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Execute corrupt Ghana officials - Kofi Amoah

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  • Abongo 9 years ago

    You may be one of them to be executed. Are you a saint?

  • Obed Adore 9 years ago

    This is a very silly comment I think.

  • Belinda 9 years ago

    Our mothers are selling yoko gari, agbele klaklo and agbele ma whiles this stupid NDC ministers we voted for are only stealing and enjoying the looted monies with their families because they know that we are fools and will al ...
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  • They Say They Say 9 years ago

    and you think the next guys will not steal? you must be out of your....the dr. is right...execution is the way forward. China sees the wisdom in that ideology but we don't. You know why?

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 9 years ago

    When Segbefia deserted his taxi driving in London to become a foot-soldier in Atta Mills' NDC he knew he would be made a minister because 1) he was from the volta region and 2) he had some moribund background as a solicitor. ...
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  • BOAFO YENA 9 years ago

    Kufuor's admistration & his hangers on were as corrupt and bribery bloated to the nadir.
    They are still enjoying their ill-gotten wealth.

  • Saint Ghfuo: Nyantakyi must go! 9 years ago

    Doc, I disagree. You are making an emotional sentiment. Stick to tried snd tested methods and stick with them, .consistently. Don't take your foot.off the pedal, no favors. That's the only way to rid ghana off this parasite c ...
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  • eugene 9 years ago

    ndc! who asking for IMF protection??? ndc...mahama will burn in hell for eternity

  • They Say They Say 9 years ago

    Keep recycling same old same old politicians, maybe one day there might be some change.

  • J.Davis 9 years ago

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH.WE CAN DO NOTHING AGAINST THE TRUTH BUT FOR THE TRUTH.

  • fred 9 years ago

    u r not an ewe,leave us alone

  • agbavitor 9 years ago

    Well said, Belinda!

  • EVIL DWARF FROM KYEBI 9 years ago

    This man should be the first person to be executed. What about the building of the stadia to host AFCON? He should swear that he never benefited from the hosting of the tournament. Corrupt man like that!

  • piong 9 years ago

    Kofi should have brought this idea in K4s time becos corruption rose to its highest peak at that time.All minsters were corrupt

  • meyaa 9 years ago

    You are a stupid and narrow minded person . NDC ALL the way.

  • ATSU, HO 9 years ago

    WE MAY NOT HAVE TO NECEASSRILY KILL CORRUPT OFICIALS BUT AT LEAST PUNISH THEM WHEN FOUND GUILTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING LAWS. THE IRONY IS THAT IT SEEM AS IF USUALLY THE WHOLE GOVT. IS COMPLESCENT AND HENCE LACK OF CAPACI ...
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  • BlindMan 9 years ago

    After all, JJ was right! That seems to be what Dr Kofi Amoah is preaching. Well, Kofi Amoah should first face the 'guillotine' for clouding himself in the insignia he's chosen to wear; it does not come cheap, it must be earne ...
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  • JDiM 9 years ago

    Abongo why do you support a thievery organization such as the NDC you're a coward and you simply don't have the majority of Ghanaians sufferings at heart you are such a cwicked soul and idiot.

  • LARYEAH 9 years ago

    ABONGO, YOUR QUESTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO JJ RAWLINGS!

  • Sam Praise 9 years ago

    Support mahama and be cursed! I curse
    and I'll keep cursing. May the blood of
    the innocent souls dying in this nation
    and the sufferings of the people be upon
    any one supporting mahama.

  • angel 9 years ago

    I am number supporter.Only good citizen who are fair keep voting for him.

  • Kofi Boateng, London 9 years ago

    Abongo, |I believe without doubt, you are a beneficially of these corrupt practices. With your comments, it appears you belong to some of the corrupt family. Are you not?

  • Ajato 9 years ago

    Good point, people indulge in all kinds of corrupt things with impunity. The only problem here is that,the man making the suggestion is corrupt himself. He looted from the country as well.

