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Ekow Aikins 12 years ago

Trokosi Bokor, take a hike.

Trokosi Bokor, take a hike.
moyo 12 years ago

Dr. Bokor,there is a big difference between your articles and that of those written one fake Professor Asare. You are simply the intellectual saviour of the masses.

Dr. Bokor,there is a big difference between your articles and that of those written one fake Professor Asare. You are simply the intellectual saviour of the masses.
insight to the bone 12 years ago

Since before independence we have been plagued by all sorts of ruthless , vicious and willfully authoritative govts that all have one thing in common , denying the right of free speech and proper analysis of the motives and a ...
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Since before independence we have been plagued by all sorts of ruthless , vicious and willfully authoritative govts that all have one thing in common , denying the right of free speech and proper analysis of the motives and agendas they seek to keep hidden . Most of these govts were led by people who didnt belong to the majority but rather minority tribes and very marginal political clans . starting with nkrumah who is praised to high heaven but this same oligarchy , he st in motion a climate of fierce political antagonism whereby moderate minds of a liberal persuasion had no business in participating as only the radicals could stand the heat .The MOTIVE , be able to spend without consensus or agreement the wealth of the nation ie in today's jargon chop Ghana money some . This style and system of government was perfected by kwasea rawlings and today we have pepeni whose agenda is finalse the colonization of the majority , the Akans with the assistance of the homicidal ayigbe and the idiot pepefuo . they now use the institution called the supreme court to gag all free thinking individuals so the climate is set to enslave and now steal the oil and gas. they tell us nkrumah was so good so i say to them we hope ghana breaks up and their first presidents are just like him. when we secede we give them all the gold reserves in Switzerland and pay them another 20 billion on top so these ewes and pepefuo are rich and let their nkrumah come and spend that money in 2 years and leave them in debt for 2000 years , that is our revenge . hopefully their first nkrumah presidents are just as manipulative and propagandists so a greater part of that money is used to secure the unity of the universe as thats a very good thing not only african or nigger unity . the rest of the money we graciously leave them should be used in establishing useless unsustainable businesses that only feed other economies and drain their own . yes we wish them well as they have to us for over 60 years . we in the meantime Akans will build a nation truly worthy of our capabilities and potentials with a minimum wage of not less than 10,000 dollars so our beers in our bars are at least 100 dollars so these pepefuo and ayigbe idiots can not afford to visit us just like the Japanese do to their ndc idols the Chinese , long live the republic of Akan
Juicy Chic. 12 years ago

One wonders, why has it been the same crude and primitive violent methods employed by you the DANQUAH-BUSIA to achieve your political goals. Is it in your genes, by way of chromosomes, or acquired by inheritance. The modern d ...
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One wonders, why has it been the same crude and primitive violent methods employed by you the DANQUAH-BUSIA to achieve your political goals. Is it in your genes, by way of chromosomes, or acquired by inheritance. The modern day NPP an offshoot of the UGCC / NLM /DANQUAH-BUSIA, cannot expunge yourselves from Violence , as a means of having your political voices heard, or achieving your selfish political goals. The NPP has chosen the uncivilised, primitive and historical violent means as your tools of politicking, the national consequences of it you don't care, as long as it satisfies your personal and political whims and caprice. The world is changing and you must change from your primitive way of thinking OK?
otumfoh asonaba 12 years ago

Prostitution@100.bastard children@100 thieves@100 murder@100 urgly people@100 short people@100 illiterates@100 cocaine chiefs@100 hiv in ashanti@100 political misguided@100! All die be die@100

Prostitution@100.bastard children@100 thieves@100 murder@100 urgly people@100 short people@100 illiterates@100 cocaine chiefs@100 hiv in ashanti@100 political misguided@100! All die be die@100
NDC FOOLS 12 years ago

THE DIRTY EWE PARTISAN WRITER, BOKOR, WHO PROPAGATES FOR THE NDC IS THERE AGAIN TO DISPLAY HIS USUSL STUPIDITY

THE DIRTY EWE PARTISAN WRITER, BOKOR, WHO PROPAGATES FOR THE NDC IS THERE AGAIN TO DISPLAY HIS USUSL STUPIDITY
Odikro 12 years ago

U R stupid beyond redemption.

