AU Day: MPs must learn French, Portuguese – Hanna Tetteh

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Don 9 years ago

English sef dem no learn finish..
Now u wan add French then Portuguese
Eei maame serwaa

English sef dem no learn finish..
Now u wan add French then Portuguese
Eei maame serwaa
LAST DON 9 years ago

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.”
And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables.

“How can Satan cast out Satan? If ...
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And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.”
And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables.

“How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come.”

“But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered.”

Have they not tied down the strong men in their mist by flimsy accusations and suspensions? ( Afoko, Kwabena Agyapong, Sammy Crabbe, Nyaho Tamakloe, Atta Kennedy, Wireko Brobbrey, Kwame Pianim and many credible persons.)

Have they not butchered, acidized, maimed and killed each other?

Have they not divided themselves by Akyems Ashantis’Ga’s and Northerners?

Have they not plundered the party’s funds through secret and unlawful withdrawals?

Ghanaians deserve to know the truth. The decay of a fish starts from the head before it spreads through the entire body. Do not overlook these signs they are real and it should inform you of what is at stake.

Pray for more revelation and don’t repeat a mistake. At first we were innocent so their fathers connived with foreign agents to deprive us of freedom and prosperity. Today we are wide awake to make progress and take back what is ours.

“It might not be your fault that you fell. Should you be able to stand on your feet but you refuse to do so, blame no one” These people have soiled their hands with innocent blood.

“For whatever that is hiding shall be made public” “By their fruits you shall know them”. And know that YOU CANNOT GIVE WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE for a “A PEACEFUL MAN TRANSCENDS PEACE”

Prov.21-8 ( A man is known by his actions. An evil man lives an evil life; a good man lives a godly life)

Be Mindful about their personalities, actions and manners. Exercise due diligence by pondering intensively with your God-given mind to discern before making a decision. Never follow the masses if you hold a different opinion.

You cannot cast out evil with evil there is bound to be blood shed for they are all evil.

**************LIVE A LIFE OF PEACE************
SHALOM !!!!
sanjay - Abu Dhabi 9 years ago

mahama best among the rest, long live mahama

mahama best among the rest, long live mahama
ELINAN 9 years ago

Earlier this year, the East African Union opened their conference with Swahili, with all the presidents communicating in one African language, and it was a beautiful thing to behold.
WHY FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE AND NOT HAUSA ...
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Earlier this year, the East African Union opened their conference with Swahili, with all the presidents communicating in one African language, and it was a beautiful thing to behold.
WHY FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE AND NOT HAUSA which most west African nations have in common or even Ewhe or Akan?
We can also use interpreters for the various African languages and leave these European languages alone.
If the Europeans want to be at our conferences which they should not in the first place, then they should make effort to learn our languages.
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

SUCH STUPIDITY HAPPENS WHEN AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT IS APPOINTED AS MINISTER. OUR MPS WILL RATHER LEARN TWI, GA, EWE, FANTE, NZEMA, DAAGATI, HAUSA, SWAHILI, SHONA ON AU DAY INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO SLAVERY. IF THE EUROPEANS ...
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SUCH STUPIDITY HAPPENS WHEN AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT IS APPOINTED AS MINISTER. OUR MPS WILL RATHER LEARN TWI, GA, EWE, FANTE, NZEMA, DAAGATI, HAUSA, SWAHILI, SHONA ON AU DAY INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO SLAVERY. IF THE EUROPEANS WANT TO DEAL WITH US THEY SHOULD LEARN OUR LANGUAGE
DR TRUTH 9 years ago

I BLAME THE INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT FOR APPOINTING A FOREIGNER AS MINISTER. SACK HER AND REPLACE HER WITH ACCOMPLISHED DIPLOMAT DR SPIO GARBAH

I BLAME THE INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT FOR APPOINTING A FOREIGNER AS MINISTER. SACK HER AND REPLACE HER WITH ACCOMPLISHED DIPLOMAT DR SPIO GARBAH
KEN 9 years ago

here we got Ghana under crisses people cant feed their family and we should study franch and Portuguese why?

here we got Ghana under crisses people cant feed their family and we should study franch and Portuguese why?
Okomfo,London 9 years ago

Thank you.

Thank you.
Kpenyigba Kwesi 9 years ago

Ido not agree with you, Dear Dr Truth.
Europeans and Americans do not bound to learn our vernaculars which must not even be spoken at NATIONAL levels. We should promote the Learning of our local languages at local levels and ...
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Ido not agree with you, Dear Dr Truth.
Europeans and Americans do not bound to learn our vernaculars which must not even be spoken at NATIONAL levels. We should promote the Learning of our local languages at local levels and encourage Learning of French and Portuguese at International levels. How many Ghanaians that can read and write their native languages? Only few, so let promote our vernaculars at local levels. By the way, Americans are eagerly Learning african vernaculars to be able to understand African cultures. We must all try and learn europeans languages to be able to understand them, and transact business with them. Not the opposite!!!
aikins 9 years ago

Ndc parliamentarians can't even speak English not to talk of other international languages.