  • ELINAM 9 years ago

    We're begging the Chinese for money and they humiliated us by refusing, right?
    But if the Chinese did not get harder on their people and killed the stealing of money from their politics, do you think there'd a great economy ...
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  • HUMANISM 9 years ago

    I beg to differ with my esteemed senior from Opoku Ware Secondary School. What he says here is coming out of anger and frustration.

    I will refer him to all the killings done by JJ Rawlings and his PNDC 1, PNDC 2 & NDC 1 & ...
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  • Lost hope 9 years ago

    I have not seen you post any sensible comments before. All your comments are disorganized and meaningless same as your facial looks.

  • ATENGA 9 years ago

    WAOH,PEPEFOUR AND TROKOSIS HATE THIS IDEA.HE ISN'T A SAINT BUT HE HAS MADE THIS PROPOSAL WITH CLEAR MIND.HE IS A REAL PATH FINDER TO END THE CANCER IN OUR SOCIETY.AYARIGA AND FRIENDS WITH ILL-GOTTEN MONEY MUST BE SHOT IN THE ...
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  • We the people 9 years ago

    you will see how those criminals and thieves will resist this noble idea. Hell fire awaits them

  • HONESTY 9 years ago

    I will support such a move 100 percent, as long as, there's no hint of selectivity in it.
    Let every corrupt and nation wrecker die, NPP, NDC, even ourselves or family memebers.
    Put Ghana first.

  • YOU KNOW MY NAME. 9 years ago

    NO KILL IS SOLUTION'S BUT JUST COLLECT THEM BOOTY IF FOUND GUILTY.

  • koffi parker 9 years ago

    maybe we should use Antoa goddess as the ultimate answer as someone said. every government appiontee,official must first visit the shrine before assumimg office,in this way you kill yourself not execution

  • FOO MAN CHOO 9 years ago

    Dr. Kofi Amoah is right that the IMF bailout will not help Ghana. It is only to put money back into the system to be siphon out by the Mahama and his corrupt government.

  • DON SHATTA 9 years ago

    i am just here to read the comments to see if one person will make mention of terrorism but to my dismay none.but i am happy to know that is only muslims are terrorist or are making terrorist remarks .may the same God that cr ...
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  • ELINAM 9 years ago

    You're stupid.
    Come to the US and see execution takes place in most states.Senator,congress men,governors and mayors and bankers, big and small go to jail every year.
    Laws in a country got to be strong and impartial.
    In In ...
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  • nana ---usa 9 years ago

    That is what can make Ghana rise up i support this idea 1000 percent all corrypt officials must be excuted period.[said this during Kuffour campaign that he must declare himself dead if he chop Ghana money if that had been do ...
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  • Lawyer Dompotey 9 years ago

    The death sentence is now considered to be too hash and inhumane so most modern countries including Ghana have outlawed it. However, there are alternative serious punishments to deter corrupt public officials -one of these is ...
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  • Sethoo 9 years ago

    Hahahaaa does it mean USA is a primitive country?As for China don't mention their name bcos we're looking for loan from them.

  • nana ---usa 9 years ago

    Lawyer what about I used family names for the assets how can government consficate the assets i stole money for so the best is simply EXCUTION w9ithout this Ghana can never move forward trust me Lawyer.If we dont accept EXECU ...
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  • USMAN 9 years ago

    University graduates are the cause of corruption in Ghana.

  • freedom&corruption 9 years ago

    I AGREE, FOR CERTAIN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS BLATANT DAY LIGHT ROBBERY, YOU NEED TO BE CRUEL TO BE KIND!!! SHOOT THEM ALL

  • Anwona Kanjaga 9 years ago

    Going into farming by the Youth is good but there are two problems that I want my senior help to address:
    1) Initial capital to acquire land and farming inputs is unavailable even though there are always rethorics from Gover ...
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  • Chief amankwa 9 years ago

    Example must be made ..

