Ghana’s voter register bloated by 1.3 million’ – British gov’t

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Nii Teiko 9 years ago

The E.C itself has admitted the register is bloated. It is only the Loot and Share Criminals in power, and their communication dogs who, out of criminal intent, deliberately argue otherwise. What some of us find it difficult ...
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The E.C itself has admitted the register is bloated. It is only the Loot and Share Criminals in power, and their communication dogs who, out of criminal intent, deliberately argue otherwise. What some of us find it difficult to comprehend is the E.Cs entrenched position which has overruled the posibility of providing a fresh voter register which could Play a noble role of assuring the citizenry a free and fair elections. The idea of the EC board to have the existing one cleaned up is very mischievous especially as the chair of the board has since failed to tell us how the clean up exercise is gonna be executed. For her warning, the Baby EC boss should wean herself off the whims and caprices of these criminals in power for the good of her precious life and , in fact, her entire Ghana-Nigeria extended families. Arm twisting will never be accepted in this years general elections.
SARPONG 9 years ago

The point here about the 10% or 1.3 million bloated voters becomes ominous if you put it into perspective.

It is 1.3 million over-bloated assuming all qualified voters are registered but we all know usually between 75%-85% ...
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The point here about the 10% or 1.3 million bloated voters becomes ominous if you put it into perspective.

It is 1.3 million over-bloated assuming all qualified voters are registered but we all know usually between 75%-85% qualified voters do register to vote so the over-bloated voters are close to two million(2m) voters.

It doesn't seem to me like the voters register is going to be changed so Npp and other opposition parties should be vigilant and recruit people who cannot be compromised by fifty cedes note by Ndc to be their agents and guide the ballot box with eagle eyes.

Charlotte Osei is already compromised by Ndc stolen loot but she has to be really careful not to do anything foolish.
TOBEECO 9 years ago

NDC FOOLS LIKE BBC NEWS!!!!!!!! AND OTHER DOGS WILL STILL COME ON THIS MEDIUM TO CONDEMN NANA ADDO WHO HAS NO BEARING IN THIS ISSUE. UNTIL THE RIGHT THING IS DONE, GHANA WILL SIMPLY BECOME THE NEXT EGYPT, LYBIA OR LIBERIA BEC ...
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NDC FOOLS LIKE BBC NEWS!!!!!!!! AND OTHER DOGS WILL STILL COME ON THIS MEDIUM TO CONDEMN NANA ADDO WHO HAS NO BEARING IN THIS ISSUE. UNTIL THE RIGHT THING IS DONE, GHANA WILL SIMPLY BECOME THE NEXT EGYPT, LYBIA OR LIBERIA BECAUSE MAHAMA HAS NOW BROUGHT IN OSAMA BIN LADEN'S CHILDREN!!!
KOFI YAROO 9 years ago

THE BRITISH GOV'T DONT HAVE GHANAS VOTERS RG , IS LIES FROM NASTY PEOPLE PARTY,WE KNOW THAT IS ALL GOT TO DO WITH PETER AND OTHER IN LONDON,LYING IS IN THEIR BLOOD, THE SAME PEOPLE PRINTED PINK SHEETS FOR POWER TRUE BACK DOOR ...
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THE BRITISH GOV'T DONT HAVE GHANAS VOTERS RG , IS LIES FROM NASTY PEOPLE PARTY,WE KNOW THAT IS ALL GOT TO DO WITH PETER AND OTHER IN LONDON,LYING IS IN THEIR BLOOD, THE SAME PEOPLE PRINTED PINK SHEETS FOR POWER TRUE BACK DOOR, THE AKEMY BOYS
Holy Judge 9 years ago

I think we have a poor comprehension of the English language. If one earns a salary 10% higher than the national average does that make it an anomaly? Please give me a break. Average means there are higher but also lower valu ...
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I think we have a poor comprehension of the English language. If one earns a salary 10% higher than the national average does that make it an anomaly? Please give me a break. Average means there are higher but also lower values. At school after a test some people get 80% others get 25%. The former get 'excellent' and the latter 'poor' as remark.
Another gets 45% and receives - 'AVERAGE' as remark. This is another interpretation of the word.

There could be other reasons to suspect fraud in the Voters' Register but any suggestion of fraud based on the 10% higher than the African average is an insult on the intelligence of all educated Ghanaians.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

WHY DID MAHAMA REFUSE THE CHIMPAZEES IN 1998?
Author:-MR OBJECTIVE....
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN ONE NIGERIAN TERRORIST PASSED THROUH YOUR BIG-EYES AT KOTOKA AIRPORT,in attempt to bomb a foriegn plane;and only to be arrested insi ...
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WHY DID MAHAMA REFUSE THE CHIMPAZEES IN 1998?
Author:-MR OBJECTIVE....
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN ONE NIGERIAN TERRORIST PASSED THROUH YOUR BIG-EYES AT KOTOKA AIRPORT,in attempt to bomb a foriegn plane;and only to be arrested inside the plane?WASN'T IT YOUR TIME WHEN drugs passed through the Airport and arrested at Heathrow Airport?THE ONLY SECURITY WORK YOU DID,WAS TO ARREST POLITICAL OPPONENTS.
Nyansaba 9 years ago

THE NDC KNOWS IT CAN NEVER WIN A CLEAN ELECTION IN GHANA, WHICH IS WHY THEY WILL ALWAYS VEHEMENTLY KICK AGAINST ANY MOVES TO HAVE A CREDIBLE ELECTORAL REGISTER. IS IT NOT A SHAME THAT A POLITICAL WANTS TO ALWAYS COME TO POWER ...
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THE NDC KNOWS IT CAN NEVER WIN A CLEAN ELECTION IN GHANA, WHICH IS WHY THEY WILL ALWAYS VEHEMENTLY KICK AGAINST ANY MOVES TO HAVE A CREDIBLE ELECTORAL REGISTER. IS IT NOT A SHAME THAT A POLITICAL WANTS TO ALWAYS COME TO POWER THROUGH FRAUD AND THIEVERY?
Nyansaba 9 years ago

IS IT NOT A SHAME THAT A POLITICAL PARTY WANTS TO ALWAYS COME TO POWER THROUGH FRAUD AND THIEVERY?

IS IT NOT A SHAME THAT A POLITICAL PARTY WANTS TO ALWAYS COME TO POWER THROUGH FRAUD AND THIEVERY?
Truth 9 years ago

this Ashawo woman is gradually leading the country to war. it is not impossible that she has a child with chief womanizer, Dramani Mahama who fathers 17 kids hence her brute behaviour

this Ashawo woman is gradually leading the country to war. it is not impossible that she has a child with chief womanizer, Dramani Mahama who fathers 17 kids hence her brute behaviour
What Will Happen Will Happen 9 years ago

Whatever mechanizations n schemes the EC n NDC adopts, the electoral roll will be changed before the November elections. NDC, why the panic? A goat to be slaughter struggles!!

Whatever mechanizations n schemes the EC n NDC adopts, the electoral roll will be changed before the November elections. NDC, why the panic? A goat to be slaughter struggles!!

True Talk 9 years ago

The EC can use whatever electoral roll she chooses, during the November elections we will be as vigilant and ensure every vote cast is by a bona fide voter. Pink Sheets will have to be signed.

The EC can use whatever electoral roll she chooses, during the November elections we will be as vigilant and ensure every vote cast is by a bona fide voter. Pink Sheets will have to be signed.
True Talk 9 years ago

To ensure a fair election the NPP must now focus on training its polling agents and providing independent protection for them. If pink sheets are not signed, the votes will not count.

To ensure a fair election the NPP must now focus on training its polling agents and providing independent protection for them. If pink sheets are not signed, the votes will not count.
KOFI ANTOBAM 9 years ago

IF YOU GO INTO IT WELL, YOU WILL END UP WITH THE FACT THAT THE REPORT DID NOT ACTUALLY SAY SO, IS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TRYING TO TELL US WHAT WE MUST DO? ARE WE STILL UNDER THEM?, THE REGISTER WILL NOT BE CHANGED, LET NANA ...
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IF YOU GO INTO IT WELL, YOU WILL END UP WITH THE FACT THAT THE REPORT DID NOT ACTUALLY SAY SO, IS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TRYING TO TELL US WHAT WE MUST DO? ARE WE STILL UNDER THEM?, THE REGISTER WILL NOT BE CHANGED, LET NANA ADDO TELL US WHAT HE AND THE NPP HAS FOR US, SO WE CAN STUDY AND MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE AND STOP THIS NOISE ABOUT THE VOTERS REGISTER. THE MAN KNOWS HE WILL LOSE THIS ELECTION TOO. PERIOD
LAST DON 9 years ago

Don’t allow this cheap old wee smoker who has misappropriated the booty bequeathed to him to send us into slavery.
He does not know what or how it feels to have nothing and one can tell about his desperation, frustration a ...
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Don’t allow this cheap old wee smoker who has misappropriated the booty bequeathed to him to send us into slavery.
He does not know what or how it feels to have nothing and one can tell about his desperation, frustration and emptiness when for the first time in his life; he will be humbled and have a little taste of being poor.

When his parents were siphoning from the state to care of him , he was busy smoking wee and womanising Europe. ( Prodigal son) This man has really had his share of happiness by now he should ponder on how to meet his creator. What Ghanaians can do for him is to count him as one of us but not rule us.

After all he is too old and stale to comprehend let alone talk about currents trend of social developments.

HEY I HAVE NOT MENTION ANYONE’S NAME OO…..NANIAMA !!!!!
Komla Da Togolese, Lome, Togo 9 years ago

Wo nana to. Aboa bi ba. Do u know what your armed robber president smokes? Synthetic weed!

Wo nana to. Aboa bi ba. Do u know what your armed robber president smokes? Synthetic weed!
VOTE HIM OUT 9 years ago

BAAGABIGA,SO WE SHOULD ALLOW YOUR PARENTS TO SIPHON FROM OUR COFFERS TO CARE OF YOU?.THAT HAPPINESSS YOU ARE EXPECTING WILL NEVER COME.NDC IS GOING TO SIT AT THE BENCH AND WATCH GOOD, EXPRIENCE AND TALENTED PRAYERS WHO CAN TA ...
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BAAGABIGA,SO WE SHOULD ALLOW YOUR PARENTS TO SIPHON FROM OUR COFFERS TO CARE OF YOU?.THAT HAPPINESSS YOU ARE EXPECTING WILL NEVER COME.NDC IS GOING TO SIT AT THE BENCH AND WATCH GOOD, EXPRIENCE AND TALENTED PRAYERS WHO CAN TAKE THE HEAT AND ABOVE ALL NOT CORRUPT.IF A SIXTH-FORMER BASTARD A PINOCCHIO LIKE FIGURE COULD HI-JACKED THIS COUNTRY FOR TWO DECADES THEN WHY NOT A LAWYER WITH A CLEAN MIND.LET MAHAMAH THE PRESIDENT COMES OUT AND SAYS HE IS NOT CORRUPT AND YOU WILL SEE AND HEAR WHAT PEOPLE'S REACTION WOULD BE.SHUT STUPID LAST DON.DON'T YOU KNOW MAHAMAH'S PAST RECORD IS DARKER AND UGLY THAN SAM GEORGE'S FACE?.IF NOT IN GHANA WHERE IN THIS WORLD COULD A FORMER RAPIST BE A PRESIDENT?.HIS RAPE RECORD IS STILL AT TAMALE SECONDARY SCHOOL WRITTEN IN CAPITALS LETEER WITH RED INK.
Kojo Billy Duncan 9 years ago

Most of our journalists have a very poor understanding of the English language.

Most of our journalists have a very poor understanding of the English language.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

At the beginning, NDC did not accepted that there was any mistake in the voters' register, and even said it was the cleanest, most credible and ready for use in the 2016 elections. However, after the stakeholders' overwhelmin ...
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At the beginning, NDC did not accepted that there was any mistake in the voters' register, and even said it was the cleanest, most credible and ready for use in the 2016 elections. However, after the stakeholders' overwhelming agreement that there were flaws in the register, coupled with the tangible proofs that were presented by NPP, proving that the register was indeed bloated and tainted with all kinds of flaws, the NDC party realized it can no longer cling to the malicious denials. And instead of calling for a new register, it has rather asked the EC to make cosmetic changes to the register in a way that will still allow them to rig the elections without tears.
Kojo Thompson 9 years ago

NDC is not the EC to make the final decision on voters register.

The EC has spoken and they are doing their job so let's leave it to them.

NDC is not the EC to make the final decision on voters register.

The EC has spoken and they are doing their job so let's leave it to them.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:-Mahmoud....
Mr. Mahama and his incompetent corrupt bunch were not interested in priorities that would ease the suffering of Ghanaians. They were only interested in prestigious signature projects for enjoyment of few ...
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Author:-Mahmoud....
Mr. Mahama and his incompetent corrupt bunch were not interested in priorities that would ease the suffering of Ghanaians. They were only interested in prestigious signature projects for enjoyment of few ruling elites regardless of whether the inflated projects were priorities and value for money or not. I wonder how they could account for the $37 billion they've borrowed so far to land this country in HIPIC again. Did the insensitive NDC government think, despite the massive corruption, they could borrow recklessly and spend their way foolishly into another mandate in 2016, even if the nation is over burdened with HIPC and workers wallow in hunger and over taxed?

Kumi 9 years ago

The British Voter Register is Blotted too. They should clean their mess first before talking about others. Moreover, who told them Ghana register is blotted? Do they work with Ghana EC now? Why are we even surprised about wha ...
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The British Voter Register is Blotted too. They should clean their mess first before talking about others. Moreover, who told them Ghana register is blotted? Do they work with Ghana EC now? Why are we even surprised about what the British are saying, after all the NPP went to them.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:-SARPONG....
You are an illiterate, did you understand what you read? The figures quoted here is the registered voters as of 2012.

The main point on the analysis which you illiterate failed to grasp is the 52% of ...
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Author:-SARPONG....
You are an illiterate, did you understand what you read? The figures quoted here is the registered voters as of 2012.

The main point on the analysis which you illiterate failed to grasp is the 52% of the 25 million people as qualified registered voters which the analyst said is over 10% normal in Africa. What that means is that, the average registered voters in Africa is normally 42% of the whole population.

Let's even go with your illiterate logic that the numbers quoted here was after the 2012 elections and some minors in 2012 have become eligible. You are not going to get 1.3 million voters in four years from people who have become eligible. In four years, the voters register should not increase more than 4% using voters data from 1992 to 2008. It was only between 2008 to 2012 that the voters register increased about 10%.

For example, in the Ellembele constituency in Western region, from 2004 to 2008, the voters in this constituency increased by only 500 to 16,000 plus but between 2008 to 2012, the voters register in this constituency increased by a whopping 11,000 to over 27,000 voters which is impossible when no refugee camp or new companies have been opened there to bring new employees from other areas of Ghana.
NII 9 years ago

Kofi Yaroo are you stupid. Where is your brain.

Kofi Yaroo are you stupid. Where is your brain.
Yaw Donkor 9 years ago

I have seen enough in my life as a former security personnel who served in Bosnia, Liberia and Sudan. Ghana is one of the most peaceful country in the whole wild world. All of us, I mean all Ghanaian. We should abolish triba ...
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I have seen enough in my life as a former security personnel who served in Bosnia, Liberia and Sudan. Ghana is one of the most peaceful country in the whole wild world. All of us, I mean all Ghanaian. We should abolish tribal hatred, political division and come together to save the country call Ghana.
KWAKU MANU 9 years ago

When you cheat you are raising anger levels. Especially when you cheat a person of his right to make his vote count by stuffing and doctoring election results with bloated register figures like Mahama and Electoral commission ...
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When you cheat you are raising anger levels. Especially when you cheat a person of his right to make his vote count by stuffing and doctoring election results with bloated register figures like Mahama and Electoral commission has started doing. GIVE UA A CLEAN REGISTER AND A TRANSPARENT TIMETABLE AND VOTING. WE WILL NOT COMPLAIN IF WE LOOSE LIKE THAT
KOFI YAROO 9 years ago

THEY CAN NEVER STOP LYING ALL THIS NPP LYING POT ,LYING IS IN THEIR BLOOD, THIS IS PETER AND OTHER AKEMY GUYS IN LONDON

THEY CAN NEVER STOP LYING ALL THIS NPP LYING POT ,LYING IS IN THEIR BLOOD, THIS IS PETER AND OTHER AKEMY GUYS IN LONDON
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:-ADANKO....MAHAMA's PICTURE ON THE BUSES.....
Don't go far to punish an innocent person. Mahama is the brain behind it.Asiedu Nketia brought the idea and supported byNDC national council. It is a way to get money for ...
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Author:-ADANKO....MAHAMA's PICTURE ON THE BUSES.....
Don't go far to punish an innocent person. Mahama is the brain behind it.Asiedu Nketia brought the idea and supported byNDC national council. It is a way to get money for their party.
hate polishit 9 years ago

remember you are a foool toooooo.......only a fool can identify one

remember you are a foool toooooo.......only a fool can identify one
pusher 9 years ago

and who will suffer more? you the NPP who own all the properties (buildings, malls etc ) will suffer. The buildings infront of Kufour house will be demolished, Nana house will go, East legon will be a ghost town

and who will suffer more? you the NPP who own all the properties (buildings, malls etc ) will suffer. The buildings infront of Kufour house will be demolished, Nana house will go, East legon will be a ghost town
james asamiah 9 years ago

The US being our Ally will also step in.

The US being our Ally will also step in.

