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Lumba deserves state funeral for his outstanding contribution to the nation - Bawumia

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  • BAWUMIA IS WORSE PERSON TO LEAD NPP. HE IS A LIAR WHO DOESNT KNOW HIS LEFT AND RIGHT 11 months ago

    ANOTHER FOOL BEEN USE TO DESTROY NPP

  • P Djamgbe 11 months ago

    @Dr Mumbi, a Naja scammer who is taking his frustration on innocent Ghanaians

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 months ago

    How much does a State Burial and Funeral cost? I like Bawumia but don’t support him on this. Should we have State Burial and Funeral for all and Sundry. I have contributed a lot to Education in Ghana. I am requesting a Stat ...
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  • Joko 11 months ago

    @Frank Agyna you started very well then your personal evil spirit possessed you again and you started writing absolute rubbish like someone have hit your head with a big stone.

  • Game Changer +447935009178 11 months ago

    @Frank Agyena, it's evident you're a mental case. I bet u gonna die still mentioning Rawlings' name. The man is long gone but still tormenting you. Poor you!

  • Divine Ninja of America 11 months ago

    All these noises from NDC criminals makes me suspect that corrupt John Mahama possibly got Daddy Lumba killed with Directed Energy Weapons as he is paying his NDC corrupt security to similarly torture me with Directed Energy ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 11 months ago

    I got a revelation that corrupt dangerous John Mahama with pretense of humility will gradually murder most his past opponents with invisible EMF radiations of Directed Energy Weapons that slowly destroys the targeted persons' ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 11 months ago

    I got a divine revelation that Lumba was slowly killed with Directed Energy Weapons by some criminally-minded wicked security agents of NDC John Mahama who took revenge against Lumber for his previous efforts in helping NPP w ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 11 months ago

    It is spiritually revealed to me that, with secret murders by "Directed Energy Weapons" of ionizing EMF radiations that slowly destroys human health to die, some corrupt security agents or network of NDC corrupt John Mahama p ...
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  • Divine Ninja of America 11 months ago

    Corrupt dangerous John Mahama of suspected multiple secret murders may not want to give Lumber any state burial because it is revealed to me from all the 3 STP realms (Spiritual Realm, Technological Realm and Physical Realm) ...
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  • P Djamgbe 11 months ago

    @Dr Mumbi, a Naja criminal who is so frustrated about the state of his failed nation

  • Francis 11 months ago

    she is not Nigerian. She is a Kenyan and i do not understand why she always posts that.

  • ghana 11 months ago

    bawuliar is actually a stupid fool. so should other musicians for they would have state burial

  • Oprege 11 months ago

    Kwadwo Fosu was more relevant than all Ghana’s politicians combined — May his soul rest in peace

  • Lori 11 months ago

    Shut up Bawuliar.

  • Don Boi 11 months ago

    @Dr Mumbi,are you tired with this FAKE writings.

  • Man pass Man 11 months ago

    NPP cudnt assist Lumba financially for his medical needs. Today these fools led by this gbili gbili is asking for state burial. State burial for "Na na na na woy3 winner" " akosh3 tokrom" "aben woha" ? Wat makes these profen ...
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  • John 11 months ago

    Oh Ghana

  • Ewe man 11 months ago

    Did ndc help jewly Ackah stupid fool

  • ME 11 months ago

    He should have been given a doctorate degree for his works. How many so-called "Dr' deserve the title?

  • Truth Corner 11 months ago

    Hello youth of Ghana.
    Seek Jesus now before the days of trouble come.
    ONLY Jesus can perfect your life.

  • Killer 11 months ago

    Foolish man is lumba the only dead musician, eye service

  • Kwame Nkrumah 11 months ago

    Gyimiii saaaaa…., why insulting Bawumia!!

  • Donatus 11 months ago

    Akuffo Addo could not even buy him a bicycle for doing the song for the NPP.

  • Papa 11 months ago

    This guy is so annoying. Who advices him? I am have stopped short of using string language but at this rate he doesn’t deserve the presidency.

  • Ing Abbas London 11 months ago

    Wu ti se'air kahuro

  • Asante 11 months ago

    Comedian of the year goes to Bawumia

  • ghana 11 months ago

    an idiot with the head of a cow

  • Horace 11 months ago

    Bawumia state funeral for what. What has Lumba done for the nation please. Can someome educate me please. Our politicians are of no use to the nation.

