Should NPP really De-Akanise To Save Its Existence?

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Ghanaman 11 years ago

You are just another Ashanti-Akyem NPP tribal hustler. Just take a look at the last census of Ghana.

You are just another Ashanti-Akyem NPP tribal hustler. Just take a look at the last census of Ghana.
Armah 11 years ago

Kwesi you seemed to have tried hard but failed. Have you ever read an article from Okoampa Ahoofe, Adofo Rockson, Yawose John, Katakyie and co? They have written countless articles here on Ghana web and have reminded us a tho ...
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Kwesi you seemed to have tried hard but failed. Have you ever read an article from Okoampa Ahoofe, Adofo Rockson, Yawose John, Katakyie and co? They have written countless articles here on Ghana web and have reminded us a thousand times that the NPP is an Akan party.

Okoampa who is a nephew of Nana Addo, who also doubles as a strong NPP member of the NY chapter just today wrote an article in which he referred to Northners and Ewes as Atingas and Trokosis. What evidence do you need.

Have you forgotten the famouse Victor Owusu comment? What about Nana's own Yen Akanfuo comment to Kennedy's Kill Gas and Ewes?

There is no denying that the NPP does not have any manifesto that says Akans only party but unfortunately some Akan supremacist have hijacked the party and wanted to hide behind it to carry out their form of retributive justices or revenge to the wrongs they perceived were done to them during the Rawlins era and their perceived enemies are members of the minority community especially the Ewe tribe where Rawlings mom hails from.

Not until the NPP frees itself from such people who also doubles as loose talkers or people that talk by heart the NPP will always be treated like the republican party n the USA despite its better economic achievements.

Mind you i do not live in Ghana, cannot vote and do not plan to vote in the future but have interacted with numerous Ghanaians of all etnicities.

Also your analysis of Akans making over 70% of Ghana's population is wrong. You may see many people in Akan areas that were born and raised there but that does not mean they are all Akan or 100% Akan. Most of them are Northern, Ewe, and other minority migrants that have lived in those societies fro centuries. Dont be deceived by their perfect ability to speak Twi.

Thank You
don`t care!!! Hmmmm 11 years ago

Matthew 7:20 -> Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Matthew 7:20 -> Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Uncle Mends, Western Region 11 years ago

"What NPP must continue to do in government therefore is what both Professor Busiah and later President Kufuor started which was the redistribution of wealth through rural development and the numerous social programmes their ...
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"What NPP must continue to do in government therefore is what both Professor Busiah and later President Kufuor started which was the redistribution of wealth through rural development and the numerous social programmes their governments introduced".

What a fallacy! Didn't your grandfathers crucified Nkrumah for doing exactly that. Nkrumah built primary schools your villages, boarding schools in your regions, gave you free education, built Akosombo dam to provide power to the factories he built in your rural areas and yet Busia and co wanted to split the nation (matemeho) and caused mayhem because they did not have their way or beat him in elections. When Nkrumah introduced social programs to help the poor you called him a communist. By the way, YOU CREATE WEALTH WHEN PEOPLE ARE FIRST EDUCATED AND EMPLOYED. And that was what Nkrumah sought out to do.

Today you guys enjoy life in Tema when you criticized him for wasting money to build Tema harbour and township.

You criticized him for wasting money to build Akosombo dam and today you cry when you experience dumso dumso.

You said he wasted money on Tema moto-way and today you enjoy the moto-way in your luxury cars.

You said he wasted money on Job 600 and allowed it to deteriorate and today our parliamentarians don't have offices to work in.

You said he wasted money on Tema oil refinery (severely underestimating its value) and today we wish we could refine our own oil from the oil fields in Western Nzema.
Baffour Agyemang 11 years ago

What a reminder Uncle Mends.With all the mess Ghana is in now we are even lucky to have had Dr. Nkrumah at the beginning otherwise Ghana will be even worse than Haiti today.

What a reminder Uncle Mends.With all the mess Ghana is in now we are even lucky to have had Dr. Nkrumah at the beginning otherwise Ghana will be even worse than Haiti today.
Koffi Parker 11 years ago

Perfect ability to speak Akan not Twilight, yes and I was also wondering if he read that articles from Okoampa or whatever he call himself.

Perfect ability to speak Akan not Twilight, yes and I was also wondering if he read that articles from Okoampa or whatever he call himself.
insight to the bone 11 years ago