U R stupid beyond redemption.
GOLD COAST 12 years ago

These folks cannot be LIBERAL DEMOCRATS.They're fake and one-dimensional absolutists - and cannot be compared to the real ones who fight for free speech and freedom of the press.The true ones have respect for the Court,even i ...
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These folks cannot be LIBERAL DEMOCRATS.They're fake and one-dimensional absolutists - and cannot be compared to the real ones who fight for free speech and freedom of the press.The true ones have respect for the Court,even if they disagree with its rulings.And they don't verbally attack the Justices - after they've been warned repeatedly.

Yes,the Justices are not little gods and folks have the right to criticize their rulings.But they have no right to undermine the integrity of the Court,by insulting the Justices they don't like.They should listen to their own WISE MEN and the Ghana Bar Association.

Free Speech and Free Press must not be misconstrued as ABSOLUTE,not even in the U.S.Those living there should note that what Kuranchie and others said will not be tolerated by the Justices of the US Court,as well as the public at large.

PEACE
Mohammed Dimbie 12 years ago

Trust Trokosi Bokor to take a hike into the belly of the elephants and come out with insightful ideas for us to know what they are. These NPP people are damn useless. Everything they do is porous and easily betrays them. Can ...
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Trust Trokosi Bokor to take a hike into the belly of the elephants and come out with insightful ideas for us to know what they are. These NPP people are damn useless. Everything they do is porous and easily betrays them. Can they think straight at all?
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

The agent of a beautiful actress discovered one day that the actress had been selling her body for 100 dollars a night. The agent, who had long lusted after her, hadn't dreamed that she had been so easily obtainable. He appro ...
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The agent of a beautiful actress discovered one day that the actress had been selling her body for 100 dollars a night. The agent, who had long lusted after her, hadn't dreamed that she had been so easily obtainable. He approached her, told her how much she turned him on,and how much he wanted to fuck her so badly.

She agreed to spend the night with him but said that he would have to pay her the same 100 dollars that the other customers did.

He scratched his head, considered it, and then asked, "Don't I even get my agent's 10% as a deduction?"

"No, siree," she said. "If you want it, you're going to have to pay full price for it just like the other Johns."

The agent didn't like that at all, but he agreed.

That night, she came to his apartment after her performance at a local nightclub. The agent did her at midnight, after turning out all the lights.

At 1 a.m., she was awakened again. And again, she was vigorously fucked.

In a little while, she was awakened again, and again she was made love to again. The actress was impressed with her lover's vitality.

"My goodness," she whispered in the dark, "you are so virile. I never realized how lucky I was to have you for my agent."

"I'm not your agent, lady," a strange voice answered. "He's at the door selling tickets."

NEVER TRUST YOUR AGENT LIKE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS.THE JUDGES ARE BEING UNDERMINED.

Facebook lawyer 12 years ago

Well supported article! This is a very good persuasive article well articulated and supported by facts that landed on a valid conclusion. I advise Adofo and Okwampah Ahoofe to learn how to write from this. No insults but stil ...
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Well supported article! This is a very good persuasive article well articulated and supported by facts that landed on a valid conclusion. I advise Adofo and Okwampah Ahoofe to learn how to write from this. No insults but still made the desired impact. Bravo Bokor!
Jerry Koomson 12 years ago

You do well with your Kpega. This matter is beyond your comprehension.