  • Asempaye 11 months ago

    RUBBISH! Cheap political nonsense. Lumba was a private individual singing for himself and not contributing to welfare of Ghanaians. Many past gone musicians have never enjoyed such an honour.

  • Ohene, Langley Virginia 11 months ago

    And bawumia was born and fed and schooled with NDC money because his father was NDC..what has he done for Ghana except nice speeches..Lumba is far important than him

  • Saul 11 months ago

    Even Michael Jackson was not given a State burial. Africans run the business of Governing a state like it’s a nuclear family. Lumba’s family should be allowed to bury lumba and if government officials want to attend his b ...
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  • Whiteman 11 months ago

    Say it again oo my friend. We just have idiots in the front line of politics, always wasting our money on unnecessary things, that money can build a bungalow for teachers to stay and teach our children.

  • WHO IS MICHAEL JACKSON? GHANANI 11 months ago

    Who is Michael Jackson? He was a paedophile abusing children.You admire a paedophile foreigner and hates your own.

  • Zagbede 11 months ago

    A.NIMAL.

  • Kojo Ghanaba Kojo 11 months ago

    No, you are rather the the stinking animal

  • Kojo Ghanaba Kojo 11 months ago

    Nonsense!!! Other than instituting high profanity and making a fortune at the expense of Ghanaians at large, what benefit progressively did the youth of Charles kojo focus era gain. Bawuliar's myopic think and extreme stupidi ...
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  • The SILLY Children Afenyo Markins and Annor Dompreh 11 months ago

    Let Bawumia organize the funeral for him!!! Most Ghanaians have overlooked Lumba’s political affiliation to the NPP and trying to honor his legacy. Yet, this decimated NPP guys are trying hard to stoke in politics!!!

    I ...
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  • Dread 11 months ago

    State funeral?

  • Kwasi Tawiah 11 months ago

    Is lumba the great musician in Ghana oh no nana Ampadu Jewel Ackah ET Mensah AB Centl. Pat Thomas and all this great men in Ghana. Please Bawumia which of them do you know don't like ride you like a fool think

  • Joey 11 months ago

    Azarr mu azarr man! Most Ghanaians has advocated for a state funeral for lumba earlier, all of a sudden the azarr man is adding his voice so if the government agrees, it would sound like barwumia called for it. Everything he ...
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  • Ken 11 months ago

    Mr Bawumia, u should rather advocate for the funeral to be held at rhe NPP headquarters

  • Kotibrim 11 months ago

    .mo npp di3, gyimii saa!!!

  • Ghana needs Positive contributers to national Devolopments 11 months ago

    I dont know any positive contributions DLto national SocioEconomic Political Progressive Developments in Ghana, A singer with partisan political standings DL is not a hero, Period

  • Ker 11 months ago

    Hypocrisy. I think Bawumia is belated as JDM has already taken the decision
    Don't politicise

  • Kojo Ghanaba Kojo 11 months ago

    JM and his government will be pictured as very myopic thinkers if they feed nto any recommendation of a state burial for small charles kojo fosu (lumba). Not even did the likes of ET Mensah, EK Nyame, Kwabena Onyinah, Kobin ...
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  • Lumbar is no stateman, Ghana will Reconised selfless True Nationalist 11 months ago

    Lumbe is no stateman

  • Konkonsani 11 months ago

    So because he composed a song for your party he deserves state funeral?What about all the musicians who died including Dr Paa Bobo and Snr Eddie Donkor?What about Akwasi Ampofo Adjei?Bawumia had better shut up

  • Paul 11 months ago

    Leave Bawumia alone! Even a wrecker like Nana will get state funeral much more impactful entertainers like D. Lumba

  • How can Ghana moves forward 11 months ago

    That is why Africa countries has been buried with debts, borrowed and useless it

  • Kwame Prah 11 months ago

    Paul, if you are comparing former president Nana Addo and Lumba, I agree with you. But the fact that useless nana adds will be accorded a future state funeral is the saddest part of your submission.

  • Kofi 11 months ago

    This is absolutely nonsense, let us be a bit serious in Ghana.

