Otabil is 101% right - Part 3

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Jeanders 9 years ago

Are there not public universities and hospitals in the developed world. If the state does not involve itself in education and health and leaves them to private hands, could you imagine what would happen? Ask Otabil to tell yo ...
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Are there not public universities and hospitals in the developed world. If the state does not involve itself in education and health and leaves them to private hands, could you imagine what would happen? Ask Otabil to tell you how much do undergraduate students on the average pay a year and compare with the public universities. He was simply crying for more students to his University so that he could get more money.
concerned ghanaian 9 years ago

THIS IS A CASE OF BOOKLONG GONE MAD!!!!

THE STATE HAS EVERY BUSINESS IN EVERYTHING IN GHANA THAT AFFECTS THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENRY.

I BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION HAS, INSTEAD OF OPENING OUR EYES, HAS RATHER SHUT THOSE EYES ...
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THIS IS A CASE OF BOOKLONG GONE MAD!!!!

THE STATE HAS EVERY BUSINESS IN EVERYTHING IN GHANA THAT AFFECTS THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENRY.

I BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION HAS, INSTEAD OF OPENING OUR EYES, HAS RATHER SHUT THOSE EYES SO CLOSED THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG.

OH MOTHER GHANA, WHEN? WHEN?
Divine 9 years ago

They have been to North America and Canada or are in Europe where there is efficient system of collecting revenue and as such elementary schools and junior colleges are built by towns/areas that form school districts so they ...
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They have been to North America and Canada or are in Europe where there is efficient system of collecting revenue and as such elementary schools and junior colleges are built by towns/areas that form school districts so they think the same could be replicated in Ghana/Africa.

BTW, did they not have the benefit of Government established education? And now they are bloviating their nonsense. They want to mindlessly copy every thing from the west; what a foolishness!!
Obed Adore 9 years ago

This is a peace of pure Bulls' Shit!

This is a peace of pure Bulls' Shit!
CHARCOAL SELLER. 9 years ago

Otabil is a capitalist business man who is contradicting himself, on the one hand he is a Jesus man and on the other he is a capitalist who is advocating chaos, what a holy mess of a man.

Otabil is a capitalist business man who is contradicting himself, on the one hand he is a Jesus man and on the other he is a capitalist who is advocating chaos, what a holy mess of a man.
KMD 9 years ago

This is one of the most porous and clueless articles ever written. Mensah Otabil is a well educated man but he got it 101% wrong on this one.

This is one of the most porous and clueless articles ever written. Mensah Otabil is a well educated man but he got it 101% wrong on this one.
Sir Godwin Kirk-Phelps Ahiamale 9 years ago

Ho! My brother, are you really educated? Besides, do you know what you are talking about? Tell Otabil to study Governance very well

Ho! My brother, are you really educated? Besides, do you know what you are talking about? Tell Otabil to study Governance very well
ayim ebenezer 9 years ago

indeed we need to focus on education and build a safe environment for our generation

indeed we need to focus on education and build a safe environment for our generation
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

Can you, Mr. Baidoo, name one country in the world where all schools are privately owned and operated? Can you explain why there exist state schools if the ideal is not universal?

The problem with Mensa Otabil is the same ...
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Can you, Mr. Baidoo, name one country in the world where all schools are privately owned and operated? Can you explain why there exist state schools if the ideal is not universal?

The problem with Mensa Otabil is the same ailment that afflicts every greedy bastard in the world and every self proclaimed conservative. Common sense may come to people later in life because of age but it should not always come to selfish people only after they've extracted much benefit out of systems they deplore when it's time for them to contribute to sustainability of those systems. Mensa Otabil and the lousy souls on the right have all used the free system to get where they are. Hell Mensa Otabil continues to extract from us all by not paying taxes on his mega church of dimwits. The government pays for roads and the communities where his congregation lives. Let the government stop sponsoring all government obligations and let us allow survival of the fittest to take shape. Why stop at schools and hospitals and not everything? Why must government promote businesses and not allow business to spent their own money to promote their lot on the global market? Ghanaians are captive audience and with limited options we do fall for foolishness in government, in tribe and in politics. Mensa Otabil is just the latest to run off at the mouth being induced by tribe and politics to give shameless speeches with his purchased university credentials.
United Ghana 9 years ago

Well said.

