Be ready to lose your position – Sir John tells Ade Coker

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J0eY l0nD0n 8 years ago

what's the point of voting for these war mongering lots?

what's the point of voting for these war mongering lots?
.SOWOTUOM SOLDIER 8 years ago

KWASEA KONE ANFA DUA LIKE YOU.YOU NDC IDIOTS DON'T KNOW SHAME.YOUR DRANKURD MAHAMAH IS OUT WITH HIS UNSTOPPABLE LOOTINGS AND LIES.USELESS MAN LIKE THAT HIS WIFE IS NOW PREPARING FOR SEPARATION FOR CHEATING ON HER.IF SUCH A FO ...
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KWASEA KONE ANFA DUA LIKE YOU.YOU NDC IDIOTS DON'T KNOW SHAME.YOUR DRANKURD MAHAMAH IS OUT WITH HIS UNSTOPPABLE LOOTINGS AND LIES.USELESS MAN LIKE THAT HIS WIFE IS NOW PREPARING FOR SEPARATION FOR CHEATING ON HER.IF SUCH A FOOL CAN DECEIVE HIS WIFE THEN WHAT ABOUT THE COUNTRY IN GENERAL?.HIS FOUR YEARS OF FOOLISHNESS AND STEALING LEADERSHIP HAS BROUGHT THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY ON IT'S KNEES.NDC IS A PARTY OF THIEVES AND LIARS SEE WHAT THAT YOUR PARTY FOUNDER IS TELLING GHANAIANS NOWADAYS ABOUT A LAND IN ACCRA.KWASEA,EVEN IN HIS HOMETOWN IN VOLTA HE WILL NOT ACQUIRE A LAND AT THAT CHEAPEST PRICE.FOOLS COUNT YOUR PARTY OUT OF GHANA POLITICS BECAUSE GHANAIANS ARE FED UP WITH YOUR TWENTY NINE YEARS OF NONSENSICAL POLITICS LOOTING LIES HATRED AND TRIBALISM.
Kofi Amedzro 8 years ago

Please these unprintable language will not help.What are we teaching our young ones? Just imagine someone used these words on your parents. We have thousands of churches in Ghana but everyday will lose our moral values.No won ...
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Please these unprintable language will not help.What are we teaching our young ones? Just imagine someone used these words on your parents. We have thousands of churches in Ghana but everyday will lose our moral values.No wonder what do we hear them preaching"Nyasafoa mo wehi" So sowotum soldier l don't blame you because you don't have elder in your house who should guide you that as a young man we need to accord respect to elderly. Professor Mante who should tell you also preached gabage. A disappointed clergy
Vk 8 years ago

Focus on the BNI, military and the police and the ports.
Retire most of them.NDC cronnies have Currupt those instructions.

Focus on the BNI, military and the police and the ports.
Retire most of them.NDC cronnies have Currupt those instructions.
Hohoho, montreal 8 years ago

Is that your fucking brolem? I think you are afraid of the guy

Is that your fucking brolem? I think you are afraid of the guy
STARLINGARD 8 years ago

They are normally on Utv making fun of each other so let's leave them to play. ROTFLMFAO

They are normally on Utv making fun of each other so let's leave them to play. ROTFLMFAO
Tribalism and Nepotism NPP 8 years ago

1. President - Akyem
2.Chief of Staff - Akyem
3.Senior Minister - Akyem
4.Minster of Finance Akyem
5.Attorney General - Akyem
6.Minster for Wks and Hsing - Akyem.
7. Kwesi Amoako Atta--- Roads and Highways Akyem ...
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1. President - Akyem
2.Chief of Staff - Akyem
3.Senior Minister - Akyem
4.Minster of Finance Akyem
5.Attorney General - Akyem
6.Minster for Wks and Hsing - Akyem.
7. Kwesi Amoako Atta--- Roads and Highways Akyem.
8.Boakye Agyarko--- Energy---Akyem

Now how many Gonjas were ministers under John Mahama led government. Yet they vilify and cast unprincipled words on him
you 8 years ago

Masa is Obed Asamoah an Akyem.Don't think that how the name sounds make the person akyem,agyarko an akyem
Idiot

Masa is Obed Asamoah an Akyem.Don't think that how the name sounds make the person akyem,agyarko an akyem
Idiot
Hmmmmmmmn 8 years ago

What matter now is competence and good performance so long as they are all Ghanaians. What is dangetous is to form a loot and share team.

What matter now is competence and good performance so long as they are all Ghanaians. What is dangetous is to form a loot and share team.
Sly 8 years ago

Are they not Ghanaian? Just wish they could do a lot more for the Nation.

Are they not Ghanaian? Just wish they could do a lot more for the Nation.

