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Zoomlion is converting our Muslim wives into Christians - Tumu residents

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  • buddha 7 years ago

    oh ho Ghanaian to much complaing why

  • ATSU, HO 7 years ago

    My Knowledge of the Christain faith is that NO one can force the other to be a Christian. Going to church and wearing of various dresses does not make one a Christian. Christianity is something on the in side working on the o ...
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  • babs 7 years ago

    Why then r they intimidating muslim students to go to church in government institutions.christians only talk but the reality is different.

  • Yeofi 7 years ago

    All those schools you call govt schools were established by the church( Catholic presby Methodist etc.) those practices have been there ever since. Religion is not by force but if you don't like it then don't join their sch ...
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  • Will Smith 7 years ago

    The civil society organisations and other Muslim orgnisations should sue Zoomlion for intimidaiton. Is Zoomlion an employer or a church? Dont they have an office? We will take away that contract from them if they dont stop th ...
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  • EKEMBA OF NNEWI 7 years ago

    You Ghanaians don't make sense anymore. If you are against working for a Christian organization, then let her quit the job and find a job from a Muslim. What kind of nonsense have l been hearing from Ghanaians these days? Thi ...
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  • Supporter of Afoko 7 years ago

    You do not hve to use LIES, SUBTLE MEANS, EMPLOYMENT, etc to force people from other faiths to join yours. IS church attendance part of the job description given your workers? Please STOP NOW

  • Constructivist 7 years ago

    It is not compulsory, they can ask their wives to stay home.

  • EFO KOKU 7 years ago

    I usually hear people say that Muslims and Christians worship the same God just that Allah is the Arabic meaning of God. If that's so, why should a Muslim be upset because his wife had entered a church? Is the church not the ...
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  • sandema 7 years ago

    Yes u are right but our blive is not same because muslims dont wear sandas to god house

  • Hafiz 7 years ago

    What makes you think they are the same?
    If you think you can pretend and make bias comments like this. Bear in mind that the supreme God is watching you and knows your interest. Will you swear that if it had been you, it w ...
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  • RICE WATER 7 years ago

    IS IT REALLY THE CASE? THE MAN IS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE CHRIST SAID, AND THAT IS THE WORD OF ALLAH THE MOST GRACIOUS , THE MOST MERCIFUL. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN COME CHURCHES IS OF GOD OR ALLAH? TO ASCRIBE TO ALL WHAT SOME CHUR ...
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  • Boahmaney 7 years ago

    that is a very good question you have asked. You, the Akan name for Gkd is Nyame, the Dagbanli name for God is Nawuni, the Gonja name for God is Abore and so on. Likewise the Arabic name for God is Allah. Basically there is ...
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  • Watara 7 years ago

    If you are saying this, I advice you to start prayin in the mosque

  • Adam 7 years ago

    Ego Koku,l wonder how you'll react if your Christian wife is made to perform salat by her Muslim boss. Do think about that.

  • Abdul-Karim 7 years ago

    My brother you are only displaying your ignorance hear go and learn about religion. When there is a race,there are a lot of root but there is always one particular root for the race so if any of the contestants decides to cho ...
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  • JOHN MAHAMA THE THIEF MAN 7 years ago

    NDC THIEVES/NDC LIARS/NDC KILLERS';.,.;'

  • THE REAL C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    I am shocked that I am not reading a clamour to get Zoomlion to stop this practice at once! It is completely unconstitutional and infringement of the rights of both Muslims and Christians for an employer to force them to wors ...
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  • James Bawa Tamale 7 years ago

    MAN BROTHER STOP THIS AND LET THE WOMEN WORK AND GET MONEY AFTER ALL THEY REMAIN IN THE FAITH.HOW MUCH IS OUR CHOP MONEY?

  • blvck Nash 7 years ago

    Y u saying this sh*t ahhhh
    I know u are not a Muslim that's y u saying this sh*t pls you to think well before typing or saying something

  • Muhammad 7 years ago

    Please just stop your wives from working there. No one has forced them to join Zoomlion

  • Issah 7 years ago

    this very issue keeps coming up in various workplaces and must be stopped. We Muslims pray 5 times and going into a church premises to pray is not consistent with our faith. Muslim businesses employ Christians but do not pray ...
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  • CHAMBERLIN 7 years ago

    Stop that nonsense ok, tell your Muslim people to create jobs so that your wives can be employed there. Everything is religion, meanwhile due to your Jihadist attitude lots of people have begin to hate you if you don't know. ...
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  • iddi 7 years ago

    You hypocrites.you swear in church to keep one wife, but you keep many concubines in secret. Hypocrites.

