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Supreme Court not a toy for small cases – Okudzeto

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  • Kofi B 10 years ago

    Sam,
    You know as well as I do, that Gershon Nii Lamptey wants his name to be quoted in Ghanaian case law long after his death. I agree in toto with your assertions here. He needs a second opinion in terms of legal advice

  • facts 10 years ago

    let us hear this patriotic prudent. isolated cases should be treated as such. The high court or the president don't come in. Let ghana mentain our peace and not create an opening for Boko Haram's entry. The Ghanaian culture o ...
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  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

    NDC only knows as how to rob the state
    for their own selfish interest, employed
    Ghost names in every institutions in our
    country to pay NDC foot soldiers.

    NDC is not thinking of this nation and
    as how to fix the econom ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

    Author:-Mahmoud...
    The president has been saying that he tried to introduce electronic payment and acquisition systems into the public sector {to reduce human contact with cash} in his effort to fighting corruption, but lam ...
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  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    Yes ,Boko harem is already in the flagstaff house .After the murder of Mills these pepeni Muslim mafia criminals still believe they are above us and continue with their tribalism tactics to make we Akans second class citizen ...
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  • Jeff, UK 10 years ago

    Well you are blessed to be able to express your views on such a platform. You need not call people names, insult, castigate, swear in order to make your point. Times have passed and we have moved on as a people. That is why w ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 10 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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  • Close Observer 10 years ago

    THE USELESS NDC PARTY IS TURNING ONE TRIBE AGAINST ANOTHER
    TURNING ONE RELIGION AGAINST ANOTHER
    THERE WAS EVEN AN ATTEMPT BY ATTA MILLS TO poison football clubs with politics just for the SELFISH INTEREST of the USELESS NDC ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

    BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE DID GHANAIANS GO WRONG TO SUFFER LIKE THIS? YOU MAHAMA BUILDING YOUR HOTELS ABROAD, AFRIYIE ANKRA BUYING MANSIONS AT EAST LEGON, OKUDJETO ACQUIRING FILLING STATIONS ALL OVER, TOGBUI AF ...
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  • mensa 10 years ago

    SUPREAM COURT MUST RULE ON ANY AND ALL ISSUES THAT AFFECT FREEDOM OF RELLIGEN AND PEOPLE RELLIGEN

  • David Wuni 10 years ago

    We are at again; politicising every national issue is very dangerous. Let us keep politics out of this debate and discuss this all important issue dispassionately so that we can find an amicable solution. Peoples of all faith ...
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  • Dessy 10 years ago

    Sgt Anani; I believe you are one of those people who has no idea to offer for the nation..you always lashes out criticism and insult..what did NPP did for the Ashanti .. Not even creating good road network in Kumasi,kejetia ...
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  • unity for good 10 years ago

    It's sad sometimes to outrightly branded as bokoharam. We know bokoharam came as an offshoot of Islam, but it is not all Muslims who are bokoharam. I think we need to grow up

  • OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

    Author:-Close Observer...
    I told you guys! This president is useless. There is nothing he can do to get Ghana out of the problems they have put her in. With the value of our currency, the cedi, still falling, the useless yo ...
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  • ABK@GABON 10 years ago

    Why are you hiding your name you idiot. It is your father, akuffo addo and all npp members who are useless. Nonsense bush ashanti or akyem

  • Chief 10 years ago

    This Nii Lamptey guy is he really serious at all? Will any court in Ghana allow a Female Judge or lawyer to wear HIJAB TO COURT. let us be serious here. After all there moslems school in Ghana why not send your wards to those ...
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  • Chief 10 years ago

    This Nii Lamptey guy is he really serious at all? Will any court in Ghana allow a Female Judge or lawyer to wear HIJAB TO COURT. let us be serious here. After all there are moslems school in Ghana why not send your wards to t ...
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  • KOLA, LONDON PROPER 10 years ago

    Catholic Schools are for Catholics and anyone in such a school must obey their principles or rules if not such a person should NOT be there in the first instant.

