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Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Fourwinds: 8:16pm On Mar 27, 2015

cirmuell:
Dat one na their wahala, waste of energy & fuel.

it is not a waste of energy and fuel. dat is how a responsible government behave not like ours dat wait for things to go bad before dey start holding meetings to do d needful I.e if it even take action at all

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Nobody: 8:16pm On Mar 27, 2015

Almighty USA! It is the only nation on the planet that cares about others around the world. It did it in WW2 for Europe and it is doing it for Africa in their deadly elections.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by ISpiksDaTroof: 8:17pm On Mar 27, 2015

OYINBOGOJU:
If they couldn't move in to Nigeria for Chibok girls why would they move in for just post election violence?

Our citizens.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by ISpiksDaTroof: 8:18pm On Mar 27, 2015

Pain:
Why cant the citizens just leave rather than wait for an escalation

Because majority of them are also Nigerians by ancestry?

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by uptoHim(m): 8:20pm On Mar 27, 2015

lastpage:
Refugees and their "management" is an international problem that involves the UNHCR and other international bodies.
Countries also have to open their borders to these refugees, placing pressure on their social facilities.

Now, "Prevention is better than Cure".
World Powers have NOW concluded that it is Cheaper and more expedient to "CONTAIN" such Crisis at the host nation, than allow it to spread and become unmanageable or extremely costly.

Liberia or Sierra Leone would not have cost the world so much in terms of human lives and resources, if Samuel Doe or Charles Taylor have been seized ASAP, before they threw West Africa into chaos.

That was why Laurent Gbagbo was not allowed to throw Ivory coast into Chaos before being arrested and caged.
Ofcourse, the French Special Forces "nearby" was there to evacuate French Citizens in the event of Chaos!

America and the E.U has warned president Jonathan.... and put him ON NOTICE that he would be PERSONALLY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE (read that again please) for anticipated election Violence in Nigeria, having seen all the anti-democratic "tricks" he is playing on Nigerians.

So for those asking or wondering whether America can intervene, dont ask..... just wait and see.
Ivory Coast is a lesson in this context.

Lastpage!

Do you in any way think that the violence could not come from the opposition party? Or you also don't think there is a level of desperation in them? The talk here is about war, and all you can say imagine is how GEJ would be held responsible. In fact, you don't care, even if it will consume you loved ones, so long as its GEJ that would be held responsible.
Continue! No wonder you have been part of the hate campaign. Of course, you are sure of victory. Don't worry, my prayer is that God would not allow us to realise too late, that being stronger as some of us think, is not as good as being in peace

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by refreshrate: 8:35pm On Mar 27, 2015

seriously!? source The Nation newspaper?

*heavy hiss* as in really heavy hiss.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by bface14: 8:36pm On Mar 27, 2015

Nothing will break this country

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Nobody: 9:02pm On Mar 27, 2015

OYINBOGOJU:
If they couldn't move in to Nigeria for Chibok girls why would they move in for just post election violence?

the marines are for evacuation and rescue mission purposes. their citizens/diplomats in nigeria

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by mckay4real: 9:08pm On Mar 27, 2015

Wetin concern these Yanks for our matter! why must they always play the 'big brother'

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by DesChyko: 9:59pm On Mar 27, 2015

mmsen:

I believe he was referring to America.

My bad.. Thanks for the direction

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by DECOtech(m): 10:09pm On Mar 27, 2015

OYINBOGOJU:
If they couldn't move in to Nigeria for Chibok girls why would they move in for just post election violence?

They won't be moving in for you but for their own people.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Nobody: 10:36pm On Mar 27, 2015

watered:
Okay na but they will be disappointed because there will be no post election violence.

amen

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Nobody: 10:48pm On Mar 27, 2015

zicoraads:
I love how that argument on the first page ended.

Some people just hate GEJ for no justifiable reason. Or they are still trying to figure out why they hate him. Just yesterday, a friend of mine who has been a staunch APC supporter said to me, 'Politics aside, under this government, the standard of living of most people has improved'.

Now to some people, the tragedy of the botched NIS recruitment was an indicator of how most Nigerians are jobless. Forgetting that most of the people who went for that exercise were already employed.

