1. You said you do not believe that NPP is an Akan party and then go on to say why people think it is an Akan party. You even seem to endorse the reason why people make that claim. Then it means you agree that the party is an ... read full comment
1. You said you do not believe that NPP is an Akan party and then go on to say why people think it is an Akan party. You even seem to endorse the reason why people make that claim. Then it means you agree that the party is an Akan party.
2. You write that the NPP "is definitely a party favored by Akans, especially Twi-speaking Akans. I believe this is so because of the party’s commitment to dialogue and meritocracy, values highly cherished by Akans but also by all Ghanaians."
This is dubious. You really believe that it is only Twi speaking Akans who value dialogue and meritocracy. Then you realised that you should not pick only the Akans as those who value positive qualities so you added, as an afterthought, "but also by all Ghanaians". But this only worsens your problem. If NPP is committed to dialogue and meritocracy, and all Ghanaians value these qualities, then why did all Ghanaians not vote for NPP?
3. You argue that the NPP didn't play the tribal card but did not say why they didn't. The fact is that the NPP will find it difficult to label the NDC a tribal party. Most Ewes vote for the NDC but you cannot call the party an Ewe party since the party cannot win the national vote based on the Ewe vote the way the NPP can win based solely on the Akan vote. The Ewes are too few to be able to effect that! The Northerners are also made up of a conglomeration of different tribes and the Fantes are powerful in the NDC which cannot, now, field an Ewe president because Rawlings has used up their quota. No, it won't stick if the NPP labels NDC a tribal party. That is why they didn't do it.
4. Should the NPP groom a non-Twi candidate? If the party is committed to meritocracy and democracy as you claim, then it cannot, ARTIFICIALLY, groom a candidate to achieve a non-Twi balance. That won't be democratic. The party's biggest problem is that it has failed to attract non-Twi members en masse. This problem cannot be solved by grooming one or two non-Twi persons for president and denying the Twi majority the opportunity of seeking the presidency. If that is done, the groomed non-Twi candidate will likely be a person who does not carry along his tribe to the party as we see in the example of Jake who has failed to carry the Ga vote to the NPP where he is a "figurehead" chairman. So the NPP must recruit non-Twis en masse from the grassroots and work up gradually towards a non-Twi candidate in the future. An alternative way of saying that is that the party must strive to cut down its dependency on the Ashanti vote by increasing membership from non-Twi tribes.
Finally, I wish to state that the only reason Akans vote for NPP is because of the historical political tradition, not because of any sense of meritocracy that is possessed by Akans but is lacking in non-Akan Ghanaians!
Owusu-Nkwantabisa 11 years ago
CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictators ... read full comment
CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictatorship.
I only highlighted Akan culture for the sake of this discussion but I don't deny that other Ghanaian cultures prefer dialogue and consensus to autocracy.
Hamid 11 years ago
Owusu, it is problematic to claim certain things only for Akans. Can you seriously maintain that Akans abhor dictatorship whereas other ethnic groups in Ghana tolerate it?
Nkrumah was not always a "dictator" (he couldn't ... read full comment
Owusu, it is problematic to claim certain things only for Akans. Can you seriously maintain that Akans abhor dictatorship whereas other ethnic groups in Ghana tolerate it?
Nkrumah was not always a "dictator" (he couldn't do that under the British) and long before he became the sole lord of Ghana, the Ashantis were opposing him. So Akan opposition to Nkrumah predates his period of "dictatorship". And it was not only the Akans who opposed Nkrumah. Even the Northerners did too and the Ewe elements in the Togoland Congress were bitter opponents of Nkrumah. Before Nkrumah was overthrown, opposition to him was not based on ethnic lines. Remember Kotoka who led the coup was Ewe. His buddy, Afrifa, was Ashanti.
The Akans, by virtue of their greater numbers and dominance of commerce, appeared to be the only ones who suffered under Rawlings. But that is not true. People from other tribes, including Rawlings' own supposed tribe, also suffered and protested.
The point is that, my dear Owusu, it is difficult to argue that it is only Twi speaking Akans who possess certain virtues. Do not forget also that Ghana has come a long way and the only thing that divides the different ethnic groups today is the language they speak. In all other respects, they are pretty much the same - aspirations, expectations, hopes, difficulties, frustrations, etc.
I will appreciate your response to this.
I & I 11 years ago
Hamid, you may not know this, Acheampong even though was Akan, most of those who opposed his regime were Akans. A Time came when he could not even go to Kumasi, for the people his own people hated him so much he was afraid t ... read full comment
Hamid, you may not know this, Acheampong even though was Akan, most of those who opposed his regime were Akans. A Time came when he could not even go to Kumasi, for the people his own people hated him so much he was afraid to go there. Meanwhile, with 20 years of rawllings brutalities, the ewes and nothers supported him and still support his party. We Akans hate dictatorship period.
Hamid 11 years ago
As for me, I don't believe that it is only Akans who hate dictatorship. The latter part of Acheampong's regime was hated by everybody, not only by Ashantis. Remember that Acheampong's regime was not particularly tribalistic. ... read full comment
As for me, I don't believe that it is only Akans who hate dictatorship. The latter part of Acheampong's regime was hated by everybody, not only by Ashantis. Remember that Acheampong's regime was not particularly tribalistic. It was not dictatorial either! Some Asantes hating him has nothing to do with Akans alone being those who hate dictators since the man was really not a dictator.
I think it is not correct of you to say that Northerners and Ewes supported 20 years of Rawlings' brutalities. Can you name the ewes and Northerners who supported Rawlings brutalities?
Statements like "we Akans hate dictatorship" are too generalized to contain any truth that will be of any analytical value. The same can be said of your generalized statement about Northerners and Ewes supporting Rawlings brutalities.
ISAAC 11 years ago
"That said, I wonder why the NPP fails to tag the NDC as an Ewe party with support from some northern areas."
Brother Nana Owusu you can fool some ppl sometimes but not all ppl all the time.
The truth as it stands now i ... read full comment
"That said, I wonder why the NPP fails to tag the NDC as an Ewe party with support from some northern areas."
Brother Nana Owusu you can fool some ppl sometimes but not all ppl all the time.
The truth as it stands now is that minorities in the NDC have better upward mobility opportunities than in the NPP and that is what the NPP has to work on.
Ever since The old prof got rid of Jerry Rawlings the NDC has not and had never been an Ewe dominated party. It is an undeniable fact that Ewes no longer control NDC.
concerned ghanaian 11 years ago
I rather be ruled by a dictator thaan be ruled by liars, cheats and egocentric person(s).
Dr. Nkrumah was forced into instituting laws that 'illiterate' Ghanaians see as dictatorial. How many of Nkrumah's opponents as head ... read full comment
I rather be ruled by a dictator thaan be ruled by liars, cheats and egocentric person(s).
Dr. Nkrumah was forced into instituting laws that 'illiterate' Ghanaians see as dictatorial. How many of Nkrumah's opponents as head of government in ghana will torelate bob throwers and assacination and coup plotters to go free?
If you loose elections, accept the verdict and work to convince the population at the next election that you are a better party to trust as government. You don't go about pedling lies and mounting platforms to make unrealistic demands simply because you thin democracy accords you freedom of speech.