2000 years of Akan glorious history can not be replaced by 50 just because ndc , nkrumah pepeni and ayigbe criminals say so or want it so. Today i listen to my psalms , hymns and war songs by bob marley and 2pac just like Dav ...
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2000 years of Akan glorious history can not be replaced by 50 just because ndc , nkrumah pepeni and ayigbe criminals say so or want it so. Today i listen to my psalms , hymns and war songs by bob marley and 2pac just like David who composed for the Israelis so remain inspired. i look out of my window and count myself blessed that i have not fallen prey to these fake prophets and priests whose only aim is to collect collection more than 10 times during a service but have the clarity of mind to meditate alone and offer thanks to God. What ever they say i know its the opposite , if they say look right you better quickly closely observe whats happening on the left. the say the economy is grown then you must know its a disaster , they say they are working on fixing the economy , know for sure they are only stealing , infighting now they have marginalized all influence of the Akans the pepeni and ayigbe crminals are now looking to eliminate each other , they say they have found new investors know they have discovered new ways to exploit and channel our money away. they say our women are short and ugly but look at the stinking rats and vulture they can women in their tribes and you you will know ours are the most beautiful in the world . they say they want cooperation but they are only looking to rubbish or steal good projects . they say they want the well-being of the ordinary man but in reality they only want to line their pockets with money and push the Akan further into poverty . they say they want an all inclusive govt but know they just want cement northern and ayigbe domination with their slave tribes like the Gas and some foolish brainwashed brongs , ashantis , fantis assisting them. they say they are evaluating ministers and other appointees but it is now a battle between the ayigbe and the pepeni to reduce the number of ayigbe since the Akans are all already irrelevant in their govt although we are the majority in this land . everywhere you go you find pepeni vultures looking over the carcass of Ghana and tearing out the flesh of wealth for their own greedy selfish selves . they are comfortable now as the critical mass of the people still think things will get better little do they know its beyond repair and can only be remedied with an organized uprising of the Akan. the npp seems to be cleaning house and thanks to ken agyapong most likely true fighters will emerge who will not throw in the towel like nana addo did just before the true battle starts due to cowardice. yes we are ready and will never surrender to these thieves and criminals , long live the republic of Akan
Ghana cries for chane. 11 years ago

In to days Ghana all people matter no matter their history and ethnicity. One group cannot win political power on the basis of its former glory, history and or ethnicity. ghanaians are aware and well informed. they read and l ...
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In to days Ghana all people matter no matter their history and ethnicity. One group cannot win political power on the basis of its former glory, history and or ethnicity. ghanaians are aware and well informed. they read and listen to what is being written and said over all the media and social networks. What i want NPP members and sympathizers to understand is that the decision to win elections is vested in the electorates of all of Ghana. The must earn the respect and win the support of the majority of voters in order to ascend to power again. it is not the birthright of anyone to become president of Ghana. Akans must understand that as much as is their legitimate right to bask in their past glory all the time, the ultimate right to engine to ride to victory in Ghana does not rest in their past glory. That is the power of the people of Ghana. it is one man one vote; irrespective of where you come from. I will cast my vote for those who respect my feelings and my rights and honor as a human being no matter how uncivilized and poor i might be. Long live Ghana, long live democracy.
Pelicles 11 years ago

Let those with closed mind believe that nonsense that NPP is for only Akans. Those who lead the party during presidential elections, are chosen by the party delegates who come across the entire nation. And what should not ex ...
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Let those with closed mind believe that nonsense that NPP is for only Akans. Those who lead the party during presidential elections, are chosen by the party delegates who come across the entire nation. And what should not exit our mind is we need "competent people" to lead. People who understand the dynamics of government and how to put good policies to the advantage of all and sundry.

Ghanaians are not "Laboratory animals" who should be used for "experimental purposes". NDC blew the "the tribal nonsense" against NPP and won and who is suffering? Kufuor ruled without no oil and NDC is swimming in a "raging river of oil" and what do we see? Incompetency, stupidity, crass idiocy and above thievery. Is that how to rule to make the live of people better?

Let NDC keep using that tribal shit against NPP and the entire nation suffers. Ghana is bleeding profusely under this reckless and useless government but in the end, who gain? It is those who use the "Akanization" to further their diabolical intention.
Ghana 11 years ago

What you closed your mind not to realize is that, Kufuor ruled paying any debt because he declared Ghana HIPIC yet he still left the country with huge 10 billion indebted to our eyeballs whiles he toured the whole world with ...
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What you closed your mind not to realize is that, Kufuor ruled paying any debt because he declared Ghana HIPIC yet he still left the country with huge 10 billion indebted to our eyeballs whiles he toured the whole world with our money and enriched all his children his family and cronies.

You still don't see that because you are a incorrigible tribalist who see's nothing wrong with what your tribal bigots do or did.

That your armed robber president Kufour sold everything he could lay his hand on to the colonialist just for them to make him famous because he cared less about the people of Ghana.
That's the truth about your often hyped kufour regime.
Everything kufour did was for his personal interest only. He managed to get the oil and took a chunk of percentage out of the national interest.
Kufour is just as Rawlings called him an Autocratic Armed Robber.

Pelicles 11 years ago

Hate the man but he did better than JJ, Mills and Mahama combined. If Kufuor sold everthing, what about JJ?

Hate the man but he did better than JJ, Mills and Mahama combined. If Kufuor sold everthing, what about JJ?
DOUBLE STANDARDS 11 years ago

WHICH K4 KRONFOR DID BETTER??!! WHAT DID THAT CRIMINAL DO THAT YOU THINK WAS BETTER??!! READ GHANA'S COMMENT AGAIN OR HAVE SOMEONE READ IT TO YOU...

