Dr Bawumia: NDC is taxing Ghanaians to hide their failure

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Ghanaman 9 years ago

Akuffo Addo will not survive being president. The sick man will die and his VP will another Mahama.

Akuffo Addo will not survive being president. The sick man will die and his VP will another Mahama.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

This whole thing smells like a stinking rot, and the so-called representatives of the people, hired and over paid to examine and authorize expenditure, must live up to expectation and do their work properly. They have a duty ...
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This whole thing smells like a stinking rot, and the so-called representatives of the people, hired and over paid to examine and authorize expenditure, must live up to expectation and do their work properly. They have a duty to make sure that the dubious loan is either cancelled or used for the intended purpose, and not allow it to go down the drain into the pockets of stomach politicians and their cronies as usual.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

Any Tunisian or Burkinabee-syle revolution in this country will have to start from the parliament as it happened in Burkina Faso. Our parliamentarians are so hopeless that the Executive can easily manipulate them to deplete o ...
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Any Tunisian or Burkinabee-syle revolution in this country will have to start from the parliament as it happened in Burkina Faso. Our parliamentarians are so hopeless that the Executive can easily manipulate them to deplete our coffers or even become dictator. If someone hadn't blown the whistle about the GNPC's $700mln dubious loan, the booty could have been shared and squandered without our notice. And our Parliament should have been at the forefront calling for the CEO to resign.

Obviously, Ghanaians are still not hearing the whole story, and we may never know exactly what the money was going to be used for. We believe that GNPC would have hurriedly approached the parliament for approval, if the massaged justification given by the CEO was really true and the company had nothing to hide.

This whole thing smells like a stinking rot, and the so-called representatives of the people, hired and over paid to examine and authorize expenditure, must live up to expectation and do their work properly. They have a duty to make sure that the dubious loan is either cancelled or used for the intended purpose, and not allow it to go down the drain into the pockets of stomach politicians and their cronies as usual.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 9 years ago

DR. BAWUMIA:-----------
“In the last six years, the NDC has borrowed US$27 billion. Before that, we, the NPP, borrowed a total of US$5.5 billion in eight years. Compare that to the NDC borrowing $27 billion in six years an ...
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DR. BAWUMIA:-----------
“In the last six years, the NDC has borrowed US$27 billion. Before that, we, the NPP, borrowed a total of US$5.5 billion in eight years. Compare that to the NDC borrowing $27 billion in six years and ask yourself what they have done with all that money,” the running mate to Nana Akufo-Addo said.

He said, though a lot more money has been spent, it is a paradox of economic management that this level of excessive spending has only led to greater hardships being visited on the people.

“NDC inherited a public debt stock of GHS9.5 billion in 2009,” the former Deputy Governor of the central bank said. “Today, Ghana’s debt has gone up to GHS65.7 billion. So when I say the stakes are high I am talking about the destiny of our country, Ghana, the future of the youth.”

“The NDC has been taxing everything, including condoms and cutlasses. In terms of resources, this NDC government has had more resources than any other government. We did not have oil. Yet, Ghanaians know what we did with the limited resources we had. We spent money responsibly to create the NHIS, introduce Capitation Grant, expand access to education, we spent wisely on infrastructure and built more roads than any other government,” he said.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE DID GHANAIANS GO WRONG TO SUFFER LIKE THIS? YOU MAHAMA BUILDING YOUR HOTELS ABROAD, AFRIYIE ANKRA BUYING MANSIONS AT EAST LEGON, OKUDJETO ACQUIRING FILLING STATIONS ALL OVER, TOGBUI AF ...
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BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE DID GHANAIANS GO WRONG TO SUFFER LIKE THIS? YOU MAHAMA BUILDING YOUR HOTELS ABROAD, AFRIYIE ANKRA BUYING MANSIONS AT EAST LEGON, OKUDJETO ACQUIRING FILLING STATIONS ALL OVER, TOGBUI AFEDE FILLING HIS BANK ACCOUNTS ABROAD< ASIEDU NKETIA SPREADING FILLING STATIONS ALL OVER BRONG AHAFO AND BUYING MANSION IN CALGARY CANADA, HANNA BISSIW ,OYI LITHUR ANITA DISOSO SPREADING MONEY AS IF GHANA HAS NO PROBLEM
moyo 9 years ago

Dr. Pink sheet is always telling us unnecessary stuff. What a cheap politician.