  • candido 10 years ago

    I am not a Catholic but. attended one and obeyed the school's rules by going to Catholic church in school. Are Ghanians not ready for Democracy? We are yet to see worse things to happen. 666 awaits us.Open your eyes , watch a ...
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  • Mohammed 10 years ago

    excuse me,u don't know that u are saying.do u have respect to ur country constitution?what thus the constitution says abt religion.check n get back to me.they sent u to school n u disappointed them.

  • IT IS SO! 10 years ago

    MUSLIM SCHOOLS HAVE MUSLIM RULES, SO DOES CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS. WHAT IS THE FUSS ABOUT? MUSLIMS ARE FREE TO ATTEND MAKALANTA, AHMADHIYA SHS & ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IF THIS IS WHAT IT HAS COME TO. GHANAIANS SHOULD GET SERIOUS FOR ON ...
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  • Nana Ansah 10 years ago

    Lamptey in his writ said it is “unreasonable, illegitimate and/or unlawful for students attending missions schools falling under the aegis of the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education to be compelled under t ...
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  • oja 10 years ago

    The Muslims are looking for an opportunity to cause havoc in this country.
    Qur'an Chp 9:28 &29.

  • Naaaana 10 years ago

    AKWAABA IS AN AKAN WORD WE DONT NEED IT AT KOTOKA INT. AIRPORT. OHENE GYAN IS AN AKAN THE ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM CANNOT BE NAMED AFTER HIM. DON'T BUY APPIAH MENKA'S SOAP HE IS AN ASHANTI. I AM A NORTHENER SO VOTE FOR ME B'COS I ...
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  • Osuman Rashida Pelpuo 10 years ago

    Mr. Sam if going to heaven will bring peace and understanding between us, we will go there for it. We should not open our door for religious unrest, let the court helps if only it can for Ghana is all we have. May be u and yo ...
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  • LAWSON 10 years ago

    SC HAS LOST CREDIBILITY AND AFTER THE ELECTION PETITION -- PERIOD!!!

  • SAM 10 years ago

    Nii Lantey, you are a very stupid foolish man. When has the government forced any muslims to go on morning devotion? Or it is one of your strategies to set muslims against the governmnet? You are an animal without human sense ...
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  • Kabenlah London 10 years ago

    Why do ghanaians vilify any one who speaks n seeks truth? We ought to praise ghanaian Muslims 4 using peaceful means 2 address an obvious problem. Why all these uncivilised comments?

  • wofa 10 years ago

    God Bless People Like you Sam.
    Yabr3 ne nkwaseas3m

  • Mr F 10 years ago

    A WOMAN DOES NOT ENTER INTO MARRIAGE AND COMPLAIN THAT THE HUSBAND IS "FORCING" HER TO COOK FOR HIM. THESE SO CALLED ISLAMIC SCHOLARS WHO ARE THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEE SHOULD GIVE US A BREAK! THEIR CHILDREN SIT AT HOME WHILE ...
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  • Alhaji APHAS 10 years ago

    IF THAT IS WHAT YOU THINK OF THE MUSLIMS IN GHANA THEN WE ARE REALLY PREPARED FOR IT KK, PEOPLE GO THROUGH ALOT WHEN THEIR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS BEEN DENIED FROM THEM, AND IF THEY REACT THEN YOU GIVE THEM NAMES THAT THEY ARE T ...
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  • United Ghana 10 years ago

    In that case why don't Ghanaian Moslems condemn terrorism carried out in the name of Allah? Is it out of fear of the militants?

