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Hello Mr. IGP,
I am sure yoursquo;ve taken your salary for this month. I am also sure that yoursquo;ve been having a lot of fun riding in a luxury car my motherrsquo;s lsquo;bofrotersquo; taxes contributed to buying and fuelling for you. You must be having a good time.
But, being ...
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Irsquo;ve never shaken so many hands and signed my signature so often in just one day. That was the day my maiden book lsquo;Pretending to be Presidentrsquo; was officially launched. It was a launch like no other.
I didnrsquo;t want an official ceremony where the first copy of the book ...
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Pretending to Be President is a book for everybody since we all are politicians. Itrsquo;s also for persons with adept political tastes. This excellent storytelling has crafted a novel way of presenting contemporary satire, through an anthological method, constituting street theories of governance, conspiracies, expectations of citizens, realities of political ...
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Agoo! Amee! Agoo! Amee!
I am the town crier sent to tell you that when a man learns to wash his hands, he eats with the elders. A pregnant son of the land has gone within himself and birthed a book; the elders say we must listen and learn.
Masterfully ...
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With his trademark wit and candour, Ato Kwamina Dadzie brings us a series of letters which reflect the musings of lsquo;The Excellent Onersquo; ndash; President J.A. Fukuor, president of Sikaman.
President Fukuor, having just won his second and final term in office, is smug ,feels somewhat invincible and just wants ...
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I just took delivery of the very first copies of lsquo;Pretending to be Presidentrsquo;. They look good and that means that all is set for my first book to hit the bookshelves in a few days. I am very delighted and humbled and deeply impressed by the quality of the ...
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Dear valued reader, It was a pleasure having Mr. Ato Kwamina Dadzie write, for a long time, a very popular column, LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT ndash; J.A. FUKUOR in the Daily Dispatch newspaper.
It was read by highly-placed persons including Ministers ...
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Dear valued reader, It was a pleasure having Mr. Ato Kwamina Dadzie write, for a long time, a very popular column, LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT ndash; J.A. FUKUOR in the Daily Dispatch newspaper.
It was read by highly-placed persons including Ministers of State and persons at the Presidency.
I had ...
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I have just finished reading lsquo;PRETENDING TO BE PRESIDENTrsquo;, the first installment in the lsquo;most irreverent seriesrsquo; authored by Ato Kwamena Dadzie. The book made up of a collection of letters by Atorsquo;s alter-ego is a compelling look at the state of affairs in his country as is. The imposter ...
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By Theophilus Yartey
The rise and rise of Ato Kwamena Dadzie can never be merely put down to the fact that he is a fine radio personality with a penchant for lightening serious national issues. That would be a gross understatement of the potential of one of the finest journalists ...
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By Theophilus Yartey, 'BFT Lifestyle'
The rise and rise of Ato Kwamena Dadzie can never be merely put down to the fact that he is a fine radio personality with a penchant for lightening serious national issues. That would be a gross understatement of the potential of one of the ...
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No doubt John Atta Mills is a man of good intentions. Most presidents are supposed to be good-intentioned, right? What separates a great leader from the good ones is the energy and passion with which they deliver what their followers want.
Thatrsquo;s why Kwame Nkrumah insisted on ldquo;independence nowrdquo; whilst ...
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I want to congratulate Dr. Arthur Kennedy for his seminal book on why the NPP lost the elections in 2008. lsquo;Chasing the Elephant into the Bushrsquo; was launched in Accra yesterday. Of course, I donrsquo;t agree with everything he says in the book. But he deserves to be commended not ...
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When the NPP lost the elections in 2008, I could have written a book on why they were kicked out of power. I am glad I didnrsquo;t. Instead, I wrote a short piece, published here on January 5, 2009, outlining in broad strokes why the NPP lost. I am glad ...
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Hotel President
May 24, 2005
The past few weeks have made me realize that itrsquo;s not easy to be a father. Itrsquo;s even more difficult when you are in a responsible position. The Bible says that the iniquities of the fathers will be visited upon their sons. But in Sikaman the opposite ...
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The unseen hand that pulled several strings to ensure that Tsatsu Tsikata was unjustly jailed is at it again. This time, itrsquo;s working against a hapless commentator who decided to foolishly accuse former President Rawlings of setting fire to his own house.
