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Why Ghana is Kissing Patriotism Goodbye after Independence

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  • Ghanaman 10 years ago

    Patroitism and Ashantis are irreconcilable.

  • awuku 10 years ago

    ashantis are the most patriotic of all ghanaian,that is why they are so proud to be ashantis

  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    Nobody can hide the light and true destiny of the great nation of Akan. they use all kinds of schemes and tricks to undermine or deny a proper standard to us but we shall never surrender. we shall change and adapt as like the ...
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  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    THE WHITES IN AMERICA TOOK A BLACK MAN AS THEIR LEADER.YOU ARE A BIGOT FROM KOKOASE.

  • liv 10 years ago

    Awuku, THANK YOU. As an ewe I know that, don't know why people don't accept it. I can assure you that deep down they all know it's true.

  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    Your foolish president used the word "diverse" to describe the Ashanti Region meaning that region has all sort of tribe and here you are talking about "mate mehu UP/NPP".

    Grow and understand that noble people always attrac ...
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  • Nii Addotei 10 years ago

    Where is the diversity? Kumasi? Mahama is fooling Ashantis

  • Oyokoomanehenekrom 10 years ago

    Asantes are the one who have business ine Accra, and sacrafice their life for the betterment of Ghana. These Asante business man do not even conduct their business in Kumasi. They do it in Accra where there is a diversity in ...
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  • Ghanaman 10 years ago

    You owe allegiance to your failed chief, not president Mahama

  • MINOR CASE 10 years ago

    You want to know the original "mate meho " Ewe guy ? Go on the net and find Transvolta Togoland and the Refuseniks and you will see the traitors who now call themselves patriots. The Ewes voted 70 % to join Togo. if it were'n ...
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  • Brother 10 years ago

    The writeup is excellent and very impartial. Unpatriotic readers continue with partisanship, sectarian and tribal comments. Why are we this wicked to ourselves? Whether Asante came in1900 or 2014, Asante is going no where, Ew ...
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  • jack 10 years ago

    Patriotism?come on everybody in government or most people holding public office are wild vultures.Everybody want to ripe the country and leave it dry.

  • TETTEH 10 years ago

    What kind of patriotism are you talking about? Isn't the NDC govt of Mahama employing a self-confessed spy for the "CIA, MI5, and Mossad", Brigadier-General Nunoo-Mensah? Haven't ministers from both NPP and NDC connived and c ...
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  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    When Mahama became the president, the first thing he did is to "increase his salary with two years back pay". Now, did he even look at the finances of the nation? No. But being hungry and with the intention of swallowing wha ...
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  • MINOR CASE 10 years ago

    Corruption is now institutionalized and is very scary indeed. In the later part of the eighties passenger vehicle operators were required to pay their taxes quaterly and a driver friend of mine used to pay his at the IRS offi ...
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  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    A Forest Ranger was driving down the road when he came upon a young boy carrying a wild Crocodile under his arm with 6 march 1957-24 February 1966 Tag on it. .

    He stopped and asked the boy, 'Where did you get that crocodi ...
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  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    CORRECTIONS ON THE TURKEY IS CROCODILE

  • Harry 10 years ago

    Good Master Piece

  • BRANDY 10 years ago

    FOR BUDGETING TO SPEND 9.5 MILLION DOLLARS ON THE UPCOMING WORLD CUPS, NIGERIA HAS SACKED ITS SPORTS MINISTER FOR THE EXTRAVAGANCE....BACK HOME IN GHANA, WE ARE SPENDING 20 MILLION DOLLARS AND YET THE NDC SPORTS MINISTER IS A ...
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  • HABLUTA SENYO 10 years ago

    ASHATES CAME INTO GHANA 1900
    THE LAST PEOPLE TO JOIN GHANA FEDERATION.BECAUSE OF THEIR GREED
    AND MATE MEHU IDEAS.ASHANTES ARE SECOND CLASS UNPATRIOTIC GHANAIANS.

  • ASANTE KOTOKO 10 years ago

    THE GREAT ASANTES FORGIVE YOU FOR YOUR IGNORANCE. ASANTES ARE PROUD OF THEIR ASANTE KINGDOM, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THEIR COUNTRY GHANA. THE ASANTE KINGDOM WAS FOUNDED ON FREEDOM BECAUSE ASANTES ARE FREEDOM LOVING PEOPLE.ASANT ...
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  • BRANDY 10 years ago

    U CAN HATE ASHANTES ALL U CAN BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT NO ASHANTE WILL DO SUCH A STUPID FAKE ILLOGICAL JUDGEMENT DEBTS PAYMENTS LIKE THE SO CALLED SOCIALIST NDC DID .....NDC IS VERY WASTEFUL AND CRIMINAL AND HAVE PLUNGED GHA ...
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  • KOFFI 10 years ago

    There was no Ghana in 1900,please

  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    Check your history and know that Ewes overwhelmingly voted to join Togo. What was the message then and today? Talk about patriotism and you have none to show for. All the coups that had stagnated our development came from Ew ...
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  • Nana Egyir Aggrey 10 years ago

    I am fully convinced that our independence was ILL TIMED and a very regrettable event!

  • Nana Egyir Aggrey 10 years ago

    Patriot,-'person that loves his or her country'. Patriotism died with the patriotic leaders who laid down their lives for us to live as one people with dignity. What we are now seeing is tribalism which has taken place of pat ...
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  • Nana Egyir Aggrey 10 years ago

    Patriot,-'person that loves his or her country'. Patriotism died with the patriotic leaders who laid down their lives for us to live as one people with dignity. What we are now seeing is tribalism which has taken place of pat ...
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  • Nana Egyir Aggrey 10 years ago

    Patriot,-'person that loves his or her country'. Patriotism died with the patriotic leaders who laid down their lives for us to live as one people with dignity. What we are now seeing is tribalism which has taken place of pat ...
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  • Nana Egyir Aggrey 10 years ago

    Patriot,-'person that loves his or her country'. Patriotism died with the patriotic leaders who laid down their lives for us to live as one people with dignity. What we are now seeing is tribalism which has taken place of pat ...
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  • Nii Lamptey 10 years ago

    The greatest gift the management of Ghanawebsite can give to Ghana on her 57th birthday is to refuse to publish any article which has any innuendoes of tribalism.Ghanaweb must lead the crusade against tribalism. Please help g ...
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  • anthony dyke 10 years ago

    Thanks a lot my brother. You rd the story justvas it is. God bless you. Ghana is gradually getting out of me. You can die like a dog in Ghana and no one will take it to heart

  • Asiwome 10 years ago

    What would your grandfather have done?

  • Abeeku Mensah 10 years ago

    Nations do not have to give anything to anyone to warrant their loyalty or patriotism; it must come from people who have the capacity to love, themselves and by extension the community they live. The greatest nation on earth, ...
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  • Brother 10 years ago

    My brother, You sound almost as if you are in my head. Every educated person in Ghana say somethings like 'if it were in the UK or USA'. Even so called intellectuals. Most of our people have stayed in the other countries and ...
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  • Komla 10 years ago

    You have said it all.It is my prayer and hope that things will change for the better.At this point only the Almighty God who can help Ghana.