GHANA FIRST 9 years ago

These empty and unthoughtful analysis NPP and enemies of Ghana are brandishing around to create chaos in Ghana will backfire. How do you take 2012 Voter figure and be saying in 2015 0r 2016 that the Register is bloated knowin ...
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These empty and unthoughtful analysis NPP and enemies of Ghana are brandishing around to create chaos in Ghana will backfire. How do you take 2012 Voter figure and be saying in 2015 0r 2016 that the Register is bloated knowing very well that the register has been opened for registration of Ghanaians who became qualified to vote after 2012 also register? Is 1.3m figure too much for young Ghanaians who became qualified from 2013 to 2015? If this publication is true that the British Government has said this then Britain is cooking chaos for Ghana through NPP and we Ghanaians shall not sit down unconcerned. We shall take the bull by the horn.
MATHS 9 years ago

The British Prime Minister will not say anything like this through any of his offices. It is only some Ashanti-Akyems who are bent on bringing mayhem to the country. Those who are outside this country and will not come into t ...
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The British Prime Minister will not say anything like this through any of his offices. It is only some Ashanti-Akyems who are bent on bringing mayhem to the country. Those who are outside this country and will not come into the country when chaos erupts.
Odikr@ 9 years ago

Some are relying on their "Colonial Friendship" ties to influence domestic matters.
They forget;those "Colonial" ties no longer exist.:)))

Some are relying on their "Colonial Friendship" ties to influence domestic matters.
They forget;those "Colonial" ties no longer exist.:)))
VOTE HIM OUT 9 years ago

YOUR NEIGHBOURS TOGO AND IVORY COAST STILL DEPEND ON THEIR COLONIAL MASTER FRANCE.IF YOU CAN'T DEFEAT THEM THEN JOIN THEM.EVEN THIS BENTOA PARTY NDC STILL IMPORTS IT'S BENTOA FROM IT'S COLONIAL MASTER BRITAIN AND STILL SEEKS ...
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YOUR NEIGHBOURS TOGO AND IVORY COAST STILL DEPEND ON THEIR COLONIAL MASTER FRANCE.IF YOU CAN'T DEFEAT THEM THEN JOIN THEM.EVEN THIS BENTOA PARTY NDC STILL IMPORTS IT'S BENTOA FROM IT'S COLONIAL MASTER BRITAIN AND STILL SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SO WHERE IS THE MISTAKE IF NPP HAS CONSULTED THEM?.THE WORLD IS PROTECTED BY LAW AND IT SEEMS YOU AGBELE,FUFUO,ABETIE BANKU EATERS DON'T KNOW.THESE IDIOTIC ANIMALS{NDC PEOPLE} WILL EAT SUCH FOODS AND GO IN BED AND SNORE LIKE DONKEYS.LOOK SOMEONE LIKE KOKU ANYIDOHO,HIS FACE MOUTH CHEEKS AND HIS STEEL POT STOMACH LOOK A LIKE A DEAD CAMEL.NDC PARTY IS A PARTY OF THIEVES AND USELESS.VOTE THEM OUT.
SARPONG 9 years ago

You are an illiterate, did you understand what you read? The figures quoted here is the registered voters as of 2012.

The main point on the analysis which you illiterate failed to grasp is the 52% of the 25 million peopl ...
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You are an illiterate, did you understand what you read? The figures quoted here is the registered voters as of 2012.

The main point on the analysis which you illiterate failed to grasp is the 52% of the 25 million people as qualified registered voters which the analyst said is over 10% normal in Africa. What that means is that, the average registered voters in Africa is normally 42% of the whole population.

Let's even go with your illiterate logic that the numbers quoted here was after the 2012 elections and some minors in 2012 have become eligible. You are not going to get 1.3 million voters in four years from people who have become eligible. In four years, the voters register should not increase more than 4% using voters data from 1992 to 2008. It was only between 2008 to 2012 that the voters register increased about 10%.

For example, in the Ellembele constituency in Western region, from 2004 to 2008, the voters in this constituency increased by only 500 to 16,000 plus but between 2008 to 2012, the voters register in this constituency increased by a whopping 11,000 to over 27,000 voters which is impossible when no refugee camp or new companies have been opened there to bring new employees from other areas of Ghana.
Gaby 9 years ago

God gave you brain so that you can think. As far as you can type it means you qualify to be a human so think and stop being animalistic.
If you claim to be a Ghanaian then think as such.

God gave you brain so that you can think. As far as you can type it means you qualify to be a human so think and stop being animalistic.
If you claim to be a Ghanaian then think as such.
DIRECTOR ONE-YIZESI 9 years ago

Thank you, Ghana first. Those white monkeys are trying to use npp to cause war in Ghana because of our oil. But, God has exposed them.

Thank you, Ghana first. Those white monkeys are trying to use npp to cause war in Ghana because of our oil. But, God has exposed them.
Mansa Musa 9 years ago

Hello Empty Analysis.......
I want you to realize that it is the NDC and you Togolise Ewes creating chaos in Ghana.
We the People of the ancient Ashanti Empire will keep it simple when the time comes.

Hello Empty Analysis.......
I want you to realize that it is the NDC and you Togolise Ewes creating chaos in Ghana.
We the People of the ancient Ashanti Empire will keep it simple when the time comes.
Yaw Nantwi 9 years ago

Even though we have different target markets, we have adopted the tactics of the NDC to use lies and propaganda at the time. What alternative choice to this undignified competition are we the NPP then giving Ghanaians in 2016 ...
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Even though we have different target markets, we have adopted the tactics of the NDC to use lies and propaganda at the time. What alternative choice to this undignified competition are we the NPP then giving Ghanaians in 2016. We need to respect the Ghanaian voter by telling them the truth and nothing but the truth.
KKO 9 years ago

Sarps,
The truth of the matter is that the number of ghost names and minors in the electoral register is a lot bigger. According to the 2010 population census, Ghana had a total population of 25,758,108 in 2010. Out of that ...
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Sarps,
The truth of the matter is that the number of ghost names and minors in the electoral register is a lot bigger. According to the 2010 population census, Ghana had a total population of 25,758,108 in 2010. Out of that total, 13,632,299 were aged 18 and above, and therefore eligible to vote. And as the British paper rightly inferred, the highest percentage registration in Africa has been attained by South Africa at 47%. No democratic country in the world registers even 50% of its eligible voters.

Therefore even if you assume a generous 50% for Ghana, the EC should only have 6,816,150 on its books and not the 14.8 million Mrs Charlotte Osei is defending. It is in our collective interest to correct this gross misuse of national resources in producing such a contentious and shameful register for national elections.

As it is, there will be a lot of battles at the polling stations in November, especially if the EC insists on allowing voters with any kind of identification document to vote. If we are not going to have a new register, then the opposition parties should insist on “biometric only” identification, and that is where the trouble is going to start from!
Alonzo 9 years ago

Nii Teiko or whatever you call yourself,it your father who is a criminal You and your gang of thieves from the NPP who appropriated Ga lands and sold them to themselves think you can use all kinds of means to bring pressure o ...
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Nii Teiko or whatever you call yourself,it your father who is a criminal You and your gang of thieves from the NPP who appropriated Ga lands and sold them to themselves think you can use all kinds of means to bring pressure on Ghanaians . You would not succeed.
nana1 9 years ago

you see why I insult people. masa we are talking about over bloated register now u are talking about Ga lands and tribe and things....you are .....

you see why I insult people. masa we are talking about over bloated register now u are talking about Ga lands and tribe and things....you are .....
Gaby 9 years ago

If you are a human being then think pls cos human beings have brains to enable them think straight .

If you are a human being then think pls cos human beings have brains to enable them think straight .
Nana III 9 years ago

The British government should stay away from us. Colonialism is over. These Western countries have hidden agenda.

The British government should stay away from us. Colonialism is over. These Western countries have hidden agenda.
SARPONG 9 years ago

If colonialism is over and you want them to stay away from your affairs, then don't go to them with cup in hand begging for money to help you develop your country.

Maybe your definition of independence is different from m ...
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If colonialism is over and you want them to stay away from your affairs, then don't go to them with cup in hand begging for money to help you develop your country.

Maybe your definition of independence is different from mine. You cannot tell them you are independent from their tentacles and still ask them to give you money for free. It is like asking your father or parents to pay for your school fees and asking them to stop asking about your school report, it doesn't work that way.
KRESTEL 9 years ago

Ur comparism is soooo weak, ahhh why!!! C, its bcos of their own guilt and de need to rconcile wif us and for their own gain dey r ever ready to donate to us when we call upon them.
On the other hand, u still condemned de go ...
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Ur comparism is soooo weak, ahhh why!!! C, its bcos of their own guilt and de need to rconcile wif us and for their own gain dey r ever ready to donate to us when we call upon them.
On the other hand, u still condemned de gov’t for bringin in de 2 Gitmo detainees knowing we go to dem cup in hand begging for arms. So u c de contradiction, u r just too blinded by politics n has to go wit wateva ur party says without even thinkin about.
Anyway, if i come begging u for money n u give me dazn’t mean u cud come and address ma fam n pour more fuel on de already burnin flames in ma family!!!
G. K. Berko 9 years ago

Now, you are getting into boundaries of Rights of entities engaging each other which brings us back to the beginning of this frictional discussion.

Your analogy with 'Parents and Children at School' is weak and bogus. Fir ...
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Now, you are getting into boundaries of Rights of entities engaging each other which brings us back to the beginning of this frictional discussion.

Your analogy with 'Parents and Children at School' is weak and bogus. First off, former Colonial Nations are not the 'parents' of the freed former Colonies to expect that the Colonial masters still retain any controlling Rights over the latter. The parent-child relationship has certain legal boundaries that most people around the World abide by, and various Constitutions of Nations uphold, that cannot be found or justified under the relationship between former Colonial masters and their former Colonies. So, learn harder, Sarpong, to correctly identify the subtleties between the two sets of relationships.

Secondly, before any charitable entity could demand the compliance of the recipient entity to any restrictions by the donor, those restrictions ought to be first agreed upon as a precondition for that donation to be taken.

Donors do not jump in at midstream to demand of the recipient any restrictions they come up with later. However, donors reserve the right to either continue to support that program or not, if they think the donations are not being used for the purposes intended. So, even the intended purpose of the donation would become a precondition before the donation goes out.

Now, coming back to former Colonial Masters and freed Nations from their subjugation, it has been amply argued that the damage that the Colonial Masters caused the former Colonies still hurt these former Colonies, and that the former masters are still, at least, in part, beholden to the continued efforts by the former Colonies to get out of poverty. The area of governance is what is deemed to be farther removed from that expectation.

But, even if we cannot accept that premise to justify asking the Colonial masters for free assistance, the fact that these Colonial Masters have joined together to set up global Economic and Political conditions that keep constraining the former Colonies from developing naturally compels us to seek such free assistance from them every now and then.

So, without excusing our own unforgivable mistakes, including corruption, tribalism, nepotism, and bigotry, in particular, there is nothing wrong in asking for free help from the Colonial Masters without expecting the forfeiture of our Rights and dignity.

Long Live Ghana!!!
Trigonometry 9 years ago

Good analysis

Good analysis
Emmanuel 9 years ago

We are no more under colonialism but they forced two Git-mo on us and we accepted them without taking anything from them.

We are no more under colonialism but they forced two Git-mo on us and we accepted them without taking anything from them.
SARPONG 9 years ago

They did not force anything on you. Your dumb President accepted money in exchange for the terrorists. There are a lot of countries including Moslem dominated Indonesia that refused to take their Moslem brothers from Yemen. N ...
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They did not force anything on you. Your dumb President accepted money in exchange for the terrorists. There are a lot of countries including Moslem dominated Indonesia that refused to take their Moslem brothers from Yemen. Nobody forced Mahama to take the Gitmo detainees.
G. K. Berko 9 years ago

If he isn't your President, then you're not Ghanaian, and you should stop insulting our President on every issue. Let us Ghanaians deal with our problems in dignity, then. Ebei!

All you needed to do was state your facts as ...
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If he isn't your President, then you're not Ghanaian, and you should stop insulting our President on every issue. Let us Ghanaians deal with our problems in dignity, then. Ebei!

All you needed to do was state your facts as they relate to the issue. You didn't have to insult the President. Meanwhile, you disapprove of others insulting the Akufo-Addo, who is not a President yet.

How fair is that? We all know the inadequacies of the current Administration. But we cannot use insults and suspicious use of foreign influences to change it.

Long Live Ghana!!!
One love!! 9 years ago

Mr. Berko, you are so matured. I know Sarpong is trying his best to appear sane, but he has since become a victim of this Akuffo Addo cult, just exorcise Sarpong of that and you have a fine young man. Be gentle with him, He j ...
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Mr. Berko, you are so matured. I know Sarpong is trying his best to appear sane, but he has since become a victim of this Akuffo Addo cult, just exorcise Sarpong of that and you have a fine young man. Be gentle with him, He just needs some direction to find his mojo.
KING LOMOTEY 9 years ago

Sarpong, ur puerile gene is taken over with childish statement like "Your dumb President accepted money..." Whether you like it or not Mahama is your President too.

If you care about your nation, it is your obligation to f ...
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Sarpong, ur puerile gene is taken over with childish statement like "Your dumb President accepted money..." Whether you like it or not Mahama is your President too.

If you care about your nation, it is your obligation to find out how much cash did the Obama administration offered to Mahama in exchange for the terrorists.
SARPONG 9 years ago

Caring about your nation does not mean you have to support every foolishness by our Politicians. What do we gain by accepting terrorists in our midst?

Caring about your nation does not mean you have to support every foolishness by our Politicians. What do we gain by accepting terrorists in our midst?
Amexo 9 years ago

Blame Ghanaians and leave the Western countries alone. Who sent in their complaints? Solve home grown problems at home. You expose the country by trying to get former colonial masters to solve your problems for you.

Blame Ghanaians and leave the Western countries alone. Who sent in their complaints? Solve home grown problems at home. You expose the country by trying to get former colonial masters to solve your problems for you.
Prof Turing 9 years ago

Can ur nation stand widout their help ?

Can ur nation stand widout their help ?
Trigonometry 9 years ago

@ Sarpong: Thank you for bringing sense to the colonialism issue. They hide behind colonialism & talk nonsense. You are a sensible man, Mr. Sarpong

@ Sarpong: Thank you for bringing sense to the colonialism issue. They hide behind colonialism & talk nonsense. You are a sensible man, Mr. Sarpong
Neutral Zone 9 years ago

These colonial masters should leave us alone to conduct our business. They continue to influence our everyday life n we will never b free until we shake them off.

These colonial masters should leave us alone to conduct our business. They continue to influence our everyday life n we will never b free until we shake them off.
BOY KOFI 9 years ago

All wrong news.Thank you.

All wrong news.Thank you.
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 9 years ago

Yes, just checked and it's as fake as Kukurudu camp. British government, huh? Well, let's contact them, folks. After all, Britain is not located on Mars, or is it?

Yes, just checked and it's as fake as Kukurudu camp. British government, huh? Well, let's contact them, folks. After all, Britain is not located on Mars, or is it?
Nana Ajena 9 years ago

It's because u are stupid

It's because u are stupid
Jeff gandhi-USA 9 years ago

Mr neutral zone,I really see your point of view;but how will they leave you guys alone when your country heavily depend on them for your economy ?don't forget that "a borrower will always be a salves to the lender"This neo-co ...
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Mr neutral zone,I really see your point of view;but how will they leave you guys alone when your country heavily depend on them for your economy ?don't forget that "a borrower will always be a salves to the lender"This neo-colonization can only be stop:if only ;we as a country learn to solve our problems ourselves .Bro,is very heart breaking to see africa in this mess ;but isn't too late to unite as one people with common goal....and putting our countries first.i think is time for the people responsible for the register to do the right thing to bring free and fair election ;as well as peace to the country.
Kofi 9 years ago

How would they leave you alone if you always go to them begging for assistance?

How would they leave you alone if you always go to them begging for assistance?
Kugblenu Ahiadzi 9 years ago

We the people of Volta region will not let NDC take us for granted again thinking that we are their world bank irrespective of whatever happens in the country. As much as we dont like NPP party, NDC is making a fool of us. We ...
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We the people of Volta region will not let NDC take us for granted again thinking that we are their world bank irrespective of whatever happens in the country. As much as we dont like NPP party, NDC is making a fool of us. We saw what NPP did for the country with social interventions and all people from Volta region enjoyed them too.
We are sending the message to NDC that the Volta region is full of people with wisdom and as the Amenfi by-election showed with reduced votes for NDC, so shall it be in the Volta region. We want to be known as the region that makes government like Central, Greater Accra, Western, Brong Ahafo and Northern. We refuse to be the world bank for NDC.
This is a warning to NDC. WE ARE VERY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE AND WE WILL NOT BE SLAVES ANYMORE TO NDC.
Abeiku 9 years ago

Asoortor!!!! You continue to post the same thing everyday. Who is your paymaster? It's obvious. Korsiator. Numanyala.

Asoortor!!!! You continue to post the same thing everyday. Who is your paymaster? It's obvious. Korsiator. Numanyala.
Odikr@ 9 years ago

NPP are bent on using their "Colonial ties" to influence a domestic matter.
What they seem to comprehend is....the "Colonial Friendship" no longer holds true.

NPP are bent on using their "Colonial ties" to influence a domestic matter.
What they seem to comprehend is....the "Colonial Friendship" no longer holds true.
Plasma Kote 9 years ago

The British Government should stay out of our domestic matters.

The British Government should stay out of our domestic matters.
Ghanaman 9 years ago

All these articles are waste of time. If Akufo Addo was declared as a president by the supreme court would they today be saying that register is bloated?. Fools

All these articles are waste of time. If Akufo Addo was declared as a president by the supreme court would they today be saying that register is bloated?. Fools
jonas 9 years ago

NONSENSE. I WILL NOT WASTE MY TIME TO READ THIS GARBAGE.

