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Mahama ‘smuggles’ in 94 Syrians

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  • Johnny 8 years ago

    Why are African President so powerful?Does John Mahama has the right to do whatever he wants including allowing his wife Lordina to use state funds to set up an NGO?

  • Douglas. Bristol-UK°` 8 years ago

    the entire narcotics peoples party NPP, led by ugly Akufo-Addo ate all confused and need deliverance

  • mahana the fool. 8 years ago

    Only one person has been changing his name to write all this stupid reply . The same proson call aponkye . He can comments with different names like BBC NEWS::::, kofi,aponkye , last Don, kwame Douglas.Bristol-UK and so on . ...
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  • Kwaku 8 years ago

    Yes it is true that the same person has been raining insults on Akuffo Addo without any provocating. I fear for that person. Due to politics some people are heading towards destru:tion. They are inviting trouble for themselv ...
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  • Anokwa 3tw3 y3d3 papaapa 8 years ago

    Foolish mahama and his conmen have sold ghana to terrorist.
    When the terrorist should start from the north and volta regions when the time comes for them to strike.

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    Its very disheartening they way we raise showers of insults on our leaders in this country. This country is not being sold to terrorist. As for the 2 Ex Gitmo detainees, they were accepted into the country based on Ghana's in ...
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  • bob 8 years ago

    THIS MAN PUTING GHANA IN DANGER BY KEEPON BRINGING HERE ARABS AND MUSLIMS THAT WE DONT LIKE ,DONT NEED AND REFUES TO ACCEPT

  • Quartey 8 years ago

    We like Arabs and others, stupid fool. Just speak for yourself. After all, your stupid NPP does not even like ews, northerners and Gas and wants to kill them. Idiots!!!

  • Ampabeng 8 years ago

    So much as Mahama has disrespected the very constitution that gives the mandate as a president, He must be impeached without discussion. He has no respect for the country and the people in it.

  • big mama 8 years ago

    there's nothing wrong with the Arabs and Muslims, there are good ones and bad ones, so you can't say we don't like them, speak for yourself, shame on you. there are good christians and fake Christians. I don't know which cate ...
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  • big mama 8 years ago

    what type of security Ghana has, are we talking about Ghana. ARE YOU NAIVE, KEEP SLEEPING. there should'nt be a second moreover 2 years are you kidding me, what world do you live in.

  • chief New York 8 years ago

    come on now you need to be factual or leave this platform ok, what ever you call yourself, what has this topic got to do with nana Addo and the NPP.

  • Ewe evils 8 years ago

    Gyimini

  • No Mercy 8 years ago

    Stay in UK Peaceful .and fight for your stay Permit. We need interligent President. not Beautiful Stupid Mahama

  • EB 8 years ago

    You are so stupid!

  • Jetmoney 8 years ago

    U are definitely not normal

  • Adu Boah 8 years ago

    Lordina is a legitimate first lady who apart from taking care of her home, runs her NGO; Lordina Foundation. She never interferes with her husband's job. The President is doing very well for the country. The best we can do as ...
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  • big mama 8 years ago

    really what I've been hearing, the president is not doing a damn thing for the country I heard.what world do you live in.

  • HAJIA KK 8 years ago

    Don't get this wrong Johnny,Every world leader is powerful but depending on the governing system used.In countries like Ghana where we practice pure democracy, the voices of the minorities or criticizes are allowed unlike aut ...
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  • ed 8 years ago

    pose danger to Ghana people

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    First Lady Lordina Mahama is not embezzling state fund at all. The Lordina Foundation is an initiative aimed at supporting the less privilege in society which is a very laudable initiative and deserves commendation. Through ...
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  • aikins 8 years ago

    He must be ashamed of himself.

  • Adu Boah 8 years ago

    Asahme of what; trying to help people and bringing them to Ghana. Have you asked If Ghana was to be in conflict, where will you run to. Its high time we refrain from political thinking and think outside the box. We are refusi ...
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  • EB 8 years ago

    So you think he has the right to decide for the nation without going throug the right channel

  • HAJIA KK 8 years ago

    WHY IS THAT SOME OF US HAVE NO COMPASSION FOR OTHER HUMAN'S BUT YET STILL COMPLAIN BITTERLY AGAINST RACISM. THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA ARE GOING THROW VIOLENCE POLITICAL CRISIS,WAR AND FAMILY,CHILDREN AND WOMEN ARE SEEKING FOR REFUG ...
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  • KWAMI 8 years ago