Ndc parliamentarians can't even speak English not to talk of other international languages.

voice of the voiceless 9 years ago

i humbly disagree with ur assertion, i think when it comes to speaking English on the floor of parliament, in as much as the ndc mps are not so good with the queen's language, conversely, i think they are miles better than th ...
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i humbly disagree with ur assertion, i think when it comes to speaking English on the floor of parliament, in as much as the ndc mps are not so good with the queen's language, conversely, i think they are miles better than the npp mps. i don't wanna mention names but let me give u a clue d npp mp who thinks he is richer than God can only communicate in Twi.
aikins 9 years ago

Do you remember trees under school the ndc mp at the floor of the house?

Do you remember trees under school the ndc mp at the floor of the house?
KWAME-BELGIUM 9 years ago

Well, I do understand this point of the Minister.

Well, I do understand this point of the Minister.
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 9 years ago

An African Chief and a priest are walking through the Forest. The
priest is teaching the African chief the English language, so he
can be integrated into the "white man's society".

As they walk along, the priest se ...
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An African Chief and a priest are walking through the Forest. The
priest is teaching the African chief the English language, so he
can be integrated into the "white man's society".

As they walk along, the priest sees a tree and says to the
African Chief, "Tree." They continue walking along and come upon
a bush, and the priest says to the African chief, "Bush".

They keep walking and eventually come out into a small
clearing, where they come upon a man and a woman having
sex. The priest is so upset that he's not sure what he
should tell the African Chief. The only thing he can think of
to say is, "Man riding a bicycle."

The African Chief then pulls out his bow and arrow, aims and
instantly kills the man. The priest turns to the African Chief
and says, "What'd you do that for?"

The African Chief replies, "MY bicycle!!"

Lets learn Spanish also because Equatorial Guinea and Spanish Sahara speak Spanish.
Ghanaian 9 years ago

What purpose do indigenous languages serve in Africa? Are they irrelevant?

What purpose do indigenous languages serve in Africa? Are they irrelevant?
HONESTY 9 years ago

I hope this mental slavery does not take another 500 years.

Just learn all languages on the continent and carry on mixing them like our ancestors did to create the twis, hausas,swahalis etc.

Even European languages are ...
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I hope this mental slavery does not take another 500 years.

Just learn all languages on the continent and carry on mixing them like our ancestors did to create the twis, hausas,swahalis etc.

Even European languages are dynamic.
Go and say, groundnut in England today and everyone will stair at you and the well informed Brit, will nicely repeat peanuts. Emancipate your faculties.
Language is part of culture, culture is dynamic.
I salute you Prince.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 9 years ago

I am sure you were not the chief. What about the presidential candidates? Akua Donkor will have to do extra work because she would have learn English language as well.

I am sure you were not the chief. What about the presidential candidates? Akua Donkor will have to do extra work because she would have learn English language as well.
kofi adu 9 years ago

hanna,you don't even understand english, why french?like black americans want ebonics.south africans won't learn afrikaans and died for foolish idea.

hanna,you don't even understand english, why french?like black americans want ebonics.south africans won't learn afrikaans and died for foolish idea.
Togbe okomfo 9 years ago

Thank you African brother

Thank you African brother
Akwasi 9 years ago

English Portuguese and French is not African Language.Let us be bold an put a Language in place for Sub Sahara Africans

English Portuguese and French is not African Language.Let us be bold an put a Language in place for Sub Sahara Africans

Togbe okomfo 9 years ago

Amen comrade

Amen comrade
kum 9 years ago

Have we finished with our own languages

Have we finished with our own languages
Kujo, Nungua 9 years ago

Why not Gà, Ewe, Twi or any other ghanaian languages
Leadership failure

Why not Gà, Ewe, Twi or any other ghanaian languages
Leadership failure
Confused 9 years ago

I'm sure she has no respect for African languages.

