Demands in electioneering periods increase Gov’t deficit – PV Obeng

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Segoe 11 years ago

No excuse here. You bought laptops, cars and house for Afari Djan to rig the elections for you. You gave Wayomi and your NDC fools money to buy votes. You all should start to account for your deeds

No excuse here. You bought laptops, cars and house for Afari Djan to rig the elections for you. You gave Wayomi and your NDC fools money to buy votes. You all should start to account for your deeds
BRENYAH 11 years ago

This gentleman is past his "sell-by date", what in the world is he still doing advising another head of state

This gentleman is past his "sell-by date", what in the world is he still doing advising another head of state
SHAMO 11 years ago

THIS OLD CARGO STILL DECIEVING GHANAIANS! HAHAHAHA NDC TAKING AND STRAIGHT TO HIPIC

THIS OLD CARGO STILL DECIEVING GHANAIANS! HAHAHAHA NDC TAKING AND STRAIGHT TO HIPIC
AGYAAKU 11 years ago

Whatever strategy NDC adopted to prevent NPP to win the election was worth the cost. How could they have come back knowing very well what that party under Kufuor did in their eight year misrule.

Ghanaians surely have not f ...
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Whatever strategy NDC adopted to prevent NPP to win the election was worth the cost. How could they have come back knowing very well what that party under Kufuor did in their eight year misrule.

Ghanaians surely have not forgotten how prime government lands both in Accra and Kumasi were misappropriated. Listen to them complain daily about hardship they face since they lost power as if they made Ghana a heaven before being booted out.

Some of the benefits kufuor´s declaration of HIPC were the debt forgiveness which should have translated into tangible and massive infrastructural developments. Instead, by the time they were leaving they had to sell off Ghana Telecom in order to be able to pay workers salaries after they had again borrowed nearly one billion dollars also to pay salaries. These are the people who are even trying to come back to power through the "back door".
PK 11 years ago

Our resources have been wasted and you're justifying this on preventing the NPP to come to power. I'm no NPP supporter but I can tell you that from where I sit the NPP performed far better than the Mills-Mahama administration ...
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Our resources have been wasted and you're justifying this on preventing the NPP to come to power. I'm no NPP supporter but I can tell you that from where I sit the NPP performed far better than the Mills-Mahama administration. In fact, the latter is the worst we've had since 1993. Nkwaseasem ara kwa!
BLACKMAN PROBLEM 11 years ago

So! Agyaaku you should know two WRONGS does not make a RIGHT if in the past things went wrong and is happening presently Ghanaians should keep mute and does not held our leaders accountable Is it you and the likes are blind o ...
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So! Agyaaku you should know two WRONGS does not make a RIGHT if in the past things went wrong and is happening presently Ghanaians should keep mute and does not held our leaders accountable Is it you and the likes are blind or what democracy has brought to Ghanaians? I don't get it
OBENG RAGO 11 years ago

Some of the reasons for the current budget deficit being discussed under the machiavellian NDc octogenarian leaders like PV Obeng, JLS Abbey and 'Cretuo' include comments by OBENG RAGO published onJanuary 13, 2013 thus___!

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Some of the reasons for the current budget deficit being discussed under the machiavellian NDc octogenarian leaders like PV Obeng, JLS Abbey and 'Cretuo' include comments by OBENG RAGO published onJanuary 13, 2013 thus___!

"The mass bribery of the Ghanaian Electorate by John Mahama-led NDC Government in the 2012 Election must never be left unquestioned. This must be added to the NPP Election Petition: for it is unlawful, a drain on Ghana’s resources and a cause of the current Budget Deficit of many Billions. WOW! It was obscene, disgraceful and so corrupt…worse than Gyinabu and kalabule...