    MAHAMA IS A DUMMEY AND THE JOKE OF THE ALL WORLD THE MAN IS DANGER TO GHANA SECURITY AND MUST BE ARRESTED AND GHRGE WITH TREASON AGAINST GHANA
    WE HAD IT WITH THIS STUPID MAN

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    Mahama is compassionate president and a blessing to Ghana and Africa. The Syrians were accepted into the country as refugees who needs help. He is a president who is interested in the safety and security of his people. An eme ...
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  • edi 8 years ago

    and a dummy leader he got to go home so he stop destroying ghana

  • big mama 8 years ago

    raelly

  • big mama 8 years ago

    really

  • Kusia 8 years ago

    Go and arrest him..with your Kadjatia News Agency...first ,15Guatanamo more terroristbare coming to Ghana.....then now you play with the Syrian refugee crisis...The biggest mistake Nkrumah did was not to give Ashantis free Ed ...
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  • big mama 8 years ago

    God help those who help themselves. is Ghana A wealthy country. why did't you accommodate all the Syrians ND THE HARDEN CRIMINALS FROM GUANTANAMO BAY since you are so perfect and holy holy. Ghana cannot provide for Ghanaians ...
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  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    Why must the president be ashamed of himself? For supporting a laudable initiative "Lordina Foundation" which is aimed at supporting the less deprived in society. Through the foundation, a lot of people from poor home homes a ...
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  • AGBOGBA 8 years ago

    FOOLS AS LEADERS.LIKE FOREIGNERS MORE THAN NATIVES BCOS OF MONEY.WHAT AT ALL IS MONEY DOING TO U? U MUST BE ASHAMED OF URSELF.

  • Adu Boah 8 years ago

    President Mahama did the the right thing by creating a peaceful atmosphere between the Americans, Syrians and Ghana. Iran, a country we perceive to be a terrorist country will be investing into our economy. This is a positive ...
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  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    Mahama is father for all and love everybody equally regardless of race or religion. There was not monetary benefit or whatsoever in the Gitmo detainees agreement. The US embassy in Ghana has equally denied those allegation th ...
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  • Konkonte 8 years ago

    Mahama we are now tired of u why

  • Adu Boah 8 years ago

    " We decided that we would do an assessment. America itself did and assessment and gave us their risk category. It was the lowest risk.As commander in Chief, the safety and security of this country is of concern to me than pr ...
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  • Mo 8 years ago

    Whys is this foolish man inviting trouble for Ghanaians ? nd why didn't the MPs demand explanations from Hanana Tetteh when they didn't get the info they wanted ?

  • Mawule 8 years ago

    This man is money cautious .He Governs like AHAB in the Bible, full of foolishness
    I wonder why people will still support him
    Where is our forestry , water resources and Better Education,
    u even smuggle people hmmmm
    U ...
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  • HAJIA KK 8 years ago

    MAWULE IF I MAY ASK WHAT PART OF THE CONTINENT ARE U NOW.ALL WHAT U ARE MENTIONING ARE THINGS OF THE PAST.I WILL REFER YOU TO THE GREEN BOOK OR BETTER STILL A NEUTRAL PAGE https://www.facebook.com/TransformingGh/?fref=ts U CA ...
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  • Adu Boah 8 years ago

    Mawule, the country and the president are not cursed but we are been mislead by everything we see or hear without making effort to investigate or look through. We all know that Syrians are understand attack caused by the 'heg ...
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  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    Mahama's governance is the best so far. President Mahama is not onling offering Ghanaians a better education but also injecting lives into SHS by bringing it to the doorsteps of people. Educational institutions at all levels ...
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  • Kwasi kyei darkwa 8 years ago

    Give mahama a break. The business and industrial climate in Ghana was built by Syrians , Lebanese and Indian since and before Ghana became independent. Ghanaian industrialist learned from the hard work of these people. From ...
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  • TonyEnzo 8 years ago

    There are enough Arab countries to accept all the Syrian refugees.

  • puoo 8 years ago

    Yen tia obiaa President uses his own power to do everything in our country if you wanna use the laws of our land to fight him ,our judicial system will take huge amount of money from him so he isn't scared of the law...so p ...
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  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    Mahama is a listening president who has respect for the rule of law. The judicial service is an independent body that operates separetly from the executive arm of government. The recent scandal that hit the judicial services ...
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  • abotsi 8 years ago

    I do not see anything wrong with Ghana allowing these refugees to settle with their families in Ghana. We are not an island in the world. Mahama has done nothing wrong

  • Clearance seedorf 8 years ago

    Douglas, you are a fool. Even none of your parent will get access to wash Nana Addo's bathroom. Aboa like you, your father is more ugly than Nana Akufo Addo.