You do well with your Kpega. This matter is beyond your comprehension.
YAKUBU 12 years ago

Does Kakra Essamuah ring a bell? Does Stephen Atubiga ring a bell? Does Gabby Essumeng ring a bell? Does Kwadwo Boahen ring a bell? Does Amaliba ring a bell? Does John Mahama ring a bell?
Since it looks like you are very go ...
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Does Kakra Essamuah ring a bell? Does Stephen Atubiga ring a bell? Does Gabby Essumeng ring a bell? Does Kwadwo Boahen ring a bell? Does Amaliba ring a bell? Does John Mahama ring a bell?
Since it looks like you are very good are quoting from archived news, I would entreat you, to go back and do a little bit of research on the aforementioned names and what they have expressly said concerning their avowed unacceptance of the verdict of the election petition currently before the supreme court and come back again with your article. The exact work you have been tasked with, is to find out exactly what the aforementioned individuals have said concerning the verdict of the supreme court. I think that is a simple enough task.
Juicy Chic. 12 years ago

Either the whale swallowed Jonah or Jonah swallowed the whale, there was a swallow after the line was drawn by the SC . If that what you suggest then the famous ''ALL DIE BE DIE'' by your thin god Nana and Asantes to kill Ewe ...
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Either the whale swallowed Jonah or Jonah swallowed the whale, there was a swallow after the line was drawn by the SC . If that what you suggest then the famous ''ALL DIE BE DIE'' by your thin god Nana and Asantes to kill Ewes and GA's by your linking lips Ken Agyapong must be dealt with, After all what did the president said to be a contemptuous comment ?
HONEST CITIZEN 12 years ago

Hei, Dr Bokor, Are you very sincere with your write up? It is people like you who must be educated,since the inception of this court case a lot of people have commented on it from both sides of the political divide ,including ...
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Hei, Dr Bokor, Are you very sincere with your write up? It is people like you who must be educated,since the inception of this court case a lot of people have commented on it from both sides of the political divide ,including CPP members.Please grow up and stop trying to dust our eyes.Some NDC big wigs including Lawyer Akumey said that the SC cannot overturn the results of the EC. Did you hear that? Please give us a break, and allow the SC to do their job.
Nana Yaw 12 years ago

NPP is a Taliban tribalists political movement(TTPM = NPP)!!!

NPP is a Taliban tribalists political movement(TTPM = NPP)!!!
kate 12 years ago

Is this man really a Doctor? How can a Doctor be soo partisan that he outlives his usefulness. ABA.
Anytime I read his article he is for NDC but Against NPP. This alone justify my assertion of irresponsibility. Politics is ...
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Is this man really a Doctor? How can a Doctor be soo partisan that he outlives his usefulness. ABA.
Anytime I read his article he is for NDC but Against NPP. This alone justify my assertion of irresponsibility. Politics is a two way sword, and as a Doctor you have to use both to the interest of your readers. Unless you have sold your conscience for money from NDC. Actually I remember the award they gave you. Take things serious. Pentecost Elder. Be truthful.
Dr. Appocco 12 years ago

Maybe those "liberal democrats" don't want to sell their souls to gain the world! Maybe they're just doing what any trained mind would do - don't accept things line, hook and sinker because some "elites" said so. Maybe they ...
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Maybe those "liberal democrats" don't want to sell their souls to gain the world! Maybe they're just doing what any trained mind would do - don't accept things line, hook and sinker because some "elites" said so. Maybe they just don't want to be subservient to high-handed tyranny wherever it comes from!

Your article is just full of high-sounding words and phraseology; and regurgitation of what we know already and a castigation of a whole group of people. It has virtually no or little substance. It adds no value to the intellectual discourse of a very important judicial and political issue.

By the way, I'm hoping the SC finds you contempt (if they are not being selective) for prejudging the case your words "before for Supreme Court seals their sad fate."
Prof Lungu 12 years ago

You make some good points, Dr. Appocco!

Seems to us the worst sign of "political immaturity" is thinking you know how to navigate in front of an intemperate gang of judges more concerned about their feelings than actually ...
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You make some good points, Dr. Appocco!

Seems to us the worst sign of "political immaturity" is thinking you know how to navigate in front of an intemperate gang of judges more concerned about their feelings than actually doing objectively and dispassionately what they are paid to do.

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We'd have expected better from folks with Ph.D., that they'd be more reflective, independent, and critical of power and authority. Much of this essay is rabble-rouser-bullhorn.
G. K. Berko 12 years ago

Dr. Lungu, I respectfully disagree with you on this. I do not think the SC members are more concerned with their personal standing in Public regard than the ultimate effect of the case before them to the Nation.