  • Alhaji APHAS 10 years ago

    PLS MA BROTHERS GOOGLE AND READ MORE ON TERRORISM KKKK, NO MUSLIM IS BEHIND THOSE KILLINGS, IF ITS ISLAMIC THEY WOULD NOT HAVE COVER THEIR FACES, PEOPLE USE THESE THINGS TO PAINT ISLAM BLACK BUT IT WILL GO AGAINST THEM NOT T ...
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  • FUNNY THAT 10 years ago

    The religious intolerance is coming from that Instrumented Gharson Nii Lamptey so call him to advice him. Since when did Ghana face such a demonic flavour? You people are try to bring unrest in the Country. Mind you Ghana is ...
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  • Koki 10 years ago

    Why are you emotionally charged, my dear? Your anger and very reaction will give sceptics a reason to think Moslems are like that just violent! Something I don't won't to believe! So help prove them wrong! Show them that Isl ...
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  • bee lee 10 years ago

    if u go to rome u do wht romans do bro.dnt fume plss

  • FUNNY THAT 10 years ago

    lhaji my arse. Why do you want to escape from the truth. You must know that Muslim religion is based on terror Think of your Jihad and your Fatwa.You apply these to cause pain on innocent people. You are a fool . YourArguemen ...
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  • Arthur 10 years ago

    Stop attending mission schools and that will solve it. It is disgraceful to attend christian schools and force Islam on them.

  • Ghana lady 10 years ago

    U Can do what ever u like, b'cos Muslim don't understand anything, why do u go to christian school stop stop if u go to Rome u do what romance do,if u don't want to go to mass den don't go to our school period, we know u can ...
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  • Phasmida 10 years ago

    "He is misconceived". This phrase can have some other serious meaning and may even be used as an insult.

  • VaaVa 10 years ago

    Ghana is a country where religious grouping are springing like mashrooms without any controls.Whislt nobody begrudges this phenomena, i think it is time for religious tolerance should be given attention. When a certain religi ...
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  • United Ghana 10 years ago

    Hear hear hear. Good comment Vaava

  • Victor A. Young 10 years ago

    NDC is full of thugs, hooligans and hoodlums; these are the kind of people AFRC/P-NDC recruited, many of them who formed CDRs and PDCs. They're trying to re-write our nations ethics on religion. Lawless bunch of people, who'd ...
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  • Nii 10 years ago

    The government is promoting these 'rights' just to get votes from moslems just like it has been doing with chieftaincy disputes.

  • Abdul Aziz 10 years ago

    Okujeto, you are a stupid lawyer, shege, mutumin banza

  • USMAN. 10 years ago

    Please be civilized and don't be barbaric.

  • NANA 10 years ago

    IF THERE IS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OR FREEDOM OF WORSHIP IN GHANA,AND THERE IS,EVERYONE,INCLUDING STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO WORSHIP AS THEY DEEM FIT.
    THERE IS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN GHANA PRISONS,IN OTHER WORDS,INMATES HAVE RELIGIOU ...
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  • Felix Kwabla Amuzu 10 years ago

    How can those who do not attend morning devotion or morning assembly hear announcement being made.Do u have any basic institution whereby they ring bell to go to classes without morning assembly?Is the constitution suggesting ...
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  • Peacemaker 10 years ago

    After their so call petition

  • Israel Jude 10 years ago

    Thank you for this precise advice. Hope that all who have ears, listen to this. Case closed. The suit is dead on arrival! We are in a democracy, and not inter-denomination of religious rights.

  • Neasack 10 years ago

    You see how foolish you have become Nii Lamptey. This should have been sorted by the minister for Education not our High Court and you have been put right.

  • Concerned 10 years ago

    This is a very important issue which affects us all .Whoever loses a high court case will almosr certainly appeal
    in the supreme ct so why dont you go straight there.
    I respect Lawyer Okufzato but disagree with him that th ...
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  • Alhaji APHAS 10 years ago

    I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT MR SAM SAID, HOW CAN A HIGHLY RESPECTED LAWYER LIKE HIM OPEN HIS MOUTH TO MAKE SUCH COMMENT THAT THE CASE BROUGHT TO THE SUPREME COURT IS A SMALL THING, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IS THE MOST DANGE ...
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  • USMAN. 10 years ago

    A God that needs to be fought for by weak human beings ceases to be the Almighty God. I therefore challenge Muslims in Ghana do away with violence and let Allah fight his Christian enemies if he is really the Almighty God.

