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Nkrumah’s driver demands unpaid compensation

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  • Nyamekye Kojo 8 years ago

    Someone up there in the OGM should listen to this man and respond to his situation which is unfair.

  • Sethoo 8 years ago

    He shd get the services of Alfred Agbeshie Woyome to help him get this compensation he's good at those cases.Fortunately we have a corrupt govt who also believe in the payment of those monies.

  • Nii Teiko 8 years ago

    Prof Kwarteng and Prof Lungu, please donate to support this unfortunate servant of thy master for god will richly bless you. Helping this oldman will have a far reaching consequences on the man than the needless history lesso ...
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  • Omanhene 8 years ago

    THEY WILL USE YOU, AND KICK U TO THE CURB.

  • Neutral Zone 8 years ago

    Just pay the guy. Bet some mean spirited person thinks he needed the money.

  • They Say They Say 8 years ago

    Sounds more like it. Ghanaians, very much capable.

  • Stevo 8 years ago

    I agree he should be paid fully and probably compensated for the undue agony he's been put through. More importantly the BNI should launch an investigation to bring the culprits to book. There should be a massive uprising by ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 8 years ago

    Ghana has just gone rot. Shame on Ghana. Yet the politicians are paying themselves.

  • CORNEY 8 years ago

    Frank,I feel bad for this man but I don't quite follow his narration,either the reporter made some mistakes or the man cannot remember his days with the government.

    If his first encounter with the Fathia was in 1975 when s ...
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  • Ghana Fail State 8 years ago

    Ghana is a fail state.

  • Yaw Gyan 8 years ago

    Murderer Rawlings was head of state in 1988. One of his Trokosi brethren stole his benefits.

  • EFO KOKU 8 years ago

    Politicians will rob the country whiles in office and take home a lump sum in 4 years whiles the rest of the people will work all their lives and go home with nothing. They call it DEMOCRACY.

  • Obaa Sima 8 years ago

    what a shame if this true.

  • Brian Williams 8 years ago

    This country is so CORRUPT, it's just unbelievable. It started long time ago, and doesn't seem to abate in any manner, shape or form. The reason this nonsense continues is because no one goes to jail. Why is America, so g ...
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  • SKWABBY, LONDON 8 years ago

    AH PAY THE MAN HIS MONEY I HOPE PREZ MAHAMA PICKS UP THIS STORY AND DELVE INTO IT BECAUSE OF HIS HUMBLE AND COMPASSIONATE PERSON HE IS SOMEONE HAS TO PAY ITS A SHAME GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA

  • Alhaji A Brutus Germany 8 years ago

    Very inhuman to the oldman,please he deserves better treatment,

  • OWEN-NEW YORK 8 years ago

    This can never happen in a country that has good leaders with planned institutions in place to serve retirees. Peoples who have not offered any service to the nation are rather paid large sums of money because of corruption. ...
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  • Anokye Acheampong 8 years ago

    WITH ALL DUE RESPECT I WANT THE CONTACT NUMBER OF THIS LOYAL AND NOBLE DRIVER......AND WOULD LOVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM.. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS "ACHEABA09@YAHOO.COM" ALL IN LOWER CASES.TH ...
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  • slimmart1... 8 years ago

    Point of correction. Your email address can either be in upper case or lower case and it will still work, regardless. It is your password which is case sensitive. Just to educate you..... Anyway, kind gesture trying to reach ...
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  • j.k. Atta 8 years ago

    Some good Nkrumaist samaritan should just pay off this oldman. Publish his bank details please. Nkrumah never dies!

  • Aj 8 years ago

    Just so painful to hear that,this are the stories Akwasi Pratt should use his energy to talk about then attacking Npp all time.I'm hoping to hear from him on this poor old man's case.?

