Ghana’s constitution stolen from Kenya - Dr. Amoako Baah

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• Prof. Nuntor, USA 11 years ago

  And so what

  And so what

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• Swapna Guduru 11 years ago

  If you are truly a professor, then your response is repulsive. Ghana's constitution is laden with provisions clearly designed with ulterior motives. At that time the framers thought their master, JJ Rawlings, was gonna be pre ...
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  If you are truly a professor, then your response is repulsive. Ghana's constitution is laden with provisions clearly designed with ulterior motives. At that time the framers thought their master, JJ Rawlings, was gonna be president for life; hence all this mess for a constitution.

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• Bonsam Martin 11 years ago

  What Dr. Amoako Bah is saying to us is akin to the following popular 'kejetia line': "Mekoo Kuasi, mehunu car";to wit, I saw many cars when I visited Kumasi.
  How could ex-Pres Rawlings remain a life-time President,when the d ...
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  What Dr. Amoako Bah is saying to us is akin to the following popular 'kejetia line': "Mekoo Kuasi, mehunu car";to wit, I saw many cars when I visited Kumasi.
  How could ex-Pres Rawlings remain a life-time President,when the document contained express provisions limiting Presidential term of office to two 4-yr stints?
  Partisan academic rabble-rousers like Amoako Baah, are constantly formenting needless controversy, that should be relegated to our policl history,rather than looking ahead to the future. In any event,did the Kuffour adminisration not take this nation through a Truth and Reconcilliation process to bury all the events of the past? so how can Prof. Nuntor`s response be considered repulsive?

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• Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

  It was written for or copied for Rawlings the dictator.

  It was written for or copied for Rawlings the dictator.

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• Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

  writers copied/wrote it to please Rawlings the dictator in chief

  writers copied/wrote it to please Rawlings the dictator in chief

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• kofi 11 years ago

  use of another person's written work without acknowledging the source; unauthorized use of patented or copyrighted materials. Ghana behaviour is like one minister in NDC who copied someone's theseis.I pray that the Kenyans wi ...
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  use of another person's written work without acknowledging the source; unauthorized use of patented or copyrighted materials. Ghana behaviour is like one minister in NDC who copied someone's theseis.I pray that the Kenyans will not win any judgement debt at The court of arbitration should they initial that move. My fellow countrymen is it appropriate to see the KENYANS in chamber?

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• KobbyB 11 years ago

  You are retrogressive and blood thirsty. All nations at a point draw a line and move on. I wonder how your students who do not share your political view fare.WILL KILLING IN REVENGE SOLVE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING US?

  You are retrogressive and blood thirsty. All nations at a point draw a line and move on. I wonder how your students who do not share your political view fare.WILL KILLING IN REVENGE SOLVE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING US?

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• GHANAMAN 11 years ago

  Give us the year because I am sure Ghana went democratic before Arap Mio left power.

  Give us the year because I am sure Ghana went democratic before Arap Mio left power.

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• AGYAAKU 11 years ago

  And so what? In deed, this very man, in his efforts to give credence to the boycotters of The Senche Economic Forum, was throwing about wrong information about the co ...
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  And so what? In deed, this very man, in his efforts to give credence to the boycotters of The Senche Economic Forum, was throwing about wrong information about the cost and number of participants (conjured 400 ) as against 140 in order to put the program in bad taste. How can we be sure he is not poisoning the minds of his students with his propaganda? What happens if another person also comes out with a prosal that the thre year period within which a president can be held accountable for his tenure, then where do we stop? Kufuor could be dragged in to still answer for those............... Remember that the primates and man have similar finger formations (an Akan proverb).

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• kobina 11 years ago

  What do you mean by "and so what?" The prof is exposing the non-originality of our current constitution, why there are serious bottlenecks in its functionality, and the immorality of the indemnity clauses that shield military ...
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  What do you mean by "and so what?" The prof is exposing the non-originality of our current constitution, why there are serious bottlenecks in its functionality, and the immorality of the indemnity clauses that shield military coup makers from legal accountability.

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• TEE 11 years ago

  TIME PERIOD. ALLOWING SOMEBODY LIKE RAWLINGS TO RULED US, ABAAAAAAHHHH

  TIME PERIOD. ALLOWING SOMEBODY LIKE RAWLINGS TO RULED US, ABAAAAAAHHHH

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• FA 11 years ago

  SO YOU DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM GHANA IS IN? ALL BECAUSE OF THE BULL SHIT CONSTITUTION PROTECTING CRIMINALS NOT ONLY JJ . PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOT AND NAKED GHANA SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO LAW - IF JJ AND OTHERS CAN BE DEA ...
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  SO YOU DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM GHANA IS IN? ALL BECAUSE OF THE BULL SHIT CONSTITUTION PROTECTING CRIMINALS NOT ONLY JJ . PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOT AND NAKED GHANA SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO LAW - IF JJ AND OTHERS CAN BE DEALT WITH THE REST IS NOT A PROBLEM. WHY THE INDEMNITY?

