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We've failed Ghana - Ayariga admits

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  • Linda 8 years ago

    The whole parliament is a big joke. People are only there to be served & collect paychecks.

  • insight to the bone 8 years ago

    Not only have you failed in everything but have fine tuned the art of causing everyone stress , pain , frustrations that lead only to despair . Now resign and commot yourselves from there

  • GHA 8 years ago

    BOOKLONG ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH

  • xyz 8 years ago

    IF YOU'VE SEEN IT YOURSELF THAT YOU HAVE FAILED, THEN SENSIBLY RESIGN!!!!

  • OKOE ADJEI 8 years ago

    Nothing but this statemen will give the impetus for the electorate to vote out this current government from power. The problem with the NDC is that they don't know that they are useless and will resist to keep power. The peop ...
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  • ATSU, HO 8 years ago

    IF THE POLITICIANS STAY AWAY FROM THE TECHNICAL WORK AND DO NOT SEEK FAVOUR FOR THEIR CRONIES THEN THE TECHNICIANS CAN TAKE FULL TRESPONSIBILITY.

  • NANA ARABA 8 years ago

    DISGRACEFUL IMAGES FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE AFTER THE FLOODS AND FIRE 6DAYS AGO. INHUMANE AND INEPT WAYS OF DEALING WITH THE DECEASED DUE TO THE TRAGEDY OF FLOODING AND FIRE. THROWING DEAD BODIES BEHIND A TRUCK LIKE CATTLE ...
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  • FREE 8 years ago

    NOW PRESIDENT MAHAMA HAS ALL OUR SUPPORT TO PULL DOWN ALL BUILDING IN WATER LOCK AREAS

  • KEN 8 years ago

    NDC NOW ADMIT THAT THEY MESS UP MUST STEP DOWN IMMD ,GHANA CANNOT AFFORD NDC ON THE JOB TRAINING NOW

  • AUSSIE 8 years ago

    you have said the truth so what next? you have to resigin

  • THINGS FALL APART 8 years ago

    "WE HAVE FAILED GHANA". THE CRY OF A FOOL. YOU AND WHO?.

  • Keeeeee 8 years ago

    Key State Agencies Have failed the nation ? Is it not NDC ? I think this guy is out of his mind. He can not tell the truth. And the truth is that; NDC has woefully failed Ghana. It is notorious NDC party that has misruled Gha ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

    My friend, below is the full speech of Ayariga. Now, acquaint yourself with it and stop the propaganda nonsense which nobody is buying out there:

    Minister of Environment, Mahama Ayariga has said all Ghanaians including the ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

    Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says the recurring flooding situation in Accra and other parts of the country, is to be blamed on the failure of successive administrations to sustain projects when governments change hand ...
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  • GHA 8 years ago

    JUST COMMON SENSE IS OUR MAIN PROBLEM IN GHANA

  • kwesi 8 years ago

    Thanks bro, it's all lack of common sense in Ghana from top to bottom,

  • Close Observer 8 years ago

    We have very lazy and selfish people in parliament who are paid huge salaries because we have been foolish enough to attach their names to different assignments (Minister, deputy minister, cabinet minister etc. for which they ...
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  • Joseph 8 years ago

    Yess they are fulls if not they woul't have satdown for such stragedy to happen,may God punish u all.

  • Benny 8 years ago

    In my view, I do not think we have any leaders in Ghana at the moment. All I see are managers of lies and empty promises and nothing else. I see the blind leading the blind and what do you expect? Your guess is at good as mi ...
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  • SARPONG 8 years ago

    I am just lost for words. If a cabinet Minister has admitted his government has failed in all spheres of governance, what are they going to tell the electorates to extend their mandate?

    Ghanaians have been given the true p ...
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  • Close Observer 8 years ago

    IF NDC IS ADMITTING FAILURE LEFT AND RIGHT WHY RETAIN THEM IN 2016?

    Incumbent Chairman of the governing party Dr Kwabena Adjei has told starr news in an interview that he is being blamed by members of the National Democra ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

    "According to the former Sports Minister, several government institutions tasked to ensure that Ghana is managed effectively have all failed.

    “There is an institution failure across board...from Metropolitan and District ...
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  • Ghanamaa. 8 years ago

    The truth is bitter. You have failed to admit yours .so leave others to do to save themselves.

