Reflecting on my observations in Ghana

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• HMMM 11 years ago

  I am really disappointed in the Oman Ghana program under the Host of Nana Frimpong that emanates from London with its serial callers who are doing a lot of disservice to Nana Akuffo Addo and his vastitude of love for humankin ...
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  I am really disappointed in the Oman Ghana program under the Host of Nana Frimpong that emanates from London with its serial callers who are doing a lot of disservice to Nana Akuffo Addo and his vastitude of love for humankind.
  
  I wrote a friendly article advising these Nana Akuffo Addo supporters who meant well but their approach of insulting people who don't agree with Nana or are perceived not to be in Nana's camp to tone their language down especially when addressing Asantehene and his perceived NDC Party leanings. I just don't know where these People got the information that Nana is an NDC supporter just because he entertains President Mahama and former President Rawlings at the Manhyia Palace, the same courtesy he extends to former President Kuffour and Nana Akuffo Addo. I even have the information that, Otumfo has given Nana Akuffo Addo a house in kumasi, at Nhyieaso so anytime Nana comes to kumasi, he stays at at this house since 2008 to date. Are these people aware of that? What if Ndc supporters also use this information as Asantehene's support for Nana Akuffo Addo, will they be right?
  
  Nana Akyaa, one of these serial callers who have a penchant of insulting Asantehene called into the program again on Monday, 7/28/2014 and as usual resorted to excoriating me with a challenge to face her. She also said that she has done her search and there is nobody called Cardinal Sarpong. Nana Akyaa, the name is not Cardinal Sarpong but Justice Sarpong. Cardinal is a hypocorism. As a matter of fact, I don't think this Nana Akyaa even read my article because nowhere in my article did I say she is not an Asante but an Ewe. Nana Akyaa, I said in that article that, you might not be an Asante because I don't think any Asante woman will talk down to Otumfuo as you did, nowhere did I assign any tribe to you. With all due respect, go back and read that article assuming you did not read it the first time. I don't stand to gain anything debating you and don't intend doing so especially when I had a sister who was called Ama Akyaa, may her soul rest in peace.
  
  Politics is a game of numbers, I mean addition of numbers and not subtracting numbers and though you all serial callers to the program mean well, your militant attitude is not helping Nana to add new converts to his side which he needs to win the general elections in 2016. I know almost nobody who calls himself or herself will as Npp supporter will cross carpet and vote for Ndc but what this blatant bigotry comments from people like Kyeremeh, Kwame etc and others will do is that, most Asante traditionalists who value the chieftancy institution will not go to the polls and vote at all because of this blatant hate against Asantehene. It is sad when somebody can publicly say that "NA WONO ASANTEHENE NO WOYE HWAN" and the Host of this program allows him to continue such sophomoric juvenilistic vituperations without cutting his line off. How can any human being talk like this Kyeremeh guy who I think is in Spain ranting about killing or knifing people? There is no catholicon for such unguided comments.
  
  The new charge coming from these people who seem to have too much time on their hands is that, Asantehene flew to South Africa in the Presidential plane, SO WHAT? The plane belongs to the people of Ghana and I bet a lot of NPP stalwarts might have flown on this plane before. Not only that, now Nana Akyaa is accusing Asantehene for saying the problems we had in Ghana was caused by the implementation of the SSSS policy when Asantehene was giving a speech at (GIMPA) actually the said speech was delivered at IPS.
  
  What we need is for these people to come out with suggestion to counter the NDC stealing juggernaut that seems to be steamrolling again instead of attacking ourselves.
  
  Nobody wants Nana Akuffo Addo to be President more than me and have written more than two hundred articles since 2009 supporting Nana Akuffo Addo and NPP causes and I will not play second fiddle to any emotionally plagued individual.
  
  Below is the speech Asantehene gave at IPS on 11 November, 2013 and nowhere did Asantehene praise President Mahama as alleged by these merchanst of falsehood. If any of thse callers want to contact me, I will leave my email address below so that we can talk about this misunderstanding as Elephant patriot family. My name is Kwame Sarpong and I am not a fake as Naa Akyaa wants her admirers to believe. I grew up at Krofuom, Kumasi where the Krofuom Police station is at right now and moved to Dichemso, Kumasi before coming to Texas a couple of decades ago, I AM FOR REAL. I don't know how a heading "Otumfuo Indicts Mahama" can be said to be a praise.
  
  General News | 11 November 2013 Last updated at 15:45 CET 3 Comments
  Ghana In Crisis –Otumfuo Indicts Mahama
  
  
  
  The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has added his voice to numerous calls on the John Dramani Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to sit up and deliver Ghanaians from the current economic hardship.
  
  'Although, the occasion of a special congregation has to be a happy one, I am sure no one here will dispute that the country is going through some trying moments,' he said.'From where I sit, I hear cries from farmers, workers, traders, professionals, business and captains of industry, they cannot all be wrong,' the Asantehene noted.The Asantehene said it was time to prevent the country from slipping from crisis situation to national disaster.
  
  Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was speaking at a special congregation held by the University of Professional Studies (UPS) formerly Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) for him and two other distinguished personalities in Accra last Friday.The two were Edward Doe Adjaho, Speaker of Parliament and Albert Kan-Dapaah, a former Member of Parliament.Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Mr. Kan-Dapaah are both past students of IPS and they were honoured for their contribution to the development of the institute while Speaker Adjaho was honoured for his contribution to democracy in the country.
  
  High Utility Tariff
  
  The Asantehene said 'recent high energy tariff has brought the country face to face with the prospect of a general strike. My interactions with captains of business and industry have revealed substantial disquiet about the effect of energy cost and on the cost of doing business in Ghana and a potential hindrance to job creation.'He said that beyond energy, 'there are seemingly intractable problems around education, healthcare delivery, not to talk about the infrastructural overhang from uncompleted projects.He conceded that although every nation goes through periods of turbulence, 'it is how institutions of state manoeuvre through this turbulence that marks the difference between the stable and firmly rounded state and an unstable state.'We continue to believe that we have laid the foundation for a stable democratic state. We therefore hope that our institutions of state will rise up to the challenge to manoeuvre the ship of state through these storms. To do this, they must listen to the pain and anguish of the people they are paid to serve.Let creative minds step up the plate and find a compromise and not wait till we move from crisis to natural disaster.'
  
  Single Spine
  
  The Asantehene said that stakeholders' intention of establishing the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) had been good but its implementation 'has been fraught with problems.He said that the policy represents an enhancement of public sector emoluments. However, 'handling of conversion differences, premiums and various categories of allowances have led to industrial unrest and threat of strikes.'Before we embarked upon a scheme of this kind, we should have calculated the possible effects of our ability to service our debt. Is it any wonder that global rating agency should be downgrading Ghana?'
  
  SO I ASK NANA AKYAA and her marauding serial callers to tell me where Asantehene praised Mahama in this Speech.
  
  Justice Sarpong
  
  (CARDINAL of TRUTH)
  
  justicesarpong@ymail.com

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• HMMM 11 years ago

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  I am really disappointed in the Oman Ghana program under the Host of Nana Frimpong that emanates from London with its serial callers who are doing a lot of disservice to Nana Akuffo Addo and his vastitude of lov ...
  read full comment

  ARTICLE
  
  
  I am really disappointed in the Oman Ghana program under the Host of Nana Frimpong that emanates from London with its serial callers who are doing a lot of disservice to Nana Akuffo Addo and his vastitude of love for humankind.
  
  I wrote a friendly article advising these Nana Akuffo Addo supporters who meant well but their approach of insulting people who don't agree with Nana or are perceived not to be in Nana's camp to tone their language down especially when addressing Asantehene and his perceived NDC Party leanings. I just don't know where these People got the information that Nana is an NDC supporter just because he entertains President Mahama and former President Rawlings at the Manhyia Palace, the same courtesy he extends to former President Kuffour and Nana Akuffo Addo. I even have the information that, Otumfo has given Nana Akuffo Addo a house in kumasi, at Nhyieaso so anytime Nana comes to kumasi, he stays at at this house since 2008 to date. Are these people aware of that? What if Ndc supporters also use this information as Asantehene's support for Nana Akuffo Addo, will they be right?
  
  Let's even assume that Asantehene is an NDC supporter, is he as a voter not entitled to vote for any party he wants? Where is it stipulated that Asantehene has to support Npp? Folks,the stool of Asantehene obliges him to entertain any President of Ghana irrespective of him Asantehene's preference of his personal political beliefs. Ndc people accused Asantehene of being Npp when Kufuor was President and sending foreign dignitaries to Manhyia Palace. ASANTEHENE CANNOT WIN.
  
  Nana Akyaa, one of these serial callers who have a penchant of insulting Asantehene called into the program again on Monday, 7/28/2014 and as usual resorted to excoriating me with a challenge to face her. She also said that she has done her search and there is nobody called Cardinal Sarpong. Nana Akyaa, the name is not Cardinal Sarpong but Justice Sarpong. Cardinal is a hypocorism. As a matter of fact, I don't think this Nana Akyaa even read my article because nowhere in my article did I say she is not an Asante but an Ewe. Nana Akyaa, I said in that article that, you might not be an Asante because I don't think any Asante woman will talk down to Otumfuo as you did, nowhere did I assign any tribe to you. With all due respect, go back and read that article assuming you did not read it the first time. I don't stand to gain anything debating you and don't intend doing so especially when I had a sister who was called Ama Akyaa, may her soul rest in peace.
  