Democracy has many expectations of people that practice it. Foremost of thses expectations is ones responsibilities and limitations. One's rights are just as important as others in the society.
Mamid I think your response is shallow.
God bless Ghana
concerned ghanaian 11 years ago
sorry Hamid my article was directed at the originator of the article and not your article.
sorry Hamid my article was directed at the originator of the article and not your article.
Kojo T 11 years ago
CPP was not a dictatorship. CPP did not throw bombs nor rig elctions like the ma te me ho parties. You do not KNOW dialogues. See K4 has had to ran and " tarzan" is vilified every day. Is that dialogue? Can you call that demo ... read full comment
CPP was not a dictatorship. CPP did not throw bombs nor rig elctions like the ma te me ho parties. You do not KNOW dialogues. See K4 has had to ran and " tarzan" is vilified every day. Is that dialogue? Can you call that democracy? You do not challenge what a Chief says and that is dictatorship. That is what NPP belives in. " What is " Nana kasa"?
Nana Bawuah 11 years ago
CPPs are a bunch of hypocrites!It were people from within the party, who overthrew Nkrumah. When Nkrumah took all the key positions, leading members of the CPP were annoyed. So they teamed up with some of the UGCC to overthro ... read full comment
CPPs are a bunch of hypocrites!It were people from within the party, who overthrew Nkrumah. When Nkrumah took all the key positions, leading members of the CPP were annoyed. So they teamed up with some of the UGCC to overthrow Nkrumah. Actually,most of my family members were born or influenced into the CPP (at least the older generation), but when something is wrong, I will not say its right.Finally, the death of the imprisoned Nana Kwame Kyeretwie (Dr. J.B. Danquah) almost turned the whole country against Nkrumah.
During the colonial days, Krobo Edusei (a very influential member and interior minister during the CPP administration) rented a room at one of our family houses in Kumasi. He was able to influence most of our family members into the CPP.
My late father, a trained engineer and member of the Institute of Engineers and Technicians in London, became the first secretary of Krobo Edusei (Propaganda secretary), he personally campaigned for him in "Sekyere-East". Once, even the colonial police searched our house to arrest Krobo Edusei. During these days, Nkrumah and other founding members of the CPP almost met daily at our family house. So this place more or less became their headquarters.
Nkrumah and his people became millionaires over night. Krobo Edusei was a poor drug seller, before his party came to power. The CPP was not all that strong in the country as a whole. The government had little authority, in particular in Asante. Nkrumah was a coward, who always used others to achieve his goals as soon as they were of no more use, he turned against them.
By the end of the second World War, Ghana was more advanced economically and socially than most other African countries. By 1945 Ghana had the best road system, a railway and a deep water harbour and had one of the hightest per capita incomes of all the countries on the continent. Ghana then had a sizable educated elite and a rising middle class of teachers, contractors and private businessmen. By the end of 1964 Ghana was completely bankrupt. The national foreign debt grew from 64 million dollars in 1957 to 524 million in 1959 and to 770 million in 1964. Moreover, while Nkrumah urged the ordinary people to tighten their belts, he and his ministers led a life of luxury, rode in huge cars and erected buildings in the main towns from funds received from corrupt deals and bribes.By the time of the coup his wealth had increased to a total of £2,322,000, whereas his lawful earnings from 1951 to 1966 amounted to only £134,000.While he continued to place funds in foreign banks from 1962, he made the holding of foreign accounts abroad illegal.He vigorously opposed all the regional groupings, saying they would be "just another form of balkanisation".He constantly quarreled with other African heads of state, the vast majority of who opposed his dream of his "United states of Africa" and feared Nkrumahs desire to become president of Africa.
He introduced the Preventive Dentention Act, which enabled him to arrest any person without a trial (any person that was suspected of opposing his government). He turned the whole country into one concentration camp of fear, insecurity and uncertainty. He even dismissed the Chief justice and other judges, who did not rule in his favour. He turned Ghana into a one party state and made himself president for life. He seized and occupied all the key positions within his party, therefore his own people teamed up with some members of UGCC to overthrow him (not the NPP with cooperation of the CIA, as the propaganda of nowadays wants us to believe).
Nkruamhs megalmonia and power-drunkness were the main cause for his downfall. He showered upon himself ridiculous titles such as "Showboy", "His essianic Dedication", "Osagyefo","Fount of Honour", etc. His megalmonia made him see himself as the man destined by God to become the first president of a united Africa. It also drove him to excessive use of the Preventive Detention Act and the use of spies on his own people.When the railway workers went on strike in 1961, Nkrumah ordered strike leaders and opposition politicians arrested under the Trade Union Act of 1958.While Nkrumah had organized strikes just a few years before, he now opposed industrial democracy because it conflicted with rapid industrial development.
The death in the confined cell of the higly respected Dr. Danquah in February 1965 turned more Ghanaians against Nkrumah than any other single episode.All classes of Ghanas population turned against Nkrumah.It was J.B. Danquah, who actually gave Ghana its name, presumbly personal research had done into finding out about the link between ancient Ghana Kingdom and the Akan. Unfortunately he fell out with Nkrumah and ended up dying in prison. This man should be one of the great names mentioned among Africans. In my opionion, Danquah made a great attempt to enlighten his fellow Ghanaians. His book "the Akan doctrine of God" was the first book dealing with ancient Akan history. He also wrote some other books in the Akan language to help children and young adults identify with and learn to read their own language.
It also must be noted, that it were mainly wealthy families from Asante, who enabled Nkrumah to finance his nationwide boykotts.
If Nkrumah was still alive, he would behave like Gaddafi and their likes. In fact, Robert Mugabe (married to a Ghanaian) and many others were all trained by Nkrumah in Ghana. They received huge financial and even millitary support.
P.s. If people really believe Nkrumah was such a hero, then they should name the entire country after him. Why are you using the name "Ghana", a name that was based on the historical research of the late Dr. J.B. Danquah?
I have a problem with this whole system of "Westminster type" and "American type" of democracy in Africa. We have fashioned democracy without looking at our own peculiar systems of administration. We borrowed wholesale from the Western type of democracy without looking at our peculiarities as Africans, as Ghanaians. What was the system we were operating before the coming of the Europeans? How did we live, how did we govern ourselves before the coming of Western democracy? Who decides the four-year and five-year terms? Is it the people of Africa, of Ghana, or have we borrowed it because the Westminster type of democracy has a four-year or five-year term for the prime minister? Democracy had existed in Africa for aeons before the coming of the Europeans. We had our own system of governance which gave everybody the chance to air their views, people would call their own witnesses in judicial matters, we had our own systems of administration at the community and nation-state level, everywhere! And therefore, if we were fashioning this democratic, whatever it is now, couldn't we have looked at the circumstances within the African continent and designed some type of democracy that best suited Africa?
while traditional institutions’ roots are ancient, they are a repository of the history and the collective experience of a people. The history and the experience are the foundations on which solid modern institutions are built. Nothing emanates from a vacuum.Clearly, modernity requires more than mere institutions. It demands an evolution in the thinking of a people. Evolution in this sense is a gradual refinement of the fundamental ways of thinking and institutions of the people. Our post-colonial leaders did not seem to understand this fact. They adopted colonial institutions wholesale.
