NPP accuses gov’t of inflating K’si Airport budget

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BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

Npp must blame themselves for bringing back the same rotten tomatoes into the Market. Nana Akanfuo Binaddo will never bring back Npp Motorbikes and Bungalows thieves into power.

Npp must blame themselves for bringing back the same rotten tomatoes into the Market. Nana Akanfuo Binaddo will never bring back Npp Motorbikes and Bungalows thieves into power.
Paul 9 years ago

Fools

Fools
SARPONG 9 years ago

Ethiopia is building three new airports at a total cost of $64.5 million. Ghana is extending Kumasi airporf runway with lightening for night landing at a cost of 29 million dollars, "hoohoo" Haba, Mahama, stop this stealing, ...
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Ethiopia is building three new airports at a total cost of $64.5 million. Ghana is extending Kumasi airporf runway with lightening for night landing at a cost of 29 million dollars, "hoohoo" Haba, Mahama, stop this stealing, it is too much.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

If the government doesn't want anybody to talk about the exorbitant cost of the interchange, it should have come clean from the beginning; from the bidding process to the award of the contract.

If you have an open bidding ...
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If the government doesn't want anybody to talk about the exorbitant cost of the interchange, it should have come clean from the beginning; from the bidding process to the award of the contract.

If you have an open bidding process in which three or more companies bid for a project, and the submitted tender documents opened in front of all representatives of the contractors that took part in the process, and you award the contract to one of the companies based on best technical specifications and reasonable lower cost, the amount you award the contract will be known to even the other contractors and it will not be difficult for the government to release it.

How can we award contract to a company and the work is ongoing without knowing exactly how much we've awarded it, and we're still talking about projected figures and so on? I believe Nana is hitting the nail on the head. There is too much obscurity and lack of transparency in awarding the project, and we're afraid that Ghanaians may not be getting value for their money.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:-SARPONG...
Ethiopia is building three new airports at a total cost of $64.5 million. Ghana is extending Kumasi airporf runway with lightening for night landing at a cost of 29 million dollars, "hoohoo" Haba, Mahama, ...
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Author:-SARPONG...
Ethiopia is building three new airports at a total cost of $64.5 million. Ghana is extending Kumasi airporf runway with lightening for night landing at a cost of 29 million dollars, "hoohoo" Haba, Mahama, stop this stealing, it is too much.
Samuel Ansah,,New York 9 years ago

Absolute nonsense Kwabens .How much did your previous corrupt government used at Ghana 50 ?.Ghana at 50 and the work at Kumasi airport, which is of economic importance?

Absolute nonsense Kwabens .How much did your previous corrupt government used at Ghana 50 ?.Ghana at 50 and the work at Kumasi airport, which is of economic importance?
Mahmoud 9 years ago

According to him, the current labour unions' strike and the series of recorded cases of corruption, coupled with the various dubious contracts being awarded by government through parliament are similar cases that can trigger ...
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According to him, the current labour unions' strike and the series of recorded cases of corruption, coupled with the various dubious contracts being awarded by government through parliament are similar cases that can trigger an uprising.

They have developed “yentie obia” attitude as they can always have their way through their dubious deals with a backing from the majority in Parliament to suppress the suffering masses. They feel they have the majority in Parliament to pass any bill that addresses their interest than Ghanaians.

“Ghanaians are watching how a Chinese bus which cost $70,000 is being sold to us at the cost of $270,000; they are watching how one particular company has been awarded all the construction contracts at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Tamale Airport and Kasoa interchange and yet there is no transparency”, he warned.
Biafran War Survivor 9 years ago

NPP was in power for 8 years and never improved Kumasi airport. Now that Mahama has improved it, NPP thieves are talking rubbish.

NPP was in power for 8 years and never improved Kumasi airport. Now that Mahama has improved it, NPP thieves are talking rubbish.
DONBOLI 9 years ago

Kumasi need a good airport not an improved airport. The money is for a new plan for kumasi airport not an improvement on the old.
Will people of kumasi be happy to use airport with cows on it driveway. No, people of kumasi ...
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Kumasi need a good airport not an improved airport. The money is for a new plan for kumasi airport not an improvement on the old.
Will people of kumasi be happy to use airport with cows on it driveway. No, people of kumasi want a safe airport and that is what the govt paid for not improvement.
Birds can put a plane down, Cows it kill everybody in the plane.
We pay for work to be done properly and save. The airport is not save if Cows and Goat can have an hour sleep on driveway.
The contractors didnt have money to finish their work because of back kicks to those we truth and believe they are there to help us.
John Mahama is not happy with kumasi airport because the plan he saw is not what was builded. A cheaper look alike. Its Kpong water is the only thing done and good from John Mahama govt and John Mahama is going to be talking it for life.
The mask 9 years ago

Some parties in power tend to reward people and communities that they like and neglect other communities. This may be based on ethnic groups or votes garnered. Some people are not happy with the state of affairs.

