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Why Afia Pokua's apology is insufficient to appease Asantehene - Royal historian explains

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  • Paa Joe 1 year ago

    Tell us what she saib which is an insult

  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    That is what it boils down to. And the subsequent question should be: how is Asantehene not inferior to chiefs of the Volta Region when they could outlaw galamsey on their lands but Asantehene, who claims to be above our Cons ...
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  • AYIGBE BEHIND EVERY TROUBLE IN GHANA 1 year ago

    When we go deep, it is the Ayigbe Inferiority Complex at work, hiding behind the Northern Girl Afua Pokua. Her outburst should have been directed at Ewes.

  • FRANKIE 1 year ago

    What in the holy name of Moses is this nonsensical tribal imperialism we're fed with everyday! We'll have our peace of mind if this archaic chieftaincy institution which only breeds tribalism and division and is a harbinger f ...
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  • Kwaku 1 year ago

    Another ashanti cockroache typing stupidity again, your ashanti hene is useless has got power only in your village

  • I AM ADUKWEI ASHAWO, THE BLEACHING BITCH 1 year ago

    So, after all this display of CRUDE & OPEN THIEVERY by Ashawo Jean Mensa and her EC gang, which African country again would you people expect to see coming to Ghana to understudy our previously exemplary electoral system...?? ...
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  • OFOSUHENE 1 year ago

    Just live them alone! Our own people speaking our own language turned on their own people and though Ewe people were hard working. However SHEEPS in WOLVES clothing

  • OFOSUHENE 1 year ago

    AFUA POkua from the north,
    No wonder we almost had ewes, known as osei Tutu (secretly) Agyeman, prempeh, name them.
    ..

  • Aboa 1 year ago

    Is the asantehene God? In his next life on earth he will be the ass wiper of the current latrine cleaner.

  • Oprege 1 year ago

    All these nonsense must stop— I mean the attention seeking from Onua tv putting Afua Pokua on tv and the bullshit response from the Kumasi traditional leaders

  • St. GHFUO: INVEST IN SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE 1 year ago

    Whatever afia pokua said is true so why is she apologizing? maybe her boss told her to be ause some Ghanaians feel offended and won't patronize the station anymore. Funny enough, the media company hasn't come out to refute or ...
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  • OFOSUHENE 1 year ago

    News!,
    We have gold on the Volta belt like we?

    Someone answer

  • AGYEMAN BADU STOP OPPRESSING MANSEN! MANSEN LAND FOR MANSEN PPL NOT DORMAA 1 year ago

    Always reread what you have just written before you post wai OFUI Paa Joe! IS GALAMSEY ONLY IN ASANTE? HYPOCRITES

  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    In case you are incapable of comprehending what you read, let me remind you that the article is about Asantehene. Focus on that.

  • Socrates 1 year ago

    Oh yes, she was condescending towards Asantes anc trying to bring hate towards us. Her tone and choice of words were harsh for no apparent reasons. In fact, her demeanor showed she had a grudge against Asantes. I don’t care ...
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  • AGYEMAN BADU STOP OPPRESSING MANSEN! MANSEN LAND FOR MANSEN PPL NOT DORMAA 1 year ago

    Socrates how many scientific inventions or innovations have you made so far of which ghanaweb has refuse to report?

  • Socrates 1 year ago

    Three so far and they refuse to share the article I send to them about it

  • AGYEMAN BADU STOP OPPRESSING MANSEN! MANSEN LAND FOR MANSEN PPL NOT DORMAA 1 year ago

    River Ankobra, River Tano, River Pra, River Offin .These are the worse polluted rivers in Ghana through galamsey. How many of them are in the Asante Region except River Offin. Have you forgotten Dunkwa on Offin where Major Ma ...
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  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    Asantehene claims, or at least he gives the impression, of being above the Constitution of Ghana. In fact, he puts himself above every chief in Ghana, calling himself a king. So, I ask the question again: in what sense is he ...
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  • Yaw 1 year ago

    Lol... Is there any gold in Volta for them to mine?