WHICH K4 KRONFOR DID BETTER??!! WHAT DID THAT CRIMINAL DO THAT YOU THINK WAS BETTER??!! READ GHANA'S COMMENT AGAIN OR HAVE SOMEONE READ IT TO YOU...
Son of Ghana 11 years ago

No JJ did not take 3.5% of the oil. He took everything else as they are doing now.

No JJ did not take 3.5% of the oil. He took everything else as they are doing now.
Son of Ghana 11 years ago

The person who calls himself Ghana is talking rubbish as usual for the NDC.
De sousa says cedi fall is by dwarfs. Ha Ha Ha haaaaa.

The person who calls himself Ghana is talking rubbish as usual for the NDC.
De sousa says cedi fall is by dwarfs. Ha Ha Ha haaaaa.
Tribalwar 11 years ago

Akan are even more than that of 70% if censurs are than right. Togolees,Bukinas and Ivorians as well as Nagerians have plunged into ghana which NDC use to win vote.In 1980 Akan population was about 80% out of 15 million, in 2 ...
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Akan are even more than that of 70% if censurs are than right. Togolees,Bukinas and Ivorians as well as Nagerians have plunged into ghana which NDC use to win vote.In 1980 Akan population was about 80% out of 15 million, in 2014 when population in Ghana is about 25 million Akans constitute about 49%. Boo...shit!!!!
insight to the bone 11 years ago

dont mind them as anything as academic as simple primary school mathematics is a challenge to these ayigbe and pepeni nkwaseafuo. let us go to war one day and they will see their numbers dwindle to less than 5 % before the sh ...
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dont mind them as anything as academic as simple primary school mathematics is a challenge to these ayigbe and pepeni nkwaseafuo. let us go to war one day and they will see their numbers dwindle to less than 5 % before the shooting starts as most will immediately remember who they are and where they came from
GAWUKO 11 years ago

This imaginary war is eating off the marrow in your bones. There is no victory because there will never be war!

This imaginary war is eating off the marrow in your bones. There is no victory because there will never be war!
Cut the Crap ! 11 years ago

Akans have never been a majority in Ghana.
That us NPP's perennial problem and why they have consistently lost elections in Ghana except the two won by Kufuor in 2000 and 2004.

The 1969 election won by Busia's Progress Pa ...
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Akans have never been a majority in Ghana.
That us NPP's perennial problem and why they have consistently lost elections in Ghana except the two won by Kufuor in 2000 and 2004.

The 1969 election won by Busia's Progress Party was something between a fraud and a farce and was not a free election .

Just check all past census figures.

Or go back to school
MAAME 11 years ago

If akans are not the majority then who are? Idiot, even during Dr Nkrumah's time the akan population was 60% because that time not many people travelled.The census you talking about didn't include those abroad, but mind you , ...
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If akans are not the majority then who are? Idiot, even during Dr Nkrumah's time the akan population was 60% because that time not many people travelled.The census you talking about didn't include those abroad, but mind you , mr jealousy go kill you, your tribe according to your so called census was 12% so you can't be majority in Ghana.Whether you like it or not we are the majority, talking about 1969 elections so who did you think ghana voted for? Gbedemah the thief? Somebody who was expelled fron cpp because of stealing? And was a wanted man who ran to the UK on exile? Even Dr.Nkrumah himself was alive that time and sent a message to his people not to vote for Gbedemah but Busiah was the next after him.What are you talking about ? Do you think that uneducated generation were fools as today's generation who accept salt, rice and oil to vote for hell ? Come on ! They were illiterates who were wise and wouldn't accept any bull shit.
insight to the bone 11 years ago

even by todays census the Ashantis make over 5 million the fanti speaking people of the western and central regions are around 4,5 million , the rest of the twi speakers in the brong ahafo , eastern region and greater Accra r ...
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even by todays census the Ashantis make over 5 million the fanti speaking people of the western and central regions are around 4,5 million , the rest of the twi speakers in the brong ahafo , eastern region and greater Accra region are over 8 million and we havent even started counting the diaspora yet? they play with these numbers and history so they can rig the elections and oppress us but God is on our side and this year we will show them where the power lies

NANA YAW 11 years ago

Insight to the bone, you forget that not all Akans are members of the NPP. And what, in God's Holy name, makes you believe that "God is on our side"? You surely don't have any insight left in your body, ogwan.

Insight to the bone, you forget that not all Akans are members of the NPP. And what, in God's Holy name, makes you believe that "God is on our side"? You surely don't have any insight left in your body, ogwan.
Pelicles 11 years ago

Thanks for your comment. These people should thank God that Akans are the majority else, hell would have visited us long time ago. They hate Akans but they do not feel shy to live peaceful on our Akan lands.

Thanks for your comment. These people should thank God that Akans are the majority else, hell would have visited us long time ago. They hate Akans but they do not feel shy to live peaceful on our Akan lands.
Melinda 11 years ago

I dont think any one hated Akans as much as you may have been thought by your parents. Most ethnic hate which exist in most of Africa was mostly based on past tribal wars whereas in the case of Ghana most of those wars were a ...
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I dont think any one hated Akans as much as you may have been thought by your parents. Most ethnic hate which exist in most of Africa was mostly based on past tribal wars whereas in the case of Ghana most of those wars were among fellow Akan states than with other ethnic minorities. Therefore such hate cannot be existing among any group towards the other in Ghana.

