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Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

I chose not to read the article, but can tell you that your title is stupid and uncalled for.

I chose not to read the article, but can tell you that your title is stupid and uncalled for.
K. Boateng 12 years ago

You didn't read the article and yet you conclude with certainty that his title is stupid? How do you reconcile yourself with your conclusion?

You didn't read the article and yet you conclude with certainty that his title is stupid? How do you reconcile yourself with your conclusion?
POP JOHN 12 years ago

PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIFES BECAUSE OF FAKE NEWS AND THAT WILL SEND NANA ADDO TO DEN HAAG

PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIFES BECAUSE OF FAKE NEWS AND THAT WILL SEND NANA ADDO TO DEN HAAG
IDRIS PACAS 12 years ago

The electoral petition, which tests positive to being amended on weekly basis as if it were an undergraduate thesis topic, has already suffered heavy blows. Every electoral system is imperfect for perfection in a Heavenly qua ...
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The electoral petition, which tests positive to being amended on weekly basis as if it were an undergraduate thesis topic, has already suffered heavy blows. Every electoral system is imperfect for perfection in a Heavenly quality. And naturally, every electoral system undergoes some modifications at least according to the dictates of modernization. Thus, nPP and nAna aDdo cannot claim any credit for any electoral reforms in Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana.
Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

What I said does not mean that I did not read or peruse that article! In the scheme of exegetical readings, it means that the article is not worth its salt and does not cut muster, and the title says it all!

What I said does not mean that I did not read or peruse that article! In the scheme of exegetical readings, it means that the article is not worth its salt and does not cut muster, and the title says it all!
Left Critic 12 years ago

The sophists strike again.

The sophists strike again.
PAA NII 12 years ago

You called yourself prof? That is why you have been writing nonsense over here!

You called yourself prof? That is why you have been writing nonsense over here!
Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

Call me whatever name! The fact of the matter is that calling the title only in question means that I had dismissed the article with all the indignity it deserved!

Call me whatever name! The fact of the matter is that calling the title only in question means that I had dismissed the article with all the indignity it deserved!
MR. FIGURE-OUT 12 years ago

Kofi is it not strange to you that, per the EC's response, he only complained of signature being fainted on the duplicate copies but failed to state same for all other entries on the same pink sheets, such as the number votes ...
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Kofi is it not strange to you that, per the EC's response, he only complained of signature being fainted on the duplicate copies but failed to state same for all other entries on the same pink sheets, such as the number votes obtained by the various contestants, the number of spoiled ballot papers etc, based on which the Ec was able to declare a winner. The lies and the mischief of the EC is not far fetch and i expected you to have noticed it with ease. The fact that Afari-Gyan and his malicious mavericks at the EC could not cite just one instance whereby the figures obtained by,say Nana Addo or Mahama, fainted out on the duplicate copies to support their claim, after scrutinized all the evidence( pink sheets) tendered in by the petitioners, clearly expose Afari-Gyan of the evil machination to throw dust onto the eyes of the justices at the Supreme Court.
Ghana 12 years ago

Akadu,
Without reading the article, how did you come by the word "stupid"
It's not surprise to any intelligent follower on this forum that you'er a 'myopic pessimistic entity"!!!
Your education has not helped you neither a ...
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Akadu,
Without reading the article, how did you come by the word "stupid"
It's not surprise to any intelligent follower on this forum that you'er a 'myopic pessimistic entity"!!!
Your education has not helped you neither anybody around you.
You espouse hate and myopic adulation.
Why then do you want to expose you .... in public always. If you don't have anything reasonable to say just do yourself good by keeping quiet!!!!

Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

So many of you NDCs can't read beyond the literal! The fact that I said I had not read the article, but the title alone was stupid should tell you that I had dismissed the article with all the indignity it deserved!

So many of you NDCs can't read beyond the literal! The fact that I said I had not read the article, but the title alone was stupid should tell you that I had dismissed the article with all the indignity it deserved!
TNC 12 years ago

AKADU WANSENA,
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM ?I THINK WHEN PEOPLE INSULT YOU,YOU FEEL GOOD EH ?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE ANY OF THOSE LOGOLIGI POEMS ?

AKADU WANSENA,
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM ?I THINK WHEN PEOPLE INSULT YOU,YOU FEEL GOOD EH ?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE ANY OF THOSE LOGOLIGI POEMS ?
Auntie Ekua 12 years ago

Wicked Akadu!

Wicked Akadu!
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 12 years ago

Only drunken old white men would venture opening Akadu's skirt!

Only drunken old white men would venture opening Akadu's skirt!
Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

Hooooooooooooooooooo

Hooooooooooooooooooo
Kofi Asaase Asa--- Mantukwa 12 years ago

I agree.The title is bias and so seems to be the conclusion.

I agree.The title is bias and so seems to be the conclusion.
JAMES Y 12 years ago

Your conclusion presupposes that there will be no violence in the country if the protagonist of this matter, Nana Akufo Addo, gets his petition dismissed for lack of merit or, if the respondents' evidence is found wanting. Ko ...
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Your conclusion presupposes that there will be no violence in the country if the protagonist of this matter, Nana Akufo Addo, gets his petition dismissed for lack of merit or, if the respondents' evidence is found wanting. Kofi, the real fear is the aftermath of the judgement by the Supreme Court.
mohammed iddi . 12 years ago

MASTER.REST YOUR SOUL.THE FOOLS IN GHANA,WHO BELIEVED IN THE ALL DIE BE DIE DOCTRIN OF THIER FOOLISH WEE SMOKER OF A LEADER,WILL BE DEALT WITH,IF THEY TRY ANYTHING AFTER THE RULING OF THE S C.