Dr. Pink sheet is always telling us unnecessary stuff. What a cheap politician.
fredsaid 9 years ago

And your expensive mahama is leading the planning, looting and sharing brigade and you are happy about that?

And your expensive mahama is leading the planning, looting and sharing brigade and you are happy about that?
BlindMan 9 years ago

The SUSU style economics on Bawumia's circus is a 'nice' excuse for the Global financial establishments to suspend its businesses with Ghana. If what we hear from Mahamudu is credible, we won't travel far to come out with a l ...
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The SUSU style economics on Bawumia's circus is a 'nice' excuse for the Global financial establishments to suspend its businesses with Ghana. If what we hear from Mahamudu is credible, we won't travel far to come out with a lengthy list of praises in his 'curriculum vitae'. However, his answers to the problems are absent!
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:-Mahmoud...If we may ask, is the NDC new party school another communist ideological institution? The Young Pioneers implanted by Nkrumah in our midst did more harm than good to the development of this country when they ...
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Author:-Mahmoud...If we may ask, is the NDC new party school another communist ideological institution? The Young Pioneers implanted by Nkrumah in our midst did more harm than good to the development of this country when they usurped power from 1972 to 2001.

Our experience with the quack neo-communists is that, they seize power unjustifiably through coups and counter coups, and Ghanaians only suffer dictatorship, tyranny, corruption and economic mismanagement under them. Being in power now for six years, the NDC has failed again to improve the economy simply because their fundamentals are wrong. In fact, they don't have what it takes to salvage the sinking economy.

Under normal circumstances, political parties are formed to produce leaders democratically. But in the case of NDC, a tyrant created the party with state power and resources to legitimize his illegitimate regime and cling to power fraudulently. NDC is therefore, an artificial and illegitimate party followed by stomach politicians and sycophants.
Djan 9 years ago

When will Bawumia ever make some sense? Whatever lies he was told by Akyem mafias that's what he will say without researching.

When will Bawumia ever make some sense? Whatever lies he was told by Akyem mafias that's what he will say without researching.
Gaga 9 years ago

Bawumia predicted further depreciation of the cedi before the end of the year, but what did we see. Unpatriotic fool

Bawumia predicted further depreciation of the cedi before the end of the year, but what did we see. Unpatriotic fool
linda 9 years ago

moyo, what do u know abt economics. shut ur foul mouth there ok?

moyo, what do u know abt economics. shut ur foul mouth there ok?
HONESTY 9 years ago

Some of us have a good memory gene. God's time is the best and we wait with patience.

Some of us have a good memory gene. God's time is the best and we wait with patience.
Kojo T 9 years ago

This man always talks about woes but NO solutions CPP is better

This man always talks about woes but NO solutions CPP is better
Abigi 9 years ago

The trouble with Socialism is that it runs into trouble after squandering other peoples money. They started by trying to feed the masses and the common man by redistributing into the pockets of Woyome, Barton Oduro, Asiedu Nk ...
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The trouble with Socialism is that it runs into trouble after squandering other peoples money. They started by trying to feed the masses and the common man by redistributing into the pockets of Woyome, Barton Oduro, Asiedu Nketia, Betty Iddrisu and Papa Jerry. Now the coffers are empty and they have to tax the same people they promised to put food on their tables. After promising to put money in their pockets. They are lazy in their thinking to the extent that the only way they can think of making money is to tax the same poor people they came to help. How do you tax people who cannot afford to work because they do not have energy/power to perform their routine work? How do you tax a company that is making losses but not profits? SOMETIMES I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PEOPLE CAME BY THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. Either their lecturers were fake all they just got their degrees on the fly. Everything economic they have touched on has failed, yet they get paid every month and the poor worker has to face retrenchment. I wish the dumb minister of finance comes back next year to tell us how much the projected revenue from taxes was realized, and we only pay him his salary when we get to the targeted revenue. It is a sad feeling to sometimes think back and call myself a Ghanaian. It is very much shameful as our leaders and planners are pathetic helpless dumb heads. We are so corrupt that what ever we do is simply borne out lies and deceit.
fredsaid 9 years ago