The problem most minorities have is with the Akan supremacist elements within the NPP and not all Akans per se. How do you expect a Northner or an Ewe man to supoort the NPP when the nephew of the NPP leader who also doubles as a strong member of the NPP NY chapter kwame Okoampa Ahoofe writes an article dedicated to the NPP and refers to them as Atinga?

I bet if the shoes were on your foot you will feel the same. There are too many good Akans to make such a sweeping statement as hating Akans. Nkrumah was an Akan and yet most ppl voted for him because he was a visionary that believed in Africa instead of tribe. Nkrumah type Akans arent too common in the NPP leadership now.
OBRA 11 years ago

We Akans shall cut the crap for u to swallow.!

We Akans shall cut the crap for u to swallow.!
Ghana 11 years ago

NPP is Ashanti/Akyem Party and anybody there who doesn't belong to these tribes is only wasting his precious time in NPP. Bawumia should take a cue from the past and advice himself before its too late for him.
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NPP is Ashanti/Akyem Party and anybody there who doesn't belong to these tribes is only wasting his precious time in NPP. Bawumia should take a cue from the past and advice himself before its too late for him.
What you closed your mind not to realize is that, Kufuor ruled paying any debt because he declared Ghana HIPIC yet he still left the country with huge 10 billion indebted to our eyeballs whiles he toured the whole world with our money and enriched all his children his family and cronies.

You still don't see that because you are a incorrigible tribalist who see's nothing wrong with what your tribal bigots do or did.

That your armed robber president Kufour sold everything he could lay his hand on to the colonialist just for them to make him famous because he cared less about the people of Ghana.
That's the truth about your often hyped kufour regime.
Everything kufour did was for his personal interest only. He managed to get the oil and took a chunk of percentage out of the national interest.
Kufour is just as Rawlings called him an Autocratic Armed Robber.
MAAME 11 years ago

Rawlings overthrew a northerner's government by convincing Dr Limann's kins men to do that work for him, after they had done that and handed the country back to Rawlings the biggest mistake they did and he Rawlings turned aro ...
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Rawlings overthrew a northerner's government by convincing Dr Limann's kins men to do that work for him, after they had done that and handed the country back to Rawlings the biggest mistake they did and he Rawlings turned around and chased these northern boys who are Akatapori, Chris Atim etc out of the country and formed his Dwolukope mafias who terrorised this nation, then came young Giwa who made an attempt to overthrow Rawlings but was unsuccessful and the Dwolukope mafias killed him so if anything at all NDC should be the last party our northerners should join, this same Rawlings and his Dwolukope mafias demolished a mosque of the muslims which shows hatred for the muslim religion but some of them are following this ndc party.Dr.Bawumiah is a staunch muslim and wouldn't follow some one who has demolished a holy place of Allah which doesn't show respect to the religion.You better shut up because we can go on and on about how you ndc hate muslims and the north but you are pretending like Rawlings pacified them by given them a holiday.
mky 11 years ago

Kwesi, nice try, but I am not in the least convinced that the NPP is not Akan-driven, Akan-influenced and Akan-inspired .......to put more trenchantly, its DNA is Akan, pure and simple...its agenda is geared towards restoring ...
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Kwesi, nice try, but I am not in the least convinced that the NPP is not Akan-driven, Akan-influenced and Akan-inspired .......to put more trenchantly, its DNA is Akan, pure and simple...its agenda is geared towards restoring Akans to the commanding heights of Ghana's political and economic power structure....and it did not help that it sidelined the late Aliu Mahama whose nomination would have gone a long way to alter the public's perception of the party as a tribal enclave...help it to shed that awful label....but more crucially, Mahama's nomination would have ultimately sent a signal to northerners that the party was fast changing its tribal tone, becoming more inclusive and tolerant of other ethnic groups.....what is more, the NPP would made immense inroads in the regions.

To stop the bad press the NPP must undergo some real fundamental changes....a northerner ought to be at the head of the party in 2016....anything short of that will be counterproductive and only reinforce the belief among millions of Ghanaians that the party is solely for Akans.....
Angelo 11 years ago

Sorry mate, I also do not buy into your argument. I think there is enough info out there to convince me that putting a Northerner at the head will not change your perceptions. I do not care if you tag the NPP as an Akan party ...
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Sorry mate, I also do not buy into your argument. I think there is enough info out there to convince me that putting a Northerner at the head will not change your perceptions. I do not care if you tag the NPP as an Akan party since I see the NDC as a Northern and Ewe party full of people envious of the Akans, Sorry I do not join in your feelings but you are all slowly realising your folly by sidelining the Akans, they are seeing your game plan and it will back fire.
Efienyansa 11 years ago

