Analyst: Increasing tariff is heartless

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mohammed 8 years ago

if you do not get any value don't buy. politicians must also pay entire cost of energy and their departments if they are vital they will sustain or colapse

if you do not get any value don't buy. politicians must also pay entire cost of energy and their departments if they are vital they will sustain or colapse
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 8 years ago

Ivor Greenstreet said directly to President John Mahama and Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur that: “You don’t care”.

“Nobody is feeling your better Ghana”,

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Ivor Greenstreet said directly to President John Mahama and Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur that: “You don’t care”.

“Nobody is feeling your better Ghana”,

In the full glare of the President, Vice President, former President Jerry Rawlings, and thousands of leaders and supporters of the NDC, a defiant Greenstreet said: “…Currently nobody, I mean nobody is feeling your better Ghana.”

“Continuous ‘dumsor dumsor,’ corruption from top to bottom, left right inside out, and all the challenges you are facing [are] suffocating the Ghanaian people.”

He added: “We would have thought that perhaps you may have used an occasion like this to discuss policies, programmes and solutions to all the difficulties we are facing as a nation, but no, you chose today to share your Christmas gifts with each other.”

“Ghanaians are not happy at all. This ‘bronya’ is dry. Too too dry,” he told the President, adding: “The most painful thing of all is that you don’t care.”

“NDC continue, we are watching you, Ghana is watching you, do what you want to do, we also know what we’ll come and do…make sure you’ll elect executives who will be able to steer your parties affairs when you are in opposition. Boys abr3.”
NAT 8 years ago

I like Greenspan. He was up to the point. My follow Ghanaians compare Gh to Afghanistan, North Korea and Cuba. Our medical students travel to Cuba to get better education. We import MDS from Cuba to help with medical emergenc ...
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I like Greenspan. He was up to the point. My follow Ghanaians compare Gh to Afghanistan, North Korea and Cuba. Our medical students travel to Cuba to get better education. We import MDS from Cuba to help with medical emergencies yet they lived under economic suction for years and there is no Dumsor in North Korea or Afghanistan.
KWAMI 8 years ago

DONT MIND HER SHE PUSH FOR THIS HIKE AND SHE IS NOW HAPPY JUST LIKE HER BOSS MAHAMA

DONT MIND HER SHE PUSH FOR THIS HIKE AND SHE IS NOW HAPPY JUST LIKE HER BOSS MAHAMA
edi 8 years ago

MAHAMA SAID IF WE DONT RE-ELECT HIM WE ARE DUMMEYS SO WE MUST RE-ELECT HIM SO HE CAN RAISE TAXES AND FESS AND COST OF EVERYTHING HES NOT DONE YET

MAHAMA SAID IF WE DONT RE-ELECT HIM WE ARE DUMMEYS SO WE MUST RE-ELECT HIM SO HE CAN RAISE TAXES AND FESS AND COST OF EVERYTHING HES NOT DONE YET
kofi adu 8 years ago

what are tariffs, are they rates or what? give it the right label and stop dehumanizing it. illiterates.

what are tariffs, are they rates or what? give it the right label and stop dehumanizing it. illiterates.
OFOSUAA 8 years ago

GHANAIANS SHD STOP DISCUSSING NPP AND RATHER DISCUSS CORRUPTION AND THE HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY BY THIS CLUELESS NDC GOVT.....THAT IS WHAT WILL PUT BREAD AND BUTTER ON OUR TABLE....

GHANAIANS SHD STOP DISCUSSING NPP AND RATHER DISCUSS CORRUPTION AND THE HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY BY THIS CLUELESS NDC GOVT.....THAT IS WHAT WILL PUT BREAD AND BUTTER ON OUR TABLE....
Akuvie 8 years ago

Who do u think is behind all the noise in NPP. Think twice. If there is no NPP discussion, attention will turn to NDC. Think of the day after the NDC election, the raid at NPP headquarters made the news. But election 2016 wil ...
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Who do u think is behind all the noise in NPP. Think twice. If there is no NPP discussion, attention will turn to NDC. Think of the day after the NDC election, the raid at NPP headquarters made the news. But election 2016 will not be about NPP, it's going to be about incompetent MAHAMA, corruption, youth unemployment, higher cost of living in Ghana.
NAT 8 years ago

You right my sister, NDC has paid journalist like Kwasi Pratt to be bias on all his postings. He has sold his conscience for batter and bread and he is not alone, so what do you expect?

