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VRA workers are lazy - Wereko Brobby

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  • IVY 11 years ago

    NPP HAVE ALOT OF ITS PEOPLE IN VRA

  • OSEI TAWIAH 11 years ago

    GHANA TO EXPORT ENERGY?

  • KERE 11 years ago

    WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE LAZY WORKERS FOR YOUR STAY AT VRA

  • Against Mantse 11 years ago

    Will this statement by the man help?...."My effort to deal with the chronic habit at the VRA was short-lived as they maneuvered to get me kicked out so that they can continue with their bad custom.”

  • Blueivy 11 years ago

    The laziest people in ghana are the crooked politicians, who happens to be probably, the richest in the country. They get paid for doing nothing.

  • Gye Nyame 11 years ago

    When you try to change the culture, the lazy employees kick back, cry so loud, call you arrogant, too known and then get the attention of the politicians to get you out and continue with the status quo. Kufuor instead of let ...
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  • EVIL DWARF FROM KYEBI 11 years ago

    The workers are lazy, so Wireko Brobbey goes there and builds a plush "rest house" attached to his office so that he can also rest. Why is this political and professional failure making so much noise in the media lately? Is h ...
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  • OBAA YAA 11 years ago

    In the nutshell what Trazan is saying is that the work ethics of Ghanaians is near zero when measured on productivity scale. The truth is that we are lazy bunch of people………..

  • NEMESIS, UK 11 years ago

    THEY ARE SO LAZY THAT THE ONLY THING GHANAIANS SPENT THEIR ENERGIES ON IS NIGERIANS BASHING AND ENVING. NEED I SAY MORE?

  • Proud Pepeman. 11 years ago

    UNFORTUNATELY NIGERIANS IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE ARE EVEN WORSE. I DO A LOT OF WORK IN NIGERIA AND SURPRISINGLY THEY SEE OUR GOVERNMENT SERVICES AS MORE EFFICIENT. ALL OF AFRICA HAS A PROBLEM. SINCE RETURNING HOME FROM ABROAD, I ...
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  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

    Energy expert Dr Charles Wereko Brobby has branded the workers of Volta River Authority (VRA) as lazy and unwilling to go the extra mile to increase productivity....ALL THESE UNPRODUCTIVE MONKEYS MUST BE FIRED!

    WHY R WE EX ...
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  • akos 11 years ago

    Kwasia

  • Aduanaba 11 years ago

    It appears that way from a distance, but I believe people will be forced to sit up and face the world if the dependency complex is eradicated while privatization is encouraged.

    Lets consider a hypothetical case in which a ...
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  • OBAA YAA 11 years ago

    Well said my dear

  • WILLIAM 11 years ago

    Can that be true of most Ghanaians? And 'Tarzan', is it true he was on special salary? IF INDEED TRUE THEN HE IS VERY UNFAIR IN HIS COMMENTS!!!!If not then I can sympathise a bit with him!!!

  • BlindMan 11 years ago

    He started his 'bidding' by TRASHING initially, the NPP executives, including Nana; now he's reaching in view with an empty plate!
    We all know his previous appointment with the VRA was POLITICAL and he failed miserably. A ro ...
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  • Nyansa 11 years ago

    Thank you evil dwarf from kyebi. According to Wofa Wereko Brobbey, the way to cut out laziness among VRA workers is to build a rest house close to his office. How can we go forward with this mind set.Give us a break, Tarzan.

  • OBIBA-JUDAS 11 years ago

    GHANA NEED COMPETENT PEOPLE WHO CAN HANDLE THIS COUNTRY >NDC WILL SINK THIS NATION.

  • Alabama 11 years ago

    Thank you very much. those are the questions we need to be asking officers who all of a sudden know what should be done but when they in they did nothing. They can only complain when there is not money for them to chop.

  • Ogya 11 years ago

    Stupid fool, if you understand and can read english, that is why the kicked him out, you fool. The laziness in Ghana is endemic to the point that when authorities attempt to clamp down, he or she is branded as bo good. Unti ...
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  • Ogya 11 years ago

    Stupid fool, if you understand and can read english, that is why they kicked him out, you fool. The laziness in Ghana is endemic to the point that when authorities attempt to clamp down, he or she is branded as no good. Unt ...
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  • ABU QUATTADA 11 years ago

    "When I came to VRA, I noticed that workers are not giving their best..."

    The so-called doctor mixing his tenses!

    Should read: when I came(past tense)to VRA, I noticed (past tense) that workers WERE not giving their be ...
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  • Big mouth 11 years ago

    NPP doctors they can only speak Twi and steal money.

