Asantehene Should Not Ban Funerals for Two Months

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• Yaw Adjei 8 years ago

  It's unfathomable how an individual who claims to be a king, who claims to have the welfare and well being of his subjects at heart, can unilaterally and unwisely impose such inhumane and uncivilized imposition on the good pe ...
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  It's unfathomable how an individual who claims to be a king, who claims to have the welfare and well being of his subjects at heart, can unilaterally and unwisely impose such inhumane and uncivilized imposition on the good people of the Ashanti region.
  
  Every true,caring, dedicated good leader acts solely on the best interest(s) of the people he is supposed to lead. What good reason on God's earth does the Asantehene have to ban funerals for two months? Does the ban bring any economic advantages to people? Of course the answer is a big fat NO!!. On the other hand this only imposes economic and other untold and unreasonable hardships on the people. Can the asantehene give us one sound reason for this stupid ban? Nana we live in the 21st century, not the stone age. If as the asntehene you want to leave a legacy after you're gone, please do something radical, logical and reasonable by scrapping all these stone age backward customs and traditions that don't bring any benefits in the lives of people. If you don't know, or don't care, your actions have adversely affected the economic activities of untold number of already struggling people. Of course you don't care. It's all about you. And that's a BIG SHAME. The Bible says: "Woe unto those who make unjust laws or rules."

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• Prof Lungu 8 years ago

  Yaw Adjei,
  We agree with your position.
  
  This is the 21st Century!
  
  Seem to us if that is going to be the case in a Unitary Ghana where citizens are the sovereign, all the cost to families, businesses, individuals, incl ...
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  Yaw Adjei,
  We agree with your position.
  
  This is the 21st Century!
  
  Seem to us if that is going to be the case in a Unitary Ghana where citizens are the sovereign, all the cost to families, businesses, individuals, including inconveniences, ought to be sent to the Asantehene and to the Central Government that permit this archaic custom to disrupt peoples' lives.
  
  As political principles go, the NPP government, with their champion of individualism and money-making ought to understand that this is taxation, confiscation of private property and other interest, without representation or due process.
  
  Ban the ban on noise making, or compensate all those who suffer economic and other hardships.
  
  There can't be any two ways about that!
  
  Peace.

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• Nii Teiko 8 years ago

  It is primitive for the Asantehene to embark on this monkey sanction to punish people in the Asante Kooase region, especially who are paying huge mortuary cost. What is so annoying is that this stupid ban does not cover the " ...
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  It is primitive for the Asantehene to embark on this monkey sanction to punish people in the Asante Kooase region, especially who are paying huge mortuary cost. What is so annoying is that this stupid ban does not cover the "Talibans" who has been bring and performing funerals since the ban was issued. Anyways, I blame my Coward Asante-Kooase half cousins who always chicken out when such foolish orders are issued. Yes it is only in Kumari Tafo where any idiot can slap a chief and go unpunished. Probably the Asantehene should consult Togbega Gabusu of Hohoe on how to do it when any Talibans disrespectful stretches his dirty hands on a chief. Togbega teach them a bitter lesson by exhuming their buried copse and heftily slammed it in their face. And now there is absolute peace in Hohoe. Way to go, baby. That is the true language Talibans undastand.

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• Bos 8 years ago

  IT IS UNWISE TO TALK FROM YOUR BELLY, THERE IS A REASON, IN FACT A GOOD ONE, CONCERNING THE BAN ON NOISE MAKING.
  IT IS BETTER TO ASK WHY FROM THE RIGHT SOURCE BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY STUPID SILLY ASSUMPTION BY INSULTING THE ELDE ...
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  IT IS UNWISE TO TALK FROM YOUR BELLY, THERE IS A REASON, IN FACT A GOOD ONE, CONCERNING THE BAN ON NOISE MAKING.
  IT IS BETTER TO ASK WHY FROM THE RIGHT SOURCE BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY STUPID SILLY ASSUMPTION BY INSULTING THE ELDERLY.
  YES A BAN ON NOISE MAKING BUT, PEOPLE BURY THEIR DEAD AND CONTINUE TO ORGANISE THEIR FUNERALS WITHIN THE PERIOD. THEN AGAIN BUSINESSES GO ON WITHOUT ANY HINDRANCES SO WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? THAT YOU ARE INSULTING PEOPLE ANYHOW.