You right my sister, NDC has paid journalist like Kwasi Pratt to be bias on all his postings. He has sold his conscience for batter and bread and he is not alone, so what do you expect?
OFOSUAA 8 years ago

GHANA SHD NOT WASTE TIME ON NPP WHEN NDC IS BUSY DESTROYING OUR STANDARD OF LIVING AND LIVELIHOOD SO MUCH

GHANA SHD NOT WASTE TIME ON NPP WHEN NDC IS BUSY DESTROYING OUR STANDARD OF LIVING AND LIVELIHOOD SO MUCH
Ampah 8 years ago

Dr .. How much is used in the production of a cubic meter of water and a kilowatt of power? And how much are they sold to the consumer? How can your production cost exceed your sale price.....Dr. Ostrich

Dr .. How much is used in the production of a cubic meter of water and a kilowatt of power? And how much are they sold to the consumer? How can your production cost exceed your sale price.....Dr. Ostrich
2020 8 years ago

I visited accra for 8 weeks not a single drop of water came out my pipes what a shame

I visited accra for 8 weeks not a single drop of water came out my pipes what a shame
Omanbapa 8 years ago

In my views, l think ghanaian should compromise and accept any increase in the water and energy sector to help curb the situation, rather than attacking the authority.

So Mr Nuama are you trying to tell ghanaian that the a ...
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In my views, l think ghanaian should compromise and accept any increase in the water and energy sector to help curb the situation, rather than attacking the authority.

So Mr Nuama are you trying to tell ghanaian that the authority don't know what is value for money? I rest my case
Uncle Pee 8 years ago

That's what you get when you vote incompetent party and president to power. What sense does it make to increase prices without providing the service? It is criminal!!!

That's what you get when you vote incompetent party and president to power. What sense does it make to increase prices without providing the service? It is criminal!!!
Pele Pele 8 years ago

They want money to buy vote. Ghana for sale. Contact NDC HEADQUARTERS.

They want money to buy vote. Ghana for sale. Contact NDC HEADQUARTERS.
Pele Pele 8 years ago

Ghana population for sale(slaves).contact flag staff house

Ghana population for sale(slaves).contact flag staff house
Akuvie 8 years ago

How can they have a heart for something they stand to benefit from. These companies owe because government is in their purse daily. Ministers are looting from their coffers and the poor Ghanaian has to bear the burden. It sad ...
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How can they have a heart for something they stand to benefit from. These companies owe because government is in their purse daily. Ministers are looting from their coffers and the poor Ghanaian has to bear the burden. It sad, Ghanaians deserve better.
Ataa 8 years ago

These days people are forming all sorts of organizations just to make themselves relevant in the public space. Who is this one too? We either want power or we dont want it. Dont these so called analysts realise that we are gr ...
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These days people are forming all sorts of organizations just to make themselves relevant in the public space. Who is this one too? We either want power or we dont want it. Dont these so called analysts realise that we are gradually moving away from hydro and therefore increased cost of production which would translate into increased tariffs. All the power plants coming on stream are they going to run on water? All sorts of crazy people wake up in the morning and spew rubbish. What we should be doing is to tell government in the face that after charging these tariffs we expect and demand power. That is what the TUC and other groups should be doing, not questioning why the tariff because it is a stupid question to ask
USMAN. 8 years ago

.Mahama is so heartless, wicked and corrupt that he wouldn’t blink stealing from a helpless orphan. Please read the following:
Ghana’s President Hurls Insults At Obasanjo At African Forum In London-bloomberg

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.Mahama is so heartless, wicked and corrupt that he wouldn’t blink stealing from a helpless orphan. Please read the following:
Ghana’s President Hurls Insults At Obasanjo At African Forum In London-bloomberg