NONSENSE. I WILL NOT WASTE MY TIME TO READ THIS GARBAGE.
max 9 years ago

Hw can garbage read gabbage

Hw can garbage read gabbage
Concern 9 years ago

Fool the writer is an excellent journalist. He is able to articulate his thoughts. This is not garbage. It is a well written sript except that you may not like the content.

Fool the writer is an excellent journalist. He is able to articulate his thoughts. This is not garbage. It is a well written sript except that you may not like the content.
NANAÖ MOTHER !!! 9 years ago

But you have by your comment.

But you have by your comment.
wisdom speaks 9 years ago

My friend laughed (Chinese) and asked Why do you have regions and regional capitals with ministers paid when One has to fly from Temale to get a passport in Accra? Submit passport in Accra, wait for 5months in Accra to have h ...
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My friend laughed (Chinese) and asked Why do you have regions and regional capitals with ministers paid when One has to fly from Temale to get a passport in Accra? Submit passport in Accra, wait for 5months in Accra to have his passport?
max france. 9 years ago

Wisdom, it is not only in Tamale that you have to wait for a long time before you get your new passport or renewal done ,even here in EUROPE IT IS THE SAME AT SOME GHANA EMBASSIES especially Ghana embassy PARIS.You can wai ...
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Wisdom, it is not only in Tamale that you have to wait for a long time before you get your new passport or renewal done ,even here in EUROPE IT IS THE SAME AT SOME GHANA EMBASSIES especially Ghana embassy PARIS.You can wait for 6 to 7 monthes for a simply renewal of your passport.what a country hummm.
kweku appiah 9 years ago

When did renewing your passeport take 6 months in Paris? Massa, yu de lié.

When did renewing your passeport take 6 months in Paris? Massa, yu de lié.
max france. 9 years ago

mr kweku appiah , i sent my wife's passport to ghana embassy in paris some where in september 2015 and till today the renewal has not been done ok they keep telling me that they have sent it to London so i should wait. i kno ...
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mr kweku appiah , i sent my wife's passport to ghana embassy in paris some where in september 2015 and till today the renewal has not been done ok they keep telling me that they have sent it to London so i should wait. i know what i am saying. ok .
Yaw Mensah, New York 9 years ago

This is a Ghanaian affair. What has the British Govt got to do with our elections? Did the Ghana Govt comment on the British recent British elections regarding its shortcomings?
We are capable of resolving our issues. The " ...
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This is a Ghanaian affair. What has the British Govt got to do with our elections? Did the Ghana Govt comment on the British recent British elections regarding its shortcomings?
We are capable of resolving our issues. The "Independence Day " was on the 6th of March, 1957.
Thanks to the NPP etc.
SARPONG 9 years ago

Stop this nonsense about you are capable of resolving your issues. If you are capable of resolving your issues you would not be running to Britain, USA or Germany begging them to support your budget shortfalls.

The day Bri ...
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Stop this nonsense about you are capable of resolving your issues. If you are capable of resolving your issues you would not be running to Britain, USA or Germany begging them to support your budget shortfalls.

The day Britain come to Ghana with cup in hand begging Ghana for budget support will be the day we can comment on their elections.

If you don't want them to comment on issues concerning Ghana, then tell your government to stop begging.
Ken Ntiamoa 9 years ago

Ken

Ken
Mike frm Ho. 9 years ago

Asking them for assistance doesn't mean they should control anything we do

Asking them for assistance doesn't mean they should control anything we do
SARPONG 9 years ago

Maybe you have not heard the adage "A beggar has no choice"

When you ask somebody to loan you money, though you are going to pay it back, they still take it upon themselves to give you advice you have not asked for. We bor ...
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Maybe you have not heard the adage "A beggar has no choice"

When you ask somebody to loan you money, though you are going to pay it back, they still take it upon themselves to give you advice you have not asked for. We borrowed money from IMF and they are telling Mahama how to run Ghana.

How in hell can you tell me to give you free money but you don't need my advice? Britain is not controlling anything but giving you advice because if Ghana goes in flames, it will be the same countries you would be asking assistance from and you think they have no right to give you advice? Face reality OK?

Anytime Africans start killing themselves, like it happened in Rwanda, they blame the Western powers for failing to stop them from killing themselves as if they have no brains themselves not to have started it in the first place.

Now read how the ANDANIS and ABUDUS in Tamale and Yendi are baiting themselves to start killing each other. Let them kill themselves and will later blame somebody for failing to send the Army or the Police to have stopped them. What is wrong with Black people? Was our brains inserted upside down that we are this stupid?
Ahmad Osei 9 years ago

U made me laugh saaaaaaaaaaa

U made me laugh saaaaaaaaaaa
Nana Ansah 9 years ago

Barima Sarpong in fact the first month of 2016 i.e. January is almost come to an end, nevertheless, I would take a second to wish you a belated healthy and wealthy 2016.

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Barima Sarpong in fact the first month of 2016 i.e. January is almost come to an end, nevertheless, I would take a second to wish you a belated healthy and wealthy 2016.

Sarpong, may I ask what kind of purgative you took today for this stab in the back of Maame Ghana?! Stop being a firecracker with your off the cuff answers. That is too pedestrian so to speak.

Look Sarpong the flaws in the voters Register is an open secret so we Ghanaians don't need any lectures on that subject from anybody that it is bloated. The problem is how to find solutions or resolve it.

Yes the database needs to be updated and cleaned up to mitigate double entries but it is mischievous if not political expediency on the part of NPP and it's numerous offshoots to ambush the flaws in the voters registers and act as if it is a matter of do or die; come hell or high water. That is reckless and disingenuous!

Sarp, mind you Ghana does not revolve around NPP so without any broadly accepted consensus, the opinions of NPP and affiliates cannot be forced down the throat of all Ghanaians. This attitude of NPP - it is neck or nothing must cease.

Now to your superficial and very off-hand statement as to why UK or EU support our budget; I would want to bring you up to speed on this matter. Ghana and the rest of colonies in Africa were supporting and financing the budget of various European colonialists before the turn of the tables in there favour. Africa was their financing bank so to say.

Sarpong, if you want to see this evidence first hand please visit the Tower Hill or the British Museum whenever you are in London. Clearly, a cursory glance of the nearly 30 forts and castles in Ghana traces their origins back into the 15th centuries of countries like Portugal, Spain, Holland, Danmark, Sweden, UK, Germany (Germans from Brandenburg who had a trading post in the western region namely fort Gross Friedrichsburg near Princes town.

Sarpong, one cannot put figures on how much all these nations mentioned above looted without permission over a period of over 500 years in Ghana alone. Now spread that over Africa and the rest of Latin America and Asia. Go figure! Maybe it is the caprice of fate that has put us where we are.

Let peace, freedom and justice reign in Maame Ghana. Nkrumah Lives!
SARPONG 9 years ago

Nana Ansah, you are in mid seventies and you talk like you are high school student. You want reparations from the colonial masters for all the years they controlled Ghana? That is good enough with me but have we presented our ...
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Nana Ansah, you are in mid seventies and you talk like you are high school student. You want reparations from the colonial masters for all the years they controlled Ghana? That is good enough with me but have we presented our demands to the colonial masters or we are going act like idiots begging them to finance our budgets? If we have a good case for reparations, why are we not suing them for it and instead we call it as a budget support from our developmental partners?

Nana Ansah, so you cannot put a figure to how much they looted over 500 years so we are going to beg them for how many years? Do you have any pride? If you think somebody owes you, is it not dignified to demand payment than what we are doing and shamefully acting like beggars?

Why didn't Nkrumah and CPP demand payment from Britain what they owe us at the time of Independence? You have been living in England for over 50 years and you have been to the British Museum a lot of times and have whatever information you have gleaned from there, have you written any letters to the British government telling them they owe Ghana and should pay up?

The Jew's demanded reparations from Germany after the second world war so what is preventing you and like minded folks like you from demanding reparations?

Tell me what kind of independence we got in 1957. We got political independence and financial dependency? Is that what our independence declaration said? Let's stop this childish stupidity about Britain owing us for colonial times. We should not be begging any country on the face of the Earth for budget support if our leaders were not corrupt.

You might not agree with this basic sense that as long as we continue running to them for financial assistance, they will continue to insert themselves into our daily lives. After almost 60 years of Independence, we are still blaming our colonial masters for the economic mess in Ghana, are you not even ashamed of yourself as a Ghanaian for always doing LALASULALA and disgracing ourselves as a welfare nation despite all of our natural resources?

According to Nkrumaist Dr Botwe, we were given 500 million pounds in 1957 at the time of our Independence which is about 20 billion dollars in today's dollars, that was our reparations, let's stop this foolishness about our colonial masters owing us.
Nana Ansah 9 years ago

Sarpong, you are being led by emotional waterfall instead of facts and commonsense. Anyway, I find your emotional tirade derisory. See I am my own person in comparison to you. I am in many fold head and shoulders above you. D ...
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Sarpong, you are being led by emotional waterfall instead of facts and commonsense. Anyway, I find your emotional tirade derisory. See I am my own person in comparison to you. I am in many fold head and shoulders above you. Did I tease the primitive instinct in you? Sorry, I am above it all. You always bend the money accrued by Ghana before independence. FYI the British didn't give us any money. It was 200million pounds accrued from 1951 until 1957. The British govt. were broke after world war II and got bailed out with the rest of Europe on Marshall plan. You seem not to be up to speed on reparations matters. You may have to do some soul searching for your own redemption. As matters stand now read the following excerpt from BBC: Friday, August 20, 1999 Published at 09:19 GMT 10:19 UK

World: Africa

Trillions demanded in slavery reparations

Millions were exported from West Africa into slavery in the 1800s (Image: American Antiquarian Society)

The West is being asked to pay Africa $777 thousand billion within five years in reparation for enslaving Africans while colonising the continent.

Co-Chairperson Debra Kofie: We feel the figure is very fair
The African World Reparations and Repatriation Truth Commission, meeting in Accra for its first international conference, also called for all international debt owed by Africa to be "unconditionally cancelled''.

The Accra Declaration issued at the conference says that money will be demanded from ''all those nations of Western Europe and the Americas and institutions, who participated and benefited from the slave trade and colonialism''.

Repatriation and reparation

The conference, co-chaired by Dr Hamet Maulana and Mrs Debra Kofie, announced plans to set up an international team of lawyers from Africa and the diaspora to pursue all legal means to collect the money.

The group will also be contacting the International Court of Justice, as well as the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity for assistance.

Mrs Kofie told the BBC the reparation figure was based on the number of human lives lost to Africa during the slave-trade, as well as an assessment of the worth of the gold, diamonds and other minerals taken from the continent during colonial rule.

She says Africa's turn has come. "We are the only group that have not received reparations. The Jewish people have received reparations. The native Americans have received reparations. The Korean comfort women and so-on and so forth," she said.

The declaration added that all those in the diaspora, who want to return and settle in Africa, should be allowed to do so and that those who enslaved and colonised Africa should provide seaworthy vessels and aircraft for such repatriation.

Between 1450 and 1850, it is estimated that at least 12 million Africans and probably many more were shipped from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean, primarily to colonies in North America, South America, and the West Indies.

The United States has never formally apologised for its participation in the slave trade.

A further 20 million slaves are estimated to have been exported to other parts of the world, in particular the Middle East and North Africa, over a similar time period.

Contrary to widespread belief, slavery is still practised in some parts of Africa, including Sudan and West Africa.

David Cameron rules out slavery reparation during Jamaica visit

30 September 2015

From the section UK

The prime minister, pictured with Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller, says he wants to look to the future

David Cameron has ruled out making reparations for Britain's role in the historic slave trade and urged Caribbean countries to "move on".

The prime minister acknowledged that "these wounds run very deep" during his visit to Jamaica, where he faced calls to apologise from campaigners.

He said Britain's role in wiping slavery "off the face of our planet" should be remembered.

Jamaican PM Portia Simpson Miller said she had raised the issue in talks.

'Obvious sensitivities'

Addressing MPs in Jamaica's parliament, Mr Cameron said slavery was "abhorrent in all its forms".

He added: "I do hope that, as friends who have gone through so much together since those darkest of times, we can move on from this painful legacy and continue to build for the future."

Mr Cameron also announced £25m in British aid for a new Jamaican prison and a £300m development package for the Caribbean which will provide grants for infrastructure projects, including roads and bridges.

He said his visit - the first by a British prime minister in 14 years - was to "reinvigorate" ties between the countries, and that he wanted to concentrate on future relations rather than centuries-old issues.

Mrs Simpson Miller said while she was "aware of the obvious sensitivities", Jamaica was "involved in a process under the auspices of the Caribbean Community [Caricom] to engage the UK on the matter".

During Mr Cameron's speech, a small group of protesters with placards that read "reparations now" gathered outside parliament.

Analysis

By BBC News correspondent Elaine Dunkley

While Prime Minister David Cameron is keen to send criminals back to Jamaica to serve their sentences, Jamaicans want to talk about the wrongs of Britain's past.

The state of Jamaica's prison system has long been a source of international embarrassment for the island. Medical care is poor and there is serious overcrowding.

But more important to Jamaicans is the news that the British government will invest tens of millions in vital infrastructure in the Caribbean to help drive economic growth and create jobs.

The issue of reparation for Britain's involvement in slavery has been the mosquito in the ointment for Mr Cameron.

There have been calls from the Jamaican government to make financial amends and apologise.

No apology from him, but instead an acknowledgement about the impact that slavery has had.

Mr Cameron wanted this visit to be about the future - but Jamaica certainly can't forget the past.

The issue of former slave-owning nations compensating former colonies is a contentious one in the Caribbean, where national commissions have calculated the sums could run into trillions of dollars.

One suggestion has been that the money could be provided in the form of debt relief.

Mrs Simpson Miller told the United Nations in 2013 there should be "an international discussion in a non-confrontational manner" and its parliament had passed a motion backing reparations.

One Jamaican MP, Mike Henry, threatened to boycott Mr Cameron's speech at the country's parliament if he did not engage on the issue.

Britain's slave-owners

Slave workers 'cane hoeling' on a sugar plantation in the West Indies, 1849Image copyright Getty Images
For more than 200 years Britain was at the heart of a lucrative transatlantic trade in millions of enslaved Africans.

According to ship records it is estimated about 12.5 million people were transported as slaves from Africa to the Americas and the Caribbean - to work in often brutal conditions on plantations - from the 16th century until the trade was banned in 1807.

In 1833, Britain emancipated its enslaved people and raised the equivalent of £17bn in compensation money to be paid to 46,000 of Britain's slave-owners for "loss of human property". University College London has compiled a database of those compensated.

Among those listed is General Sir James Duff, who it is claimed is a first cousin six times removed of David Cameron. He was awarded compensation worth about £3m in today's terms.

Others who received compensation include the ancestors of novelists George Orwell and Graham Greene, as well as distant relatives of Arts Council chairman Sir Peter Bazalgette and celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott.

Campaigners also called on Mr Cameron to make a personal apology, saying one of his own ancestors was paid compensation for the loss of his slaves in 1834.

Bert Samuels, a member of Jamaica's National Commission on Reparations, told Television Jamaica "he needs to atone, to apologise personally and on behalf of his country".

Sir Hilary Beckles, chairman of Caricom's reparations commission, wrote in an open letter in the Jamaica Observer that the UK must "play its part in cleaning up this monumental mess of Empire".

Prime Minister David Cameron holds talks with Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at her office, Jamaica House, in Kingston,Image

Mrs Simpson Miller gave Mr Cameron a warm welcome - but has since raised the controversial issue of reparation

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who lived in Jamaica for two years in his youth, said that, as prime minister, he would be ready to apologise for the slave trade.

Speaking at Labour's annual conference in Brighton, Mr Corbyn said it was "the most brutal part of our history and the history of Jamaica".

During his two-day visit, Mr Cameron revealed the UK will spend £25m on building a prison in Jamaica so that foreign criminals in the UK can be sent home to serve sentences in the Caribbean.

More than 600 Jamaican nationals are in UK jails but cannot be deported because of Jamaica's poor prison conditions.

Officials say the foreign aid-funded deal could save taxpayers £10m a year when transfers begin in 2020.

The Howard League for Penal Reform criticised the plan, saying it was "the wrong use of foreign aid" and would fail to address the real issue of overcrowding in British prisons.
SARPONG 9 years ago

Hahahahahahahha, it seems your reparation case is going nowhere.

Hahahahahahahha, it seems your reparation case is going nowhere.
Nana Ansah 9 years ago

Sarpong, whilst you roam Ghanaweb up and down arguing for argument sake some of us are busy and embarking on something bigger and fruitful for mankind and Africa as a whole.

As the saying goes; small minds discuss people ...
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Sarpong, whilst you roam Ghanaweb up and down arguing for argument sake some of us are busy and embarking on something bigger and fruitful for mankind and Africa as a whole.

As the saying goes; small minds discuss people - average minds discuss events - great minds discuss ideas. So I will leave you here for you to do whatever makes you happy. Maybe Ghanaweb scholar who knows?! Sarpong, to feign Ignorance is blessed ignorance
G-One there 9 years ago

Man I like the way you tackle this Sarpong guy who is always pretending to be neutral but whose party emotions always tend to get the better of him. I used to like him a lot but he appears to have been sold into this BS NPP/N ...
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Man I like the way you tackle this Sarpong guy who is always pretending to be neutral but whose party emotions always tend to get the better of him. I used to like him a lot but he appears to have been sold into this BS NPP/NDC stupidity that is retarding Ghana's progress
DIRECTOR ONE-YIZESI 9 years ago

Sarpong, go and tell those white monkeys that we don't need their help anymore. So, they should leave us alone.