I'm sure she has no respect for African languages.
kum 9 years ago

How many European, Arab or Asian countries use foreign languages as their first language at schools?
Instead of saying something about how Africa will unite and progress, you're talking about learning Portuguese and french. ...
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How many European, Arab or Asian countries use foreign languages as their first language at schools?
Instead of saying something about how Africa will unite and progress, you're talking about learning Portuguese and french.
You are completely out of the days discussion Hon.minister of foreign affairs.
GHANAMAN 9 years ago

WE FORCE JHS STUDENTS LRARN GH. LANGUAGES WHEN NOT FROM THERE. MORE FRENCH IN JHS AND COMPULSORY IN SHS LIKE FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES LEARN ENGLISH

WE FORCE JHS STUDENTS LRARN GH. LANGUAGES WHEN NOT FROM THERE. MORE FRENCH IN JHS AND COMPULSORY IN SHS LIKE FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES LEARN ENGLISH
Bams 9 years ago

Please Hanna spare us this rubbish. Why can't we as Africans have our own indigenous language as a common language for all? Why burden our children with these things when the could channel their Gods ability in something bett ...
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Please Hanna spare us this rubbish. Why can't we as Africans have our own indigenous language as a common language for all? Why burden our children with these things when the could channel their Gods ability in something better? If this is how you as a minister is thinking then doom for us as a continent. I thinking you should rather be in the front line and advocate a language from the continent as a common language for us all. Bill Clinton suggested this when He visited Ghana in 1998.
Village Lass 9 years ago

Nonsense!! some can not even speak English, some of these so called politicians of our land have really lost the plot.
Instead of working together to bring visible and meaningful change for the nation, the wake up on the wro ...
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Nonsense!! some can not even speak English, some of these so called politicians of our land have really lost the plot.
Instead of working together to bring visible and meaningful change for the nation, the wake up on the wrong side of the bed and come up with stuff like this.
Very soon Ghanaians will wake up to the fact that politicians are indeed full of hot air.
Barrister77 9 years ago

Ummm, excuse me ... but shouldn't they learn how to speak English first?

Ummm, excuse me ... but shouldn't they learn how to speak English first?
gyidie 9 years ago

Promote, instead of championing this 'stupid' and non-productive endeavour! You should be seen working for your constituents in Efutu, or you risk losing your seat once again!
Trust me, this posture of putting yourself abov ...
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Promote, instead of championing this 'stupid' and non-productive endeavour! You should be seen working for your constituents in Efutu, or you risk losing your seat once again!
Trust me, this posture of putting yourself above 'everyday politics', is not helping you at all.

Kweku Boateng Jnr. 9 years ago

Lip service, make those languages mandatory from primary schools.

Lip service, make those languages mandatory from primary schools.
Jato Bibio 9 years ago

MPs should learn AWUTU instead. It will help NDC

MPs should learn AWUTU instead. It will help NDC
Asem sebe 9 years ago

why should we speak these languages of our oppressors!! we can't even speak our own local languages properly and you want us to learn other peoples languages!!! this is madness - like the saying goes when in rome do as the ro ...
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why should we speak these languages of our oppressors!! we can't even speak our own local languages properly and you want us to learn other peoples languages!!! this is madness - like the saying goes when in rome do as the romans do - so if anyone coming to ghana cannot speak twi, ga, ewe, etc then don't come to Ghana.
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 9 years ago

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TO: H.E.PRESIDENT OF GHANA DR.JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA
H.E.CHAIRPERSON OF AFRICAN-UNION ROBERT MUGABE
H.E.VICE PRESIDENT OF GHANA KWESI AMISSAH ARTHUR
HON. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & REGIONAL INTEGRATION HANNAH
TETTEY

INFO TO:
H.E.DR.PROFESSOR BARACK OBAMA
H.E.RT.HON.PRIME MINISTER OF UNITED KINGDOM DAVID CAMERON
H.E.PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN-UNION DONALD TUSK
H.E.RT.HON.PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL BENJAMIN NETANYAHU
HON.SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY
H.E.UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON
H.E. SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB LEAGUE
DIRECTOR OF FBI

