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'They don't even come to your funeral' - Bagbin cautions parents against sending children abroad young

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  • nii 2 days ago

    in a way it makes sense

  • Indigenous Pride 2 days ago

    THE TINDANANCY AND NORTHERN TERRITORIES' POLITICS (MODERN DAY NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA). 

    ‎Many people, including Europeans, acknowledged that the Tindanas were already having their custodian roles as caretakers of ...
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  • FRANKIE 2 days ago

    Very wise and true words from the Rt. Hon. Speaker. I have always believed same and I hope parents will listen. The earliest a child should leave for further studies overseas should be after a first degree. At least by then s ...
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  • Monkey see, Monkey do 2 days ago

    False. I know Ghanaians who left Ghana after undergrad to do their graduate studies overseas and many have vowed not to return ever or have any property or relations then again the wicked families and living situations in Gha ...
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  • Oklemekuku 2 days ago

    a few compared to those who go abroad younger

  • Ruthan 2 days ago

    Alban Sumana Bagbin himself was in Libya to hustle as an English teacher. Late Peter Ala Adjettey of NPP saved him for him to join politics. Had it not been so he would've ran back.Let him solve the economic problems and stop ...
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  • Kwaku Tee 2 days ago

    The Speaker's comment is a bit debatable. There are many who grew up to their adult life b4 travelling but still don't feel attached to their families back home.Personally I feel it has something to do with our bad economy. ...
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  • Jimbo 2 days ago

    He said those category of people are likely to come back. The emphasis is on "likely". There is no debate here. Pls read over again.

  • Johnny 2 days ago

    @ Jimbo
    Tell him to solve the economic problems. It's the root cause of the migration. He's been in National politics since 1992 and could even be more. 34yrs is enough period to turn around the destiny of a nation.

  • Kwaku 2 days ago

    Ghana is a very bad backward nation with a very bad economy, go abroad and never come back. Don't send your children there rather give birth to them there
    While their back is turned and they are running away from the law, ...
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  • Abdonas 2 days ago

    Ok send.

  • Oklemekuku 2 days ago

    Yes, but the statistics is clear on that

  • seth 2 days ago

    There is absolutely NO statistics for to back his false assertions!!! These are all his false presumptions, that he is stating as if thery are facts!!!!

  • sotrue 2 days ago

    Mr Speaker is 100% correct

  • L€ARN A MONEY-MAKING SKILL THAT GUARANTEES DAILY CASH FLOW FOR YOU- LEARN HOW 2 days ago

    EMPOWER YOURSELF TO €ARN CASH DAILY before the month ends! Exchange a service for money. LET there be URGENCY in your quest to turn your life around through technical skill acquisition. Do it today, not tomorrow. Smart peop ...
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  • EFO KOKU 2 days ago

    CANADA VERSUS ASIEDU NKETIAH
    Mr. Speaker please advise your party chairman first.

  • Kwame 2 days ago

    Very true, you send them at your own risk more likely to turn out as junkies.

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari. 2 days ago

    Can Bagbin tell us how many Members of Parliament, Regional Ministers, and District Chief Executives in Ghana send their Children to Western Europe, USA and Canada in their very early stages? If the Children stay in Ghana for ...
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  • anokwale 2 days ago

    @Frank Agyena-KariKari. How dare you post such derogatory comments about our Speaker! Don’t you know he can be your father? You this boy, you don’t respect your elders. One of these days, somebody powerful will turn you i ...
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  • Kwaku Tee 2 days ago

    @ anokwale
    You're funny are they not of the same age? Both completed university around the same period.

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari. 2 days ago

    It is funny. Frank Agyena-Karikari is not a toddler. I am older than many Ghanaians in Government. I am a retired Educationist in Uncle Sam’s country. My retirement money and my 401K can comfortably take care of me till dea ...
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  • Great one 2 days ago

    Nobody is immune from financial shocks, as long as you are here on earth, situations are still fluid so you said you are an adult, please talk like one

    In that country you reside, I am pretty sure that you must have read ...
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  • Jimbo 2 days ago

    I did not read anywhere that the Rt Hon Speaker said parents should not send their children abroad to study. He said preferably, they should complete secondary school here in Ghana before we send them away. Ghanaians don't li ...
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  • Johnny 2 days ago

    @ Jimbo
    The Speaker himself is guilty of the comment he made. Why is he pretending to be innocent of the problems for which he is part of those who contributed for it to happen? Nobody needs his belated advice.He shd Get Out

  • Osei Kofi 2 days ago

    I agree with this man 1000%. Ghanaian parents work so hard, send their kids abroad and live a lonely life back home

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari. 2 days ago

    That is true but when they keep their children in Ghana, they remain unemployed. Sometimes, some of them become wayward and Armed Robbers. Will Bagbin not want his children to be in the Western World by now with gainful emplo ...
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  • PITO 2 days ago

    Every point you have raised is about cash. And the point about children in Ghana remaining unemployed is mute. Give is something more meaningful to what the minister said about the TIMING or stage before sending the children ...
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  • anokwale 2 days ago

    @PITO. Frank Agyena-Karikari has a mental problem so don’t pay attention to his posts.