Well said.

Kay 9 years ago

Can Mr Baidoo explain to us why countries such as Sweden, Denmark,Norway, Finland,New Zealand etc are doing remarkably well on the global stage
when more than 80 percent of/their schools are funded by the state. Even stud ...
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Can Mr Baidoo explain to us why countries such as Sweden, Denmark,Norway, Finland,New Zealand etc are doing remarkably well on the global stage
when more than 80 percent of/their schools are funded by the state. Even students in private schools in Sweden get their funding from the state.Has Sweden gone bankrupt because of that? No.

Cecil Rhodes did not amass his wealth from his native Hertfordshire,he got it through the plundering and looting of African resources. Can the "Ignoble scholar" Baidoo, tell us how many Africans have benefited from Cecil Rhodes scholarship scheme since it was established in 1903?
k, no problem, a 9 years ago

I am really sic.

I am really sic.
United Ghana 9 years ago

How can the govt not have a hand in education? I presume this writer sees education as a commodity and privilege for those who can afford it.

How can the govt not have a hand in education? I presume this writer sees education as a commodity and privilege for those who can afford it.
BOY KOFI 9 years ago

There is nothing wrong in promoting the private sector.After all,that's what our local entrepreneurs have been doing since the time of Nana Kwamina Ansah.The problem with Otabil is to make such a categorical statement that "g ...
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There is nothing wrong in promoting the private sector.After all,that's what our local entrepreneurs have been doing since the time of Nana Kwamina Ansah.The problem with Otabil is to make such a categorical statement that "govt has no business in doing business".If that is the case,then why should we have govt at all?I am not interested in political ideology here but the reality proves Otabil wrong.He is mixing up Capitalism with anarchy.Can you imagine what will happen if govt is not interested in doing any business?This will be a total catastrophy.Mind you,Ghanaians are not rich enough to build huge factories and business is not only about schools.Socialist or Capitalist,you cannot stop the private from doing business nor you can do to .It is only the extremely greedy bastards who see everything wrong with govt in business.I do agree on principle that govt must create friendly environment for the private sector but it's illogical to make such reckless statement in public.Thank you.
OPANINPA 9 years ago

YOU DEMONSTRATE IGNORANCE. YOU THINK THE WESTERN WAY IS THE ONLY WAY. YOU DO NOT EVEN THINK AFRICANS EDUCATED THEIR CHILDREN. OTABIL AND OTHERS ARE PROPAGATING, AND BRAINWASHING OUR CHILDREN WITH FOREIGN CHRISTIAN PROPAGANDA ...
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YOU DEMONSTRATE IGNORANCE. YOU THINK THE WESTERN WAY IS THE ONLY WAY. YOU DO NOT EVEN THINK AFRICANS EDUCATED THEIR CHILDREN. OTABIL AND OTHERS ARE PROPAGATING, AND BRAINWASHING OUR CHILDREN WITH FOREIGN CHRISTIAN PROPAGANDA THAT INFERIORIZES THE AFRICAN CHILD BEFORE HE CAN THINK FOR HIMSELF. YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF THAT BRAINWASHING - EVERYTHING GOOD COMES FROM THE WEST. WIDEN YOUR HORIZON BY READING ABOUT CHINA, INDIA AND RUSSIA
Asiwome 9 years ago

The injustice in education is perpetuated by those who do it for profit. They take advantage of the poor issuing bogus certificates for exorbitant fees. The job market on the other hand is dominated by friends and friends of ...
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The injustice in education is perpetuated by those who do it for profit. They take advantage of the poor issuing bogus certificates for exorbitant fees. The job market on the other hand is dominated by friends and friends of friends. At least some people want to level the playing field with initiatives like affirmation action. These are some of the things that only the Government can accomplish. The content of Education must be determined by parents. The Government has the responsibility of preserving individual rights to food, housing, clothing, freedom from harassment, etc.
lankwei 9 years ago

When I was in university in ENGLAND, one of my professors had as advice to students, by saying, "When the mantle of a prophets on a person, he develops TUNNEL VISION! In other words he loses his ability to reason and use comm ...
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When I was in university in ENGLAND, one of my professors had as advice to students, by saying, "When the mantle of a prophets on a person, he develops TUNNEL VISION! In other words he loses his ability to reason and use common sense. A perfect description of this guy!
Dr Gavin Blundie 9 years ago

Anything foreign is better than anything African, say some people. Is that why we worship foreign religions?

