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Arabic education to be intensified - Vice President

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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 7 years ago

    NDC MUST GO BACK TO COLLEGE AND COME AGAIN!! ----- THIS IS NOT THE NDC JJ RAWLINGS FORMED !!! NDC WILL TELL YOU FREE SHS AND 1 DIST. 1 FACTORY IS IMPOSSIBLE BUT THEY CAN ORDER CARS AT THE COST OF 10 MILLION DOLLARS!!! THEY CA ...
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  • Zigi 7 years ago

    Then prepare for Sharia Law and Saudi Arabia Wahabi extremism and head choppers. Be careful what you wish for.

  • OYOKOBA 7 years ago

    Please Mr. Vice President can you help us understand exactly what you mean by Arabic Education?
    Unless you mean Arabic Language study, just as like we learn French etc. spending state funds to receive any other course in Ara ...
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  • Gasaz 7 years ago

    Ask him again! NPP should be careful they don't set a bad precedent that there should always be a Muslim as a Vice President. If care is not taken the very day the statusquo is changed Muslims will be disappointed and lead to ...
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  • Zoobie-Zoobie 7 years ago

    sad

  • Zoobie-Zoobie 7 years ago

    awful

  • huja 7 years ago

    It is a shame that the VP is calling for the intensification of the study of the Arabic language. He was speaking to one of the poorest communities in the country. And all that he cares about is the Muslim religion. It would ...
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  • yanks 7 years ago

    arabic language. it is a terrorist and barbaric language

  • insight to the bone 7 years ago

    Its only northerners who want criminal Mahama back and whatever trickery they use we will fulfill on our promise to bring war on him . Let him remember his nephew captain , another useless criminal who has been given a state ...
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  • concern 7 years ago

    This statement to intensify education of Arabic is below you, Bawumia, or so I thought.
    Please leave religion out of our politics. Go and succumb to arab colonization and leave the country out off it.
    Europeans, who we co ...
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  • David 7 years ago

    Not Science, Engineering, Mathematics but Arabic and French? What a country.

    As musch as I dislike Mahama's administration because of the high level of corruption going on in the country at that time, at later part of Mah ...
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  • yanks 7 years ago

    about a culture that countenance stoning in the twenty first century? these arabs sometimes behave like animals

  • BULA MATALI 7 years ago

    Islam is a devil's religion. See how the devil is treating Islamic nations in the world. Who envies this bogus Islam invented by pedophile Mohammed? It is a waste of money and it is misplaced value. Ghana does not need Islami ...
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  • yanks 7 years ago

    donald trump

  • Central region 7 years ago

    Many people can speak Arabic language than French in Ghana.

  • yanks 7 years ago

    barbaric arab culture in ghana. these arabs have stoneage concepts in their stupid sharia laws and we don't need any of such nonsense in our country.

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 7 years ago

    Kofi Oyokoba, it's yet another hollow promise to unnecessarily enthuse the Muslim communities in the country to gain undeservedly applause for himself and the fictitious Kukurudu camp of yours, just like your boss came runnin ...
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  • ASHANTI REGION 7 years ago

    Did you hear of any Muslim who is among the lynching going on unabated in the country? Sharia law says, when you catch a thief, cut-off one of the fingers not to lynch the fellow. Cutting-off a finger and lynching which is ba ...
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  • Zigi 7 years ago

    May be you do not understand the English language. If the lynching that is going on is barbaric, then wait till the Wahhabi head choppers arrive. What's going on now will be like a Sunday or Ramadan picnic.

