Mahama to deliver the inaugural Chinua Achebe Lecture

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Zoobie-Zoobie 12 years ago

Madiba is dead, may he rest in peace

Madiba is dead, may he rest in peace
JOECO 12 years ago

WORLD LEADERS ARE COMING TO SOUTH AFRICA TO MOURN WITH AFRICANS FOR THE DEATH OF AN AFRICAN SON,WHY CANT PRESIDENT MAHAMA SUSPEND THIS CHINUA ACHEBE PROGRAMME AND JOIN THE WORLD LEADERS IN SOUTH AFRICA TO MOURN MANDELA.Some p ...
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WORLD LEADERS ARE COMING TO SOUTH AFRICA TO MOURN WITH AFRICANS FOR THE DEATH OF AN AFRICAN SON,WHY CANT PRESIDENT MAHAMA SUSPEND THIS CHINUA ACHEBE PROGRAMME AND JOIN THE WORLD LEADERS IN SOUTH AFRICA TO MOURN MANDELA.Some people are visiting you in vour house to mourn with you for the lost of your brother but you have gone out of your house,its not proper at all.
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

Author: OYOKOBA...

The truth must be told, anokware John Mahama cannot do the job.

This guy came to the job offering no real vision for the nation, instead he only served up absolute nonsense - Ede be keke - which for ...
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Author: OYOKOBA...

The truth must be told, anokware John Mahama cannot do the job.

This guy came to the job offering no real vision for the nation, instead he only served up absolute nonsense - Ede be keke - which for some, loosely translates into just existing at the wheels, not knowing which direction to go. To add insult to injury, he is telling us that, like a car, he is only in the first gear in a four-year term, so we can expect to see a fourth gear only in the fourth year. To hear that allegory from a guy and a president who had been a vice-president for the previous four years, and claims that because of the ill-health of Atta Mess, he John Mahama was really the one in charge behind the scenes, then we have reasons to conclude nothing good or extraordinary can be expected that is different from what we have seen from the last four years. The value is going to be the same, and corruption is going to consume all of us under Mahama. Our people tell us, 'Edwa beso'a efiri anopa', to wit, one can gauge the prospects of a good market day from the signs the morning activities project. Right now the country is sinking fast from all reliable indicators. In the last four years, the cedi has depreciated a whole 100 percent under Mahama and Atta Mess. What other assurances are we waiting for? To be hit on the head with bricks?

Look, John Mahama is not cut for prime time, he does not know how, and all his protestations are excuses to cover incompetence and corruption in high places, of which him and his party are direct beneficiaries. What the fuck is Ede be keke? Nonsense!
Nana 12 years ago

This will be the title of Mahama's speech. What has a man who appoints incompetent petty and unpatriotic people like Rashid pelpeo, Buah, Fusieni, Oye Lithur, Viki Hammah and Tekper to senior govt positions?. NOTHING. Bottom ...
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This will be the title of Mahama's speech. What has a man who appoints incompetent petty and unpatriotic people like Rashid pelpeo, Buah, Fusieni, Oye Lithur, Viki Hammah and Tekper to senior govt positions?. NOTHING. Bottom power.
DUNCHIE 12 years ago

To expose the shallow minded people behind this propaganda, I personally contacted the Forbes Company in the USA through their original website which I will make it available, they have categorically denied compiling such a b ...
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To expose the shallow minded people behind this propaganda, I personally contacted the Forbes Company in the USA through their original website which I will make it available, they have categorically denied compiling such a bogus names of rich people in Ghana.
So from all indication this twaddle compilation was orchestrated to throw dust into our eyes so we Ghanaians will have hate for the Mahama family and the NDC as a party. I am saying this because, the top four richest people in Ghana according to that donkey list feature Ibrahim Mahama, Alfred Mahama and the president himself, the dominant names are also NDC members. Below is the quack names that are been publish by the so called Propaganda Horses who call their selves Media men.
1. Ibrahim Mahama -$1.9 billion.2. Alfred Mahama -$1.3 billion.3. Roland Agambire – $1.1billion 4. Joseph Agyepong – $1.05billion5. John Mahama – $900 million 6. Alhaji Azuma Banda – $724 million.
7. Ato Ahwoi – $684 million 8. Dr. Sam Jonah – $430 Million 9. Haruna Iddrisu – $300million10. Alex Mould – $282 million 11. Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor – $250million. 12. Tsatsu Tsikata – $245million13. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah -$112 million. 14. Dr. Kwesi Nduom – $110 million.15. Ken Agyapong $104million16. PrinceKofiAmoabeng – $98million 17. Asiedu Nketiah – $89million 18. Alfred Woyome – $75million 19. Tony Lithur – 30million 20. Baba Kamara – $ 11million
Critically looking at the names above, it explicitly tell you that the principal agenda of this these racketeers is to make us believe the NDC and it surrogates are amassing wealth. We had a similar compilation sometime last year where Dr. Addo Kuffour was leading the chart with 1.2billion dollars, followed by Mr.Sam Jona with 500 million dollars, Dr.Kwesi Ndoum with 300 million dollars, Nana Addo with 250 million dollars, Osafo Marfo with 220 million dollars just to mention a few.
WORRIED 12 years ago

J.J.Rawlings is worth $3.2 billion.

