I urge Ghanaians to be vigilant and smart, the Ashanti/Akyem tribal Npp Party is targeting the poor "Albinos" for their usual spiritual. We must stand up with one voice to say BIG NO to anti Albinos in Ghana. Npp must stop ki ... read full comment
I urge Ghanaians to be vigilant and smart, the Ashanti/Akyem tribal Npp Party is targeting the poor "Albinos" for their usual spiritual. We must stand up with one voice to say BIG NO to anti Albinos in Ghana. Npp must stop killing Albinos NOW! !!!!!!
YAWVI 8 years ago
IN FACT, WE DON'T NEED A CRIMINAL LIKE YOU.
IN FACT, WE DON'T NEED A CRIMINAL LIKE YOU.
UNMISGUIDED AFRICAN CHILD 8 years ago
Even The Almighty God Himself will Not
satisfy the NPP.So,please take heart and enjoy your much desreved retirement.
When Kuffour won two Elections under your watchful eyes,you were hailed and praised as God-sent but when ... read full comment
Even The Almighty God Himself will Not
satisfy the NPP.So,please take heart and enjoy your much desreved retirement.
When Kuffour won two Elections under your watchful eyes,you were hailed and praised as God-sent but when they lost they tried to hang you by giving you bad names.
Tell your ardent enemies to go to hell and fu.k themselves.
"mpanin fo see,s3 akoko sa kyeea
3ny3 akroma f3"...Afari mo-way3bi"
HAPPY RETIREMENT.HOPE YOU SUPPLY US WITH MORE TILAPIA....I MEAN BIG ONE'S
Peace out.
I am
nana-yaw
still-in-the-Struggle
UNMISGUIDED AFRICAN CHILD 8 years ago
deserved
deserved
Peter Nonkoh 8 years ago
Dr. Afari Gyan, congratulations for serving Ghana with resolve, determination and clear conscience.
Please, enjoy your retirement confident that you did your best as innovator and a teacher in conducting public elections in ... read full comment
Dr. Afari Gyan, congratulations for serving Ghana with resolve, determination and clear conscience.
Please, enjoy your retirement confident that you did your best as innovator and a teacher in conducting public elections in Africa. God Bless.
Mahmoud 8 years ago
Author: Kafui Ama
Date: 2009-07-23 01:44:06
Please be patient and read this to the end.
"It was November 1999 and I'd been Deputy High Commissioner in Ghana for almost a year - the culmination of 15 years' Foreign ... read full comment
Author: Kafui Ama
Date: 2009-07-23 01:44:06
Please be patient and read this to the end.
"It was November 1999 and I'd been Deputy High Commissioner in Ghana for almost a year - the culmination of 15 years' Foreign Office service in Nigeria, Warsaw and the equatorial Africa department in London.
I'd always been passionate about Africa and had immersed myself in its minutiae. Nevertheless, my father, who had a timber yard in Ghana in the Sixties, offered a little extra counsel before I departed, aged 40. 'If you see any good-looking girl, aged about 30, light skinned, whatever you do, don't touch her - she could be your sister!'
Not that this was a big concern for me. My most pressing duty was the 1999 State Visit by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Enhanced Coverage Linking the Duke of Edinburgh, -Search using: Biographies Plus News, Most Recent 60 Days, accompanied by Robin Cook, the then Foreign Secretary. It was a three-day blur of activity, the teeming crowds displaying an uncomplicated and old-fashioned reverence.
A warning that the Duke was averse to looking at things without useful purpose proved absolutely right. As we stood looking at the strip of brass laid in a churchyard that marked the line of the Greenwich Meridian, he said to me: 'A line in the ground, eh? Very nice.'
Ghana epitomises much of the best of Africa, but also throws into relief the tragedy of the continent. It has maintained its higher education and has fewer extremes of wealth than elsewhere. But at independence in 1957, Ghana was richer than Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia or Singapore. Today, those countries are at least ten times as wealthy.
Corruption, cronyism, economic mismanagement, irresponsible lending by the West and the dumping of cheap food all did for Ghana. When I arrived with my wife Fiona and children Jamie and Emily, Ghana had been ruled for 20 years by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.
The son of a Stirlingshire pharmacist and a local woman, he seized power in a coup in 1979, but claimed to have won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, despite allegations of vote-rigging.
In his early years, Rawlings unleashed a political terror on Ghana. His campaign against the middle classes resembled Mao's Cultural Revolution. People were persecuted for having savings or two indoor lavatories. Market women were sometimes killed for 'profiteering'.
The Queen's visit delighted Rawlings, who craved international respectability. I, too, was determined to make the most of the trip, by helping ensure Rawlings gave up power by the start of 2001, as the constitution required because he had served two four-year terms.
The Queen's speech to the parliament in the capital, Accra, was to be the focus of the visit and I had contributed to its drafting. It contained the usual guff about a future based upon partnership, but there was a sting in the tail. 'Next, year, Mr President,' the Queen intoned, 'you will step down after two terms in office in accordance with your constitution.' The opposition benches went wild and the Queen stopped, looking in bewilderment at the hullabaloo.
