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FJB-UK 10 years ago

Author: FJB-UK
Date: 2015-11-04 12:58:55
Comment to: Deranged accountant kills daughters

The court and the judge played contributory professional negligence if truly the ladies mental health condition was brought to th ...
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Author: FJB-UK
Date: 2015-11-04 12:58:55
Comment to: Deranged accountant kills daughters

The court and the judge played contributory professional negligence if truly the ladies mental health condition was brought to their attention as a basis to take away the children. In fact Ghanaians are often not proactive and that subculture must be stopped.We have killed innocent children, very sad.
We do not take any issues serious in Ghana including state institutions and sadly we play politics and destroying innocent lifes
APONKYE 10 years ago

This was not an interview. Sanda was on a mission to provoke ET, pure and simple. It is sad our journalism has sunk this low. You can see that Sanda was paid and coached what to do.

This was not an interview. Sanda was on a mission to provoke ET, pure and simple. It is sad our journalism has sunk this low. You can see that Sanda was paid and coached what to do.
Elliot Ness 10 years ago

You got it backwars, my friend. In a civilized society, from which Ghana is fast receding, our leaders need to exercise the kind of temperament that will model good citizenship, regardless of the level of provocation. If a jo ...
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You got it backwars, my friend. In a civilized society, from which Ghana is fast receding, our leaders need to exercise the kind of temperament that will model good citizenship, regardless of the level of provocation. If a journalist is provocative, the leader is required to rely on his own intellect and wit to counter the journalists arguments. The expression of anger under questioning reflects ignorance and the inability to explain ones position logically. Smart people never get angry, they get even. Fools rave and rant about nothing.
JK 10 years ago

i listened to him and was ashammed. that is the effect of absolute power. total arrogance and lack of respect to the journalist and the listeners. that is the beginning of this downfall.

i listened to him and was ashammed. that is the effect of absolute power. total arrogance and lack of respect to the journalist and the listeners. that is the beginning of this downfall.
stone 10 years ago

I agree with you. I had so much respect for ET but there is doubt in my mind now. Your people are suffering and the man is talking about experience. He should be ashamed.of himself.

I agree with you. I had so much respect for ET but there is doubt in my mind now. Your people are suffering and the man is talking about experience. He should be ashamed.of himself.
obroni 10 years ago

Although I am not a fan of E.T. Mensah,I think the journalist did a bad job.
Members of Parliament job is not taking care, nor develop your constituency but work as a parliamentarian for the country as a whole. according to ...
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Although I am not a fan of E.T. Mensah,I think the journalist did a bad job.
Members of Parliament job is not taking care, nor develop your constituency but work as a parliamentarian for the country as a whole. according to the constitution of Ghana an MP interacts and monitors development of his constituency and by law he may interfere in case things go wrong.
So the question what have you done for your constituency should have been asked to the DCE and members of the councils and not to E.T. Mensah or any other MP.
Sorry Mr. Journalist people like you create and feed misunderstanding among voters.
Nanannom 10 years ago

You are so stupid and ignorant I cannot you would talk like this. If you have nothing important to say, then shut up.

You are so stupid and ignorant I cannot you would talk like this. If you have nothing important to say, then shut up.
Kojo 10 years ago

ET MANSAH IS A LAZY WOMAN AND HAS NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT FOR THE 20YRS HEA HAS BEEN IN OFFICE. He is Mansah and Not Mensah.....

ET MANSAH IS A LAZY WOMAN AND HAS NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT FOR THE 20YRS HEA HAS BEEN IN OFFICE. He is Mansah and Not Mensah.....
BSP 10 years ago

Hon E T Mensah is very full of himself and no wonder Sam is cast in the same mould having confessed training the latter. E T is in his former revolutionary cadre mould which can best described as landguard attitude.

Hon E T Mensah is very full of himself and no wonder Sam is cast in the same mould having confessed training the latter. E T is in his former revolutionary cadre mould which can best described as landguard attitude.
TULA 10 years ago

For me I do not understand why people waste their time talking to this over bloated idiotic fullish politician ; this Man ET Mensahas useless as they come ; how many times have you seen him make a speech in parliament ;the ma ...
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For me I do not understand why people waste their time talking to this over bloated idiotic fullish politician ; this Man ET Mensahas useless as they come ; how many times have you seen him make a speech in parliament ;the mann was moulded by JJ Rawlings and talks like a fisherman ; a barber and a messenger from legon make good by JJ Rawlings ; he has being in politics for donkey years and when you ask him what he done for Prampram he says he brought electricity as if he invented electricity ; the man is full and cannot answer simple questions but still wants to be in parliament because he wants power to enable him chase people s wives and girlfrineds .

