpretations, in identification of even facts, etc., we will be forced to conclude that you are operating by "faith", and there will ... read full comment
Kwadwo,
Unless you are ready to concede that "context" matters in the affairs of man, in interpretations, in identification of even facts, etc., we will be forced to conclude that you are operating by "faith", and there will not be much we can say by way of explanation on any number of issues that will satisfy you.
To the point, if we "equivocate" your "due process" with "law", you ought to agree, (know already!), that law is not static. Prior to independence, the law in the Gold Coast said people of the Gold Coast could not vote for their own Parliament, or Chief Executive. You know what happened after independence, with the "new" Constitution....(Law)!
Then there is the small matter of the "Wrong" you mention, WRT the PDA. Clearly, using today's standards, it is mighty easy to quater-back and proclaim it was "wrong" (not right), because the detainees were not sent to a judge within 48 hours, and that sort of thing.
But if you are honest, you yourself will know that there people in Ghana prisons today who have been there more than 3 years, that have not seen a judge. If you are concerned about Danquah, what about them, those in "ReMand"?
But more important, maybe "wrong"/right serve a different need, versus "legal"/illegal. "Due process", you know, goes with "law" and by extension, "legal" (not wrong or right).
So, when a Parliament passes a law, do we turn around 50-plus years later to say the law was illegal, even of we believe that the law was wrong/not right, back then?
RE GBEDEMAH: We are entitled to "equivocate" at this time, as we continue to make up our own mind.
HERE FROM THE SAME WIKI ENTRY ON PDA: "... In India, preventive detention can be extended for only six months. After three months, such a case is brought before an advisory board for review..."
OUR COMMENT: That is India today, if our reading is right!
Finally, the last time, you made some claims against Prof Lungu related to Nkrumah. We requested you provide instance to show us. We are still waiting!
Thanks!
Kosoko 9 years ago
This is because "the so-called terrorists that included close associates and CPP stalwarts like Komla Agbeli Gbedemah and Arko Adjei" were not trying Nkrumah at the law court but wanted to take his life, disrupt a new-born go ... read full comment
This is because "the so-called terrorists that included close associates and CPP stalwarts like Komla Agbeli Gbedemah and Arko Adjei" were not trying Nkrumah at the law court but wanted to take his life, disrupt a new-born government which would had possibly plunged the country into civil war on political lines.
INXS 9 years ago
Yes, a proper analysis of historical events must place them in their proper historical context. Otherwise, we fail to understand the real motives that drive people to do things that we, with the benefit of hindsight, condemn ... read full comment
Yes, a proper analysis of historical events must place them in their proper historical context. Otherwise, we fail to understand the real motives that drive people to do things that we, with the benefit of hindsight, condemn them for.
But at the same time, we must be wary of the dangers of over-contextualization else we will justify every historical act, no matter how reprehensible, by finding a “proper” context for it. The greatness of historical acts (and their progenitors) can be found in how those acts stand the test of time – how those acts still hold sway even with the passage of time and the all-knowing look of hindsight.
Even when we properly contextualize certain acts of history, that should lead us to understanding those acts, not, necessarily, accepting them as morally right. In this regard, we can understand the PDA which does not mean that it was good or the best thing that could have been done under the circumstances. We can still ask if something else could have been done.
The most unfortunate thing was that the Act was abused and led to many false arrests of innocents. In Ghana, we have the tendency of over-doing things. Personal scores that had nothing to do with the safety, and unity of the country as well as the President’s personal well-being, were settled under the Act.
Often when certain laws are enacted, the concern is not so much to what good that law can be put but the bad things that can be done under that law – especially in developing countries like ours where the rule of law has not been fortified or solidified. So it was with the PDA.
Sometimes, Kwarteng’s clear stance against one of the parts in the historical struggle, makes some of his arguments (some, not all) often more polemical than analytical. Then, his articles are lengthy and in multiple parts so you don’t quite know where he is heading until he has reached there. Perhaps he wants to see the comments and shape the other parts accordingly, as SAS has been doing.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
INXS,
I submitted all the parts already (I did not have to wait for readers' commentaries to shape what I have to say). I hope you get the point.
Nevertheless, I have always appreciated the views of those commentators w ... read full comment
INXS,
I submitted all the parts already (I did not have to wait for readers' commentaries to shape what I have to say). I hope you get the point.
