COMMENT: Ghana's public account leaks like a sieve

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BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

Gov. Should protect these two patriotics , Akua Donkor and Wereko Brobby now!! These 2 individuals were nation builders, Gov. Should look for their well being before domestic Akan's npp tribal terrorists will throw their bomb ...
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Gov. Should protect these two patriotics , Akua Donkor and Wereko Brobby now!! These 2 individuals were nation builders, Gov. Should look for their well being before domestic Akan's npp tribal terrorists will throw their bomb at them.
Ewusi 10 years ago

With Mahama Ghana would never go far

With Mahama Ghana would never go far
KOLA, LONDON PROPER 10 years ago

PROPER LONDON

You are brave 'mennnnnnnn'! Go on and say your mind after all Ghana is democractic, had independence since 1957 6th of March and thereafter every Ghanaian being and elephant or a Rat has freedom of speech.
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PROPER LONDON

You are brave 'mennnnnnnn'! Go on and say your mind after all Ghana is democractic, had independence since 1957 6th of March and thereafter every Ghanaian being and elephant or a Rat has freedom of speech.

Is there no Freedom of Speech in the Taliban NPP ? Gosh!!
OLIVER TWIST 10 years ago

.The BNI officers must act fast to apprehend these NPP killers before they kill another innocient Ghanaian mother/sister/girl.

NPP are known to be killers, murderers and criminals.
In 2000, these shameless murderers kille ...
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.The BNI officers must act fast to apprehend these NPP killers before they kill another innocient Ghanaian mother/sister/girl.

NPP are known to be killers, murderers and criminals.
In 2000, these shameless murderers killed our mothers and sisters randomly to frightened Ghanaian people.
These NPP killers are back again! eeeiiih Oman Ghana, Asem beba dabi!.
Sir ozxy 10 years ago

Oh Ghana

Oh Ghana
Kosi Afutsupa 10 years ago

All along I thought Ashantis and Ewes are the most corrupt tribes in Ghana but Northerners are terrible I don't known if it is because of severe poverty among them. Now that they are in-charge Ghana is in trouble. God should ...
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All along I thought Ashantis and Ewes are the most corrupt tribes in Ghana but Northerners are terrible I don't known if it is because of severe poverty among them. Now that they are in-charge Ghana is in trouble. God should save Ghana.
ST SIMON 10 years ago

IT APPEARS RUNNING THE AFFAIRS OF GHANA IS A BIG JOKE. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK IN THIS COUNTRY. HOW COME THE CHINESE CAME BEFORE WE REALIZE RURAL POCKETS OF GOLD DEPOSIT COULD MAKE ONE RICH. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYBODY IS PR ...
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IT APPEARS RUNNING THE AFFAIRS OF GHANA IS A BIG JOKE. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK IN THIS COUNTRY. HOW COME THE CHINESE CAME BEFORE WE REALIZE RURAL POCKETS OF GOLD DEPOSIT COULD MAKE ONE RICH. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYBODY IS PROSPECTING FOR GOLD DESTROYING OUR FOREST, LAND, RIVERS AND EVEN KILLING OUR YOUTH IN GALAMSEY ACTIVITIES. ARE WE SERIOUS AS A PEOPLE AT ALL?
owusu 10 years ago

They know what they are doing,no thief will like to leave a trail behind.they are all PEN robbers,greedy people who are bent on destroying the country for their own selfish gains.

They know what they are doing,no thief will like to leave a trail behind.they are all PEN robbers,greedy people who are bent on destroying the country for their own selfish gains.
MMOBOROWAH 10 years ago