Nana 10 years ago

Can yu insult yur father?Be wear and respect your elders OK.

Can yu insult yur father?Be wear and respect your elders OK.
Nanannom 10 years ago

He does not speak as an elder and does not respect himself.

He does not speak as an elder and does not respect himself.
The Voice 10 years ago

E.T Mensah was absolutely right. The journalist was not professional ...cutting of ET each time he talks...

E.T Mensah was absolutely right. The journalist was not professional ...cutting of ET each time he talks...
CORNEY 10 years ago

The journalist was not professional,some of his questions are just provocative, backward and inciting.
The report here that ET Mensah was in parliament for over 20 years is also not true,he went to parliament in 1997 having ...
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The journalist was not professional,some of his questions are just provocative, backward and inciting.
The report here that ET Mensah was in parliament for over 20 years is also not true,he went to parliament in 1997 having won the election in December 1996 which makes him barely 19 years in parliament but this our journalists very unprofessional wrote he has been in parliament for over 20 years.
OBAA YAA 10 years ago

Unless there is another from the interview, the transcript from the interview as attached to this news article does not in any way depict any degree of disrespect to Mr. E.T Mensah. The Journalist, as most do was only asking ...
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Unless there is another from the interview, the transcript from the interview as attached to this news article does not in any way depict any degree of disrespect to Mr. E.T Mensah. The Journalist, as most do was only asking trick questions. That does means he was disrespectful to Prampram Mugabe (Cannot carried the load but will not anybody to do so).

Please, do not fall into the old trick of Politicians. They are fond of using the blame game when they cannot substantiate their achievements. This man has been in the parliament since the beginning of the fourth republic but cannot boost of any bill in his name (you can fact check for yourself).

The question was: You have been parliament since 1996, we are in 2015 and what have done for Ningo Prampram? This is very simple question. However, Mr. ET does not have achievement to build on from his past. Therefore, he resulted into speaking parables and pressed harder, he double by accusing the Journalist as being mischievous.
OBAA YAA 10 years ago

Unless there is another transcript from this interview

Unless there is another transcript from this interview
CORNEY 10 years ago

"This man has been in the parliament since the beginning of the fourth republic but cannot boost of any bill in his name(you can fact check for yourself)."

What fact do you want me to check?
I think you need to check the ...
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"This man has been in the parliament since the beginning of the fourth republic but cannot boost of any bill in his name(you can fact check for yourself)."

What fact do you want me to check?
I think you need to check the facts because Ghana's parliament does not allow individual bills,no parliamentarian has any bills in his or her name,all bills come in the name of the government but if you can give me just one bill in the name of any MP you know let the world know.

Some of the questions the journalist asked which was if ET Mensah deliberately deny the people of Ningo good roads was outrageous and inciting,remember there is ethnic issue at stake which makes such a question inciting,MPs don't construct roads but the same time I like the question he asked why MPs promised roads when they want to enter parliament when they knew they don't construct roads.
OBAA YAA 10 years ago

I know laws have been emanated from the Executive. However, the constitution does not preluded lawmaker(s) from enacting a law to ensure the development of the country. ET being in the parliament since the start of the fourth ...
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I know laws have been emanated from the Executive. However, the constitution does not preluded lawmaker(s) from enacting a law to ensure the development of the country. ET being in the parliament since the start of the fourth republic should have been bold or useful to present a bill for consideration …..
Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

I would have responded worse to the journalist. His line of questioning was just outrageous. He was interested in leaing a probing question for him to say what he did not want to say or make him unpopular. Perhaps he has been ...
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I would have responded worse to the journalist. His line of questioning was just outrageous. He was interested in leaing a probing question for him to say what he did not want to say or make him unpopular. Perhaps he has been paid by that diresepectful boy at the Flaghouse whose bread has been well buttered for him. Afterall, h is able to communicate with Armed Robbers.
I pity parliamentarians in Ghana because sometimes for them to be re elected, they have to attend funerals, outdoorings, feativals etc. These are however not the functions of MPs. No wonder, they become corrupt once in office.
CORNEY 10 years ago

Frank you are right,he was definitely paid,Ghanaian journalists always get paid to do what they do,they get soli.

Another one,they really go through a lot doing things they fail to do while in office and NDC has made it w ...
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Frank you are right,he was definitely paid,Ghanaian journalists always get paid to do what they do,they get soli.

