Don't fight corruption by glorifying it - Haruna Atta

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Pelicles 10 years ago

Even the roach has good sense of thinking than this man. How on earth is fighting corruption not a priority? Ghana is not making any headway due to massive corruption that had gained root in all sectors of the economy.

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Even the roach has good sense of thinking than this man. How on earth is fighting corruption not a priority? Ghana is not making any headway due to massive corruption that had gained root in all sectors of the economy.

Who is this man to make this stupid and abominable comment that fighting corruption should be at the national front? He is corrupt hence, such reckless and pathetic comment. Ofui.
Pelicles 10 years ago

oops. should not be at the national front?

oops. should not be at the national front?
Zoobie-Zoobie 10 years ago

Too many fools in Ghana

Too many fools in Ghana
OSEI TAWIAH 10 years ago

Another idiot afraid to lose his NDC corrupt cake. Only an idiot will make such statements.

Another idiot afraid to lose his NDC corrupt cake. Only an idiot will make such statements.
ATSU, HO 10 years ago

WHAT IS ALL THESE TALK. THIS MAN HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PART TO THE CORRUPTION AND WANTS IT COVERED UP. THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS STAND ..

WHAT IS ALL THESE TALK. THIS MAN HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PART TO THE CORRUPTION AND WANTS IT COVERED UP. THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS STAND ..
don`t care !!! 10 years ago

it seems this man does not know what corruption means!

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I once saw a snake having sex with a vulture, and I thought, It’s just business as usual in gh ...
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it seems this man does not know what corruption means!

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I once saw a snake having sex with a vulture, and I thought, It’s just business as usual in ghana!

Hmmmm!he need 2 BE educated on CORRUPTION...To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism.

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.

No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful...equal 2 failed state of fools not far somalia.....

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.....Hmmmm

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.

To be surrounded by sixty people who make your life miserable is to be at a family reunion. But to be surrounded by 600,000 people who make the whole world miserable is to live in Ghana!

: If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

Dear Government… I’m going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to.
don`t care !!! 10 years ago

Hmmm! it seems this man does not know what corruption means!

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I once saw a snake having sex with a vulture, and I thought, It’s just business as usual ...
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Hmmm! it seems this man does not know what corruption means!

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

I once saw a snake having sex with a vulture, and I thought, It’s just business as usual in ghana!

Hmmmm!he need 2 BE educated on CORRUPTION...To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism.

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.

No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful...equal 2 failed state of fools not far somalia.....

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.....Hmmmm

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.

To be surrounded by sixty people who make your life miserable is to be at a family reunion. But to be surrounded by 600,000 people who make the whole world miserable is to live in Ghana!

: If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

Dear Government… I’m going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to.
don`t care !!! 10 years ago

equal 2 failed state of fools not far[4rom that of] somalia.....

equal 2 failed state of fools not far[4rom that of] somalia.....
Bomfaboy 10 years ago

Haruna Atta, is that how you have destroyed your thinking? What has been blown on your eyes and making you such an idiot? Did you really say corruption is not a priority? Come again! Where have you been the past 20years? If y ...
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Haruna Atta, is that how you have destroyed your thinking? What has been blown on your eyes and making you such an idiot? Did you really say corruption is not a priority? Come again! Where have you been the past 20years? If you don't even remember your own writings in the previous Statesman News Paper, did you not read what Past Auditor Geneneral Dr Dua Agyeman said recently? Creativity has been stifled in Ghana because of corruption. People are not progressing because of corruption. Please if you now find yourself deep in the trenches of corrupt acts, and you dont have anything sensible to say, hide yourself and enjoy your loot. Remember though that a day of reckoning shall surely come.
Alhassan 10 years ago

No surprises here. The other time he was begging to be given a post by Mahama. He's lost his senses since NPP went into opposition.

No surprises here. The other time he was begging to be given a post by Mahama. He's lost his senses since NPP went into opposition.
Mensah 10 years ago

I have been following some issues this guy comments on, and his reaction to serious issues leads me to conclude that he might be short on wisdom.
First during Kuffour's time when many arrests on cocaine were made and when so ...
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I have been following some issues this guy comments on, and his reaction to serious issues leads me to conclude that he might be short on wisdom.
First during Kuffour's time when many arrests on cocaine were made and when some of those arrested were South Americans, he once wrote in his editorial column that he took a flight to London or USA and happened to sit beside what turned out to be a Venezualan National who was discounting the seriousness of the cocaine issue , and his editorial seemed to concur with the remarks the guy was making, oblivious of the possibility that this guy he happened to sit beside on this flight could be one of the drug smugglers.
His second statement he made in one of his write-ups was about Kofi Awoonor. He supposedly listened to a speech that was given by Awoonor at Legon, and his impression about the quiet and jovial manner with
which Awoonor gave that speech convinced him that Awoonor was not the person people have made him out to be, choosing to discount the tribalist ideas that were actually penned in a book. Even Lions sometimes play with their prey before they give it the final kill and devour it.
Lastly, his pronouncements during the deliberations of the election petition lead me to conclude that he is not what I thought he was. He is not as smart that I thought he was.
Houdini 10 years ago

The idiot has a stupid name, sounds stupid with stupid analysis to corruption which makes me to believe this idiot is corrupt.

