An online debate about the Asantes being the most tribalistic among all the tribes in the country has pushed it to the number one spot on X trends for Thursday, September 19, 2024.
Additionally, John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the NDC, is trending.
Other trending topics include Ghanaians, the National Cathedral, Free SHS, Ewes, Akufo-Addo, Kumasi, Akans, and Northerners.
Here’s a breakdown of why these topics are trending:
Asantes
Netizens have branded the Asantes as the most tribalistic among the ethnic groups in country.
This is trending alongside Northerners, Ewes and Akan.
Mahama
Netizens are expressing differing views about Mahama.
While some are endorsing his presidency, others oppose the idea of the former president returning to power for a second term.
National Cathedral
The National Cathedral is still trending 48 hours after the ‘Enough Is Enough’ demonstration.
It will be recalled that protesters took a detour to the construction site for the cathedral during the protest, where one of the pits had collected water, prompting some protesters to swim in it.
Free SHS
Netizens are sharing experiences on the Free SHS policy.
Here are some tweets under the trending topics below:
ASHANTIS THIS, ASHANTIS THAT!
— #GhanaRemembers (@GhanaPoliticalU) September 18, 2024
"Ashantis are illiterates" but Ashanti Region has the 2nd highest number of literates in Ghana.
"Ashantis don't like school" but Ashanti Region has some of the top SHSs and Tertiary institutions in Ghana. Even in NSMQ Ashanti schools get into the… pic.twitter.com/zBSm8DXeah
Asantes are ugly, Asantes are illiterates, Asantes don't like school, Asantes are dwarfs, Asantes are hateful Asantes are this and that, but when it's time for marriage and the same ugly, illiterates, dwarfs reject you, then you are crying. Sesiaa mo haw ne sɛn??
— 𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑔 (@pinamang_) September 18, 2024
If Ashantis were half as tribalistic as the other tribes were, Ghana wouldn't be peaceful. Ashantis have endured years of tribalistic comments about the way they dress, their pronunciations etc.
— K. T. Samuel (@KT_Samuel) September 17, 2024
Considering the population and influence of Asantis, if they were tribalistic like…
As a Northerner who have lived with Asantes, Fantes and Ewes, I can tell you from first hand experience that Asantes are without a doubt the most tribalistic tribe in Ghana. https://t.co/yAYkld9eC3
— Badmon🇬🇭 (@_6foot4) September 18, 2024
This guy said Asantes were tribalistic towards him when he was in high school cause he’s from North. I asked him about how the dagombas treat Konkombas and he said he has no knowledge on that.
— Llorente🇬🇭 (@ricchking1) September 18, 2024
You people should be educating people on these things rather than debating. pic.twitter.com/rL4920gSIk
This is a complete lie. I’m my experience all the big tribes in Ghana are very tribalistic. Ewes, Asantes, fantes, Bonos, Dagombas etc are very tribalistic towards each other. But there are a few that are good at playing the victim card https://t.co/LTwAmtm1LX
— Zygote (@lilzygote) September 18, 2024
😂😂
— Divine 👨💻 (@divinecodez) September 18, 2024
This is a very inaccurate take. In my experience spending over 4yrs living in Kumasi, Asantes are the most tribalistic people in this country. A seller literally refused to sell to me on campus cos i was speaking ewe with a friend when we approached her. https://t.co/XGnR9nhnux
The John Mahama 2024 Campaign will be visiting Tano North, Tano South and Asutifi South all in the Ahafo region of Ghana!
— Frontline Media & Security Services (@MaswudMustapha1) September 19, 2024
My vote is going for a candidate who is EXPERIENCED. One who is NOT corrupt. One who has tested INTEGRITY. One who is TRUTHFUL. One who is NOT a JOKE. One who means what he says.
— Mawuli ATATSI.G.M.C.Y (@MICTATSI) September 19, 2024
The one who has WOMEN at the heart of his policies.And it's none other than John D.#Mahama#AMShow https://t.co/5xmZNajJuD
Mahama For President!