  • AB 11 months ago

    In what capacity did Lumba serve Ghana?
    He was a musician whom we loved and supported. We all agree that he was a legend when it comes to Ghanaian music. He was a private musician, he was not singing for Ghana.
    Why should ...
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  • Kwamina 11 months ago

    @AB. Excellent submission. I can not agree with you more. Well said.

  • Edward 11 months ago

    Populistic pronouncement from a populistic so called politician.

  • Say It As It j 11 months ago

    We, the people constitute a country called Ghana.
    Who then determines who deserve state burial and who doesn't. Does the Constitution, we, the people ascribe to make provision for that or just by discretion of someone or gro ...
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  • Gh 11 months ago

    Upon singing back to back for ugly akufo ado, what did akufo ado do for him..? Ofori ata stole the money and run outside with it..

  • Asakramitoga 11 months ago

    Are we setting a precedent or what,? The mourning of Lumba is going beyond board. Are we to honour icons such as Amakye Dede Kodjo Antwi among others and when are going to honour the real greats the Originator of highlife mu ...
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  • Lori 11 months ago

    Very good point. Lumba is a bully and a cheat.

  • No Mercy 11 months ago

    Bawumia is a Foolish Person

  • No Mercy 11 months ago

    Bawumia is a Foolish Person , like Mahama, No Sense

  • Concerned- Tema 11 months ago

    Oh you are rather the Foolish person.First fool is not afool, Second fool is also not fool but the THIRD FOOL who you are is the REAL FOOLISH PERSON.

  • Opoku Mensah 11 months ago

    Look at that hypocritical idiot!

  • Nii 11 months ago

    But why JM and his government behaving indifferent about this thing or waiting to be informed formally? This man is a national treasure, you guys should please spare us the usual petty political equalisation.

  • NN 11 months ago

    Disgusting. NPP is known for misusing state funds (with all due respect to Daddy Lumba and his family).

  • Kofi kay 11 months ago

    Bawumia should stop going around with people like the immediate past interior minister. He is part of those who course the down fall of NPP.

  • Oko 11 months ago

    Abi talk about the Ghana economic now. World scammer.

  • Alhaji Bawa 11 months ago

    Shut up. Is this your job?

  • Each and everyone contributed to nation 11 months ago

    Then if anyone died must have a state burial

  • Nuumo 11 months ago

    Mr Addo ,come and collect your digital man away o.
    Funeral announcer and promoter.
    Bawu Bawu all the way, finish the npp for us once and for all.

  • STATE WHAT? NO WAY 11 months ago

    What is so special about lumber?Not everyone is a fun of Lumber.NPP is taking this lumber funeral to political level for the government of the day to look bad in the eyes of lumber funs. Lumber is now a saint of NPP Party.The ...
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  • Bk man 11 months ago

    Use the stolen money for the state burial
    Aboa!

  • Two sins one saviour 11 months ago

    Lumba recorded his song was took the proceeds - copyright colossal amount went into his already fat bank accounts. So how did he help the nation: built schools? Buwumia is a certified idiot - is Lumba better that Keane Ampadu ...
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  • Yaa 11 months ago

    His songs spoke to the soul, dreams and longing of countless Ghanaians in ways no other singer-songwriter's work did.
    Daddy Lumba was Ghana's de facto national poet. For that, he deserves to be honoured by the state.

  • Jonas 11 months ago

    I LOVE LUMBA'S SONGS BUT STATE BURIAL FOR WHAT? WAS HE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED OR AWARDED? FOR COMPOSING NPP'S CAMPAIGN SONGS? I DON'T GET IT.

  • First Offer 11 months ago

    If lumba was an NDC person I’m pretty sure u and your vindictive Akuffo would not have even visited the family to greet them. I think something is really wrong with this guy’s thinking

  • Joy 11 months ago

    Would this stop Ghanaian politician from stealing state money. Thieves

  • Abdul 11 months ago

    Mr Bawumia you have to beg mr president mahama
    for state burial

  • Nonsense 11 months ago

    Organize for him with your own resources since he composed your campaign songs. He didn't compose out national anthem

  • Vodushi 11 months ago

    Gyimigyimi. Chaii NPP and foolishness. UNBELIEVABLE !!! LOL!

  • Athena- US 11 months ago

    Wait and give him the state burial when you become.
    This is all set up.
    What you do when Nana Ampadu died ?