Afterwards, Robin Cook was furious. 'It's a disaster. Who the hell drafted that?'
'Er, I did, Secretary of State,' I said. 'I might have guessed! Who the hell approved it?' 'You did.' Cook's Private Secretary had to dig out the draft he had signed. After the State banquet, I retired to a hotel bar with the Royal Household. The senior staff had withdrawn to allow the butlers, footmen and hairdressers to let off steam.
The party appeared, to a man, to be gay. Not just gay, but outrageously camp. We'd taken the hotel for the Royal party, but allowed the British Airways crew to stay. Now three cabin stewards, two Royal footmen and a Royal hairdresser were grouped around the piano singing hits from Cabaret. I was seated on a sofa and across from me in an armchair was a member of the Household who seemed out of place. The valet looked to be in his 60s, a grizzled NCO with tufts of hair either side of a bald pate, a boxer's nose and tattoos on his arms.
He was smoking roll-ups. I turned to the old warrior and said: 'Don't you find all this a bit strange sometimes?' He lent forward, put his hand on my bare knee below the kilt I wore on ceremonial occasions and said: 'Listen, ducks. I was in the Navy for 30 years.' I think he was joking, but some things are too weird even for me. The lower reaches of the Royal Household are one of them.
One enjoyable aspect of our time in Ghana was the constant stream of visitors. Among them was Peter Hain, the Minister for Africa. Hain, a good footballer, agreed to play in a charity match between children from a community football scheme and the High Commission.
Unfortunately, the ground was hard and the opposition turned out to be super-fit professionals. After a heavy tackle, I went down. Result: a dislocated shoulder. I couldn't move my arm for eight weeks. Other visitors included Clare Short, at the time Secretary of State for International Development.
She was in Ghana to try to persuade it to join a debt relief scheme. At a dinner for her, a Minister had made a speech about how much Ghana had learnt from the British Empire. Short stood up and expostulated: 'The British Empire! Don't tell me about the British Empire. I know about British colonialism. My father was Irish and we know about British colonialism. I'll tell you what the British did to your country. They exploited it, that's what they did. They exploited it.' After a few moments of stunned silence, the dinner continued.
On another occasion we were joined by Bobby Charlton, who came to Ghana seeking support for England's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. He was still an astounding player at 60 and it was good of him to get on the pitch for a local community football programme. Nevertheless, I found Charlton disappointing. He was self-centred and ratty - one of those heroes you wish you hadn't met.
Conversely, Roger Moore, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, was charming and suave, just as you would expect, with a fund of brilliant stories beginning with lines such as: 'One day, Frank, Dean, Tony and I decided to play a trick on Marilyn ... ' He was also well briefed about children's issues in Ghana and was prepared not just to do PR, but to get his hands dirty helping in refugee camps without a camera in sight.
I was less taken with Jamie Theakston.
The BBC were filming a wildlife programme in Ghana, looking at the endangered green turtle population near Ada. A group of young volunteers had accompanied the BBC team to help the newly-born turtles to reach the ocean. But one girl, in her mid-20s, had streams of mascara running down her cheeks. She claimed Theakston had just broken up with her - yet here he was, surrounded by young women, enjoying the adulation.
I had bigger concerns, however. Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections were due in December 2000 and there were signs that its 11 million voters might be preparing for a change of government. Enthusiasm for politics was everywhere. Even in the meanest village, people gathered under the banyan tree listening to FM stations on a battered transistor and arguing about the coming change.
In the West, tired of our politicians' deceit, we no longer much value democracy. It is wonderful to see a people exercising for the first time their power over those who would govern them. Our job was to see the elections were free and fair, with Britain funding a £10 million programme for photo-ID cards to reduce electoral fraud. The exercise eradicated one million fake names.
Another practical new weapon was indelible ink: when somebody voted, their thumb was painted to stop them casting more than one vote. India was the only source of a truly permanent ink that could not be washed or rubbed off. I had also persuaded the Foreign Office to provide experts from the Electoral Reform Society. Further valuable additions were two British MPs, Roger Gale and Nigel Jones.
Rawlings's party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), put up the vice President, John Atta Mills, as its presidential candidate. The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) fielded John Kufuor. There is a tribal element in Ghanaian politics: the Ewe people vote overwhelmingly NDC; the Ashanti overwhelmingly NPP.
It was clear the governing party would not abandon power easily. Alarmed that it would lose, it had the high court declare the ID cards illegal because they disenfranchised legitimate voters. But the ruling was to no avail - the people took over. Polling station officers decided they were going to use ID cards anyway.
When first- round votes on December 7 were tallied; Kufuor had 48.4 per cent against Atta Mills's 44.8 per cent. The opposition was heading for a small majority but, with no candidate exceeding 50 per cent, a run- off was required. Ghana's 30 or so FM stations were vital in bringing democracy, so it was no surprise that the NDC moved against them.
On the evening before the poll, I took Roger Gale and Nigel Jones to visit Joy FM, possibly Ghana's most influential station. We were sitting in the office when an armed posse of Rawlings's security men arrived, saying they were closing the station on the President's instructions.