MASTER.REST YOUR SOUL.THE FOOLS IN GHANA,WHO BELIEVED IN THE ALL DIE BE DIE DOCTRIN OF THIER FOOLISH WEE SMOKER OF A LEADER,WILL BE DEALT WITH,IF THEY TRY ANYTHING AFTER THE RULING OF THE S C.
Awura Ama 12 years ago

Iddi,you are stupid what can you do? You are stupid find something better to do to earn a living.Ghana is not for NDC ,you can go to east Africa for land to enjoy your bodoo there, you don't belong to Nkrumah,Dankwah,Dombo Gh ...
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Iddi,you are stupid what can you do? You are stupid find something better to do to earn a living.Ghana is not for NDC ,you can go to east Africa for land to enjoy your bodoo there, you don't belong to Nkrumah,Dankwah,Dombo Ghana you are a big swine,bring it on we are ready
FORTURE TELLER 12 years ago

FORTURE TELLER
Date:
2013-01-13 03:34:52
Comment to:
NPP just ate the humble pie- Abraham Amaliba

ARE GHANAIANS AWARE THAT THEIR LIVES(24MILLION AND OVER) LIE IN THE MOUTH AND HANDS OF ONLY ONE IDIOT CALLED SIR JOHN? ...
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FORTURE TELLER
Date:
2013-01-13 03:34:52
Comment to:
NPP just ate the humble pie- Abraham Amaliba

ARE GHANAIANS AWARE THAT THEIR LIVES(24MILLION AND OVER) LIE IN THE MOUTH AND HANDS OF ONLY ONE IDIOT CALLED SIR JOHN? WHY ARE WE WAITING UNTIL THIS MAN AND HIS UNPATRIOTIC FEW, HEADING ANOTHER PACK OF UNREASONABLE MEMBERS, SET THIS COUNTRY ABLAZE

MAY BE NPP WANTS THE JUSTICES TO GO THROUGH BIOMETRIC REGISTRATION AND VERIFICATION ELSE THEY WILL NOT BE CONVINCED. DURING REGISTRATION THE JUDGES WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE DATA ON THEIR FAMILY TREE INCLUDING ALL DISTANT RELATIVES FRIENDS, BUSINESS PARTNERS, CURRENT AND PAST VISITORS TO THEIR OFFICES AND HOMES ETC ETC. OH AKUFO ADDO. WHEN CAN I STOP HEARING YOUR NAME. I THOUGHT YOU WERE FOR EVER GONE WITH THE ELECTIONS. STOP TORTURING GHANAINAS.

JAN 13 2013

WERE THE PINK SHEETS DELIBERATELY FILLED WRONGLY BY THE NPP AGENTS IN THE EC AT THE NDC STRONG HOLDS? SO THAT IN CASE THE NPP AKUFFO ADDO WON, THEY WOULD HAVE KEPT QUIET BUT IF THEY LOST THEN THEY USE IT AS THEY ARE DOING NOW TO CHALLENGE THE RESULTS? EC PLEASE SCRUTINISE EVERY SINGLY WRITING ON THE SHEETS THEY WILL AS EVIDENCE FOR FORGED SIGNATURES, FIGURES OR WORDS. THESE PEOPLE ARE DANGEROUS. WERE THE CARBON PAPERS USED OF GOOD QUALITY TO CAPTURE EVERY MARK ON ALL THE DUPLICATE SHEETS?

Papine 12 years ago

Awura Ama, be assurred that Iddi can not do anything, but I know you very well and I will come after you and make sure you are the first victim of all die be die.

Awura Ama, be assurred that Iddi can not do anything, but I know you very well and I will come after you and make sure you are the first victim of all die be die.
KATE 12 years ago

IDDI WO YE ABOA PAA, KWASEIA GO TO THE NORTH AND CARE FOR CAWS OR CATLLE, GOATS, SHEEPS THAT IS WHAT YOU DO BEST DONT STAY ON SITE WRITE FOOLISH THINGS. YOU'ER A BIG FOOL, JJ SMOKES WEE MORE THAN ANYBOBY JET HE WAS YOUR PARTY ...
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IDDI WO YE ABOA PAA, KWASEIA GO TO THE NORTH AND CARE FOR CAWS OR CATLLE, GOATS, SHEEPS THAT IS WHAT YOU DO BEST DONT STAY ON SITE WRITE FOOLISH THINGS. YOU'ER A BIG FOOL, JJ SMOKES WEE MORE THAN ANYBOBY JET HE WAS YOUR PARTY LEADER AND PRESIDENT FOR THAT MATTER. BASTARD.
Abrewanana 12 years ago

Kofi,

Why are u concerned that u might be called Anti or Pro this/that? You very well know where u stand,so stop being pretentious. The very heading of ur piece suggests where u'd like the chips to fall! You can't fool all ...
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Kofi,

Why are u concerned that u might be called Anti or Pro this/that? You very well know where u stand,so stop being pretentious. The very heading of ur piece suggests where u'd like the chips to fall! You can't fool all ur readers, Uncle Ata.
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 12 years ago

James, your fears are well founded. With Nana Addo who is the very embodiment of violence and is assisted by the son of the most violent Ghanaian that ever lived, i.e. Obetsebi Lamptey, violence is just lurking around the cor ...
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James, your fears are well founded. With Nana Addo who is the very embodiment of violence and is assisted by the son of the most violent Ghanaian that ever lived, i.e. Obetsebi Lamptey, violence is just lurking around the corner. But rest assured that the Special Forces are more than ready to nib any trouble in the bud.

Let any drug addict make any whiff and see whether he not smell kpakpo shito instead of marijuana or cocaine smoke that makes him dream dreams of having won by 59%!
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 12 years ago

James Y, I can appreciate your concern but let's pray that violence is resorted to whatever the outcome, especially as both political leaders have pledged publicly that they will respect Supreme Court's decision.