MPs n ministers should be paid on results; that should wake them up from their dumb slumber.

MPs n ministers should be paid on results; that should wake them up from their dumb slumber.
kfk 9 years ago

This sector analysis is instructive. We should also impressed on cell fone companies to produce some of their items (scratch cards) in Ghana to create jobs.

This sector analysis is instructive. We should also impressed on cell fone companies to produce some of their items (scratch cards) in Ghana to create jobs.
Future Judge 9 years ago

First of all, your NPP would never win any genuine election held in Ghana. All the elections won by NPP were stolen. Secondly, your party members are a group of national saboteurs doing everything falsehood to discredit the N ...
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First of all, your NPP would never win any genuine election held in Ghana. All the elections won by NPP were stolen. Secondly, your party members are a group of national saboteurs doing everything falsehood to discredit the NDC government to create disaffection among Ghanaians. Your party was in power for eight years, that heavens you always claim your party would turn Ghana into could not happen. You are so jealous so much so that your daily activity is to plan against the Mahama administration. You are behaving like a fool and a liar to say what you know is not like that. Continue to do that till the day come, election day,when you would see that Ghanaians are not fools. Everybody, including infants are aware that Ghana is not as the way you guys are portraying it to be. NPP people in various positions of employment in the civil and the public service, since their court defeat, have turned into maggots in the system. They have a duty to destroy NDC government policies in whatever way possible.They instigate strikes, the plant and execute corrupt practices, they engineer financial malpractices including trade collusion, all in a steered effort to undermine the NDC. By so doing, plans, programs, agenda, reforms and every action taking by the government to achieve social, economic and political transformation will not succeed. Then they turn round to castigate the government of performing abysmally. They would die in their self piety when at long run, their NPP remains in opposition come 2016. Bad people, Nation wreckers.Hell is waiting for you guys.
jimmy 9 years ago

dr bawumia,in fact u have brains n i will votr for the npp purposely bcos of u.the country needs people like u to navigate our economic afairs.

dr bawumia,in fact u have brains n i will votr for the npp purposely bcos of u.the country needs people like u to navigate our economic afairs.
Brobbsnet - USA 9 years ago

We need a new PRISON in Ghana!. I expect Akuffo Addo to JAIL MAHAMA,WOYOME,VICKY,All the Corrupt Gang of THIEVES behind SAADA,GYEEDA,WORLD CUP,DUMSOR,National Service,DRUGS,GNPC etc..: Ghana will be lost unless people of cons ...
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We need a new PRISON in Ghana!. I expect Akuffo Addo to JAIL MAHAMA,WOYOME,VICKY,All the Corrupt Gang of THIEVES behind SAADA,GYEEDA,WORLD CUP,DUMSOR,National Service,DRUGS,GNPC etc..: Ghana will be lost unless people of conscience with Moral rightness wake-up and demand honesty from the Leadership!.
Cabo 9 years ago

Bawumia should go n herds cattle n stupid useless attitude

Bawumia should go n herds cattle n stupid useless attitude
Vic 9 years ago

The truth really hurts but Bawumia will continue giving the facts. He is a proud Gbewa Royal.

