IMF bailout painful but necessary – Akoto Osei

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PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 9 years ago

AUTHOR: MR. FIGURE-OUT----------------
It is only in Ghana would such a dishonorably idiot be on the government pay roll. Professor Mill should be solely blamed for imposing those criminals on us. After Mills found Betty Mou ...
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AUTHOR: MR. FIGURE-OUT----------------
It is only in Ghana would such a dishonorably idiot be on the government pay roll. Professor Mill should be solely blamed for imposing those criminals on us. After Mills found Betty Moulds guilty of judgement debt payments the only thing he could do was to move her to the Education dept to continue her looting. Readers would recall that Betty Mounds was the one who awarded SCHOOL building contracts at a triple price of the existing contract sum of some GH 80,000.00. And this happened at a time when they claim inflation was in the single digits. Could you imargin how foolish these criminal liars were. Kuffour built similar structures with 80,000 at a time when inflation was around 14.8% and under Mills it was 240,000 at a rate of 8.8%. And these buffoons turn around to blame the fall of the cedi on some mysterious dwarfs. I don't blame those African countries that have been ripped apart by civil unrest because if you have such buffoons in power who always turn our local elections into a West Africa one
by contracting Togolese Trokosis, Burkinabe and Wangaras from La Cote D'ivoire to vote for them, the " Road To Kigare", is sometimes, a likely option to kick their ass from power.
BlindMan 9 years ago

The Hon Gentleman seems to reverse himself; he's starting to think instead of moving with the crowd

The Hon Gentleman seems to reverse himself; he's starting to think instead of moving with the crowd
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

Author:-Close Observer....

The NDC PARTY has NOTHING TO OFFER GHANAIANS, BUT DIVISION AND TRIBAL DISCRIMINATION. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN GHANA FOR THE 26 YEARS THEY HAVE RULED.

IF THEY CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BE ...
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Author:-Close Observer....

The NDC PARTY has NOTHING TO OFFER GHANAIANS, BUT DIVISION AND TRIBAL DISCRIMINATION. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN GHANA FOR THE 26 YEARS THEY HAVE RULED.

IF THEY CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN GARMENT, WHAT CAN THEY OFFER THE WHOLE NATION?

Vote the NDC PARTY OUT in 2016.
THEY HATE AND MAKE FUN OF THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR ANYONE EXCEPT MEMBERS OF THEIR GROUP.

(1) THEY HATE OUR WOMEN. Calling for a law that will allow them to stone women when they make mistakes. They are not satisfied with stripping our women naked and whipping them on the streets. '3y3 kanea 3y3 haan'.

(2)THEY ARE CONSTANTLY INSULTING THE CLERGY

(3) THEY SCORN THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. Ivor's Greenstreet's condition is constantly made fun of by the NDC PARTY. They said the CRIPPLE MUST STAND UP TO SEE OUR 'GOOD WORKS'. NDC have NO HEART.

VOTE THE PROMISE MANIAC, CLUELESS, NO VISION, IDEAS STARVED AND HOPELESS YOUNG MAN CALLED MAHAMA OUT IN 2016.
Mahmoud 9 years ago

Mr. Kwesi Pratt, could you remember that Nkrumah used to incite workers to strike against the Whiteman, but outlawed strikes in his regime and said they were unpatriotic when living conditions were genuinely difficult for wor ...
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Mr. Kwesi Pratt, could you remember that Nkrumah used to incite workers to strike against the Whiteman, but outlawed strikes in his regime and said they were unpatriotic when living conditions were genuinely difficult for workers?

Could you also remember that Rawlings used to incite TUC workers to strike against Liman's government to over throw it fraudulently? And could you remember that he used to take 'Kenkey' to Legon to demonstrate how the size had shrunk under Liman and we ended up in the "Rawlings's Chain" but nobody could talk? Could you further remember that Acheampong and Rawlings used the mild IMF conditions under Busia and Liman respectively as justifications for overthrowing their governments deceitfully? Could you still remember that PNDC reintroduced IMF and the World Bank with more stringent conditions after the coup without apologizing to Liman?

I don't know what the fake leftists are talking about, and I don't believe that NPP is behind the present wave of strikes either. As far as I know, NPP is only highlighting the failings and excesses of the NDC government, hopping that they would translate into votes for the party in the next elections. And that is, in fact, a genuine and legitimate politics since the failings are true and not false. Everybody in Ghana knows that cost of living under this NDC government is unbearable, and NPP is democratically seizing the opportunity to convince the electorate not to vote for NDC in the next elections.

