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Soldiers now private guards for pastors

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  • Lawless country 10 years ago

    We all know NDC Will Win

  • Lawless country 10 years ago

    NDC go celebrate You won

  • Edward 10 years ago

    Nonesense. This is very shameful to assign soldiers to guard pastord and private gas stations. These people should find their own security.
    It is equally nonesense to say "any soldier deployed to guard an installation or ind ...
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  • Lady 10 years ago

    So-called "men of god" who supposedly, receives prophecies from God, are now seeking protection from soldiers & not God?

  • Frimpong, USA 10 years ago

    Why do we have to use our soldiers and police to guard pastors who don't pay taxes. These evil and witches who have turned their cults into political apparatus to attack the government are now asking for protection from the v ...
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  • Lafia 10 years ago

    the soldiers should have more duties, they are paid to protect the nation.what are they complaining about? eat, take bribes,drink apio, organize armed robbery and go fuck kenkey sellers? no way. give them responsibilities

  • tony MAHAMMA,WA. NORTHEN REGION 10 years ago

    true talk, pastors don't need protection from police or soldiers.they are protected by GOD AlREADY.

  • AWURE SOLOMON 10 years ago

    The armed of men will fail you God is the protector. All true men & women of God are already protected. Don't cause fear and panic in the lives of Ghanaian, whether NDC or NPP Ghana remains a peaceful country.

  • Sammy, USA 10 years ago

    They can be asked to guard or protect even the drunk in your family and they do not have a say.

  • SAM TEMA 10 years ago

    LADY GOOD MAN OF GOD IS NOT AFRIED OF ANYTHING NOW ALL MEN OF GOD ARE SATAN AGENTS THEY ARE AFRIED OF THEIR LIVES

  • CHAMPION 10 years ago

    sam tema, learn HOW TO SPELL AFRAID NOT AFRIED CLASS ONE PUPIL IS EVEN BETTER THAN YOU, IDIOT.

  • Sarkodie 10 years ago

    Col. Atintande you must be out of your mind! You can see why our law enforcement personels don't command any respect. I can understand our soldiers deployed to guard cities and villages but not private installations like Pe ...
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  • KING NORWAY 10 years ago

    Sarkodie 90 percent of the fuel stations is owned by ndc ministers so what do you think everthing has his end

  • Felix 10 years ago

    Sarkodie you are being backward with regards to filling stations. Now if the military are to send men and vehicles to those parts they must guard certain installation key amongs them is their supplies and a filling station is ...
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  • OLD BOY 10 years ago

    When ll dis pro say de truth. Very soon soldiers will guard market. Dis man shld sesk de truth.

  • Ben 10 years ago

    I do not know which part of the planet you are coming living in but if you have an idle force, you ough to utilize them for the overall security of the nation. What do the National Guards do in the United States? Find out and ...
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  • Sammy, USA 10 years ago

    Any officer especially in the militery becomes the property of the state.FYI That is what it is if you have no idea.

  • KOJO HOHO 10 years ago

    Mahama, did you hear that?
    The explanation this semi-illiterate PRO made does not make any sense. If the soldiers now guard Pastors and Gas Stations, why dont they go to palaces to guard all chiefs? My mother is 94 and I ...
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  • ELINAM 10 years ago

    Who are these pastors free-riding on the back of Ghana?
    How important are they to our national security and economy while enjoying tax free tithe collections.
    Or is Ghana now a religious nation?

  • Nationalist 10 years ago

    THIS PRO OFFICER IS SIMPLY UNEDUCATED. HE WAS THE ONE WHO MISERABLY TRIED TO JUSTIFY THE BEATING OF THE JOURNALISTS BY THE SOLDIERS. JUST LISTEN TO HIS RATIONALE THIS TIME. WHAT A SORRY SOLDIER OF A PRO. IDIOCY AT ITS BEST.

  • Sambossco 10 years ago

    How can the whole col said that it is the work of soldiers to guard a filling station,now i'll then ask what is the work of civil police or cant the owner of the filling hire a private security to guard the filling station. T ...
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  • malam salifu 10 years ago

    I thought they had the Lord on their side so what are they afraid off. They tell you to believe Gods protection but they trust solders more.

  • THE TRUTH 10 years ago

    ALL THIS NONESENSE IS JUST BECAUSE OF ONE MAN AKUFFO-ADDO WANTING TO BECOME A PRESIDENT AS IF ITS HIS BONAFIDE PROPERTY GHANA HAS NOW COME TO A STAND STILL JUST FOR ONE MANS GREED WHAT A SITUATION

  • Nationalist 10 years ago

    I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN DRAW THE LINK BETWEEN THE ACTION OF THE SOLDIERS HERE AND AKUFFO ADDO? LETS BE REASONABLE AND SHOW THE WORLD THAT WE ARE INTELLIGENT WHEN MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE FORUM.
    SUCH USELESS COMMENTS BETR ...
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  • EDENSU 10 years ago

    My brother, you have made my day. i think some contributors to this forum thinks it is only Ghanaians in Ghana who have access to this forum. Due to that tink-tanks always keep-off and don't contribute a single word.