  • ATM 7 years ago

    Nonsense, is zoomilion a Christian organization? And what kind of thanks given service is, useless lazy bunch of idiots

  • Issa 7 years ago

    Which one of the Muslim businesses employees Christians? Do you guys really have one yet?

  • Adam dandaawa 7 years ago

    zoomlion is for Ghanaians not for only Christians.
    the earlier they stop it the better.

  • Bombadier 7 years ago

    This man, Isaac Bokouro is very stupid. Even the so-called Christian countries do not force their workers into any type of worship. Holding a weekly prayer service at the church of Pentecost for all the workers, no matter the ...
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  • Mensah 7 years ago

    Am not a muslim but i think this is wrong from the zoomlion EMPLOYERS.... Y force people to Join your felowship

  • Nkrumah 7 years ago

    These Moslems have the impression that the whole world should belong to them. They are always complaining about people not respecting their religion. Why don't they create jobs for their wives if they have the means? Many of ...
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  • babs 7 years ago

    Just one condom could have save us from this ur stupid comment.fool.

  • sani 7 years ago

    I don't think you are a true follower of christ following your comment. In gh we all respect each other irrespective of where u come from or which religion u believe. why didn't u reserve ur energy knowing that u don't have a ...
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  • Adam 7 years ago

    Nkrumah, do come again. I always hear Christians saying how intolerant Muslims are, really? We join you people to do your morning devotions at our various work places without complaining, yet you say we're intolerant. Has any ...
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  • Kalim Baaba 7 years ago

    U MUSLIM FOOLS in the North shld be thankful for having ur wieves being Employed by this company right.And if u don't want send ur wifes to the Street *Calabasah Begging* as usual. Friday prayers and afterwards nothing for ur ...
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  • babs 7 years ago

    See another maggot.just one condom would have saved us this ur stupid comment.it only show that we muslims r more tolerant than u Christians,in reality.muslim dint employ or admit christians into schools and forced them to go ...
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  • Yeofi 7 years ago

    I'm almost sure you attended one of those Christian schools. Now you can read and write. Be thankful

  • yooo 7 years ago

    Hey stop this foolish comment n stop your wife from doing that work if u are a man who can take good care of your wife it's by force that your wife should work over there?

  • Musa 7 years ago

    Do we have Muslims in Ghana I don't think so,why I'm saying that is ndc are using the bible to confirm all Muslims in Ghana support jesus .ndc are saying john 3:16 is what mahama is using to win the election meanwhile Muslims ...
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  • aluta bologna 7 years ago

    Foolish talk did God create work for only Christians?/later the same Moslems will talk abt it no job then tell your wife to stay home.

  • Will Smith 7 years ago

    Imagine your Buddhist employer asking you to attend Buddhist temple as a christian and then you can understand what the Muslims are saying.

  • TRUTH STANDS 7 years ago

    When has thanks giving in the church becomes a requirement to work in Zoomlion or any other company in Ghana ? It should be voluntary to those who find it necessary.

  • TRUTH STANDS 7 years ago

    True christians would not write the provocative comments that these church goers are writing. The suprising thing is that, they are cowards such that they can't even use theire christian names but faking muslim names. That s ...
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  • Prince 7 years ago

    I am a devout Christian --but you cannot and must not coerce directly or indirectly to renounce their faith for the sake of Chridtian--and this is what is goin on in Tumu by Zoomlion--either you are a Christian or you would l ...
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  • Prince 7 years ago

    Will you be happy to renounce your faith as a Christian just for work
    Cmon this type of fanatics is not biblical and it could lead to religious chaos if not voilence

  • Gbene Muniru Musah 7 years ago

    zoomlion does annual thanks giving every year. This year in particular,it is the 10th anniversary, all workers participate and on the last day,they go to church also go the mosque for the final thanks giving. Let's stop such ...
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  • Vinss 7 years ago

    PENTECOST CHURCH NATION WIDE IS FAKE CHURCH,THE PROGAM GODS NAME BUT IN THEIR HEARTS IS VACCUMB AS CLEAR,BE A CHRISTIAN BUT IF ARE NOT BELONG TO PENTECOST CHURCH,

  • onjiga 7 years ago

    no muslem employer forces Christian employees to mosque, so why are muslem employees being disturbed like that? if they don't stop we will sue them. what nonsense is this?