  • Aduanaba 11 years ago

    I hope you are not basing your correction on the poor journalistic prose we are currently witnessing in Ghana. It could be he never put things that way. Corrections aside, this Dr Wereko-Brobby guy is really full of him self. ...
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  • APUU 11 years ago

    Kere thanks I agree with you

  • KOFI EDUFUR 11 years ago

    DR. IS NOT CURRENT AND DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING. IF HE CARES, HE SHOULD VISIT THE VRA WEBSITE NOW. HE SHOULD NOT TALK LIKE AN ILLITERATE INTELLECTUAL. WHAT NEW THING DID HE BRING TO VRA APART FROM HIS BOGUS STRATEGIC RESERVE PL ...
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  • Daaneima Nana Addo 11 years ago

    WHO IS MORE LAZY THAN CHARLES WEREKO BROBBEY? APART FROM SLEEPING WITH LITTLE GIRLS WHAT ELSE DOES TARZAN DO?

  • bex 11 years ago

    Daaneima, you are a stupid fool. We are serious. If you don't have anything serious to contribute. get thee off fast.

    Brobby is talking about a culture--a non performing culture that is at the center of our problems and yo ...
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  • forson 11 years ago

    This is exactly what happened to Kwame Nkrumah, while he was pursuing good development in the country the criminals of (UP) memebers were also trying very hard to kick him out, and they eventually got him, and the suffering i ...
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  • JOE TAKORADI 11 years ago

    WHT DID U DO WHEN U WERE DE BOSS

  • kofi west haven 11 years ago

    STUPID FOOL,Think b4 you speak. Do you have lights every day? Or do the NPP people have lights while yours is off ? Reason like human being who lives in Ghana too or from Ghana.
    Let's come together to build the country by p ...
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  • princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

    A priest and a taxi driver both died and went to heaven. St. Peter was at the Pearly gates waiting for them.

    'Come with me', said St. Peter to the taxi driver.

    The taxi driver did as he was told and followed St. Peter ...
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  • Ajit Babu 11 years ago

    A cursory look at most postings here can support an assertion that most Ghanaians lack reading and comprehension skills. Most postings here are questioning Dr. Brobbey-Wireko what he did to stop the laziness at VRA. However, ...
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  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    Comprehending the article is not the problem but "never ending" insults. Some folks do come here just to rain insults on others no matter how sensible their opinion.

    Our ethics have a lot of unanswered questions and that ...
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  • farmer george 11 years ago

    HELLO!! Did you just wake up from your beauty sleep? Ghanaian workers in general are all lazy!!! They don't want to work but they want to be paid. Journalist take "SOLI", the POLICE wants one cedi and the lady at the post off ...
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  • martin 11 years ago

    THE DOC. IS RIGHT AND HE JUST HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD. THESE DAYS MOST GHANAIANS FEEL RELUCTANT TO GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR THEIR COUNTRY. THEY SIT DOWN DO NOTHING AND EXPECT TO BE PAID. WHEN YOU VISIT THE HEAD OFFICE OF ...
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  • John Kpeglo 11 years ago

    You have failed!

  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    Former president Kufour said that " Ghanaians are lazy" and he was insulted. Laziness is the main reason why churches are mushrooming all over the place with the attendees thinking that ceaseless praying will summons the heav ...
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  • markwus 11 years ago

    everybody in Ghana is lazy. infact they are too lazy they don't even understand how lazy they could be. they are just too lazy.at work they will be discusing football all day and at the end of the month they want to be paid l ...
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  • Rosalyn 11 years ago

    I wanna puke.

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 11 years ago

    A good one there!

  • Rosalyn 11 years ago

    Not my cunt for u.

  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    Trust me, I will get it if I want it.

  • Osei Yao 11 years ago

    YOU COULD SAY THE SAME ABOUT ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY. YOU ONLY HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO SEE HOW THESE ALWAYS-ON STRIKE DOCTORS, PHARMACISTS AND NURSES WORK. LOOK AT OUR UNIVERSITIES: LEGON IS PLANNING 65 YEARS OF "WHA ...
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  • Ike Kumasi 11 years ago

    where were you, w'ano no nwii tantan. Lazy cocoon

  • JOHN BULL 11 years ago

    DR.YOU WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN VRA. WHAT DID YOU DO? YOU WERE BUSILY BUILDING KITCHEN IN YOUR OFFICE NOW YOU ARE SAYING VRA WORKERS ARE LAZY. PLEASE APOLOGISE TO THE WORKERS.