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• Don 11 years ago

  This so called prof. always spewing garbage into the airwaves. No wonder we have educated illiterates in the country. What sensible impact can he make on his students? Ofui!!!

  This so called prof. always spewing garbage into the airwaves. No wonder we have educated illiterates in the country. What sensible impact can he make on his students? Ofui!!!

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• Pelicles 11 years ago

  You live in the US and is their constitution that porous like ours? Why don't you see that ours is full of holes and it protects soldiers who are demented with the urge to stage coups and trampled on our rights?
  
  If the US ...
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  You live in the US and is their constitution that porous like ours? Why don't you see that ours is full of holes and it protects soldiers who are demented with the urge to stage coups and trampled on our rights?
  
  If the US is that messy, will you love to reside there?

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• Kwadwo 11 years ago

  What happened here is akin to the ally powers writing a post war German constitution to protect Hitler and his Posse from prosecution. It is about the indemnity is striven from the constitution. Like the Nazis, Rawlings shou ...
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  What happened here is akin to the ally powers writing a post war German constitution to protect Hitler and his Posse from prosecution. It is about the indemnity is striven from the constitution. Like the Nazis, Rawlings should never to allowed to get away with all his atrocities and murders.

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• Kwadwo 11 years ago

  The sentence should read; it is about time the indemnity clause is stricken......

  The sentence should read; it is about time the indemnity clause is stricken......

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• OKOE 11 years ago

  THE INDEMNITY CLAUSE MUST BE REPEALED FROM THE CONSTITUTION SO THAT ANY PERSON WHO HAS COMMITTED ANY BAD DEEDS WHEN IN GOVERNMENT TO BE DEALT WITH AT ANY TIME NECESSARY AND NOT SWEPT UNDER ANY CARPET. IT MAKES THE NATION LOOK ...
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  THE INDEMNITY CLAUSE MUST BE REPEALED FROM THE CONSTITUTION SO THAT ANY PERSON WHO HAS COMMITTED ANY BAD DEEDS WHEN IN GOVERNMENT TO BE DEALT WITH AT ANY TIME NECESSARY AND NOT SWEPT UNDER ANY CARPET. IT MAKES THE NATION LOOK IMPOTENT.

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• diddy 11 years ago

  Go fuck yourself useless Dr. When we talking about the country gone broke and looking for ideas to make ends meet, you talking about spending more money on something 70% of Ghanaians don't even heard of.

  Go fuck yourself useless Dr. When we talking about the country gone broke and looking for ideas to make ends meet, you talking about spending more money on something 70% of Ghanaians don't even heard of.

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• Referee 11 years ago

  This useless Professor should just give us a break. The economy is our priority at the moment. We don't need to be distracted by all this trash coming from this so-called Professor. We want to hear from Economists.

  This useless Professor should just give us a break. The economy is our priority at the moment. We don't need to be distracted by all this trash coming from this so-called Professor. We want to hear from Economists.

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• Antiochus - London 11 years ago

  Prof why now!

  Prof why now!

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• Cynthia 11 years ago

  Better things in the constitution to look at rather than "perishable goods".Look at total independence of the three arms of govt. They must check and balance. Abolish Council of State.The president must rule with his executiv ...
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  Better things in the constitution to look at rather than "perishable goods".Look at total independence of the three arms of govt. They must check and balance. Abolish Council of State.The president must rule with his executive branch. It's a waste of resources that could be chanelled elsewhere. Absolutely, no MP (legislature)should be a Minister (executive) at the same time. So they check without fear or favour.

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• Nana Kwaku 11 years ago

  If we are to take a cue from what the prof has said, we should ask ourselves WHAT DID KUFUOR DO ABOUT IT? These politicians will always see us as fools. Do you think Mahama will think of amending it? No way. He's no fool.
  
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  If we are to take a cue from what the prof has said, we should ask ourselves WHAT DID KUFUOR DO ABOUT IT? These politicians will always see us as fools. Do you think Mahama will think of amending it? No way. He's no fool.
  
  If a king passes a (stupid) law that all his subjects are to present their daughters who have reached the age of eighteen to him to be chosen as a wife, do you think his successors will abolish it?

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• kwasi Kakraba 11 years ago

  Dr. you have no right to accuse the consultative assembly for what they have done to this our Love Nation. You the technocrats said you will not attend it just as you did to just ended economic forum so keep quite.

