Scrap AU Day holiday – Franklin Cudjoe

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truth stands 12 years ago

you are a big fool...

you are a big fool...
KOLA, LONDON PROPER 12 years ago

I really do not think IMANI is a policy think tank rather a TERRORIST THINK TANK as they've always opposed everything to do with Kwame Nkrumah.

They opposes independence celebration in Ghana and never attend even when NPP ...
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I really do not think IMANI is a policy think tank rather a TERRORIST THINK TANK as they've always opposed everything to do with Kwame Nkrumah.

They opposes independence celebration in Ghana and never attend even when NPP was in Government.

So really, it does not take a Terrorist group in Ghana to have a say in AU as to what they intend to do.It's entirely the business of Pan-Africans not some kookoase group which calls itself IMANI.
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 12 years ago

AFRICANS, GENERALLY, HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. AS SUCH THE OAU/AU AIMS TO BECOME AFRICA'S CENTRAL GOVERNING BODY. THE CONTINENT ACTING FROM A CENTRAL BODY ON VARIOUS FRONTS WOULD ACHIEVE MORE FOR AFRICANS THAN THE VARIOUS COUNTRI ...
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AFRICANS, GENERALLY, HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. AS SUCH THE OAU/AU AIMS TO BECOME AFRICA'S CENTRAL GOVERNING BODY. THE CONTINENT ACTING FROM A CENTRAL BODY ON VARIOUS FRONTS WOULD ACHIEVE MORE FOR AFRICANS THAN THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES ACTING AS INDIVIDUALS. AFRICA DAY IS OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE UNITY OF AFRICANS, REVIEW WHERE WE HAVE ARRIVED WITH THE VISION AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TOWARDS ACHIEVING IT. OSAGYEFO DR KWAME NKRUMAH WAS THE GREATEST ADVOCATE OF THE OAU, AND HAD PUSHED FOR THE REALISATION OF MOST OF THE IDEAS THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING TODAY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT GHANA CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE THE AFRICA DAY AS OFFICIAL DAY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN THE DREAM OF A UNITED AND PROGRESSIVE AFRICA WOULD BE A REALITY.
LONG LIVE AFRICA DAY!
LONG LIVE AFRICA!
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, he had the gut to recommend his fellow journalists to be executed by PNDC. Pratt even recommended Baako to be killed by the regime, thank God Baako was instead touchered violently and severely but his life was spared. This is what Kwesi Pratt can do. Now Pratt is a secret agent to NDC and US Embassy in Ghana. May God forgive Pratt and spare him the untold evils that will come upon him and his generations. The souls of those journalist killed through Pratt's recommendations to PNDC will never forgive Pratt. Now Pratt has the guts to take Diplomatic Passport and smuggled his weak-headed children to work at the Ministries under Mills NDC, may God forgive Pratt and his dependance and spare them of the evils ahead of them...
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

TOO MANY HOLIDAYS IN GH. ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE DAY GONE DOWN THE DRAIN.

TOO MANY HOLIDAYS IN GH. ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE DAY GONE DOWN THE DRAIN.
kokorokou-koo 12 years ago

If Nigeria doesn't celebrate something, does that imply that we shouldn't as well? Is this all this think tank association can think of to solve our problems? Do they have any ideas to create jobs for the youth? A productive ...
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If Nigeria doesn't celebrate something, does that imply that we shouldn't as well? Is this all this think tank association can think of to solve our problems? Do they have any ideas to create jobs for the youth? A productive day in Ghana is as normal as a holiday because you don't actually notice any difference in production, except that people who count on taking bribes lose their take for the day.
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Watch GTV & TV3 on WWW.OFMTV.COM for FREE and know what is going on back home.

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nii 12 years ago

cheers

cheers
insight to the bone 12 years ago

This song was writen by Winfred Amamu Ewe man, lets change it like the evil Kufuor NPPian tribalism biggoted racist wanted, Northerners rulling us ashantis and the akyems it pains paa, pepeni our president/God it pains paaa, ...
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This song was writen by Winfred Amamu Ewe man, lets change it like the evil Kufuor NPPian tribalism biggoted racist wanted, Northerners rulling us ashantis and the akyems it pains paa, pepeni our president/God it pains paaa, the ayigbe peoples fault voting for NDC, we shall insult and insult the trokosi ayigbe people, but they are intelligent than we the ashanti akyem people it hurts it pains paaa.
Ato 12 years ago

What these IMANI imperialist road-runners dont seem to realize is that, the bulk of our total productivity earnings is surreptitiously siphoned out of the country to our neo-colonial overlords in London, Paris, Washington etc ...
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What these IMANI imperialist road-runners dont seem to realize is that, the bulk of our total productivity earnings is surreptitiously siphoned out of the country to our neo-colonial overlords in London, Paris, Washington etc etc through direct (unfair trade mechanisms) and indirect (including badly arranged and badly monitored investment returns) to our national disadvantage.

In short, we are actually working for alien predators who have fabricated complex economic imperialist theories that make it happen so. What is happening today is no different from what used to happen during the colonial period. The only difference is that they are exploiting us more and ripping-us off even worse through the intermediary of corrupt politicians, govts and presumed 'civil society' organizations like IMANI.

People like those impetuous young men of IMANI are just like parrots who just replay and promote those debilitating economic theories of our historical oppressors. Of course they dont know any better because they are incurable victims of an imperialist education process.

Why is it that in spite of all our mineral resources and all the hard work that Ghanaian workers have been putting in with very little remuneration over the past 50 odd years, we still do not see any meaningful development that can be compared to even what Dr Nkrumah achieved in just nine years?

Much as I myself I do not agree with the carrying-over of event days from weekends to weekdays, I think the AU Day is significant as a legitimate and pertinent wake up call to all of us Africans, for its inherent benefits of at least stimulating and debriefing Africans from cheaply surrendering our ourselves and our resources at complimentary or dirt-cheap prices to the evil forces of unsympathetic imperialists.

It must be well-noted that for over 500 years years, these evil predators stamped their absolute authoritarian scams on African society and when eventually they left, they left behind their educational, political and administrative systems/institutions that ensured that we remain loyal and subservient to them - only so that they can continue to rip us off.

IMANI, by their bold capitalist posture, effusions and pretensions, cannot pretend that they do not support imperialism and the inhuman exploitation of the human and material resources of Africa.

CORNEY 12 years ago

I personally hardly agree with this organization but when it comes to this issue I think they are 100% right.
We have too many unnecessary holidays in that country which is not good for us.
What is that nonsense called AU d ...
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I personally hardly agree with this organization but when it comes to this issue I think they are 100% right.
We have too many unnecessary holidays in that country which is not good for us.
What is that nonsense called AU day that we have to declare Monday which is a working day for a day that fell on Saturday,why we continue to do things like that?
african-center.com/en/welcome.htm 12 years ago

Our history makes the celebration necessary.Ghana historically spearheads African unity.
Here is a few info:
www.african-center.com/en/welcome.html

Our history makes the celebration necessary.Ghana historically spearheads African unity.
Here is a few info:
www.african-center.com/en/welcome.html
Nana Ansah 12 years ago

Corney, you cannot start a fight and run away. Ghana started the political liberation fight and Ghana's leader Kwame Nkrumah was the brain child of the OAU now AU so it is ipso facto that we take the responsibilities that com ...
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Corney, you cannot start a fight and run away. Ghana started the political liberation fight and Ghana's leader Kwame Nkrumah was the brain child of the OAU now AU so it is ipso facto that we take the responsibilities that comes with it. To whom is given, much is expected or required.

If not Ghana who should take the lead, who else? Ghana must take her God given rightful place to lead Africa again. OK! one can find a consensus that AU day which falls on weekend should remain that way. But then that is it.
Chill 12 years ago

Well said Ato! The former UN boss, Kofi Annan said last week that western countries in collaborations with African leaders are stealing from Africans by underpaying for raw materials and minerals resources through bribery and ...
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Well said Ato! The former UN boss, Kofi Annan said last week that western countries in collaborations with African leaders are stealing from Africans by underpaying for raw materials and minerals resources through bribery and other scandalous means.
The AU raised a very important topic at this year meeting about WAR CRIMES prosecution which is predominately Africans leaders and politicians, 99% they say, yet there are all kinds of troubles/crimes in the Middle East, China, India etc and no one face The Hague court. How's that possible? All the people killed in Israel, Palestine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Iran, North Korean, Burma, etc and no one gets prosecuted as war crimes, yet we willingly give out our leaders to be imprisoned in foreign countries for crimes all other countries commit and go scot-free

The Brazilian president forgave Africans loans worth $900 million which dates back to the 1970s because they think they can make more money from Africans by forgiving them. In fact, the president, Lima, cited the 26.5% increase in trades amount to about $11 billion from the past two years of about 6 billion. Everyone rape the supposed poor Africans for their own enrichment
sam 12 years ago

YOU NEED YOUR BRAIN CHECKED

YOU NEED YOUR BRAIN CHECKED
william 12 years ago

'think tank does not mean think everything and every subject and comment on every issue!!!'Checky wu hu'!