Deefour 8 years ago

It will be better to verify your thoughts before putting stuff out the fact that some one is from Eastern region doesn't mean she,,he is akyem

It will be better to verify your thoughts before putting stuff out the fact that some one is from Eastern region doesn't mean she,,he is akyem
Casca 8 years ago

Stupid idiot check your facts very well b4 you post those of ya uncivilized post.
Were you in ghana when John mahama selected all northern appointees?
Who told you the names you brought all of them are akyems. Bush man chil ...
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Stupid idiot check your facts very well b4 you post those of ya uncivilized post.
Were you in ghana when John mahama selected all northern appointees?
Who told you the names you brought all of them are akyems. Bush man child
Tribalism and Nepotism NPP 8 years ago

The same arrogance have start

The same arrogance have start
STARLINGARD 8 years ago

Foolish BASTARD. Who has been more arrogant than u greedy BITCHASS BASTARDs? Of Coz Ade will loose his position because he couldn't do his job. Or maybe Mahama will employ him as his personal assistant since we know Mahama ad ...
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Foolish BASTARD. Who has been more arrogant than u greedy BITCHASS BASTARDs? Of Coz Ade will loose his position because he couldn't do his job. Or maybe Mahama will employ him as his personal assistant since we know Mahama adds up more incompetent Bastards to his league.
matt 8 years ago

who released this fool called Sir John.

who released this fool called Sir John.
Koo 8 years ago

shut up Mr good for nothing man.

shut up Mr good for nothing man.
Cool 8 years ago

Please spare us . Thank the NF=Dc folks who did not come out to vote / They are regretting already

Please spare us . Thank the NF=Dc folks who did not come out to vote / They are regretting already
Nana Ama 8 years ago

Keep your mouth up. Talk about jobs not this foolish argument

Keep your mouth up. Talk about jobs not this foolish argument
Cool madam cool 8 years ago

I'm NDC, but how come we have given some positions to some foreigners like Adr Coke frm Nigeria, Kofi Adams, Ihaji Mutaha etc to lead us into opposition, & they still have mouth to talk.

I'm NDC, but how come we have given some positions to some foreigners like Adr Coke frm Nigeria, Kofi Adams, Ihaji Mutaha etc to lead us into opposition, & they still have mouth to talk.
ACCRAMAN 8 years ago

NPP, you know it - the 2016 was rigged. Stop deceiving Ghanaians that the youth massively voted for the NPP.

Your evil deeds before and during the elections will be open to the public soon. You forced the EC to declare dat ...
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NPP, you know it - the 2016 was rigged. Stop deceiving Ghanaians that the youth massively voted for the NPP.

Your evil deeds before and during the elections will be open to the public soon. You forced the EC to declare data that was wrongly entered in the EC computers after hacking their systems.

Thank John Mahama for being a peace-loving person unlike Jammeh in The Gambia.

STARLINGARD 8 years ago

Ur name "ACCRAMAN" tells me the level of ur IQ. Lmao. If an opposition can rig an election to win power then there really has been some incompetence with the sitting government. everybody knows NDC has always been riggn elect ...
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Ur name "ACCRAMAN" tells me the level of ur IQ. Lmao. If an opposition can rig an election to win power then there really has been some incompetence with the sitting government. everybody knows NDC has always been riggn election. Tonda fire u. Lmao
OWEN NEW YORK 8 years ago

IF ALL MINISTERS ARE AKYEM AND CAN DELIVER, NO PROBLEM. ITS BETTER PACKING GOOD TEAM FROM ONE ETHNIC GROUP TO THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT TO DELIVER THAN SELECTING BABIES WITH SHARP TEETH AND EMPTY HEADS TO LOOT THE TAXPAYERS MONE ...
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IF ALL MINISTERS ARE AKYEM AND CAN DELIVER, NO PROBLEM. ITS BETTER PACKING GOOD TEAM FROM ONE ETHNIC GROUP TO THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT TO DELIVER THAN SELECTING BABIES WITH SHARP TEETH AND EMPTY HEADS TO LOOT THE TAXPAYERS MONEY. THE INSULTS ALONE HEAPED ON MEN OF GOD, CHIEFS,ELDERLY SENIOR CITIZENS.GHANA WILL NEVER DREAM ABOUT N.D.C AGAIN
GHANA FIRST 8 years ago