Frankly, I don't see anything wrong with an opposition highlighting the failings of an incapable government to wrestle power from it democratically. NDC is the cause of the strikes because of the massive corruption, over spending, reckless borrowing and overall economic mismanagement that have brought untold hardship on Ghanaians.

Moreover, NDC cannot frivolously spend $5bn of public money outside the budget in 2012 to buy the conscience of some gullible voters, and yet expect everything to be normal in the subsequent years without any difficulties in the economy.
Senior citizen Bs Germany. 9 years ago

Could you remember that in the latter part of 1965, Nkrumah wanted to arrest you and put you into his obnoxious Nsawam prisons as opposing to his CPP and his regime to become a victim of his cruelty.I was a young man of about ...
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Could you remember that in the latter part of 1965, Nkrumah wanted to arrest you and put you into his obnoxious Nsawam prisons as opposing to his CPP and his regime to become a victim of his cruelty.I was a young man of about 19 years but the story emerged as his security agenciies were looking for you,but providence was on your side when the coup de tat the necessary evil of 1966 happened,but it is a wander that you call yourself now an Nkrumaist,this shows how soon you can forget things easily or you are doing this for your political expediency.
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 9 years ago

Thief and Corrupt Dramani Mahama should be made forced to return to the kitty of Ghana Government the $170 million American dollars he and his wife has deposited in their private account in Switzerland. That money can help t ...
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Thief and Corrupt Dramani Mahama should be made forced to return to the kitty of Ghana Government the $170 million American dollars he and his wife has deposited in their private account in Switzerland. That money can help to develop our nation without even go into IMF.

Ghana has only salt and betoa distributors who call themselves politicians, meanwhile they are not.

Which credible and dynamic politician
can go so low to distribute salt, Bentoa, rice, sardine, cooking oil, money and other materials to the voters influencing them to vote for them? It has never happened before in any part of this world except Ghana.

It is by that Ghanaian People cannot
get better and credible politicians to administer our nation as a result our national sovereignty is now a hopeless
and stupid.
AKONFEM MAHAMA 9 years ago

African leaders are stupid and selfish. Depending on Akosombo dam which was built during colonial era. African leaders have no vision. They are only good at steal from the poor and stack in swiss bank. What a hopeless contine ...
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African leaders are stupid and selfish. Depending on Akosombo dam which was built during colonial era. African leaders have no vision. They are only good at steal from the poor and stack in swiss bank. What a hopeless continent to be born in
NO SENSE 9 years ago

You are right.
IMF will be equally stupid to give any loans to these dysfunctional societies UNLESS if they also have hidden agenda.

You are right.
IMF will be equally stupid to give any loans to these dysfunctional societies UNLESS if they also have hidden agenda.
Close Observer 9 years ago

The NDC PARTY has NOTHING TO OFFER GHANAIANS, BUT DIVISION AND TRIBAL DISCRIMINATION. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN GHANA FOR THE 26 YEARS THEY HAVE RULED.

IF THEY CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN GARMENT, WH ...
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The NDC PARTY has NOTHING TO OFFER GHANAIANS, BUT DIVISION AND TRIBAL DISCRIMINATION. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN GHANA FOR THE 26 YEARS THEY HAVE RULED.

IF THEY CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN GARMENT, WHAT CAN THEY OFFER THE WHOLE NATION?

Vote the NDC PARTY OUT in 2016.

THEY HATE AND MAKE FUN OF THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR ANYONE EXCEPT MEMBERS OF THEIR GROUP.

(1) THEY HATE OUR WOMEN. Calling for a law that will allow them to stone women when they make mistakes. They are not satisfied with stripping our women naked and whipping them on the streets. '3y3 kanea 3y3 haan'.

(2)THEY ARE CONSTANTLY INSULTING THE CLERGY

(3) THEY SCORN THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. Ivor's Greenstreet's condition is constantly made fun of by the NDC PARTY. They said the CRIPPLE MUST STAND UP TO SEE OUR 'GOOD WORKS'. NDC have NO HEART.

