Haruna’s Rise To Fame And Why He Can Be President of Ghana

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NANAPA 11 years ago

ghanaweb must check this kinda waste and shit

ghanaweb must check this kinda waste and shit
Antiochus - London 11 years ago

Who cares this cheap propaganda. It will not put food on our tables.

Who cares this cheap propaganda. It will not put food on our tables.
Rashid adam 11 years ago

My brother say it again.even though i belong to npp i will suppport haruna million times if he decide to become the president.this are few people after Aliu who deserve to lead becouse they are selfless and have the north at ...
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My brother say it again.even though i belong to npp i will suppport haruna million times if he decide to become the president.this are few people after Aliu who deserve to lead becouse they are selfless and have the north at heart
AA 11 years ago

In his DREAM

In his DREAM
INSIGTH TO THE MIND 11 years ago

really? is like you are in touch with the ground. non sense

really? is like you are in touch with the ground. non sense
boy oh boy 11 years ago

Please get your facts right, Haruna attended Navrongo secondary school for his sixth form and was a senior prefect.

Please get your facts right, Haruna attended Navrongo secondary school for his sixth form and was a senior prefect.
Issahaku Musharraf 11 years ago

What you have put here is simple telling us that,Haruna is a thief.How can he acquire all what you have mentioned with this short possible time?.even his party founder cannot match him now. The guy is a big thief if wha you p ...
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What you have put here is simple telling us that,Haruna is a thief.How can he acquire all what you have mentioned with this short possible time?.even his party founder cannot match him now. The guy is a big thief if wha you put here is true.
Kwesi 11 years ago

I will personally bring him down. This traitor from student days till now. Who sold the students for his own personal ambitions.

I will personally bring him down. This traitor from student days till now. Who sold the students for his own personal ambitions.
AMB 11 years ago

Haruna has the guts to take decisions and is likeable and intelligent. A rare combination that positions him well for President of Ghana in future. We will pray for John to turn the country around to create a future for peopl ...
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Haruna has the guts to take decisions and is likeable and intelligent. A rare combination that positions him well for President of Ghana in future. We will pray for John to turn the country around to create a future for people like Haruna to ascend to the position.
Odiyifo 11 years ago

He is better than any npp candidate now and in the future.

He is better than any npp candidate now and in the future.

Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 years ago

I must apologise for not reading the article but commenting on it. It appears you are naive when it comes to Ghanaian politics to assume that your darling boy from Tamale will one day become the President of Ghana. No, you ar ...
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I must apologise for not reading the article but commenting on it. It appears you are naive when it comes to Ghanaian politics to assume that your darling boy from Tamale will one day become the President of Ghana. No, you are wrong.

The current president is from the North and NDC will not soon choose another presidential candidate from the North. Again, the performance of Mahama so far is very disappointing and unless things change he is most likely to be booted out of office by the Ghanaian electorate come 2016. If that happens another NDC presidential candidate from the north is highly unlikely. Tell Haruna to be realistic with his political and presidential ambitions, including paying writers such as you to post such articles.
RAZAK 11 years ago

Good one there HARUNA is more deserving to be PRESIDENT of Ghana, HE is one of the few promising Northern politiciance after former vice PREC Alhaj ALIU , very objective,knowlledgable, helpfull with Wisdom.

Good one there HARUNA is more deserving to be PRESIDENT of Ghana, HE is one of the few promising Northern politiciance after former vice PREC Alhaj ALIU , very objective,knowlledgable, helpfull with Wisdom.
imran.london 11 years ago

hi there
Am happy alot of pple are coming to realised what some of us have seen long ago. Hon Haruna by the will of GOD will one day be a president of our beloved Ghana. he has the charistma to leads us as a nation and to br ...
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hi there
Am happy alot of pple are coming to realised what some of us have seen long ago. Hon Haruna by the will of GOD will one day be a president of our beloved Ghana. he has the charistma to leads us as a nation and to bring development to ohr societire.
imran.london 11 years ago

hi there
Am happy alot of pple are coming to realised what some of us have seen long ago. Hon Haruna by the will of GOD will one day be a president of our beloved Ghana. he has the charistma to leads us as a nation and to br ...
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hi there
Am happy alot of pple are coming to realised what some of us have seen long ago. Hon Haruna by the will of GOD will one day be a president of our beloved Ghana. he has the charistma to leads us as a nation and to bring development to ohr societire.
Nana Yaw Mensah 11 years ago

GHANAIANS SHALL NEVER FORGET ABOUT HIS COMMENTS AND ACTIONS DURING THE SITTINGS OF THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE (NRC). RISE TO FAME IN DEED!!!!!! THE RECORDS ARE THERE FOR ALL TO SEE.

