Analyst asks: Does Mahama understand elementary economics?

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Patapaa 10 years ago

Bad leadership in Ghana was started by Nkrumah. In fact all our problems started with him. Nkrumah was a dictator and very ambitious. He introduced one party rule in Ghana and made himself life president. He was neither carin ...
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Bad leadership in Ghana was started by Nkrumah. In fact all our problems started with him. Nkrumah was a dictator and very ambitious. He introduced one party rule in Ghana and made himself life president. He was neither caring, compassionate, visionary, smart nor politically savvy. Most of the things he took credit for had been started by the British, our colonial masters. For instance Tema Motorway was on the drawing board when he took over and Akosombo Dam was not his brainchild. KNUST was established by Asantehene and the British. Surprisingly, most of the things he takes credit for were never initiated by him

Independence, for instance, was sought for by many and achieved under the aegis and cunningness of Kofi Nwiah, trickster and schemer extraordinaire. Well, all along I have been asking how and under what circumstances "Francis Kofi Nwiah" was able to change his name to "Kwame Nkrumah". I know that it is permissible for anybody to change his name anytime he or she wishes but it is strange and beyond comprehension for one to change his birthday from Friday to Saturday ie from Kofi to Kwame. This is what makes me suspicious of Kofi Nwiah or Kwame Nkrumah. He claimed that his date of birth was 21st September 1909. This day according to the 20th century Calendar was a Tuesday!!! So was Nkrumah born on a Tuesday, a Friday or a Saturday? We must find out what he was up to with all these very strange findings. He was indeed cunning and only preyed on the emotions of the Ghanaian masses. It was my wish that the president would set up a committee to investigate before declaring Nkrumah's "unknown" birthday a holiday.

When he took over we had trade surplus running into millions of Pound Sterling but when he was forced out we had a trade deficit of several million pounds sterling!! This was the result of bad governance. He should have been overthrown earlier than 1966. We all saw good governance under K4. To me K4 is the best president Ghana has ever had. Kuffour is the greatest. We thank Kotoka and Afrifa for stoping the dictator in his tracks. Ayekoo Kotoka and Afrifa. The Kotoka Air Port should never be renamed
PRINCE KWASI ADADE 10 years ago

MAHAMA HIMSELF, TODAY, HAS VINDICATED ME. HOW COULD IMPOVERISHED GHANAINS REJECT FREE SHS??? NOW LOOK AT WHAT MAHAMA HAS DONE TO THE ECONOMY AND OUT OF DISGRACE, NOW TALKING ABOUT FREE SHS. I STILL STAND BY MY WORD, THAT, GHA ...
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MAHAMA HIMSELF, TODAY, HAS VINDICATED ME. HOW COULD IMPOVERISHED GHANAINS REJECT FREE SHS??? NOW LOOK AT WHAT MAHAMA HAS DONE TO THE ECONOMY AND OUT OF DISGRACE, NOW TALKING ABOUT FREE SHS. I STILL STAND BY MY WORD, THAT, GHANAIANS VOTED FOOLISHLY.
Son of Ghana 10 years ago

Go and get educated

Go and get educated
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

CHANGE IS IMMINENT!
"There are 31,530,000 seconds in a year, a thousand milliseconds in a second, a million microseconds, and a billion nanoseconds.
The one constant connecting nanoseconds to years is change. The universe, ...
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CHANGE IS IMMINENT!
"There are 31,530,000 seconds in a year, a thousand milliseconds in a second, a million microseconds, and a billion nanoseconds.
The one constant connecting nanoseconds to years is change. The universe, from atom to galaxy, is in a perpetual state of flux.
But we humans don't like change; we fight it, it scares us. So we create the illusion of stasis. We want to believe in a world at rest, the world of right now,
yet our great paradox remains the same. The moment we grasp the now that now is gone. We cling to snapshots, but life is moving pictures, each nanosecond different from the last.
Time forces us to grow, to adapt because every time we blink our eyes the world shifts beneath our feet. Every day, every moment, every nanosecond, the world changes.
Electrons bump into each other and react; people collide and alter each other's paths. Change isn't easy, more often it's wrenching and difficult, but maybe that's a good thing,
because it is change that makes us strong, keeps us resilient, and teaches us to evolve." – Jake Bohm
LIBRADIO.COM, www.p2p4u.net.
13.REVIVE Accra Race Course.
14. REGIONS N CITIES MUST HVE THEIR OWN LOTTERY. THE NLA IS ONLY FOR THE CENTRAL GOVT.
15. in this day and age,construction of dual carriage ways is the only way of reducing or controlling accidents,deaths and injuries.
TO REG TRANSPORT IN THE ASHANTI REGION, MIN ATTIVOR,... WHY HAS work on the construction of the Sofo line project in Kumasi been suspendeD?
Why should such a project of importance be suspended or stopped? Travel around the whole country and one can not find one single safe road.
How many unnecessary deaths on our roads have to occur before this all important problems are resolved? STEP YOUR GAME UP!
A NATION OR ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS THAT IS NOT TRANSPARENT. HAS NO VISION. LIFE IS ALL ABOUT CHANGE, INNOVATION N HAVING VISION. IF YOU ARE NOT TRANSPARENT & DISCIPLINED, YOU BECOME STUCK N PRIMITIVE.
16. AA, KEEP AT LEAST 1 WOMAN ON THE GBSTAR. A WOMAN WITH SOCCER INTEREST/KNOWLEDGE AS PHYSIO OR PSYCHOLOGIST. WOMEN HVE A UNIQUE WAY OF OBSERVING OR SEEING THINGS. MAVIS AMANOR, NANA YAA FROM ADOM TV..LOL
17. HOW DO YOU MAKE GH MORE ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE, U ASK?
A/upgrade and improve infrastructure: road systems,airports, ports, the entire infrastructure, and IT infrastructure IN GH IS LAGGING. IMAGINE THE JOBS THIS WILL CREATE FOR ALL THESE YOUTHS?
B/R&D:research and development being carried out within GH. GOVT MUST PROVIDE R&D tax credit for all companies who OPERATE/HVE operations within GH.
C/CORPORATE TAX BREAKS TO MULTINATIONALS WHO WISH TO USE GH AS THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO DO BUSINESS. THIS WILL HELP GH REMAIN globally engaged through trade and investment ACTIVIITES.
D/OFFER MORE CASH SAVINGS INCENTIVES FOR THE PPL OF GH THRU THE BANKS, MEDIA. DO THIS THRU FINANCIAL LITERACY CAMPAIGNS, CASH SAVINGS STRATEGIES WITH INTEREST E.G TFSA, RRSP, MUTUAL FUNDS, GIC'S, STOCKS/GSX ETC
E/FACTORIES: TURN MORE RAW MATERIALS TO FINISHED GOODS FOR EXPORT. IMPORT LESS.
IF GH WANTS TO RESOLVE ITS BUDGET DEFICIT, CHANGE THE MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES OF CONSUMPTION AND SAVINGS.
STRENGHTEN COMMERCE FACTORS SURROUNDING THE ECONOMY SO THAT THEY INDIRECTLY AFFECT THE POSITIVE STRENGTH OF THE CEDI. RATHER THAN TAKING SPECIFIC CEDI REVAMP MEASURES
F/I THINK ITS TIME THE BOG AND THE MIN OF FINACE MADE THIS ILLEGAL. IF YOU ACEPT FOREIGN CURRENCY AS LEGAL TENDER IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS OR SERVICES IN GH. YOU THE ACCEPTEE MUST BE ARRESTED AND MUST SPEND AT LEAST 3MTHS IN JAIL,PLUS A FINE OF TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE YOU ACCEPTED.
THIS ALONE WILL CAUSE BUSINESSES LIKE HOTELS ETC FROM ACCEPTING OR PRICING IN DOLLARS OR ANY NON GH CURRENCY. THIS INCLUDES CHURCES TOO...LOL
G/WIDEN THE TAX BASE. CANT YOU SEE WAT WESTERN NATIONS ARE DOING?
H/CLAMP DOWN ON PUBLIC SECTOR CORRUPTION. WE NEED CORRUPTION COURTS IN GHANA LIKE MALAYSIA.
IF THE GOVT CAN NOT BE DISCIPLINED IN FOLLOWING THRU WITH THESE INITIATIVES. THEN FORGET IT.
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY/MUSEUM
BILL CLINTON JUST FINISHED BUILDING HIS LIBRARY MUSEUM IN HIS BIRTHPLACE OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SO WHEN HE DIES, HE WILL BE BURIED THERE. I MAY SOMEDAY GO THERE TO READ ABOUT THIS GUY. IF NOT FOR THIS CLINTON MUSEUM. WHY WILL I EVEN THINK OF GOING TO ARKANSAS OF ALL PLACES?
WAT IS JJ, KUFFOUR AND MAHAMA DOING?
HAVE THEY STARTED DRAWING UP A FOUNDATION STRUCTURE FOR THEIR LIBRARY MUSEUMS. TO BE BUILT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BIRTHPLACES?
WAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR WITH THEIR ARCHAIC MENTALITIES? OR DO THEY ALL WANT TO BE BURIED IN ACCRA?
NELSON MANDELA WAS BURIED IN HIS HOMETOWN IN S AFRICA, NOT PRETORIA OR JOBURG. IMAGINE THE TOURIST REVENUE, DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL GO TO THESE SMALL COMMUNITIES?
GHPPL WITH ENGLISH NAMES, WHY?
watch the winter olympics and even the chinese, japanese, koreans, russians, anglo saxons(brits, canadians, americans),
italians, polish, germans, ukranians, norwegians, finland, swedes, swiss, dutch, all have their native names.
THE POOR ARE INNOVATORS IN EVERYTHING!
PLS, REMOVE THAT TRAITOR'S NAME FROM THE ACCRA AIRPORT N NAME IT AFTER NKRUMAH. RENOVATE THE ACCRA AIRPORT OOO TOM!...
WAT WOULD TAKE 3 MTHS TO DO IN CANADA/US WILL TAKE 3 YRS TO DO IN GH. WHY? LESS TALK, MORE ACTION!
dan 10 years ago

