Motive for crime 101! What did the YaNa do or not do to make anyone want to him? Stop this BS and get down to the reality. Why would anyone want to kill the YaNa? what are the names of the 40 elders?
Motive for crime 101! What did the YaNa do or not do to make anyone want to him? Stop this BS and get down to the reality. Why would anyone want to kill the YaNa? what are the names of the 40 elders?
CARDINAL 10 years ago
You idiotic Bokor is still playing politics with the Ya Na's death and twisting facts to fit imto your parochial political interest. Who told you Ya Na was not warned and protected?
The Kuffour administration warned Ya Na ... read full comment
You idiotic Bokor is still playing politics with the Ya Na's death and twisting facts to fit imto your parochial political interest. Who told you Ya Na was not warned and protected?
The Kuffour administration warned Ya Na about the seriousness of the matter at that time and suggested to Ya Na that, he should be temporary move to Accra for his safety and it was Rawlings who told the Ya Na to stay put in Yendi/Tamale as any move to Accra will signify abdication of the skin and allow the Npp to install somebody from the Andani Npp leaning faction.
Even after the Ya Na had refused to move to Accra, a Police protection was offered which was initially accepted but again an invincible hand behind the scenes convinced Ya Na to send the Police detail protecting him and instead called the so called forty elders never named who were actually acting as Ya Na personnel bodyguards as a buffer.
Even available evidence showed that, the Ya Na and his so called 40 elders could have safely evacuated from the Palace but they decided to stay and fight as jumping over walls to safety was deemed too disgraceful for a Ya Na.
Bokor, if you want to regale yourself as a custodian of facts surrounding this horrible episode of our history, tell the whole truth instead of half truths to suit your political interest.
MOST EWES ARE MAD 10 years ago
WHEN WILL RAWLINGS BEGIN TO GROW AND MATURE? his talk about Yaa Naa was a silly talk. No class one pupil will talk that nonsense.
WHEN WILL RAWLINGS BEGIN TO GROW AND MATURE? his talk about Yaa Naa was a silly talk. No class one pupil will talk that nonsense.
Kojo T 10 years ago
As you are sane why do yuo not come out with the facts. You tribalsits always moan about Justice. That is only if you are aggrieved or the victime.hen the shoe is on the othr foot then it is OK to be swept under the carpet. ... read full comment
As you are sane why do yuo not come out with the facts. You tribalsits always moan about Justice. That is only if you are aggrieved or the victime.hen the shoe is on the othr foot then it is OK to be swept under the carpet. 41 people , not ordinary ones were MURDERED . 33 Ghanaians murdered in gambia have had a closure with restitution . But ya Na must be swept under the carpet Shame on you and then you call Bokor a tribalist
Roberto 10 years ago
Kojo T, I have had countless occasions to read your pieces and comments, and one thread that runs through every position you take is Ewe chauvinism.
Anytime anybody writes anything against an Ewe, you blindly, and of course ... read full comment
Kojo T, I have had countless occasions to read your pieces and comments, and one thread that runs through every position you take is Ewe chauvinism.
Anytime anybody writes anything against an Ewe, you blindly, and of course, foolishly, jump to the defense of the Ewe, whether the author has a genuine case or not. To you, no Ewe is ever wrong. Case in point is your thumbs-up to this silly piece from a dishonest, stupid, pseudo-intellectual called Bokor, an Ewe. Why are you not calling on Bokor to desist from the practice of negatively roping in the NPP, especially Akuffo-Addo, into any malfeasance he perceives to have been perpetrated in Ghana? Why are you not condemning Rawlings, an obviously rabid, egoistical, bumbling idiot, for making such an unnecessary, ill-intentioned, jaundiced speech concerning an issue that still has the potential to trigger negative, unmitigable passions in the country? Of course, I know the answer: Rawlings is an Ewe! To you that is enough reason to jump to his defense. Your strident defense of Bokor is just a veiled attempt to justify the arrant nonsense Rawlings' foul mouth oozed in Bawku.
You have the gall to call another person a tribalist? What an outrage!