John Mahama has no respect in Ghana politics. Most of the local people see him as worse than KUTU Acheampong, due to the following facts:

- He bribed the Electoral Commissioner and his staff who worked closely with NDC electoral machinery in all areas of the electoral process: The creation of new constituencies; the revision of voters registrar; the transfer of votes; the Ghost names inserted as foreign Nationals or the GROPAA when there is no ROPAL; the reports of malpractices as revealed in the Election petition…

- The Campaign posters and billboards of John Mahama found in every hamlet, village and towns of Ghana would cost Billions of cedis…Even Obama cannot match this gratuitous display of buffoonery…

- The distribution of 1 MILLION Motor Bikes imported into Ghana from China on 15th November 2012 by the notorious NDC corrupt government. The Motor bikes are all over the place ridden by NDC supporters…

- The distribution of Outboard motors to selected vociferous ‘allotey jacob type’ of Fishermen in the coastal areas to lead grass root opinion in their favour…even proceeds of pre-mix fuel were shared among ordinary NDC foot soldiers, when they could be used to build toilets for people who shit on coastal rocks and the sandy beaches…

- The petrol coupons given to NDC functionaries, opinion pollsters, campaigners, chiefs, apparatchiks across the country to run around lying to people and distributing bribery goods would run into billions of hard cash…

- The distribution of ‘Hweasambo’ and enamels to fisherwomen, carrying John Mahama insignia, amidst the singing of their now infamous fisherman song: ‘Nyen pe Free Education; ye pe hweasambo na bontua’ (we don’t like free education, we like fishing basin)

-- The mass distribution of Yomi (gari, sugar, powdered milk and peanuts in plastic containers with John Mahama insignia) during late night NDC rallies was very expensive undertaking…

- The distribution of assorted Chinese goods of cloths, mobile phones, television, pre-paid meters etc. to NDC functionaries and the electorate will run into several millions…

- The distribution of 1.3 MILLION Laptop Computers to individual NDC supporters and bribe-takers, instead of distributing them to educational institutions to create Computer labs and libraries for greater access to Information Technology…

- The distribution of the brown GH50 NEW GHANA CEDIS to so many voters in such open blatant fashion will never leave my memory. NDC MPs went round drinking bars distributing these ‘half a million cedi notes’ to Ghanaian Youth to my eternal shock…

- John Mahama led NDC distributed thousands of mini saloon cars to their TESCON and opinion pollsters, a and when they were confronted on television, they said all will be collected back after elections…why should state cars be given for electioneering campaign by the incumbent government in a National Elections? Why should we not delve into such irregularity or electoral fraud?...

- The distribution of Cross country vehicles, SUVUs, Saloon cars to Chiefs, Imams and Opinion leaders of local communities with marked high levels of illiteracy, was far worse than Kutu Acheampong’s ‘fawooto begye golf’ episode of the UNIGOV debacle…
John Mahama is a corrupt man…He has no respect of genuine Ghanaian patriots. Like father, like son, he carries on with a round whimsical face like he does not know of this deep seated bribery and corruption.

For a young man of 54 years, trumpeted as an Independence child who knows what kalabule has done to the country, to engage in such malfeasance and diabolical schemes is to me a most unremarkable and undignified action that must be probed, and findings published as a lesson to future politicians to avert…

President John Kuffuor could have done the same in 2008 but then he and NPP leaders love their country so much to abuse its little resources in such shameful manner…

And so I mutter to myself…

Why did Mahama’s NDC mortgage our OIL for these Chinese goods to bribe the electorate?

Is NDC the most corrupt government Ghana would ever have?

Should the mass bribery of the voters by John Mahama not be probed and chronicled for posterity, and added as grounds of electoral fraud in the NPP election petition?
BABA MORO 11 years ago

HAAHA listen to that fuckertive,I am sure he just came out from the hotel with that 17 year old gal,before making this statement.ODJWAN NUA!