  Politics is a game of numbers, I mean addition of numbers and not subtracting numbers and though you all serial callers to the program mean well, your militant attitude is not helping Nana to add new converts to his side which he needs to win the general elections in 2016. I know almost nobody who calls himself or herself will as Npp supporter will cross carpet and vote for Ndc but what this blatant bigotry comments from people like Kyeremeh, Kwame etc and others will do is that, most Asante traditionalists who value the chieftancy institution will not go to the polls and vote at all because of this blatant hate against Asantehene. It is sad when somebody can publicly say that "NA WONO ASANTEHENE NO WOYE HWAN" and the Host of this program allows him to continue such sophomoric juvenilistic vituperations without cutting his line off. How can any human being talk like this Kyeremeh guy who I think is in Spain ranting about killing or knifing people? There is no catholicon for such unguided comments.
  
  The new charge coming from these people who seem to have too much time on their hands is that, Asantehene flew to South Africa in the Presidential plane, SO WHAT? The plane belongs to the people of Ghana and I bet a lot of NPP stalwarts might have flown on this plane before. Not only that, now Nana Akyaa is accusing Asantehene for saying the problems we had in Ghana was caused by the implementation of the SSSS policy when Asantehene was giving a speech at (GIMPA) actually the said speech was delivered at IPS.
  
  What we need is for these people to come out with suggestion to counter the NDC stealing juggernaut that seems to be steamrolling again instead of attacking ourselves.
  
  Nobody wants Nana Akuffo Addo to be President more than me and have written more than two hundred articles since 2009 supporting Nana Akuffo Addo and NPP causes and I will not play second fiddle to any emotionally plagued individual.
  
  Below is the speech Asantehene gave at IPS on 11 November, 2013 and nowhere did Asantehene praise President Mahama as alleged by these merchanst of falsehood. If any of thse callers want to contact me, I will leave my email address below so that we can talk about this misunderstanding as Elephant patriot family. My name is Kwame Sarpong and I am not a fake as Naa Akyaa wants her admirers to believe. I grew up at Krofuom, Kumasi where the Krofuom Police station is at right now and moved to Dichemso, Kumasi before coming to Texas a couple of decades ago, I AM FOR REAL. I don't know how a heading "Otumfuo Indicts Mahama" can be said to be a praise.
  
  General News | 11 November 2013 Last updated at 15:45 CET 3 Comments
  Ghana In Crisis –Otumfuo Indicts Mahama
  
  
  
  The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has added his voice to numerous calls on the John Dramani Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to sit up and deliver Ghanaians from the current economic hardship.
  
  'Although, the occasion of a special congregation has to be a happy one, I am sure no one here will dispute that the country is going through some trying moments,' he said.'From where I sit, I hear cries from farmers, workers, traders, professionals, business and captains of industry, they cannot all be wrong,' the Asantehene noted.The Asantehene said it was time to prevent the country from slipping from crisis situation to national disaster.
  
  Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was speaking at a special congregation held by the University of Professional Studies (UPS) formerly Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) for him and two other distinguished personalities in Accra last Friday.The two were Edward Doe Adjaho, Speaker of Parliament and Albert Kan-Dapaah, a former Member of Parliament.Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Mr. Kan-Dapaah are both past students of IPS and they were honoured for their contribution to the development of the institute while Speaker Adjaho was honoured for his contribution to democracy in the country.
  
  High Utility Tariff
  
  The Asantehene said 'recent high energy tariff has brought the country face to face with the prospect of a general strike. My interactions with captains of business and industry have revealed substantial disquiet about the effect of energy cost and on the cost of doing business in Ghana and a potential hindrance to job creation.'He said that beyond energy, 'there are seemingly intractable problems around education, healthcare delivery, not to talk about the infrastructural overhang from uncompleted projects.He conceded that although every nation goes through periods of turbulence, 'it is how institutions of state manoeuvre through this turbulence that marks the difference between the stable and firmly rounded state and an unstable state.'We continue to believe that we have laid the foundation for a stable democratic state. We therefore hope that our institutions of state will rise up to the challenge to manoeuvre the ship of state through these storms. To do this, they must listen to the pain and anguish of the people they are paid to serve.Let creative minds step up the plate and find a compromise and not wait till we move from crisis to natural disaster.'
  
  Single Spine
  
  The Asantehene said that stakeholders' intention of establishing the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) had been good but its implementation 'has been fraught with problems.He said that the policy represents an enhancement of public sector emoluments. However, 'handling of conversion differences, premiums and various categories of allowances have led to industrial unrest and threat of strikes.'Before we embarked upon a scheme of this kind, we should have calculated the possible effects of our ability to service our debt. Is it any wonder that global rating agency should be downgrading Ghana?'
  
  SO I ASK NANA AKYAA and her marauding serial callers to tell me where Asantehene praised Mahama in this Speech.
  
  Justice Sarpong
  
  (CARDINAL of TRUTH)
  
  justicesarpong@ymail.com

  reply