  • Clearance seedorf 8 years ago

    No wonder Ghana is retrogressing because fools are leading us. Mahama will lose massively in this year's election.

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    No country is an island thus, Mahama did nothing wrong by accepting rugees from Syria into the counyry. Most of these refugees have relatives in the country. Talking about retrogression, since the NDC assumed office Ghana is ...
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  • Truth 8 years ago

    Cunning president

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    President Mahama is very honest and transparent with his people. As a truthful person, he explained to Ghanaians why the country had to accept the ex Gitmo detainees into the country. As a transparent president, he recently l ...
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  • DOGBE-DOGBE 8 years ago

    Wise rulers have counselors to assist in decisions. They cannot know all the details of every part of the kingdom or nation, so they rely on counselors for help. But if these advisors are wicked, a good ruler will be corrupte ...
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  • ..AGBESI KWESI.. 8 years ago

    IS ISLAM A RELIGION OF PEACE?.If Muslims have problems with traditional authorities in Tafo, why did they attack Christian churches. Mahama sees all these yet he will not condemn them. The last time, Muslims burnt down a chri ...
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  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    Playing politics with religious issues can be vetyy dangerous to the peace and security of our dear country. The incident that took place in Tafo was not an attack on Christians by Muslims rather a misunderstanding between th ...
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  • KWAME-BELGIUM 8 years ago

    How can the President smuggle people into the country? Ghana has the mandate to accpt refugees from any part of the world. Journalists must stop fooling the people.

  • G. K. Berko 8 years ago

    It is so shameful that many of our Politicians, Clergies and Journalists who ought to know better would display such ignorance, and/or expose their blatant devious intentions to mislead the Public.

    Even the USA where most ...
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  • PAYDAY 8 years ago

    This Mahama man kill Mills just to get access to destroy Ghana what kind of president are you Mahama

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    It's unfortunate how some people are only interested in tarnishing peoples image by peddling falsehood about them. Autopsy report carried out on the late president indicate that the late president died as a result of cancer o ...
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  • ???????????? 8 years ago

    foolish npp and their lies. still will not help the ugly dwarf.

  • maloo 8 years ago

    Ghana

  • HAJIA KK 8 years ago

    Wars and crisis are usually inevitable, they are not things we wish for,but they just pop out living children,women,and old aged at risk.It something that destroys and separate families.The people of Syria are wailing for hel ...
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  • ghanaian 8 years ago

    Useless dankasa talking

  • save ghana 8 years ago

    mahama is a smuggler. he smuggled our gold bars to Iran. he smuggled gitmo to Ghana. he has been smuggling DKM money into hia pocket. thief like u. u can't even pay teachers who have worked. u keep stealing kor)mfo)

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    No Gold bars have been smugled to Iran because there are laws governing export in this country. The Gitmo 2 detainees were not smuggled into the country as due process was followed and agreement was signed between Ghana and ...
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  • aziz 8 years ago

    This dead goat lacks common sense.

    he has sold his conscience...

    Pepenii is always a pepenii

  • Adu Boah 8 years ago

    Mahama never accepted money from the US for the acceptance of the two detainees. He had compassion on them since they had no where to go. He understand human and as Christian we should learn do the same to our brethren

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    Let's not forget that some Ghanaians are equally refugees in other countries and seeking asylum. Do unto others as you want others to do to you and that's the more reason why there are laws with respect to refugees. These Syr ...
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  • Adu Boah 8 years ago

    The security sector is one of the areas where this government has made much investment in. At the time we got into office, the police service had many challenges in terms mobility, availability of transport to be able to res ...
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  • Dee 8 years ago

    There is a saying she do you k ow when s teenager is telling lies "their" lips are moving can that now be saying for the president?

  • Joe Turkey 8 years ago

    All this is happening as a result of monies John Mahama personally received from the US. The authorities in the US are saying the financial terms are too embarrassing to even tell the American people. The reason is that US la ...
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  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    President Mahama has stated clearly in his encounter with the press that, there was no monetary benefit in the Gitmo detainees agreement. The US emebasdy in Ghana has equally confirmed that the the agreement was purely based ...
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  • Igp 8 years ago

    Is Ghana more richer than Saudi Arabia, Kwait, UAE and the other Gulf States who have refused to accommodate one Syrian refugee in their countries since the civil war begun? Mahama is out of control and parliament should star ...
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  • CONGO SPANNER 8 years ago

    VOTE THIS MAN OUT IN NOVEMBER 2016.

