Mahama's summary of President Erdogan's visit

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Mahama is walking dagerously 9 years ago

He has been causing trouble in Iraq sending troops into the country without the authority of the Iraqi government and then refusing to get them out claiming that that part of Iraq is autonomous. Mahama is bringing together al ...
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He has been causing trouble in Iraq sending troops into the country without the authority of the Iraqi government and then refusing to get them out claiming that that part of Iraq is autonomous. Mahama is bringing together all the dangerous elements that is likely to engulf the country into chaos.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:-dk...
thieving and incompetent jdm and his ndc cohorts are looting from left, right and center with the hope to buy the conscience of vulnerable Ghanaians. I thank God that nobody can buy my conscience because I AM A ...
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Author:-dk...
thieving and incompetent jdm and his ndc cohorts are looting from left, right and center with the hope to buy the conscience of vulnerable Ghanaians. I thank God that nobody can buy my conscience because I AM A HUMAN BEING
Mahmoud 9 years ago

Nkrumah was a communist dictator and Mr. Ashanti too is a communist relic. The Whiteman left us with a parliamentary system in which the prime minister can go on ruling as long as he remains the leader of his party and the pa ...
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Nkrumah was a communist dictator and Mr. Ashanti too is a communist relic. The Whiteman left us with a parliamentary system in which the prime minister can go on ruling as long as he remains the leader of his party and the party also wins power every five years.

When Nkrumah lost his parliamentary seat at Bokum Square in Accra, and was no longer eligible to enter parliament let alone become prime minister of the country, he changed the system into a corrupted presidential/parliamentary system in which the checks and balances of both systems were removed, leaving him with absolute powers and later on turned Ghana into a one party state.

If Nkrumah had wanted to rule Ghana throughout his life and had the support of the electorate to renew his mandate every five years credibly, there was no problem because the system allowed it, and we saw how Tony Blaire ruled for more than ten years and finally relinquished power to Gordon Brown in his third five year term. But the system is not as loose as one might think, it has its own checks and balances embedded in it, and we saw what happened to Margaret Thatcher in 1990 when she was forced to resign by her own party because she was becoming too "iron" for them.

Just like Nkrumah, Mr. Ashanti wants us to remain in the presidential system without real separation of powers as found in the Rawlings Green Book Constitution, and without 2-term limit to enable the relics turn our country into another one party state again. Let Mr. Ashanti get it into his head that we can either choose the modest parliamentary system without term limits or the almighty presidential system with 2-term limits and real separation of powers but no more.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

Anybody who carefully studied our constitution would realize that it was made to sustain dictatorship, and that's why I call it Rawlings Green Book. From the horse's own month represented by Bagbin, the hands and legs of our ...
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Anybody who carefully studied our constitution would realize that it was made to sustain dictatorship, and that's why I call it Rawlings Green Book. From the horse's own month represented by Bagbin, the hands and legs of our parliament are tied by the constitution to render it ineffective. We can't be proud and say that we have separation of powers in our system because the parliament is deliberately made to be a tool and decoration for the executive.

Our system is neither a parliamentary system nor presidential one because; the former has a prime minister (first among equals) who sits in parliament with his ministers only chosen from it and shares the chamber with the opposition and its leader for face to face deliberation of policies. The parliamentary system has its own checks and balances embedded in it. The presidential system on the other hand, is based on strict separation of powers (Executive, Legislature and Judiciary) to check the executive president with vast powers from abusing those powers, which are not available to the prime minister who governs through the parliament and not outside of it as the executive president does.

In Ghana, we have an executive presidential system without the needed checks and balances to prevent abuse since the parliament is shackled by the constitution to serve as another organ of the executive. I believe it was deliberately done to serve the dictatorial tendencies of Rwalings, and I blame him and his PNDC Cuban-Style Communist Dictatorship for all the shortcomings in our constitution.

The mere fact that members of the Council of State are appointed by the sitting president and leave office when he leaves renders them ineffective, far more ineffective than the parliamentarians.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:-NOKWARE...
You better come out now or never. 2016 is turning or boiling point in Ghana. You are the QUEEN BEE or the Queen mother. If you are not careful, you will ignite the burning bush.
Have you heard of Justice ...
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Author:-NOKWARE...
You better come out now or never. 2016 is turning or boiling point in Ghana. You are the QUEEN BEE or the Queen mother. If you are not careful, you will ignite the burning bush.
Have you heard of Justice Abban in Unigov era?
Boomer npp destroyer 9 years ago

Na lie

Na lie
Boomer npp destroyer 9 years ago

Crooked npp even stealing from the party, Ghana beware of the evil dwarf. He will never be president, thanks to kwasea kufour..