BEFORE INDEPENDENCE GOLD COASTERS SAW GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AS BELONGING TO THE COLONIAL GOV'T TO WHICH ANY INDEGENE COULD JUST HELP HIMSELF AND BE SHIELDED. AFTER INDEPENDENCE THE GHANAIAN GOV'T DID VERY LITTLE TO CHANGE THE M ...
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BEFORE INDEPENDENCE GOLD COASTERS SAW GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AS BELONGING TO THE COLONIAL GOV'T TO WHICH ANY INDEGENE COULD JUST HELP HIMSELF AND BE SHIELDED. AFTER INDEPENDENCE THE GHANAIAN GOV'T DID VERY LITTLE TO CHANGE THE MIND SET OF GHANAIANS. THE TREND HAS BEEN SO ACCELERATED IN RECENT TIMES THAT IT HAS BEEN CHRISTENED "YE BE DII BI KEKE", MEANING "WE ARE ONLY HERE TO AMASSWEALTH" AT THE EXPENSE OF THE STATE, FORGETTING THAT THE PEOPLE CONSTITUTE THE STATE OF GHANA.
UNLESS THE ELECTORATE AND THE ENTIRE POPULATION RISE AGAINST THIS CANKER NOW, GHANA WILL SURELY BECOME A FAILED STATE. THANKS
Nii Lante Okunka 10 years ago

You hit it right on the head,Mmoborowah!!!.Ghanaians have NOT changed their perception of government since the transfer of running our government business was made way before our independence. We've always looked upon our gov ...
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You hit it right on the head,Mmoborowah!!!.Ghanaians have NOT changed their perception of government since the transfer of running our government business was made way before our independence. We've always looked upon our government as alien to us,hence anything initiated thereof could be exploited without the slightest guilt.Those who run our national affairs exploit this heinous perception to their advantage because they could always point their left hand to our colonial masters.Unless we change this mind set,there is no hope in addressing the wanton disregard of the rule of law.The people feel they have no stake in the government hence the looting goes on unabated.As soon as there is the collective recognition of our stake in our government and the realization that we the people dictate the rules of the game,what appears to be insurmountable today in Ghana would be resolved easily.
KOO NIMO 10 years ago

Massa ;the picture painted in this picture illustrates our basic problem in this country ; the fact is that those in the know or the big men are aware of all these discrepancies and are feeding fat on these hidden assets ; th ...
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Massa ;the picture painted in this picture illustrates our basic problem in this country ; the fact is that those in the know or the big men are aware of all these discrepancies and are feeding fat on these hidden assets ; the points raised in the articles says a lot about these so called business men both present and the past ; they are given huge sums of money from the Cons. accounts and the money simply dissappears and then later they call themselves great business men; Kwuhu Motors ; BA Mensah ; David Lamptey ; Ibrahim Mahama and a lot of business men today are feeding fast on these umwanted funds ; Newmont Gold Ltd- the Ashantihene and others are involved in the legitimate mining activities of this company but they have kept quiet ; the next thing you hear is that Ghana cannot afford to import crude oil because they have no money ; and Ghanaians by their ignorance buy this rubbish; this article highlights the fact that Ghana has got enough intangible assets ; but are sinple cash strap ; therefore who is suppose to unravel this untenable situation ; because these issuing of bonds and the unwarranted borrowing is not necessary by the Finance Minister ; we are simply not managing our finances properly that is the PROBLEM.
Bomfaboy 10 years ago

This is a classic case of Clerical Errors. The effect of which is gargartic. This has been going on since independence. You are right, all the politicians that have been in power knows about them and are feeding fat on them. ...
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This is a classic case of Clerical Errors. The effect of which is gargartic. This has been going on since independence. You are right, all the politicians that have been in power knows about them and are feeding fat on them. They make sure most important DOCUMENTATIONS never happens so they can manipulate figures to suite them. This is exactly what went into the elections, and now that they are caught, they are pleading clerical errors. Not until we as a country can insist on doing things right at the right time, at the time of occurrence, and measures are put in place such that it cannot be altered, and when altered, the person who did it and at what time, could be captured without being explicit at the time, nothing will ever change. The election petition case must be a test case, and for the SC Judges to put a stamp on fighting corruption in the country. If they do not rule that committing clerical errors in important decisions amounts to crime then we are doomed as a country. God save us.!!!
Nii Ansah 10 years ago

did this start today? why are you magnifying issues now? what solution do you have to it? always pointing out mistakes without giving solutions??? You are always pessimistic!