god help us with mahama foolish voodo economic of tax and spend govrenment while all ghana people are suffring

god help us with mahama foolish voodo economic of tax and spend govrenment while all ghana people are suffring
insight to the bone 10 years ago

Nobody can hide the light and true destiny of the great nation of Akan. they use all kinds of schemes and tricks to undermine or deny a proper standard to us but we shall never surrender. we shall change and adapt as like the ...
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Nobody can hide the light and true destiny of the great nation of Akan. they use all kinds of schemes and tricks to undermine or deny a proper standard to us but we shall never surrender. we shall change and adapt as like the Israelis we are the chosen people of God and he in his great design has made us diverse but unified in spirit. the ashantis like the tribe of Judah are and will remain an integral part of our being to to attack any one part we all end up feeling it sooner or later. they have succeed in turning some of our chiefs and kings against us and work for their evil ungodly agenda but we still see clearly . God has brought us into the 21st century and with that a new system of governance and state of mind based on democracy since it is HE alone who blesses the individuals with the gift of leadership wisdom and justice irrespective of status at birth. he has shown us the blue print of the way forward in the bible and other holy books and the time has come to free ourselves from this man made bondage called Ghana. just as in the Ukraine we must fight so the truth will come out , fear not the battle as they will crumble like the walls of Jericho . cast away our so called fake leaders and politicians who are nothing but cowards and like our enemies fear even their own shadows . yes God has put a million fears in their empty bodies as he who does not fear the Lord , the Lord will ensure all fears of the world will reside in him. They threaten us with superstition , juju and what have you and we say fuck you and go to hell as the divine power is with us . Yes all the tribes of Akan are fingers on the same hands and God has ordained we remain united so our strength and light will be visible throughout the whole world and universe , our time has come . everyday its becoming clearer and clearer to all children of Akan that we must prepare mentally for a battle of freedom . they come with tricks that say we must take a non Akan as our leader because its nice ? do they not think that out of 30 million Akans we can not find sensible down to earth leaders and warriors to lead our own people to our own destiny? a govt of the people and by the people is what the 21st century democracy is all about . let them continue to play with the consensus and other figures that justify their fantasy and enable them to marginalize the participation of the Akan majority in the Affairs of their own land , to marginalize us thus preventing us to afford a better standard for our people . The had of God has given them pestilence after pestilence but they refuse to let our people go , soon they will be swept away like chaff in the hurricane of fury . Long live the republic of Akan and don't you forget it as now the Fanti speakers, Twi speakers, Ashantis and other tribes of Akan are now one .
Iman Erskine 10 years ago

NNo, no, no. Stop bashing the good people of Ghana. It's the NDC thuggery.
The Election was stolen period. Afari Gyan i8s ready to leave/retire. HE made sure he got his corrupt millions
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NNo, no, no. Stop bashing the good people of Ghana. It's the NDC thuggery.
The Election was stolen period. Afari Gyan i8s ready to leave/retire. HE made sure he got his corrupt millions
and steal the elections for the party tthat made him the commissioner, period. This party has done nothing good for Ghana but steal and pillage. So GHanians did not vote foolishly as yoe believe. IT was a stolen election, and the results are there for all to see. INCOMPETENCE.
ADWEN 10 years ago

No vision, no plan. MAHAMA does understand nor practice even a single economic principle beside only principle of amassing wealth for himself and his cronies.
MAHAMA doesn't care how many Ghanaians dies because of his incomp ...
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No vision, no plan. MAHAMA does understand nor practice even a single economic principle beside only principle of amassing wealth for himself and his cronies.
MAHAMA doesn't care how many Ghanaians dies because of his incompetence and mismanagement of the nation so long as he is making his millions. But GOD IS GREAT.
Samuel 10 years ago

.. Everytime u hear such unintelligent, confused, brainless, one-sided, completely foolih snd bias comments by so-called Professors and Analysts, THEY ALMOST ALWAYS ARE ASHANTIS.

Why are these people so mischievous and jus ...
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.. Everytime u hear such unintelligent, confused, brainless, one-sided, completely foolih snd bias comments by so-called Professors and Analysts, THEY ALMOST ALWAYS ARE ASHANTIS.

Why are these people so mischievous and just cant relax for the President to do his job. Haba!!! U hecked Nkrumah to death, Rawlings got his fare share but fought back, Mills was insulted to death. Wise-up!!!
Who cares 10 years ago

Ewe half human being be quiet

Ewe half human being be quiet
Akwesi Bongye 10 years ago

You are just been political.

You are just been political.
GHANA FIRST 10 years ago

Akwesi, please lets face the reality, thats exactly whats happening, the Prof is right

Akwesi, please lets face the reality, thats exactly whats happening, the Prof is right
GEORGE 10 years ago

So called professor, bring out your own state of the nations address and see if people would not find many loopholes in it. You are just a rented Ashanti/Akyem prof.

So called professor, bring out your own state of the nations address and see if people would not find many loopholes in it. You are just a rented Ashanti/Akyem prof.
Son of Ghana 10 years ago

That is all you have got in your head. Tribal bullshit. The prof is right. Mahama thinks the Cedi fall was by dwarfs. What a joke.