Sarpong, go and tell those white monkeys that we don't need their help anymore. So, they should leave us alone.
SA 9 years ago

Idiot, do we have to go and tell them? Don't go to them if you don't need their help.

Idiot, do we have to go and tell them? Don't go to them if you don't need their help.
Case 9 years ago

The best comment so far, we never as a country meddle in the British elections why then should they do to ours?, we need to tackle this crazy intrusion and commit to one single agenda that's Peace in Ghana, hey anything that ...
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The best comment so far, we never as a country meddle in the British elections why then should they do to ours?, we need to tackle this crazy intrusion and commit to one single agenda that's Peace in Ghana, hey anything that comes out of these foreign intrusions will affect Ghanaians and not the British so let's keep political affiliations aside
MANB USA 9 years ago

THIS YEAR'S ELECTION WIL BE TEN WEEKS. THEY WILL VOTE IN A WEEK FOR EACH REGION TO ASSURE SECURITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

THIS YEAR'S ELECTION WIL BE TEN WEEKS. THEY WILL VOTE IN A WEEK FOR EACH REGION TO ASSURE SECURITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
Rita 9 years ago

I agree with this smart idea......hopefully, they will consider that. God is in control.

I agree with this smart idea......hopefully, they will consider that. God is in control.
Okponglo Guy 9 years ago

The integrity of this coming election cannot be compromised.

The integrity of this coming election cannot be compromised.
The Shark 9 years ago

Neo-colonialists, coup makers, saboteurs of African economies. Stop interfering in our internal affairs! Remember how Al Gore loft in the USA? Remember Florida? Away with your double standards.!!

Neo-colonialists, coup makers, saboteurs of African economies. Stop interfering in our internal affairs! Remember how Al Gore loft in the USA? Remember Florida? Away with your double standards.!!
DB 9 years ago

Nonsense then tell your leaders to stop begging them for money. If you think your are independent then stop collecting budgetary support and grants from them then you can tell them to stop interfering.

Nonsense then tell your leaders to stop begging them for money. If you think your are independent then stop collecting budgetary support and grants from them then you can tell them to stop interfering.
salam 9 years ago

Reading through this article, any reasonable person with his or her head stocked with high sense will know that the article is a concocted one. This stupid guy should have attached the said letter this article .

Reading through this article, any reasonable person with his or her head stocked with high sense will know that the article is a concocted one. This stupid guy should have attached the said letter this article .
Av be my homeland 9 years ago

I really like u and the only sensible posting is coming from u. Keep it up

I really like u and the only sensible posting is coming from u. Keep it up
Miss Etweba 9 years ago

My brother, yor are a very intelligent. You can see the deceptive piece of garbage otchere Darko going all the way to a tabloid to post his junkies.
If the story came from the financial times or the Guardian newspaper, ...
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My brother, yor are a very intelligent. You can see the deceptive piece of garbage otchere Darko going all the way to a tabloid to post his junkies.
If the story came from the financial times or the Guardian newspaper, then there could be some credence in the syory.
Nyameba 9 years ago

Only human beings can understand this truth, NOT goats.

Only human beings can understand this truth, NOT goats.
Justice for all 9 years ago

One man source of information . I thought the news is from British news paper not knowing its one of them (npp) if ec make mistake and kowtow to one political party them every election year there ll be pressure on ec to cha ...
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One man source of information . I thought the news is from British news paper not knowing its one of them (npp) if ec make mistake and kowtow to one political party them every election year there ll be pressure on ec to change new register
kofi 9 years ago

Nonsense! Useless article! !!

Nonsense! Useless article! !!
bread and kokonte 9 years ago

Fock British and their news paper why are they still nosing in Ghana affairs. Gone are the days when these primitive tribes Ashantis help them to loot Ghana why don't they think of their flooding and continued to chasing Afri ...
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Fock British and their news paper why are they still nosing in Ghana affairs. Gone are the days when these primitive tribes Ashantis help them to loot Ghana why don't they think of their flooding and continued to chasing African governments. They should leave Ghanaians to decide which party to lead them or which President they may be chosen.
Afofranto 9 years ago

bread and kokonte wokwasia wai. Ashantis are better than ya ugly people. Ghana belongs to Akans and guans not ewes like you. Aponkye tes3 wo. Always insiting tribal war. do u know how it feels like to be in such situations. ...
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bread and kokonte wokwasia wai. Ashantis are better than ya ugly people. Ghana belongs to Akans and guans not ewes like you. Aponkye tes3 wo. Always insiting tribal war. do u know how it feels like to be in such situations. u will die soon
ykspeaks 9 years ago

There is no difference between you two.

There is no difference between you two.
agyemang 9 years ago

stupid... when Ashantis were fighting for freedom where were you NDC slaves...educated fools

stupid... when Ashantis were fighting for freedom where were you NDC slaves...educated fools
Hooo 9 years ago

Nonsense your are irresponsible!!!

Nonsense your are irresponsible!!!
Actually, USA 9 years ago

Oyi wa, Charlotte !
Ur actions and inactions manifest and confim Kwasi Broni's Report.
"GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN RICHES" ok?
Kwasi Broni is not NPP, PPP, CPP.

Oyi wa, Charlotte !
Ur actions and inactions manifest and confim Kwasi Broni's Report.
"GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN RICHES" ok?
Kwasi Broni is not NPP, PPP, CPP.
Socrates 9 years ago

British register is equally bloated.

British register is equally bloated.
Clitoris 9 years ago

Foool kwaseato Gyimiiiiiii

Foool kwaseato Gyimiiiiiii
kofi Tesano 9 years ago

The EC should allow the British government to assist us in getting a new register

The EC should allow the British government to assist us in getting a new register
Kofi, USA 9 years ago

LAIRS LAIRS LAIRS ALL OVER AGAIN NPP GANG OF DZIMAKPLA EVILS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE WORLD. HOW DANGEROUS THESE NPP GANG OF ACID BOMB KILLERS KILLING NORTHENERS CAN FABRICATED, STORIES, A KWASI ATTA, OR WHAT EVER ...
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LAIRS LAIRS LAIRS ALL OVER AGAIN NPP GANG OF DZIMAKPLA EVILS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE WORLD. HOW DANGEROUS THESE NPP GANG OF ACID BOMB KILLERS KILLING NORTHENERS CAN FABRICATED, STORIES, A KWASI ATTA, OR WHAT EVER YOU CALLED YOUR STUPID NAME, SHUT THE FUCK UP WITH YOUR NPP NONSENSE NOW.
Kofi, USA 9 years ago

Our Nana Addo ugly Who art in Ghana Loser be your name Thy defeat come again Your free education be done by NDC As it is in your promise Give us this day our all die be die plan And forgive us our supreme court verdict As we ...
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Our Nana Addo ugly Who art in Ghana Loser be your name Thy defeat come again Your free education be done by NDC As it is in your promise Give us this day our all die be die plan And forgive us our supreme court verdict As we forgive your sabotage And lead us not into civil war But deliver us from another petition For thine is your habit Thy arrogant is your name The lies in the newspaper From now till 2021 JDM shall rule AMEN"''''''''''''''''''''''''''".
A patriotic citizen 9 years ago

I'm not here to support any party... However, it's, I'm sorry to say pretty stupid of you to post such a thing.
Regardless of who you support, posting such a thing about an opponent indicates immaturity and childishness.
Y ...
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I'm not here to support any party... However, it's, I'm sorry to say pretty stupid of you to post such a thing.
Regardless of who you support, posting such a thing about an opponent indicates immaturity and childishness.
You're living in USA and although there's suffering there; you can't compare it with the suffering in Ghana
We Have been struggling for 4 years and more... If the current government hasn't been able to alleviate our worries and distress, I don't see y we should continue to keep such pple in power.
Even u sef, if I ask y u still want Mahama... What would your answer be?
kwaku 9 years ago

I know kwaku wahidiho will insult the British for bringing out the facts. I hope madam osei shd be wearing bullet proof under her kaba by now

I know kwaku wahidiho will insult the British for bringing out the facts. I hope madam osei shd be wearing bullet proof under her kaba by now
Owusu Agyemang 9 years ago

This story is fake. It was just released by the NPP in Britain. Even if the Voters Register is bloated as they claim, I think the EC has started auditing it and about 200,000 names in Ashanti Region alone expunged. The auditi ...
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This story is fake. It was just released by the NPP in Britain. Even if the Voters Register is bloated as they claim, I think the EC has started auditing it and about 200,000 names in Ashanti Region alone expunged. The auditing is on going and I think there is no cause for alarm. Lets have a peaceful general elections.
BRO DAN -TRC 9 years ago

BLESSED PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, DIGNIFIED PEOPLE OF AFRICA, NOBLE PEOPLE OF GHANA; IN ALL HUMILITY IS -'HUMANITY'- AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD'- INVITED TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE; "KOFI BABONI; BLOOD MONEY" TO VIEW AT ...
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BLESSED PEOPLE OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, DIGNIFIED PEOPLE OF AFRICA, NOBLE PEOPLE OF GHANA; IN ALL HUMILITY IS -'HUMANITY'- AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD'- INVITED TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE; "KOFI BABONI; BLOOD MONEY" TO VIEW AT LEAST THE VIDEOS POSTED BETWEEN (JANUARY 13TH- 17TH). FOR THE TAKING OVER OF THE "711 COMPANY" BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO COVER UP -CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY- AND THE -"JUNE (3) 2015 "- GENOCIDE CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, KOFI ASAMOAH AND THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF CRIMINAL HAS RESULTED IN THE USE OF THE (711 COMPANY) TO ROB AMERICA AND HUMANITY IN $1.6 BILLION!!! THUS; THE BIGGEST "JACKPOT" IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND LOTTERY HAS BEEN MADE BY BARACK OBAMA AND THE "711 COMPANY" INTO THE -"BIGGEST JACKPOT SCANDAL IN THE AMERICAN LOTTERY"!!! YEA; AMERICA AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD; A TIME TO THINK. FOR WORSE THAN "WATERGATE" IS HERE NOT UNDER RICHARD NIXON BUT UNDER BARACK OBAMA: THE FIRST PERSON OF COLOR TO BE US PRESIDENT, THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER AND A NOBEL PEACE AWARD LAUREATE. HUMANITY; IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IT IS SAID; "THIS IS BIG"!!! BLESSED ONES; "IT IS FINISHED"; THEREFORE, -"OCCUPY TILL I COME". SELAH.
TOGETHER, WE CAN! WITH GOD; WE CAN!! GOD BLESS AFRICA TO -'UNITE'- AND STAND WITH HUMANITY AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" TO THE VIOLATION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATION!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA TO STAND WITH HUMANITY TO BRING TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA THAT; 'THE US SUPREME COURT' AND 'THE US CONSTITUTION' AND WELL AS 'THE UNITED NATIONS' ARE WORTH SHOWING REGARDS TO. GOD BLESSED AND BE THE MANY MILLIONS IN AMERICA AND AROUND WHO WERE RIPPED OF IN THE "JANUARY (13) 2016" STATE OF MARYLAND $1.6 BILLION JACKPOT LOTTERY; AND BE THEIR ADVOCATE AND JUDGE. AND, GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA.
NOTE
1.MUCH THANKS TO 'GHANAWEB' ; "MIGHTY GOD RADIO" AND "POWER OF POWERS RADIO".
2. THIS SPACE WAS JUST USED TO CALL ALL HUMANITY, THEREFORE THE POSTING HAS NOTHING TO BE WITH THE ABOVE "ARTICLE". THANK YOU.
ATM 9 years ago

This is Ghana and not Britain, the british government cannot decide on our election. Mind you Britain, we're not stupid Arabs for you to decide for us. Ghana issues belong to Ghanaians and not british so mine your own busines ...
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This is Ghana and not Britain, the british government cannot decide on our election. Mind you Britain, we're not stupid Arabs for you to decide for us. Ghana issues belong to Ghanaians and not british so mine your own business and leave Ghana issues to Ghanaians.
Bless Britian 9 years ago

Atm, u are a fool...

Atm, u are a fool...
Asante 9 years ago

That's vintage Atta Kruffi the nation wrecker. I daresay that this is a mere frabication. In any case, why won't he and his bunch of hod-lumps come home and clean the register themselves. Absolute trash !!!

That's vintage Atta Kruffi the nation wrecker. I daresay that this is a mere frabication. In any case, why won't he and his bunch of hod-lumps come home and clean the register themselves. Absolute trash !!!
BSR 9 years ago

Ghana had never at elections achieved anything near 100% electoral roll voting. More than 20% never voted and that should explain that the bloating of the register had never inured to any particular political party. No need t ...
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Ghana had never at elections achieved anything near 100% electoral roll voting. More than 20% never voted and that should explain that the bloating of the register had never inured to any particular political party. No need to split hairs on this over beaten Bloated Register. There is enough safeguards to prevent non eligible voters from voting.
MAKONNEN 9 years ago

Planting concocted stories won't win npp elections. Go and campaign and offer alternative solutions to GH problems and stop the laziness.

Planting concocted stories won't win npp elections. Go and campaign and offer alternative solutions to GH problems and stop the laziness.
Odikr@ 9 years ago

Ataa Kruufi;

This is not a credible "dispatch".
The UK has more pressing issues than interfering in the domestic plight of the NPP.

Ataa Kruufi;

This is not a credible "dispatch".
The UK has more pressing issues than interfering in the domestic plight of the NPP.
OWEN-NEW YORK 9 years ago

ONLY MAHAMA N.D.C PARTY AND AKUA DONKOR'S PARTY ARE AGAINST A NEW VOTERS REGISTER BECAUSE OF THEIR BAD MOTIVE IN THE 2016 ELECTIONS WHICH MOST GHANAIANS ARE READY TO SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES SHOULD THE RULING GOVERNMENT VENTURE ...
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ONLY MAHAMA N.D.C PARTY AND AKUA DONKOR'S PARTY ARE AGAINST A NEW VOTERS REGISTER BECAUSE OF THEIR BAD MOTIVE IN THE 2016 ELECTIONS WHICH MOST GHANAIANS ARE READY TO SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES SHOULD THE RULING GOVERNMENT VENTURE TO RIG. ELECTIONS IN MOST AFRICAN COUNTRIES ARE RIGGED BY THE INCUMBENT GOVERNMENT THAT RESULT TO VIOLENT PROTEST LEADING TO CIVIL WARS. THE 2016 ELECTIONS WOULD BE NO EXCEPTION,BECAUSE IT'S VERY STRANGE FOR THE RULING PARTY TO REJECT THE IDEA OF COMPILATION OF A FRESH,GENUE AND AUTHENTIC VOTERS REGISTER. BRITAIN AND AMERICA SHOULD QUICKLY PROVIDE FUNDS AND OTHER LOGISTICS FOR A NEW REGISTER FOR THE 2016 ELECTIONS RATHER THAN SENDING TROUPS TO QUELL A CIVIL WAR IN GHANA. A LOT OF THE TAX-PAYERS MONIES HAVE BEEN STOLEN SO THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT WANT TO COVER UP WITH A CIVIL WAR.BRITAIN SHOULD NOT ALLOW INNOCENT CHILDREN AND WOMEN BLOOD BE SHED.
miky 9 years ago

They have started again, instead of campaigning. they are also complaining. ooouds npp

They have started again, instead of campaigning. they are also complaining. ooouds npp
James 9 years ago

If npp can prevent even 100,000 illegal votes, they need not campaign for at least 2 months. Ndc thieves.

If npp can prevent even 100,000 illegal votes, they need not campaign for at least 2 months. Ndc thieves.
Omanba 9 years ago

This woman is preparing Ghana for war. She thinks she just want to say thank you to Mahama. But she doesn't think she is arranging the nation for chaos. Her actions and inactions have clearly poof her stands. She can never e ...
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This woman is preparing Ghana for war. She thinks she just want to say thank you to Mahama. But she doesn't think she is arranging the nation for chaos. Her actions and inactions have clearly poof her stands. She can never escape from blame if something happens before, during and after the election. Majority of Ghanaians have expressed their unhappiness in Mahama and his administration, even some of his own party members. The indications came out during their own elections to endorse their flagbearer, yet nothing has been done to get our things right before the election. Possibility of danger is ahead us , but love of power and power people pretending they haven't see anything. God is watching.
@@@@@@@@@ 9 years ago

TWEEEEEEEEEA, NPP THINKS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS GOT OUR TIME. WHEN DID THEY SAY THIS? NPP SHOULD GIVE US A BREAK.

TWEEEEEEEEEA, NPP THINKS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS GOT OUR TIME. WHEN DID THEY SAY THIS? NPP SHOULD GIVE US A BREAK.
herbs 9 years ago

the publication does not exist.i checked from the website.why are we doing this to ourselves.must we run down Ghana to be in power?

the publication does not exist.i checked from the website.why are we doing this to ourselves.must we run down Ghana to be in power?
USA 9 years ago

npp should be very careful of the way they are inviting international bodies into Ghana electorial roles. yesterday it was togo, today its british. what kind of party is this?

npp should be very careful of the way they are inviting international bodies into Ghana electorial roles. yesterday it was togo, today its british. what kind of party is this?
back door director 9 years ago

Registers do not win elections. Gain the trust of the people first

Registers do not win elections. Gain the trust of the people first
concerned ghanaian 9 years ago

The British administration is well advised to stop taking sides in the politics of Ghana.

If what I read is actually the stance of the British government,in the politics of Ghana, then I am sorry to say that no due diligen ...
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The British administration is well advised to stop taking sides in the politics of Ghana.

If what I read is actually the stance of the British government,in the politics of Ghana, then I am sorry to say that no due diligence was carried out on our voters register. they simply regurgitated what the NPP in Ghana is saying. For me this is shocking and infuriating at the same time.

