SHAME ON AKUFFO DOPE HEAD. STEALING SPEECHES ALREADY. WHAT NEXT? I BOW MY HEAD IN SHAME. JDM HAD CLASS.
SHAME ON AKUFFO DOPE HEAD. STEALING SPEECHES ALREADY. WHAT NEXT? I BOW MY HEAD IN SHAME. JDM HAD CLASS.
insight to the bone 7 years ago
kwasia , pepewni mahama was a thief and this man most probably had some pepeni idiot write him this speech and not give credit or acknowledgement to the author. Nana 's mistake was to fraternize with pepeni idiots and other t ... read full comment
kwasia , pepewni mahama was a thief and this man most probably had some pepeni idiot write him this speech and not give credit or acknowledgement to the author. Nana 's mistake was to fraternize with pepeni idiots and other two timing sit on both sides of the fence criminals .Plain and simple NDC is not a political party but the megaphone of a hegemony/tribalism treacherous insidious movement of Ewes Northerners and haters/traitors of the Akan. They wooed and deceived the left wing aspirations and heritage of the Akan people but installing a few naive genuine patriots or impeccable characters like Mills to front their true criminal genocide agenda. Any nation that allows murder of the leaders to go unpunished no matter the lying propaganda justification is doomed to failure and that is a fact of history , NDC has continuously found it necessary to murder all Akan leaders starting from Kotoka's wickedness, to Acheampong and now Mills. We Akans can not call these Ewes and Northerners brothers if their most intimate desires is our destruction stemming from deep pathological hate and is manifested in their style of govt which has always been very destructive and retrogressive , be it the buga buga rawlings or the family and friends corruption/looting of Mahama. We thank Akans of the left wing inclination for showing their support to remove this criminal mafia by not excising their right not to vote and therefore leaving the NDC high and dry.They know the Akans are half right wing and the other half left wing so their calculation election engineering required that they stick to the hegemony of the Ewes and fantical islamic discrimination mixed with tribalism of the northerners and they would win hands down every election, little did they know that the ideological left wing of the Fanti speaking people and the Brong Ahafo are far more sophisticated and can not be fooled by no one forever. Next year we will see and witness the true extent of the destruction and expose with real proofs the colonization by Ewes and Northerners of the wealth of the Akans . Justice should be enforced not these fake laws that have so many loop holes that true justice in the interest of the people is elusive. We witness how thew Mahama family now have control of all natural resources including reserves of Bauxite and iron ore so frustrated and sabotaged every effort at industrialization and construction of railway networks as they did not want the people to get wealthy by adding value and exporting . Its easier to manipulate ignorant illiterate impoverished people. They snear scoff and laugh as they know these and other impediments and obstacles will seriously slow down NPP's deep desire to secure a true development for our people , yes the battle goes on and the only way is to cut these pepeni/ayigbe out of our country so we gain new independence.
Yawson 7 years ago
Including pepeni Vice president Bawumia?
Including pepeni Vice president Bawumia?
Joe Canada 7 years ago
He is soo stupid, he thinks been stupid is an honor degree. He is part of minority imbeciles in our society. Ghanaweb so do a better job to filter such stupid comments before it is posted. I sincerely believe that idiot is no ... read full comment
He is soo stupid, he thinks been stupid is an honor degree. He is part of minority imbeciles in our society. Ghanaweb so do a better job to filter such stupid comments before it is posted. I sincerely believe that idiot is not an Akan. All he is trying to do is to inflame tribal passions. Despite his education, he continues to exhibit a character of stone ages.
Ya Br3! 7 years ago
The guy is a fucked up old sniffing dude trying hard to make an impressing. With all the botox he is putting the inside is rotten. See how he is sneezing and coughing . too much sniffing cost the destruction of the nostrils.
The guy is a fucked up old sniffing dude trying hard to make an impressing. With all the botox he is putting the inside is rotten. See how he is sneezing and coughing . too much sniffing cost the destruction of the nostrils.
GUNTU NANA 7 years ago
hahahaha! ye nimmo fre tete
mouth mouth, team A
is this what you got?
disgrace
hahahaha! ye nimmo fre tete
mouth mouth, team A
is this what you got?
disgrace
PNDC 7 years ago
Niggas behaving stupidly. What have you actually achieved 60 years post independence? All you know best is to criticise without any substance. Plagiarism my arse. What have you fucking done as an individual in your own countr ... read full comment
Niggas behaving stupidly. What have you actually achieved 60 years post independence? All you know best is to criticise without any substance. Plagiarism my arse. What have you fucking done as an individual in your own country to be noticed?
Kweku 7 years ago
Hahahahaha PNDC, A GOOD SHOT!
Hahahahaha PNDC, A GOOD SHOT!
Maame Ama 7 years ago
Yawson I love this. This guy is clearly demented he clearly has an axe to grind he has been harping on this topic since Mahama took office he has left office gracefully and graciously yet this man keeps on. Poor soul so torme ... read full comment
Yawson I love this. This guy is clearly demented he clearly has an axe to grind he has been harping on this topic since Mahama took office he has left office gracefully and graciously yet this man keeps on. Poor soul so tormented and continues to be so.
Yaw Mensah 7 years ago
As much as people like you may find fault in his speech, he laid out facts of we lazy Ghanaians and we need to understand that we cannot continue the course of continued mismanagement of the economy. Continue to look the othe ... read full comment
As much as people like you may find fault in his speech, he laid out facts of we lazy Ghanaians and we need to understand that we cannot continue the course of continued mismanagement of the economy. Continue to look the other way because you are from the past and we are in the realization of what is needed to be done to lift ourselves up for a brighter future. Do not sit on the fence.
Medium 7 years ago
Bawumia's former aid and all the other innocent souls have started seeking for justice.
Bawumia's former aid and all the other innocent souls have started seeking for justice.
Onaapo 7 years ago
Please don't joke with somebody's death. Never supported people saying Mahama killed Mills. Remember you are in a glass house so don't throw stones
Please don't joke with somebody's death. Never supported people saying Mahama killed Mills. Remember you are in a glass house so don't throw stones
Steven Akwetey 7 years ago
Let God be your judge but third class is third class.
Let God be your judge but third class is third class.
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago
HE MADE AN ERROR IN NOT CITING THE SOURCE OF THOSE SENTENES. THOSE SENTENCES WERE FROM BUSH JR. NANA ADDO MADE AN ORAL ERROR
HE MADE AN ERROR IN NOT CITING THE SOURCE OF THOSE SENTENES. THOSE SENTENCES WERE FROM BUSH JR. NANA ADDO MADE AN ORAL ERROR
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 7 years ago
It matters little to me whether it's plagiarised or not, it's his 11 commandments now and we are going to strictly hold him to it all day all night.
It matters little to me whether it's plagiarised or not, it's his 11 commandments now and we are going to strictly hold him to it all day all night.
Nana Ansah 7 years ago
I rest my case with a quote from Albert Einstein.
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters." Albert Einstein
I rest my case with a quote from Albert Einstein.
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters." Albert Einstein
Yaw Mensah 7 years ago
You listen to TV-3 boys and girls ranting and you did not take any substance from his speech. You have no hope for Ghana or yourself about the future of this country you cannot contribute, just criticizes. Do you have a futur ... read full comment
You listen to TV-3 boys and girls ranting and you did not take any substance from his speech. You have no hope for Ghana or yourself about the future of this country you cannot contribute, just criticizes. Do you have a future with Ghana?
Yussif 7 years ago
You re such a biggot Margot eating fool wondering in a KVIP not knowing who your father is,in short your re a bastard.with your bad grammar I think the free SHS ll be most useful to you and your parents.people like you ll not ... read full comment
You re such a biggot Margot eating fool wondering in a KVIP not knowing who your father is,in short your re a bastard.with your bad grammar I think the free SHS ll be most useful to you and your parents.people like you ll not be allow to go with your stupid comments,why do you attack northerners?do you think it's every norther who NDC?i don't blame you.
Papa Sarfo 7 years ago
Yussif don't mind him. I hate people who spew out tribal comments and those who insult people's personalities. Ghanas must grow up, cos regardless, we have every tribes in all the political parties in Ghana. I wonder why some ... read full comment
Yussif don't mind him. I hate people who spew out tribal comments and those who insult people's personalities. Ghanas must grow up, cos regardless, we have every tribes in all the political parties in Ghana. I wonder why some people will insult Notherners and Ewes thinking that, they all belongs to NDC, likewise others insulting Akans and Asantes, because they think, they all belongs to the NPP. We must put a stop to this attitude.
GEORGE 7 years ago
You are a fool. Note that Bawumia is also a Northerner. I am not surprised, Mahama warned Bawumia but he would not listen, the chaos has started with discrimination like it happened to our Father Alhaji Aliu Mahama. May his s ... read full comment
You are a fool. Note that Bawumia is also a Northerner. I am not surprised, Mahama warned Bawumia but he would not listen, the chaos has started with discrimination like it happened to our Father Alhaji Aliu Mahama. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
Nana Malik 7 years ago
Hey y'all cease Fire.Lets build one Ghana ,one nation,one destiny.And put a stop to this primitive tribal differences.
Hey y'all cease Fire.Lets build one Ghana ,one nation,one destiny.And put a stop to this primitive tribal differences.
Ghanaian Living Abroad 7 years ago
Here goes that idiot without any original or sensible thoughts in his head. Akans should be ashamed you are one of them. IDIOT! It's 2017 and you still think like this? Such is the wages of bigots and ignorant fools who refus ... read full comment
Here goes that idiot without any original or sensible thoughts in his head. Akans should be ashamed you are one of them. IDIOT! It's 2017 and you still think like this? Such is the wages of bigots and ignorant fools who refuse enlightenment.
Nana Animi 7 years ago
I am really disappointed.
I am really disappointed.
Nova, USA 7 years ago
For y'all talking heads and Monday morning quarterbacks, you're been petty. What difference does it make if he used excerpts from HW. Overtime excerpts of famous speeches are lifted by prominent folks like Obama. Stop cherry ... read full comment
For y'all talking heads and Monday morning quarterbacks, you're been petty. What difference does it make if he used excerpts from HW. Overtime excerpts of famous speeches are lifted by prominent folks like Obama. Stop cherry picking, Nana's speech is well received and a good speech. The content and context is what counts as it comes from the heart to deprived Ghanaians who get it. Stop been confused with your so called adopted elitism. Excellent job Nana. Wish you all the success for Ghana's sake.
KG student 7 years ago
Success in copy copy?
Success in copy copy?
Kweku 7 years ago
Good education, many are those who do not even understand what plagiarism is. Thanks for clarity.
Good education, many are those who do not even understand what plagiarism is. Thanks for clarity.
Kommer 7 years ago
You refused to acknowledged the fact that he has stolen the speach from former US president. ,, you are here talk about Northerners, Northerners are more intelligent than you do, jealousy driven you the Akans mad. Listen I am ... read full comment
You refused to acknowledged the fact that he has stolen the speach from former US president. ,, you are here talk about Northerners, Northerners are more intelligent than you do, jealousy driven you the Akans mad. Listen I am not a kid, the first president I grew up and see is JJ, and till today's inauguration of Nana,, among them JDM is the most brilliant one, if you admit that or not
Ewuraba 7 years ago
It is surprising how Ghanaians jump to conclusions without investigation. the first person who made this speech was woodrow wilson. President Bush borrowed the words from him, Clinton also used it. So what is wrong if Nana Ad ... read full comment
It is surprising how Ghanaians jump to conclusions without investigation. the first person who made this speech was woodrow wilson. President Bush borrowed the words from him, Clinton also used it. So what is wrong if Nana Addo uses it. It is high time the opposition realises that they lost the elections and nothing they will say about Nana wont make Mahama the president.
Ewuraba 7 years ago
It is surprising how Ghanaians jump to conclusions without investigation. the first person who made this speech was woodrow wilson. President Bush borrowed the words from him, Clinton also used it. So what is wrong if Nana Ad ... read full comment
It is surprising how Ghanaians jump to conclusions without investigation. the first person who made this speech was woodrow wilson. President Bush borrowed the words from him, Clinton also used it. So what is wrong if Nana Addo uses it. It is high time the opposition realises that they lost the elections and nothing they will say about Nana wont make Mahama the president.
Kommer 7 years ago
BAWUMIA is a very big Pepeni,, and seems to be your engine and your eyes are on him to turning around the economy for groups as you put it,,,, today's pepeni isn't like yesterday's we are smart enough
BAWUMIA is a very big Pepeni,, and seems to be your engine and your eyes are on him to turning around the economy for groups as you put it,,,, today's pepeni isn't like yesterday's we are smart enough
nyasa bua Kwa 7 years ago
Yes we are tooooo smart with wisdom
Yes we are tooooo smart with wisdom
DR TRUTH 7 years ago
EX PRES MAHAMA PROUDLY BOASTED THE RENOVATED CIRCLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WAS STOLEN FROM DUBAI YET STILL ZUUU ZAA SYNCOPHANTS WILDLY APPLAUDED
EX PRES MAHAMA PROUDLY BOASTED THE RENOVATED CIRCLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WAS STOLEN FROM DUBAI YET STILL ZUUU ZAA SYNCOPHANTS WILDLY APPLAUDED
gyasi 7 years ago
THIS IS VERY SHAMEFUL NPP. 3RD CLASS ECONOMICS PRESIDENT STEALING WORDS FROM US PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON?. OF ALL THEIR ACCLAIMED COMPETENCE AKUFFO ADDO COULD NOT SEE COPY AND PASTE IN HIS SPEECH. DAY ONE STEALING ONE. SHA ... read full comment
THIS IS VERY SHAMEFUL NPP. 3RD CLASS ECONOMICS PRESIDENT STEALING WORDS FROM US PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON?. OF ALL THEIR ACCLAIMED COMPETENCE AKUFFO ADDO COULD NOT SEE COPY AND PASTE IN HIS SPEECH. DAY ONE STEALING ONE. SHAME NPP.
Ewuraba 7 years ago
The first person to make that speech was woodrow wilson.. Bush borrowed the words as well as Clinton. So what is wrong if Nana uses it. Aaaba OPPOSITION, pls get real for once and get ur facts well. U can Google it up
The first person to make that speech was woodrow wilson.. Bush borrowed the words as well as Clinton. So what is wrong if Nana uses it. Aaaba OPPOSITION, pls get real for once and get ur facts well. U can Google it up
arey 7 years ago
very stupid of you, idiot. U re a liability to Ur family seriously. Is bawumia an Akan or what. Some npp supporters re tooo stupid. now dat u ve won i knw u wll activate ur insult on northners. for yrs isnt far. posterity wll ... read full comment
very stupid of you, idiot. U re a liability to Ur family seriously. Is bawumia an Akan or what. Some npp supporters re tooo stupid. now dat u ve won i knw u wll activate ur insult on northners. for yrs isnt far. posterity wll judge
Threewisemen 7 years ago
You are absolutely right.God richly bless you... wise man..
You are absolutely right.God richly bless you... wise man..
KIZITO 7 years ago
Cutting Ewes and Northerners out of YOUR country? Pls, in your anger do not be an illiterate. If you want to secede out of THEIR country, that is a better alternative
Cutting Ewes and Northerners out of YOUR country? Pls, in your anger do not be an illiterate. If you want to secede out of THEIR country, that is a better alternative
weibey 7 years ago
Of cause pepeni will always be pepeni because they are called by your forefather's as pepeni due to their openness. PEPENI AND TENI ARE NOT INSULT. It is an honourable description of the character of the so called pepeni. Ask ... read full comment
Of cause pepeni will always be pepeni because they are called by your forefather's as pepeni due to their openness. PEPENI AND TENI ARE NOT INSULT. It is an honourable description of the character of the so called pepeni. Ask your grand parents they will explain the meaning of the words to you.
Akans are canning and corrupted people who will do ANYTHING to get what they want, and they do not know when to stop even after they have achieved what they are after. Nana Ado has exposed your true character to the world and unfortunately it's going to impact on all Ghanaians worldwide.
I do not belong to any party. My party is the party that have the welfare of ghana at heart.
Akans are soooooo consumed with tribalism and HATRED that they will choose the wrong person, even if they are the most stupid options.
Nyaaba Pepeni II 7 years ago
True, pepeni will always be pepeni. That is why I and other pepenis voted out a pepeni-brother, only to be told, a day after the swearing-in of the one we voted for, that we are inferior people. I hope Alhaji Bawumia, the pep ... read full comment
True, pepeni will always be pepeni. That is why I and other pepenis voted out a pepeni-brother, only to be told, a day after the swearing-in of the one we voted for, that we are inferior people. I hope Alhaji Bawumia, the pepeni who contributed significantly to the victory of the NPP is listening.
weibey 7 years ago
By the way the author of the Nana's speech is not a pepeni it is someone by the name Eugene Arhin.
Refer to "Government apologises for 'plagiarised portion of Akufo-Addo's speesh" Ghanaweb General Nes of Sunday 8 January ... read full comment
By the way the author of the Nana's speech is not a pepeni it is someone by the name Eugene Arhin.
Refer to "Government apologises for 'plagiarised portion of Akufo-Addo's speesh" Ghanaweb General Nes of Sunday 8 January 2017.
You see even when Akans are wrong they are not graceful enough to accept responsibility. bootlickers like you are blindly looking for scapegoats to blame it on.
This time you can not blame it on anyone because it's inevitable.
Ghanaba 7 years ago
Stupid fools you guys eat animal shit Ewes and northners don't eat such things,you claim you are educated but you see you foolishness level now,embecil like your dwarf president who have started stealling in his first day in ... read full comment
Stupid fools you guys eat animal shit Ewes and northners don't eat such things,you claim you are educated but you see you foolishness level now,embecil like your dwarf president who have started stealling in his first day in office.Now its clear bith NDC and NPP who have the intellectuals.3y3 woya paaa sofo abrob3 shame on you all npp and their followers are all useless and crap.
Kweku 7 years ago
Hatred don't pay massa.
Hatred don't pay massa.
allo 7 years ago
you are idiot
you are idiot
Prof Lungu 7 years ago
Wow!
What happened to African Personality?
Where is the pride and confidence?
So many contradictions.
Not too uplifting.
Wow!
What happened to African Personality?
Where is the pride and confidence?
So many contradictions.
Not too uplifting.
kokuvi 7 years ago
So why are we arguing . Afterall those responsible for speech have acknowledged de oversight. We should not sweep this under de carpet. They wanted to play it fast on us but Ghanaians are smarter than dem.
So why are we arguing . Afterall those responsible for speech have acknowledged de oversight. We should not sweep this under de carpet. They wanted to play it fast on us but Ghanaians are smarter than dem.
Calculus 7 years ago
"I ask you to be citizens
Citizens not spectators
Citezen subjects
Responsiblecitizens building communities of service
And a nation of character " - Mrs Nana Trump, Onaaapo Jubilee House!
"I ask you to be citizens
Citizens not spectators
Citezen subjects
Responsiblecitizens building communities of service
And a nation of character " - Mrs Nana Trump, Onaaapo Jubilee House!
Nana Animi 7 years ago
U wish u had such man in ur family
U wish u had such man in ur family
atta randy 7 years ago
wow
don't know U buh ur comment is th most silly comment av ever heard
advice urself not too late to change perception about akuffo addo tho
wow
don't know U buh ur comment is th most silly comment av ever heard
advice urself not too late to change perception about akuffo addo tho
Daavi 7 years ago
WE COPY DEMOCRACY LANGUAGE WANTS TO BE LIKE THEM, WHY NOT THE SPEACH IF IT'S GOOD?
WE COPY DEMOCRACY LANGUAGE WANTS TO BE LIKE THEM, WHY NOT THE SPEACH IF IT'S GOOD?
Kojo 7 years ago
Acknowledge it otherwise this is woyomenisation
Acknowledge it otherwise this is woyomenisation
PAA 7 years ago
your spelling of speech is wrong, don't u have dictionary?
your spelling of speech is wrong, don't u have dictionary?
