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Commentary Page
We invite commentaries from writers all over. The subject is about
Ghana and the world. We reserve the right to accept or reject
submissions, but we are not necessarily responsible for the opinions
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On presidential cemeteries
Oforiwa Ballard
It is so sad that President Mills died an untimely death.
However, to suggest burial on a site dedicated to a true
Ghanaian hero, a visionary who is universally recognized and
respected, is unfathomable.
We have a limited cadre of venerated historical leaders in
recent history. Nkrumah is a representation of the highest
caliber of leaders that Ghana is capable of producing. His
memorial should be solely focused on him. What the committee is
contemplating is sacrilegious.
I am not saying that President Atta Mills does not deserve a
nationally recognized burial place, he does. However, Dr.
Nkrumah’s memorial is not it.
However, upon further reflection, I think the suggestion was
based
on not fully appreciating the significance of Dr. Nkrumah’s
memorial.
The committee sees the memorial as burial grounds rather than
what it truly represents: a place honoring the father of our
nation.
This should not be a party politics issue. Setting a separate
site for the burial of presidents is a great idea: A national
presidential cemetery. This is a great opportunity to check off
a need that is long over due in Ghana.
Oforiwa,
Japan
August 5,
2012
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Minority questions cost of
office complex for MPs
Joy, Aug 4, Ghanadot - The
Minority in Parliament has raised questions about the
cost of an office complex being constructed for
MPs...Government today requested for approval of a 50
million-cedi loan from Fidelity bank for Sino Africa
Development Company to construct offices for MPs in
their constituencies. ..More
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Presidential burials and the
controversy
Commentary, Aug 5, Ghanadot - Burial grounds for
only presidents, a new royalty, one would ask? How
about presidential wives and presidential contenders and
theirs too? Then there are the Chief Justices, Speakers
of Parliament and the Elders of State. I am certain the
latter groups may want in on the act too, sooner
or later. ...
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On presidential cemeteries
Commentary, Aug 5, Ghanadot - I think the
suggestion was based
on not fully appreciating the significance of Dr.
Nkrumah’s memorial. ....The committee sees the memorial
as burial grounds rather than what it truly represents:
a place honoring the father of our nation.
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Milton Friedman's Centenary
Commentary, Aug 3, 2012
- Like many, if not most, people who became prominent as
opponents of the left, Professor Friedman began on the
left. Decades later, looking back at a statement of his
own from his early years, he said: "The most striking
feature of this statement is how thoroughly Keynesian it
is." . . .More
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