That is all you have got in your head. Tribal bullshit. The prof is right. Mahama thinks the Cedi fall was by dwarfs. What a joke.
George II 10 years ago

GEORGE, i do not think you understand the Professor. He is not talking about tribalism and what he is saying is true. I think we ghanaians Need civil education to understand what Democracy means. god bless ghana

GEORGE, i do not think you understand the Professor. He is not talking about tribalism and what he is saying is true. I think we ghanaians Need civil education to understand what Democracy means. god bless ghana
Ato John 10 years ago

Thank you George II, we all need to educate those of us that know and understand what is really going on.

For the last 33 years our education system has been gradually bastardised to where it is today. We have become so me ...
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Thank you George II, we all need to educate those of us that know and understand what is really going on.

For the last 33 years our education system has been gradually bastardised to where it is today. We have become so mediocre we don't analyse, we don't even try to understand. We take everything that is said to us line, hook and sinker. How is it going to happen differently?

Until we get a President who understands what it means to be educated we are not going anywhere with our education.

The PPP says the nation is loosing more than 3 Billion dollars a year through non conformity of tax collection. Today in Ghana just about a million and a half pay tax, that is about 15% of the taxable population. How does the Government expect to get money to fore fill all these promises when there are about 12 million people working and earning good money not paying tax but enjoying services provided for by just about a million and a half.

How can the Government fore fill these promises when we are paying judgement depth that we don't have to pay due to negligence and self indulgence, ignoring due diligence.

What do we expect to get if we do not know what we are doing or getting into?

Wake up Ghana, it is bad but it can be salvaged. The PPP has got what it takes to turn this our beloved Country around. I attached The PPP 10 point agenda to move Ghana out of PORVERTY.

Create a Just and disciplined society, with a passion for excellence with ten years and with science and technology as the cornerstone, become a higher level middle income country. This will include modernizing agriculture and providing a market to sustain our farmers and fishermen. And how are we going to achieve this?

Improve the Performance of Government by reforming state institutions, make government efficient and raise revenue to be able to pay public servant well to motivate them facilitate the work of the private sector and Ghanaian society in general.

Give power to the People for Development by sponsoring changing the constitution to enable the election of all District Assembly Members and District/Municipal/Metropolitan Chief Executives to ensure local accountability and rapid development. This we will do in one term. This has already be captured in the CRC report, which the ndc is trying to circumvent by nominating 5 to be screened.

Strengthen Parliament to perform its legislative duties effectively. Sponsor changing the Constitution to abolish the provision that allows Ministers of State to also serve as Members of Parliament. We believe that this move will make available for governance a large pool of qualified, experienced Ghanaian talent whose expertise is currently unused and therefore lost to Ghana. This we will aim to complete in one term of office. Concurrent with this objective will be a solid determination to give Parliament the facilities and resources needed to pass good laws and scrutinize the proposals submitted by the Executive effectively.

Provide Quality Education For Every Ghanaian Child. Standardize schools facilities from kindergarten to Senior High School with libraries, toilets, classrooms, kitchen, housing teachers, playground, etc: and Ensure free and compulsory education in public schools from kindergarten to Senior High School (including computer training). We will deploy an “Education Police” to enforce the compulsory aspect of our policy. An integral part of this objective will be an objective to significantly increase vocational training so that all school leavers gain employable skills. This will include a comprehensive sports program to instill discipline and promote better health.

Provide Energy for Industrialization and Rapid Development. Implement solutions with a sense of urgency to meet domestic needs for industry and domestic use and make Ghana a net exporter of power again in four years. To enable us achieve this objective, we will provide tax incentives to enable development of alternative source of fuel and power – bio fuels and solar. We aim to ensure that the contribution from alternative source of energy reaches a minimum of 10% of what we need in a decade. Harness our natural resources (particularly oil and gas) to ensure maximum benefit and prosperity for all Ghanaians.

Provide Better Healthcare and a Cleaner Environment. Ensure a cleaner environment free from preventable diseases like malaria, cholera and guinea worm. Provide affordable and accessible healthcare for all in every region. Ensure emergency care throughout the country to save lives. Our focus will be in the area of prevention where education is the key.

Attack Crime, The Drug Trade and Corruption. Attack crime, the drug trade and corruption aggressively using leadership by example, being modest in government, passing and implementing the Right to Information Bill and ensuring an independent prosecutors office exists separate from the Ministry of Justice. Strengthen the Narcotics Control Board to make it the agency responsible for fighting the drug trade with all the human, financial and other resources needed for success. Strengthen the Police Force by providing resource and training to fight crime.

Empower the Diaspora. Establish a Secretariat to cater for the needs of Ghanaians Abroad and the African Diaspora by June 30th 2013. Provide a support system to encourage re-entry, investment, safe and healthy vocations and transfer of knowledge and technology. Ensure full citizenship of Ghanaians Abroad so they can vote and serve in public sector positions.

Create Jobs. Use government’s purchasing power to ensure that we eat what we grow and use what we produce in Ghana. Improve Ghana’s business climate to enable investment in job creation so that our people will stay at home to help develop the country and its economy. We will be relentless in providing support to Ghanaian industry and our farmers and fishermen using low interest loans, technical assistance, tax incentives and priority access to the Ghanaian market. To accelerate job creation nationally, an inter-region highway will be built with the same high quality throughout the country to open up the country for investment and development.
Awake Ghana and Vote the PPP to bring about Change, PROSPERITY IN PEACE.
Ghana 4 Ghanaians 10 years ago

This copy & paste professor too. Is the Pres. a supper human being who shd know evrything?

This copy & paste professor too. Is the Pres. a supper human being who shd know evrything?
okofo 10 years ago

It's a sheer stupidity if you still support imcopetency insofar as it's coming from your party in government!!

It's a sheer stupidity if you still support imcopetency insofar as it's coming from your party in government!!
okofo 10 years ago

It's a sheer stupidity if you'll still support INCOMPETENCY insofar as it's coming from your party in governemt

It's a sheer stupidity if you'll still support INCOMPETENCY insofar as it's coming from your party in governemt
Asem nie 10 years ago

I think this time NDC is going to bring back all the stolen money (Dollars/Euros/Sterling) hidden abroad to fund the free high school education.

I think this time NDC is going to bring back all the stolen money (Dollars/Euros/Sterling) hidden abroad to fund the free high school education.
Say the truth 10 years ago

The prof. spoke the truth and you are calling him stupid. I wonder what sense you have got in your head?

The prof. spoke the truth and you are calling him stupid. I wonder what sense you have got in your head?
Idiot Akwesi Bongye 10 years ago

Dirty brute, primitive wimp, useless pig with big, smelly mouth, did I hear you right, that the man is a useless Professor? Did you see how you even spelt "useless", as "usless"? So who is useless? Isn't that alone enough pro ...
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Dirty brute, primitive wimp, useless pig with big, smelly mouth, did I hear you right, that the man is a useless Professor? Did you see how you even spelt "useless", as "usless"? So who is useless? Isn't that alone enough proof that you rather sre stupid and useless? Is Prof not miles better than your father, let's face it. If you had just one of his type in your family, you wouldn't be so wretched. You NDC followers are sick, schizophrenic patients. You don't want to hear the truth about your lucklustre, clueless president. Do you have school going kids, or are you some irresponsible monkey dwelling on a tree somewhere? What's political about Dr Baah's statements, that you say he's a useless professor. Like your master, Mahama, you people to sing your praise even when you defaecate in public. For lack of knowledge you shall perish, says the Bible. The Nigerian man will tell you, 'shine your eyes'. Oh, you blind fool, can't you see that nothing is well with your party, govt, Mahama in power?
Atongo 10 years ago

I am an akonfem dealer and feels insulted by your coments. I have never voted for NDC but now I have no choice but to vote for them. It is better to suffer under Akofem Gov than to bear your arrogance and fullishness.