Some peop ...
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Some parties in power tend to reward people and communities that they like and neglect other communities. This may be based on ethnic groups or votes garnered. Some people are not happy with the state of affairs.

Some people have had this problem from independence. How Ghana is presently constituted or governed must change.
Linos 9 years ago

May be there is a basement hangar under the resurfaced tarmac unseen by regular folks. I just travelled to Ksi by plane - daytime and hazy - so the lights were not on, only saw and obviously landed on the tarmac, which is may ...
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May be there is a basement hangar under the resurfaced tarmac unseen by regular folks. I just travelled to Ksi by plane - daytime and hazy - so the lights were not on, only saw and obviously landed on the tarmac, which is may be a mile long and 50 yards wide, so to the layman me, $29 Million seems a fantastic amount to pay! Ok please tell us, the best is yet to come
Prof Lungu 9 years ago

In jest, "a basement hangar under the resurfaced tarmac" would technically be compliant with airfield planning rules, if adequate access points are provided for taxing aircraft with regulation wingspans.

But that would be ...
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In jest, "a basement hangar under the resurfaced tarmac" would technically be compliant with airfield planning rules, if adequate access points are provided for taxing aircraft with regulation wingspans.

But that would be ridiculous!

ITEM: Re-surfacing the KSI 8,000ft long, 180-200ft wide runway should not cost more than $12M, in Kumasi, Ghana, fitted with new lights and markings, to include contractor profit.

It is re-surfacing, after all!
Linos 9 years ago

Glad you caught my drift. 12million and 29 million are very far from each other, so what do you suppose the difference could be used for? a private plane for the "knight in shining toga", a cleaner and more hospitable Komfo A ...
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Glad you caught my drift. 12million and 29 million are very far from each other, so what do you suppose the difference could be used for? a private plane for the "knight in shining toga", a cleaner and more hospitable Komfo Anokye, resurfacing the warped streets in oseikrom, or adult education centers.....I get it, it is 29 million cedis and reported erroneously as 29 million US. Not, then we got to find 'it'....shieee, this matter.
KWAME-BELGIUM 9 years ago

Oh, NPP sweet talkers again. The airport is in Oseikrom so if you have problems, why don't you audit the job done there before you come out with your story? This guy and his NPP are just jealous that the NDC had given Oseikro ...
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Oh, NPP sweet talkers again. The airport is in Oseikrom so if you have problems, why don't you audit the job done there before you come out with your story? This guy and his NPP are just jealous that the NDC had given Oseikrom a facelift. Sorry, everyday that I read something here online from the NPP, I feel a shame for my WOFA'S in the party.
Nana Bayor Lawra 9 years ago

Npp are too envious of Ndc achievement

Npp are too envious of Ndc achievement
paa 9 years ago

Why not because we were there .are there any tricks in the book that we don't know ?

Why not because we were there .are there any tricks in the book that we don't know ?
AHUMAH BOYE 9 years ago

KWABENA AGYEPONG CAN'T BE SERIOUS . HE SHOULD SHOW PROOF. HE IS AN ABSENTEE ENGINEER AND CAN'T THEREFORE FOOL ANYBODY.THE COST HAS NOT BEEN INFLATED. NPP JUST CRITICISE FOR THE FUN OF IT. NPP'S POSITION IS WRONG.THE NPP IS JE ...
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KWABENA AGYEPONG CAN'T BE SERIOUS . HE SHOULD SHOW PROOF. HE IS AN ABSENTEE ENGINEER AND CAN'T THEREFORE FOOL ANYBODY.THE COST HAS NOT BEEN INFLATED. NPP JUST CRITICISE FOR THE FUN OF IT. NPP'S POSITION IS WRONG.THE NPP IS JEALOUS OF THE NDC.
Kofi Amoako 9 years ago

No wonder they were dancing so happily. They had made millions each on the deal and arrogantly telling us they don't give a rat ass to what the populace thinks. There's already a prophecy one of them is going down this year. ...
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No wonder they were dancing so happily. They had made millions each on the deal and arrogantly telling us they don't give a rat ass to what the populace thinks. There's already a prophecy one of them is going down this year. Let's ask the man of God to expand the prophecy to include the other one and see if they can take the loot with them.
ED 9 years ago

You have no water,bad roads, bad power supply but yet you spent millions of dollars on GH@50.That aside who cares about presidential palace when the masses are struggling? yet that is what your government did.If those money w ...
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You have no water,bad roads, bad power supply but yet you spent millions of dollars on GH@50.That aside who cares about presidential palace when the masses are struggling? yet that is what your government did.If those money were
channeled to good use like upgrades of our roads and airport the NDC will not be spending money undertaking these projects.We are better of with these projects than the ugly so called palace.Kappish
DONBOLI 9 years ago

