ECOWAS commends Ghana for reducing border bribes

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Pelicles 11 years ago

Who in his/her right mind will believe this report? Ghana reducing border bribes? Come on folks!. Are we blind or deaf?

Who in his/her right mind will believe this report? Ghana reducing border bribes? Come on folks!. Are we blind or deaf?
PELICLES SENIOR 11 years ago

your fucking mother is a deaf.take your monkey ass somewhere if you hate the govt of Ghana. stupid dwarf

your fucking mother is a deaf.take your monkey ass somewhere if you hate the govt of Ghana. stupid dwarf
blueprint 11 years ago

its a shane and outright stupidity to even discuss bribery reduction. Ecowas is as useless as john mahama and his ndc

its a shane and outright stupidity to even discuss bribery reduction. Ecowas is as useless as john mahama and his ndc
Pelicles 11 years ago

Your comment tells who are where you came from. I hardly insult my fellow commentators but you have exposed your truancy for all to see. You pop from nowhere and rain insults on me. If you disagree with my opinion, why the ...
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Your comment tells who are where you came from. I hardly insult my fellow commentators but you have exposed your truancy for all to see. You pop from nowhere and rain insults on me. If you disagree with my opinion, why the insult? Did I force you to read my comment? Respect yourself.
MANTSE 11 years ago

ANAS's UNDERCOVER Operations is what, LARGELY, has made some of the CEPS and Immigration Officers at the borders sit up.

Martin Amidu's CRUSADING Efforts, HOPEFULLY would make State Officials sit up and think twice before ...
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ANAS's UNDERCOVER Operations is what, LARGELY, has made some of the CEPS and Immigration Officers at the borders sit up.

Martin Amidu's CRUSADING Efforts, HOPEFULLY would make State Officials sit up and think twice before signing off on any Judgment Debt.

Ghana and Ghanaians are the ULTIMATE Beneficiaries.
Kweku Tsikata 11 years ago

Then, these stupid ECOWAS countries should also stop bribery and corruption in their various countries. They think, they have got a free country, Ghana, where they can dump their surplus population here to cause all sort of p ...
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Then, these stupid ECOWAS countries should also stop bribery and corruption in their various countries. They think, they have got a free country, Ghana, where they can dump their surplus population here to cause all sort of problems for Ghana.
Useless ECOWAS. Let your country men stay in your various countries to build West Africa. By sending your surplus population to Ghana, more especially Nigeria, won't help the development of West African sub-region economically.
John Kpeglo 11 years ago

I THINK IT IS SHAMEFUL TO make this type of comment! Nothing is reduced! In fact, it is geting WORSE by the day! If not, where will immigration officers and CEPS officers get their money from to build, invest, use big cars th ...
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I THINK IT IS SHAMEFUL TO make this type of comment! Nothing is reduced! In fact, it is geting WORSE by the day! If not, where will immigration officers and CEPS officers get their money from to build, invest, use big cars that Professors and Engineers couldn´t afford? HOW MUCH DO THEY EARN AT THE END OF THE MONTH? Some may believe this story any way.
Don Blunt 11 years ago

The whole stry stinks!
"The report represents information on checkpoints, bribes and delays based on data collected between July and September, 2013."

Or is this supposed to be another promise?

I need six hours from Ac ...
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The whole stry stinks!
"The report represents information on checkpoints, bribes and delays based on data collected between July and September, 2013."

Or is this supposed to be another promise?

I need six hours from Accra to Kumasi, so what the hell, if: "In terms of delays, the Tema-Ouagadougou corridor maintained the tag of long delays with more than eight hours per trip."?
EYEWITHNESS 11 years ago

Our boarders are the wild, wild west.
This report seems planted. Is Joy News becoming one of the paid propaganda outlets?

The Aflao boarder is a lawless piece of land. Pockets are picked by rogue officers on both sides an ...
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Our boarders are the wild, wild west.
This report seems planted. Is Joy News becoming one of the paid propaganda outlets?