did this start today? why are you magnifying issues now? what solution do you have to it? always pointing out mistakes without giving solutions??? You are always pessimistic!
KWAME 10 years ago

get your head out of the gutter. The solution is by exposing the "wrong" so that clueless people like you could read about it and fight for what is right. Your partisan view is putting all of us in a big hole. konongo kaya. ...
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get your head out of the gutter. The solution is by exposing the "wrong" so that clueless people like you could read about it and fight for what is right. Your partisan view is putting all of us in a big hole. konongo kaya..
SYDNEY 10 years ago

LET SOMEBODY NOW TELL ME THAT NKRUMAH WAS A VISIONARY......NKRUMAH WAS A DREAMER AND QUIXOTIC ON ADVENTURE AND JUST SHOUTING ABT THE NON EXISTENT CAPACITIES OF THE BLACK MAN.....WE ARE SIMPLY LOOOOOOOOOSERS.........DESTROYERS ...
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LET SOMEBODY NOW TELL ME THAT NKRUMAH WAS A VISIONARY......NKRUMAH WAS A DREAMER AND QUIXOTIC ON ADVENTURE AND JUST SHOUTING ABT THE NON EXISTENT CAPACITIES OF THE BLACK MAN.....WE ARE SIMPLY LOOOOOOOOOSERS.........DESTROYERS........SELF DESTROYERS..........AND SIMPLY CLUELESS ........STUPIDITY IS OUR LOT.....EVEN GOVTS AND PRESIDENTS ARE FOND OF LOOTING OUR WEALTH DESPITE ALL THE PRIVILEGES THEY ENJOY.......NONSENSE...BRING THE WHITE MAN BACK.
Nii Lante Okunka 10 years ago

I thought nobody would have the courage to say it but you did Sydney.The thought has lingered in MY mind for the longest of time.The black man has demonstrated beyond every reasonable doubt that we are incapable of running ou ...
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I thought nobody would have the courage to say it but you did Sydney.The thought has lingered in MY mind for the longest of time.The black man has demonstrated beyond every reasonable doubt that we are incapable of running our national affairs.After over half a century of self-rule,our expertise has been ripping each other of and blaming colonialism,neo-colonialism and imperialism. After all, its convenient and political expedient to blame somebody else than look into the mirror at the REAL CULPRITS.I have said this and would say it again until my last breath,WE GHANAIANS ARE OUR OWN WORSE ENEMIES,PERIOD!!!
Reading through the article by an unnamed author,rips my heart.How can our own fellow citizens stand up to the plate to conduct the business of the nation and end up doing so much harm to the rest of us,huh?How can these so called leaders sleep at night when their ulterior motive in being in public life is to design schemes by which they could enrich themselves at the prohibitive expense of the very fellow citizens they profess to act on their behalf? And the most painful question glaring at all of us is WHY WE THE PEOPLE ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN TO US.When would we spontaneously wake up and demand,rightfully too,that those who work on our behalf can no longer get away with these exploitation,mismanagement,and outright daylight robberies.
Ghnaians should realize that their destinies are in their own hands and it'll take a vigilant collective effort to arrest the unacceptable gull that has been become the status quo operative in our nation's business.Assigning this shared responsibility to a higher authority has been empirically demonstrated to be ineffective.We,the people,need to wake up and demand immediate changes, when we still have the opportunity, before our nation is completely taken over by some tyrant,AGAIN!!!
KoBO 10 years ago

Very intelligent....unless the people rise up, nothing is achieved

Very intelligent....unless the people rise up, nothing is achieved
Patriot 10 years ago

What Nkrumah said was that the British should leave us to manage or mismanage our own affairs. What we did was actually to mismanage our own affairs. He was right about us after all.

What Nkrumah said was that the British should leave us to manage or mismanage our own affairs. What we did was actually to mismanage our own affairs. He was right about us after all.
Pelicles 10 years ago

Nkrumah paved the way for all these recklessness. When he was the president, he has no vice and what was his motive then? We are our worse enemies and till we wake up and demand full accountability, such recklessness will nev ...
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Nkrumah paved the way for all these recklessness. When he was the president, he has no vice and what was his motive then? We are our worse enemies and till we wake up and demand full accountability, such recklessness will never stop.

