Parliament approves anti-corruption plan

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Ghanaman 9 years ago

Plan or no plan all officials will continue to chop.

Plan or no plan all officials will continue to chop.
Akos 9 years ago

Another fruitless plan. Aren't there already anti corruption measures in the country & this cancer continue to skyrocket in parliament & the perpetrators remain in office?

Another fruitless plan. Aren't there already anti corruption measures in the country & this cancer continue to skyrocket in parliament & the perpetrators remain in office?
Ghanaman 9 years ago

Mahama pushes these plans to confuse people.

Mahama pushes these plans to confuse people.
Kwame(USA) 9 years ago

Why do u keep enacting new laws when the existing ones cannot be enforced. Yes u r all talking about the escalation of this canker but not one soul has been prosecuted and jailed.Asking the fox to guard the chicken coop...who ...
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Why do u keep enacting new laws when the existing ones cannot be enforced. Yes u r all talking about the escalation of this canker but not one soul has been prosecuted and jailed.Asking the fox to guard the chicken coop...who do u think u r fooling. u r all corrupt and u have to be purged out of office....thieves
Son of man 9 years ago

Sometimes democracy is a curse for the few to exploit the majority and in Ghana, this statement is very true. Parliament of Ghana is a problem and never the solution. The institution itself is a symbol of corruption. Let anyo ...
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Sometimes democracy is a curse for the few to exploit the majority and in Ghana, this statement is very true. Parliament of Ghana is a problem and never the solution. The institution itself is a symbol of corruption. Let anyone dispute that. Members have gotten rich from ill-gotten wealth which is embedded in the committees in the house. That is where the corruption is. When legislation is debated and pending promulgation, bribery and corruption takes a center stage to dissuade members to tailor the law to please a segment of society or company. That is the issue.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE 9 years ago

HELPLESSNESS, HOPELESSNESS & FEELING OF DESPONDENCY HAS GRIPPED MANY IN GHANA TODAY.
GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY THESE NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAM ...
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HELPLESSNESS, HOPELESSNESS & FEELING OF DESPONDENCY HAS GRIPPED MANY IN GHANA TODAY.
GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY THESE NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAMA AND HIS CABINET ON TRIAL. GHANA'S HOPELESS ECONOMIC SITUATION, TODAY, IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. NDC HAS OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS PRESIDED OVER THE BIGGEST RESOURCES IN OUR HISTORY INCLUDING CRUDE OIL & STEALTH TAXES. THEY HAVE ALSO CONTRACTED THE BIGGEST LOANS IN OUR HISTORY. IF THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THIS AND THE ECONOMY IS IN SHAMBLES, THEN,THEY MUST BE PROSECUTED. THEY MUST GIVE THE MONEYS BACK TO THE TREASURY. WE DO NOT NEED ANY ECONOMIC FORUM. SET UP A COURT IMMEDIATELY. IT HAPPENED IN THAILAND RECENTLY, PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA WAS REMOVED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FOR ABUSING POWER. LOOK AT GHANA, EMBRAER PLANE SCANDAL, STX KOREA, US$20 BILLION NDC PARTY HQ., US$4 MILLION JUDGEMENT DEBT PAYMENT TO MRS. RAWLINGS, SUBAH, GYEEDA, WOYOMI, ISOFOTON, WATERVILLE, AFRICA AUTOMOBILE, CP, SADA, FORTIZ/MERCHANT BANK, AKONFEM AND A HOST OF OTHER DODGY JUDGEMENT DEBT PAYMENTS. BUYING VOTES WITH CASH, LAND CRUISERS & LAPTOPS JUST TO WIN ELECTIONS. WHY NDC?????? WHY??? OUR SUPREME COURT COULD NOT HELP BUT DESCRIBED IT AS "ALLIANCE TO CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE" WHAT A SHAME? ?? AND YOU CALLING GHANAIANS TO A WASTEFUL ECONOMIC FORUM. NDC, THE MONEY IS WITH YOU, GIVE IT BACK TO GHANA. NPP, I SALUTE YOUR COURAGE FOR NOT ATTENDING. NPP REMAIN SMART AND VIGILANT!!!!
Tokugawah 9 years ago

This is a laugh, parliament approves anti corruption plan is like lunatics taking over the asylum!!!

