Ghana among worst performing African countries in 2015

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adanko 8 years ago

BUT DEPRESSING RESULTS FOR GHANA UNDER CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT LOOTING/SHARING MAHAMA AND NDC

BUT DEPRESSING RESULTS FOR GHANA UNDER CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT LOOTING/SHARING MAHAMA AND NDC
pk 8 years ago

Not surprising. Lack of energy mainly responsible. Once energy is restored, the economy will bounce back Optimism abound.

Not surprising. Lack of energy mainly responsible. Once energy is restored, the economy will bounce back Optimism abound.
Asempa 8 years ago

There is something called economic management. It involves decisions about how to raise revenue, and how spend and invest money. Yes, energy has contributed to this economic failure. The question is why has the energy problem ...
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There is something called economic management. It involves decisions about how to raise revenue, and how spend and invest money. Yes, energy has contributed to this economic failure. The question is why has the energy problem protracted for so long and so much money being wasted on it? Let's say energy becomes available. What sensible policies has this Mahama government demonstrated to make you think they can manage the economy in order to see a the appropriate economic bounce? The answer is none. We've had bad governments but this Mahama government dwarfs them all.
GHANABA 8 years ago

EVERY CREDIBLE INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD HAS RATED GHANA'S ECONOMY TO BE IN VERY POOR STATE BUT LISTENING TO MAHAMA AND NKETIA YOU WOULD THINK OUR COUNTRY IS ON THE VERGE OF UTOPIAN CUSP.NEVER MIND THAT OUR CREDIT RATING HAS B ...
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EVERY CREDIBLE INSTITUTION IN THE WORLD HAS RATED GHANA'S ECONOMY TO BE IN VERY POOR STATE BUT LISTENING TO MAHAMA AND NKETIA YOU WOULD THINK OUR COUNTRY IS ON THE VERGE OF UTOPIAN CUSP.NEVER MIND THAT OUR CREDIT RATING HAS BEEN CUT TO THE LEVELS OF FAILED STATE.BUT MAHAMA HAS BEEN ABLE TO DISTRACT GHANAIANS WITH FFOTBALL WHILE NPP HAVE FORMED A CIRCLE FIRING SQUAD.WHERE ARE THE YOUTH TO RESCUE GHANA?ARISE GHANA YOUTH FOR YOUR COUNTRY!!!
mahamudu Ali 8 years ago

Ghana will ever sink in so far as mahama and ndc are in charge. They are not only too corrupt but prime thieves. They are stesling every thing and at the same time lying to the poor ghanaians. Ooooh ghanaians can't you see t ...
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Ghana will ever sink in so far as mahama and ndc are in charge. They are not only too corrupt but prime thieves. They are stesling every thing and at the same time lying to the poor ghanaians. Ooooh ghanaians can't you see these people are killing us? And even those minds like methodist bishop who are supposed to know better are producing shoddy reports and recommendations. I weep for the youth. Wheen things are clearly spelt on the wall, people are induced by selfishness. How can a bishop speak against the request of a new register? So do we seek anything better if everybody is behaving like a criminal
Otumfuo 8 years ago

BBC, Bloomberg and others RATE Ghana as the second worst in Afrika after Zambia but still the NDC and thier stupid supports will says evrtything is alright as if they do not live in ghaan in just two years the NDC have made G ...
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BBC, Bloomberg and others RATE Ghana as the second worst in Afrika after Zambia but still the NDC and thier stupid supports will says evrtything is alright as if they do not live in ghaan in just two years the NDC have made Ghana into a basket cast in 2012 before they killed ATTA , Ghana was one of the 10 fastest economies in the world!!! but becuase of greed, corrpton and mis management of the highest order the economy has nose dived, pertol has quadrupled in price, the price of rice and doublede and the currency has nose dived since ATTA - and becuase i=of thier inabiity to run the econimic affairs of this country in a competent way, the incompetent fools run to the wicked IMF/World Bank - this shows that the NDC do not deserve another 4 years and it will be crinimal to re-electe them as they have shown together with the dumso, load shedding, POWER RATIONING that they have no clue about how to run an econmy and building schools, roads, etc is no mean feat - a governments responsibility is to build roads, schools whose responsibiltiy is it NDC supporters!!! 4 more years of NDC will destroy Ghana!!
NANA FOR VICTORY 2016 8 years ago