'think tank does not mean think everything and every subject and comment on every issue!!!'Checky wu hu'!
HUMBLE 12 years ago

IT IS GOOD FOR AFRICA TO CELEBRATE IT'S ACHIEVEMENTS.IN THIS CASE WHAT HAS AFRICA ACHIEVED FOR CELEBRATION? GHANA IS JUST ENCOURAGING THE CITIZENS TO BE LAZY.THERE ARE TOO MUCH HOLIDAYS ON THE NATIONAL CALENDER WHICH COSTS TH ...
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IT IS GOOD FOR AFRICA TO CELEBRATE IT'S ACHIEVEMENTS.IN THIS CASE WHAT HAS AFRICA ACHIEVED FOR CELEBRATION? GHANA IS JUST ENCOURAGING THE CITIZENS TO BE LAZY.THERE ARE TOO MUCH HOLIDAYS ON THE NATIONAL CALENDER WHICH COSTS THE NATION TOO MUCH MONEY & IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PRESIDENT TO DELETE SOME OFF FOR GHANA TO DEVELOP.EUROPEANS DON'T CELEBRATE EU DAY AS HOLIDAY.
UGLY CRIMINAL ASHANTI 12 years ago

WHY DIDNT U STUPID BIG MOUTH ASHANTI RAISE THIS ISSUE WHEN CORRUPT K4 WAS IN POWER?

WHY DIDNT U STUPID BIG MOUTH ASHANTI RAISE THIS ISSUE WHEN CORRUPT K4 WAS IN POWER?
Kofi 12 years ago

March 6 is the day Mother Ghana's ills began. Who celebrated the day his/her sickness began?

March 6 is the day Mother Ghana's ills began. Who celebrated the day his/her sickness began?
JOE 12 years ago

AU HOLIDAY IS A NEGATIVE EMANCIPATION SINCE WE HAVE NOT ARRIVED THERE YET. TO RECOGNISE OUR EMANCIPATION FOR CELEBRATITION OF A HOLIDAY, THE ECONOMIC POSITIONS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES MUST TELL THE WORLD SO,LIKE THE BRICS.

AU HOLIDAY IS A NEGATIVE EMANCIPATION SINCE WE HAVE NOT ARRIVED THERE YET. TO RECOGNISE OUR EMANCIPATION FOR CELEBRATITION OF A HOLIDAY, THE ECONOMIC POSITIONS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES MUST TELL THE WORLD SO,LIKE THE BRICS.

Abokyi 12 years ago

This guys has spoken sensibly; there are too many holidays in Ghana. That is the beginning of our WOES!!!

This guys has spoken sensibly; there are too many holidays in Ghana. That is the beginning of our WOES!!!
concern citizen 12 years ago

what do we get from these corrupt presidents forming this alliance? They should come to Europe and see how EU is functioning,with one visa you can travel almost half of Europe.What about AU?. even from Ghana one cannot travel ...
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what do we get from these corrupt presidents forming this alliance? They should come to Europe and see how EU is functioning,with one visa you can travel almost half of Europe.What about AU?. even from Ghana one cannot travel to Togo freely likewise going to south Africa .One has to pay import duties,goods coming from Nigeria or Ivory Coast.What are celebrating then? they just go there to waste tax payers money.Do you know how much Ghana waste as a result of this holiday?
Kwame Oppong, Germany 12 years ago

...away with your slave mentality, KOFI. Allow wise people to make suggestions.

...away with your slave mentality, KOFI. Allow wise people to make suggestions.
Kofi 12 years ago

Kwame, you are proud to add Germany as where you live! You are a self-made slave. Our forefathers were forced into it. You, an African patriot, are in Germany and you think the way to make Africa better is to celebrate a holi ...
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Kwame, you are proud to add Germany as where you live! You are a self-made slave. Our forefathers were forced into it. You, an African patriot, are in Germany and you think the way to make Africa better is to celebrate a holiday in the name of African unity? You must be ashamed of yourself.
Nana Ansah 12 years ago

These separatist, nation wreckers and antagonist have nothing good in mind for Ghana and Africa. See, the OAU now AU was the brain child of Kwame Nkrumah. So we are not only celebrating Africa but indeed the protagonist ideas ...
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These separatist, nation wreckers and antagonist have nothing good in mind for Ghana and Africa. See, the OAU now AU was the brain child of Kwame Nkrumah. So we are not only celebrating Africa but indeed the protagonist ideas of the greatest son of Africa. Although there is a lot to do that will not stop us from the jubilee celebrations. These Mate Mehu NPP were boycotters of Ghana's independence today they celebrate it. They can choose to boycott AU day that is their cup of tea.

We know Mate Mehu NPP to be perennial boycotters, bomb throwers and instigators of riots. If other African states do not celebrate AU day, it does not mean that Ghana the vanguard and vehicle of AU should also do the same. What sort of efom logic is this? And what sort of message does it send across? Sorry to say this but I wonder how these bush rats came to occupy such positions and start making noise before they think. No wonder most of them have no horizon and if any it does not extend beyond their flat noses. These Mate Mehu NPP idiots should give us a break!
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breeze 12 years ago

i think what Franklin Cudjoe is saying some how he is making a point due to the couse of prducti vity in this country but the issue is that it was our leader kw a me Nkrumah who brought this whole idea of pan afri ...
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i think what Franklin Cudjoe is saying some how he is making a point due to the couse of prducti vity in this country but the issue is that it was our leader kw a me Nkrumah who brought this whole idea of pan africansm so even if in this country we have taken this day as holiday to celebrate it and to remember even our leader it not a big deal to me it does not spoil any think i suppose so i think this man should go to hell and let think about our selves
Frank Agyena-Karikari 12 years ago

This should never be a PAID holiday. The AU is itself just useless. What has it achieved in its 50 years existence? Nothing. The only holidays that should be paid holidays are 6th March and 4th July. Others can be holidays bu ...
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This should never be a PAID holiday. The AU is itself just useless. What has it achieved in its 50 years existence? Nothing. The only holidays that should be paid holidays are 6th March and 4th July. Others can be holidays but not paid ones.
Brodze 12 years ago

What difference would it make anyway, at the moment everyone is on holiday in Ghana since the NPP went to court with this election issue.When you go to the offices, nobody is working they are all glued to the TV. Ghana is at ...
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What difference would it make anyway, at the moment everyone is on holiday in Ghana since the NPP went to court with this election issue.When you go to the offices, nobody is working they are all glued to the TV. Ghana is at a standstill until this supreme court issue is over.Waste of time , money and resources.
4 Year Old 12 years ago

The so-called policy think tank has no understanding. These are noise makers. Big mouth Franklin Cudjoe has no knowledge of why the African Union, formerly the Organization of African Union came to be. He has no understanding ...
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The so-called policy think tank has no understanding. These are noise makers. Big mouth Franklin Cudjoe has no knowledge of why the African Union, formerly the Organization of African Union came to be. He has no understanding of what it has so far accomplished and the objectives it has. If he did, he would celebrate her achievements and appreciate the aims. He should go back and read what the founding fathers like Nkrumah fought for through OAU and for this matter the AU.

agya 12 years ago

So you are aiming at African unity? Good , do you think Ghana is united? Your very comments suggest you don't believe in a united Ghana.

Look at these countries, formed by the colonialist but some nationalist are claiming ...
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So you are aiming at African unity? Good , do you think Ghana is united? Your very comments suggest you don't believe in a united Ghana.

Look at these countries, formed by the colonialist but some nationalist are claiming to be the founders, if they are united; Dr Congo, Ivory Coast, Mali, Angola, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Liberia, Sudan, Lybia, and Egypt.