Zangina 10 years ago
Bokor or what ever you call yourself, you are worst than Rawlings in rabble rousing. You are using false matter in your write up and then cynically conclude that we let sleeping dogs lie. What a shame. Just know that when con ... read full comment
Bokor or what ever you call yourself, you are worst than Rawlings in rabble rousing. You are using false matter in your write up and then cynically conclude that we let sleeping dogs lie. What a shame. Just know that when conflict starts you will be the first to go.
Awura Ama 10 years ago
Trokosi bigots at it again, what at all do you need from the north? This same Rawlings was the course of the Nanumba and Konkomba wars, has he forgotten? This war took out more than 500 lives, what did he do about it during h ... read full comment
Trokosi bigots at it again, what at all do you need from the north? This same Rawlings was the course of the Nanumba and Konkomba wars, has he forgotten? This war took out more than 500 lives, what did he do about it during his reign? Rawlings give us a break! You behaving like you are with them but you were the course of most deaths in the north by your foolish uterances.Do you think they have short memories? You want John Mahama to course confusion among his own people because that is what you enjoy most? This chieftancy war has been there for so long I remember during Gen. Acheampong's time when I was a school girl they were announcing it during News reading, so what does Rawlings the confusionist want from the north, this guy has been a curse in Ghana always calling for human blood.John Mahama has tried his best to let peace exist in the north and look at this trokosi who over threw a democratically elected president from the north and disgracing him till he died miserably , pretending to love them eeeei only a fool will trust this false love from Rawlings.Since when did Ya -Na became Rawlings mentor? Ya -Na was not a politician, he wasn't a member of any political party so what is Rawlings after? Why did he kill the 3 judges? Why are we Ghanaians not demanding answers from this Lebanese bastard? But he has the guts to be asking and directing punishment for others, are the judges animals? This Rawlings doesn't deserve to live but the good Lord in his own best time will speak.Rawlings creating a region for the upper west doesn't mean you own the north, they were far better off with upper region than your divisive and hatred.
Bismarck 10 years ago
This is a bit harsh even though laced with facts Ewura Ama.
This is a bit harsh even though laced with facts Ewura Ama.
Kofi 10 years ago
Bokor, you sound not too different from Rawlings. With all the evidence you have provided, why couldn't the Mills government get convictions for the alleged murderers even though NDC campaigned on that? How do you advocate "l ... read full comment
Bokor, you sound not too different from Rawlings. With all the evidence you have provided, why couldn't the Mills government get convictions for the alleged murderers even though NDC campaigned on that? How do you advocate "let bygones be bygones" with your wealth of evidence? You seem to be saying the same thing as Rawlings is except that you want to be seen as peace-loving. I was actually expecting the NDC government to unravel what really went on in Yendi. If the case has been politicized, it is the NDC that did that. Now, the onus is on them to bring the justice they so loudly promised!
hawa 10 years ago
I ask, is it only Ya Na who died under a govt? The chief in the north who died under Mahama, seikwa chief, the bawku chief who was shot on his bike etc are they goats? Or because they died under Ndc thier death is natural? ... read full comment
I ask, is it only Ya Na who died under a govt? The chief in the north who died under Mahama, seikwa chief, the bawku chief who was shot on his bike etc are they goats? Or because they died under Ndc thier death is natural? I had a course to believe that the ghost of the justices are hunting Rawlings , so is the chief of Bassa near Kwame Danso.
God willl judge all these i ncluding Ya Na's death and all fault finders and propagandist sill face the raft of God.
The hypocrisy in bokors write up. Yet he claims to be a pentecost elder
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago
A more instructive/scholarly analysis for Dr. Bokor will be a call for justice for the hundreds that died at the hands of J.J. Rawlings.
A more instructive/scholarly analysis for Dr. Bokor will be a call for justice for the hundreds that died at the hands of J.J. Rawlings.
