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Mahama to sack Chief of Staff, presidential staffers

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  • insight to the bone 9 years ago

    this govt due to their anti Akan agenda and discrimination saturated by hate and envy of the Akans can never do anything right or good . Their wickedness is so deep in their subconscious and conscious that its fully geared to ...
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  • Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings 9 years ago

    It's agbadza journalism !

    No truth but just the warped imaginations of an outfit of the rented press intended to throw dust into the eyes of Ghanaians !

    Even the corrupt and inefficient Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, who collect ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE 9 years ago

    CRAZY NDC SYCOPHANTS DOUBTED MY WORDS!! NOW THE REALITY HAS DAWNED!!!!-----MAHAMA AND HIS BUNCH OF CROOKISH INCOMPETENT CORRUPT MONSTERS CAN NEVER DO IT! NO! NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!!! NDC LACK THE BRAINS. JUST LOOK AROUND; CA ...
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  • MR OBJECTIVE 9 years ago

    TO SACK ALL:IS TO DECLARE POSITIVE VALUE OF MONEY-Reduction of Govt EXPENSES/Meaning frozen of govt appointees.

  • facts 9 years ago

    Mahama will fire you as he did unto Segbefia- flagstaff house to deputy Defense Minister or like Tony Aidoo fired to the position of Ambassador.Oh Mahama and his jokes!

  • ZoRRo 9 years ago

    An incompetent leader surrounded by inept assistants chosen by reason of tribe and political affiliation: that is what is taking the country down.

  • Krikri 9 years ago

    remember that I told you a yesr ago that the President has surrounded himself with INEXPERIENCED OR GROSSLY INCOMPETENT persons. If this story is true, Ijust wonder what you wlll say to me. The President has been messed up, g ...
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  • KB,LONDON 9 years ago

    Is this another empty promise to the president himself? You have just re-assigned incompetent Sports minister and his deputy to a new department, and you have the balls to say this?

  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    JDM ONLY WANTED TO BE THE VICE PREZ. DON'T BLAME HIM. HE IS CORRUPT AND CLUELESS.

  • Cronysm 9 years ago

    If Mahama is issuing dismissal letrs to incompetent officials, who is signing same to him? Most corrupt and most incompetent - Dramani Mahama!

  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author: MUNTARI THE HERO.....

    But for our corrupt Minister and officials. The Black Stars proved what they could do by drawing with Germany. They even nearly defeated the Germans but for the selfishness of Jordan Ayew. Our ...
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  • Nii 9 years ago

    Please someone should whisper into the ears of the President that its the Vice and the Chief of Staff his major problem and no one else. If these two people are working efficiently and effectively the President will have lit ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author: Nyansba...
    NAME THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING.....

    IF IT'S TRUE BETTY MOULD OWNS THAT BUILDING, THEN I BET YOU, SHE MUST BUILT IT WITH HER SHARE OF THE WOYOME GHC51 MILLION LOOT. THEY STEAL OUR MONEY TO BUILD AND RENT ...
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  • SARPONG 9 years ago

    True. This is Andy Kankam doing his master Koku Anyidoho who has been shunned by this administration. Manama cannot fire anybody with corruption charges because he is the corruption in chief Commander.

    He should reshuffle ...
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  • Ben Fosu Nkromah 9 years ago

    Yes Jato Julo I agree with everything you said. These journalists and NDC Party want to put Sand in our Gari. They are crooks.

  • PUSSY RIOT - east legon 9 years ago

    Even India a country with the best all-round-technology in the world is facing water problems seriously but the opposition parties don't attack the govt with insults, then go to the almighty US where people live on food stamp ...
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  • SARPONG 9 years ago

    The homeless people in USA live better than those with homes in Ghana. In USA, the few people that live under the bridge choose to do so because there are shelters where beds, food and health care are provided provided you ar ...
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  • Ojo Kwasi 9 years ago

    Sarpong I was city assessor; and one day I went on inspection of the properties under my jurisdiction and when I realized a particular building was a shelter for the homeless, I was shocked.All the while, I thought shelters w ...
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  • Close Observer 9 years ago

