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How ex-President’s Brother Bought Chinese Planes

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  • NII ARMAH 11 years ago

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  • OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

    When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwasi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwasi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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  • Accra Man 11 years ago

    No truth in the story. NDC planted story.

  • NII DADE 11 years ago

    nice try ghanaweb, come back in 2020. but now w) twei ahe ed) klakla. w)n jw3n sane kpakpa he

  • KOLA, LONDON PROPER 11 years ago

    His Uglier Darker Face tells it all, a crook and a Thief.

    Just Like his Brother, Kuffuor Kromfuor, the ex-pepsodent who is the Most Darkest Ugliest Thief, this smart ugly thief is the bane of Ghana's development where peop ...
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  • VOLTA 11 years ago

    IT BRINGS MY MEMORIES OF LOOTING BACK

  • KOFI 11 years ago

    You deserve that name. If only we can get rid of that devilish region that contributes nothing to Ghana.

  • Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings 11 years ago

    General News of Saturday, 9 February 2013 Source: Joy Online

    China defends Ghana in illegal arms saga


    China has jumped to the defence of Ghana in an arms deal in which an illegal British broker has been convicted for ...
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  • Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings 11 years ago

    Agbadza journalism for consumption by NDC foolsoldiers !

    For ghanaweb even to publish such a bull of a story by the rented press of the NDC beats my imagination.

    It is about time these bedbugs of the NDC rented press re ...
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  • VOLTA 11 years ago

    IT BRINGS MY MEMORIES OF LOOTING BACK

  • Nana Yaw 11 years ago

    Trokosi boy,are you on drugs? You are not making any sense with your bad English. What is air plane?

  • Samora 11 years ago

    The important thing is that did Ghana benefit from this deal or not? If due process was not violated in this country what is the beef of the local critics?

  • moyo 11 years ago

    All these people walk around free for the diservice to mother Ghana. We wait to see what will come out.

  • EKOW KOOMSON 11 years ago

    No wonder they all become filthy rich with their illegal dealins.

  • princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

    Three rats are sitting at the bar talking and bragging about their bravery and toughness. The first says, "I'm so tough, once I stole and ate a whole bagful of rat poison!" The second says, "Well I'm so tough, once I was cau ...
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  • White Lesbian 11 years ago

    K4 and his brother's dark black skin will be good for leather shoes for white people to wear.Please export their skin to Europe so that Ghana can
    get some foreign exchange to make out for they money they stole.

  • White Lesbian 11 years ago

    K4 and his brother's dark black skin will be good for leather shoes for white people to wear.Please export their skin to Europe so that Ghana can
    get some foreign exchange to make out for the money they stole.

  • Adom Boakye 11 years ago

    Come of to think of it, they are all thieves! NDC, NPP the value is the same. Thieves, thieves!!!
    They are hungry men and boys while in opposition. Once they steal our mandate to ill govern us,they go on looting spree. Addo ...
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  • Titugri 11 years ago

    You got all your facts right! But the question is what are Ghanaians doing about it? Just empty complains is not enough.

  • Kondendiara Kakraba 11 years ago

    What about the Prez who was ordered investigated by then sitting Prez Mills for corruption? One would ask, on what charges? Why was the investigations abrogated? Mind you, the story was from then Attorney General- NDC foundin ...
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  • SHAMO 11 years ago

    This is just a tip of the iceberg.

  • NANA KUFUOR 11 years ago

    Do you all know the thief man above is the richest man in Ghana with cash worth $1.2billion while others are wallowing in poverty? These are the people insulting NDC and Woyome that they are corrupt. When a man due to poverty ...
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  • Onyansani 11 years ago

    Im a theif so what? my bother stole more than me. I dont care at all, you people just like to talk. Look at my hotels and properties, you are all jelous. I dont care what you people say because i am Ghanaian and knowing my pe ...
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  • mahama gay solomon wife 11 years ago

    NDC MUST STOP THEIR STUPID PROPAGANDA,SHAMELESS EVIL DWARFS PARTY AS JJ SAID

  • Victor A. Young 11 years ago

    Mr. Christopher McDowell may not have a certified licence to sell military hardware, by British Standards, he expertly executed business to the letter. He didn't dupe Ghana, by supplying out-moded or over-aged aircrafts as wa ...
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  • KUDZ 11 years ago

    KUFFOUR AND HIS CORRUPT FAMILY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED... A SEED OF CORRUPTION WAS PLANTED WHEN PRESIDENT KUFFOUR APPOINT HIS BROTHER US DEFENSE MINISTER AND SMART GHANAIAN DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT SITUATION.. NO ...
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  • abuburo ba nyansa 11 years ago

    ow what about mahama?he bought a private plane after one deal he brokered .have forgotten he used 20 millin dollars to build a garage?keep mute

  • KOFI BOADU 11 years ago

    THIS IS RUBBISH. ATLEAST THE PLANES WERE BOUGHT FOR GHANA. HOW ABOUT MAHAMA'S BROTHER? HIS ILLEGAL PLANES ARE HIS

  • Boy Alinko 11 years ago

    You guys are very stupid in that, Ghana's money is NOT for any party.
    Any person court stealing the counrty money must face the law. Why should we defend an individual because he is from your party? Have you benefitted from ...
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  • TRUTH 11 years ago

    ANYTHING NPP DOES IS GOOD ANYTHING NDC DOES IS BAD ANYTHING THAT AFFECTS GHANA IS NOT IMPORTANT

  • abuburo ba nyansa 11 years ago

    McDowell knew what he was doing and illegally brokered the aircraft to Ghana without a valid licence.so his cerime was that he was not having a valid licence and not that dr addo kufuour had something fishy,corrupt to do in t ...
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  • Sobolo 11 years ago

    ..more to come indeed.