To to bamboozle people with an arcane concept dubbed "Property-owinig democracy" which scared the daylight out of the common folk,but also the burgeoning middle class that had suceeded in overcoming abject poverty,largely thr ...
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To to bamboozle people with an arcane concept dubbed "Property-owinig democracy" which scared the daylight out of the common folk,but also the burgeoning middle class that had suceeded in overcoming abject poverty,largely through education.
Who in today`s world wants to remain an "Ahenkwaa" [a serf] for the rest of their life? And who really believes that those who have a stranglehold over the party now,have actually abandoned that scary idea?
I don`t,even though I am was born into a good station in life! with 'blue-blood'!
MAAME 11 years ago

My brother, Dr Bawumiah is a very brilliant guy but because of how John Mahama and his northern folks at the helm of affairs have mismanaged and disappointed ghanaians that we need to be a little careful.Dr.Limann disappoint ...
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My brother, Dr Bawumiah is a very brilliant guy but because of how John Mahama and his northern folks at the helm of affairs have mismanaged and disappointed ghanaians that we need to be a little careful.Dr.Limann disappointed ghanaians and John Mahama has done the worst of all.Dr.Bawumiah will be the next candidate in the absence of Nana but because of the failures of John Mahama he may need a little orientation.Leadership is something you must learn otherwise you will fail, Every American president has been either a governer or a senetor but the vice can be anyone so by that they learn, in ghana it is not so we pick anybody at all who has no knowledge of leadership to lead us that is why we fail, it doesn't matter how brilliant or smart the person is there should be some sort of orientation of leadership before you can head a nation to become successful.John Mahama has failed because he didn't learn but an mp from Tamale who I think is the minister of trade has been going to Hon.Osei Kyei Mensah and co for some advice about the paliament which is a very good thing he is doing if he continues, it is going to help him develop his leadership skills so that when he get the chance he wouldn't mess up but I know the devil in some ndc members which is hatred and jealousy are going to restrain him from learning some points from the opposition because all that such people are looking for is to destroy ghana.

jijk 11 years ago

THERE IS NOTHING WRONGE WITH A PARTY TO BE DOMINATED BY A PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE JUST AS THE NDC IS MAINLY EWE'S AND NORTHERNERS. YES, THE AKANS MAY HAVE COMMON INTERESTS AND THEREFORE SUBCRIBE TO THE TENETS OF ONE PARTY ...
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THERE IS NOTHING WRONGE WITH A PARTY TO BE DOMINATED BY A PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE JUST AS THE NDC IS MAINLY EWE'S AND NORTHERNERS. YES, THE AKANS MAY HAVE COMMON INTERESTS AND THEREFORE SUBCRIBE TO THE TENETS OF ONE PARTY OVER THE OTHER. THE NPP IS HOWEVER OPEN TO ANYONE REGARDLESS OF THEIR TRIBE TO JOIN IF YOU BELIEVE AND SHARE THE SAME INTERESTS AND TENETS OF MOST AKANS WHO ARE ALSO NPP MEMBERS. CAPISCHE?
Ghana 11 years ago

NPP is Ashanti/Akyem Political Party you cannot throw dust into anybodies eyes.
These two tribes have names for any tribe is only you are not Ashanti or Akyem. They call Brongs as Benkotu, Northerners as Pepefuo, Volta as I ...
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NPP is Ashanti/Akyem Political Party you cannot throw dust into anybodies eyes.
These two tribes have names for any tribe is only you are not Ashanti or Akyem. They call Brongs as Benkotu, Northerners as Pepefuo, Volta as Inward looking or Trokosi, Fanti as Concert people or in blunt Fools, Sefwis the Bush people and the list goes on.
Its only when its voting time they want to throw dust into peoples eyes but in reality these Ashanti/Akyem have no respect for anybody except if you are one of them.
That's the truth.

In NDC you will always be part of the party no matter where you come from. And you are respected in NDC.
DKB 11 years ago

And the ashantis are called cocoa asi krachi and shoeshine boys. Akyem people are tagged as stingy people so what is your point? Do you understand the word trokosi and it's origin? Are fanti's not the most humourous people in ...
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And the ashantis are called cocoa asi krachi and shoeshine boys. Akyem people are tagged as stingy people so what is your point? Do you understand the word trokosi and it's origin? Are fanti's not the most humourous people in Ghana? Do they not make the best concerts? Be bold of who and what you are and stop all this hating, it won't get you anywhere. Do you hear ashantis complaining when people call them shoeshine boys and cocoa asi krachi?

Please find something sensible to say to prove your point rather than the phathetic argument you have put out there. If NDC is where you want to be and you belive they are the only party that respects you, that is your choice and opinion, you don't have to make up stupid agruments to justify your choice of party. Enjoy being part of NDC, why put your mouth in NPP matter?
Pelicles 11 years ago

NPP will never elect a leader who is stupid. Do you folks think that everybody can be a leader if yes, just imagine Mills and Mahama. Tweakai. If that is what Ghanaians want then it will be better we do not even bother to vo ...
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NPP will never elect a leader who is stupid. Do you folks think that everybody can be a leader if yes, just imagine Mills and Mahama. Tweakai. If that is what Ghanaians want then it will be better we do not even bother to vote but choose even a demented person to be the president.