Ghanians are adviced not to waste their time discussing anything and everything the NPP throws into the public domain for discussions. It is one of their strategies to divert public attention from their numerous promises and ...
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Ghanians are adviced not to waste their time discussing anything and everything the NPP throws into the public domain for discussions. It is one of their strategies to divert public attention from their numerous promises and to buy time. Once they're abel to do this they can get Ghanaians off their back so they will have their way. E.g.. Mahama's housing sage. Nana Addo's hamper issue and now it's Jerry Rawlings's land issue. Tomorrow it might be Ekua Donkor's weight lost program hahaha hahaha hahaha. NPP thinks Ghanians are unwise.
sandra Agyapong 8 years ago

the NPP did not lie their way into power, they will deliver all their promises to Ghanaians because they believed and trusted in them that's why the voted massively for them to deliver them from the powers that be,so pls don' ...
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the NPP did not lie their way into power, they will deliver all their promises to Ghanaians because they believed and trusted in them that's why the voted massively for them to deliver them from the powers that be,so pls don't deceive the masses with your hatred and evil mind against Nana Addo for it will not work and hold,we love you Mr President
TIME WILL TELL 8 years ago

PROBLEM, THAT IS ALRIGHT. JUST 8 MINISTERS IS NOT MUCH SO STOP MAKING NOISES PERIOD

PROBLEM, THAT IS ALRIGHT. JUST 8 MINISTERS IS NOT MUCH SO STOP MAKING NOISES PERIOD
kwabena, kwashieman 8 years ago

Attorney general Gloria Akufo - Ga adangbe , Boakye Agarko- Krobo , Chief of staff - Ashanti . Get your facts right, you tribalist

Attorney general Gloria Akufo - Ga adangbe , Boakye Agarko- Krobo , Chief of staff - Ashanti . Get your facts right, you tribalist
Paa Josh 8 years ago

Akyem Onaaapo, these are competent men,men with impeccable record, and achievers, you wish they are your family members. ONAAPO.

Akyem Onaaapo, these are competent men,men with impeccable record, and achievers, you wish they are your family members. ONAAPO.
Osei Mensah 8 years ago

To my dear Mother - A tribute by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
Osei N Mum Tribute 1
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and mum

Our great ancestors have left us a wonderful adage, “Wo ni wu a, w’abusua asa.” (“The departure of one’s m ...
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To my dear Mother - A tribute by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
Osei N Mum Tribute 1
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and mum

Our great ancestors have left us a wonderful adage, “Wo ni wu a, w’abusua asa.” (“The departure of one’s mother to eternity terminates one’s blood relationships on earth.”). Your passing away leaves me homeless. I thank the Good Lord for giving you to me for 66 years as my mother. You have indeed been my all.

You did not only give me life; you gave me life that is worth living. You brought me up in the cultural traditions of our forefathers. You gave me the best of humanity to make me what I am today. You were a beacon of wisdom to me. You loved me and my siblings, and you did everything for us, except condone evil in our lives.

You were a disciplinarian to the core. You were the mother with whom I conferred. The members of our great clan and others always looked up to you. You were Agya on whom we wholly depended. You were a “killer of hunger” for us, our saviour; the slender arm full of kindness, the ruler whose strings were on all hearts. You taught us the value of hard work.

As a young boy, you did not want me to be pampered. How can I thank you enough for preparing me for a position of glory as the King of Asante, which you so generously and affectionately bestowed on me.

As your baby king, you continued to provide for me the pool of wisdom to drink from. You were with me in my moments of joy and fulfillment and moments of sorrow and frustration.

?baatan Pa, who used the precious Bodom Beads in cracking palm nuts, you have done what you can for Asanteman and Ghana. You have helped me as my mother in a double sense not to disgrace you in my function as Asantehene.

?woahene, Asanteman joins me in mourning the passing away of our Asantehemaa. You will in time be succeeded by a successor to be chosen by me, but in the meantime, I have lost that which cannot be replaced. I have lost the mother who gave me life, my fountain of advice and counsel and the anchor of my very existence. You were the centre of my life. I owe everything I have achieved in life to you, to the unbounded love that you always showed to me and to the gentle tutoring that I received from you. You have been the example that has guided me and the beacon by which I have steered through life.

You were not just my mother; you were also a mother to many others. With your passing away, many have lost a mother and a worthy example. To me you are irreplaceable. You have been my rudder and my guide; the mother of mothers. Without you, life will never be the same again for me.

“Old Lady” will forever remain unique to me. You made me proud by the example you set, and you gave me confidence by your very presence. It gave me immense pleasure to observe the very easy relationship that you struck with all people, including the famous and well-known and the insignificant and obscure. You instilled in me true pride in my ancestry and joy in my pedigree; but you also taught me to show respect to everyone, regardless of their status in life. I shall miss you every day of my life.

You were to me the very epitome of royalty and style. I was especially delighted and felt very proud when you were selected by my brother Otumfuo Opoku Ware II as Asantehemaa. In that capacity, you projected majesty and royalty. But to me, you remained special in many ways. As a source of advice and counsel, you were incomparable. As a loving parent, you were unmatched. As the example in my life, you have been without parallel. You have been the dependable pillar of strength on whom I have been able to rely all my life. You have been there for me in the most difficult situations of my life.