HAAHA listen to that fuckertive,I am sure he just came out from the hotel with that 17 year old gal,before making this statement.ODJWAN NUA!
BONSO 11 years ago

Listen to what the Presidential Advisor of President John Mahama is saying. Paul Victor Obeng was the Chairman of National Development Commission in Mills Government. A Former NDC Government Member under Rawlings - altoge ...
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Listen to what the Presidential Advisor of President John Mahama is saying. Paul Victor Obeng was the Chairman of National Development Commission in Mills Government. A Former NDC Government Member under Rawlings - altogether a consistent player of NDC Political machine, which has ruled Ghana for 24 years. He says the GH 8 BILLION BUDGET DEFICIT is due to something we should learn from; and so we forget and move on.

He thinks we should learn from demands in the electioneering year, that has caused such huge budget deficits...what did the people demand from NDC in the election year...what was given to the poor unemployed after they gave the money to the aluta working single spiners?

Pay Voucher OBENG is now the richest politician in Ghana. So are Totobi Quakyi, Ato Dadzie, Ato Ahwoi, Ato Quarshie, Ade Coker, Ato Ahwoi, Kofi Awoonor, Asiedu Nketia, E T Mensah, Ibrahim Mahama and everyman and his dog in NDC.

Give us the details, PV Obeng since you are a most important member of government and no disbursement of State Monies will not be unknown to you. It is not enough to say we have lost so much monies because of some demands and therefore we must only learn from this. We need better explanation than this, Obeng!!!

You went to Tech so many decades ago, and has beed in government for over two decades, in your twilight years, and yet you want to learn again from such profligate and frivolous spending, in a country beset by so many troubles? And so how are we going to pay for these huge loans and budget deficits? Who do we really owe, and how are we going to pay all these monies, on top of so much monies we need, to do so much, in a poor with so many real problems?

I always knew this would happen...I saw it in their eyes in the 1980s; these very people in power during their socialist days in the Universities. Vociferous and ideological, coveting power and getting unbridled power for so long...Winning elections after their revolutions...And what is the result...Look at Ghana!

Our beautiful Seven Year Secondary School System is gone. No single physical irrigation structure to boost agriculture. Bui Dam and Jubilee Oil Wells are not their handiwork...So what have they brought to the table to cause us so much loss?

These people who have been ruling Ghana for 24 years are solely responsible for sale of all the State Properties of Ghana. They have spent the first Oil Proceeds in Ghana...a God-given resource that Kuffuor and NPP discovered for us all.

NDC people have shared the lot with contracts, cars, petrol, billboards, alcohol,and more spending...

Shame...PV Obeng...You are so corrupt it stinks. You look like an old thief...and You do not fool anyone again!
Asem Pee 11 years ago

Well said bro' how can you have election and have or increase the nations debt.We Ghanaman! are fools to hear these scrap from PV OBENG,shame unto you PV OBENG.

Well said bro' how can you have election and have or increase the nations debt.We Ghanaman! are fools to hear these scrap from PV OBENG,shame unto you PV OBENG.
Nana 11 years ago

Our fault is to continue voting such lazy, selfish, cruel, thoughtless, insensitive and ignorant people as leaders whther NPP or NDC. So much debt and nothing to show for it. The same story for 20 years. If you build railways ...
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Our fault is to continue voting such lazy, selfish, cruel, thoughtless, insensitive and ignorant people as leaders whther NPP or NDC. So much debt and nothing to show for it. The same story for 20 years. If you build railways, modern airports, schools, hospitals, roads, etc, you will win elections easily without bribing Ghanaians with salary increases and cheap petrol.
Nana Akomea 11 years ago

Mahama is incompetent, period. He increased his expenditures to bribe voters. That is what you are saying.

Mahama is incompetent, period. He increased his expenditures to bribe voters. That is what you are saying.
ABU OKYEMAN .KYEBI 11 years ago

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS ,.THIS IDIOT CANT THINK MAHAMA USED ALL THE MONEY ON BRIBING TO WIN THE ELECTION ,.FOOLISH NDC HAS TO PAY THE PRICE ,IDIOTS .

THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS ,.THIS IDIOT CANT THINK MAHAMA USED ALL THE MONEY ON BRIBING TO WIN THE ELECTION ,.FOOLISH NDC HAS TO PAY THE PRICE ,IDIOTS .
BLACKMAN PROBLEM 11 years ago

P.V. you have been in gov't for quite a long time and you know what should have been done to curtail these inevitable situations in election From day one you start addressing problems that's hurting the ordinary people not w ...
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P.V. you have been in gov't for quite a long time and you know what should have been done to curtail these inevitable situations in election From day one you start addressing problems that's hurting the ordinary people not waiting for election because of votes you rush to put the country in jeopardy You hand out Laptop to students good but the power outage is problem in Ghana where do you expect them to recharge when the battery is dead and also is it in relation to their studies if not for votes as if our leaders don't have brains always messing up and start to shift blame on the people they are suppose to sever In Ghana the leaders want the people to sever them instead of they doing the opposite NO MORE EXCUSES P.V. Obeng
kobbydoe 11 years ago

God will see us through

God will see us through
yaw 11 years ago

Why do Ghanaians always say God God,God will never stop you from doing good or harm to your fellow being.

Why do Ghanaians always say God God,God will never stop you from doing good or harm to your fellow being.
KOO 11 years ago

This just a flimsy excuse from PV.It was NDC and government itself that came up with a plan to influence the voting populace with namely,car,computers and cash.How can PV come up with this excuse?.

This just a flimsy excuse from PV.It was NDC and government itself that came up with a plan to influence the voting populace with namely,car,computers and cash.How can PV come up with this excuse?.
RIGHTMAN 11 years ago

P V Obeng, the real problem is the campaign funds of the government in power so dont blame civil or public servants. NDC spent too much tax payers money in the 2012 elections, hence the bloated budget deficit.

P V Obeng, the real problem is the campaign funds of the government in power so dont blame civil or public servants. NDC spent too much tax payers money in the 2012 elections, hence the bloated budget deficit.
Kpakpo Allotey 11 years ago

I have much respect for PV but this will not wash. A gov't that has been in power before and ruling for 4 years only plan to buy the election so what is my respected PV saying. When you plan to buy election, the deficits too ...
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I have much respect for PV but this will not wash. A gov't that has been in power before and ruling for 4 years only plan to buy the election so what is my respected PV saying. When you plan to buy election, the deficits too will rise. This is a direct correlation when you buy election the deficit rise, when you don't buy elections the deficit don't go up. You pay dubious judgement debts and pay soccer fans to go and watch Black Stars the deficit too will go up. When you have corrupt officials inflating prices to cream off the margin, the deficit too will go up. PV Obeng, I think your time has passed.
GROW UP PV 11 years ago

IN KATANGA ???

IN KATANGA ???
Joe ballack England 11 years ago

Odisika abrantie

Odisika abrantie
Observer 11 years ago

PV of 1972, we all know that governments in power tend to waste the country's resources during electioneering years; the question to answer is this: "What can/must we do to check such extravagance? Or do you propose because t ...
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PV of 1972, we all know that governments in power tend to waste the country's resources during electioneering years; the question to answer is this: "What can/must we do to check such extravagance? Or do you propose because this happens, the populace should shut up since nothing can be done about it? By the way, with all you 40+ years of experience, did you make any attempt to draw this to the attention of the NDC government during the 2012 campaign? If, as senior presidential adviser, you failed to advise the president at the time, what right do you have to tell Ghanaians now that this is a prevalent occurrence? PV, oyi nkoaa deer, it does not make any sense.
wadi awie 11 years ago

free laptops

free laptops
C.O.D 11 years ago

Sikadicious PV thinks Ghanaians are just fools and blind except himself and his NDC cohorts. For one, how much was the total cost of the Toyota Land Cruisers given to the useless National House Of Chiefs? You did what you did ...
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Sikadicious PV thinks Ghanaians are just fools and blind except himself and his NDC cohorts. For one, how much was the total cost of the Toyota Land Cruisers given to the useless National House Of Chiefs? You did what you did so quit disgracing yourself. The corruption is just too-too much.
Sunkwa 11 years ago

Another perennial thief--will go down in shame.