‘Good evening,' I said. ‘I am Craig Murray, Deputy British High Commissioner, and these gentlemen are Mr Roger Gale MP and Mr Nigel Jones MP, members of the British Parliament.' Gale added: ' Obviously there has been some mistake.
I thought I heard you say that you were closing down the station, but we are here to visit our fellow democracy, Ghana, and democracies don't close down radio stations.' The goons left. Joy FM never was closed. However, the NDC started to think I was a part of their problem and they assigned a secret service team to follow me around.
As the second round on December 28 approached, we discovered a problem: not enough Indian ink. We had paid for more, but it had to be specially made and would not be ready until December 24. This was cutting it tight and action was needed. Chartering a private plane to set off from India on Christmas Eve was easier said than done. Whitehall was in festive mode and unlikely to sanction spending quickly, so I used the Embassy's budget to pay for it.
Ghana's government did not want the Indian ink to get in and I was concerned it would be delayed by customs officials. So on Christmas Day 2000, instead of eating turkey, I stood baking on the airport tarmac. When our plane taxied in, we unloaded the boxes of little ink bottles on to two trucks. I escorted these out of the VIP gateway, helped by a substantial tip to the guards.
The truck drivers then delivered the ink to regional centres for distribution to constituencies. This was a game being played for high stakes, with real danger of civil war.
Hotheads in the ruling party might claim electoral fraud and mount a military takeover. The Ashanti could also react violently to losing. Every embassy was updating evacuation plans. Around 1am, the results started to come in. There was a more or less consistent swing to the opposition candidate, John Kufuor. You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife.
The coolest man in Ghana that night was the wry, chain-smoking Electoral Commissioner, Kwadwo Afari- Gyan, who received constant threatening phone calls instructing him to fix the result. Each time, the Electoral Commissioner replied: ' The result will be what the result will be. I am just making sure it is fairly counted.' Then, taking his umpteenth call, he stiffened. He summoned me to listen: it was his wife. Soldiers had come to their bungalow, taking her and his children hostage and threatening to kill them if he did not deliver the ' right' result.
Kwadwo barked down the phone: ' Put their leader on.' ‘Listen you little *****,' he snarled. 'How dare you come to my house and threaten my wife and children. I am sitting here with the British Deputy High Commissioner and he knows what is happening. Now get out of my home before we have you thrown into jail!' The soldier said: ' Yes, sir; sorry, sir.' Kwadwo then told his wife not to worry and calmly returned to his work.
By 3am on the second night only two constituencies were still to declare. Even if every voter there went for Atta Mills, Kufuor could still not be beaten.
The opposition had won - an African country ... had shown that democratic change could be achieved peacefully. Kufuor's eight years as President saw economic growth of more than 70 per cent - the first prolonged period since independence when Ghana was not getting poorer. But Ghanaians chose to exercise their democratic right to change and earlier this month narrowly elected Atta Mills.
Ghana is the only country in Africa to achieve the democratic norm of power alternating peacefully between parties at successive uninterrupted elections.
As I look back on my involvement with Africa over 30 years, I remain most proud of helping Ghanaians to attain democracy. It is an example that sadly, the rest of the continent has so far done little to follow.
But Ghana remains there - a glimmer of hope, an example to others and a rebuke to cynics who claim democracy is not possible in Africa."
Sam 8 years ago
so typical Ghanians never see the good in anyone. what crime did he commit? You are sowing a seed and you will one reap it.God bless Afari Djan.I for one will miss you.
so typical Ghanians never see the good in anyone. what crime did he commit? You are sowing a seed and you will one reap it.God bless Afari Djan.I for one will miss you.
KWASI ACHMPONG 8 years ago
WE ALL KNOW HE BRIBE JUDGE ATUGBA WITH WOYOMI MONEY AND SOLD GHANA VOTES SO MAHAMA CAN WIN
WE ALL KNOW HE BRIBE JUDGE ATUGBA WITH WOYOMI MONEY AND SOLD GHANA VOTES SO MAHAMA CAN WIN
Close Observer 8 years ago
PEOPLE OF GHANA, WHY IS SUCH A PERSON IN PARLIAMENT? IS HE NOT DEMEANING THE LEGISLATIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT? GET BBC NEWS!!!!!! OUT OF PARLIAMENT.
I'm sure this is not what the people of La Dadekotopon want their member of ... read full comment
PEOPLE OF GHANA, WHY IS SUCH A PERSON IN PARLIAMENT? IS HE NOT DEMEANING THE LEGISLATIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT? GET BBC NEWS!!!!!! OUT OF PARLIAMENT.