With whom are you trading with, with your own people from Ivory Coast, Togo etc? No, you are dealing with your former colonial masters or should I say you allow yourself to be exploited. If there was a west-african regional trading block, we would be very powerful, but this is not the case. Small countries trying to negoiate with big industrial countries and will always lose out, because they are politically weak. They even tell you in what you have to invest. Look for instance, at the Bretton Woods System, its gone wrong. Yet you blindly copied it. Our so called illiterate ancestors were far more advance, than our present generation, which prides itself with having gone trhough western education. Africa is very mighty, but we are making it weak by not believing in ourselves!
Nana Bawuah 11 years ago
"ee K4 has had to ran and " tarzan" is vilified every day."
When Wereko Brobbey contested the chairmanship of the NPP, he lost miserably to Jake Obetsebi Lamptey. He only got 16 votes, but took the NPP to court over allege ... read full comment
"ee K4 has had to ran and " tarzan" is vilified every day."
When Wereko Brobbey contested the chairmanship of the NPP, he lost miserably to Jake Obetsebi Lamptey. He only got 16 votes, but took the NPP to court over allegedly fraudulent election of the chairmanship. Claiming that the diaspora, who could not come delegated to vote, which he claimed to be fraudulent.
In 1992 when NPP boycotted the parliamentary election, he attacked Prof. Boahen, he attacked Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for boycotting the parliamentary elections. President Rawlings then treated the opposition with disdain anytime he mounted platform. However, realizing the impact of non-opposition in government he said it was about time government begins dialoguing with opposition. If NPP had accepted elections as they stood in 1992, they wouldn`t have had transparent ballot boxes. At that time there was not even such thing as an Voter ID card. Hence, the american government brought in the international federation of electoral system (IFIS). President Rawlings then said the government had no money for transparent ballot boxes and for photo ID. But the Danish government brought the transparent ballot boxes and the British government brought the photo ID. Rawlings then even said no, the money is not enough to implement photo nationwide ID cards. So they would only do it for the urban areas.
This Wereko Brobbey left the NPP saying the party is full of old people, who were not in tune with modern politics. He said they cannot win power and therefore he left party after losing the flagbearership to Kufuor.
Owusu-Nkwantabisa 11 years ago
CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictators ... read full comment
CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictatorship.
I only highlighted Akan culture for the sake of this discussion but I don't deny that other Ghanaian cultures prefer dialogue and consensus to autocracy.
Owusu-Nkwantabisa 11 years ago
CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictators ... read full comment
CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictatorship.
I only highlighted Akan culture for the sake of this discussion but I don't deny that other Ghanaian cultures prefer dialogue and consensus to autocracy.
Martin/PA 11 years ago
Everybody including the Chinese abhore dictatorship. Dictators force themselves on the people. That said Dr. Nkrumah was forced into dictatorship. Just like the NPP wants to make the country ungovernable, its mother party equ ... read full comment
Everybody including the Chinese abhore dictatorship. Dictators force themselves on the people. That said Dr. Nkrumah was forced into dictatorship. Just like the NPP wants to make the country ungovernable, its mother party equally made Ghana ungovernable. Nkrumah had lofty ideas to develop Ghana, so had to curtail the detractors. As students we hailed and helped Acheampong. But at the end we were fed up with the corruption(kalabule). Rawlings was the man for the moment whether we like it or not. His high handedness might have helped Ghana into this phase of our democratic development.
JOE, UK 11 years ago
Why are you asking the party to field non-akan candidate? Doesn't this alone confirm the popular view that NPP is an Ashanti/Akim party?
The election results tell it all.
Why are you asking the party to field non-akan candidate? Doesn't this alone confirm the popular view that NPP is an Ashanti/Akim party?
The election results tell it all.
Kofi Asaase Asa--- Mantukwa 11 years ago
No it does not, but rather, it tells you that there are more akan candidates who always stand and win than any other,or the other candidates do not attempt to stand; either because they feel they would not win or the charism ... read full comment
No it does not, but rather, it tells you that there are more akan candidates who always stand and win than any other,or the other candidates do not attempt to stand; either because they feel they would not win or the charisma of the other candidaatures always overwhelm them.
The writer is saying that if there are candidates hidden from other Regions or tribes, they should come out. Maybe, it is because there are no big contestants from the akan group.
The author of the article is just blowing the 'siren' or ringing the bell. Throwing an invitation and just an encouragement.
No boxing and no insults!
papillon 11 years ago
Until the NPP choses people of Kuffour's calibre to lead them, they don?t have a chance with Nana's thuggish group widely known for their ignorance and stinking arrogance. It was the NPP that polarised the nation with their n ... read full comment
Until the NPP choses people of Kuffour's calibre to lead them, they don?t have a chance with Nana's thuggish group widely known for their ignorance and stinking arrogance. It was the NPP that polarised the nation with their naive and misguided remarks during the election campaign which swayed voters. Despite the high level of illiteracy in our society we are indeed a peace-loving nation and u can't win an election outright by playing along tribal sentiments
ST. SIMON 11 years ago
MOST PEOPLE WHO VOTE FOR THE NDC HAVE SET THE PROSPERITY BAR SO LOW THAT PROMISE OF FREE EDUCATION AND PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT DO NOT APPEAL TO THEM. EVEN PROPERTY OWNING HAS BEEN FROWNED UPON. EVERY PROGRESSIVE NATION COMBINES ... read full comment
MOST PEOPLE WHO VOTE FOR THE NDC HAVE SET THE PROSPERITY BAR SO LOW THAT PROMISE OF FREE EDUCATION AND PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT DO NOT APPEAL TO THEM. EVEN PROPERTY OWNING HAS BEEN FROWNED UPON. EVERY PROGRESSIVE NATION COMBINES SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS WITH INDIVIDUAL ASSERTION AND PROGRESS. THE NPP COULD ENCOURAGE DR BAWUMIAH TO STAND AS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN ITS PRIMARIES.
Kojo T 11 years ago
" Propoerty owning society" is another word for capitalism. The countries made progress ith social intervention because they were poor just as Ghanaians are and capitalism will not work.That is why Ghanaians vote for AUTHENTI ... read full comment
" Propoerty owning society" is another word for capitalism. The countries made progress ith social intervention because they were poor just as Ghanaians are and capitalism will not work.That is why Ghanaians vote for AUTHENTIC social democratic parties. Ghanaians flourished a lot better under Nkrumah than under K4 . Compare Kanda Estates, nungua, Kaneshie, Awudome, and the 400+ factories under Nkrumah to K4. He even messed up TOr, and Ghana Airways
ST SIMON 11 years ago
THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT THE SAME FOR NKRUMAH AND KUFFUOR. IF KUFFUOR HAD BEEN THE PRESIDENT AT INDEPENDENCE, GHANA WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE GROWTH AND PROGRESS THAN UNDER NKRUMAH. ECONOMIC PRAGMATISM AND SOCIAL INTERVEN ... read full comment
THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT THE SAME FOR NKRUMAH AND KUFFUOR. IF KUFFUOR HAD BEEN THE PRESIDENT AT INDEPENDENCE, GHANA WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE GROWTH AND PROGRESS THAN UNDER NKRUMAH. ECONOMIC PRAGMATISM AND SOCIAL INTERVENTION WOULD HAVE BEEN THE KEY.