Voltarians have been voting 100% for NDC and no one tags them as bias. During the last election, how many votes did NDC get from Eastern and Ashanti regions and how many did NPP get from Volta and the Northern regions so, why are some people pissed?
True talk 11 years ago

The party needs good communicators who must let Ghanaians know what you've touched on. Gone were the days that people were allowed to say whatever they wanted about the party. Let's arise! Ghanaians are yearning for NPP.

The party needs good communicators who must let Ghanaians know what you've touched on. Gone were the days that people were allowed to say whatever they wanted about the party. Let's arise! Ghanaians are yearning for NPP.
Pumpuni 11 years ago

"The Bawules and Nzemas may be contestable as Akans but I call them Akans because on the other side of the border in Ivory Coast their counterparts there, the Aowins are considered Akans."
1. In Ghana, the Akans comprise the ...
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"The Bawules and Nzemas may be contestable as Akans but I call them Akans because on the other side of the border in Ivory Coast their counterparts there, the Aowins are considered Akans."
1. In Ghana, the Akans comprise the following: Bono, Asante, Adanse, Twifo, Assin(Asen), Fante, Akuapem, Akyem, Akwamu, Kwawu, Sehwi, Awowin (they share borders with the Denkyiras, Sehwis, and the Wassas), Nzema, Ahanta, Denkyira, and Heman.
A well written piece Kofi, but get some help from Dr. F.K. Buah's book," A History of Ghana", Revised and Updated.
Macmillan publishers Limited 1980,1998.
ISBN 0 333 65934 1
2. World Directory of Minorities
Côte d’Ivoire Overview
Peoples
Main languages: French (official), Dioula, Baoulé.
[Note: Most data on most ethnic groups comes from the CIA World Factbook, 2007. Exceptions are the figures for Baoulé, foreigners, Lebanese and French, which come from the US State Department, 2007.]
The dominant Akan-speakers, make up 42 per cent of the population, mainly in the center, east and south-east.
The Baoulé, an Akan subgroup, are the largest single ethnic group, comprising about 15-20 per cent of the total population.
Another Akan subgroup is the Ebrié (Kyama), an extremely complex grouping of people along the south-east coast, particularly around the Ebrié Lagoon and Abidjan. Numbering about 76,000, they have largely shifted from traditional occupations to cash crop farming.
Source: www.minorityrights.org
3. The westernmost Akan peoples--the Agni, Baoulé, and several smaller groups--are descendants of people who fled from Asante and now make up about one-fifth of the Ivoirian population.
Source: U.S. Library of Congress Country Studies
Pumpuni 11 years ago

Correction: Kofi should read Kwesi. Sorry.

Correction: Kofi should read Kwesi. Sorry.
Pumpuni 11 years ago

The NPP needs a good Communications Team to deal with this issue.

The NPP needs a good Communications Team to deal with this issue.
John 11 years ago

You can say all you want but we see it in the blood of the party; a nameless person throws out an allegation about Afoko who is a northerner and the vetting committee suddenly finds it worhty of freezing the chairmanship pos ...
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You can say all you want but we see it in the blood of the party; a nameless person throws out an allegation about Afoko who is a northerner and the vetting committee suddenly finds it worhty of freezing the chairmanship position. We know that by doing that they have already sent a signal to delegates most of whom are from the Ashanti Region to through out the pepeni who dares to run for the chairmanship of the the Akan-AKyem Party. NPP apologists can calibrate all they want but we know that the northerner in that party is just a hewer of wood and the drawer of water for the Akans.
Efienyansa 11 years ago

Turn real justice on its head, by insisting that he victim,Afoko,disproves the phantom and scurrilous allegationagainst him!
Hoqw can anybody who is dealt such a hand possibly wein?

Turn real justice on its head, by insisting that he victim,Afoko,disproves the phantom and scurrilous allegationagainst him!
Hoqw can anybody who is dealt such a hand possibly wein?
Pelicles 11 years ago

If you that dumb, let me tell you that the delegates who elects NPP leaders are chosen from all the TEN REGIONS IN WITH EQUAL REPRESENTATIONS. Do not us this site to throw dust into the eyes of those who visit here with basel ...
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If you that dumb, let me tell you that the delegates who elects NPP leaders are chosen from all the TEN REGIONS IN WITH EQUAL REPRESENTATIONS. Do not us this site to throw dust into the eyes of those who visit here with baseless facts. Who told you that most of the delegates of NPP are from the Ashanti region?

Ghana is retrogression and who is paying for that? I think all NDC members are being spoon-fed while NPP and others are gnashing their teeth in search of their daily bread.
OBRA 11 years ago

This is a balanced account. The NPP should take the war to the NDC propagandists!

This is a balanced account. The NPP should take the war to the NDC propagandists!
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

We should amend our Constitution to seek the prohibition of any political party that is quintessentially tribal based, and political party that is quintessentially religious based.
With the clauses in the amendment stipulati ...
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We should amend our Constitution to seek the prohibition of any political party that is quintessentially tribal based, and political party that is quintessentially religious based.
With the clauses in the amendment stipulating the meaning of quintessentially tribal based and quintessentially religious based.
Pelicles 11 years ago

All political parties have their base, Look at the Republican party in the US which has its base primarily among White Americans and the Democrats too dwell most on Blacks so, there is nothing wrong with that but NDC is muddy ...
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All political parties have their base, Look at the Republican party in the US which has its base primarily among White Americans and the Democrats too dwell most on Blacks so, there is nothing wrong with that but NDC is muddying the political waters too much.