I'm sure this is not what the people of La Dadekotopon want their member of parliament to be. For most of them, I believe they feel ashamed to identify him as their MP, and rightly so, because they have seen better days before. Your mouthpiece in parliament says a lot about you, and they can no longer bear this shame. Very good and respectable member of parliament from La like the late HONOURABLE PETER ALA ADJETEY WILL BE MISSED. People of La Dadekotopon, redeem your good name by VOTING OUT THIS MISCREANT CALLED AMASA NAMOALE, and send a very decent person who represents and yearns to meet your goals and aspirations. YOU DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE WITH THIS DISGRACE PEOPLE OF LA DADEKOTOPON. VOTE AMASA NAMOALE OUT IN 2016.
Onipaba 8 years ago
He is just afraid of his own shadow.He doesnt want people to revisit his past so as to bring on the memories of how he destroyed Ghana by riggingbthe election for this good for nothing President to destroy our nation.But he w ... read full comment
He is just afraid of his own shadow.He doesnt want people to revisit his past so as to bring on the memories of how he destroyed Ghana by riggingbthe election for this good for nothing President to destroy our nation.But he will pay it back in a way whethe he wants to remember or not Just watch.
Kwesi Ghana 8 years ago
May you retire in peace. God bless you
May you retire in peace. God bless you
.USMAN. 8 years ago
Go and see how Prez Mahama of Ghana has transformed Gonjaland with Ghana money just within the two and half years that he has been in power. Every town, village and hamlet in Gonjaland has received a facelift with new facilit ... read full comment
Go and see how Prez Mahama of Ghana has transformed Gonjaland with Ghana money just within the two and half years that he has been in power. Every town, village and hamlet in Gonjaland has received a facelift with new facilities such as roads, toilet facilities, markets, mosques, good quality water projects, electricity extension projects, etc. The question is did J. J. Rawlings do the same thing to Voltarians when he was in power for twenty years? What about Atta Mills. The good old Prof was in power for three and a half years yet he was not selfish to only concentrate on his people in Ekumfi Etuam and the central Region but rather his whole thought was for the general good. No wonder under the care of Prez Mills, Ghana achieved a growth rate of 11%, single digit inflation and the smooth implementation of the Single Spine Pay Policy where newly recruited police personnel received the nominal equivalence of 500dollars as monthly salary. Compare these achievements to the nepotism and selfish policies of the Mahama government that has crippled the Ghanaian economy. I really weep for Ewes and Fantis whose votes brought Mahama to power and yet are the hardest hit by the current hardship prevailing in the country.
THUNDER 8 years ago
NEVER AGAIN SHALL GHANA HAVE A BIASED ELECTORAL UMPIRE LIKE U. GO IN PEACE. WE WILL NEITHER MISS U.
NEVER AGAIN SHALL GHANA HAVE A BIASED ELECTORAL UMPIRE LIKE U. GO IN PEACE. WE WILL NEITHER MISS U.
TOSS 8 years ago
Dr. Afari Gyan has paid his dues to mother Ghana. May they Good Lord be with you.You are an honest and brave Man. I wish you an eventful retirement period.
Dr. Afari Gyan has paid his dues to mother Ghana. May they Good Lord be with you.You are an honest and brave Man. I wish you an eventful retirement period.
ABLEZA RESIDENT 8 years ago
The logic behind experimentation is simple : if successful it is good, if not then the outcome may be worse than before. The Ebola vaccine experimentation in the Volta Region !!
When the great Bishop of Lighthouse Church del ... read full comment
The logic behind experimentation is simple : if successful it is good, if not then the outcome may be worse than before. The Ebola vaccine experimentation in the Volta Region !!
When the great Bishop of Lighthouse Church delivered his speech before the national audience a few weeks ago he stressed upon "Wisdom" as a lacking and needed element in leadership and prayed for the nation for God's mercy over it. It is very evident that our leaders lack wisdom. Almost every decision by this administration is flawed with terrible mistakes and unreasonableness. Our conditions are exacerbating each day due to unwise decisions and administrative negligence. Driving down the Madina Adenta Highway one must not be adept in highway science to conclude that overhead walkways intended to help pedestrians at congested areas are placed miles away from needed targets. Going further ahead on the Peduase-Akwapim hills , a boulder of Rock torn from its hinge hangs directly over the highway, ready to fall and kill. Amidst this threatening environment is the presence of leadership hard to understand its quality or usefulness to the safety of the Ghanaian people.
We are now struggling to deal with hardships associated with the power outages - diseases, business closures, crime, hunger, fire outbreaks, deaths, filth, school class curtailments and closings and many more miserable conditions.
Is this the right time and environment to experiment on us over the deadliest disease ever recorded in history of mankind ? Are our leaders wise ? No explanation or justification will be enough to mitigate the seriousness of this flaw aimed negligently at destroying our peaceful livelihoods. Rumours fly all over in Ghana that the Ebola vaccine has already been administered on some people and a few report having fever and headache. If such rumours are true they would spell doom and sadness for this nation once considered free from Ebola amidst a cluster of West African nations ravaged by this deadly disease.
WHAT ON EARTH STRUCK THE MINDS OF OUR LEADERS TO SUBJECT THIS NATION TO THIS FATAL END OF A PEOPLE ?