Martin/PA 11 years ago
Almost all the infrastructure we enjoy today in the country was built under Nkrumah's presidency. You can't compare the two. If Nkrumah had the ease and peace K4, had Gnana could be on the level of Korea by now.
Almost all the infrastructure we enjoy today in the country was built under Nkrumah's presidency. You can't compare the two. If Nkrumah had the ease and peace K4, had Gnana could be on the level of Korea by now.
king 11 years ago
I disagree with your analysis. Personally I think the npp can still win with an akan speaking candidate so long as he is not from the asante/akyem group. let the npp go for a candidate from the western, central, greater accra ... read full comment
I disagree with your analysis. Personally I think the npp can still win with an akan speaking candidate so long as he is not from the asante/akyem group. let the npp go for a candidate from the western, central, greater accra, or brong ahafo. give them the flagbearer and the running mate. at least this idea of asante/akyem caucus fighting each other will be gone. if the npp works hard to get two more regions to vote massively for them surely they will win.
the offended northerner 11 years ago
OWUSU-NKWANTABISA IS FUNNY. I THINK YOU ARE A SERIOUS HYPOCRITE AND THAT ANSWERS IT ALL. YOU CANT RUN AWAY FROM YOURSELF. YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE. WE KNOW THAT.
OWUSU-NKWANTABISA IS FUNNY. I THINK YOU ARE A SERIOUS HYPOCRITE AND THAT ANSWERS IT ALL. YOU CANT RUN AWAY FROM YOURSELF. YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE. WE KNOW THAT.
K.Danso,Gbawe 11 years ago
abhoring dictatorship but encouraging corruption favours only the rich,mind you.
abhoring dictatorship but encouraging corruption favours only the rich,mind you.
EAF 11 years ago
Nana, the notion that people voted against Npp because it is perceived as Akan party, is a farce. NPP can fill all the top positions with non-Twi speaking candidates but the non- Akans will never vote for the party. The non- ... read full comment
Nana, the notion that people voted against Npp because it is perceived as Akan party, is a farce. NPP can fill all the top positions with non-Twi speaking candidates but the non- Akans will never vote for the party. The non- akans use their their vote as a protest against the centuries of subjugation by the Akans against them, especially the Ashantis. The non- akans vote on their fears and emotions rather than policies. All the policies being expoused by the NPP are targeted to ameliorate the sufferings of these non- akans, but they will rather die in their misery than vote for NPP.
CITIZEN ONE 11 years ago
First and foremost, I like HAMID. He is highly intelligent and a gentleman and scholar. I am not, and don't want to be, especially if I have to deal with animals such as Owusu and EAF.
Your reasoning and how you express yo ... read full comment
First and foremost, I like HAMID. He is highly intelligent and a gentleman and scholar. I am not, and don't want to be, especially if I have to deal with animals such as Owusu and EAF.
Your reasoning and how you express yourself is so typical of Akans, Ashanti/Akyem Akans. We need to separate you lot from Fantis and Akuapems, they are scholarly, gentle and warm hearted humans, just like their immediate cousins of the deep South of Ghana.
Allowing people North of the Central Region to converge and the South and be taught civility and a few ways of the whiteman is what has prompted them to exhibit this false sense of importance and significance. I don't know why Akans think they have a culture and history better or greater than the rest of us slaves and primitive Africans.
Go to America and ask the Racist, Old Whiteman of the Republican party, how it feels to die a slow death. Ashanti/Akyem NPP politics in Ghana will die a slow and bitter death...leave Akans out of the picture, because the Akan language unfortunately encompasses people with nothing in common with Ashantis and Akyems.
Whenever these NPP goons need to form an alliance of evildoers, they "play the Akan card" when all is well, they speak Ashanti. When one of them succeeds, they are Ashantis not Ghanaian. When a Ga, Ewi, Fanti, Akuapem, Nzema, Hausa or Dagomba succeeds, they are Ghanaians.
I don't want to be like HAMID. These people need to be eradicated from Ghanaian society!!!
Julor Agyekum Kuffour JAK 11 years ago
hmmmmmmmmmmm, kill all Gas, kill all Ewes.
hmmmmmmmmmmm, kill all Gas, kill all Ewes.
Kofi Asaase Asa--- Mantukwa 11 years ago
The NPP as a political party can be likened to the current state in which 'The Republican party' in The United States of America ( USA ) is finding themselves.
The NPP are made up of the 'conservative' Ghanaians, who bel ... read full comment
The NPP as a political party can be likened to the current state in which 'The Republican party' in The United States of America ( USA ) is finding themselves.
The NPP are made up of the 'conservative' Ghanaians, who beleive in the norms and traditions which were in existence before the rush into the unfortunate hasty declaration of 'Independence Now' instead of the 'humble and thought-provoking' ideals of 'Independence within the shortest possible time'
If you analyse critically the wisdom in the statement, 'Independence within the shortest possible time' you will see 'the beliefs and perceptions of the old members of the UGCC , the offshoot of The NPP.
'We shall be there, but with caution! or better still,
'It is the End that justifies the means'
A political party can be explained as a group of like-minded individuals, with the same or similar ideas and beliefs, who have come together to obtain power to govern through the means of the'ballot box' or elections.
The key word here is the 'ballot box' or 'Elections'. This is the reason why I fully support the 'petition' because if this 'ballot box' is being corrupted by certain individuals and most especially where the source of these individuals could be traced to 'military coups and dictatorship' then, free minded people should fight through 'thick and thin' to see to it that the freedom and the sanctity of the 'ballot box' is restored and unfettered or better still, the 'ballot box' does not become a 'boxing box'.
We need 'voting cards' but not'boxing gloves!
The NPP seemed to be or regarded as an Akan party because most Akan parents inculcated in their children, the 'ideas, ideals and spirits of NPP membership' and believe you me, I can say that most of the Akan members who are no supporters of the NDC, have their 'umblical cords' in the NPP.
Now the issue is this:
Yes,The time is ripe now for dynamism in the NPP. There should be a change, but the issue is :
Is the NPP having the correct candidatures from the other Regions ?
And even If there are: Why Not, if not ?
But the fact that I am 'thirsty' for a husband does not mean that I 'drink' any man that comes my way. I need a responsible man, but not necessarily a Rich Man.
CITIZEN ONE 11 years ago
Yes you Kofi Asaase Asa.
Since when did you bush people espouse such fabricated values. Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or ... read full comment
Yes you Kofi Asaase Asa.
Since when did you bush people espouse such fabricated values. Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or charisma. Suddenly, amassing in numbers to Accra and learning the ways of civilized society, you think you are superior to who? what? maggots?