VOTE THE PROMISE MANIAC, CLUELESS, NO VISION, IDEAS STARVED AND HOPELESS YOUNG MAN CALLED MAHAMA OUT IN 2016.
Close Observer 9 years ago

VOTE THE USELESS NDC PARTY OUT FOR A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP. Anytime they come to power they send Ghana back many years. Today, they have sent Ghana back to THE ERA OF CHARCOAL and KEROSENE. One needs BOX IRON to make sure one gets ...
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VOTE THE USELESS NDC PARTY OUT FOR A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP. Anytime they come to power they send Ghana back many years. Today, they have sent Ghana back to THE ERA OF CHARCOAL and KEROSENE. One needs BOX IRON to make sure one gets to work decently dressed. YOU CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT, BECAUSE YOUR ROOM IS SO HOT.
VOTE THE USELESS NDC PARTY OUT TO GET YOUR LIFE BACK.
VOTE THE CLUELESS, NO VISION, IDEAS STARVED AND HOPELESS YOUNG MAN OUT IN 2016.
apuuu 9 years ago

It took almost seven years for ndc party to give we Ghanaians better pain not better Ghana and is really a same what we have to go through for bad government with hustlers inexperienced unprofessional immature insult rude beh ...
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It took almost seven years for ndc party to give we Ghanaians better pain not better Ghana and is really a same what we have to go through for bad government with hustlers inexperienced unprofessional immature insult rude behave corruption woyomi dumso Atuguba you name it Ghana wake up not again with do nothing ndc government apuuu
JJ 9 years ago

ASK MAGABE FOR THE LOAN

ASK MAGABE FOR THE LOAN
BILLYBILLY 9 years ago

DONT WASTE UR TIME ON THIEVES WHO WONT LISTEN TO ANY ADVISE FROM U....LOOK AT ATTA MILLS POOR VILLAGE AND YET HE SACKED MARTIN AMIDU FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC PURSE FROM THIEVERY ....ONE BILLION DOLLARS WAS STOLEN THRO FAKE J ...
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DONT WASTE UR TIME ON THIEVES WHO WONT LISTEN TO ANY ADVISE FROM U....LOOK AT ATTA MILLS POOR VILLAGE AND YET HE SACKED MARTIN AMIDU FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC PURSE FROM THIEVERY ....ONE BILLION DOLLARS WAS STOLEN THRO FAKE JUDGMT DEBTS BY ATTA MILLS, BETTY MOULD AND BARTON ODRO AND NDC LAWYERS.....THEN THE 8.7 BN GHC OR 4.3 BN DOLLARS OVEREXPENDITURE IN 2012 JUST FOR MAHAMA TO WIN ELECTIONS....THESE PEOPLE ARE THIEVES SO FORGET THEM..
KWASI IN EUROPE 9 years ago

As usual you politicians are going to collect the dollars and come and share. The next revolution will is on the way.

As usual you politicians are going to collect the dollars and come and share. The next revolution will is on the way.
Loway 9 years ago

You don't need the IMF

You don't need the IMF
Balderash 9 years ago

Tweaa! They are all clueless. They deceive the people. IMF? Tweaa. Use Akoto Osei! How many third countries have ever developed from IMF policies?

Tweaa! They are all clueless. They deceive the people. IMF? Tweaa. Use Akoto Osei! How many third countries have ever developed from IMF policies?
Akans Prophecies 9 years ago

Why should we turn to IMF for bailout when we have been blessed with men and women capable of redeeming our economic . This manmade economic chaos only came from the Lords of DISGRUNTS . A useless bunch incapable who feels t ...
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Why should we turn to IMF for bailout when we have been blessed with men and women capable of redeeming our economic . This manmade economic chaos only came from the Lords of DISGRUNTS . A useless bunch incapable who feels their time have come to manage the affairs of this country by force ! They have labelled themselves N D C. A Party borned out of guns and roses, with blood as their sign of humilation. Since 1979 , Ghana have had no peace ! The scramble for ghanaian wealth was borned through PNDC, calling on board all disgrunted men and women in every class of our society to have their individual share of our nations wealth. It is amazing but not a surprise to see this party bounce to NDC, with many defecting from CPP to join and secure part of their promised cake. Today educated fools have even join this creation, to have their share . This how NDC spread corruption to every class in our society. Now, the cup is full. Mahama have blown it all. From Merchant Bank to secure his prodigeous brotherhood( reason for his coup), and to rearranged all the capitalised lost funds that have sent ghana to GHC 70billion deficit. Mr Akoto Osei must uunderstand that this is painful but not necessary . IMF bailout has never been free without concessions and interest ! Interests that our unborn children will have to burden because of these incapable Lords of Disgrunts.
Ghadaffi 9 years ago