Paa Kojo 10 years ago
Dr Borkor, you cannot disguise the inherent bias in this slanted analysis. Having enumerated the 10 'facts' as indicators to solve the crime, why couldn't the Mill's NDC govt resolve the case? You are indirectly indicting the ... read full comment
Dr Borkor, you cannot disguise the inherent bias in this slanted analysis. Having enumerated the 10 'facts' as indicators to solve the crime, why couldn't the Mill's NDC govt resolve the case? You are indirectly indicting the Kuffour govt - that the Wuaku commission was a smokescreen, yet you are calling to let bygones be bygones.Do we need to sweep this under the carpet if the commision was a smokescreen? Perhpas by your analysis this crime can be solved with the indicators you have listed, so why can't the Ghana police investigate this matter to the highest professional standards as you suggseted when there's an NDC govt in power? Just tell JJ to shut up because he has not been able to provide any evidence to support his wild claims to date.It is part of his ploy for political expediency to resurrect this topic anytime and anywhere in the North. An apology of a statesman indeed!!
Mr. Figure-Out 10 years ago
The mischief inherent in this twisted facts in Bokor's analysis of event is more damaging than the incitement venom pour out there by the unrepentant lunatic clinical buffoon of all times, the Trokosis high priest,Togbu Avak ... read full comment
The mischief inherent in this twisted facts in Bokor's analysis of event is more damaging than the incitement venom pour out there by the unrepentant lunatic clinical buffoon of all times, the Trokosis high priest,Togbu Avaklasu I. All that the enumerated ten point facts in this essay is seeking to achieve is to open dead wounds and nothing else.
Kwadwo 10 years ago
Tribal politics is what has kept Rawlings and his goons in power. They kill thousdands and blame their opponents for it through propaganda. In the end, the gain power, amass wealth, and taunt their victims. This is what has b ... read full comment
Tribal politics is what has kept Rawlings and his goons in power. They kill thousdands and blame their opponents for it through propaganda. In the end, the gain power, amass wealth, and taunt their victims. This is what has been going on with Rawlings and his posse. Keep stoking the fire, Bokor. The people will wise up eventually and this tribal dog will not hunt any more.
adwoa 10 years ago
If I was a northerner I would have shot Rawlings instantly when he decided to stoke fire in this almost dead issue!
An Bokor will be judged accordingly by the very God he worships. Fire be upon you for such a tribalistic ar ... read full comment
If I was a northerner I would have shot Rawlings instantly when he decided to stoke fire in this almost dead issue!
An Bokor will be judged accordingly by the very God he worships. Fire be upon you for such a tribalistic article, without a balance of analysis. yet he calls himself a Dr. those who did under Rawlings were Goats eh? you remember the chief of BASA near Kwame Danso? Rawlings will died a disgraceful death
AKONFEM JDM CORRUPT 10 years ago
MILLS NDC GOT VOTES FOR POWER,JJ WHERE IS THE CASSETTES ???? POLICE MUST ARRETS JJ FOR HIS CASSETTES,BE4 NDC GO OUT POWER 2016 AS JJ SAID PERIOD
MILLS NDC GOT VOTES FOR POWER,JJ WHERE IS THE CASSETTES ???? POLICE MUST ARRETS JJ FOR HIS CASSETTES,BE4 NDC GO OUT POWER 2016 AS JJ SAID PERIOD
adwoa 10 years ago
unfortunately, Rawlings and Bokor are all EWES
unfortunately, Rawlings and Bokor are all EWES
Azonto 10 years ago
What Torgbe Aklasu is saying is out of order.Instead the Andanis sh'd let the Abudus perform the late Na mahamadu's funeral then the Andani's too perform Na yakubu's one then if the abudu's say is thier turn then andani's sho ... read full comment
What Torgbe Aklasu is saying is out of order.Instead the Andanis sh'd let the Abudus perform the late Na mahamadu's funeral then the Andani's too perform Na yakubu's one then if the abudu's say is thier turn then andani's should make sure the only life Ya na's son is the mion lana then they force for him to be enskinned after all how long will he spent on this earth again then when he passes on it will then come back to you the andani's, but you are rather waisting time if the mion lana dies now the andani's will suffer more I promise the case will be wess.so that thing should be looked at.
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kofikofi 10 years ago
The reporter misquote President Rawlings.
According to him, "this is the time for the people of Bawku to demand justice on the death of the Ya Na, as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not be in power forever".
... read full comment
The reporter misquote President Rawlings.
According to him, "this is the time for the people of Bawku to demand justice on the death of the Ya Na, as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not be in power forever".