This is a laugh, parliament approves anti corruption plan is like lunatics taking over the asylum!!!
Pelicles 9 years ago

Approving anti-corruption plan but cannot enforce it is as silly like those who approve it.

Approving anti-corruption plan but cannot enforce it is as silly like those who approve it.
JAMES Y 9 years ago

Not politicians alone, everyone in Ghana is corrupt. It has eaten into the fabric of the society. It is a moral problem and only a moral-changed education can solve it with time.

Not politicians alone, everyone in Ghana is corrupt. It has eaten into the fabric of the society. It is a moral problem and only a moral-changed education can solve it with time.
ONIPA BA 9 years ago

I dont think Mahama is the problem, it is you the citizens who sit back and allow him to rip your country into pieces. You guys are bloody funny, instead of putting Mahama, wolome etc in jail, you are there following TB Joshu ...
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I dont think Mahama is the problem, it is you the citizens who sit back and allow him to rip your country into pieces. You guys are bloody funny, instead of putting Mahama, wolome etc in jail, you are there following TB Joshua, hahahaha. My fellow men and women, you shall continue to suffer terribly, you shall forever queue (just like i did 20 yrs ago) at the USA and UK Embassy for visa. Ghanaians are plain stupid and very shallow minded. You stand back while the chinese people come to mine gold on your land and deplete the land of its natural resources,I swear it is only a matter of time before they start fucking your wives too. Your president can donate pampas to school girls but not books, hahahaha!! you guys are in trouble.Very soon you will have TB Joshua sodomizing you as well. You lack the ability to reason. Ghanaians have excuses for light off, water shortages and soon you will make excuses for prostituting yourselves. SHAME ON YOU GHANA.
Vuvuzela 9 years ago

A plan to stop corruption in Ghana? Even the devil himself will never believe this.
Until it is underway, this is water on stone as usual. No single serious person in the government and opposition.

A plan to stop corruption in Ghana? Even the devil himself will never believe this.
Until it is underway, this is water on stone as usual. No single serious person in the government and opposition.
military man 9 years ago

Just a gimmick to fool the Ghanaian populace.

Just a gimmick to fool the Ghanaian populace.
princewilly@ymail.com 9 years ago

A man was having problems with premature ejaculation so he decided to go to the doctor. He asked the doctor what he could do to cure his problem. The doctor said "When you feel you are ready to ejaculate try startling yoursel ...
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A man was having problems with premature ejaculation so he decided to go to the doctor. He asked the doctor what he could do to cure his problem. The doctor said "When you feel you are ready to ejaculate try startling yourself." That same day the man went to the store and bought himself a starter pistol. All excited to try this suggestion he ran home to his wife. At home he foung his wife in bed naked and waiting. As the two began they found themselves in the 69 postion. The man moments later felt the sudden urge to ejaculate and fired off the starter pistol. The next day the man went back to the doctor. The doctor asked "How did it go?" The man answered "Not that well. When i fired the pistol my wife shit in my face, bit my penis, and my neighbor came out of the closet with his hands in the air."
Antiochus - London 9 years ago

What a joke. Corruption is the air our politician breathe. Who are they fooling? Posterity will judge all of them.