The idiot has a stupid name, sounds stupid with stupid analysis to corruption which makes me to believe this idiot is corrupt.
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

Before corruption, thievery, deceitful, lies, dishonesty, economical confusion, violence, raping
of women and ladies seeking for employment in our country after their education, can be eradicated completely from our national ...
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Before corruption, thievery, deceitful, lies, dishonesty, economical confusion, violence, raping
of women and ladies seeking for employment in our country after their education, can be eradicated completely from our national society,
Dramani Mahama and his NDC bunch of
crooks needs to be routed out swiftly.
LARYEAH 10 years ago

MOTHERFUCKER, THE PRESIDENT AND IS CRONIES ARE ALL CORRUPT. THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES ARE CORRUPT. AND YOU ALHAJI HURUNA IS CORRUPT. FOOL!

MOTHERFUCKER, THE PRESIDENT AND IS CRONIES ARE ALL CORRUPT. THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES ARE CORRUPT. AND YOU ALHAJI HURUNA IS CORRUPT. FOOL!
Zoobie-Zoobie 10 years ago

managing editor?

managing editor?
OSEI TAWIAH 10 years ago

Hey, my man Laryeah, where have you been?

Hey, my man Laryeah, where have you been?
G. K. Berko 10 years ago

With this kind of thinking, this guy loses every reason to be published and his Newspaper ought to be voluntarily boycotted. If he does not understand that Corruption is the bane of every progressive system, including what he ...
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With this kind of thinking, this guy loses every reason to be published and his Newspaper ought to be voluntarily boycotted. If he does not understand that Corruption is the bane of every progressive system, including what he is engaging in now for a living, then he does not have to be taken seriously.

If he wants anything to be pushed under the carpet in silence, it should be his Newspaper. We should then act like it does not exist, let alone patronize it.

Obviously, he may be one who benefits enormously from Corruption, having made some vital contacts in high places where he possibly derives undeserving freebies from, including looted assets.

He surely does not understand how Corruption unfairly harms innocent folks, mostly, the majority ordinary folks and others who work hard for what they earn.

This is a shame for a person of his social caliber. The saddest thing is that such a person would not hesitate to claim discrimination against his folks back where his roots are, when another set of Authorities arises that fails to give attention to him or his folks. Meanwhile, he may not be helping his folks in these times that he could, and yet, he does not want us to bring attention to Corruption that is having toll on their living conditions.

What a shame! By this utterance, he has disqualified himself for any Public Office and folks must watch him closely if they ever have to do any business with him in a private setting as well. Anyone who prefers hiding corruption is not to be trusted and possibly prone to cheating others.

Long Live Ghana!!!
focus 10 years ago

Pro corruption media feeling uncomfortable already? Of course without corruption some of you media people wont eat and that's why TV3 is opposing PPP's corruption crusade with personal and unwarranted attacks.

Pro corruption media feeling uncomfortable already? Of course without corruption some of you media people wont eat and that's why TV3 is opposing PPP's corruption crusade with personal and unwarranted attacks.
Leopold 10 years ago

Alhaji, am with u in thoughts. We Ghanaians really like glorifying things which eventually become part of our every day lifes. A child gets to know his/her name simpl because of constant mentioning of it by people arround

Alhaji, am with u in thoughts. We Ghanaians really like glorifying things which eventually become part of our every day lifes. A child gets to know his/her name simpl because of constant mentioning of it by people arround
CAPII 10 years ago

JUNE 4Th & 31st RAGTAG REVOLUTIONS DESTROTED INNOVATION AND VALUE CREATION IN GHANA THRU POLITICAL INTORERANCE,ENVY,HATERED B'COS THEY DON'T HAVE COMPETETIVE BRAINS TO MATCH THEIR SUPERIORS.HENCE ECONOMIC SHUTDOWN!!!

