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Sir John: Delegates were paid to vote in a certain direction

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  • Bingo 8 years ago

    None of all the candidates can swear that he /she didn't pay money. A common practice across the parties.

  • HUMANISM 8 years ago

    LEARN TO LIVE WITH DEMOCRACY OR BECOME A DICTATOR.

    GO HELP D YOUNG LADY, GROOM HER AND SHE WILL BE OKAY.

    A 19 YEAR OLD STUDENT WAS NOMINATED TO D BRITTISH PARLIAMENT FROM SCOTLAND RECENTLY.......... IS YOUR PARLIAMENT B ...
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  • FARMERCIST......THE AFUOM KRAKYE 8 years ago

    This man has taken to talking before he thinks through things. Yesterday he was against the 22year old woman nominated by her constituents, today he is talking about money changing hands. Can he point to any single election a ...
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  • gyan 8 years ago

    Are you the Sir John 'E'. Anyway from what NPP has done in this election will translate to bad leadership if voted to power 2016. My single vote will not go to NPP 'NEVER'. Worst political party.

  • True Talk 8 years ago

    Even in the USA and the UK politics and elections are all about who has more money!! Obama spent over a billion dollars to get elected!!

  • DER-GBAALE 8 years ago

    I came to the net late but you took the words out of my typing-fingers. the man really talks before he thinks. In the aftermath of the General election of 2012, he claimed that everybody in Ghana would be shocked when evidenc ...
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  • BlindMan 8 years ago

    He's been HUNTED by his past; a corrupt Sir John, speaking CHINESE. He's hurt and very confused as others are playing his game in Mandarine

  • Kofi Detroit 8 years ago

    I couldn't agree with you more.

  • Slugger 8 years ago

    Npp buying votes at their primaries can't be trusted as good stewards. Dump them for goodness seek.

  • Apraku 8 years ago

    And what about NDC they do that in a grand style across the country using taxpayers money, but still ruling Ghana.
    Don't worry come 2016 they will also be dumped.

  • Uncle Pee 8 years ago

    The delegates are not stupid. They saw this current breed of parliamentarians as inefficient. They just sat in parliament, rubber-stamping all the irresponsible government policies and loan applications. They should have kick ...
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  • SCHEMER 8 years ago

    Sir John is so stupid to be called a lawyer. Politics is all about money. When he went out of his way and endorsed Nana Addo as flag-bearer in waiting, after the SC verdict, was he paid to do so? Why don't you give the delega ...
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  • Kofi 8 years ago

    That explains why NPP do not trust any elections because they are corrupt to the bone.

  • Ensurogya 8 years ago

    And he calls himself a lawyer! Which law school graduated this dunce to practice the learned profession?

  • LONTO-BOY 8 years ago

    You witnessed corrupt and illegal practices and you did nothing to stop them or report them to the Police. Do we practice honest politics in Ghana?

  • HUMANISM 8 years ago

    LEARN TO LIVE WITH DEMOCRACY OR BECOME A DICTATOR.

    GO HELP D YOUNG LADY, GROOM HER AND SHE WILL BE OKAY.

    A 19 YEAR OLD STUDENT WAS NOMINATED TO D BRITTISH PARLIAMENT FROM SCOTLAND RECENTLY.......... IS YOUR PARLIAMENT ...
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  • Nii 8 years ago

    Vote rigging again? I am waiting to hear when a Supreme Court hearing will start.

  • Paapidi 8 years ago

    You be gyimii paa. Which candidate in Ghana does not pay money for votes? Tell us motherfucker. You paid money and still lost. SOUR GRAPES forever! Your education is truly useless, Aboa like you. Wonoo kurasinii!