  • Asempaye 9 years ago

    It is a very sound suggestion. What are the alternatives? The judiciary is a contributing organ which helps the politicians and public servants loot the country.Shooting them is the only likely deterrent.
    The question though ...
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  • Obibini Kofi Tetteh I 9 years ago

    ryt on point Citizen Kofi..

  • United Ghana 9 years ago

    Unsurprisingly, the bit about executions has grabbed attention. However, he did make a number of good points about borrowing, IMF & investing in agriculture

  • Sethoo 9 years ago

    Our journalists are part of the corruption they believe so much in sensationalism such that they've decided to leave the salient points he made.Journalists shd be included in the execution.

  • Adwoa 9 years ago

    The only sensible man in Ghana right now. Well said, only execution can redeem Ghana's corruption. Armed robbers should not be spared either, they must be swiftly executed.

  • Osono 9 years ago

    U have spoken my mind.

  • kwaku forson 9 years ago

    Put your limbs where your mouth is

  • sam 9 years ago

    If he does not own a farm he might be helping some farmers indirectly.

  • yaw 9 years ago

    JJ did execute those he thought were corrupt. This has not solve any problem in Ghana. Rather his NDC party had 60% corruption (the gospel according JJ himself)

  • agbavitor 9 years ago

    Well said, Dr.

  • Richard 9 years ago

    kofi stop making noise.
    who the hell were you b4 President K4 gave you a shot with the gHANA oLYMPICS sports that gave you ALL you have NOW????
    Please please plesae spare us the false alibi on Western Union...WE know all ab ...
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  • mensah abrampa 9 years ago

    Kofi should "shut up" then what? That's only a suggestion and the beauty of democracy which creates a forum for debate on important national issues . He's offering a solution to the greatest obstacle in this generation to nat ...
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  • Richard 9 years ago

    Mensah Abrampa aka known as "Dr" Kofi Amoah hear this..
    to suggest execution for corrupt officials without regard to due process precludes me from commenting beyond "SHUT UP".
    Moving on ...aBRAMPA OR kOFI aMOAH...you must k ...
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  • mensah abrampa 9 years ago

    You're wrong again. I'm not Kofi Amoah. We have never met and if we'll ever do I'm not anticipating it's going to be any time soon . It's a case of mistaken identity. I was just expressing my opinion on the subject because c ...
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  • mensah abrampa 9 years ago

    Mistaken identity. You're wrong again. I've never met Kofi Amoah, don't even know anything about his past and we may not meet any time soon. I'm only a concerned citizen very worried about the corrossiveness of pervasive corr ...
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  • Wailer 9 years ago

    Way to go.

  • KANIBA 9 years ago

    Rawlings should die first. He shared state properties to himself and cronies.
    1) STATE FISHING CORPORATION properties to his mother and siblings.
    2) NSAWAM CANNERY to himself, in the name of his wife.
    3)BONSA TYRES to his ...
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  • salaam 9 years ago

    Stupid idiot , how do you make your wealth? Do you think we are in the millitary regim, if execution you will be the first idiot to be executed. stupid mad man.

  • BE BOLD 9 years ago

    Seems you are guilty of something. so you think the theft of public funds is a legitimate way of acquiring wealth? Ghana is doomed with fools like you, aboabi ba

  • Dziko Kwame 9 years ago

    This is a very BOLD declaration.

    Will any Government conduct a National Referendum on this?

    Can we bet that "YES, SHOOT THEM" will fall to "NO, JUST JAIL THEM TO CHANGE"?

    It will be fun, I believe.