  • Adams mohammed. kumasi 10 years ago

    Allahu akbar.am even crying for u. My brother is totally confused and lost

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  • Makaa Maka 10 years ago

    How many Christians send their children to ''Makalanta'' or muslim/arabic schools? Every Ghanaian is free to send their children to schools of their choice if they consider religious affiliation as a factor. No one forces mus ...
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  • Prophet 10 years ago

    The way things are going, I see a situation where Catholic schools will now start admitting only Catholics. Just to curb this sort of nonsense. I am a non-Catholic but went to Catholic schools right from preparatory through ...
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  • ty 10 years ago

    I am 26 year old boy
    and I want to start shs at a
    girls' school as a boarder.If I am refused admission I will gto the SC for breach of my human rights

  • Nana Effah 10 years ago

    The only panacea is that a student must be told of his or her requirements in the chosen school before he/she accept the offered admission. If the conditions are not accepted, then the offer must be withdrawn.
    Disclosing the ...
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  • seeclear 10 years ago

    Do you think constitution matters are toy issues. Then come again. Do Ghana have a constitution court. which supposed to be the highest of the land. supreme court is small for constitutional matter's.

  • sister Afua 10 years ago

    Mahama must be very carefull they have play politics with tribes and they have gone away with it now tribal politics is not working for them so they want to try religious politics. They have not seen problem before they think ...
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  • Osuman Rashida Pelpuo 10 years ago

    Please let Ghana be the Ghana we know, do not open the door for any invasion of religious unrest. If we have have to go to heaven for peace we will go there, if the highest court can resolve this let it resolve it for this is ...
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  • Steven 10 years ago

    I am a Catholic but Catholic school rejected me and I am now attending Anglican School.Not knowing moslems are also there. Why don't you admit only Catholics.

  • MATHS 10 years ago

    It is not because you are a Catholic that you must be admitted into a Catholic School. If you were rejected please be honest enough to tell us why you were not admitted into the school? Did you qualify for admission? And by t ...
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  • olu 10 years ago

    This guy we heard him during the election petition. He claimed so many things which never was. He is as empty as his unusual 'molato' colour. Empty barrel.

  • Dean 10 years ago

    Akans ARISE n UNITE vote ndc out in 2016.Rawlings evil bastard tried to divide and rule us.

  • ROGUE LAWYER 10 years ago

    The best solution is let the government return all the missions Schools, if we are by constitution have freedom of worship.

    if i am a catholic i have the right to choose catholic Mission School ,

    then the muslimes can ...
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  • Mr. Cable 10 years ago

    NPP and Okudjeto you are fools and will never come to power.

  • ROGUE LAWYER 10 years ago

    what has NPP got to do with this ? you blame stupid threat coming from the government on NPP?

    you better set yourself ablase

  • Moses kankane 10 years ago

    Please let us focus on the issue(s). No insults please. You look very 'primitive' when you insult others. If I were a true Muslim I would never let my child go to Catholic school.

  • The Red cock 10 years ago

    If you cannot go by the rules of mission schools dont attend one.No mission school forces any muslim or animist or whatever to practice their faith,these are part of the school curricula

  • KnYc(USMC) 10 years ago

    If you don't like it get out.We the Christians will obey by the law .Crusader we are coming.

  • Agyaaku USA 10 years ago

    Mission schools does not operate in another world.They are regulated by GES. Not only Catholics go to their schools their stand is unchristian and promote disunity as well.GES must not fall on the side of any religion. Remove ...
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  • ROGUE LAWYER 10 years ago

    let me ask you this-

    will they the muslims allow Kwaku Bonsam to perform his rituals in their Schools as Traditionalist and fertish priest?

  • ty 10 years ago

    Idiot.All religious symbols like the hijab sho
    uld be removed as well.