— BaNii (@AnotherBaNii) September 19, 2024
The man who said Ghana 🇬🇭 must not introduce Free SHS on the whimsical promise of a desperate politician is promising you free L100 tertiary. 😂😂😂
— Gonga_Majority🇬🇭 (@AsoloGonga934) September 19, 2024
John Mahama la scam pic.twitter.com/dmN0mP8yOr
H. E John Dramani Mahama is the next president of the republic of Ghana
— Frontline Media & Security Services (@MaswudMustapha1) September 19, 2024
It is settled. pic.twitter.com/OUnap2CEsj
I'm scared Mahama would bring back dumsor if he comes into power.
— Serwaa (@acca_ish) September 19, 2024
National Cathedral turn Pool site 😆
— YouCan’tHateAnyone (@RexonaDi) September 19, 2024
In less than 24hrs they have fixed back the gate at the useless national cathedral but they can't use that same energy to fix roads. Indeed this is the end of the road. @GhPoliceService I hope you are following? Go and arrest him and we shall come out strong. Enough is enough!! https://t.co/eAj8IR8p8M
— Ebi Things (@ThingsEbi) September 19, 2024
An ordinary man like Nana Akufo Addo went and promised the Creator Of The Universe The Almighty Jah Jehovah GOD HIMSELF the OMNIPOTENT a national cathedral when he come out as victor/ top dog in 2016 election but later delivered a national swimming pool to GOD shameless oluman 🤡
— Michael Blakka🧢💎 (@michaelblakka) September 19, 2024
Dem spoil National Cathedral pit gate wey dem fix am in less than 24hours and yet potholes are becoming dams over neglect, tarred roads are going back to default settings — becoming dusty among others. PAY HEED Youths.✊🏾
— عبدالقادر عبدالرشيد (@Mwalimu_JKN) September 19, 2024
Akufo addo scam the youth of this nation by not providing them enough job from 8% to 15% unemployment.
— T.S (@TijaniTs) September 18, 2024
Same Akufo ado scams the old by take their haircut for collateral.
Akufo ado even scam God for national cathedral. SIKADI3 basabasa. corruption chakachaka
So what do we do with this National Cathedral Project?
— roland walker👣 (@rowalkerghana) September 18, 2024
Continue funding it with taxpayers money or seal the hole and use the land for something else? pic.twitter.com/3ele1zadgw
Your water bodies are polluted.God blessed you with fresh water gushing out from Holy rock imported from Israel as National Cathedral foundation and you went swimming in it.#DoTheMath😐 @AAA_Grey #PHK #EnoughIsEnoughDemo
— PRINCE HENRY KOFORIDUA 🇬🇭💯 (@PrinceHenry_PHK) September 18, 2024
Free SHS is without question the worst educational policy in Ghana’s history. The quality of high school education declined massively in all aspects. Feeding, Teaching, Boarding facilities, Term-time, you name it. And our old folks still applaud it. https://t.co/qvUYBQ3NcG
— Jilo (@jilo_nketiah) September 17, 2024
The NPP has done more than the NDC did but the sad news is, everyone's attention is always sent to Free Education. You would see an NPP constituency executive and Tescon members and the only achievement they know is Free SHS. They tell you The War and Covid affected our economy… pic.twitter.com/t4M0PZZCj9
— Petit 4 Bawumia (@Mr_pee13) September 18, 2024
some particular people will be voting for Dr Bawumia who’s words can’t hold water supposedly because of “Free SHS” which is and will produce more dumb students than we ever had. I can see it through the introducers of such policy. When Bawumia and Semira’s small boy is going to a
— Michael Blakka🧢💎 (@michaelblakka) September 19, 2024
Caleb, my sister was in Holy Child from 2021, i know the situation is bad. Again, you have not read the entirety of my thread to understand. I am saying the free SHS we speak disgustingly so did not start or was not like this before. The problem is, how do we get it better
— FOT (@bethefrank) September 19, 2024
In 2020, they had vim to call for 4 more to do more just because of free SHS. Fast forward in 2024, the tagline has changed to bold solutions. The bold solutions too all be say them go reverse the mess then deliberately put we into. Such a bunch of dishonest idiots
— Paa Kwesi Biney (@p_KayBiney) September 18, 2024
As a government You've failed in every sector when it comes to running this country, when people say it your only rebuttal is a barely functioning free shs system lol🤡🤡🤡
— J03! (@b0x2box) September 18, 2024
MAG/AE