  • Abui 7 years ago

    Let your wives stop work and stay at home. You will be the same people who will say you are not employed.

  • CITIZEN GHANA 7 years ago

    Rubish. .u think u can introduce sharia here
    Let d women work

  • REpacker 7 years ago

    Let them stop working and go and pray.

  • Nii 7 years ago

    Hmm,Christ Jesus may you step in.

  • S.M, WA 7 years ago

    If zoomlion is now pentecoast church it should be made known to the public. this is because, it is not only Tumu but in Wa they gather them there too on fridays. Why. Athorities shuold answer.

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  • Abdul Aziz 7 years ago

    the manager is a fool or maybe wicked

  • verb 7 years ago

    Pls before you employ someone let the person know your rules and regulations
    If they are not interested ,they won't accept the employment. If they accept ,they will therefore comply by the said rules and regulations. Period ...
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  • Bawa 7 years ago

    Dey are nt forcing dem to join Christianity.
    Christian faith goes beyond just attending a thanks giving service

  • Tommy 7 years ago

    I have come to realise that many organisations are doing same. They organise all nights services for staff and it is compulsory. They organise church activities and the owners church and it is compulsory.
    Morning church serv ...
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  • cone 7 years ago

    statistics shows that Christian fate is gradually fading off upon all d advertisements on TV's and radios stations about Christianity.now d only option nw 4 Christians is to force ppl with different fate to churches.

  • Aziz 7 years ago

    Very bad English. Shame onto cone

  • ocy 7 years ago

    The zoomlion boss in tumu is very stupid, who told him that the company came to Ghana purposely for Christians. Ghana is a circular nation and does not belong to any religious organization.

  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 7 years ago

    Two Ghanaian beggars are sitting side by side on the street in Rome. One has a cross in front of him, the other a Crescent of Mohammed. Many people go by, but only put money into the hat of the beggar sitting behind the cross ...
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  • Amicus Curiae 7 years ago

    What is the connection between Zoomlion and the Church of Pentecost? And why should Muslim women be FORCED to go into a church for thanksgiving? What kind of thanksgiving is this? Is Zoomlion a sanitation company or a religio ...
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  • Mumuni 7 years ago

    Because of Breakfast your wife schould stop workinng.It is time you learn how to cook.

  • senior citizen 7 years ago

    Good one there

  • yusif Seidu 7 years ago

    This is madness, absolute madness if that is the case then why don't I have ur annual thanksgiving and blessing at the mosque too. Nkwasiasem aaaa kwakwa

  • Nana 7 years ago

    travel outside the country n see if Muslim women re not working...Christians and Muslim we worship one God why do some Muslim men want to be like Christian re not human...re u not working ur self. ..tell ur wife to stay ...
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  • Odikro 7 years ago

    There are a lot of Christians who work on Sundays. There are also a lot of businesses owned by Muslims that work on Fridays and take Sundays off. If this is not convenient to anyone - Christian or Muslim - he or she should ju ...
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  • Saeed Muhammad 7 years ago

    Equal right and justice.Ghana is freedom of religion so pls don't force someone to your religion

  • Gabriel 7 years ago

    Who is that idiot always saying NDC's are thieves. Shout that your dirty mouth before somebody shout it for you

  • senior citizen 7 years ago

    If you think you can take good care of your wife financially, you can stop your wife from working with zoomlion so that she'll be available to serve all your needs. After all they were not forced to work with zoomlion. You ca ...
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  • Kaakie 7 years ago

    masre saaaa. Please Zoomlion is a private company n Jospong is a very dedicated christian. Is either u stop your wives n family from working there or u enjoy while it last long. ##It is private company, I repeat that.

  • RICE WATER 7 years ago

    VERY FOOLISH TALK.

  • joe 7 years ago

    Hmmm, i sometimes pity women, because while you married to this ,so shall you also be, some of them do setting things but their heart is just not there, with this who to blame?