Nevertheless, I have always appreciated the views of those commentators who are willing to provide constructive critiques.
Finally, I also always have the opportunity to discuss most of my views with other writers, professors, and researchers who have taught, researched, and written extensively on such topics!
Thanks.
Lexus 9 years ago
This half-ass, half-donkey Hobo needs to be chained to the short, yellow bus he rides in, for good.
There is absolutely no doubt that, you are not the smartest 'kid' on your block.
Kwarteng, you would fare much better in li ... read full comment
This half-ass, half-donkey Hobo needs to be chained to the short, yellow bus he rides in, for good.
There is absolutely no doubt that, you are not the smartest 'kid' on your block.
Kwarteng, you would fare much better in life if your dumb ass was raised by some retarded wolves.
Kwarteng, ad3n na wagyimi saa?
Prof Lungu 9 years ago
Lexus,
What might have happened to the classy form, and temperament?
More seriously, are you in disagreement with the data/history as presented?
Or, are you in disagreement with the direction of the case - Prof. Kwart ... read full comment
Lexus,
What might have happened to the classy form, and temperament?
More seriously, are you in disagreement with the data/history as presented?
Or, are you in disagreement with the direction of the case - Prof. Kwarteng's point of view?
Or both?
Peace!
Lexus 9 years ago
.../and very tired.
Lungu, you are a real Mensch, even when i do teasingly throw 'invectives' at you sometimes, to feel your 'threshold level'. YOU A'IGHT!!
Francis, however, needs his head screwed on right.
Btw, who said ... read full comment
.../and very tired.
Lungu, you are a real Mensch, even when i do teasingly throw 'invectives' at you sometimes, to feel your 'threshold level'. YOU A'IGHT!!
Francis, however, needs his head screwed on right.
Btw, who said I wasted my time reading this article. The title was all i needed to read. He is a victim of circumstances.
PEACE!!!!
Kosoko 9 years ago
You are rather a Dumb Ass. Is only when you can't reasoning and debate that you resort to insults
You are rather a Dumb Ass. Is only when you can't reasoning and debate that you resort to insults
Lexus 9 years ago
@#@@#@^%&*(*&%%$+_)(*&&^%$#@@
@#@@#@^%&*(*&%%$+_)(*&&^%$#@@
Kosoko 9 years ago
Now the evidence has surfaced that your are not even sane to express yourself after all. At least a primate is sane enough to make sense to other people in his expressions.
Now the evidence has surfaced that your are not even sane to express yourself after all. At least a primate is sane enough to make sense to other people in his expressions.
James 9 years ago
You and your band of quasi-intellectuals have lost the debate
You and your band of quasi-intellectuals have lost the debate
warren 9 years ago
stupid article as usual. Don't you have anything profitable to do with your time?
stupid article as usual. Don't you have anything profitable to do with your time?
YIKRA 9 years ago
They called the crash who pull progress backwards. CRABS!
They called the crash who pull progress backwards. CRABS!
YIKRA 9 years ago
They called them greedy crabs who pull progress backwards. CRABS!
They called them greedy crabs who pull progress backwards. CRABS!
Charles Agyei 9 years ago
Great Historical facts, Good stuff
Great Historical facts, Good stuff
diaba k 9 years ago
Mr Kwateng, you need to read more about Ghana politics.
Both uncles, S.G Antor and Dr. K.A Busia were not members of NLM.
They were RATHER members of UP which was formed by political parties that were opposing CPP.
Anywa ... read full comment
Mr Kwateng, you need to read more about Ghana politics.
Both uncles, S.G Antor and Dr. K.A Busia were not members of NLM.
They were RATHER members of UP which was formed by political parties that were opposing CPP.
Anyway, is this a project for the new generation to know more about yesteryears politics or what?
Ghana should move on. The new generation needs development and success in life not much of politics, after all nobody eats politics.
Mr Kwateng give us a break.
The new generation of Black South Africans are crying for jobs and development, they are not very much interested in what happened in 1976 and others.
However, if this is for your research project then you have dig down deep to get the correct information.
Kwesi 9 years ago
Great unlike others who just write foko!
Great unlike others who just write foko!