Why is NPP being labeled "Akan party"? The reason is simple. The party will never elect a foolish person as their leader. Just cast your mind back to Limann. What did he do? His incompetency forced JJ to overthrow him and look at Mahama. The man is acting as if he is lost in an endless desert.

Marcus, not everybody can lead as a leader and that is what NDC do not understand. They prefer to rotate the leadership of the nation which is impossible because we are not "Lab animals who should be used for experimental purposes".
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

Pleas, don't compare Ghana politics to that of US. You conviniently left out the other half of my post. If you don't mind, go back and attempt to answer that: the quintessentially religious based bit. It is not constitutional ...
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Pleas, don't compare Ghana politics to that of US. You conviniently left out the other half of my post. If you don't mind, go back and attempt to answer that: the quintessentially religious based bit. It is not constitutional for NDC to be an "Natafuor party", neither would it be constitutional for NPP to be an "Akanfuor party". Nor can we have a "Tigari party" or "Ga-Shifimo party".
Akomadan Adjei Nkansah Belgium 11 years ago

WELL IF NPP ARE AKAN PARTY AS NDC CLAME FOR,THEN,NDC ARE CORRUPT AND CRIMINALS PARTY,PERIOD

WELL IF NPP ARE AKAN PARTY AS NDC CLAME FOR,THEN,NDC ARE CORRUPT AND CRIMINALS PARTY,PERIOD
Cantankerous 11 years ago

Ken Agyapong and similar other individuals within the NPP have done the most harm to the party by helping to spread the perception that NPP is an Akans-only party. We also have to blame a sleepy NPP leadership that failed to ...
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Ken Agyapong and similar other individuals within the NPP have done the most harm to the party by helping to spread the perception that NPP is an Akans-only party. We also have to blame a sleepy NPP leadership that failed to grasp the gravity of the situation and therefore the see the need to publicly censure the loose-lipped irresponsible MP.
Moses 11 years ago

The writer's major problem is to conflate Political Akan with Ethnographic Akan. When Ghanaians say NPP is an Akan party, they DO NOT MEAN Akan as ethnographers will define it which will include Nzimas and the Bawules. They s ...
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The writer's major problem is to conflate Political Akan with Ethnographic Akan. When Ghanaians say NPP is an Akan party, they DO NOT MEAN Akan as ethnographers will define it which will include Nzimas and the Bawules. They simply mean a political Akan that comprises those who speak the Twi language (Asante, Akyem and also Fanti). Since this designation is made by non-Akan speakers in the country, they don't really care who are ethnographically Akan. They only see those people speaking the Twi language. And they act on that reality. They see that NPP always chooses a presidential candidate who is a native Twi speaker and they act on that reality.

The writer's attempt to show that NPP appoints non-Akans to top posts in the party also misses the point. What non-Akans see as the face of the party is its presidential candidate, not its running made or chairman. It is the presidential candidate who becomes the president of Ghana with the vice only a second best. Ghanaians don't go to the polls to vote for the running mate or the party Chairman. It is the presidential candidate who counts and he is the one who defines the Akanness of the party.

As for social programs in pursuit of distributive justice, the writer assumes that NPP is the better party at this. The fact is that both major parties pursue such goals but through slightly different methods and with varying degrees of thoroughness. NPP has not been more successful at this than NDC. The people have seen this. They have also seen something else: the extent to which operatives of both parties enrich themselves. They are more sensitive to this than the effects of redistributive efforts on them personally which are very minimal.

The writer also says Ghanaians vote(d) for NPP because of its policies and not so much the Akan this or that. But in Ghana, only the middle class is sensitive to party programs in its voting choices. And the middle class, even if expanding, is minimal. The rest of the people vote en mass, almost with their eyes closed, depending on tribal affiliations, historical reasons and personal affiliations that have nothing to do with party programs. That is why there are so few changes in the voting patterns of Asantes, Akyems, Ewes, Fantis and Gas - the last two historically sharing their votes between the two traditional blocks in Ghana.
Peter Noah 11 years ago