Surely, th ...
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Dr. Lungu, I respectfully disagree with you on this. I do not think the SC members are more concerned with their personal standing in Public regard than the ultimate effect of the case before them to the Nation.

Surely, the members may be wary of their individual reputation and may be protective of their egos. But the special responsibility we have thrust on them requires that both their personalities and the Court's integrity are seen as inseparable.

When we lose respect for any of them, we can barely trust the verdict they give in cases, however strong the consensus of their members was.

We cannot fool ourselves in denying that the main reason why many of us have been peeling off layers of respect off some of the Court members is so the Public would believe that those Judges are partial from the very beginning and any verdict that would finally be given to those people's discontent, would mirror an intentional effort by those Judges to obscure the truth.

So, what would you prescribe that the Judges do to repel contemptible behavior from any part of the Public? The issue before them should not be taken too lightly. It is the kind that potentially threatens our young democracy. And we should let the rule of law direct us rather than some maniacal outburst of violence.

Long Live Ghana!!!

Mike 12 years ago

"as if inmates of the prison were not being fed by the authorities!)." Before you ask this rhetorical question, ask yourself how many people really live on prison rations in Ghanaian prisons? Anyone with a better sense of rea ...
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"as if inmates of the prison were not being fed by the authorities!)." Before you ask this rhetorical question, ask yourself how many people really live on prison rations in Ghanaian prisons? Anyone with a better sense of reality will tell you that few really live off the prison fare (and the prison service can barely feed prisoners in Ghana anyway). NDC elements often seem detached from the reality of incarceration in Ghana, until like Tsatsu Tsikata, they find themselves in prison..
Osei,london 12 years ago

The NPP is a party with one objective in mind when it is not in power-to undermine the unity ,peace and progress of Ghana.It has exposed itself as an anti-Ghana,tribalistic party full of rogues and hoodlums.How can such a par ...
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The NPP is a party with one objective in mind when it is not in power-to undermine the unity ,peace and progress of Ghana.It has exposed itself as an anti-Ghana,tribalistic party full of rogues and hoodlums.How can such a party be given the chance to rule Ghana?Never!!!!.And they will never rule the country again.
OBIBINI 12 years ago

The Busia/Danquah tradition has never respected the Supreme Court of Ghana.Remember Busia shouted No court,no court at the Supreme Court when his government was found guilty in the case'' The State versus Sallah''You don't ex ...
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The Busia/Danquah tradition has never respected the Supreme Court of Ghana.Remember Busia shouted No court,no court at the Supreme Court when his government was found guilty in the case'' The State versus Sallah''You don't expect the NPP to treat the supreme court differently.It is part of their DNA.
Mankind 12 years ago

There you go again. Tribal infested mind of a man who spent his learning years on Okonko and Ayequaye Arma stories. What a wasted tax payers money! You are not making sense. Come here to defend your write ups!

There you go again. Tribal infested mind of a man who spent his learning years on Okonko and Ayequaye Arma stories. What a wasted tax payers money! You are not making sense. Come here to defend your write ups!
czar k 12 years ago

Fortunately for us the "Liberal Democrats" wont murder supreme courts judges and burn their bodies. They would speak their minds and thats all. So Dr Bokor which one do you prefer the murderers or the Liberal Democrats? over ...
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Fortunately for us the "Liberal Democrats" wont murder supreme courts judges and burn their bodies. They would speak their minds and thats all. So Dr Bokor which one do you prefer the murderers or the Liberal Democrats? over to you.
j.t 12 years ago

None of your list is comparable to "supporting a coup if the court overturns the results" said by Kakra Asamoah

None of your list is comparable to "supporting a coup if the court overturns the results" said by Kakra Asamoah
Prof Lungu 12 years ago

Seems to us the Supreme Court panel is doing the best job at undermining the Supreme Court.

How is "selective and hypocritical" a threat to any one but to the ego of some on that panel?

Seems to us the Supreme Court panel is doing the best job at undermining the Supreme Court.

