President Mahama calls for Africa's inclusion on UN's Security Council

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• prophet mohammed was a sick dog 2 months ago

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  Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
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• PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 2 months ago

  WE NEED TO SEE LORDINA’S AMAZING SPEECH AT THE UN FUNCTION ASAP!!!!!

  WE NEED TO SEE LORDINA’S AMAZING SPEECH AT THE UN FUNCTION ASAP!!!!!

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• Hmmm moment 2 months ago

  Like husby, like wifey, na same vibe,
  Speech no dey flow, dem no fit jive.
  Mahama dey shout “24 economy!”
  Lordina mouth choke, e be comedy.
  
  She fit talk “I can’t think far”?
  Abi she go just raise glass for ba ...
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  Like husby, like wifey, na same vibe,
  Speech no dey flow, dem no fit jive.
  Mahama dey shout “24 economy!”
  Lordina mouth choke, e be comedy.
  
  She fit talk “I can’t think far”?
  Abi she go just raise glass for bar?
  Eyezu sef, she no fit try,
  Two of dem na slogan supply.
  
  Dem go drink, dem go brag, na same old song,
  But Ghana dey suffer as time dey long.

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• don`t care !!! © 2 months ago

  *** Well said, Mr. President Mahama! a current message 4 the moment, if not the future! We are ripe to stand on our two feet. Let's prove it, not as a rhetorical question, just as Ibrahim Traoré is doing in Burkina Faso, as ...
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  *** Well said, Mr. President Mahama! a current message 4 the moment, if not the future! We are ripe to stand on our two feet. Let's prove it, not as a rhetorical question, just as Ibrahim Traoré is doing in Burkina Faso, as well as even in Afghanistan...turning a failed state into a state to be proud of, and history will reward you!

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• Adu Ashamoah 2 months ago

  The CPP Era (Nkrumah, 1957–1966):
  
  Kwame Nkrumah, through the CPP, championed independence, pan-Africanism, and major development projects.
  
  But the UP (Danquah-Busia tradition) opposed many of his policies.
  
  The 196 ...
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  The CPP Era (Nkrumah, 1957–1966):
  
  Kwame Nkrumah, through the CPP, championed independence, pan-Africanism, and major development projects.
  
  But the UP (Danquah-Busia tradition) opposed many of his policies.
  
  The 1966 coup, supported by sections of the military and external forces, ended his vision prematurely.
  
  
  
  2. The Rawlings/NDC Era (1981–2000, later 2009–2016):
  
  Jerry Rawlings rose first through military intervention, then transitioned into democracy, founding the NDC, which carried elements of Nkrumah’s socialist vision.
  
  The NDC positioned itself as the inheritor of CPP’s legacy.
  
  
  
  3. The UP/NPP Tradition (Busia, Kufuor, Akufo-Addo):
  
  Rooted in the Danquah-Busia political tradition, the NPP sees itself as liberal-democratic, market-oriented, and the opposite of Nkrumahist socialism.
  
  Whenever in power, the NPP reframes or abandons NDC-led projects.
  
  
  
  4. The Cycle:
  
  Each party spends years undoing the other’s work instead of building on it.
  
  This creates developmental instability — a kind of “reset button” every 8 years.
  
  
  
  
  The Big Question:
  
  > Should Ghana “hand over” to the Danquah tradition (NPP) again after NDC has reset?
  
  
  
  That’s really a question of trust and lessons learned:
  
  If history is “repeating,” then Ghana risks another cycle of dismantling and rebuilding.
  
  If Ghanaians want continuity and stability, they might prefer sticking with one tradition long enough for policies to mature.
  
  But if the ruling party becomes complacent or corrupt, voters often swing to the opposition as a form of checks and balances.
  
  The deeper issue may not just be who governs (NDC or NPP), but whether Ghana can break the cycle by demanding:
  
  National development consensus (projects that no party destroys just because it’s “not theirs”).
  
  Accountability without vendetta (holding governments responsible, but not erasing progress).
  
  A long-term vision beyond 8-year cycles.
  
  
  So the real challenge is: Will Ghanaians continue the cycle of reversal, or demand collaboration across traditions for the sake of the nation’s future?

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• Faith 2 months ago

  Ghana’s Political Cycle: CPP/NDC vs. UP/NPP Tradition
  
  Era   CPP / Nkrumahist Line (later NDC)  v.  UP / Danquah-Busia Line (later NPP)
  
  1957–1966   Kwame Nkrumah (CPP) – Independence, pan-African ...
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  Ghana’s Political Cycle: CPP/NDC vs. UP/NPP Tradition
  
  Era   CPP / Nkrumahist Line (later NDC)  v.  UP / Danquah-Busia Line (later NPP)
  
  1957–1966   Kwame Nkrumah (CPP) – Independence, pan-Africanism, socialism, state-led development. Overthrown in 1966 coup.    Danquah-Busia Tradition (UP) – Opposed Nkrumah’s one-party rule, championed liberal democracy and private enterprise. Supported by sections of military against Nkrumah.
  