I am an akonfem dealer and feels insulted by your coments. I have never voted for NDC but now I have no choice but to vote for them. It is better to suffer under Akofem Gov than to bear your arrogance and fullishness.
Pelicles 10 years ago

Your name is nothing but "Atongo". What is fullishness? There is no word like that. The word is "FOOLISHNESS". Free education and still you cannot.... Vote for NDC and the rest of your guinea fowls will fly to Burkina Faso ...
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Your name is nothing but "Atongo". What is fullishness? There is no word like that. The word is "FOOLISHNESS". Free education and still you cannot.... Vote for NDC and the rest of your guinea fowls will fly to Burkina Faso without returning.
okofo 10 years ago

Stop this please, the man will be bankrupt!!

Stop this please, the man will be bankrupt!!
josaa 10 years ago

Well said Prof. This has to do with serious analysis and thinking before one could decide on these fates. John Mahama should know better. But lets see whats happens.

Well said Prof. This has to do with serious analysis and thinking before one could decide on these fates. John Mahama should know better. But lets see whats happens.
GHANA FIRST 10 years ago

i dont blame anybody but the those who voted for ndc. aaaaahhh, president talking like this, hmmmmmmm, there is danger ahead of Ghana. coup awaits Ghana, lets pray for our dear nation.

i dont blame anybody but the those who voted for ndc. aaaaahhh, president talking like this, hmmmmmmm, there is danger ahead of Ghana. coup awaits Ghana, lets pray for our dear nation.
HAWA 10 years ago

THUS ON POINT!

THUS ON POINT!
OSO 10 years ago

Those of us in America, could tell he read what was written for him.There was no sense of sentiment; comparing him to likes of Obama, Slick Willie, Dr Nkrumah nor Rawlings.
He is just like; as the Bible refers to as the "hir ...
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Those of us in America, could tell he read what was written for him.There was no sense of sentiment; comparing him to likes of Obama, Slick Willie, Dr Nkrumah nor Rawlings.
He is just like; as the Bible refers to as the "hirling".Mahama, apart from economics ignorance does not care the state of affairs of Ghana except fir himself and the cronies who managed to put him there.Utterly useless, I will say and again.
OSO 10 years ago

What happened to our gold that landed in Turkey? Why should all govt contracts go to the Chinese?
How is Mahama going to get money to do all those stupid programmes he listed?
He did not mention how he's going to creat a f ...
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What happened to our gold that landed in Turkey? Why should all govt contracts go to the Chinese?
How is Mahama going to get money to do all those stupid programmes he listed?
He did not mention how he's going to creat a friendly private sector programmes to creat jobs.
I think Ghana should strength our rule of law and it's applicability and relieve the govt from being the sole distribution of the national cake.Change the attitude of 'govt' monopoly; but let the govt supervise the funding and distribution of the national cake.Employ more criminal investigators who must be free from govt dictates like the FBI.This will help check the rogues and thieves in the govt entities!
Respect for human life is absolutely nonexistent in Ghana! The govt is badly ignorant of value for human lives.Go to our hospitals, schools, prisons (I don't care what sent them there.Some. govt failures are part to blame).
Armed robbery, sexual abuse , female abuse are all not catered for by Lithurs outfit.Have had any reports on what has she done about these above issues since, I am sure so much money has been thrown in there.Lithur, what are doing about the plight of pregnant women lying on our hospital bare floors?!
Auntie Georgina Woods, what are doing about sexaul child abuses, female mutilations and armed robberies? ! Shine your Ghana govt officials!
MAJEED KOKUVI AMADIE 10 years ago

I have always called Mahama a thief and a fraud. I always say this governmrnt will only make progress when Mahama apologises to Ghanaians for the lies, false promises and the mess he has put us into. Anything short of this wi ...
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I have always called Mahama a thief and a fraud. I always say this governmrnt will only make progress when Mahama apologises to Ghanaians for the lies, false promises and the mess he has put us into. Anything short of this will see the NDC into an abyss. Shame on you JULOR Mahama. Your call for support will not happen . Just mess up and get your bloody ass off. We will not support you. Infact , i will make it worse for the NDC by firing some of them in my office if things dont change for the better.
KWAA 10 years ago

The President thinks,Ghanaians have forgotten the hardships they are facing right now.Hence all this promises of free education,building of infrastucture.
Some workers have not been paid for years,there is water shortages ev ...
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The President thinks,Ghanaians have forgotten the hardships they are facing right now.Hence all this promises of free education,building of infrastucture.
Some workers have not been paid for years,there is water shortages everywhere,we are still facing "dumso dumso",but instead of Mr President telling us how we are going to fix these problems,he is telling us we are going to start new projects.With what,one may ask?Because all the problems we facing in this Country is because of lack of funds.And i hope the President is not putting his hopes on the 3billion dollar loans from China,even if that is the case,how can a serious person spend the money he doesn`t have?
The NDC Government is borrowing like crazy,yet there is not to show for what the loans has been done with,apart paying judgements debts to cronies.
Kweku 10 years ago

YOU ARE CHURNING OUT CHAFF FROM YOUR FACULTIES. TEACHING THEM ONLY HOW TO STEAL. FOOL.

YOU ARE CHURNING OUT CHAFF FROM YOUR FACULTIES. TEACHING THEM ONLY HOW TO STEAL. FOOL.
Pelicles 10 years ago

Tell us anything new that Mahama said that makes sense? He is just whitewashing a dirty wall to make it look new. Look at the people around Mahama and that tells you why he cannot deliver. Those around him have no sense when ...
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Tell us anything new that Mahama said that makes sense? He is just whitewashing a dirty wall to make it look new. Look at the people around Mahama and that tells you why he cannot deliver. Those around him have no sense when it comes to "policy".
OSO 10 years ago

Kweku, you have the same mind-set as your president and y'all will amount to nothing.Shame on you and your ignorance!

Kweku, you have the same mind-set as your president and y'all will amount to nothing.Shame on you and your ignorance!
Pelicles 10 years ago

Most Ghanaians are like a girl who is being "words" by her new boy friend. The boy will say whatever to get the legs open them to "hell with you". How many times has the president said that Ghanaians have short memories? ...
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Most Ghanaians are like a girl who is being "words" by her new boy friend. The boy will say whatever to get the legs open them to "hell with you". How many times has the president said that Ghanaians have short memories? How long is the president going to put monies into peoples pocket? Is the entire population on "welfare"? The idea of creating jobs is not there so, the best this useless government can do is to keep doling out money to the fools who cannot reason that such gestures cannot continue for ever.

Their stupid supporters will descend heavily on this man and insult him as that is their signature tune. There is no way to put the destiny of a nation into the hands of "truants, vagabonds, scavengers etc because these elements are nothing but scumbags whose brain contain nothing but dirt meaning, they cannot reason.

Who in this government has the sense to think, analyze and come out with something that makes sense other than hopping from radio station to propagate lies? When it comes to commonsense, no one in NDC has else, who is his/her right mind will fault "dwarfs" for the falling value of the national currency? Since Anita made those foolish remarks, another portfolio has been added to what she already has because to Mahama, she make a lot of sense.

