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LAST DON 10 years ago

Why wont you just shut up if you have nothing good to say?

Why do you think you must be heard at all cost?

Aponkye b3l3 like that !!!!

Why wont you just shut up if you have nothing good to say?

Why do you think you must be heard at all cost?

Aponkye b3l3 like that !!!!
APONKYE 10 years ago

I'm now made aware that however evil a person or group is, somehow there may be something good from them once in a while. Though NPP is essentially an assemblage is evil persons, for once some good suggestion has emerged from ...
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I'm now made aware that however evil a person or group is, somehow there may be something good from them once in a while. Though NPP is essentially an assemblage is evil persons, for once some good suggestion has emerged from the Devil's camp.

In deed, we the good people are convinced the Farmers' Day and similar such like gimmicks are nothing but a farce by officials to loot public funds. The money wasted today would revamp agric for the benefit of all. Can we improve our lot through gimmicks?
Mahmoud 10 years ago

NDC has been trying to kill the farming sector since 2009, shrinking the budget allocation from a paltry 3% in 2009 down to 1% in the 2016 budget. This shows their disregard for the farming sector, and their misguided emphasi ...
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NDC has been trying to kill the farming sector since 2009, shrinking the budget allocation from a paltry 3% in 2009 down to 1% in the 2016 budget. This shows their disregard for the farming sector, and their misguided emphasis on unnecessary inflated signature projects to deceive gullible voters.

NDC is a bunch of corrupt incompetent con-men, and does not have what it takes to move Ghana forward economically socially and politically. All that they think about is how cling to power fraudulently .
APONKYE 10 years ago

It is sad Mahmoud's mother wasted nine months of her life carrying what has turned out to be a social nuisance. The likes of Mah,our will not allow us to thank God for his mercies. Anna's all die be die politics has made us s ...
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It is sad Mahmoud's mother wasted nine months of her life carrying what has turned out to be a social nuisance. The likes of Mah,our will not allow us to thank God for his mercies. Anna's all die be die politics has made us so ungrateful to God.
insight to the bone 10 years ago