  • ABLEZA RESIDENT 8 years ago

    For three years the ECG has made it a point to turn off lights twenty times every week at Manet Court at Spintex area while neighbouring areas,Regimmannuel and its surroundings enjoy incessant supply with least interruption. ...
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  • kinpi 8 years ago

    I thought you people say you don't rig elections, if common constituency election is run this way, tgrn when you get power what will you do during elections. Changing of register, ghost voting, oh NPP, God has seen you o, g ...
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  • Kofi, USA 8 years ago

    Our Nana Addo ugly
    Who art in Ghana
    Loser be your name
    Thy defeat come again
    Your free education be done by NDC
    As it is in your promise
    Give us this day our supreme court verdict
    As we forgive your sabotage
    And lea ...
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  • James Martin 8 years ago

    Kofi, you are such a boring idiot,get out from your ghetto and stop pretending that you're in USA.

  • Freedom 8 years ago

    One of the most marafaca politician sir John

  • Ernest. 8 years ago

    If Sir John is right then Ghana is in a big trouble. What will these 'Democrats' not do to 'win' power? Where did they get the money from to pay as much as 700 GHC to a delegate in order to win parliamentary primaries?
    How ...
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  • ADELE P 8 years ago

    SCHEMER WO MAAME TW3 KANKAN S3 KOOBI
    BAKAA.NE TW3 S3 NNWA.HOW DARE YOU INSULT MY BROTHER.NEXT TIME BE MINDFUL
    HOW YOU COMMENT ON MY BROTHER OR ELSE
    I WILL CLOSE YOUR SMELLING MOUTH FOR YOU.

  • ADELE P 8 years ago

    SCHEMER WO MAAME TW3 KANKAN S3 KOOBI
    BAKAA.NE TW3 S3 NNWA.HOW DARE YOU INSULT MY BROTHER.NEXT TIME BE MINDFUL
    HOW YOU COMMENT ON MY BROTHER OR ELSE
    I WILL CLOSE YOUR SMELLING MOUTH FOR YOU.

  • Nii Lartey Nartey. 8 years ago

    Sir John be circumspect when it comes talking about your own party. Money has become a major influential resource in every organisation in the world being political or business.

    Why so many idiots in our democratic politic ...
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  • Tetteh Sai,Assin Foso 8 years ago

    Haven't u paid money to delegates before?Keep on destroying the party.Hypocrite.

  • odikro baba 8 years ago

    And so what Sir John? Didn't you pay money to delegates before you were elected as the Party secretary? Wouldn't you have done the same if u had hod lost the people's confidence and trust and entered into the MP race? okroasi ...
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  • bogey man 8 years ago

    It may be going on in all parties but should we be discussing how to stop rather blaming him to for publicly discussing it? You know what that pay to play does to a democracy?

  • kobby kay 8 years ago

    THE supreme Court doors are open , file your petition like you did in 2012 foolish people,,,,,,

  • Ali MAHAMA 8 years ago

    If you think NPP Primaries was dominated with money,wait for NDC Primiries where Asparints like Sam George and others are going to splash State Monies from the Presidency to buy votes. Watch out.

  • Moses Arthur 8 years ago

    You always being complaining of hardship in Ghana. when will some Ghanaians think about this nation rather than their own. Hmmmmm God.

  • Moore 8 years ago

    The NPP is a corrupt party after all.

  • Kwame 8 years ago

    But what is wrong with some of you? Everything you have to come to the airways to speak and hurt your party. Why always wash your dirty clothes outside? Be careful not to harm the party anymore Sir John.

  • Kwame 8 years ago

    So he should keep mute and let all Ghanaians believe that the party is morally upright to lead this country? So easy to see wrong things only from one direction

  • us boy 8 years ago

    Fears delegate say by sir John,npp will die in 2016

  • nana fredua agyemang 8 years ago

    hon atta akyea of abuakwa south. was the highest buyer paying as much as 1.800.00ghc to about 300 delegates

  • Moore 8 years ago

    Nothing goes for free! If the NPP is so corrupt at the grassroot, you can imagine what will happen when they come to power. Between the money they owe banks and the bribes to voters, they have a lot to pay back.