Another perennial thief--will go down in shame.
Appletus 11 years ago

That is why a successful implementation of single spine slary structure will lay all these demands strikes to bed. If implemented and monitored well, it will up to employees, workers to show productivity to justify the implem ...
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That is why a successful implementation of single spine slary structure will lay all these demands strikes to bed. If implemented and monitored well, it will up to employees, workers to show productivity to justify the implementation. Otherwise, if there is no justification, start firing them!
NII LARTEY NARTEY 11 years ago

Mr. Greedy Old Crook, you will have done well to give us the brake downs within government institutions and areas which brought pressure on the government as result of the elections which added whopping GH8.7 billion Cedis to ...
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Mr. Greedy Old Crook, you will have done well to give us the brake downs within government institutions and areas which brought pressure on the government as result of the elections which added whopping GH8.7 billion Cedis to the already sick economy.

Ghana has experienced a number of successful elections in this country without all the hold ups mentioned here only by you and your criminal associates and I doubt if all the past elections had added even half of this lies of so called deficit, Ghana would have cease to survive as a nation.

It's unbelievably disgusting having to wake up every day in the morning to think we have such dimwit misfits and riffraff criminal vultures running and wrecking the affairs of this once noble and proud country, Ghana where nothing embarrassingly seems to work right.

We demand nothing less but transparency and accountability as stated in your own party manifesto which was blood signed.

All days for the thief and certainly one day shall come for the master!

As a member of the fake socialist revolution that sent others to their untimely graves for no any evidently proven crime but just because you and your criminal associates just envied the prominently rich in our society then so shall a day surely come for you and your criminal cohorts account for all the atrocities and greedily criminal material grabbing spree and monies stolen from the people. That will surely happen spontaneously right right here, in Ghana, soon and very soon, mark it.

Daniaaaaamah!!!!
KWAME 11 years ago

P.V, even though there is some truth in this, it was the politicians who started this.
Because our politics has not been issue based, the money factor has been the easiest way for politicians to get elected. Politicians shou ...
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P.V, even though there is some truth in this, it was the politicians who started this.
Because our politics has not been issue based, the money factor has been the easiest way for politicians to get elected. Politicians should not blame the citizenry for this at all.
I dont want to say much on this topic otherwise I will step on toes.
ZIPLOC 11 years ago

If the NDC has not already made Ghana an HIPC nation, they are trying make us one.
The sorry state of the nation is that we have nothing to show for.
Mahama is now promising new air what?
The man Mahama lacks vision to be ...
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If the NDC has not already made Ghana an HIPC nation, they are trying make us one.
The sorry state of the nation is that we have nothing to show for.
Mahama is now promising new air what?
The man Mahama lacks vision to be our leader.
THINKING CAP 11 years ago

LISTEN TO THE EVIL OLD DWARF. NO ONE SENSIBLE PERSON IN NDC. WHAT A SHIT IS THIS

LISTEN TO THE EVIL OLD DWARF. NO ONE SENSIBLE PERSON IN NDC. WHAT A SHIT IS THIS
SHAKAMORA 11 years ago

another greedy bastards

another greedy bastards
AMPONSA KAKABO LONDON 11 years ago

ALAS, PV WHEN MAHAMA WAS DISTRIBUTING ALL THE FREEBIES TO THESE YOUNG GIRLS, CHIEFS AND HIS PARTY FOOT SOLDIERS WHERE WERE YOU. NOW WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE CONSEQUENCES ON THE ECONOMY.
WELL, WE HAVE TO WAITE FOR THE SC BEFORE ...
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ALAS, PV WHEN MAHAMA WAS DISTRIBUTING ALL THE FREEBIES TO THESE YOUNG GIRLS, CHIEFS AND HIS PARTY FOOT SOLDIERS WHERE WERE YOU. NOW WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE CONSEQUENCES ON THE ECONOMY.
WELL, WE HAVE TO WAITE FOR THE SC BEFORE THE COUNTRY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH GOOD LEADERSHIP
Onslopogas 11 years ago

Tell us something better!!!

