Today is one of my proudest days in life. 4 years ago, I was driving my father to visit his brother at Katamansu near Ashaiman when a gentleman emerged from the bushes brandishing the WASSCE results of his junior brother. I screamed in excitement when I saw the As on the paper.
NPP MPs want Ken Ofori Atta out. NDC MPs also want Ken Ofori Atta out. Yet, we are using our scanty resources on a committee to debate his removal because the Majority side doesn't want to support the Minority to do the same thing they both want. A joke we are.
#KenMustGo
16 years ago at Asutsuare Junction after returning from the Ghana Institute of Journalism for the Admissions' Interview.
The black shoes and trousers were borrowed from a very good friend we all called 2Pac. I didn't own any but needed them for the interview.
I went to Sister's Waakye, a popular joint in Adabraka. The lady said she dishes from 10 Cedis. I ordered for 10 Cedis, 1 fish tail, 1 piece of meat. No gari. No nothing. Wrap in leaves. People of God, she took 55 Cedis from me. I'm still calculating, but it's not calculating. Ei
10 years ago today, I received a phone call from
@benkoku
. He had called to tell me that I was one of the 3 people chosen out of the about 30 people interviewed for a possibility of doing National Service in the Citi newsroom
If you can't get hot water because of
#Dumsor
or the high cost of LPG, take your bowl to the Independence Square now. A redundant team of police officers has tanks loaded with hot water wasting away. Let's help them by using it to cook 3ba or indomie.
#FixTheLaws
#FixMotherGhana
In other news, I knew
@gyaigyimii
just before he became a celebrity. He told me so himself today. Therefore, don't be surprised if he wills his Twitter account to me. Rich Uncle matters
I spent my annual leave (the past 2 weeks) tracking down the young man in this photo. He is my Personal Savior.
When I finished JSS in 2003, I had to remain as a cowboy and take care of the family cattle. My dad was taking care of our master's cattle. SHS was impossible.
The pink sheets the NDC presented from Techiman South look authentic. And per the party's public collation, it seems to have won that seat although the EC declared otherwise.
Can Jean Mensah and her team take to tv and explain to us how/why they declared the seat for the NPP?
I moderated a program which had the President in attendance. He told me quietly that he loved my moderation, but I insisted he makes it public. Now that I'm a moderator of Presidential Standards, you know who to call when your organisation is looking for an MC. Akpe siaa
On Techiman South, the JUDGE said the people can't be denied representation so let the NPP MP-Elect carry on until a determination is made
On Asin North, the JUDGE said the people be denied representation until a determination is made on the NDC MP-Elect
The law is interesting
Today, I had the shock of my life when a team of police men from the SWAT Unit stopped me in traffic and demanded to search my car for WEAPONS and DRUGS!
I was alarmed and insisted on filming it. Watch here what transpired.
My 4-year-old daughter came to ask me this morning to apologise for raising my voice at her last night.
May my parents live long. This is Voice ooo. Not lashes 😕
After stiff opposition from NDC MPs, Ken Ofori Atta has decided to divert the 80 million Cedis earlier allocated for the National Cathedral to the Ministries of Roads and Communication.
I used to listen to Richard Sky on radio when I was still a Cowboy. I was lucky to join Citi and became his Producer on all the shows he hosted. When he left
#TheBigIssue
, I replaced him as host. And when he left for law school, I replaced him as host of
#EyewitnessNews
.
My father didn't agree to send me to school, but if I hadn't listened to his advise and accepted his guidance, my schooling would have been useless. Big ups to him 🙏
When the 4 armed police men driving in their SWAT branded car stopped me, Richard Deh, who seemed like their leader, did not only verbally abuse me. He also physically assaulted me.
He hit my hand and the phone I was using to record fell. He seized it and threw it in his car
Citi FM and UPSA offered him a joint scholarship to study Accounting. Today, Ali Inusah did not only graduate with First Class, but also delivered a speech as the Valedictorian of the graduating class. His speech made me tear up and today, I am very happy and thankful to God
I stopped by my 'big sister' Hajia
@SBawumia
to say happy birthday in the Fulfulde language to her... Please, wish her too. Life is God's gift mankind.
Don't talk about our noses please... lol 😆
Eeeeeiiiii Nana Akufo Addo!!!! I bought a single Koose for 1 Cedi at my favourite Adabraka kooko joint this morning. It used to be 5 pieces for 1 Cedi, but now look. Eeeeeeiiii!!! Where did we pass to get here? What crime have we committed? 🙆🏾♂️🙆🏾♂️🙆🏾♂️
Glovo's exit means all the boys I see riding bikes in town to make ends meet will be jobless! Sad!
Dear NPP, your 2016 Manifesto was titled "An Agenda For Jobs". Please sit up. This is scary
I met the respected Justice of the Supreme Court, Jones Dotse at a funeral. I went to introduce myself.
He said: "Umaru, I know you. Don't introduce yourself. My wife and I watch and listen to you always. Keep it up."
