Nkrumah Nkrumah, Wole Soyinka, & Kongi’s Harvest (3)

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• Mahmoud 10 years ago

  Kwarten is a communist relic that is always crying for the bygone days of communist dictatorships in Africa and in the Word. We thank God those days are over, and mankind survived them. They will never come back.

  Kwarten is a communist relic that is always crying for the bygone days of communist dictatorships in Africa and in the Word. We thank God those days are over, and mankind survived them. They will never come back.

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• MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

  Stop attacking Kwarteng with this communist/socialist accusation. What shows in his writings that he is espousing communist ideology?
  
  We should be concerned his writings don't portray his knowledge of Akan, Ewe, Ga, Dabgan ...
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  Stop attacking Kwarteng with this communist/socialist accusation. What shows in his writings that he is espousing communist ideology?
  
  We should be concerned his writings don't portray his knowledge of Akan, Ewe, Ga, Dabgani, etc, cultures & metaphysics that would allow him to be a veritable Janus-face Ghanaian looking to craft a more sustainable Ghana.

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• Amegaxoxo 10 years ago

  What a long and boring piece.Dont people have better things to write about other than these obsolete and anachronistic pieces? Talk about nostalgic yearnings.Stinky stuff.

  What a long and boring piece.Dont people have better things to write about other than these obsolete and anachronistic pieces? Talk about nostalgic yearnings.Stinky stuff.

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• Kwame Joe 10 years ago

  Do we have the human resources in Afrca and Ghana to create our own truly indigenous democracy?

  Do we have the human resources in Afrca and Ghana to create our own truly indigenous democracy?

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• Vodoo Xebieso 10 years ago

  This Mahmoud fellow is full of "pito" in the head daily.

  This Mahmoud fellow is full of "pito" in the head daily.

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• Vodoo Xebieso 10 years ago

  Your parents must have died in the Nsawam Medium Security Prison which informs your morbid hatred for what Nkrumah stood for.

  Your parents must have died in the Nsawam Medium Security Prison which informs your morbid hatred for what Nkrumah stood for.

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• Abeeku Mensah 10 years ago

  We cannot continue to blame America, the west or any other nation for the decisions we take in Africa or Ghana in particular. It has always been failure to learn to be wise, principled and with moral conviction in Africa or ...
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  We cannot continue to blame America, the west or any other nation for the decisions we take in Africa or Ghana in particular. It has always been failure to learn to be wise, principled and with moral conviction in Africa or Ghana specifically that has led to the chaos, regrets and finger licking that continues to take place across the continent. It is almost always greed or the desire and eagerness to make money the easy and foul way that results in 419 victims litered all around and not the perpetrators. In Africa we have ill-informed leaders and irresponsible citizens willing to turn over their God given abilities to think to political leaders which almost always lead to dictatorships and pretentious democracy or socialism. Do readers believe the USA, China and Russia have not tried to influence the internal structures of each other but with little or no success? So why do these powerful nations succeed in dependent developing and underdeveloped nations where they fail to significantly bring changes to other civilized, developed and industrialized nations? It's simple; it is easier to buy the presumed intellectuals in those dependent nations than to throw money to reform systems in the nations they administer. Every failed nation in Africa and other dependent nation came about because its citizens in the elite class buy into the ideals of democracy, socialism or communism without understanding, commitment to hard work, discipline, self sacrifice, sweat and tears required to succeed. In Ghana the tribes which stood to gain the most brought us the 1966 coup and look what they've been able to achieve in the chaos they engineered. In Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and numerous other places it was citizens of those nations living in the Diaspora who conspired to bring those delusional changes and the opportunity to loot national treasures; they were never interested in democracy and it's not America or the west. America has spent trillions of dollars intended to help democratize those nations including Ghana but at the end of the day, citizens in these respective nations bear the utmost responsibility to ensure the success of the democracy they seek by adhering to true democratic values, practices and procedures. Fools cannot blame their teacher if they refuse to learn; turning around dumb fools into productive citizens can only happen under slavery and I bet we do not want to go there. Let us take responsibility for the chaos around us for a change.

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• Saint James 10 years ago

  Nigeria's newly elected President has come to United States to appeal to them to help Nigeria recover billions of dollars which have been stolen from Nigeria's coffers by Nigerian politicians and government officials.When the ...
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  Nigeria's newly elected President has come to United States to appeal to them to help Nigeria recover billions of dollars which have been stolen from Nigeria's coffers by Nigerian politicians and government officials.When the government was handed over to Buhari,the treasury of oil-rich Nigeria was empty.The money has been stolen and sent back to European and American banks.No doubt,the WHITEMAN sees BLACKMAN as the most idiotic creature to walk on the surface of this planet.

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• francis kwarteng 10 years ago

  Dear Saint James and Abeeku Mensah,
  
  How are you two?
  