  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    If there's galamsey in the North because there's gold there, I would bet my last pesewa that there's gold in the Volta Region. They care about the future generations than the Akans and other tribes.

  • OFOSUHENE 1 year ago

    Oooh noo,
    I forever Remain surprised if the is any general in the Volta belt,
    Capital else; they won't ungratefully spreadout throughout the whole Ghana and undermine our intelligence.
    We are not alien TRANSVOLTARIANS (EIT ...
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  • Bomsaka 1 year ago

    Go and ask the 1992 Constitution why it says, "The Asantehene and other chiefs...."

  • EVERY MESSY SHIT IN GHANA STARTS FROM THE FRAUDULENT CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE LEADERSHIP WE'VE HAD IN GHANA SINCE NKRUMAH. PERIOD! 1 year ago

    EVERY MESSY SHIT IN GHANA STARTS FROM THE FRAUDULENT CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE LEADERSHIP WE'VE HAD IN GHANA SINCE NKRUMAH. PERIOD!

    GHANA'S FAKE FRAUDULENT LEADERS DO NOT GO TO WORK TO WORK HARD FOR THE MONEY WE THE TAXPAYERS ...
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  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    You are 100% correct. That is why I pine for a military takeover. Only if these thieves are lined up at Teshie shooting range and no civilian is harmed in the process.

  • OTUMFUOR IS CORRUPT TO THE CORE AND GETTING GALAMSEY MONEY FROM WONTUMI 1 year ago

    GALAMSEY KING

  • Igno Ramuses 1 year ago

    These asante imps with overblown egos and no sense have always been uncouth, uncivilised and uncircumcised.!

  • EARN MONEY WITH THIS IN-DEMAND SKILL: 100% GUARANTEED 1 year ago

    September is almost ended. You ever wondered why faith & hard work are essential for achieving success? It's because praying to God & trusting in His plan is just the first step - you also need to put your mind & skills to w ...
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  • Socrates 1 year ago

    Even though I’m an Asante, I’m sick and tired of this news. If is often rare to see Ghanaweb promoting stories of science, engineering, or market disruption businesses in the country. What is it with these tribalistic new ...
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  • Manu 1 year ago

    What did they go there to do? What the lady said wasn't disrespectful. She only stated the truth but as we all know, the Ashantis claim Otumfuo is god and doesn't commit any mistakes. They issued apology both on live TV and s ...
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  • yaw cool 1 year ago

    Mireku Duker Deputy minister galamsey kingpin

  • Gustavo 1 year ago

    Is the paramount chief of Ashanti God or those he rule over all the people in Ghana?. He is a paramount chief like any other chief .No more no less.

  • AGYEMAN BADU STOP OPPRESSING MANSEN! MANSEN LAND FOR MANSEN PPL NOT DORMAA 1 year ago

    Another idiot called gustavo,

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 1 year ago

    You are just very right. The Asantehene is just like any Paramount Chief in Ghana but some people, especially Asante people are making a deity out of him. That is wrong and unacceptable. He is very much respected but he is no ...
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  • AGYEMAN BADU STOP OPPRESSING MANSEN! MANSEN LAND FOR MANSEN PPL NOT DORMAA 1 year ago

    He is their King and everywhere he goes he is regarded as King so what's your beef? Does that take you bread and butter from you? You can also decide to call your chief king, empire, lord or even a pig and no one will have pr ...
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  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    Get your facts right. Ashantis call him king. The rest of Ghana know him as a paramount THIEF.

  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene. 1 year ago

    Selfade Wo Madame tw3, why don’t you go to Mansen . Better still let your Asantehene , Canadian thief give the people of Adansi a chief

  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    He is a god to his people, trust me. The man is superintending over the destruction of their rivers, farms, and livelihoods and they're here either defending him, singing his praises, or yelling whataboutism, namely, galamsey ...
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  • Osei mensah bonsu 1 year ago

    Asantehene should vamoos there. Is he God? Villagers

  • Mr Ibu 1 year ago

    Kwesi Pratt junior said worse things about Asantehene and the so called Ashanti kingdom but no one haulled him before the Asantehene. They shouldn't have bordered to go there to apologize

  • AGYEMAN BADU STOP OPPRESSING MANSEN! MANSEN LAND FOR MANSEN PPL NOT DORMAA 1 year ago

    Nobody invited or summoned that crap to Manhyia her guilty conscious did.