    What an idiot? So it has become normal for you now to open your tap and expect nothing. Fool, that is not normal ooo tom, tom. it is Not normal! It is also not normal to be experiencing power cuts like it is happening now. Yo ...
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  • SAM NORWAY 9 years ago

    YOU ARE FOOL JUST LIKE MAHAMA WHERE IN EU DO YOU KNOW USELESS MAN LIKE ,HOLLAND,GERMANY,FRANCE ,BELGUM DONT HAVE OIL,COCOA TIMBER ,GOLD BUT ANY JOBLESS MAN GET PAID AM NOT NPP BUT THINK HOW CAN YOUR BRAINLESS JD TOOK BANK LOA ...
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  • Ali 9 years ago

    At least he is liar and his mother is not a prostate and the father a cocaine king-pin like the Asante NPP leaders

  • FUNNY THAT 9 years ago

    Very silly of this depp president who has no brains than sand in his head.His art of ruling does not show solidity of a nation that should be happy with its lots.Ghanaians do no longer have national pride and determination ...
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  • K. A. 9 years ago

    Ploy to divert attention. We are wise now

  • kojo essuon 9 years ago

    Mahama has his tale in between his legs. He has no balls to fire anyone but the wife can

  • OSEI 9 years ago

    WHAT A JOKE! HE IS NOT SERIOUS.

  • BLACKMAN 9 years ago

    IT IS ALL TOO LATE FOR ANY MORE RESHUFFLE!! DO THE RIGHT THING !!!! GO WITH ALL YOUR KUKUNKAKA INSTEAD TO SAVE GHANA

  • EZEKIEL 9 years ago

    YOU KNOW certainly people on this list, who QUALIFY to be SACKED! Go ahead, Mr. President and tell them to go!Even a Chief IS DESTOOLED in particular instances! The SAME "inner circle" thieves,APPLYING THE BRAKES, whiles YOU ...
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  • BB 9 years ago

    Who is going to sack the incompetent president for us?

  • Kpabitey 9 years ago

    After the horse has bolted, you are now closing the doors.This our president has made history as the worse ever.He has no clue,this is a lesson to Ghanaians next time they are ask to vote they will use their head not thei ...
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  • They Say They Say 9 years ago

    How do you make the right choice when all of them are busy finding the best way to lie to you? Funny. Good luck with your right vote.

  • Bar Tender 9 years ago

    Just do it and stop telling us what you going to do. Ghanaians want to see actions, not hear empty words. HAABA!

  • Damango 9 years ago

    This is just a ploy, incompetence and corruption form the tenet of his administration. It is in their DNA and no amount of shuffling of his inept officials can change the course of the country. Mahama and his cronies must l ...
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  • KWAKU 9 years ago

    THIS MUST START WITH ALL THE GUYS YOU SENT TO BRAZIL TO REPRESENT THE NATION, THOSE IN THE SPORT MINISTRY AND THE GFA ALIKE. I WISH YOU WOULD GO THE PATH OF THE NIGERIANS BY SACKING EVERYBODY AND DAMN THE CONSEQUENCES. WHO BU ...
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  • Yaro de Mann 9 years ago

    Our president is joking. There is no need for such letters, just sack anybody who is no working.

  • Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 9 years ago

    President Mahama must have the guts to dismiss all incompetent ministers and appointees rather than issue them with threatening letters. That is a child's play and not leadership which will only create instability and aggrava ...
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  • NTIKUMA ANANSE 9 years ago

    WHY WRITE A LETTER WHEN YOU CAN JUST FIRE THOSE WHO ARE INCOMPETENT AND CAUSING TROUBLE?????????? A LEADER DOES NOT WASTE TIME, BY WARNING PEOPLE UNDER HIM, BUT DEALS WITH PROBLEMS HEAD ON, BECAUSE THOSE APPOINTED ALREADY KNO ...
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  • FRENCHMAN 9 years ago

