New Approaches Needed for Community Celebration

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• Kwame Angel 11 years ago

  Ghana has nothing to celebrate, whether in Nyakpala, Timkobo, Nandom, New York or Toronto. Shame on us. We have become a country of thieves and lawless people; a country where any politician says or does anything stupid and g ...
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  Ghana has nothing to celebrate, whether in Nyakpala, Timkobo, Nandom, New York or Toronto. Shame on us. We have become a country of thieves and lawless people; a country where any politician says or does anything stupid and gets away with it; a country where lawlessness is democratized by "comrades" who understand revolution as disrespect for the law of the land. Positive defiance, was that what he (you know him) called it?

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• Plain Truth 11 years ago

  The current bunch of executives are useless; especially the leader. The first solution to this problem must be a new election to replace the executives. Once that is done, the new executives can now approach the youth leader ...
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  The current bunch of executives are useless; especially the leader. The first solution to this problem must be a new election to replace the executives. Once that is done, the new executives can now approach the youth leadership for any discussion. Without that, the youth will see no reason to listen to people who have no vision for the community they lead.

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• anokwale 11 years ago

  It is quite simple. The demographics have changed. The Ghanaians under 34 living in the Western World do not enjoy the traditional Ghana dinner dance format with speeches. That cannot change. Whoever is in charge has to si ...
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  It is quite simple. The demographics have changed. The Ghanaians under 34 living in the Western World do not enjoy the traditional Ghana dinner dance format with speeches. That cannot change. Whoever is in charge has to simply do a better job of advertising to the adult crowd. If I were under 34 I would not attend the typical Ghanaian function either.

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• OGIDIGIDI 11 years ago

  Will the youth do better when they become adults one day if they are refusing to learn the traditions from the adults? Mix and influence.

  Will the youth do better when they become adults one day if they are refusing to learn the traditions from the adults? Mix and influence.

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• ONIPANUA,TORONTO. 11 years ago

  The truth is that most Ghanaians living in Toronto are akans and akans are known to be very partisan and wouldn't want anything to do with national celebration when their party of preference is not in power
  Also most of our ...
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  The truth is that most Ghanaians living in Toronto are akans and akans are known to be very partisan and wouldn't want anything to do with national celebration when their party of preference is not in power
  Also most of our gatherings are poorly organised couple with leaders who are supposedly learned but speak very poor and boring english.
  You waste time to go and sit there but learn nothing return home angry.No need !!

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• Akos 11 years ago

  There seems to a generational gap issues in Ontario. Its about time our history and who we are is placed above politics. The youth have seen through their parents Fessard of patriotism

  There seems to a generational gap issues in Ontario. Its about time our history and who we are is placed above politics. The youth have seen through their parents Fessard of patriotism

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