Imagine Japan holding a conference on Africa and donating $32 billion for developmental purposes? When our leaders go to such conference, how do they feel? If these nations are as reckless and irresponsibility like us, where will they get the money for us to fool around with? At these conferences that I see that our leaders are not educated at all. The mere fact that one can communicate fluently with the "Queens language" does not make that person a commonsensical entity.

Our leaders are idiot. We should demand the return of the "pink skin man" who despite everything, will reason that as humans, we need certain things that will make our lives livable.

Look at Accra-Kumasi road; haven't we secured loans for its construction and why is that road still not constructed? I hate to hear people saying that we can manage our own affairs. Those saying that the ones who will not hesitate to dig their hands deep into the treasure and cause havoc to Mother Ghana.
DAN 10 years ago

The masses have to wake up and defend their right to human existence.Ghanaians are dull, lazy or illiterates who are timid or ignorant of their own livelihood.OOh what a country?. Only complaining,no effort to change the situ ...
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The masses have to wake up and defend their right to human existence.Ghanaians are dull, lazy or illiterates who are timid or ignorant of their own livelihood.OOh what a country?. Only complaining,no effort to change the situation. Sorryooo.
azar 10 years ago

ghana ppl let woke up let do take steps asians took.in china all big men thief will go dwn wth yr family and assets& big men wl stop this stealing & cover up only in ghana.sorry for my dear country sikaman bt poor i dont care ...
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ghana ppl let woke up let do take steps asians took.in china all big men thief will go dwn wth yr family and assets& big men wl stop this stealing & cover up only in ghana.sorry for my dear country sikaman bt poor i dont care big men
chief amankwa 10 years ago

clique of the african big man .

ferom president to the rest

clique of the african big man .

ferom president to the rest
Joe 10 years ago

Why is no one talking about IMANI's recent expose on these faceless people trying to bleed this country dry under the guise of PPP. Services that are unimportant are being used to kill us, when true PPPs in power, water, road ...
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Why is no one talking about IMANI's recent expose on these faceless people trying to bleed this country dry under the guise of PPP. Services that are unimportant are being used to kill us, when true PPPs in power, water, roads are nowhere to be found. somebody save this country from ourselves.
sedem 10 years ago

What do you expert if jobs are given to unqualified individuals by bribes and who you know bases. some people goes as far as consulting unscrupulous so "spiritual man of Gold and some ignorant juju man" who thinks they have t ...
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What do you expert if jobs are given to unqualified individuals by bribes and who you know bases. some people goes as far as consulting unscrupulous so "spiritual man of Gold and some ignorant juju man" who thinks they have the key to all problems on this earth regardless of what one is capable of. Ghana needs major orientation in all its sectors to solve this problems. Quality education is a human issues is the only way to stop being rule by one eye men.
USMAN 10 years ago

Our useless university graduates hounded competent career civil servants from office with their bogus certificates. Today look at how far they have brought our dear country. It is a big shame that where ever there is corrupti ...
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Our useless university graduates hounded competent career civil servants from office with their bogus certificates. Today look at how far they have brought our dear country. It is a big shame that where ever there is corruption and incompetence one will always find a university graduate most probably from Legon.
Akpa 10 years ago

These are the types of articles that discerning minds want to read as it helps to keep whoever is in power on his toes instead of the political rantings and ravings that have preoccupied our journalists.
Let us all follow it ...
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These are the types of articles that discerning minds want to read as it helps to keep whoever is in power on his toes instead of the political rantings and ravings that have preoccupied our journalists.
Let us all follow it up with action to get the revenue in and avoid being overtaxed as we are presently.
atiemo 10 years ago

no wonder, its because when they increase taxes we do not question the authorities.

no wonder, its because when they increase taxes we do not question the authorities.
MUSAH OSMAN 10 years ago