THE PRESIDENT - THE MINISTER OF HEALTH - THE PARLIAMENT - THE COURTS WHICH COULD HAVE ISSUED ORDERS TO STOP THEM - THE ADVISERS TO ALL THESE SCUMBAGS ? WE ARE TIRED OF BEING SUBJECTED TO MISERY.
Ghana needs intelligent administrators to save us from free fall. Nothing in this country seems to work well anymore. Oh 2016, where are you ?
Danito 8 years ago
Neither we will miss u. Shut up n suffer. May ur soul rest in peace.
Neither we will miss u. Shut up n suffer. May ur soul rest in peace.
Abii 8 years ago
As young people, we need to be objectivity and avoid bias in our commenting and always be mindful that we are the leaders for tomorrow. The boss may not have delivery 100% but he wasn't working alone. He is as human as we ar ... read full comment
As young people, we need to be objectivity and avoid bias in our commenting and always be mindful that we are the leaders for tomorrow. The boss may not have delivery 100% but he wasn't working alone. He is as human as we are. We think the next EC boss will be an angel! We are wrong.
broyu 8 years ago
btw I am ndc
btw I am ndc
yaa 8 years ago
Who grows fish??
Who grows fish??
Queen 8 years ago
Happy birthday great man...God bless you and may HE strengthen you.Will miss you.
Happy birthday great man...God bless you and may HE strengthen you.Will miss you.
Rasmusen Akoto Dey 8 years ago
Congratulations Dr Afari Gyan. Enjoy your pension. I wish you all the best.
Congratulations Dr Afari Gyan. Enjoy your pension. I wish you all the best.
DAAVI 8 years ago
HE`S BIGGER THAN PENSION MO NEY NOW.
HE`S BIGGER THAN PENSION MO NEY NOW.
Nii Lartey Nartey. 8 years ago
You will certainly not miss the job and people you work with for the past 23 years.
That is simple for you because you were in fact held hostage to do the dirty works of your pay masters who made you disgrace yourself pub ... read full comment
You will certainly not miss the job and people you work with for the past 23 years.
That is simple for you because you were in fact held hostage to do the dirty works of your pay masters who made you disgrace yourself publicly by soiling your stinky self before cameras at the Supreme Court and for that you are happy to get your freedom to run and hide in your remote village place to enjoy your crime monies received from bribes to impose riffraff bigotries as Presidents of this once noble country you have helped to destroy.
We wish you well and may the Lord have mercy on you with your ethnocentric hate and dishonest self.
kofigoe. 8 years ago
Congratulations. Dr Afari
Congratulations. Dr Afari
NDC fool 8 years ago
Only NDC thieves are hailing you
Only NDC thieves are hailing you
kwasi 8 years ago
CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY FOR NOT BEING IN JAIL FOR SELLING GHANA PEOPLE VOTES AND BRIBING JUDGE ATUGBA
CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY FOR NOT BEING IN JAIL FOR SELLING GHANA PEOPLE VOTES AND BRIBING JUDGE ATUGBA
hawa 8 years ago
You are a good man, but you disrespect your peers. kindly work on your pride as you go.
God bless you.
You are a good man, but you disrespect your peers. kindly work on your pride as you go.
God bless you.
Nicholas Osei Kyeretwie-Chicago 8 years ago
Congratulations Dr Afari-Gyan,you have done your best for Ghana.You deserve a national award for a job well done.Stay cool as you have always done ,knowing that you cannot satisfy all men at the same time.You have done your b ... read full comment
Congratulations Dr Afari-Gyan,you have done your best for Ghana.You deserve a national award for a job well done.Stay cool as you have always done ,knowing that you cannot satisfy all men at the same time.You have done your best.Enjoy your retirement in perfect peace.
Patriot 8 years ago
If indeed u somehow rig the 2012 election, then now u nearing death as your age rolls... Then a great punishment awaits u infront of your creator... Nothing matters if indeed u werent honest infront of your creator...watch th ... read full comment
If indeed u somehow rig the 2012 election, then now u nearing death as your age rolls... Then a great punishment awaits u infront of your creator... Nothing matters if indeed u werent honest infront of your creator...watch that angle well
Osei Abeb 8 years ago
All the bad things that you did would be hunting you and the curse on you in 2012 election will begin to bite.Even though NDC paid you a lot to do the dirty work for them, you get only six months to live.
All the bad things that you did would be hunting you and the curse on you in 2012 election will begin to bite.Even though NDC paid you a lot to do the dirty work for them, you get only six months to live.