I simply melted 🫠 😍
Words like these mean more than money
Dear God,
Please put me at the high table at a feast organised by my enemies like you have done for the Fomena MP
Hon Andrews Amoako Asiamah who was hounded out of Parliament by his own party is now the 3rd Most Important Person in the House.
Dear NPP, Eshiii!!!
I'd wanted to publish a book this year to mark my
#10YearsAtCiti
and name it
#CowboyDiaries
but I realized aunty Coro wouldn't allow biiiiiig men come to the launch and buy at huge price and make me rich to build my own house.
Therefore, book launch postponed to after COVID.
10 years of marriage! Wheeeew. What can I call it? I'm no expert but if I were to plot a graph, it'd be in a zigzag form.
Turbulent. Stable. Marry the two and you have marriage.
Here is to another 10 years with Bilkis Nuhu Kokroko, alongside Binta and Inna, Inshaa Allah 🙏
Guys, the Commander of police SWAT, DSP Azugu is a joke. Did you hear him say the masked men seen during the Ayawaso West Wuogon By-Election wore the masks possibly to prevent Mosquito bites? Mosquitoes! Really?
You remember the Sadia we saved from forced early marriage at age 13? She's made it to the prestigious Tema Secondary School. She'll excel here too.
She has a companion in my nephew and namesake who is the first member of my family to gain admission to Temasco since I did in 2003
Dear Ken Ofori Atta,
In 2015, Dr Kwabena Donkor did "too known" and said he'd fix dumsor. By December, he couldn't, so he resigned honourably.
You also did "too known" that we'll never go to IMF. Now we're at IMF with our own scissors. It's December. Please resign with pride
Even if Tsatsu Tsikata doesn't succeed in his attempt to cross Jean Mensah, at least he got "crossed" by the Judges. All cross be cross. We move.
#ElectionPetition
I thank God for the birth of
@benkoku
because if he wasn't born, he wouldn't have been at
@citi973fm
to have interviewed me for the job that I'm doing today.
Wherever you are, please cut a cake in his name.
#AvleAt40
Today, I obtained my voter ID card using my passport. I got this passport using my birth certificate.
It's funny birth certificate isn't allowed as proof for registration but its product- the passport is allowed. It's like a Muslim who doesn't drink alcohol but sells alcohol
As of the time the village photographer was taking this photo, I probably thought I was the coolest dude in town.
I was probably laughing at my big sisters and thought they didn't qualify to stand by me. Many years on, I have eggs on my face
#SistersLove
#ThrowbackThursday
#ttb
Do you know that in a typical Muslim home, tonight is just a normal night? There is nothing to cross over cos tomorrow isn't a new year. It's just a new day. Just thought to tell you. Happy 2023
*PLEASE HELP THE DAUGHTER OF THE CHARCOAL SELLER*
3 years ago, I did a story for Citi TV where I interviewed school children from poor backgrounds to see how they are learning during school lockdown. At La, in Accra, I interviewed Jennifer, whose charcoal seller mother had no..
Fellow Ghanaians,
Let's celebrate
@senyohosi
. He led a powerful team and acted as lobbyist, strategist, donor, manager and foreman to ensure this huge project got a life.
On behalf of the team, I say thank you for working with and guiding us.
Mawu n3 yirawo, fony3
The
#Dumsor
situation isn't funny anymore. We need a proper national address by President
@NAkufoAddo
on the issue so we can plan our lives. The excuses by GRIDCO are sickening and the idea that we shouldn't call it by its name is absurd.
This life no balance. Messi and I are age mates but the guy has counted more millions of dollars than the hair on my beard. Father, the light at the end nu, is it candle or floodlight? And how far is the end of the tunnel?
#ThisLife
Photo credit:
@nEEDarku
3 years ago, I told you how I incurred the wrath of some of my community members, particularly, the Muslims over an action I took to help prevent a 13 year old girl from being forced into marriage.
With the help of the former Headmistress of my village school, Doryumu Police,
Now that the Ghana Education Service has made a definite pronunciation on the wearing of dreadlocks to school by Rastafarians on Cultural/Religious grounds, can we have a similar pronunciation on Hijab?
The Muslim girl child isn't wearing it as fashion either.
#HijabIsAnIdentity
This was how I related to
@JustNanaAma
in the office today. I kept my hands to myself and in full sight to avoid any gross predatory things! But guys, despite everything, she's a nice witch. You don't have to insult when you disagree. She and I disagree on but we still eat TZ
I can hear people's children crying from nearby homes. Mine are sweating but not crying yet. They're sweating 😓 because the power is off again, and the government officials we pay to fix it can't be bothered! Sad State.
#Dumsor
is here, but they don't care
Speaker Bagbin settles the debate: NPP Group is the MAJORITY group in Parliament. Therefore, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu is MAJORITY Leader and Haruna Iddrisu is MINORITY Leader!
Bagbin has started on a firm note with how he's handling the house. So help him God 🙏
Johnson Asiedu Nketia (General Mosquito) has been NDC General Secretary since 2005 (17 years). He needs to write a book to guide other General Secretaries on how to keep their jobs. Or you say, he also Fears Delegates?