In the absence of solid proof, Nana Darkwa ...
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Ato, I just read your piece on the 'helplessness' of our fires service and I think it is a good piece. It touches on very important issues which must be tackled by our leadership and also individuals in our own small ways.
I agree with most of what you say, but ...
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Over the years, a lot of people have suggested to me to put my writings into a book.
Initially, I wasn't interested and I adamantly refused to publish. But after listening to some very close friends and some of the people I look up to, I came to the conclusion ...
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I really feel very sorry for Jerry John Rawlings. I never thought a day would come when Irsquo;d feel this way about the former dictator. But watching the ruins of the house he has lived in for the past 20 years fills me with a mixture of grief, anger and ...
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If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't ...
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Few members of the ruling National Democratic Congress joined the party to support an ideology. Most of them got under the umbrella because of one man. Since its formation the NDC has been nothing more than a personality cult, with this one man its demigod. He craves adulation, demands all ...
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I watched an unforgettable movie over this past weekend. lsquo;Invictusrsquo; should most definitely be one of the best movies I ever watched. Incidentally, the man playing the leading role in lsquo;Invictusrsquo;, Morgan Freeman, also plays the lead role in my favourite movie of all time ndash; lsquo;Shawshank Redemptionrsquo;.
In ...
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On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 09:53:10 PM, a 7.3- magnitude earthquake caused massive devastation across Haiti. I only got to hear of it on CNN on Wednesday morning as I was preparing to leave for work. I was amazed and touched by the aid pouring in for the Haitians. ...
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I felt very ashamed hearing Baby Ansabah speak about how he deliberately published fabricated stories to make the then candidate Mills unpopular.
Ansabah (whose real name is Ebenezer Ato Sam) is the editor of the crappy lsquo;Punchrsquo; newspaper. In his previous job as editor of the Daily Guide, Ansabah was ...
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I just read this excerpt from a book written by Lord Frederick John Dealty Lugard. He is a former colonial master and a dormitory at Achimota School ndash; Lugard House ndash; is named after him.
ldquo;In character and temperament, the typical African of this race-type is a happy, thriftless, excitable ...
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It was their best performance in the tournament. Yet it was the performance that ended the incredible journey of a youthful, inexperienced Black Stars squad that had been written off by so many.
Having forced me to eat humble pie on more than one occasion over the past three weeks, ...
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Two teams that had been written off at the start of the African Cup of Nations in Angola are just two matches away from lifting the trophy. But one must eliminate the other before the cup gets within reach.
At the start of the tournament a lot of Ghanaians, probably ...
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As a teenager, who had just gained admission into St Johnrsquo;s School, I was confronted with all sorts of temptations. I had been a stubborn chap in basic school and in secondary school there was the temptation to take it to a different level. Waywardness beckoned. There were new freedoms ...
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President Millsrsquo; first reshuffle of his governing team took too long in coming. Now it has come and itrsquo;s left many people scratching their heads ndash; or other parts of the anatomy below the waistline. What is the president thinking?
Having been criticized for fielding a second-string team, the president ...
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I am devastated.
I just canrsquo;t believe that la Cote drsquo;Ivoire is out of the African Cup of Nations and Ghana is still in contention. I tipped our western neighbours to lift the cup and never in my wildest dreams did I see an inexperienced Black Stars squad to go ...
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I am eating a lot of humble pie tonight. I stuck my neck out and predicted that the Black Stars will be kicked out of the African Cup of Nations today. But they proved me wrong with a one goal triumph over Burkina Faso.
With that theyrsquo;ve qualified for the ...
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Oh Lord, Grant me the senility
To forget the people I never liked anyway,
The good fortune to run into the ones I do
And, the eyesight to tell the difference
** I got this in an email from a friend and I thought Irsquo;d share.
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In the 1990s death seemed to be having a good time grabbing one official of the PNDC junta after another at a certain hospital in London. The angel of death, it seemed, was lurking in the corridors of Cromwell Hospital, ambushing and capturing Ghanaian government officials who were admitted there ...
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At the beginning of a new week, I wish to express my appreciation to all those who made the end of the last week a happy and enjoyable one for me. Last Friday was my birthday and I was deeply touched by the kindness and thoughtfulness of friends ndash; both ...