The AU is a huge trap if the elements of the above named countries do not first develope a common sense of belonging to one another.
insight to the bone 12 years ago

we have developed under the ndc a culture of non work , corruption , its better to steal than to earn one's living , cheat or lie your way through culture . its generally accepted especially in the civil service at the minist ...
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we have developed under the ndc a culture of non work , corruption , its better to steal than to earn one's living , cheat or lie your way through culture . its generally accepted especially in the civil service at the ministries that only an idiot will do an honest days work . this is just another excuse at not being productive
Kologah 12 years ago

snub that fucking debating club called AU. AU begging foreigner countries especially stinky chinese for money? why not african converted into a solid state now? AU still depending on stinky and hungry dirty chinese for fund? ...
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snub that fucking debating club called AU. AU begging foreigner countries especially stinky chinese for money? why not african converted into a solid state now? AU still depending on stinky and hungry dirty chinese for fund? how fucking? what holiday? motherfuckers
Tabliban2 12 years ago

What this guy is really make sense! You may not like him but his assesrtion make sense. Why celebrate AU Day? What sense does this bring to Ghana and Africa as a whole. Even most holidays in Ghana are questionable. Pleas ...
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What this guy is really make sense! You may not like him but his assesrtion make sense. Why celebrate AU Day? What sense does this bring to Ghana and Africa as a whole. Even most holidays in Ghana are questionable. Please make sense on this forum. By the way you are the biggest fooool!
Sumanguuru 12 years ago

Holidays cost a country a lot of money, will the statistics service tell us how much it costs so we can have a real debate. Can our country affod it. That I think will be a reasonable way to discuss.

Holidays cost a country a lot of money, will the statistics service tell us how much it costs so we can have a real debate. Can our country affod it. That I think will be a reasonable way to discuss.
Atongo Brake 12 years ago

Thank you. He is a proper fool.

Thank you. He is a proper fool.
Kwame Oppong, Germany 12 years ago

...truth stands, Mr.Cudjoe is making real sense. You people still dont understand what productivity is. It Germany, when a holiday falls on a weekend, so be it, and not be carried forward. Government should look through and s ...
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...truth stands, Mr.Cudjoe is making real sense. You people still dont understand what productivity is. It Germany, when a holiday falls on a weekend, so be it, and not be carried forward. Government should look through and slash off some of the holidays, to increase economic activity.
EZEKIEL 12 years ago

This NONSENSE and LAZINESS of declaring the next working day a holiday, if the actual day falls on Saturday/Sunday SHOULD STOP !! Why do we think a PARTICULAR day is more important than another ?? The countries we are FOREVER ...
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This NONSENSE and LAZINESS of declaring the next working day a holiday, if the actual day falls on Saturday/Sunday SHOULD STOP !! Why do we think a PARTICULAR day is more important than another ?? The countries we are FOREVER BORROWING from DON'T do it.
Let's put in HARD and CONSCIOUS WORK and build our country !!
LAZINESS ALL OVER THE PLACE !!
truth stands 12 years ago

please have you forgotten we are in the information age... its all about connectivity... whether at home or office you can still work...it should not always be about going into the work building that should mean you are worki ...
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please have you forgotten we are in the information age... its all about connectivity... whether at home or office you can still work...it should not always be about going into the work building that should mean you are working....we dont need using man power but the brains .. its not about work hard but work well and wisely...
Reality Stands 12 years ago

Information age as you put it has very lettle space in Ghana where there is regular electricity interuption. How do you send e-mails faxes etc without electricity to stay connected? South African is better, by economic sense ...
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Information age as you put it has very lettle space in Ghana where there is regular electricity interuption. How do you send e-mails faxes etc without electricity to stay connected? South African is better, by economic sense 100% than Ghana but today is a full stream working day.
EZEKIEL 12 years ago

What is the use of Information age if you don't have ELECTRIC POWER ???Funny guy!! Your dumso dumso water and power supply CANNOT do it.DON'T FORGET.....Ghana is developing and we cannot be LAZYING ABOUT!

What is the use of Information age if you don't have ELECTRIC POWER ???Funny guy!! Your dumso dumso water and power supply CANNOT do it.DON'T FORGET.....Ghana is developing and we cannot be LAZYING ABOUT!
YAW (Virginia) 12 years ago

I do concur with you that this is a useless holiday. When i heard today was a holiday in Ghana i was bewildered and struggled to ascertain what kind of holiday it is not knowing it was AU day. This is ridiculous. Only in NDC ...
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I do concur with you that this is a useless holiday. When i heard today was a holiday in Ghana i was bewildered and struggled to ascertain what kind of holiday it is not knowing it was AU day. This is ridiculous. Only in NDC Govt will we see such nonsense. Soon the entire year in Ghana will be declared a holiday. What a waste under the new NKOMFEM Republic by his excellency Pres. Dumsor,Dumsor. Nkwaseafuor have taken over my beautiful Ghana. We await the ruling of the Supreme Court and if it does not go in our favour launch an incursion into Accra to remove this idiot of a Ptesident.
TA USA 12 years ago

This is total RUBBISH!!!

This is total RUBBISH!!!
FOOLISH NDC GUYS 12 years ago

USELESS HOLIDAY

USELESS HOLIDAY
osuklottey 12 years ago

Look at an African,saying his hard fought independence is meaningless,l simple weep

Look at an African,saying his hard fought independence is meaningless,l simple weep
Soomui 12 years ago

Osuklottey, sometimes you have to be sympathetic to some of our own people. You see some of us have been simply lucky to have cured ourselves from the scourge of mental slavery. Other have not been so lucky. After having been ...
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Osuklottey, sometimes you have to be sympathetic to some of our own people. You see some of us have been simply lucky to have cured ourselves from the scourge of mental slavery. Other have not been so lucky. After having been traumatized and disoriented from over 400 years of slavery and colonial oppression, they cant seem to be able to make out what is good for themselves anymore. Their minds have been so twisted and messed up that they are more than happy to work themselves to death to do things to make their oppressors happy
WHO WILL IT BENEFIT? 12 years ago

Thank you for your insight question.

Thank you for your insight question.
TIMEWILLTELL 12 years ago

We need to pay more attention to economic management and give due consideration to the cost to the fledgling private sector of its policies. We need to change our policy on holidays. Most should go and apart from Christmas an ...
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We need to pay more attention to economic management and give due consideration to the cost to the fledgling private sector of its policies. We need to change our policy on holidays. Most should go and apart from Christmas and EID if the holiday falls on a weekend so be it.
truth stands 12 years ago

Kudjo must think through from all aspect before talking....

Kudjo must think through from all aspect before talking....
bilal 12 years ago

this if holliaday falls in weekends than it celebrated on manday is just one off a stupid

this if holliaday falls in weekends than it celebrated on manday is just one off a stupid
truth stands 12 years ago

see this stupid illiterate....

see this stupid illiterate....
sam 12 years ago

after "manday" it should be celebrated "tusday" as well-ha ha ha

after "manday" it should be celebrated "tusday" as well-ha ha ha
breeze 12 years ago

point well made man i also think that the holidays and i mean some of it when it fall on the weekend so be it not necesary to push it to the weekday but not this AU day coz we have to maintain it like that due to osagefu ...
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point well made man i also think that the holidays and i mean some of it when it fall on the weekend so be it not necesary to push it to the weekday but not this AU day coz we have to maintain it like that due to osagefu Dr kwame Nkrumah we have to remember him in this cause since he was the brian behind all this great idea of african unity to check the unity within our selves and to see where we r heading towards as Africans
Man Africa 12 years ago

Just because Nigerian is not observing Africa Day as a public holiday makes the Day a non-event? Come again Mr Cudjoe! Ghana is a pace setter and a leader, not a follow follow. But for your NPP lenses you would recall that wh ...
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Just because Nigerian is not observing Africa Day as a public holiday makes the Day a non-event? Come again Mr Cudjoe! Ghana is a pace setter and a leader, not a follow follow. But for your NPP lenses you would recall that when Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana was fighting for African unity, Tafawa Balewa's Nigeria was fighting against. Is it too difficult for a 'think tank' to see our different positions on Africa, or shall we now start taking cue from Nigeria ala Cudjoe! The comparison made nonsense of everything else that might have made sense about public holidays in Ghana.
truth stands 12 years ago

well said my learned brother...