J.J.Rawlings is worth $3.2 billion.
Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

Akomfem! Preoccupied with inconsequential issues!

Akomfem! Preoccupied with inconsequential issues!
Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

President Mahama will lecture on the theme: “Women in Africa: How the other half lives”.

President Mahama will lecture on the theme: “Women in Africa: How the other half lives”.
Kweku Nkrumah 12 years ago

President Mahama should postpone the lecture at Bard College and attend the Memorial Service for Mandela. I know the government will send representation, but the President should be in attendance as a show of solidarity. All ...
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President Mahama should postpone the lecture at Bard College and attend the Memorial Service for Mandela. I know the government will send representation, but the President should be in attendance as a show of solidarity. All African nations should make Madiba's birthday a national holiday!!
bob 12 years ago

I do not understand if an African leaders goes to speak in europe.Really.Because the europeans sees them as an empty barrel,all they do is to go there and beg for an aid.When are we going to start managing our natural resour ...
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I do not understand if an African leaders goes to speak in europe.Really.Because the europeans sees them as an empty barrel,all they do is to go there and beg for an aid.When are we going to start managing our natural resources well,to get us out of this shackle of generational poverty that our lunatic leader has subjected us to.

NAKED 12 years ago

Upon all Sampson foolishness we still blame Delilah that is how the world is people always put blame on one other, even it was in existence when Adam sinned he blamed God for given him Eve, Eve also blamed God for creating th ...
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Upon all Sampson foolishness we still blame Delilah that is how the world is people always put blame on one other, even it was in existence when Adam sinned he blamed God for given him Eve, Eve also blamed God for creating the snake and the snake should also blamed who? If your parents are fools does that means that you are a fool? Only black Africans I repeat only black Africans won't learn sense from the past so always fooling themselves why am I saying so? Since the time of immemorial black Africans has been victimized to Europeans sinister but still never learn sense and always following their ways, from slavery to colonization, genocide, tribal wars, etc are there to teach us lessons.
J.E. Kwegir Aggrey said something about African, I quote: “My people of Africa, we were created in the image of God, but men have made us think we sare chickens, and still we think we are, but we are Eagles. Don't content with the food for chickens! Stretch forth your wings and fly!" J.E Kwegir Aggrey was speaking to Africans and for that matter Ghanaians as well, he was speaking as one who have vision for his people, he was speaking as one who knew the westerners way of thinking about Africans but yet still we encomium them we still called them our friends but in their minds they see us as their worst enemies.
Kwegir Aggrey said that Ghanaians and Africans as a whole, don’t content with the food for chickens because we are not chickens but rather humans created by YHWH, and my question is are we not content with the food for chickens? The answer is big yes with capital (B), if we are content with the food for chickens, then it means we as people of Africa and Ghana to be precise are chickens yes with capital (Y), why should it happened upon all our resource we are still chickens to the Europeans? After they abolished the slave trade they replaced it with colonization and after independence, they introduce war, upon all those mishaps and, the chaos they have caused in Africa the continent cannot rise on its own so African leaders seek something called foreign AID from western countries and remember, if the Devil promise to give you 10 percent of something, there are two things involve either he will demand 20 percent from you or you will succumb to his decisions so anything he tells you, you will do it or you give out your property and this is what is going in Africa or Ghana.
This is how the world market is about, in the world market the more you destroy your opponent the more your things are been purchase on high prices ever since the Europeans came in contact with black Africans they have found many ways to tarnish their image, example is the Evolution of Charles Darwin and his bogus scientist propounded, the idea behind the evolution simple means black people are not humans they are less evolved, so they started publishing books that can destroy the image of Africans, the more they tried to tarnish our image the more YHWH intervene for us. In their various meetings they planned how to destroy black people but our God is God who never allowed their plans to succeeded in Akan language they called Him Onyankr)pong, in Ewe language they called Him Mawu, in Ga language they called Him Attaanyomo is true that our ancestors knew God, so God also never allowed their evil purpose to succeeded. These entire unscrupulous acts happened when you and I were not born, how it is reflecting in our lives today? The evolution theory led to something called race and racism came out of race, racism is the last weapon to defeat the blacks, but this time they are not doing it alone but have got support from the east, the reason been that the east who never came to contact with Africans copied everything from the west and have lied about it and are saying that is their history now you see how the trend is going, so whom to trust east or west?