The truth be told taking stock and a short overview of the political climate NPP has kept NDC on the ropes on the defensive for the past 3 years MEDIAWISE. NDC is now so battered and bruised there is no way they can recover i ...
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The truth be told taking stock and a short overview of the political climate NPP has kept NDC on the ropes on the defensive for the past 3 years MEDIAWISE. NDC is now so battered and bruised there is no way they can recover in urban areas , infact even if they gave everyone a pot of gold or bribed in any other way they would loose . In the rural areas its another story. NDC has a slight advantage in the north and east because they have an ongoing house to house campaign which NPP in decades was either too arrogant or incompetent or sabotaged to organise. The people of the urban areas are spreading the word in the rural areas of the south and middle belt quite successfully to remove NDC from power but the cards are still stacked in favor of NDC because the state security agencies are more active there. Everbody knows any govt will perform better than NDC as our people or the quiet majority are in essence very decent ,its the NDC propaganda that has created the artificial atmosphere that everyone is corrupt to facilitate better theft and pillage of Akan wealth. Our security forces have turned themselves into unwanted, never to be trusted, occupational forces. Even here on this forum if you analyze closely the comments of those affiliated to the NDC you notice the undercurrents of the hegemony , tribalism and the work of the security agencies. Let us join hands and show them we can match them blow for blow , punch for punch even in the rural areas. Support any party that is willing to fight against the NDC . Collective guilt will not fly over this matter of epidemic corruption. Looking at the genesis and the mechanisms or root cause of this phenomenon we know exactly who the culprits are. This system was first developed in our country by elements close to Kwame Nkrumah and his political desire to build a cult personality just as we see today with Bawumia and before him JJ. Kojo Tsikata and his warped minded cronies and criminals from national security are the ones responsible as they designed and implemented the system. This is a system of Negative selection which doesnt allow our best to be called to serve rather prefers treacherous traitors , individuals of no morals or integrity all having perverse deviant character traits. In a corrupt society the undeserving , unqualified , incompetent with no empathy prosper while the opposite are marginalized , lynched or even killed as we have witnessed with Atta Mills, Acheampong , Ankrah and others. We mentioned the other day 2 sons of the Akans ( Kofi Anann and Sam Jonah) who invited to serve would turn the country around in less than a year but are no where on the political horizon talk less of being enabled to contribute anything positive to the nation. The truth be told we have over half a million (500,000) very highly qualified patriotic citizens from ALL tribes who can perform and are competent but they dare not raise their heads due to the vicious nature of The NDC , National security and other security agencies that have a strangle hold on the political climate. I advise all to verify these things i say and investigate the truth for themselves. Do we not have the likes of Daniel Tetteh ( a Ga in Databank), the sons of Dr agama (Ewes ) and countless Northerners with global achievement such as Baba Abu the banker? How come none of these well accomplished professionals have been thrown away to the roadside after all the investment our people have put in them? NDC is gone but the battle to bring things in order doesnt end there rather we need to remain vigilant and work to transform the politics by eliminating these useless remnants that have infiltrated every party. Mahama's treachery goes beyond incompetence as its only a symptom , the root cause is plain simple evil wickedness mixed with the retrogressive forces of his Islamic background. Corruption another symptom is part of the strategy to weaken the institutions of state , erase integrity and morals so we forever remain in this quicksand of poverty and backwardness . Incompetence implies amateurism , political illiteracy , ignorance etc but we say this is very deliberate as its supported by national security and other security agencies , practically all institutions of state are in compliance with the destruction or wanton looting of Akan wealth and future because they know its not theirs.To illustrate this point we will elaborate , imagine there is an ailing child that needs a heart operation or even simple appendix removal but pepeni president comes along and says i have the constitutional right to appoint the medical officer , so instead of appointing an experienced capable doctor he says my brother muslim pepeni is a butcher and knows how to cut flesh so he is appointed instead . Then the rest of us idiots are surprised and amazed when every time there is a patient things go wrong and there is death and misery all over the place. Then pepeni omanhene gets up and says npp vowed to make the country ungovernable so is to blame and sets all institutions of state to work at the destruction of the innocent npp. Now we return and all i say is just look at this govt and what do you really see , people deliberately in place who can never deliver , perform or do anything right in a thousand years, all of them sophisticated criminals posers and professional liars. The opposition we see is in a very sorry state as they have been infiltrated by these agent provocateurs , spies and sleepers . They cant even organise a simple house to house or door to door campaign due to internal sabotage and obstruction. We advise all decent citizens and Akans to continue the campaign individually to remove this evil NDC and make sure they dont even get 5% of the vote , then we shall see how the BNI will rig the elections for them. In our opinion any party not affiliated to the NDC is a good start and we shall make sure we dismiss 90% of the police force , BNI , national security and ministries civil service and replace them with more loyal ,patriotic and deserving citizens. A bad tree will always produce bad fruit such as we see with JJ and his offspring ashawo daughter who is only good for licking men's balls. Our advice especially to our diaspora is to avoid any family which supports NDC as they are nothing but gold diggers , fake users with no love in their hearts except interests. These ndc women all have one thing in common,irrational greed, no morals , no wisdom and no justice in their hearts just fine tuned in the art of lies and deceit.
Concerned Citizen 10 years ago

This Farmers' Day celebration is like a poor man who can't even pay his childrens' school fees and has been made homeless, whom you have refused to help financially but you want to organize a birthday party for him every yea ...
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This Farmers' Day celebration is like a poor man who can't even pay his childrens' school fees and has been made homeless, whom you have refused to help financially but you want to organize a birthday party for him every year. It's just a mockery.
UNMISGUIDED AFRICAN CHILD 10 years ago

It is still the hands that feeds us all.
the NPP reminds me of what the US Republican Congress is doing to Obama.

When Obama says it's raining,they say nop,it's just drizzling

Obama says the sky is blue,they say nop, ...
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It is still the hands that feeds us all.
the NPP reminds me of what the US Republican Congress is doing to Obama.

When Obama says it's raining,they say nop,it's just drizzling

Obama says the sky is blue,they say nop,the sky is green.

Can't we at least thank our Farmer's and wish them bettre and greater yield next year?
DAVID TEMA. 10 years ago

Your mother,s vagina should be scraped

Your mother,s vagina should be scraped
Ofarini 10 years ago

This MP should be appreciating the efforts of farmers under difficult circumstances. He should be encouraging farmers to invest in themselves and not be cynical about government not providing them with the tools. On the one ...
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This MP should be appreciating the efforts of farmers under difficult circumstances. He should be encouraging farmers to invest in themselves and not be cynical about government not providing them with the tools. On the one hand he wants less government. On the the other hand he wants freebies.
The NPP is losing LOCUS.