    Long live Ghana

  • Captein 9 years ago

    With all the executions you claim China engaged in, how much anti-corruption have they solved.
    Please check the TI corruption index and see where China lies in the ranking.
    Oh, even Papa JJ won' t say the same thing today, ...
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  • Pelicles 9 years ago

    Imagine the number of people who came to comment on this article. That shows how corrupt we are. This man is making a good suggestion but,. If we can tow that line, it will minimize corruption in Ghana because people will th ...
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  • Kwaku Badu 9 years ago

    Doc, u are correct. Execute all corrupt officials. If we pay u with state money, then you must not be corrupt.

  • AGATAPORE (SANDEMA) 9 years ago

    THIS MAN IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE NEED ANOTHER JJ TO HELP US.ONLY STUPID PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO LOVE FOR GHANA WOULD CRITISIZE HIM BUT HE IS RIGHT.
    KILL THEM ALL AND MAKE GHANA A BETTER PLACE FOR POSTERITY.

  • K Man 9 years ago

    Why not make it mandatory/law that all persons who enter politics or public life (public sector managers etc) must declare their finances and provide proof of where earnings have been generated (pre entering into politics)

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  • K Man 9 years ago

    declare financial assets for officials before AND after leaving office. It will not help the current situation but going forward it is necessary.

  • mensah abrampa 9 years ago

    Very good suggestion but we need to do more to make your plan effective. Among other things we need to make sure every citizen is identifiable with a social security number, mandatory that every birth or death is registered a ...
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  • Kwaku Badu 9 years ago

    I suppose so

  • BE BOLD 9 years ago

    This is a wonderful idea but those who should vote and implement this policy are themselves afraid of their own execution and perhaps will never pass. The alternative is for the people to rise up in the form of a revolt. From ...
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  • mensah abrampa 9 years ago

    The people's revolt is very necessary especially if there is noticeable dragging of feet from the executive and the legislative arms of government. Agreeing on the commencement date for the new law will introduce more bottle ...
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  • NICHOLAS 9 years ago

    It would never work because no civilian President would be willing to sign for corrupt officials to be executed.
    Which civilian President would be happy to told that his hands are tainted with BLOOD?

  • NICHOLAS 9 years ago

    The last part should read....to be told

  • GBEWAA 9 years ago

    MAHAMA AND KUFUOR WHO SHOULD HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS ARE THEMSELVES AND THEIR POLITICAL PARTIES, AND INDEED MANY IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, DEEPLY INVOLVED IN LOOTING THE NATION'S ECONOMY.

    SO THIS DEATH PENALTY FOR OFFICIAL CU ...
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  • Judge 9 years ago

    We don't lear from our mistakes. Some 36 years ago someone called Jerry John Rawlings emerged from no where with arms and did the same thing that this so called doctor proposed- killed people for today's Gh5.00 which was 50,0 ...
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  • Kofius 9 years ago

    Eiii NPP ! you no come self be this.

  • HONEST CITIZEN 9 years ago

    Dr. Amoah, your solution will not work. It was tried by JJ and what was the results?. We as a people must try and educate and set examples,but if the parliamentarians and the MMCE/DCE will continue to fluent their ill gotten ...
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  • NANA 9 years ago

    JJ is a bad example bcos in any civilized society,his colleague in the AFRC/PNDC shd have subjected his wife and other colleagues to the same punishment when they saw they were also corrupt.

  • Kofi Wayo 9 years ago

    Kill them.
    Agreed %100

  • Ibn Batuta 9 years ago

    How can you execute them when they are not even prosecuted.

  • TUOZZAFI 9 years ago

    Abongo, what are you afraid of? If you are corrupt them you better change.

  • A K 5 9 years ago

    I hope Kofi Amoah is not whiter than white.

    Who in Ghana is NOT corrupt? We all are - in our various ways.

    Perhaps, Kofi would (metaphorically) like to cast the first stone.

  • sam 9 years ago

    The corrupt politicians should be killed, period

  • Blackboy 9 years ago

    The People are not working....
    In absence of work the Micro and Macro economy of the country cannot grow, hence the faltering economy.