GHANAIANS SHALL NEVER FORGET ABOUT HIS COMMENTS AND ACTIONS DURING THE SITTINGS OF THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE (NRC). RISE TO FAME IN DEED!!!!!! THE RECORDS ARE THERE FOR ALL TO SEE.
Mensah Yaw Papilin 11 years ago

What he needs from us is prayers, we pray for ever from today may Allah protect and shower his blessings on him and his family.

What he needs from us is prayers, we pray for ever from today may Allah protect and shower his blessings on him and his family.
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

How much were paid to to write this?

How much were paid to to write this?
Joe 11 years ago

Have you forgotten that this man was charged for plaugiarism at the University of Ghana? and was subsequently stripped off his masters degree programme?,he cannot be president man,revise your notes.

Have you forgotten that this man was charged for plaugiarism at the University of Ghana? and was subsequently stripped off his masters degree programme?,he cannot be president man,revise your notes.
Prince Otoo 11 years ago

NO DOUBT ABOUT YOUR WRITE UP,INDEED HE CAN BECOME A GOOD PRESIDENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE,HE IS ALSO AN AFFABLE AND LISTENS PEOPLE'S PLIGHT.THE LEAST I CAN SAY ABOUT HIM IS THAT HE FEARS GOD AND READY TO HELP IF HE HAS THE MEANS. ...
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NO DOUBT ABOUT YOUR WRITE UP,INDEED HE CAN BECOME A GOOD PRESIDENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE,HE IS ALSO AN AFFABLE AND LISTENS PEOPLE'S PLIGHT.THE LEAST I CAN SAY ABOUT HIM IS THAT HE FEARS GOD AND READY TO HELP IF HE HAS THE MEANS.LET'S PRAY FOR HIM AND SUPPORT HIM ANYTIME HE WANTS OUR SUPPORT.THANKS FOR THAT WONDERFUL PIECE
Togbe 11 years ago

Opposition Member of Parliament for Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu has denied allegations of plagiarism being leveled against him by the University of Ghana Academic Board.

The university according to Accra based JoyFM has r ...
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Opposition Member of Parliament for Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu has denied allegations of plagiarism being leveled against him by the University of Ghana Academic Board.

The university according to Accra based JoyFM has revoked Mr. Iddrisu’s Masters degree because it found instances of plagiarism in his thesis 'Sociological Investigation into Bribery and Corruption in the Public Service of Ghana'.

But speaking exclusively to the dailyEXPRESS, Mr. Iddrisu denied any wrongdoing insisting “I’ve not now or before, nor will I ever use a short cut or an easy way in the pursuit of my life goals be it academic or politics. I’ll prove to the university within the next few years that I’ve enormous potential to achieve greater academic laurels.”

The decision of the Academic board which is yet to be communicated to the Tamale South MP was taken, according to JoyFM after a heated meeting of the Academic Board.

The NDC Youth Organiser says his thesis which has six chapters and a total of one hundred & seventy-four pages has “over sixty references (authorities) on the subject area, so it couldn’t be the plagiarised work of one individual author who is strangely the most acknowledged in my thesis.”

The author in question is Justice P. B. Anin, and according to Mr. Iddrisu he is acknowledged more than ten times in the thesis and listed as reference number four (4) in the biography of the thesis.

Confronted by the dailyEXPRESS about the report of an investigative committee that concluded that he should ‘correct some omissions in the thesis’, Mr. Iddrisu confirmed that the committee did make such a recommendation, explaining that “the academic board would be erring in their judgement for failing to recognise that the few omissions was the result of human error. The omissions talked about affected just the introductory chapter, which in my view is normal.”

The committee which included Dr. Baffour Atta and Dr. Ohene Konadu among others recommended that there’s no case against the MP, except to ask that some omissions be recorded.