I particularly recall my early days when you used to visit my late uncle, Oheneba Mensa Bonsu, Hiahene, to check on me, without me knowing you were my mother, pretending you were visiting your brother and sister, Eno Amma Serwaa, at Ashanti New Town. In a similar way, Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, Asantehene, my uncle, would also make visits from time to time to check on me.

On all these occasions, as you and my uncle?Oheneba Mensa Bonsu, were to reveal later, I was introduced as the son of my uncle. I became convinced that the training, the upbringing and the tutelage I had after being removed from the comfort of royalty at Manhyia Palace to Ashtown, all the way to Sefwi Wiawso, were all decisions that were taken in my interest. I am forever grateful to you, to my uncle Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, Asantehene, and to a greater extent my uncle Oheneba Mensa Bonsu, your beloved brother.

As Asantehene, it was my duty to look after and care for you but you rather looked after and cared for me. You were always eager to find out from Yaw and Essau and my dear wife, Lady Julia, whether I had eaten or not. You would check with Sanaahene and Anonomsahene why I had sat for so long adjudicating over cases. Your worry was that litigation would never end in Asanteman. You always advised me not to sit for long hours because it was not good for my health. You enjoyed seeing me in the mornings after my return from playing Golf or after my exercise from the gym sweating because I was looking after my health.

You made it a point for me to phone you every morning when I travelled outside the country to enable you to know whether I was alright. I still remember when I delayed in telephoning because I might have had an early meeting only to be told upon telephoning later by either Agyeman Badu, Kofi Antwi or Akwasi, your attendants that you had not eaten your breakfast because I had not called. I still recollect the excitement you showed upon realising that I had called and the first query was why it had taken me so long to phone. Whatever answer I gave in reply was very satisfactory because you had heard from me. A loving mother indeed.

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The two of us enjoyed our wheelchair rides as age began to take its toll, with me pushing you around your compound, stopping intermittently to have a chat and also enjoying the fresh air outside.

I remember you cautioning me that we should be very careful not to let any of the chiefs see us lest you would be reprimanded for letting the Asantehene push your wheelchair, and me responding that I was doing that for my mother as a son; you laughed about it. Surely, the caution was because of how you cherished and respected the position of Asantehene.

Even though you knew nothing about Freemasonry, you still enquired about when next was my Lodge meeting and when my brothers were coming for banquet. The reason, because you always prepared some traditional foods like Bosoa, Siwe, Atedua, to add up to the food to be served.

Your adoption of Sir Sam Jonah (Kwasi Kakraba) whom you affectionately referred to as “Me ba Obuasi” and Chief Sir Osawaru Igbinedion, Esama of Benin Kingdom (Nigeria), as your sons assures me that I still have brothers that I can rely on.

I am also forever grateful to you for my dear wife, Lady Julia. When I told you that I had met someone that I wanted to marry, you asked to see her first before I took a decision. You then asked me, upon her introduction, to leave her with you for a while, just the two of you, and should come back for her later, which I obliged. After a while, you asked for her to be brought back to me. Upon seeing you the next day and enquiring from you about your meeting with my wife-to-be, you said you were not ready yet to give me an answer and that I should come the next day.

You then asked to see me on the third day and said to me that you now had an answer for me. The answer was that the lady was my wife and that I would be at peace with her, a prophecy that has manifested throughout our marriage of peace, love, trust and understanding.

For all these, I thank you with a deep sense of gratitude.

Now I must navigate through life without your guidance and support and without your abundant love. I frankly do not know how I can do it, but I promise to do it because of the memory of your love for me and in recognition of the wonderful example that you have set by your life.

I am exceedingly grateful for the long life that God granted you and for the many good deeds you were permitted to do, for me and for many others. I shall never forget what you represented and all that you did for me and for my family. I also thank you for the motherly love that you gave to my paternal siblings Ama Agyeman and the rest, all of whom you looked after as your uterine children. I hereby give this vow: I shall remain true to your advice; and I shall forever remember and live by your words of wisdom.

I shall also love you for the rest of my life; and I shall neither forget nor ignore your many words of advice and the example of your life. Nor shall I ever forget what you have been to me and Nana Panin and my late brothers and sister. I shall always remember and live by your wise advice and helpful warnings.

Otumfuo Maame, Rest in Peace.

May you have the peaceful repose that you have earned.

I thank you for your many good works, For your shining example and for your words of wisdom

To me and many others. Nana Hemaa, Nante Yie.
Tawiah 8 years ago

Ashanti Lilwin buzzard without wings sir John.Shame after benefitting from Asiedu Nketia and Mahama he has the gutts to talk sycophant and chameleon politician shame.

Ashanti Lilwin buzzard without wings sir John.Shame after benefitting from Asiedu Nketia and Mahama he has the gutts to talk sycophant and chameleon politician shame.

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