Crooked npp even stealing from the party, Ghana beware of the evil dwarf. He will never be president, thanks to kwasea kufour..
MR ABAAH 9 years ago

MAHAMAH IS A JOKER SO HE COULDN'T HAVE ANY PARTNER APART FROM THIS TERRORIST ERDOGAN.WHAT DOES TURKEY HAS APART FROM PRODUCING CHILDREN.WHAT CAN YOU GAIN FROM A PERSON WHO IS ALMOST A SLAVE ON HIS OWN CONTINENT?.IF YOU WANT T ...
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MAHAMAH IS A JOKER SO HE COULDN'T HAVE ANY PARTNER APART FROM THIS TERRORIST ERDOGAN.WHAT DOES TURKEY HAS APART FROM PRODUCING CHILDREN.WHAT CAN YOU GAIN FROM A PERSON WHO IS ALMOST A SLAVE ON HIS OWN CONTINENT?.IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE WORSE OF THEIR PRODUCTS GO TO THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT THESE PEOPLE CAN PRODUCE.I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAHAMAH WANTS FROM HIS THIRD WORLD MUSLIM FRIENDS?.MR PRESIDENT LISTEN TO ME ABAAH,THIS PARTNERSHIP IS A FORM OF STRATEGY YOU HAVE TAKEN TO STEAL OUR REMAINING GOLD BARS TO TURKEY AND DEAL IN DRUGS BUT NOTHING ELSE,BECAUSE TURKEY IS ENTRY POINT FOR DRUG DEALERS AROUND THE WORLD.PLEASE DON'T TURN THE VVIP ENTRANCE TO DRUG DEALERS PATH.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

AUTHOR: CLOSE OBSERVER-------- Stupid people are dominating our leadership positions. NDC does not believe that Ghanaians are suffering. Ghanaians will therefore not see the end of their problems until the USELESS NDC governm ...
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AUTHOR: CLOSE OBSERVER-------- Stupid people are dominating our leadership positions. NDC does not believe that Ghanaians are suffering. Ghanaians will therefore not see the end of their problems until the USELESS NDC government is voted out in 2016. JOHN MAHAMA DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING AT THE PRESIDENCY. HE IS JUST CELEBRATING HIS POSITION LIKE AN AFRICAN MOVIE ACTOR. VOTE HIM AND HIS MEDIOCRE NDC GOVERNMENT OUT IN 2016. NDC NOW WANT MONEY FOR THEIR DIRTY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, HENCE THE PRICE HIKE.
read i 2 dye 9 years ago

limelight seeking motherfucker.....always cutting sod.. NO WORK DONE...maama is ghetto fabulous...ONLY TO IMPRESS....with all the armani suits STILL everyone can tell he is a villager...Nov7 DUMP DUMB MAAMA....100

limelight seeking motherfucker.....always cutting sod.. NO WORK DONE...maama is ghetto fabulous...ONLY TO IMPRESS....with all the armani suits STILL everyone can tell he is a villager...Nov7 DUMP DUMB MAAMA....100

Charles 9 years ago

It is the same Mahama who brought in the GITMO2 and justified it by claiming Ghana and the US were allies. Not sure he knows which way the wind blows as long as it is good for the cameras.

It is the same Mahama who brought in the GITMO2 and justified it by claiming Ghana and the US were allies. Not sure he knows which way the wind blows as long as it is good for the cameras.
Private Mensah 9 years ago

look at them

look at them
Sam 9 years ago

pls summaries what, do u have his mind. what do u know abt wat dese people know

pls summaries what, do u have his mind. what do u know abt wat dese people know
Xtosny 9 years ago

Isis number one sponsor! A dictator you are making partnership/ friend with??

Isis number one sponsor! A dictator you are making partnership/ friend with??
Balderash 9 years ago

Mahama y3 kwasia paaa. The guy is a sponsor of terrorists.

Mahama y3 kwasia paaa. The guy is a sponsor of terrorists.
Sly 9 years ago

Black man can't govern. Is this President OK?

Black man can't govern. Is this President OK?

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