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Ashanti Regional Minister, Kofi Poku Manu, must have smoked some weeds before mounting the podium to address NDC supporters over the weekend. There are few other ways to explain for the senseless speech he delivered, urging party supporters to resort to violence to resort their differences. If he wasnrsquo;t under ...
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Ashanti Regional Minister, Kofi Opoku-Manu, must have smoked some weeds before mounting the podium to address NDC supporters over the weekend. There are few other ways to explain the senseless speech he delivered, urging party supporters to resort to violence to resolve their differences. If he wasnrsquo;t under the influence ...
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The back-and-forth between Ghana and Nigeria over how Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab got on a plane he tried to blow up is all so typically African. Instead of attacking our problems headlong, we like to pass the buck and needlessly beat around the bush. The Nigerian government says the guy who ...
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The start of the year gives each of us all a new opportunity to hope. Most of us, except the loony, suicidal few, are hoping that this year turns out better than the previous one. I have my own hopes. If all my hopes were put in a sack, itrsquo;d ...
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The year 2009 has been an exciting one on this blog. It wouldnrsquo;t have been so without your patronage. You take time off whatever schedule you have to come visit. For that I am grateful.
I am especially grateful to those of you who take even more time to generously share ...
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When I last saw Dan Lartey, he gave me a very strong and firm handshake. He looked good. He looked healthy. He looked very young for a man in his eighties and if anyone had told me that hersquo;d be dead in 12 months, Irsquo;d have told the person to ...
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Christmas is a special time to remember those close to our hearts.
Those who visit this blog are as close to my heart as any friend could be. We share ideas, engage in arguments, pat each other on the back, chastise each other, encourage ourselves, poke fun at ourselves and ...
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Christmas is a special time to remember those close to our hearts.
Those who visit this blog are as close to my heart as any friend could be. We share ideas, engage in arguments, pat each other on the back, chastise each other, encourage ourselves, poke fun at ourselves and ...
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The mayor of Accra, Alfred Vanderpuije, claims he has not received any instruction from the president to halt his decongestion exercise. Thatrsquo;s strange and throws up all sorts of questions.
First, who should we believe ndash; Vanderpuije or the two state-owned dailies ndash; Ghanaian Times and Daily Graphic, which reported ...
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The mayor of Accra, Alfred Vanderpuije, has been going around churches praying for the success of his ldquo;decongestionrdquo; exercise. But God always knows better. So Vanderpuije didnrsquo;t get the answers he had hoped for.
Vanderpuijersquo;s boss, the president, has ordered him to stop chasing and beating up hapless people whose ...
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President Millsrsquo; director of communication, Koku Anyidoho is being dragged before the privileges committee of parliament ndash; for all the wrong reasons. The minority in parliament complained bitterly to the speaker that Anyidoho had insulted them in a radio interview.
ldquo;President Mills will hear but will not pay attention to ...
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Irsquo;ve often had suspicions about the lsquo;by-heartrsquo; way the police sometimes does its work. Imagine officers raiding a place like Avenor and arresting about 300 people, claiming that they are all criminals. These may include include passers-by, hustling shoeshine boys, anyone with a screwdriver in his hand, pan latrine carriers, ...
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Itrsquo;s taken too long but finally, itrsquo;s here.
For those of you who like your internet on the go, this blog is now available on your mobile device. Just type in m.atokd.com on your mobile phone and you can access a scaled-down version of the site.
On the mobile site, ...
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Itrsquo;s almost impossible to take pride in much of what Africa has to offer. Until last Friday, I couldnrsquo;t readily point to anything that made me a proud son of Africa. But thanks to the stellar organisation of the World Cup Draw in South Africa, that has changed.
I am ...
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President Mills is under siege. No doubt about that. He has become such an easy target that an increasing number of people are baying to take a hit at him. What is most intriguing is that the heaviest hitters are people within his own party. The opposition can take a ...
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They say it is informed by research and that if itrsquo;s allowed to run its course, it could turn out to be one of the best educational policies the country has ever had. Teachers have apparently been trained to implement it and make sure that it attains the desired results. ...