Listen.Tax increase is not needed to solve Ghana economy problems.First gov't must clear and remove all ghost names from the payroll.MP's must accept pay reduction and benefits include all the ministers.All the kings,queens a ...
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Listen.Tax increase is not needed to solve Ghana economy problems.First gov't must clear and remove all ghost names from the payroll.MP's must accept pay reduction and benefits include all the ministers.All the kings,queens and pastors,including non Christians leaders must pay taxes of their income.
Daniella 9 years ago

THANKS, THAT IS ALL THAT WE NEED TO DO. EVERYBODY MUST PAY TAX PROPORTIONAL TO WHAT THEY MAKE. MPs,MINISTERS,DCEs, PASTORS/PROPHETS, KINGS AND QUEENS, RETAILERS(SMALL OR BIG) ARTISANS,AND EVERYBODY WHO MAKES INCOME- WHETHER G ...
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THANKS, THAT IS ALL THAT WE NEED TO DO. EVERYBODY MUST PAY TAX PROPORTIONAL TO WHAT THEY MAKE. MPs,MINISTERS,DCEs, PASTORS/PROPHETS, KINGS AND QUEENS, RETAILERS(SMALL OR BIG) ARTISANS,AND EVERYBODY WHO MAKES INCOME- WHETHER GENERATED OR AS DONATIONS SHOULD BE TAXED
Mars1 9 years ago

Thanks sir for being realistic and frank, instead of this dream world easy talk from some quarters. There is a price to pay for borrowing, it happens with personal finances/borrowing too. Why do some people still have this w ...
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Thanks sir for being realistic and frank, instead of this dream world easy talk from some quarters. There is a price to pay for borrowing, it happens with personal finances/borrowing too. Why do some people still have this wishful thinking that one can borrow from a bank and it is virtually interest-free or no conditions attached. It is not. They should let me know if they find one. This is the case of university common room or commissioned officers mess-room cheap talk; however, in the real world, things are real. If there is an alternative, I will give the government the benefit of the doubt that they would go for it. However, they are very limited in what they can do. They do not have the capacity to dictate to the IMF or other international, financial institutions when borrowing. They do not and no country does. People should get real and get used to the actual world and not dream worlds or whatever. Grow up folks if you want to be part of the world!!It is getting really tiring with the revolutionary talk that does not achieve anything except being feel-good rhetoric.
LAST DON 9 years ago

He has no common sense

He has no common sense
DONBOLI 9 years ago

Ghana need a white man to do everything for it. Is the govt telling us they can manage Ghana economy or it that the white man is better in economics than the suppose prof we claim to have in ghana. Common sense is out of the ...
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Ghana need a white man to do everything for it. Is the govt telling us they can manage Ghana economy or it that the white man is better in economics than the suppose prof we claim to have in ghana. Common sense is out of the week window as far as John Mahama is consent.
KWAME-BELGIUM 9 years ago

Listen to him now, he had spoken as a real man of business.

Listen to him now, he had spoken as a real man of business.
EDUARDO DOMINGO 9 years ago

THERE ARE SOME PAINFUL FACTS ABOUT WHAT THIS MAN IS SAYING, AND THE SOONER THE GOVT. ADMIT AND MOVE ON THE BETTER, THE ECONOMY IS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE OR ELSE DUMSOR WOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED , ANY ONE WITH MONEY WILL NOT SUFFER A ...
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THERE ARE SOME PAINFUL FACTS ABOUT WHAT THIS MAN IS SAYING, AND THE SOONER THE GOVT. ADMIT AND MOVE ON THE BETTER, THE ECONOMY IS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE OR ELSE DUMSOR WOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED , ANY ONE WITH MONEY WILL NOT SUFFER ANY KIND OF LIGHT OUT, EVEN I EMPHASIZE THAT THE NPP WILL NOT WIN THE ELECTION IN 2016 ECONOMY OR NOT. THE DANGER I FORESEE IS THAT THE GHANAIAN VOTERS ARE GETTING NUCLEUS , AND MORE CLEVER, THEY MAY SHOCK EVERY BODY WITH THE MOST DEVASTATING SKIRT AND BLOUSE VOTING, AND IT IS SURE THAT PRESIDENT JOHN MAHAMA WILL WIN THE PRESIDENCY, BUT THE NPP WILL WIN MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT, BECAUSE GHANIANS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS WINNER TAKE ALL SITUATION. BUT NANA AKUFO-ADO IS NOT IN THIS EQUATION AT ALL!! IF IT HAPPENS!
Rapist john mahama 9 years ago