    What a stupid president Ghana has. No where in the world do présidents send letters to their ministers prior to reshuffle. Between now and the reshuffle the ministers would be in a state of panic and confusion and can't ...
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  • Alasa 9 years ago

    Just act Mr. President and stop giving warnings and directives which are flouted even before you finish issuing them. You are too weak,too indecisive. YOUR Executive Secretary, Raymond is too "book-long" and has not run a bus ...
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  • Humanity 9 years ago

    You know, in Africa we hear DEGREES UPON DEGRESS, with no experience, and they are made ministers, in Europe, these people will struggle to get a MacDonald's Managerial role....Unfortunately, Ghana continues to churn out illi ...
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  • Mr.Blankson 9 years ago

    Yes,you are right. Many so called ministers will never get even a foreman's job in any European company. But in Africa people like Ablakwah, Fiifi Quashie and the likes are called ministers.

    How sad!

  • Mr.Blankson 9 years ago

    You Ghanaian journalists are so backward that you do not even know that it is not necessary to address president Mahama "His Excellency" and MPs "honorable."The PM of Britain is never addressed in this way or any of the Europ ...
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  • abba 9 years ago

    YOU HAVE FAILED THE COUNTRY. IN ORDER FOR GHANA TO HAVE ECONOMIC INDEPENTENT, YOU AND YOUR NDC PARTY SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.

  • Kwame - NYC 9 years ago

    Mr President, please do not waste time JUST DO IT. Make sure to include that arrogant and crooked deputy chief of staff - Valerr Sawyer

  • abba 9 years ago

    THE SPIRIT OF JUNE 4TH 1979 REVOLUTION IS TOTALLY DEAD BECAUSE MAHAMA LED NDC HAS LOOTED THE COFFERS OF THE NATION. NOW IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BLOOD OF GEN.I.K.ACHAMPONG AND THE OTHERS WHO WERE EXECUTED ARE INNOCENT.

  • Atopahene Mahama 9 years ago

    tweaaaaa

  • Campaign Against Corruption 9 years ago

    Mr. President, Please deploy all the resources at your disposal to find out about all corrupt and arrogant government officials and sack them en mass. The ones who have lined up their pockets with state funds should be handed ...
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  • TT 9 years ago

    Mahama and his NDC have already completely messed up Ghana. Sacking of appointees now will not save the situation. Dr Bawumia advised him to improve the fundamentals of the economy, and it's only then that they can turn thing ...
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  • KAKABO 9 years ago

    The value of this piece is less than that of a ball of Kenkey. Please spare us this rhetoric. Tweaaa.

  • COS90 9 years ago

    Sack them, incompetent ministers, deputies, mces,dces because they are the people collapsing your government for that matter economy of ghana. For NDC to win 2016 election, of course NDC will win, the government needs to addr ...
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  • KD 9 years ago

    MR PRESIDENT FREE ADVICE SIR YOU NEEED TO SIT-UP SHOW CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERSHIP. BE DECISIVE AND ACTIONABLE. I PRAY THIS IS NOT ANOTHER PROPAGANDA STUNT. JUST AS NPA SNUCK INCREMENT OF FUEL PRICES ON US MAKE THE REQUISIT ...
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  • Yeboah 9 years ago

    firing the will solve ur problem u have fail to rule and u hve disappointed those who voted for u

  • Yeboah 9 years ago

    firing them will solve the problem u have fail to rule and u hve disappointed those who voted for u

  • ASONABA 9 years ago

    THIS MAN HASN'T GOT A FOGGIEST IDEA ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A SMALL BUSINESS LET ALONE A DEVELOPING NATION.THE GONJAS HAVE SOLD THE COUNTRY DOWN THE RIVER AND THEY'LL ANSWER SOME DAY.BETTER FOR HIM TO KEEP QUIET THAN COME ...
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  • Reuben Ganyo 9 years ago

    Gross display of incompetence cannot be compromised in fixing this devastated and ill economy,therefore,the president mustn't spare anydody irrespective of any orientation.