Please find below the full text of President Rawlings¹
ADDRESS BY H.E. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA AT THE 26TH ANNUAL SAMANPID FESTIVAL OF THE CHIEFS AND PEOPLE OF THE BAWKU TRADITIONAL AREA - BAWKU, DECEMBER 29, 2013
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Thank you for inviting me to share this special occasion with you. The Samanpid festival is aimed at fostering unity within your community.
It is therefore heart-warming that you have once again congregated here to celebrate the festival, which also climaxes your food harvest season.
I have on numerous occasions called for lasting peace here because I know you are brothers and sisters who deserve to live in harmony and on an occasion such as this, I cannot help but reiterate that call.
The incidents of March 2002 are events that still leave a sour taste in our mouths and which require thorough investigation and genuine answers aimed at seeking a lasting solution.
President Mahama earlier this year promised his government¹s commitment to seeking lasting peace in Bawku and other strife-stricken areas. He can only succeed if we are ready to cooperate in exposing the truth and exorcising the demons that continue to confront us.
The President can only succeed if we continually remind him of his responsibilities towards our people if we continue to goad him to keep his promises of seeking lasting peace and development within your communities.
Ladies and gentlemen, peace can never be achieved here if you still live in an atmosphere of complete mistrust and refuse to accept each other us brothers and sisters. Government has a responsibility to play its role in unravelling the root causes of the unfortunate incidents of 2002. But you the people have a bigger responsibility to accept to live together in harmony devoid of suspicions and enmity.
The level of mistrust inherent in your communities has stunted development and led to a situation where farming, trading and the rearing of livestock has reduced to the barest minimum leading to low productivity andlack of socio-economic development. This has to change and I call on opinion leaders in the community to lead the call for a change of approach especially in the minds of the energetic youth of the community. Their energies can bechannelled into economic activities that will lead to the socio-economic benefit of the Bawku Traditional Area.
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thirty-two years ago a revolutionary wave swept across the country and brought in its wake a sense of national purpose and responsibility. Ghanaians once again embraced patriotism and fought with their lives to bring the country back onto its feet after facing huge challenges including a debilitating famine and the deportation of over one million of our compatriots from Agege as Nigeria was then referred to.
Ghana saw huge socio-economic and socio-political development that is unsurpassed in the nation¹s history. Our relative political stability from 1981 till today is because you the people of Ghana took your destiny into your hands and decided that you were going to thread a path of development that was fashioned on the principles of probity, accountability, freedom and justice.
The core tenet of these values was a society that was intolerant of corruption and keen on maintaining transparent values in all its dealings.
As I have said on several forums before, I am extremely disappointed that the culture of brazen corruption once again threatens to engulf and swallow our country.
More disheartening is the fact that we as a people seem to be very much aware of the danger corruption poses but tend to do very little about it.
As a society we have to accept that we have allowed ourselves to be part of this cancer that is eating away our moral fabric. Corruption is nowneck-deep and is practiced by most individuals. We are quick to pay bribes to fast track all manner of processes. We are quick to bring our family links to bear on government appointees to offer us jobs or contracts. We are quick to use our party identity card to hold sway over that job that we are poorly equipped for, while the more competent non-card holder stays jobless?
Our society needs to wake up and act now. Let us re-introduce sound ethical and moral values into society. Events such as this should be used as an opportunity to inculcate positive values into our communities, especially the youth who are our leaders of tomorrow.
Our leaders, from the President, his ministers and government appointees at all sectors have to live by example. The talk shop has to stop and visible action taken to prove to the rest of society that we are tackling the canker with seriousness.
We cannot classify ourselves as a serious country when workers clamour for competitive wages but spend less than the required hours at work. We cannot be serious when half of Ghana travels through the airport VVIP lounge and every staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs automatically accords himself VVIP status. We cannot be serious when aircrafts can be on ground at the Kotoka International Airport for one hour without a parking bay or passengers have to wait over two hours for their luggage after arrival. We certainly cannot be a serious country when a refuse truck spills rubbish on the street and makes no effort to salvage the unfortunate dumping.