What a joke. Corruption is the air our politician breathe. Who are they fooling? Posterity will judge all of them.
TIJANI 9 years ago

the anti-corruption plan and many other measures will not work because everyone in Ghana is involves in corrupt practices

the anti-corruption plan and many other measures will not work because everyone in Ghana is involves in corrupt practices
Odasanibi 9 years ago

Did you guys spell out what this plan entails? Why don't you just jail those who have been found guilty instead of politicizing the cases.Most of you politicians are corrupt so it is not a surprise that you have been dancing ...
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Did you guys spell out what this plan entails? Why don't you just jail those who have been found guilty instead of politicizing the cases.Most of you politicians are corrupt so it is not a surprise that you have been dancing around the solution!
Akomadan Adjei Nkansah Belgium 9 years ago

Eeeeeeeei mahama YOUR TOO MUCH,MAHAMA HAVE NO HEART FOR GHANIANS,ONLY NKWASEASEM DIE NKOAAAA,OFUI

Eeeeeeeei mahama YOUR TOO MUCH,MAHAMA HAVE NO HEART FOR GHANIANS,ONLY NKWASEASEM DIE NKOAAAA,OFUI
asem 9 years ago

Tackle duty fiair for cars too at the habour cheating too much expencive no fixe price as if we selling tomatoes at the market please cherck that place too incase of coruption

Tackle duty fiair for cars too at the habour cheating too much expencive no fixe price as if we selling tomatoes at the market please cherck that place too incase of coruption
Yaw Adu-Asare 9 years ago

What happened to the so-called anti-corruption plans from 8 years of the NPP administration?

What happened to the so-called anti-corruption plans from 8 years of the NPP administration?
Cudjoe 9 years ago

this bill will never be implemented, we have policies and regulations and yet the government fly over $4.6 million in cash to brazil where lies our sense of direction, and now we have anti corruption bill which will never yie ...
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this bill will never be implemented, we have policies and regulations and yet the government fly over $4.6 million in cash to brazil where lies our sense of direction, and now we have anti corruption bill which will never yield any results, I think we are a country with no sense of direction from our leaders who themselves are so corrupt, how can ministers of state, MPS, CEOS, form companies using thier friends and be bid for government contracts?? double standards and this is not investigated, shameful practices. Ghana will never see progress as long as we have politicians such the ones we have in Ghana from both parties. Individuals must try and stand as independent candidates and kick out the criminals who parade themselves as politicians under the two present parties.
Alhaji Moro 9 years ago

The paliamentariens themselves are corrupt so how can they fight it . If they are able to stop Ghana police from cheating , the police will in turn stop others . Bunch of thieves .

The paliamentariens themselves are corrupt so how can they fight it . If they are able to stop Ghana police from cheating , the police will in turn stop others . Bunch of thieves .
mensah 9 years ago

This be ananse s3m story

This be ananse s3m story
ASAAMAH 9 years ago

IT IS A WELCOME NEWS, BUT I PRAY THAT GOVT AND ANTI-CORRUPTION INSTITUTION WOULD SHOW FUNDING COMMITMENT AND NON-PARTISAN APPROACH TO THIS COURSE.

IT IS A WELCOME NEWS, BUT I PRAY THAT GOVT AND ANTI-CORRUPTION INSTITUTION WOULD SHOW FUNDING COMMITMENT AND NON-PARTISAN APPROACH TO THIS COURSE.
KWAME KWAME 9 years ago

Parliament needs to publish the details of the anti-corruption plan for all Ghanaians to know. In fact, they should sell the plan via TV discussions and radio announcements for the rural folks. This way the implementation wi ...
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Parliament needs to publish the details of the anti-corruption plan for all Ghanaians to know. In fact, they should sell the plan via TV discussions and radio announcements for the rural folks. This way the implementation will be easier to understand and embrace by all Ghanaians. Excellent Legislature by Parliament that remain on the shelf in their office will be rather meaningless and waste of tax payers money.
PepperJ 9 years ago

Our new crop of politicians only pay lip services to the nation. Have they declared their asserts as mandated by the constitution? They make ineffective laws knowing fully well that nobody will enforce them. Their priorities ...
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Our new crop of politicians only pay lip services to the nation. Have they declared their asserts as mandated by the constitution? They make ineffective laws knowing fully well that nobody will enforce them. Their priorities are all messed-up. How can useless mps be paid their salaries & allowances when medical officers are left unpaid for 10 months or more? How can you justify that? Is Ghana a failing state or what?
Kojo 9 years ago

Is this a joke? i just can't belive how our politicians think of us as Ghanaians. They seem to thin we're very stupid!

