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Edward Osei Boakye: The man who built the Police Hospital and Ghana's first-ever mattress factory

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  • Owusey1963 1 year ago

    Is he still alive?

  • Dr. Allen Smith Jackson, UK 1 year ago

    It’s always Ashantis, God keep blessing Asanteman

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  • Winston Abeeku Pratt 1 year ago

    This has been reported to the Canadian High Commission for it's such a pathological lie!
    Stop at once before you're arrested!

  • Victor Bonssrah 1 year ago

    I don't think hate has any place in God's Kingdom.
    I'm not an Ashanti but Ghanaians should not profess Christ and hate other tribes at the same time.Jesus Christ is going to judge our thoughts and what each person has done i ...
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  • Pelicles 1 year ago

    Ask JJ Rawlings. The beast who thought any rich Ghanaian stole from the national coffers. Rawlings destroyed the fabric of Ghana, but the stupid ones see him as savoir.

  • Johnny 1 year ago

    Oh yeah, he was a victim of JJ Rawlings stupidity, his Tribal Revolution, making sure he killed all Akan businessmen, especially Ashantis. And yet we have idiots who hailed and continue to hail this bastard. Ask yourself if R ...
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  • Abana 1 year ago

    The UP governement gave away the kwame Nkrumah's CPP state furniture establishment for cheap, and renamed it. Egyapa is a payback to the Ashantis by the AKYEMS.

  • SAKINNA 1 year ago

    Noo he passed long ago

  • Abedru 1 year ago

    He didn't built police hospital. His building was converted into police hospital. Be factual in your reportage.

  • Idiot..it was an empty building right 1 year ago

    Why do we do this to ourselves? Is it not tiring? You just read he built a private hospital there and was later converted to police hospital...was it an empty building during conversion...fools

  • ISAAC AGGYEMANG 1 year ago

    I will never like ndc.Dey are evils

  • Seth 1 year ago

    Before you judge Rawllings read the book , The Dark Days in Ghana and you will understand who you are.

  • Efe 1 year ago

    Sbd that book, my dear wX contorted. Never factual

  • Constant 1 year ago

    Thank you GhanaWeb for this publication. It has inspired me a lot about identifying business opportunities, setbacks, resilience and positive impact on society.

  • Sage 1 year ago

    Where is that ugly stupid demented Tsikata ?
    We want to see and read your comment.
    Revenge will surely come.

  • KG 1 year ago

    Rawlings and the Ewemafia against the Blessed Ashantis, we are now crying for jobs. He killed all those businesses of the Ashantis and now NDC is even allowed to be a party in Ghana. The leader and founder was a our downfall

  • Efe 1 year ago

    Hmmmm. Unbelievable

  • Nana Safro 1 year ago

    Yes. I am a living witness as to what Mr. Boakye achieved in Ghana. He was a smart man and had vision to develop Ghana and uplift lives. But he was destroyed by evil men in our country. Our leaders are evil doers they are thi ...
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  • SAKINNA 1 year ago

    Nana Sarfo that is attitude of Ghanaians just don't go far see how venomous people have become and see the horrible story Ghanaians have.
    You will agree that in thise days 1930 etc ut was not rosy and has never been but ther ...
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  • Kofi Ghanaba 1 year ago

    Rawlings was mad about Ghanaian business men.He really did not understand what he was doing.He destroyed most of those businesses.Nigeria has the richest African Aliko Dangote whose business was not destroyed by military regi ...
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  • Star from the North 1 year ago

    But why was he making money from his business and not paying taxes. You all just forget about the paragraph that says he was tried for evading taxes as a businessman. Why do you Ashanti’s always want to amass wealth through ...
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  • Omanba 1 year ago

    Oh yes, when Ghana achieved independence Northeners were walking naked,uneducated and being sold under baobab trees.Most of the money Nkrumah used to open the eyes of Northeners was from Ashanti Region.

  • Des 1 year ago

    @star from the north
    During the days of the revolution, they used to make up their minds that you are guilty, you could not win a case against pndc, the best was to run away from the country, Ashantis were just targets, As ...
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  • Efe 1 year ago

    Almost everyone was tried for evading taxes. It was the only legal way to get them. Even though it was a lie

  • seth 1 year ago

    I remember my Vono mattress fondly. Very very good product. Thank you, Sir.

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  • Kai 1 year ago

    That’s Nana B’s father ( National Organizer NPP)

  • Joe 1 year ago

    PNDC/NDC destroyed our local businesses like Boakye Mattress, Tata Brewery, International Tobacco etc

  • Bastie Tutu Asantefourhene 1 year ago

    Asantefour akronfour firi tete

  • sss 1 year ago

    wo mame twem tese tyre

  • Bastie Tutu Asantefourhene 1 year ago

    Wo kwasia s3 Asantehene

  • SANTROFIE 1 year ago

    THE MOST RACIST AND TRIBERLISTIC PERSON EVER LIVE D IN GHANA WAS RAWLINGS. HIS GHOST WILL EVEN SUFFER SUFFOCATION FOR DESTROYING AKAN BUSUINESSES PARTICULARLY ASANTEMAN BUSINESSES. MY HE ROT ROT ROT IN HELL!!!

  • Gauls 1 year ago

    Go JJ! You are still alive in our hearts. Captain in Heaven