James Y, I can appreciate your concern but let's pray that violence is resorted to whatever the outcome, especially as both political leaders have pledged publicly that they will respect Supreme Court's decision.
Afadi-nsro 12 years ago

Akuffo Addo has to learn how to deal with loss, defeat and disappointments: and whilst he is at it,nobody likes him

Akuffo Addo has to learn how to deal with loss, defeat and disappointments: and whilst he is at it,nobody likes him
Awura Ama 12 years ago

Another idiot,you and who,kwasea suu.More than 5million Ghanaians love this man and voted for him so who are you talking about?we are still solidly behind him. Enti ko she po.Go and set the sea ablaze ,idiots that are tinklin ...
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Another idiot,you and who,kwasea suu.More than 5million Ghanaians love this man and voted for him so who are you talking about?we are still solidly behind him. Enti ko she po.Go and set the sea ablaze ,idiots that are tinkling themselves and rejoicing.Keep on doing it and keep on laughing and I thank God that NDC has no friend in the international community ,nobody like's you not even China.Why has China refusing to give you the rest of loans b'cos they don't trust you so who is your friend?Africa no, europe,America, Asia no,no,no nononowhat kind of miserable people are you how can you exist without friends to help you in time of trouble .
Papine 12 years ago

Awura Ama you get the field day to insult people you disagree with. The consequence still awaits you. I expect you to be a bit discipline and attack the issues rather than attacking people who dissent from your lost NPP posit ...
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Awura Ama you get the field day to insult people you disagree with. The consequence still awaits you. I expect you to be a bit discipline and attack the issues rather than attacking people who dissent from your lost NPP position.
Oye Nyebi 12 years ago

Pigmy Akuffo Addo with your fake teeth you will never be the President of Oman Ghana. Concede defeat and let NPP elect a Ga, Ewe or Northerner to victory in the next election. Tribalistic fool!

Pigmy Akuffo Addo with your fake teeth you will never be the President of Oman Ghana. Concede defeat and let NPP elect a Ga, Ewe or Northerner to victory in the next election. Tribalistic fool!
Kuukua 12 years ago

This is a balanced piece. Ghana needs writers like these whose writings objectively incise into the issues at state instead some of these partisan rants from Koku Margaret Jackson Anyidoho's. This is good article for a seriou ...
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This is a balanced piece. Ghana needs writers like these whose writings objectively incise into the issues at state instead some of these partisan rants from Koku Margaret Jackson Anyidoho's. This is good article for a serious mind.

K. Boateng 12 years ago

Kuukua, have you ever read anything from Kwame Okoampa Ahoofe, Akadu Mensema or Adofo Rockson or theirs are not tainted with tribalism and politics because they write in favor of the NPP?

Kuukua, have you ever read anything from Kwame Okoampa Ahoofe, Akadu Mensema or Adofo Rockson or theirs are not tainted with tribalism and politics because they write in favor of the NPP?
Left Critic 12 years ago

When did logic stand in the way of Akadu and company?

When did logic stand in the way of Akadu and company?
FORTURE TELLER 12 years ago

GHANA JUST LOOKING ON HELPLESLY UNTIL THESE FOOLS LED BY SIR JOHN SET THE COUNTRY ABLAZE BECAUSE OF THEIR AROGANCE. ARE THEY BETTER HUMAN BEINGS THAN EVERYONE ELSE. I AM GLAD GHANAIANS HAVE SEEN THROUGH THEIR TRICKS AND WILL ...
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GHANA JUST LOOKING ON HELPLESLY UNTIL THESE FOOLS LED BY SIR JOHN SET THE COUNTRY ABLAZE BECAUSE OF THEIR AROGANCE. ARE THEY BETTER HUMAN BEINGS THAN EVERYONE ELSE. I AM GLAD GHANAIANS HAVE SEEN THROUGH THEIR TRICKS AND WILL FOREVER REJECT THEM.
NPP HAS NO CASE. 1. FOR OVER VOTING THEY ARE AWARE THAT EITHER THE PINK SHEETS
WERE GENUINELY NOT PROPERLY FILLED BY THE EC STAFF OR THEY(NPP) PAID THEM TO DELIBRATELY FILL THEM WRONGLY. 2. NO BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION IS ALSO FALSE CLAIM. THE SCENARIO IS THE SAME AS ABOVE - EC OFFICIALS PAID BY NPP TO DELIBERATELY FILL THE FORMS WRONGLY EVEN THOUGH EVERY BODY WAS BIOMETRICALLY VERIFIED. 3. NO SIGNATURES ON SHEETS: AGAIN EITHER THE CARBON WAS GENUINELY NOT EFFECTIVE AGAIN THE NPP AGENTS DELIBERATELY DID NOT PUT ENOUGH PRESURE ON THE PENS USED TO MAKE THEIR SIGNATURES APPEAR ON ALL THE SHEETS. 4. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE MISMATCH OF THE FIGURES AND THE WORDS. I AM NOT WORRIED IN ALL CASES SINCE THE EC HAS THE ORIGINAL FORMS. THE EC HAS TO BE VERY VIGILANT AND PROVE THIS BY BEING ABLE TO DETECT A CONSISTENT PATERN ON THE CLAIMS. THEY WILL REALIZE THAT THEY OCCURED IN NDC STRONG HOLDS. A FEW WILL OCCURE IN NPP STRONG HOLD.
SIR JOHN AND HIS HENCHMEN ARE DELIBERATELY CAUSING MISCHIEF. NPP ASSEMBLING VERY POWERFUL LEGAL TEAM. THIS IS PURELY PSYCHOLOGICAL;THIS IS JUST TO FOOL GHANAIANS THAT THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD CASE TO FIGHT IN COURT WHEN IN FACT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY GENUINE EVIDENCE. NOW THAT THEY HAVE MANAGED TO ALSO TRY TO POINT OUT THAT THERE IS A JUDGE ON THE SUPREME COURT PANEL WHO IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE NOW PSYCHED UP TO VIOLENTLY OBJECT TO A NO CASE AGAINST NPP AKUFO ADDO. PLEASE GHANAIANS, DO NOT TAKE AKUFO ADDO'S "ALL DIE BE DIE" SAYING LIGHTLY, HE MEANS EVERY BIT OF IT. NEXT TIME ROUND IT WILL BE A SUPPOSED "SPONTANEOUS REACTION" BY THE SUPPORTERS TO BURN GHANA. IN ORDER TO AVOID BLAME FOR WHAT HIS SUPPORTERS WILL DO, AKUFO ADDO HAS AGAIN COME OUT TO DECLARE PUBLICLY THAT HE WILL ACCEPT THE COURT DECISION. FOR AKUFO ADDO, IT IS NOW CLEAR TO ME THAT EITHER HE BECOMES THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA OR GHANA SHOULD BURN PERIOD.
afadi nsro 12 years ago