OFOSUAA 10 years ago

CHECK THE LIST AND U WILL FIND THAT POLITICIANS HAVE POLLUTED AND DESTROYED FARMERS' DAY TOTALLY AS THEY ONLY IDENTIFY AND AWARD PARTY-AFFILIATES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE GOOD OR BAD....THE PUBLIC NEED TO BE AWARE OF TH ...
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CHECK THE LIST AND U WILL FIND THAT POLITICIANS HAVE POLLUTED AND DESTROYED FARMERS' DAY TOTALLY AS THEY ONLY IDENTIFY AND AWARD PARTY-AFFILIATES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE GOOD OR BAD....THE PUBLIC NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS CRIMINALITY BY OUR POLITICIANS
Frank Agyena Karikari 10 years ago

Our politicians have politicized everything in Ghana. What about awards given at Teachers Day? They are always given to friends, associates and party members. I was a teacher for many years in Ghana but cannot tell how the Be ...
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Our politicians have politicized everything in Ghana. What about awards given at Teachers Day? They are always given to friends, associates and party members. I was a teacher for many years in Ghana but cannot tell how the Best Teachers Awards were given. I only heard about the awards announced. The real teachers working at the rural areas under trying conditions with irregular and delayed salaries, with no part time or any extra means of making money are never remembered. Let us wait and see who would win the best farmers awards this year.
Frank Agyena Karikari 10 years ago

The MP made some good points and should not be rubbished. The government needs to do a little more for farmers. The Farmers Day to me, has become more political. If I am right, not much was committed to the recent budget rea ...
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The MP made some good points and should not be rubbished. The government needs to do a little more for farmers. The Farmers Day to me, has become more political. If I am right, not much was committed to the recent budget read at Parliament was set aside to farming and fishing. Our farmers and fishermen continue to use the same old system of farming and the same old tools which still promote subsistence farming. I have lived in Farming areas before and continue to visit there. The road to our farming communities and villages are horrible. Can we believe how much produce rot in the farms,by the roadside and the hinterland? It is pathetic. Visit some of the farming communities and you will e sad at their living conditions. That is why the youth are not interested in farming anymore. Everybody wants to live in the city now. Government needs to come out with more benefits and programs that will attract farming. The cost of fuel like Kerosine should never be increased in the farming communities. New schools and even clinics etc should be provided for the farming areas first. I don't know but tools and all that goes into farming should be made always available and tax free. Some should even be given out freely and not politicized. Sorry to say because of politics,lies and corruption, our farmers are suffering and we continue of food shortages. Can someone tell me how many irrigated lands that we have? Shame on Ghanaian politicians and government. I miss Kutu and the OPERATION FEED YOURSELF. Ghana for the first time exported food. What about now?
CORNEY 10 years ago

Frank,whatever that guy said whether good or bad,for him to say they should scrap the farmers day is just senseless,some of these people are always against anything they have not started,he is saying that simply because the ...
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Frank,whatever that guy said whether good or bad,for him to say they should scrap the farmers day is just senseless,some of these people are always against anything they have not started,he is saying that simply because the award day was instituted by Rawlings,it is not about any other reason,some of these people are evil people,this Akoto guy is an evil man who is always against the farmers day because it was not instituted by the NPP government.

The day is largely to remember the farmers but not about the money or whatever given at the ceremony,it is a remembrance day for farmers which all right minded people should support.
MONA 10 years ago

"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don� ...
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"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know". We know we are not doing just well in the Agric sector but the President says all is well. known known.
Frank Agyena Karikari 10 years ago

Farmers Day are no more for farmers but politicians. Farmers have got nothing but promises from politicians. That works. After all, many of them are not educated and can be lied to by our corrupt politicians and other opportu ...
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Farmers Day are no more for farmers but politicians. Farmers have got nothing but promises from politicians. That works. After all, many of them are not educated and can be lied to by our corrupt politicians and other opportunists.
Salifu Dagarti 10 years ago

You have made my day. This Farmers Day is nothing more than a POLITICAL FANFARE.