well said my learned brother...
nii 12 years ago

not only should the day be celebrated by ghana but by all african countries if we do really believe in AFRICAN UNITY.Events should be done as well to reinforce the point not to talk of real policies not meer talk to promote i ...
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not only should the day be celebrated by ghana but by all african countries if we do really believe in AFRICAN UNITY.Events should be done as well to reinforce the point not to talk of real policies not meer talk to promote inter african trade. Groups like that IMANI are just irrelevant-let them talk till thy kingdom come.
MP 12 years ago

This holiday is not even being observed in Ethiopia where the meeting is taking place and where the first OAU meeting was held under the auspices of Emperor HAILE SALLASIE. My checks have shown that Gh ...
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This holiday is not even being observed in Ethiopia where the meeting is taking place and where the first OAU meeting was held under the auspices of Emperor HAILE SALLASIE. My checks have shown that Ghana stands alone on this one and we cannot be more African than any of the others. This can only be an act of a clueless goverment. We are either glued to our television sets watching non value added election court cases, or making endless noises on radio and television when fire keeps on burning market after market and electricity station after e;lectricity station. Obvoiusly the noises are not followed with preemtive action so the mishap repeats itself elsewhere. We have to be seriuos as a nation, and relax when we have achieved some sustainable growth. No African country worth its name is on holiday today so why GHANA? I mean Nigeria, Senegal, Cote Ivoire, Cameroun, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa. Check the statistics usually after the above are mentioned the rest are grouped together as OTHER AFRICA. yOU may visit to better appreciate teh classification. Those are the countries where the president can make his birthday a holiday because productivity does not matter as cash is always available for the politicians to STEAL!!Definately Ghana is not being properly managed, but it can be addressed by the same government through regular reviews and better forward planning!!!
j0eY L0nd0n 12 years ago

It's a national holiday in Ghana if you don't like it then go and drink the sea!

It's a national holiday in Ghana if you don't like it then go and drink the sea!
okukuseku 12 years ago

Ghana always take the lead

Ghana always take the lead
NANA BODAA 12 years ago

WHY ARE YOU AND YOUR GUYS ALWAYS CALLING FOR SOMETHING TO BE SCRAPPED, YET NOBODY LISTENS TO YOU , BCOS ALL YOUR COMMENTS AND ACTIONS COME WITH POLITICAL INNUEDOS..YOU AINT THE ADVISOR TO THE GOVERNMENT, NEITHER DO YOU SPEAK ...
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WHY ARE YOU AND YOUR GUYS ALWAYS CALLING FOR SOMETHING TO BE SCRAPPED, YET NOBODY LISTENS TO YOU , BCOS ALL YOUR COMMENTS AND ACTIONS COME WITH POLITICAL INNUEDOS..YOU AINT THE ADVISOR TO THE GOVERNMENT, NEITHER DO YOU SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT TAKE YOU SERIOUS, SO STOP WASTING YOUR TIME UNLESS YOU JUST WANT THE VOICE OF YOUR IMANI GROUP TO BE HEARD
Dreamer 12 years ago

All work and no play ..........

All work and no play ..........
NKOTB for President 2016 12 years ago

If your mouth cant stay shut, buy a PEEKAY chewing GUM

If your mouth cant stay shut, buy a PEEKAY chewing GUM
GH ||>>>>>Boy 12 years ago

Cudjoe , you are damn so stupid.you are nobody but npp.

Cudjoe , you are damn so stupid.you are nobody but npp.
don 12 years ago

this imani guy has never made sense to me. he is a big fat foooollllllll

this imani guy has never made sense to me. he is a big fat foooollllllll
KOMOO FRANCE. 12 years ago

Well said.Ghanaians are too lazy.Why this holiday? .For what?

Well said.Ghanaians are too lazy.Why this holiday? .For what?
kow amisah 12 years ago

You have a point. I think the state could give this kind of holidays to its employees and leave the rest of society to decide on what t o do. Schools should also be left out. After all we need more time for our schools to imp ...
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You have a point. I think the state could give this kind of holidays to its employees and leave the rest of society to decide on what t o do. Schools should also be left out. After all we need more time for our schools to improve on their standards.
KOLEGAH 12 years ago

HOW MANY HOLIDAYS IN THE YEAR. COMPARE TO ADVANCED COUNTRIES AND COPY THEM.

HOW MANY HOLIDAYS IN THE YEAR. COMPARE TO ADVANCED COUNTRIES AND COPY THEM.
Oyarifa 12 years ago

It is used by politicians and public officials to cook the books and steal monies.

Good for nothing, unproductive, uncreative, useless bunch.

It is used by politicians and public officials to cook the books and steal monies.

Good for nothing, unproductive, uncreative, useless bunch.
SETH ANSAH 12 years ago

Waste of time indeed-L A Z I N E S S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Waste of time indeed-L A Z I N E S S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stanley 12 years ago

Africa,AU,and holiday?

Africa,AU,and holiday?
MP 12 years ago

This AU holiday is not taking place in Senegal,Cote Ivoire, Nigeria,Cameroun, Kenya, Ethiopia,South Africa OR any other African country worth mentioning??We definately are not more African than any of the o ...
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This AU holiday is not taking place in Senegal,Cote Ivoire, Nigeria,Cameroun, Kenya, Ethiopia,South Africa OR any other African country worth mentioning??We definately are not more African than any of the others . We may rather be joining the league of lazy African countries?? Especially in these days when productivity is also suffereing due to election court cases , market and electricity station fires!!somebody has to redirect this nation. Cash will always be available for the politicians to steal so i dont expect any of them to appreciate this discussion!! we as citizens should reshape the thinking of our politicians else they will lead us all to absolute poverty with only they standing tall!!!
Quophie 12 years ago

I can't agree with you more. We have too many holidays in Ghana and I will advocate that if one falls on a weekend, so be it. There is no need declaring the following working day as a holiday. It is high time we sit down and ...
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I can't agree with you more. We have too many holidays in Ghana and I will advocate that if one falls on a weekend, so be it. There is no need declaring the following working day as a holiday. It is high time we sit down and compute revenue lost from the useless holidays. Another one is Farmers' Day. The farmers themselves go to their farms and we workers stay at home. What an irony!!
JAK 12 years ago

This IMANI guys are just attention seekers. If we celebrate independence whats wrong with celebrating Africa. They just want to talk so we say they exist. How about using the resources u have to help needy people.

This IMANI guys are just attention seekers. If we celebrate independence whats wrong with celebrating Africa. They just want to talk so we say they exist. How about using the resources u have to help needy people.
Yaw Adu-Asare 12 years ago

Progressive Africans must annex AU and turn it into what it needs to become.

Progressive Africans must annex AU and turn it into what it needs to become.
Stoway 12 years ago

This guy just wakes up and talk any how even if there is nothing wrong with a subject matter. His he anywhere closer in thought to the legislature then that considered all factors before making the day a holiday?
He ignorant ...
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This guy just wakes up and talk any how even if there is nothing wrong with a subject matter. His he anywhere closer in thought to the legislature then that considered all factors before making the day a holiday?
He ignorantly compare Ghana to Nigeria in this regard. Where was Nigerias independence when Ghana had hers? Who told him Nigeria would not one day declear the day a holiday? It should not always be about businesses. What about our children who needs to know the essence of African unity, nationalism, patriotism and pan Africanism? We need that to develope economically as well if he does not know. This day intends to instill in them that importance and hope as activities are held and they having time to reflect on it with friends, families and their brothers and sisters in other African countries. Nkrumah's efforts should not be in vain.
Cudjoe should shut up, for he knows not what he is talking about.
Joe Turkey 12 years ago

Next on the list is TB Joshua Holiday. This nonsense of multiple holidays in a fragile economy was started by the desperate NDC close to the 1992 elections. The principle was to appease any group with a significant count with ...
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Next on the list is TB Joshua Holiday. This nonsense of multiple holidays in a fragile economy was started by the desperate NDC close to the 1992 elections. The principle was to appease any group with a significant count with holidays. That was how they imbedded two Muslim holidays in our calendar (unsolicited), Farmer's Day (a day on which farmers go to their farms and the white collar workers sit at home), AU day, pigeons Day and all the ceteras
NANA IS USING BAWUMIA 12 years ago

OAU AND NOW, AU, WAS GHANA'S IDEA BECAUSE IT WAS NKRUMAH THE GREAT'S IDEA OF BRINGING AFRICA TOGETHER AS ONE UNITED CONTINENT. BUT THE DANQUAHBUSIA/KUFUOR/NPP/IMANI CUM THEIR CIA COHORTS OVERTHREW HIM BEFORE HIS GREAT IDEA CO ...
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OAU AND NOW, AU, WAS GHANA'S IDEA BECAUSE IT WAS NKRUMAH THE GREAT'S IDEA OF BRINGING AFRICA TOGETHER AS ONE UNITED CONTINENT. BUT THE DANQUAHBUSIA/KUFUOR/NPP/IMANI CUM THEIR CIA COHORTS OVERTHREW HIM BEFORE HIS GREAT IDEA COULD YIELD FRUITS FOR AFRICA. SHAME ON YOU IMANI.
ASHKENAZI 12 years ago

WHEN HYPOCRITES TALK IT IS JUST OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE. AU DAY IS NOT THE ONLY HOLIDAY WE HAVE IN GHANA AS STATUTORY HOLIDAYS AND IT CERTAINLY DID NOT START YESTERDAY EITHER SO WHY SHOULD IT BE SINGLED OUT?