    You want me to ...
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  • Kwame Takyi Alakija 7 years ago

    LOOK AT HIS AGENDA. EVER SINCE THIS GUY BECAME VP, HE'S ONLY INTERESTED IN ONE AGENDA. THAT'S MY PROBLEM WITH DAGOMBAS AND THEIR ALLIED TRIBES. They are not interested in Ghana, our cultural values and survival. They are more ...
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  • Gasaz 7 years ago

    You are right. His utterances is threats to Ghana. You

  • Gasaz 7 years ago

    Threat

  • Clement Akpowiri 7 years ago

    FELLOW COUNTRYMEN IN GHANA, from now on, look around for the black Isis Stickers on taxis and lorries in Ghana. Why is our vice prezident not talking about improving our own education but promoting this? Is Ghana Police, BNI ...
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  • KAM 7 years ago

    Boko Haram is coming to Ghana Everyone scatter.

  • omanba 7 years ago

    Your stupidity is too evident here.It appears that you are always high on drugs.BUFFOON!!

  • Lynda 7 years ago

    *It's middle of the year already. Get your hands busy - it can make U RAW cash! I mean, VIPs use DHL to send in high end devices for fixing till date! U get what that means? . Learn ! Get " Mobile Phones and Tablets Repairs : ...
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  • APASIAPA 7 years ago

    WE PREFER LOOT AND SHARE THAN BOKO-HARAM KILLINGS AS BAWUMIA WANT SORRY WE ARE CHRISTIAN COUNTRY

  • Yebo 7 years ago

    useless.Go Trump go.

  • Sgt. LEE 7 years ago

    Arabic education is not the key to our development.Ghanaians need skills training and technical education to create wealth.This announcement from the vice president is in the wrong direction,i am sorry.

  • Kwesi 7 years ago

    We don't need that. Away with this agenda, Ghana deserves better. Imagine how peaceful this world would have been with out the agenda you espouse!

  • Sankofa 7 years ago

    Is the study of Arabic what we need in our country?

    What about Maths, Science and ICT?

  • KOFI AGBLIMA KOKO 7 years ago

    WHO NEEDS THIS. WE NEED DEVELOPMENT NOT ISIS. THIS GUY TALKS TOO MUCH. FIX THE ECONOMY.

  • Baba Adama 7 years ago

    Dr Bawumia's obsession with Arabic education is ridiculous. What is Arabic education, in the first place ? If he means the Arabic Language then he should state it clearly because there is nothing called Arabic education. He s ...
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  • Tony Agyeman, USA. 7 years ago

    Arabic is the language of 1st class world wide known terrorists.Language is culture,so if you spread that culture in Ghana the world will not allow you to became the vise present.

  • Kwame Tenadu 7 years ago

    Mr. Vice President, I beg to differ. Please let us develop our local languages to promote all facets of life in Ghana. We cannot think in Arab to bring about national development. Studies indicate the relevance of mother to ...
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  • Tony 7 years ago

    This man have nothing better for northern ghana learning Arabic to become bokoharam he is just wont northern people to learn war stop disgrace your self

  • NorbertAsante 7 years ago

    Empty barrel....arabic for what?

  • Nii Kantinka 7 years ago

    Can the Veep find somethings worth doing than pushing for Arabic Education that only breeds terrorism and hatred. We need vocational skills for the KAYA Yoo folks not the Arabic studies. Mahmoud don't underestimate the People ...
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  • omanba 7 years ago

    Bawumia is a 'twat'.Arabic education for what?Isis terrorists speak arabic.

  • Kwesi 7 years ago

    Stupid!!!!!!

  • Konkonte 7 years ago

    Why are u ppl crying now ? Bawumia being the terrorist language to Ghana who cares? After all do u guys think sleeping nana is the only one elected the vise has an evil agenda n he will pursue it to the fullest.
    We warned u ...
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  • Central region 7 years ago

    Is rather your father who is stupid

  • Kim 7 years ago

    Don't go there. Arabic education for What? The Arabs Themselves are In Europe and America educating their kids. The Arabs are looking for better education to end their numerous terrorists ideas and you are in Africa think ...
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  • Ghanaman 7 years ago

    Be careful of what kind of Arabic education we are giving. please don't teach them that they will be in paradise with 7 virgins if they kill infidels.Ghana does not need any of that.