  • RICE WATER 7 years ago

    ALL PRAISE IS DUE ALLAH MOST GRACIOUS THE MOST MERCIFUL. THE DEVIL AND HYPOCRITE SHALL COME TO YOU IN ALL FORMS TO DRAW YOU FROM YOUR LORD, AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT ZOOMLION AND THE REST OF THE EVIL AGENTS ARE DOING. ARE THE ...
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  • zak 7 years ago

    I see how divisive, myopic and religiously intolerant some of us are. The fact that Ghana is predominantly Christian does not mean non Christians should be forced to worship in the church, much so, given the fact that Ghana i ...
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  • ZK Rahan 7 years ago

    Chamberlin,u aa de most stupid animal I ever heard of in dis world.Do u tink de jobs are created from christians pockets?.Is our(moslems & christians) tax payers money.May Allah 4gives us.

  • fati 7 years ago

    If you go to Rome you do what the Romans do. Would a christian have an option in Iran and Saudi . If you dont want let your wives leave the job .

  • Exposure 7 years ago

    Yes if you go to Rome do what the Romans do. Ok . Here Zoomlion has gone to Tumu, a predominantly Muslim community. Why is Zoomlion not complying and rather doing things the other way round? Actually I hate theses religious z ...
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  • Will Smith 7 years ago

    Some of our Ghanaian Christians are uneducated. Imagine your Buddhist employer asking you to attend Buddhist temple as a christian and then you can understand what the Muslims are saying.Go to UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia and ...
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  • Poku agyei 7 years ago

    They should stop that stupidity,why zoomlion work not church

  • G. K. Berko 7 years ago

    These wives are adults who reserve the right to worship as they choose. If the Husbands do not like it that the Wives are converted, they should also convert to Christianity or seek for divorce.

    The Husbands do not own th ...
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  • THE REAL C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    I am sorry your rejoinder is not up to scratch. These women are being coerced to join the Christian worships/services., for fear of losing their jobs or wages. Didn't u read that the attendance register was being marked in th ...
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  • ABCD 7 years ago

    Backwardness is the the cause of your problems.

  • m.i 7 years ago

    Ghana is circular state and every body must be allow to practice his or Faith without any compulsion . It's becoming some habit of some Christians to force their Muslims counterparts to worship with them in pursuit of their w ...
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  • Gazola 7 years ago

    hahaha Ghana my happy home

  • Abeiku SW 2 London 7 years ago

    If u strongly feel your wives are being converted instead of earning then let them call it a day ....

  • Nken nwonko 7 years ago

    Zoomlion Ghana should immediately stop operating there else they will start attacking the Christians. You know these people they will start slaughtering in the name of Allah. They should remain poor in their zongos and their ...
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  • SON OF GOD 7 years ago

    Let your wife be in the house, work hard hard to take care of her lazy man. I don't want my wife to for work for anyone so for 33 years now l have worked hard to provide her needs. Are Muslim women slaves to and take care o ...
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  • Suragdeen 7 years ago

    Typical Ghanaian, so you are waiting for someone to convert before you take an action(I haven't heard of anybody converting) don't they have office premise they use that for the thanks giving and the registration

  • Gyedu 7 years ago

    why penticost (church) but not mosque. is it force to attend thanks giving at the church or Zoomlion is a Christian organisation?

  • Capo 7 years ago

    Islam is bigger than zoomlion.so Allah in control

  • Borsu-suglo Yan Longi 7 years ago

    That is Ghana for us. Corruption everywhere even in our religious bodies

  • solo suleiman 7 years ago

    the zoomlion should let people gather at open places for their meetings rathern than churches

  • pocket lawyer 7 years ago

    Don't you know that Christianity is civilization?

  • Abdul-Karim 7 years ago

    Is really unfortunate for such thing to happened, yet if Muslim should say why? they will say Muslim are violent what is violent than this can of treatment. But our leadership must rise and individual as we are. This is indee ...
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  • Abrahim Alahson 7 years ago

    See this boko haram,you see the hatred in them,stop your wife from working that will help your religion,
    how much do you give as dayli chop money

  • Abrahim Alahson 7 years ago

    your leaders must stop this,who made
    your leadership became in existence here in Ghana.it's we Christians,when do you start to have a say here in Ghana just recently,JERRY JOHN RAWLINS give you chief imam position here

  • sobia 7 years ago

    What the management of zoomlion is doing is not fair. Zoomlion is for government and not for the church. We Muslims have our thanksgiving 5 times each day. therefor the women should not be force to go to the church. They have ...
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  • Orlando 7 years ago

    Is not only tumu even wa hear too is de same,every day if am going to town i always see them wat is all dis about. Biko you should cry for your wives before they turn them to mother reverend sisters