JUNE 4Th & 31st RAGTAG REVOLUTIONS DESTROTED INNOVATION AND VALUE CREATION IN GHANA THRU POLITICAL INTORERANCE,ENVY,HATERED B'COS THEY DON'T HAVE COMPETETIVE BRAINS TO MATCH THEIR SUPERIORS.HENCE ECONOMIC SHUTDOWN!!!
Anane 10 years ago

This guy is losing his mind. I don't know what he has been sniffing lately.

This guy is losing his mind. I don't know what he has been sniffing lately.
COMFORT 10 years ago

AMALIBA is always using NPP corruption to justify current NDC corruption. ......

AMALIBA is always using NPP corruption to justify current NDC corruption. ......
Dzigbodi,CT 10 years ago

Haruna Atta is a stomach politician and should go away with his tribal politics. If it were a different person in power he will be saying a different thing. Now he is getting money so he is saying BS, look at him.

Haruna Atta is a stomach politician and should go away with his tribal politics. If it were a different person in power he will be saying a different thing. Now he is getting money so he is saying BS, look at him.
OBTT 10 years ago

AND HOW DID YOU BECOME AN EDITOR? THIEVES!!!! THIEVES IN ALL PLACES!!!!! ARE YOU NOT CORRUPT YOURSELF? THIEVES, THIEVES EVERYWHERE!!!!!

AND HOW DID YOU BECOME AN EDITOR? THIEVES!!!! THIEVES IN ALL PLACES!!!!! ARE YOU NOT CORRUPT YOURSELF? THIEVES, THIEVES EVERYWHERE!!!!!
Egya 10 years ago

Is this man for real?? How can we fight corruption silently??? Which hole has he been in?

Is this man for real?? How can we fight corruption silently??? Which hole has he been in?
KOLIKO 10 years ago

NDC IS NOT WORTH JOINING UNDER THIS CORRUPT MAHAMA

NDC IS NOT WORTH JOINING UNDER THIS CORRUPT MAHAMA
G. Dart (US) 10 years ago

The same people who demonstrate TODAY and cry CORRUPTION!!! would turn around to compete keenly in BRIBING "Corrupt Officials" at the least opportunity TOMORROW. It is a GIVE and TAKE crime and we must be very resolute in dea ...
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The same people who demonstrate TODAY and cry CORRUPTION!!! would turn around to compete keenly in BRIBING "Corrupt Officials" at the least opportunity TOMORROW. It is a GIVE and TAKE crime and we must be very resolute in dealing with it. SHAME ON THEY THAT GIVE as THEY THAT RECEIVE. You must truely live by the letter of your DEMO!
KOO MININI 10 years ago

LOOK AT THIS WEE SMOKER!

LOOK AT THIS WEE SMOKER!
NANA YAW 10 years ago

If you are caught and convicted of corruption, you must face the death penalty, no ifs and buts.

If you are caught and convicted of corruption, you must face the death penalty, no ifs and buts.
NANA YAW 10 years ago

Lots of People will be kill

Lots of People will be kill
YAKUBU 10 years ago

Ahhh, is this Haruna Atta or it's somebody else? When did Haruna Atta's brains start leaking dirty gas oil? Is it a recent thing or he has always had his brains filled with dirty gas oil? In the estimation of Haruna Atta, wha ...
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Ahhh, is this Haruna Atta or it's somebody else? When did Haruna Atta's brains start leaking dirty gas oil? Is it a recent thing or he has always had his brains filled with dirty gas oil? In the estimation of Haruna Atta, what does he think is the meaning of what he has said? How much is the price for sycophancy and brains that can be turned into dirty gas oil? Tweaaa, the political establishment is full of ridiculous jokers.
Johnson 10 years ago

Pls u were once my idol so pls don't do this to my poor soul

Pls u were once my idol so pls don't do this to my poor soul
Mensah 10 years ago

It's unbelievable how people can sell their conscience and long held principles for money. There is a saying that be prepared to face the consequences when you make a pact with the devil

It's unbelievable how people can sell their conscience and long held principles for money. There is a saying that be prepared to face the consequences when you make a pact with the devil
Akadu Mensema 10 years ago

Hoooooooooooooooooooooo!