  1966–1981   CPP remnants suppressed. Ghana under military regimes (NLC, NRC, SMC).  Busia (Prime Minister, 1969–1972, Progress Party, part of UP tradition) – short-lived government overthrown in 1972.
  
  1981–2000   Rawlings (PNDC → NDC) – initially military rule, later multi-party democracy. NDC inherits much of CPP’s populist/socialist policies. Rawlings hands over in 2000. 
  Opposition reorganizes as NPP – rooted in UP tradition.
  2001–2008   NDC in opposition.      John Kufuor (NPP) – economic liberalization, HIPC debt relief, infrastructure, but many NDC policies abandoned.
  
  2009–2016   John Atta Mills / John Mahama (NDC) – social interventions (e.g., free school feeding expansion, health insurance reforms), infrastructural projects. Opposition NPP criticizes corruption, builds momentum.
  
  2017–2024   NDC in opposition.      Nana Akufo-Addo (NPP) – flagship policy “Free SHS,” but cancels, reviews, or repackages several NDC projects. Critics accuse NPP of dismantling NDC legacies.
  
  2025 → ?    NDC returns to power (Mahama) – promising to “reset the system,” restore projects, and rebuild what NPP dismantled.     
  
  Question: Should Ghana cycle back to NPP after NDC finishes? Or break the cycle?
  
  
  The Pattern
  
  1. CPP/NDC builds → UP/NPP dismantles.
  
  
  2. UP/NPP builds differently → CPP/NDC dismantles or resets.
  
  
  3. Ghana struggles to sustain a 40–50 year uninterrupted development path like Malaysia, Singapore, or South Korea.
  
  
  The Big Decision for Ghana
  
  If Ghana hands over again to NPP after NDC’s reset: history suggests another cycle of dismantling.
  
  If Ghana keeps NDC (or one tradition long-term): possible continuity, but risks complacency and corruption without strong checks.
  
  If Ghana forces bipartisan consensus: major national projects (education, health, energy, infrastructure) could survive party changes.

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• Pelicles. 2 months ago

  Africa is viewed as below humanity stature because we have made that stupid mindset possible. Who will accept a beggar to sit on the UN Security Council?
  
  For us to be seen as serious humans, we have to stop begging and st ...
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  Africa is viewed as below humanity stature because we have made that stupid mindset possible. Who will accept a beggar to sit on the UN Security Council?
  
  For us to be seen as serious humans, we have to stop begging and structure ourselves properly. After years of independent, we are still searching for something else as if we have lost our way in an endless desert.

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• Jerri - bronx ny usa 2 months ago

  inclusion ??? joker drop the stupid vat and high tariff on the west so they will include you in their businesses whites man no fool

  inclusion ??? joker drop the stupid vat and high tariff on the west so they will include you in their businesses whites man no fool

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• FACT 2 months ago

  PRESIDENT MAHAMA: DOES GHANA QUALIFY?
  The NPP was prosecuting some NDC suspected officials when NDC came to power and the NDC set those NDC suspects free.
  Now, by way of ORAL, NDC is prosecuting some suspected NPP official ...
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  PRESIDENT MAHAMA: DOES GHANA QUALIFY?
  The NPP was prosecuting some NDC suspected officials when NDC came to power and the NDC set those NDC suspects free.
  Now, by way of ORAL, NDC is prosecuting some suspected NPP officials.
  ● As both NPP and NDC are filled with corruption, which of the two political parties qualifies 100% to send a nominee to the UN Security Council?

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• Prudhomme - Africa fix your economy and forget about Security Council 2 months ago

  Turkey's GDP is greater than the entire continent's GDP of about US$1.3T. Fix your economy and gain worldwide respect before anything else.
  
  Who will give a UN security Council seat to a beggar continent.

  Turkey's GDP is greater than the entire continent's GDP of about US$1.3T. Fix your economy and gain worldwide respect before anything else.
  
  Who will give a UN security Council seat to a beggar continent.

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• JULOR CAESAR 2 months ago

  And what will that do for Africans when the USA always has a veto power in that council? You surely can't be serious about Africans being respected when you allow Trump to dump his deportees in Ghana and you then lie to the p ...
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  And what will that do for Africans when the USA always has a veto power in that council? You surely can't be serious about Africans being respected when you allow Trump to dump his deportees in Ghana and you then lie to the people of Ghana that there's no agreement, only a Memorandum of Understanding. If that UN body is truly independent, then the President of the USA would not have the authority to be denying entry visas to political leaders who who have been invited to attend UN sessions in New York city.

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• Free Radicals 2 months ago

  This concert of the day coming from Mahama.Begging for African inclusive of UN Security Council.What a joke.Even Advanced countries like Germany and Japan has not asked for inclusion and you a begger who imports toothpaste wa ...
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  This concert of the day coming from Mahama.Begging for African inclusive of UN Security Council.What a joke.Even Advanced countries like Germany and Japan has not asked for inclusion and you a begger who imports toothpaste wants inclusion.

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