  • ijahman 10 years ago

    The Muslims are looking for an opportunity to cause havoc in this country try that is why they are doing this, for how long have then been attending mission schools? Why now?
    They want to win sympathy from ISis and Book Hara ...
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  • oja 10 years ago

    They just want ghana to be like Somalia, northern Nigeria, Syria and Iraq

  • kwahuman scholars association 10 years ago

    This old man want popularity

  • B FRANCA 10 years ago

    Abdul aziz it is you and your islamic cult that is banza. Never in your useless insult the honourable lawyer

  • Jeff, UK 10 years ago

    I used to have a lot of respect for this "legal luminary" as he is described. With age he has sounded "stupid" in a lot of his utterances. Does he think countries that have the kind of "boko haram" problems do not have anythi ...
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  • capone de justice 10 years ago

    i think this man is stupid and doesnt know anything concerning the constitution. I wonder how those filthy or what so call ever himself is a leader. God damm it. Look at those irrelevant comment that he made. Thats why Ghana ...
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  • samuel obeng (UEW) 10 years ago

    Ghanaians don't need any supreme court interpretation before we can live amicably.All religious sects have lived together amicably ever since gold coast gave birth to Ghana.It is people like Lamptey who always want cheap popu ...
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  • wak 10 years ago

    who said it is a toy for small cases or whaever.you seems be downplaying the importance of such sensitive matter.this man seems not to respect any other religion either than his n he claim to be a lawyer.i doubt him been a le ...
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  • Nsoma 10 years ago

    The rest are Late Quashiga, Togbe Afede, Tamokloe, JJ, Tsikas

  • USMAN. 10 years ago

    Do you know that all black Muslims will go to hell. Read what the only Prophet of Islam is saying.
    “And the holy prophet said: Allah created Adam. Then He stroke his right shoulder and took out a white race as if they were ...
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  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 10 years ago

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  • boka 10 years ago

    This is bigger and important than the election case sir. it can lead to a religious war if we see it as a small case.

  • SISTER SOULJAH 10 years ago

    Okudzeto is getting senile. He is downright wrong. The Supreme court is just the place for the settlement of this justiciable controversy. The fact that the petitioner may be "christian" doesn't mean he has no right to bring ...
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  • Kwasi Agyei 10 years ago

    It is unfortunate Mr Sam Okudleto is talking this way.A citizen of Ghana is seeking an interpretation os an aspect of our constotution and u dsy it is a toy is issue? God save this country
    And sadly, to say the applicant is ...
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  • King NewYork 10 years ago

    Even in American, Supreme Court decided Cases let alone!

  • Karim Adam 10 years ago

    If Roman church sch are for romans let them fund them without subversion from govt.As long as u take govt funds u can't impose on students.
    If the matter is in wrong court but it will not erode the substance of the case.Let ...
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  • Mohammed@Califonia 10 years ago

    @ABK-GARBON: Knowledge can never be found in a Skirt,dress or any clothing but rather in the brains of individuals head.A lady judge in a hijab can perform better than in a lady judge in a skirt.

  • adjen kotoku 10 years ago

    judicial system in Ghana is crap

  • Nene Atufoh 10 years ago

    Please let us treat this issue with care

  • BABA 10 years ago

    Sam you have a flair of spewing nonsense but i didn't know that it is to this extend. what nonsense is that something that can plaque the whole country into extreme war? what a toy no wander you look like old Chinese man.

  • Moses kankane 10 years ago

    No insults please. Let us focus on the issue(s). As a true muslim my child will never go to catholic school. So also will the child of a staunch catholic never go to an Islamic school. What is important is tolerance amongst u ...
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  • JH New York 10 years ago

    When I was a Child,all the first circle Schools were Mission Owned.Later,
    District Council School was established in some few areas.And second circle Schools were mainly Mission and Private. It was Osagyefo Dr Prof Kwame Nkr ...
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  • Emmanuel Adu Aniboye-fofie 10 years ago

    What is this man talking about? Is Mr. Okudzeto inferring that this is not an important issue for the Superior Court of the Land to determine its constitutionality or otherwise; especially when Government, agencies & Institut ...
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  • Mankind 10 years ago

    Big deal...???? Just do not go to a school whose faith you don't subscribe to !! easy and simple.... don't waste our time.

  • sis Beatrice 10 years ago

    islam, islam, islam, . Ghana moslems shd think of behaving differently to ensure peace prevails in our country. because everywhere moslems because of their socalled rights there is confusion in the world. Muslims fail to se ...
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