KOGYAM58 7 years ago
THIS IS NOT PLAGIARISM. PLAGIARISM IS ABOUT TAKING SOMEONES WORK,PRODUCTION THAT IS CREDITED TO HIM OR HER BUT NOT CONSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE FEELING OR EXPECTATION. BUSH JUST CONSTRUCTED ENGLISH TO COMMU ... read full comment
THIS IS NOT PLAGIARISM. PLAGIARISM IS ABOUT TAKING SOMEONES WORK,PRODUCTION THAT IS CREDITED TO HIM OR HER BUT NOT CONSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE FEELING OR EXPECTATION. BUSH JUST CONSTRUCTED ENGLISH TO COMMUNICATE HIS WISHES.HE IS NOT THE AUTHOR OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE YET NO ONE FAULTED HIM IN PLAGIARISM OTHERWISE MILLIONS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE USED WILL THEN BE GUILTY OF IT.
Concerned Ghanaian 7 years ago
KOGYAM58, should i take your comment as dramatization of your ignorance or a display of deep-seated dishonesty?
KOGYAM58, should i take your comment as dramatization of your ignorance or a display of deep-seated dishonesty?
ABC 7 years ago
Just don't mind them oo. This is one of their dirty games to find fault with Nana's governance.
Just don't mind them oo. This is one of their dirty games to find fault with Nana's governance.
Threewisemen 7 years ago
Absolutely
Absolutely
Jig saw 7 years ago
Kwasea your pepeni president had no class that's why he was voted out in his useless first term,A record in the history of Ghana.
Kwasea your pepeni president had no class that's why he was voted out in his useless first term,A record in the history of Ghana.
Jacob Azumah Ayam 7 years ago
The AKANS are the most stupid people on earth. You just have to compare their brain cell to a puppy. How can you believe in dwarf.
The AKANS are the most stupid people on earth. You just have to compare their brain cell to a puppy. How can you believe in dwarf.
Kommer 7 years ago
Nana said in his compans and interviews that 8years is enough,, therefore Ghanaians voted for the party and the individual JM. You are a big idiot
Nana said in his compans and interviews that 8years is enough,, therefore Ghanaians voted for the party and the individual JM. You are a big idiot
pocket lawyer 7 years ago
And your pepeni vice president becomes what,a methamophses?
And your pepeni vice president becomes what,a methamophses?
Appiah Kubi Eric@ S.D.A NMTC 7 years ago
As received.
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George
Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century.
Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same
w ... read full comment
As received.
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George
Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century.
Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same
words in their inaugural addresses.
This should tell you the importance OF those words. They
are so important George Bush himself plagiarized same.
Of course the NDC won't know.
If only you had spent the same amount of time doing
research about the woes of the ordinary Ghanaian, you
would have holding an inaugral banquet by now.
Read ooo Read
Tilayoo 7 years ago
Using someone words in their exact construction or paraphrasing to achieve sense of its original meaning without acknowledgement is plagiarism which is tantamount to stealing. As a student you claimed to be, you should be th ... read full comment
Using someone words in their exact construction or paraphrasing to achieve sense of its original meaning without acknowledgement is plagiarism which is tantamount to stealing. As a student you claimed to be, you should be the last to defind plagiarism because it can destroy you forever, your research work can be withdrawn and certificates declared null and void. Plagiarism apart from being stealing also carries with it a degree of dishonesty. This is what our president has potrayed to the whole world today. This I believe should not be associated with a president let alone his first duty on inauguration day. Iam happy though that the president's spokes person has appologised. So all of you definding must stop.Lets us take it as a mistake that will not be repeated because it is an embarasshment to all Ghanaians not only NPP members who have constantly boosted of being full of intellectuals.
kay 7 years ago
Doesn't still make it right
Doesn't still make it right
pocket lawyer 7 years ago
Grammar please, point of order...you would have holding? (must be you would have held)
Grammar please, point of order...you would have holding? (must be you would have held)
Julius Asare 7 years ago
First day as president and this monumental blunder?the blame rests surely on the shoulders of Nana Bediato,the president's executive secretary who I can only guess tried too hard to impress on the job.Ghanaians expect COMPETE ... read full comment
First day as president and this monumental blunder?the blame rests surely on the shoulders of Nana Bediato,the president's executive secretary who I can only guess tried too hard to impress on the job.Ghanaians expect COMPETENCE from team Nana and no excuses please.let this be a lesson well learned
Kommer 7 years ago
Eiiiii, let them rule ghana forever. Nana has prepared since 2009 become they said,,
Eiiiii, let them rule ghana forever. Nana has prepared since 2009 become they said,,
Mimi 7 years ago
Samtyms i dont understand these pple koraa. Oh God help these pple Paaaa. I wish i knw their edicational levels to insult an INTELLECT like Nana
Samtyms i dont understand these pple koraa. Oh God help these pple Paaaa. I wish i knw their edicational levels to insult an INTELLECT like Nana
Onaapo 7 years ago
Where is the stealing. After all others were credited and they have apologised that this was an oversight. Is that the only quotation in his speech? Give us a break
Where is the stealing. After all others were credited and they have apologised that this was an oversight. Is that the only quotation in his speech? Give us a break
kay 7 years ago
Oversight paaaaa. How possible. If we don't oversight then how do you get sighted for plagiarism. black is still back. it was just simply wrong
Oversight paaaaa. How possible. If we don't oversight then how do you get sighted for plagiarism. black is still back. it was just simply wrong
DR TRUTH 7 years ago
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
DR TRUTH 7 years ago
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
DR TRUTH 7 years ago
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
kay 7 years ago
Really. I just can't think far. What's good for the goose is good for the geese. lets wrong to do that. if it was under the NDC it will still have been wrong. let's stop this double standards
Really. I just can't think far. What's good for the goose is good for the geese. lets wrong to do that. if it was under the NDC it will still have been wrong. let's stop this double standards
METWEEEEW 7 years ago
Backward people like you without a name were the down fall of John Mahama. If you don't have a role model in the world whom to believe in then you are a pity to be a leader. There is nothing wrong with copying a speech of a l ... read full comment
Backward people like you without a name were the down fall of John Mahama. If you don't have a role model in the world whom to believe in then you are a pity to be a leader. There is nothing wrong with copying a speech of a leader you all share ideas. Obama,quoted some speeches from Abraham Lincoln in 2008 because he believed in him. Only primitive and uncivil ndc see everything wrong with even the establishment of the world only they should live on earth with their primitive type of life. Thank God they've been disgraced and 2020 will seal the deal.
gyasi 7 years ago
JDM WE SHALL MISS YOU. STEALING SPEECHES. REALLY WE GO NA HAVE BABIES WITH SHARP BRAINS. IT'S A SHAME AKUFFO ADDO.
JDM WE SHALL MISS YOU. STEALING SPEECHES. REALLY WE GO NA HAVE BABIES WITH SHARP BRAINS. IT'S A SHAME AKUFFO ADDO.
Akua Germany, hamburg 7 years ago
And so. Pls is over now, we are moving forward,
And so. Pls is over now, we are moving forward,
Akua Germany, hamburg 7 years ago
And so. Pls is over now, we are moving forward,
And so. Pls is over now, we are moving forward,
HONESTY 7 years ago
So what? Everything about Ghana today borrow culture.
Democracy, constitution, language. Stop this nonsense of everything borrowed is bad. Grow up.
So what? Everything about Ghana today borrow culture.
Democracy, constitution, language. Stop this nonsense of everything borrowed is bad. Grow up.
Bribeheneweeaddo 7 years ago
Borrowed is not stealing. Stealing speeches even for inaugural address then expect what next ?
Borrowed is not stealing. Stealing speeches even for inaugural address then expect what next ?
HONESTY 7 years ago
He did acknowledge most of his quotes. Give us a break.
I would rather focus on what those words mean and if he can achieve them. Grow up, Ghanaians.
He did acknowledge most of his quotes. Give us a break.
I would rather focus on what those words mean and if he can achieve them. Grow up, Ghanaians.
Jerry 7 years ago
My friend, intellectual theft is a serious matter. This is what happens when you go in for a confused man with an embarrassing 3rd class degree.
My friend, intellectual theft is a serious matter. This is what happens when you go in for a confused man with an embarrassing 3rd class degree.
HONESTY 7 years ago
Mr Bush and Mr Clinton might have borrowed the quotes themselves.
On a serious note, I wonder if Ghanaians even care about the EPA agreement between Ghana and the EUROPEAN Union because there's a bit on copyright that has ... read full comment
Mr Bush and Mr Clinton might have borrowed the quotes themselves.
On a serious note, I wonder if Ghanaians even care about the EPA agreement between Ghana and the EUROPEAN Union because there's a bit on copyright that has the tendency to incriminate Ghanaians.
Take it easy, and let's focus on the essentials.
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago
SOME LIKE MYSELF DO IT BETTER. I SHOULD RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR PLAGIARIZING. I KNOW HOW TO DO IT SO WELL. I GRADUATED WITH SUMMA CUM LAUDE FROM UNDERGRAD. IM A PRO...
SOME LIKE MYSELF DO IT BETTER. I SHOULD RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR PLAGIARIZING. I KNOW HOW TO DO IT SO WELL. I GRADUATED WITH SUMMA CUM LAUDE FROM UNDERGRAD. IM A PRO...
KK 7 years ago
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 years after their death without quoting them. That statement was first made by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70 years ago. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so ... read full comment
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 years after their death without quoting them. That statement was first made by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70 years ago. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so its not wrong for Nana Addo to use it without a credit. By law it is not plagiarism. Why didn't the Americans say Bush has plagiarised Woodrow? Ghanaians and gullibility
Tilayoo 7 years ago
No stealing is stealing and plagiarism is stealing intelectual property. A THIEF Acoughfo Addo on day one of Presidency. Any what do expect from a third class president.
No stealing is stealing and plagiarism is stealing intelectual property. A THIEF Acoughfo Addo on day one of Presidency. Any what do expect from a third class president.
Maame Ama 7 years ago
To all the critics have you all now started again? Was it not nearly a month ago when all the jubilation could be heard and seen. Now you have all turned sour. Ehh Ghanafour I fear you all ooo.
To all the critics have you all now started again? Was it not nearly a month ago when all the jubilation could be heard and seen. Now you have all turned sour. Ehh Ghanafour I fear you all ooo.
kay 7 years ago
It still don't make it right pls.
it's in bad taste.
let's be factual for once
It still don't make it right pls.
it's in bad taste.
let's be factual for once
Socrates 7 years ago
I always say short man with short brain ppl don't get me. You see?, imaging if this was UN meeting
I always say short man with short brain ppl don't get me. You see?, imaging if this was UN meeting
Ghanaian Living Abroad 7 years ago
Here goes that idiot Socrates again. Zero sense yet he wants to appear intellectual. Hahahaha FOOL.
Here goes that idiot Socrates again. Zero sense yet he wants to appear intellectual. Hahahaha FOOL.
Onaapo 7 years ago
From your comments i gather you have a short brain though you may not be short. Grow up!
From your comments i gather you have a short brain though you may not be short. Grow up!
iiiiii 7 years ago
borrowed is not stealing? how long have u borrowed? when are u returning it?
borrowed is not stealing? how long have u borrowed? when are u returning it?
Kojo 7 years ago
Clearly you have never written a thesis. You would have been aware of this basic rule.
Clearly you have never written a thesis. You would have been aware of this basic rule.
Charles Higgins 7 years ago
At least you are honest to say that but may I ask why do despite him?
At least you are honest to say that but may I ask why do despite him?
$AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago
NANA AKUFFU ADDO'S LEGACY 8YRS: PLS, MAINTAIN THE NAME FLAGSTAFF HOUSE
1. MOVE THE CAPITAL AWAY FROM DIRTY ACCRA. 2. WE NEED STREET NAMES, NUMBERED BUILDINGS, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STREETS AND POSTAL CODES FOR ALL CONSTIT ... read full comment
NANA AKUFFU ADDO'S LEGACY 8YRS: PLS, MAINTAIN THE NAME FLAGSTAFF HOUSE
1. MOVE THE CAPITAL AWAY FROM DIRTY ACCRA. 2. WE NEED STREET NAMES, NUMBERED BUILDINGS, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STREETS AND POSTAL CODES FOR ALL CONSTITUENCIES N DISTRICTS. THIS WILL ENSURE EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE AND THIS WILL BE NANA ADDO'S LEGACY. 3. WE NEED 4YRS SHS, FREE EDUCATION TILL SHS. 4. REVERT NDC'S CREATE LOOT N SHARE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES BACK TO POLY AND HAVE SIMILAR CURRICULUM LIKE WE HAVE WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN NORTH AMERICA. 5. GET RID OFF NYANTAKYI N SANITIZE GFA. 6. RENAME THE AIRPORT KWAME NKRUMAH INTL. AIRPORT. 7. NATIONAL AIRLINES: AIR GHANA 8. STADIUMS WITH TARTAN TRACKS IN EACH REGIONAL CAPITAL. 9.FREE EDUCATION, FREE NHIS, FREE SCH FEEDING. 10 FACTORIES. 11 RAILWAY LINES NORTH TO SOUTH, EAST TO WEST 12. COVER ALL OPEN GUTTER AND CONTRUCT MAN HOLES AND PROPER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. 13. ROAD SIGNS, STREET LIGHTS AND SPEEDING LIMIT SIGNS 14. ALL CITY MAYORS MUST BE VOTED FOR 15. REDUCE TAXES N JUMP RATES TO SPUR MORE PRIVATE SECTOR BORROWING N SPENDING 16. MORE EXPORTS, LESS IMPORTS 17. ROBUST GH STOCK EXCHANGE 18. APPEND/REVISE THE CONSTITUTION 18. REDUCE BSTARS BONUSES TO $5000 FOR WINS, $2500 FOR DRAWS AND $500 FOR LOSS RESULTS =MONEY. 19. WOYOME MUST RETURN THE LOOT 20. CHURCHES MUST PAY TAXES 21. REVIVE NKRUMAH'S REAL REPUBLICANS 22. REVIVE COLTS SOCCER IN GH. 23. NYANTAKYI MUST GO! 24.MAINTAIN THE NAME, FLAGSTAFF HOUSE FOR THE SAKE OF TRADITION. 24. REMOVE GHANDI STATUTE FROM UNIV OF LEGON, NOW!
HONESTY 7 years ago
The way, NPP shamelessly organised demos to destroy Mahama on foreign lands can not escape my memory.
It should never happen again!
Mahama represented Ghana and if you don't respect the man, at least, respect the offic ... read full comment
The way, NPP shamelessly organised demos to destroy Mahama on foreign lands can not escape my memory.
It should never happen again!
Mahama represented Ghana and if you don't respect the man, at least, respect the office.
I hope everyone saw how Mahama climbed the podium to acknowledge Nana Addo today. Nana Addo chose not to attend Mahama's inauguration out of bitterness. Ghana is bigger than all of us.
Tilayoo 7 years ago
So plagiarism is stealling intelectual property. So Acoughfo Addo is already a thief in day 1 of his presidency. Shame
So plagiarism is stealling intelectual property. So Acoughfo Addo is already a thief in day 1 of his presidency. Shame
Socrates 7 years ago
We only beg you not to wear suit to any international Union else you will expose your dwarfness. Thank you.
We only beg you not to wear suit to any international Union else you will expose your dwarfness. Thank you.
HONESTY 7 years ago
If only Ghanaians understood and knew the power of height.
If only Ghanaians understood and knew the power of height.
Kommer 7 years ago
They are ignorant, they don't get an refused to learning
They are ignorant, they don't get an refused to learning
DKB 7 years ago
Go and say same to Putin. He is one of the most powerful leaders in the world yet one of the shortest as well. It is only people who lack wisdom who dwell on silly things like height and beauty as being requirements of a lead ... read full comment
Go and say same to Putin. He is one of the most powerful leaders in the world yet one of the shortest as well. It is only people who lack wisdom who dwell on silly things like height and beauty as being requirements of a leader.
kay 7 years ago
how different are you too. you just sighted Putin as short and powerful
how different are you too. you just sighted Putin as short and powerful
TALIBAN 7 years ago
You call yourself Socrates but you don't behave a such,The Socrates i knew was a wise person and will not make such a foolish statement
You call yourself Socrates but you don't behave a such,The Socrates i knew was a wise person and will not make such a foolish statement
Ghanaba kwaku 7 years ago
Unnecessary comments
Unnecessary comments
JNC 7 years ago
so Nana addo and his men dont have brain of their own... Tweaaaa
so Nana addo and his men dont have brain of their own... Tweaaaa
Bribeheneweeaddo 7 years ago
I thought they have the most educated and intelligent people not knowing they are all plagiarize professors and Drs
I thought they have the most educated and intelligent people not knowing they are all plagiarize professors and Drs
fred USA 7 years ago
some of you ppl are only jealous of this man, you said everything there is about him, swore he could never be president, and here we are today, so the only thing you have now is this trash talking. wait to see his performance ... read full comment
some of you ppl are only jealous of this man, you said everything there is about him, swore he could never be president, and here we are today, so the only thing you have now is this trash talking. wait to see his performance and all of you will be silenced. gyimifou
Nana Ama 7 years ago
Jealousy will kill you
Jealousy will kill you
james 7 years ago
will this put food on your table.
will this put food on your table.
Bribeheneweeaddo 7 years ago
They are l copy and paste lawyers and fraudsters. Copying others message for your inaugural address. So he couldn't speak from his own convictions about the people of Ghana as president elect but to copy others. Useless Profs ... read full comment
They are l copy and paste lawyers and fraudsters. Copying others message for your inaugural address. So he couldn't speak from his own convictions about the people of Ghana as president elect but to copy others. Useless Profs and Drs
Aj 7 years ago
Jnc,lack of knowledge my people .....?person who wrote this article did it for personal evil agenda. why she/he refused to bring both the inauguration speeches from ex Presidents to the public to compare,but just throw out so ... read full comment
Jnc,lack of knowledge my people .....?person who wrote this article did it for personal evil agenda. why she/he refused to bring both the inauguration speeches from ex Presidents to the public to compare,but just throw out some red herrings knowing for sure some hate groups of Ghanaians with low self esteem would fall for such bull shit...hahaha Ghana we have even reduce our education to only when one speak the so called slave masters language and even proud ourselves of British varsity degrees but why crying faul.
Nana Asare 7 years ago
Thank God he did not lift the entire speeches delivered by them as you are alleging.
Say he wrote nothing because the whole English Language is not our mother tongue..
Whetjer plagiarism or not...HE IS STILL THE PRESIDEN ... read full comment
Thank God he did not lift the entire speeches delivered by them as you are alleging.
Say he wrote nothing because the whole English Language is not our mother tongue..
Whetjer plagiarism or not...HE IS STILL THE PRESIDENT....ASHE MO MORE
Kaikai 7 years ago
He could have spoken two with an English interprator. It's really shameful I don't know why you can't be honest enough to accept that
He could have spoken two with an English interprator. It's really shameful I don't know why you can't be honest enough to accept that
Tilayoo 7 years ago
Yes plagiarism Addo is still the president but a thief only someone's speech and that makes him the fastest thief as a president. What a record.
Yes plagiarism Addo is still the president but a thief only someone's speech and that makes him the fastest thief as a president. What a record.
Kwame 7 years ago
Who even cares?.lnstead of thinking how we are going to get free education,reduce corruption abd jobs for our people we are talking about useless plagiarism.
Who even cares?.lnstead of thinking how we are going to get free education,reduce corruption abd jobs for our people we are talking about useless plagiarism.
Tilayoo 7 years ago
Plagiarism is not useless it is stealing. Day one of presidency he is already a thief
Plagiarism is not useless it is stealing. Day one of presidency he is already a thief
Birmingham man 7 years ago
ITS BETTER TO STEAL WORDS than TO STEAL MONIES FROM THE NATION'S PURS LIKE THE WAY THE NDC LOOTERS DID.