  • Nana Simpson 8 years ago

    He is a good leader and working very hard to change lives and transform this country hence, the need to vote for him to continue the good work.

  • Adu 8 years ago

    Half baked story, full of sentiments.
    Low minded Ghanaian will take it raw.

    Nation wreckers!

  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 8 years ago

    MANY GHANAIAN'S SEEKING POLITICAL ASYLUM IN MANY COUNTRIES.SOME GHANAIAN MEN USE WOMEN NAMES FOR ASYLUM TO SO LETS STOP BEING HYPOCRITES.
    RECENTLY SOME GHANAIAN WOMEN IN EUROPE WERE DENIED ASYLUM BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WERE ...
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  • Rash 8 years ago

    We Ghanaian seek asylum and we permitted to stay in a lot of us

  • zongo zongo 8 years ago

    lf you travel, you will respect the president.

  • Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is my hero 8 years ago

    Where did you travel? Common sense doesn't come from traveling.

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  • Bawa 8 years ago

    why is de NDC disappointing us eerrrrrrrrhhhhhhg yoooooooo

  • Kwasi kyei darkwa 8 years ago

    Bawa do you have an idea how many Ghanaians seek asylum in other country's without any genuine reasons to support their claim. So just zip it when it comes to Ghana also playing their role in accepting genuine asylum seekers ...
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  • RUN UR MOUTHS AND ADD UR FEET WHEN WA 8 years ago

    FOOLISH ASHANTI ANIMALS. U RUN YOUR
    LOUD MOUTHS BUT USE YOUR FEET TO
    RUN WHEN ITS TIME FOR ACTION. NO
    WONDER YOUR FATHERS RUN AWAY FROM
    WAR FOR YOUR WOMEN TO FIGHT IN
    1900. WE BEAT YOUR MEN, SLAP YOUR
    CHIEFS, BURN YOUR ...
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  • Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is my hero 8 years ago

    Kwasia. Stinky pig like you. Where are you from? You wish you were an Ashanti. You can only insult Ashantis via the Internet......I wish you could say that to my face and you will regret being born into this world. Aboaaaaaaa ...
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  • Paul Asaana 8 years ago

    The presence of the GITMO men , is not a threat to national security but evey individual Ghanaian. Ghana and GITMO men; What is the way forward?

  • Whatever 8 years ago

    Ghana has a HEART and we would help anyone if need be

  • Dr. Daniel N Ackah 8 years ago

    Why don't you go to hell. Leave President Mahama a lone. It seems to me that the NPP is struggling to fight knowing very well that they don't have the strength to engage in fighting. There is no respect within the NPP party i ...
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  • TL 8 years ago

    You grace us with your wisdom. Let these Moslims come infect your children. Feed them our best.

  • big mama 8 years ago

    SO SAD YOU ARE SO NAIVE all muslims are not bad there are good and bad muslims , just as good and bad CHRISTIANS. dUMMY

  • Otsibu Darko 8 years ago

    Any good president would take such matters of high security to the parliament and seek approval, this goes to show how disrespectful authorities in power are to Ghanaians!

  • Michael K. Tettevi. 8 years ago

    If Fulanis are headaches to the people of Agogo, who knows what these Gitmo 2, 94 Syrians and Rwandans will turn to in future in Ghana ? Will their existence be headaches in future like the Fulanis in Agogo or a blessing to t ...
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  • Jetmoney 8 years ago

    Look let's face the fact ....this not about NDC this about mahama. ..mahama is a devil. ... this man has no good intentions for Ghana but rather destroy the peace of the nation...Mahama wants to bloody Ghana that's his intent ...
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  • concerned citizen 8 years ago

    Oh Ghana, do you think you can solve the world's problems, even your own problems are a threat to you. Of all the countries in Africa, and for that matter the world, you are the only country that thinks that you can operate l ...
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  • big mama 8 years ago

    all said and done, good job

  • big mama 8 years ago

    the Ghanaian gov needs to wake up I think they've been sleeping for too long. why did they think America will give them these high risks criminals, they know Ghana accepts any gabbage, why America did not give them to any oth ...
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  • MenayeAFUAforiwa 8 years ago

    For keeping the citizens of Ghana in the dark the President and his ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Interior should be impeached.It is unfortunate President Mahama thinks Ghana is personal property and as such he can ne ...
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  • TOGBE 8 years ago

    mahama fool of fools.