  • Punchoo 8 years ago

    That is Ghana politics, and Sir John should know better by now

  • papa 8 years ago

    if npp are corrupt ,than NDC are almrobbers

  • Abbas, london 8 years ago

    Sir john dont even have fact, some recyf more than GHC3000 to vote. Go to subin, kwabre east, among, kwadaso and the rest and check for ur self. Npp has spoil our politics wide money and they sit there and blamed president ma ...
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  • Nii Terpeh 8 years ago

    If the suprime court judges takes bribe,there is nothing wrong for common polling station also

  • peeeee 8 years ago

    Can this trash party shut the fuck up for once,we are tired of bickering and childishly behaving stupidly

  • UNITY 8 years ago

    HOW DOES IT PROFIT YOU TO BE IN THE NEWS MOSTLY FOR THE WRONG REASON? THIS 22 YEARS AND THE INCUMBENT MP WHO HAS MONEY TO INFLUENCE DELEGATES? IF THE FATHER HAS MONEY, IT IS NOT HE WHO CONTESTED THE MD. BY THE WAY WHO SAID ...
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  • Kofi Agyeman 8 years ago

    Sir John, is spilling the beans in public. What happened to the love that NPP had for Ghana? They have killed one of their own members by spraying Sulphuric acid in his face. Now sir john is telling us that the election with ...
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  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 8 years ago

    If the flagbearer bought his way through, why not the MP aspirants?

    NPP is composed of people without morals and completely devoid of a conscience. They're happy to cheat and win and still feel good. Their behavior looks b ...
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  • nana brefo 8 years ago

    Why do you just open your mouth to say anything at all in public? This situation has not helped you at all.Sometimes restrain yourself.It will indeed take your a long time to be given a post!!!

  • makaale 8 years ago

    if it is going to be hard for d dog, d sore wil always attach it on its head

  • YA - USA 8 years ago

    Too bad koraaaa.

  • attu zongo 8 years ago

    SO DID SIR JOHN ALSO PAID DELEGATES TO EJECT HIM? please old men mind your language thats why the youth and your children are taking over from old talkatives in politics.

  • COMMON SENSE 8 years ago

    THEN WE WILL PAY NPP SUPPORTERS TO VOTE US.

  • kwame 8 years ago

    If NPP is questioning their own internal elections why won't they question national elections? Hypocrites

  • Nyebro 8 years ago

    So are you guys saying that Sir John should be quiet even if he witnessed all that, simply because it happened within his party? Why are Ghanaians afraid of the truth, and how do we understand politics? If it happened in NDC, ...
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  • KT 8 years ago

    Say that again. It seems like most Ghanaians hate the truth and also have more love for the parties than Ghana itself.

  • NEric Kobbina 8 years ago

    Nana must distance himself from people like John. Hypocrite

  • NEric Kobbina 8 years ago

    Go to court and address your issue and stop this foolish propaganda

  • Teacher Awo 8 years ago

    There goes an elder who doesn't know that it is not everything that goes public. Behave like a grown up and not too known, talking unnecessarily.

  • George from ksi 8 years ago

    Allow the young to also context

  • MANDIGO 8 years ago

    What was all the noise and chest beating of Nana Addo in championing the enlargement of number of delegates? Were we not told that it was a fool proof way of preventing the buying of delegates? To the extent that other partie ...
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  • Ghanaian People Are Stupid? 8 years ago

    Sir John please keep this up and maybe people will start respecting Ghanaian democracy. Because of your stance I will in fact now be voting NPP as a former NDC hardliner.I admire your new show of integrity though it will hurt ...
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  • Kanawu 8 years ago

    I don't think so. I told you that NDC people, apart being "greedy bastards" are also crafty bastards. It's rather fortunate that they know how to "steal election" but don't know how to GOVERN. Thank God they will have ruled ...
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  • Snr Ayesterday 8 years ago

    Thank you Sir John for this revelation.Nana Addo is going to flop the third time due to his involvement in dislodging all incumbents perceived to have linkage with Alan. What kind of leader is this all die be die man. NPP you ...
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  • Onslopogas 8 years ago

    That simply means you guys are corrupt and Ghana don't need people like you. Go fuck yourselves NPP!!!

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  • Kofi London 8 years ago

    They just believe in back Door,this is all about this Evil party.is full scam bags

  • LORD 8 years ago

    NPP BEHAVE LIKE THEY ARE GOD.