  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    She told the truth. The whole world knows that. And, yes, she was summoned.

    If you can't stand the truth, you can drink the Volta River-- I mean, galamsey-tainted water.

  • Fella 1 year ago

    JUST BE HONEST TO YOUR SMELLY BODY, HOW.MANY RIVERS IN ASANTE HAS BEEN POLLUTED? ARE THE DENSU, BIRIM RIVERS THAT GIVE ACCRA WATER IN ASANTE? IS GALAMSEY NOT IN EVERY REGION? GO TO EWUSOEJOE, BAMIENKOR AND AREAS AROUND THE ...
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  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

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  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    I meant to copy and paste here my response to one of your kins but instead copied others' responses as well. Here you go:

    Asantehene claims, or at least he gives the impression, of being above the Constitution of Ghana. In ...
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  • Jammin 1 year ago

    What if she did not apologize at all, what happened?

  • Pouv 1 year ago

    The fools at Onua pushed you into this, now you are on your own, you've taking over the tomfoolery of the stupid capt smart

  • Sister Soulja 1 year ago

    14 century BALONEY. Is he God?

  • Edzrekese 1 year ago

    Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

  • Gana 1 year ago

    The lady is a northern now that she has spoken about ashante, but don't forget that, many ashanti has northern father's, we are worse than the white ones, forgot not that Amankye Dede is a kusasi blood too, respect all the pe ...
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  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    Ashantis are like the KKK of America. Everybody who is not an Ashanti is inferior.

    I hate their behavior so much that, even though I'm an Ashanti myself, I try to hide the fact. Trust me, my fellow Adhantis will read this ...
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  • Cross roads 1 year ago

    The apology should have been accepted. After all to err is human and to forgive is divine. Where is our humanity? If it was God that she offended she would have been forgiven. Reason why I love God.

  • moonstone 1 year ago

    Did Wutume go through the same procedual?

  • Jato 1 year ago

    SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE APOLOGIZED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS TYPICAL SLAVE MENTALITY!
    SHE IS ENTITLED TO HER OPINION.

  • Dungeon Master 1 year ago

    Thank you.

  • Nana poku spoke the truth! 1 year ago

    Mahn forget about this crap. Stop apologizing nana Poku. This is the kind of things these Asante gene people get energized about. When it comes to galamsey, they are quiet

  • Aé'Burns Dominic Jnr 1 year ago

    We basically need to stop Galamsey. It is life threatening.

  • Edem 1 year ago

    Enough of all these bullshits, what fotm of apology is not enough...fk y'll

  • K Baah 1 year ago

    Why Afia Pokua's apology is insufficient to appease Asantehene - Royal historian explains ----He, Asantehen is becoming a dictator. he can't evem control the galamsaey problem in his region.

  • Kaya Man 1 year ago

    All these protocols to the Asnatehene are Nkwasians3m. Why! One man why? Even people insult the president so what h.ell is this B.S.?

  • Tosh 1 year ago

    We have never seen a man kneel, crawl and humiliated, like the lady was, even though in recent past, some have spoken worse.

  • Snowman 1 year ago

    Tween Jonas must take note He will be grilled like chicken

  • Jerry 1 year ago

    Hwɛ nenim ti sɛ Aponkye!

  • Hammer 1 year ago

    Asantefoɔ Onyɛ gbɛɛmi 20 20

  • Agbelimor Paris 1 year ago

    Brutes.Free mason power at work.Tempral selling your live and soul to the seven Lords of hell for wealth,fame and power.False pride,greed and dictatorship.Every sensible person must take a close objective look at him,he is tr ...
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  • ABASSI- kankani 1 year ago

    Hatred is like tuberculosis the more you cough more you are heading to your grave, the more you hates the more your are dying slowly

  • BULLET 1 year ago

    People should not hide behind POLITICS to insult elders. Ghana is one people, the only difference is our traditions and cultures which many see the Asantes with different spectacles and it shall remain so till the Kingdom of ...
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  • AM 1 year ago

    Go and learn your history properly
    Ashanti became a british colony.