WHEN HYPOCRITES TALK IT IS JUST OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE. AU DAY IS NOT THE ONLY HOLIDAY WE HAVE IN GHANA AS STATUTORY HOLIDAYS AND IT CERTAINLY DID NOT START YESTERDAY EITHER SO WHY SHOULD IT BE SINGLED OUT?
NANA IS USING BAWUMIA 12 years ago

Franklin Cudjoe IS AN IDIOT! AND HAS NO BRAINS TOO TO THINK.

Franklin Cudjoe IS AN IDIOT! AND HAS NO BRAINS TOO TO THINK.
JAMES Y 12 years ago

Strange; isn't it that Franklin Cudjoe is talking about holidays effect on productivity. Isn't his organisation - the so-called IMANI Ghana - which backed the recent wave of strikes in the country. The doctors' strikes, for e ...
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Strange; isn't it that Franklin Cudjoe is talking about holidays effect on productivity. Isn't his organisation - the so-called IMANI Ghana - which backed the recent wave of strikes in the country. The doctors' strikes, for example, in effect, gave the doctors abandant holidays that stiffled productivity in medical terms and deaths. What has Frankline Cudjoe said about it? Nothing but encouragement to the doctors to prolong the strike.
Kofi 12 years ago

No, he is not normal because he is talking against waste in the system instead of encouraging more wasteful days.

No, he is not normal because he is talking against waste in the system instead of encouraging more wasteful days.
ab 12 years ago

hahaha politics is turning you guys in IMANI into jerks. Where you in this country between 2000 and 2008. Anyway who is forcing you to celebrate it. You make sense when you shut up. Greedy bastard

hahaha politics is turning you guys in IMANI into jerks. Where you in this country between 2000 and 2008. Anyway who is forcing you to celebrate it. You make sense when you shut up. Greedy bastard
KT 12 years ago

I'm against the holiday but when it falls on Saturday, shouldn't Friday mark as holiday instead of Monday? Then when it falls Sunday, it rolls over to Monday. Why skippped two days? That is my question.

I'm against the holiday but when it falls on Saturday, shouldn't Friday mark as holiday instead of Monday? Then when it falls Sunday, it rolls over to Monday. Why skippped two days? That is my question.
Balawo President 12 years ago

Why should a country struggling to grow its economy be declaring frivolous holidays like AU day. Until our myopic leaders start to think of the country seriously and stop playing to the gallery there is no hope for Ghana.

Why should a country struggling to grow its economy be declaring frivolous holidays like AU day. Until our myopic leaders start to think of the country seriously and stop playing to the gallery there is no hope for Ghana.
KB 12 years ago

I share your view, as if we dont have anything to do. What is the necessity for this holiday at all. It fell on saturday good why holiday on monday. Reason up GHANA. THX

I share your view, as if we dont have anything to do. What is the necessity for this holiday at all. It fell on saturday good why holiday on monday. Reason up GHANA. THX
John Kpeglo 12 years ago

Presidents only go to Adisababa in expenssive planes, coats, eat well, drink well in the name of the poor, talk and talk and talk, come back and fold their hands. Productive times ae wasted. seless celebration. Bad, scrap it ...
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Presidents only go to Adisababa in expenssive planes, coats, eat well, drink well in the name of the poor, talk and talk and talk, come back and fold their hands. Productive times ae wasted. seless celebration. Bad, scrap it.
Boye Chico 12 years ago

add

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collins ,accra 12 years ago

This guy never supported Single spine n it was implemented, never supported subsidizing fuel price n now AU day. The fact that Nigeria is not observing it should not have any impact on Ghana.Frankly Cudjoe why do u always wan ...
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This guy never supported Single spine n it was implemented, never supported subsidizing fuel price n now AU day. The fact that Nigeria is not observing it should not have any impact on Ghana.Frankly Cudjoe why do u always want to go the opposite way?
Boye Chico 12 years ago

fbb

fbb
Kofi 12 years ago

Mr. Cudjoe, I'm with you 1000%. It is one of the most wasteful ways, we are using to keep Ghana ( not sure of the rest of Africa) underdeveloped!

Mr. Cudjoe, I'm with you 1000%. It is one of the most wasteful ways, we are using to keep Ghana ( not sure of the rest of Africa) underdeveloped!
Yaw k 12 years ago

It dont matter who created what, its a waist of time and tax payers money.

It dont matter who created what, its a waist of time and tax payers money.
kofi abakah 12 years ago

Talk is cheap, Frank. You guys sit at IMANI receiving funds from people who have nothing to do with their money other than cause trouble in developing states, and think governance is just about wishful thinking. Its more than ...
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Talk is cheap, Frank. You guys sit at IMANI receiving funds from people who have nothing to do with their money other than cause trouble in developing states, and think governance is just about wishful thinking. Its more than that. Why don't you try to be an MP for any constituency of your choice. I'm sure your wife won't vote for you. Talk is cheap
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

They can create Siamese Holidays where they can observe two Holidays together.
In America we have President holidays.

They can create Siamese Holidays where they can observe two Holidays together.
In America we have President holidays.
KWEKU ODENEHO 12 years ago

YES IT'S TRUE.ANY SERIOUS THINKING GHANAIAN IN HIS RIGHT SENS WILL AGREE THAT WEGHANAIANS OBSERVE SO MANY UNECESSARY HOLIDAYS.
JUST COME TO THINK OF IT,IN THE WESTERN COUNTRIES AND ALMOST ALL THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WHERE A ...
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YES IT'S TRUE.ANY SERIOUS THINKING GHANAIAN IN HIS RIGHT SENS WILL AGREE THAT WEGHANAIANS OBSERVE SO MANY UNECESSARY HOLIDAYS.
JUST COME TO THINK OF IT,IN THE WESTERN COUNTRIES AND ALMOST ALL THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WHERE ALL OUR GOVERNMENTS GO AND BEG FOR AID, GRANTS AND DONATIONS,NON OF THEM ROLL OVER ANY HOLIDAY WHATSOEVER WHEN IT FALLS ON A WEEKEND.FOR WHAT REASON ON EARTH SHOULD WE OBSERVE A WORKING DAY AS A HOLIDAY WHEN ALREADY THE EVENT HAS PASSED.
IT IS REALLY NOT ONLY UNPRODUCTIVE BUT ALSO COUNTER PRODUCTIVE IN THE PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS.THE SIMPLE REASON IS THAT OUR LEADERS AND GOVERNMENTS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT DOESN'T HAVE THE WELFARE OF OUR PEOPLE AND ECONOMY AT HEART.THEY DON'T HAVE ANY VISION WHATSOEVER,THEY ALWAYS MISPLACE OUR PRIORITIES AND HAVE LOST THEIR FOCUS AND ORIENTATION.
AM NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD DO AS OTHER COUNTRIES DOES BUT ALL THAT AM SAYING IS THAT WE SHOULD MAKE THE BEST USE OF OUR CALENDER YEAR TO PROMOTE PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
I'LL SUGGEST THAT WORKERS ARE PAID WAGES AND NOT SALARIESINCLUDING EVEN OUR GOD FOR NOTHING PARLIAMENTARIANS SOME OF WHOM FOR A WHOLE SESSION MAY APPEASR ONLY 4 OR 5 TIMES IN PARLIAMENT.ALREADY MOST OF OUR NATIONAL WORKERS ONLY MAKE THEIR PRESENCE AT THE WORKPLACE AND THEN VANISH.WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF HOLIDAYS BUT WHERE HAS IT LEAD AFTER ALMOST 60 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE? NO FUEL,NO ENERGY,NO WATER,NO DOCTORS AND NURSES,NO HOSPITALS,CHILDREN STILL SCHOOL UNDER TREES,NO GOOD ROADS NO RAILWAYS,NO SAILING SHIPS,NO AIRLINES,AND THE LIST GOES ON AND YET WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE WHATEVER IS CELEBRATABLE.
I'LL SUGGEST RHAT ALL THESE UN NECESSARY HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE SCRAPED OFF. THE ONLY HOLIDAYS WE SHOULD OBSERVE ARE THE INDEPENDENCE,REPUBLIC DAY AND MAYDAY.IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN,ON CHRISTMASDAY STAY AT HOME WITHOUT PAY BECAUSE YOU ARE ON WAGES AND NOT SALARY,BUT LET MUSLIMS AND NON CHRISTIANS GO TO WORK AND VICE VERSA.
kusi 12 years ago