Another one,they really go through a lot doing things they fail to do while in office and NDC has made it worse for them by expanding the electoral college which has made the likes of ET Mensah to go to every village to campaign,if the status quo has remained it is just a matter of paying some idiots to elect them in the name of the thousands of the students,I hope in future they expand it more,the expansion has made somebody like Nii Ashitey to enter the gutter to clean because he is being challenged by Ezanetor Rawlings,something he never done in his life.
This time they will have to visit all the villages in their constituencies and the villagers who now have the power have to let them know where the power lies.
I think NPP should also do the same to make these MPs to be accountable to the people,NDC and NPP are the only political parties in Ghana,the rest are just associations formed by two or three people wasting our time,they are simply jokers making mockery of democracy.

Nanannom 10 years ago

That's politics. If he cannot take the heat, he better run out of the kitche. Nonsense.

That's politics. If he cannot take the heat, he better run out of the kitche. Nonsense.
Nanannom 10 years ago

You are a full.

You are a full.
Abofo 10 years ago

Amadu was plain cocky and spilling a " provocative gotcha bullshi!"!

Amadu was plain cocky and spilling a " provocative gotcha bullshi!"!
abi 10 years ago

Thank you bro. My Ghanaians including these kangaroo journalist do not know the jobs of MPs. What kind of journalism is this? His line of questioning are provocative. MPs are not infrastructure developers.

Thank you bro. My Ghanaians including these kangaroo journalist do not know the jobs of MPs. What kind of journalism is this? His line of questioning are provocative. MPs are not infrastructure developers.
Kay 10 years ago

@Abi is true MPS are not infrastructure developers but they go round promising to provide all kinds of development for their constituents? And even in this interview he wanted to claim credit for providing electricity for th ...
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@Abi is true MPS are not infrastructure developers but they go round promising to provide all kinds of development for their constituents? And even in this interview he wanted to claim credit for providing electricity for the people so why are you guys defending the man.
KWAKU PINTO 10 years ago

I HAVE LISTENED TO WHOLE INTERVIEW AND STRANGELY FOUND THE HEADLINE VERY FALSE AND UNINTELLIGENT AND UNPROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM.
1. E.T MENSAH HAS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS HIS VIEWS AND REACTION. THIS IS NATURAL AND HE DID IT PRO ...
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I HAVE LISTENED TO WHOLE INTERVIEW AND STRANGELY FOUND THE HEADLINE VERY FALSE AND UNINTELLIGENT AND UNPROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM.
1. E.T MENSAH HAS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS HIS VIEWS AND REACTION. THIS IS NATURAL AND HE DID IT PROPERLY AND WITH MATURITY AND POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
2. MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE JOURNALIST WAS FIBBLE AND THE TYPICAL UNTHOUGHT OF QUESTIONS BY MOST OF OUR JOURNALISTS. E.G WHY ARE SOME ROADS BETTER THAN OTHERS, TAXI DRIVERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT TAKING THEIR VEHICLES TO THE WORKSHOP FOR REPAIRS EVERY 2 WEEKS?
3. ACCUSING E.T FOR OPERATING A DISCRIMINATING AGENDA I.E PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO PRAMPRAM/GBUGBLA THAN NINGO. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS JOURMNALIST WOULD BE INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO KNOW IN EVRY VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY IN THE WORLD SOME PLACES MAY BE DEVELOPED THAN OTHERS EITHER BECAUSE OF THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS, POPULATION AND ECONOMIC VALUES THAN OTHERS.
4. WHY PRAMPRAM THE CAPITAL. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH E.T YES, HE MAY PUT IN HIS WEIGHT TO BUT ONE MUST BE AWARE OF THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES. GBUGBLAH OR PRAMPRAM IS THE FIRST PLACE OF SETTLEMENT FOR THE DANGME GROUPS WHO AND NOT NINGO. NINGO IS THE NEW AND LATER SETTLEMENT SO PERSONALLY I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE GOVERNMENT CHOSING PRAMPRAM AS THE CAPITAL EVEN IF THERE WERE STRONG LOBBYING BY THE LIKES OF E.T TO GIVE A DESERVING CREDIT TO PRAMPRAM EVEN THOUGH OTHERS WOULD FEEL POLITICAL ABOUT THE DECISION.
5. E.T'S PREDECESOR DIDN'T VOLUNTARILY VACATED OR RELINQUISHED HIS POSITION.
6. WHAT AN UNPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE BY THE JOURNLIST TO BE INTERRUPTING WHEN HE ASKED QUESTIONS AND E.T WAS ANSWERING. THE JOURNALIST MUST LEARN TO EXPECT QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED IN THE INTERVIEWEE'S MANNER, WAY AND SPACE.
OTHERWISE THE JOURNALIST SHOULD PRESCRIBE HIS ANSWERS AND BY SO DOING, THERE IS NO NEED TO ASK THE QUESTIONS, ANYWAY.
7. THE JOURNALIST SAID THAT 'THIS IS NOT A LECTURE THERE WAS NO TIME' WHAT AN UNPROFESSIONAL AND STUPID THING TO SAY TO YOUR INTERVIEWEE!!!! SIMPLE LOGIC TELLS YOU THAT QUESTIONS SHOULD NOT BE ASKED WHEN ONE HAS NO TIME TO DEMAND THE ANSWER IF THE INTERVIEWER SERIOUSLY WANTS A PROPER AND REAL ANSWERS TO HIS QUESTIONS.