  • KBI 8 years ago

    Mr Ahulu this is my advice to you, pls console yourself in the Lord, because He had blessed you with long life and children.
    Even if they pay you this ghc 1500 now what can that money in Ghana now do for your family? Thank ...
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  • Sibururku Tifalo 8 years ago

    Many a man old folks out there with similar Problems, those NON-GOD FEARING PEN THIEVES ARE SHARING THEIR SWEAT BENIFITS.He even had to pay for money he NEVER Received as his REAL GRATIA TO TAKE HOME.SOMEONE MUST BE HELD ACCO ...
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  • CRIMINAL JUDGE 8 years ago

    CHALEY U BETTER PAY ATTENTION TO THE OLD MAN" FOOLISH LEADERS

  • Nana Ama Kyerewaa 8 years ago

    why are u people doing that to this old man .he deserve better treatment after serving this country so well to start paying him Mr President

  • Osofo 8 years ago

    Why should you wait for so long to bring this matter up? In terms of the recent Ghana cedi your entitlements may actually be worth nothing.

  • Stevo 8 years ago

    So inflation could be adjusted to makeup for currency depreciation. I don't think he waited too long but for the right moment.

  • kofi(usa) 8 years ago

    Please pay Ahulu his money 1500 Gh cedis ( $ 500.00) and D. K. Poison his 40,000.00 sardine money(from Japan under Kuti Acheampong). The flower girl at Kulungugu is still calling for assistance. Lord touch the heart of the au ...
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  • Kofi 8 years ago

    Compensation package. Also all those who pensioner out there who once worked for Cable & Wirelss should be getting £400 a month from Cable wirelss. People should google the company's name and write to be compensated. I did f ...
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  • G. K. Berko 8 years ago

    Some corrupt Civil Servant who knew about this man's retirement might have stolen his benefits. I wonder what kind of identity verification preceded the request for the amount involved.

    If the Benefits Office had checked ...
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  • KOO WIZZY 8 years ago

    Present Government should look into this matter and pay this patriot every PESEWA due him with full interest. God is his JUDGE.

  • Kweku 8 years ago

    We are ungrateful people who claim to be Christians and Muslims. A similar thing happened to my mother-in-law.

  • Abidin Abdul -mumuni 8 years ago

    Government should please do some thing good about the old man.

  • Abidin Abdul -mumuni 8 years ago

    Government should please listen to the old man and redeem him.

  • Ramenalt 8 years ago

    That is what happens in a country of corruption and in a country where mothers and fathers also do not reason why will you bring 12 children onto this planet earth when can not even take care of yourself.That is what fathers ...
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  • Brofo 8 years ago

    No wonder we dont prosper as a nation.....GH 1500? Wow, any politician and pastor can give that out without feeling a pinc..... NPP, NDC have stolen millions of dollars from the nation, the so called pastors and men of god ke ...
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  • Mansa Ahajaja 8 years ago

    Stories of non payment of benefits to honest and hard working Government employees is a matter of national embarrassment.

    Anas needs to investigate those involeved (SSNIT, Controller General, and others).

  • Seth 8 years ago

    I wish kwame Nkrumahs is alive. Shame Ghana. Oppression and corruption show why cannot move forward.Mahama open the bank and give to the man what he deserves.

  • Amos 8 years ago

    You can't tell me that tye identity of a man who drove Kwame Nkrumah's wife and children for 7 years can be mistaken by anyone. If this is how he was treated then I am not surprise this country seemed to be cursed. We are too ...
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  • Frank Bobie(U.S.A) 8 years ago

    President Mahama,if you are listening please make sure this man is paid in full with accrued arrears and let SFO go into action to immediately get to the bottom of his unlawful arrest,detainment and his imprisonment. I hope y ...
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  • PAYDAY 8 years ago

    Please please please,Please somebody out there should listing to the grandpa and give what is due for him, i wish i can fry to Ghana tomorrow to go and look for such a wonderful man and do something,now we got a bunch of th ...
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  • Kwabena Asante 8 years ago

    His pension should be stored immediately for his duty to the stae.

  • Plasma Kote 8 years ago

    Please speak wit Mahama.

  • Martz 8 years ago

    I think de government should look into his case and give him what rightfully belongs to him

  • Brotious 8 years ago

    Very bad.