  • Rastafara 8 years ago

    how can you gain what what he said? wrong approach..NPP is even worse.....ghana in effect is a failed state, is what he is saying....even rawlings admits all the poltiicians are there to steal including the NPP...so forget ab ...
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  • Kwame 8 years ago

    So Ghanaians we hv heard it from the horse's mouth. Lets demonstrate for them to resign now. No need to wait till elections.otherwise the country will be messed up beyond control

  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

    Demonstrate for what? An almost half a century problem by which we are all participants? Hell no!

    Now Kwame NPP, come up with something worth demonstrating for, I beg of you la..

  • jim 8 years ago

    Which means we need another JJ to clean the house

  • Onetribe 8 years ago

    Remember this the next time you wish for another JJ

  • jim 8 years ago

    we need house cleaning is not a matter of ndc, npp or cpp. myabe u are not old enough to know what am talking abouz

  • ****((((((****** 8 years ago

    Nkyew.I hope non of ur family members were killed for JJ personal gain.

  • M Berger 8 years ago

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  • Zorro 8 years ago

    Liar, get out of here.

  • Jew 8 years ago

    You idiot, you wish to live and work in Europe more than anyone.

  • Akan Land. 8 years ago

    Another con artist on the loose.......

  • GHA 8 years ago

    COMMON SENSE IS NOT THERE

  • YEBOPOWER 8 years ago

    The whole NDC cartel must go. They are a failure to the peoples of Ghana. This cartel is made up of a bunch of incompetent people who can never solve the nation's problem. NDC is just wasting everyone's time. It is time for a ...
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  • Boss 8 years ago

    This is going to be a nine day wonder until the next calamity.

  • SON OF MAN 8 years ago

    NDC HAS FAILED GHANA UNDER MAHAMA'S ADMINISTRATION SINCE HE WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE SO IS NOT NEW TO GHANAIANS.
    NDC, YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED !

  • NELSON, USA 8 years ago

    So if you have failed why not resign?

  • Myra 8 years ago

    Ghana has long list of this government screw ups & it's time somebody faces the music. You have people whose duty is to oversee various operations and make sure they're carried out but clearly, the government is failing in th ...
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  • Kwame- in Gaborone 8 years ago

    My professor for one of my courses (Mgt & Org'nal Behaviour) for my Master of Management programme taught me that good and efficient Managers/Leaders MANAGE BY OBJECTIVES (MBO)- they foresee challenges ahead and plan to face ...
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  • Akut 8 years ago

    It is difficult to lead people who resist change in a democratic environment. I read with disgust about resistance to efforts in clearing the waterways in the wake of this disaster. Every effort is criticize by TUC, Clergy, t ...
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  • gg 8 years ago

    Why do you still believe in this minister? What credibility does he have, what research has he done and where is he getting the information from? ? This cannot be a minister like a country like Ghana.

  • Jones Asabi 8 years ago

    Shame on all pen-armed robbers!

  • DEPORT EXTREME MOSLIMS 8 years ago

    WITHDRAW THAT INSULT . WE'VE FAILED GHANA .VOTED FOR NDC SO DON'T TELL ME ANY BULLSHIT . YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO KEEP HOPE ALIVE ?

  • yaman 8 years ago

    That is the truth but is a big shame

  • Edem Lolonyo 8 years ago

    So all of you must honorably resign

  • .USMAN. 8 years ago

    If you want to know those behind the killing of the two American citizens in Akosombo then read this. According to the story" The two who are leaders of the African American community in Akwamu were recently accused by the Ch ...
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  • Fedup 8 years ago

    Ghana could've become the next Singapore if only we have selfless and common sense leaders who knows how to do the job.

  • Dessie 8 years ago

    What is the work of minister for environment in Ghana..why minister of science and technology is going arround on the demolition exercise..the job title do not match his working activities..

  • Akwasi 8 years ago

    If you have failed Ghana, why don't you resign as a reasonable person.

  • Barrister Nathan 8 years ago

    Ayariga him self is he not in Ghana here? The thing should spoil before u people will tour the affected places with Ghana money fire burn them all hypocrite n shepocrite leaders, pedofile n parasite finally bobowool Almight ...
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  • NDC fool 8 years ago

    Have you people not been insulting anyboby who dares point out your shortcomings?