Foolish man what do you think u know were u not in Ghana during thief kuffour time did u open ur tiger mouth

Foolish man what do you think u know were u not in Ghana during thief kuffour time did u open ur tiger mouth
kusi 12 years ago

idiot kojo beesia like you shut up

idiot kojo beesia like you shut up
Owukua 12 years ago

Today is a bank holiday in some places outside Africa. How about that, Mr. Wiseman?

Today is a bank holiday in some places outside Africa. How about that, Mr. Wiseman?
KWESI 12 years ago

TRAVEL AND WORK IN AUSTRALIA.GET A WORK PERMIT AND ACCOMMODATION.
THERE ARE ALSO PROGRAMS FOR USA,CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA.
CALL 0249318847 FOR FURTHER INFO.THANKS

TRAVEL AND WORK IN AUSTRALIA.GET A WORK PERMIT AND ACCOMMODATION.
THERE ARE ALSO PROGRAMS FOR USA,CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA.
CALL 0249318847 FOR FURTHER INFO.THANKS
Joe navajo 12 years ago

419

419
osei kingsley, lagos 12 years ago

for the sake of osagyefo dr kwame nkruma this day must be observed,what do you know?go and sit down, ignorance will ruin you.

for the sake of osagyefo dr kwame nkruma this day must be observed,what do you know?go and sit down, ignorance will ruin you.
Agyaku NYC 12 years ago

The man is making such a prudent statement. This holiday is another show off. Ghana has a huge and vital task something the government need to focus on.

The man is making such a prudent statement. This holiday is another show off. Ghana has a huge and vital task something the government need to focus on.
Player 12 years ago

Imperialist BULLDOGS sent to dESTROY AFRICAN UNITY.

AFRICA DAY FOREVER

Imperialist BULLDOGS sent to dESTROY AFRICAN UNITY.

AFRICA DAY FOREVER
km agyin 12 years ago

We have Nkrumah Day and that should be enough. I agree with IMANI, scrap it! We got too many a holiday.

We have Nkrumah Day and that should be enough. I agree with IMANI, scrap it! We got too many a holiday.
Kofi Peprah 12 years ago

In Germany, if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, that's it!!
The idea of a Bank Holiday is British. No wonder the hard-working Germans are far ahead of our British colonial masters.
Ghana let's copy the Germans and ...
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In Germany, if a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, that's it!!
The idea of a Bank Holiday is British. No wonder the hard-working Germans are far ahead of our British colonial masters.
Ghana let's copy the Germans and do away with the idea of a "Bank" holiday!
Player 12 years ago

Idiot..

Let's copy this, let's copy that, that is all you empty headed ones know.

Idiot..

Let's copy this, let's copy that, that is all you empty headed ones know.
Emmanuel 12 years ago

Wise talk I'm here in Côte d'Ivoire n they are working today let us be serious as others.

Wise talk I'm here in Côte d'Ivoire n they are working today let us be serious as others.
Dr Robert K Glah 12 years ago

Africa Day reflects Africa Unity and trademark for development of the continent and makes us feel African.

Why the thinktank, Imani, failed to get it right.

Africa Day reflects Africa Unity and trademark for development of the continent and makes us feel African.

Why the thinktank, Imani, failed to get it right.
Kofi 12 years ago

That is the more reason we don't need it because there is nothing like African unity and there will never be.

That is the more reason we don't need it because there is nothing like African unity and there will never be.
Dr Robert K Glah 12 years ago

African unity concept enables us to manage African business at national and AU level.

At AU level we can stand up to multinational corporations to stop tax evasion and pay Africa over 2trillion dollar tax every year.

We ...
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African unity concept enables us to manage African business at national and AU level.

At AU level we can stand up to multinational corporations to stop tax evasion and pay Africa over 2trillion dollar tax every year.

We can collectively press for better trade terms, etc

So celebrate Africa Day.
SHAKAMORA 12 years ago

kwasea biara a na w]kasa aponkye meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

kwasea biara a na w]kasa aponkye meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Bob 12 years ago

I agree with with you.The EU as organization has failed Africans.How in the world should we observe that as a holiday.Ghana as a third country has many holidays.We need to scrap a couple of them.Is our politicians brain damag ...
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I agree with with you.The EU as organization has failed Africans.How in the world should we observe that as a holiday.Ghana as a third country has many holidays.We need to scrap a couple of them.Is our politicians brain damage?Did calculate how much it cost the government to pays for this stupid holiday that they seems so thrill have.This is a display of incompetent folks in Government.
Koo Nimo 12 years ago

No Africa Day is celebrated in Cote d'Ivoire. Africa day is not significant for many African countries so Ghana must re-think.

No Africa Day is celebrated in Cote d'Ivoire. Africa day is not significant for many African countries so Ghana must re-think.
kk 12 years ago

He gave our monies out in the name of OAU. The UK now doesn't want to be part of the EU cos the other member states are just parasites

He gave our monies out in the name of OAU. The UK now doesn't want to be part of the EU cos the other member states are just parasites
ADABRAKA 12 years ago

Franklin Cudjoe, one of the many people who think he knows he is another idiot in Gh.

Franklin Cudjoe, one of the many people who think he knows he is another idiot in Gh.
Whatever 12 years ago

Without unity, African countries are not going nowhere. That is why that day need to be set aside as holiday, commemorated as such and filled with self-examination until unity is achieved

Without unity, African countries are not going nowhere. That is why that day need to be set aside as holiday, commemorated as such and filled with self-examination until unity is achieved
Kofi 12 years ago

So three months after the celebration Africa will be more united that it is today?

So three months after the celebration Africa will be more united that it is today?
nii 12 years ago

yes it should be but offcourse we have negative minded people like you who will draw that back

yes it should be but offcourse we have negative minded people like you who will draw that back
Kofi 12 years ago

Nii, I'm not negative-minded but my assertions are based on hard facts. African unity is talked about around this time of the year for the past 50 years. Is Africa more united now than it was in 1963? I stopped deceiving myse ...
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Nii, I'm not negative-minded but my assertions are based on hard facts. African unity is talked about around this time of the year for the past 50 years. Is Africa more united now than it was in 1963? I stopped deceiving myself in 1982!
Ofosu 12 years ago

Imani is losing relevance. I just want Bright Simmons to disassociate with them.

Imani is losing relevance. I just want Bright Simmons to disassociate with them.
Ken Owu 12 years ago

One really smart kid for the ages, there are simply too many crazy holidays

One really smart kid for the ages, there are simply too many crazy holidays
ADABRAKA 12 years ago

Underdeveloped countries never know the importance it generates, apart from it human resource package.

If you live in any developed country, you will understand. It is a day made to boost the tourism sector because people ...
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Underdeveloped countries never know the importance it generates, apart from it human resource package.

If you live in any developed country, you will understand. It is a day made to boost the tourism sector because people take up holidays in resort centres.

Again, it creates sales for shops as people have more time to visit shoping malls unlike saturdays and sundays.

In my earlier comment, pI said many people like this Cudjoe in Gh just talk straight from their bellies. They don't look at the better side of things and correct the negatives to positives.

One thing I have noticed with holidays in Gh is that it can fall on any day, which makes it unproductive in the day before or after the holiday itself. In UK all holidays are set on mondays, except christmas, boxing, new year and easter days which is very symbolic to be celebrated on specific dates or days.