You have made my day. This Farmers Day is nothing more than a POLITICAL FANFARE.
CORNEY 10 years ago

Frank,the objective of the day is not to be giving money or distributing freebies to farmers,it is a remembrance day that should remain there to honor farmers every year,the day was not set aside for distribution of goods to ...
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Frank,the objective of the day is not to be giving money or distributing freebies to farmers,it is a remembrance day that should remain there to honor farmers every year,the day was not set aside for distribution of goods to all farmers.
Kofi 10 years ago

What else has farmers got in Ghana but this Farmers Day

What else has farmers got in Ghana but this Farmers Day
PROFESSOR ==THOMAS KUBI 10 years ago

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FORMER =UK DIRECTOR==UK COMODITY==
MARKETINGING COUNCIL== GH
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI==

WE MUST LEARN FROM ZAMBIA & ZIMBABWE==
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Nii Adjei 10 years ago

information has it that the 50 million cocoa seedlings are of the GMO sorts.
which makes it not natural.

information has it that the 50 million cocoa seedlings are of the GMO sorts.
which makes it not natural.
KWESI KRAMER 10 years ago

No wonder his consrituents have rejected him. This man does not make sense most of the time. Whoever gave him a PhD would be bitinghis fingers now.wise up MP

No wonder his consrituents have rejected him. This man does not make sense most of the time. Whoever gave him a PhD would be bitinghis fingers now.wise up MP
Pele Pele 10 years ago

Rightly so. No sense in this. Ndc fools and horses

Rightly so. No sense in this. Ndc fools and horses
Abdallah 10 years ago

Only a selfless human being will suppot these incompetent Mahama farmers day. Celbrate farmers day and sleep with empty belly. How much is fertilizer bag which an ordinary farmers can not afford and you celbrate farmers da ...
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Only a selfless human being will suppot these incompetent Mahama farmers day. Celbrate farmers day and sleep with empty belly. How much is fertilizer bag which an ordinary farmers can not afford and you celbrate farmers day. Incompetent Mahama administration.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

I think we should reintroduce General Acheampong's Annual Regional Agriculture Show where visitors have the opportunity to chat directly with farmers.Visitors also have the opportunity to see the kinds of produce they have in ...
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I think we should reintroduce General Acheampong's Annual Regional Agriculture Show where visitors have the opportunity to chat directly with farmers.Visitors also have the opportunity to see the kinds of produce they have in their area,the method and equipment used for farming and husbandry.I remember,during Acheampong era,we had about a week to 2 weeks period to visit Agric Shows like is done in France and other advanced countries.Anytime you visit a real Agric Show,you learn lot of things about farming to the extent that you wanted to become a farmer at once or in the future.I can say it had serious impact on the people.Today,we have the Farmers Day alright but no real contact between the farmers and the people.In most cases,only the rich farmers win awards because the awards are giving to the most industrious farmers based on high level of production,equipment and work force.In other words,the rich farmer becomes more richer,looking at the awards they recieve.I think govt should also introduce many Agric Schools to train more people into Agric profession.Thank you.
DIET 10 years ago

THIS MP DOES NOT DESERVE TO REPRESENT AN ELECTORATE.

THIS MP DOES NOT DESERVE TO REPRESENT AN ELECTORATE.
kobby Kay 10 years ago

Why didn't you scrap it when you were in power .you are too stupid as you don't make sense at all

Why didn't you scrap it when you were in power .you are too stupid as you don't make sense at all
Kwame 10 years ago

NPP CHOPPED YESTERDAY TODAY IS NDC TIME TO CHOP

NPP CHOPPED YESTERDAY TODAY IS NDC TIME TO CHOP
OLD SOLDIERR 10 years ago

That was what he was called in school for his girlish behaviour-these days you might think he is a lesbian!

That was what he was called in school for his girlish behaviour-these days you might think he is a lesbian!
sadik 10 years ago

Pls akoto you really missed the point ,did you go round the whole country to appreciate what you are saying ,we should that deity politics and the the people of ghana the truth for once .you think Ghana is only kumasi accra ? ...
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Pls akoto you really missed the point ,did you go round the whole country to appreciate what you are saying ,we should that deity politics and the the people of ghana the truth for once .you think Ghana is only kumasi accra ?did you go to the regions to see how the rains fed?pls you are suppose to know more that this.

yaa dua 10 years ago

Scrapped the farmers day and replace it with another muslim holiday I think? Dr,this Dr, that . All can't even help the nation grow economically.