At times I asked myself so many question concerning black Africans upon all what these people are doing to us we still follow them, we still trade with them, upon all what they did and what they’re doing to us, another question also popped my mind why African leaders perform poorly when they elected as president, ministers, mps etc, African leaders steals the nation money and deposited in western countries, why they don’t care about their citizens? The new slavery system has taken over in our modern era, in this era is not about selling your follow human being to them, but selling your conscience to them. Then if modern slavery is about selling one conscience to the westerners then it means many Africa leaders have sold their conscience to them? Apparently yes. What I’m saying it takes critical thinkers and nature incliners to understand and know that am speaking the truth. Now Africans leaders have sold their conscience to the westerners, so the leaders are enemies to their citizens, so now Ghanaians or Africans are still slaves to west through their leaders. They have set our leaders as billboard but in reality they are still operating their slavery system and at this time with our prominent people of which some people consider them as literate in our society, that is why in my early written I stated that Ghana education is pseudo education with pseudo intellectuals it will be hard for any educational elites in Ghana to identify this if am lying.
Someone will tell me that, what I’m saying is rhetoric because there is no evidence. In United State of America system of government if you’re a governor and you refused to go by some secret society in USA constitution then definitely you will be assassinate example is J.F. Kennedy, if you want more information read this book, THE SECRET TERRORIST, the Author of the book name is BILL HUGHS. These people have the upper hand in all the biggest institution in the world talking of IMF, WORLD BANK, etc the one and the only governor who never succumbed to their decision is Kwame Nkrumah but he too was a power drunk. So immediately the poor citizens elect their leaders from then, the leaders becomes enemy to them by taking them back to slavery but at time is a conscience slavery or I called it slavery by conscience, poor citizens is not your fault to elect people to lead you as a nation but the fact is those leaders are slaves to their western masters so they take advice from their masters more than their citizens, they serve in the interest of their master but not the interest of their citizens.
When one becomes president in Africa and he/she is going for loan this is what they asked him/her are you going to use our constitution to rule? because they are slaves already they agree to them and after collecting it they begin to sell out the nation assets to them and devalue some valuable things in the nation, some of our leaders sold some nation assets to the Europeans for them to have power again in our nation, some of them devalued the education system, the currency etc on what grounds can Africa country buy a national assets in western countries? But when you come to Ghana you see the western countries buying our national assets oh what a moron country with moron people, anyone who doesn’t believe in slave trade, this form of slave trade is there for you to see. Now in the olden day’s slavery, they were selling humans but at this time our billboard leaders are selling the national assets and have devalued our valuable things such as our education system and our currency. The back bone of any country is education; any countries which have good education system develops so as it currency as an economic factor, now how can we say about Ghana? Poor education system and poor currency oh Ghana why? Now the nation is financially handicap and the leaders have filled their tummy with the national money corruption has become a canker among our leaders.
Condoleezza Rice, US general secretary in former President Bush administration once attended AU meeting and addressed our leaders not to trust east or west because they are coming for their own interest but not the interest of Africa, but what do we see because our puppet or billboard leaders have sold their conscience to them they still follow them, no wonder we are still slaves. We are still slaves my brothers and sisters, let’s not deceived ourselves that we are in the 21st century so everything has changed, it’s still going on, our national assets are been sold to them now they have say in our affairs oh God have mercy on poor Africa Ghana, you’re not in chains so you think is not true but it is happening day in and day out right in front of your nose. When our leaders come as president ministers and mps, they only think about themselves and how to sell a nation asset to their master. How can a president after looting and sold the national assets through dubious means and upon all the money he looted still demanding for an ex-gracias? How a president can kill some people because they have some little amount of money in their accounts and also have borrowed money from the bank and this same president sold national assets to his wife, looted the state, devalued our educational system and then sent his children to school in abroad? How a president can increased his salary 100% and are paying huge amount of judgment debts to some people? How a president can devalue our currency, sold national assets and sent away his follow Africans to their country? So you see the list can go on and on without endless, they all puppet or billboard leaders who are serving and were served the interest of the west by sending us to slavery.
No matter how you will vote for NPP or NDC they are all puppet or billboard leaders whose aim is to send us to slavery so citizens be careful don’t let these people ideologies entice you to fall a victim they have done and have succeeded. So why are you worry about these stomachticians who called themselves politicians whiles we can kick them off? So why are you worry about our puppet or billboard leaders while we can kick them off? I try to let my people understand the reality of 1800 theory from Charles Darwin, it fresh in their memory and when copy east who also copied read it, is the same thing but the victimization is upon my people back the more foolish they become oh God save your people. Now let’s answer the few questions are we not chickens? We are because we are getting AID, second hand clothes, fake things etc. I do not hate east or west neither do I hate Africans but the truth is the truth, stand for the truth always stand alone. Stay tune with me, more things are coming to explode your mind. E-mail wellsbrains2000@yahoo.com, whatsapp 008613566124757
k. Agyei 12 years ago

Great honour, but pls the anti corruption strategies must work.

