The ambivalence of a principled zongorian

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GIWA 12 years ago

TANKO YOU TRY OO THESE iNFORMATIONS ARE GOOD FOR TODAYS AND TOMORROWS PEOPLE

TANKO YOU TRY OO THESE iNFORMATIONS ARE GOOD FOR TODAYS AND TOMORROWS PEOPLE
moyo 12 years ago

The writer is not a Ghanaian. Zongo is just a settlement made up of various cultures. Zongo is not the identity of the settlers as they all have an identity. If Tanko Ali wants to make Zongo his home town, so be it. I know ma ...
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The writer is not a Ghanaian. Zongo is just a settlement made up of various cultures. Zongo is not the identity of the settlers as they all have an identity. If Tanko Ali wants to make Zongo his home town, so be it. I know majority of the Zongolians have strong links with ancestral home town and they always identify themselves with.
OYOKOBA 12 years ago

Suddenly a breath of fresh air that is as informative and pure joy to read. Gone is the victimization card certain writers tend to impose upon themselves when writing on ethnicity, politics and history.

You come out abundan ...
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Suddenly a breath of fresh air that is as informative and pure joy to read. Gone is the victimization card certain writers tend to impose upon themselves when writing on ethnicity, politics and history.

You come out abundantly clear that you are a leader, self-made man and one not given to cheap politics and stereotyping but one who allows the facts to speak for themselves. I have seen the future of the new breed of Ghanaians who identify more with their nationality than their tribe. You are one of the pioneers of the new tribe called Ghanaians. Kudos.
ONUA 12 years ago

I think you are repeating exactly what Tanko said. Abi?

I think you are repeating exactly what Tanko said. Abi?
Kojo T 12 years ago

So Serebour gives you respect but how many Adofo rocksons are there?You are to them doubly cursed , a northerner " pepeni and a Zongorian? Do you think the KKK care about you?Never

So Serebour gives you respect but how many Adofo rocksons are there?You are to them doubly cursed , a northerner " pepeni and a Zongorian? Do you think the KKK care about you?Never
Wofa Kwame 12 years ago

What's the author trying to say?

You're either mamprung, kusaa or busang if your ancestoral home is Bawku. Asna matter of fact, the kusang would claim the others don't belong in Bawku.

This foolish writer deserve some d ...
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What's the author trying to say?

You're either mamprung, kusaa or busang if your ancestoral home is Bawku. Asna matter of fact, the kusang would claim the others don't belong in Bawku.

This foolish writer deserve some dirty slaps at once!

Kwame
TENDAANA 12 years ago

stop the nonsense you damn allien

stop the nonsense you damn allien
Fareed Adams 12 years ago

Thumbs up dear writer, I see where this is heading, well done for being brave to bring up such a vital topic, I have noticed the bashing and name calling directed at you, don't be discouraged.I rep zongo!!

Thumbs up dear writer, I see where this is heading, well done for being brave to bring up such a vital topic, I have noticed the bashing and name calling directed at you, don't be discouraged.I rep zongo!!
A. S. ABU 12 years ago

We need more of such info well done bro

We need more of such info well done bro
Yaw 12 years ago

I CAN ASSURE YOU NOBODY WROTE THIS GUY ANYTHING HE IS JUST SAYING THAT TO MAKE HIS ARTICLE READERBLE. NOBODY WROTE YOU ABOUT YR ARTICLE WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT ZONGO AND NORTH.

I CAN ASSURE YOU NOBODY WROTE THIS GUY ANYTHING HE IS JUST SAYING THAT TO MAKE HIS ARTICLE READERBLE. NOBODY WROTE YOU ABOUT YR ARTICLE WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT ZONGO AND NORTH.

Abdul 12 years ago

Very good and informative article. Zongo has evolve from a place to identity of a people who live in various surbubs of the nation. Locations can be torn down but the identity of zongorians will live on and expand. I hope we ...
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Very good and informative article. Zongo has evolve from a place to identity of a people who live in various surbubs of the nation. Locations can be torn down but the identity of zongorians will live on and expand. I hope we zongorians will capitalize on this strength of identity irrespective of where we live to pull ourselves towards success. We are zongolese and proud. If zongolese in Aboubo is hungry a zongolese in Old Tafo should feel for him and vice versa. We are one people with a common destiny.
President Kumasi Metro Area Zongo Association of North America, New York Branch.
Koo 12 years ago

Yaw, what is your problem? He wrote the article why don't you write your own, and leave the poor guy alone to express himself.

Yaw, what is your problem? He wrote the article why don't you write your own, and leave the poor guy alone to express himself.
Dantankwa 12 years ago

Yahya, keep it up and stick to your guns! I am a northern and born and raised in Kumasi. I found myself relating directly to the views you expressed in this piece, including the previous ones. Certainly, Zango is bigger than ...
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Yahya, keep it up and stick to your guns! I am a northern and born and raised in Kumasi. I found myself relating directly to the views you expressed in this piece, including the previous ones. Certainly, Zango is bigger than this NPP/NDC and North/South divides that we have unconsciously imposed on ourself. I cannot wait to read your input on socio-political dynamics on Kumasi, as you hinted. You may find very useful Ivor Wilks' the Northern Factor in Ashanti history, Owusu Ansah's Islamic Talismanic Tradition in 19th Century' and more importantly, Enid Schildrout's People of the Zongo: The Transformation of Ethnic Identities in Ghana, as far as the history of Zango community matters.
A real northerner 12 years ago

I believe Mr Yahaya has some college education but he still needs some brushing to do with his English; British or American. Better still, he needs to get some friends to read through his scripts before publication. Another p ...
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I believe Mr Yahaya has some college education but he still needs some brushing to do with his English; British or American. Better still, he needs to get some friends to read through his scripts before publication. Another point: this guy is not a real northerner. He is a gari and beans kind of a northerner and has some inferiority complex in his tone. All real zongo people are northern "cast aways" and have no real identities and this guy is one of them. Any way he is encouraged to keep on doing what he is doing because he is educating many Kumasi youth effectively and that is great. I went to Real Amass in the late 60's from the north, went to UST and taught in Prempeh college. I studied some history of Kumasi and as this guy goes along with his naratives I may one day intervene and make some corrections. He is doing quite OK right now so let us watch him.
huzifa 10 years ago

well done Yahya,it is a really educative work.keep it up bro...

well done Yahya,it is a really educative work.keep it up bro...

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