These are some of the reasons NPP will never choose "anybody" to lead the party. We need people who understand the dynamics of how to govern. Some people love to see Ghana rotating the leadership of the nation simple because they think and see Ghanaians like "laboratory animals" who should be used for experimental purposes.
BRONI ANTWI 10 years ago

YAO AKUFFO, WHAT IS THIS SO CALLED PROF IS TALKING ABOUT? ONE DOES NOT NEED MOMEY BEFORE HE THINK ABOUT AN IDEA.PROF. PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK

YAO AKUFFO, WHAT IS THIS SO CALLED PROF IS TALKING ABOUT? ONE DOES NOT NEED MOMEY BEFORE HE THINK ABOUT AN IDEA.PROF. PLEASE GIVE US A BREAK
okofo 10 years ago

Bring your own analysis out in the open if any, otherwise, the Professor's own remains superior!!!

Bring your own analysis out in the open if any, otherwise, the Professor's own remains superior!!!
mky 10 years ago

Richard Amoako Baah is a mealy-mouth partisan hack who takes immense delight in ridiculing everything that the President says.....he seems to me to be obsess with Mahama and in doing so, he Amoako demonstrates a stunning lack ...
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Richard Amoako Baah is a mealy-mouth partisan hack who takes immense delight in ridiculing everything that the President says.....he seems to me to be obsess with Mahama and in doing so, he Amoako demonstrates a stunning lack of knowledge about basic economics.......what he always forgets to insert in his lengthy tirades is the fact that no economy in the world can enjoy endless growth and prosperity without slumping....this is basic economic history and the Head of the Political Science Dept at KNUST does not know that? He should check the biggest economies in the world and he will discover that there have been periods of growth, recession, growth again and recession again.....no national economy can escape this reality.....Ghana's economy is no exception...we have had our period of prosperity and growth....and this is a time when the economy is bound, due to external and internal factors, to slow down..our current slow growth is but temporary.....

And Amoako goes on to show his disdain for the poor by asserting that the poor don't deserve assistance from the government...this from a guy who should know that the government is obliged to render assistance to the poor by way of social programs..

And the other important things this joker never mentions are the painful facts about our economy.....1)it is not strong, has never been at all...2) we have no strong manufacturing base; all we do is buy and sell 3)our exports are mainly raw materials which garner little in way of foreign exchange..4) our tax system....collection particularly is antiquated....

If the bearded one would only point to these factors as being responsible for the sputtering economy, then he would have earned every right to take potshots at Mahama...until then, he is just one of those fellows nakedly covetous of national attention.....
Mentalist 10 years ago

The Prof simply said that Mahama's notions do not pass the test of common sense which is the basic feasibility measure of ideas. Unless you present a more transcendent perspective detailing why his supporting arguments are fa ...
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The Prof simply said that Mahama's notions do not pass the test of common sense which is the basic feasibility measure of ideas. Unless you present a more transcendent perspective detailing why his supporting arguments are fallacious, his conclusion will be subscribed to by all reasonable and objective minds even if you choose to increase the pages of your response or write a book for that matter.
mky 10 years ago

My 'transcendent perspective' to use your rather convoluted phrase, was laid out in my earlier comments....at the pain of sounding redundant, let me indulge you again, however briefly....the current slump we are in isn't a re ...
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My 'transcendent perspective' to use your rather convoluted phrase, was laid out in my earlier comments....at the pain of sounding redundant, let me indulge you again, however briefly....the current slump we are in isn't a recession, we thus will be able to avoid prolonged economic hardships....that is the crux of the issue I raised.....Amoako is nakedly covetous of national attention...and you can join the bandwagon of critics if you so desire....no one is holding you back. Join the fray, young man...
Mentalist 10 years ago

Unfortunately your response to the assertion that there doesn't seem to be the resources to undertake the propose projects of Mahama in light of current begging priorities which have not been met falls short of cogency. You s ...
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Unfortunately your response to the assertion that there doesn't seem to be the resources to undertake the propose projects of Mahama in light of current begging priorities which have not been met falls short of cogency. You stated that "the current slump isn't a recession" and that the person pointing to the dearth of resources is "covetous". So you admit there is a "slump" (recession or not),but you did not say how to resolve it, and you provided no resolution to present dire needs. So how do you at the same time fault the Prof who backed his skepticism with live evidence being experienced by Ghanaians. You could be either objective or blindly partisan, the choice is yours. But your pretensions can only appeal to the weak-minded.
mky 10 years ago

You of the strong mind; I did not admit it, rather I trenchantly stated that the economic is in a slump......temporary negative economic growth....it is not in a recession I reiterate....a full scale onslaught of negative eco ...
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You of the strong mind; I did not admit it, rather I trenchantly stated that the economic is in a slump......temporary negative economic growth....it is not in a recession I reiterate....a full scale onslaught of negative economic growth...hope you get that.....

The Professor slithers out of his hole and spouts the all-too familiar mantra....Mahama is clueless, inept blah blah...what evidence does he put forth to bolster his criticism which at this point is becoming stale and honestly bordering on absurdity?..that there is this enormous economic strain on Ghanaians? Ghanaians have endured economic hardships for decades under the reigns of both military/civilian administrations....

Mahama's tenure is proving to be no exception....so it galls me endlessly when the likes of your favorite Professor and his ilk play Monday morning quarterbacks, deigning to know everything there is to know in running the affairs of a nation that suffers from gross mismanagement and endemic corruption.......

I hardly share the views of the Professor and his fellow travellers...those virulent critics of Mahama, so I am not obliged to propose solutions. Neither am I a partisan hack. Far from it....

I have been cogent and steadfast in my arguments.....your negative reception of them notwithstanding....

My contention still remains that our economy is weak, has been weak and non-resilient for years.....Mahama did not create this mess;he inherited it and that is the point being missed by his detractors.......
Mentalist 10 years ago

Oh! So you really have nothing to say but out of "gall" for those who dare to challenge the president to do better than citing past economic hardships as reason for Ghanaians to accept their current woes, you are ready to for ...
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Oh! So you really have nothing to say but out of "gall" for those who dare to challenge the president to do better than citing past economic hardships as reason for Ghanaians to accept their current woes, you are ready to forward lame defences for impractical proposals, and insult eminent persons with pointless long essays, which may incline those who do not know better to fall for sweet worded speech with no solutions. Parties got voted out of office because Ghanaians did not accept the past hardships which you want to rely on to defend abysmal performance. Come on! Be more patriot! The current situations presents the president an opportunity to write his name in history as the one who did better than those before him, or go down as the worst of them all, which he is on course to become unless he changes course. Forget personality or partisan cult tendencies and let the president know he can do better. It is good for him and all of us.
Communism and socialism failed because proponents had "ilk" for dissenting views, just like you. Therefore, communist and socialist policies were neither appraised against reasonable odds nor borne out of best practice pools.
Those who do not agree with us help us to notice what could blindside us into failure.
Kafu 10 years ago

Political science lecturer talking about economics? what does this man know about economics.Pontificating on economic issues that he knows nothing about.sorry man!