There is a huge difference between facts and fairy tales and that's the problem with the okoampa's,akwadu,adofo and the likes.They haven't gotten over the defeat and will continue to be cry babies.

There is a huge difference between facts and fairy tales and that's the problem with the okoampa's,akwadu,adofo and the likes.They haven't gotten over the defeat and will continue to be cry babies.
afadi nsro 12 years ago

Save your bullshit to yourself.l dont argue with stinking prostitute like you

Save your bullshit to yourself.l dont argue with stinking prostitute like you
razak seini 12 years ago

its a good write up.lets see how the various scenarios work out in court.But i must confess that i was at the ground level at many many places n just can not see how a voter could pollute the voting process. The infractions ...
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its a good write up.lets see how the various scenarios work out in court.But i must confess that i was at the ground level at many many places n just can not see how a voter could pollute the voting process. The infractions complained about has to do with some administrative inadequacies n nt a deliberate ploy to connive and steal votes. U simply could not manipulate any thing at the polling stations becos of the voting mechanism n value for one's life
Brayan 12 years ago

Your argument sound interesting reading.

Your argument sound interesting reading.
Matthew 12 years ago

Well analysed,Patience is a Virtue.Enough of the insults and rush to judgement before all the facts are in.

Well analysed,Patience is a Virtue.Enough of the insults and rush to judgement before all the facts are in.
Supreme Court 12 years ago

Congrats Mr Kofi Atta. You have tried to be balanced on your analysis. However you glossed over something important. Should it be up to the accused, the EC, to examine its own records to come out with the truth possibly again ...
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Congrats Mr Kofi Atta. You have tried to be balanced on your analysis. However you glossed over something important. Should it be up to the accused, the EC, to examine its own records to come out with the truth possibly against itself?
Eko 12 years ago

In a world where human beings struggle to see the truth of their own characters, what hope is there for institutions? It is the implementation of the law, and the watchful eye of other institutions that force organisations to ...
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In a world where human beings struggle to see the truth of their own characters, what hope is there for institutions? It is the implementation of the law, and the watchful eye of other institutions that force organisations to objectively audit their own performance.
FORTURE TELLER 12 years ago

Author:
FORTUNE TELLER
Date:
2013-01-24 22:38:56
Comment to:
Empanel entire Supreme Court to hear petition

WHY WASTE OUR TIME ON THIS CASE AT ALL. I CAN BET MY LAST PESEWA THAT THE NPP HAS NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE ANYWH ...
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Author:
FORTUNE TELLER
Date:
2013-01-24 22:38:56
Comment to:
Empanel entire Supreme Court to hear petition

WHY WASTE OUR TIME ON THIS CASE AT ALL. I CAN BET MY LAST PESEWA THAT THE NPP HAS NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE ANYWHERE TO SHOW TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THIS CASE. WHAT THEY HAVE WERE CONCOCTED BY THEMSELVES. IT AMAZES ME HOW GHANAIANS CANNOT SEE THROUGH THE CUNNINGNESS OF THESE NPP PEOPLE. THE DAY GHANAIANS, ESPECIALLY THE NPP FOLLOWERS OR SUPPORTERS WILL START KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN FOOLED BY A FEW MISCHIEVOUS PARTY EXECUTIVES, HELL WILL BREAK LOSE. MARK MY WORDS. VERY VERY SOON NPP WILL DROP THIS CASE TO AVOID SHAME. THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO EXPOSE THEIR MISCHIEF BY LAYING PUBLIC WHAT THEY HAVE COMPILED AS CREDIBLE EVIDENCE. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THAT.
Speedy Gonzalez. 12 years ago

We will take him to the cleaners,this man caused so much havoc and therefore he has become a national security risk,risk to our economy by making potential foreign investors hold on to their cash.All this could have been avoi ...
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We will take him to the cleaners,this man caused so much havoc and therefore he has become a national security risk,risk to our economy by making potential foreign investors hold on to their cash.All this could have been avoided had the three stooges accepted defeat in good faith.They have dragged Ghana through the slippery heights and Nana will come out seriously bruised.Bandage will be the required prescription for the EC,Mahama will just dust himself off and move on.Nana and the stooges will cop serious upper cuts and killer punches that will send them to retirement.
Arizona Cult 12 years ago

Even though Nana will emerge as the victor, with Team B staffers ? No way that foreign investers will ever come. That is wishful thinking for the NDC.

Even though Nana will emerge as the victor, with Team B staffers ? No way that foreign investers will ever come. That is wishful thinking for the NDC.
Mr Mallet 12 years ago

Why the dwarf wants to rule at all costs I will never understand.We voted for John Handsome Mahama.

Why the dwarf wants to rule at all costs I will never understand.We voted for John Handsome Mahama.
kiss 12 years ago

Agya Ata, l like your style of writing and you make more sense to me. Thank you and keep it up.