IN SHORT, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT SHOULD MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS!!!!!!
Betina 9 years ago

British Government stoop to inter fair in internal politest of Ghana and the EC will come the to attention about that and confirmation the verasty of this publiquetion . Like Ghana done with Togo . It this is true change on t ...
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British Government stoop to inter fair in internal politest of Ghana and the EC will come the to attention about that and confirmation the verasty of this publiquetion . Like Ghana done with Togo . It this is true change on then .
We have independence so long ago for British in this siglo come to tell us what we need to do .
Plese let ghana alone and will go to resolve your own problems
Apuu 9 years ago

This report has proved that the ec boss ms. osei is not fit for to occupy this office simple.

This report has proved that the ec boss ms. osei is not fit for to occupy this office simple.
Victor A. Young 9 years ago

Compile a new voter's register and stop being a puppet on a string! Doesn't Charlotte Osei look stupid when the evidence is so clear that the voter's register is bloated and when civil societies, churches, political leaders a ...
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Compile a new voter's register and stop being a puppet on a string! Doesn't Charlotte Osei look stupid when the evidence is so clear that the voter's register is bloated and when civil societies, churches, political leaders and the clergy are asking for a new register that would ensure fairness in the coming elections? How can she allow money to drawn her thinking. It's a big shame. Yet she pretends to be honest and neural. This is unbelievable!
Kojo Thompson 9 years ago

Why is the British government trying to interfere in the electoral process in Ghana? They were not able to do so in Zimbabwe and now they are bringing it to Ghana.

Why is the British government trying to interfere in the electoral process in Ghana? They were not able to do so in Zimbabwe and now they are bringing it to Ghana.
Osei Boakye 9 years ago

UK Government shouldn't interfere in our affairs. Should come out immediately and show evidence, or deny the allegation pronto.
Inflaming partisan and ethnic conflicts.

Jon Benjamin, the British High Commissioner needs to ...
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UK Government shouldn't interfere in our affairs. Should come out immediately and show evidence, or deny the allegation pronto.
Inflaming partisan and ethnic conflicts.

Jon Benjamin, the British High Commissioner needs to speak right now.
ORIGINAL VOICE OF REASON 9 years ago

No one is currently more annoying in Ghana over the bloated register issue than this bloated idiot called Koku Anyidoho.Now that the British Govt have confirmed it let's hear the buffoon come out with his huffing & puffing

No one is currently more annoying in Ghana over the bloated register issue than this bloated idiot called Koku Anyidoho.Now that the British Govt have confirmed it let's hear the buffoon come out with his huffing & puffing
pusher 9 years ago

You think you can sit in UK and destroy Ghana. It will never happen.

You think you can sit in UK and destroy Ghana. It will never happen.
pusher 9 years ago

Ghana would have been much much peaceful without NPP. They just want to create tension tension and tension, just becos one man MUST win power otherwise when he dies he will not be accepted by HIS ancestors.

Ghana would have been much much peaceful without NPP. They just want to create tension tension and tension, just becos one man MUST win power otherwise when he dies he will not be accepted by HIS ancestors.
TOGBE-VOLTA REGION 9 years ago

MAHAMA IS BEHIND THE EC,NOT CHANGING THE REGISTER..MANAMA APPOINTED HER SO NO WONDER,BUT EVEN THE GHANA ARMY AND POLICE WILL VOTE WISELY..LOOK AT WHAT THE GHANA ARMY IS GOING THROUGH NOW AND THE POLICE...EIGHT YEARS OF NPP,TH ...
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MAHAMA IS BEHIND THE EC,NOT CHANGING THE REGISTER..MANAMA APPOINTED HER SO NO WONDER,BUT EVEN THE GHANA ARMY AND POLICE WILL VOTE WISELY..LOOK AT WHAT THE GHANA ARMY IS GOING THROUGH NOW AND THE POLICE...EIGHT YEARS OF NPP,THE POLICE AND THE GHANA ARMY WERE GOOD.
Gabby-and-co 9 years ago

This is BS from gabby and co!

This is BS from gabby and co!
Peter 9 years ago

I am sorry but Kwesi Heyford, the writer, is it not clear to you that what you've written is npp's position? Whom do U think would accept this trash of yours as UK's position? You people tried it through the fake Togolese opp ...
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I am sorry but Kwesi Heyford, the writer, is it not clear to you that what you've written is npp's position? Whom do U think would accept this trash of yours as UK's position? You people tried it through the fake Togolese opposition it didn't work, so now it's UK thinking it would carry weight. Hahaha I am sorry for you. Whether the EC boss is experience or not, she's the boss and there's nothing you can do. The last time I check UK government has never been the guardian of our electoral reforms. Anyway I am sorry. Haha And what on earth makes you think that majority of Ghanaians want your foolish change of voters register? You really annoy some of us anytime you use majority of Ghanaians
Kwasi 9 years ago

Oyiwa you see NDC you are finish

Oyiwa you see NDC you are finish
ORIGINAL VOICE OF REASON 9 years ago

Now the half Nigerian turned Ghana's EC boss has no choice but to compile a new voters' register.No if no but.Failure to compile a new one will expose her as being remote controlled by the low iq prez and his criminal NDC

Now the half Nigerian turned Ghana's EC boss has no choice but to compile a new voters' register.No if no but.Failure to compile a new one will expose her as being remote controlled by the low iq prez and his criminal NDC
Salifu 9 years ago

Its time to change 92 Constitution how can government in power name electoral commission nonessen.I blamed kuffour for this.

Its time to change 92 Constitution how can government in power name electoral commission nonessen.I blamed kuffour for this.
save ghana 9 years ago

west African register. the days of mahama are numbered. you shall lose. kleptomaniac like you.

west African register. the days of mahama are numbered. you shall lose. kleptomaniac like you.
a.k.Amsterdam 9 years ago

I am challenging the EC Boss to come out and deny whether Mahama didn't sleep with her before her appointment. She must speak out on this issue.

I am challenging the EC Boss to come out and deny whether Mahama didn't sleep with her before her appointment. She must speak out on this issue.
Abban 9 years ago

If Charlotte Osei is prostitute or not she will not live to supervise November elections.I've cursed her and her sick father Kojo Kesson and her crazy auntie Charlotte Kesson with four deities.

If Charlotte Osei is prostitute or not she will not live to supervise November elections.I've cursed her and her sick father Kojo Kesson and her crazy auntie Charlotte Kesson with four deities.
OKOFO 9 years ago

No news. Only idiots will buy this news

No news. Only idiots will buy this news
Baffour Agyemang 9 years ago

Sarpong inferring from your own comments "NONSENSE" you understand perfectly why Ghana had to accept the GITMO 2. Are you not being a hypocrite here?

Sarpong inferring from your own comments "NONSENSE" you understand perfectly why Ghana had to accept the GITMO 2. Are you not being a hypocrite here?
Andrews 9 years ago

NPP at it again.........Thank God that we have people who do not think them.

NPP at it again.........Thank God that we have people who do not think them.
Aliu 9 years ago

Echo news paper and kwesi something something go burn the sea.

Echo news paper and kwesi something something go burn the sea.
Kojo Thompson 9 years ago

The EC is an independent Organization and must do what is right for Ghana. They must not take instructions from anyone.

Has Nana Addo, on his numerous trips to the UK promised the British of taking contracts from Chines a ...
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The EC is an independent Organization and must do what is right for Ghana. They must not take instructions from anyone.

Has Nana Addo, on his numerous trips to the UK promised the British of taking contracts from Chines and awarding them to the British?

The EC has set-up an independent audit firm to clean up the register. By the way, what makes us think the same people who allowed double registrations will not do it to a new register? The culprits are still alive and living among us and can even do it more than what they did previously.

Ghana does not interfere in UK elections therefore we don't expect that from them either.

Now, we have heard Britain. Where is next for the NPP nation wreckers, the USA or United Nations?
Cudjoe, Amsterdam 9 years ago

This European countries think they can destabilize any oil producing country. They have destroyed Libya n now they are complaining of immigrants. Now targeting Ghana? NPP should stop washing in their shores. NPP want Britain ...
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This European countries think they can destabilize any oil producing country. They have destroyed Libya n now they are complaining of immigrants. Now targeting Ghana? NPP should stop washing in their shores. NPP want Britain to decide what should be done in Ghana? neocolonialism in the highest order
Sam 9 years ago

Perhaps the British should scrutinize their own electoral register. There are over 1.3 million eastern Europeans on the British electoral register who are not naturalized British Citizens.According to UK electoral rules, the ...
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Perhaps the British should scrutinize their own electoral register. There are over 1.3 million eastern Europeans on the British electoral register who are not naturalized British Citizens.According to UK electoral rules, they are not allowed to vote in British national elections or referendum yet the vast majority of them do vote in UK national elections.
Has the UK government ever prosecuted any of them from breaching their electoral rules? NO! Their own electoral register is more bloated with Eastern Europeans and they will stick two fingers up the native British in their forth coming European referendum.
Nii 9 years ago

what a big lie

what a big lie
Bataba 9 years ago

Is Ghana under Britain. Check what will bring peace and stop all this disturbances. Better campaign with good intention and stop all outdated politics.

Is Ghana under Britain. Check what will bring peace and stop all this disturbances. Better campaign with good intention and stop all outdated politics.
modinsane 9 years ago

The point is who cares about concerned people, if you are a concerned person then come to Ghana and complain. dont sit somewhere and call yourself a concerned person.

The point is who cares about concerned people, if you are a concerned person then come to Ghana and complain. dont sit somewhere and call yourself a concerned person.
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Yaw Adu-Asare 9 years ago

Colonialism is over. Ghanaians are capable of taking care of their own problems. Britain must stay home too.

Colonialism is over. Ghanaians are capable of taking care of their own problems. Britain must stay home too.
Hebieso Boateng 9 years ago

Ghana beef is not the beef of Britain government. This is a malicious article written by NPP and not from Britain government. A sensible Britain Prime Minister will investigate first from the Ghana high commission in Britain ...
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Ghana beef is not the beef of Britain government. This is a malicious article written by NPP and not from Britain government. A sensible Britain Prime Minister will investigate first from the Ghana high commission in Britain and followed up to Ghana E. C and have consultative meeting with the Ghana government before their take on the issue.
Bunch of liars want to rule Ghana. meaning yours will be worst than even NDC in power. Propaganda NPP.
Tawiah 9 years ago

NPP is desperate. In case they have forgotten. Ghana is no more under the British nor is a colony any longer. Ghana has long since 1960 been a Republic and independent since 1957, and therefore appealing to the British gov't ...
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NPP is desperate. In case they have forgotten. Ghana is no more under the British nor is a colony any longer. Ghana has long since 1960 been a Republic and independent since 1957, and therefore appealing to the British gov't to interfere and meddle in our domestic politics is highly unprofessional, insulting and openly a desperate tactic of the opposition and their never - say - die supporters.

Their prayers nor works will all come to nought and that's for sure. Ghana wouldn't die nor will it burn at all. Shame on NPP. We will not listen to anyone. Yentie Obiaa!
Honestman 9 years ago

Lets wait for the British response , if none the Bristish high commissioner should be summoned to answer questions, the source of information is needed.

Lets wait for the British response , if none the Bristish high commissioner should be summoned to answer questions, the source of information is needed.
W.o asempa, kintampo 9 years ago

Cheap journalism. anyone can be called journalist .How dare you stupid journalist to refer to Mrs.Osei as inexperience. No wonder some of you fed by Akuffo Addo everyday .

Cheap journalism. anyone can be called journalist .How dare you stupid journalist to refer to Mrs.Osei as inexperience. No wonder some of you fed by Akuffo Addo everyday .
Dey 9 years ago

Britain's own register is over bloated by terrorists and these illegal Ghanaian toilet cleaners who are regarded as third class species of the human race and come home with some funny slang that they are from the queen's land ...
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Britain's own register is over bloated by terrorists and these illegal Ghanaian toilet cleaners who are regarded as third class species of the human race and come home with some funny slang that they are from the queen's land.
George 9 years ago

All this hot air by the NPP is going nowhere. You should tempt the peace of this nation and we shall reign it on them

All this hot air by the NPP is going nowhere. You should tempt the peace of this nation and we shall reign it on them
kutsii 9 years ago

Stupid electoral nonsense just to try an make an evil old dwarf who fakes as a lawyer with no certificate president of Ghana. Let the British government tell us the law school which graduated Akufo Addo before trying to imp ...
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Stupid electoral nonsense just to try an make an evil old dwarf who fakes as a lawyer with no certificate president of Ghana. Let the British government tell us the law school which graduated Akufo Addo before trying to impose a crook on Ghanaians.Nonsense
Jar 9 years ago

I am not surprise by this article. Fake link sheets, fake Togolese voters register and fake Togolese opposition voice what is new? I just feel sorry for this dwarf Akuffo Addo. What a desperation. This ugly dwarf is the real ...
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I am not surprise by this article. Fake link sheets, fake Togolese voters register and fake Togolese opposition voice what is new? I just feel sorry for this dwarf Akuffo Addo. What a desperation. This ugly dwarf is the real devil of our time. He must be stop now before he brings havoc to our dear Country
joe padi 9 years ago

I know dis ndc guess will release statements to lambast our colonial masters.. dey shd start.. thieves

I know dis ndc guess will release statements to lambast our colonial masters.. dey shd start.. thieves
dhiii 9 years ago

who employed this British entity for the assessment?? government of Ghana or the npp?? answer this question and let's move on. Ghanaians who qualify to vote are more than people in the register despite the dead in the registe ...
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who employed this British entity for the assessment?? government of Ghana or the npp?? answer this question and let's move on. Ghanaians who qualify to vote are more than people in the register despite the dead in the register
Nii Fio Shammo 9 years ago

Do you believe the propaganda being peddled by nation wreckers?Why would Ghanaians demonstrate on 10 Downing and why would a foreign government question the credibility of the EC and its Chairperson? Manipulation.No proof.

Do you believe the propaganda being peddled by nation wreckers?Why would Ghanaians demonstrate on 10 Downing and why would a foreign government question the credibility of the EC and its Chairperson? Manipulation.No proof.
hate polishit 9 years ago

im shocked kraaaaaa who told them to demonstrate kraaaa, they just listen to false news over there. if something will happen in Ghana then it will be those fools trying to win power n their uneducated followers who go start.

im shocked kraaaaaa who told them to demonstrate kraaaa, they just listen to false news over there. if something will happen in Ghana then it will be those fools trying to win power n their uneducated followers who go start.
dhiii 9 years ago

is the npp saying that if they win the elections with this same register, they won't accept the victory?? and give it to their opponent?????

is the npp saying that if they win the elections with this same register, they won't accept the victory?? and give it to their opponent?????
Eddie, Tarkwa 9 years ago

Insults shall not reform the intellect of the ruling party. Kindly appeal and they will see the reality of the danger of not putting up a new register. I believe if the UK is contacted monetary aspect shall not be a problem

Insults shall not reform the intellect of the ruling party. Kindly appeal and they will see the reality of the danger of not putting up a new register. I believe if the UK is contacted monetary aspect shall not be a problem
Prof 9 years ago

Now where do we draw the line?

Only fools would support the Electoral Commission's decision not to do fresh registration. Mahama and his P/NDC would like to rule Ghana by force and forever.

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Now where do we draw the line?

Only fools would support the Electoral Commission's decision not to do fresh registration. Mahama and his P/NDC would like to rule Ghana by force and forever.

Rawling did the same thing and trained Machomen to beat and kill his opponents. God is looking at you all.
Hajia Khadija 9 years ago

The EC have assured Ghanaians for credible steps to ensure a credible result. So y panick...I believe in the EC n outcome result. What GH decides is what they will give.

The EC have assured Ghanaians for credible steps to ensure a credible result. So y panick...I believe in the EC n outcome result. What GH decides is what they will give.
P Djamgbe. 9 years ago

This article is nonsense, the British government is only acting upon what it was informed on by the NPP idiots who call themselves concerned Ghanaian citizens in the UK. It's about time the NPP and their sympathizers realized ...
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This article is nonsense, the British government is only acting upon what it was informed on by the NPP idiots who call themselves concerned Ghanaian citizens in the UK. It's about time the NPP and their sympathizers realized that the EC will never kowtow to their unrealistic, childish and self-centred demands.
Discipline 9 years ago

I am surprise it took them that long to open their stinching mouths. Good for nothing idiots. Hypocratic terrorists who brand others as terrorists. With or without their stupid claims, no new register. They should keep their ...
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I am surprise it took them that long to open their stinching mouths. Good for nothing idiots. Hypocratic terrorists who brand others as terrorists. With or without their stupid claims, no new register. They should keep their views to their dirty selves.
tiger 9 years ago

only npp folks will believe this nonsense.the british have their own Problems .this nonse can only come from ignorant npp thugs

only npp folks will believe this nonsense.the british have their own Problems .this nonse can only come from ignorant npp thugs
Banos 9 years ago

The NDC bloated the voter register by busing from Togo to register.

The NDC bloated the voter register by busing from Togo to register.
LYNX 9 years ago

We really need a new voters register.At least the card should be a little quality like that of National Health Insurance Scheme Card.

We really need a new voters register.At least the card should be a little quality like that of National Health Insurance Scheme Card.
Nenee 9 years ago

This article is from the daily guide. No comment

This article is from the daily guide. No comment
Prince Charles 9 years ago

Another NPP cooked up story.

When will these nation wreckers learn that Ghana does not belong to them alone, and stop this nonsense.

What happens if God forbid, they win the election? Will they claim that they won be ...
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Another NPP cooked up story.

