Who Unlocked Mr. Kpegah?

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Mohammed Dimbie 12 years ago

One would have expected you to be in the mental home, not roaming the corridors of a community college, miseducating hardened juvenile delinquents.

Justice Kpegah is an accomplished legal brain, not the kind that any of yo ...
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One would have expected you to be in the mental home, not roaming the corridors of a community college, miseducating hardened juvenile delinquents.

Justice Kpegah is an accomplished legal brain, not the kind that any of your relatives would ever attain.
K BANDA 12 years ago

DID YOU SAY AKUFO ADDO SHOULD COUNTER SUE? YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY IF HE IS ABLE TO PRODUCE A PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE.

DID YOU SAY AKUFO ADDO SHOULD COUNTER SUE? YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY IF HE IS ABLE TO PRODUCE A PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE.
Ako Adjei 12 years ago

This matter must be settled by a competent court! No amount of insults of supporters of either side in the feud will do. Only a trial will solve this matter. If Kpegah's suit is so totally brainless and useless, the court wil ...
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This matter must be settled by a competent court! No amount of insults of supporters of either side in the feud will do. Only a trial will solve this matter. If Kpegah's suit is so totally brainless and useless, the court will quickly dismiss it and the whole world will see it. Akufo's name will be cleared and all his detractors put to shame.

But the matter MUST go to court since whether Akufo has been practicing for 42 years or not cannot be his defense in this matter.

Justice Kpegah has already put his nose on the grinder. He must not withdraw his suit. Let a court judge it and put the matter to a final rest.
Ako Adjei 12 years ago

Akufo was called to the bar 42 years ago. Okoampa was then a little boy in secondary school. Gabby Otchere was in diapers. How can any of them know the circumstances under which Akufo was called to the bar?

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Akufo was called to the bar 42 years ago. Okoampa was then a little boy in secondary school. Gabby Otchere was in diapers. How can any of them know the circumstances under which Akufo was called to the bar?

The allegations are that there's something fishy about the manner Akufo got called to the bar in Ghana. If it went well and is clean, Akufo can easily defend himself in court. Therefore he must go to court and if he wins, sue Kpegah back if he thinks it is appropriate.

But first to court to defend himself. This matter must not be settled privately behind closed doors. The rumors must be settled for all Ghanaians to see fiili fiili. We should stop insulting each other over this case and let a court decide. Many of us are talking of things we don't know much about. The court will find these out.
Patriot Lawyer 12 years ago

if Akuffo-Addo was a very brillinat chap as Okoampa and Gabby try to project him, why was he not admitted to the LLB degree after withdrawing from Oxford.

His 'shady' past might have said a lot about him. A guy from a fath ...
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if Akuffo-Addo was a very brillinat chap as Okoampa and Gabby try to project him, why was he not admitted to the LLB degree after withdrawing from Oxford.

His 'shady' past might have said a lot about him. A guy from a father who was a legal luminary went to the bar from Makola or from overseas!!!

Did Kuffour practice law after his Oxford PPE?

Ghanaian are notoriously praise singers and Okoampa's article lacks critical analysis which might say something about his own intellectual level.
His denigration of people he perces as his arch enemies suggests his lack of human compassion. This 'lack of human compassion' in some Africans lead to genocide of the Rwanda type or the deportation of Nigerians in Ghana or Ghanaian in Nigeria by callous leaders.
Okoampa has no limit on how he addresses his elders. Is this how the NPP errand boys behave?

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Dumega Prosper Jnr. 12 years ago

The substantive matter in the whole saga cannot be subjected to any Dog Eating clan logic.

It's not even an academic matter.
Simply put, where did you get your law degree from before you worked for the 42 years??
Did you ...
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The substantive matter in the whole saga cannot be subjected to any Dog Eating clan logic.

It's not even an academic matter.
Simply put, where did you get your law degree from before you worked for the 42 years??
Did you have any Ghanaian classmate in the classroom he attended???
The school and the year of the award before his late father put his name out there as a lawyer!!!

Can't we all hear the simple request Justice Kpega is asking for??? Show evidence that you are not or have not impersonated for 42 years (quoting Ahoofe).
Nana needs tyo show once and for all hard copy evidence and this matter could be put to rest once and for all!! We need forward development. Insults are as backward as the Mate Meho man slaughter and the recent throat slashing money looking people!!!
Mahmoud 12 years ago

What the writer said is correct because " the onus of proof lies with the plaintiff".

Nana has been sued for impersonation by justice Kpegah and he must produce the person Nana is impersonating. Unless Kpegah is accusing ...
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What the writer said is correct because " the onus of proof lies with the plaintiff".

Nana has been sued for impersonation by justice Kpegah and he must produce the person Nana is impersonating. Unless Kpegah is accusing Nana of impersonating himself.