The truth really hurts but Bawumia will continue giving the facts. He is a proud Gbewa Royal.
don 9 years ago

hmm i back i want a big fact dick in arse so please give it to me pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaassssssse

hmm i back i want a big fact dick in arse so please give it to me pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaassssssse
George Owusu 9 years ago

It is uncivilised for people to use abusive language on the media to attack our leaders. We have to refrain from that, it doesn't bring peace which we are advocating for.

It is uncivilised for people to use abusive language on the media to attack our leaders. We have to refrain from that, it doesn't bring peace which we are advocating for.
Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

Stupid fool

Stupid fool
KKO 9 years ago

Idiotic son of a whore who sh*** at the beach!

Idiotic son of a whore who sh*** at the beach!
OMAN BAPA 9 years ago

NDC CRIMINALS,CORRUPT GHANIANS,MAHAMA DOGS WILL NEVER GET IT,FOOOOOOLS CAN SINKING,COLLAPS GHANA,KILLED MILLS FOR POWER THINK ALL WILL BE FINE APUUUU,TWEAAAAAAAA GOD IS NOT SLEEPING,MAHAMA WILL AND MUST GOO 2016 PERIOD,

NDC CRIMINALS,CORRUPT GHANIANS,MAHAMA DOGS WILL NEVER GET IT,FOOOOOOLS CAN SINKING,COLLAPS GHANA,KILLED MILLS FOR POWER THINK ALL WILL BE FINE APUUUU,TWEAAAAAAAA GOD IS NOT SLEEPING,MAHAMA WILL AND MUST GOO 2016 PERIOD,
MAHAMA LOOT ND SHARE 9 years ago

MAHAMA IN NUMBER ONE BIG CORRUPT IN GHANA HISTORY,WHAT A SHAAEM,KWAAASEA LIKE MAHAMA,FOOOOOL,INCOMPETENT,GOD WILL PUNISH THEM ALL ONE BY ONE

MAHAMA IN NUMBER ONE BIG CORRUPT IN GHANA HISTORY,WHAT A SHAAEM,KWAAASEA LIKE MAHAMA,FOOOOOL,INCOMPETENT,GOD WILL PUNISH THEM ALL ONE BY ONE
Osofo Broke 9 years ago

Is true. But it will never worked. Their cup is full

Is true. But it will never worked. Their cup is full
Duah 9 years ago

Hey Dr. Bawumia, please give us a break. You are an economist; tell me which country does not tax its citizens for development projects? Stop dreaming - your party will not win the elections.

Hey Dr. Bawumia, please give us a break. You are an economist; tell me which country does not tax its citizens for development projects? Stop dreaming - your party will not win the elections.
BBC NEWS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

Which country chop the taxes

Which country chop the taxes
macho 9 years ago

Bawumia shut up u think talking is like practicing , u no how many people who are good in writing business proposal but cant work on ground. have u rule b4. always talk talk.

Bawumia shut up u think talking is like practicing , u no how many people who are good in writing business proposal but cant work on ground. have u rule b4. always talk talk.
RAY 9 years ago

Dr Bawumia you loosing Ghanaian respect for your professional competence you have build several years. I am heavily disappointed in your current press statements, Where were you when think tank met at Akosombo to discuss the ...
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Dr Bawumia you loosing Ghanaian respect for your professional competence you have build several years. I am heavily disappointed in your current press statements, Where were you when think tank met at Akosombo to discuss the economy recovery? Do you and your party have Ghana at heart or you are only interest to scored childish political point? Your Boss spend several million of cedis to win delegate vote what is the brain behind it? I am more than convince to say that some well inform Ghanaians are tired of the NDC & NPP noise, if you have any prudent idea you put them in the public domain for use to better the Ghana but not NDC or you keep quiet. The same Vat you spoke against while in opposition help you to do development during Kuffor time.
You are disgracing your personality that people know for you from the election petition till now.
If no one is advising you some of secret admirers are getting disappointed with you statements.

Thank you.
HARD LISTENERS 9 years ago

God save us from these leeches as they are continually in " state of denial ". these predictions will come to pass soon but ndc fanatics will say there is nothing wrong with the economy.