The problem with all these Twi-speaking NPP folks is that, their Ashanti style Akan Culture is their biggest nemesis. It is backwards, and you can pretend all you want, it is only in Ghana where you can get loud and obnoxious, but you will never win the battle. You Twi speaking Ghanaians fly to the UK and within 7 days you start speaking funny German, English, Italian and whatever else. You migrate to Accra via Tro-Tro and stay for 5 years and pretend you can't speak Ga, the language of the natives. Few years back everybody spoke Ga in Accra or stay outside on the periphery. Maybe your chiefs advised you on how to invade a people through language.
Twi dominance in Accra and Ghana today is an act of invasion, not because Twi has any more intellect than Hausa, Ga or Ewe.
Just stop you stupid, ignorant arguments at Ghanaweb. Why don't you people go on radio or street corners of Accra and spew your shit to see if you would live to breed more rats!
I & I 11 years ago
Don't have a heart attack over the Akans and die young. We have been here, We are here and will be hear till the end of time. And if I may, be informed that the Akans are the reason why there is so much peace in Ghana. Look a ... read full comment
Don't have a heart attack over the Akans and die young. We have been here, We are here and will be hear till the end of time. And if I may, be informed that the Akans are the reason why there is so much peace in Ghana. Look at the countries around Ghana without the Akans and you will come to appreciate being a Ghanaian. Secondly, look at the resources that support Ghana's economy, they all come from the Akan Regions. And if I may remind or educate you, The Greater Accra Region is for the Akuapims who are also Akans. The land was giving to your people to live on when they first arrived from Illa ife, Nigeria. And guess what? there is documentation on it: That is right.
Nana Bawuah 11 years ago
"The Greater Accra Region is for the Akuapims who are also Akans."
No, its for the Akwamus (our Asante brothers), who controlled the whole Accra area and most parts of Eastern region.
"The Greater Accra Region is for the Akuapims who are also Akans."
No, its for the Akwamus (our Asante brothers), who controlled the whole Accra area and most parts of Eastern region.
Pelicles 11 years ago
Be bold and tell us your tribe else, keep mute because you are nothing. Cast your eyes and you will see that all the natural resources that keeps Ghana economy going, comes from the "Akan speaking regions".
You mentione ... read full comment
Be bold and tell us your tribe else, keep mute because you are nothing. Cast your eyes and you will see that all the natural resources that keeps Ghana economy going, comes from the "Akan speaking regions".
You mentioned Hausa. Where in Ghana can one locate the Hausa other than Accra and the big cities? This should tell you that they are immigrants. Period. If you see a Hausa as a Ghanaian than an Akan, then I pity you. Hausa originate from Nigeria, Niger etc. Dispute this and tell us where exactly Hausas can be located.
Gas are living on the land that belongs to the Akwapims who are part of the Akan tribe. There is documentary proof and the Gas know it perfectly well.
If you are a Hausa, think very careful that your ancestors came from either Nigeria or Niger. I have a friend who never shy from accepting where his ancestors came from; Niger.
You can hate and cast all sort of insults against Akan but at the end of the day, they are more tolerant than any tribe else, Ghana will have ended like Somalia. Akans will be Akans no matter what the other tribe do or say.
Kwasipong 11 years ago
Please keep your peace, this is no secret no matter how others would want to ignore , "yen ara yen asase ni" we know how we Akans love our culture and traditions and "abakos3m" with all our ntons and abusuas, the beauty of it ... read full comment
Please keep your peace, this is no secret no matter how others would want to ignore , "yen ara yen asase ni" we know how we Akans love our culture and traditions and "abakos3m" with all our ntons and abusuas, the beauty of it all is one can find aduanas in Fante who blood relate to Aduanas in Bono, Agonas in Nzema who relate to Agonas in Akwamu, Oyokos in Asante who relate to Oyokos in Kwahu or Techiman and this is the reason behind our love for peace because we have kins and kindred scattered all over Ghana, I remmember when growing up my grandmother and aunties from "Dormaaman mu" used to attend funerals and durbars in Kumawu, Akwamufie, Mankesim and Adanse Fomena and we the so called post-modern youngsters used to laugh at them about how silly they are as how could they regard people so distant as their relatives, now as adult I do understand. we know how peaceful we are, we may love banters and teasing "ayensie" even amongst ourselves but hey at the end of the day we mean no harm, we are "live and let live" people. Before any one descends on me with tons of tribal insults I’m only extolling my people, the great “Akanfoo”. Please feel free to do same about your people, i don’t need any insults.
GAWUKO 11 years ago
I read your comment with interest. You are right about many things you said about the Akans but some historical facts are misquoted. And inspite of the kins and kindred there were nefarious wars among the Akan tribes, especia ... read full comment
I read your comment with interest. You are right about many things you said about the Akans but some historical facts are misquoted. And inspite of the kins and kindred there were nefarious wars among the Akan tribes, especially between the Ashanti and the others, particulary Fantis. And don't tell me the fought because the fantis were on the side of the white men. The whole discussion is deviating though from what the athor said: Chosing a non-Akan to be presidentail candidate for the NPP. You can espouse the virtues of the Akans (which is real or true) but it does not win votes, especially ALL the AKAN votes for the NPP.
BTW "yen ara asase ni" was composed by an Ewe from Peki. Dr. Amu composed it in Ewe then translated it into Twi. And is Akan a language? There are many Akan languages but we seem to think Twi is the Akan language. Akuapem is an example of a place of multiple Akan languages. So when you are appealing to Akans and seem to think they all speak Twi you miss the target. The Akans from Bono also learn Twi. So let us not prtend that the Akan is such a homogeneous group. But their problems are charateristically similar to all other Ghanaian tribes. In the end we NOW are all Ghanaians and much as we should maintain our tribes and languages we should focus more on making Ghana stronger and more united. Gas may have been given land to settle on by the Akuapims or Akwamus but most of these people also were immigrants. We are all immigrants and Ghana or Akanland does not belong to anyone but to the mistake of the big bang! GOD.
Kofi Asaase Asa--- Mantukwa 11 years ago
I like your statement and i quote:
" Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or charisma.."
Yes we were 'bush' men but we came f ... read full comment
I like your statement and i quote:
" Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or charisma.."
Yes we were 'bush' men but we came from the bush to teach your grand father in the city sense knowledge and wisdom
And even when the whiteman came to the coast, he said;
'The whitemam brought his canon to the bush 'but the bush was stronger thgan the canon'.
'Stronger than the canon' here means, 'strength in the head and strength in the hand.'
I am always very proud to count myself as one of the 'bush' people in Ghana.
Nana Bawuah 11 years ago
Don`t you know the Ga embraced the Akan culture as well as certain characteristics of Akan chieftaincy? The Akan showed you, how to use stools as symbols of kingship/queenship. The Akan taught you, how to wear cloth in the Ak ... read full comment
Don`t you know the Ga embraced the Akan culture as well as certain characteristics of Akan chieftaincy? The Akan showed you, how to use stools as symbols of kingship/queenship. The Akan taught you, how to wear cloth in the Akan fashion.Other aspects of the Akan administration were also adopted by the Ga. The wei from which the mantse is chosen is known as the jaase and the head is called Jaasetse this was based on the Akan Gyaase whose function is to protect the king or Omanhene and perform menial tasks for him. A war captain among the Ga is known as Asafoiatse derived from the Akan Asafo (war company), and the asafo songs are mainly in Akan. The Akan military organisation was copied haphazardly by the Ga.