In Gh, when holidays fall on wednesday, tuesday at work people don't really work. Thursdays, people don't many cases don't come to work. Making 3 days in most cases unproductive. If we could make some of these holidays to fall on Friday or monday is better for Gh. Friday would be ideal because of our moslem friday prayers.

Holidays hv to work to redistributing incomes to certain sectors.
Abena 12 years ago

There is no such thing in the West as EU day holidays. Lets be more productive and saved Ghana from begging for laons and aids from elsewhere.

There is no such thing in the West as EU day holidays. Lets be more productive and saved Ghana from begging for laons and aids from elsewhere.
Woman's wisdom 12 years ago

Ghanaians are relatively very lazy. A teacher goes to work at 9:00 am and finishes work at 12:00 noon and that's it. Other workers in the public sector work 4 hrs a day maximum but nobody says anything. Even if you go to the ...
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Ghanaians are relatively very lazy. A teacher goes to work at 9:00 am and finishes work at 12:00 noon and that's it. Other workers in the public sector work 4 hrs a day maximum but nobody says anything. Even if you go to the Supreme court, there are 7 days in a week with 24hrs each. Out of the seven days, they don't go to work on Fridays, they spend 5 hrs maximum a day. Even some days, they spend 2 hrs only. On top of it, they have agreed not to work on holidays. Why is Ghana so lazy? In Ghana, when it rains, no one goes to work. Even when the wind blows, they don't go to work. Compared to the western world, there is a compulsion minimum 8 hrs a day for the entire 7 days making a minimum of 40hr a week. Even on Sundays, people go to work but it is the direct opposite in Ghana. All I'm saying is, Ghana is very very lazy and a stop must be put to it now. If you go to someone's office, the person is never there. They don't go to work. Ghana is lazy and it hurts so much to see people killing young palm wine trees in the name of tapping.
YOUNG LOVE 12 years ago

Yes I wholly agree with the writer. Ghana does not need more holidays but more working days as a developing nation in order to foster productivity.

Yes I wholly agree with the writer. Ghana does not need more holidays but more working days as a developing nation in order to foster productivity.
O4 12 years ago

Some articles on Ghana web are just irrelevant. This article is not even worth reading in the first place.

Some articles on Ghana web are just irrelevant. This article is not even worth reading in the first place.
Think Shiit 12 years ago

Chrismas and Muslim holidays when they fall on Saturdays?

Chrismas and Muslim holidays when they fall on Saturdays?
Joe 12 years ago

The reason why Ghana is so poor is the fact that most of its citizens are too lazy as President Kuffuor once said and as such enjoys too many unnecessary holidays. I am not sure how many holidays we have in Ghana but holidays ...
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The reason why Ghana is so poor is the fact that most of its citizens are too lazy as President Kuffuor once said and as such enjoys too many unnecessary holidays. I am not sure how many holidays we have in Ghana but holidays like Boxing day where there is no boxing, Farmers day, too many Moslem and Christian holidays, Republic day, Founders day and many others should be scrapped. In US even Good Friday is a normal working day, but Ghana loves keeping his workers at home unnecessary. There are so many man hours lost in a year and should be addressed if Ghana is to go forward in development.
Donkor 12 years ago

Frank Cudjoe is a stupid mad man

Frank Cudjoe is a stupid mad man
Nana 12 years ago

I personally believe that franklin Cudjoe is totally wrong by saying that the celebration of the OAU/Au day as holiday is not relevant.

Which productivity is he talking about? Doesn't he know that no development is possibl ...
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I personally believe that franklin Cudjoe is totally wrong by saying that the celebration of the OAU/Au day as holiday is not relevant.

Which productivity is he talking about? Doesn't he know that no development is possible if people are mentally, politically, economically and culturally are not free? He wants productivity for his western masters.

It is not acceptable that a genuine Ghanaian thinks that way as if he is undermining the struggle of Ghana and President Kwame Nkruma for the liberation of the whole Africa.

Ghana is a sovereign country which did a lot and paid a great price for Africa to become independent. Our lovely President Kwame Nkrumah is the only African black intellectual who first brought the idea of pan africanism and put it in practice. He has been overthrown for having done so much for the whole Africa even though his enemies are accusing him of being dictator and selfish.

Remember he survived 7 assassination attempts just because he paved the way for the emancipation of the African people.

This young Franklin is an immature person and we should teach him that there is nothing that could compensate the sacrifices of President Kwame Nkruma and his comrades who freed Africa from brutality,exploitation, slavery and other forms of dehumanization of the black man.

We are very proud of President Kwame Nkruma and his struggle for the safeguard of the continent's interests. We are proud of Ghana and their leadership in all domains.

We are praying that the Supreme Court of Ghana does not take any action that will pave the way for unnecessary disputes over elections in Africa as regard the current hearing on the election petitions. those who want to get into power were the traitors and collaborators of the colonizers.
Ghanaba 12 years ago

Franklin is absolute right. AU is waste of space!

Franklin is absolute right. AU is waste of space!
Kojo B. 12 years ago

Having another holiday like today as holiday is completely useless and unnecessary. Africa is already behind in terms of all good things. we are marking time brothers. We need good plans and great thinkers and dreamers to lea ...
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Having another holiday like today as holiday is completely useless and unnecessary. Africa is already behind in terms of all good things. we are marking time brothers. We need good plans and great thinkers and dreamers to lead us not excessive holidays which we the ordinary people enjoy, anyway.
Long live Ghana, Long live Africa, Wisdom to our leaders.
Jato P 12 years ago

I agree with Mr. Franklin Cudjoe

I agree with Mr. Franklin Cudjoe
AKONFEM PREZ 12 years ago

THIS GUY IS FOOL,PERIOD

THIS GUY IS FOOL,PERIOD
Ceeboy Dangerman 12 years ago

Your dental formula is so bad. Please keep your mouth shat for good.

Your dental formula is so bad. Please keep your mouth shat for good.
Abongo 12 years ago

A big fool shut up

A big fool shut up
BENBELO 12 years ago

This guy is really making sense and shame on all those that are opposing him.it is so funny how many Ghanaians see things. yes ghana has too many unnecessary holidays. Do you know how much it cost the nation on holidays? ...
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This guy is really making sense and shame on all those that are opposing him.it is so funny how many Ghanaians see things. yes ghana has too many unnecessary holidays. Do you know how much it cost the nation on holidays? think guys think. all we want is to sit drink and enjoy. ghanaians like easy life and yet hate to commit to work. if we want holidays then we should implement Teteh Quashie, Sargent Adjetey and co. as a segnificant holiday because they have done more for Ghana than the Stupid A.U. we claim it to be African Union and yet we don't have the mind of our own because we are still been controlled by the west who want nothing better for us than Divide us .
danso abiam 12 years ago

IMANI comments on issue it has no understanding on

IMANI comments on issue it has no understanding on
chief 12 years ago

with corrupt prez and the state sponsored theft of public resources.

with corrupt prez and the state sponsored theft of public resources.
Akwasi ( London) 12 years ago

You dont hear from these rightwing colomentally retarded so called learned people complaining about easter or Christmas holidays or the muslim holidays observed in Ghana. What is wrong with Africans holding their own hol ...
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You dont hear from these rightwing colomentally retarded so called learned people complaining about easter or Christmas holidays or the muslim holidays observed in Ghana. What is wrong with Africans holding their own holidays.
nii 12 years ago

say that again

say that again
Kofi 12 years ago

Akwasi, isn't it an irony that you're writing this from London (or London is your other name)? You are talking about colomentality and you have followed the colonialist to serve him in his country 50years after he was rejecte ...
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Akwasi, isn't it an irony that you're writing this from London (or London is your other name)? You are talking about colomentality and you have followed the colonialist to serve him in his country 50years after he was rejected by your people. You probably even went there as refugee
sam 12 years ago

well-you can live in London or any where in the world and not have colo mentality, likewise you can live in Ghana and be of brainwashed colonialised metality.

well-you can live in London or any where in the world and not have colo mentality, likewise you can live in Ghana and be of brainwashed colonialised metality.
BIG PEE 12 years ago

THERE IS TOO MUCH HOLIDAYS IN GHANA WHICH NEED TO BE SCRAPE AS PRODUCTIVITY IS MORE IMPORTANT.ALSO LET US THINK ABOUT WHAT AU HAS THAN FOR THE COUNTRY.LONG LIVE IMANI.