There was near pandemonium and confusion at the Annual Global African Investment Forum held in Westminster, Central London after a heated exchange between Ghana’s President John Mahama and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo degenerated into open insults.This was due to General Obasanjo openly accusing the Ghanaian president and his government of blackmailing and collecting bribes from Nigerian businessmen in Ghana, buying numerous properties in Nigeria and South Africa and financially contributing 12 million dollars to Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign last year. This infuriated President Mahama who lost his temper and pointing his finger, called General Obasanjo an ” idiot” and a “silly buffoon”.It took other ministers present as well as Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to calm tempers and usher President Mahama to a nearby room. The forum, which takes place from 1st to 3rd December is attended by African Heads of States Ministers, Private equity firms and investors to discuss opportunities for investment and development in African Economies.

Source: Bloomberg
Davbles 8 years ago

This is not a matter of the heart but about paying to have better power supply. We have to face realities. Appealing to emotions would not help us. Let us pay and hold them responsible to give us better service. With purity, ...
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This is not a matter of the heart but about paying to have better power supply. We have to face realities. Appealing to emotions would not help us. Let us pay and hold them responsible to give us better service. With purity, you achieve nothing, thou sayeth Kala Uka, an African Poet. An Arab activist, Hannah Ashrawi, said one has to be wicked in order to be kind. The soldiers have it that "No pain, no gain."
Abeeku Mensah 8 years ago

Ghana's poor suffer not because of a ruling party but because of bone head parliamentary decisions. The people Ghana should be mad at are the rich folks in society prancing around in fancy cars, living in fancy and gated comm ...
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Ghana's poor suffer not because of a ruling party but because of bone head parliamentary decisions. The people Ghana should be mad at are the rich folks in society prancing around in fancy cars, living in fancy and gated communities but selfishly avoid paying their fair share of taxes, even as some try to get illegal connections or beat down prices on everything they need to pay for goods and or services.

Government must cover the cost of producing and delivery; it's no longer sustainable for government to subsidize everything in Ghana. We must pay for what we consume.
Saint 8 years ago

nice talk, de silly will insult dis man

nice talk, de silly will insult dis man
Miss Etweba 8 years ago

In this age you pay what you get. If you like don't use power and you don't have to pay anything. Its as simple as that. Electric power is not a birth right hence no one can force the president to provide it.

In this age you pay what you get. If you like don't use power and you don't have to pay anything. Its as simple as that. Electric power is not a birth right hence no one can force the president to provide it.
BLACK-NINJA-ASIA.... 8 years ago

OH men, GHANA paanie,I'm very Disserpoint with KIA,kotoka international airport...Management's immigration's worker's ect,why ?an't GHANA build a new big international airport? Money money,nop chop...Goverment,This on? die3 ...
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OH men, GHANA paanie,I'm very Disserpoint with KIA,kotoka international airport...Management's immigration's worker's ect,why ?an't GHANA build a new big international airport? Money money,nop chop...Goverment,This on? die3 Nkokobuo I'm fucking piss off...Bumbo klaat's Rast klaat's ...
OBOATANTO 8 years ago

MAHAMA HAS SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SO DAFT AND HAVEN'T A CLUE OF WHAT THEY DO. IS INSANE TO INCREASE TARIFFS ON POWER AND WATER AT THE CURRENT ECONOMICAL DISPENSATION WHERE NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. POWER I ...
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MAHAMA HAS SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE SO DAFT AND HAVEN'T A CLUE OF WHAT THEY DO. IS INSANE TO INCREASE TARIFFS ON POWER AND WATER AT THE CURRENT ECONOMICAL DISPENSATION WHERE NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. POWER IS NOT CONSTANT IN SUPPLY. PEOPLE CONTINUE TO LIVE IN DARKNESS. SO, THE DECISION IS UNCALLED-FOR. WHY DONT THESE PEOPLE HAVE BRAINS AT ALL?
DDT 8 years ago

That woman must resign. She is a disgrace to womanhood. She is heartless. By this time she has flown her children out of the country enjoying on interrupted light.