The system of incorporation and adaptation was extended to Ga traditional religion.This explains why some of the Ga gods do have Akan names, such as Otu and Akong gods.Likewise the horn language of the Ga chiefs is also, with a few exceptions, mostly Akan.
The Ga have had a long and intimate association with the Akan language, that had left an indelible mark on their language and linguistic culture. Therefore you will come across many Akan derived words in Ga.The Ga freely borrowed from other people's culture and made it their own. Akan in general and Asante in particular, have never forced their culture onto other people. Go and ask the northerners and other non-Akan groupings.
Why don`t the Ga people call for the removal of the presidential seat (chair) of state, since it takes the form of an Akan stool and is adorned with Akan Adinkra symbols? Likewise you should also call for the abolition of using the Afena (Akan sword) to swear the oath of office by the president. What about your Ga culture, why don`t you start by taking Akan influences out of your culture? Will then there even be Ga chiefs, since your ancestors did not have kingship/queenship until they learnt that from the Akan.
It is a fact, that almost everyone knows how to speak the Akan language and is familiar with Akan traditions. Why shouldn`t we use a language, which can be understood by the vast majority of all Ghanaians? By the way, the same is done in Ivory Coast.why? Because even there Akan dominate the country, in particular the Baule, who hail from Asante (Kumasi/Nsuta).
Your ancestors voluntarily came to embrace the Akans. Don`t you know, that even a large and influential section of Accra people had supported the Akwamu to overthrow their own traditional leaders in Accra?
Hardworking Akans have contributed greatly to the development of your capital and provided you with their resources, yet you won`t shut up and be grateful.
GAWUKO 11 years ago
nana Bawuah, let meask this question and maybe you can help me: Is Akan a language? Or by saying akan language you mean the Twi (and here you distinguish between the sante Twi and others, such as Akuapem and Kwahu, which may ... read full comment
nana Bawuah, let meask this question and maybe you can help me: Is Akan a language? Or by saying akan language you mean the Twi (and here you distinguish between the sante Twi and others, such as Akuapem and Kwahu, which may not be that distinct from Asante: Is Akan a language as it is a 'tribe'?
Nana Bawuah 11 years ago
Yes, Akan is a language. Some claim Twi is just one of the Akan dialects. However, this is wrong. You see there is Asante-Twi, Akuapem-Twi, Fante-Twi, there are even different Twi dialects within Asante. As for Bono, Nzema or ... read full comment
Yes, Akan is a language. Some claim Twi is just one of the Akan dialects. However, this is wrong. You see there is Asante-Twi, Akuapem-Twi, Fante-Twi, there are even different Twi dialects within Asante. As for Bono, Nzema or the Bauole (they are Asantes) their dialect is quite different, why? Because they stayed with other tribes for a considerable amount of time and this influenced their language. That is why when a Twi speaking person listens to them, he will only understand a few words.
We Akans are Hebrew-Aramaic folk of Jewish religion and culture..The first Akan was the son of Ezer, the son of Seir the Horite, the first foreign conqueror of Egypt. The second Akan was a descendant of Juda and the third, a descendant of Gad, all belonged to the twelve tribes of Israel. Akan folk in this sense, are made up of Isreal-Edomites, Twi (Tawi/Egyptians) and Babylonians. And if you care to know Guans and Akans are from one stock. Go and ask the Guans, they will even claim, that they are the original Akans.
you can contact at nka@arcor.de, there are some things, I dont want to share in public.
Nana Bawuah 11 years ago
"Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or charisma."
Was Nkrumah not an Akan? Nkrumah himself relied heavily upon the assistance ... read full comment
"Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or charisma."
Was Nkrumah not an Akan? Nkrumah himself relied heavily upon the assistance of Akans, in particular Asantes. Who do you think asked the British to let the then Asante council and Gold Coast colonial council come together to represent the interests of both people in Asante and the colony? The truth is without Asante, there would be no Ghana.
During the colonial days, Krobo Edusei (a very influential member and interior minister during the CPP administration) rented a room at one of our family houses in Kumasi. He was able to influence most of our family members into the CPP.
My late father, a trained engineer and member of the Institute of Engineers and Technicians in London, became the first secretary of Krobo Edusei (Propaganda secretary), he personally campaigned for him in "Sekyere-East". Once, even the colonial police searched our house to arrest Krobo Edusei. During these days, Nkrumah and other founding members of the CPP almost met daily at our family house. So this place more or less became their headquarters.
Nkrumah and his people became millionaires over night. Krobo Edusei was a poor drug seller, before his party came to power. The CPP was not all that strong in the country as a whole. The government had little authority, in particular in Asante. it were mainly wealthy families from Asante, who enabled Nkrumah to finance his nationwide boykotts.It was J.B. Danquah, who actually gave Ghana its name, presumbly personal research had done into finding out about the link between ancient Ghana Kingdom and the Akan. Unfortunately he fell out with Nkrumah and ended up dying in prison.
At the peak of its power, Asanteman controlled an area bigger than present day Ghana. Go and read reports by early europeans when they first set foot on Asante soil. They were deeply impressed and stated, that this had been one of the most developed and civilised areas they had come across in Africa. They reported of a highly sophisticated system of governance with checks and balances, judicial and social system. Nicely developed townships and city states alligned with avenues and multiple storey buildings to the left and right.
ANOTHER IGNORANT AKAN/ASHANTI 11 years ago
so idiotic! Is this what you term as civility? such silly profussions of yours?
so idiotic! Is this what you term as civility? such silly profussions of yours?
Asantehene 11 years ago
Very well said, and wish those who comment on this forum will read and get your point. They have made politics too personal . We must learn from mr. Owusu. Thank u
Very well said, and wish those who comment on this forum will read and get your point. They have made politics too personal . We must learn from mr. Owusu. Thank u
Yaw Amofa 11 years ago
Let the NPP be what it is. Twi speakers will never accept non Twi person; let's not go far - Aliu Mahama!
Let the NPP be what it is. Twi speakers will never accept non Twi person; let's not go far - Aliu Mahama!
concerned ghanaian 11 years ago
I'd rather be ruled by a dictator thaan be ruled by liars, cheats and egocentric person(s).
Dr. Nkrumah was forced into instituting laws that 'illiterate' Ghanaians see as dictatorial. How many of Nkrumah's opponents, as h ... read full comment
I'd rather be ruled by a dictator thaan be ruled by liars, cheats and egocentric person(s).
Dr. Nkrumah was forced into instituting laws that 'illiterate' Ghanaians see as dictatorial. How many of Nkrumah's opponents, as head of government in ghana, will torelate bomb throwers and assacination and coup plotters to go free?
If you loose elections, accept the verdict and work to convince the population at the next election that you are a better party to trust as government. You don't go about peddling lies and mounting platforms to make unrealistic demands simply because you think democracy accords you freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.
Democracy has many expectations of people that practice it. Foremost of these expectations is one's responsibilities and limitations. One's rights are just as important as other's in the society.
I think your article is shallow.