Paa Joe 9 years ago
OPAYIN KWARTENG:
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PREVENTIVE DETENTION ACT PASSED AND SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN GHANA AND THE PATRIOT ACT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
TIME FOR THE SO CALLED NOISY EDUCATED ... read full comment
OPAYIN KWARTENG:
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PREVENTIVE DETENTION ACT PASSED AND SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN GHANA AND THE PATRIOT ACT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
TIME FOR THE SO CALLED NOISY EDUCATED PEOPLE WITH BIG DEGREE TITILES,UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, SPEECH AND ARTICLE WRITERS TO KNOW THAT, ONLY AND ONLY SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION THAT CAN TRASFORM THE NATION TO PROSPERITY.
GHANA STRUCK OIL IN 2008,HAS THERE BEEN ANY ATTEMPT BY THE SO CALLED PETROLEUM ENGNEERS TO TURN THE BLACK GOLD TO PTEROLEUM CHEMICALS, LUBRICANTS, PLASTICS, ETC, ETC, AND TO BOOST THE ECONOMY.
THESE CONTINUED ARTICLES ARE SIMPLY TOO MUCH FOR THE DISADVANTAGED,LESS FORTUNATE AND IGNORANT TO BEAR.
kaketonti 9 years ago
NKRUMAH DOES NO WRONG,NKRUMAH NEVER DIES, KWAME NKRUMAH SHOW-BOY,KWAME NKRUMAH IS OUR MESSIAH.
NKRUMAH DOES NO WRONG,NKRUMAH NEVER DIES, KWAME NKRUMAH SHOW-BOY,KWAME NKRUMAH IS OUR MESSIAH.
Prof Lungu 9 years ago
A ha!
As INXS touches on above, context matters a whole lot of beans!!!!!!
Seen the bunch of "educated" elites fighting the "Cocoa War" on behalf of themselves, and some illiterate chieftains, so they can have their li ... read full comment
A ha!
As INXS touches on above, context matters a whole lot of beans!!!!!!
Seen the bunch of "educated" elites fighting the "Cocoa War" on behalf of themselves, and some illiterate chieftains, so they can have their little kingdoms in the "REGIONS?
And the regret, from where Prof Lungu sits:
READ: "...Major General...Paley...[Chief of Defence Staff], later corroborated the connection between Awhiatey and the Opposition by showing that Awhiatey used Victor Owusu’s “green Wolseley car.” This car was involved in an accident and Amponsah had it repaired. Finally, the National Liberation Council (NL(C))...appointed Victor Owusu as Attorney General after the 1966 coup..."
And so, when push come to shove, we can always relay on Prof. Kwarteng to provide the background virtually from the perspective of those individuals, right up there in the trenches, so to speak.
Significantly, we get to have the records for the:
The Whos!
The Wheres!
The Whys!
The Whens!
And to top, the record for the "WHO SAID WHAT"!
ITEM: We know that the PDA was as well not Nkrumah's invention, India having been PDA Ground Zero way "...back to British rule in the early 1800s, and continued with such laws as the Defence of India Act 1939 and the Preventative Detention Act 1950..." (WIKIPEDIA - entry on PDA).
ITEM UPON REFLECTION: We are inclined to believe that though unfortunate and anti-democratic on its face, as far the PDA was concerned, "Indefinite Detention" could not have been "LIFE".
There is a difference precisely because there is always a context!
Thanks, Prof. Francis Kwarteng.
James 9 years ago
Pro-Nkrumah writers are very factual and objective.They have won the debate.
Pro-Nkrumah writers are very factual and objective.They have won the debate.
Prof Lungu 9 years ago
Did you mean "Ghana-centered" writers?
Did you mean "Ghana-centered" writers?
James 9 years ago
Exactly!I mean "Ghana-centered" writers not MATEHEMO subjective,non-factual and biased writers.
Exactly!I mean "Ghana-centered" writers not MATEHEMO subjective,non-factual and biased writers.
kutsii. 9 years ago
I have saved this page and i will teach my children and grand children so that they will know the TRUE history of Ghana and know the saboteurs. God bless u
I have saved this page and i will teach my children and grand children so that they will know the TRUE history of Ghana and know the saboteurs. God bless u
Brother Francis, I wish you had broken this article into two. The products of the botched NDC/NPP educational system wont read because they cant read. In effect these guys don't read and so they fall prey to these Danquah/Bus ...
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TRUTH is the most difficult thing to hide.Nkrumah,the greatest AFRICAN of all time is vindicated.
Francis Kwarteng has nothing but copied and pasted nonsense for Readers.