  • yaw Adjei 9 years ago

    Dr. Well said, if indeed corrupt officials are executed. It will deter people from being corrupt it long foreseeable future.

  • Augusco Boy 9 years ago

    Kofi Amoah is just another one of the Ghanaian fools? What has he done personally to help the Ghanaian economy?

    For the examples he cites to support his argument for developing the agriculture sector in Ghana, this idiot ...
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  • Chris 9 years ago

    I CONCUR

  • KKO 9 years ago

    Good idea!
    It was armed robber Jerry Rawlings who introduced "Execution for Corruption" into Ghanaian politics. Since he now says 60% of his people are corrupt, let us start the firing squad and see how many of them will st ...
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  • SULE 9 years ago

    China has not built it's trillions of dollar reserves with a gov't that saw plain thievery and looting as a strong policy to be adopted in building those reserves.
    If they had adopted the Mahama NDC gov't policy of plain the ...
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  • NO NONSENSE 9 years ago

    WELL-SAID. THANK YOU.

  • KOFI 9 years ago

    God bless you, Dr Amoah

  • Booby 9 years ago

    Dr Kofi Amoah or whatever u call yourself,I should think the first person to be executed is you.How did u make that money to put up the mighty buildings?Were you not corrupted when you were working in the sporting departments ...
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  • Akos 9 years ago

    Booby, you have not provided any evidence that the said Dr. is corrupted. What you have said is simply self-projection because you think that is what you yourself would have done if you were in the sports department. So leav ...
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  • BOAFO YENA 9 years ago

    Executing people in the U.S. has not ended murder. I prefer long term imprisonment.

  • Dr Killjoy 9 years ago

    Give them hot coal tar enema.

  • kutuatse 9 years ago

    Doc please that is not humane...ethics please...lol

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  • KOOBOY 9 years ago

    As the old adage goes, "what might be popular might not be right , and what might be right might not be popular", I suggest we put CONVICTED CORRUPT ELECTED OFFICIALS, in those overcrowded prisons for a long time and also SI ...
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  • Ugly akufo addo 9 years ago

    After jailing akufo addo for stealing our cars this idiot will be next

  • Nana Adjapong NTRA SAKYI 9 years ago

    Rawlings executed those he deemed to be corrupt. After he gave state properties to his wife. The level of corruption then can not be compared to what is happening now. What is the guarantee that killing corrupt people will e ...
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  • General Subianto 9 years ago

    Dr. Kofi Amoah, you should be the first to be executed having benefited enormously from the corruption, cronyism, nepotism and tribalism of the grand scale of KOKOFU BALL PLAY UNDER KUFOUR.

  • J.Davis 9 years ago

    I AM SORRY TO TELL YOU THIS, MR.KOFI AMOAH,THAT IN DEMOCRACY YOU DON'T EXECUTE CORRUPT OFFICIALS BUT YOU JAIL THEM.IF WE HAVE ACCEPTED A DEMOCRATIC RULE,WE MUST ABIDE BY THE RULES THAT COMES WITH IT.IT IS ONLY MILITARY GOVERN ...
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  • Tawiah 9 years ago

    SIMPLE KURAAAA, EXECUTE CORRUPT OFFICIALS AND WE WOULDN'T HEAR OF CORRUPTION AGAIN, SERIOUSLY.

  • De Priest Castelle 9 years ago

    Hang them high on coconut trees. Let Ghanaians witness coconut trees bearing strange fruits.

  • Jam 9 years ago

    I think a special prison must be built for such thieves.

    Jail them for life instead of killing them and confiscate all that they have. Let them weed till the soil before they eat like the farmers sweat to feed us to make ...
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  • Kwasi Poku 9 years ago

    Hahahaha, honestly didn't read the article; just the heading sent me into laughing frenzy. Executive corrupt Ghana Officials! If this is acted on, I bet half of the Ghanaian population would be dead, I mean dead and gone!