  • komla 8 years ago

    I don't believe this, jokers

  • ALUTA CONTINUA 8 years ago

    THE TRUTH OFTEN HURTS

  • GhanaBa USA 8 years ago

    I like someone who admit his failures and try to find a way to rectify them. I'm not a fan of you and NDC, all that Ghanaians are asking is the hardships this government has impose on them and how to alleviate this God forbid ...
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  • Oak 8 years ago

    there should be NO ex-Gratia for failed politicians

  • Ama 8 years ago

    If you run a company and the workers are underperforming what action will you take? You sack them. Why are these lazy ministers still in their post is beyond me. It's as if they're holding the country hostage.

  • Kobe 8 years ago

    its soo sad how our state agencies always allow bad things to happen before acting according to the confines of the law.....
    pls minister keep your good work n lts hope this check ups continue to clean the mess in the system ...
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  • Kofi 8 years ago

    Failure is no good work. Must he keep failing?

  • Esi 8 years ago

    Not only have you failed, you have robbed Ghana too.

  • Samuel Asare-Nkansah(USA) 8 years ago

    Congratulations on admitting and accepting failures so as to implement corrective/preventive actions. Governmental agencies whose main function is to enforce specific regulations have abused their responsibilities.For example ...
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  • ME MAN NTI 8 years ago

    You choose names by heart. Why are some of you ndc feel shy to mention your names so we know where you coming from, inferiority complex is also a form of failure. No akan will endose failure so why this name? We know you and ...
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  • Beatrix Ophory Agyeiwaa 8 years ago

    Do we always have to wait a calamity to befall us before we take any action? Do we not know we are to check the permits of various filling stations?? Oh Ghana, until when?

  • captain ninepence 8 years ago

    Somewhere on this network a group calling themselves bishops are asking the president to sign so that what experienced last Wednesday and other days should stop. Are the saying based of what God had told then in a vision or w ...
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  • Man of Character 8 years ago

    We want the names and appointments/offices of all those who own the petrol stations not only in Accra but the whole country. In addition all the Rest houses across the country. Most of the big buses plying Accra-Kumasi, Ac ...
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  • Abugri 8 years ago

    good

  • Beatrix Ophory Agyeiwaa 8 years ago

    Do we always have to wait for a calamity to befall us before we take any action? Do we not know we are to check the permits of various filling stations?? Oh Ghana, until when?

  • Salifu 8 years ago

    Mr Minister, I applaud your honesty. But what are you going to do about it?
    Let me guess, you are going to spare the big fish, the owners of these structures and pursue the tiny "Keta Schoolboys" - the small road side trader ...
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  • Queenie 8 years ago

    There's just no accountability with this government. Believe me when I say of this was a Western nation, somebody would've lost their job by now. There's no excuse for such irresponsible behavior. Nearly 200 people lost their ...
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  • apuuu 8 years ago

    A bad Government administration will always find a way to make excuse and blamed others for their failure just like a bad parents always blaming the system job has been giving to the leaders but they ...
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  • Kofi 8 years ago

    Yes, we have been telling you all along that you are failures. But you only respond by insulting us. Now, your failure has been revealed to the whole world. Leadership is not propaganda and governing a nation is very differen ...
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  • Abeku_USA 8 years ago

    NPP campaign message for you,Ayaria has done de job

  • Neither NDC Nor NPP 8 years ago

    Leadership directs and supervises institutions. Failure of institutions is failure of leadership. NDC, like NPP, has fully shown itself incapable of running our country. It is time to bring in those who built the country and ...
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  • Kofi 8 years ago

    That CPP died years ago. Calling our country ghana, doesn't make us the Ghana Empire.

  • ????????? 8 years ago

    Why do we blame one person when indiscipline has gone over the roof and every body want to get some cash everyday aside his or her salary? The truth hurt, but if we do not admit and change and do the right thing we will be sw ...
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  • GBEWAA 8 years ago

    AYARIGA, NOT ONLY YOU HAVE FAILED GHANA.

    APART FROM DR. KWAME NKRUMAH OF BLESSED MEMORY, ALL OTHER GHANAIAN LEADERS HAVE FAILED GHANA BIG TIME!