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE 11 years ago

    WHEN THE HISTORY IS TOLD, IT WILL BE SAID THAT GHANAIANS WERE OFFERED FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION, IMPROVED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL HOUSING FOR THE POOR AND AN EGALITARIAN SOCIETY BUT 50% SAID NO THANK YOU. THEY PREFERRED ...
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  • Ageegy 11 years ago

    Hiding ur head in sand won't help u.where is the family member who benefitted in all this?we are waiting.

  • Pontius Pilate 11 years ago

    shameful? well i think the investigations shguld start from ms cotton who duped this country to have a lavish wedding. it took the U.S authorities to punish us while we were happily praising her here. whatever happened to the ...
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  • jb 11 years ago

    refer to hague

  • nana 11 years ago

    this is nonsense.The headline looks like,he bought the planes for his personal use

  • VEEP GAY,PREZ GAY 11 years ago

    MAHAMA STOLED GHANA GOLD TO TURKEY,GHANIANS NEED THEM BACK,MAHAMA MUST COME CLEAN,NDC ARE TRYING TO COVER UP,

  • Ekow 11 years ago

    That is the only way they get their kick backs. I

  • Karikari 11 years ago

    So dont you have any important issue to discuss?

  • Paul Amuna 11 years ago

    It appears this particular 'real' transaction has completely eluded Maame Brookman Amissah and her so-called "organisation against corruption UK". Is it because it involves the Kufuor government? Surely this matter in which a ...
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  • Apino soap 11 years ago

    We are waiting.

  • Pstor Josiah 11 years ago

    The failure of the NDC govt.to imvestigate certain corruption allegations and prosecute the pepetrators smacks of compliciity.

  • Akos Connecticut 11 years ago

    Of course why would he not be ...deals from Ghana

  • PETALS OF BLOOD 11 years ago

    The corrupt methods employed by Addo Kufuor is the source of his astounding fortune to the tune of an estimated TWO BILLION US dollars.

    If Ghana wants to buy planes from China, why the hell does it need to go to some shad ...
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  • Kwaku Manu, Nungua 11 years ago

    It is not too late to bring to book Dr. Addo-Kuffuor and Gen JB Danquah. This will bring to end the era of impunity that was existing at the military establishment during Kufuor's time.

  • Kwaku Manu, Nungua 11 years ago

    Because all these nefarious issues, NPP is struggling through any means to come back to power. We no go sit down. Let's end impunity in Ghana now.
    Bring back the Minister of Defence and Gen JB Danquah to answer the questions ...
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  • E Mintah 11 years ago

    If Wilfred did not pay his tax in UK what does it got to do with Ghana Government. All the banks in the UK had been accused. Was UK government not still doing business with the banks.
    Put partisan sentiments apart and lets b ...
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  • Akyemaa. 11 years ago

    THE LAWYERS,JUDGES NEED TO LOOK THROUGH THEIR CONSTITUTIONS.EVERYTHING IS OUTDATED.NO WONDER POLITICANS PASS AND RESENT GET AWAY WITH LOOTING OR CARELESS WOYOMEGATE SCANDALS.

  • Adwoa Achiaa 11 years ago

    No wonder he is the richest man in Ghana now. Greedy bastards

  • Onyansani 11 years ago

    m a theif so what? my bother stole more than me. I dont care at all, you people just like to talk. Look at my hotels and properties, you are all jelous. I dont care what you people say because i am Ghanaian and knowing my peo ...
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  • CITIZEN 11 years ago

    ADDO KUFFUOR, RICHEST MAN IN GHANA....NO WONDER.

  • Abodraku Peace 11 years ago

    Who is the editor for this bogos paper? Saaaaaaaaaaaaaachwe man. Shutb your bick

  • CORRUPT FAMILY 11 years ago

    Atta Mills let bastards get away with these high level crimes because he wanted to be asomdwe hene. Was that the best thing to do whilst widows and orphans languished in abject poverty? Well, wisdom is like a personal bag and ...
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  • Onyansani 11 years ago

    Asomdwe hene my anus. He was a fucking fool. Look at how people are suffering in Ghana yet some buy planes for 4 million etc. You think Asomdwe hene is in heven? well think again.

  • Albert 10 years ago

    If u sit down without saying anything and someone bought plane,whatz ur problem,we ar all bastard Ghanaians

  • Diboriyom 11 years ago

    Waa waa the wheel of justice they say will slowly catch up with them, no matter how long it will take.. A sem beba dei bi

  • MAN GHANA 11 years ago

    MY DEAR COUNTRY MEN SOME PEOPLE ARE TAKING US FOR GRANTED.THIS ACTICLE IS BASELESS AND LIES.THE BRITISH BUSINESS MAN'S LICENCE WAS EXPIRED AND THIS PERSON HAS ONCE DONE BUSINESS WITH GHANA,AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT,TH ...
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  • CANTONA 11 years ago

    go to hell my guy if you have no story to write,NDC has been in powere for 5 years now and is it now that UK jailed a man said to be illegal dealler before you could make up this story?shame nation wrekers we need to here how ...
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  • Jah Glory 11 years ago

    That money was used for politics, instead of purchasing proper helicopters to be deployed in DR Congo by then. It was one Colone Barnes who even went to parliament to talk about the need for the loan to be approved by parlia ...
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  • oldtimo 11 years ago

    Just stop politicizing plane sale from China. Did the Ghana or the British Government probed into (licensing) issue when the passenger plane that was in accident and killed all on board during Busia's regime? Was R. R. Ampo ...
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  • Albert 10 years ago

    We ar all bastard Ghanaians