UG students voice up on Gandhi statue controversy

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cuuh!. 9 years ago

Dont pull it down. Africans are sick. Try to preserve somthing to point to when teaching de next generation. Fight for something better that can boost our economy for de youth to get jobs. Go to The Bible & learn wisdom.

Dont pull it down. Africans are sick. Try to preserve somthing to point to when teaching de next generation. Fight for something better that can boost our economy for de youth to get jobs. Go to The Bible & learn wisdom.
Dr Okechuku 9 years ago

Exactly the point. We must not copy wrongly.

Exactly the point. We must not copy wrongly.
Dr Okechuku 9 years ago

Exactly the point. We must not copy wrongly.

Let's think of how to boost productivity in Ghana not statues

Exactly the point. We must not copy wrongly.

Let's think of how to boost productivity in Ghana not statues
JOHN 9 years ago

ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE. WHATS THE SENSE IN GHANDHI'S STATUE AT LEGON?. WILL A COLLEGE IN INDIA ELECT A STATUE OF KWAME NKRUMAH AT THEIR COMPOUND?. THIS IS CRAZINESS IN ITS HIGH ESTEEM

ABSOLUTELY NONSENSE. WHATS THE SENSE IN GHANDHI'S STATUE AT LEGON?. WILL A COLLEGE IN INDIA ELECT A STATUE OF KWAME NKRUMAH AT THEIR COMPOUND?. THIS IS CRAZINESS IN ITS HIGH ESTEEM
Ghana ba 9 years ago

I support you. We like wasting our energy on unnecessary things. when ECG was being sold no one signed a petition to prevent it. what will the university gain if the statue is pulled down? although I'm a fun of Ghandi, I do ...
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I support you. We like wasting our energy on unnecessary things. when ECG was being sold no one signed a petition to prevent it. what will the university gain if the statue is pulled down? although I'm a fun of Ghandi, I do not support his monument to be mounted on our premier university. but the point is we stand to gain nothing when pulled down, so why waste time?
KAFUI 9 years ago

The History of Nkrumah and Mandela were removed from their Academic curricula long ago. They don't consider these great Africans as Heros.

The History of Nkrumah and Mandela were removed from their Academic curricula long ago. They don't consider these great Africans as Heros.
Tibaa 9 years ago

What the +*&^ is going on with the Ghandhi statue? Of all the contributions made by Ghandhi, what is the argument about? This is nothing but an intellectual over-reach by the UG community.

What the +*&^ is going on with the Ghandhi statue? Of all the contributions made by Ghandhi, what is the argument about? This is nothing but an intellectual over-reach by the UG community.
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 9 years ago

Racism and Tribalism is the same.
some Ghanaian's hate other tribes.some even say"Yen Akan Fo'"so there is no difference.
we hate our fellow Ghanaians.In Charlotte North Carolina,it was not a white Police officer who shot t ...
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Racism and Tribalism is the same.
some Ghanaian's hate other tribes.some even say"Yen Akan Fo'"so there is no difference.
we hate our fellow Ghanaians.In Charlotte North Carolina,it was not a white Police officer who shot the black man,he was shot by a black police officer.
We are our own enemies and removing the statue will not make a difference.
kofi papabi 9 years ago

ghandi must go.one strike and you are out.black, is not respected all over.what w did? he must go.

ghandi must go.one strike and you are out.black, is not respected all over.what w did? he must go.
kweku 9 years ago