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari. 2 days ago

    And you continue to read what a person with mental issues puts on Ghanaweb? You then have a serious mental problem that you need to address.

  • Jack Toronto 2 days ago

    Is that a new law?

  • Great one 2 days ago

    Who will develop Ghana with characters like you? your president went to school in Russia as I understand or maybe Soviet Russia so less emphasis on western Europe

    Life is not about self comfort, that is selfishness, life ...
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  • Frodo 2 days ago

    Any culture that proprietary living people over dead is a good one

  • Nana 2 days ago

    Can you tell me one civilised developed society that do not respect the dead? To inform you organising big funerals is not a sign of respect for the dead, it takes more than that.

  • AK 2 days ago

    Mr Speaker, you are right.

  • Atta Kay 2 days ago

    The Children of Rawlings were moved abroad when they were toddlers for their education up to Uni. I wasn't surprised when one of the girls was wearing High Hills at her Mum's funeral. Somebody quickly reprimanded her to chang ...
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  • Hik 2 days ago

    If your nation was doing well, will anyone take their children abroad?

    Rules for thee... None for me

  • Yaw Poku 2 days ago

    This guy is a real smart man

  • Asante Appia 2 days ago

    Tell your speaker to go and pay back the double pay/salary he received for over 12 years. We haven't forgotten and he should get ready for jail as soon as we take power in 2028.

  • Jonathan 2 days ago

    Facts but wrong analysis....so all this many years of toiling, u were only preparing vour kids so that one day thev can attend your two day funeral event ? What an entirely wasted life and left thinking? You didn't have a pur ...
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  • Great one 2 days ago

    @Jonathan, was Kofi Annan useful to Ghana? if you think yes tell me and give examples, as African, he failed the continent and I can point to these, from the events of Rwanda genocide to his Africa solution to Africa problems ...
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  • Jimbo 2 days ago

    The Rt Hon Speaker has held the bull by the horn. He is very right so parents, pls take his advice seriously.

  • Ghana 2 days ago

    It's true ooo. I've seen some before

  • Jack Toronto 2 days ago

    Tell the politicians

  • Innocent Ghanaian 2 days ago

    (The Government And TRAITORS Against The Nation And Against The Precious People Of The Land); By TOTAL BETRAYAL Of The State And WICKENESS Against The Citizens Of The Land And Their Precious BLOOD, NEVER Cease Seeking To Mak ...
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  • Innocent Ghanaian 2 days ago

    (The Government And TRAITORS Against The Nation And Against The Precious People Of The Land); By TOTAL BETRAYAL Of The State And WICKENESS Against The Citizens Of The Land And Their Precious BLOOD, NEVER Cease Seeking To Mak ...
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  • Innocent Ghanaian 2 days ago

    (The Government And TRAITORS Against The Nation And Against The Precious People Of The Land); By TOTAL BETRAYAL Of The State And WICKENESS Against The Citizens Of The Land And Their Precious BLOOD, NEVER Cease Seeking To Mak ...
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  • The orangutan state 2 days ago

    From abroad they are given political appointments then they come even seeking dual citizenship, when the party loses power they loot and carry our money out

  • Coach 2 days ago

    This is an important conversation. Rather than questioning parents' love, perhaps we should ask: What would make more parents confidently choose Ghana for their children's education? That takes us to education quality, implem ...
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  • seth 2 days ago

    Trust Ghanaman to speak assertively on something he knows absolutely nothing about!!!!

  • H Aborbi 2 days ago

    Which values: lawlessness, corruption, inability to think critically?

  • NMG 2 days ago

    AND PLEASE ASK THIS MAN WHERE ARE ALL HIS KIDS AND ASK ALL THOSE MINISTERS IN THAT HOUSE WHERE ARE THEIR KIDS SCHOOLING MAAASAAAAAAAAAAAA THEY SHOULDNT EVEN COME TO MY FUNERAL AT ALL AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A BETTER LIFE

  • Kojo 2 days ago

    Let's begin from 1st principles. How many politicians have their children in Government schools at both the basic and secondary levels.
    They attend private schools and then continue abroad.

  • Kojo 2 days ago

    Let's begin from 1st principles. How many politicians have their children in Government schools at both the basic and secondary levels.
    They attend private schools and then continue abroad.

  • I SENT MY MOTHER TO VISIT MY 2 SISTERS IN MICHIGAN! 1 day ago

    When she got there she swore that if she dies and anybody dare to bring her body back to bury her in Ghana we will see.

    Even the pensioners dont want to come back and you think young ones will.