STONE 11 years ago
NPP IS AN AKYEM/ASHANTI PARTY-PERIOD.
note that no court worth its sort would overturn the 2012 election results for the loosers-new patapaa party, it would never happen.
NPP IS AN AKYEM/ASHANTI PARTY-PERIOD.
note that no court worth its sort would overturn the 2012 election results for the loosers-new patapaa party, it would never happen.
Sunkwa 11 years ago
That isn't an issue--you field a qualified competent individual as determined by Delegates--is it ok to field a non-Twi person if that individual isn't a competitive candidate?---one of the main problem in Ghanaian politics i ... read full comment
That isn't an issue--you field a qualified competent individual as determined by Delegates--is it ok to field a non-Twi person if that individual isn't a competitive candidate?---one of the main problem in Ghanaian politics is the tendency is the avoidance of truth and the desire to rig & steal elections to win power---why--the powers that be are aware of the fact that the average Ghanaian is weak--morally --and can be bought with money,drinks, women etc.
Kofi Dadzie 11 years ago
YOU MUST BE IN A GANJALAND SOMEWHERE AS NANA AKUFO ADDO NOT TO SEE OR REALISE THAT GHANAIANS SEE NPPA S AN AKAN TRIBE PARTY. KUFUOR EXHIBIT THIS VIVIDLY AND FLUIDLY DURING HIS REIGNS. TELL ME THE PROPORTION OF NON-AKANS IN TH ... read full comment
YOU MUST BE IN A GANJALAND SOMEWHERE AS NANA AKUFO ADDO NOT TO SEE OR REALISE THAT GHANAIANS SEE NPPA S AN AKAN TRIBE PARTY. KUFUOR EXHIBIT THIS VIVIDLY AND FLUIDLY DURING HIS REIGNS. TELL ME THE PROPORTION OF NON-AKANS IN THE TOP POSTS OF KUFOUR'S GOVERNMENT? SECONDLY IT IS HAS BEEN THE SECOND TIME THAT NPP HAS HAD A MAJORITY IN ONLY 2 REGIONS, WHICH ARE AKAN REGIONS. DO YOU ASK YOURSELF WHY?
I'LL TELL YOU THAT PUBLIC PERCEPTION IS A POWERFUL ELEMENT/ITEM OF THE POLITICAL EQUATION.
ODARLEY, ODARTEY 11 years ago
THE GAS TOLERATED THE AKANS AND MANY OF THE AKANS LIKE URSULA WON ELECTION IN A GA CONSTITUENCY. IS THIS SAME AT KUMASI?. 'KILL THE GAS AND EWE' 'YEN AKAN FO' CRIES AND SENTIMENTS GO DEEPER AND DESTROYSD NPP MORE THAN YOU MIG ... read full comment
THE GAS TOLERATED THE AKANS AND MANY OF THE AKANS LIKE URSULA WON ELECTION IN A GA CONSTITUENCY. IS THIS SAME AT KUMASI?. 'KILL THE GAS AND EWE' 'YEN AKAN FO' CRIES AND SENTIMENTS GO DEEPER AND DESTROYSD NPP MORE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. NPP MUST TAKE A LESSON FROM THE CRITICISM.
Owusu-Nkwantabisa 11 years ago
Naa Odarley,
The NPP is the party of Nii Armaah Amarteifio, Odoi-Sykes, Heward-Mills and all the Ga lawyers.
Harry Sawyerr et al were all NPP.
Naa Odarley,
The NPP is the party of Nii Armaah Amarteifio, Odoi-Sykes, Heward-Mills and all the Ga lawyers.
Harry Sawyerr et al were all NPP.
James Armstrong 11 years ago
Please nominate Sam Okujeto as the NPP Presidential candidate and we will all believe you
Please nominate Sam Okujeto as the NPP Presidential candidate and we will all believe you
Kwasi 11 years ago
There is no logic in this article; advocating one thing in one breathe and condemning it in the next breathe.
There is no logic in this article; advocating one thing in one breathe and condemning it in the next breathe.
Dumega Prosper Jnr. 11 years ago
Since the Pre-Independence era (1951, 1954, 1956, 1992 -2012) why has it been so difficult to field a non-Ashanti/Akyem and shortly a brong Ahafo man all these years.
NDC cannot be branded as an Ewe party. Then the logic wi ... read full comment
Since the Pre-Independence era (1951, 1954, 1956, 1992 -2012) why has it been so difficult to field a non-Ashanti/Akyem and shortly a brong Ahafo man all these years.
NDC cannot be branded as an Ewe party. Then the logic will fly in any one's face. From 1992, there have been an Ewe man , A Fanti man and currenly a Gonja man.
NPP will remain in opposition till eternity if the flag bearership is not changed.
Ghanaians have known NPP as such and they will never ever give their mandate to any tribal entity to rule Ghana, period.
1. You said you do not believe that NPP is an Akan party and then go on to say why people think it is an Akan party. You even seem to endorse the reason why people make that claim. Then it means you agree that the party is an ...
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CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictators ...
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Owusu, it is problematic to claim certain things only for Akans. Can you seriously maintain that Akans abhor dictatorship whereas other ethnic groups in Ghana tolerate it?
Nkrumah was not always a "dictator" (he couldn't ...
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Hamid, you may not know this, Acheampong even though was Akan, most of those who opposed his regime were Akans. A Time came when he could not even go to Kumasi, for the people his own people hated him so much he was afraid t ...
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As for me, I don't believe that it is only Akans who hate dictatorship. The latter part of Acheampong's regime was hated by everybody, not only by Ashantis. Remember that Acheampong's regime was not particularly tribalistic. ...
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"That said, I wonder why the NPP fails to tag the NDC as an Ewe party with support from some northern areas."
Brother Nana Owusu you can fool some ppl sometimes but not all ppl all the time.
The truth as it stands now i ...
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I rather be ruled by a dictator thaan be ruled by liars, cheats and egocentric person(s).
Dr. Nkrumah was forced into instituting laws that 'illiterate' Ghanaians see as dictatorial. How many of Nkrumah's opponents as head ...
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sorry Hamid my article was directed at the originator of the article and not your article.
CPP was not a dictatorship. CPP did not throw bombs nor rig elctions like the ma te me ho parties. You do not KNOW dialogues. See K4 has had to ran and " tarzan" is vilified every day. Is that dialogue? Can you call that demo ...
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CPPs are a bunch of hypocrites!It were people from within the party, who overthrew Nkrumah. When Nkrumah took all the key positions, leading members of the CPP were annoyed. So they teamed up with some of the UGCC to overthro ...
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"ee K4 has had to ran and " tarzan" is vilified every day."
When Wereko Brobbey contested the chairmanship of the NPP, he lost miserably to Jake Obetsebi Lamptey. He only got 16 votes, but took the NPP to court over allege ...
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CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictators ...
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CPP under Nkrumah and NDC under Rawlings promoted dictatorship. Akans may love chieftaincy but can never stomach a dictator. Akan culture abhores dictatorship hence their opposition to these parties that endorsed dictators ...
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Everybody including the Chinese abhore dictatorship. Dictators force themselves on the people. That said Dr. Nkrumah was forced into dictatorship. Just like the NPP wants to make the country ungovernable, its mother party equ ...