SPECIAL INFO ALERT TO:
HOLY FATHER POPE FRANCIS 1

DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2016
SUBJECT: TO RESPECTFULLY CRAVE THE INDULGENCE OF HIS/HER EXCELLENCIES OF THE AFRICAN-UNION AND ALL DIGNIFIED DIGNITORIES ATTENDING THE AFRICAN-UNION SUMMIT IN ADDIS-A-BABA IN ETHIOPIA TO HELP CHART AND MAP OUT STRATEGIES AS A WAY FORWARD TO HELP ERADICATE POVERTY, CONFLICTS, WARS, HUNGER, DISEASE, ERADICATION OF IGNORANCE, INFORMATION SHARING, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, PEACE AND OTHERS FROM THE AFRICAN CONTINENT TO PAVE WAY FOR PROSPERITY AND DEVELOPMENT THERETO.
THAT THE DISPENSATION OF THAT NOVEL AND ONEROUS RESPONSIBILITIES CLEARLY CALL FOR OR DEMAND THE ADOPTION OF STRATEGY OF UNITY IN DIVERSITY, MUTUAL RESPECT, MUTUAL TRUST, TOLERANCE, AND RESPECT FOR THE VALUES OF DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW ,FREEDOM AND JUSTICE.
IT IS THEREFORE AT THESE RELATED BACKDROPS THAT RESPECTFULLY SENDING THIS MESSAGE OF GOODWILL, GOOD SUCCESS, CONGRATULATIONS, FRUITFUL DELIBERATIONS AND GOD BLESSINGS TO HIS/HER EXCELLENCIES AT THE SUMMIT.
THAT BOTH PREAMBLE OF GHANA 1992 CONSTITUTION AND THE CHARTER OR CONSTITUTION OF THE AFRICAN-UNION CLEARLY EXPRESS FIRMLY TO PROMOTE PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP WITHIN THE UNION AND THE WORLD.
HENCE THE WISDOM UNDERLYING GHANA GOVERNMENT NAMING THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AS "MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & REGIONAL INTEGRATION" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VISION OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS, THERETO.
HOWEVER, AS THE MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE AFRICAN-UNION ALSO ARE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS THAT SIGHT NOT TO BE LOST OF THE GLOBAL AGENDA OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK VISIONS TO ERADICATE POVERTY IN 2030, THERETO.
THAT AFRICA HAS MADE A GREAT STRIDES FORWARD BUT STILL UNKNOWN TO SOME OF OUR DEAR HIS?HER EXCELLENCIES OF THE AFRICAN-UNION IN THE LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT H.E.DR.PROFESSOR PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BARACK OBAMA IN OUR LIFE TIME AND OF WHICH PERSONALLY I MAN PART OF THAT HISTORY THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME A BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT HAS BEEN ELECTED TWICE AS PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE WHITE HOUSE IS THE SEAT OF THE PRESIDENCY OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN WASHINGTON, DC BUT BECAUSE OF SOME PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS BY HIS/HER EXCELLENCIES OF THE AFRICAN-UNION THAT GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY AND CHANCE IS BEING LET TO SLIP THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND THEREFORE NEEDS A CAREFUL CIRCUMSPECTIONS AND THAT IT IS NOT YET TOO LATE FOR HIS?HER EXCELLENCIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY AND CHANCE, THERETO.
THAT IT IS A TRUE FACTUAL FACT OF TRUTH THAT H.E.DR.PROFESSOR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS A TRUE LOVER OF AFRICA AND THAT TO SERVE AS "IGNITION OF HOPE AND FAITH IN HIS/HER EXCELLENCIES OF THE AFRICAN-UNION TO MAKE GOOD DIPLOMATIC OVERTURES OF HIS REMAINING TERMS OF HIS PRESIDENCY", THERETO.
FINALLY, THAT I HAVE RESPECTFULLY AND THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED IT VERY APPROPRIATE TO ATTACH THE SCAN ONE (1) PAGE DOCUMENT SHOWING NOTIFICATION SENT TO ME BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK ABOUT "A COMPENSATION SUM OF $1,860,000.00 (ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY US DOLLARS) THAT THE PAGE 2 HAS ALREADY GIVEN TO H.E.PRESIDENT OF GHANA JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA WITH MY PARTICULARS AND BEARING THE SIGNATURE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS BAN KI-MOON, THERETO.
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MAY HIS/HER EXCELLENCIES HAVE A FRUITFUL DELIBERATIONS AT THE SUMMIT.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
GOD BLESS AFRICAN-UNION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EUROPEAN-UNION, ARAB LEAGUE AND UNITED NATIONS.
VERY TRULY YOURS,
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ.
INTERNATIONAL LAWYER/LEGAL CONSULTANT
nii nuertey abladey 9 years ago

So what wrong did we do to have people like this ministers as our leaders.what is it going to benefit the ordinary man at kasua if my mp is speaking franc.can Hannah Tetteh speak gonja or frafra.if this what ur current leader ...
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So what wrong did we do to have people like this ministers as our leaders.what is it going to benefit the ordinary man at kasua if my mp is speaking franc.can Hannah Tetteh speak gonja or frafra.if this what ur current leaders are thinking then sorry to Africa
Adamu 9 years ago

THE MPS SHOULD RATHER STUDY EFUTU. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO USE THIS LANGUAGES FOR.