Most Ghanaian electorates from 2008 to 2012 elections must be blamed for the current state of the economy. Their hate for, and envy of the enviable Ashantis clouded their sense of judgement and they voted for the most incompe ...
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Most Ghanaian electorates from 2008 to 2012 elections must be blamed for the current state of the economy. Their hate for, and envy of the enviable Ashantis clouded their sense of judgement and they voted for the most incompetent party in the world to govern the country and this has landed Ghana in this mess. Now all are negatively affected, there's no exception. Harvest ye the fruits of thy labour! Worst of all, the highly respected Otumfuor accepted to serve as conduit for paying bribery to some judges to give wrong ruling to enable a worst performing politicians to rule the country. Country broke or it no broke, we all dey! Tweaaaaaaaaaaaa
Yaw Yeboah 8 years ago

The problem of low commodity prices is often overlooked as a reason for the dismal performance of the economy in 2015. Low commodity prices has led to less revenue in foreign currency which would have led to a more stable Ced ...
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The problem of low commodity prices is often overlooked as a reason for the dismal performance of the economy in 2015. Low commodity prices has led to less revenue in foreign currency which would have led to a more stable Cedi. The only positive news is that eventually commodity prices will recover and rise again and hopefully Ghana will benefit?
Asempa 8 years ago

Think and link other major factors that affect economic performance. Let me mention some to you: competence and accountability, something this Mahama government completely lacks. You have to learn to manage small money befor ...
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Think and link other major factors that affect economic performance. Let me mention some to you: competence and accountability, something this Mahama government completely lacks. You have to learn to manage small money before you can handle big money. Are you not aware of the inflated price tags of useless projects in Ghana? Are you not aware of the massive thievery going on in Ghana? So where is the benefit going to be realized under such shambolic leadership just becoause there may be more revenue?
Yaw Yeboah 8 years ago

Yes, you have made some valid points. However, Cocoa & Gold have been major export earners for Ghana since 1957, and therefore, if world prices have sharply dropped then this will automatically have a negative effect on the ...
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Yes, you have made some valid points. However, Cocoa & Gold have been major export earners for Ghana since 1957, and therefore, if world prices have sharply dropped then this will automatically have a negative effect on the country's revenue.
I was pointing out an overlooked fact not trying to defend the economic performance of the NDC Government.
Otumfuo 8 years ago

Yaw that is rubbish, commodity prices aee never guaranteed, and this is why yuo must plan for low commoditry prices snd plan and spend accordingly - also you must manage your income more effectively - look at the thousands of ...
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Yaw that is rubbish, commodity prices aee never guaranteed, and this is why yuo must plan for low commoditry prices snd plan and spend accordingly - also you must manage your income more effectively - look at the thousands of dcedisa day this government get from accra - tema tolls, kasoa - accra tooll, kumasi - accra troll - sikano wen?? this is what you must ask your self plus the auditoe general report that said that 1.3 billion ghana cedia was ost in 2015 due to corruption and letting companies like MTN, Shell, Total, Vodafone etc plus the criminal mining companies pay no tax - in fact the fan milk man and the kayaye pay more tax!!! this is the problems that this government has failed to deal with so they canot blame commodity prices for thier collective failure to enact policies that would have helped ghana perfrom much better than it did - even the much hated Mugabe and Zimbabwe did better than Ghana and they say Mugabe is currupt!!
Yaw Yeboah 8 years ago

Yes, you have made some good points about the mishandling of the economy. However, my post was not about corruption or mishandling of the economy it was about low commodity prices which have contributed to the poor performanc ...
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Yes, you have made some good points about the mishandling of the economy. However, my post was not about corruption or mishandling of the economy it was about low commodity prices which have contributed to the poor performance of Ghana in 2015. Even the export revenues of China & India have been affected by low commodity prices and therefore, how can anyone seriously argue that it has not affected the Ghana economy?
Bugli 8 years ago

Talk is cheap

Talk is cheap
Farmer 8 years ago

While this report looks backwards and shows an absolutely devastating reality for Ghana, looking forward doesn't generate hope. Recently heavily increased energy prices and taxes will push us down even more. There is no light ...
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While this report looks backwards and shows an absolutely devastating reality for Ghana, looking forward doesn't generate hope. Recently heavily increased energy prices and taxes will push us down even more. There is no light at the end of the tunnel, we have to pay for the enormous overspending of the current government for years to come.
GH 8 years ago

Ride Bicycles To Work If You Can’t Afford Fuel – Ametor Quarmyne

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NDC communicator, Eric Ametor Quarmyne has called on Ghanaian car owners to park their cars and ride on bicycles to work if they cannot afford to buy fuel for their cars.