ITS BETTER TO STEAL WORDS than TO STEAL MONIES FROM THE NATION'S PURS LIKE THE WAY THE NDC LOOTERS DID.
Ghanaba 7 years ago
Show us the evidence,for Nana we have the evidence everywhere.
Show us the evidence,for Nana we have the evidence everywhere.
Kommer 7 years ago
It matters, we told you that nana's brains are weak and insisted he can,, shame on you all
It matters, we told you that nana's brains are weak and insisted he can,, shame on you all
AMB 7 years ago
Not a good way to start! Why reinvent the wheel when you views have been well articulated by somebody else. Lets stop this penchant for criticism and put our hands on the wheels to support the President.
Not a good way to start! Why reinvent the wheel when you views have been well articulated by somebody else. Lets stop this penchant for criticism and put our hands on the wheels to support the President.
NY 7 years ago
Perhaps a paragraph...even then those are general terms anyone could have come up with. Maybe should have given some passing credit but I give him
A for the overall speech. At the minimum an A-. He did a great job.
Perhaps a paragraph...even then those are general terms anyone could have come up with. Maybe should have given some passing credit but I give him
A for the overall speech. At the minimum an A-. He did a great job.
000 7 years ago
Do those people have a copyright to those words? Grow up citizens of Ghana
Do those people have a copyright to those words? Grow up citizens of Ghana
asem 7 years ago
who ever wrote this article is very shallow minded. Look Nana is not an illiterate ok. You people are only disgracing yourselves on this social media
who ever wrote this article is very shallow minded. Look Nana is not an illiterate ok. You people are only disgracing yourselves on this social media
Kojo 7 years ago
Acknowledge the source simple!
Acknowledge the source simple!
NY 7 years ago
Ghanaians on average are short people. I am about 5'10" and considered short in the US. There are a lot of 6' plus brothers here in the USA all in jail.The average height in parts of South Sudan is about 6'. What have these t ... read full comment
Ghanaians on average are short people. I am about 5'10" and considered short in the US. There are a lot of 6' plus brothers here in the USA all in jail.The average height in parts of South Sudan is about 6'. What have these tall men been able to accomplish? Its stupid to be insulting Nana's height. He may be short but his intellect is tall. Enough of that nonsense already.
Yawson 7 years ago
Well Napoleon was a short Emperor and almost conquered all Europe but of course he was finally conquered by the Duke of Wellington a much Taller General. How about that?
Well Napoleon was a short Emperor and almost conquered all Europe but of course he was finally conquered by the Duke of Wellington a much Taller General. How about that?
Tony Addo 7 years ago
So it is okay to have qoutes in one's speech and not expressions that are pertinent to the circumstances or occasion? What is wrong some Ghanaians?
So it is okay to have qoutes in one's speech and not expressions that are pertinent to the circumstances or occasion? What is wrong some Ghanaians?
Santo 7 years ago
Oh,npp. U should be ashamed for distracting Gh. Akuffo-Addo thief speech, plagiarism.
Oh,npp. U should be ashamed for distracting Gh. Akuffo-Addo thief speech, plagiarism.
Afia.Sika Gomoa.Nkran 7 years ago
Plagiarism Is Better Than Printing An Anniversary Programme Full Of Shameful Mistakes, The Worse Being Replacing The President's Name With That Of A Different Country's President 's. The Outgoing President And His Party Shou ... read full comment
Plagiarism Is Better Than Printing An Anniversary Programme Full Of Shameful Mistakes, The Worse Being Replacing The President's Name With That Of A Different Country's President 's. The Outgoing President And His Party Should Have Realized That, That Day Was The Beginning Of Their Loss And Subsequent Defeat. #HATERS ARE WORRIED.If We Know Shame, We Should Have Known It More At That Time.
Jonna 7 years ago
Really! Do you know what plagiarism is? It means intellectual theft just like any other theft punishable by law. Our new president has just stolen someone's speech and you don't realise how serious it is?
Really! Do you know what plagiarism is? It means intellectual theft just like any other theft punishable by law. Our new president has just stolen someone's speech and you don't realise how serious it is?
Nagga 7 years ago
Go and beat him....aden koraa na mommma yasom ndwo yen
Go and beat him....aden koraa na mommma yasom ndwo yen
Tilayoo 7 years ago
No making a mistakes in your own programme is being lousy but plagiarism is stealing and more so on one's first day as president is high speed stealing making Nana the fastest presidential thief.
No making a mistakes in your own programme is being lousy but plagiarism is stealing and more so on one's first day as president is high speed stealing making Nana the fastest presidential thief.
Nana Yaw 7 years ago
Who cares? Do you think they were original when first used? These thoughts are basic and fundamental ideas.
Who cares? Do you think they were original when first used? These thoughts are basic and fundamental ideas.
Ama 7 years ago
So what if he quoted great presidents??. If it's illegal, let the American presidents come and sue him for copying them..
So what if he quoted great presidents??. If it's illegal, let the American presidents come and sue him for copying them..
Jerry 7 years ago
This is what happens when you go in for a confused dwarf with an embarrassing 3rd class degree in economics.
This is what happens when you go in for a confused dwarf with an embarrassing 3rd class degree in economics.
Think Big 7 years ago
Idiotic fool. Kwasea
Idiotic fool. Kwasea
Nana Akwah 7 years ago
Stupidity will never cease to be with the NDC and its supporters. No human being has the patent right to words.
Whatever you say has been said before. Whatever one has thought about had been thought about before. Bush and ... read full comment
Stupidity will never cease to be with the NDC and its supporters. No human being has the patent right to words.
Whatever you say has been said before. Whatever one has thought about had been thought about before. Bush and Clinton does not own these words as copy rights.
If they spoke those words the words pre-dates their very existence. Every word has been said before.
Little minds think. Useless arguments. When will these idiots ever learn.
Wiafe 7 years ago
Those of you defending Nana Addo should know that stealing someone ideas goes with sanctions in the US. Ivanka Trump was reputed and had to apologise to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech in the 2016 Republican Party ... read full comment
Those of you defending Nana Addo should know that stealing someone ideas goes with sanctions in the US. Ivanka Trump was reputed and had to apologise to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech in the 2016 Republican Party Convention. Academic theft us just as serious as any it other stealing offence. Let tettey speech writer come out and apologize for embarrassing our president.
Bae Suzy 7 years ago
FYI it was Melania Trump not Ivanka Trump. Always check your facts first before sounding so confident
FYI it was Melania Trump not Ivanka Trump. Always check your facts first before sounding so confident
Wilberforce 7 years ago
Thanks for your correction. But you don't dispute the fact that Trump's wife apologised to Michelle Obama. That is what is required of Nana Addo. Buhari went further to sanction his speech writers when they plagiarised some ... read full comment
Thanks for your correction. But you don't dispute the fact that Trump's wife apologised to Michelle Obama. That is what is required of Nana Addo. Buhari went further to sanction his speech writers when they plagiarised some other presidents speeches for him.
korsi 7 years ago
when you copy portions another persons speech word for word you must acknowledge the original author otherwise it is called plagiarism. it actually a very serious problem and doesn't do the image of the country any good. #bad ... read full comment
when you copy portions another persons speech word for word you must acknowledge the original author otherwise it is called plagiarism. it actually a very serious problem and doesn't do the image of the country any good. #badexample
Williams 7 years ago
Yes everyone have been said before. However, plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful. If the pre ... read full comment
Yes everyone have been said before. However, plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful. If the president actually attended to a graduate school then he suppose to know it is very wrong. I am a Ghanaian and a professor in the USA. What is wrong is always wrong.
Williams 7 years ago
Plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful. If the president actually attended to a graduate school ... read full comment
Plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful. If the president actually attended to a graduate school then he suppose to know it is very wrong. I am a Ghanaian and a professor in the USA. What is wrong is always wrong.
Tilayoo 7 years ago
The words are not patented but the arrangement of the words to make meaning are. That is why patent rights exist for people to acknowledge the source without you commit plagiarism which is stealing intelectual property.
The words are not patented but the arrangement of the words to make meaning are. That is why patent rights exist for people to acknowledge the source without you commit plagiarism which is stealing intelectual property.
kuy 7 years ago
W;akar a w;akar.. too much english teachers on the loose.... moose!
W;akar a w;akar.. too much english teachers on the loose.... moose!
united Ghana 7 years ago
hope we have not forgotten what happened to JDM in Kumasi n other areas of this country.
Now it is de turn of Nana starting with cough speech
hope we have not forgotten what happened to JDM in Kumasi n other areas of this country.
Now it is de turn of Nana starting with cough speech
francis 7 years ago
Socrates, I have been time and again advising your stupid and irresponsible parents to seek psychiatric attention for you. The loss of John Ford Mahama has dealt a big blow to your brains. A stupid fool like you. You are curs ... read full comment
Socrates, I have been time and again advising your stupid and irresponsible parents to seek psychiatric attention for you. The loss of John Ford Mahama has dealt a big blow to your brains. A stupid fool like you. You are cursed.
we copy each other in life 7 years ago
performance is what is important
performance is what is important
Jerry 7 years ago
This intellectual property thief has a zero performance on day 1. He should have been serious in Legon. See how the 3rd class degree he got has continued to embarrass him.
This intellectual property thief has a zero performance on day 1. He should have been serious in Legon. See how the 3rd class degree he got has continued to embarrass him.
Akonoba 7 years ago
somebody who could not write his own can perform?
somebody who could not write his own can perform?
God dey... 7 years ago
Who cares...... Mtchweeee go n tell mahama to stop drinking whisky on the job.... Oooh i forgot he has been shown the red card..... Onaaaapo
Who cares...... Mtchweeee go n tell mahama to stop drinking whisky on the job.... Oooh i forgot he has been shown the red card..... Onaaaapo
Ogyam 7 years ago
What do you mean by intellectual theft? Was the speeches he lifted from, intellectual properties?
What do you mean by intellectual theft? Was the speeches he lifted from, intellectual properties?
Williams 7 years ago
Plagiarism is taking some idea, writing or speech and making look like it is yours without permission or without acknowledging the original author. That is stealing of intellectual property. People do it in Ghana and go scout ... read full comment
Plagiarism is taking some idea, writing or speech and making look like it is yours without permission or without acknowledging the original author. That is stealing of intellectual property. People do it in Ghana and go scout free. In the USA and most of the developed countries it is a serious offence. I will be glad to see the President come to apologize.
Steven Akwetey 7 years ago
The last time l checked we were told npp had the men. Is that the men? This is disgraceful. From Buhari to Nana Addo.
The last time l checked we were told npp had the men. Is that the men? This is disgraceful. From Buhari to Nana Addo.
kantankerous 7 years ago
I'm so ashamed to be a Ghanaian today. You mean we couldn't get a better human being to vote as president? Copying your inaugral speech. Reputable lawyer indeed!
I'm so ashamed to be a Ghanaian today. You mean we couldn't get a better human being to vote as president? Copying your inaugral speech. Reputable lawyer indeed!
Kofi Adjei 7 years ago
I agree perfectly with you. You don't deserve to be Ghanaian. Such idiots like you have no place in the new Ghana!
I agree perfectly with you. You don't deserve to be Ghanaian. Such idiots like you have no place in the new Ghana!
Jonna 7 years ago
You call Kantekerous an idiot. What low name can you call a new president who steals/plagiarises someone's speech?
You call Kantekerous an idiot. What low name can you call a new president who steals/plagiarises someone's speech?
korsi 7 years ago
incompetence is when you cannot write your own speech. bad example.
incompetence is when you cannot write your own speech. bad example.
Kelly 7 years ago
So what? What is new under this sun? What the Chief Justice read for him to repeat, were the words new or same words with just replacement of names.
So what? What is new under this sun? What the Chief Justice read for him to repeat, were the words new or same words with just replacement of names.
Wiafe 7 years ago
When you take whole portions and ideas from the published works of others without acknowledgment this attracts sanctions. Recently Ivanka Trump was forced to apologize to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech in the Re ... read full comment
When you take whole portions and ideas from the published works of others without acknowledgment this attracts sanctions. Recently Ivanka Trump was forced to apologize to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech in the Republican Party Convention last year. The speech writer or Nana Addo himself must quickly come out and apologize before it gets into CNN. Originality is wealth in itself and can be stolen.
Ghanaba kwaku 7 years ago
Yoo we hear mr.US
Yoo we hear mr.US
Bae Suzy 7 years ago
And why does this guy keeping saying Ivanka Trump. My friend do your research well. This should be the last time I am reminding you. It's MELANIA TRUMP dumb head!
And why does this guy keeping saying Ivanka Trump. My friend do your research well. This should be the last time I am reminding you. It's MELANIA TRUMP dumb head!
Wilberforce 7 years ago
You dont dispute that the wife of Donald Trump called Melenia apologised to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech. It us good you are concerned with only the wrong name and not the offence committed. So we are waiting f ... read full comment
You dont dispute that the wife of Donald Trump called Melenia apologised to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech. It us good you are concerned with only the wrong name and not the offence committed. So we are waiting for HE the President Nana Addo or his speech writers to do the honourable thing required of him. Last year President Buhari apologised for a similar incident and sanctioned his speech writers.
John Dramani Mahama 7 years ago
And so what.Think about the development Akuffo Addo can bring not speech.
And so what.Think about the development Akuffo Addo can bring not speech.
don 7 years ago
Wee smoker president. president my foo. Thief idiot Akufo Addo.
Wee smoker president. president my foo. Thief idiot Akufo Addo.
Ewugyadze desperate John Mahama 7 years ago
I thought you said Nana Addo can never be President. So no wonder you hAve started moaning. Even if the speech was whoever whoever speech,the words and phrases you use when reading or writing is yours.He acknowledged a lot o ... read full comment
I thought you said Nana Addo can never be President. So no wonder you hAve started moaning. Even if the speech was whoever whoever speech,the words and phrases you use when reading or writing is yours.He acknowledged a lot of ppl he qouted and you don't expect him to be perfect.
Nana 7 years ago
Zoobie- Zoobie, BB, Aponkye, Socrates, Nana all the way, Ghanani and many other names are been used by this stupid NDC man. He keeps changing names to comment on one article. Mr idiot stop using different type of names to ma ... read full comment
Zoobie- Zoobie, BB, Aponkye, Socrates, Nana all the way, Ghanani and many other names are been used by this stupid NDC man. He keeps changing names to comment on one article. Mr idiot stop using different type of names to make comments. Your NDC has lost so go away from Ghanaweb.
ChrisC 7 years ago
The depth of desperation of NDC idiots and fool soldiers is simply miserable. Nana Akufo Addo is the President of Ghana and Dr. Bawumia is his Vice. NDC idiots and fool soldiers wake up from your scary nightmare, no more free ... read full comment
The depth of desperation of NDC idiots and fool soldiers is simply miserable. Nana Akufo Addo is the President of Ghana and Dr. Bawumia is his Vice. NDC idiots and fool soldiers wake up from your scary nightmare, no more free food, booze and doing nothing while drawing allowances, twerps.
Atia 7 years ago
Hahahahahahaha change indeed! Nothing but an under achieving dwarf with nothing to offer Ghanaians.
Hahahahahahaha change indeed! Nothing but an under achieving dwarf with nothing to offer Ghanaians.
Wilberforce 7 years ago
General Buhari 's speech at a Commonwealth Heads of Statr ceremony in London last year contained portions that were lifted or stolen from speeches by other presidents. This caused a serious diplomatic blunder for which the ... read full comment
General Buhari 's speech at a Commonwealth Heads of Statr ceremony in London last year contained portions that were lifted or stolen from speeches by other presidents. This caused a serious diplomatic blunder for which the President took the responsibility and took action against his speech writers . Nana Addo must not listen to praise singers and do ggd honourable thing.
Bishop blay 7 years ago
Eyes are watching, and ears are listening.walk the talk.
Eyes are watching, and ears are listening.walk the talk.
Ewe Nation 7 years ago
Fuck you Akufo Addo may your cursed leadership end in disaster and may your filthy ashanti backers perish.This country belongs to Ewes,Gas and Gonjas and not your thieving asante supporters.Seee , you even started by stealing ... read full comment
Fuck you Akufo Addo may your cursed leadership end in disaster and may your filthy ashanti backers perish.This country belongs to Ewes,Gas and Gonjas and not your thieving asante supporters.Seee , you even started by stealing US speeches so i guess your cursed rule will end up badly.
pablo 7 years ago
The embarrassment on the international stage is just too much. "Competent"Akufo Addo. Inaugural address po nie.
The embarrassment on the international stage is just too much. "Competent"Akufo Addo. Inaugural address po nie.
Anas, South Afr 7 years ago
How can the president plagiarized? Its a crime...... Hmmmmm
How can the president plagiarized? Its a crime...... Hmmmmm
akwasi Agyei, adenta 7 years ago
Portions of the inaugural address were piagiarised from the inaugural speeches of Pres. J F Kennedy, Bîll Clinton & G H W Bush with the US Ambassador present. The nation should acknowledge them with an apology and we move on ... read full comment
Portions of the inaugural address were piagiarised from the inaugural speeches of Pres. J F Kennedy, Bîll Clinton & G H W Bush with the US Ambassador present. The nation should acknowledge them with an apology and we move on folks.
samuel solar 7 years ago
Our beloved Pres,competent, fight corruption Ama Ghana is the for,to unsure ur promise
Our beloved Pres,competent, fight corruption Ama Ghana is the for,to unsure ur promise
GOD IS GREAT 7 years ago
There is nothing new under the sun, those who copy are great and humble people to learn from others, see countries like Korean, Japan and China they copy from Europe and now they are great. So what is wrong? ?
There is nothing new under the sun, those who copy are great and humble people to learn from others, see countries like Korean, Japan and China they copy from Europe and now they are great. So what is wrong? ?
Williams 7 years ago
Plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful.
Plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful.
JORDAN 7 years ago
Sorry bro!For all the respect of our country and our president Nana ADDO;we would have loved him to do a speech of his own.So that's have nothing to do with ASia copy from Europe.REMEMBER Osagyefo:Ghana is free forever.Even ... read full comment
Sorry bro!For all the respect of our country and our president Nana ADDO;we would have loved him to do a speech of his own.So that's have nothing to do with ASia copy from Europe.REMEMBER Osagyefo:Ghana is free forever.Even ifhe has said thiefing is over=ok!
Tony 7 years ago
When u have a womaniser and irresponsible father to 6 children as bediatuo who is ur executive secretary and writes spee chest for u what do u expect
When u have a womaniser and irresponsible father to 6 children as bediatuo who is ur executive secretary and writes spee chest for u what do u expect
Nana Nti 7 years ago
Hahaha. So what will u call Mahama. Then.. Has 18 children with different women.. Hahah. I pity u
Hahaha. So what will u call Mahama. Then.. Has 18 children with different women.. Hahah. I pity u
Mahama Atopa 7 years ago
Opposition your job is to comment whilst we enjoy power for 20years.
Opposition your job is to comment whilst we enjoy power for 20years.
Kommer 7 years ago
Who is going to be there for that 20 years Nana???? Apuuu toooo,,, 72+20=
Who is going to be there for that 20 years Nana???? Apuuu toooo,,, 72+20=
nana addict 7 years ago
Nana addict stoled the election now speech very soon it will b money. Akronfour president wo krom. Nppigs r soo incompetent that they couldnt prepare common speech for him. Apiiii. Disgraceful nppig president
Nana addict stoled the election now speech very soon it will b money. Akronfour president wo krom. Nppigs r soo incompetent that they couldnt prepare common speech for him. Apiiii. Disgraceful nppig president
Isaah from Bole Bamboi 7 years ago
I sentence per
I sentence per
kay 7 years ago
Old Buhari plagiarised, now old Nana is also plagiarising. Buhari took naija economy into recession. Will Nana take Gh economy into recession?
Old Buhari plagiarised, now old Nana is also plagiarising. Buhari took naija economy into recession. Will Nana take Gh economy into recession?