Absolutely, I told someone if it's possible to check, that I will bet on it that more than 60% of the people there are employed, maybe self employed, but at least doing great, but because everyone wanna get govt money without working hard for it.
I know someone who works in a bank, new employed and working as a teller, yet he purchased the form and applied, went for the interview too, with reason that immigration work will be easier since it is govt work he can get time to do other business too.
that's the mentality broh, very sad but true, Nigerians are naturally greedy.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Nobody: 11:04pm On Mar 27, 2015

So sorry Obama! Nigeria is having the most peaceful elections ever witnessed in the world.
God is with us and in charge.
No violences
GEJ carry go

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by ace05(m): 11:35pm On Mar 27, 2015

Í bu itiakwû.

GenBuhari:
[b][size=15pt]Our enemies (and that includes our ruling government). Are planning to break up Nigeria before a competent government can come in and allow Nigeria fulfill her potential.

America and European allies now has Nigeria surrounded through fake war against fake jihadist using our border neighbours Chad, Cameroon and Niger in the North and East, Now. They ready to use Ghana to open up a front in the West and South.

Probably to start a fake insurgency from the Niger Delta.

Please my people these people are going to try to start a bloodbath in Nigeria just so that they can prevent a competent government that may stop them continuing to rob us blind.

Please, please start taking steps to protect your families and yourselves and do not get drawn into any retaliatory sectarian violence.

Remain calm and peaceful and take steps to enhance security of your family or community and have a plan to defend yourselves.

The signs are ominous. These elections maybe being viewed by our American enemies as the perfect opportunity to ignite a war that they hope will give the UN the excuse to disintegrate Nigeria.

May the gods of our noble ancestors protect and help us gain a great victory over these enemies.[/size][/b]

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by ngoziama: 11:35pm On Mar 27, 2015

MzJackBaueress:
See how Americans value their citizens. Nigeria is the opposite when we have a "I don't give a damn" president.

Smh

Which value.Americans should leave us alonnnnnnee. Fighting all over the world and has never won any.if it is true that their marines are in ghana then I must say that they cant wait to see nigeria torn in shreds. I wonder why obama is so interested in our election and downfall. A president of America and a black man that is yet to visit the giant of africa. I wonder why he is sending us message.Nigerians beware the interest is the oil and not us.i have always been a fan of obama but I stopped the moment he bluffed us over ebola and boko haram.Africa belongs to us and only africans can save Africa. Simple!

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Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Nobody: 11:40pm On Mar 27, 2015

Ogini?

ace05:
Í bu itiakwû.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Nobody: 12:24am On Mar 28, 2015

ROSSIKE:
Who has time to educate a peabrain like you? Is your basis for disputing it not predicated on your blind worship of white? Do you even know where to go to research the truth? Stup.id slave with foam for brains.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by Nobody: 1:50am On Mar 28, 2015

PetroDolla3:
Ghana is a village? so how will you describe the Federal Republic of Foools? MUMUDOM Republic where people are killed for pleasure where life expectancy is 45 years Suffering and Smiling fuckeduppedness nigeria jagajaga the biggest sh1thole on earth some of you may end up in Ghana as refugees in the coming days so watch what you say about Ghana,huh? whack a con!

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go watch the documentary where the Chinese people are killing your citizens all in the name of Gold and your government is doing nothing about it. That s.hit can't happen in Nigeria

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by azzima(m): 4:36am On Mar 28, 2015

Hmmmmm AMERICA! A country that will go to great lengths for its citizens unlike these Mumu's in Nigeria.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by smoothlips(m): 7:33am On Mar 28, 2015

OYINBOGOJU:
If they couldn't move in to Nigeria for Chibok girls why would they move in for just post election violence?

Mumu they are not moving in to save you. They are moving in to move their citizens and diplomats

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by dasparrow: 9:25am On Mar 28, 2015

ogorkojo:

America protects her citizens! Fact.

Sure they do. Only when they are WHITE. When they are black, U.S society is eager to throw them in jail or have their white cops gun down innocent black males or wait more than 24 hours to get hurricane Katrina victims help because they are black. Sure, amerikkka protects her WHITE citizens.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by dasparrow: 9:26am On Mar 28, 2015

smoothlips:

Mumu they are not moving in to save you. They are moving in to move their citizens and diplomats

America should have asked their citizens and diplomats to leave Nigeria before now. What were they waiting for? SMH

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by netmillionaires(m): 11:54am On Mar 28, 2015

AlphaGentMan:
you dey mad?? Person dey tell u truth abt how good our govt tried to be during several conflict and cos of been partisan,u dey bring Nigeria down..re u mad??