It is the duty of Justice Kpegah to produce the other Akufo-Addo whom Nana has been impersonating for such a long time.
MO 12 years ago

Mahmoud, you probably do not understand this case. The thing is that, there was something fishy and smelly in the way Akufo got called to the bar in Ghana. He may have had things easy because of his status as dadaba. Some of ...
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Mahmoud, you probably do not understand this case. The thing is that, there was something fishy and smelly in the way Akufo got called to the bar in Ghana. He may have had things easy because of his status as dadaba. Some of the people involved are dead but some people know something which many of Akufo's present defenders don't know.

All Kpegah has to prove is that things didn't go normally when Akufo was called to the bar. He does not have to produce anybody whom Akufo is impersonating. He only has to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that the present Akufo is not really all what he claims to be. And that he did not get called to the bar in Ghana in the proper way.
Adams 12 years ago

What do you expect from these folks? The reign of the Ntafuors has began, and our dear country is in for a big surprise. These peppefours who ran the government, what makes you think they will develop the nation; just look at ...
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What do you expect from these folks? The reign of the Ntafuors has began, and our dear country is in for a big surprise. These peppefours who ran the government, what makes you think they will develop the nation; just look at their backyards in northern and upper regions and tell me if you really believe they can deliver? Ghanaians, just shut up and reap the whirlwind and let the Ntafuors reign.
Yaw Manu 12 years ago

Okuampah, I strongly advise you to comsult your psychiatrist for a change of your psychotic meds. It seems like your situation is getting worse day in day out. It would not be a surprise to hear that you are roaming the stree ...
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Okuampah, I strongly advise you to comsult your psychiatrist for a change of your psychotic meds. It seems like your situation is getting worse day in day out. It would not be a surprise to hear that you are roaming the streets naked with you pendulum dangling.

Snoop 12 years ago

A fuckkkking retarded Akyem Monkey! You a gain??

Look in the mirror, and tell me what you see. A gorilla! A primitive flat-nosed, pitch dark-skinned Akyem monkey!

Aboa like that. I hate your backwardness.

A fuckkkking retarded Akyem Monkey! You a gain??

Look in the mirror, and tell me what you see. A gorilla! A primitive flat-nosed, pitch dark-skinned Akyem monkey!

Aboa like that. I hate your backwardness.
Eric 12 years ago

Ahoofe.you are so uncivilized!Nana Addo is in a mess because of relatives like you and Gabby.

Ahoofe.you are so uncivilized!Nana Addo is in a mess because of relatives like you and Gabby.
Jon 12 years ago

Kpegah is oozing with so much envy and hate that he cannot even see past his nose. The man still refers to himself as the assistant chief justice. WTF!

Kpegah is oozing with so much envy and hate that he cannot even see past his nose. The man still refers to himself as the assistant chief justice. WTF!
TA USA 12 years ago

As educated as you are you don't the difference between the Language of literature and the Language of an Article. You always write rubbish.

As educated as you are you don't the difference between the Language of literature and the Language of an Article. You always write rubbish.
AFRICA 12 years ago

OKOMFO ANOKYE THIRD GRADE TROKOSI
STUDENT.

OKOMFO ANOKYE THIRD GRADE TROKOSI
STUDENT.
AFRICA 12 years ago

OKOMFO ANOKYE GRADE 3 TROKOSI

OKOMFO ANOKYE GRADE 3 TROKOSI
VAQ 12 years ago

REALISTICALLY WHAT HAS AHOOFE DONE FOR GHANA? NOTHING. HE IS ON NEW YORK STATE PAYROLL AND SHOOTS OFF HIS DIRTY MOUTH WHENEVER HE PLEASES SO WHO CARES ABOUT AHOOFE? HE IS AN OLD MAN IN HIS MID SEVENTIES AND RIGHTFULLY CONCERN ...
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REALISTICALLY WHAT HAS AHOOFE DONE FOR GHANA? NOTHING. HE IS ON NEW YORK STATE PAYROLL AND SHOOTS OFF HIS DIRTY MOUTH WHENEVER HE PLEASES SO WHO CARES ABOUT AHOOFE? HE IS AN OLD MAN IN HIS MID SEVENTIES AND RIGHTFULLY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS AKYEM LAND BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO BENEFIT THE AREA ONLY TO SIT IN NASSAU COUNTY AND "CHOP" FROM NY STATETAX PAYERS MONEY. AHOOFE IS A BIGOT PERIOD. AHOOFE IS CONCERNED WHEN ANYBODY TOUCHES AKUFO -ADDO. NO BODY CAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT AKUFO-ADDO WITOUT HEARING ANYTHING FROM AHOOFE. IF AHOOFE BELIEVES IN AKUFO- ADDO WHY DOESN'T HE JOIN HIM? NO HE WANTS ALL THE WORK TO BE DONE AND THEN HE WILL FLY FROM HIS NASSAU COUNTY TO TAKE ON A POST. A BUNCH OF "EATERS" THEY HAVE NO CREATIVITY. AHOOFE IS NOBODY IN NASSAU COUNTY EXCEPT HE MAY HAVE A PHD. THAT'S IT. NOBODY KNOWS WHO HE IS. NASSAU COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLGE, COMMUNITY COLLGE GUYS. IMAGINE THIS GUY IN AN IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY WE WONT HEAR THE END OF IT. HE IS A CHEAP BLUFF.
Daniel K. Pryce 12 years ago