THE MPS SHOULD RATHER STUDY EFUTU. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO USE THIS LANGUAGES FOR.
Joe 9 years ago

Ghana has so many useless holidays which they celebrate anfpd this AU day is one of them. What is the necessity I declaring this day a holiday. Ghanaians love to idle at home doing nothing while the nation suffers. The amount ...
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Ghana has so many useless holidays which they celebrate anfpd this AU day is one of them. What is the necessity I declaring this day a holiday. Ghanaians love to idle at home doing nothing while the nation suffers. The amount of man hours lost to Ghana through Therese unnecessary holidays are imaginable. I will recommend to any forward-looking subsequent government in Ghana to scrap it. It is useless, unneceessary, money wasting, and what have you. Let us debate it whether as a nation we should continent of celebrate this day as a public holiday.
teneboah kodua 9 years ago

stupid you should have said AFRICANS MUST LEARN OTHEFR AFRICAN LANGIAGES

stupid you should have said AFRICANS MUST LEARN OTHEFR AFRICAN LANGIAGES
Nigger Gigolo - NIGGOLO 9 years ago

Useless nincompoop, fix first the rot and mess in the passport office and leave MPs to speak whatever language they wish to. Fat ugly lonely jato bitch. Your apampam store govt days are numbered. Go learn Hungarian your moth ...
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Useless nincompoop, fix first the rot and mess in the passport office and leave MPs to speak whatever language they wish to. Fat ugly lonely jato bitch. Your apampam store govt days are numbered. Go learn Hungarian your mother tongue cos you will soon be deported back to to your third world European country where you belong. Your asylum claim in Ghana is exhausted. Get a man ???? and have life! You will pass a fine COUGAR though.
Nigger Gigolo - NIGGOLO 9 years ago

You know what I mean. Miserable old buffon.

You know what I mean. Miserable old buffon.
dd 9 years ago

Nonsense

Nonsense
neropraise 9 years ago

...I could not see in the story where she said MUST learn.....' As was captioned.... I rather saw an encouragement to learn

...I could not see in the story where she said MUST learn.....' As was captioned.... I rather saw an encouragement to learn
neropraise 9 years ago

I don't get your drift...'incompetent president appointed as minister'...hmmmmmm

I don't get your drift...'incompetent president appointed as minister'...hmmmmmm
Mawuetornam Dugbazah 9 years ago

Hon. Hannah Tetteh:

Choose wisdom. Which African language is being learned by Europeans for communication in their respective parliaments?

Silliness is not what we need in this generation of African people.

Sincere ...
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Hon. Hannah Tetteh:

Choose wisdom. Which African language is being learned by Europeans for communication in their respective parliaments?

Silliness is not what we need in this generation of African people.

Sincerely,
Apostle Mawuetornam Dugbazah
Righteously annoyed
SHAME ON NDC DUMBHEADS 9 years ago

FOOLISH WOMAN, WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF PORTUGAL AND FRANCE ON OUR CONTINENT. SLAVERY, ABUSE, EXPLOITATION THAT HAS LEFT OUR PEOPLE IN SUFFERATION SINCE THEY FIRST ARRIVED. only foolish ndc party will have leaders like this. ...
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FOOLISH WOMAN, WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF PORTUGAL AND FRANCE ON OUR CONTINENT. SLAVERY, ABUSE, EXPLOITATION THAT HAS LEFT OUR PEOPLE IN SUFFERATION SINCE THEY FIRST ARRIVED. only foolish ndc party will have leaders like this. This foolish hungarian woman is giving away free visa to chinese to galamsey our forest cover in exchange for buiding a school in her constituency for election 2016. now she want to resell africa to his european family by forcing their useless language down on us. AND U WONDER WHY AFRICANS ARE TREATED LIKE SHIT IN EUROPE, EVEN WEALTHY AFRICAN PLAYERS ARE NOT SPARED THE HATRED
Tuffour Agyemang 9 years ago

How many statutory holidays do you have in Ghana? Absolutely crazy. Even when members of parliament are going to their girlfriends you declare a holiday. I suggest you declare Fufu, kenkey apesie and abetee eating holidays. ...
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How many statutory holidays do you have in Ghana? Absolutely crazy. Even when members of parliament are going to their girlfriends you declare a holiday. I suggest you declare Fufu, kenkey apesie and abetee eating holidays. Holidays are meant to reflect and assess our freedoms that our fore father's and mothers bequeath us. Use your declaration wisely.
T.O.K 9 years ago

Tnk u honourable minister,but u failed to encourage learning of ur own language,jx to encourage colonialism on us again,may God Almighty reject strongly.You re already grown give mother advice than this shallow one please.

Tnk u honourable minister,but u failed to encourage learning of ur own language,jx to encourage colonialism on us again,may God Almighty reject strongly.You re already grown give mother advice than this shallow one please.
NOBODY 9 years ago

Rubbish.