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There are 2 developing news stories about the military and the law that should give Ghanaians grave cause for concern. The first is the story that 2 persons arrested in Bawku (the ldquo;Bawku Twordquo;) were stripped naked and marched through the town. The second is the alleged absconding of one ...
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The Ghana Football Association is taking too long in arriving at a decision on what to do with three key members of the senior national team who went AWOL last week. Michael Essien, Sully Muntari and Asamoah Gyan failed to join other team members on a flight to Luanda to ...
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Yesterday, I had a lot of fun talking about one of my favourite subjects ndash; the toilet. How we do it. Where we do it and when we do it. It was World Toilet Day, in case you didnrsquo;t know and I had every opportunity to let lsquo;everythingrsquo; out. I ...
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I listened to finance minister, Dr. Kwabena Dufuorrsquo;s budget presentation ndash; mostly with rapt attention. There were a few occasions when I felt myself dozing off, especially at those stages when he drifted into calling out numbers that meant nothing to me. All those numbers make my head swirl to ...
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Itrsquo;s hard to believe that Private Seth Goka, one of the three soldiers, standing trial for the murder of Alhaji Issa Mobila just got up and walked out of the military detention facility he was being kept in. He must have been helped. Thatrsquo;s my gut feeling.
Alhaji Issa Mobila, ...
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Irsquo;ve had one of the most miserable weekends ever. Thanks to the ECG. They took out the power in Labone at 8am on Saturday. It was for a scheduled maintenance operation which was very widely advertised.
Power was supposed to be restored at 6pm.
It did come back on in good ...
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Nelson Mandela is the greatest African of all time. No one can top that. Even Kwame Nkrumah will have a hard time filling his shoes. Mandela is an angel and on the day hersquo;s called to the yonder, the heavens will stand still to welcome him back home.
No human ...
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A little over two months ago, Nii Afotey-Agbo, the MP for Kpone-Katamanso was criticising information minister, Zita Okaikoi, for failing to live up to her responsibilities. He made history. He was the most senior member of the ruling party to publicly criticise the information minister, whose ability to deliver began ...
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I am writing this article as a parent and a Ghanaian. All views represented below shall carry this tone and intent.
The Great Lamptey Mills case is one of several that will never find their way to the front pages of our newspapers or the front burner of our so-called radio ...
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John Kufuor wonrsquo;t be happy. The mansion he built under heavy criticism is not going to be used for the purpose he intended. And according to the former presidentrsquo;s chief of staff, the Indian government ndash; which provided money for the project ndash; would also be peeved with the decision ...
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The fall of the Berlin wall meant a big deal not just to the East Germans who earned their freedom with the collapse of the 96-mile concrete barrier. It also meant a big deal for the rest of the world. The iron curtain came down with the wall, marking the ...
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After all the noise, all that came out of the GT/Vodafone probe is a decision by government to ldquo;re-engagerdquo; the British multinational to ensure ldquo;compliance with the countryrsquo;s lawsrdquo;. What does that mean?
Well, simply put, it means government cannot reverse the agreement. It also means that despite all their ...
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After all the noise, all that came out of the GT/Vodafone probe is a decision by government to ldquo;re-engagerdquo; the British multinational to ensure ldquo;compliance with the countryrsquo;s lawsrdquo;. What does that mean?
Well, simply put, it means government cannot reverse the agreement. It also means that despite all their ...
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When I heard about the proposal for an lsquo;all partiesrsquo; forum to discuss educational delivery in Ghana I screamed an expletive. It was involuntary and it was out of exasperation. What the heck? When will government make up its mind and act with supreme urgency to fix our shambolic education ...
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Our hardships have just been increased by five percent and when we look around the only person we can blame is John Atta Mills. He promised to keep petroleum prices to the barest minimum. So why have petroleum prices been hiked? I can hear some government official blaming the increase ...
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In a country where public transport is seen as a curse of the hustling and the impoverished, the decision by some ministers of state and MPs to use public buses (popularly known as lsquo;trotrosrsquo;), was as unusual as it is significant ndash; at least for them. They said they wanted ...
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I didnrsquo;t attend Ekwow Spio-Garbrahrsquo;s press conference but I was lucky enough to get the full text of this speech. It makes very interesting reading and I thought I should share.