Kwame,

You are making the same mistake that others have made so far: the notion that Akufo-Addo should not defend himself against a “paranoid” Justice Kpegah. I find it strange and unbelievable that the only excuse tha ...
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Kwame,

You are making the same mistake that others have made so far: the notion that Akufo-Addo should not defend himself against a “paranoid” Justice Kpegah. I find it strange and unbelievable that the only excuse that is being offered by Akufo-Addo’s relatives and friends so far is that it is better for the Election 2012 presidential candidate to ignore Justice Kpegah, since the latter is almost senile! What a joke!

Here is Akufo-Addo who believes that he has been robbed of the Ghanaian presidency, and thus has followed through with his threats of getting the results of Election 2012 overturned via a lawsuit that is currently before Ghana’s Supreme Court, yet you guys think it is less important for him to pursue a matter that impugns his personal integrity? So, you actually think that his personal integrity is less important than the collective NPP case? Indeed, wonders will never end.

When Akufo-Addo was accused of cannabis use a few years ago, his lawyers came out to threaten the accusers with a “fiery” lawsuit, only to disappear into the sunset of inaction. Today, there is another blistering accusation against Akufo-Addo, and you are suggesting that Justice Kpegah is not worth the attention that he is craving! Ha! Ha! Listen, Ghanaians are not as stupid as some of you people assume. The paradox is obvious: Akufo-Addo is renowned for filing important lawsuits and winning the majority of them, yet here is a man who is ignoring attacks that impugn his personal integrity, and some are arguing, in this pivotal case, that silence is golden? It is better for him to address the issue so his detractors will be forced to shut up! Any other route is cowardice, in my opinion.

By the way, if Mr. Kpegah was already on an appellate court, or the Supreme Court, when Kufuor appointed Akufo-Addo as justice minister, then Akufo-Addo was NOT Kpegah’s boss. At least, allow those of us who are experts in public administration to teach you a thing or two about the separation of powers. For your information, Akufo-Addo served under the executive branch of government, which, according to the Constitution, is at the same level as the judiciary and the legislature. Of course, the executive tends to garner the greatest attention, only because it defines public policy, which is then given the nod by the legislature. So, to claim that Akufo-Addo was Kpegah’s boss has no factual basis.

Finally, by virtue of his ascendance to the Supreme Court, Kpegah has accomplished much more, personally, than Akufo-Addo, in the strict context of their legal careers. You need to remember that Akufo-Addo’s appointment to the office of justice minister was based on party affiliation, whereas Kpegah’s appointment to the Supreme was based on merit alone. In that strict sense, Akufo-Addo would occupy a lower legal “tier” than Justice Kpegah.

One more thing: I will be happy when Akufo-Addo counter-sues Justice Kpegah "for heavy damages, including punitive damages, of course." That will be the day that I will publish another piece to salute the man Akufo-Addo! For now, we are all waiting, as Akufo-Addo's silence is earsplitting!
Mohammed Dimbie 12 years ago

I love every bit of your explanation. Excellent work, teaching that Akyem dog-eater what he needs to know before confusing himself.

As someone has already said, he thinks that the 17th and 18th language he uses for literat ...
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I love every bit of your explanation. Excellent work, teaching that Akyem dog-eater what he needs to know before confusing himself.

As someone has already said, he thinks that the 17th and 18th language he uses for literature is the same that is to be used for writing opinion pieces on Ghanaweb. Such a fool.
PKA 12 years ago

A Ghanaian referring to another Ghanaian as a "Trokosi" writer. Yet we complain about racial discrimination in the white man's land. Ahoofe, before you start typing, ask yourself: what would be my reaction if I were to come ...
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A Ghanaian referring to another Ghanaian as a "Trokosi" writer. Yet we complain about racial discrimination in the white man's land. Ahoofe, before you start typing, ask yourself: what would be my reaction if I were to come face-to-face with some of the folks i have described in demeaning terms in my articles; for instance, Daniel Pryce?

Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr. 12 years ago

Who appointed Mr. Kpegah to the Supreme Court, genius "Public Administration" expert? Name that President/Head-of-State! Merit, my toe nails!

Who appointed Mr. Kpegah to the Supreme Court, genius "Public Administration" expert? Name that President/Head-of-State! Merit, my toe nails!
Salifu 12 years ago

What about that? Insults and name calling don't add to the argument proper. Concentrate on the facts and readers will decide for themselves.

This is a simple matter that the court must decide. A court decision that clears ...
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What about that? Insults and name calling don't add to the argument proper. Concentrate on the facts and readers will decide for themselves.

This is a simple matter that the court must decide. A court decision that clears Akufo will be far more important than your defence of him and all the insults you hurl at anyone who doesn't see this your way.
TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

Trokosi this,Trokosi that is all your response,huh?

"Merit, my toe nails!"
Rephrase that to read- Merit,your black stinking-ASS.

Trokosi this,Trokosi that is all your response,huh?

"Merit, my toe nails!"
Rephrase that to read- Merit,your black stinking-ASS.
Luck 12 years ago

Kpegah got to the supreme court on merit He started as a magistrate and rose through the ranks like the president chief Justice who served under him at all levels of the judicial hierarchy.Kpegah like the present CJ were appo ...
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Kpegah got to the supreme court on merit He started as a magistrate and rose through the ranks like the president chief Justice who served under him at all levels of the judicial hierarchy.Kpegah like the present CJ were appointed to the Sc as required by the constitution.
Ellis 12 years ago

I feel very sorry for the kids you tutor everyday. I really wonder what they are learning from you. Its no wonder Africa is as it is in bacwardness, if Okaomapa a PHD holding African can descend so low and reason like a chim ...
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I feel very sorry for the kids you tutor everyday. I really wonder what they are learning from you. Its no wonder Africa is as it is in bacwardness, if Okaomapa a PHD holding African can descend so low and reason like a chimp.

Once again foolish man
KATH 12 years ago

'Ahoofi' is an idiotic loner, why waste time on such psychopath? Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise!

'Ahoofi' is an idiotic loner, why waste time on such psychopath? Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise!
Luck 12 years ago

This goes to buttress the fact that Ahoofe is an irresponsible liar who does not check his facts before writing them.How did he come to think that Akufo was Kpegas boss when they belong to different institutions of state.Kpeg ...
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This goes to buttress the fact that Ahoofe is an irresponsible liar who does not check his facts before writing them.How did he come to think that Akufo was Kpegas boss when they belong to different institutions of state.Kpegah rose to Acting Chief Justice in effect constitutionally,he was at one time the fourth highest ranked officer of the land After the president,the vice and the speaker.So where from this nonsense of Kpegah serving under Akuffo if any thing, it was the other way round.Kpegah had to resign because Kuffour by passed him and appointed a junior Georgina Woode who was serving under Kpegah as the chief justice.A political appointment which took a lot of us by surprise though we know she is pro npp.

This Ahoofe man writes without reason. He is coloured by his political and ethnic biases and continue to make a fool of himself.The question posed to Akuffo is simple! How did he qualify to became a lawyer? The law Schools he attended both abroad and at home and most important, did he go to the Ghana law school as is required of any foreign qualified lawyer.There are more questions but these are only basic ones but until we have answers to these questions,we will continue to doubt Akuffo's legal credentials.
Gyambibi 12 years ago

We have been told by the media that Mr Kpegah has instituted legal proceedings in the High Court against Nana Akufo-Addo for impersonation. How do you expect Nana Addo to respond to the lawsuit? Through a press conference? As ...
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We have been told by the media that Mr Kpegah has instituted legal proceedings in the High Court against Nana Akufo-Addo for impersonation. How do you expect Nana Addo to respond to the lawsuit? Through a press conference? As any lawyer ought to know, a lawsuit is conducted through the filing and exchange of documents in court. If Nana Akufo-Addo's friends or supporters have advised him to ignore Mr Kpegah's legal action, that is just advice, to be accepted or rejected. He should know better.

No one who is familiar with the operation of law, ignores a law suit instituted against him or her, because there is nothing like a little lawsuit. A person facing a lawsuit whether or not he/she is a lawyer - innocent or otherwise - responds to the suit in a court of law and not in the court of public opinion.

Do not read too much into Nana Akufo-Addo's "earsplitting" silence. Can you confirm that Mr Kpegah has served any papers on Nana Akufo-Addo, concerning his alleged lawsuit? If so, can you confirm whether Nana Akufo-Addo has filed any documents in response to the suit or has simply ignored it? Have you made any inquiry in the court registry?