Check https://www.causes.com/causes/298145-for-a-corruption-free-nigeria/updates/448779-as-nigerians-are-massacred-in-libya-goodluck-jonathan-has-blood-in-his-hands

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by smoothlips(m): 12:22pm On Mar 28, 2015

dasparrow:

America should have asked their citizens and diplomats to leave Nigeria before now. What were they waiting for? SMH

Waka jooor

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by MrHighSea: 5:42pm On Mar 28, 2015

OYINBOGOJU:
If they couldn't move in to Nigeria for Chibok girls why would they move in for just post election violence?

To protect AMERICANS, nt 9jarians.

Re: US Stations Marines In Ghana In Fear Of Post Election Crisis - The Nation by PetroDolla3: 6:50pm On Jun 04, 2015

I think you are following the wrong news Ghanaians are not like nigerians who worship anything white skin? the bleaching capital of the world grin

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Ghana cracks down on Chinese illegal mining grin

Ghana has arrested 124 Chinese for illegal mining in the largest such crackdown yet, highlighting China’s difficulties in limiting friction over its growing investment in Africa.

The detentions came after Xi Jinping, China’s president, chose to visit three African countries on his first overseas trip in March as part of a charm offensive. Beijing’s bilateral trade with the continent was more than $200bn last year and more than 2,000 Chinese companies have invested a total of $20bn.

Yu Jie, the political director at the Chinese embassy in Accra, Ghana’s capital, said the 124 miners were being held at an immigration detention centre in the city. He said they had been allowed consular access and were expected to be deported soon.

The embassy lodged representations to the west African country over the arrests, demanding Ghanaian security authorities ensure the Chinese citizens’ legal rights and safety.
Chinese miners flock to Ghana gold boom
Chinese flag

The soaring gold price has attracted Chinese workers and heavy equipment to Ghana’s mines, drastically changing the scale and nature of operations

The number of Chinese miners in Ghana has grown rapidly in recent years as the gold price has risen.

Local mining officials estimate that there are several thousand Chinese working in the mining sector, most of them illegally.

But Mr Yu said: “There are more than 10,000 Chinese doing mining in Ghana.” Su Zhenyu, secretary-general of the Chinese mining association in Ghana, said 50,000 Chinese miners had come in since 2005.

The majority come from Shanglin county in China’s poor southwest province of Guangxi, where men follow their relatives and neighbours to what is said to be a good business opportunity.

Asked how many of the Chinese miners had valid work permits, Mr Yu said: “That is difficult to explain”.

Toni Aubynn, chief executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, said “only a very small percentage” of Chinese miners in Ghana were likely to be working legally.

He said he knew of two Chinese mining companies operating legally in the country, one extracting bauxite and the other gold. Both had a modest number of expatriate staff. Most Chinese miners were likely to be working on a small scale, Mr Aubynn said.

Although the Chinese presence has been welcomed by some Ghanaian small-scale miners, who benefit from their financing and access to cheap equipment, it has caused social and environment problems.

By law, small-scale mining is reserved for Ghanaian citizens, to ensure that local communities benefit. It is meant to leave a small footprint, but the Chinese miners have brought in bulldozers and other heavy machinery, and seldom rehabilitate their sites.

With tensions rising in the mining areas, John Dramani Mahama, president, set up a ministerial task force in May to tackle illegal mining by locals and foreigners. The task force has the mandate to “deport all non-Ghanaians involved in small-scale mining”.

The initiative steps up earlier campaigns. Last year, a 16-year-old Chinese boy was killed in a raid in which 90 Chinese were arrested. In 2011, 20 Chinese had been arrested for illegal mining.

“For the first time in a long while the government is acting resolutely to deal with this problem,” Mr Aubynn said. “It’s not an anti-Chinese move, it’s just that they have the most foreign nationals working in the sector.”

However, in China, the latest arrests are set to fuel anger over what many see as unfair treatment.

Zhang Xiaofeng, director of the African Economy Research Institute at Zhejiang Normal University, said although illegal operations by some Chinese miners, particularly private companies, were a problem, Chinese were often innocent targets of attacks in Africa.

“There is jealousy and hate against Chinese because the Chinese are more hard-working and have made some profits in Africa,” he said. But he blamed western media for fuelling conflict. “They propagate the theory of the China threat, of the yellow peril,” he said.

In private, some Chinese experts are much more critical of their own countrymen.

“Many Chinese go there illegally and don’t register through the commerce ministry so the government can’t really do anything,” said one. “I think what the Ghanaian government did is a good warning to some Chinese. They can’t just go there, make a quick buck and leave.”

donnypool:

go watch the documentary where the Chinese people are killing your citizens all in the name of Gold and your government is doing nothing about it. That s.hit can't happen in Nigeria

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