Agya Ata, l like your style of writing and you make more sense to me. Thank you and keep it up.
'KOOTSE' 12 years ago

NDC'S wants to hear what they want to hear. Anything contrary is BUUUUUSHIT.

NDC'S wants to hear what they want to hear. Anything contrary is BUUUUUSHIT.
BOY KOFI 12 years ago

If you accuse somebody and cannot provide credible evidence where the case took place,then the case is foolish right there.The Supreme Court has ordered Nana Addo to provide the respondents with detailed particulars,if the pe ...
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If you accuse somebody and cannot provide credible evidence where the case took place,then the case is foolish right there.The Supreme Court has ordered Nana Addo to provide the respondents with detailed particulars,if the petitioners fail to comply with court's order then the case is closed for good.The Supreme Court will not waste time on foolish case.Thank you.
Eko 12 years ago

A very fine article Kofi which presented much food for thought. That Nana Addo is in the long-term doing Ghana a great service, by making it's institutions more self-aware and more accountable is worth considering; even for t ...
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A very fine article Kofi which presented much food for thought. That Nana Addo is in the long-term doing Ghana a great service, by making it's institutions more self-aware and more accountable is worth considering; even for those of us who were annoyed by the media circus and discontent that the NPP stirred up following the election results.
BOY KOFI 12 years ago

Nana Addo did not go to court because of our electoral reforms,he wants to be the president.He did not make a petition for electoral reforms,he is challenging the declared results won by Prez MAHAMA.Certainly,I also admire hi ...
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Nana Addo did not go to court because of our electoral reforms,he wants to be the president.He did not make a petition for electoral reforms,he is challenging the declared results won by Prez MAHAMA.Certainly,I also admire his courage and principles but unfortunately everybody must respect the CONSTITUTION.He lost the elections and must concede defeat honourably,no flimsy excuse needed.Thank you.
Eko 12 years ago

I think what the author of the article is getting at though is not the intention of the petitioner (such as yourself I believe that Nana Addo is motivated by power hunger and his cronies are suffering from groupthink)but the ...
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I think what the author of the article is getting at though is not the intention of the petitioner (such as yourself I believe that Nana Addo is motivated by power hunger and his cronies are suffering from groupthink)but the consequences of the action; which will hopefully have a positive affect on the implicated institutions as it will force them to address gaps in their processes. It is good to stress test the maturity of our organizations once in a while.
BOY KOFI 12 years ago

The consequence of his petition could be complicated,leading to anarchy,civil war and total disorder.We must all thank Mr Appiah Menkah and John A.Kuffour who pushed Nana Addo to go to court and stop the street demonstrations ...
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The consequence of his petition could be complicated,leading to anarchy,civil war and total disorder.We must all thank Mr Appiah Menkah and John A.Kuffour who pushed Nana Addo to go to court and stop the street demonstrations.I respect Nana Addo very well but I don't agree with him for holding our dear country in hostage.He lost the elections as the International Community observed,so why not concede defeat and let the country move forward in peace?Thank you.
OSUO ABRUBUOR 12 years ago

Certainly if Nana Addo loses, he should apologise to Ghanaians and he and his cronies should quit the leadership of NPP and let younger blood through.

If he wins then any EC official who is found to have been recklessly ne ...
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Certainly if Nana Addo loses, he should apologise to Ghanaians and he and his cronies should quit the leadership of NPP and let younger blood through.

If he wins then any EC official who is found to have been recklessly negligent or worse, complicit in an attempt to defraud the Ghanaian voters should be jailed for years.

On the matter of the pink sheets I am sure that any set of sheets will have a serial number that will be on all the carbon copies. This serial number will be the first thing checked. If they tally it will be quite easy for forensic scientists enhance any faint writings for comparison.

I say we wait for the SC to finish its work. Don't drink the soup before the fufu is ready!
mensah abrampa 12 years ago

The case is still before the Supreme Court and we'll find out sooner or later who is guilty and who is not. It's Nana's constitutional right just as it's every man's to legally challenge the conduct of elections and the resul ...
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The case is still before the Supreme Court and we'll find out sooner or later who is guilty and who is not. It's Nana's constitutional right just as it's every man's to legally challenge the conduct of elections and the results declared. Both men are true democrats and have publicly declared they'll respect the ruling of the SC,whether it's in their favor or not.
I think Nana deserves a pat on the back for putting democracy in Ghana high on a pedestal. He chose the path of nobility than the path many african countries have trodden after election disputes to self destrucion.
Actions Speak 12 years ago

Your thoughts are acceptable but the attitude and conduct of the NPP parliamentarians don't support "legally challenge conduct of elections and results declared".

Your thoughts are acceptable but the attitude and conduct of the NPP parliamentarians don't support "legally challenge conduct of elections and results declared".
Ama Atta 12 years ago

You may not be pro-this nor pro - that but what is clear is you are very disingenuous! Nana Addo facing political oblivion if he is proved wrong in court? Are you referring to Nana being judged by the moral standards of the G ...
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You may not be pro-this nor pro - that but what is clear is you are very disingenuous! Nana Addo facing political oblivion if he is proved wrong in court? Are you referring to Nana being judged by the moral standards of the Ghanaian society or what?
What is Rawlings' standing in the Ghanaian society in relation to the practice of democracy? Is he not held as the Vanguard of the 1992 phase? Do we not know this man's history and what he had actually done to the practice of democracy in Ghana? This is only one example of the values of the Ghanaian society which is no where as solid as you would want us to believe. There is no right or wrong in the society it is blurred only depending on where you are standing! And even you know it!
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 12 years ago

The statement you referred to was a qualified one and not a definitive one. I was therefore not making a definite statement about Nana Akufo Addo's political future and I also said that even if that happens, I will give him c ...
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The statement you referred to was a qualified one and not a definitive one. I was therefore not making a definite statement about Nana Akufo Addo's political future and I also said that even if that happens, I will give him credit. What is disingenuous about that?
Paul Amuna 12 years ago

Kofi, let me ask you a few very simple questions. You would recall that in the last few weeks there have been sensational stories about "EC officials arrested for trying to sign pink sheets" one in Savelugu constituency, Nort ...
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Kofi, let me ask you a few very simple questions. You would recall that in the last few weeks there have been sensational stories about "EC officials arrested for trying to sign pink sheets" one in Savelugu constituency, Northern region, and another somewhere in an Accra constituency. Plus another about a "break in somewhere in the Manya Krobo area. In all these cases, it was "NPP Activists" who effected the "arrests" and alerted the police etc. plus in all these stories, the NPP seemed to know so much detail of the plans to execute these crimes.