Some senior members of the University have meanwhile told the dailyEXPRESS that the academic board’s decision if confirmed will be a major flaw and embarrassment to the supervisors of Mr. Iddrisu’s thesis.

The thesis which was presented in 2000 was not only supervised and approved by the two senior lecturers, Dr. Chris Abotsi, then head of sociology department and Dr. Y. Yangyouru, but recommended for subsequent approval by the academic board of the university. It was also passed external examiners.

dailyiEXPRESS picked up signals that the reported withdrawal of the MP’s Masters Degree had been circulated to some media houses ahead of the academic board’s meeting last Friday. At least three media houses made contact with the MP days ahead of the board’s meeting.

Interestingly, Mr. Iddrisu says the media houses had the confirmed decisions of the academic board before their meeting.

Saturday’s Ghanaian Times added a new twist to the politicisation and reading of mischief into the university’s decision with a publication by a former university registrar Ebow Daniel titled “Point of order, Mr. Speaker” which makes reference to this case.

Mr. Daniel wrote among others that “a Freshman Member of Parliament, a rising star has indeed published a book on corruption that is by no means beautiful. Ghana’s brand of corruption is the subject that has engaged others also including Mr. Justice P. D. Anin, Professor V. T. Le Vine and Professor S. N. Woode, all of whom have publications to show. Originally an M.Phil thesis, the curious thing about the latest addition to the stock of publications on the subject of corruption is that it reads in parts like those earlier studies, and there is no acknowledgement.”

“But there were acknowledgements in my thesis”, was the response of Mr. Iddrisu when we re-made contact with him after reading the piece. “If it is the same thinking that informed the decision of the academic board then, in my view that is most regrettable, unfortunate and grossly unfair.”

Stan, you’ve a copy of my book “Zero tolerance: Public sector corruption in Ghana” check and see if there are no acknowledgements. Indeed, my book and my M.Phil thesis are not the same both in character and in form.

According to Mr. Iddrisu, Mr. Daniel’s claims are most despicable and outrageous, adding “he is a known NPP man, but this is a disgrace to him.”

The Tamale South MP went further to state that is the accusation was that he gave insufficient acknowledgement, he will concede, but any suggestion that there was no acknowledgement is a blatant lie.

Already, reactions to the story on the Internet have been extremely political, with many concluding that the decision of the university cannot be academic but political. Haruna Iddrisu is one of the loud mouthed young political activists in the NDC and according to his party colleagues; this is nothing but an attempt to ‘punish the vociferous MP.’

Mr. Iddrisu himself will not jump to any conclusions yet. He told the dailyEXPRESS that he rather finds the university’s decision surprising because he defended his thesis proposal at a seminar organised by the sociology department, was adjudged the best student at the end of the course work component of the program and awarded a fellowship by the same university.

“I was offered the Chrismon fellowship, which I remember sharing with one Quincly Abrakwa. For the same university to turn around to say what it is saying is very surprising.”

He also confirmed information picked up from the department that he was once appointed a lecturer by the university, explaining that though he received a letter of appointment on 25 April 2004 as a lecturer in Behavioural Sciences at the School of Public Health, he could not take up the appointment because of his political activities.

Mr. Iddrisu says he has accepted the challenge thrown by the university and will soon enrol for a PhD to prove the University wrong.

Source:Ghanaweb

salman 11 years ago

Honable u are welcome

Honable u are welcome
Kofi123 11 years ago

Plagiarism! Plagiarism.

Plagiarism! Plagiarism.
JANE 11 years ago

ONLY DULL STUDENTS READ SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LIKE.

SUCH STUDENTS ARE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE EMPLOYMENT MARKETS ALL OVER, SO THEY FIND POLITICS AS THE SHORT-CUT TO RICHES.

ONLY DULL STUDENTS READ SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LIKE.

SUCH STUDENTS ARE SURPLUS TO THE NEEDS OF THE EMPLOYMENT MARKETS ALL OVER, SO THEY FIND POLITICS AS THE SHORT-CUT TO RICHES.
THINK 11 years ago

Mr Writer,
Ghana's problem has proven way beyond the crop of leaders the country is churning out...Sorry, but you sound very stale.

Mr Writer,
Ghana's problem has proven way beyond the crop of leaders the country is churning out...Sorry, but you sound very stale.

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