  • Sack yourself first 9 years ago

    The list must start from the president,Elvis afriyie Ankra, okudzato,Governor(bog), Tekper,Naana,Fiifi,Oduro, Anyidoho,Segbefia and others

  • Chelsea Rolland 9 years ago

    Foolish president

  • EBO 9 years ago

    Lets face it my friend. You're just not good enough. Why not sack yourself?

  • Nana (UK ) 9 years ago

    Mahama himself should go himself because he is not fit for a purpose. He is indeed a disgrace and disappointment to Ghanaians

  • Ayivor 9 years ago

    I wonder why Manahama still want to be a president. Ghanaians did not vote for you to be incompetent. You have failed. He is screwed up.

  • CONCERN CITIZEN 9 years ago

    Mahama is leaderless, visionless, idealess, hopeless, incompetent and not presidential material. He must first sack himself and let my country to live in peace. EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY IF HE TAKES THAT BOLD DECISION.

  • lmran 9 years ago

    l think it is time the president step his feet down and deal with people within his administration who are tanishing his Image despite his effort to make life meaningful for the ordinary Ghanaians.

  • Papa Yaw. 9 years ago

    Now

  • king 9 years ago

    parliament should impeach the .
    president for his incompetence

  • AKWAPIMBA,LAS PALMAS DE G.C., SPAIN 9 years ago

    -ONE AND HALF YEARS TO GO , TOO LATE. THE GHANAIAN HAD SUFFERED FOR FAR TOO LONG.SQUARE PICKS IN ROUND HOLES.PEOPLE WITH AMERICAN NATIONALITY TO BE CHANGED BEFORE BECOMING A DEPUTY MINISTER.. WASTE OF TIME.

  • Addabor Francis 9 years ago

    Mr president, rethink of using Elvis n spio as ur chief of staff for ur own good and ghana. Sending Tony Aidooo away has not done you any good and Martin Amidu sideline has rather cost you more than you can think off.Swallow ...
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  • Sam 9 years ago

    Mahama himself needs that letter

  • PERSONA 9 years ago

    The president of Ghana, can not sack him self, h There is no doubt that this President Hurt Ghana is hopeless at managing the economy. Please Ghana, write positive things about Ghana. We are tired of hearing the same over an ...
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  • Samsakyi1@yahoo.co.uk Samsakyi1@yahoo 9 years ago

    Now u re talking

  • Pelicles. 9 years ago

    I hate this paper and here is why. What is "credible sources"? All Informer articles are full of credible sources which at times, makes its articles non readable.

  • kkd 9 years ago

    mahama can not do foko ,he got no power to sack anyone.he should sack himself first.useless man like him.

  • Basil A. 9 years ago

    Dear Informer, why do you enjoy panic mongering like that? All these lies take you nowhere!

  • Basil A. 9 years ago

    You even said the President had resigned. Nothing will work for you to bring down our government. U lie.

  • Peter Piper 9 years ago

    Talking of incompetence, corruption and mismanagement, jon Mahama comes first and second to none. If he is talking about sacking ministers, he should first sack himself and get the hell out of Ghana because that is not where ...
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  • Kanawu 9 years ago

    Shuffling cards don't solve any problem rather it makes things more complicated. The ministers create mess, go to another ministry and create more mess. SACK them and use MPs and outsiders like me. I am waiting at your servi ...
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  • ADABRAKA 9 years ago

    After wasting tax payers money on incomptence for 2-3 yrs, what has he realised? Causing financial loss to the state is gross negligence and the jail is the surest bet for JDM.

  • KWAA 9 years ago

    This is only for the gallery,just to say something as if he is working.
    If Mahama has re-assign Afriyie-Ankrah to the Presidency for non preformance at the Ministry of Youth and Sports,whom does he want to sack at the Flaggs ...
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  • KWAME BULLET TORONTO 9 years ago

    THIS STATEMENT HAVE TOBE ISSUED TO THE HEAD OF INSTITUTIONS IN GHANAIE THE POLICE BOG, CUSTOMS, NOT TO MENTION B UT FEW....