  • Nihoa 1 year ago

    Master plz keep your explanation to yourself, why? Even God forgives us of our wrong doing.

  • Ben Kwakye 1 year ago

    So, what’s the difference between the chief who disrespected Frafras and Krobos by bringing their names into this saga when they have nothing to do with that and the Afia Pokua? I’m waiting for official apology from that ...
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  • TJ 1 year ago

    If you feel there is no deference, you can summons the chief. Common sense don’t tell you that the girl was hiding her identity to drag the Kwawu into a conflict with the Asantes. Guys you should stop I hate the Asantes man ...
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  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene. 1 year ago

    ASANTES AND TRIBALISM IN GHANA….

    When the lady was summoned to Manhyia, the elders interrogated her about her tribe. She identified herself as Kwahu.

    However, the elders pressed on, inquiring about her parents' origin ...
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  • AM 1 year ago

    I am in agreement with your general line of argument although to be fair i did not see any mention of ewes in the report i read

  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene. 1 year ago

    Go and watch the video of that linguist denigrating the lady

  • Ex-Pope 1 year ago

    Why even render an apology? Why go too that length to appease palace bullies who have no regard for the right of Ghanaians to criticize any chief in Ghana? She had no business answering that summons, for there's no legal obli ...
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  • Ex-Pope 1 year ago

    Typo correction:

    Why go to that length to appease palace bullies who have no regard for the right of Ghanaians to criticize any chief in Ghana?

  • Ochee-Do-Chee 1 year ago

    WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NONSENSE! PROGRESSIVE INDIVIDUALS NEVER FORGET THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, THOUGH SOME ARE BORN WITH SILVER SPOONS IN THEIR MOUTHS AND PAMPERED LIVES BESTOWED ON THEM BY SOME NEANDERTHALS!

  • Achakanapaya 1 year ago

    Why insulting the Ewes here???
    Ewes are not Greedy ,and they are not Bustards like the Ashanti's.
    Yes I agree respect is given to the elderly in our society. What of if that elderly is an Idiot? Should we be quite because ...
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  • TJ 1 year ago

    Who are more bastard that the ewes? JJ Rawlings serves as a perfect example. “Son -Of - a bitch “.

  • AGYEMAN Kumasi 1 year ago

    MY PEOPLE LETS THINK.ITS OTUMFOUR THE CRIMINAL IN CANADA GOD AT ALL? KWASIAFOUR

  • HOLY SINNER 1 year ago

    NONSENSE, did she come on her own accord or she was summoned by your IDIOTIC chiefs?, secondly did your UNCOUTH Wontumi went through the same process you demanding when he disrespected the asantehene?.You trying hard to justi ...
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  • Zamrama 1 year ago

    So what do Ashantis gain from this man who spends all their gold on himself and leaves them poor and they run to Accra to live in slums like LaPaz while boasting about their "king" and his "kingdom". Why don't they stay in t ...
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  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene. 1 year ago

    BREAKING NEWS !!!!!

    The idiot called SELDMADE , goes by the name TASHIEKA ASANTE WHYTE on Facebook. He has Kwakuo Tutu’s picture on his profile , he previously had some gold coloured Nike trainers.

    He was Obi Nsofor ...
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  • Bobby 1 year ago

    If they will continue to humiliate people who get hauled to the palace to forcefully apologise, a time is coming where no one will honour their summons just like Lawyer Maurice Ampaw rightly pronounced that he is not going to ...
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  • King 1 year ago

    Even God has forgiven us our sins. So who at all is Asantehene? Is he superior than God the creator? Is he God? The chiefs must stop doing things that will bring God's anger on their King and the entire kingdom, please. Ther ...
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  • Rustym 1 year ago

    PLEASE LEAVE THE INNOCENT LADY ALONE!!!