The Aflao boarder is a lawless piece of land. Pockets are picked by rogue officers on both sides and to boot, they allow criminal with knives to harass travellers. Try reporting a criminal activity.

Actually, bribery is ones least concern as one knows that is a given.
CORRUPTION 11 years ago

FOR FIVE YEARS, THEY HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN ABLE TO FINISH NSAWAM SUHUM PIECE OF ROAD STARTED BY K4, THINKING THEY ARE HURTING ASHANTIS. THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ARE RATHER EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.YOU LURED BURK ...
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FOR FIVE YEARS, THEY HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN ABLE TO FINISH NSAWAM SUHUM PIECE OF ROAD STARTED BY K4, THINKING THEY ARE HURTING ASHANTIS. THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY ARE RATHER EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.YOU LURED BURKINA FASO TO USE TEMA HARBOUR AND AFTER CLEARING THEIR GOODS FROM THE HARBOUR, LOOK AT THE TYPE OF ROADS THEY TRAVEL ON. COUNT THE # OF TRUCKS BURKINA FASO HAS LOST BETWEEN NSAWAM AND SUHUM THROUGH ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS IMPASSABLE ROAD. THE TRUCKS SPEND NOT LESS THAN 4 HOURS FROM NSAWAM TO SUHUM. WHAT A SHAME. WHERE IS THE MONEY GOVT EARNS FROM BURKINA FASO GOVT AND BUSINESSMEN WHO USE TEMA HARBOUR? DOES THIS SPEAK WELL OF GHANA? #2 ALL TOURISTS WHO VISIT GHANA, AFTER VISITING ELMINA CASTLE PLY ON THIS ROAD TO KUMASI AND FURTHER TO THE NORTH. WHAT STORY WOULD THESE TOURISTS TELL ABOUT GHANA, AND OUR ROADS WHEN THEY GO BACK HOME? DON'T YOU THINK THEY WILL AGREE WITH ANY ONE WHO ACCUSES THE GOVT AS BEING CORRUPT AND INEFFECTIVE. DOESN'T NDC GOVT KNOW THAT THE ROAD IS ALSO USED BY OTHER GHANAIANS WHO ARE NOT ASHANTIS? SOME GHANAIANS FROM EASTERN REGION.BRONG AHAFO,WESTERN, NORTHERN REGION, UPPER REGION, SOME TRADERS AND BUSSINESSMEN ALSO USE THE ROAD? NOW, WITH IMPROVEMENT IN AIR TRANSPORT MOST PEOPLE WHO VISIT ACCRA FROM ASHANTI REGION TRAVEL BY AIR.A FEAT NO OTHER REGION IN THE COUNTRY CAN MATCH.WE HAVE PLANES LINKING THE NORTH, BUT ASK ME HOW MANY NORTHNERS CAN AFFORD IHE COST TO FLY. YOU SEE THAT MOST OF THE PASSENGERS ARE AKANS WHO FLY TO THE NORTH TO DO BUSSINESS.SO THE NDC GOVERNMENT SHOULD STOP THINKING IT IS HURTING ASHANTIS. IT IS HURTING OTHER TRIBES THE MORE. THE GOVERNMENT SHOUD RATHER KNOW THAT IT IS HURTING OTHER GHANAIANS ALSO AS WELL AS EXPOSING ITSELF.IT IS EXPOSING ITS CORRUPT,INEFFECTIVE,AND ITS MALPRACTICES TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD AS WELL.
HAWA YAKUBU 11 years ago