  • musa mukutali maiga 11 years ago

    But at least,that is the truth. Not only vra but if every ghanaian should go the extra mile, things will change for the better in a short time.

  • Don Blunt 11 years ago

    Doctors go that extra mile fighting for what is due them since two years ago. But how about the GHc 50,000 housing allowance for 'Thumb-Print-Certificate-Holders' for no work yet done?

    There is just too much 'wrong' in th ...
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  • BOY KOFI 11 years ago

    I wonder what kind of philosophy our Universities use to groom our graduates with.They are not innovative,creative,productive with all the knowlegde they acquired,they only dream of making money and living like Arabian Kings. ...
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  • Dondoli 11 years ago

    Wereko of all people is talking stupid, why didnt he change it when he was the chief executive.
    Nobody is lazy at work, its the bosses that are lazy and unprofessional.

  • 111111 11 years ago

    I AGREE WITH YOU PERFECTLY. IF HAD NOT BEEN LAZY, YOU WOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO BUY THAT TOY, OSAGYEFO BARGE FOR OVER $35MILLION ONLY FOR IT TO PRODUCE NO POWER AT ALL TILL NOW. CONGRATULATE YOURSELF.
    DO YOU THINK WE ARE SO STU ...
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  • FRANK 11 years ago

    It is not only VRA workers who are lazy but ghanaian workers in general.Sometimes i feel that most of them do not deserve even their salaries.And their productivity level is almost zero and are corrupt into the bargain.

  • BabaUS 11 years ago

    He is right. They are all too lazy and are overpaid; however, he was the head of the place before and would be more credible if he had done someyhing about it. Action speaks louder than words.

  • Mensah, Oduro 11 years ago

    Point taken Dr Brobby but you are not an energy expert though. You were simply q failed administrator in an energy/water company. But you were quite influential in Kufuor(President Bokasa/$ chain)government. Did you bring the ...
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  • ATTENTION 11 years ago

    I LIKE HIM AND I TOLD MEN CLOSE TO HIM TO INVEST INTO HUMAN RESOURCE FOR THE YEARS AHEAD.THAT IS BUILDING A SOLID POLITICAL FOUNDATION FOR A PARTY.THE POWER OF A PARTY LIES IN CERTAIN CRITICAL PILARS FOR THE SHORT AND MEDIUM ...
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  • Rosalyn 11 years ago

    Hands in pocket, sexting subordinate into bed

  • Kwaku 11 years ago

    The lazy ones are NPP appointees.

  • Kwabena 11 years ago

    what sense does it make to name a political party in this issue? The problem is with 90% of Ghanaians. I have no ties to any party; all are corrupt. Please say what is the real source.

  • nicman@atl 11 years ago

    what is this fufu and okro stew expert or swimming pool expert bubbling out. the most opportunist politician in ghana

  • chief amankwa 11 years ago

    i have say it has it is

  • KOLOOKO, JAPAN 11 years ago

    WEREKO BROBBY IS A MAN OF INTELLIGENCE TO STEAL.HE WASHES HIS MOUTH AND COMPLAIN

  • KOLOOKO, JAPAN 11 years ago

    THIS OLD TROJAN MAN DESERVES A PRISON OFFICER POST

  • STAPH-PHILADELPHIA 11 years ago

    VRA and some people at the high echelon of political power are behind the problems surrounding the electrical power rationing.
    Some Generator importers and retailers are seriously and frantically working very hard with some ...
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  • chief amankwa 11 years ago

    chief

  • poor management not lazy workers 11 years ago

    As a once director of the energy department, you have to know that the work do not set the standards. Management do. So what your are seeing is poor management strategy working in the VRA.

  • okukuseku 11 years ago

    Ghanians are inherently lazy

  • Ghanaba. 11 years ago

    Ghanaians have no work ethics. They are lazy. They want to eat, drink, make merry with little or no effort.
    Chop life--Yes; Labour for the life you want to chop--No! They show up at work late, if they do at all. They wait f ...
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  • Insider 11 years ago

    When you were in VRA, did you ever go to even Generator floor?. You only stay in Control Room and say the Generator Floor is too hot. No wonder you were interested in Snails (Abunabun)

  • JOE TAKORADI 11 years ago

    pls give us a break,u talk too much dis days why?

  • kobby Anthony 11 years ago

    This stupid man calling himself Dr and energy expert is so shameful,iam speaking as a former VRA worker and security expert at time president Kuffour forced this so called Dr and energy expert on VRA workers.upon assumtion of ...
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  • PAPA ARKOH, USA 11 years ago

    LOOK AT HOW EVERYONE WANTS TO BE RICH WITHOUT HARD WORKING.THIS IS THE REASON WHY THERE IS NO TRUE LEADERSHIP BCOS WE DREAM FROM MOUTH TO STOMACH ....GOD SAVE THIS COUNTRY.

