A Tribute To Komla Dumor

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• The Trucker 11 years ago

  Folks, enough is enough. Let us put a stop to this sickening obsession with the BBC. Allow the Dumor family to mourn in peace. KOMLA WAS A GIFTED JOURNALIST WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR THE BBC A UK GOVERNMENT FUNDED ENTITY WHIC ...
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  Folks, enough is enough. Let us put a stop to this sickening obsession with the BBC. Allow the Dumor family to mourn in peace. KOMLA WAS A GIFTED JOURNALIST WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR THE BBC A UK GOVERNMENT FUNDED ENTITY WHICH PROMOTES THE INTEREST OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. He was in the employ of a foreign government, working for the British. In the UK Dumors untimely demise was mentioned only in passing by various news outlets. There were no commentary from 10 Downing Street. There was no great fun fare.. Let us respect ourselves for once fellow Ghanaians. The talented Komla did not contribute greatly to Ghana's well-being no matter what the hero worshipers say. Also Komla endured a daily battle against a lot of racism at the BBC in London , an organization where institutionalized racism is described as legendary by insiders.

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• KK 11 years ago

  Trucker, you've made your point which I supported. Isn't it enough for you too? If people want to continue writing the same things, ghanaweb can't refuse to post them and Komla died less than a week ago.
  
  Anyway, isn't the ...
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  Trucker, you've made your point which I supported. Isn't it enough for you too? If people want to continue writing the same things, ghanaweb can't refuse to post them and Komla died less than a week ago.
  
  Anyway, isn't the word "fanfare", and not "fun fare"?

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• The Trucker 11 years ago

  Thanks for the correction

  Thanks for the correction

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• KK 11 years ago

  I must thank you for thanking me, buddy... You know this is ghanaweb. Someone else would have sprayed me with insults.

  I must thank you for thanking me, buddy... You know this is ghanaweb. Someone else would have sprayed me with insults.

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• LAZAROS LAZARUS 11 years ago

  This is a reall proper Dotor. The words the learned Doctor chose, I mean his adjectives and adverbs all rhyme signifying his grip on the queens langauge unlike the Okwampa's and Akadu's who claim they hold PhD's.hahahahahahah ...
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  This is a reall proper Dotor. The words the learned Doctor chose, I mean his adjectives and adverbs all rhyme signifying his grip on the queens langauge unlike the Okwampa's and Akadu's who claim they hold PhD's.hahahahahahahahhaa
  
  See, it's been a very longtime I read from a true DOCTOR like FR SILVERSON.

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• Kwesi Atta Sakyi 11 years ago

  To Komla Dumor A Tribute
  By Kwesi Atta Sakyi 20th January 2014
  
  When the story is told
  Behold, of young Africans bold
  Komla Dumor’s own will hold
  Among veterans and the old
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  To Komla Dumor A Tribute
  By Kwesi Atta Sakyi 20th January 2014
  
  When the story is told
  Behold, of young Africans bold
  Komla Dumor’s own will hold
  Among veterans and the old
  Among radio and TV geniuses
  
  Komla was the quintessential genial giant
  A genre genie export from Joy FM Ghana local
  To BBC Radio and TV global
  Komla was an expose of face of Africa
  Behold, epitome of the good things African
  Behold, the vibrant vibes of booming voice
  
  From Kigali to Mali and Kinshasa
  From Lagos to Luanda , Nairobi and Cape Town,
  Komla was everywhere in a flurry of hurry
  To spread the word in town in Africa
  ‘BBC Africa Radio and TV is in town, come tell your story to the world’
  He covered the globe from pole to pole
  In gargantuan Superman strides
  Komla reported live with power, panache and passion
  His suave suits latest in fashion
  Komla knew neither failure nor fatigue
  He was on top of his league
  
  Komla demonstrated utmost religiosity in journalistic devotion
  He was consumed by journalist fervour,
  In his giant persona presence,
  Every journalistic challenge, a Lilliputian
  
  Copyright © 2014 Kwesi Atta Sakyi

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• Kweku Donsuro 11 years ago

  Your poem tribute to Komla rides and rhymes. MHSRIPP.

  Your poem tribute to Komla rides and rhymes. MHSRIPP.

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• Mercy Watson 11 years ago

  Nonsensical
  I like to read tributes to our dear departed brother Komla so when I say this tribute I just jumped to it.
  What a load of nonsense, as a learned person, you should know the best way to write English is using sim ...
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  Nonsensical
  I like to read tributes to our dear departed brother Komla so when I say this tribute I just jumped to it.
  What a load of nonsense, as a learned person, you should know the best way to write English is using simple words that people would understand without referring to the dictionary. That is what is termed the everyday English.
  What is the point in lading your post full of big words? It really does not make you clever! It makes you pretentious.
  May Komla RIP, he will dearly be missed!

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• Kwame Ofei Mensah 11 years ago

  Keep the good work up Dr. Silverson. For those of us who understand you, this is beautiful writing.
  Sad losing KD. May his soul rest in peace.

  Keep the good work up Dr. Silverson. For those of us who understand you, this is beautiful writing.
  Sad losing KD. May his soul rest in peace.

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• Faith 11 years ago

  Mercy is right. He should have written the tribute in simple English for people to read and appreciate.

  Mercy is right. He should have written the tribute in simple English for people to read and appreciate.

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• Mark Boateng 11 years ago

  Faith, I agree with Kwame. As with everything, some people will like it and others will not. I in particular have picked some new words from this piece I'll use for my own purposes. How would we learn if everybody wrote only ...
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  Faith, I agree with Kwame. As with everything, some people will like it and others will not. I in particular have picked some new words from this piece I'll use for my own purposes. How would we learn if everybody wrote only plain English?

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• The Sentinel 11 years ago

  What a supefluous verbosity of a tribute! Worh reading though!
  
  Beats me
  The Sentinel

  What a supefluous verbosity of a tribute! Worh reading though!
  
  Beats me
  The Sentinel

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