Bmeat 7 years ago
So what,
So what,
Bienu yie 7 years ago
So if a father borrows a good advice from another father for his children, is dat a crime ? Think abt wat the meaning those words convey rather than who said them. You always tell your wife or husband, " I love u", are you th ... read full comment
So if a father borrows a good advice from another father for his children, is dat a crime ? Think abt wat the meaning those words convey rather than who said them. You always tell your wife or husband, " I love u", are you the owner or the first speaker of that phrase ??? Do u acknowledge anyone ?
Edward 7 years ago
We boast of having the men only to steal ppl speeches. the errors and or stealing has just started
We boast of having the men only to steal ppl speeches. the errors and or stealing has just started
Vasco 7 years ago
What's wrong with some Ghanaian?
And so what. Will that put food on the table or money your pocket.
What's wrong with some Ghanaian?
And so what. Will that put food on the table or money your pocket.
Ambitious Armstrong Ephraim 7 years ago
Hmmmm
Hmmmm
Wofa K 7 years ago
Socrates or whoever you are can you please stop this nonsense about Nana. I don't know your height, and a man's knowledge and intelligence is not determined his stature.
Socrates or whoever you are can you please stop this nonsense about Nana. I don't know your height, and a man's knowledge and intelligence is not determined his stature.
adaanlee 7 years ago
Who cares if he plagiarized. It time to put away the pettiness I'm our country and help turn this country around. Flagstaff house now Jubilee house. How can such utter nonsense pit food on the table or create jobs. O know the ... read full comment
Who cares if he plagiarized. It time to put away the pettiness I'm our country and help turn this country around. Flagstaff house now Jubilee house. How can such utter nonsense pit food on the table or create jobs. O know the next stupid move wool be to increase the SS program to 4 years instead of tackling the root cause the failure in education.
confirm 7 years ago
Now you know???
Now you know???
Afoko samuel 7 years ago
incompetence is when u can't write a speech and u plagiarizes
incompetence is when u can't write a speech and u plagiarizes
DB 7 years ago
Lol you can go hang. Onaapo, NDC sore loser hahaha. Incompetent losers. Let us think of how to restore the once shinning black star of Africa so people like you can also enjoy.
Lol you can go hang. Onaapo, NDC sore loser hahaha. Incompetent losers. Let us think of how to restore the once shinning black star of Africa so people like you can also enjoy.
Futurama. 7 years ago
What happens if he copied good things from other countries? The speech was very powerful. Give him that.
What happens if he copied good things from other countries? The speech was very powerful. Give him that.
losto 7 years ago
Only the first day the president is in trouble already. Ghana. ...
Only the first day the president is in trouble already. Ghana. ...
COLLINS ANANE BONSU.ITALY 7 years ago
Every intellectual and Good Orator usually quote from other famous spee ches delivered by famous personalities.I'm very disappointed in the so called Prof Lungu who has joined the nonentities in mockery.
Every intellectual and Good Orator usually quote from other famous spee ches delivered by famous personalities.I'm very disappointed in the so called Prof Lungu who has joined the nonentities in mockery.
Kofi 7 years ago
This are the competent men who are coming to make Ghana an industrialized Ghana. An astute lawyer who cannot write his own speech but copy from others. This is what getting 3rd class in university can do. Stupid people who h ... read full comment
This are the competent men who are coming to make Ghana an industrialized Ghana. An astute lawyer who cannot write his own speech but copy from others. This is what getting 3rd class in university can do. Stupid people who have been boasting " we have the men who can do the job" But they don't the men who can write speech. Stupid fools.
NANA SARFOWAA 7 years ago
WHO INVENTED "ECOMINY 'ECOMINY "WITH A SLIP OF TOUNGE BY LATE PROF MILLS.???
THE EVIL THAT MAN DO WILL ALWAYS FELLOW HIM.
IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN WITH POWERFUL PRAYERS THIS PRESIDENT ELECT WILL ALWAYS BRING SHAME TO OUR COUNT ... read full comment
WHO INVENTED "ECOMINY 'ECOMINY "WITH A SLIP OF TOUNGE BY LATE PROF MILLS.???
THE EVIL THAT MAN DO WILL ALWAYS FELLOW HIM.
IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN WITH POWERFUL PRAYERS THIS PRESIDENT ELECT WILL ALWAYS BRING SHAME TO OUR COUNTRY. SUCH LIKE THIS AS A PAYBACK OF WHAT THESE SEROGATES OF NANA ADDO DID TO LATE PROF MILLS .
NOT THAT NANA ADDO IS NOT CAPABLE OF EXPRESSING HIMSELF IN PUBLIC JUST LIKE LATE PROF MILLS BUT THESE NPP PEOPLE WERE HUNTING FOR LATE PROF MILLS FOR WRONGS AND NAME CALLING ,PROF JON JON ,TALK OF ECOMINY NEARLY ACCEPTED BY WIKIPEDIA.
YOU SEE HOW GOD HAS EXPOSED NANA TOO.
I THINK IS A LESSON TO ALL POLITICIAN AND FELLOWERS TO LEARN LEARN FROM
WE SHOULD STAND AS A UNITED FRONT RATHER THAN DIVIDING.ALWAYS SUPPORT OUR LEADERS EVEN WHEN AT MISTAKES WHICH IS NOT DELIBERTE.
Mike 7 years ago
Eii new president!! A common speech too?
Eii new president!! A common speech too?
silas owusu 7 years ago
that's is not important, wht matters is having access to a good life.
that's is not important, wht matters is having access to a good life.
Don 7 years ago
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 year after their death without quoting them.
The statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson over who died over 70year now. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him ... read full comment
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 year after their death without quoting them.
The statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson over who died over 70year now. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so it is not wrong for President Nana Akuffo-Addo to use without a credit . By law it is not plagiarism
Asantehene Nnomuahe 7 years ago
If it's even the whole speech was from the American president its an advise for all to learn from successful people. All books we are learning is from them so what.
If it's even the whole speech was from the American president its an advise for all to learn from successful people. All books we are learning is from them so what.
BA 7 years ago
Plagiarism is the beginning if competence. Hahahaha
Plagiarism is the beginning if competence. Hahahaha
shaker 7 years ago
n so wht the fuck the most important thing is the message.
n so wht the fuck the most important thing is the message.
BA 7 years ago
Plagiarism is what babies with sharp brains are capable of doing. God save Ghana
Plagiarism is what babies with sharp brains are capable of doing. God save Ghana
Yaw Mensah 7 years ago
We are so bewildered by our own actions. Think of what you can do for Ghana is what I got from his speech. Ghanaians are too known with our respect to the English language but no creative actions to lift our country up. At th ... read full comment
We are so bewildered by our own actions. Think of what you can do for Ghana is what I got from his speech. Ghanaians are too known with our respect to the English language but no creative actions to lift our country up. At the end of the day, his performance will be judge by the substance of his character in uplifting the economy of Ghana.
Bisa 7 years ago
NDC needs to rebrand itself as a credible political party by refining the minds of its supporters and purging itself of all negative scandals. Ghanaian voters are decent and forward looking.
NDC needs to rebrand itself as a credible political party by refining the minds of its supporters and purging itself of all negative scandals. Ghanaian voters are decent and forward looking.
Niifio 7 years ago
Please make sure of your facts and check Thor typos as you try to inform us here. Ghanaweb is not doing all that for us...Last time I checked, Thanks Trump has not lifted anything from Michelle Obama's speeches. You meant to ... read full comment
Please make sure of your facts and check Thor typos as you try to inform us here. Ghanaweb is not doing all that for us...Last time I checked, Thanks Trump has not lifted anything from Michelle Obama's speeches. You meant to say Melania Trump, right? Correct us correctly, please!
Boss Once 7 years ago
Ha ha ha ha Aaaaaaaaaahw, I can't laugh oooo, copy and paste president, tweaaaa, president Mahama no size, how can a sleeping King Kong write his own speech? Nana your are a disgrace to Ghana. Nana will copy till he copies th ... read full comment
Ha ha ha ha Aaaaaaaaaahw, I can't laugh oooo, copy and paste president, tweaaaa, president Mahama no size, how can a sleeping King Kong write his own speech? Nana your are a disgrace to Ghana. Nana will copy till he copies the US homosexuality and lesbianism into Ghana. He has nothing in the head.
kofi gh 7 years ago
So he was fooling us. Anything he said was not from his heart. How come he couldn't write a common promise he desires to deliver.
So he was fooling us. Anything he said was not from his heart. How come he couldn't write a common promise he desires to deliver.
hihihihi 7 years ago
Mr hater....Smh....
Mr hater....Smh....
Kutsii 7 years ago
Plagiarism is criminal under the law, liable to a fine or imprisoned up to one year of ten years.
I have always maintained that Akufo Addo and his gang are criminal rogues. Today, first day of his rule and he begins with ... read full comment
Plagiarism is criminal under the law, liable to a fine or imprisoned up to one year of ten years.
I have always maintained that Akufo Addo and his gang are criminal rogues. Today, first day of his rule and he begins with stealing speeches from former US Presidents. The dwarf kapwepwe Akufo Addo should be prosecuted or he resigns. Nonsense
Kojo D 7 years ago
well he shouldn't have in the first place, but he is the father of the nation now and we must cover his nakedness.
JOY NEWS didn't do well on this news subject shame on Ghanaian media houses for spreading this abroad
well he shouldn't have in the first place, but he is the father of the nation now and we must cover his nakedness.
JOY NEWS didn't do well on this news subject shame on Ghanaian media houses for spreading this abroad
BOB. 7 years ago
Hooting Mahama in abroad was perfect; hypocrites. We will soon follow the footsteps of NPP supporters in abroad. Don't forget NDC too has supporters here as well.
Hooting Mahama in abroad was perfect; hypocrites. We will soon follow the footsteps of NPP supporters in abroad. Don't forget NDC too has supporters here as well.
Kwaku gee 7 years ago
Thats a shame
Thats a shame
Aseda-U.S. 7 years ago
What is wrong with that? We need to think about serious issues.
What is wrong with that? We need to think about serious issues.
Oluu 7 years ago
First test of leadership for the president. He should follow Nigeria buhari example and fire whoever is responsible. The same people bashed mahama for not firing people for similar incompetence.
First test of leadership for the president. He should follow Nigeria buhari example and fire whoever is responsible. The same people bashed mahama for not firing people for similar incompetence.
Big bro 7 years ago
Buhari of Nigeria had the same issue using some portion of Obama's speech..
Melinia Trump did the same using Michel Obama's speech..so nothing wrong with that. Ghanaian Media
Buhari of Nigeria had the same issue using some portion of Obama's speech..
Melinia Trump did the same using Michel Obama's speech..so nothing wrong with that. Ghanaian Media
Wilberforce 7 years ago
Both Ivanka Trump and Buhari apologised for the blunders Buhari went the extra mile and took action against his speech writers. Nana Addo must do the honourable thing. No hanky panty games. You steal, you are caught , you a ... read full comment
Both Ivanka Trump and Buhari apologised for the blunders Buhari went the extra mile and took action against his speech writers. Nana Addo must do the honourable thing. No hanky panty games. You steal, you are caught , you apologise. Finito. Very sad beginning.
Afi 7 years ago
Thank you Wilberforce you hit right in the head. His team did not think it would be found out. He needs to address it by apologizing and taking action.People need to stop making noise about this. What he did was wrong. The fa ... read full comment
Thank you Wilberforce you hit right in the head. His team did not think it would be found out. He needs to address it by apologizing and taking action.People need to stop making noise about this. What he did was wrong. The fact that other people have done it does not make it right.
Abena Buaduaa 7 years ago
Great Nana all the way,may GOD Grant you wisdom, strength n courageous spirit to lead the country Ghana in JESUS Name Amen.
Great Nana all the way,may GOD Grant you wisdom, strength n courageous spirit to lead the country Ghana in JESUS Name Amen.
patriarch 7 years ago
I feel pity for the voters who thinks this octogenarian 73 can do better than what JM was offering Ghana. We have only voted to give jobs to people to milk mother Ghana. Nana and his group has nothing, nothing better to offer ... read full comment
I feel pity for the voters who thinks this octogenarian 73 can do better than what JM was offering Ghana. We have only voted to give jobs to people to milk mother Ghana. Nana and his group has nothing, nothing better to offer Ghana. Did we say stealing of speech? We know see nothing yet. Wait and see!!
Abugri 7 years ago
whether plagiarism or not he must rule us all, so stop making fun of urslvs
whether plagiarism or not he must rule us all, so stop making fun of urslvs
Sir Innovation 7 years ago
This is total plagiarism. He should have acknowledged the sources he quoted from. He was a lawyer and must note that he can be sued.
This is total plagiarism. He should have acknowledged the sources he quoted from. He was a lawyer and must note that he can be sued.
Angel 7 years ago
I HOPE NANA WILL NOT STEAL MONEY THE WAY HE HAS STOLEN HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH. HE LACKS ORIGINALITY!! HOW CAN HE GET NEW IDEAS TO GOVERN?
I HOPE NANA WILL NOT STEAL MONEY THE WAY HE HAS STOLEN HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH. HE LACKS ORIGINALITY!! HOW CAN HE GET NEW IDEAS TO GOVERN?
tweaaaaaaa 7 years ago
Lifting someone's speech so what? All speeches by past Ghana presidents were abstracts from speeches made else where. Students writing their degree thesis, postgraduate thesis and even for their PhDs extract other people's wo ... read full comment
Lifting someone's speech so what? All speeches by past Ghana presidents were abstracts from speeches made else where. Students writing their degree thesis, postgraduate thesis and even for their PhDs extract other people's work. So what is such argument about.
We all learn from books before passing exams. We don't sit down and look at the ceiling to write exams. Please be constructive.
don 7 years ago
One Speech. You copied Presidents JFK, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Buhari and Iddi Amin Dada.
This is a United Nations Speech.
#IncapableAkufoAddo
One Speech. You copied Presidents JFK, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Buhari and Iddi Amin Dada.
This is a United Nations Speech.
#IncapableAkufoAddo
MC 7 years ago
WHOEVER WROTE THAT SPEECH FOR OUR PRESIDENT IS LAZY,LACKS ORIGINALITY AND CREATIVITY.ATLEAST IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN QUOTES.
I HOPE THESE GUYS WHO WILL WORK WITH OUR PRESIDENTHAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER AND NOT COPY COPY.SO IF pl ... read full comment
WHOEVER WROTE THAT SPEECH FOR OUR PRESIDENT IS LAZY,LACKS ORIGINALITY AND CREATIVITY.ATLEAST IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN QUOTES.
I HOPE THESE GUYS WHO WILL WORK WITH OUR PRESIDENTHAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER AND NOT COPY COPY.SO IF plagiarism IN OUR HIGHER INSTITUTIONS ARE FROWN UPON ,WHY SHOULD THEY WRITE SUCH A FAKE SPEECH.
M10 7 years ago
You better tell Ghanaians stop using English simple. We're not interested in your so called plagiarism but better Gh. Shameful Ghanaweb.
You better tell Ghanaians stop using English simple. We're not interested in your so called plagiarism but better Gh. Shameful Ghanaweb.
kk 7 years ago
if commenting on a useless site what are you then?
if commenting on a useless site what are you then?
Angel 7 years ago
WHY? NANA-ADDO, DON'T YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WORDS? WHY DO YOU BORROW WITH ACKNOWLEDGING? THIS IS COMPLETE PLAGIARISM!! THIS CERTAINLY IS A BAD START FOR NANA. HE IS TOO OLD TO THINK OF HIS OWN WORDS!! SO WHY BECOME PREZ?
WHY? NANA-ADDO, DON'T YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WORDS? WHY DO YOU BORROW WITH ACKNOWLEDGING? THIS IS COMPLETE PLAGIARISM!! THIS CERTAINLY IS A BAD START FOR NANA. HE IS TOO OLD TO THINK OF HIS OWN WORDS!! SO WHY BECOME PREZ?
Patrick-Aiyinasi ellembelle 7 years ago
If you like it or not Akuffo Addo is Ghana's President and if you think otherwise go to Burkina Faso to start life there. We the youth our focus is jobs not plagiarism. Against fuor...
If you like it or not Akuffo Addo is Ghana's President and if you think otherwise go to Burkina Faso to start life there. We the youth our focus is jobs not plagiarism. Against fuor...
Angel 7 years ago
YOU AND OTHERS LIKE YOU THINK NANA HAS READY MADE JOBS FOR YOU??? YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. DID YOU NOT HEAR WHAT HE SAID: HE WILL CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES; YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR YOUR OWN JOB. IF YOU SIT THERE LIKE A "SPECTATO ... read full comment
YOU AND OTHERS LIKE YOU THINK NANA HAS READY MADE JOBS FOR YOU??? YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. DID YOU NOT HEAR WHAT HE SAID: HE WILL CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES; YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR YOUR OWN JOB. IF YOU SIT THERE LIKE A "SPECTATOR" INSTEAD A CITIZEN THEN YOU WILL ONLY GET A JOB IN YOUR GRAVE!!
Genn 7 years ago
Nonsense. So what. The President is not even 1 day old and the nonsense has started.
Nonsense. So what. The President is not even 1 day old and the nonsense has started.
Thaboy Alinco 7 years ago
The post doesn't make sense.. In research work or speech you can pick an extract and its not Plagiarism... stupid ppl go and find d meaning of plagiarism... siafo)))) ... Gyimifuo
The post doesn't make sense.. In research work or speech you can pick an extract and its not Plagiarism... stupid ppl go and find d meaning of plagiarism... siafo)))) ... Gyimifuo
tweaaaaaaa 7 years ago
My friend, I think you just use words without understanding. If you plagiarise, are you not using another person's writing or work as your own. Is it not similar or the same as lifting other people's quotes/quotations to wri ... read full comment
My friend, I think you just use words without understanding. If you plagiarise, are you not using another person's writing or work as your own. Is it not similar or the same as lifting other people's quotes/quotations to write scripts.
Take advantage of the free education to polish your English understanding. Aboa gyimi gyimi.
tweaaaaaaa 7 years ago
What about ecominy. Haaaaahaaaaaa!!!!!! NDC idiots blinded Late Prof to pronounce wrong words so that they can get rid of him. Shame on them.
What about ecominy. Haaaaahaaaaaa!!!!!! NDC idiots blinded Late Prof to pronounce wrong words so that they can get rid of him. Shame on them.
Solar 7 years ago
Ghanaians need to read more. The statement isn't originally by Bush. It's a Woodrow Wilton quote. After him, it's been used by 13 different presidents in their speeches. Why the fuss. Once any party assumes office, they must ... read full comment
Ghanaians need to read more. The statement isn't originally by Bush. It's a Woodrow Wilton quote. After him, it's been used by 13 different presidents in their speeches. Why the fuss. Once any party assumes office, they must know opposition will use anything at their disposal to make them look bad but at the end of the day, the ordinary Ghanaian will be the decider of who stays and who goes away. As far as I know, Akuffo Addo will be judged by whether or not he made Ghana better for us, not on speeches.
Copyright laws allow people to use other person's work 70 years after their death without quoting them. These statements were first used by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70 years now. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so it is not wrong for president NADAA to use same without acknowledging original author. By law it is not plagiarism.
tweaaaaaaa 7 years ago
My brother, you are a learned person. Thank you.
My brother, you are a learned person. Thank you.
7B 7 years ago
So what, is bush and clinton origin of English language... BULLSHIT
So what, is bush and clinton origin of English language... BULLSHIT
PY 7 years ago
Ghanaians don't read. This quote is not originally Bush ' s. If you care to learn, Google Woodrow Wilton quotes. 13 different presidents in their inaugural speeches made reference to it. Copied
Ghanaians don't read. This quote is not originally Bush ' s. If you care to learn, Google Woodrow Wilton quotes. 13 different presidents in their inaugural speeches made reference to it. Copied
Nana Yaw 7 years ago
Arhin has failed his test. Cannot be Nana's speech writer. Should be given a different job.