QUALITY INTERVIEW MEANS PROPER AND IN DEPTH RESEARCH BEFORE THE INTERVIEW, QUESTIONS WELL RESEARCHED AND ORDERLY AND IN LOGICAL ORDER, ALLOCATION OF TIME, GIVING OPPORTUNITY TO THE INTERVIEWEE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND EXPRESS HIS VIEWS/OPINION. RESPECT FOR THE INTERVIEWEE MUST ALWAYS BE PARAMOUNT IN ESTABLISHING RAPORT AND GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
THIS JOURNALIST COULD HAVE PUSHED EXPLORE MORE FROM E.T IF HE HAD ASKED MORE PERTINENT QUESTIONS WITHOUT DISPLAYING HIS PREJUDICE OR CONCEIVED IDEA. THIS JOURNALIST MUST LEARN MORE ABOUT INTERVIEWING PROCEDURE AND TECHNIQUES. OTHERWISE, HE WOULD ALWAYS LET THESE GUYS OF THE HOOK.
TRUTH 10 years ago

Is this news? The journalist is indeed funny.

Is this news? The journalist is indeed funny.
Ka na Wu 10 years ago

Retire...Old people are hindering progress!

Retire...Old people are hindering progress!
John 10 years ago

This was a good interview. Politicians must answer the questions. Most journalists in Ghana do not do their job by asking the questions on behalf of the people. E.T was angry because he felt the journalist was challenging ...
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This was a good interview. Politicians must answer the questions. Most journalists in Ghana do not do their job by asking the questions on behalf of the people. E.T was angry because he felt the journalist was challenging his authority as an experienced person. Journalism is to defer but to challenge,provoke in the interest of the public knowledge. This tape should be played to the student journalists.. Good job
UNCLE FII 10 years ago

Fiifi Williams commenting all the way from new Jersey USA I'm from winneba any way sometimes I feel so sad when I see the way this so called Ghanaian ministers talk to the Ghanaian public I knew for sure that, mr minister ...
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Fiifi Williams commenting all the way from new Jersey USA I'm from winneba any way sometimes I feel so sad when I see the way this so called Ghanaian ministers talk to the Ghanaian public I knew for sure that, mr minister you CAN NOT just get up dress and go to parliament right? It's was Ghanaian public who voted for you and it's the same people will like to know whach you doing and whach u did in the past ET , YOU listern to me ET, you talking about electricity and water in pampram you did it hmmmmmm let's me ask you with your own money ? have you forgotten that the President is going around taken money from IMF and international community purposes for those project come on ET Pls DON'T make me MAD you should know batter than that here in US people call their senator s mayors find out what's going on in their community they don't get MAD because they ve been Q you ET, pls let me HIGHT LITE YOY,people are very ANGRY look at what's going on around the world your behaviour on the radio is part of problem Ghanaians facing , people need to know what s going on . I don't blame you I blame the same people who voted for you it's almost an election time start to give money out buy people s mind . I recent heard another so called Ghanaian minister of energy he was asked about electricity or DUMSOR and he also got f***** MAD what's going on pe---ople let those who re NOT ready to save GO pls THANKS GREETING FROM USA

Eric 10 years ago

Shame NDC

Shame NDC
Eric Lomo Germany 10 years ago

Respect for ET Mensan , being a journalist does not mean you dress up nicely with a recorder in your pocket..... I will have sack this fucking journalist at the first moment she said :, 1996 , we are now in 2015. What do ...
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Respect for ET Mensan , being a journalist does not mean you dress up nicely with a recorder in your pocket..... I will have sack this fucking journalist at the first moment she said :, 1996 , we are now in 2015. What does this mean? Telling ET Mensah he doesn't know we are in 2015. Foolish journalist, he or she must go back for better training.....
bish 10 years ago

Y wouldn't E.T.Mensah tell u to shut up? You tell him in his face that he is lecturing! Ah! Sanda, he has experience more than u so shut up. Hahaha. E. T. Mensah is shivering paaa ooo.