K.K 8 years ago
YOU SHALL LIVE AND DIE WITH YOUR QUILT CONSCIENCE
FOR CORRUPTING THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
YOU SHALL LIVE AND DIE WITH YOUR QUILT CONSCIENCE
FOR CORRUPTING THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
koffi 8 years ago
If he is old nd his grave is waiting for him, the NPP shld be ready for their flagbearer's funeral as well bcos they r of same age. Even supreme court judges nd EC boss retires at 70yrs but yaanom want to force an old man nea ... read full comment
If he is old nd his grave is waiting for him, the NPP shld be ready for their flagbearer's funeral as well bcos they r of same age. Even supreme court judges nd EC boss retires at 70yrs but yaanom want to force an old man nearing his grave on Ghanaians
Efo Kwaku Canada 8 years ago
NDC should give that old criminal huge amount as he is going home because without Afari Djan there will be NO NDC in Ghana by now, and Rawlins should have been among the dead, to NDC fools Afari Djan is a hero but to wise Gha ... read full comment
NDC should give that old criminal huge amount as he is going home because without Afari Djan there will be NO NDC in Ghana by now, and Rawlins should have been among the dead, to NDC fools Afari Djan is a hero but to wise Ghanaians and those who want to see Ghana success and progress this guy has dented our democracy through fraud, bribery nearly plug our blessed nation Ghana into civil war if not wise decision taken by Adu Boahene and Nana Addo, May the suffering Ghanaians pain chases you to your grave Mr fraudster who used dubious means to turned the wishes of majority Ghanaians, May the crying of Ghanaians be upon your head NDC hero
erickwashie kwashie 8 years ago
dont talk like that he can be your father or your uncle so please let as respect the elderly so the blessings shall follow as and not dark days following our generations . thanks
dont talk like that he can be your father or your uncle so please let as respect the elderly so the blessings shall follow as and not dark days following our generations . thanks
Papa Yaw 8 years ago
So
So
SIR ERRICO 8 years ago
Congratulations Dr. Afari Gyan
You are indeed a true son of Ghana. Your have done well. God bless you.
If every Ghanaian can do half of what you did, Ghana would have been a different place now. Wish you all the best in yo ... read full comment
Congratulations Dr. Afari Gyan
You are indeed a true son of Ghana. Your have done well. God bless you.
If every Ghanaian can do half of what you did, Ghana would have been a different place now. Wish you all the best in your retirement.
God bless you
Daddy Oscar 8 years ago
Any person who hates this man will surely be an ashanti.They hate the truth.It was the same man who helped u won 2000&2004 elections without complaining.You praised him when u won.ldiots Ashantis.
Any person who hates this man will surely be an ashanti.They hate the truth.It was the same man who helped u won 2000&2004 elections without complaining.You praised him when u won.ldiots Ashantis.
Efo Kwaku Canada 8 years ago
What is the truth?Do you know the truth? The truth is giving the rightful meaning of over voting and having credible register without ghost names and not turning the wishes of majority Ghanaians, that is the nature of truth, ... read full comment
What is the truth?Do you know the truth? The truth is giving the rightful meaning of over voting and having credible register without ghost names and not turning the wishes of majority Ghanaians, that is the nature of truth, and is not all the Ashantis who hate him because there are some NDC members too in Ashanti region and NPP members also in Volta region so what is the truth in what you're saying? Low self-esteem mentality people like you always vote foolishly without accessing and analysis the policies of those who want to lead Ghana just following tribal politics don't be an idiot for NDC useless and visionless criminals
ice kenkey 8 years ago
what else would you lack when President Mahama gave you huge sums of money looted from the poor nation's coffer after rigging the elections for him.Foolish you!!!
what else would you lack when President Mahama gave you huge sums of money looted from the poor nation's coffer after rigging the elections for him.Foolish you!!!
erickwashie kwashie 8 years ago
well done daddy God be with you in everything you do blessings shall follow you always .
well done daddy God be with you in everything you do blessings shall follow you always .
apuuu 8 years ago
Africa Gyan now we are going to see how your lagecy turn out good or bad apuuu
Africa Gyan now we are going to see how your lagecy turn out good or bad apuuu
Mama Afua 8 years ago
Because you dinted your own legacy....pray for forgiveness.
Because you dinted your own legacy....pray for forgiveness.
KWASI ACHMPONG 8 years ago
HE SHOULD SHOT UP AND LEAVE US WE ALL KNOW HE SOLD OUR VOTES AND BRIBE JUDGE ATUGBA WITH WOYOMI MONEY
HE SHOULD SHOT UP AND LEAVE US WE ALL KNOW HE SOLD OUR VOTES AND BRIBE JUDGE ATUGBA WITH WOYOMI MONEY
kophi 8 years ago
THE SON OF AFARI GYAN -NANA IN GRENBORO NC MUST GO TO GHANA TO HELP IN HIS FATHER'S FARM,FARM BOY
THE SON OF AFARI GYAN -NANA IN GRENBORO NC MUST GO TO GHANA TO HELP IN HIS FATHER'S FARM,FARM BOY
haha 8 years ago
Bad old man. Go away
Bad old man. Go away
apuuu 8 years ago
Liar liar Afari Gyan is lying he will miss it bad because he loves calling bad election and sending corrupt people to Parliament not be trusted Ghana we are free from this evil apuuu
Liar liar Afari Gyan is lying he will miss it bad because he loves calling bad election and sending corrupt people to Parliament not be trusted Ghana we are free from this evil apuuu
****((((((****** 8 years ago
Kwasea you are disgraced to people at Bring Ahafo.may you perish with Ebola kwasea
Kwasea you are disgraced to people at Bring Ahafo.may you perish with Ebola kwasea
PAPSON 8 years ago
Yes, because you have made enough money through bribes, during and after the 2012 elections. Aja corrupt Gyan, nyame ahu wu.