  • Konkonte 7 years ago

    Yes Ghana needs it paaaa it's the start of the pact Ghanaians sign with the devil let's get prepared bcos the evil religion is counting the number of their scribes taking positions in the world like dankote and many more in E ...
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  • HE Nii Amu First-Quao 7 years ago

    ...via culture in this 21st century when we sent the Europeans packing last century, got civil rights in America and rolled back apartheid in South Africa? And while Arabs occupy the Maghreb and have islamized the Sahel but i ...
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  • Socrates 7 years ago

    What is the vice president reason for Arabic education what have Arab done to the world besides mass killing

  • Ghana man 7 years ago

    Stop planting isis in Ghana for God sake. Arabic language to teach what???

  • Kay 7 years ago

    Arabic education is useless when need skill education. Vice for this u wrong. Ghanaian language will be better.

  • Bbb 7 years ago

    Arab language is not good for our country..

  • Akyire twa, Animu twa! 7 years ago

    Cannot be future president because of your Arabic background. Never! !!

  • Central region 7 years ago

    Arabic language education is going on unabated in northern Ghana. More people can speak Arabic language than French in Ghana.

  • Wise 7 years ago

    Is this man normal ,what will the country benefit from learning Arabic?,it will only breed fanaticism stop him before its too late,you claim to be a economic wizard now shifting to religious wizard, educated fool.

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  • Nack 7 years ago

    That is why Ghana don't need this Muslims to get closer to the high positions cause they are every time influence by this Arab something, they have the petrol and the gas money to bribe their way out like akaida,boko haram, I ...
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  • Angry Italian 7 years ago

    Ghana vice president is not serious at all, he think Ghana is for Muslims?
    He must go to Arabic countries and practicing it there if he care to know. That have to understand that he can never be a president in Ghana ,because ...
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  • Hanson, UK 7 years ago

    U see how hatred, bitterness and divisiveness have filled all of u? This kind of hatred is what is going to finally land u in ur grave. Would u have been commenting like this if the vice president had proposed to strengthen J ...
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  • Angry Italian 7 years ago

    You must go to hill! He will never ever become president of Ghana. No Muslim will ruling us.

  • Angry Italian 7 years ago

    Stupid agenda! You think Ghana is for Arabs? How many Muslims are there in Ghana. You will never become president in Ghana,because we have seen your propaganda.

  • Kwasi london 7 years ago

    Which countries around Ghana speak Arabic. Is it an established respected international language. Stop joking with the educational system in Ghana if you have no idea.

  • ga kids 7 years ago

    no muslim will bcome president of ghana .. haruna iddrisu must understand dat he can never lead ndc cos we will not allow a muslim to lead our dear party.

  • MJ Mensah 7 years ago

    What is an Arabic education got to offer Ghana? Why not Ghanaian culture VP? Its about time black people stay away from this barbarian culture from midle eastern countries.... How can VP can promote this inward looking cultu ...
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  • Kk 7 years ago

    U can't introduce it by force pls. My opinion there has to be public vote u can't just introduce anything new that majority disapprove. S not military rule mr vice. Ask for public openion this democracy

  • The True GhanaMan 7 years ago

    what a stupid decision to happily help the arabs islamise and enslave your own people mentally. is the aim of africans to be islamised and christianised ? is there anything called creating our own language and using it as com ...
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  • Katuka 7 years ago

    This is really a stupid announcement from de vice,upon all his literacy he claimed to be what has been his observation of de contribution of dat useless arabic language to society's development,a complete waste of government ...
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  • King Solomon 7 years ago

    Arabic Education ???? Competent Government Indeed !!!!!!!

  • Tawiah 7 years ago

    Eeeeiii Africans , Ghanaians, why are so backward to be bedevilling ourselves with some foreign languages that has the potential to turn our country into vassal states of others in future? Why wouldn't we rather concern ourse ...
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  • One of The Ruled 7 years ago

    When your nationals, specifically the young, are not fluent in your lingua franca, you want to intensify education in another foreign language. But this foreign language is also known to terrorists and of course, must be a pr ...
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  • MUSA 7 years ago

    THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO WORSEN THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN THE ZONGOS.