When will these nation wreckers learn that Ghana does not belong to them alone, and stop this nonsense.

What happens if God forbid, they win the election? Will they claim that they won because of bloated register? Would their victory be legitimate then?

Why all the noise from these useless bomb and acid throwers?
Clearance seedorf 9 years ago

Only NDC fools will criticise this report. Even the Chairperson herself knew the register is bloated but she is using ways and means to help John Mahama, which will never work this time.

Only NDC fools will criticise this report. Even the Chairperson herself knew the register is bloated but she is using ways and means to help John Mahama, which will never work this time.
Prince Charles 9 years ago

You will see a rebuttal from the British Embassy tomorrow to the effect that there was nothing of the sort from the British government.

NPP, shame on you!

You will see a rebuttal from the British Embassy tomorrow to the effect that there was nothing of the sort from the British government.

NPP, shame on you!
Ibrahim... 9 years ago

This woman must listen up b4 she is drag to the criminal court

This woman must listen up b4 she is drag to the criminal court
Kwame 9 years ago

The British should then occupy the Volta Region and deprive the people their of their right to universal adult suffrage. The fact here is not that the number of registered voters in Ghana are higher than that in other African ...
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The British should then occupy the Volta Region and deprive the people their of their right to universal adult suffrage. The fact here is not that the number of registered voters in Ghana are higher than that in other African countries. Rather more Ghanaians take their right to universal adult suffrage serious than citizens of other African countries who use none democratic means to change their governments. Britain has a population of 56 million and the registered population is about 30 million.
mr agyemang 9 years ago

nonsense. keep posting stupid articles here. be careful what you wish for.
continue running to the international community. just a reminder to u the elections are conducted here in GH.

nonsense. keep posting stupid articles here. be careful what you wish for.
continue running to the international community. just a reminder to u the elections are conducted here in GH.
peaceman 9 years ago

fake, fabrications of some greedy animals who feel their opinion must always be the order. no government in this world will ever write this kind of letter to or about another government.

fake, fabrications of some greedy animals who feel their opinion must always be the order. no government in this world will ever write this kind of letter to or about another government.
Osei 9 years ago

STUPID!!!!!!!!

STUPID!!!!!!!!
Akwasi Nyame Adom 9 years ago

NO NEW CREDIBLE VOTERS REGISTER NO ELECTION, PERIOD ! This evil Mahama and his criminal crooks can never ever silence Ghanaians.They should remind themselves of the history of this nation.

NO NEW CREDIBLE VOTERS REGISTER NO ELECTION, PERIOD ! This evil Mahama and his criminal crooks can never ever silence Ghanaians.They should remind themselves of the history of this nation.
pusher 9 years ago

What you did in 1992 Ghana did not die

What you did in 1992 Ghana did not die
NII 9 years ago

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THIS INCOMPETENT NDC SUPPORTERS.THEY ARE SIMPLY COUNTRY BREAKERS. SO SAD FOR GHANA THAT WE HAVE SUCH BUNCH OF SPECIES AMONG US. I REALLY PITY THIS NATION.

I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THIS INCOMPETENT NDC SUPPORTERS.THEY ARE SIMPLY COUNTRY BREAKERS. SO SAD FOR GHANA THAT WE HAVE SUCH BUNCH OF SPECIES AMONG US. I REALLY PITY THIS NATION.
KING LOMOTEY 9 years ago

The Echo Newspaper has intercepted a correspondent from British prime minister, David Cameron, and the gullible NPP foot soldiers believe this trash from Echo newspaper?

The Echo Newspaper has intercepted a correspondent from British prime minister, David Cameron, and the gullible NPP foot soldiers believe this trash from Echo newspaper?
Goodman 9 years ago

the solution to this issue is very simple and i want the matter been referred to Ghanaians to vote for or against it. let have a referendum to decide whether we should have a new voter register or not.

the solution to this issue is very simple and i want the matter been referred to Ghanaians to vote for or against it. let have a referendum to decide whether we should have a new voter register or not.
Ken Kweku Agyeman 9 years ago

The EC has indicated that plans are far underway to clean the register and make it credible.
Nothing untoward will will happen before, during and after election 2016

#TransformingGhana

The EC has indicated that plans are far underway to clean the register and make it credible.
Nothing untoward will will happen before, during and after election 2016

#TransformingGhana
DDT 9 years ago

Fuck queen Elizabeth, fuck all British leaders all. Colonialism is over. Take your Britain and let's take our Ghana. After soo many years with you what has Ghana gain? Nothing. Only creating problems and stealing our reso ...
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Fuck queen Elizabeth, fuck all British leaders all. Colonialism is over. Take your Britain and let's take our Ghana. After soo many years with you what has Ghana gain? Nothing. Only creating problems and stealing our resources.
Nathy Natio 9 years ago

Unfortunately for the NPP, we are Not in Britain, and our Electoral Commission is answerable to a Ghanaian Constitution, and Not to a Codified templates of Lord Deley. Interestingly, it doesn't take up to a minute to walk awa ...
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Unfortunately for the NPP, we are Not in Britain, and our Electoral Commission is answerable to a Ghanaian Constitution, and Not to a Codified templates of Lord Deley. Interestingly, it doesn't take up to a minute to walk away from the So-Called Commonwealth Community. We saw The Islamic Republic of Gambia do it in just a minute of Press Statement. The current British Ambassador to Ghana lost the "Election 2012" with The Patrotic Party, and he is currently heaading the same direction with them. No wonder, he has been described by some Ghanaian Commentators as one most useless Diplomat in the world right now, exhibiting obvious biases of his home Government interest in our Country's Political Front. Pls Mr. Benjemin and "Gay activist" Cameron, we are sorry to inform you that The Voter Register Issue is Ghanaian, and could Never be British. If your petitioners were indeed Ghanaians, they would have rather petitioned The Ghana Government, and Never The British Government. See you guys on November the 7Th, 8Th and 9Th.
DDT 9 years ago

This is a NPP propaganda journalist. Fools who want to sell our country to Britain. No wonder they are London cleaning their toilets and changing pad for the aged.

This is a NPP propaganda journalist. Fools who want to sell our country to Britain. No wonder they are London cleaning their toilets and changing pad for the aged.
the CRUSADER 9 years ago

BRITAIN SHOULD BE thinking of how to manage the refugee and terrorist attacks that they have been having INSTEAD OF TRYING TO POKE THEIR LONG NOSES INTO GHANAIAN POLITICS!!!!!!

BRITAIN SHOULD BE thinking of how to manage the refugee and terrorist attacks that they have been having INSTEAD OF TRYING TO POKE THEIR LONG NOSES INTO GHANAIAN POLITICS!!!!!!
Jack London 9 years ago

Just remember the British government pays for your corrupt elections, you lazy incompetent fools;they have every right to criticize your banana republic.Throwing away British citizens taxpayers monies on useless government ...
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Just remember the British government pays for your corrupt elections, you lazy incompetent fools;they have every right to criticize your banana republic.Throwing away British citizens taxpayers monies on useless government is expensive ok.
Sam 9 years ago

Perhaps the British should scrutinize their own electoral register. There are over 1.3 million eastern Europeans on the British electoral register who are not naturalized British Citizens.According to UK electoral rules, they ...
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Perhaps the British should scrutinize their own electoral register. There are over 1.3 million eastern Europeans on the British electoral register who are not naturalized British Citizens.According to UK electoral rules, they are not allowed to vote in British national elections or referendum yet the vast majority of them do vote in UK national elections.
Has the UK government ever prosecuted any of them from breaching their electoral rules? NO! Their own electoral register is more bloated with Eastern Europeans and they will stick two fingers up the native British in their forth coming European referendum.
Kwaku 9 years ago

They have the right to critisize your kotibotor father

They have the right to critisize your kotibotor father
NOTHERN GHANA 9 years ago

Highlights of the NDC's Green Book of Failed Promises.
1. I will build ten (10) Colleges of Education by the end of my first term in office as president- FAILED.
2. I will build 200 Community Senior High Schools within 4 ye ...
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Highlights of the NDC's Green Book of Failed Promises.
1. I will build ten (10) Colleges of Education by the end of my first term in office as president- FAILED.
2. I will build 200 Community Senior High Schools within 4 years- FAILED.
3. I will introduce free progressive senior high school in the country-
FAILED.
4. I will reduce fuel prices
drastically- FAILED
5. I will put money in your pockets- FAILED
6. I will build a factory in each
district in Ghana- FAILED
7. I will make sure all my appointees declare their assets within 6 months into my administration- FAILED
8. I will avoid the appointment of MPs and Ministers to positions of
Chairman of Public Sector Companies to avoid intrusion of the party- FAILED
9. I will eliminate all schools under trees- FAILED
10. I will clear all filth in the cities within 100 days into office- FAILED
11. I will make Ghanaians pay one- time premium for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)- FAILED
12, I will give 40% of ministerial appointments to women- FAILED
13. I will build 200,000 houses
within 5 years through the STX Korea deal and 30,000 of the houses would be given to the security officers- FAILED
14. I will expand the school feeding programme to cover all public basic schools-FAILED .
15. I will make armed robbery a thing of the past- FAILED
16. I will provide meaningful jobs to the youth- FAILED
17. I will generate funds internally and not rely on IMF, World Bank or foreign loans for development- FAILED
18. I will bridge the poverty gap between the north and the south-FAILED
19. I will put GHC600m into the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA)- FAILED.
20. I will build the Eastern and
Western corridor infrastructure- FAILED
21. I will cut down waste and
profligate SPENDING- FAILED
22. I will prosecute my corrupt
ministers and appointees without asking for evidence- FAILED
23. I will turn the Golden Jubilee House into a poultry FORM-FITTING FAILED
24. I will abrogate the Ghana
Telecom sale to Vodafone- FAILED
25. I will modernize agriculture and improve education at all levels- FAILED
26. I will cut down rice importation by 50%- FAILED
27. I will expand all social
interventions introduced by my predecessor- FAILED
28. I will not be a globe-trotter like Kufuor- FAILED
29. I will not introduce any new tax to overburden the people- FAILED
30. I will wage war against narcotics trade- FAILED
31. I will pay professional allowance to all professional teachers and increase the allowances of teacher
trainees- FAILED
32. I will form a government on expertise and competence, not on partisan basis- FAILED
33. I will make Ghana, a car
assembly point- FAILED.
“If you want to test a man’s
character, give him power” –
Abraham Lincoln.
Ahmed Habbib 9 years ago

How can you seat there in Britain and have acces to another country's voters register? Trouble makers and lairs. Di wo fie asem and leave us alone.

How can you seat there in Britain and have acces to another country's voters register? Trouble makers and lairs. Di wo fie asem and leave us alone.
sikdo 9 years ago

Hei.Ashawo.Nigeria.who.called.her.self.osei..U.are.a.joken with.U.life.oly.God.guide.person..not.police...not.John mahama

Hei.Ashawo.Nigeria.who.called.her.self.osei..U.are.a.joken with.U.life.oly.God.guide.person..not.police...not.John mahama
Kwaku 9 years ago

Most Ashawos in Nigeria arr Akans

Most Ashawos in Nigeria arr Akans
Joshua 9 years ago

Daily Graphic of October. 1st, 2013. The NCCE boss mrs Charlotte Osei declared at Agogo that the NPP had a good case but lost thro lack of evidence. She said everyone should contribute towards electoral reforms, that will ens ...
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Daily Graphic of October. 1st, 2013. The NCCE boss mrs Charlotte Osei declared at Agogo that the NPP had a good case but lost thro lack of evidence. She said everyone should contribute towards electoral reforms, that will ensure that next elections would be devoid of any hiccups.
Strange. Yes strange. Her actions now!
Mercy Morison 9 years ago

We don't want any more tension in our country ahead of the general election. Because the issue of new voters register has been put to rest. Therefore, this statement purported from the British government must be ignored. My h ...
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We don't want any more tension in our country ahead of the general election. Because the issue of new voters register has been put to rest. Therefore, this statement purported from the British government must be ignored. My humble submission. Peace be unto Ghana during and after Nov election.
JOHN 9 years ago

THIS IS VERY SAD FOR NPP. WHAT IF BRITISH GOVT COMES OUT TO DENY THIS?. NPP DID SAME BY USING TOGO REGISTER TO BRING CHAOS. SO DO NPP FOLKS IN LONDON THINK AT ALL?. DONT THEY KNOW THAT IF THE BRITISH GOVT COMES OUT TO DENY TH ...
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THIS IS VERY SAD FOR NPP. WHAT IF BRITISH GOVT COMES OUT TO DENY THIS?. NPP DID SAME BY USING TOGO REGISTER TO BRING CHAOS. SO DO NPP FOLKS IN LONDON THINK AT ALL?. DONT THEY KNOW THAT IF THE BRITISH GOVT COMES OUT TO DENY THIS NPP HAS ARLEADY SHOT THEMSELVES AND NO ONE WILL TRUST THEM AGAIN. I LIVE IN LONDON AND CAN CERTIFY THAT WHAT PETER AND HIS NPP CROOKS ARE DOING HERE IN LONDON WILL BACKFIRE BIG TIME. NANA ADDO KNOWS ALL OF THEM AND MUST STOP THEM. THEY THINK BY DOING THIS, GHANAIANS WILL BELEIVE THE STOREY BCOS ITS COMING FROM ABROAD. OH DESPERATION WILL DESTROY NPP
ADI 9 years ago

Nana Addo men at work

Nana Addo men at work
Omari 9 years ago

Is the over bloating by npp supporters or ndc supporters. I can tell you for sure in the coming days the British govt will come out to say it did not write any such letter. Npp bent on causing confusion in Ghana, but they ...
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Is the over bloating by npp supporters or ndc supporters. I can tell you for sure in the coming days the British govt will come out to say it did not write any such letter. Npp bent on causing confusion in Ghana, but they would not live to benefit from any confusion.
nana 9 years ago

I don't know why we are still talking about this issue. CU's this bitch has decided who's going to win the election already. CU's mahama and NDC has charm her Brian.so she's confused. She will set on her nasty ass and nasty a ...
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I don't know why we are still talking about this issue. CU's this bitch has decided who's going to win the election already. CU's mahama and NDC has charm her Brian.so she's confused. She will set on her nasty ass and nasty attitude and sent Ghana to a civil war till she Wake's up from her dreams...
Dennis Avoy 9 years ago

THE ONLY REGION IN GHANA THAT HAD OVER 100% VOTER TURNOUT IN SOME CONSTITUENCIES DURING THE 2008
GENERAL ELECTION IS THE ASHANTI REGION (Bantama) is an example.
If you live in a glass house don't throw stone

THE ONLY REGION IN GHANA THAT HAD OVER 100% VOTER TURNOUT IN SOME CONSTITUENCIES DURING THE 2008
GENERAL ELECTION IS THE ASHANTI REGION (Bantama) is an example.
If you live in a glass house don't throw stone
raph Kelly 9 years ago

The NPP people boated the register, that why there are asking for new one.

The NPP people boated the register, that why there are asking for new one.
Thy Will Be Done 9 years ago

No wonder you ppl have a propaganda team ( lying team). My friend if you think about your children's future you wouldn't have follow this rotten management with a sleeping man as president .

No wonder you ppl have a propaganda team ( lying team). My friend if you think about your children's future you wouldn't have follow this rotten management with a sleeping man as president .
Mohammed salley sinare 9 years ago

Shut up British government what the he'll do u know about our voters registration. We are no longer slaves ok. Ghanaians know what they doing. UK have no moral rights to say this rubbish.

Shut up British government what the he'll do u know about our voters registration. We are no longer slaves ok. Ghanaians know what they doing. UK have no moral rights to say this rubbish.
Nancy Forson 9 years ago

Dear Sir/ Madam,
it's interesting even if at all this story is true. Just waiting patiently on what the British High Commissioner to Ghana has to say concerning whether the purported statement is truly from their end.

Wha ...
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Dear Sir/ Madam,
it's interesting even if at all this story is true. Just waiting patiently on what the British High Commissioner to Ghana has to say concerning whether the purported statement is truly from their end.

What are the evidence, and on basis have they come out with such a conclusion?

So for once, can't trust our own than that of others?

so because it is coming from the British, it is true?

Modern form of slavery we have subjected ourselves to.

As Ghanaian, we should be careful not allow others opinion which is unsubstantiated to truncate the relative peace we enjoy as a nation.

Looking forward to that day when nations like America, or Britain, shall go Ghana to intervene in their very much internal issues.

God Bless Ghana.
witch hunter 9 years ago

Ashanti region is the culprit

Ashanti region is the culprit
ABS 9 years ago

I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY CREDENCE TO THIS USELESS STORY - SINCE PEOPLE CAN DO ANYTHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT ALL THE SAME IT IS RUBBISH OF DAVID CAMERON TO DIRECT OUR EC AS TO WHAT TO DO. IF FOR ANYTHING AT ALL, IF THERE ARE 1 ...
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I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY CREDENCE TO THIS USELESS STORY - SINCE PEOPLE CAN DO ANYTHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT ALL THE SAME IT IS RUBBISH OF DAVID CAMERON TO DIRECT OUR EC AS TO WHAT TO DO. IF FOR ANYTHING AT ALL, IF THERE ARE 1.3MIL OVER-BLOATED NAMES AS THEY CLAIM, IS IT NOT WISE AND PROPER TO DELETE THOSE NAMES RATHER THAN COMPILE A NEW ONE (WHICH CAN GIVE WAY TO 2MIL. NAMES THIS TIME)? WHAT THE NPP NEED IS A HARD WORKING CANDIDATE, NOT ANY LAZY TYPE WHO THINKS THE PRESIDENCY MUST BE HANDED TO HIM, AND SO GO ABOUT SELLING THIS COUNTY TO CRIMINAL MASTERS. WHAT RUBBISH! THIS NONSENSE MUST STOP.
Christian Agbobada 9 years ago

British gov n its people should solve their own problem n leave us alone.