Thank u for this your wonderful piece Usman .Somewhere within this year l also made this same observation.You see a country does not develop solely on academic qualification.America of all nations was not developed through th ...
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Thank u for this your wonderful piece Usman .Somewhere within this year l also made this same observation.You see a country does not develop solely on academic qualification.America of all nations was not developed through the reliance on only academic qualification,but on ideas.It is ideas that made America.It is unfortunate that in our part of the world we place so much premium on university degree and turn to glorify people with high degres,without realising that having a degree is one thing and having a wisdom is another.How many times havent we see university graduates messing up? and in the end millions if not billions of Ghana cedis go down the drains.Can't we learn from our mistakes? After 56years of political independence,we still don't know the economic direction we are moving as a nation.We have use the tax payers money to promulgate beautiful laws,we have use tax payers money to create institutions for the implementation and monitoring of these laws,yet greed,incompetency and arogance has led people to disobey these laws with impunity and this has brought us down to our needs as a nation.When shall we learn? We have all lost our patriotic zeal and not until we realise this, we would continue to pour the tax payers money down the drain.
USMAN 10 years ago

If you you want to know axes of evil in Ghana check out this link: Achimota+Legon+Fre-Mason=Corruption.

If you you want to know axes of evil in Ghana check out this link: Achimota+Legon+Fre-Mason=Corruption.
Kofi 10 years ago

Kofi

Kofi
SEGBE Habel Agbee 10 years ago

our big men don't care because no matter the leakage, they will get enough meat and leave the BONE to the poor electorates.They come as employees and end up as EMPLOYERS.

our big men don't care because no matter the leakage, they will get enough meat and leave the BONE to the poor electorates.They come as employees and end up as EMPLOYERS.
Patriot 10 years ago

If the source of this news items is to be believed then some people have to go to jail.

If the source of this news items is to be believed then some people have to go to jail.
ASARE UK 10 years ago

Oooooh ghana,you see why we are poor,leaders are brianless fools like goats,nothing works,only chop,chop that works.

Oooooh ghana,you see why we are poor,leaders are brianless fools like goats,nothing works,only chop,chop that works.
Daavi 10 years ago

All of us will soon be sold to China . Greedy bastards in govt.

All of us will soon be sold to China . Greedy bastards in govt.
Pelicles 10 years ago

Recklessness, irresponsibility, dishonesty, stupidity and above all, foolishness has eaten into every fabric of our society.

Are we serious of managing our own affairs as proclaimed by our first president? No and never. ...
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Recklessness, irresponsibility, dishonesty, stupidity and above all, foolishness has eaten into every fabric of our society.

Are we serious of managing our own affairs as proclaimed by our first president? No and never. Ghanaians and Africans in general brag of being well educated. Some go to an extra length of labeling other as "uneducated" with the view that they are above all and sundry. The question that comes into mind is, how many illiterates are at the helm of affairs in Ghana and why is such recklessness so pervasive? Our so-called educated elites are nothing more than crass idiots. The qualification they acquired in school which is best described as "PHD" is rather retarding our progress. Ghanaian leaders should bow their heads in shame and accept the fact that they are sub-humans who should not be where they are.

If such "I-do-not-care" attitude is causing our downfall, why is the president talking about widening the tax net? Why can't he put structures in place to stop such "leakages" instead of trying to suck more blood from frail looking Ghanaians?

Are we prepared to govern ourselves and in what ways?
Kofi Aboagye 10 years ago

Shame on our leaders. They cannot even keep our money safe. They steal and loot without mercy.

Shame on our leaders. They cannot even keep our money safe. They steal and loot without mercy.
Yaw Nkansah 10 years ago

Let the blood flow once more to clean up our system

Let the blood flow once more to clean up our system
Justman 10 years ago

NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE WE COLLECT IF THE BASKETS AND THE SIEVES ARE NOT SEALED WE ARE MAKING USELESS EFFORT. WE WILL REMAIN MORE BROKE THAN BEFORE.IT IS NOT A MATTER OF DISCOVERING OIL BUT EFFICIENCY. SO MR.PREZ. IS ...
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NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE WE COLLECT IF THE BASKETS AND THE SIEVES ARE NOT SEALED WE ARE MAKING USELESS EFFORT. WE WILL REMAIN MORE BROKE THAN BEFORE.IT IS NOT A MATTER OF DISCOVERING OIL BUT EFFICIENCY. SO MR.PREZ. IS UP TO YOU.
shivakumar pujari 10 years ago

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crorkservice 9 years ago

3P3cIK A round of applause for your article.Really thank you! Really Cool.

3P3cIK A round of applause for your article.Really thank you! Really Cool.

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