    DUBAI, WHERE YOUR BOSS MAHAMA LOVES TO VISIT WITH WIFE LORDINA, WAS TRANSF ...
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  • Keeeeee 8 years ago

    CPP is NDC and NDC is CPP. You are all thieves. CPP is not better than NDC, and NDC is not better than NDC. You are all birds with the same feathers. You flock together. What is CPP?

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  • yaman 8 years ago

    Apuuu I don't even respect that man,a country without white ple is useless country.

  • Nana Yaa 8 years ago

    May the Lord bless you for speaking the truth. This is what we expect from the incompetent President Mahama.

  • PJAY 8 years ago

    U ve failed us with your rhetorics

  • Dan 8 years ago

    SO WHAT R U GOING TO DO AFTER 7 YEARS OF BETTER GHANA AGENDA PROMISES, DIRECTING, INSTRUCTING, DEMANDING, ADVISING, INSTRUCTING N DIRECTING AGAIN BY MAHAMA. IT IS ALL PROPAGANDA HOGWASH

  • ayarigam 8 years ago

    short to retire

  • Bobostone 8 years ago

    When good leaders fail in their duties, they do the honorable thing - they resign. It's just not enough to admit that there has been institutional failure across board. Heads of all institutions which have failed Ghanaians mu ...
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  • F OG 8 years ago

    Useless goverment

  • MILKIBOI 8 years ago

    then please talk Mahama to Resign

  • jessica usa 8 years ago

    we are glad that ndc has admmited their fault all the innocent blood is crying you will never have peace till you fix dumsor flood and

  • JATO KWASHIVI RAWLINGS 8 years ago

    THE NDC HAS FAILED IN ALL THINGS, BUT STEALING AND CORRUPTION. REGARDING, STEALING GOVERNMENT MONEY THEY DONE REALLY VERY WELL FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR NDC PARTY, BUILDING A NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING FOR US$20 MILLION AND PAY ...
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  • VERDICT 8 years ago

    The failed leadership and the failed governance of the John Dramani Mahama NDC gov't must go.
    Precious Ghanaian lives matter, and enough is enough. Not one more, not one more precious Ghanaian life should be lost on the back ...
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  • Kpabitey 8 years ago

    IF A QUARTER OF ALL THESE NON PERFORMANCE AND PROBLEMS HAD HAPPENED IN COUNTRIES OF THE ADVANCE WORLD,THE WHOLE GOVERNMENT WOULD RESIGN.
    THIS NDC GOVERNMENT ,HAS FAILED GHANAIAN AND INVESTORS BIG TIME.THEY SHOULD DO THE RIGH ...
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  • James K. Adams Tamale 8 years ago

    We voted for youthful president and ministers not knowing its empty cans apart from loans which the country did not benefited is only promises and abuse of office since you have failed us please from top to bottom resign now ...
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  • Universal Physician 8 years ago

    What a stupid leaders. Even filling stations are used for canteen,motels and rest stops and banks. When will Ghana leaders bring their brain home.

  • Universal Physician 8 years ago

    What a stupid leaders. Even filling stations are used for canteen,motels and rest stops and banks. When will Ghana leaders bring their brain home.

  • Kunado 8 years ago

    Is Ayariga speaking for the NPP? We sre in a better ghana so Ayariga must shut up. Mahama had done circle interchange so ndc will win 2016 election.

  • OBINNA 8 years ago

    SOUL SEARCHING INDEED. ITS ABOUT TIME. DOES IT NEED THE LOSS OF LIVES BEFORE WE BEGIN TO DO THE RIGHT THING? HAS GHANA RECEIVED THE PROVERBIAL "WAKE UP CALL"? LETS SEE HOW FAR THIS GOES.

  • Ritewing 8 years ago

    This guy and his Ndc bunch should not blame state institutions for their abysmal failure. Simply put, Ndc has failed the nation and they must accept this and get out of the way. They promised Better Ghana Agenda and Yebe dee ...
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  • Christian ackah 8 years ago

    What a shame. It took the death of over 200 people for Mr Mahama Ayariga and his team to find out that some petrol stations in Accra had no permit to operate. What were they doing all this time? If you all had done your your ...
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  • KWAME 8 years ago

    This is the perfect truth. But what has the ministers been doing at the various ministries? What is the President telling the various ministers because the President is an executive president.
    The failure includes government ...
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  • Nipa 8 years ago

    These are some of our major problems. As a nation, we lack viable institutions, and many of the extant institutions are not operating at their best. This national tragedy should be a catalyst, a reason to wake up and take res ...
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  • KAKA 8 years ago

    Mahama is not a rigorous thinker and a worker, not very analytical and a great tactician.Above all, a methodical innovator !! God save Ghana frm these competence people !!