That woman must resign. She is a disgrace to womanhood. She is heartless. By this time she has flown her children out of the country enjoying on interrupted light.
KUSASI 8 years ago

THIS GIRL IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE REGULATOR BUT INC REASINGLY SHE IS SPEAKING FOR GOVT. WHAT IS HER REMIT OR JOB DESCRIPTION? ASEM BEBA DABI. HER ATTITUDE IS VERY STRANGE. REALLY STRANGE INDEED.
SHE IS PROT ...
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THIS GIRL IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE REGULATOR BUT INC REASINGLY SHE IS SPEAKING FOR GOVT. WHAT IS HER REMIT OR JOB DESCRIPTION? ASEM BEBA DABI. HER ATTITUDE IS VERY STRANGE. REALLY STRANGE INDEED.
SHE IS PROTECTING HER "CPP" BROTHER KWAME JANTUAH WHO HAS NOT WORKED FOR ANY REPUTABLE ORGANISATION BEFORE BUT IS A MEMBER OF THE GOVT APPOINTED NATIONAL DEVT PLANNING COMMISSION. HOW CAN SUCH MISFITS AND LARGELY INEXPERIENCED SYCOPHANTS PLAN GHANA'S FUTURE? GOD HELP GHANA BUT BURN ALL THESE STOMACH, SELFISH, GREEDY AND WICKED POLITICIANS.
ONE DAY THEY WILL HAVE TO ACCOUNT TO GHANAIANS FOR THEIR MISDEEDS AND THE PAIN CAUSED. ASEM BEBA DABI
aikins 8 years ago

Very very sad.

Very very sad.
Socrates 8 years ago

Politic has clouded so much of the Ghanaian way of thinking, to the extend that we are failing to distinguish long term policy objectives from the mid or short term goals. It is extremely disheartening to listen to a scholar ...
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Politic has clouded so much of the Ghanaian way of thinking, to the extend that we are failing to distinguish long term policy objectives from the mid or short term goals. It is extremely disheartening to listen to a scholar providing this sort of one sided argument to the neglect of current reality of cost analysis of any consumable investment. The reality is that Ghana at this point should not be looking at the short term solutions to its energy challenges but should focus on long and sustainable term solutions. And here is the wisdom of my argument with some questioning. Did Ghana ever reach a point of power efficiency in its history ? (Yes we did), and why are we here today? (Greater expansion, demand from household use, small scale businesses to heavy industrial usage - population explosion). So having been caught up in that sense of complacency it is about time to bite the bullet. Ghanaians need to sacrifice by paying more today to ensure long and sustainable power generation planning. To get back to the threshold of power efficiency where everything else can flourish as alluded by this personality therefore is to ask ourselves the question ' is it the egg or the chicken first' ?
Obiri Yeboah. Lond 8 years ago

Now we all know that this woman Nana Yaa Dwatoah is working for the useless government,She has joined the loot and share groups in Mahamah's administration. A beautiful lady like Nana Yaa should not allowed herself to be u ...
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Now we all know that this woman Nana Yaa Dwatoah is working for the useless government,She has joined the loot and share groups in Mahamah's administration. A beautiful lady like Nana Yaa should not allowed herself to be used by this Ndc brainless group.I am disappointed in this yellow sister (Nana Yaa)why can't you wait till the lights come on,before the tariff starts,Can this woman tell all Ghanaians that if she wants to buy a piece of cloth from a shop and she is asked to pay the money first ,what would she do?.She has to know that she will not be there for ever.And the government will not be for ever.Think twice yellow sister.
James 8 years ago

To improve services you need to invest. And that means money. Where does the money come from. Surely not from the government. It comes from the consumers. Even in the UK tariffs are set always with an investment component. We ...
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To improve services you need to invest. And that means money. Where does the money come from. Surely not from the government. It comes from the consumers. Even in the UK tariffs are set always with an investment component. We should stop pretending that the Utility companies have money to invest. They can only borrow against expected revenue. We should rather insist on a timeline of tangible improvements and to help them flush out people who steal water and electricity

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