THE TRUTH IS WE HAVE A LOT OF WRONGLY EDUCATED PEOPLE IN GHANA WHO ARE MISTAKENLY IN POSITION OF AUTHORITY.MOST OF THE SO CALLED EDUCATED PEOPLE IN GHANA WITH USELESS TITLES LIKE PROFESSOR AND DOCTOR ARE INFACT EMPTY AND FOO ...
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THE TRUTH IS WE HAVE A LOT OF WRONGLY EDUCATED PEOPLE IN GHANA WHO ARE MISTAKENLY IN POSITION OF AUTHORITY.MOST OF THE SO CALLED EDUCATED PEOPLE IN GHANA WITH USELESS TITLES LIKE PROFESSOR AND DOCTOR ARE INFACT EMPTY AND FOOLISH - THEY ARE JUST CARICATURES MIMICKING AND LICKING OBRONI BOTTOCKS.NOW LISTEN AN indian IS NOT OBRONI OK?SO TAKE THAT DAMN STATUE OF THE CAMPUS OF THE SO CALLED PREMIER.NO WONDER AMA ATA AIDOO WALKED OVER YOU BECAUSE MOST OF YOU IN LEGON ARE PLAINLY FOOLS.HAVE YOU FINISH YOUR OWN IN GHANA,AFRICA AND DIASPORA?DID YOU LEARN,READ OR HEARD ABOUT THE EXTENT OF RACISM IN INDIA AGAINST AFRICANS AND HOW THEY ARE KILLING AFRICAN STUDENTS?THOSE WHO ACCEPTED TO PUT THAT STATUE AT THE NATIONS PREMIER ARE THEY REALLY EDUCATED?DID THEY KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING?DO THEY KNOW THEIR HISTORY AND DO THEY HAVE SOME PRIDE?HELL NO PULL THAT STATUE DOWN AND SACK THOSE WHO PERMITTED ITS ERECTION.DAMN FOOLISH PROFESSORS AND EMPTY BARRELS WITH NO SELF CONFIDENCE SO THEY TRY TO PLEASE EVERYONE.

obi 9 years ago

they should let it go down do u think indians ll allow a man or woman to put in there country ,if really u know their u ll see there life .so it should go down

they should let it go down do u think indians ll allow a man or woman to put in there country ,if really u know their u ll see there life .so it should go down
Prophet 9 years ago

i have listen to the sample opinion of students of university of Ghana on campus. Are this university students or grade school student ? Thou i know English is not the mother thong but seem to me they cannot express themselve ...
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i have listen to the sample opinion of students of university of Ghana on campus. Are this university students or grade school student ? Thou i know English is not the mother thong but seem to me they cannot express themselves ideologically or make any sensible point pro or cons on the issue
Victor Hugo 9 years ago

Your English is rather poor. "I have listen"," Are this University students", "mother thong", you have rather crucified the English language; shame unto you, you are jealous of them!

Your English is rather poor. "I have listen"," Are this University students", "mother thong", you have rather crucified the English language; shame unto you, you are jealous of them!
KONKONSA 9 years ago

Is that the best grammar you could muster? With spelling mistakes? And you have the effrontery to criticise their minds and speech?
You have done yourself no favours!!
What an idiot ! Hahahaha

Is that the best grammar you could muster? With spelling mistakes? And you have the effrontery to criticise their minds and speech?
You have done yourself no favours!!
What an idiot ! Hahahaha
Victor Hugo 9 years ago

What still baffles me is how the statue got erected in the first place. Was the Vice Chancellor aware? Was the University Council aware? Who provided the piece of land on which the structure was erected? After the erection, s ...
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What still baffles me is how the statue got erected in the first place. Was the Vice Chancellor aware? Was the University Council aware? Who provided the piece of land on which the structure was erected? After the erection, someone goes to makeve a research on Gandhi ,realizes that he was a racist then he'll breaks lose.I find this to be very infantile with its polical backlash.When this Government came to power,they talked of going for some 3Bilion loan from China for some developmental projects. Without saying Jack,we descended heavily on the Chinese in the galamsey business, destroyed their property ,seized some and the worse was that their pictures were displayed in the media,ridiculed and deported.It took one of their Ministers to come to Ghana to resolve the issue but we lived to see the repercussions of that knee- jerk action that we took. Day in day out we hear of the Exim Bank of India advancing loans to the Ghana Government. All these wouldn't be possible if there wasn't a good relationship between India and Ghana.Forget about the fact that we are paying back.Now a whole Indian President comes to Ghana to donate a statue after all the pomp and pageantry,it was erected and the next moment pulled down.It makes me sick as Ghanaian. If for nothing at all Indira Ghaadhi stood for non violence so far as politics is concerned. Watch the film entitled Ghandhi
Victor Hugo 9 years ago