Why is he apparently, been stampeded into declaring his position outside the court? Whether Nana Akufo-Addo will sue Mr Kpegah or not, is an issue which will depend on the outcome of Mr Kpegah's suit. He may not sue prior to that. Even if he is vindicated by the court, Nana Akufo-Addo is not obliged to sue Mr Kpegah for damages. In my judgement it will not be worth it, because his stature would not have been dented by the lawsuit in any way.
Dumega Prosper Jnr. 12 years ago

A bigger disgrace is in the offing!! Ghanaians are discerning and very Intelligent.
Silence has never been golden in some issues!! In court cases, silence does not win it!! Insults do not win it.
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A bigger disgrace is in the offing!! Ghanaians are discerning and very Intelligent.
Silence has never been golden in some issues!! In court cases, silence does not win it!! Insults do not win it.
Hard and circumstantial evidence supported with a reasonable chronological assessment and explanations beyond all reasonable doubts carry the day!! How dare Nana Akuffo Addo keep silence. The final day of judgement has come to let out of the bag, either the truth or lie and allow surrogates to run for their lives and leaving their aheneba sandals!!! The man Kpegah is not the cowards such surrogates can call names and he will become subjected to silence and leve in oblivion!!! Justice Kpegah will not buldge, until the whole country knows and hears the truth!!! Empty arrogance, pride and others are very weighty and make people fall down with the force of Gravity
Me4U 12 years ago

By the way, your maturity in responding to Okoampa-Ahoofe’s ethnic ranting deserves commendation. For the love of mankind, I still don’t understand why a university teacher who has opted to make it his vocation to train s ...
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By the way, your maturity in responding to Okoampa-Ahoofe’s ethnic ranting deserves commendation. For the love of mankind, I still don’t understand why a university teacher who has opted to make it his vocation to train students to become responsible citizens in English, Literature and African-American Studies can be extremely uncultured any time he writes a column for Ghanaweb.

Daniel Pryce, please don't compare the appointment of judges at any level in Ghana to that of the developed countries. Kpegah made it through the ranks to become a Supreme Court Judge but to imply that he got there solely by 'merit' and unbounded intelligence, without any favouritism, may be deviating from the thrust of your argument.

As far as I know, Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the executive arm of Governments. The Government will always appoint perceived friends and disappoint sworn enemies. To say Kpegah is more accomplished in a personal capacity than Akufo-Addo may not be fair. Having being considered an ‘enemy’ by Rawlings throughout the 80s and 90s, you know how well Akufo-Addo would have fared had he ventured out from the bar to the bench.
He has a very successful law practice and never had any intention of becoming a Judge in a government headed by Acheampong or Rawlings. Personally, I think most Ghanaians know who Akufo-Addo is, while a lot do not even know who Kpegah is (i.e. until recently when his love for the media has blossomed). He is an eminent Statesman who sometimes thinks he is still a serving Supreme Court Justice. This can be attributed to his advanced age.

Whether Akufo-Addo responds to Justice Kpegah is his personal decision. Personally, Akufo-Addo had excelled himself over the years and everyone knows him to be a lawyer. That is what matters in a world of practicality. Our over-reliance on qualifications has made Ghana what it is today.

Luck 12 years ago

Why is it difficult for some of you to accept that Justice Kpegah got to the SC on merit.If he is not who is?Justice Kpegah started as a magistrate and rose through the ranks on merit to the supreme court.As a Senior appeal c ...
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Why is it difficult for some of you to accept that Justice Kpegah got to the SC on merit.If he is not who is?Justice Kpegah started as a magistrate and rose through the ranks on merit to the supreme court.As a Senior appeal court judge,he was appointed to the SC by president Rawlings as the constitution
requires.It must be remembered that Kuffour appointed his junior when he was acting as the chief justice as the substantive CJ in the person of Georgina Woode hence his resignation.So which ever way you look at it,you can not deprive Kpegah of his achievements.
Rich 12 years ago

If you are challenged about the source of your Ph.D. I am sure you would produce your (certs. Why can't Nana do the same just to nip the bud? You are so stupid that you can't even advise him. I feel sorry for your student wit ...
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If you are challenged about the source of your Ph.D. I am sure you would produce your (certs. Why can't Nana do the same just to nip the bud? You are so stupid that you can't even advise him. I feel sorry for your student with punitive articles. You have never written anything sensible. No doubt you have a third degree certificate. Why should this Ghanaweb editor be publishing your articles?
osei akoto ksi 12 years ago

so stupid

so stupid
AMANKWAH 12 years ago

This man is delirious, mad, insane, egoist, tribalistic, good 4 nothing, desperate, buffoon, zombie, I wonder the kind intellect he impact in his students. Ascerbity of tongue, ethnic division preacher/propagator, internecine ...
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This man is delirious, mad, insane, egoist, tribalistic, good 4 nothing, desperate, buffoon, zombie, I wonder the kind intellect he impact in his students. Ascerbity of tongue, ethnic division preacher/propagator, internecine war hopeful , evil , barbaric, an august candidate to the capitol of hell's kingdom. I've reading this man and each day I loath this man and shudder/cringe/ tremor from his mentality.
citizen 12 years ago