  • KWAME BULLET TORONTO 9 years ago

    THE LAWS OF THE LAND HAVE TOBE RESPECTED PLEASE MR . PREZ. DO THAT TO SAVE OUR PAERTY AND THE NATION .....

  • KWAME BULLET TORONTO 9 years ago

    ANY PERSON WORKING IN GHANA IS JUST A WORKER TO HELP BUILT THE BUT NOT TO DESTROY.. THIS IS HOW IS DONE IN ADVANCE COUNTRIES... WHY CANT WE DO THE SAME IN OUR COUNTRY .... HMMMMMM FEEL LIKE CRYING .......

  • OKOROMANSA 9 years ago

    MAHAMA MUST DANCE TO HIS OWN MUSIC NOW. HE MUST FIRE HIMSELF FIRST, AND THEN FIRRE ALL THE 600 PLUS AT THE SO-CALLED PRESIDENCY. THE FACT IS SIMPLY THIS..... MAHAMA HIMSELF IS NOT COMPETENT, IN FACT NOT YET RIPE FOR HIS POSIT ...
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  • BRAHA 9 years ago

    Ghana doesn’t need all those ministers and officials. They are supposed to work for the people and have failed them.

  • BUILSA KANJARGA 9 years ago

    Is too late Mr. President, Ghanaians will also sack you in 2016. You are the first failure before your appointees.

  • KB 9 years ago

    WHEN HE COULD NOT EVEN TOUCH YAMIN, AND THE PRSIDENCY HAS UNLIMITED VACANCIES FOR NON PERFORMING MINISTERS LIKE AFRIYIE.

  • Lord Tennison 9 years ago

    Don't pay heed to what he says.He is not a serious guy.

  • joe 9 years ago

    weaked leaders,think about our children future and the teachers.

  • joe 9 years ago

    sad president u hire wrong leaders open yur eyes.

  • TOGBE 9 years ago

    NONSENSE, WHAT GOOD WILL COME OUT OF THIS TOOTHLESS BULLDOG. NOBODY TAKES THE PRESIDENT SERIOUS. I DOUBT EVEN IF HIS WIFE TAKES HIM SERIOUS.

  • Kofi 9 years ago

    The president needs to be reshuffled himself.

  • chairman 9 years ago

    mahama you should fire yourself first,then your brother the crminal should be SHOT ON SITE motherfukkers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • This could be the start of something 9 years ago

    This could be the start of something good

  • Queen 9 years ago

    Too little too late. Mahama has Failed beyond measure. Inefficient and unqualified president appointing inefficient and unqualified individuals into government. Ghana is doomed.

  • JO JO DICK 9 years ago

    MIKE OBUOBI WHO INSISTS ON BEING CALLED HONORABLE BY THE INDIAN AND LEBANESE BUSINESSMEN HE TAKES BRIBES FROM AND BAFFOE BONNIE WHO WAS A CAB DRIVER IN DALLAS SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO GO.THEY HAVE NO JOB RESPONSIBILITIES BUT LI ...
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  • kk 9 years ago

    You need to sack yourself first before others

  • Pancho 9 years ago

    Propaganda at it's best. They've already stolen all our money

  • KWESI 9 years ago

    A FEW SERIOUS PEOPLE ARE NEEDED TO TRAVEL TO THE USA AND CANADA ON A 6 MONTH TO 5 YEARS VISA.THE COST FOR USA IS $10,000 AND CANADA@$8000.COST INCLUDE AIR TICKET AND A WEEK ACCOMMODATION.APPLICANTS ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO PAY FO ...
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  • Yusif 9 years ago

    It takes incompetent president to elect incompetent ministers.

  • TRUTH 9 years ago

    The only way Mahama can be efficient is to SACK all those bastards whilst getting closer to JJ.

  • Fate 9 years ago

    You are shield by opportunists in the flagstaff house. Open you third eye

  • Sefadzi 9 years ago

    The fist person to go for being incompetent is you yourself Mr Prez. Show me your friend & I'll tell who you are.