I never thought of a connection until you posed the question about who was lying and if people might have attempted to 'forge signatures' after the event. I also seem to recall that in their resubmission of their petition, the NPP petitioners "prayed the SC to ask the EC to provide them with the originals of the pink sheets", a request which was denied by the SC as indeed it was supposed that since all parties had access to the sheets in the first place, the petitioners should have the same pink sheets (al be it copies) in their possession.

You see, I suspect that there has been a conspiracy to tarnish the reputation of the EC and it's chair, bring the elections into disrepute (after all party agents had signed 1989 out of 2009 pink sheets) following the result. But this plan had been put in place as a 'PLAN B' in case the elections went the ways they did. These are my honest opinions.

I agree with the EC version and do not believe for one moment that the petition has any merit whatsoever. This is borne out by all the happenings and behaviour of the NPP through the media, their surrogates etc. as to your question of an apology, that definitely is long overdue from Nana Addo, but surely, they must pay heavily for slur, slander, mischaracterization and attempting to bring the elections, EC and our democracy into disrepute. I say this not as a supporter of any side, but an observer (and student) of Ghana politics who has read and followed all the shenanigans of various parties, groups and individuals since our pre and post independence era. It is appalling, it is disgraceful, and this silly, cheap and 'possessive approach' to politics must stop if we are to move forward as one nation.
Widom slim 12 years ago

U are very stupid on wat u wrote.nana addo will not appo for any thing.wat nana addo is holding in court is very cruesial 4 de state to get a legimate gov't. Think about how to pay your children fees.

U are very stupid on wat u wrote.nana addo will not appo for any thing.wat nana addo is holding in court is very cruesial 4 de state to get a legimate gov't. Think about how to pay your children fees.
Frank Okine 12 years ago

Yes, Mr Addo's place in history is secured as a man who never conceded but never won an election in Ghana despite losing twice as the leader of the NPP.

Yes, Mr Addo's place in history is secured as a man who never conceded but never won an election in Ghana despite losing twice as the leader of the NPP.
Oye Nyebi 12 years ago

Pigmy Akuffo Addo with your fake teeth you will never be the President of Oman Ghana. Concede defeat and let NPP elect a Ga, Ewe or Northerner to victory in the next election. NPP TRIBALISTIC PARTY!!!!!

Pigmy Akuffo Addo with your fake teeth you will never be the President of Oman Ghana. Concede defeat and let NPP elect a Ga, Ewe or Northerner to victory in the next election. NPP TRIBALISTIC PARTY!!!!!
Paul Amuna 12 years ago

If all the party agents were present at the polling stations and if they did not sign the pink sheets, why will they accept a copy given to them by the returning officer? By the way 1989 out of 2009 pink sheets were signed.

If all the party agents were present at the polling stations and if they did not sign the pink sheets, why will they accept a copy given to them by the returning officer? By the way 1989 out of 2009 pink sheets were signed.
BOY KOFI 12 years ago

If the 3 Petitioners cannot provide better particulars to the Respondents as ordered by the Supreme Court then I can tell you that the case is over,it lacks credibility.You can't joke with Supreme Court's order,there is no wa ...
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If the 3 Petitioners cannot provide better particulars to the Respondents as ordered by the Supreme Court then I can tell you that the case is over,it lacks credibility.You can't joke with Supreme Court's order,there is no way the court will call this case again unless the petitioners comply fully to provide better particulars to Prez Mahama and EC.Over to you.
Yaw Ohemeng 12 years ago

Kofi you were mischievous with your heading. You knew very well the sort of reaction you wanted to provoke before you even wrote the article.

All that we are doing is entertain ourselves with wishful thinking until the sub ...
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Kofi you were mischievous with your heading. You knew very well the sort of reaction you wanted to provoke before you even wrote the article.

All that we are doing is entertain ourselves with wishful thinking until the substantive case is heard. It is never true that the CI was illegal. The Constitution gives a number of qualifications before one can vote - you have to be Ghanaian, you have to be 18, you have to be of sound mind before you get the right to be registered to vote. The mode of registration and all other rules has been ceded to the EC. The EC therefore came up with the CI to establish the means of registering and voting. Without the verification, how can one even know that actual human beings voted and not fictitious individuals?

You failed to give weight to the conflicting stances of the EC and the President. One is ruling out that voting without verification took place. The other is claiming that it took place but that the right to vote is accorded everyone who voted by the Constitution. I do not think that right can even be asserted by a third party - it has to be by the individuals themselves.

You were asking how the NPP knew that people voted without verification. There is a line provided on the form for such numbers to be provided. A lot of the disputed 'pink sheets' have that line filled. Besides, there are a number who can attest to that having happened.

You also failed to question the contradictory statements by the EC. They claim that 1,099 of the pink sheets were in fact signed at polling stations or at collation centres. Yet further on, it claims all polling agents were given certified reports at all polling stations. What does it mean by certified results, if not the same as 'signed by Presiding Officers'? So how could all have been certified and yet 905 were not signed?