IN YOUR FACE NPP SYCOPHANTS

IN YOUR FACE NPP SYCOPHANTS
Yaw 11 years ago

I am not sure which countries the study covered, but after spending four days travelling from Freetown (Sierra Leone) to Tamale, (Ghana), my experience was the worst part of the route with so many stops and so much request fo ...
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I am not sure which countries the study covered, but after spending four days travelling from Freetown (Sierra Leone) to Tamale, (Ghana), my experience was the worst part of the route with so many stops and so much request for bribes. to be fair, i found the Malians to be the best both in entry and leaving the country. i am not surprised that Ghana scored well, it is i think because of their more discrete request for bribe like (My Christmas present, the weather is hot...i need coke etc.
Joe ballack UK 11 years ago

ECOWAS

ECOWAS
habib mohammed tijani 11 years ago

oh my ghana Ghana is not ghana again

oh my ghana Ghana is not ghana again
Balawo President 11 years ago

having issued this useless report to prop up an illegitimate govt, we'll soon see an influx of ECOWAS officials to collect their envelopes.

having issued this useless report to prop up an illegitimate govt, we'll soon see an influx of ECOWAS officials to collect their envelopes.
Wilberforce 11 years ago

Ghana is getting there but the date of the research is 2012 instead of 2013

Ghana is getting there but the date of the research is 2012 instead of 2013
Don Blunt 11 years ago

How do you know the date of the research is 2012?
Who will leave his propaganda research unpublished for six months? Please keep on telling us lies, but don't insult us.

How do you know the date of the research is 2012?
Who will leave his propaganda research unpublished for six months? Please keep on telling us lies, but don't insult us.
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

During the wedding rehearsal, the Ghanaian groom approached the pastor in Togo with an unusual offer:
"Look, I''ll give you 100 Dollars if you''ll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I''m supposed to prom ...
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During the wedding rehearsal, the Ghanaian groom approached the pastor in Togo with an unusual offer:
"Look, I''ll give you 100 Dollars if you''ll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I''m supposed to promise to ''love, honor and obey'' and ''be faithful to her forever,'' I''d appreciate it if you''d just leave that out."
He passed the minister a $100 bill and walked away satisfied. On the day of the wedding in Togo, when it came time for the
groom''s vows, the pastor looked the young man in the eye and said:
"Will you promise to prostrate yourself before her, obey her every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning of your life, and swear eternally before God and your lovely wife that you will not ever even look at another woman, as long as you both shall live?"
The groom gulped and looked around, and said in a tiny voice, "Yes," then leaned toward the pastor and hissed: "I thought we had a deal.
The pastor put a $100 bill into the groom''s hand and whispered: "She made me a better offer."
MANTSE 11 years ago

Prince Willy:

This is great. You are WILLY but also WITTY.

We need such sumbissions every now and then to make the WEB the 'SOCIAL CENTER' that it ought to be.

You've made my Day. Enjoy yours.

Prince Willy:

This is great. You are WILLY but also WITTY.

We need such sumbissions every now and then to make the WEB the 'SOCIAL CENTER' that it ought to be.

You've made my Day. Enjoy yours.
KWAME 11 years ago

This report is somehow strange to me personally. What are they saying about the situation at the AFLAO BORDER??? I have already written to the authorities at Aflao and the Immigration but they have not done anything of stoppi ...
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This report is somehow strange to me personally. What are they saying about the situation at the AFLAO BORDER??? I have already written to the authorities at Aflao and the Immigration but they have not done anything of stopping this practice.
THE CHOSEN ONE 11 years ago

IF THIS IS WHAT OUR NEIGHBOURS ARE SAYING,THEN ARE GHANAIANS THEMSELVES SAYING.TO BEGIN WITH,A GHANAIAN FROM THE ONSET MAKES UP HIS MIND TO DODGE TAXES AT THE BORDERS.THIS GIVES THE GUYS AT VARIOUS ENTRY POINTS TO USE THEIR P ...
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IF THIS IS WHAT OUR NEIGHBOURS ARE SAYING,THEN ARE GHANAIANS THEMSELVES SAYING.TO BEGIN WITH,A GHANAIAN FROM THE ONSET MAKES UP HIS MIND TO DODGE TAXES AT THE BORDERS.THIS GIVES THE GUYS AT VARIOUS ENTRY POINTS TO USE THEIR POSITIONS TO TAKE BRIBE FROM HIM/HER
Frank Mensah, Tikobo No. 2 11 years ago