Arhin has failed his test. Cannot be Nana's speech writer. Should be given a different job.
Kwame 7 years ago
Simple the script writer has embarrassed the Prez and Ghanaians.A similar thing happened to Buhari and he booted the writer out.Africans should stop being second class citizens and stop copying blindly
Simple the script writer has embarrassed the Prez and Ghanaians.A similar thing happened to Buhari and he booted the writer out.Africans should stop being second class citizens and stop copying blindly
Dr eric anane 7 years ago
It appears people don't understand the concept of plagiarism. It's estimated in terms of "proportion of" because it is believed that there's no new statements or even sentences in the world. Let's not abuse concepts!
It appears people don't understand the concept of plagiarism. It's estimated in terms of "proportion of" because it is believed that there's no new statements or even sentences in the world. Let's not abuse concepts!
PKK 7 years ago
I doubt if you're really a Doctor with PhD.
I doubt if you're really a Doctor with PhD.
Shaibu 7 years ago
Those who are talking abt plagiarism have short memories and need to go back to the classroom for serious lecture on the word plagiarism.
Those who are talking abt plagiarism have short memories and need to go back to the classroom for serious lecture on the word plagiarism.
Tiger teeth 7 years ago
Aboafunu like u.WO ye kwasia paaa.yes he stole the speech. Your foolish Mahama stole our money and gave it to one person ,wayome. From Monday ,u will see wat will happen to ur thief president and his ministers. We are going t ... read full comment
Aboafunu like u.WO ye kwasia paaa.yes he stole the speech. Your foolish Mahama stole our money and gave it to one person ,wayome. From Monday ,u will see wat will happen to ur thief president and his ministers. We are going to expand nsawam prison to accommodate all of them
Erudite 7 years ago
U people should stop the prejudice. Do you know the reason why he used those words in his inaugural speech, without crediting the author? Some Ghanaians are too knowing. The pull him down attitude has just started. That quo ... read full comment
U people should stop the prejudice. Do you know the reason why he used those words in his inaugural speech, without crediting the author? Some Ghanaians are too knowing. The pull him down attitude has just started. That quote is over 70 years old. it was first used by Wilson Woodrow before George Bush used it in 2001. Just in case u don't know, George used it without credit to the author. Because Copyright laws allows u to use work of others after 70 years of their death. Illiteracy is too high in Ghana. it's not surprising that people are exhibiting their level of ignorance on this platform.
Carol 7 years ago
What a load of rubbish. The original inhabitants of Ghana were the Guans. All the other tribes are foreign settlers who are now modern day Ghanaians. The Gas came from Nigeria and Benin. The last ones in were the Ewes. The ... read full comment
What a load of rubbish. The original inhabitants of Ghana were the Guans. All the other tribes are foreign settlers who are now modern day Ghanaians. The Gas came from Nigeria and Benin. The last ones in were the Ewes. The 9th region and also some people from Northern Ghana. You guys need to read your history. And stop talking garbage.
Carol 7 years ago
On Nana's speech. It was an excellent inspiring speech. Whether it was plagiarised or not. The sentiments expressed were deep and profound. I am proud to be Ghanaian.
On Nana's speech. It was an excellent inspiring speech. Whether it was plagiarised or not. The sentiments expressed were deep and profound. I am proud to be Ghanaian.
IGNORANT FOLKS 7 years ago
Ghanaweb dont you copy and paste other stories from websites..Both local and especially foreign news..???? Isnt it copyright?? and Google adsense is against it..??? YOU try to break news but you have no facts.. Do yoour resea ... read full comment
Ghanaweb dont you copy and paste other stories from websites..Both local and especially foreign news..???? Isnt it copyright?? and Google adsense is against it..??? YOU try to break news but you have no facts.. Do yoour research and you will realize Even the american presidents are not the original owners of that quote..
BUTTERFLY THINKS HIMSELF TO BE A BIRD..
Amoah 7 years ago
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 years after their death without quoting them.
The statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70years now. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so ... read full comment
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 years after their death without quoting them.
The statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70years now. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so it is not wrong for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to use without a credit . by law it is not plagiarism
Credit: Obeng Darko
NPPigs 7 years ago
NPP STEALERS. INCOMPETENCE GALORE
NPP STEALERS. INCOMPETENCE GALORE
Manny quan 7 years ago
First disgrace
First disgrace
Kutsii 7 years ago
When Akufo Addo lifted his kente cloth and I saw his big breasts and his old hernia BIG BALLS, I knew something bad was to happen.
Now a supposed brilliant speech was after all stolen from former US Presidents. What a sham ... read full comment
When Akufo Addo lifted his kente cloth and I saw his big breasts and his old hernia BIG BALLS, I knew something bad was to happen.
Now a supposed brilliant speech was after all stolen from former US Presidents. What a shame and nonsense from an old arrogant evil dwarf kapwepwe. The DWARF has disgraced Ghana
Kwame 7 years ago
You people don't learn anything only insults,ndc will remains opposition for 40years.Only stupid people will insult Nana.
You people don't learn anything only insults,ndc will remains opposition for 40years.Only stupid people will insult Nana.
ABOUT PLAGIARISM 7 years ago
When the thieves are being canned, we will see where the plagiarism is.
I am looking forward to it totally.
When the thieves are being canned, we will see where the plagiarism is.
I am looking forward to it totally.
Say your mind John 7 years ago
NDC ppl are soo ignorant and I even wonder if they are indeed human beings...what are u guys waiting for?? If u indeed hv balls take him to court for plagiarism.....This your propaganda attitude will keep u in opposition till ... read full comment
NDC ppl are soo ignorant and I even wonder if they are indeed human beings...what are u guys waiting for?? If u indeed hv balls take him to court for plagiarism.....This your propaganda attitude will keep u in opposition till thy kingdom....
Joe Bee 7 years ago
I understand Woodrow Wilson used those words in the 19th century, then Bill Clinton used same in his inaugural speech. The same was used by George Bush Jnr in 2001. All without making reference to the 'original' author. That ... read full comment
I understand Woodrow Wilson used those words in the 19th century, then Bill Clinton used same in his inaugural speech. The same was used by George Bush Jnr in 2001. All without making reference to the 'original' author. That to me emphasises the importance of those words. While not 'condoning' plagiarism, I guess what matters is whether or not those words are applicable in contemporary Ghanaian politics, and can consequently make a significant change to enhance progress. These NDC guys should stop these pettiness and concentrate on the 'prison terms' awaiting them.
Akwesi 7 years ago
United nations speach. I hear the speach was lifted from lddi Amin Dada's inaugural speach. And again george bush obama clinton and sankara.... UN speach indeed.
United nations speach. I hear the speach was lifted from lddi Amin Dada's inaugural speach. And again george bush obama clinton and sankara.... UN speach indeed.
Condemn 7 years ago
Do you know that part of speech which critics accuse Nana of plagiarism without quoting Bush as source was also plagiarise by Bush without quoting the source?
It was originally made by Woodrow Wilson in September 1919. Incid ... read full comment
Do you know that part of speech which critics accuse Nana of plagiarism without quoting Bush as source was also plagiarise by Bush without quoting the source?
It was originally made by Woodrow Wilson in September 1919. Incidentally Bush also didn't quote him.
Come what may, Eugene Arhin the Press Secretary at the Presidency has issued a statement to apologise for non quote of the source
Emmanuel miracles 7 years ago
I think its nothing to be worried about but the only thing he should be particular about is that those guys he coppied from has better legacies taken their presidencial possitions into consideration and so if he is imitating ... read full comment
I think its nothing to be worried about but the only thing he should be particular about is that those guys he coppied from has better legacies taken their presidencial possitions into consideration and so if he is imitating their words he should also imitate their possitive actions that have driven their country afar now.
KOOBOY 7 years ago
AT LEAST USE QUOTATION MARKS. STEALING ON FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.
AT LEAST USE QUOTATION MARKS. STEALING ON FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.
AKUFO, ALL DIE BE DIE UGLY DWARF. 7 years ago
Didn't I tell you guys "Ghana go jum"?When competent people start with plagiarism,then we know governance is a serious business.#onaapo
Didn't I tell you guys "Ghana go jum"?When competent people start with plagiarism,then we know governance is a serious business.#onaapo
KOFI 7 years ago
Let me first correct the public that, the original owner of the speech was Wilson Woodrow, American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 192.
In a speech in 1913, Woodrow ... read full comment
Let me first correct the public that, the original owner of the speech was Wilson Woodrow, American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 192.
In a speech in 1913, Woodrow Wilson said “We are bound by ideals that teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these ideals. Every citizen must uphold them…. I ask you to be citizens. Citizens, not spectators. Citizens, not subjects. Responsible citizens building communities of service and a nation of character.”
*How long does copyright last?*
copyright expires 70 years after the death of the creator for written, artistic, musical and film work. However, for broadcasts it is 50 years from when the broadcast is made whilst for sound recordings and performers’ rights in sound recordings the term has been extended to 70 years from publication.
The time period runs from the end of the calendar year in which the author(s) died or from when the broadcast or sound recording was made. When copyright expires, the work enters the public domain, meaning that it can be used and re-used for free by anyone without the need to get permission from the copyright owner.
In conclusion, Wilson Woodrow, the original owner of the quote died in 1924.....that's 92years today after his death which exceeds the 70 yrs limit of his copyrighted speech.
As a result, his speech is now in the public domain, and it can freely be used by anyone.
Thank you.
Yawoooo 7 years ago
How much does this NPP worshiper Prof. Baah known of these young guys to have labeled them as BABIES WITH SHARP BRAINS? You had over a month to compose a speech as short as NANA, look!!!!! This is a real shame for such a "COM ... read full comment
How much does this NPP worshiper Prof. Baah known of these young guys to have labeled them as BABIES WITH SHARP BRAINS? You had over a month to compose a speech as short as NANA, look!!!!! This is a real shame for such a "COMPETENT"" government!
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Robert 7 years ago
Double standard 4 legs good 2 legs bad Let call a spade a spade OK but not agriculture compliment and condemned every act of unethical behaviors because we are giving these leaders the room to misconduct themselves and go es ... read full comment
Double standard 4 legs good 2 legs bad Let call a spade a spade OK but not agriculture compliment and condemned every act of unethical behaviors because we are giving these leaders the room to misconduct themselves and go escort free
Robert 7 years ago
I don't want to redefined your words but are completely out of the equation just think outside box and come again
I don't want to redefined your words but are completely out of the equation just think outside box and come again
kofi dee 7 years ago
You are a fool and an idiot. Why areyou behaving like this, is Mahama the only only one term president in this world? Even in Ghana is he a one term president. Hasn't he done better than thief kuffours regime. What is akuffo ... read full comment
You are a fool and an idiot. Why areyou behaving like this, is Mahama the only only one term president in this world? Even in Ghana is he a one term president. Hasn't he done better than thief kuffours regime. What is akuffo addo the stupid old fool government going to do for Ghana. Be wise foooooooooooooool.
PKK 7 years ago
INCOMPETENCE PAA NIEE
INCOMPETENCE PAA NIEE
Eric addo 7 years ago
There is nothing wrong to borrow a quotation but the source should be given credited. It's only joy news who can identify insignificant oversight like this because they have the records. Other local bias stations have no idea ... read full comment
There is nothing wrong to borrow a quotation but the source should be given credited. It's only joy news who can identify insignificant oversight like this because they have the records. Other local bias stations have no idea about things like this. Anyway it was a powerful, moving and empowering speech and we like it but next time he should take time to craft his own speech so we know he spoke and not part of him part of someone else
Robert 7 years ago
Brother let your heart come down OK and don't insults him either I think he lack certain things as human
Brother let your heart come down OK and don't insults him either I think he lack certain things as human
fred 7 years ago
and so what!!!!!!! he didn't acknowledge Bush so what!!!!!!!!!!!!
and so what!!!!!!! he didn't acknowledge Bush so what!!!!!!!!!!!!
weibey 7 years ago
It is not Bush. It's Clinton
It is not Bush. It's Clinton
judge 7 years ago
Vice President Cheney, Mr. Chief Justice, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, Members of the United States Congress, reverend clergy, distinguished guests, fellow citizens:
On this day, prescribed by law and ... read full comment
Vice President Cheney, Mr. Chief Justice, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, Members of the United States Congress, reverend clergy, distinguished guests, fellow citizens:
On this day, prescribed by law and marked by ceremony, we celebrate the durable wisdom of our Constitution and recall the deep commitments that unite our country. I am grateful for the honor of this hour, mindful of the consequential times in which we live, and determined to fulfill the oath that I have sworn and you have witnessed.
At this second gathering, our duties are defined not by the words I use but by the history we have seen together. For a half a century, America defended our own freedom by standing watch on distant borders. After the shipwreck of communism came years of relative quiet, years of repose, years of sabbatical, and then there came a day of fire.
We have seen our vulnerability, and we have seen its deepest source. For as long as whole regions of the world simmer in resentment and tyranny, prone to ideologies that feed hatred and excuse murder, violence will gather and multiply in destructive power and cross the most defended borders and raise a mortal threat. There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment and expose the pretensions of tyrants and reward the hopes of the decent and tolerant, and that is the force of human freedom.
We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.
America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one. From the day of our founding, we have proclaimed that every man and woman on this Earth has rights and dignity and matchless value, because they bear the image of the Maker of heaven and Earth. Across the generations, we have proclaimed the imperative of self-government, because no one is fit to be a master and no one deserves to be a slave. Advancing these ideals is the mission that created our Nation. It is the honorable achievement of our fathers. Now, it is the urgent requirement of our Nation's security and the calling of our time.
So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. This is not primarily the task of arms, though we will defend ourselves and our friends by force of arms when necessary. Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen and defended by citizens and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of minorities. And when the soul of a nation finally speaks, the institutions that arise may reflect customs and traditions very different from our own. America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way.
The great objective of ending tyranny is the concentrated work of generations. The difficulty of the task is no excuse for avoiding it. America's influence is not unlimited, but fortunately for the oppressed, America's influence is considerable and we will use it confidently in freedom's cause.
My most solemn duty is to protect this Nation and its people from further attacks and emerging threats. Some have unwisely chosen to test America's resolve and have found it firm. We will persistently clarify the choice before every ruler and every nation, the moral choice between oppression, which is always wrong, and freedom, which is eternally right.
America will not pretend that jailed dissidents prefer their chains or that women welcome humiliation and servitude or that any human being aspires to live at the mercy of bullies. We will encourage reform in other governments by making clear that success in our relations will require the decent treatment of their own people. America's belief in human dignity will guide our policies. Yet rights must be more than the grudging concessions of dictators. They are secured by free dissent and the participation of the governed. In the long run, there is no justice without freedom and there can be no human rights without human liberty.
Some, I know, have questioned the global appeal of liberty, though this time in history, four decades defined by the swiftest advance of freedom ever seen, is an odd time for doubt. Americans, of all people, should never be surprised by the power of our ideals. Eventually, the call of freedom comes to every mind and every soul. We do not accept the existence of permanent tyranny because we do not accept the possibility of permanent slavery. Liberty will come to those who love it.
Today, America speaks anew to the peoples of the world. All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: The United States will not ignore your oppression or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you.
Democratic reformers facing repression, prison, or exile can know: America sees you for who you are, the future leaders of your free country.
The rulers of outlaw regimes can know that we still believe as Abraham Lincoln did: "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it."
The leaders of governments with long habits of control need to know: To serve your people, you must learn to trust them. Start on this journey of progress and justice, and America will walk at your side.
And all the allies of the United States can know: We honor your friendship; we rely on your counsel; and we depend on your help. Division among free nations is a primary goal of freedom's enemies. The concerted effort of free nations to promote democracy is a prelude to our enemies' defeat.
Today I also speak anew to my fellow citizens. From all of you I have asked patience in the hard task of securing America, which you have granted in good measure. Our country has accepted obligations that are difficult to fulfill and would be dishonorable to abandon. Yet because we have acted in the great liberating tradition of this Nation, tens of millions have achieved their freedom. And as hope kindles hope, millions more will find it. By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well, a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power. It burns those who fight its progress. And one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world.
A few Americans have accepted the hardest duties in this cause, in the quiet work of intelligence and diplomacy, the idealistic work of helping raise up free governments, the dangerous and necessary work of fighting our enemies. Some have shown their devotion to our country in deaths that honored their whole lives, and we will always honor their names and their sacrifice.
All Americans have witnessed this idealism and some for the first time. I ask our youngest citizens to believe the evidence of your eyes. You have seen duty and allegiance in the determined faces of our soldiers. You have seen that life is fragile and evil is real and courage triumphs. Make the choice to serve in a cause larger than your wants, larger than yourself, and in your days you will add not just to the wealth of our country but to its character.
America has need of idealism and courage because we have essential work at home, the unfinished work of American freedom. In a world moving toward liberty, we are determined to show the meaning and promise of liberty.
In America's ideal of freedom, citizens find the dignity and security of economic independence instead of laboring on the edge of subsistence. This is the broader definition of liberty that motivated the Homestead Act, the Social Security Act, and the GI bill of rights. And now we will extend this vision by reforming great institutions to serve the needs of our time. To give every American a stake in the promise and future of our country, we will bring the highest standards to our schools and build an ownership society. We will widen the ownership of homes and businesses, retirement savings, and health insurance, preparing our people for the challenges of life in a free society. By making every citizen an agent of his or her own destiny, we will give our fellow Americans greater freedom from want and fear and make our society more prosperous and just and equal.
In America's ideal of freedom, the public interest depends on private character, on integrity and tolerance toward others and the rule of conscience in our own lives. Self-government relies, in the end, on the governing of the self. That edifice of character is built in families, supported by communities with standards, and sustained in our national life by the truths of Sinai, the Sermon on the Mount, the words of the Koran, and the varied faiths of our people. Americans move forward in every generation by reaffirming all that is good and true that came before, ideals of justice and conduct that are the same yesterday, today, and forever.
In America's ideal of freedom, the exercise of rights is ennobled by service and mercy and a heart for the weak. Liberty for all does not mean independence from one another. Our Nation relies on men and women who look after a neighbor and surround the lost with love. Americans, at our best, value the life we see in one another and must always remember that even the unwanted have worth. And our country must abandon all the habits of racism, because we cannot carry the message of freedom and the baggage of bigotry at the same time.
From the perspective of a single day, including this day of dedication, the issues and questions before our country are many. From the viewpoint of centuries, the questions that come to us are narrowed and few: Did our generation advance the cause of freedom? And did our character bring credit to that cause?
These questions that judge us also unite us, because Americans of every party and background, Americans by choice and by birth are bound to one another in the cause of freedom. We have known divisions, which must be healed to move forward in great purposes, and I will strive in good faith to heal them. Yet those divisions do not define America. We felt the unity and fellowship of our Nation when freedom came under attack, and our response came like a single hand over a single heart. And we can feel that same unity and pride whenever America acts for good and the victims of disaster are given hope and the unjust encounter justice and the captives are set free.
We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom, not because history runs on the wheels of inevitability—it is human choices that move events; not because we consider ourselves a chosen nation—God moves and chooses as He wills. We have confidence because freedom is the permanent hope of mankind, the hunger in dark places, the longing of the soul. When our Founders declared a new order of the ages, when soldiers died in wave upon wave for a union based on liberty, when citizens marched in peaceful outrage under the banner "Freedom Now," they were acting on an ancient hope that is meant to be fulfilled. History has an ebb and flow of justice, but history also has a visible direction, set by liberty and the Author of Liberty.
When the Declaration of Independence was first read in public and the Liberty Bell was sounded in celebration, a witness said, "It rang as if it meant something." In our time, it means something still. America, in this young century, proclaims liberty throughout all the world and to all the inhabitants thereof. Renewed in our strength, tested but not weary, we are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom.
May God bless you, and may He watch over the United States of America.