Scrapped the farmers day and replace it with another muslim holiday I think? Dr,this Dr, that . All can't even help the nation grow economically.
Nana Antwi 10 years ago

This Dr of something who is considered a top Nana Addo loyalist is calling for Farmer's Day to be scrapped when his boss and Flagbearer is also making a statement congratulating farmers plus arm chair promises. What is the NP ...
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This Dr of something who is considered a top Nana Addo loyalist is calling for Farmer's Day to be scrapped when his boss and Flagbearer is also making a statement congratulating farmers plus arm chair promises. What is the NPP's position on farmer 's day or any of us can talk by heart without fear of suspension
JANTER 10 years ago

PRIVATE CITIZEN: SCRAP END OF SERVICE BENEFITS TO POLITICIANS BECAUSE THEY CONTRIBUTE NOTHING TO THE NATIONAL TREASURY AND THEIR CONSTITUENCIES.

PRIVATE CITIZEN: SCRAP END OF SERVICE BENEFITS TO POLITICIANS BECAUSE THEY CONTRIBUTE NOTHING TO THE NATIONAL TREASURY AND THEIR CONSTITUENCIES.
Joe Turkey 10 years ago

It was just a PNDC political gimmick

It was just a PNDC political gimmick
ex-cpl Atia Naagode 10 years ago

No Dr!! Lets put in all efforts to throw out ndc adm who is doing very little to encourage our poor Farmers.At least previous Npp adm did well in making Agric viable and fully optimistic Npp under Nana Addo would make our Far ...
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No Dr!! Lets put in all efforts to throw out ndc adm who is doing very little to encourage our poor Farmers.At least previous Npp adm did well in making Agric viable and fully optimistic Npp under Nana Addo would make our Farmers valuable by improving the sector with all the might of gvt. I salute our Farmers and remind them to discard all eforts by mahama led ndc to twist their thumbs but rather vote massively to plant in Npp led by Nana Addo.
Joeman 10 years ago

In NPP, anything that others do no matter its worth, it's bad since they (NPP) are not involved . You see when perceived elites speak as ignorant crass , then it makes black man's knowledge rubbish. Does dishonorable Akoto un ...
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In NPP, anything that others do no matter its worth, it's bad since they (NPP) are not involved . You see when perceived elites speak as ignorant crass , then it makes black man's knowledge rubbish. Does dishonorable Akoto understand climatology and the effects of climate change ? If he does , he should explain the cause of yam and groundnuts failure this year , 2015. Is it NDC that stopped the rain ? Ghana is not only his constituency , therefore Akoto must be extremely circumspect when dealing with matters above his intellectual capacity .
Nana Nokware I, Amsterdam 10 years ago

This MP should be sacked from parliament as soon as possible.

This MP should be sacked from parliament as soon as possible.
OH PLEASE 10 years ago

NPP wishes Ghana doesn't even exist. Oh my God. They hate Ghana so much. The only time they wish Ghana well is when they are in power.

NPP wishes Ghana doesn't even exist. Oh my God. They hate Ghana so much. The only time they wish Ghana well is when they are in power.
Omanbapa 10 years ago

I become to belief that npp is being used by few people whose sole aim is to destroy everything that the country had achieved by the current government, simply because they fear of losing the election, therefore they are doin ...
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I become to belief that npp is being used by few people whose sole aim is to destroy everything that the country had achieved by the current government, simply because they fear of losing the election, therefore they are doing everything they could to boycott it or blackmail it, why didn't they scrap it when npp was in power.

The government of the day cannot tackle the numerous problems confronting the country, therefore we have to put our heads together to make the countrya better place to live, and stop backbiting .

If this negative perception of the opposition in is not put on hold, we Will remain in poverty forever,
good ghana man 10 years ago

This mp is a full stink mouth u where in power for 8years tell the whole world what u have done so far fool u and nana 44percent are one

This mp is a full stink mouth u where in power for 8years tell the whole world what u have done so far fool u and nana 44percent are one
Osei kuffour 10 years ago

Smfh

Smfh

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