Can you really believe the assertion that signatures did not pierce through carbon paper but voting numbers did? It all remains to be resolved and that is why I think your heading was mischievous.

To answer your question directly, let me say that a man who resorts to court to settle a dispute should rather be commended than villified. The story could have been different in other countries around the world. Elsewhere, we could be counting bodies rather than 'pink sheets'.

Lastly, memorise this quote from the EC's response: "it was clear some representatives had presented incomplete inacurate constituency data". This will become important in the hearing. The EC is setting the scene to expalain discrepancies in numbers. How could the NPP agents have incomplete constituency data, given to them by the EC?

Anyway good try for provoking this debate but we all hopefully do not have to wait for long.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 12 years ago

Just to state that the fact that the Constitution gives authority to the EC to make electoral rules does not mean whatever they say is constitutional. It even applies to the Legislature who have authority to pass primary leg ...
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Just to state that the fact that the Constitution gives authority to the EC to make electoral rules does not mean whatever they say is constitutional. It even applies to the Legislature who have authority to pass primary legislation. For example, the Supreme ruled as unconstitutional, authority given to the Executive by an act of parliament to make additional requirement for dual citizenship because it was in conflict with the Constitution. Any act or omission by the Executive, Legislature and other constitutional bodies could be ruled unconstitutional if it is in conflict with the 1992 Constitution. Period.

Yes, I agree with you that Nana Akufo Addo made the right decision to challenge the results and that is why I said that whatever the outcome of the petition it will benefit Ghana because future elections would be improved. I also said that whatever the outcome Nana Akufo Addo's future in history is assured either as a Messiah or a Pariah. What I meant is that some will see him as one or the other. For example, still some people regard Nkrumah as a dictator and others as a hero, so is Rawlings and so would be others.
NanaAddo 12 years ago

If u work in a factory n forget to sign
Your time sheet,does it mean u never worked that faithful day?

If u work in a factory n forget to sign
Your time sheet,does it mean u never worked that faithful day?
OLD SOJA 12 years ago

YOU ARE A FOOL

YOU ARE A FOOL
TNC 12 years ago

ATTA,
IF YOU WERE A VAT REGISTERED TRADER,YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE EC, WHEN HE EXPLAINED THAT DOCUMENTS,WHICH HAVE MANY CARBONATED COPIES WOULD NOT SHOW TRADERS SIGNATURE ON THE THIRD,FOURTH OR THE BOOK COPY IF THE TRADER FA ...
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ATTA,
IF YOU WERE A VAT REGISTERED TRADER,YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE EC, WHEN HE EXPLAINED THAT DOCUMENTS,WHICH HAVE MANY CARBONATED COPIES WOULD NOT SHOW TRADERS SIGNATURE ON THE THIRD,FOURTH OR THE BOOK COPY IF THE TRADER FAILS TO PRESS HIS PEN REAL HARD,BUT,WHEN "THE DAY"BREAKS,THEN EVERYONE WILL SEE WHO WAS LYING AND WHO WAS NOT .
Whatever 12 years ago

"why did the EC not take all the necessary steps to ensure that the signatories applied all their energies to press or write harder on the paper for their signatures to appear on every carbon copy?" As over-demanding as this ...
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"why did the EC not take all the necessary steps to ensure that the signatories applied all their energies to press or write harder on the paper for their signatures to appear on every carbon copy?" As over-demanding as this complaint by my good friend Kofi Atta may sound, it does not even qualify as evidence of wrongdoing. This is an issue of poor technique which has been occuring in all our elections since 1957. I have advised that Akuffo Addo should cut and run before its too late because you can't outfox Afari Gyan on electoral issues. Its next to impossible
mensah abrampa 12 years ago

Should the case be ruled in favor of the defendants, Nana Akuffo Addo has nothing to apologize for and none to render apology to.Does a man exercising his constitutional right have to apologize because he lost the petition? I ...
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Should the case be ruled in favor of the defendants, Nana Akuffo Addo has nothing to apologize for and none to render apology to.Does a man exercising his constitutional right have to apologize because he lost the petition? I don't think so except perhaps in very extreme cases and it'd have to be ordered by the Supreme Court.
We were not made to be perfect. Isn't this enough motivation to seek to improve daily and constantly? It's a moral responsibility, an obligation we owe to each other, our posterity and humanity in general, to improve our legacy, what already exists and what will be.
The december elections were not perfect. Only a fool will say that. Afari Gyan and the electoral commission have never and won't ever conduct perfect elections. To borrow from President Obama's inaugural address : "We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect." Don't we owe it as a living obligation to each other and our posterity to improve upon what is ours today?
Nana Akuffo Addo has some evidence to prove that there were some fraudulent aspects of the last elections. Whichever way the Supreme Court verdict goes Nana Akuffo Addo and his NPP colleagues deserve a pat on the back for raising our democracy a couple of notches on the democratic index. How many senseless wars have been fought in many an african nation because of disputes over elections and how many precious lives have been lost? The human loss and carnage and the ensuing economic tragedies are self inflicted and preventable.Nana chose the course of peaceful settlement,the course of civility, nobility and statesmanship instead of anarchy, chaos and war. God forbid any war and bloodshed on our soil!

Nana seems to be coasting to victory and even an unexpected loss is still a super duper victory for the petioners and democracy. Many inconsistencies and irregularities have already come to the fore and a couple more are yet to be unraveled and I'm pretty confident whichever way the SC ruling goes they will also order significant reforms that would enhance our electoral system and voting process.
I don't know about Mahama and Afari Gyan's future after the verdict, especially a guilty verdict and I'm in no position to predict anything.I leave it to Mr Kofi Atta and posterity to judge for themselves.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 12 years ago

Mensah Abrampa, this is exactly the kind of responses, I was trying to solicit from readers. You may be right that whatever the outcome Nana Akufo may not have to render any apology because he was exercising his constitutiona ...
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Mensah Abrampa, this is exactly the kind of responses, I was trying to solicit from readers. You may be right that whatever the outcome Nana Akufo may not have to render any apology because he was exercising his constitutional rights. Again, the petition whether successful or not will improve future elections in Ghana. You are also right to ask, what will be the fate of Mahama and Afari-Gyan should the petition be successful and would they also apologise? There are many more questions than answers.