Concience 7 years ago
Am sure now you understand Mahama when he asked this question"DO YOU KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE PRESIDENT"? Governance is not for todllers without brains nor is it propaganda. Everything from the president's dressing, his speec ... read full comment
Am sure now you understand Mahama when he asked this question"DO YOU KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE PRESIDENT"? Governance is not for todllers without brains nor is it propaganda. Everything from the president's dressing, his speech to his protocol was a disgrace. Before you call the kettle black check your self well. Today Npp's ignorance and incompetence was exposed. From hence forth you should be refered to as SECRETARY IN CHARGE OF APOLOGIES.
Joe 7 years ago
As received.
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George
Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century.
Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same
w ... read full comment
As received.
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George
Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century.
Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same
words in their inaugural addresses.
This should tell you the importance OF those words. They
are so important George Bush himself plagiarized same.
Of course the NDC won't know.
If only you had spent the same amount of time doing
research about the woes of the ordinary Ghanaian, you
would be holding an inaugral banquet by now.
Read ooo Read.
Nana TOASO
CD 7 years ago
Who cares if he took the speech from George Bush or Clinton.He delivered it nicely.
Who cares if he took the speech from George Bush or Clinton.He delivered it nicely.
Benito 7 years ago
People should learn English good before they should use the word.Why are you misusing the word "plagiarism" .If you don't understand the meaning of plagiarism shut up.
People should learn English good before they should use the word.Why are you misusing the word "plagiarism" .If you don't understand the meaning of plagiarism shut up.
judge 7 years ago
President George W. Bush's Inaugural Address
January 20, 2001
President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple ... read full comment
President George W. Bush's Inaugural Address
January 20, 2001
President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.
As I begin, I thank President Clinton for his service to our nation.
And I thank Vice President Gore for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace.
I am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America's leaders have come before me, and so many will follow.
We have a place, all of us, in a long story--a story we continue, but whose end we will not see. It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old, a story of a slave-holding society that became a servant of freedom, the story of a power that went into the world to protect but not possess, to defend but not to conquer.
It is the American story--a story of flawed and fallible people, united across the generations by grand and enduring ideals.
The grandest of these ideals is an unfolding American promise that everyone belongs, that everyone deserves a chance, that no insignificant person was ever born.
Americans are called to enact this promise in our lives and in our laws. And though our nation has sometimes halted, and sometimes delayed, we must follow no other course.
Through much of the last century, America's faith in freedom and democracy was a rock in a raging sea. Now it is a seed upon the wind, taking root in many nations.
Our democratic faith is more than the creed of our country, it is the inborn hope of our humanity, an ideal we carry but do not own, a trust we bear and pass along. And even after nearly 225 years, we have a long way yet to travel.
While many of our citizens prosper, others doubt the promise, even the justice, of our own country. The ambitions of some Americans are limited by failing schools and hidden prejudice and the circumstances of their birth. And sometimes our differences run so deep, it seems we share a continent, but not a country.
We do not accept this, and we will not allow it. Our unity, our union, is the serious work of leaders and citizens in every generation. And this is my solemn pledge: I will work to build a single nation of justice and opportunity.
I know this is in our reach because we are guided by a power larger than ourselves who creates us equal in His image.
And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward.
America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these principles. Every citizen must uphold them. And every immigrant, by embracing these ideals, makes our country more, not less, American.
Today, we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
America, at its best, matches a commitment to principle with a concern for civility. A civil society demands from each of us good will and respect, fair dealing and forgiveness.
Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small.
But the stakes for America are never small. If our country does not lead the cause of freedom, it will not be led. If we do not turn the hearts of children toward knowledge and character, we will lose their gifts and undermine their idealism. If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulnerable will suffer most.
We must live up to the calling we share. Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos. And this commitment, if we keep it, is a way to shared accomplishment.
America, at its best, is also courageous.
Our national courage has been clear in times of depression and war, when defending common dangers defined our common good. Now we must choose if the example of our fathers and mothers will inspire us or condemn us. We must show courage in a time of blessing by confronting problems instead of passing them on to future generations.
Together, we will reclaim America's schools, before ignorance and apathy claim more young lives.
We will reform Social Security and Medicare, sparing our children from struggles we have the power to prevent. And we will reduce taxes, to recover the momentum of our economy and reward the effort and enterprise of working Americans.
We will build our defenses beyond challenge, lest weakness invite challenge.
We will confront weapons of mass destruction, so that a new century is spared new horrors.
The enemies of liberty and our country should make no mistake: America remains engaged in the world by history and by choice, shaping a balance of power that favors freedom. We will defend our allies and our interests. We will show purpose without arrogance. We will meet aggression and bad faith with resolve and strength. And to all nations, we will speak for the values that gave our nation birth.
America, at its best, is compassionate. In the quiet of American conscience, we know that deep, persistent poverty is unworthy of our nation's promise.
And whatever our views of its cause, we can agree that children at risk are not at fault. Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God, they are failures of love.
And the proliferation of prisons, however necessary, is no substitute for hope and order in our souls.
Where there is suffering, there is duty. Americans in need are not strangers, they are citizens, not problems, but priorities. And all of us are diminished when any are hopeless.
Government has great responsibilities for public safety and public health, for civil rights and common schools. Yet compassion is the work of a nation, not just a government.
And some needs and hurts are so deep they will only respond to a mentor's touch or a pastor's prayer. Church and charity, synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity, and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws.
Many in our country do not know the pain of poverty, but we can listen to those who do.
And I can pledge our nation to a goal: When we see that wounded traveler on the road to Jericho, we will not pass to the other side.
America, at its best, is a place where personal responsibility is valued and expected.
Encouraging responsibility is not a search for scapegoats, it is a call to conscience. And though it requires sacrifice, it brings a deeper fulfillment. We find the fullness of life not only in options, but in commitments. And we find that children and community are the commitments that set us free.
Our public interest depends on private character, on civic duty and family bonds and basic fairness, on uncounted, unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom.
Sometimes in life we are called to do great things. But as a saint of our times has said, every day we are called to do small things with great love. The most important tasks of a democracy are done by everyone.
I will live and lead by these principles: to advance my convictions with civility, to pursue the public interest with courage, to speak for greater justice and compassion, to call for responsibility and try to live it as well.
In all these ways, I will bring the values of our history to the care of our times.
What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation, beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character.
Americans are generous and strong and decent, not because we believe in ourselves, but because we hold beliefs beyond ourselves. When this spirit of citizenship is missing, no government program can replace it. When this spirit is present, no wrong can stand against it.
After the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: ``We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?''
Much time has passed since Jefferson arrived for his inauguration. The years and changes accumulate. But the themes of this day he would know: our nation's grand story of courage and its simple dream of dignity.
We are not this story's author, who fills time and eternity with his purpose. Yet his purpose is achieved in our duty, and our duty is fulfilled in service to one another.
Never tiring, never yielding, never finishing, we renew that purpose today, to make our country more just and generous, to affirm the dignity of our lives and every life.
This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.
God bless you all, and God bless America.
AKUFO, ALL DIE BE DIE UGLY DWARF. 7 years ago
NANA IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA
NANA ADDO DID NOT TAKE THE FULL OATH OF OFFICE CORRECTLY. SO TO ME HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA UNTIL THE OATH IS ADMINISTERED AGAIN! Taking an oath of office is a serious business and ... read full comment
NANA IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA
NANA ADDO DID NOT TAKE THE FULL OATH OF OFFICE CORRECTLY. SO TO ME HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA UNTIL THE OATH IS ADMINISTERED AGAIN! Taking an oath of office is a serious business and nothing must be taken for granted. The spirit and letter of the oath must be fully adhered to. Nana did not repeat exactly what the chief Justice read to him to repeat. He used his own word. Even though it is English language and words have synonyms, it is not appropriate and right or the same when swearing. Nana instead of repeating the word 'WELLBEING' said 'WELFARE'. This makes him notthe president until he is sworn in again.
Concience 7 years ago
It's not even a day yet and you've started stealing speeches. Block heads, who should create for you to plagiarize. if it's not an offense or a crime why do you apologise? A thief is a thief.
It's not even a day yet and you've started stealing speeches. Block heads, who should create for you to plagiarize. if it's not an offense or a crime why do you apologise? A thief is a thief.
Cola nut 7 years ago
And So What? Who gives a f..k. At least he motivated us better than someone did.
And So What? Who gives a f..k. At least he motivated us better than someone did.
kay 7 years ago
Plagiarism remains plagiarism! not an oversight. Very interesting days ahead.
Plagiarism remains plagiarism! not an oversight. Very interesting days ahead.
Pque 7 years ago
Cold Truth
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century. Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same ... read full comment
Cold Truth
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century. Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same words in their inaugural addresses.
This should tell you the importance OF those words. They are so important George Bush himself plagiarized same.
Of course the NDC won't know.
If only you had spent the same amount of time doing research about the woes of the ordinary Ghanaian, you would have holding an inaugral banquet by now.
Read ooo Read.and stop being sour losers
Nana TOASO
before I'm also accused of plagiarism
#Copied
Felibaby 7 years ago
Loosers of NDC people are worried......hohohooooo English can be used by anyone is not for one person....so you people have to put your thinking caps on. Bullocks
Loosers of NDC people are worried......hohohooooo English can be used by anyone is not for one person....so you people have to put your thinking caps on. Bullocks
Hmmmmmm 7 years ago
Stop defending SHAME!
Making things sound your own is thievery Whether it's over 70rs or not!!! Credit should have been given to the originator!!!!
Stop defending SHAME!
Making things sound your own is thievery Whether it's over 70rs or not!!! Credit should have been given to the originator!!!!
PAA 7 years ago
This is the most competent akufo addo bawumia government, hehehehe!!!!!
STILL PRESIDENT MAHAMA, ONAAAAPO!!!!!
This is the most competent akufo addo bawumia government, hehehehe!!!!!
STILL PRESIDENT MAHAMA, ONAAAAPO!!!!!
pocket lawyer 7 years ago
Oh!pity NPP do you understand the meaning of your catch word"onaapo"in Ga language?Dig and find out the meaning and be ashamed to yourselves and keep on dreaming.
Oh!pity NPP do you understand the meaning of your catch word"onaapo"in Ga language?Dig and find out the meaning and be ashamed to yourselves and keep on dreaming.
apuuuu 7 years ago
Babies with sharp teeth never apologize just insults least this young man has guts to apologize how good it can get you losers apuuuu
Babies with sharp teeth never apologize just insults least this young man has guts to apologize how good it can get you losers apuuuu
Di 7 years ago
Although the honey bee queen is thought by many to be the most important member of her colony, honey bee workers sometimes determine when their colony is in need of a new queen. This occurs due to space constrictions, poor pe ... read full comment
Although the honey bee queen is thought by many to be the most important member of her colony, honey bee workers sometimes determine when their colony is in need of a new queen. This occurs due to space constrictions, poor performance associated with age and the unexpected death of the queen.
Because the queen is capable of producing up to 2,000 eggs each day, space within a hive can become constrained. A swarm results, wherein the mature queen leaves the colony with half of her workers to establish a new colony. The other half of her workers remain with a new queen and continue to perform their tasks within the old colony.
Alternately, as queen honey bees age, their egg-laying abilities decrease, and they lay their eggs in less organized patterns. When an old queen begins to falter in performing such responsibilities, workers will induce her replacement, or supersedure. The aging queen is killed after the supersedure process.
Lastly, when a honey bee queen suddenly dies, an urgent and unplanned supersedure occurs. Worker honey bees identify several larvae within the proper age range and begin to condition these larvae to become queens. The sole difference between a honey bee worker and a queen is in nourishment received during the maturation process: workers feed prospective queens with royal jelly for their entire lives, while worker bees are fed royal jelly only during the first two days of their larval stage.
Each colony can be ruled by only one queen at a time. When a virgin queen emerges, she locates other virgin queens and eliminates them one at a time. In the event that two virgin honey bee queens emerge simultaneously, they fight each other to the death.
Queens control their workers by releasing pheromones known as the queen’s scent. After the new queen masters the hive, she attends a mating flight at a drone congregation site, where thousands of males wait. Drones discern a queen’s presence through her smell, but they will locate a queen by sight. Drones and queens mate in midair and drones die soon after giving their sperm to the queen. Queens mate with several drones in each mating flight, storing the drones’ sperm in her spermatheca.
The honey bee queen mates at an early age and usually attends only one mating flight, because her sperm reserves allow her to lay millions of eggs throughout her lifetime. Although a queen can lay up to 2,000 eggs a day during active seasons, the amount and pace at which a queen lays her eggs is greatly controlled by weather, food availability and the particular habits of her subspecies of honey bee. The queen’s fertilized eggs become female workers or future honey bee queens. The queen’s unfertilized eggs develop into male honeybees, or drones.s
Lawyer Afaglo 7 years ago
Words are words and Ghana is proud of The President speech.
Words are words and Ghana is proud of The President speech.
kuni 7 years ago
Really, all politician act like a honey bee sweet of talks, protect themselves, also fight until one die....... I am now understood why Papa J didn't play act role in Mahama's compaign ........... Borrowing speech from o ... read full comment
Really, all politician act like a honey bee sweet of talks, protect themselves, also fight until one die....... I am now understood why Papa J didn't play act role in Mahama's compaign ........... Borrowing speech from other Ex president of USA . To make speech attractively to people whiles they haven't of it....... This ...... Idol ideas comes because they re indolent.........Easy way of making money since constitution is Bee honey queen mother type........ The president is 100% control of the country assets.
salam 7 years ago
if Nana were to be my family member I would have used him to sacrifice the ancestoral gods
if Nana were to be my family member I would have used him to sacrifice the ancestoral gods
pocket lawyer 7 years ago
Ask Nana Asante Bediatuo,the executive secretary to the president",he imported it from America without paying tax on it" Ghanaians are smart than him that was why Nana coughed.
Ask Nana Asante Bediatuo,the executive secretary to the president",he imported it from America without paying tax on it" Ghanaians are smart than him that was why Nana coughed.
afriyie 7 years ago
neither Bush nor clinton were the originators of that statement. the first statement was made by thomas woodrow in 1915
neither Bush nor clinton were the originators of that statement. the first statement was made by thomas woodrow in 1915
Threewisemen 7 years ago
Naivety , stupidity, and interiality are killing most of my Ghanaian citizens.. whether Akuffo Addo plagiarised in his speech or not what has it cause to the country that stupid fools are making issues out of it. Even George ... read full comment
Naivety , stupidity, and interiality are killing most of my Ghanaian citizens.. whether Akuffo Addo plagiarised in his speech or not what has it cause to the country that stupid fools are making issues out of it. Even George Bush wasn't the originator of the statement or that phrase. I don't understand why some of you people are acting like it's the end of the world.. this is the reason why most of you are not worth living and needed to be used as fertilisers that the country can increase its crop production.
Afful 7 years ago
We are going to deal with u, the money u have stolen from the country and u are here talking about speech.
We are going to deal with u, the money u have stolen from the country and u are here talking about speech.
kr 7 years ago
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That phrase or sentence came from Christian Lindke and even before he published his book "Citizens, Not Spectators, A Democracy in Action Civic Education Curriculum for High School Students" which had that re-phrase se ... read full comment
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That phrase or sentence came from Christian Lindke and even before he published his book "Citizens, Not Spectators, A Democracy in Action Civic Education Curriculum for High School Students" which had that re-phrase sentence "...I ask you to be citizens: Citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens building communities of service and a nation of character...", it was made known by Wilson Woodrow the 28th President of the US (1913 to 1921), in a book by By John Milton Cooper, Jr Who made it known in Biography of the American President, Published by Knopf Doubleday.
With this background details, I think its George Bush Jnr the 46th President of the US, who needed to be held for plagiarism when that what made. But, in a state of the nation address or speeches, the speech book contains some reference, which will have these names as a background quotes. But, not included in the main speech being delivered for time factor and other reasons. There is absolutely nothing wrong, When Obama uses phrases of Martin Luther King Jnr in state speeches and address.
Nana Addo used those phrases and short sentences because, it sends a message out there... that doesn't mean he copied a who speech, if he had, then we could sound the plagiarism alarm, when the reference is not made. And when there are other quotes and phrases from other authors, that is research not plagiarism.
Hasty and thirsty for faults, which aren't. I guess there were other quotes or phrases which were used. This is not plagiarism but a research. Get the full handouts and check the reference for the speech.
May be next time we have to mention all authors and let's have a 4hours speech. Let's get some rest and be productive tomorrow!
Kweku 7 years ago
God bless you.
God bless you.
Charles 7 years ago
This was said by Wilson woodrow, who died over 70 years ago, George Bush used it in his speech without quotes because after that no of years after one's death, his works could be used without quotes, you people should read
This was said by Wilson woodrow, who died over 70 years ago, George Bush used it in his speech without quotes because after that no of years after one's death, his works could be used without quotes, you people should read
JEE 7 years ago
And so what?
And so what?
Felix 7 years ago
So soon? Yooo!
Even if speeches are not spared, you promising us to protect public purse? Thief!!
So soon? Yooo!
Even if speeches are not spared, you promising us to protect public purse? Thief!!
kwesi kennedy 7 years ago
NDC ppl are very funny...this all u can count on...u forget how u have tear Ghana apart but rather have da cast to comment on simple speech....sham to u ppl...
NDC ppl are very funny...this all u can count on...u forget how u have tear Ghana apart but rather have da cast to comment on simple speech....sham to u ppl...
Azziz 7 years ago
Am disappointed by the speech writer but but I have faith in Nana will deliver.
Am disappointed by the speech writer but but I have faith in Nana will deliver.
weibey 7 years ago
Oh nooooo I really thought it was his speech. What disssgrace! !!!
I really changed my mind about him after I heard his speech. I thought after all if he has taken the pain to put togather such a moving speech then he is an ... read full comment
Oh nooooo I really thought it was his speech. What disssgrace! !!!
I really changed my mind about him after I heard his speech. I thought after all if he has taken the pain to put togather such a moving speech then he is an enlightened nan and may do great things for Ghana. Not knowing that it is "copy copy teacher raago master shaano"
I am really disappointed in him.
Sorry Nana you have let yourself down. You will go down in history but all for the wring reason.
Naakyaa. 7 years ago
No matter whatever So he gives, I am proud of him, Ghanafo kasa do do. Aden?
No matter whatever So he gives, I am proud of him, Ghanafo kasa do do. Aden?
Afua 7 years ago
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 year after their death without quoting them.
President Nana Addo statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson over who died over 70year now. Bush used it in 2001 witho ... read full comment
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 year after their death without quoting them.
President Nana Addo statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson over who died over 70year now. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so it is not wrong for president NAADAA to use without a credit . by law it is not plagiarism
This is because Woodrow Wilson made that statement in September 1919.Again, David M. Ricci used the same statement in 2004 an Kartnim Erdnam in 2006 likewise Former President Bush in 2001.
Nana Baah 7 years ago
God bless you Nana
God bless you Nana
Michael Owusu Tabiri 7 years ago
“There is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
If you study English/French Literature, you will realize that some Greek authors also plagiarized the above quotation from the Holy Bible.
How can we apply or tran ... read full comment
“There is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
If you study English/French Literature, you will realize that some Greek authors also plagiarized the above quotation from the Holy Bible.
How can we apply or translate all the issues raised in his inaugural address to ensure socio-economic development and prosperity of Ghana? I think this should be our focus now as Ghanaians.
As Nana Akufo Addo’s address is neither a research paper nor examination, we cannot take it too far.
All the same the speech writer(s) should have acknowledged all quotes.
God bless Ghana to be a blessing in the name of Jesus Christ.
kk 7 years ago
disgrace every where
disgrace every where
Kweku 7 years ago
There's no disgrace anywhere SO STOP CREATING ONE AND EDUCATE YOURSELF.
There's no disgrace anywhere SO STOP CREATING ONE AND EDUCATE YOURSELF.
kwesi 7 years ago
Please Ghanaians lets grow up.If the president has spoken what other presidents has said so what.We learn from each other. Just pray for him as the word of God says.