Correction:Hell breaks loose.......Someone goes to make a research on Gandhi

Correction:Hell breaks loose.......Someone goes to make a research on Gandhi
Vice 9 years ago

A mistake was made in erecting it. The university should have kept it in their museum or at the law or history department library. Now its been erected it should not be pulled down because it will break the diplomatic tie bet ...
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A mistake was made in erecting it. The university should have kept it in their museum or at the law or history department library. Now its been erected it should not be pulled down because it will break the diplomatic tie between the two countries.
Anokwale 9 years ago

You are correct. This should never have gone up. It should be in a museum. Unfortunately, someone received money and felt obligated to put it up and now it is too late to backtrack.

You are correct. This should never have gone up. It should be in a museum. Unfortunately, someone received money and felt obligated to put it up and now it is too late to backtrack.
Antwi 9 years ago

Remove that thing who is Indian the most racist on the entire glob, pull that rubbish away from there

Remove that thing who is Indian the most racist on the entire glob, pull that rubbish away from there
Peniz Chopper 9 years ago

Fucking black students who can't reason. No wonder white people came here and bundled you people together and shipped you out.

Yes, there is still racism in the world but if a known racist has his or her statute erected o ...
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Fucking black students who can't reason. No wonder white people came here and bundled you people together and shipped you out.

Yes, there is still racism in the world but if a known racist has his or her statute erected on your campus, what is the justification for having the racists statute on your campus or property? Idiots!

1+1 9 years ago

Hey go and read about the Dutch Indian Ocean slave trade and many more and you would realize white people came to India too.

India today is home to the largest number of enslaved people in the world. A little over 18 mill ...
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Hey go and read about the Dutch Indian Ocean slave trade and many more and you would realize white people came to India too.

India today is home to the largest number of enslaved people in the world. A little over 18 million people—equal to the entire population of Chile. Sure your name is not penis. Aboa ba
PARETO 9 years ago

Donation indeed, do they need books or statue? Pull that thing down

Donation indeed, do they need books or statue? Pull that thing down
Knockout 9 years ago

Self reliance and nonaligned.Gandhi and Nkrumah were leaders in this movement,when Nkrumah went to India and saw their dam ,he come back to Ghana and did the same,now you have Akosombo

Self reliance and nonaligned.Gandhi and Nkrumah were leaders in this movement,when Nkrumah went to India and saw their dam ,he come back to Ghana and did the same,now you have Akosombo
JOHN 9 years ago

WAS LEGON BUILT BY GHANDI?. WHICH SCHOOL IN INDIA WILL ELECT ANY AFRICAN MAN'S STATUE AT THEIR COMPOUND?. WHO THOUGHT OF THAT IDEA BY THE WAY.?.

WAS LEGON BUILT BY GHANDI?. WHICH SCHOOL IN INDIA WILL ELECT ANY AFRICAN MAN'S STATUE AT THEIR COMPOUND?. WHO THOUGHT OF THAT IDEA BY THE WAY.?.
Dock. 9 years ago

Just listening to this idiots speak with the vocabulary of an 8 year old makes me sick. This are the future leaders speaking. Lord have mercy.

Just listening to this idiots speak with the vocabulary of an 8 year old makes me sick. This are the future leaders speaking. Lord have mercy.
Adamah 9 years ago

the lecturers saying that the statue be pulled down, where were they during the erection?,these are the stupid mistakes and errors u commit and waste our resources...

the lecturers saying that the statue be pulled down, where were they during the erection?,these are the stupid mistakes and errors u commit and waste our resources...
Adamah 9 years ago

nonsense

nonsense
APONKYE 9 years ago

This girl will have a nice pussy. I want to fuck her and spill the sperms on Solomon Nkansah.

This girl will have a nice pussy. I want to fuck her and spill the sperms on Solomon Nkansah.
jeje 9 years ago

Nonsense ! india be ghana - take to india they knows his goods not ghana.