  • Atia 11 months ago

    Did NPP guve Jewel Ackah a state funeral?

  • Blurred budget lines 11 months ago

    Daddy Lumba, peaceful repose of your soul. My deepest condolences to his family. As much as I sympathise, I ask
    Dr Bawumia, where do we draw the line. Many musicians have passed away, world wide... no government funded stat ...
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  • Forest trader 11 months ago

    When at all will this THICKHEADED ass.hole and a stupid LOSER will give Ghanaians a BREAK!!! Just asking because everything about him isn't funny anymore. Cheap twerp like him.

  • Oh! 11 months ago

    A big No. Please dont waste our money.

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  • Paapa 11 months ago

    You like cheap politics too much, look for a good message and tell Ghanaians.

  • Kojo 11 months ago

    As for Bawumia, he will never stop fooling. He gave plenty money to Daddy Lumba to make campaign song for him before he died. He said he forgive Lumba because the money is not his own but state money. Bawumia will rot in oppo ...
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  • Korokoto 11 months ago

    Seriously all jokes aside this fool look like a bingo ! I swear!!

  • Akajatayogogo 11 months ago

    Useless

  • 4real 11 months ago

    What good Impact did his song have on the youth? Did he even produce a patriotic song? We should stop the sycophancy and stick to the truth. Those recommending state burial for this departed soul can also organise a funeral o ...
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  • Wakkuffo Waddo 11 months ago

    Lumba saf, better than Bawumia.

  • JACK TORONTO 11 months ago

    This is the man who wanted to lead Ghana as a president. No wonder, his master offered a state burial to an American store rusher (George Floyd) who was heckled to death afther using fake dollars to purchase food items from a ...
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  • Jim jones 11 months ago

    Yes because he campaigned for your party NPP to win the election in 2016.Why Ampadu the king of music in Ghana was not given the same state burial?HYPOCRITE BAWUMIA

  • Concerned- Tema 11 months ago

    Oh, is it true Dr Bawumia asked for a " State Burial & Funeral" for Daddy Lumba? Does Dr Bawumia know about Kwame Ampedu, King Bruce, E.T. Mensah, E. K Nyame, K Gyesi, K Onyina, C.K.Mann, A.B Crentsil, Joel Ackah etc.

  • KKTepa 11 months ago

    Hmm ndc npp are Foolish party. Both corrupt friends along with their greedy selfish lazy bed warmers called Chiefs are the cause of Ghana downfall and we must vote them out completely from our lives

  • STATE BURIAL FOR LUMBA?-GHANANI 11 months ago

    State burial for Lumba for what? For being a musician? What did he do for the ordinary suffering Ghanaians to deserve a state burial? Bawumia is just politicising his death.LUMBA DOESN'T DESERVE ANY STATE BURIAL. Bury him f ...
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  • Kwame-Italy 11 months ago

    Funerals and Churches have become the tradeblazer Indutrial Achievements of our Ghanaian Society. Not realistic Nation Building.

  • Kay, Ohio, USA 11 months ago

    This Bawulier FOOL making politics of everything he can see. Tweaaaa

  • kofi 11 months ago

    is it true you said this?

  • Nana 11 months ago

    Contribution to music or to the nation?

  • Alhaji 11 months ago

    Another foolish and cheap talk!!
    Some equally great musicians died in Ghana ( NanaAmpadu, Nana Tuffour, jewel ackah etc) , why didn’t you advocate for state funeral for them? Mumu man!!
    No stupid precedent here!!

  • Kofi Adu 11 months ago

    Ndc supporters will insult Bawumiah because it was not proposed by Mahama. What Dr Bawumiah said doesn't necessarily mean Lumba should be given a state burial. It was a suggestion. If President Mahama doesn't agree to it then ...
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  • Kwabena Manu 11 months ago

    Stlate burial for Lumba )? For what reason. ?lLumba was making money from his music , did Ghana lbenefit from the monies Lumba made from his music ? BIG NO.. Members of Ossibisa died and were not given State burial and why Lu ...
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  • Joey 11 months ago

    I stand to be corrected, I don't remember any patriotic song he sang for the nation as a whole. He composed hit song for nana addo but none for the state, not even one for the Ghana Black Stars football team. He's no doubt a ...
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  • Kwam 11 months ago

    How many musicians have been given state burial since independence? If that is the practice then let carry on, but of no. Then don't let's us jump the gun.
    May his soul rest in peace.