Rubbish.
NANA USA 9 years ago

The only solution to our MPs is simple the criteria for choosing MPs is wrong.There shd be a yardstick to it before going int politics a lot don't know anything just bcos the parties need majority

The only solution to our MPs is simple the criteria for choosing MPs is wrong.There shd be a yardstick to it before going int politics a lot don't know anything just bcos the parties need majority
kb original 9 years ago

No, adopt one African language and make it international. All states must learn it just as South Africa has done . What is African about French and Portuguese. Are they not all traces of colonialism. Completely break away fro ...
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No, adopt one African language and make it international. All states must learn it just as South Africa has done . What is African about French and Portuguese. Are they not all traces of colonialism. Completely break away from all elements of colonialism, emancipate yourself!
JM 9 years ago

What sort of news is these.?

What sort of news is these.?
Ben jj 9 years ago

That is good idea, bcos if we can be united we to learn our languages

That is good idea, bcos if we can be united we to learn our languages
NUBIAN 9 years ago

Ghana is surrounded by french speaking nations even the fish in the gulf of guinea speak french yet it has not dawned on Ghananains that to be proficient or learn basic french is advantageous.Time was when french was co ...
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Ghana is surrounded by french speaking nations even the fish in the gulf of guinea speak french yet it has not dawned on Ghananains that to be proficient or learn basic french is advantageous.Time was when french was compulsory in the first 3 years in secondary school.What happened to that policy.A lot of the Mps today probably slept through all those french classes and quickly dropped french after form 3(old educational system).ii is not about mps learning french.
for starters people in upper east/west dont need to learn french(good as it will be) to communicate with burkinabe,similary voltarians speak ewe to togolese and ash/Ba speak twi to ivorians.The issue for now is to break down the barriers andred tape and allow these people to interact and trade freely amongst themselves. when this happens learning of foreign languages such french portugese will follow naturally.Oh while am about it let me inform the the patronising foreign minister that there are also "spanish speakers" -equitorial guinea.
Black 9 years ago

So we will end up learning all the European languages? ieeh Africans! The idea is
not putting one Africa language in our school for our kids to learn but rather to go and learn more and more European languages. ieeh ieeh ie ...
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So we will end up learning all the European languages? ieeh Africans! The idea is
not putting one Africa language in our school for our kids to learn but rather to go and learn more and more European languages. ieeh ieeh ieeh ieeeeh my lord.
Gyeeda, Sada, Suba,Bus Branding Woyom 9 years ago

Instead of thinking about problems in Ghana, Hanna Tetteh is talking about the study of Portuguese and French to serve the continent of Africa. Just look at how these shallow minded criminals have distorted our economy and he ...
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Instead of thinking about problems in Ghana, Hanna Tetteh is talking about the study of Portuguese and French to serve the continent of Africa. Just look at how these shallow minded criminals have distorted our economy and here you are talking about language to fit in Africa.
The party is made up of criminals, I mean NDC is filled full with the milk of human wickedness. Just read over:
PRESIDENT MAHAMA LIED ON BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION

President Mahama has said in London (Thursday 12th may 2016) that his government has a good record in fighting corruption.

He also added, whiles fumbling, that he has never taken bribe as a human being. To prove this, he said has never involved himself or his office (the Presidency) directly in any public procurement deal.

Again, he suggested that no Minister or appointee of his has been involved in corruption.

The New Patriotic Party is shocked by the lies peddled by the President during a summit designed to tackle that very canker of corruption. Without honesty and sincerity from the Presidency the fight against the theft of public funds can never be won so long as he remains in office. It is no wonder that that culture of plunging state coffers has actually worsened under President Mahama and would only get worse unless Ghanaians vote him out this year.

We will mention just a few specific contracts in support of our claim that Ghana under President Mahama is experiencing the Golden Age of Corruption and will demand that the President comes clean to the people on whether those claims he made in the United Kingdom last week can stand scrutiny. We will cite just six examples were his own personal involvement is not in doubt.

The sole sourced Nation Single Window contract for West Blue

1. The GHC3.6 million Smarttys bus branding scandal

2. The $88 million Embraer Jet scandal

3. The $10 billion STX scandal

4. $600m worth of contracts with shady Queiroz Galvao and

5. The secret, illegal lodging of $250m in UBA.

1. President Mahama told a blatant lie when he said in London that he does not put himself in a position to be bribed as he does not involve himself and his Office in public procurement.

As fate will have it, on 12th May, 2015, exactly a year ago to the day he granted the BBC interview, the President, through a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, personally and directly instructed the Minister of Finance “to formally engage West Blue Ghana Limited”, without any competitive tender.