British gov n its people should solve their own problem n leave us alone.
BOY KOFI 9 years ago

We are sick and tired of NPP lies.I have never been to secondary school before but I know the meaning of average in mathematics.Average is the middle calculated point between high and low rate,you never use average as an abso ...
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We are sick and tired of NPP lies.I have never been to secondary school before but I know the meaning of average in mathematics.Average is the middle calculated point between high and low rate,you never use average as an absolute figure.By all standards,I believe the calculation put out here by Echo press is all wrong.Thank you.
IB 9 years ago

Please can the British Government come out and comment on whether they issue the statement or not. Please we in Ghana are interested, we want to know whom they are please.

Please can the British Government come out and comment on whether they issue the statement or not. Please we in Ghana are interested, we want to know whom they are please.
Reg 9 years ago

skin pain and toilet cleaners in the UK can write and say British gov't. leave the council flat

skin pain and toilet cleaners in the UK can write and say British gov't. leave the council flat
Bill 9 years ago

These are no Ghanaians, just rumour mongers. What has that got to do with a British prime minister? Does Ghana validate the British electoral register? Kwaseafuo.

These are no Ghanaians, just rumour mongers. What has that got to do with a British prime minister? Does Ghana validate the British electoral register? Kwaseafuo.
polo di moco 9 years ago

every country will see these thieves. this EC woman wants to thank Mahama with this election but it wont work, akronfour party

every country will see these thieves. this EC woman wants to thank Mahama with this election but it wont work, akronfour party
TAMBRO 9 years ago

NEW VOTERS REGISTER IS WASTE OF STATE FUNDS TO NO AVAIL.THE ONLY BEST SOLUTION IS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL DATABASE.ANY PREZ. ASPIRANT WHO WOULD ADVOCATE AND IS EVER READY TO IMPLEMENT THIS NATIONAL DATABASE IS THE BEST CANDID ...
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NEW VOTERS REGISTER IS WASTE OF STATE FUNDS TO NO AVAIL.THE ONLY BEST SOLUTION IS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL DATABASE.ANY PREZ. ASPIRANT WHO WOULD ADVOCATE AND IS EVER READY TO IMPLEMENT THIS NATIONAL DATABASE IS THE BEST CANDIDATE EVEN IF HE CAN ONLY DO THIS AT HIS TERM IN OFFICE.
Papa Bissue 9 years ago

Wonder why NPP members sanction such false news. No such letter has been issued, take it from me. The FCO in the UK has no official by name Vicki Morley. I don't understand the purpose for this propaganda from the NPP. This w ...
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Wonder why NPP members sanction such false news. No such letter has been issued, take it from me. The FCO in the UK has no official by name Vicki Morley. I don't understand the purpose for this propaganda from the NPP. This will not win any votes. Rather makes the party less credible in the minds of floating voters.
KB 9 years ago

If you want to knw the effects of conflicts go a near by waring country you will understand what I'm trying to put across. The way we sitting at the comfort of houses commenting negatively n wishing politics to destroy our pe ...
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If you want to knw the effects of conflicts go a near by waring country you will understand what I'm trying to put across. The way we sitting at the comfort of houses commenting negatively n wishing politics to destroy our peaceful Country don't forget that when the unexpected happens we are all going to suffer in one way or the other.so lets all treat such delicate issues with seriousness.
DIRECTOR ONE-YIZESI 9 years ago

Kb, bring it on. We are ready for you.

Kb, bring it on. We are ready for you.
Kwaku Mensah 9 years ago

The Chair of EC reached the height of stubbornness in disregarding the advice of the many wise Ghana loving people. The first blood to be seen in violence will be her own blood if she continues to invite violence.

The Chair of EC reached the height of stubbornness in disregarding the advice of the many wise Ghana loving people. The first blood to be seen in violence will be her own blood if she continues to invite violence.
John 9 years ago

A stich in time saves non

A stich in time saves non
Kojo Menkah, Bremen 9 years ago

This npp plot stinks so much that a day old baby will suffocate to death
When did the British govt started perusing ec documents from sovereign countries
This had shown that the npp is really desperate

This npp plot stinks so much that a day old baby will suffocate to death
When did the British govt started perusing ec documents from sovereign countries
This had shown that the npp is really desperate
DAVID OPOKU 9 years ago

IF A POWER IS VESTED IN THE HAND OF SINGLE PERSON,IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TERRANY.EVERY BODY IS CALLING FOR PEACE BUT THE PEACE IS BEHIND THE NOSTRILS OF A BED BUT WE ARE BLINDLY KICKING IT OUT.GHANA NEED THINKERS TO THINK ...
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IF A POWER IS VESTED IN THE HAND OF SINGLE PERSON,IT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO TERRANY.EVERY BODY IS CALLING FOR PEACE BUT THE PEACE IS BEHIND THE NOSTRILS OF A BED BUT WE ARE BLINDLY KICKING IT OUT.GHANA NEED THINKERS TO THINK ABOUT 2016 ELECTION.
HMMM the crusader. 9 years ago

OH MY GOD ATTACK THESE CROOKS PUBLICLY TO DETER THEM FROM CARRING THEIR DEMONIC AGENDA LOOKING AT THE STATE OF GHANA AND HOW YOUR BLESSED GHANA IS MOANING BECAUSE OF A FEW LOT FATHER STRUCK NOW IN JESUS NAME.AMEN.

OH MY GOD ATTACK THESE CROOKS PUBLICLY TO DETER THEM FROM CARRING THEIR DEMONIC AGENDA LOOKING AT THE STATE OF GHANA AND HOW YOUR BLESSED GHANA IS MOANING BECAUSE OF A FEW LOT FATHER STRUCK NOW IN JESUS NAME.AMEN.
HMMM the crusader. 9 years ago

Because they do not anymore shame so ween your strike for them to know that you are the maker and you are respecter of no person.amen.

Because they do not anymore shame so ween your strike for them to know that you are the maker and you are respecter of no person.amen.
wwwddd 9 years ago

NPP STOP ALL THIS NONSENSE IT WILL NOT HELP. TELL US WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR US. AND STOP THIS KANGAROO POLITICS

NPP STOP ALL THIS NONSENSE IT WILL NOT HELP. TELL US WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR US. AND STOP THIS KANGAROO POLITICS
Ganyo 9 years ago

Idiots. Full of intrigues. Do not campaign but keep beating this dead horse and see what will happen to you come november.

Idiots. Full of intrigues. Do not campaign but keep beating this dead horse and see what will happen to you come november.
propaganda @East Legon 9 years ago

And so what, they should bring back our gold which they stole from our great grandfather's and their stupidness who don't know they are in bed with NPP and nana Addo,CAPITALISM GROUP.

And so what, they should bring back our gold which they stole from our great grandfather's and their stupidness who don't know they are in bed with NPP and nana Addo,CAPITALISM GROUP.
propaganda @East Legon 9 years ago

Nii Taiko please as a politician be mature small because we knew who the then Nii Taiko is twiaaaaaa kaii

Nii Taiko please as a politician be mature small because we knew who the then Nii Taiko is twiaaaaaa kaii
alex 9 years ago

Npp uk your spread of falsehood is not helping Npp in Ghana.Ndc propagandist will take advantage of such lies to further discredit the Npp.just come out with simple truthful messages to Ghanaians stop all this complex fabri ...
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Npp uk your spread of falsehood is not helping Npp in Ghana.Ndc propagandist will take advantage of such lies to further discredit the Npp.just come out with simple truthful messages to Ghanaians stop all this complex fabrications.victor smith will contact the foreign office.the foreign office will deny,because the British authorities wouldn't what to be seen as interfering in the internal affairs of Ghana.Ambassador Jon Benjamin will deny this,then the babies with hard teeth will come biting.
Wisdom 9 years ago

What at all does the NPP want from us (Ghanaians)???? Why won't these people stop all these media machinations; desperate and at all course posture of winning 2016 election? The EC says no new voters' register and that is fin ...
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What at all does the NPP want from us (Ghanaians)???? Why won't these people stop all these media machinations; desperate and at all course posture of winning 2016 election? The EC says no new voters' register and that is final. Is it the English they don't understand or what. Please, they should give us a break!!!!1
kojo nzo ekangaki 9 years ago

Ghana is sovereign country,why should NPP activists and functionaries think the British government should be dabbling in the affairs of Ghana?Is the British electoral register perfect?

Ghana is sovereign country,why should NPP activists and functionaries think the British government should be dabbling in the affairs of Ghana?Is the British electoral register perfect?
G. K. Berko 9 years ago

Is the report by the British asserting that our Voters' Register is 10% over-bloated or 10% above average in eligible voters?

The infrastructure in each African Country for organizing Elections differs widely, so the stand ...
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Is the report by the British asserting that our Voters' Register is 10% over-bloated or 10% above average in eligible voters?

The infrastructure in each African Country for organizing Elections differs widely, so the standard deviation by some on the fringes could be large. That does not necessarily make their data that hugely wrong.

We should be precise in interpreting such crucial pieces of information that could ill-affect our national Peace and have Diplomatic repercussions harmful to both the British and Ghana.

Given that the EC has conceded there could be errors in the Register the question we need to answer is whether it is possible to clean the Register of all illegal and duplicate registrants or not. It is only when such cleansing is impossible that recreating the Register from the very beginning becomes imperative. If the Register could be cleaned without recreation, all the NPP, and, of course, the other Opposition Parties, need to do is to bring all its resources at its disposal, even if its allied overseas Governments would assist, to work with the EC to clean the Register.

If the British even finds the Register over-bloated, why would they overlook the possibility of cleaning the errors rather than recreating the Register?

Meanwhile, how did the British arrive at their conclusion? And did they reach out to the Ghanaian Government to discuss the issue before replying to the Group in what seems to be an agreeable tone with it?

How much of the British response to the Group could be deemed by critics as interference in Ghana's internal Political climate? We must not allow such patronizing attitude to become a norm in our relationship with our former Colonial Masters or any other Nation for that matter.

The above questions are very important ones we need to address, since their answers could have long-term reverberations down the line, no matter who wins the Elections in Ghana this year.

We should be careful how we undercut our Independence by crawling back to the British for resolving inter-Partisan disagreements, without first exhausting local avenues to resolve such conflicts. We should acknowledge that the Group failed to take its case to the Courts, or our Parliament to see how the matter could be resolved without foreign intervention.

If the British simply wants to play an honest broker, their mediation ought to have been discussed with the Ghanaian Government before offering such a response to the Group citing data that could be indecisive.

Long Live Ghana!!!
MARCUS AMPADU 9 years ago

British High Commissioner, Jon Benjamin, has explanation to do real fast.
Or we need to hear from David Cameron se ipse.

British High Commissioner, Jon Benjamin, has explanation to do real fast.
Or we need to hear from David Cameron se ipse.
Nii Okai 9 years ago

What is our education for? Yes, it is always the primitive and village minded Ashantis who know nothing but think know something that bring shame upon us all the time in this our Ghana.

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What is our education for? Yes, it is always the primitive and village minded Ashantis who know nothing but think know something that bring shame upon us all the time in this our Ghana.

What has the British done for us, is it not very shameful basically to these primitive village people if your Prempeh 1 wakes up from the grave to hear and see that you are seeking help from the wicked British who sent him into exile in the Seychelles, and suffered there and died.

You Ashantis are the thorn in the flesh of Ghana, because you are not wise and thus exhibit only village style of doing things which bring general shame unto Ghana. Why have you come into politics with too much hatred? Do you think you are the only people who are Ghanaians?

When did the British prove that they love us in Ghana? Why are you so village minded that you even fail to understand the British will never like to see Ghana be okey. Who are these selfish britons, and do you think they are there for our nation?

The main shamefulness of the Ashantis is that they have travelled with all their families outside Ghana and had settled in those nations to the point that they can not go home so they are at the foolish mercy of those host nations hence they have become beggars in the presence of these foolish and selfish British governments who sre not there for Ghana.

Shame unto Ashantis. Why are you bringing Britain into our affairs? Are they our masters, and if yes, in which way had they proved to us till today. VILLAGE, PRIMITIVE, SELFISH, GREEDY ASHANTIS what are these mess that you creating into our politics?
DIRECTOR ONE-YIZESI 9 years ago

The writer of this article is an inexperienced stupid journalist. Anyway, the British can no longer dictate to us because those days are gone. God will surely punish every member of npp especially donkey Bawumia and that Cong ...
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The writer of this article is an inexperienced stupid journalist. Anyway, the British can no longer dictate to us because those days are gone. God will surely punish every member of npp especially donkey Bawumia and that Congo boy for always telling lies to put tension on Ghanaians.
asare bla bla bla 9 years ago

Irbad Ibrahim says he works with MI6,the British intelligence organization.why don't all of you crying about Britain interfering in our internal affairs first of all call for the arrest of this loquacious fraudster ?A Ghanaia ...
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Irbad Ibrahim says he works with MI6,the British intelligence organization.why don't all of you crying about Britain interfering in our internal affairs first of all call for the arrest of this loquacious fraudster ?A Ghanaian who works for a foreign intelligence organization has committed high treason. wonder why the loud silence? where is Kweku Ahindoho and Asiedu Nketsiah?should Britain poke her long nose in our internal affairs ,na who cause am?NDC hypocrates
John 9 years ago

It's time now for every living soul to prepare for the smoking of these Mona monkeys who call themselves npp politicians.From Togo to UK and now to British.low level block headed supposed human beings.

It's time now for every living soul to prepare for the smoking of these Mona monkeys who call themselves npp politicians.From Togo to UK and now to British.low level block headed supposed human beings.
samson 9 years ago

Mr Attah-Krufi, perhaps I will ask you to inform the British government to get its voter register up to date before poking its nose into Ghana's voter register issues. You are a UK resident and you know what goes on here. I h ...
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Mr Attah-Krufi, perhaps I will ask you to inform the British government to get its voter register up to date before poking its nose into Ghana's voter register issues. You are a UK resident and you know what goes on here. I have lived in the UK for some 30 years during which time the UK has never conducted an exercise to compile a register as has been done in Ghana. What I have seen done is that regular mail outs are sent to all residential addresses during election years with names of people who may be resident there for confirmation if such people are still living there. All you have to do is return the form or go online and delete names that are no longer resident there or confirm those who are still living there. There are many instances where people have not returned these forms or did nothing about them and come elections poling cards are sent to all the names at the address whether they are still living there or not, whether they are still in the UK or not. In my opinion the UK register is the most bloated in the world. It contains the names of all commonwealth citizens who are resident in the UK and have an address. So the UK does not have a moral right to comment on Ghana's register by using some doggy formula to calculate the number of those eligible to vote.
kojo nzo ekangaki 9 years ago

The NPP was in office for 8 eight years,what electoral reform have they brought on board,the NDC introduced the transparent ballot boxes,photo I.D and biometric register,.the NPP only find fault with the register when they a ...
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The NPP was in office for 8 eight years,what electoral reform have they brought on board,the NDC introduced the transparent ballot boxes,photo I.D and biometric register,.the NPP only find fault with the register when they are in opposition..,
james asamiah 9 years ago

So let's get s new register and have Britain pay for the cost.

So let's get s new register and have Britain pay for the cost.
Santias italy 9 years ago

Ec is Ghana's further we are depending on them so they have to site down and aserce the votes register very well for the people of Ghana

Ec is Ghana's further we are depending on them so they have to site down and aserce the votes register very well for the people of Ghana
G. K. Berko 9 years ago

Borrowing is not the same as begging for alms. One has the right, and allowed, to negotiate on a Loan. It is Charity that one is not expected to negotiate on.

The adage you gave was inappropriately applied. A beggar has ...
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Borrowing is not the same as begging for alms. One has the right, and allowed, to negotiate on a Loan. It is Charity that one is not expected to negotiate on.

The adage you gave was inappropriately applied. A beggar has no choice only in the sense that he or she cannot control what the giver offers. That implicit constraint is local only to what the giver wants to give, and whether or not the beggar could go without it. So, if the giver attaches any strings to the offer that the beggar deems too overburdening, the beggar reserves the right to take it or leave it, given how desperate the beggar wants the alms.

In our case, we haven't gone begging the British for anything that is so direly needed that we should take any undue controls from them lying down.

Besides, the case of the Voters Register has not seen the Ghana Government running to the Brits for their assistance for them to dictate to us what we have to do and how.

You could argue their intervention in a better way than this. What you have offered so far in supporting their intervention is shallow and sophomoric.

Sarpong, you seem to be trying too hard to claim some intellectual recognition. Unfortunately, your propensity to resort to personal insults and dehumanizing disparaging remarks expose your brittle loutishness that pins you down for a snide intellectual. Why don't you stop calling others illiterate while you don't portray any intellectualism yourself? Because folks do not agree with your single point of view, you characterize them as illiterate? You typify those who have tainted the NPP with impish arrogance. Cut it out, and focus on relevant facts.

Long Live Ghana!!!
G. K. Berko 9 years ago

Sorry, folks. I meant to direct the above comment to SARPONG'S in which he drew on the adage that 'A beggar has no choice'.

Ghana hasn't gone begging the British for help on our Voters Register palaver to be compelled to ...
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Sorry, folks. I meant to direct the above comment to SARPONG'S in which he drew on the adage that 'A beggar has no choice'.

Ghana hasn't gone begging the British for help on our Voters Register palaver to be compelled to take whatever the Brits dump on us as their solution. And in terms of our general relationship with the UK, we do not have subordinate our Nation to her anymore. Therefore, any interactions between the two Nations ought to be at par, and on the basis of mutual respect and dignity.