Political science lecturer talking about economics? what does this man know about economics.Pontificating on economic issues that he knows nothing about.sorry man!
GHANA FIRST 10 years ago

SOME THESE GOOD FOR NOTHING PROFESSORS ARE ARE VERY IRITATING TO SOCIETY. YOU WHO CLAIMS TO KNOW ECONOMICS WHAT CAN U POINT TO AS A MEANING FUL CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY OR THE ECONOMY OF GHANA. WE KNOW TRUE PPROFESSORS IN OTHE ...
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SOME THESE GOOD FOR NOTHING PROFESSORS ARE ARE VERY IRITATING TO SOCIETY. YOU WHO CLAIMS TO KNOW ECONOMICS WHAT CAN U POINT TO AS A MEANING FUL CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY OR THE ECONOMY OF GHANA. WE KNOW TRUE PPROFESSORS IN OTHER JURIDICTIONS THEY DON'T BEHAVE LIKE MOST OF THOSE WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY. CAN U CONCENTRATE ON RESEARCH INSTEAD LURED BY THESE SMALL BOYS & GIRLS IN THE MEDIA HOUSES TO MESS UR SELF WITH EXTREME PARTISAN COMENTS!
Garth 10 years ago

this is the worst govt we have known since independence, and also the most corrupt and yet he keeps lying to us. Contractors haven`t been paid, every thing is in a mess, our streets are so dirty, oh God where is he leading us ...
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this is the worst govt we have known since independence, and also the most corrupt and yet he keeps lying to us. Contractors haven`t been paid, every thing is in a mess, our streets are so dirty, oh God where is he leading us to? Just sweet promises and sweet talk.We should "shine our eyes well well"
Akua 10 years ago

Useless write-up. The Prof is just doing the hatchet job for the NPP to come to power and loot. GHANAIANS DON'T HAVE SHORT MEMORIES. THIS PROF WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING GOOD IN THE MAHAMA GOVT. WHAT DID NPP DO FROM 2001 TO 2008 ...
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Useless write-up. The Prof is just doing the hatchet job for the NPP to come to power and loot. GHANAIANS DON'T HAVE SHORT MEMORIES. THIS PROF WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING GOOD IN THE MAHAMA GOVT. WHAT DID NPP DO FROM 2001 TO 2008 ? STEALING AND CORRUPTION GALORE.
NPP GIVING A DOG A BAD NAME TO HANG IT.
Kwesi Gyan 10 years ago

Prof, I disagree with you and millions of Ghanaians do disagree with you. Fr the first time in the history of this Nation, the Minority Leader acknowledged that our President got it right. And he did in so many respects. The ...
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Prof, I disagree with you and millions of Ghanaians do disagree with you. Fr the first time in the history of this Nation, the Minority Leader acknowledged that our President got it right. And he did in so many respects. The problem with some of you the academics is that, you expected the very big economic English which this President has always not done because that does not solve problems.

Look, the president plan of domestication is the only way we can begin, no matter how modest, to drive towards solving our economic problems. Call it primary economic thinking, but that is the sure way to go. You won't hear the big economic terms to excite you, but wait until the end and see if this won't work the magic. But Prof., stop insulting President. He isn't less intelligent, maybe you should check your anger when you have the opportunity to talk.
KWADWO A 10 years ago

Prof. can you tell us which country are contractors paid before work is initiated?

Prof. can you tell us which country are contractors paid before work is initiated?
Kwasi 10 years ago

Mahama was just campaining 4 the 2016 Election ,Oye Aboa piiii.

Mahama was just campaining 4 the 2016 Election ,Oye Aboa piiii.
Big Jay 10 years ago

Prof. Richard Amoako Baah, I agree with you in to to. John Mahama can best be described as a 'Talk man.' There was no substance in the state of the nation address delivered yesterday. It was mere rhetoric devoid of any econom ...
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Prof. Richard Amoako Baah, I agree with you in to to. John Mahama can best be described as a 'Talk man.' There was no substance in the state of the nation address delivered yesterday. It was mere rhetoric devoid of any economic sense.
What surprised me the most was his inability to tell Ghanaians how he was going to finance the numerous projects that he promised Ghanaians. Most of the projects he enumerated were not reflected in the 2014 budget,
and so how is he going to finance those projects.
In fact, John Mahama is the worst president this country ever manufactured. He does not know anything about economics, and his knowledge about elementary economics is so limited that, he is the biggest security threat to this country.
I think something drastic must be done to remove him from office before it is too late. If you consider the fact that he has two more state of the nation addresses to make before leaving office. The country cannot continue like this until the end of 2016, for the death toll in the country would be too high.
He even bragged that he was a parliamentarian for 12years, and the question is how are Ghanaians benefiting from his experience as ex parliamentarian? Nothing! At best he is only good at reading scripts to an audience.
Surprisingly, members of the NDC saw nothing wrong with his state of the nation address. I can confidently tell Ghanaians that this country will qualify for HIPC before June 2014. This is so because the people we've entrusted the destiny of this country into their hands are ignorant people.
The NDC is not a political party to govern any country on this earth, for it is a real looting brigade, and I can confidently tell you that the rate of looting would be accentuated when the writing is on the wall that they cannot retain power through any foul means again.
Ghanaians must pray very hard for divine intervention to save this country from total collapse.
Prof. you are right,the only economics he understands is corruption and its trappings in the corridors of political power.
Ganyo 10 years ago

It is easy to sit in the sheltered confines of the university and take potshots at the president. I guess this guy was dumb during the eight year misrule of the NPP and only just gained the ability to speak. Every dingbat thi ...
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It is easy to sit in the sheltered confines of the university and take potshots at the president. I guess this guy was dumb during the eight year misrule of the NPP and only just gained the ability to speak. Every dingbat this days is labelled an analyst and gets a microphone shoved in their face for their biased opinion which is why the public space is so fouled. Could it be that the President spoke in so simple language devoid of the usual Ghanaian penchant for "big english' that this prof. could not understand him.
KWEKU BAWUAH,ONTARIO-CANADA 10 years ago

THIS PRESIDENT IS SIMPLY BAD NEWS FOR GHANAIANS.HE IS FULL OF INCOMPETENCE, DECEIT,LIES AND FLATTERY AND PEOPLE DO NOT SEEM TO REALIZE IT FROM HIS DRY JOKES ABOUT GHANAIANS AND THE ECONOMY.HE IS TAKING GHANAIANS FOR GRANTED A ...
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THIS PRESIDENT IS SIMPLY BAD NEWS FOR GHANAIANS.HE IS FULL OF INCOMPETENCE, DECEIT,LIES AND FLATTERY AND PEOPLE DO NOT SEEM TO REALIZE IT FROM HIS DRY JOKES ABOUT GHANAIANS AND THE ECONOMY.HE IS TAKING GHANAIANS FOR GRANTED AND RUINING THE ECONOMY AND LIVES OF GHANAIANS.THE EARLIER HE IS REMOVED FROM OFFICE,THE BETTER.
GHANABASE 10 years ago

John Mahama failed in his o'levels economics when we were in school.. John Mahama will read anything out without understanding what he is saying.
If talking is economics John Mahama will have masters degree yesterday at pali ...
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John Mahama failed in his o'levels economics when we were in school.. John Mahama will read anything out without understanding what he is saying.
If talking is economics John Mahama will have masters degree yesterday at paliament. The long useless speech written for him to read has nothing to do the economics or sense.
He thinks borrowing is the only word he knows forgetting paying back is always the priblem.
Who is the advicer to John Mahama government in economy. Building castles is what he been doing for the past 6 years. Minister of finance is not a economy minister, I wonder who advicers him on economy. Talk talk and laugh laugh is what he is good at nothing else, maybe women.
Baba 10 years ago

Pedestrian ideas by a Prof. No wonder the country universities are churning out a lot of chaff.