This was the contract for the implementation of the National Single Window for the inspection of goods at the ports.

This contract is estimated to be worth more than $300 million over the next five year.

By directing his Minister of Finance to give the contract to a particular company the President, by his own logic, had put himself in a position to be offered and receive bribe.

2. A 15th July 2015 letter from the Ministry of Transport to the Managing Director of Smarttys read: “We wish to inform you that the Ministry in consultation with the Office of the President has decided to rebrand the buses with the national colours as well as the images of our present and past Heads of State… In view of the decision, you are kindly requested to provide quotations for the re-branding of the buses together with photographs of a rebranded bus for our further action.”

This deal, also directly procured from the Office of the President was done without competitive tender and the cost of this rebranding to the taxpayer has been found to be over 100 percent inflated.

By his own logic, can we not say that the President was bribed since he was directly involved in this corrupt and controversial transaction?

Again, no prosecution has come out of this and yet the President is asking Ghanaians to point out which of his Ministers has been involved in corruption.

3. President Mahama has still not responded to charges from no less a person than Mr Martin Amidu, the then Attorney General, that President Mills had set up an investigation into the procurement of an aircraft from Brazil, a deal led and negotiated by then Vice President Mahama in 2010.

It is worth recalling that even though the manufacturer’s quoted prices for an Embraer 190 jet ranged between $28 million to $40 million for one with enhanced accessories, Vice President Mahama negotiated one that was to be sold to Ghana at the flat rate of $55.26 million, which was to be enhanced to the total cost of $88 million to the Ghanaian taxpayer. This included fitting an extra fuel tank costing $8 million; air staircase costing $1 million and; an in-flight entertainment costing $1.4 million.

The implication of President Mills setting up such a committee to investigate his own deputy, who is now the President, cannot be wished away.

It goes to the heart of the integrity and honesty of President Mahama. Did President Mills not suspect that his Vice President was bribed before calling for him to be investigated? It is still surprising to many Ghanaians that such a charge from the then Attorney General has not been refuted neither by President Mahama nor any of the named members of that committee. Where is the report of that committee? Ghanaians need to know.

4. In the highly controversial and unpatriotic $10 STX housing deal, the Koreans claimed in open court during a dispute among its local partners that they had spent $10 million in Ghana, in what is normally called facilitation fee and related expenses to procure the contract and set up base in Ghana.

Then Vice President Mahama led those negotiations, which were largely done without the knowledge of President Mills. Up till today, Ghanaians have not been told who got those monies and how the Koreans have been reimbursed if at all.

5. Currently in Brazil, the President is facing impeachment and executives of some major construction and engineering firms are either in jail or being prosecuted over that matter, including the former President of Queiroz Galvao, This is a company being accused of money laundering, price fixing, and kickbacks, including the payment of $30 million on one contract the ruling party. Vice President Mahama personally went to Brazil to negotiate deals with Queiroz Galvao and subsequently as President of the Republic, John Mahama has ensured that his Brazilian friends have secured contracts, mainly on sole sourcing, to the total tune of $595,757,009.

Thus, over half a billion dollars of Ghana’s money in contracts suspected to be highly inflated have gone to a company that is struggling in its own home state to keep its bosses out of jail. Some of the deals handed over to Queiroz Galvao include the $100 million Tamale International Airport; the $172.6 million Kasoa Interchange; the 74.88 million Euros ($85 million) Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange and; the GHC29.23 million Nima Drainage project.

6. In the Armajaro case, the Times of London newspaper on 31st October 2010 reported that Armajaro had lobbied then Vice President Mahama and allegedly made payments to get a ban lifted, a ban that had been placed on the company in Ghana after an Anas Aremeyaw Anas investigation into cocoa smuggling though our borders. Vice President Mahama denied ever lobbying on behalf of the UK company, only to be exposed by a leaked document from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office of UK, which showed him travelling to London specifically to discuss this ban. The British Minister who facilitated this meeting was paid $150,000 by Anthony Ward, the CEO of Armajaro Holdings. Such was the dirty nature of the deal that British civil servants saw the entire intervention for a British company found culpable in corruption in Ghana, as improper and corrupt and leaked it to the British press. How does President Mahama explain this story against his claim that he has never put himself in a position to be bribed?

7. In December 2015, again, led by the Office of the President, $250 million of proceeds from Ghana’s $1 billion Eurobond, borrowed at a high interest rate of `10.75%, was secretly and illegally lodged at the UBA (Gh). This was done without any competitive bid and behind Parliament, as demanded by the Bank of Ghana Act. No legitimate paper trail has been found to follow this transaction and the deposit, which was used to purchase treasury bills, was for six months, maturing in June 2016. President Mahama must tell us the level of involvement of his Chief of Staff in this transaction. He must also tell us who were to benefit from the yield of this instrument that was curiously deposited to mature in just six months, conveniently in time for the 2016 elections.