Let me begin by thanking so many of you from the media for finding time to join us ...
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Itrsquo;s been exactly one week since a whole government bureaucracy (the foreign ministry) was razed down by a fire outbreak. Without the necessary equipment to put out the inferno, fire personnel looked on in amazement as the blaze caused havoc. The next day, the president and other top government officials ...
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On the day he was recalled from forced leave, I had a very interesting telephone conversation with the new deputy director of police education, ACP Kofi Boakye. He was quite nice ndash; and unexpectedly so and he wanted us to meet for a chat, so he could explain his side ...
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All throughout his presidency, John Kufuor felt he was the best thing that ever happened to Ghana. He also saw himself as one of the best leaders ever to come out of the African continent. Thatrsquo;s why he shamelessly decided to reward himself by spending our millions to buy a ...
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Irsquo;ve heard a lot of things said about why I have been off air for about two weeks. I meet people on the street who say they have heard that Irsquo;ve been sacked or suspended. Right here on this blog, someone has tried to spread a rumour that there is ...
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Apparently, the Nigerian Pastor, TB Joshua, gave coach Sellas Tetteh a few coaching lessons that helped him lead the Black Satellites to win the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. And being the publicity seeking type ndash; the sort who never allows the chance to claim the credit pass by, ...
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Beating Brazil at any level in world football is no mean achievement. And to walk over the stylish and hugely successful South Americans to be crowned world champions is something every nation on earth aspires to.
Thatrsquo;s exactly what the national under-20 football team, the Black Satellites, did at the ...
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Irsquo;ve heard a lot of things said about why I have been off air for about two weeks. I meet people on the street who say they have heard that Irsquo;ve been sacked or suspended. Right here on this blog, someone has tried to spread a rumour that there is ...
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Government has been groping in the dark for months, frantically looking for something to smear the agreement to sell majority shares in Ghana Telecom to the UKrsquo;s Vodafone. So far the fishing expedition doesnrsquo;t seem to be yielding much. That the Mills administration finds it necessary to publicly disagree ndash; ...
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I learnt something recently in a training seminar. The teacher said ldquo;more warm bodies do not necessarily increase productivity and efficiency.rdquo; He was right and the inconsistencies of the governmentrsquo;s information management team provides ample evidence: five different people (in different parts of the national capital) doing a job that ...
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What is the difference between the presidency and the information ministry? And whatrsquo;s the difference between the presidential spokesman and the director of communications at the presidency? These are some of questions that have engaged my mind since John Atta Mills became president ndash; especially with regards to his information ...
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Kofi Boakye is a happy man. Hersquo;s just gotten his job back as a senior police officer after almost three years on interdiction. He's not completely off the hook, though. A service enquiry is to be instituted to investigate his conduct, which resulted in the recommendation by the Georgina Woode ...
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My very dear friend, Stan Dogbe, wrote a rejoinder to my article on the need for President Mills to move into the presidential palace. Irsquo;ve known Stan for almost 15 years, worked together and shared an apartment. There is very little about me that he doesnrsquo;t know and I consider ...
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Mr. President,
Itrsquo;s my pleasure to welcome you back from the America. I get the impression that your ego was quite bruised by the fact that your drab address to the UN General Assembly was not broadcast live on state television. Itrsquo;s just an impression but thatrsquo;s the sort of ...
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First of all let me say I love the man Ekow Spio-Garbrah. I fell in love with him several years ago. In fact, I took the decision to go to journalism school after reading his profile in the Daily Graphic. I still have a cutting of that piece with me. ...
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What does the NDC and its national chairman take Ghanaians for? Thatrsquo;s the question Irsquo;ve been asking myself after reading the partyrsquo;s statement in response to allegations that some of its most senior members took bribes from UK construction firm, Mabey and Johnson. That statement signed by party chairman, Dr. ...
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The governmentrsquo;s response was unsurprisingly typical.
ldquo;President Mills has become aware of a judgment in London, convicting a British company, Mabey and Johnson of and its directors after they pleaded guilty to making corrupt payments to certain Ghanaian public officials,rdquo; chief of staff, John Newman said in a statement.
ldquo;President ...