Pedestrian ideas by a Prof. No wonder the country universities are churning out a lot of chaff.
Profiler 10 years ago

All the Prof is saying is that Mahama's ideas do not pass the simple common sense test, which is the basic way of determining the feasibility of an idea. Unless you present a more sublime perspective on how Mahama's promises ...
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All the Prof is saying is that Mahama's ideas do not pass the simple common sense test, which is the basic way of determining the feasibility of an idea. Unless you present a more sublime perspective on how Mahama's promises can be successfully implemented given the nearly impossible circumstances the Prof enumerated, his judgement of Mahama stands firmly in any reasonable non-partisan mind, even is you choose to call it pedestrian.
Songna-chebe 10 years ago

Dr. Baah is a Jack Ass. If he thinks he knows what he JM should have said state it. As a Professor or Dr. you are being trained to analysis any situation and point to the mistakes. Because you do not want to commit yoursel ...
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Dr. Baah is a Jack Ass. If he thinks he knows what he JM should have said state it. As a Professor or Dr. you are being trained to analysis any situation and point to the mistakes. Because you do not want to commit yourself to what are stating you are just snooping his speech. Be better Dr. Baah and stop waiting students time in school.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

Three economists and three mathematicians were going for a trip by train. Before the journey, the mathematicians bought 3 tickets but economists only bought one. The mathematicians were glad their stupid colleagues were going ...
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Three economists and three mathematicians were going for a trip by train. Before the journey, the mathematicians bought 3 tickets but economists only bought one. The mathematicians were glad their stupid colleagues were going to pay a fine. However, when the conductor was approaching their compartment, all three economists went to the nearest toilet. The conductor, noticing that somebody was in the toilet, knocked on the door. In reply he saw a hand with one ticket. He checked it and the economists saved 2/3 of the ticket price.
The next day, the mathematicians decided to use the same strategy- they bought only one ticket, but economists did not buy tickets at all! When the mathematicians saw the conductor, they hid in the toilet, and when they heard knocking they handed in the ticket. They did not get it back.
Why? The economists took it and went to the other toilet.
EDENSU 10 years ago

Things fall apart when the centre cannot hold. The Government is unable to pay contractors for job done, pay subventions to Schools, the School feeding programe is in disarray, NHIS is not funtioning properly as planned, the ...
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Things fall apart when the centre cannot hold. The Government is unable to pay contractors for job done, pay subventions to Schools, the School feeding programe is in disarray, NHIS is not funtioning properly as planned, the cedi is falling rapidly and all these needs solutions. Continuing fetching water into a drum with a hole is senseless. We have to plug the hole first please. Lets call a spade a spade. When are we going to retrieve monies that has gone into the wrong hands? People talk about politics instead of Kwame Nkrumah's GHANA. The Government of the day is voted into power to serve a party not the nation, hence demonstrations by party faithfuls that " the DCE/MCE will not serve the interest of the party, we don't want him". Are they appointed to serve the nation or the party? The answer is the latter. God save us.
George 10 years ago

A very stupid useless professor. It is because of you retarded idiots that we are where we are. Until you dirty fools stop such tribal politics, Ghana would continue in this directions. Look at his diert ugly face! A dirty tr ...
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A very stupid useless professor. It is because of you retarded idiots that we are where we are. Until you dirty fools stop such tribal politics, Ghana would continue in this directions. Look at his diert ugly face! A dirty tribal idiot! Fuck you a thousand times!
Woara 10 years ago

FOR STUPID, USELESS,RETARDED, IDIOTS, DIRTY FOOLS UGLY......WILL SUGGEST YOU LOOK IN THAT SMALLL MIRROR

FOR STUPID, USELESS,RETARDED, IDIOTS, DIRTY FOOLS UGLY......WILL SUGGEST YOU LOOK IN THAT SMALLL MIRROR
Lord Pogas 10 years ago

Prof. kudos for i don,t see anything good that this current government can offer to the people of Ghana. Most of the statutory obligations have not been honoured,even subventions to S H S have not been paid, how is he going t ...
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Prof. kudos for i don,t see anything good that this current government can offer to the people of Ghana. Most of the statutory obligations have not been honoured,even subventions to S H S have not been paid, how is he going to implement the progressively free day students education, from which source?, borrowing to fund that or what?. Pls don,t deceive us again.
HONESTY 10 years ago

What this so called Political Science professor is saying is not different from what someone who studied Government at SHS/WASSCE level will say. Professor my foot!!

What this so called Political Science professor is saying is not different from what someone who studied Government at SHS/WASSCE level will say. Professor my foot!!
IMAT 10 years ago

Political NPP Professor, We know the likes of you. Tweaa Professor, who see nothing good in What the president says. Perhaps he is even running down the small political science department given to him. A disgrace to academia. ...
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Political NPP Professor, We know the likes of you. Tweaa Professor, who see nothing good in What the president says. Perhaps he is even running down the small political science department given to him. A disgrace to academia. Wha Econs do you know? Have we not seen Professors who are failures? What did Busia do as a professor when he was handed this country? TWEEAAA!!!!!!
Quiii 10 years ago

all Mahama understand is advance bottomatrics

all Mahama understand is advance bottomatrics
OBOSHIE 10 years ago

I WONDER

I WONDER
check your facts 10 years ago

Professor he knows basic economics. He also knows the level of stupidity of some Ghanaians. Many vote because of tribal sentiments. A lot vote because of the GHC% they value their votes at. So he is doing what will win him th ...
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Professor he knows basic economics. He also knows the level of stupidity of some Ghanaians. Many vote because of tribal sentiments. A lot vote because of the GHC% they value their votes at. So he is doing what will win him the votes. He is doing exactly what is necessary to stay in power. They say you get what you deserve. If Ewes will vote 93% of the time for a clueless president like him because of their hatred for Ashantis, then expect Mahama to do exactly what he is doing. And he will win
FA 10 years ago

EVEN HE LACK PRIMARY ECOMINI

EVEN HE LACK PRIMARY ECOMINI
DEDE, AYAWASO 10 years ago

DOES THE FAKE PROF AMOAKO UNDERSTANDS BASIC -A B C ABOUT RESPECT AND ETIQUETTE?. PROF AMOAKO APPEARS A LAUGHING STOCK. NO WONDER STUDENTS FROM KWAME NKRUMAH UNI OF TECHNOLOGY ARE SERIOUSLY UNDERACHIEVING BECAUSE THEY TOUGHT B ...
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DOES THE FAKE PROF AMOAKO UNDERSTANDS BASIC -A B C ABOUT RESPECT AND ETIQUETTE?. PROF AMOAKO APPEARS A LAUGHING STOCK. NO WONDER STUDENTS FROM KWAME NKRUMAH UNI OF TECHNOLOGY ARE SERIOUSLY UNDERACHIEVING BECAUSE THEY TOUGHT BY THE LIKES OF AMOAKO AND CO. NO INTELLECTUAL STIMULANTS ONLY COPYING RUBBISH BY AMOAKO.
Prof Dee 10 years ago

I'm now convinced that ghana is in serious crisis. To have a prez reduced to racking jokes with serious matters such as a state of the nation address is the height of absurdity...... The whole delivery is nothing short of lit ...
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I'm now convinced that ghana is in serious crisis. To have a prez reduced to racking jokes with serious matters such as a state of the nation address is the height of absurdity...... The whole delivery is nothing short of litany of unrealistic promises.
Osei Yao 10 years ago

DR BAAH IS AN ILLITERATE. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ESPOUSES HOPE AND ASPIRATIONS. IT IS NOT A TEXT-BOOK ON ECONOMICS. ANYONE WHO SEES OTHERWISE IS EITHER NAIVE, IGNORANT OR SIMPLY MISCHIEVOUS AND DR BAAH IS ALL OF THESE.