Or is the foreign religions that conditioned our minds to believe everything foreign is superior?

We have our ...
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Anything foreign is better than anything African, say some people. Is that why we worship foreign religions?

Or is the foreign religions that conditioned our minds to believe everything foreign is superior?

We have our own banks we could use for our development yet we still go out and borrow monies from foreign banks for our developmental purposes.

These foreign banks earn the interests on these loans which our own banks should have been earning. If we don't patronise our banks we created, how do we expect to develop?

Am sure some of you will argue we don't have the dollars hence why we go outside for loans. My reply is, the dollar is not the currency of circulation in Ghana. Therefore, the borrowed dollars will still have to be converted to Ghana Cedi. I therefore ask, why could we not have borrowed the equivalent in Cedi from our own bank so that the profit (interest) from the loan will go to our own bank and this willk in turn be available for more developmental lending.

We've been brainwashed by religions. We have been brainwashed to believe the Caucasians and Arabs are better than us. This is the reason why they all look down on us. You go to their countries, they look down at you but they come here, we worship them because we worship Jesus and Mohammed!

SHINE YOUR EYES MAMA AFRICA, great book by Gavin Bond, an African writer, n the future of the continent.
freddie 9 years ago

Otabil can be 200 percent right a right which is largely subjective and that is why, we at the other side don't necessarily care. And fuck you.

Otabil can be 200 percent right a right which is largely subjective and that is why, we at the other side don't necessarily care. And fuck you.
Village lass 9 years ago

Kobina, I do not think i get the gist of what you are attempting to say.

I appreciate that at least you are trying to write..however

your "essay" is not coherent and the point you trying to make is not clear.
Please th ...
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Kobina, I do not think i get the gist of what you are attempting to say.

I appreciate that at least you are trying to write..however

your "essay" is not coherent and the point you trying to make is not clear.
Please this is the second time am commenting on an article you have written, following up from parts 1, 2 and 3 leaves me wanting to work out how that is in any way linked in terms of local statistics, available data and the real situation in the Ghana. and to Otabil's comment?

come again,mr writer

Son of the soil 9 years ago

Wow, what a warped article! I bet for every good private school in England or the USA you can get equally good and successful examples of state schools in China or Cuba etc. By the way, what is next? Why don't you simply say ...
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Wow, what a warped article! I bet for every good private school in England or the USA you can get equally good and successful examples of state schools in China or Cuba etc. By the way, what is next? Why don't you simply say that government should have no hand in governance itself? Indeed what is the role of government supposed to be, if schools, health care facilities, roads and general infrastructure are all supposed to be run by private enterprise?
Come to think of it, has the government ever stopped a businessman who wants to tar a road and why do you think the government is trying to encourage public/private partnership in various spheres?
We are tired of people who always blame government for their failures. With so many NGOs, Think Tanks and Pressure Groups who do nothing but make noise,it is no wonder we are still a Third World country.
Ama Serwaa 9 years ago

The most unequal societies in the Western World are USA and UK where extreme capitalism reigns supreme, whereas the most equal and cohesive societies in the West are Norway, Finland, Sweden. Please spare us your ignorance.
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The most unequal societies in the Western World are USA and UK where extreme capitalism reigns supreme, whereas the most equal and cohesive societies in the West are Norway, Finland, Sweden. Please spare us your ignorance.

Mensa Otabil went to Swedru Secondary School; if Ghana Government didn't have a hand in education, Mensa wouldn't have seen a classroom given that he said himself that his parents were poor.

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