Kwarteng can at least copy and paste for discernible readers to digest, what can you the MORONIC Adjoa Wangara give your readers other than vile and stupid one liners. I guess you are trying so hard to attract attention but t ...
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Madam Wangara, you keep stating the same lies & insula as soon as you see Kwarteng's name. Why? May I ask? You must be idiotic, to put it lightly.
If you have "something" let us hear from you!
I watched this Video
This is history, record of past events.
Events are not opinions but actions...which speaks for itself in this Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjBcRMjOWzg&feature=player_detailpage
The rivalry between the Nkrumahists and Danquauhists is radically affecting moving the nation forward. Not calling for Akyeampong's Unigov., but a healthy democratic dispensation. I am therefore calling for an unconditional t ...
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Francis, are you really suggesting that threats posed by opposition members justifies their incarceration without charge and trial. Don't you think history would have been kind to the messiah on this due process issue had he ...
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Kwadwo,you still don't get it.Have a sober reflection and ponder over the circumstances that led to the PDA again and again.
To quote Benjamin Franklin...you should never choose between liberty and security,but society under attack always do,and they always put security first.
ADJOA WANGARA is suffering from the same mental disease like his two MENTORS DR SAS and AHOOFE.To consult AHOOFE'S psychiatrist or DR SAS' psychiatrist is a major decision he is now struggling with.I will recommend AHOOFE'S p ...
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Thank you Marcus.This is a message for DR SAS and AHOOFE in particular.Even foreigners have noted that.The British High Commissioner Jon Benjamin admonished Ghanaians on monday,in his own words "not to be overly obssessed wi ...
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This article makes interesting reading. I was in Middle School in Kumasi during the period under review and find most of the narrative inaccurate.I lived with my parents in the house next to Mr.Yaw Baffoe's house.He was Mr.Tw ...
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What do you mean by there were atrocities from both sides? There was overwhelming evidence that all the atrocities were initiated by the NLM and MATEMEHO group.Your story of live electrical wire is a complete fabrication.My p ...
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"My parents also lived in the same neighbourhood."
What is the relevance of the above statement?
The relevance of that statement is to show that there are other witnesses ready to expose his outright fabrications and lies. Learn how to read and comprehend what others write before trying to offer rebuttals
You don't make sense Sister Souljah.
That Fred Amoah's parents also lived in the same neighborhood doesn't mean they can give a correct account of what transpired there and then if they did not witness it themselves.
Why did I state that my parents lived in the same neighbourhood ? Common sense must tell you that my parents knew exactly what happened.The fake Amegaxoxo is a blatant liar.
Sister Souljah,
You are one of the few "sisters" now tracking and contributing to these discourses.
We hope you will stay around as long as you possibly can.
WE know that we will not always agree, but having a "sist ...
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Brother Kwateng, thank you. Untill we realise that, Britain, USA, Russia or even Côte d'Ivoire will never look for the interest of Ghana except Ghanians and so develop our own development agenda like Nkrumah did, adapting ou ...
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Brother Marcus, blame Akufo-Addo for all the happenings of recent. In fact, did you even hear the rivalry between the Nkrumahists and Danquauhists during Kufuor's days in office? The answer is obviously NO, right? Now then, w ...
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Nkrumah never dies while J.B Danquah and his criminal gangs rot in hell forever.Point of corrections. It is not Gifted camp. It is Giffard camp. Actually, it is not a camp as such. It is that intersection adjacent Nicholson ...
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Dear Asare,
Thanks for the correction!
The PDA did not come like a bolt from the blue sky in the new nation of Ghana in 1958. It was initiated as a result of terrorist attacks from the Mate Meho-Danquahseries who thought they could take the law into their hands an ...
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The primary concern of every leader is the security of her people i.e. the citizens. The PDA was put in place to lame the terrorist attacks and activities of the Mate Meho but that didn't stop them from making many assassinat ...
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Dear Nana Ansah,
How are you?
Thanks for always being there.
Have a great weekend!
NPP must change their ways or they will never come to power again.
Francis Kwarteng,
I don't know how old you are and if you have ever met anyone whose childhood and future were completely destroyed by the obnoxious PDA. Between 24th and 28th February 1966, over 3000 Ghanaian citizens were ...
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what you just wrote how? He didn't pass the law. If it was abused by selfish Ghanaians how is that his fault? By the way you should check the number 3000 you quoted. Only 1800 was recorded. The 1200 is your own propaganda.