  • LAST DON 8 years ago

    Kuffour's pettiness is what is eating the party up. His hands are soiled.
    NPP must collapse should anyone try to rebuild the party, that fellow will loose as much money as Kuffour looted from Ghanaians.

  • Osei Yao 8 years ago

    THE FORMER GENERAL SECRETARY HAS ADMITTED THAT HIS PARTY IS FULL OF CORRUPT PEOPLE WHO ALLOW MONATARY CONSIDERATION TO INFLUENCE THE CHOICE OF POTENTIAL MPS. HOW ARE THESE MPS SUPPOSED TO RECOUP THEIR INVESTMENT WITHOUT BEING ...
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  • Isaac 8 years ago

    This fool said what in your party you are buying votes what of if you come to power then you will buy all the Ghanaians pls leave the job for Kwabena u are not the general sectary shut ur mouth down

  • Duke 8 years ago

    In other jurisdictions where vote buying is a crime, voters are carful about voting, until we make laws to outlaw vote buying we will always ve the wrong people at the helm of affairs, and this is going to cause a great harm ...
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  • Mayday mayday Africa 8 years ago

    Forget about the party you are affiliate with. Forget about your preferred candidate. If this corruptions go on in our parties and we don't address it, then we the citizens of this nation will continue to cry hardship, we wil ...
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  • bobby, Accra 8 years ago

    Sir, but what are you waiting for? Ñame and shame them. Period.

  • Mama Bee 8 years ago

    If there is no buyer there is no seller.Aspirants were ready to buy votes that,s why delegates sold votes why are we complaining let's move on.

  • Sewor T.V Tetteh 8 years ago

    Some electorates only vote bcos they have been give money bcos when they voted for you,you MPS only enjoy the monies alone. So keep quite and stop misbehaving, crazy man.

  • sammy ayana 8 years ago

    If dat be d case den npp to s corrupt

  • Bread and kokonte 8 years ago

    Only thing NPP know is bribery and corruption they will never have peace in that tribal gang.

  • G. K. Berko 8 years ago

    We must challenge the Electoral Commission to follow on the complaints that Sir John and others are making regarding the NPP Parliamentary Primary Vote-Selling/Buying.

    If we are to prove that our Elections are fair throu ...
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  • ohenmaa jumfor 8 years ago

    I wish delagates should have vote all the siting MPs out and bring new sets

  • SKWABBY, UK 8 years ago

    Good one there Sir John well said and I hope no one in your party picks on you for saying it as it is unlike Mr Awuku just talking like a baby learning his first words there is a lot of work needed to be done in.your party an ...
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  • John 8 years ago

    Sir John is a big fool and a hypocrite. De he not bribe people to vote for him in his failed attempt to retain his position as General Secretary? He better shut up his stinky mouth.

  • Master & Commander 8 years ago

    This village idiot called "Sir John" should shut the fuck up. Anytime this buffoon opens his stinking mouth he brings NPP into disrepute.

    Why can the idiots in NPP think before they open their stinking mouth.

    Havery th ...
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  • Nana Osei 8 years ago

    Have you forgotten that kufuor even took bribe when he said the money was coming waawaa? That's the normal practice of npp, he stole so much from the tax payer to the extent of giving akuffo addo $60 million for election 2008 ...
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  • Victor A. Young 8 years ago

    If what Sir John is true, then I'd conclude that NPP has allowed the enemy to get to the bottom of our party. Imagine them (enemy) succeeding in making sure their preferred candidate--and not the winnable--being elected. Simp ...
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  • ROGUE LAWYER 8 years ago

    were you not the same Person who annouced that during the npp flagbearership CONTEST?
    now you are crying because you dont have Money to buy all the ghanaian voter.
    just prepare for it, because now it is going to be Money ...
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  • STEVE 8 years ago

    The country will remain at a standstill with the sort of monetry politics practices. Money spent from private pockets will first be recouped and most times with profit before national affairs. How do we expect the nation to ...
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