  • John 11 months ago

    So me I don’t deserve state funeral? Eh Ghana

  • Benjamin Netanyahu 11 months ago

    Bawumia's face looks like a cow. Look at it properly. An Iran cow

  • Barko osae twum 11 months ago

    Stste funerals have become a joke in ghana and also very political. Every rich high profile person in ghana is able to rent out the forecourt of the state house for any funeral. What about the poor who have been inspirational ...
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  • Belinda 11 months ago

    Anything that die in this country deserved state burial. This is one of the stupid things our scarce resources are wasted on. Most Ghanaians are suffering because of your stupid and foolish hair cut program but you still have ...
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  • Bawumia Playing Cheap Propaganda Political Strategy 11 months ago

    True Selfless
    Progressive individuals, have contributed immensely up lifting Ghana Africa Progressive SocioEconomic Political Interests Should deserves a state buried. Lumbar is Non qualified

  • Ghana Will Reconised Respects True Heros, Not praise singer for Npp Criminals Fraudsters Nation Wreckers Traitors Demons Etc 11 months ago

    Let not downgrades state funeral ,Should be for Ghanaians with True Nationalist credentials, State funurels serves as last respects to Ghanaians who have Faithfully Services to Ghanaian liberalism nationalism. ,Not praise ...
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  • Cosmos King 11 months ago

    Bawumia and his stupidity!

  • Issah 11 months ago

    Look at his face like a cow. Stupid man. Is this idiot a presidential material? No

  • Nana Trumu Addo 11 months ago

    Still the biggest liar in Ghana

  • Rhoda 11 months ago

    His pof pof face resembles a cow. Take a second look at his gyimie face. Useless man

  • Kwaku 11 months ago

    You people should stop that. Although, Lumba is legend musician but we shouldn't make mistakes. Why didn't we gave Bob Okala, Super OD and many to mention, such a state burial.

  • Papa 11 months ago

    On what basis? This man is so arrogant, presumptuous and so pompous. Who does he think he is?

    We all agree he was a great guy but
    Is it because Lumba
    1. He is an Ashanti
    2. He is an Npp man?

    Assuming he or Npp wa ...
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  • ABONSAM FIREMAN, TOOTING BROADWAY, LONDON. 11 months ago

    NKWASEA KEKA SAAAAAA...DID LUMBA CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER MORE THAN TEDDY OSEI AND OSIBISA, KIKI GYAN, CK MANN, SENIOR EDDIE DONKOR, NANA AMPADU, JERRY HANSON and others? Lumba DESTROYED the music careers including his own NANA AC ...
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  • Dread 11 months ago

    Lumba's death is slowly turning into a political circus. I won't be surprised if i hear people asking why president Mahama and the NDC have not visited the family to console them.

  • Ken 11 months ago

    He is not done taking his indian hemp.

  • Abraziaa 11 months ago

    Now that my arm has given you knock out now you will use dead bodies for camping npp and taking advantage of dead people criminals no sensible human being well vote for npp MP's and their useless government bawumia

  • Omama 11 months ago

    Calling for it does not mean it is a done deal, this is just a suggesting. Some of you guys should understand that

  • Lucky 11 months ago

    These utterances are all political gimmicks by Bawumia. You are not thinking about making the lives of the Living better but glorifying the dead. Shallow thinkers.

  • asonaba asiedu 11 months ago

    was nana ampadu given a state burial? i think the npp is asking for this because he was a member of their party. i think the state should help give him a befitting burial but not a state burial.

  • Kotoku Adeyefie 11 months ago

    THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW should state that only parliament can give approval for a state funeral. It should not be the perogative of the President.

  • Sam Fante warrior. 11 months ago

    Look at this foolish pregnant man.

  • OPOKU 11 months ago

    WHERE ARE YOUR ECONOMIC LECTURES AND ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC POLICIES. YOU CON PERSON. FLIMSY ECONOMIST. YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT APPLIED AND PRACTICAL ECONOMICS. YOU WILL NEVER AND CAN NEVER BE PRESIDENT

  • Stone 11 months ago

    You are not the one who would tell us; Lumba deserves a state funeral. Leave the government alone. You wasted our 8 years.