Kpegah must have been an Acting THIEF Justice not CHief Justice

Kpegah must have been an Acting THIEF Justice not CHief Justice
Kofi 12 years ago

He is not but you are. You and the bunch of idiots from No9 are all fucked-up. You are tribalistic period. You only vote for monkeys not policies. You think Ghana belongs to you fucking bigots. You are filled with envy. Let m ...
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He is not but you are. You and the bunch of idiots from No9 are all fucked-up. You are tribalistic period. You only vote for monkeys not policies. You think Ghana belongs to you fucking bigots. You are filled with envy. Let me tell you one thing about socialism. They dont work so please trokosi start working hard and stop envying akans for nothing they aquired was free. "The action of rich men will always impart the poor" Take this and dont envy like your boss who killed for nothing. Now his wife Konadu is wealthy but no one can say it. Foolish trokosi people.
Boy Alinko 12 years ago

Do not follow issues like someone who is not educated. This same thing was done to Prez. Obama but he came out to prove the accuser wrong. So why can't Nana do the same?
And you also write with insult like the street Ghanaia ...
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Do not follow issues like someone who is not educated. This same thing was done to Prez. Obama but he came out to prove the accuser wrong. So why can't Nana do the same?
And you also write with insult like the street Ghanaian who cannot debate.
Shame on you!
Kwadwo 12 years ago

Pryce, do you really believe that this crap Kpegah filed with the Court merits Akufo Addo's attention? For your information, It doesn't, and the suit is being rightly treated with all the contempt it deserves. You see, the s ...
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Pryce, do you really believe that this crap Kpegah filed with the Court merits Akufo Addo's attention? For your information, It doesn't, and the suit is being rightly treated with all the contempt it deserves. You see, the suit is so frivolous that Kpegah could be sanctioned by the Court. Before you came to Kpegha's defense, did you ask why he failed to file a omplaint with the disciplinary committee of the GBA before he filed the suit. Are you also not aware that GBA or the Office of General Legal Counsel is mandated to investigate and sanction persons not authorized to practice law in Ghana? Clearly Kpegah's failure to do this leads to reasonably prudent conclusion that his claim before the court are political and will be summarily dismissed A neophyte lawyer will not file what Kpegah did last week. I know Kpegah is your clans man, but he is not as bright as you think. He is nothing more than a political hack or a foot soldier who was elevated to the Supreme Court by Rawlings to do the latter's bidding. Incidentally, Nana will not sue Kpegah for damages because he is judgment proof. One more thing, ask Kpegah to vaccate the government bungalow he has been squatterning in. It is only meant for a serving justice of the Supreme Court. Kpegah has been retired for five years.
Salifu 12 years ago

Perhaps Kpegah should have properly filed a complaint through disciplinary committees and perhaps his suit is politically motivated. But the fact is that Kpegah HAS filed the suit. Akufo-Addo cannot do anything but answer it ...
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Perhaps Kpegah should have properly filed a complaint through disciplinary committees and perhaps his suit is politically motivated. But the fact is that Kpegah HAS filed the suit. Akufo-Addo cannot do anything but answer it if Kpegah does not see reason and withdraw it. And since the suit is so silly, frivolous and stupid, the court will quickly dismiss it, sanction Kpegah and the matter will be ended in Akufo's favour and Kpegah's further shame.

But the bottom line still remains that Akufo must go to court to answer the suit. That's what we all want. There's no use our sitting here arguing the silliness of the suit and insulting each other. Many of us want to put this behind us as quickly as possible. Don't you?
Chabba 12 years ago

As I said somewhere I am repeating here. John Mahama and his NDC are suffering from the recent setbacks at the Supreme Court---they are not having things easy hence the need to change the topic by diversionary tactics. And th ...
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As I said somewhere I am repeating here. John Mahama and his NDC are suffering from the recent setbacks at the Supreme Court---they are not having things easy hence the need to change the topic by diversionary tactics. And the lot fell on Justice Kpegah to do their dirty work. Justice Kpegah has embarked on a quixotic ergo trip to ingratiate himself with his paymasters. Is Justice Kpegah saying that only a few days ago that he came to know that Akuffo Addo is not a lawyer? This greatest absurdity and insanity which is only comparable to that of emperor Caligula who made his famous horse a consul. Now, modern day upstarts, mercenaries, buccaneers and hirelings of the likes of Justice Kpegah must be seen to earn their keep but do they have to do so by declaring war on logic and common sense? Like a proverbial bull in china shop, John Mahama and his NDC may bleat, bark, bray or even roar but Akuffo Addo and NPP with remain unfazed, unflagging, unmoved and unperturbed by their desperado acts. John Mahama should realize that the question is not whether or not he will have to surrender the Presidency but when he will do it because there is incontrovertible evidence to show that he is a de facto President. And he cannot buy time forever!
Tete 12 years ago

Hmmm, they say silence means YES, Over to you Nana akufo Addo and his Okoampa-ahoofe Jr. Don't drink drug for a sick man they say.