The list is endless, my dear brothers and sisters. Let us wake up and stand up for the truth, integrity, justice and forthrightness. Let us not be afraid to confront our demons and exorcise them. Ghana is the only country we have and we cannot beat our chest and claim we are proud of where we find ourselves today. The buck stops with you not the other person. Play your part and let me play mine so together we can rid this country of the delicate situations it finds itself.
Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka, Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you once again for inviting me home to share in your festivities. I pray that this celebration goes to strengthen the spirit of peace and unity your community needs to enhance socio-economic development.
I take this opportunity to wish the people of Bawku and all Ghanaians a fruitful New Year.
Motive for crime 101! What did the YaNa do or not do to make anyone want to him? Stop this BS and get down to the reality. Why would anyone want to kill the YaNa? what are the names of the 40 elders?
You idiotic Bokor is still playing politics with the Ya Na's death and twisting facts to fit imto your parochial political interest. Who told you Ya Na was not warned and protected?
The Kuffour administration warned Ya Na ...
read full comment
WHEN WILL RAWLINGS BEGIN TO GROW AND MATURE? his talk about Yaa Naa was a silly talk. No class one pupil will talk that nonsense.
As you are sane why do yuo not come out with the facts. You tribalsits always moan about Justice. That is only if you are aggrieved or the victime.hen the shoe is on the othr foot then it is OK to be swept under the carpet. ...
read full comment
Kojo T, I have had countless occasions to read your pieces and comments, and one thread that runs through every position you take is Ewe chauvinism.
Anytime anybody writes anything against an Ewe, you blindly, and of course ...
read full comment
Bokor or what ever you call yourself, you are worst than Rawlings in rabble rousing. You are using false matter in your write up and then cynically conclude that we let sleeping dogs lie. What a shame. Just know that when con ...
read full comment
Trokosi bigots at it again, what at all do you need from the north? This same Rawlings was the course of the Nanumba and Konkomba wars, has he forgotten? This war took out more than 500 lives, what did he do about it during h ...
read full comment
This is a bit harsh even though laced with facts Ewura Ama.
Bokor, you sound not too different from Rawlings. With all the evidence you have provided, why couldn't the Mills government get convictions for the alleged murderers even though NDC campaigned on that? How do you advocate "l ...
read full comment
I ask, is it only Ya Na who died under a govt? The chief in the north who died under Mahama, seikwa chief, the bawku chief who was shot on his bike etc are they goats? Or because they died under Ndc thier death is natural? ...
read full comment
A more instructive/scholarly analysis for Dr. Bokor will be a call for justice for the hundreds that died at the hands of J.J. Rawlings.
Dr Borkor, you cannot disguise the inherent bias in this slanted analysis. Having enumerated the 10 'facts' as indicators to solve the crime, why couldn't the Mill's NDC govt resolve the case? You are indirectly indicting the ...
read full comment
The mischief inherent in this twisted facts in Bokor's analysis of event is more damaging than the incitement venom pour out there by the unrepentant lunatic clinical buffoon of all times, the Trokosis high priest,Togbu Avak ...
read full comment
Tribal politics is what has kept Rawlings and his goons in power. They kill thousdands and blame their opponents for it through propaganda. In the end, the gain power, amass wealth, and taunt their victims. This is what has b ...
read full comment
If I was a northerner I would have shot Rawlings instantly when he decided to stoke fire in this almost dead issue!
An Bokor will be judged accordingly by the very God he worships. Fire be upon you for such a tribalistic ar ...
read full comment
MILLS NDC GOT VOTES FOR POWER,JJ WHERE IS THE CASSETTES ???? POLICE MUST ARRETS JJ FOR HIS CASSETTES,BE4 NDC GO OUT POWER 2016 AS JJ SAID PERIOD
unfortunately, Rawlings and Bokor are all EWES
What Torgbe Aklasu is saying is out of order.Instead the Andanis sh'd let the Abudus perform the late Na mahamadu's funeral then the Andani's too perform Na yakubu's one then if the abudu's say is thier turn then andani's sho ...
read full comment
The reporter misquote President Rawlings.
According to him, "this is the time for the people of Bawku to demand justice on the death of the Ya Na, as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not be in power forever".
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