  • john smity 8 years ago

    hoorah the idot has finally agree that he and his prisident have failed ghana harry up and start parking 2017 is just round the corner

  • Dessie 8 years ago

    Ghana government must restrict the creation of unnecessary private schools that offers unnecessary programs that sre unnecessary

  • mensah abrampa 8 years ago

    Some people speak the truth only when they've exhausted their lies shopping list and there's no more lie left to tell.Speaking the truth is still an honorable thing to do after so many lies but the next honorable thing to do ...
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  • Whatever 8 years ago

    The post-Nkrumah status quo that has been put up since his overthrow is failure. ITs not Ayariga or anybody who has failed. It is a SYSTEM FAILURE and until leadership begin to take action in that direction, nothing will chan ...
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  • Whatever 8 years ago

    This is the time to continue the battle against poverty and under development. This is the time to intensify that fight and show that we have learnt our lessons

  • kwesi 8 years ago

    Ghanaians are loosing patience and u guys at da top, don't think ur untouchable, soon from the president and his cronies will see the wrath of Ghanaians and it's gonna b soon

  • anna 8 years ago

    u hv now seen it shame on ndc

  • kk 8 years ago

    Thank you for being truthful this time

  • Possible 8 years ago

    Ayariga your party have no VISION!!!!'

  • Johnson,UK 8 years ago

    If Mahama's TEAM B has failed, then he has to bring his TEAM A. If Mahama has no Team A reserved, then his entire NDC government should step down and a caretaker or an interim government appointed by the CJ. Then an EARLY gen ...
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  • yeboah 8 years ago

    I wish someone can inform Mahama Ayariga about the Macbaron hotel near the Tema Golf course. Attached to the hotel is an LPG station, Yes an LPG station in the same premises of a hotel !CAN YOU IMAGINE!!!!!

  • DEPORT EXTREME MOSLIMS 8 years ago

    MR JJ DESERVE TO RESCUE NDC FROM IT KNEE . NDC IS NOT THE NDC THAT WE ALL USED TO KNOW . THE CURRENT NDC SUCK BIG TIME .

  • Tetteh Sai,Assin Foso 8 years ago

    Stupid man.It is only Ghana that you will still be a minister because, your president is also a stupid dead goat.Useless minister.

  • Yaw 8 years ago

    If NDC has failed to provide leadership?

  • JDM KILLED MILLS 4 FREE 8 years ago

    EVILS,CRIMINALS,CORRUPT MUST GOO PERIOD,THIEFS

  • ****((((((****** 8 years ago

    It breeds nkwaseafor ne nkwaseakeka.it breeds thieves and arm robbers worthless and hopelessness. It breeds agyimifor.90% of these rats can't turn on laptops. Mmoa nkoaa at the house burn it down.

  • OSMAN 8 years ago

    We all know you are smart.You are the only minister who attended Harvard University.Hence I expect a lot from you.I know you a brother Bawku and a colleague.Riase Bawku's NAME

  • BBC NEWS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8 years ago

    Attending Harvard does not mean one is smart, It may be true for some like Bawumiah, but for some, it's just an opportunity. Most of the American prez went to Harvard. But juxtapose them with Ayariga in Ghana, one can deduce ...
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  • Ma'akoss 8 years ago

    Our politiatians MUST TAKE THE BLAME. They begun the law breaking. behaving like the 'BIG MEN' in the country and therefore took the law in their own hands.

  • Captein 8 years ago

    I am disgusted we have Ministers of State who tell us they just go back to sleep. At least this person is frank to Ghanaians that most of our leaders just go to sleep.

  • Afua 8 years ago

    The government need to sue any engineer who had contract in Accra for the drainage system.

    Tell the Bishops that what we need are engineers' not pastors.