  • Nicholas Murphy 8 years ago

    The old man want something for his grandchildren before he die.

  • NIPA HIA MUA 8 years ago

    Oh live. Hmmmm. Mr. President, please for God sake, do something. Please see what you can do for this man before he leaves this earth. He is so old now.

  • Keith Chicago 8 years ago

    Please pay this man,this man work for the nation he deserve he's retirement pay.

  • BABA 8 years ago

    THIS GRAND PA CASE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF DK. POISON THE BOXER WHO WON A WORLD BOXING TITLE FOR GHANA IN THE 1970*S GIVE TO CEASER WHAT BELONGS CEASER,I THINK AND FEEL GOVT SHOULD COME TO THEIR AID. WE DONT WANT GOVT REPS TO ...
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  • Aikins 8 years ago

    Very very sad to read this as a ghanaians.

  • gh 8 years ago

    Ghana must settle him

  • Jacobo 8 years ago

    Patriotism indeed: is it thesame now? People around presidency well kept: may we be given mercy

  • Royman 8 years ago

    Very sad to hear

  • nii 8 years ago

    So call leaders should give him the money becos of our selfishness in this country we are always in curse.

  • Fi 8 years ago

    Pay him his due please. Don't swindle the poor.

  • Fraternity 8 years ago

    Samia and The Nkrumahs beside the State, your assistance and goodwill to this man and family will make beloved President and father a happy man in his grave.

  • Kwabena, Toronto 8 years ago

    The old gentleman deserves to be paid his due. He faithfully served his nation, and it's a shame that hasn't been receiving pension since his retirement. The gov't has moral and legal obligation to investigate and retroactive ...
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  • Carol 8 years ago

    Very sad. This man has been treated badly.
    Samia any chance of helping this guy out who ferried you and Mum Fathia to and fro. Over to you. Do something.....

  • Kofi 8 years ago

    Give the old man's money to him immediately, corrupt people!! How dare you deny a man's 20 years of service remittance. You are a disgrace to humanity. Shame on you

  • Sankofa. 8 years ago

    Why Ghanaian are misconstrueing their currency and Dr roving the public. Hundred should be hundred and not One illion. Thousands should be thousand or 10 million. The old man should be paid his hard earned entitlement and cal ...
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  • Vicky 8 years ago

    We all ought to chip in to his need, as our politicians only cares about their pockets and their families.
    Please Ghanaweb, i wish you could ser up a trust fund for him, so anyone who wants to help can donate into it.

  • Tell them 8 years ago

    please give the oldman's money to him. I really want to see JJ help him personally because 1988 sounds familiar.

  • Fraternity 8 years ago

    The state should treat this as high priority and sanction those responsible for these kinds of lapses that are needless with damming consequences. Tomorrow next marks the Founder's Day and these kinds of unresolved issues do ...
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  • kwasi.USA 8 years ago

    This is a shame ....mahama pay this poor oldman pls.what is wrong with our leaders...

  • James 9JA 8 years ago

    This old man is a BIG LIE, he is not saying the truth, he can he say he was not paid?? does he mean that that states could not pay him his benefit then?? i am not sure of what he is saying....

  • James 9JA 8 years ago

    Some of you out there say things the way you like.... the man is a lie he should go to the other side of the world and get his pay not in this world, its a pity for an old man at his age to lie against the states, he should b ...
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  • James 9JA 8 years ago

    some of you who are saying they should pay this old lie, why cant you take this advantage to visit him and see what help you can give to him, rather than saying stupid world from your stupid mouth? you sit down there saying r ...
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  • James 9JA 8 years ago

    Some of you there are even more dangerous than this old lie, how can you say he was not paid? where you there? which means you all is saying that the state don't have money to pay their pensioners or was he the only driver th ...
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  • HAWA YAKUBU 8 years ago

    NDC and NPP give this man before he dies. Both parties should be shameful for refusing this hard working brother his pension.

  • felix 8 years ago

    You are very stupid to say that