Queenmother cries over galamsey

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• princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

  A woman's husband died. He had $20,000 to his name. After paying all of the funeral expenses, she told her closest friend that there was no money left.
  
  The friend asked, "How can that be? You told me he had $20,000 a few ...
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  A woman's husband died. He had $20,000 to his name. After paying all of the funeral expenses, she told her closest friend that there was no money left.
  
  The friend asked, "How can that be? You told me he had $20,000 a few days before he died. How could you be broke?"
  
  The widow replied, "Well, the funeral cost me $6,500. And, of course, I had to make the obligatory donation to the church, pay the organist and all. That was $500, and I spent another $500 for the wake, the food and drinks, you know. The rest went for the memorial stone."
  
  The friend asked, "$12,500 for the memorial stone? My God, how big was it?"
  
  The widow replied, "Three carats.
  
  funeral is now big business in Ghana.
  Some years ago funeral was not a big business because few Ghanaian's die .
  The polluted water bodies have killed a lot of Ghanaian's.
  Our Government have contributed a lot to the death of many Ghanaian's.
  Nowadays you will see a lot of funeral every weekend because our people keep dying without protection.

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• famu 12 years ago

  Organise yourselves to fight against illegal mining. The government can not help his own family how can he help you? Do not depend on Mahama. You have to protect your lands and rivers

  Organise yourselves to fight against illegal mining. The government can not help his own family how can he help you? Do not depend on Mahama. You have to protect your lands and rivers

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• Twumasi 12 years ago

  SHUT UP, DEAR QUEEM MOTHER, IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY AND STOP THAT BLAME GAME, TYPICAL ASANTI NII, ALWAYS POINTING FINGERS. WHAT DID KOUFOUR DO TO STOP GALAMSEY? ...OR GALAMSEY AND ENVIROMENTAL DESTRUCTION NEW TO YOU? ...
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  SHUT UP, DEAR QUEEM MOTHER, IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY AND STOP THAT BLAME GAME, TYPICAL ASANTI NII, ALWAYS POINTING FINGERS. WHAT DID KOUFOUR DO TO STOP GALAMSEY? ...OR GALAMSEY AND ENVIROMENTAL DESTRUCTION NEW TO YOU?
  WHY DO YOU LOCAL RULERS ALWYS ECPECT GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS? MAMAPONG IS RICH ENOUGH TO PROVIDE BORE HOLES FOR WATE SUPPLY. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SO MUCH ON ITS HEAD. JUST LET YOUR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THEIR OWN DRINKING WATER. GHANAIANS FROM THE MAMPONG AREA N THE DIASPORA, WILL BE VERY MUCH WILLING TO SUPPORT AN INITIATIVE.
  WHAT LOCAL S
  CHIEFS HAVE TO LEARN, IS HOW TO RELY ON THEMSELVES THAN THE GOVERNMENT.
  AS A QUEEM MOTHER, BRING A DEVELOPE

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• Sumdom 12 years ago

  understand that traditional rulers are not part of the executive branch of govt. If a group of people aided sometimes by some govt officials are destroying your environment it will be irresponsible to sit down and do nothing ...
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  understand that traditional rulers are not part of the executive branch of govt. If a group of people aided sometimes by some govt officials are destroying your environment it will be irresponsible to sit down and do nothing about it.
  
  Say something sensible next time.

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• Mystic 12 years ago

  the NPP did a lot to stop illegal mining. A government task force was set up and did a lot of successful evictions. Some of the illegal miners were encourage to form co-operative and some sent to China and other places to stu ...
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  the NPP did a lot to stop illegal mining. A government task force was set up and did a lot of successful evictions. Some of the illegal miners were encourage to form co-operative and some sent to China and other places to study the system in operation in those countries. NPP evictions done by the NPP was used heavily against the Party in the 2008 elections by the NDC. the NPP lost seats like the Prestea/Huni-Valley, Akropong and few others as a result. Prof Mills of blessed memory promised to legalise galamsey, the result is what we see today. Rivers like Pra, Ankobra, Bonsa and many other are no more portable for the village folks.

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• Akwasi Kumahene 12 years ago

  Did you Asantehene that? Asantehene is looking on for these Chinese to polute Asante land as he has no mouth to speak. Nana Dufie, please take a lead in speaking against Chinese encroachment on our agricultural lands. Our cen ...
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  Did you Asantehene that? Asantehene is looking on for these Chinese to polute Asante land as he has no mouth to speak. Nana Dufie, please take a lead in speaking against Chinese encroachment on our agricultural lands. Our central government is useless. Mahama will allow these atheist Chinese to destroy our lands. Nana Dufie, please continue your harsh criticsm. You have a whole nation behind you. Now, Ghana needs bold and wise leaders like you.

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• ABOKYI 12 years ago

  Judgementally, I find Nana Dufie's speech to be more appealing than that of the Asantehene when he went to Accra last week. Mark that!

  Judgementally, I find Nana Dufie's speech to be more appealing than that of the Asantehene when he went to Accra last week. Mark that!

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• baba inusah 12 years ago

  do no depend on the govt, restrain the foreigners yourself by any means available.

  do no depend on the govt, restrain the foreigners yourself by any means available.

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• kk8 12 years ago

  This act of galamsey should immediately.What all this for destroying our forest. Something must be done why chinese.

  This act of galamsey should immediately.What all this for destroying our forest. Something must be done why chinese.

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• kb 12 years ago

  All dwellers of Kumasi should listen to me,Taken the galamsey to Ashanti Mampong and its area is extremely dangerous.Abankoro and Aprapo river takes it sourceses Mampong area, these two rivers emerge to Offin river cynide and ...
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  All dwellers of Kumasi should listen to me,Taken the galamsey to Ashanti Mampong and its area is extremely dangerous.Abankoro and Aprapo river takes it sourceses Mampong area, these two rivers emerge to Offin river cynide and mercury from galamsey site are going to wash to these two rivers get poluted that will affect Offin river,and is devastate entire Ashanti region,OMANGFOU let us help Queen mother to uproots Galamsey operation in Mampong area before is too late.

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