  Thanks for your thoughtful comments. Let me just point out that the intentions of this piece is to look at the problem of corruption in Africa from a global perspecti ...
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  Dear Saint James and Abeeku Mensah,
  
  How are you two?
  
  Thanks for your thoughtful comments. Let me just point out that the intentions of this piece is to look at the problem of corruption in Africa from a global perspective.
  
  This approach is no different form the researches of Kofi Annan, continental and international bodies.
  
  Annan has shown how Western multinational companies and African leaders collude to steal from Africa (Even Soyinka has consistently argued this very point over and over. He has formally done this before international bodies such as the World Bank).
  
  Let us also not forget that Buhari's claim is being challenged from all angles. I am waiting for the outcome of investigations into his claim before I make definitive statements. That said, Swiss and American banks are complicit in stolen monies hidden in their banks (by international law).
  
  America does not complain when Mexican officials and drug cartels, to mention but two examples, hide illegal monies in American Banks.
  
  But America has a problem with its citizens who hide stolen monies in Swiss Banks (in addition to ossfshore accounts). In fact, America is on the verge of sanctioning Swiss Banks for aiding its thieves. How then can't we hold America (and others) liable for aiding African thieves.
  
  Of course, the first responsibility lies with those African thieves because no one forces them to steal and hide Africa's money in Western banks.
  
  The abobe notwithstanding, the point is that America has had similar banking secrecy laws just as Swiss Banks and just as long as Swiss Banks have had those laws.
  
  You may recall how Russian oligarchs stole hundreds of billions of dollars and hid them in American banks. It took the combined efforts (of Vladimir Putin) and Bill Clintion to return those stolen money!
  
  The other intention is to offer a critique of African intellectuals who selectively look at the canker of corruption in Africa.
  
  I chose Soyinka as the subject of my critique. This approach is supposed to be representative of the larger African landscape.
  
  Saint James, as for corruption in Africa, particularly Nigeria's, I have discussed that already in some of my earlier articles and have no intentions of revisiting here.
  
  As for the entrenched nature of corruption America is having a hard time taming it.
  
  You may want to go to "Democracy Now" and watch the program "WHISTLEBLOWER BRAD BIRKENFELD REWARDED RECORD $104M FOR EXPOSING HOW UBS HELPED THE RICH EVADE TAXES" (Link: www.democracynow.org/2012/9/12/whistleblower_brad_birkenfeld_rewarded_record_104m).
  
  On the other if you want a global perspective on the same question (go to "Democracy Now" for "EXHAUSTIVE STUDY FINDS GLOBAL ELITE HIDING UP TO $32 TRILLION IN OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS," you may want to read the 45-page text:
  
  "THE PRICE OF OFFSHORE REVISITED: NEW ESTIMATE FOR 'MISSING' GLOBAL PRIVATE WEALTH, INCOME, INEQUALITY, AND LOST TAXES."
  
  The report was prepared by the Tax Justice Network (led by James S. Henry). Here is the link to the full text:
  
  www.taxjustice.net/cms/upload/pdf/Price_of_Offshore_Revisited_120722.pdf
  
  I hope these clarify some of the knotty issues.
  
  Thanks.

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• Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 10 years ago

  The whiteman has not written or said anywhere that the Blackman is the most idiotic creature that ever walked thee planet. So the view is in your own head and reflects you notion of yourself and immediate family members.
  
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  The whiteman has not written or said anywhere that the Blackman is the most idiotic creature that ever walked thee planet. So the view is in your own head and reflects you notion of yourself and immediate family members.
  
  But remember it has never mattered what anybody thinks of you. The issue is more what you think about yourself. And you authenticate your inferior self by repeating negative concepts and thereby validating it. Foolish boy

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• Saint James 10 years ago

  Millions of Africans have the same bizarre mindset as DR SAS.I am not surprised controversial DR SAS is defending the commonplace stupidity and idiocy of African politicians and Government officials.The WHITEMAN is still laug ...
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  Millions of Africans have the same bizarre mindset as DR SAS.I am not surprised controversial DR SAS is defending the commonplace stupidity and idiocy of African politicians and Government officials.The WHITEMAN is still laughing.

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• Mark Osei 10 years ago

  You rather authenticate your own inferior status when you steal billions of dollars from your Government chest,rendering it empty and go the WHITEMAN to ask for assistance to recover the stolen money.

  You rather authenticate your own inferior status when you steal billions of dollars from your Government chest,rendering it empty and go the WHITEMAN to ask for assistance to recover the stolen money.

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• Raymond 10 years ago

  DR SAS sees nothing wrong about the Nigerian situation.This guy is a typical black African fool.

  DR SAS sees nothing wrong about the Nigerian situation.This guy is a typical black African fool.

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