GAA coach Owusu fined GH¢500k for defamation

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• DR TRUTH 9 years ago

  ANDREW OWUSU AKA BOBBY RUSH MUST ABSTAIN FROM BEING USED BY POLITICIANS TO DO THIER DIRTY WORKS

  ANDREW OWUSU AKA BOBBY RUSH MUST ABSTAIN FROM BEING USED BY POLITICIANS TO DO THIER DIRTY WORKS

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• Timo 9 years ago

  He is only a coach when it gets to the Olympics....Who is he caching? He has threatened all US based athletes to select his school. Those who don't......( ask the athletes anonymously and they will tell you). The athletes are ...
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  He is only a coach when it gets to the Olympics....Who is he caching? He has threatened all US based athletes to select his school. Those who don't......( ask the athletes anonymously and they will tell you). The athletes are hustling in the US , it is believed they are to be given stipends but looks like Owusu sits on their money.

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• Jomo 9 years ago

  Timo where and when are they supposed to get stipends. Some of went when through the same system. IF you don't like him say so. The article itself is wrong. People who were in court where sure the former chairman was going to ...
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  Timo where and when are they supposed to get stipends. Some of went when through the same system. IF you don't like him say so. The article itself is wrong. People who were in court where sure the former chairman was going to lose the case until just last week. Hmmmm we all wonder what changed.

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• Andrew Owusu 9 years ago

  The article makes a factual mistake about what i said on the issue of visa racketeering but since an appeal is in progress and, in respect of the legal process, I will not comment on the case. However, i am getting tired of t ...
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  The article makes a factual mistake about what i said on the issue of visa racketeering but since an appeal is in progress and, in respect of the legal process, I will not comment on the case. However, i am getting tired of this irrational criticism of the work i do to help our student athletes. First, in addition to my teaching duties, I coach year around and I am certified by USATF. Perhaps you did not only show interest when Olympic Games comes around, you would notice my I work year-round on both physical and academic development of our athletes.
  None of the athletes from Ghana is obligated to come to the school where i teach. I don't know who you talk to but when i get unsolicited correspondence often asking for my advice on both track and school issues, from athletes in different schools, i know i am doing something right. It blows my mind that for well over a decade, there was no systematic effort to simply link athletes with schools at the level that they qualify academically. No effort to make available to them basic informational resources to help they and their families find the help they need concerning tertiary education in the US.
  Yet you are criticizing me and others for helping these athletes and for the fact that some athletes from Ghana want to be in the same institution as i am? You would rather prefer we not try and help athletes within the boundaries of relevant amateurism rules? Why would you not want these athletes to be helped? Or does it have to be done in a way that you personally approve of? If I stopped, who would help at the level at which I have been involved in the past few years?
  Finally, there is absolutely no money for “lesser” sports in Ghana. So please help me understand who or what entity is providing stipends for these athletes; by the way that would be in violation of amateurism rules at NCAA DI and DII, JUCO and NAIA levels. You people just make stuff up and think that anybody who is helping athletes must surely be doing so for some personal/financial gain. Newsflash!!! Some of us help because someone else helped us. It truly is that simple.

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• deborah 9 years ago

  if you believe in what you are saying, you should not hide behind a name which is not true to start off with - I have been fortunate to know Andrew Owusu from the Athens Olympics and know how hard he has fought for all athlet ...
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  if you believe in what you are saying, you should not hide behind a name which is not true to start off with - I have been fortunate to know Andrew Owusu from the Athens Olympics and know how hard he has fought for all athletes - you must have been put up to taint the picture - so go in peace and live with your conscience because right will always prevail

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• Jamison -- Legon 9 years ago

  Transcripts show that Owusu never said the former Chairman was involved or indulged in visa racketeering. What he said WHICH IS TRUE is that during the time the man was chairman there were people in GAA who were involved in v ...
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  Transcripts show that Owusu never said the former Chairman was involved or indulged in visa racketeering. What he said WHICH IS TRUE is that during the time the man was chairman there were people in GAA who were involved in visa racketeering. That is fact.

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• deborah 9 years ago

  how true this is and it is amazing and so detrimental to Ghanaian athletics as a hold - Lutterodt only wants to come onboard, know the proper homework has been done and athletes are showing signs of great improvement - I hear ...
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  how true this is and it is amazing and so detrimental to Ghanaian athletics as a hold - Lutterodt only wants to come onboard, know the proper homework has been done and athletes are showing signs of great improvement - I heard at first hand in Athens what the athletes thought at that time - it was pitiful and it would do a huge miscarriage if he was ever put in charge again

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• Osei 9 years ago

  Ok Ok something is wrong here. I followed this case for a while. From what i know and i have checked on the former chairman is on record saying what there were people in the GAA when he was chairman who were involved in visa ...
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  Ok Ok something is wrong here. I followed this case for a while. From what i know and i have checked on the former chairman is on record saying what there were people in the GAA when he was chairman who were involved in visa racketeering. The coach who was also a former athlete said the same thing and this man took him to court because the he claims what Owusu said means he was involved in visa racketeering. Only in Ghana. God save our judicial system.

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• Kaakamotobi 9 years ago

  Pay the fine fine now. Why did he go on every radio stations in Ghana to defame the Lutterodt guy? He blatantly accused the guy of something he didn't do. He was given a chance to retract everything he sais and he refused. No ...
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  Pay the fine fine now. Why did he go on every radio stations in Ghana to defame the Lutterodt guy? He blatantly accused the guy of something he didn't do. He was given a chance to retract everything he sais and he refused. Now his too known is gotten him here. Pay or go to jail like the Montie panelist.

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• Osei 9 years ago

  Goodluck but he can't go to jail over civil issue

  Goodluck but he can't go to jail over civil issue

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• deborah 9 years ago

  this is a total miscarriage of justice and so sad that the justice system still can be swayed by external influences - hopefully on appeal this can be put right, providing the judge involved gives a real verdict

  this is a total miscarriage of justice and so sad that the justice system still can be swayed by external influences - hopefully on appeal this can be put right, providing the judge involved gives a real verdict

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• deborah 9 years ago

  he did not defame the |Lutterodt guy but he said what was happening at the time - pay the fine now - what sort of planet are you on - you pay the fine - unfortunately you show your hand as to who has put you up to make such s ...
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  he did not defame the |Lutterodt guy but he said what was happening at the time - pay the fine now - what sort of planet are you on - you pay the fine - unfortunately you show your hand as to who has put you up to make such stupid statements but go in peace as right will always come through

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