Please Ghanaians lets grow up.If the president has spoken what other presidents has said so what.We learn from each other. Just pray for him as the word of God says.
Franko Nerro 7 years ago
Don't we learn from history and or historical sayings and events? Stop these nasty comments about the PREZ.
Don't we learn from history and or historical sayings and events? Stop these nasty comments about the PREZ.
SHAME ON AKUFFO DOPE HEAD. STEALING SPEECHES ALREADY. WHAT NEXT? I BOW MY HEAD IN SHAME. JDM HAD CLASS.
kwasia , pepewni mahama was a thief and this man most probably had some pepeni idiot write him this speech and not give credit or acknowledgement to the author. Nana 's mistake was to fraternize with pepeni idiots and other t ...
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Including pepeni Vice president Bawumia?
He is soo stupid, he thinks been stupid is an honor degree. He is part of minority imbeciles in our society. Ghanaweb so do a better job to filter such stupid comments before it is posted. I sincerely believe that idiot is no ...
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The guy is a fucked up old sniffing dude trying hard to make an impressing. With all the botox he is putting the inside is rotten. See how he is sneezing and coughing . too much sniffing cost the destruction of the nostrils.
hahahaha! ye nimmo fre tete
mouth mouth, team A
is this what you got?
disgrace
Niggas behaving stupidly. What have you actually achieved 60 years post independence? All you know best is to criticise without any substance. Plagiarism my arse. What have you fucking done as an individual in your own countr ...
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Hahahahaha PNDC, A GOOD SHOT!
Yawson I love this. This guy is clearly demented he clearly has an axe to grind he has been harping on this topic since Mahama took office he has left office gracefully and graciously yet this man keeps on. Poor soul so torme ...
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As much as people like you may find fault in his speech, he laid out facts of we lazy Ghanaians and we need to understand that we cannot continue the course of continued mismanagement of the economy. Continue to look the othe ...
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Bawumia's former aid and all the other innocent souls have started seeking for justice.
Please don't joke with somebody's death. Never supported people saying Mahama killed Mills. Remember you are in a glass house so don't throw stones
Let God be your judge but third class is third class.
HE MADE AN ERROR IN NOT CITING THE SOURCE OF THOSE SENTENES. THOSE SENTENCES WERE FROM BUSH JR. NANA ADDO MADE AN ORAL ERROR
It matters little to me whether it's plagiarised or not, it's his 11 commandments now and we are going to strictly hold him to it all day all night.
I rest my case with a quote from Albert Einstein.
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters." Albert Einstein
You listen to TV-3 boys and girls ranting and you did not take any substance from his speech. You have no hope for Ghana or yourself about the future of this country you cannot contribute, just criticizes. Do you have a futur ...
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You re such a biggot Margot eating fool wondering in a KVIP not knowing who your father is,in short your re a bastard.with your bad grammar I think the free SHS ll be most useful to you and your parents.people like you ll not ...
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Yussif don't mind him. I hate people who spew out tribal comments and those who insult people's personalities. Ghanas must grow up, cos regardless, we have every tribes in all the political parties in Ghana. I wonder why some ...
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You are a fool. Note that Bawumia is also a Northerner. I am not surprised, Mahama warned Bawumia but he would not listen, the chaos has started with discrimination like it happened to our Father Alhaji Aliu Mahama. May his s ...
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Hey y'all cease Fire.Lets build one Ghana ,one nation,one destiny.And put a stop to this primitive tribal differences.
Here goes that idiot without any original or sensible thoughts in his head. Akans should be ashamed you are one of them. IDIOT! It's 2017 and you still think like this? Such is the wages of bigots and ignorant fools who refus ...
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I am really disappointed.
For y'all talking heads and Monday morning quarterbacks, you're been petty. What difference does it make if he used excerpts from HW. Overtime excerpts of famous speeches are lifted by prominent folks like Obama. Stop cherry ...
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Success in copy copy?
Good education, many are those who do not even understand what plagiarism is. Thanks for clarity.
You refused to acknowledged the fact that he has stolen the speach from former US president. ,, you are here talk about Northerners, Northerners are more intelligent than you do, jealousy driven you the Akans mad. Listen I am ...
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It is surprising how Ghanaians jump to conclusions without investigation. the first person who made this speech was woodrow wilson. President Bush borrowed the words from him, Clinton also used it. So what is wrong if Nana Ad ...
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It is surprising how Ghanaians jump to conclusions without investigation. the first person who made this speech was woodrow wilson. President Bush borrowed the words from him, Clinton also used it. So what is wrong if Nana Ad ...
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BAWUMIA is a very big Pepeni,, and seems to be your engine and your eyes are on him to turning around the economy for groups as you put it,,,, today's pepeni isn't like yesterday's we are smart enough
Yes we are tooooo smart with wisdom
EX PRES MAHAMA PROUDLY BOASTED THE RENOVATED CIRCLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WAS STOLEN FROM DUBAI YET STILL ZUUU ZAA SYNCOPHANTS WILDLY APPLAUDED
THIS IS VERY SHAMEFUL NPP. 3RD CLASS ECONOMICS PRESIDENT STEALING WORDS FROM US PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON?. OF ALL THEIR ACCLAIMED COMPETENCE AKUFFO ADDO COULD NOT SEE COPY AND PASTE IN HIS SPEECH. DAY ONE STEALING ONE. SHA ...
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The first person to make that speech was woodrow wilson.. Bush borrowed the words as well as Clinton. So what is wrong if Nana uses it. Aaaba OPPOSITION, pls get real for once and get ur facts well. U can Google it up
very stupid of you, idiot. U re a liability to Ur family seriously. Is bawumia an Akan or what. Some npp supporters re tooo stupid. now dat u ve won i knw u wll activate ur insult on northners. for yrs isnt far. posterity wll ...
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You are absolutely right.God richly bless you... wise man..
Cutting Ewes and Northerners out of YOUR country? Pls, in your anger do not be an illiterate. If you want to secede out of THEIR country, that is a better alternative
Of cause pepeni will always be pepeni because they are called by your forefather's as pepeni due to their openness. PEPENI AND TENI ARE NOT INSULT. It is an honourable description of the character of the so called pepeni. Ask ...
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True, pepeni will always be pepeni. That is why I and other pepenis voted out a pepeni-brother, only to be told, a day after the swearing-in of the one we voted for, that we are inferior people. I hope Alhaji Bawumia, the pep ...
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By the way the author of the Nana's speech is not a pepeni it is someone by the name Eugene Arhin.
Refer to "Government apologises for 'plagiarised portion of Akufo-Addo's speesh" Ghanaweb General Nes of Sunday 8 January ...
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Stupid fools you guys eat animal shit Ewes and northners don't eat such things,you claim you are educated but you see you foolishness level now,embecil like your dwarf president who have started stealling in his first day in ...
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Hatred don't pay massa.
you are idiot
Wow!
What happened to African Personality?
Where is the pride and confidence?
So many contradictions.
Not too uplifting.
So why are we arguing . Afterall those responsible for speech have acknowledged de oversight. We should not sweep this under de carpet. They wanted to play it fast on us but Ghanaians are smarter than dem.
"I ask you to be citizens
Citizens not spectators
Citezen subjects
Responsiblecitizens building communities of service
And a nation of character " - Mrs Nana Trump, Onaaapo Jubilee House!
U wish u had such man in ur family
wow
don't know U buh ur comment is th most silly comment av ever heard
advice urself not too late to change perception about akuffo addo tho
WE COPY DEMOCRACY LANGUAGE WANTS TO BE LIKE THEM, WHY NOT THE SPEACH IF IT'S GOOD?
Acknowledge it otherwise this is woyomenisation
your spelling of speech is wrong, don't u have dictionary?
THIS IS NOT PLAGIARISM. PLAGIARISM IS ABOUT TAKING SOMEONES WORK,PRODUCTION THAT IS CREDITED TO HIM OR HER BUT NOT CONSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE FEELING OR EXPECTATION. BUSH JUST CONSTRUCTED ENGLISH TO COMMU ...
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KOGYAM58, should i take your comment as dramatization of your ignorance or a display of deep-seated dishonesty?
Just don't mind them oo. This is one of their dirty games to find fault with Nana's governance.
Absolutely
Kwasea your pepeni president had no class that's why he was voted out in his useless first term,A record in the history of Ghana.
The AKANS are the most stupid people on earth. You just have to compare their brain cell to a puppy. How can you believe in dwarf.
Nana said in his compans and interviews that 8years is enough,, therefore Ghanaians voted for the party and the individual JM. You are a big idiot
And your pepeni vice president becomes what,a methamophses?
As received.
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George
Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century.
Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same
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Using someone words in their exact construction or paraphrasing to achieve sense of its original meaning without acknowledgement is plagiarism which is tantamount to stealing. As a student you claimed to be, you should be th ...
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Doesn't still make it right
Grammar please, point of order...you would have holding? (must be you would have held)
First day as president and this monumental blunder?the blame rests surely on the shoulders of Nana Bediato,the president's executive secretary who I can only guess tried too hard to impress on the job.Ghanaians expect COMPETE ...
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Eiiiii, let them rule ghana forever. Nana has prepared since 2009 become they said,,
Samtyms i dont understand these pple koraa. Oh God help these pple Paaaa. I wish i knw their edicational levels to insult an INTELLECT like Nana
Where is the stealing. After all others were credited and they have apologised that this was an oversight. Is that the only quotation in his speech? Give us a break
Oversight paaaaa. How possible. If we don't oversight then how do you get sighted for plagiarism. black is still back. it was just simply wrong
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.. THIS IS NO EXAMINING BOARD EXAMS OR COURSEWORK. INFACT I WILL BE GLAD IF NANA ADDO COPY DITO DITO HOW USA, JAPAN, GERMANY, ISRAEL BUILT THIER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & FACILITIES
Really. I just can't think far. What's good for the goose is good for the geese. lets wrong to do that. if it was under the NDC it will still have been wrong. let's stop this double standards
Backward people like you without a name were the down fall of John Mahama. If you don't have a role model in the world whom to believe in then you are a pity to be a leader. There is nothing wrong with copying a speech of a l ...
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JDM WE SHALL MISS YOU. STEALING SPEECHES. REALLY WE GO NA HAVE BABIES WITH SHARP BRAINS. IT'S A SHAME AKUFFO ADDO.
And so. Pls is over now, we are moving forward,
And so. Pls is over now, we are moving forward,
So what? Everything about Ghana today borrow culture.
Democracy, constitution, language. Stop this nonsense of everything borrowed is bad. Grow up.
Borrowed is not stealing. Stealing speeches even for inaugural address then expect what next ?
He did acknowledge most of his quotes. Give us a break.
I would rather focus on what those words mean and if he can achieve them. Grow up, Ghanaians.
My friend, intellectual theft is a serious matter. This is what happens when you go in for a confused man with an embarrassing 3rd class degree.
Mr Bush and Mr Clinton might have borrowed the quotes themselves.
On a serious note, I wonder if Ghanaians even care about the EPA agreement between Ghana and the EUROPEAN Union because there's a bit on copyright that has ...
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SOME LIKE MYSELF DO IT BETTER. I SHOULD RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR PLAGIARIZING. I KNOW HOW TO DO IT SO WELL. I GRADUATED WITH SUMMA CUM LAUDE FROM UNDERGRAD. IM A PRO...
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 years after their death without quoting them. That statement was first made by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70 years ago. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so ...
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No stealing is stealing and plagiarism is stealing intelectual property. A THIEF Acoughfo Addo on day one of Presidency. Any what do expect from a third class president.
To all the critics have you all now started again? Was it not nearly a month ago when all the jubilation could be heard and seen. Now you have all turned sour. Ehh Ghanafour I fear you all ooo.
It still don't make it right pls.
it's in bad taste.
let's be factual for once
I always say short man with short brain ppl don't get me. You see?, imaging if this was UN meeting
Here goes that idiot Socrates again. Zero sense yet he wants to appear intellectual. Hahahaha FOOL.
From your comments i gather you have a short brain though you may not be short. Grow up!
borrowed is not stealing? how long have u borrowed? when are u returning it?
Clearly you have never written a thesis. You would have been aware of this basic rule.
At least you are honest to say that but may I ask why do despite him?
NANA AKUFFU ADDO'S LEGACY 8YRS: PLS, MAINTAIN THE NAME FLAGSTAFF HOUSE
1. MOVE THE CAPITAL AWAY FROM DIRTY ACCRA. 2. WE NEED STREET NAMES, NUMBERED BUILDINGS, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STREETS AND POSTAL CODES FOR ALL CONSTIT ...
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The way, NPP shamelessly organised demos to destroy Mahama on foreign lands can not escape my memory.
It should never happen again!
Mahama represented Ghana and if you don't respect the man, at least, respect the offic ...
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So plagiarism is stealling intelectual property. So Acoughfo Addo is already a thief in day 1 of his presidency. Shame
We only beg you not to wear suit to any international Union else you will expose your dwarfness. Thank you.
If only Ghanaians understood and knew the power of height.
They are ignorant, they don't get an refused to learning
Go and say same to Putin. He is one of the most powerful leaders in the world yet one of the shortest as well. It is only people who lack wisdom who dwell on silly things like height and beauty as being requirements of a lead ...
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how different are you too. you just sighted Putin as short and powerful
You call yourself Socrates but you don't behave a such,The Socrates i knew was a wise person and will not make such a foolish statement
Unnecessary comments
so Nana addo and his men dont have brain of their own... Tweaaaa
I thought they have the most educated and intelligent people not knowing they are all plagiarize professors and Drs
some of you ppl are only jealous of this man, you said everything there is about him, swore he could never be president, and here we are today, so the only thing you have now is this trash talking. wait to see his performance ...
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Jealousy will kill you
will this put food on your table.
They are l copy and paste lawyers and fraudsters. Copying others message for your inaugural address. So he couldn't speak from his own convictions about the people of Ghana as president elect but to copy others. Useless Profs ...
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Jnc,lack of knowledge my people .....?person who wrote this article did it for personal evil agenda. why she/he refused to bring both the inauguration speeches from ex Presidents to the public to compare,but just throw out so ...
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Thank God he did not lift the entire speeches delivered by them as you are alleging.
Say he wrote nothing because the whole English Language is not our mother tongue..
Whetjer plagiarism or not...HE IS STILL THE PRESIDEN ...
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He could have spoken two with an English interprator. It's really shameful I don't know why you can't be honest enough to accept that
Yes plagiarism Addo is still the president but a thief only someone's speech and that makes him the fastest thief as a president. What a record.
Who even cares?.lnstead of thinking how we are going to get free education,reduce corruption abd jobs for our people we are talking about useless plagiarism.
Plagiarism is not useless it is stealing. Day one of presidency he is already a thief
ITS BETTER TO STEAL WORDS than TO STEAL MONIES FROM THE NATION'S PURS LIKE THE WAY THE NDC LOOTERS DID.
Show us the evidence,for Nana we have the evidence everywhere.
It matters, we told you that nana's brains are weak and insisted he can,, shame on you all
Not a good way to start! Why reinvent the wheel when you views have been well articulated by somebody else. Lets stop this penchant for criticism and put our hands on the wheels to support the President.
Perhaps a paragraph...even then those are general terms anyone could have come up with. Maybe should have given some passing credit but I give him
A for the overall speech. At the minimum an A-. He did a great job.
Do those people have a copyright to those words? Grow up citizens of Ghana
who ever wrote this article is very shallow minded. Look Nana is not an illiterate ok. You people are only disgracing yourselves on this social media
Acknowledge the source simple!
Ghanaians on average are short people. I am about 5'10" and considered short in the US. There are a lot of 6' plus brothers here in the USA all in jail.The average height in parts of South Sudan is about 6'. What have these t ...
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Well Napoleon was a short Emperor and almost conquered all Europe but of course he was finally conquered by the Duke of Wellington a much Taller General. How about that?
So it is okay to have qoutes in one's speech and not expressions that are pertinent to the circumstances or occasion? What is wrong some Ghanaians?
Oh,npp. U should be ashamed for distracting Gh. Akuffo-Addo thief speech, plagiarism.
Plagiarism Is Better Than Printing An Anniversary Programme Full Of Shameful Mistakes, The Worse Being Replacing The President's Name With That Of A Different Country's President 's. The Outgoing President And His Party Shou ...
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Really! Do you know what plagiarism is? It means intellectual theft just like any other theft punishable by law. Our new president has just stolen someone's speech and you don't realise how serious it is?
Go and beat him....aden koraa na mommma yasom ndwo yen
No making a mistakes in your own programme is being lousy but plagiarism is stealing and more so on one's first day as president is high speed stealing making Nana the fastest presidential thief.
Who cares? Do you think they were original when first used? These thoughts are basic and fundamental ideas.
So what if he quoted great presidents??. If it's illegal, let the American presidents come and sue him for copying them..
This is what happens when you go in for a confused dwarf with an embarrassing 3rd class degree in economics.
Idiotic fool. Kwasea
Stupidity will never cease to be with the NDC and its supporters. No human being has the patent right to words.
Whatever you say has been said before. Whatever one has thought about had been thought about before. Bush and ...
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Those of you defending Nana Addo should know that stealing someone ideas goes with sanctions in the US. Ivanka Trump was reputed and had to apologise to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech in the 2016 Republican Party ...
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FYI it was Melania Trump not Ivanka Trump. Always check your facts first before sounding so confident
Thanks for your correction. But you don't dispute the fact that Trump's wife apologised to Michelle Obama. That is what is required of Nana Addo. Buhari went further to sanction his speech writers when they plagiarised some ...
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when you copy portions another persons speech word for word you must acknowledge the original author otherwise it is called plagiarism. it actually a very serious problem and doesn't do the image of the country any good. #bad ...
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Yes everyone have been said before. However, plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful. If the pre ...
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Plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful. If the president actually attended to a graduate school ...
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The words are not patented but the arrangement of the words to make meaning are. That is why patent rights exist for people to acknowledge the source without you commit plagiarism which is stealing intelectual property.
W;akar a w;akar.. too much english teachers on the loose.... moose!
hope we have not forgotten what happened to JDM in Kumasi n other areas of this country.
Now it is de turn of Nana starting with cough speech
Socrates, I have been time and again advising your stupid and irresponsible parents to seek psychiatric attention for you. The loss of John Ford Mahama has dealt a big blow to your brains. A stupid fool like you. You are curs ...
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performance is what is important
This intellectual property thief has a zero performance on day 1. He should have been serious in Legon. See how the 3rd class degree he got has continued to embarrass him.
somebody who could not write his own can perform?
Who cares...... Mtchweeee go n tell mahama to stop drinking whisky on the job.... Oooh i forgot he has been shown the red card..... Onaaaapo
What do you mean by intellectual theft? Was the speeches he lifted from, intellectual properties?
Plagiarism is taking some idea, writing or speech and making look like it is yours without permission or without acknowledging the original author. That is stealing of intellectual property. People do it in Ghana and go scout ...
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The last time l checked we were told npp had the men. Is that the men? This is disgraceful. From Buhari to Nana Addo.
I'm so ashamed to be a Ghanaian today. You mean we couldn't get a better human being to vote as president? Copying your inaugral speech. Reputable lawyer indeed!
I agree perfectly with you. You don't deserve to be Ghanaian. Such idiots like you have no place in the new Ghana!
You call Kantekerous an idiot. What low name can you call a new president who steals/plagiarises someone's speech?
incompetence is when you cannot write your own speech. bad example.
So what? What is new under this sun? What the Chief Justice read for him to repeat, were the words new or same words with just replacement of names.
When you take whole portions and ideas from the published works of others without acknowledgment this attracts sanctions. Recently Ivanka Trump was forced to apologize to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech in the Re ...
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Yoo we hear mr.US
And why does this guy keeping saying Ivanka Trump. My friend do your research well. This should be the last time I am reminding you. It's MELANIA TRUMP dumb head!