Is this a joke? i just can't belive how our politicians think of us as Ghanaians. They seem to thin we're very stupid!
Nana Kwasae 9 years ago

Another silly piece. What's the details of the plan. There was no reference to that in this report.

Another silly piece. What's the details of the plan. There was no reference to that in this report.
appiah 9 years ago

So long as there is no consequence or punishment for wrong doing or corruption in Ghana, all this talk is waste of time. A minister who fails in one area is transferred to another area and a government official who misappropr ...
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So long as there is no consequence or punishment for wrong doing or corruption in Ghana, all this talk is waste of time. A minister who fails in one area is transferred to another area and a government official who misappropriates resources does not suffer any consequence, so what is this useless parliament talking about.
Kwasi 9 years ago

Parliament can pass thousands of anti-corruption legislations they want, if the top officials in Ghana are not punished it will never end. You see there is an old Ghanaian saying that "nea odi akyire sua nea odikan nante3." T ...
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Parliament can pass thousands of anti-corruption legislations they want, if the top officials in Ghana are not punished it will never end. You see there is an old Ghanaian saying that "nea odi akyire sua nea odikan nante3." Translated "those who follow always immitate the behavior of the their leaders." I have never seen any politician standing trial for corruption in Ghana safe 1979 when the God of Ghana (Jerry John Rawlings) executed some people he claims were corrupt. If parliament is concerned about corruption in the country, house cleaning must start from them. Here are a few measures that can be adapted before anyone can run for office in Ghana:

1. Declaration of assests (must be verifiable),

2. Declare your current and past income through uncle Sam (IRS).

3. All Parties must include strong language on corruption punishable at least not less than 30 years in prison with confiscation of all assests acquired through the said act of corruption including everything that has been placed safely in the names of third persons.

4. To reduce corruption there has to more education; it must be added to the curricular of all schools around the nation starting from prep schools and must mandatory.

Employees and citizens must be awarded huge sums of money "if they report a crime of corruption leading to prosecution and punishement. United States and other developed nation are not crime free but they have reduced crime due to strong laws and patriotism.

We must educate the citzens on civics and patriotism and must put country first before anything. If we continue this path, we shal see a very devastating civil war that will destroy our beloved country. If we look at the prolifiration of weapons, thievery, armed robbery, it is safe to say that we are just at edge amagedon in a peaceful nation like Ghana. I am not predicting civil war but there are signs that warns us of such.

One must look at the juvinile delinquencies and the crime involved. Our socio-economic system is totally broken down to point where you have governement tell its citizens "y3n tie obiaa". Ghana is becoming the first nation to supply its female citizens with sanitary pad, forgetting that sanitary pads are not one size fits all item. Thos propergaing for this free pads have also forgotten that the chemical makeup of the pads will not be appropriate for all the girls/women the intend to help.

"Oba nyansafo y3ka no as3m na y3nmu no 3b3."
Serwaa Adanse 9 years ago

Useless heartless bunch

Useless heartless bunch
Michigan, USA 9 years ago

What is the purpose of the anti-corruption plan when these same politicians are the root cause of all the problems in the country. Corruption is part of their DNA.

What is the purpose of the anti-corruption plan when these same politicians are the root cause of all the problems in the country. Corruption is part of their DNA.
Kretz D - Beantown 9 years ago

I hope this plan works. Ghana has so many plans to curb corruption but these plans simply don't work. The leaders ignore these plans and do their own thing and nobody says anything.