THERE IS TOO MUCH HOLIDAYS IN GHANA WHICH NEED TO BE SCRAPE AS PRODUCTIVITY IS MORE IMPORTANT.ALSO LET US THINK ABOUT WHAT AU HAS THAN FOR THE COUNTRY.LONG LIVE IMANI.
nii 12 years ago

not only should the day be celebrated by ghana but by all african countries if we do really believe in AFRICAN UNITY.Events should be done as well to reinforce the point, not to talk of real policies not meer talk to promote ...
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not only should the day be celebrated by ghana but by all african countries if we do really believe in AFRICAN UNITY.Events should be done as well to reinforce the point, not to talk of real policies not meer talk to promote inter african trade and so on. Groups like that useless IMANI are just irrelevant-let them talk till thy kingdom come. think tank? enpty tank rather i guess
SMART FREMPAH, UK 12 years ago

Thank you Mr. Cudjoe. It's one the useless holidays in Ghana. A few more have to be scrapped. Goodness me!! while we are thinking about working more to help the economy, then comes holidays with a sneeze of an idiot.

Thank you Mr. Cudjoe. It's one the useless holidays in Ghana. A few more have to be scrapped. Goodness me!! while we are thinking about working more to help the economy, then comes holidays with a sneeze of an idiot.
Paa Osei 12 years ago

NDC does not feel comfortable with IMANI because they speak their mind and cannot be bought.There is no amount of the notorious NDC-propaganda which can wean IMANI from criticizing the poor performance of the Government.IMANI ...
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NDC does not feel comfortable with IMANI because they speak their mind and cannot be bought.There is no amount of the notorious NDC-propaganda which can wean IMANI from criticizing the poor performance of the Government.IMANI is not corrupt and so NDC has a problem.
BEN 12 years ago

THIS BOY IS ALWAYS BLOWING HOT AIR.
HE THINKS HE KNOWS TOO MUCH. SHUT UP

THIS BOY IS ALWAYS BLOWING HOT AIR.
HE THINKS HE KNOWS TOO MUCH. SHUT UP
UGLY CRIMINAL ASHANTI 12 years ago

ANOTHER UGLY ASHANTI FRANKLIN EXERCISING HIS BIG MOUTH NOT RAISE THIS ISSUE WHEN K4 WAS IN POWER?

ANOTHER UGLY ASHANTI FRANKLIN EXERCISING HIS BIG MOUTH NOT RAISE THIS ISSUE WHEN K4 WAS IN POWER?
BOATENG 12 years ago

I THINK FRANKLIN CUJOE AND HIS SO CALL IMANI TINK TANK ARE BUNCH OF IDIOTS MAKING IGNORAMUS STATEMENTS ..FOOL

I THINK FRANKLIN CUJOE AND HIS SO CALL IMANI TINK TANK ARE BUNCH OF IDIOTS MAKING IGNORAMUS STATEMENTS ..FOOL
Sakura 12 years ago

Why insult Cudjoe? I agree with him and everyone should be able to speak their mind. The AU is as useless as the United Nations. Why should our nation be on holiday because of the AU/OAU was founded on that day. These holiday ...
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Why insult Cudjoe? I agree with him and everyone should be able to speak their mind. The AU is as useless as the United Nations. Why should our nation be on holiday because of the AU/OAU was founded on that day. These holidays contribute to the endemic laziness of our workforce. I am sure BOATENG is writing from an internet café.
The Don 12 years ago

i think we must find out if this holiday will have positive impact on the total production of our nation.Is big NO

i think we must find out if this holiday will have positive impact on the total production of our nation.Is big NO
kodjo brenya 12 years ago

The African Union has nothing to show in terms of impact on the continent yet lazy and visionless president like mahama thnk so much has been achieved by the AU and as such must be celebrated.
He mahama is a useless semiilli ...
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The African Union has nothing to show in terms of impact on the continent yet lazy and visionless president like mahama thnk so much has been achieved by the AU and as such must be celebrated.
He mahama is a useless semiillitrate president that is why he does the things he does.
He has nothing to offer Ghanaians aprt from the hopeless situation in which we find ourselves.
God almighty will definitely speak and we the children of the most high Jehovah will smile just like the Israelites.
ama kumi-rotterdam 12 years ago

i don,t take ghanaians residing in ghana as people who really think about the future, hence,....let me end here.they think about food,clothes,cars and houses or not?they are toys. how many ghanaians have heard of ozwald boate ...
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i don,t take ghanaians residing in ghana as people who really think about the future, hence,....let me end here.they think about food,clothes,cars and houses or not?they are toys. how many ghanaians have heard of ozwald boateng? just because of innovation and not thinking of houses,food and clothes,now ,all these earthly wwealth is flowing in his life.DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS KILLING GHANA AND IF THIS SHIT IS NOT SOLVED,YOU ARE STILL MELTING LIKE A CANDEL.THESE 2 WORDS:transperancy and accountability is the spring boad to the success of ghana.
Nima Boy 12 years ago

Nigeria is too close my brother Cudjo . Japan, the country that our president is coming sometime next month with cup in his hand to borrow money are not observing UN day yesterday. Do our leaders and Ghanaians in general thin ...
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Nigeria is too close my brother Cudjo . Japan, the country that our president is coming sometime next month with cup in his hand to borrow money are not observing UN day yesterday. Do our leaders and Ghanaians in general think at all how this folks in Japan and other western countries come by their money for us to come and borrow from them? Do we know how much Ghana is losing anytime there is holiday? The question of the ROLLOVER doesn't make any sense at all. It clearly shows how empty-minded we are, lazy, lackadaisical attitude we have towards work.
Cudjo you will get my vote come 2016
headus 12 years ago

though i think imani is actually a useless organization,i think his point this time is right holidays unnecessarily retards productivity

though i think imani is actually a useless organization,i think his point this time is right holidays unnecessarily retards productivity
Tete 12 years ago

Who pays IMANI? AU was formed with its objections clearly stated before Cudjoe ewe boy was born. Is he telling me that he does not agree with the day celebration of his naming day given to him by his mother and father. Som ...
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Who pays IMANI? AU was formed with its objections clearly stated before Cudjoe ewe boy was born. Is he telling me that he does not agree with the day celebration of his naming day given to him by his mother and father. Sometimes certain positions should be given to elderly people who have seen and tasted the world.
Nyame Ekuma 12 years ago

'Think Gallons'. Nonsense . Go and farm and stop suggesting nonsense on the Ghanaweb. Fool.

Ur face looks like a corpse. Idiot. We shall scrap the holidays of the AU and Nkru,man's birthday and replace it with J B Danquah ...
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'Think Gallons'. Nonsense . Go and farm and stop suggesting nonsense on the Ghanaweb. Fool.

Ur face looks like a corpse. Idiot. We shall scrap the holidays of the AU and Nkru,man's birthday and replace it with J B Danquah and Akuffo Addo's birthdays. Kwasiato.
ben 12 years ago

In Ghana every one just get up and formed something to get something to eat when they speak.I think there is something wrong with him

In Ghana every one just get up and formed something to get something to eat when they speak.I think there is something wrong with him
Nana 12 years ago

With their shallow minds. scrap AU day for what? foolish people

With their shallow minds. scrap AU day for what? foolish people
Tee 12 years ago

Mr. Cudjoe go to work on all the holidays but i need those days as part of my benefits as a worker and a Ghanaian above all an African. These are companies being sponsored and talk for their Masters. This guy Cudjoe could ha ...
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Mr. Cudjoe go to work on all the holidays but i need those days as part of my benefits as a worker and a Ghanaian above all an African. These are companies being sponsored and talk for their Masters. This guy Cudjoe could have be used in those days to over throw Nkrumah. Africa Unite
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MOVITOR 12 years ago

IN FACT, THESE FAGGOTS CALLED IMANI, HUNGER IS PUSHING THEM TO THE ABYSS. SILLY PROPOSAL. WHEN THEY WERE TAKING MONEY FROM KUFOUR AU DAY WAS NOT CELEBRATED WITH ACID PARTY BASH. I BLAME THE MEDIA FOR GRANTING HIM SPSCE TO SPE ...
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IN FACT, THESE FAGGOTS CALLED IMANI, HUNGER IS PUSHING THEM TO THE ABYSS. SILLY PROPOSAL. WHEN THEY WERE TAKING MONEY FROM KUFOUR AU DAY WAS NOT CELEBRATED WITH ACID PARTY BASH. I BLAME THE MEDIA FOR GRANTING HIM SPSCE TO SPEW GABBAGE.

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