How is "selective and hypocritical" a threat to any one but to the ego of some on that panel?
kanawu 12 years ago

what happened to your support for Kpegah's lawsuit? You said he has all the facts to bring Nana down, Dr, you have disgraced the school that awarded you your Phd and also your parents.Be objective so independent minds can tru ...
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what happened to your support for Kpegah's lawsuit? You said he has all the facts to bring Nana down, Dr, you have disgraced the school that awarded you your Phd and also your parents.Be objective so independent minds can trust what you write.You owe it to yourself and those whose raised you.
G. K. Berko 12 years ago

What else could the SC do to restore not only its own integrity but also the impartial environment in which to finally declare its verdict that many in the Public have tried to predetermine as susceptible to the manipulations ...
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What else could the SC do to restore not only its own integrity but also the impartial environment in which to finally declare its verdict that many in the Public have tried to predetermine as susceptible to the manipulations by either the NPP or the NDC? If the verdict is given in a precarious setting, that is when we would be faced with a high potential for violence by those who disagree. The action of the SC is to diffuse any such potential. And we have to give it some credit for doing so. Yes, we should cherish our freedoms. But in the glaring instance of high potential for massive public violence, the SC shares the responsibility to act, within the Constitution, to avoid a catastrophe,even if its action is a little harsher than we are accustomed to.

As much as we all love to enjoy Freedom of Speech, we must be pragmatic enough to recognize the TRUTH that there should be REASONABLE limits to that freedom; limits that must be dictated by the particular issue on our table.

And if such limits are, by legal consensus, necessary, then what other body than the SC could guide us decide what they are? I know how many of us may be tempted to yell "Why not the Parliament?" because it is the ultimate Institution our Constitution mandates to legislate for us.

Surely, the larger responsibility to enact our Laws resides with the Parliament. But in the execution of those Laws, it is the SC that interprets how best the laws ought to be applied.

Meanwhile, we have, by the same Constitution, empowered the SC to adjudicate on various matters of National import. And if we begin to undermine its authority and lampoon its efforts outside the legal arena for parochial interests, we would only be cutting a big hole in the very sieve that we have put in place to filter cases to catch the truth.

We cannot allow the SC to be ridiculed without proper legal arguments to challenge its ruling. We cannot allow the SC to be made the laughing stock of some innocuous legal minds. If any Lawyer out there thinks he or she knows better, and could have done better, let that person take the necessary legal path to prove his or her point, instead of caricaturing the members of the SC to prime the Public for rejecting its ruling, whatever it might be.

I honestly disapprove of Dr. Bokor's usage of the "liberal democrats" terminology to describe those he identifies as opposing the Court's action on the Journalists charged with contempt of the Court.

If any group of people could be so described, I seriously wonder it could be any of those folks he pointed to among the NPP. The NPP is the most conservative Party in Ghana, and it is very paradoxical to expect it to exhibit any tenets of "liberal democracy". It is hard to find anyone in that Party who fits the mold of the Libertarians in the USA, for example.

What we are experiencing with the SC contempt case is simply the discontent of certain few individuals who think one of their Party's principal mouthpieces is being compelled to zip up. The NPP, as a Party, has not condemned the punishment of Kuranchie. In fact, it is on record that the Party's own lead Counsel in the Election petition case joined the NDC Attorneys to hold brief for the SC.

So, I wish Dr. Bokor would not so tightly wrap the act of those expressing discontent with the SC decision on Kuranchie around the whole NPP.

The other thing I would like us to ponder on is whether the vocal opponents of the SC action regarding the contempt case would have been that critical of the Court, had the decision been only against NDC activists?

Then, and only then, could we suggest with any reasonable probability that those critics are ideological "liberal democrats".

I recognize Dr. Bokor's encapsulation of the term "liberal democrats" in quotations, which could mean he only used the term loosely or sarcastically. But I would like us to get things straightened up in our characterizations.

Long Live Ghana!!!
Julie Koontz 12 years ago

This article is a complete waste of time - don't even waste your energy.

This article is a complete waste of time - don't even waste your energy.

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