IMF bailout painful but necessary-Akoto Osei

IMF bailout painful but necessary-Akoto Osei
MAHAMA LOOT ND SHARE 9 years ago

KWASEA MAHAMA SAID H4E CHOP ALL GHANA MONEY AND LEFT BONES TO GHANIANS,WHAT A BIG FOOOLISH MAHAMA TALKING,NKWASEASEM KWA,FOOLISH MAN LIKE HIM ABOA

KWASEA MAHAMA SAID H4E CHOP ALL GHANA MONEY AND LEFT BONES TO GHANIANS,WHAT A BIG FOOOLISH MAHAMA TALKING,NKWASEASEM KWA,FOOLISH MAN LIKE HIM ABOA
ADE 9 years ago

ANY TIME THIS CORRUPT BROWN ENVELOP MAN IS TALKING I CAN READ HIS MISCHIEF. HE WILL NOT GET A BROWN ENVELOP COLLECTION FROM IMF THROUGH MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SO HE IS NOT HAPPY. MR DISHONOURABLE MP,THINK OF GHANA AND NOT YOUR ...
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ANY TIME THIS CORRUPT BROWN ENVELOP MAN IS TALKING I CAN READ HIS MISCHIEF. HE WILL NOT GET A BROWN ENVELOP COLLECTION FROM IMF THROUGH MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SO HE IS NOT HAPPY. MR DISHONOURABLE MP,THINK OF GHANA AND NOT YOUR POCKET OR STOMACH
Tr Addo - Anitemfe 9 years ago

Are u not corrupt? If we speak the truth u shameful pple there begins insult us.
FIRE BURN U ALL

Are u not corrupt? If we speak the truth u shameful pple there begins insult us.
FIRE BURN U ALL
piero 9 years ago

These contributions can only come from NPP

These contributions can only come from NPP
TANII BA! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

TANII IS STILL TANII, WHAT EVER IT IS. MAHAMA IS TANII, NO BRAINS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TANII IS STILL TANII, WHAT EVER IT IS. MAHAMA IS TANII, NO BRAINS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tr Addo - Anitemfe 9 years ago

Infact, this IMF bailouts will send Ghana fire and it is going raise unemployment
God save us from this incompetent government

Infact, this IMF bailouts will send Ghana fire and it is going raise unemployment
God save us from this incompetent government
Babaavoka 9 years ago

IMF is simply and bad news,just take Greece an European Country as an example and see how people are really suffering,suicide is on the rise on minutes basis.

IMF is simply and bad news,just take Greece an European Country as an example and see how people are really suffering,suicide is on the rise on minutes basis.
if the lone crusader 9 years ago

Massa sei why font you rather help enforce to honour the gov.to retrieve all the stollen monnies by ndc thieves? Instead of blowing our heads w ith that imf things.have you joined thebandwagon of the ndc?

Massa sei why font you rather help enforce to honour the gov.to retrieve all the stollen monnies by ndc thieves? Instead of blowing our heads w ith that imf things.have you joined thebandwagon of the ndc?
Samuel 9 years ago

Of course as a nation that is maturing and being governed by responsible people, we shouldn't be going to the IMF to tell them to help us do what we know we must be doing. Be it as it may, we have lost the goodwill to govern ...
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Of course as a nation that is maturing and being governed by responsible people, we shouldn't be going to the IMF to tell them to help us do what we know we must be doing. Be it as it may, we have lost the goodwill to govern ourselves. I beg to differ on Hon. Akoto's point of IMF putting embargo on employment. The fact is if they are to help us deal with the ghost names which we have refused to do, one would realize that the blotted wage bill would be cured. The next sensible thing to do is to recruit real human beings to do real jobs. If there are no jobs, why employ? The decipline and support from IMF will help shape the private sector to employ more people. The only reason why Hon. Akoto's fear would be an issue is, there will be no more job for the boys, nepotism and cronyism. If you deserve to have a job, you will have one. There is no point paying "ghosts'.

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