Hmmm, they say silence means YES, Over to you Nana akufo Addo and his Okoampa-ahoofe Jr. Don't drink drug for a sick man they say.
TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

" Nana Akufo-Addo has been in politics long enough to understand that offense is always the best option in politics, and good, honest offense at that! Ignoring the tactics – diabolical or otherwise – of political opponent ...
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" Nana Akufo-Addo has been in politics long enough to understand that offense is always the best option in politics, and good, honest offense at that! Ignoring the tactics – diabolical or otherwise – of political opponents is a surefire recipe for disaster, so Nana Akufo-Addo must act now before this rather surmountable problem becomes too late to salvage!"
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Above is taken from Daniel Pryce`s article of July 2008 as he predicted that if Addo didn`t do anything the matter won`t go away.
Had he responded to the allegation against him then,Mr.Kpegah wouldn`t be talking about the same issue today.
What offense has Mr.Pryce committed in that 2008 article for this Akyem DOG to have descended on him so heavily?
ASHKENAZI 12 years ago

AT LEAST YOU ALLUDED TO HIS PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION AND INTEGRITY WHERE IS YOURS?

AT LEAST YOU ALLUDED TO HIS PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION AND INTEGRITY WHERE IS YOURS?
ABALO 12 years ago

Where did the writer get his Ph.D? Iam just curious.

In any case he should note that some of these seamingly "annoying" case filed at our courts are actually good for democracy. They teach aspiring politicians and big men ...
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Where did the writer get his Ph.D? Iam just curious.

In any case he should note that some of these seamingly "annoying" case filed at our courts are actually good for democracy. They teach aspiring politicians and big men that they must be didligent, meticulous and above board in all dealings even in their earlier years. You never know what might come up years later.
A K 5 12 years ago

If Kpegah (the card carrying member of the NDC) believes in his case, why does he NOT produce the person being impersonated?

I cannot for the life of me understand why a former Judge should arouse such controversy. Or sho ...
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If Kpegah (the card carrying member of the NDC) believes in his case, why does he NOT produce the person being impersonated?

I cannot for the life of me understand why a former Judge should arouse such controversy. Or should his outburst be blamed on the ingrained jealousy in the Ewe?

It makes me wonder how many cases Kpegah won as a practicing lawyer.

He is a twerp. Kufuor was right not to appoint him as the prospective Chief Justice.
TROUBLE-MAKER 12 years ago

why does he NOT produce the person being impersonated?
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Mr.Kpegah should call a press conference to produce the person being impersonated in your view,huh?
In other words,he should`nt bother going ...
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why does he NOT produce the person being impersonated?
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Mr.Kpegah should call a press conference to produce the person being impersonated in your view,huh?
In other words,he should`nt bother going to court with his allegation against Addo,right?.
Patriot Lawyer 12 years ago

The answr is a procedural matter for the court to decide whether Justice Kpeglah should produce the impersonated person.

From the point of rule of law, he does not but only to show that Akuffo-Addo is not he same as W.E. K ...
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The answr is a procedural matter for the court to decide whether Justice Kpeglah should produce the impersonated person.

From the point of rule of law, he does not but only to show that Akuffo-Addo is not he same as W.E. K Akuffo-Addo and that is sufficient.

Tell Mr. Ahoofe and his followers that any private citizen can contest the identity of any public servant who wants to represent him.

In recent time, an MP was challenged by a citizen that he the MP is nota Ghanaian and the court ruled that he was a Briton and consequently jailed him.

There is not difference in substance between both cases.
Which institution awarded a law certificate to Akuffo-Addo in Ghana?
Let is know. Holding a status of a lawyer for 42 years does not exonorate him.
Adams 12 years ago

Kpegah is just an "inward looking" person; just as Victor Owusu intimated decades ago. Leave the senile trokosi guy alone!!

Kpegah is just an "inward looking" person; just as Victor Owusu intimated decades ago. Leave the senile trokosi guy alone!!
Ta grande gueule 12 years ago

This Okwampa man is a bastard, a coward hiding behind an american address. These are examples of ashanti cowardice, you pimp or prof? You teach hatred or what subject you nigger!