What victories are you hoping to coral with your serial diatribe and vituperation that have been so elusive to you? Repeating the same old lies ad nauseam will neither help your cause nor win new friends. Why did Nkrumah not ...
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In that case why complain if JB and co died by the SWORD?
In that case why complain if JB and co died by the SWORD?
Don't be naive.The PDA was not a military decree.It went through a Democratic process in Parliament.Is it a crime to be the majority in Parliament?
not legal? Can you say the same thing if it was NPP/UP dominated parliament. And here I thought you we the democrats. It goes to prove that you are not democratic nor do you believe in democracy. There parliamentary system is ...
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mensah abrampa,
We all share your concerns. But to compare Nkrumah to Putin is a bit of a stretch, to say it mildly, by today's standards.
1. Can we therefore conclude, as Kofi hints, that you really do not believe in yo ...
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An abuse of due process is wrong whether done in 1958 or 2015. Are you suggesting that the PDA was justified then. Additionally, why are you equivocating on what happened to Gbedemah under the PDA? Was he also one of the terr ...
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Kwadwo,
Unless you are ready to concede that "context" matters in the affairs of man, in interpretations, in identification of even facts, etc., we will be forced to conclude that you are operating by "faith", and there will ...
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This is because "the so-called terrorists that included close associates and CPP stalwarts like Komla Agbeli Gbedemah and Arko Adjei" were not trying Nkrumah at the law court but wanted to take his life, disrupt a new-born go ...
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Yes, a proper analysis of historical events must place them in their proper historical context. Otherwise, we fail to understand the real motives that drive people to do things that we, with the benefit of hindsight, condemn ...
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INXS,
I submitted all the parts already (I did not have to wait for readers' commentaries to shape what I have to say). I hope you get the point.
Nevertheless, I have always appreciated the views of those commentators w ...
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This half-ass, half-donkey Hobo needs to be chained to the short, yellow bus he rides in, for good.
There is absolutely no doubt that, you are not the smartest 'kid' on your block.
Kwarteng, you would fare much better in li ...
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Lexus,
What might have happened to the classy form, and temperament?
More seriously, are you in disagreement with the data/history as presented?
Or, are you in disagreement with the direction of the case - Prof. Kwart ...
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.../and very tired.
Lungu, you are a real Mensch, even when i do teasingly throw 'invectives' at you sometimes, to feel your 'threshold level'. YOU A'IGHT!!
Francis, however, needs his head screwed on right.
Btw, who said ...
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You are rather a Dumb Ass. Is only when you can't reasoning and debate that you resort to insults
@#@@#@^%&*(*&%%$+_)(*&&^%$#@@
Now the evidence has surfaced that your are not even sane to express yourself after all. At least a primate is sane enough to make sense to other people in his expressions.
You and your band of quasi-intellectuals have lost the debate
stupid article as usual. Don't you have anything profitable to do with your time?
They called the crash who pull progress backwards. CRABS!
They called them greedy crabs who pull progress backwards. CRABS!
Great Historical facts, Good stuff
Mr Kwateng, you need to read more about Ghana politics.
Both uncles, S.G Antor and Dr. K.A Busia were not members of NLM.
They were RATHER members of UP which was formed by political parties that were opposing CPP.
Anywa ...
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Great unlike others who just write foko!
OPAYIN KWARTENG:
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PREVENTIVE DETENTION ACT PASSED AND SUPPORTED BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN GHANA AND THE PATRIOT ACT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
TIME FOR THE SO CALLED NOISY EDUCATED ...
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NKRUMAH DOES NO WRONG,NKRUMAH NEVER DIES, KWAME NKRUMAH SHOW-BOY,KWAME NKRUMAH IS OUR MESSIAH.
A ha!
As INXS touches on above, context matters a whole lot of beans!!!!!!
Seen the bunch of "educated" elites fighting the "Cocoa War" on behalf of themselves, and some illiterate chieftains, so they can have their li ...
read full comment
Pro-Nkrumah writers are very factual and objective.They have won the debate.
Did you mean "Ghana-centered" writers?
Exactly!I mean "Ghana-centered" writers not MATEHEMO subjective,non-factual and biased writers.
I have saved this page and i will teach my children and grand children so that they will know the TRUE history of Ghana and know the saboteurs. God bless u