I hope this plan works. Ghana has so many plans to curb corruption but these plans simply don't work. The leaders ignore these plans and do their own thing and nobody says anything.
Kobina 9 years ago

Judiciary, Executive, Legislature and Security personnel. Anyone within these 4 branches of government must have the cleanest of reputaton.Malfeasance within these 4 should be punished harshly. This will send a message to al ...
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Judiciary, Executive, Legislature and Security personnel. Anyone within these 4 branches of government must have the cleanest of reputaton.Malfeasance within these 4 should be punished harshly. This will send a message to all civil servants that no one is immune from prosecution. Level of corruption has become uncontrollable. In Rawander Paul Kagame deals harshly with corruption. He sends secret agents to test various institutions. Anyone taking bribe loose their job and gets imprisoned.
NO NONSENSE TAKER 9 years ago

Another nonsense anti corruption plan from the house where "lack of common sense" is the majority. You couldn't use what you already have, what can you do with the new one? Until we applied 1% entry visa to Pepeni into the ho ...
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Another nonsense anti corruption plan from the house where "lack of common sense" is the majority. You couldn't use what you already have, what can you do with the new one? Until we applied 1% entry visa to Pepeni into the house we will not be different from the Nigeria parliament.
apuuu 9 years ago

You do me I do you where is the beef we can't fight corruption if there is know policing the Parliament and department of justice

You do me I do you where is the beef we can't fight corruption if there is know policing the Parliament and department of justice
Nkwaseafuo bi nti 9 years ago

You are part of the problem not the solution you corrupt and naive so and so

You are part of the problem not the solution you corrupt and naive so and so
ohene 9 years ago

Start arresting now!

Start arresting now!
kwasi Kakraba 9 years ago

For the first time of this country our politicians has done well.kudos.

For the first time of this country our politicians has done well.kudos.
KELLY MAN(NY) 9 years ago

MY DEAR GHANAIANS, THIS IS ANOTHER GIMMICK TO DUPE GHANAIANS AND TO FURTHER LINE THE POCKETS OF THESE FRAUDULENTLY UNSCRUPULOUS THIEVES DISGUISED AS PARLIAMENTARIANS. YOU SEE, WHEN THESE COMMITTEES ARE FORMED IN PARLIAMENT, ...
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MY DEAR GHANAIANS, THIS IS ANOTHER GIMMICK TO DUPE GHANAIANS AND TO FURTHER LINE THE POCKETS OF THESE FRAUDULENTLY UNSCRUPULOUS THIEVES DISGUISED AS PARLIAMENTARIANS. YOU SEE, WHEN THESE COMMITTEES ARE FORMED IN PARLIAMENT, THE POLITICIANS WHO SIT ON THESE COMMITTEES GET WHAT IS KNOWN AS "SITTING FEES". THESE RUN INTO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER "SITTING" . WHAT A SHAME! ALL THEY ARE DOING IS AMASSING WEALTH FOR THEIR THIEVING SELVES. THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T CURB CORRUPTION FOR THEY ARE CORRUPTION ITSELF. WE NEED A MILITARY TAKE OVER, A REVOLUTION SPEAR-HEADED BY A SELFLESS INDIVIDUAL. THAT'S THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR MOTHER GHANA.
SWM 9 years ago

Mahama and NDC have no commitment to stop corruption in Ghana. I find it shocking that as a staunch NDC man, I have to be so out of tune with this government's approach to prudent economy and governance. I think this NDC is n ...
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Mahama and NDC have no commitment to stop corruption in Ghana. I find it shocking that as a staunch NDC man, I have to be so out of tune with this government's approach to prudent economy and governance. I think this NDC is not good enough. The problem is that th opposition are useless. As far as I am concerned, NPP is a hated party. That was why I voted NDC in the first place. At the moment, NDC is full of donkies.
JOE 9 years ago

Those NPP ministers who bought the state house must be call back for prosecution. Fouls!!!!

Those NPP ministers who bought the state house must be call back for prosecution. Fouls!!!!

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