Yes, because you have made enough money through bribes, during and after the 2012 elections. Aja corrupt Gyan, nyame ahu wu.
Victor Hugo 8 years ago
You will surely miss the place because you had friends there.You're just saying that to console yourself.Those who are saying he cheated for Mahaha should admit that he cheated for Kuffuor as well for his second term!
You will surely miss the place because you had friends there.You're just saying that to console yourself.Those who are saying he cheated for Mahaha should admit that he cheated for Kuffuor as well for his second term!
DESSIE 8 years ago
he will forever be missed:Thank you Sir for your enomous contribution for Ghana young democracy
he will forever be missed:Thank you Sir for your enomous contribution for Ghana young democracy
KOOBAAH. 8 years ago
NPP NKWASEAFOHENE NKUTOO NA OBETUMI ADIDI AFARI GYAN ATEM,EFISE OYE AKURAASENI KWASEA PAA.NPP YOU WERE TOTALLY DEFEATED IN 2012 ELECTIONS,THEREFORE STOP YOUR PRIMITIVE AND FOOLISH INSULTS.WE ARE NOW IN 21ST CENTURY YOU SHOULD ... read full comment
NPP NKWASEAFOHENE NKUTOO NA OBETUMI ADIDI AFARI GYAN ATEM,EFISE OYE AKURAASENI KWASEA PAA.NPP YOU WERE TOTALLY DEFEATED IN 2012 ELECTIONS,THEREFORE STOP YOUR PRIMITIVE AND FOOLISH INSULTS.WE ARE NOW IN 21ST CENTURY YOU SHOULD NOT AL WAYS THINK PRIMITIVE:KOOBAAH:
senyo 8 years ago
Nobody will miss this arrogant thief. Your mother. Clear off.
Nobody will miss this arrogant thief. Your mother. Clear off.
Akuafo 8 years ago
God bless you for your noble work to the state. Happy birthday Sir.
God bless you for your noble work to the state. Happy birthday Sir.
JDM LOV 2 KILL PEOPLE 8 years ago
AFARI GYAN SHIT PETEEE HIM SELF AT COURT ROOM IN 2012,FOOOLISH MAN,GOO WE DONT NEED YOU,NDC MAN
AFARI GYAN SHIT PETEEE HIM SELF AT COURT ROOM IN 2012,FOOOLISH MAN,GOO WE DONT NEED YOU,NDC MAN
Nobody will also miss an NDC fraudster like you
I urge Ghanaians to be vigilant and smart, the Ashanti/Akyem tribal Npp Party is targeting the poor "Albinos" for their usual spiritual. We must stand up with one voice to say BIG NO to anti Albinos in Ghana. Npp must stop ki ...
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IN FACT, WE DON'T NEED A CRIMINAL LIKE YOU.
Even The Almighty God Himself will Not
satisfy the NPP.So,please take heart and enjoy your much desreved retirement.
When Kuffour won two Elections under your watchful eyes,you were hailed and praised as God-sent but when ...
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deserved
Dr. Afari Gyan, congratulations for serving Ghana with resolve, determination and clear conscience.
Please, enjoy your retirement confident that you did your best as innovator and a teacher in conducting public elections in ...
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Author: Kafui Ama
Date: 2009-07-23 01:44:06
Please be patient and read this to the end.
"It was November 1999 and I'd been Deputy High Commissioner in Ghana for almost a year - the culmination of 15 years' Foreign ...
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so typical Ghanians never see the good in anyone. what crime did he commit? You are sowing a seed and you will one reap it.God bless Afari Djan.I for one will miss you.
WE ALL KNOW HE BRIBE JUDGE ATUGBA WITH WOYOMI MONEY AND SOLD GHANA VOTES SO MAHAMA CAN WIN
PEOPLE OF GHANA, WHY IS SUCH A PERSON IN PARLIAMENT? IS HE NOT DEMEANING THE LEGISLATIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT? GET BBC NEWS!!!!!! OUT OF PARLIAMENT.
I'm sure this is not what the people of La Dadekotopon want their member of ...
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He is just afraid of his own shadow.He doesnt want people to revisit his past so as to bring on the memories of how he destroyed Ghana by riggingbthe election for this good for nothing President to destroy our nation.But he w ...
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May you retire in peace. God bless you
Go and see how Prez Mahama of Ghana has transformed Gonjaland with Ghana money just within the two and half years that he has been in power. Every town, village and hamlet in Gonjaland has received a facelift with new facilit ...
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NEVER AGAIN SHALL GHANA HAVE A BIASED ELECTORAL UMPIRE LIKE U. GO IN PEACE. WE WILL NEITHER MISS U.
Dr. Afari Gyan has paid his dues to mother Ghana. May they Good Lord be with you.You are an honest and brave Man. I wish you an eventful retirement period.