Great honour, but pls the anti corruption strategies must work.
Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

C'mon think again!

C'mon think again!
GHANANI 12 years ago

A big honour to president Mahama and the nation.What a shame to his Ghanaians enemies.His detractors and enemies are writhing in pain.

A big honour to president Mahama and the nation.What a shame to his Ghanaians enemies.His detractors and enemies are writhing in pain.
Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

Mahama should not stoop so low.

Mahama should not stoop so low.
ADWEN 12 years ago

MAHAMA's incompetence is evidenced by his incessant inability to prioritise issues. MAHAMA seems to prioritise the job he should be doing when he is out of office now rather than what he should be doing now.
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MAHAMA's incompetence is evidenced by his incessant inability to prioritise issues. MAHAMA seems to prioritise the job he should be doing when he is out of office now rather than what he should be doing now.
You have a massive world gathering to celebrate the life one of the most illustrious sons of the land to attend, meanwhile you decided to honour a PERSONAL AMBITION to be literary pursuits at the expense of Ghana state's goodwill.
Does MAHAMA really understand what national management is about? Ghanaians must regret for "electing" this dimwit who presents himself a clever as their leader. So far we cannot discern any clear leadership from MAHAMA besides only empty rhetoric.
Yaw Buor 12 years ago

Does it mean Mahama will be absent from Mandela's funeral? Oh, no! Ghanaians should not tolerate this.

Does it mean Mahama will be absent from Mandela's funeral? Oh, no! Ghanaians should not tolerate this.
BRO DAN- TRC 12 years ago

PREIOUS PEOPLE OF AFRICA AND DIGNIFIED PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, THROUGH THE GLOBAL MAN-MADE "JACOB'S TROUBLE" INFLICTED UPON HUMANITY AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD BY "THE WORKERS OF INIQUITY" IS THE PROPHECY: "THIN ...
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PREIOUS PEOPLE OF AFRICA AND DIGNIFIED PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, THROUGH THE GLOBAL MAN-MADE "JACOB'S TROUBLE" INFLICTED UPON HUMANITY AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD BY "THE WORKERS OF INIQUITY" IS THE PROPHECY: "THINGS FALL APART, THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD" FULFILED. HOWEVER, WE KNOW, YEA, WE ARE NOT IGNORANT THAT THE LORD HAS NOT LEFT HUMANITY AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD -WITHOUT- HELP AS IT WAS IN THE PROPHETIC DAYS OF -NOAH AND HIS FAMILY,LOT AND HIS CHILDREN, JOSEPH AND THE HEBREWS IN EGYPT. FOR IT IS WRITTEN; "OCCUPY TILL I COME". SELAH. BLESSED ONES, "IT IS FINIHED". SELAH.
TOGETHER, WE CAN! WITH GOD, WE CAN!! GOD BLESS AFRICA TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" AND UNDERSTAND THAT THOUGH GLOBAL MAN-MADE "JACOB'S TROUBLE", ROMANS 8:28. GOD BLESS AND KEEP THE PRECIOUS SOUL OF THE -PROPHET; CHINUA ACHEBE TILL WE MEET AGAIN IN HEAVEN. GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO HEED TO THE -PROPHETIC VOICES- THAT GOD RAISES FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE WORLD FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY. PULSE. A TIME TO THINK. GOD BLESS "JOSHUA" THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA, HIS EXCELLENCY -JOHN- DRAMANI MAHAMA TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" UNDERSTANDING "THE TIMES" LIKE THE "SONS OF ISSACHA".SELAH. AND, GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA.
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MUCH THANKS TO THE GHANAWEB AND, "ADOM" FM.
DAVID V.K. ARKORFUL 12 years ago

I am not an NDC sympathizer but I have been secretly admiring the brilliance and academic competence of President Mahama.
His only setback is his inability to fight corruption head on.Mahama,you are a youthful President,sho ...
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I am not an NDC sympathizer but I have been secretly admiring the brilliance and academic competence of President Mahama.
His only setback is his inability to fight corruption head on.Mahama,you are a youthful President,show commitment and the zeal to eliminate corruption.Start from the Police Service.They should not be allowed to collect money from Trotro and Taxi Drivers at dawn everyday.They compromise their dignity and respect.

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