DR BAAH IS AN ILLITERATE. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ESPOUSES HOPE AND ASPIRATIONS. IT IS NOT A TEXT-BOOK ON ECONOMICS. ANYONE WHO SEES OTHERWISE IS EITHER NAIVE, IGNORANT OR SIMPLY MISCHIEVOUS AND DR BAAH IS ALL OF THESE.
NANA YAW 10 years ago

Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie should have pressed the prof. to explain what constitutes elementary economics. We want to see examples of elementary economics. In the land of the blind, the one-eye Cyclop, Amoako Baah, is a giant.
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Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie should have pressed the prof. to explain what constitutes elementary economics. We want to see examples of elementary economics. In the land of the blind, the one-eye Cyclop, Amoako Baah, is a giant.
He better go and lecture his equally blind students.
dan 10 years ago

EVERY DAY THIS MAN IS IN OFFICE GHANA IS GOING BACKWARD AND DESTROYED

EVERY DAY THIS MAN IS IN OFFICE GHANA IS GOING BACKWARD AND DESTROYED
MANKIND 10 years ago

WHAT HAS HE PRODUCED FOR THIS COUNTRY. IS THIS THE WAY FOR A PROFESSOR OF POLITICS DOES HIS ANALYSIS? THIS IS SHEER PARTISAN ANALYSIS. HE SHOULD RATHER PRODUCE GOOD POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATES TO LOOK INTO OUR CONFRONTING DIF ...
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WHAT HAS HE PRODUCED FOR THIS COUNTRY. IS THIS THE WAY FOR A PROFESSOR OF POLITICS DOES HIS ANALYSIS? THIS IS SHEER PARTISAN ANALYSIS. HE SHOULD RATHER PRODUCE GOOD POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATES TO LOOK INTO OUR CONFRONTING DIFFICULT ISSUES AND STOP THIS BIAS WAY OF ANALYSIS. POOR GHANA AND POOR PROFESSOR!
Say the truth 10 years ago

Mahama is a joker who needs to be with the concert party. How can one give chicken to his family everyday whiles he cannot afford "nsesaawa" (keta school boys) once a week? He makes mockery the position of presidency.

Mahama is a joker who needs to be with the concert party. How can one give chicken to his family everyday whiles he cannot afford "nsesaawa" (keta school boys) once a week? He makes mockery the position of presidency.
TEE 10 years ago

MAHAMA IS UNFIT FOR PRESIDENCY. USELESS AIMLESS HOPELESS IDEALESS VISIONLESS CLUELESS LEADERLESS INCOMPETENT. MAHAMA MUST BE IMPEACH PERIOD

MAHAMA IS UNFIT FOR PRESIDENCY. USELESS AIMLESS HOPELESS IDEALESS VISIONLESS CLUELESS LEADERLESS INCOMPETENT. MAHAMA MUST BE IMPEACH PERIOD
Yaw 10 years ago

This so-called professor again? Does he understand political science?

This so-called professor again? Does he understand political science?
KWAKU ASUMAH 10 years ago

A good many observers have remarked that if God fearing, opened, trusted and uncorrupted leaders (politicians) could come at once the NDC would not be ready for it. I submit that the NPP are even more unprepared. Moral princi ...
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A good many observers have remarked that if God fearing, opened, trusted and uncorrupted leaders (politicians) could come at once the NDC would not be ready for it. I submit that the NPP are even more unprepared. Moral principles have lost their distinctiveness. For modern man, absolute right and absolute wrong are a matter of what the majority is doing. Corruption and incompetence will never be defeated by radio talk show or discussion...Our greatest defense against Corruption and incompetence is to take offensive action on behalf of justice and righteousness...We must...seek to remove...conditions of poverty, injustice, party discrimination and tribal segregations in our dear country, Ghana. Allah has not put us on this rich land to be poor. KWAKU ASUMAH-KUCHOCHO
Samuel 10 years ago

Everytime u hear such unintelligent, confused, brainless, one-sided, completely foolih snd bias comments by so-called Professors and Analysts, THEY ALMOST ALWAYS ARE ASHANTIS.

Why are these people so mischievous and just c ...
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Everytime u hear such unintelligent, confused, brainless, one-sided, completely foolih snd bias comments by so-called Professors and Analysts, THEY ALMOST ALWAYS ARE ASHANTIS.

Why are these people so mischievous and just cant relax for the President to do his job. Haba!!! U hecked Nkrumah to death, Rawlings got his fare share but fought back, Mills was insulted to death. Wise-up!!!
Akomadan Adjei Nkansah Belgium 10 years ago

CRIMINAL,CORRUPT MAHAMA CAN NOT GET IT,MAHAMA IS AN ASSHOLE,INCOMPENTE,EMPTY HEAD,

CRIMINAL,CORRUPT MAHAMA CAN NOT GET IT,MAHAMA IS AN ASSHOLE,INCOMPENTE,EMPTY HEAD,
Kwesi Pratt 10 years ago

I've said time without number, that Mahama is a very clueless President, who lacks focus and direction. His State of the Nation Address is completely bogus, deeply confirming my stand, since he assumed office last year. Prof ...
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I've said time without number, that Mahama is a very clueless President, who lacks focus and direction. His State of the Nation Address is completely bogus, deeply confirming my stand, since he assumed office last year. Prof has said it all, he didn't mince words. After reading this article, my heart sincerely goes out for him. I wish we had 10 of his kind in govt, this country wouldn't be suffering and bleeding to death like we see now. Oh! Mother Ghana, it's a pity that we have many evil dwarfs with sharp baby teeth, the likes of Fiifi Kwetey, Alex Ofosu Kwakye, Okudjeto Ablakwa, Collins Dauda, Murtala Mohammed, Omane Boamah, etc etc parading the corridors of power as Ministers of State, led by a blind clueless president. What are we reaping with these crooks, morons, stooges and create-loot-and-share brigade steering the affairs of this nation?Economic hardship, frustration, hopelessness, hunger, high rate of armed robbery, corruption and graft. So the call by Prof for Mahama to resign is spot on, and we add our voice. One good thing about Prof is his fair assessment of the issues at stake, for he neither spared the opposition NPP for saying that the free SHS idea has been stolen by Mahama. He feels if one party brings up an idea, if it's good enough, the other party can take it for our good. These are the kinds of realistic, down-to-earth, levelheaded people we need in society. People whose criticisms, suggestions, etc can help put govt on track. But is he a listening president, he pretends to be. Here is a govt whose communication team is notorious for insulting everybody including respectable Ministers of the Gospel who had sought to lend a word of caution or advice to them. What great honour it would be for Mahama to resign, than continue holding on to power only to fail woefully and miserably to be tagged as the worst performing president that Ghana has ever had. An irreparable damage to his reputation that would be. Someone who can't even reprimand his own ministers who constantly err and bring his govt into disrepute, as if they appointed him into office? Tweeeaaakai!
Lopez 10 years ago

This TalkTalk president is just a waste of our precious time. I only blame some Ghanaians who vote based on tribal lines instead of real issues even some educated ones who should know better just vote without their conscience ...
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This TalkTalk president is just a waste of our precious time. I only blame some Ghanaians who vote based on tribal lines instead of real issues even some educated ones who should know better just vote without their conscience. I weep for ghana with this kind of out out of touch president in charge of our dear country
Johnny USA 10 years ago

WHY FROM THIS BUSH PROFESSOR.

WHY FROM THIS BUSH PROFESSOR.
Antiochus - London 10 years ago

Prof you've hit the nail right on the head. Mahama and his advisers are all incompetent and living off tax payers money.

Prof you've hit the nail right on the head. Mahama and his advisers are all incompetent and living off tax payers money.

Analyst asks: Does Mahama understand elementary economics?

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