The records available to all Ghanaians show clearly that President Mahama’s government is not only the most tolerant of corruption, but is also neck deep in corruption, and has the worst record in fighting corruption in the fourth republic.

The President has claimed that he has never taken a bribe, although he has been offered.

A bribe may generally be defined as taking some inducement (money, houses, cars, scholarships for children etc) before one performs an official function or gives some favour to another person or party.

For the question to be put this way, not even officials convicted over corruption charges, nor ministers who have resigned their positions over corruption, will admit to the taking of bribes!

Fact is the main forms of corruption this NDC government has engaged in have included a combination of single sourcing procurement and what a Supreme Court justice termed “create, loot and share” schemes.

President Mahama in London cited his government’s prosecution of some officials at the National Service Scheme as example of his fight and enforcement of the laws against corruption.

President Mahama should therefore answer to the world why he has not or would not enforce the same laws against corruption in the several other more egregious and blatant cases of naked corruption and theft of taxpayers’ monies?

1. Why are the perpetrators of the payment of GHC52.8 million ($35million) to Mr Woyome still walking free?

2. Why are the perpetrators of the payment of over $30 million to Messrs Waterville still walking free?

3. Why are those who paid GHC72 million ($36million) to Subah for no work done still walking free and at post?

4. Why are those public officials working in his office who perpetrated payments to Rlg and Asontaba in SADA GHC15 million ($9 million) and GHC36 million ($18 million) still walking free?

5. Why are the perpetrators of the Smarttys bus branding scandal still walking free, even when the Attorney General had determined that those officials should be prosecuted in accordance with the laws?

6. Why are major public contracts done through single sourcing leading to sometimes 200% to 300% inflation of contract prices as complained about by even the sitting minister of local government Mr Collins Dauda?

7. Why are those public officials who colluded and perpetrated payments in the Gyeeda scandals of over GHC200 million ($100million) to the same Rlgs, Azontabas, Better Ghana Management Services, Zeeras, still walking free?

In this case of Gyeeda, the government’s own investigation committee indicted and demanded the prosecution of officials including Ministers of State for bribe taking, forgery of multiple bank accounts and serial awards of contracts to so called “service providers,” even as those contracted services were not provided!

President Mahama may want us to believe he is seriously engaged in fighting corruption. But the glaring cases of naked, bare faced and blatant corruption that have characterized his government have left many Ghanaians in deep shock.
In the words of the Chief Justice of Ghana, corruption today is at a “tipping point”.

In the words of President JJ Rawlings, who is the founder of the NDC and President Mahama’s former boss, corruption today in Mahama’s government is now “endemic.”
Akwaso Zongo 9 years ago

What for? Useless corrupt woman

What for? Useless corrupt woman
BUMBEBO 9 years ago

IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, DONT SAY IT. WE NEED AFRICA MINDED PEOPLE TO TALK FOR ACRICA NOT ADVOCATES OF NEO COLONIALISM NOT LIKE NOT LIKE THIS RUBBISH STINKER AND HER LIKES WHO PUT THEIR HOW THEY GOT IT WEALTH IN FORE ...
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IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, DONT SAY IT. WE NEED AFRICA MINDED PEOPLE TO TALK FOR ACRICA NOT ADVOCATES OF NEO COLONIALISM NOT LIKE NOT LIKE THIS RUBBISH STINKER AND HER LIKES WHO PUT THEIR HOW THEY GOT IT WEALTH IN FOREIGN LANDS AND PUBLICLY ASKING OTHERS TO LEARN LANGUAGES THAT WOULD MAKE IS EASIER FOR THEM WHEN THEY SEND THEIR LOOTS.
andy 9 years ago

I personally see this woman Hanna Tetteh not intelligent at all . Listen Mrs.Tetteh, MP's do not need learn these mention languages.In all international conference or Parliament have bilingual translates so please talk sense.

I personally see this woman Hanna Tetteh not intelligent at all . Listen Mrs.Tetteh, MP's do not need learn these mention languages.In all international conference or Parliament have bilingual translates so please talk sense.
Marfo 9 years ago

Stupid what is the use of interpreter

Stupid what is the use of interpreter
Kpenyigba Kwesi 9 years ago

The Hon. Minister is right.We should all learn French and Portuguese not only MPs.

The Hon. Minister is right.We should all learn French and Portuguese not only MPs.

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