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• Kwame Osei- Boateng 8 years ago

  Isn't it surprising ? How many educated Ashantis have protested over this irrational decision ? I doff my hat to Yaw Adjei for his comment.If the former President J.A.Kuffuor and thousands of educated Ashantis cannot prot ...
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  Isn't it surprising ? How many educated Ashantis have protested over this irrational decision ? I doff my hat to Yaw Adjei for his comment.If the former President J.A.Kuffuor and thousands of educated Ashantis cannot protest because they think they are still living in the 15th century, or believe that Kwaku Duah is GOD and cannot be criticised,then we have made the whole Ashanti tribe a laughing stock.It's a BIG shame.

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• Frank Appiah 8 years ago

  Kwame,you have hit the nail right on its head.Ashanti is now a laughing stock indeed.Where our numerous lawyers,doctors,professors,scientists,engineers etc? We have made a mockery of higher education indeed.Thanks again,Kwame ...
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  Kwame,you have hit the nail right on its head.Ashanti is now a laughing stock indeed.Where our numerous lawyers,doctors,professors,scientists,engineers etc? We have made a mockery of higher education indeed.Thanks again,Kwame Osei-Boateng !

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• Nana Agyemang 8 years ago

  The Asantehene must be told that he is just the ceremonial king of Ashanti which is an integral part of the Republic of Ghana and has no constitutional powers to ban funerals in Ashanti.Ashanti is not an independent autocrati ...
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  The Asantehene must be told that he is just the ceremonial king of Ashanti which is an integral part of the Republic of Ghana and has no constitutional powers to ban funerals in Ashanti.Ashanti is not an independent autocratic kingdom.His action is a violation of the Human rights of Ashantis.I think Kwaku Dua is too conceited.Where is my role model Dr Kwame Donkor Fordwor,where is former President J.A. Kuffuor,where are our numerous learned men?

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• nana addo 8 years ago

  Typical Africans. Interested in merry making. Have you heard the traditionalists banning noise from factories or hydroelectric power dams.
  It is your unproductive and cacophonous noise in the name of hawking and other subsis ...
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  Typical Africans. Interested in merry making. Have you heard the traditionalists banning noise from factories or hydroelectric power dams.
  It is your unproductive and cacophonous noise in the name of hawking and other subsistent commercial activity like the cheap and vile songs that have to banned.
  Have you heard of noise pollution.
  You believe our ancestors are foolish. With people like you the African will not survive the next 1,000 years.

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• kweku trouble 8 years ago

  It's interesting to see people discussing this issue in a civil way because it's happening in another region. People from other regions have consistently been insulting the Ga Traditional Council whenever there is the yearly ...
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  It's interesting to see people discussing this issue in a civil way because it's happening in another region. People from other regions have consistently been insulting the Ga Traditional Council whenever there is the yearly ban and yet hypocritically obey the same rules in their hometowns. Anyway, this is a nice article with very good points raised by the writer.

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• ASIEDU NKETIA 8 years ago

  THIS IS SLAVERY. HOW CAN ONE SUPPRESS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION BECAUSE OF ONE PERSON. CHRISTMAS IS FOR THE WHOLE LORD OF LORDS. LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER.

  THIS IS SLAVERY. HOW CAN ONE SUPPRESS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION BECAUSE OF ONE PERSON. CHRISTMAS IS FOR THE WHOLE LORD OF LORDS. LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER.

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• Kwame Poku 8 years ago

  Thank you,Joseph Annor! In fact,the Ghana Government must make it very explicit the role of traditional rulers in our democratic rule.I think some of our traditional rulers think they are still living in the 14th century.

  Thank you,Joseph Annor! In fact,the Ghana Government must make it very explicit the role of traditional rulers in our democratic rule.I think some of our traditional rulers think they are still living in the 14th century.

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