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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Common sense appraisal of Mahama’s “massive” projects
The initial title of this article was, “Any idiot can borrow money and build projects.” I had to change it because those who might not read beyond the…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: The Messiah, disciple and the disabled
One could almost hear the voice calling out to the Messiah. This voice, however, did not sound like the desperate and genuine voices that called out to Jesus…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Meet President Mahama’s anti-good news media cabal
President John Mahama hardly delivers great speeches. It is one sad characteristic of our presidents in recent times. Mr. John Mahama is a good writer, but considering the…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: You love Northerners. True! But what’s there to show?
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) are fiercely fighting for the hearts and minds of people in the three regions of…
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Akufo-Addo’s ‘dishonest’ photo and Mahama’s funny make-up
When the member of parliament for North Dayi Constituency, George Loh, was given the opportunity to critique the manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), he decided to…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Where are the NPP billboards?
I spent the past weekend in Cape Coast. Like any other town or city in the country, one thing was obvious. The smell of election was very thick…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: If the paralysed Montie amputees were NPP
Imagine. Just imagine. Imagine that a politically charged Ghana has five months to a very contentious presidential and parliamentary election. Imagine that the main contenders are both prepared…
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MANASSEH AZURE AWUNI writes: How the NPP is conceding defeat ahead of the 2016 polls
The campaign manager of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Peter Mac Manu, has said the NPP could declare the winner of the 2016 elections. He is…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: A letter to suicidal Bawumia
Dear Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, I want to keep it short. No long talk. Straight to the point. When I read what you said on your campaign tour in…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: How ethnocentric NPP fuels NDC’s tribal politics
In February 2014, I delivered a speech at the Springboard Road Show in Tamale. When the time came for questions from the audience, one young man wanted to…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Why Victimised NPP does not deserve our sympathy
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is under serious political persecution. That is the glaringly awful spectacle any objective watcher of our disturbing political scene would see. But…
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MANASSEH’S FOLDER: Jose Mourinho, John Mahama and Osama Bin Laden
Jose Mourinho is one of the most successful coaches of the Chelsea Football Club. He won the English Premier League with Chelsea last season. This season, however, things…