  • kwadwo totobii 11 years ago

    THIS IS THE ATTITUDE OF MANY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. THE HEADS ARE NOT ABLE TO CHECK THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE EQUALLY LAZY AND IN ADDITION CORRUPT AND ARE AFRAID TO BE CONFRONTED WITH THEIR CORRUPT DEEDS:

  • SHAKESPEARE 11 years ago

    That is another old evil dwarf with sharp iron teeth.you stay home small and you are sweating, you need job hala JM.

  • borga 11 years ago

    lazy and over paid. that's the truth tarzan.

  • OKANTEY 11 years ago

    LAZY POLITRICTION,STOP USING YOUR MINE ON AS

  • ECOMINI 11 years ago

    Nobody cares about govt property. We shall continue to be stagnant or retrogress as a country.

  • Ataankpa Apuma 11 years ago

    Good old Dr Brobbey, you omitted to add that heinous stealers in Ghana are the VRA workers. Let any investigative guy put VRA under the least scrutiny and the whole country will be stupefied by the revelations that will pop u ...
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  • Guy 11 years ago

    Dr Wereko has an agenda which shows up within his stand within the NPP as Victor OWUSU's nephew etc, and now to justify his failure as boss of the VRA by blaming the workers. He appears to be an inconsistent politician but we ...
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  • Sankofa 11 years ago

    Wireko-Brobbey, it is no use speaking out now.

    What did you do to improve VRA when you were CEO? Did you leave it in better shape than what you came to meet?

    Why then is it struggling to generate our energy requirement ...
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  • AKROFI ARMAH 11 years ago

    Having followed Tarzan's arguments against the NPP's ongoing petition over the past few months, I was beginning to think he had changed, but I was mistaken. During his time at VRA he was so 'busy' that he even went on an over ...
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  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

    IS VRA ON THE GH STOCK EXCHANGE? IT SHOULD. IF SHAREHOLDERS ARE UNHAPPY WITH THEIR RETURN ON INVESTMENTS, THEN WE KNOW THAT THE CEO IS MAKING SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PUTTING IN WORK. THE SNAKE'S HEAD WILL BE THE FIRST ...
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  • CONCERNED GHANAIAN DAVE 11 years ago

    In our country Ghana,when you tell the truth ,you will later feel sorry.The offenders will insult you so much that you will not continue to expose them.That is their tricks.

  • Bogoso 11 years ago

    Akosombo dam is like an old hen, it has given all she can, its time Ghana goes SOLAR, all Ghanaians should learn from the nigerians and buy solar power sets for their houses and offices, www.sopraysolartech.com and alex@sopra ...
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  • Koffi 11 years ago

    It is now revealed that ATTA Mills had about 11 companies in USA and Europe. Go to the site www (HOW.CO), not dot com, but dot CO, without M, that is, WWW.(HOW.CO) you will see the links to all his companies.

  • akos 11 years ago

    The environment which has been made for Ghana is not condusive thus creates fruastration n reduces the work force into not trying at all.there is no incentives.

  • k b 11 years ago

    Lets give back Ghana to the dutch it seems everything got disoriented.

  • OSUMAN MOHAMMED 11 years ago

    IT IS REALLY PAINFUL TO SEE OUR OWN PEOPLE IN POSITIONS NOT WILLING TO HELP THE STATE. IF MR WEREKO BROBBY IS TELLING GHANAIANS THAT HE IS READY TO GIVE US HIS BEST, I OSUMAN MOHAMMED WOULD BEG MY COUNTRY MAN , MY BROTHER ...
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  • Simon says 11 years ago

    This is a stinging article that most media houses won't handle read the truth now
    Www.diasporianreturns.com

  • MAHAMAJET VISSIONLESS 11 years ago

    LAZY NDC MAHAMA CAME TO SINKING GHANA,NOT ONLY CHOP CHOP,INCOMPETENCE TEAM D,WHAT DID NDC DO 2009 TO NOW?????,MORE CORRUPTS IS TOO MUSH NDC MUST STOP,EI MAHAMA JET,SHIP,GHANA GOLD TO TURKEY,OUR OIL,MAHAMA NDC SHAME UNTO THEM ...
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  • Alain Book 11 years ago

    NDC SHOULD BE CAREFUL.IT IS TRUE MOST OF VRA STAFF ARE NPP.