Aprampa, how can you leave questions on Mahama and Afari-Gyan to me and posterity? That is wicked, man. Please help me here. How do I find posterity and where does s/he live?. I enjoyed reading your contribution.
mensah abrampa 12 years ago

Thanks, Kofi. I enjoyed reading yours too. You're a good man, no doubt about that. We just disagree on a few issues but I do sincerely believe you're not a disagreeable person. Disagreements are not necessarily bad because th ...
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Thanks, Kofi. I enjoyed reading yours too. You're a good man, no doubt about that. We just disagree on a few issues but I do sincerely believe you're not a disagreeable person. Disagreements are not necessarily bad because they allow different people to see things in another perspective . I'm alarmed though at the level of intolerance in political discourses. As a nation we're alarmingly polarised and divided along tribal and political lines. A house, family,nation divided against itself cannot stand. It will surely fall. Scary, isn't it? Our nation needs some healing before it falls but who will facilitate that process?
John Dek 12 years ago

It is not just about exercising constitutional rights. It is about maligning our democratic institutions and further depenning the polarisation of our country. Why should one go to court just to get electoral reforms. How man ...
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It is not just about exercising constitutional rights. It is about maligning our democratic institutions and further depenning the polarisation of our country. Why should one go to court just to get electoral reforms. How many electoral reforms have we gone thru without the SC. Why should we waste the minds of our Sc judges on 15,000 pink sheets for flimsy reasons. The reforms must start with the NPP executives coaching their polling agents to do their work well. The executives failed their supporters woefully in this regards. You cannot cry over spilt milk and expect to be a hero
wiggy 12 years ago

MR STUPID WRITER DONT WASTE OUR TIME.YOU AND UR AKUFO ADDO WILL NEVER GET ANY WHERE NEAR THE SEAT OF GOVT.NPP LOST 2012 AND WILL NEVER WIN .FORGET ABOUT ALL THE JAZZ U ARE BLOWING.AKUFFO ADDO IS AWARE HE LOST BIG TIME SO WHAT ...
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MR STUPID WRITER DONT WASTE OUR TIME.YOU AND UR AKUFO ADDO WILL NEVER GET ANY WHERE NEAR THE SEAT OF GOVT.NPP LOST 2012 AND WILL NEVER WIN .FORGET ABOUT ALL THE JAZZ U ARE BLOWING.AKUFFO ADDO IS AWARE HE LOST BIG TIME SO WHAT IS UR BEEF.HE IS SO ASHAMED BECAUSE HE LOST TWICE.HE SHD GO AN SELL ALL THE SUITS HE BOUGHT FROM CHINA.HE PLANNED TO WERE THOSE SUITS AND SPEAK BROFO AK3SE TO GHANAIANS.HE SHD GO AND FACE AMERICANS WITH SLUNGS.WE DONT NEED HIS SLUNGS.
Alex 12 years ago

No matter how hard you tried to hide your bias against Nana Addo and NPP, one could read between the lines that you are one of the NDC surrogates.

No matter how hard you tried to hide your bias against Nana Addo and NPP, one could read between the lines that you are one of the NDC surrogates.
John Dek 12 years ago

Thanks for tackling the issues and providing further insights into this matter and thus educating the public in the right directions unlike others who rely on stories without any logical analysis of the facts. Such people end ...
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Thanks for tackling the issues and providing further insights into this matter and thus educating the public in the right directions unlike others who rely on stories without any logical analysis of the facts. Such people end up confusing and dangerously misleading the vast majority of Ghanaians who may have some shortfalls in understanding this case.
I think your analysis on the matter of signatures of Presiding Officers missed the point a bit as you tended to base your analysis on the form rather than the legality of the presiding officers signature.
The absence of the presiding officer's signature though important should not by itself nullify the votes of the polling station. If there is a doubt about the genuiness of those pink sheets, the court could call him to verify if those are the pink sheets he issued out on the polling day. An officer is human and can forget to append his signature and his lapses must not deny citizens their votes.The important signatures in terms of validity are those of the party reps at that station.
I agree with your analysis on votes without biometric registration in terms of the existing legal framework. That is if the person was recognised by all parties present to be a voter but the malfunction of the Machine could not complete his verification process. Thus if any registered voters did vote in that respect then it might be a tall order to invalidate their votes given the constitution and existing decided cases.
Lastly, I disagree that whichever way the case goes Akuffo Addo must be credited. I say so mainly on the basis that he has shown bad faith by pretending not to recognise the president as president whilst the matter is in court. The resulting tension that it creates is quite volatile and can disturb the peace and stability of this nation. If he loses which is most likely the case, then he must resign from politics particularly after his all die be die slogan which championed his campaign before the elections. By so doing he thinks he must be declared president by the court and must therefor resign from his presidential ambitions, if he fails.
DO THE RIGHT THING 12 years ago

My brother, you have said it all. You have also declared your stand, you are not pro, pre, for against, in, on, at, is, by, or, with, either, neither NDC/NPP. What is right is right, what is known and accepted to be the truth ...
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My brother, you have said it all. You have also declared your stand, you are not pro, pre, for against, in, on, at, is, by, or, with, either, neither NDC/NPP. What is right is right, what is known and accepted to be the truth is the truth and must not, cannot, will not and should not be toiled with. Bro, may God richly bless you once again.

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