    WHERE IS THE WISDOM IN THIS?

  • Village Lass 7 years ago

    Encouraging integration much? and that's what Zongo needs?
    Politicians and loose talk.

  • Angry Italian 7 years ago

    This vice president is not serious at all ...,he should fix the economy and stop his Muslim propaganda. Ghana is not for Arabs, so he should go to Arab countries and plant his Arabian language there,but not Ghana . Kwame Nkur ...
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  • Suffer not 7 years ago

    This is stupid agenda! Ghanaians must be very careful, that man is very dangerous; we should united and vote against any which will try to bring Muslim agenda into our mother Ghana. Fix the economy, mr vice president and stop ...
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  • ugly akufo addo 7 years ago

    he is unimportant to this govt

  • jennifer 7 years ago

    THIS GUY BAWUMIA IS A THREAT TO GHANA'S FUTURE, VERY SOON HE WILL DECLEAR GHANA ISLAMIC STATE, NIMA AS CAPITAL.

  • JAG 7 years ago

    apuuu.That useless language

  • Mame afia manu 7 years ago

    DR BAWUMIA SHOULD HAVE TELL HIS PEOPLE IN ZONGOS TO STARTS CLEAN LIVING AND TIED UP THEIR BOLA STINKS COMMUNITIES, THEN TO LEARNS STUPID DEMONICS VERSES CALLED ARABIC, SHAME.

  • O.K 7 years ago

    I am begging all Christians in the name of the Almighty God to come together and pray so that this Bawumia thing doesn't become a president in Ghana.Looking at things,the guy is already a disappointed VP.

  • mimi 7 years ago

    What kind of foolishness dumb idea is thus? I am deeply sorry to hear the VP calling for the intensification to teach crrtain Ghanaian communities the Arabic language. What benefit thus that language contributes to our eco ...
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  • C/O 7 years ago

    What education. Is Arabic education a priority? Really? To foster the islamisation of Ghana or what? I do not get it. Come again please.

  • SULEMAN 7 years ago

    LET'S MAKE UNEMPLOYMENT GREAT AGAIN
    What a visionless NPP government!

  • Kwame 7 years ago

    Don't waste your time on this man,he is always a failure to Npp. Who appointed him as a VP? Let him go to Arab countries and intensified the language there ....not Ghana.

  • Faith 7 years ago

    Nonsense indeed

  • Faith 7 years ago

    To train terrorist in Ghana
    Absolute nonsense

  • CAPtain Macho 7 years ago

    Christians dont sit for these RAPIST islamic followers to turn this nation upside down. If they are in the minority, they seek state protection. If they are in the majority, the kill or suppress others faiths. 20% Ghanaians a ...
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  • Faith 7 years ago

    NPP please watch this man carefully. Religion should be out of politics.
    Never allow him to be President.
    His Excellency President Akuffo Addo
    Talk to your vice.

  • Faith 7 years ago

    Being a Moslem does not mean one should learn Arabic? Is the Koran not translated into other languages?
    Are Christians asked to learn Hebrew and Greek?
    Very stupid indeed. Will that contribute to our development.

  • Kofi annor 7 years ago

    Don't waste your time with this man,he too is like a dead goat.

  • Kwame Anuonyam-NI 7 years ago

    Why don't you concentrate on bringing Mecca to Ghana first rather than Arabic education? If you bring Mecca first, we would all major in Arabic studies, and do internship with the Mecca. First thing first Mr. Vice

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  • Afua Takyiaw 6 years ago

    Mr Vice President you are promising too much and most of the promises are just not important who wants to write to the back when we are advancing . What do we need Islamic education for? Please you promised to fix the economy ...
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