  • Alhaji Brutus Germany 10 years ago

    Has it come to that Level,why are they not helping the Police to fight the armed Robbers who have invaded the Country under the lens of JDM .

  • Iroko 10 years ago

    Hahahahahahaaaaaaa I thank the owner of this Ghanaweb because here i know Ghanaian mentality toward issue. Army are security officer so-therefor they can guard anywhere as far the owner meet the conditions and payment. You to ...
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  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    Lawson: ''I got fired from my job as a bank guard.''
    Charles: ''That's awful. What happened?''
    Lawson: ''Well a thief came in to rob a bank. I drew my gun. I told him that if he took one more step, I'd let him have it.''
    C ...
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  • Ananse 10 years ago

    When is coming then is doing. Pastors are now having guard. Hmmmmm 3B3Y3 D3 PAAAAAA.

  • Ben 10 years ago

    This is great in that it takes care of security for hardworking people to earn their living free of senseless armed robbery while utilizing idle security force.

  • Ex- soldier 10 years ago

    So Heritage, there you are.What is your stupid take on that? It is like you idiots have nothing to do in this country.Any stupid fool can be a journalist, as far as he can construct one or two sentences and publish it.What wa ...
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  • OWUSU 10 years ago

    AN ISRAELI COMPANY IS SERIOUSLY LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO WORK IN THEIR FACTORY BASED IN SINGAPORE,ISRAEL AND THAILAND.THE COST IS JUST $3,000
    WHICH INCLUDE TICKET. FEEDING AND ACCOMMODATION WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED..SALARY STARTS ...
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  • Obaa Yaa 10 years ago

    Thief. I've given your number to the BNI, CID, etc. Give them a job somewhere or they'll give you imprisonment

  • CONCERNED CITIZEN. 10 years ago

    sorry guys, this weija man is a thief, don't he know that there is a recession every part of the world. where in the world will a factory pay 3,000.00 dollars to factory hand. think about it. This guy will run way with your ...
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  • ASAASE 10 years ago

    HA HA HAAAAA, WHAT A WORLD. SO CALLED PASTORS TAKING SHELTERS UNDER THE WINGS OF SATAN. WHO SHOULD PROTECT THE SECURITY GUARDS? DO THEY BELIEVE THE BIBLE THEY ARE PREACHING TO THIER CONGREGATIONS? WONDERS SHALL NEVER END. SO ...
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  • CHOP CHOP 10 years ago

    pastors fear their own shadows bcos of their deeds

  • Addo 10 years ago

    if men of God are seeking for protection then truly they not from God but politically prostitutes.

  • Barima Yaw 10 years ago

    How

  • clarence 10 years ago

    this is absolutely ridiculous that pastors want security, why oh why, they call themselves men of god and now they want security, are they not asking too much, this under utilising the military or police for such useless vent ...
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  • Sampa man 10 years ago

    Guarding Pastors and so what? They are being paid every month and mostly doing nothing because their main job is to protect the boarders of the country and other duties.

    Foolish reporter so you expect them to go on peace k ...
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  • K. Broni 10 years ago

    I cannot for my life understand why people on this forum are so apt to insult others instead of discussing. is it a amtter of illiteracy, disrecpect or pure bad and reckless upbringing. Whatever it is, it is a big shame that ...
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  • Dawohoso 10 years ago

    This newspaper report needs to be treated with the contempt it deserves. It is a complete lie to report that soldiers of this Unit provide security to pastors. I dare the reporter to name the pastor involved. This is a fabric ...
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  • Myohaung 10 years ago

    I am a soldier in the Great Second Battalion. It is not true that we provide security to any pastor. Some disloyal soldiers want to spoil the name of the unit but God has seen them.
    We have a new commander who is doing a lot ...
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  • Rasta 10 years ago

    I will not use this Daily Heritage to wipe my nyass sef. Useless newspaper, useless report. Why did he not take pains to consult the commander to find out if it is true? The GJA must sit up and sanction some of these mushroom ...
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  • john ansah 10 years ago

    is this an issue at all?

  • kwesi 10 years ago

    it must be stop.pastor are afraid of their life.how will the soldiers get time for their family.

  • bob 10 years ago

    Col Mbawine speak like a col,it is the police who provide security for individuals in the country not a soldier.in which country have you ever hear military guarding civilian.in Spanish they call police guardiacivil.

  • Alhaji Pope 10 years ago

    Time has pass, Are there watchmen in Ghana this days, and are there professional soldiers in Ghana? May be they have change job title under Frafra Atintande. being Col. of watchmen.

  • Kofi Asamoah USA. 10 years ago

    There's nothing wrong about that.
    It's all about protecting life and property.
    Also comment on so called Directors and Executive officers who are not paying water and electric bills.

  • Investigator 10 years ago

    NPP is in trouble because they can burn the filling stations like the market in order to sabotage the government.