You dont dispute that the wife of Donald Trump called Melenia apologised to Michelle Obama for Plagiarising her speech. It us good you are concerned with only the wrong name and not the offence committed. So we are waiting f ...
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And so what.Think about the development Akuffo Addo can bring not speech.
Wee smoker president. president my foo. Thief idiot Akufo Addo.
I thought you said Nana Addo can never be President. So no wonder you hAve started moaning. Even if the speech was whoever whoever speech,the words and phrases you use when reading or writing is yours.He acknowledged a lot o ...
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Zoobie- Zoobie, BB, Aponkye, Socrates, Nana all the way, Ghanani and many other names are been used by this stupid NDC man. He keeps changing names to comment on one article. Mr idiot stop using different type of names to ma ...
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The depth of desperation of NDC idiots and fool soldiers is simply miserable. Nana Akufo Addo is the President of Ghana and Dr. Bawumia is his Vice. NDC idiots and fool soldiers wake up from your scary nightmare, no more free ...
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Hahahahahahaha change indeed! Nothing but an under achieving dwarf with nothing to offer Ghanaians.
General Buhari 's speech at a Commonwealth Heads of Statr ceremony in London last year contained portions that were lifted or stolen from speeches by other presidents. This caused a serious diplomatic blunder for which the ...
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Eyes are watching, and ears are listening.walk the talk.
Fuck you Akufo Addo may your cursed leadership end in disaster and may your filthy ashanti backers perish.This country belongs to Ewes,Gas and Gonjas and not your thieving asante supporters.Seee , you even started by stealing ...
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The embarrassment on the international stage is just too much. "Competent"Akufo Addo. Inaugural address po nie.
How can the president plagiarized? Its a crime...... Hmmmmm
Portions of the inaugural address were piagiarised from the inaugural speeches of Pres. J F Kennedy, Bîll Clinton & G H W Bush with the US Ambassador present. The nation should acknowledge them with an apology and we move on ...
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Our beloved Pres,competent, fight corruption Ama Ghana is the for,to unsure ur promise
There is nothing new under the sun, those who copy are great and humble people to learn from others, see countries like Korean, Japan and China they copy from Europe and now they are great. So what is wrong? ?
Plagiarism is stealing of intellectual property. What he could have done was to quote the original author. Any graduate student should know this. It is very disgraceful.
Sorry bro!For all the respect of our country and our president Nana ADDO;we would have loved him to do a speech of his own.So that's have nothing to do with ASia copy from Europe.REMEMBER Osagyefo:Ghana is free forever.Even ...
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When u have a womaniser and irresponsible father to 6 children as bediatuo who is ur executive secretary and writes spee chest for u what do u expect
Hahaha. So what will u call Mahama. Then.. Has 18 children with different women.. Hahah. I pity u
Opposition your job is to comment whilst we enjoy power for 20years.
Who is going to be there for that 20 years Nana???? Apuuu toooo,,, 72+20=
Nana addict stoled the election now speech very soon it will b money. Akronfour president wo krom. Nppigs r soo incompetent that they couldnt prepare common speech for him. Apiiii. Disgraceful nppig president
I sentence per
Old Buhari plagiarised, now old Nana is also plagiarising. Buhari took naija economy into recession. Will Nana take Gh economy into recession?
So what,
So if a father borrows a good advice from another father for his children, is dat a crime ? Think abt wat the meaning those words convey rather than who said them. You always tell your wife or husband, " I love u", are you th ...
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We boast of having the men only to steal ppl speeches. the errors and or stealing has just started
What's wrong with some Ghanaian?
And so what. Will that put food on the table or money your pocket.
Hmmmm
Socrates or whoever you are can you please stop this nonsense about Nana. I don't know your height, and a man's knowledge and intelligence is not determined his stature.
Who cares if he plagiarized. It time to put away the pettiness I'm our country and help turn this country around. Flagstaff house now Jubilee house. How can such utter nonsense pit food on the table or create jobs. O know the ...
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Now you know???
incompetence is when u can't write a speech and u plagiarizes
Lol you can go hang. Onaapo, NDC sore loser hahaha. Incompetent losers. Let us think of how to restore the once shinning black star of Africa so people like you can also enjoy.
What happens if he copied good things from other countries? The speech was very powerful. Give him that.
Only the first day the president is in trouble already. Ghana. ...
Every intellectual and Good Orator usually quote from other famous spee ches delivered by famous personalities.I'm very disappointed in the so called Prof Lungu who has joined the nonentities in mockery.
This are the competent men who are coming to make Ghana an industrialized Ghana. An astute lawyer who cannot write his own speech but copy from others. This is what getting 3rd class in university can do. Stupid people who h ...
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WHO INVENTED "ECOMINY 'ECOMINY "WITH A SLIP OF TOUNGE BY LATE PROF MILLS.???
THE EVIL THAT MAN DO WILL ALWAYS FELLOW HIM.
IF CARE IS NOT TAKEN WITH POWERFUL PRAYERS THIS PRESIDENT ELECT WILL ALWAYS BRING SHAME TO OUR COUNT ...
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Eii new president!! A common speech too?
that's is not important, wht matters is having access to a good life.
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 year after their death without quoting them.
The statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson over who died over 70year now. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him ...
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If it's even the whole speech was from the American president its an advise for all to learn from successful people. All books we are learning is from them so what.
Plagiarism is the beginning if competence. Hahahaha
n so wht the fuck the most important thing is the message.
Plagiarism is what babies with sharp brains are capable of doing. God save Ghana
We are so bewildered by our own actions. Think of what you can do for Ghana is what I got from his speech. Ghanaians are too known with our respect to the English language but no creative actions to lift our country up. At th ...
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NDC needs to rebrand itself as a credible political party by refining the minds of its supporters and purging itself of all negative scandals. Ghanaian voters are decent and forward looking.
Please make sure of your facts and check Thor typos as you try to inform us here. Ghanaweb is not doing all that for us...Last time I checked, Thanks Trump has not lifted anything from Michelle Obama's speeches. You meant to ...
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Ha ha ha ha Aaaaaaaaaahw, I can't laugh oooo, copy and paste president, tweaaaa, president Mahama no size, how can a sleeping King Kong write his own speech? Nana your are a disgrace to Ghana. Nana will copy till he copies th ...
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So he was fooling us. Anything he said was not from his heart. How come he couldn't write a common promise he desires to deliver.
Mr hater....Smh....
Plagiarism is criminal under the law, liable to a fine or imprisoned up to one year of ten years.
I have always maintained that Akufo Addo and his gang are criminal rogues. Today, first day of his rule and he begins with ...
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well he shouldn't have in the first place, but he is the father of the nation now and we must cover his nakedness.
JOY NEWS didn't do well on this news subject shame on Ghanaian media houses for spreading this abroad
Hooting Mahama in abroad was perfect; hypocrites. We will soon follow the footsteps of NPP supporters in abroad. Don't forget NDC too has supporters here as well.
Thats a shame
What is wrong with that? We need to think about serious issues.
First test of leadership for the president. He should follow Nigeria buhari example and fire whoever is responsible. The same people bashed mahama for not firing people for similar incompetence.
Buhari of Nigeria had the same issue using some portion of Obama's speech..
Melinia Trump did the same using Michel Obama's speech..so nothing wrong with that. Ghanaian Media
Both Ivanka Trump and Buhari apologised for the blunders Buhari went the extra mile and took action against his speech writers. Nana Addo must do the honourable thing. No hanky panty games. You steal, you are caught , you a ...
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Thank you Wilberforce you hit right in the head. His team did not think it would be found out. He needs to address it by apologizing and taking action.People need to stop making noise about this. What he did was wrong. The fa ...
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Great Nana all the way,may GOD Grant you wisdom, strength n courageous spirit to lead the country Ghana in JESUS Name Amen.
I feel pity for the voters who thinks this octogenarian 73 can do better than what JM was offering Ghana. We have only voted to give jobs to people to milk mother Ghana. Nana and his group has nothing, nothing better to offer ...
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whether plagiarism or not he must rule us all, so stop making fun of urslvs
This is total plagiarism. He should have acknowledged the sources he quoted from. He was a lawyer and must note that he can be sued.
I HOPE NANA WILL NOT STEAL MONEY THE WAY HE HAS STOLEN HIS INAUGURAL SPEECH. HE LACKS ORIGINALITY!! HOW CAN HE GET NEW IDEAS TO GOVERN?
Lifting someone's speech so what? All speeches by past Ghana presidents were abstracts from speeches made else where. Students writing their degree thesis, postgraduate thesis and even for their PhDs extract other people's wo ...
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One Speech. You copied Presidents JFK, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Buhari and Iddi Amin Dada.
This is a United Nations Speech.
#IncapableAkufoAddo
WHOEVER WROTE THAT SPEECH FOR OUR PRESIDENT IS LAZY,LACKS ORIGINALITY AND CREATIVITY.ATLEAST IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN QUOTES.
I HOPE THESE GUYS WHO WILL WORK WITH OUR PRESIDENTHAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER AND NOT COPY COPY.SO IF pl ...
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You better tell Ghanaians stop using English simple. We're not interested in your so called plagiarism but better Gh. Shameful Ghanaweb.
if commenting on a useless site what are you then?
WHY? NANA-ADDO, DON'T YOU HAVE YOUR OWN WORDS? WHY DO YOU BORROW WITH ACKNOWLEDGING? THIS IS COMPLETE PLAGIARISM!! THIS CERTAINLY IS A BAD START FOR NANA. HE IS TOO OLD TO THINK OF HIS OWN WORDS!! SO WHY BECOME PREZ?
If you like it or not Akuffo Addo is Ghana's President and if you think otherwise go to Burkina Faso to start life there. We the youth our focus is jobs not plagiarism. Against fuor...
YOU AND OTHERS LIKE YOU THINK NANA HAS READY MADE JOBS FOR YOU??? YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED. DID YOU NOT HEAR WHAT HE SAID: HE WILL CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES; YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR YOUR OWN JOB. IF YOU SIT THERE LIKE A "SPECTATO ...
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Nonsense. So what. The President is not even 1 day old and the nonsense has started.
The post doesn't make sense.. In research work or speech you can pick an extract and its not Plagiarism... stupid ppl go and find d meaning of plagiarism... siafo)))) ... Gyimifuo
My friend, I think you just use words without understanding. If you plagiarise, are you not using another person's writing or work as your own. Is it not similar or the same as lifting other people's quotes/quotations to wri ...
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What about ecominy. Haaaaahaaaaaa!!!!!! NDC idiots blinded Late Prof to pronounce wrong words so that they can get rid of him. Shame on them.
Ghanaians need to read more. The statement isn't originally by Bush. It's a Woodrow Wilton quote. After him, it's been used by 13 different presidents in their speeches. Why the fuss. Once any party assumes office, they must ...
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My brother, you are a learned person. Thank you.
So what, is bush and clinton origin of English language... BULLSHIT
Ghanaians don't read. This quote is not originally Bush ' s. If you care to learn, Google Woodrow Wilton quotes. 13 different presidents in their inaugural speeches made reference to it. Copied
Arhin has failed his test. Cannot be Nana's speech writer. Should be given a different job.
Simple the script writer has embarrassed the Prez and Ghanaians.A similar thing happened to Buhari and he booted the writer out.Africans should stop being second class citizens and stop copying blindly
It appears people don't understand the concept of plagiarism. It's estimated in terms of "proportion of" because it is believed that there's no new statements or even sentences in the world. Let's not abuse concepts!
I doubt if you're really a Doctor with PhD.
Those who are talking abt plagiarism have short memories and need to go back to the classroom for serious lecture on the word plagiarism.
Aboafunu like u.WO ye kwasia paaa.yes he stole the speech. Your foolish Mahama stole our money and gave it to one person ,wayome. From Monday ,u will see wat will happen to ur thief president and his ministers. We are going t ...
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U people should stop the prejudice. Do you know the reason why he used those words in his inaugural speech, without crediting the author? Some Ghanaians are too knowing. The pull him down attitude has just started. That quo ...
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What a load of rubbish. The original inhabitants of Ghana were the Guans. All the other tribes are foreign settlers who are now modern day Ghanaians. The Gas came from Nigeria and Benin. The last ones in were the Ewes. The ...
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On Nana's speech. It was an excellent inspiring speech. Whether it was plagiarised or not. The sentiments expressed were deep and profound. I am proud to be Ghanaian.
Ghanaweb dont you copy and paste other stories from websites..Both local and especially foreign news..???? Isnt it copyright?? and Google adsense is against it..??? YOU try to break news but you have no facts.. Do yoour resea ...
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Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 years after their death without quoting them.
The statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson who died over 70years now. Bush used it in 2001 without crediting him, so ...
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NPP STEALERS. INCOMPETENCE GALORE
First disgrace
When Akufo Addo lifted his kente cloth and I saw his big breasts and his old hernia BIG BALLS, I knew something bad was to happen.
Now a supposed brilliant speech was after all stolen from former US Presidents. What a sham ...
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You people don't learn anything only insults,ndc will remains opposition for 40years.Only stupid people will insult Nana.
When the thieves are being canned, we will see where the plagiarism is.
I am looking forward to it totally.
NDC ppl are soo ignorant and I even wonder if they are indeed human beings...what are u guys waiting for?? If u indeed hv balls take him to court for plagiarism.....This your propaganda attitude will keep u in opposition till ...
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I understand Woodrow Wilson used those words in the 19th century, then Bill Clinton used same in his inaugural speech. The same was used by George Bush Jnr in 2001. All without making reference to the 'original' author. That ...
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United nations speach. I hear the speach was lifted from lddi Amin Dada's inaugural speach. And again george bush obama clinton and sankara.... UN speach indeed.
Do you know that part of speech which critics accuse Nana of plagiarism without quoting Bush as source was also plagiarise by Bush without quoting the source?
It was originally made by Woodrow Wilson in September 1919. Incid ...
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I think its nothing to be worried about but the only thing he should be particular about is that those guys he coppied from has better legacies taken their presidencial possitions into consideration and so if he is imitating ...
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AT LEAST USE QUOTATION MARKS. STEALING ON FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.
Didn't I tell you guys "Ghana go jum"?When competent people start with plagiarism,then we know governance is a serious business.#onaapo
Let me first correct the public that, the original owner of the speech was Wilson Woodrow, American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 192.
In a speech in 1913, Woodrow ...
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How much does this NPP worshiper Prof. Baah known of these young guys to have labeled them as BABIES WITH SHARP BRAINS? You had over a month to compose a speech as short as NANA, look!!!!! This is a real shame for such a "COM ...
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Double standard 4 legs good 2 legs bad Let call a spade a spade OK but not agriculture compliment and condemned every act of unethical behaviors because we are giving these leaders the room to misconduct themselves and go es ...
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I don't want to redefined your words but are completely out of the equation just think outside box and come again
You are a fool and an idiot. Why areyou behaving like this, is Mahama the only only one term president in this world? Even in Ghana is he a one term president. Hasn't he done better than thief kuffours regime. What is akuffo ...
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INCOMPETENCE PAA NIEE
There is nothing wrong to borrow a quotation but the source should be given credited. It's only joy news who can identify insignificant oversight like this because they have the records. Other local bias stations have no idea ...
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Brother let your heart come down OK and don't insults him either I think he lack certain things as human
and so what!!!!!!! he didn't acknowledge Bush so what!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is not Bush. It's Clinton
Vice President Cheney, Mr. Chief Justice, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, Members of the United States Congress, reverend clergy, distinguished guests, fellow citizens:
On this day, prescribed by law and ...
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Am sure now you understand Mahama when he asked this question"DO YOU KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE PRESIDENT"? Governance is not for todllers without brains nor is it propaganda. Everything from the president's dressing, his speec ...
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As received.
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George
Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century.
Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same
w ...
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Who cares if he took the speech from George Bush or Clinton.He delivered it nicely.
People should learn English good before they should use the word.Why are you misusing the word "plagiarism" .If you don't understand the meaning of plagiarism shut up.
President George W. Bush's Inaugural Address
January 20, 2001
President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple ...
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NANA IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA
NANA ADDO DID NOT TAKE THE FULL OATH OF OFFICE CORRECTLY. SO TO ME HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA UNTIL THE OATH IS ADMINISTERED AGAIN! Taking an oath of office is a serious business and ...
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It's not even a day yet and you've started stealing speeches. Block heads, who should create for you to plagiarize. if it's not an offense or a crime why do you apologise? A thief is a thief.
And So What? Who gives a f..k. At least he motivated us better than someone did.
Plagiarism remains plagiarism! not an oversight. Very interesting days ahead.
Cold Truth
It is true Nana used words from the speech of George Bush in 2001.
Now let me burst your bubble.
It was first used by Woodrow Wilson in the 19th Century. Ever since then 13 Presidents have used those same ...
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Loosers of NDC people are worried......hohohooooo English can be used by anyone is not for one person....so you people have to put your thinking caps on. Bullocks
Stop defending SHAME!
Making things sound your own is thievery Whether it's over 70rs or not!!! Credit should have been given to the originator!!!!
This is the most competent akufo addo bawumia government, hehehehe!!!!!
STILL PRESIDENT MAHAMA, ONAAAAPO!!!!!
Oh!pity NPP do you understand the meaning of your catch word"onaapo"in Ga language?Dig and find out the meaning and be ashamed to yourselves and keep on dreaming.
Babies with sharp teeth never apologize just insults least this young man has guts to apologize how good it can get you losers apuuuu
Although the honey bee queen is thought by many to be the most important member of her colony, honey bee workers sometimes determine when their colony is in need of a new queen. This occurs due to space constrictions, poor pe ...
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Words are words and Ghana is proud of The President speech.
Really, all politician act like a honey bee sweet of talks, protect themselves, also fight until one die....... I am now understood why Papa J didn't play act role in Mahama's compaign ........... Borrowing speech from o ...
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if Nana were to be my family member I would have used him to sacrifice the ancestoral gods
Ask Nana Asante Bediatuo,the executive secretary to the president",he imported it from America without paying tax on it" Ghanaians are smart than him that was why Nana coughed.
neither Bush nor clinton were the originators of that statement. the first statement was made by thomas woodrow in 1915
Naivety , stupidity, and interiality are killing most of my Ghanaian citizens.. whether Akuffo Addo plagiarised in his speech or not what has it cause to the country that stupid fools are making issues out of it. Even George ...
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We are going to deal with u, the money u have stolen from the country and u are here talking about speech.
?????
That phrase or sentence came from Christian Lindke and even before he published his book "Citizens, Not Spectators, A Democracy in Action Civic Education Curriculum for High School Students" which had that re-phrase se ...
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God bless you.
This was said by Wilson woodrow, who died over 70 years ago, George Bush used it in his speech without quotes because after that no of years after one's death, his works could be used without quotes, you people should read
And so what?
So soon? Yooo!
Even if speeches are not spared, you promising us to protect public purse? Thief!!
NDC ppl are very funny...this all u can count on...u forget how u have tear Ghana apart but rather have da cast to comment on simple speech....sham to u ppl...
Am disappointed by the speech writer but but I have faith in Nana will deliver.
Oh nooooo I really thought it was his speech. What disssgrace! !!!
I really changed my mind about him after I heard his speech. I thought after all if he has taken the pain to put togather such a moving speech then he is an ...
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No matter whatever So he gives, I am proud of him, Ghanafo kasa do do. Aden?
Copyright laws allow people to use other persons work 70 year after their death without quoting them.
President Nana Addo statement was first used by Woodrow Wilson over who died over 70year now. Bush used it in 2001 witho ...
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God bless you Nana
“There is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
If you study English/French Literature, you will realize that some Greek authors also plagiarized the above quotation from the Holy Bible.
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disgrace every where
There's no disgrace anywhere SO STOP CREATING ONE AND EDUCATE YOURSELF.
Please Ghanaians lets grow up.If the president has spoken what other presidents has said so what.We learn from each other. Just pray for him as the word of God says.
Don't we learn from history and or historical sayings and events? Stop these nasty comments about the PREZ.
Kofi