I think President
@NAkufoAddo
should have rather said he knows how to bring back lives and not economies because the way the economy is wrestling him, ei! Bringing life back would have been easier oooo. Dr. IMF all come inside but still, the economy is not responding 😢 😔 😑
Dear Ghanaian Muslims,
I know giving alms is one of our religious foundations. But are we the only community with poor and disabled people?
From the fronts of our mosques to street corners, to traffic intersections. It's almost as if we are constantly
#BegForLife
. Not cool
Dear Lawyer Amenuvor,
If you don't want Tsatsu to cross her in court, can I cross her on
#FaceToFace
or
#PointBlank
?
The cross examination must happen either way
The majority caucus (NPP MPs) say they will not do any government business until Ken Ofori Atta is fired as Finance Minister. The frog is out of the water saying the crocodile is smelling. If President
@NAkufoAddo
doesn't listen to this last call, then he's worse than a dead goat
My second girl, Zainab Inna Umaru Sanda, was born 6 years ago today. She's cute, innocent, smart, and with a slightly higher dose of attitude and mischief than me. She's a blessing
Those who celebrated KNUST, my alma mater, Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), now UniMac has also elected a female SRC President for the first time since Kwame Nkrumah set it up
And for me, it's double celebration because she's a proud Fulani lady. Congrats
@FatimatuAli3
The exclusive interview Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu granted me will air on
#EyewitnessNews
at 17:30GMT.
It is his first interview since he resigned on Monday. Join me on
@Citi973
and listen to the full interview!
These children are bringing Christmas/New Year food to our house in the village. Every festive season, our neighbours, all of whom are Christians, would bring their chickens to our house for my dad to slaughter before they take it back to prepare the food.
Yesterday, I was honoured by the President Akufo-Addo at the National Honours & Awards 2023. I dedicate it to my senior from Tema Secondary School, Senyo Hosi.
He made me a part of the Technical Committee of the Covid-19 Private Sector Fund.
Dear NDC Supporters,
If you had spent half the energy you're using to insult me and other journalists on the campaigns of 2020, the party would have won at least, 138 seats with UNRIGABLE MARGINS so that this debate about MAJORITY and MINORITY wouldn't arise.
55 persons test positive for COVID-19 at Accra Girls' High School. Parents rushed there last week to take their wards but were prevented by police.
By then, only 6 had tested positive. If that's anything to go by, soldiers would have to go there tonight, else, it'll end in tears
These are the Abanga (Twin) Brothers. One is NPP, and the other is NDC. It's a nice strategy. Obiaaa b3 didi. But that's not my focus today.
When I attend NPP/NDC rallies, party supporters approach me and mistake me for them. It's happened so many times...
Dear officials of Ghana Passport Office,
Stop denying Fulani people passports because of their ethnicity. It's not only ethnocentric and backwards, it's unlawful.
Citizenship is governed by law, not the looks of the applicant
There are some trotro values worth learning, ie: humility, appreciation of small spaces, value for loose change, appreciation of poverty, the lack of safety for the many, the daily hassle of trotro occupants and the negative side effects of long legs
#TrotroWeekend
#trotrodiaries
If you're just waking up, NPP Delegates have rejected John Boadu as General Secretary to usher in Justin Frimpong Kodua.
Meanwhile, after trying for 20 years (5 attempts), Stephen Ntim finally becomes NPP Chairman.
I went to my alma mater, Tema Secondary School, for the induction ceremony of my nephew and name sake, Umaru Sanda, who was overwhelmingly elected Head Prefect.
I had goosebumps as I watched the ceremony, knowing that he truly deserves it.
Umaru was in the Bush as a cowboy...
Guys, I've clocked 50k followers. Is that an achievement or Heblews? Thanks ya'll for following. If Twitter were a Constituency, I'd be on my way to Parliament. Lol
As I mark
#10YearsAtCiti
, I look back with gratitude to God and my employers and say, I couldn't have been at a better media organisation.
I can say with pride in humility, that all these years, I've never received a query (verbal or written)! I deserve some "UN Awards" don't I?
You remember the brilliant Cowboy I discovered at Katamanso who went to UPSA on scholarship from Citi FM and became the Valedictorian of his graduating class?
Well, here is another success. A Chartered Accountant!
I grew up poor, but I still had a gold watch (or what looks like it). If I were a motivational speaker, I'd say: Keep hope alive, because it is in the hard rock that we discover gold.
#tbt
"Please I know what I'm doing. I've prepared for this thing"- Akoto Ampaw to his assistant giving him filla to cross examine General Mosquito.
If I were the one he said that to, by now I'm outside the courtroom looking for banku&okro soup to calm my nerves.
#ElectionPetition2021
Dear NDC,
Since your attempt to have Jean Mensah cross examined in court has fallen in water, can you please find a way to bring her to Parliament for Muntaka to cross her?
#GhVetting