  • kutsii 9 years ago

    Is that the Dr. Kofi Amoah of CAN 2004 staduims construction ? He shd tell us how much money he pocketed. An accomplished thief calling for the execution of others. God judge this hypocrite .

  • Lawyer Nyamekye 9 years ago

    Akufo Addo must start it since he has been corrupt. The cars he kept just like that thief, Oteng Adjei deserve serious prosecution and stiffer punishment. Therefore let us execute Nana, Betty, Oduro, Abuga, and Oti Adjei.

  • Kwaku Kwakye 9 years ago

    Dr Kofi Amoah

    we should start with you as you are one of the architects of the cancellation of the bidding process of CAN 2008. You wrote to a cabinet Minister interfering in a bid process and you travelled to China to bri ...
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  • PAPSON 9 years ago

    Following the present and the past political history, and the corrupt governance of our country. Every serious Ghanaian must agree to this suggestion. This is because I do not see any other way corruption can be eliminated. G ...
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  • Kwaku Kwakye 9 years ago

    Kofi Amoah

    Which Ghanaian couple did you steal Western Union from? Is the court case finished in the USA?

    Should Kuffuor and the 29 cabinet Ministers of the Kuffuor regime which Osafo Maafo testified in the criminal ca ...
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  • Jerry H 9 years ago

    tor must do is get his message out to the people. Without good people you can not have an effective government and you can not have a good government that excludes it's people.

  • Jerry Harrenstein 9 years ago

    I want to also mention that your nation can not be strong with a weak an ineffectual government that can not even address the basic needs of it's people. Address the BASIC needs of the people and the rest will fall into plac ...
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  • Jerry Harrenstein 9 years ago

    The good doctor is correct about the fact Ghana is being appeased financially by the EU. If Ghana can take care of their basic needs and looked strong in the eyes of other nations other nations will want to invest in Ghana i ...
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  • Grace 9 years ago

    We should rather jail them n seize all their property n ban their children n families from civil service positions.

  • kofi 9 years ago

    Rather ban them n their families from holding public service.

  • Ghana mmbaa 9 years ago

    From the comments I think people are assuming politicians are corrupt but not them and if this is implemented I am sure it will be skewed against politicians forgetting that most of us are corrupt or corrupting others by our ...
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  • Whatever 9 years ago

    If there's going to be execution, then Kofi Amoah and his Mpianim and Kufour will be the first will be the first to face the bullet

  • kwasi muna 9 years ago

    yes hang them in public

  • ibn abudu @ Canadasheabutter (GhUWR) 9 years ago

    Dr Kofi Amoah , we support support you . Corruption is cancerous in Ghana & all anglophone countries . Execution shall deter everybody


    We can as a nation continue on this CANCEROUS path . We promoted your products even ...
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  • Kwapps 9 years ago

    Who is complaining about this noble suggestion, what are you afraid of, what have you got to hide? The status quo hasn't worked so it's long overdue that it is replaced. Those who oppose this have something to hide or are hap ...
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  • okaniba. 9 years ago

    When jj rawlings and his afrc members came to the scene,the said they were coming to fight corruption, and executed some people.were the afrc members not bribed bythe cpp elements to hand overpower to them in three months?th ...
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  • meyaa 9 years ago

    Just tell Ghanaians, no more democratic rule.

  • Alhassan Ali Zakani 9 years ago

    I supported the idea 100 percent,but will this corrupted politician adhere to the patriotic citizen is say no,bcs both party had a lot of corrupted politicians in everything that do,so this nice idea will not work, bcs of the ...
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  • ffonky 9 years ago

    Dr. Who is suppose to do that: The Presidency, The Judicial, The Police name one institute in Ghana which is not corrupt?
    I think the best way to do this is when you the "WELL TO DO" in the society will stand up and say no t ...
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  • kyeiwaa 9 years ago

    Foolish talk. Start with yourself, never think you're a saint.