  Dr. you have no right to accuse the consultative assembly for what they have done to this our Love Nation. You the technocrats said you will not attend it just as you did to just ended economic forum so keep quite.

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• LEZO 11 years ago

  Amoako Baah, please, if you don´t have any single sense in your brain to contribute to the development of this country, just shut you smelling mouth up! We are tired of this nonsense form foolish and hopeless people like you ...
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  Amoako Baah, please, if you don´t have any single sense in your brain to contribute to the development of this country, just shut you smelling mouth up! We are tired of this nonsense form foolish and hopeless people like you. Are you telling us that, by putting former president Rawlings on trial and shooting him to die is the solutions to this country´s problems? Why can´t you, a very stupid man think for once? Foolish people like you are the problems we have in this country. Why do you a mother fucker ugly looking beast always insult the intelligent of Ghanaians? When your foolish dirty black thief Kufour was in charge looting this country, the consultative assembly was superb. And you called yourself a Dr. Dr my foot! Think! You are a very stupid man! Ghanaians are thinking of how to feed themselves, and not your foolish and dirty tribal diatribe all of the time. Swine!

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• Owura Ntim 11 years ago

  Sometimes its better to leave ignorant people in their misery. The very people the enlighten sometimes seek to help are the very ones who will sacrifice the one advocating for change. There is nothing more terrifying than ign ...
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  Sometimes its better to leave ignorant people in their misery. The very people the enlighten sometimes seek to help are the very ones who will sacrifice the one advocating for change. There is nothing more terrifying than ignorance in action, prof. leaving the ignorant to suffer a while, they will get back to their senses and look for change, with bloody consequences.

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• kobina 11 years ago

  You don't have to insult the guy if you disagree with what he says. The essence of democracy is that a citizen, within the parameters of the law, has freedom of speech. Your abusive response rather exposes you as an ignorant ...
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  You don't have to insult the guy if you disagree with what he says. The essence of democracy is that a citizen, within the parameters of the law, has freedom of speech. Your abusive response rather exposes you as an ignorant and unenlightened person incapable of tolerating other people's viewpoints.

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• Atonsu Lip 11 years ago

  Lezo, evidently you hate this gentleman who was expressing his views just like you are. However, you have to insult him which reveals your real intentions...just another hater. Why do you have to insult him? He has the same r ...
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  Lezo, evidently you hate this gentleman who was expressing his views just like you are. However, you have to insult him which reveals your real intentions...just another hater. Why do you have to insult him? He has the same rights as you do but you do not recognize his? You must be an EWE and i am sorry to have to put it that way. You accuse this man of things that he is not even aware of. Spend a minute to think about this!!

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• TEE 11 years ago

  WHY GHANAIANS SO COWARDS TO FACE THE REALITY

  WHY GHANAIANS SO COWARDS TO FACE THE REALITY

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• EZEKIEL 11 years ago

  AND SO WHAT ??If we can make it WORK for our Nation, that's ALL we need !!
  The Language you're saying this NONSENSE in...IS IT YOURS ??? Fool.

  AND SO WHAT ??If we can make it WORK for our Nation, that's ALL we need !!
  The Language you're saying this NONSENSE in...IS IT YOURS ??? Fool.

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• Nii Atta Fio 11 years ago

  Dr. Amoako Baah, so what. Don't you have any sensible thing to say. The problem with Ghanaians is that we dwell so much on what is irrelevant.If the constitution is faulty,let's try to improve it.What do you think , Prof Baah ...
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  Dr. Amoako Baah, so what. Don't you have any sensible thing to say. The problem with Ghanaians is that we dwell so much on what is irrelevant.If the constitution is faulty,let's try to improve it.What do you think , Prof Baah?

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• Amega 11 years ago

  The caption appears funny! Ghana's constitution stolen from Kenya? Perhaps it was crafted along Kenya's constitution, isn't it?

  The caption appears funny! Ghana's constitution stolen from Kenya? Perhaps it was crafted along Kenya's constitution, isn't it?

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• DR KUFFOUR 11 years ago

  I do not know who said what? But I do not see how Ghana can steal from Kenya? If anything at all, the word can be " COPY " not steal as the writer is putting it. If the Dr Baah did say that, then he is very wrong in his use o ...
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  I do not know who said what? But I do not see how Ghana can steal from Kenya? If anything at all, the word can be " COPY " not steal as the writer is putting it. If the Dr Baah did say that, then he is very wrong in his use of the word " STOLE ".

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• RastafaraI 11 years ago

  copying professional work or intellectual property without giving credit to original creators is stealing.....Dr Baah is 100 % correct is using the word stole...Even worse, these ghanaians were paid hefty sums of money to cre ...
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  copying professional work or intellectual property without giving credit to original creators is stealing.....Dr Baah is 100 % correct is using the word stole...Even worse, these ghanaians were paid hefty sums of money to create something original and they went and did copy work...word for word...they were not decent enough to reframe concepts and ideas in their own context..
  