Nonsense ! india be ghana - take to india they knows his goods not ghana.
Kwaku Broni 9 years ago

The subtlety of shaping young minds to accept the superiority of Indians is at work here. The task of diplomats is to push the interest of their countries . Note this statute was not put at KNUST? Competition of personalitie ...
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The subtlety of shaping young minds to accept the superiority of Indians is at work here. The task of diplomats is to push the interest of their countries . Note this statute was not put at KNUST? Competition of personalities, less impact. As you may also observe the Indian government saw a vacuum to project one of their heros on our premier university that produces our political leadership? India has been promoting its self interest in Ghana because Ghanaians are the most accommodating people on this planet earth . Kofi Anann center, Flag Staff ( Jubliee) House, Komenda sugar factory and so on. Where in Africa has India put M. Ghandi's statute at a university?
It would have been more acceptable had India Government established an Institute for the study of non violence as part of the Political science department of UG and put the statutes of Ghandi and Martin Luther King and Nkrumah in front of the Institute's building or lobby. And how about setting up and institute if computation and digital software at KNUST? Or support AHESI U? No !! The only belief or behavior that is redeemable of M. Ghandi's life is the use of non violence to effect political and or social change.
As Nkrumah once agitated during our independence struggle: " they are here for your goods, not your Good"! India needs Consumption obsessed Ghanaian elite to dump the goods from their industries. The best start is to influence the minds of our future elite of the supremacy of Indians. Far fetched? Well the caste system, a form of racsism is still alive and well in India.
If we believe in human dignity then the Ghandi statute must be moved to the front of the India Embassy in Accra. Not at the University of Ghana.
In its place we should rather erect the statutes of Yaa Asantewa, Nkrumah, Mensah Sarba, Ephrium Amu and others. So what is the value of M. Ghandi's statue in campus life of the University of Ghana community? That is the question the authorities must answer. Symbols matter!!!

Victor Hug 9 years ago

So far as I am aware, the Indian Government has never made it policy to dominate any country politically or economically.What India is doing today is as a result of the Souyh

So far as I am aware, the Indian Government has never made it policy to dominate any country politically or economically.What India is doing today is as a result of the Souyh
Victor Hugo 9 years ago

So far as I am aware the Indian Government has never attempted to do dominate any country politically or economically. What they are doing today as result of the South-South agreement which our leaders went to in the past. W ...
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So far as I am aware the Indian Government has never attempted to do dominate any country politically or economically. What they are doing today as result of the South-South agreement which our leaders went to in the past. We can also talk about the non-alighned movement which Kwame Nkrumah and Nehru of India among others fought to establish. Just as Kwame Nkrumah is revered in Ghana and Africa, so is Gandhi in the Indian sub-continent which includes Pakistan and Bangladesh, the former East Pakistan. There's no gain-saying the fact that Gandhi stood for Non-violence and having the statue on Legon Campus will mean an end to Aluta by both Lectures and Students. The word "Aluta" came from Legon, being a word carved out of "Aluta Continua',Portuguese meaning the struggle continues.It was phrase used by the late Mozambican President Samora Machel during the Liberation war against the Portuguese in the Seventies.The Legon Students used it against the Acheampong regime. So statue, no more " Aluta!,"
Victor Hugo 9 years ago

Correction:what they are doing today is as a result of----Lecturers, not Lectures. Remove "do" before 'dominate","It was a phrase used by......

Correction:what they are doing today is as a result of----Lecturers, not Lectures. Remove "do" before 'dominate","It was a phrase used by......
Evans 9 years ago

This whole attitude of neocolonialism must stop. I wonder why you our leaders of today are so incapable for us the younger to emulate. I wonder the kind of visions you have for us. Please don't leave so much damage for us to ...
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This whole attitude of neocolonialism must stop. I wonder why you our leaders of today are so incapable for us the younger to emulate. I wonder the kind of visions you have for us. Please don't leave so much damage for us to repair. Be more of assets than liabilities to our future balance sheet.

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