The logic behind experimentation is simple : if successful it is good, if not then the outcome may be worse than before. The Ebola vaccine experimentation in the Volta Region !!
When the great Bishop of Lighthouse Church del ...
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Neither we will miss u. Shut up n suffer. May ur soul rest in peace.
As young people, we need to be objectivity and avoid bias in our commenting and always be mindful that we are the leaders for tomorrow. The boss may not have delivery 100% but he wasn't working alone. He is as human as we ar ...
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btw I am ndc
Who grows fish??
Happy birthday great man...God bless you and may HE strengthen you.Will miss you.
Congratulations Dr Afari Gyan. Enjoy your pension. I wish you all the best.
HE`S BIGGER THAN PENSION MO NEY NOW.
You will certainly not miss the job and people you work with for the past 23 years.
That is simple for you because you were in fact held hostage to do the dirty works of your pay masters who made you disgrace yourself pub ...
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Congratulations. Dr Afari
Only NDC thieves are hailing you
CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY FOR NOT BEING IN JAIL FOR SELLING GHANA PEOPLE VOTES AND BRIBING JUDGE ATUGBA
You are a good man, but you disrespect your peers. kindly work on your pride as you go.
God bless you.
Congratulations Dr Afari-Gyan,you have done your best for Ghana.You deserve a national award for a job well done.Stay cool as you have always done ,knowing that you cannot satisfy all men at the same time.You have done your b ...
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If indeed u somehow rig the 2012 election, then now u nearing death as your age rolls... Then a great punishment awaits u infront of your creator... Nothing matters if indeed u werent honest infront of your creator...watch th ...
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All the bad things that you did would be hunting you and the curse on you in 2012 election will begin to bite.Even though NDC paid you a lot to do the dirty work for them, you get only six months to live.
YOU SHALL LIVE AND DIE WITH YOUR QUILT CONSCIENCE
FOR CORRUPTING THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
If he is old nd his grave is waiting for him, the NPP shld be ready for their flagbearer's funeral as well bcos they r of same age. Even supreme court judges nd EC boss retires at 70yrs but yaanom want to force an old man nea ...
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NDC should give that old criminal huge amount as he is going home because without Afari Djan there will be NO NDC in Ghana by now, and Rawlins should have been among the dead, to NDC fools Afari Djan is a hero but to wise Gha ...
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dont talk like that he can be your father or your uncle so please let as respect the elderly so the blessings shall follow as and not dark days following our generations . thanks
So
Congratulations Dr. Afari Gyan
You are indeed a true son of Ghana. Your have done well. God bless you.
If every Ghanaian can do half of what you did, Ghana would have been a different place now. Wish you all the best in yo ...
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Any person who hates this man will surely be an ashanti.They hate the truth.It was the same man who helped u won 2000&2004 elections without complaining.You praised him when u won.ldiots Ashantis.
What is the truth?Do you know the truth? The truth is giving the rightful meaning of over voting and having credible register without ghost names and not turning the wishes of majority Ghanaians, that is the nature of truth, ...
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what else would you lack when President Mahama gave you huge sums of money looted from the poor nation's coffer after rigging the elections for him.Foolish you!!!
well done daddy God be with you in everything you do blessings shall follow you always .
Africa Gyan now we are going to see how your lagecy turn out good or bad apuuu
Because you dinted your own legacy....pray for forgiveness.
HE SHOULD SHOT UP AND LEAVE US WE ALL KNOW HE SOLD OUR VOTES AND BRIBE JUDGE ATUGBA WITH WOYOMI MONEY
THE SON OF AFARI GYAN -NANA IN GRENBORO NC MUST GO TO GHANA TO HELP IN HIS FATHER'S FARM,FARM BOY
Bad old man. Go away
Liar liar Afari Gyan is lying he will miss it bad because he loves calling bad election and sending corrupt people to Parliament not be trusted Ghana we are free from this evil apuuu
Kwasea you are disgraced to people at Bring Ahafo.may you perish with Ebola kwasea
Yes, because you have made enough money through bribes, during and after the 2012 elections. Aja corrupt Gyan, nyame ahu wu.
You will surely miss the place because you had friends there.You're just saying that to console yourself.Those who are saying he cheated for Mahaha should admit that he cheated for Kuffuor as well for his second term!
he will forever be missed:Thank you Sir for your enomous contribution for Ghana young democracy
NPP NKWASEAFOHENE NKUTOO NA OBETUMI ADIDI AFARI GYAN ATEM,EFISE OYE AKURAASENI KWASEA PAA.NPP YOU WERE TOTALLY DEFEATED IN 2012 ELECTIONS,THEREFORE STOP YOUR PRIMITIVE AND FOOLISH INSULTS.WE ARE NOW IN 21ST CENTURY YOU SHOULD ...
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Nobody will miss this arrogant thief. Your mother. Clear off.
God bless you for your noble work to the state. Happy birthday Sir.
AFARI GYAN SHIT PETEEE HIM SELF AT COURT ROOM IN 2012,FOOOLISH MAN,GOO WE DONT NEED YOU,NDC MAN