Mr Ametor Quarmyne, who is also a consultant for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says those protesting against the current price of petroleum products can show their displeasure by refusing to buy them, rather than attacking persons in authority, whether in government or the opposition.

Ghanaians across the political divide have urged government to review the prices of petroleum products downwards following a massive drop, about 50%, in the world market price of the commodity on the international market.

But government has decreased the prices by just 10%, to the fury of car owners and commuter.

But Mr Ametor Quarmyne thinks those protesting are talking too much.

“…if you think you can’t afford the real cost of fuel, then I think one of the ways of demonstrating an opposition to the increment is to ride bicycles to work…,” he said, he declared on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Monday in response to claims by a private legal practitioner, Baffour Awuah that the Minority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is sleeping on his job.

Lawyer Awuah argues there is the need for the NPP to replace him [Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu] since compared to other past Minority Leaders in the house, his performance has not been encouraging.

But Ametor Quarmyne, in defense of Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said the Minority leader was doing a solid job and there is no need for a ‘radical change’ in the leadership of the Minority in parliament.

“What does he want the Minority Leader to do…if he thinks there are other means of showing boycott then he as a Lawyer can decide for example on the increase of petrol prices decide not to buy fuel and ride bicycles to work…,” he replied.

He said the Lawyer and other Ghanaians who think the cost of fuel is too high and unaffordable should park their cars and ride on bicycles. After all, he stated, it was common in the UK.

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Name: abortsi
Kantinka is right. The man sleeps in hotel in his hometown.I have seenhim during the fathers funeral at the hotel. The father was a fetish priest in Mepe- North Tongue.

Name: No Clue Humado
I have just been shown a picture of this Ametor Q guy as a student at Koforidua Pope John Secondary School. He could not even afford shorts as a school attire, I also have been informed that he had no job prior to 2009. So after so many years of suffering, he is now a rich man. So he can afford to talk like this. Imagine what he would have said if an NPP man had said this in 2008 during the peak of the oil crisis when crude oil sold for $147 per barrel,

Name: tru
I though this guy was intelligent but who am WRONG. It would have been better if he said join the metro bus or car pool.

Name: Kantinka
Ametor Quarmyne in 2008 was ofiri jato now he say,s he is halfcast so what do you expect from him. When U go to ur hometown U have no place to sleep but U are riding in v8, wait in 2017 we would see ur level.

Name: slyma
Sometimes our leaders talk without bases, proving to us that they are not fit to be in the positions they are occupying. If we are to ride bikes to work on which platforms are we to ride them. On the same platform as the vehicles, or on the pavement for pedestrians. In their next live they should come as leaders with clear visions and some level of intelligence befitting the positions they occupy

Name: Nana Yaw
Hehe Panin Paa Na wokasa gyiiiiiimiiiiiii mu saw no?

Name: Hmmmmm
Amertor this is hitting below the belt as gov't communicator you should not insult Ghanaians.Your gov't promised to reduce petrol drastically to win power.This is the proof of incompetency.

Name: ignorance
We don't board car to go to work alone. Mr NDC communicator. Majority of Ghanainans board car for various reasons of u don't know.

Name: kwame
dis man has never spoken sense in dis noble country of ours. hw can such a person b a communication consultant to nhia. grow up mr. ametor by speaking a bit of sensible tins so dat de chn of 2day will lrn smtin beta frm u. no wonder sam george nd ofosu kwakye talk de same way mr. ametor had spoken. God save mother Ghana

Name: GERADO
All these serve Ghanaians right! Edey be keke!!! More insults, please, because it is only in Ghana that this bunch of FIPs will be governing.

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