Tell us something better!!!
Nana Yaw 11 years ago

P.V.Obeng,has now assumed the responsibility of the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.What a country we live in?

P.V.Obeng,has now assumed the responsibility of the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.What a country we live in?
KWEISON 11 years ago

This is no news

This is no news
Ghanabiya 11 years ago

You in government have not kept faith with the people of the promises you make to them at the time you are seeking their mandate.

They wait for you to come back to them at elections time and that is the time they also have ...
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You in government have not kept faith with the people of the promises you make to them at the time you are seeking their mandate.

They wait for you to come back to them at elections time and that is the time they also have the clout. To say that government is held to ransom at that time is disingenuous on your part.

What positive impact has your policies made on the peoples' lives? You are all living good on the taxpayers legacies.
Hazor 11 years ago

The independent candidate in parliament should rise a motion to develop bill that prohibit ruling party and other political party to use state or tax payers money meant for development to influence votes should be disqualify ...
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The independent candidate in parliament should rise a motion to develop bill that prohibit ruling party and other political party to use state or tax payers money meant for development to influence votes should be disqualify from contesting primaries and elections.This behaviour of influence votes with money and gift should be elliminate from come our politics to give voters the ability to choose the party that has progressive agenda and programs.This behavior of influence votes with money and gift gives the ruling party advantage over other parties.Also they should parliament create seat for political parties that do not win seat in parliament to attend business sections if they wish to as observers so that they can contribute to debates and challege policies which is not well implimented.These political parties are also part of the decision making process in Ghana.Ghanaians should rise and demand a stop to using tax payer money to buy gift and vote.Thank you P.P.Obeng for bring this saga up.Bravo
Nana Yaw 11 years ago

Retired Senior Citizens are creeping back into the country,s politics.The other day it wasDr.Charles Wereko-Brobby,then Kwame Pianim,now it is P.V.Obeng.FORWARD EVER,BACKWARD NEVER!

Retired Senior Citizens are creeping back into the country,s politics.The other day it wasDr.Charles Wereko-Brobby,then Kwame Pianim,now it is P.V.Obeng.FORWARD EVER,BACKWARD NEVER!
OKPOLATSA 11 years ago

Its the gangantoan billboards, excessive campaign vehicles and bribing electorate all causes high deficit.

Its the gangantoan billboards, excessive campaign vehicles and bribing electorate all causes high deficit.
Togbe 11 years ago

What is this old horse P.V.still doing at the Jubilee House?What advice can this greedy man give in this 21st century?Business-as-usual people?

What is this old horse P.V.still doing at the Jubilee House?What advice can this greedy man give in this 21st century?Business-as-usual people?
Agbeko 11 years ago

Could it be that times and things get difficult due to failure of policies and therefore people have to cry to government for relief? Interestingly, some keep getting richer and many are getting poorer. Haba, Africans why?

Could it be that times and things get difficult due to failure of policies and therefore people have to cry to government for relief? Interestingly, some keep getting richer and many are getting poorer. Haba, Africans why?
Gotlieb Gbotsyo Agamah 11 years ago

PV Obeng be truthful for once and tell us the govt in power during election years steals the state money to bribe the electorate like giving 4 wheel drives to chiefs and Imams, distributing 50 cedis notes to the rally boys an ...
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PV Obeng be truthful for once and tell us the govt in power during election years steals the state money to bribe the electorate like giving 4 wheel drives to chiefs and Imams, distributing 50 cedis notes to the rally boys and girls, hweaseambo - for the fishing communites, laptops, salon cars for university girls etc etc, thus no-brainer the deficit has grown bigger like some big man's balls
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

ARENT U ASHAMED?

ARENT U ASHAMED?

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