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I am putting together my thoughts on this scandal and I thought I could share the details of the London court ruling with you. We have always suspected that these things happen, right? But, now, thanks to Mabey and Johnson, we have some proof ndash; from as far back as ...
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All the confusion surrounding the school feeding programme, compels me to reproduce an article I wrote about a year ago ndash; a few months before I set up this blogsite. I really donrsquo;t get the point of the school feeding programme. I think itrsquo;s an utter waste of money.
I ...
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Uncle Osagyefo, you may be aware that I am not one of your great fans. I think your tyranny and your obsession with building one African nation, cost this country a great deal. On this day, which would have been your hundredth birthday, I want to join the millions around ...
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When President Mills promised to ldquo;be father to allrdquo; was he joking or he was just speaking lsquo;by heartrsquo;? Could it just be that he spoke without knowing what it meant to ldquo;be father to allrdquo;?
The moment the NPP lost the elections in 2008, many would have expected ...
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Itrsquo;s really nothing to throw a party over. But I thought itrsquo;s an interesting piece of information to share with visitors that this blog is now officially the number blogsite in Ghana and on Ghana.
Thatrsquo;s according to the official ranking on www.afrigator.com, which tracks the performance of all blogsites ...
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As an Arsenal fan, I was upset by the teamrsquo;s loss to Manchester City over the weekend. Arsene Wengerrsquo;s squad played lousily and lost to a better team. I am taking the defeat in my stride, hoping that our team will do better in future matches and maybe, just maybe, ...
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Hullo Mr. President,
When the leader of a country tells his followers that he knows that he has bimbos and airheads in his administration, what does he expect the citizens to do? Laugh it off? Applaud his honesty? Or vote him out of power?
Mr. President, you are reported to ...
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All throughout the weekend, Irsquo;ve been getting a lot of calls and email from people asking me if I had seen this: news.myjoyonline.com/features/200909/35126.asp
Itrsquo;s an article castigating me for raising questions about the competence of Zita Okaikoi, my poor education, my failure to learn from the likes of Komla Dumor ...
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For years, Kojo Antwi has been moving hearts with his rhythms and rhymes. All of the popular songs he has released over a period of about three decades speak to the heart and move it in diverse, pleasant ways. On his latest album (titled lsquo;Mwaaah!rsquo;) Kojo is not just seeking ...
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ldquo;The volume of water generated in Ghana is not enough to flush toilets in Lagos Staterdquo;. Thatrsquo;s a statement attributed to Nigeriarsquo;s defence minister, Godwin Abbe. He is also quoted as saying that ldquo;the number of teachers you have to pay salaries in the whole of Ghana is not more ...
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It might just be the beginning of the end of an empire. And it took just four tubers of yam to smash the glamorous empire of Ibrahim Sima to near-smithereens. The emperor of Exopa Modelling faces the prospect of a long term in jail after he was arrested for allegedly ...
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I wish to congratulate the Black Stars for qualifying for next yearrsquo;s World Cup in South Africa. Most importantly, I also want to congratulate the President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantekyi, for leading the team to two successful World Cup appearances.
Somehow, that man makes me think this ...
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I was quite surprised when I got a friend request from a certain lsquo;Minister Zita Okaikoirsquo; on facebook. Initially, I thought it was a prank and so I just decided to ignore it. I wondered: ldquo;Even if shersquo;s really the one, would she be so vain to add lsquo;Ministerrsquo; to ...
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I would hate to go to jail. However, if I really need to give up my freedoms for a stint in jail, I hope I will not just be picked up and thrown there without trial and conviction. Sadly, thatrsquo;s what is happening to thousands of Ghanaians across the country. ...
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Irsquo;ve been fantasising a bit today ndash; about Pastor Mensa Otabil, founder of the International Central Gospel Church. Hersquo;s been celebrating his 50th birthday today and Irsquo;ve been thinking about the man, his ministry and his impact on our society.
Very few will challenge the assertion that Otabil is one ...
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Irsquo;ve been fantasising a bit today about Pastor Mensa Otabil, founder of the International Central Gospel Church. Hersquo;s been celebrating his 50th birthday today and Irsquo;ve been thinking about the man, his ministry and his impact on our society.
Very few will challenge the assertion that Otabil is one of ...
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