Kumasi airport is a airstip costing an internation airport ran way price.
The plan of the airport shown to the govt is not what the contractors did. Ghanaians are paying a price of paper called building plan not the work don ...
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Kumasi airport is a airstip costing an internation airport ran way price.
The plan of the airport shown to the govt is not what the contractors did. Ghanaians are paying a price of paper called building plan not the work done. One kick back 10 bags of cement to be taken from the building cost.
Those who are supposed to supervise the building dont even have the building plan of the building. Its John Mahama mess afterall he is the president.
It will be same with NPP govt if we dont have political appointment in every govt depts and public companies. No political party can change ghana for the better if political appointment are not more that govt appointments.
We can elect a good president, without employing grassroots to political position the party of govt can never make the change ghana need.
Those who take kickbacks from contractors always foolishly think they are taking money from the contractor. NO you are stealing money from ghanaians. Where will a contractor get money to finish his/her contract when he is 10% short because a minister or MPs who decided to pay the amount a project cost is taken 10% of the project money.
Contractors are out to make profit and will do anything to make profit. Why should contractors do a good job when 10% is taken out.
Prof Lungu 9 years ago

DONBOLI,
If we may!

We are thinking you are missing the point a little here!

The idea being projected is, the contractor(s) inflated the cost by 10% or more, resulting in the $29M inflated price tag.

So the contract ...
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DONBOLI,
If we may!

We are thinking you are missing the point a little here!

The idea being projected is, the contractor(s) inflated the cost by 10% or more, resulting in the $29M inflated price tag.

So the contractor(s) made their money already.

Further, project was to re-surface the runway, rather than build building(s).
Jack 9 years ago

Hold the thieves accountable. The Asiedu Nketias are moving from rags to riches overnight. Shameless looters of our resources.

Hold the thieves accountable. The Asiedu Nketias are moving from rags to riches overnight. Shameless looters of our resources.
fiction 9 years ago

what is it dat mahama wont inflate on even conmon class rooms building dey are inflating every contract awarded to their cronies mahama is a total curse to ghana

what is it dat mahama wont inflate on even conmon class rooms building dey are inflating every contract awarded to their cronies mahama is a total curse to ghana
ugly akufo addo 9 years ago

old idiot

old idiot
Ataa 9 years ago

Npps strategy now is because they have realised there are visible projects all over, they want to taint the projects with corruption. Now the refrain is not we are not seeing anything but corruption in project execution. Thes ...
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Npps strategy now is because they have realised there are visible projects all over, they want to taint the projects with corruption. Now the refrain is not we are not seeing anything but corruption in project execution. These people will never change and because they are so stupid they continue to do the same old things expecting different results
asonaba kofi 9 years ago

most of the npp complaints about prices of projects being inflated are mischievious and propaganda but are they to be blamed?NO!because the ndc did the same to them when they were in power. IS IT THE RIGHT WAY FORWARD?NO! EQU ...
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most of the npp complaints about prices of projects being inflated are mischievious and propaganda but are they to be blamed?NO!because the ndc did the same to them when they were in power. IS IT THE RIGHT WAY FORWARD?NO! EQUALIZATION WONT HELP GHANA DEVELOP.We need a new kind of politics. We have to start from somewhere.It seems the NPP has set out their agenda on how they are going to fight the next elections-to accuse the government of corruption.will it be enough to win the election?only time will tell but i guess not.they should bring their ideas as to how they are going to do things differently to improve the lot of the masses.
Okatakyie Afrifa 9 years ago

This their new strategy would not wash.It started with flyover at Kasoa, circle and now its kumasi airport. soon its gonna be the SHS Day schools soon to be comissioned. NDC must wake up from their slumber. You are losing ele ...
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This their new strategy would not wash.It started with flyover at Kasoa, circle and now its kumasi airport. soon its gonna be the SHS Day schools soon to be comissioned. NDC must wake up from their slumber. You are losing election 2016 for not strongly shaming them. NPP has succeeded in tainting all the good work the gov't does with corruption. That is their wicked strategy.
b.a 9 years ago

This Agypong man the don't no what the are doing you said Mahaman is not doing anything now your doorsteps and you are saying inflated contract are you not having mos in parliament where the not there when the contract is app ...
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This Agypong man the don't no what the are doing you said Mahaman is not doing anything now your doorsteps and you are saying inflated contract are you not having mos in parliament where the not there when the contract is approved or are they sleeping.
b.a 9 years ago

I bet you this n.p.p people 2016 I swear the will not have anything to say becouse if the are talkingself people will start to lauthg at them what u were not able to do now that Mahaman is doing it you are complaining Mmmmmmm ...
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I bet you this n.p.p people 2016 I swear the will not have anything to say becouse if the are talkingself people will start to lauthg at them what u were not able to do now that Mahaman is doing it you are complaining Mmmmmmmm
Pope 9 years ago

If you are now asking for the cost why draw conclusion. This can be described as putting the cart before the horse politics.

If you are now asking for the cost why draw conclusion. This can be described as putting the cart before the horse politics.

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