This Okwampa man is a bastard, a coward hiding behind an american address. These are examples of ashanti cowardice, you pimp or prof? You teach hatred or what subject you nigger!
Stubber Kuwornoo 12 years ago

please come back to Ghana and feel what we are feeling for you to be talking the way your doing, for God's sake our systems are not working and all we keep talking about is unnecessary issue, spare us a bit you greedy politic ...
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please come back to Ghana and feel what we are feeling for you to be talking the way your doing, for God's sake our systems are not working and all we keep talking about is unnecessary issue, spare us a bit you greedy politicians.
Akos 12 years ago

am not sure Nana Addo can counter-sue. has he ever sue anybody since he entered into politic and people have tried to tarnish his image. first it was the "wee" allegation which he never said a word. Mrs Rawlings started this ...
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am not sure Nana Addo can counter-sue. has he ever sue anybody since he entered into politic and people have tried to tarnish his image. first it was the "wee" allegation which he never said a word. Mrs Rawlings started this law profession thing and nothing was said by the good old loser, that is why Kpega has sued him to say something about his persona.
Richard Agobodzo 12 years ago

Though I disagree with some things that Kwame Okoampa writes, but also what is true is that I do pick some things from his article and learn from them. Saying so comes Mr. Pryce observation of the fact there urgent need for N ...
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Though I disagree with some things that Kwame Okoampa writes, but also what is true is that I do pick some things from his article and learn from them. Saying so comes Mr. Pryce observation of the fact there urgent need for Nana Akufo-Addo to clear the air about the allegations made previously and now law-suit by Justice Kpegah, to me is meaningless, why, is simple the fact of the matter is in politcs there are always allegations and counter allegations. One only responds to the one he or she deems signicant, then comes the law suit, Akufo-Addo will only be obliged to respond when the case is called in the court. Then Mr Pryce's observation that Akufo-Addo being Justice minister was not a boss to Justice Kpegah I disagree simply because, not an absolute boss but being a justice minister he had some powers which Kpegah hadn't eg Akufo-Addo had the autority to modify some sectors of the judicial system or introduce new judicial bills which Kpegah would have to adapt or accept; just to mention few. Then the issue of Akufo-Addo of Achieving less because of being appointed by a political party makes less meaning to me simply because Akufo-Addo did no seek to be a judge but a private lawyer specialiced in one particular or multiple field but important likewise just like private lawyers like Richard Horse-Race Haynes of USA. My opinion piece does not vary my support to Justice Kpegah in this law-suit.
Patriot Lawyer 12 years ago

I agree with Pryce's observation that the Minister of Justice is not the boss of the Chief Justice or his/her prepresentative.

Although they are performing parallel jobs for the STATE. In the same vein, the IGP is not a su ...
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I agree with Pryce's observation that the Minister of Justice is not the boss of the Chief Justice or his/her prepresentative.

Although they are performing parallel jobs for the STATE. In the same vein, the IGP is not a surbordinate of the Minister of Justice although he performes the duty of law enforcement.
The IGP is given directives by the Minister of Interior and the Justices of the Supreme Court are given directives by the Chief Justice.
The President or his representative cannot with an Act of Parliament serve as the boss of any juducial appointee. Unless you want as to go back to Busis's interference in the judicial system or Nkrumah's dictirship, then let us begin appointing political operatives as 'bosses'.

In brief the logic of being 'boss' because one could enact a bill in parliament is a very shallow logic. Could the Justice Minister be the boss of the President of he enacts a Bill in Parliament to require the President to enforce certain duties?

In brief, if this Makola logic is being used to justify actions on this website, it begs the question, of how one sees truth.
RICHARD AGOBODZO 12 years ago

Allow me to just put it your makola analogy may be you will understand better; two makola business women, one being richer than the other, The richer one is automatically the superior though the more fortunate one may not dic ...
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Allow me to just put it your makola analogy may be you will understand better; two makola business women, one being richer than the other, The richer one is automatically the superior though the more fortunate one may not dictate to less fortunate one because she also has her money. This is what Kwame Okoampa was saying about Akufo-Addo that his position as Justice minister is Superior to that of justice Kpegah even though he was not directly under him. Is just a simple every day issue I wonder why you are finding it difficult to understand because you locked yourself in box of theory and unnecesary philosophical analysis, one thing is also though is many people have not been able to weave practical and theoritical issues smoothly together and Mr. Pryce is not being different. Finally "no seas corbarde".
nunkaawah 12 years ago

Why are the numerous comentators not urging Akufo-addo to go to court and clear himself?

Why are the numerous comentators not urging Akufo-addo to go to court and clear himself?

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