  I am sure your doctoral board would not have accepted your PhD thesis if you copied some one's work...

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• Asoreba 11 years ago

  I could not have agree more. Thank you for speaking out on the ill of this bogus constitution.

  I could not have agree more. Thank you for speaking out on the ill of this bogus constitution.

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• Thief thief Ghanaians like president 11 years ago

  Pretenders

  Pretenders

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• Martin 11 years ago

  Dr. Richard Amoako Baah claims the constitution was copied word for word from the Kenyan constitution, yet the article fails to provide any evidence of plagiarism.

  Dr. Richard Amoako Baah claims the constitution was copied word for word from the Kenyan constitution, yet the article fails to provide any evidence of plagiarism.

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• KOFI BABONE 11 years ago

  WHERE WAS THIS IDIOT DURING THE SITTINGS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVEW COMMITEE?

  WHERE WAS THIS IDIOT DURING THE SITTINGS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVEW COMMITEE?

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• tomtom 11 years ago

  Whichever form it would take, it would take some note from somewhere. Our constitutions take notes from Uk or America, we do not have a problem with that, but, we surely have a problem if it is copied from an African country. ...
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  Whichever form it would take, it would take some note from somewhere. Our constitutions take notes from Uk or America, we do not have a problem with that, but, we surely have a problem if it is copied from an African country. This professor must come with a better reason than this brain-wash excuses. Polarized with the intent to victimize JJ. The constitution as it stands right now is working just fine. If he has any amendment for improvement, he should focus on that instead.

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• Effah 11 years ago

  Amoako Baa, have you now finished reading the Ghana Constitution? How did you manage to be appointed to your current post if you, all along, did not know the contents of the said Constitution?

  Amoako Baa, have you now finished reading the Ghana Constitution? How did you manage to be appointed to your current post if you, all along, did not know the contents of the said Constitution?

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• Iman Erskine. 11 years ago

  There you have it prof. I have maintained that Rawlings is the greatest coward there is in Ghana. He promulgated and formulated the constitution to protect his own skin. If he believed he did good, then why indemnify himself ...
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  There you have it prof. I have maintained that Rawlings is the greatest coward there is in Ghana. He promulgated and formulated the constitution to protect his own skin. If he believed he did good, then why indemnify himself . This is evident in itself that he is well aware of his atocities, mayhem and murder he caused. To make sure that he lived to enjoy the millions he and his bandits looted from the state , he populated the security forces with his non qualified NDC foot thugs, so much so that the security forces in Ghana today is a political arm of the NDC party. Listen to the names of the people in charge of the security forces. Rawlings must be held accountable for the murders, including the judges who were murdered in cold blood. Prof, I induct you into the league of the "Brave and Truth" in Ghana.

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• MENSAH 11 years ago

  This Dr. Amoako guy is gradually becoming a public nuisance. He sounded like typical kokoase krakye the last time I heard him on Radio Gold. To think that this character is a University lecturer gives me a lot of anxiety. God ...
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  This Dr. Amoako guy is gradually becoming a public nuisance. He sounded like typical kokoase krakye the last time I heard him on Radio Gold. To think that this character is a University lecturer gives me a lot of anxiety. God help our Country and the student he is teaching. His brain and body are walking in different directions. Somebody should help bring them together before it is too late.

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• K.Osafo Kantanka 11 years ago

  Sir,You are a political science man. What kind of constitution do you want? Please suggest something even the kind or form of government you think or suggest we should have in GHANA. What do you teach your students?books fr ...
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  Sir,You are a political science man. What kind of constitution do you want? Please suggest something even the kind or form of government you think or suggest we should have in GHANA. What do you teach your students?books from foreign writers?

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• flagstar 11 years ago

  Good job, prof, that is if it is true. No doubt Ghana has been in such a mess. If we'll steal, let's look elsewhere, not the zoo and museum nation of Africa.

  Good job, prof, that is if it is true. No doubt Ghana has been in such a mess. If we'll steal, let's look elsewhere, not the zoo and museum nation of Africa.

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• hi Rawlings. 11 years ago

  Poor ghana.We can't even Draft our own constitution. Plagiarism and clauses to protect certain criminals.This is a travesty. Double clauses and lacking character. Shame to all who accepted this this document for the country. ...
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  Poor ghana.We can't even Draft our own constitution. Plagiarism and clauses to protect certain criminals.This is a travesty. Double clauses and lacking character. Shame to all who accepted this this document for the country. No wonder nothing is working in ghana.

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