God save us from these leeches as they are continually in " state of denial ". these predictions will come to pass soon but ndc fanatics will say there is nothing wrong with the economy.
David 9 years ago

Those contemptuous of Northerners hail this idiot because his idiocy fits into their game plan. Does Bawumia know how Jake and Nana call him? They call him "Pepeni Aboa"

Those contemptuous of Northerners hail this idiot because his idiocy fits into their game plan. Does Bawumia know how Jake and Nana call him? They call him "Pepeni Aboa"
CHIEF 9 years ago

i think Bawumia is making sense
good analysis

i think Bawumia is making sense
good analysis
pkirks 9 years ago

This bawumia thinks he is fooling Ghanaians or what. In UK and the rest of the developed world you and your families have been visiting all the time was developed through tax. You people refuse to pay tax and you expect the p ...
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This bawumia thinks he is fooling Ghanaians or what. In UK and the rest of the developed world you and your families have been visiting all the time was developed through tax. You people refuse to pay tax and you expect the president to develops the country with his teeth or what. Nonsense .
KWAME 9 years ago

Having been practicing Constitutional democracy all these while, the time has come for those calling ourselves as educated to understand certain basic operation of this system. It is long overdue to continue to live with the ...
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Having been practicing Constitutional democracy all these while, the time has come for those calling ourselves as educated to understand certain basic operation of this system. It is long overdue to continue to live with the same understanding as we had in 1992. We can only educate those who are unfortunate to be educated if we ourselves understand quite well the operation of this system.
Democracy in Africa is being exploited by politicians because of the high level of illiteracy and ignorance. That is the reason politicians always take the populace for granted. I am not comfortable in this current situation and I wish I have the means to carry out massive education. The NDC in particular finds it very conducive to deal with the rural population because of this limitation. They have used this strategy to their benefit and it is up to the rest of the political organizations to adopt strategies on their own to deal with this seeming advantage.
The Constitution expects even development across the country but unknowing to the rural population, the NDC will always take advantage of the physical infrastructure being put in place to their advantage. Physical infrastructure themselves do not provide ability to meet the individuals commitments. What are the other political parties doing.
Anthony 9 years ago

Bawumia is an impostor , corrupt and noisy. His criminal and corrupt nature came out clearly at the BANK OF GHANA and during the BOGUS ELECTION PETITION. AS A SENIOR OFFICIAL AT THE BANK , he supervised stealing and shady act ...
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Bawumia is an impostor , corrupt and noisy. His criminal and corrupt nature came out clearly at the BANK OF GHANA and during the BOGUS ELECTION PETITION. AS A SENIOR OFFICIAL AT THE BANK , he supervised stealing and shady activities during the redenomination of the cedi , removal of zeros. The change from the old to new Ghana cedis saw recycling of falsely declared burnt old cedis for new ones. Beneficiaries of this criminal activity were his office and those under BAWUMIA. During the dubious ELECTION PETITION , BAWUMIA as main and only witness cooked , twisted and changed data attempting to support bogus claims of malfeasance during the DECEMBER 2012 NATIONAL ELECTIONS. His irrational and dishonest performance was watched by many from LIVE TV FEEDS directly from the SUPREME COURT. Such shameless , irresponsible and impulsive liar is a curse to the nation. He is just an empty perforated vessel that has no good use for carry water to the thirsty. To Hell With Bawumia and his useless opposition party , NPP
HAMAMA 9 years ago

We have such a smart person in Ghana such as Dr. Bawumia and Mahama is wasting our time.
Mahama must give way to Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia.

We have such a smart person in Ghana such as Dr. Bawumia and Mahama is wasting our time.
Mahama must give way to Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia.
Asanteman 9 years ago

How long will Bawumia play a stooge to the Akan NPP party?

How long will Bawumia play a stooge to the Akan NPP party?

Dr Bawumia: NDC is taxing Ghanaians to hide their failure

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