We should not even have been anywhere near our neighbors. At one point (and I believe they still do it), Immigration at Aflao was charging (rather extorting)10cedis or equivalent for "registration of new passports", customs w ...
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We should not even have been anywhere near our neighbors. At one point (and I believe they still do it), Immigration at Aflao was charging (rather extorting)10cedis or equivalent for "registration of new passports", customs will hold your bottle of wine (even if half-full) until you pay them 2 cedis. The only reason bribery appears to have fallen is because of reduced traffic at the border.
Joseph 11 years ago

Yesterday i passed Aflao border it cost me 10 cedis to pass without delay.Thank you for this report but it is NDC propaganda.Mahama is a piece of shit

Yesterday i passed Aflao border it cost me 10 cedis to pass without delay.Thank you for this report but it is NDC propaganda.Mahama is a piece of shit
KWAME 11 years ago

Sorry, your point is not very correct because you are now blaming the President of Ghana. Blame the Immigrations people at Aflao and even at Sogakope. It was so before the sitting President came on the job.

Sorry, your point is not very correct because you are now blaming the President of Ghana. Blame the Immigrations people at Aflao and even at Sogakope. It was so before the sitting President came on the job.
kOJO DÜSSELDORF GERMANY 11 years ago

The CEPS and Imigration were the same and will still be the same It will never change.
Which President can authorise a free movement without control

The CEPS and Imigration were the same and will still be the same It will never change.
Which President can authorise a free movement without control
Kofi 11 years ago

If there`s no bribs very very few people
will go to Police or join CEPS.

If there`s no bribs very very few people
will go to Police or join CEPS.
Asante 11 years ago

Under this Mahaha, everything i mean everything is NOT NOT NOT. I can say people around the world are questining every single thing they have touched

Under this Mahaha, everything i mean everything is NOT NOT NOT. I can say people around the world are questining every single thing they have touched
GHANA AND BRIBES 11 years ago

what about the internal ones - hehe

what about the internal ones - hehe
KWESI AHINFRA-KENT-U.K. 11 years ago

WELL SAID !! BORDER BRIBERY IN MALI IS SO TERRIBLE AND INSTITUTIONALIZED,I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT OF MALI EVEN GETS HIS SHARE OF THE BRIBES.IT STINKS IN MALI AND HOPE THE AUTHORITIES WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WELL SAID !! BORDER BRIBERY IN MALI IS SO TERRIBLE AND INSTITUTIONALIZED,I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT OF MALI EVEN GETS HIS SHARE OF THE BRIBES.IT STINKS IN MALI AND HOPE THE AUTHORITIES WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
LL 11 years ago

HEARD MANY TIMES AND STILL ONGOING INSIDE, JUST SET STING OPERATION AND YOU FOUND THEM COMING OUT OF WOODWORK. THAT IS THEIR CHOP CHOP EVEN IF THEY WELL PAID, THAT IS GIRLFRIEND CHOP MONEY

HEARD MANY TIMES AND STILL ONGOING INSIDE, JUST SET STING OPERATION AND YOU FOUND THEM COMING OUT OF WOODWORK. THAT IS THEIR CHOP CHOP EVEN IF THEY WELL PAID, THAT IS GIRLFRIEND CHOP MONEY
PPP 11 years ago

HE WILL FIND HIS ASS IN JAIL AND NEVER HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE AND WILL NEVER WEAR THE UNIFORM EVER AND HE HAS CRIMINAL RECORD

HE WILL FIND HIS ASS IN JAIL AND NEVER HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE AND WILL NEVER WEAR THE UNIFORM EVER AND HE HAS CRIMINAL RECORD

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