Hoooooooooooooooooooooo!
OYOKONI BA 10 years ago

Can somebody out there tell the difference between corruption and KALABULE which is engulfing the country? Is his Excellency J.J RAWLINGS Still in Ghana? Can J.J justify his coup with the killings if Ghana is still in the sta ...
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Can somebody out there tell the difference between corruption and KALABULE which is engulfing the country? Is his Excellency J.J RAWLINGS Still in Ghana? Can J.J justify his coup with the killings if Ghana is still in the state for which called for the uprising?
royman 10 years ago

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AM NOT GETTING IT. YOU SEEM TO BE CONTRADICTING YOURSELF.
THE FIRST STEP IN FIGHTING ANY CANKER IS TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE ITS EXISTENCE.
IF YOU DON'T SELL YOUR DISEASE HOW CAN YOU GET AN ANTIDOTE

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AM NOT GETTING IT. YOU SEEM TO BE CONTRADICTING YOURSELF.
THE FIRST STEP IN FIGHTING ANY CANKER IS TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE ITS EXISTENCE.
IF YOU DON'T SELL YOUR DISEASE HOW CAN YOU GET AN ANTIDOTE
mohammed 10 years ago

So the creative minds should build and the cheap minds loot it and you keep quite? Investigate, recoup the money with interest and cost of investigation charge called corruption charge and ban the person from public office f ...
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So the creative minds should build and the cheap minds loot it and you keep quite? Investigate, recoup the money with interest and cost of investigation charge called corruption charge and ban the person from public office for at least eight years.
Agyaku NYC 10 years ago

I never realized that Ghana has a bunch of fools like this thing call Haruna Atta.Such a useless and imprudent article demonstrating the lunatics ruling Ghana. Mr man let me tell you, corruption is the priority objective for ...
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I never realized that Ghana has a bunch of fools like this thing call Haruna Atta.Such a useless and imprudent article demonstrating the lunatics ruling Ghana. Mr man let me tell you, corruption is the priority objective for any civilized government.Anybody caught in this can of practice should be dealt by the law with jail/prison terms.A president should be impeached and removed from office if caught in any form of corruption. Haruna Atta, what a disgrace. God have mercy!
STONER KOBYLYNTON 10 years ago

Listen another muuuu!

Listen another muuuu!
walatu walasa 10 years ago

Haruna Atta, you are son of a bitch (woye aboa ba).

Haruna Atta, you are son of a bitch (woye aboa ba).
Akwasi Boateng 10 years ago

IS OUR COUNTRY FULL OF FOOLS??
IS THIS TWIT THINKING FROM HIS BACKSIDE?

I AM NOT GOING TO WASTE TIME ON THIS WALLY. I BLAME THE JOURNALIST WHO PUBLISHED THIS.

IS OUR COUNTRY FULL OF FOOLS??
IS THIS TWIT THINKING FROM HIS BACKSIDE?

I AM NOT GOING TO WASTE TIME ON THIS WALLY. I BLAME THE JOURNALIST WHO PUBLISHED THIS.
Odeifuo Kwesi Darkwa 10 years ago

The blinded guy analysis is just so wrong......if you choose to have 0% tolerance for corruption , it so much means you will not have an iota of patience for it , so you weed it out with venom....you lack a critical mind seri ...
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The blinded guy analysis is just so wrong......if you choose to have 0% tolerance for corruption , it so much means you will not have an iota of patience for it , so you weed it out with venom....you lack a critical mind seriously..... and your 100% tolerance means you give creativity all the needed attention ok...so you have a very low IQ.
oyinasky 10 years ago

What has creativity got to do with corruption? I had a lot of respect for this man. It has evaporated in a minute

What has creativity got to do with corruption? I had a lot of respect for this man. It has evaporated in a minute
Sawyer 10 years ago

This man is empty.

This man is empty.
Adwoa 10 years ago

Haruna is that all u can say on corruption ? Has the new Fortuna u are cruising around have something to do with your thought process now . God save Ghana !!!

Haruna is that all u can say on corruption ? Has the new Fortuna u are cruising around have something to do with your thought process now . God save Ghana !!!
Nana Egyir Aggrey 10 years ago

I have a great respect for Alhaji Haruna Atta, but to say that fighting corruption is the same as glorifying it.Your thinking of stopping corruption in the country is very negative and does nothing for those who are trying ha ...
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I have a great respect for Alhaji Haruna Atta, but to say that fighting corruption is the same as glorifying it.Your thinking of stopping corruption in the country is very negative and does nothing for those who are trying hard to stop this behaviour which has brought untold suffering to millions of the citizens.Haruna,- tell me, how do you develop a country if everyone of us dips his/her hand in the coffers and steal fifty million cedis of the peoples money?Don't you know there over million children who are not attending school in the country?Do you know there are people in the country who drink water with animals from the same ponds and lakes?Wake up Haruna,-i think you know better,things aren't good.You have missed the point;-like computer,there is a "hardware and software"-your head is the 'hard wear'without the memory disc which is the 'soft wear'-i believe a lot of Ghanaians have no memory dics in their heads-we are suffering because we forget too soon.Corruption is evil-you cannot be creative or develop on the back of corruption,-you are not part of the solution,you are part of the problem.Men in sweaty,smelly suits and wigs are the problem-Nana Egyir Aggrey Snr citizen

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