Y wouldn't E.T.Mensah tell u to shut up? You tell him in his face that he is lecturing! Ah! Sanda, he has experience more than u so shut up. Hahaha. E. T. Mensah is shivering paaa ooo.
Kobby. New Edubiase 10 years ago

That is what all MPs contend. Anything that comes to their constituency is used as campaign message. Is he wrong then?

That is what all MPs contend. Anything that comes to their constituency is used as campaign message. Is he wrong then?
Machine 10 years ago

ls true that the national cake must be share equally but does it go that way? as an M P you must lobbing for his people and that is what the ET Mensah did. this journalist is not professional he must learn more,

ls true that the national cake must be share equally but does it go that way? as an M P you must lobbing for his people and that is what the ET Mensah did. this journalist is not professional he must learn more,
Pete 10 years ago

this guy is an idiot!

this guy is an idiot!
cc 10 years ago

We all hv our various side of mistake, dis is ET mensah's side. maybe ours is more dan his but because ours hvnt cm out here we ar......... dats y Jesus said who ever think he is perfect let him/her be de first to throw a sto ...
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We all hv our various side of mistake, dis is ET mensah's side. maybe ours is more dan his but because ours hvnt cm out here we ar......... dats y Jesus said who ever think he is perfect let him/her be de first to throw a stone at her. de4 l put to u whoever think he has not sin b4 let him/her be de first to throw a stone at him.
Kwesi 10 years ago

I have seen with my naked eyes how bad the roads are in Ningo whereas the roads in Prampram are very nice. I truly believe ET Mensah has intentionally neglected the people oh Ningo all these years and it's time for him to lea ...
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I have seen with my naked eyes how bad the roads are in Ningo whereas the roads in Prampram are very nice. I truly believe ET Mensah has intentionally neglected the people oh Ningo all these years and it's time for him to leave for someone else to continue the work
Kwesi 10 years ago

I think Sanda was straight to the point of truth which ET Mensah could not handle. Every single question Sanda asked was based on pure facts. And this is a problem with our leaders in Ghana, when asked a truthful question the ...
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I think Sanda was straight to the point of truth which ET Mensah could not handle. Every single question Sanda asked was based on pure facts. And this is a problem with our leaders in Ghana, when asked a truthful question they feel offended, when the facts are clear
Daniel 10 years ago

I live in Canada and I have visited both Ningo and Prampram and to be honest Ningo looks as if it's still in the 18th century whilst Prampram looks like the 21st century. Yet they are both under the same MP, who happens to co ...
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I live in Canada and I have visited both Ningo and Prampram and to be honest Ningo looks as if it's still in the 18th century whilst Prampram looks like the 21st century. Yet they are both under the same MP, who happens to come from Prampram. I do understand that he will favor his town but not to completely abandon the other town. I think ET Mensah's judgement is clouded now because he has gotten too comfortable. It's time the people vote for someone else with new ideas.
Tat 10 years ago

Very good interviewer (maybe need a new tape in your recorder) ET what a laugh. Retire time?

Very good interviewer (maybe need a new tape in your recorder) ET what a laugh. Retire time?
Sam Walker 10 years ago

Look @ this thief claiming he bring electricity 2 the area while is nation project fooling the people n fools re still voting 4 him oob Africa

Look @ this thief claiming he bring electricity 2 the area while is nation project fooling the people n fools re still voting 4 him oob Africa
Joseph N 10 years ago

he should have allowed ET to explain himself then the next question but not cutting in

he should have allowed ET to explain himself then the next question but not cutting in
Frimpong Acquah 10 years ago

Power drunk @ it peak

Power drunk @ it peak
Sam Walker 10 years ago

This Oldman didn't do anything in 20 yrs n he want another 4yrs no no no vote him out thief u think Gh is 4 u

This Oldman didn't do anything in 20 yrs n he want another 4yrs no no no vote him out thief u think Gh is 4 u

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