  • ROGUE LAWYER 1 year ago

    They should stop misreporting the issue.
    which tribe in Ghana do we the Asantis have problem with ?
    Afia Pokua mention Agyeman Badus name ,
    is Agyeman Badu A TRIBE ?
    The Bono , Ahafo, and Bono East lands belongs to As ...
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  • Prof Kwame Serbeh-Yiadom 1 year ago

    Afua, good morning. It is never late to empty your heart of an ache as, I believe, you may be going under presently. First, cleanse your mind of all the hurtful things that were said at Manhyia Palace. Then ignore all and any ...
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  • yawaa 1 year ago

    Stop saying that,what didn't Wontumi say

  • Lazarus 1 year ago

    Why should God for give you people when you can't forgive those who have offend you ? Think about it. Don't go begging God to forgive you because He won't as long as you can't forgive others. To remind you, go reading the boo ...
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  • Prof Kwame Serbeh-Yiadom 1 year ago

    Lazarus, learn to give to God what belongs to Him, and to your own chief, not even Otumfour, what belongs to him.

  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene. 1 year ago

    ASANTES AND TRIBALISM IN GHANA….

    When the lady was summoned to Manhyia, the elders interrogated her about her tribe. She identified herself as Kwahu.

    However, the elders pressed on, inquiring about her parents' origin ...
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  • Prof Kwame Serbeh-Yiadom 1 year ago

    Hello, Afua was not summoned. She courageously and dutifully took the step to do the right thing. Unfortunately, it was not enough but I hope she will be wise and ignore you and take the right steps to regain her dignity.

  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene. 1 year ago

    Yes sir, he shouldn’t have gone there in the first place. Certainly, she shouldn’t bother going there anymore.

    Those Asante chiefs including the Kwakuo Duah, are all corrupt , narcissistic, despot, useless idiots.

    T ...
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  • Bastie Tutu Asantefournyinaahene. 1 year ago

    *She


    The Asante idiot of this platform called Selfmade , Aka FREE MANSEN , 9924, is known as Tashieka Asante Whyte on Facebook.


    He was previously Nsofor Obi. I exposed him and he’s now TASHIEKA ASANTE WHYTE

  • Even God Forgives. 1 year ago

    Why are they behaving as if Otumfour who is an occultist is God?

  • Afia Apology is not sufficient because she not Ashanti 1 year ago

    Ashantis ways, and means to bullying muzzled opinions oppressed Ghanaians ,They should be ashamed for victimized Afia Pokua, What her crimes?

  • OFOSUHENE 1 year ago

    Yes! Readers,

    Am 72 a Ghanaian. Enough is enough. Illiterate journalism in Ghana. When drop outs get roadside journalism institute, CORRUPT systems Will engage them and they read news from concert theaters

  • GHANA HAS BEEN A HOPELESS DIRECTIONLESS NATION SINCE NKRUMAH WAS OVERTHROWN. 1 year ago

    GHANA HAS BEEN A HOPELESS BANKRUPT DIRECTIONLESS NATION WITHOUT PURPOSE-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP SINCE NKRUMAH WAS OVERTHROWN.

    SO ANY SUCCESSFUL GHANAIAN WHO IS NOT A POLITICIAN AND HAS NO POLITICAL LINKS MUST BE CELEBRATED AND R ...
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  • HENRY, SPAIN 1 year ago

    SHE MADE A BIG MISTAKE BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH SUCH ISSUES. YOU CANNOT URINATE NEAR A CHURCH. A TABOO, SHE MADE. LET PASS THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNEL. EVEN GOD FOR GIVES US.

  • KofSam 1 year ago

    If Akua Pokua is accused of insulting the Asantehene by what she said, then these elders have an analytical mental problem . What will they then say about Twene Jonas , David Osei and Kelvin Taylor . If these elders refuse t ...
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  • Chai!!! 1 year ago

    What should she do then?
    I even blame Afia Pokua for apologizing and showing unmerited remorse. Remorse for what? For saying her mind?
    Apologies for what???

  • Chai!!! 1 year ago

    Well Afia, Ghana is sooooo big.
    If the so-called Asante kingdom is calling for your head, relocate and continue with your life in dignity.
    You have suffered enough undeserved humiliation.