Even if we had gone asking the UK for financial assistance and she imposed any conditionality for that aid, we would still retain the right and freedom to take or reject it. We are not in dire straits to go sell our soul for a return to imperialist subjugation.

Long Live Ghana!!!
SARPONG 9 years ago

This shows how clever you are. Do they have to specifically give us free money towards our election before they can give us advice? When they contribute over $300 million free money for our budget support, do you know how muc ...
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This shows how clever you are. Do they have to specifically give us free money towards our election before they can give us advice? When they contribute over $300 million free money for our budget support, do you know how much goes to the EC budget for you to tell us they don't contribute anything towards our elections.

This kind of foolish comments is what rules me. Let the British and the other Western countries keep quiet until we start killing ourselves and then we will turn and blame them for sitting akin whilst the trouble was brewing.

Didn't Africa blame the Western powers and UN for failing to prevent the Rwanda genocide? If the Western powers had come in earlier, people like you would have said they were interfering in our affairs.

I don't really know what you people want. You need their money but you don't need their advice? Our Independence is really useless with our dependency syndrome.
SARPONG 9 years ago

This kind of foolish comments is what riles me.

This kind of foolish comments is what riles me.
Ernest 9 years ago

Your addiction is INSULTS, and for your analyses the least said the better. You must be one of those suffering from Partisan Elephantiasis

Your addiction is INSULTS, and for your analyses the least said the better. You must be one of those suffering from Partisan Elephantiasis
G. K. Berko 9 years ago

Poor Sarpong, he still doesn't get it. He is just hovering around the edges of the argument for lack of deeper understanding of what we have been trying to teach him on International Relations in this modern post-colonial Wor ...
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Poor Sarpong, he still doesn't get it. He is just hovering around the edges of the argument for lack of deeper understanding of what we have been trying to teach him on International Relations in this modern post-colonial World.

It is folks like him who keep wishing we were still under Colonization, and want us to go back to prostrate ourselves before the British throne to be re-colonized. He does not even understand the universal principle behind giving and receiving charity.

The fact that we would even beg for free money from any Country does not give her the right to impose on us to demean us. We do not sell our rights for free money, even though our dignity may suffer to some extent in certain cases.

Even on individual personal level, when someone asks you for free money, it does not mean you are invited to impose your ideas on that person, no matter what you may think of that person.

Surely, the platitudinous reaction of most of us to requests by others for free stuff is doubting the eligibility of the beggars, and asking: 'why don't they find their own sources of sustenance?'

The next thing we tend to do after that is assuming the beggar is either lazy, a con artist, or unintelligent enough to know how to survive on his or her own. On the surface, it appears that we would be doing the only right thing by assuming all these negative attributes about the beggar...

Some would not give to the beggar based on what they may conclude from those assumptions. However, the realities that drive most to give are not exactly what those assumptions tend to show in most instances.

Without going into details of what factors may need to be considered in such cases, I would say that it behooves the giver not to intrude upon the beggar's rights even when offering something. Demeaning the beggar in anyway would be counterproductive, both in encouraging self-resourcefulness in the beggar, and fulfilling the giver's charitable principles.

I hope Sarpong could understand this simple lesson in giving and receiving charity.

There is even a certain ironic twist in the case of Nations and their former Colonial subjugators that I doubt Sarpong's acumen could handle.

So, let's leave it at that, for the moment.

All the above does not mean in anyway to minimize the responsibility of the beggar to do better to be self-sufficient.

Long Live Ghana!!!
SARPONG 9 years ago

Who is talking about borrowing? The budget support we demand from Western countries are not borrowing but free money. What kind of brains do you have in your head to talk about my analysis being sophomoric?

If you have no ...
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Who is talking about borrowing? The budget support we demand from Western countries are not borrowing but free money. What kind of brains do you have in your head to talk about my analysis being sophomoric?

If you have no idea of what budget support from our developmental partners is, why don't you acclimatize yourself by googling it instead of calling it borrowing and you call yourself intelligent?

What kind of independence did we get if we have to go to our colonial masters to give us free money to support our budget and then have the audacity to tell them to stay away from how we manage ourselves. Until we stopped begging them for free money, they will continue to interfere in our affairs.

What you are implying is like a child who depends on his parents for his education and telling his parents they have no rights to demand to see his examination report.

Please, try to exercise your brains, will you?
DIRECTOR ONE-YIZESI 9 years ago

"""Lllll to hellS with your stupid big grammar. We will not take advice from this

"""Lllll to hellS with your stupid big grammar. We will not take advice from this
DIRECTOR ONE-YIZESI 9 years ago

Sarpong, what at all is your beef? You can go to hell with your nonsense big grammar. We will not take advice from this white monkeys again. Period

Sarpong, what at all is your beef? You can go to hell with your nonsense big grammar. We will not take advice from this white monkeys again. Period
G. K. Berko 9 years ago

It is you who mentioned the IMF in the comment that contained your reference to an adage, and I initially responded to, Twerp!!

Since when did the IMF give charities to Nations? You are so flaky and short-fused that all y ...
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It is you who mentioned the IMF in the comment that contained your reference to an adage, and I initially responded to, Twerp!!

Since when did the IMF give charities to Nations? You are so flaky and short-fused that all you do is throw unwarranted insults around at anybody who disagrees with you. Who the hell do you think you are?!!

And talking about my illiteracy, Sarpong, I don't come here to showcase my Academic credentials. In fact, I only have a modest Academic background. But I would dare you to check with all who might know me, and you'd be proven wrong. Besides, your level of reasoning has long been portrayed by your many Articles submitted to this forum, and it undeniably falls short of that of a genius. In fact, it is, honestly, mediocre.

It is not how many insults you can string up and dump on others, or how hurtful your insults are, that makes you an intelligent person. Your tempestuous unwarranted rage and verbal assault on folks who don't even say a bad word against you other than simply disagreeing with your viewpoint strongly suggests how insecure you are in making logical arguments. I have long noticed how pitiful you try so hard to impress the readership on this forum with disjointed, misapplied hifalutin vocabulary. I never cared to take you up on those. And yet, here you are insulting me as you have and impugning my literacy.

Just so you know, I studied Logic as a subject and excelled at it in my class in a reputable US College. I'd leave you with that much. And I apologize to the Public if that little claim sounds a bit of a brag. I didn't intend it that way but so Sarpong would know I don't argue spuriously, even when I am wrong on point. I am not perfect. But I am not at all pretentious like he is.

His characteristic unwarranted verbal assaults on folks must stop. And it is about time someone put him in his proper place.

Long Live Ghana!!!
Kofi 9 years ago

ALL lies what right have British Government in Ghana's EC register haba Neocolonialism abi!!!!!

ALL lies what right have British Government in Ghana's EC register haba Neocolonialism abi!!!!!
Nana Yaw Afriyie 9 years ago

Someone shd ask Garbage Asare Darko for me if he does not vote in both uk Gh. Nkwasia news sei

Someone shd ask Garbage Asare Darko for me if he does not vote in both uk Gh. Nkwasia news sei
Anaafo 9 years ago

This is a stupid piece of write up.

This is a stupid piece of write up.
Enoch. O 9 years ago

What has the British Commonwealth Office to do with Ghana politics. Where were they in the years when the registration of voters in EAST AFRICA were being discriminated against. All I would say is for the British Government ...
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What has the British Commonwealth Office to do with Ghana politics. Where were they in the years when the registration of voters in EAST AFRICA were being discriminated against. All I would say is for the British Government to mind their own business. All it shows is that whoever is of voting age is registered. The British never considered registering people who were of voting age in their time in East Africa. Long live Africa.
Ali Mahama 9 years ago

The EC attitude is exposing Ghana to international Riducle. The whole world knows that our Voters Register is Bloted beyond repair but because somebody wants to please somebody the whole country had been cowed down to submiss ...
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The EC attitude is exposing Ghana to international Riducle. The whole world knows that our Voters Register is Bloted beyond repair but because somebody wants to please somebody the whole country had been cowed down to submission forgetting that this could explode to bring untold havoc to the nation one day.
ananseba 9 years ago

This does not come as a huge surprise as Akufor-Addo has been visiting the UK and consulting with the Right wing government of Mr Cameron who is a known advocate of the failed Arab Springs. One wonders who has been financing ...
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This does not come as a huge surprise as Akufor-Addo has been visiting the UK and consulting with the Right wing government of Mr Cameron who is a known advocate of the failed Arab Springs. One wonders who has been financing all the demos going on in the country?
Joseph Baffoe 9 years ago

Foot Steps of The Old Guards of NPP .
No wonder Dr.Kwame Nkrumah's government chased them.
Saboteurs.
How do you go and sell your country to British and you expect people to vote for you?
1) Is it not the same voters re ...
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Foot Steps of The Old Guards of NPP .
No wonder Dr.Kwame Nkrumah's government chased them.
Saboteurs.
How do you go and sell your country to British and you expect people to vote for you?
1) Is it not the same voters register that was
Used in the Bye Elections in the Country
recently?
2) Did NPP participated?
3) If yes , then why do they petition
to the British Government?
4) Do the British come to Ghana to
complain of their Elections problems?
5) Ghanaians should be bold to tell
the people behind these
machinations are traitors.
6) If power is given to them, same
way MOTHER GHANA will be sold
out.
NPP KWASEAFUO PARTY. NPP JIMIFUO KUO 9 years ago

We hear you NPP and your "patapaism". The good news is that you and your imperialist slave-masters have already lost the plot.

We hear you NPP and your "patapaism". The good news is that you and your imperialist slave-masters have already lost the plot.
Komla Da Togolese, Lome, Togo 9 years ago

Aboa bi ba! We will match you boot for boot. Akoromfuo!

Aboa bi ba! We will match you boot for boot. Akoromfuo!
STEPHEN OSEI,NORWAY 9 years ago

Ghana have problems to over come,fake leaders

Ghana have problems to over come,fake leaders
Nurdebaggio 9 years ago

U lied to Togo opposition leader and this couldn't work.U now heads to UK....Eeii NPP, by force "kyinkyinaa twan" wants to be president paa nie.

U lied to Togo opposition leader and this couldn't work.U now heads to UK....Eeii NPP, by force "kyinkyinaa twan" wants to be president paa nie.
kwaku 9 years ago

Where is the UK prime minister letter?

Where is the UK prime minister letter?
Mansa Musa 9 years ago

The Asanti Empire Must Rise Again...... And The Dagomba Empire.

The Asanti Empire Must Rise Again...... And The Dagomba Empire.
Osei Bonsu Toronto 9 years ago

Challote Osei is a scumbag and an idiot who wants nothing than to plung Ghana into civil war fire go burn her

Challote Osei is a scumbag and an idiot who wants nothing than to plung Ghana into civil war fire go burn her
Nun 9 years ago

Bush men are coming to town give way. The writer of this article has no sense.

Bush men are coming to town give way. The writer of this article has no sense.
Korby 9 years ago

Even if it is bloated by 24 million Mahama will win 2016.

Even if it is bloated by 24 million Mahama will win 2016.
Ataa 9 years ago

Referencing her statement:

"Mrs. Osei, who is the former head of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), challenged her critics to go to court if they suspect her of any wrongdoing."

Why should there be quest ...
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Referencing her statement:

"Mrs. Osei, who is the former head of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), challenged her critics to go to court if they suspect her of any wrongdoing."

Why should there be questions here? IS she not aware that her appointment as the EC boss calls for a review of all her engagements with other companies? Will she bear the cost of going to court herself or this will be another wastage waiting to happen. They know how they can get away with these this is why they are quick to ask people to go to court.

Is there no body in the country who can bring this "fine" lawyer back to reality? It is rumored that her nomination and appointment as EC boss has questions - pass ex girlfriend and now she is on a board and doesn't see anything wrong with it? No conflict of interest? Or she just enjoys surrounding herself with contentious issues? Shame on her!
akuffo addo retirement party 9 years ago

Ghanaweb is always lying, British Embassy have issued a statement but I still don't see it on ghanaweb

Ghanaweb is always lying, British Embassy have issued a statement but I still don't see it on ghanaweb
Truth sometimes hurt 9 years ago

Why are we crying wolf when there's none. Where were all those complaining about a bloated register when it was reopened for registration. All parties had thier reps at pooling stations. Were they sleeping or what. Ghost can ...
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Why are we crying wolf when there's none. Where were all those complaining about a bloated register when it was reopened for registration. All parties had thier reps at pooling stations. Were they sleeping or what. Ghost cannot vote, so i entreat all political party pooling agents to be vigilant on voting day and stop all these reselling of our sovereingnty. I bet you Ghana has one of the most transparent electoral system in the world. Transparent ballot boxes, shown to be empty to those present when voting is to commence, all votes counted, recorded and certified as correct with all party agents endorsing. Perhaps those who have ever helped some parties to steal votes can help all of us by explaining when on earth they stuff the boxes with already tumbprinted ballot papers or add some ballots during counting in glaring eyes of all who care to be present, or bribe returning officers to add zeros or whatever figures in transit without compromising the number of eligible voters at a particular pooling station or what and what and what. Mind you most loosing parties in elections normally cry foul immediately their own checks reveal they are loosing. They immediately begin to change their theory the moment they see their chances brightening. Pleeeease let's have some peace in our dear mother Ghana
Whatever 9 years ago

If you are anywhere around the world and you hold such view, Ghana's law court is open. come and prove it.

If you are anywhere around the world and you hold such view, Ghana's law court is open. come and prove it.
Yellow 9 years ago

I won't comment on this story since I don't know the writer and question his reliability. The British does not rule Ghana anymore.

I won't comment on this story since I don't know the writer and question his reliability. The British does not rule Ghana anymore.
George Nutsugah 9 years ago

Charlotte Osei is not fit to be the EC chairperson.

Charlotte Osei is not fit to be the EC chairperson.
witch hunter 9 years ago

Kwesi Atta kruffi must be arrested for publishing false article to cause panic in the country

Kwesi Atta kruffi must be arrested for publishing false article to cause panic in the country
STEVE 9 years ago

This article is fraudulent.

This article is fraudulent.
Ghana ba 9 years ago

It's over bloated and so? the biometric verification should be used, in that case the foreigners will still vote, that makes it a big problem

It's over bloated and so? the biometric verification should be used, in that case the foreigners will still vote, that makes it a big problem
emmanuel addo. 9 years ago

Not long ago some members of the NPP were saying the electoral commission would do a better job if, and only if Mr Afari Gyan stepped down. So he did.
Now all of a sudden they've shifted gears. Ah ! it's now the entire v ...
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Not long ago some members of the NPP were saying the electoral commission would do a better job if, and only if Mr Afari Gyan stepped down. So he did.
Now all of a sudden they've shifted gears. Ah ! it's now the entire voter's register that must go.Sounds a bit disingenuous.Is it not more like an attempt to throw some "economic wrenches" into the system and then blame any resulting hiccups on the incumbent regime? In any case I, personally, have no particular party affiliation. Just stating a concern that I have as a common sense, open minded observer!
intelligent npp 9 years ago

be wise bro

be wise bro
intelligent npp 9 years ago

Allahu Akbar once again the wise one Dr Alhaj prophet Mahamud Bawumia 1 has been vindicated Bawumia u r too much.I know idiots like Asiedu nkatia aka (bui dam) arm robber will come out again to challenge with. lies

Allahu Akbar once again the wise one Dr Alhaj prophet Mahamud Bawumia 1 has been vindicated Bawumia u r too much.I know idiots like Asiedu nkatia aka (bui dam) arm robber will come out again to challenge with. lies
alhaji Farrakhan 9 years ago

Oh npp instead of you going to the grass root to spread your message? You are waisting your time lie to the who World, now the British gov said they never made such a statement is it not shame onto npp? Pls pple are wise

Oh npp instead of you going to the grass root to spread your message? You are waisting your time lie to the who World, now the British gov said they never made such a statement is it not shame onto npp? Pls pple are wise
NOBODY 9 years ago

Post the so-called intercepted communication, if you're not spewing lies on behalf of Akufo-Addo and his NPP.

Post the so-called intercepted communication, if you're not spewing lies on behalf of Akufo-Addo and his NPP.
deoygh 9 years ago

is it compulsory that ours tally with continental average? the answer is no. situation in Ghana is different in other countries. the voter ID is virtually to only acceptable identification system in Ghana as such people rush ...
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is it compulsory that ours tally with continental average? the answer is no. situation in Ghana is different in other countries. the voter ID is virtually to only acceptable identification system in Ghana as such people rush to get to help them undertake their transactions.
that's has led to the high voter registration
ask urself, what was the voter turnout percent in the 2012 election? if it wasn't 100% then why the noise.
deoygh 9 years ago

minors are on the exclusion list n not on the main register as such they can't vote so why worry. it is we who create the problems n not ec. we force our children who are not 18yrs to register by letting them put on weavon n ...
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minors are on the exclusion list n not on the main register as such they can't vote so why worry. it is we who create the problems n not ec. we force our children who are not 18yrs to register by letting them put on weavon n the rest. n when we challenge u claim its not our children so we can't say they r not 18yrs. we are putting the blame on ec. challenge a registration u say no? let's stop our attitude of creating problems n then blaming someone n asking them to correct it. until we change our attitude, a new register will face the same challenge
Ekow Samuel. 9 years ago

We thank for asisting when it comes the time of a election and..uk!,God bless you and oman Ghana.

We thank for asisting when it comes the time of a election and..uk!,God bless you and oman Ghana.
kwasi kwasi 9 years ago

That lady osei.mahama dey fork am.that's one of mahama,s concubines.

That lady osei.mahama dey fork am.that's one of mahama,s concubines.

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