Hayford, I want to correct you if you will allow me. It is not true that Akans form 70% of the total populations of Ghana. Infact, they are less than 48%. Get that fact in your head! I also want to tell you that, no amount o ...
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Hayford, I want to correct you if you will allow me. It is not true that Akans form 70% of the total populations of Ghana. Infact, they are less than 48%. Get that fact in your head! I also want to tell you that, no amount of whatever you say can change what you people are made of. There is a something that worries me so much when it comes to the use of the word Akan. There are decent and well brought up Akans out there who I think, are always embarrassed by some of those bigots who have such Akan supremacy in thier genes. You know them, I know them, all of us know them. If I were Hayford, I would have asked myself why the other Akan tribes do not side with the Ashanti/ Akyems in particular in this country. Fantes are not like that, neither are the Bonos and the Westerners. Is it therefore suprised that these people did not vote for the NPP, and will still do it again? The answer is that, the Ashantis/ Akyems have no respect for no other people, especially the Aahantis who incidentally, are the most illiterates among the so called Akan tribes. No amount of what you put up here can change anything. Every now and then, we are witnessing it. Look at what you people are doing to Afoko and the rest? Why was he targeted and no other person? How often haven´t we hear those dirty tribal bigots like Ahoofe, Parry Akurrang, aka Akadu Mensema, Rockson and the rest of the deformed brain idiots showing their bush behaviour on this site. Please give us a break! Ghanaians know who you are. If Akufo Addo himself has come out to say the NPP is Akan party, who are you to challenge him? Do not be decieved that votes from the NPP strogn holds for the NPP are votes from the so called Ashanti/Akyems, though some might come from them. I wish that you people would always mention Ashanti or Akyem anytime you are getting out of your clone brains, instead of mentioning the wolrd Akans, which is a big embrrassement to decent Akans.
DKB 11 years ago

Hatred indeed blinds people. You seem to have worked yourself up with so much hatred you can't even think straight. When you people forged some fake tape recording of Kofi Adams and stood on those grounds to suspend him from ...
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Hatred indeed blinds people. You seem to have worked yourself up with so much hatred you can't even think straight. When you people forged some fake tape recording of Kofi Adams and stood on those grounds to suspend him from the party what was that? Why was he targeted and no other person? Or because he is from the same tribe as you that makes it okay? How different is that from what some idiot did to Afoko? When Aseidu Nketia called the founder of NDC a mad dog that was okay becasue he is one of yours?

You have the nerve to ask stupid questions about an individual lying about Afoko to get him disqualified.
What lies didn't fifi kwetey and Victor Smith tell the whole nation about Kufuor in 2007 prior to the 2008 elections only to confess during their vetting in 2009? To you that was okay, what lies and insutls haven't you people dished out to Nana Addo with your own Justice Kpegah a whole former high court judge joining the bandwagon all out of hatred. Your hatred for ashantis has made you irrational and you fail to see that the very things you mention in your comment have or are happening in the NDC too.

Where did Akufo Addo come out to say NPP is an akan party? When John Mahama said northners should vote for him because he is a northerner did that make NDC a northerners party? Or when Mahama said Northerners are tired of the vice presidential slot was he being tribal? You people have got yourself so worked up on this ashanti/akyem thing it's clouded your judgement to the extent you end up making irrational arguments. So far there is nothing you have said which has any relevance. If you respect yourself, why care whether someone respects you or not unless you have an inferiority complex. Infact if you think someone does not respect you, there are more positive ways of showing that person you are more civilised and a better person than they are, so far, your rants here does not show you to be someone who respects himself, why would anyone else respect you in this case?
We as a people are all different, we learn to live with people who are different from us and act differently. Even siblings from the same father and mother are different.

It is amazing how some of you come on here and insult akans to your hearts content and think it is okay to do. You are just as bad as the people or tribe you insult. The bottom line is you are exhibiting traits of jealousy, fear and intolerance which must be a trait of some bigots in your tribe. You are proof that no tribe is perfect, in ever tribe there are bigots and disrespectful individuals like you Peter Noah so what is your beef?
Son of Ghana 11 years ago

This Ashanti Akyem thing is just rubbish. It is NDC propoganda pure and simple. Our problem is that there are NDC moles in the NPP who are allowing people to label us as an Akan Party. This tribalist bullshit is all the NDC h ...
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This Ashanti Akyem thing is just rubbish. It is NDC propoganda pure and simple. Our problem is that there are NDC moles in the NPP who are allowing people to label us as an Akan Party. This tribalist bullshit is all the NDC have. They just love stoking up divisions in our society. That is all they are good at becuase they know they cannot manage Ghana because they are useless. And we stupid Ghanians fall for it every time.
Osei Yao 11 years ago

YOUR LAST PARAGRAPH READS LIKE AN ECLOGY TO OSAGYEFUO DR KWAME NKRUMAH. THE CPP WAS THE SOCIAL ENGINEERING PARTY WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR SUCH AS YOU AND ME TO GET EDUCATION. AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY, BUSIA'S PP SCRAPPE ...
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YOUR LAST PARAGRAPH READS LIKE AN ECLOGY TO OSAGYEFUO DR KWAME NKRUMAH. THE CPP WAS THE SOCIAL ENGINEERING PARTY WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR SUCH AS YOU AND ME TO GET EDUCATION. AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY, BUSIA'S PP SCRAPPED FEE-FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION. NPP IS FAILING BECAUSE OF "YENI ME FIRI TETE" NOT COMPETENCE.
peace 11 years ago

do not include Nzemas in your Akan equation, they are not akans. There are no bawules also in Ghana. Research well before you write

do not include Nzemas in your Akan equation, they are not akans. There are no bawules also in Ghana. Research well before you write

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