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Why are you asking the party to field non-akan candidate? Doesn't this alone confirm the popular view that NPP is an Ashanti/Akim party?
The election results tell it all.
No it does not, but rather, it tells you that there are more akan candidates who always stand and win than any other,or the other candidates do not attempt to stand; either because they feel they would not win or the charism ...
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Until the NPP choses people of Kuffour's calibre to lead them, they don?t have a chance with Nana's thuggish group widely known for their ignorance and stinking arrogance. It was the NPP that polarised the nation with their n ...
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MOST PEOPLE WHO VOTE FOR THE NDC HAVE SET THE PROSPERITY BAR SO LOW THAT PROMISE OF FREE EDUCATION AND PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT DO NOT APPEAL TO THEM. EVEN PROPERTY OWNING HAS BEEN FROWNED UPON. EVERY PROGRESSIVE NATION COMBINES ...
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" Propoerty owning society" is another word for capitalism. The countries made progress ith social intervention because they were poor just as Ghanaians are and capitalism will not work.That is why Ghanaians vote for AUTHENTI ...
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THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT THE SAME FOR NKRUMAH AND KUFFUOR. IF KUFFUOR HAD BEEN THE PRESIDENT AT INDEPENDENCE, GHANA WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE GROWTH AND PROGRESS THAN UNDER NKRUMAH. ECONOMIC PRAGMATISM AND SOCIAL INTERVEN ...
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Almost all the infrastructure we enjoy today in the country was built under Nkrumah's presidency. You can't compare the two. If Nkrumah had the ease and peace K4, had Gnana could be on the level of Korea by now.
I disagree with your analysis. Personally I think the npp can still win with an akan speaking candidate so long as he is not from the asante/akyem group. let the npp go for a candidate from the western, central, greater accra ...
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OWUSU-NKWANTABISA IS FUNNY. I THINK YOU ARE A SERIOUS HYPOCRITE AND THAT ANSWERS IT ALL. YOU CANT RUN AWAY FROM YOURSELF. YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE. WE KNOW THAT.
abhoring dictatorship but encouraging corruption favours only the rich,mind you.
Nana, the notion that people voted against Npp because it is perceived as Akan party, is a farce. NPP can fill all the top positions with non-Twi speaking candidates but the non- Akans will never vote for the party. The non- ...
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First and foremost, I like HAMID. He is highly intelligent and a gentleman and scholar. I am not, and don't want to be, especially if I have to deal with animals such as Owusu and EAF.
Your reasoning and how you express yo ...
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hmmmmmmmmmmm, kill all Gas, kill all Ewes.
The NPP as a political party can be likened to the current state in which 'The Republican party' in The United States of America ( USA ) is finding themselves.
The NPP are made up of the 'conservative' Ghanaians, who bel ...
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Yes you Kofi Asaase Asa.
Since when did you bush people espouse such fabricated values. Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or ...
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Don't have a heart attack over the Akans and die young. We have been here, We are here and will be hear till the end of time. And if I may, be informed that the Akans are the reason why there is so much peace in Ghana. Look a ...
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"The Greater Accra Region is for the Akuapims who are also Akans."
No, its for the Akwamus (our Asante brothers), who controlled the whole Accra area and most parts of Eastern region.
Be bold and tell us your tribe else, keep mute because you are nothing. Cast your eyes and you will see that all the natural resources that keeps Ghana economy going, comes from the "Akan speaking regions".
You mentione ...
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Please keep your peace, this is no secret no matter how others would want to ignore , "yen ara yen asase ni" we know how we Akans love our culture and traditions and "abakos3m" with all our ntons and abusuas, the beauty of it ...
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I read your comment with interest. You are right about many things you said about the Akans but some historical facts are misquoted. And inspite of the kins and kindred there were nefarious wars among the Akan tribes, especia ...
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I like your statement and i quote:
" Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or charisma.."
Yes we were 'bush' men but we came f ...
read full comment
Don`t you know the Ga embraced the Akan culture as well as certain characteristics of Akan chieftaincy? The Akan showed you, how to use stools as symbols of kingship/queenship. The Akan taught you, how to wear cloth in the Ak ...
read full comment
nana Bawuah, let meask this question and maybe you can help me: Is Akan a language? Or by saying akan language you mean the Twi (and here you distinguish between the sante Twi and others, such as Akuapem and Kwahu, which may ...
read full comment
Yes, Akan is a language. Some claim Twi is just one of the Akan dialects. However, this is wrong. You see there is Asante-Twi, Akuapem-Twi, Fante-Twi, there are even different Twi dialects within Asante. As for Bono, Nzema or ...
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"Back in the days of Kwame Nkrumah, just about everybody outside of Accra proper was a "Bush Man". You had no principles, etiquette or charisma."
Was Nkrumah not an Akan? Nkrumah himself relied heavily upon the assistance ...
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so idiotic! Is this what you term as civility? such silly profussions of yours?
Very well said, and wish those who comment on this forum will read and get your point. They have made politics too personal . We must learn from mr. Owusu. Thank u
Let the NPP be what it is. Twi speakers will never accept non Twi person; let's not go far - Aliu Mahama!
I'd rather be ruled by a dictator thaan be ruled by liars, cheats and egocentric person(s).
Dr. Nkrumah was forced into instituting laws that 'illiterate' Ghanaians see as dictatorial. How many of Nkrumah's opponents, as h ...
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NPP IS AN AKYEM/ASHANTI PARTY-PERIOD.
note that no court worth its sort would overturn the 2012 election results for the loosers-new patapaa party, it would never happen.
That isn't an issue--you field a qualified competent individual as determined by Delegates--is it ok to field a non-Twi person if that individual isn't a competitive candidate?---one of the main problem in Ghanaian politics i ...
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YOU MUST BE IN A GANJALAND SOMEWHERE AS NANA AKUFO ADDO NOT TO SEE OR REALISE THAT GHANAIANS SEE NPPA S AN AKAN TRIBE PARTY. KUFUOR EXHIBIT THIS VIVIDLY AND FLUIDLY DURING HIS REIGNS. TELL ME THE PROPORTION OF NON-AKANS IN TH ...
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THE GAS TOLERATED THE AKANS AND MANY OF THE AKANS LIKE URSULA WON ELECTION IN A GA CONSTITUENCY. IS THIS SAME AT KUMASI?. 'KILL THE GAS AND EWE' 'YEN AKAN FO' CRIES AND SENTIMENTS GO DEEPER AND DESTROYSD NPP MORE THAN YOU MIG ...
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Naa Odarley,
The NPP is the party of Nii Armaah Amarteifio, Odoi-Sykes, Heward-Mills and all the Ga lawyers.
Harry Sawyerr et al were all NPP.
Please nominate Sam Okujeto as the NPP Presidential candidate and we will all believe you
There is no logic in this article; advocating one thing in one breathe and condemning it in the next breathe.
Since the Pre-Independence era (1951, 1954, 1956, 1992 -2012) why has it been so difficult to field a non-Ashanti/Akyem and shortly a brong Ahafo man all these years.
NDC cannot be branded as an Ewe party. Then the logic wi ...
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