MPs die from debts – Ursula reveals

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Kweku Boateng Jnr. 7 years ago

MPs should focus on legislation and not feeding people. Learn from the British.

MPs should focus on legislation and not feeding people. Learn from the British.
sanjay - Abu Dhabi 7 years ago

if not because of Ghana, hmm, vote NDC for peace and development

if not because of Ghana, hmm, vote NDC for peace and development
PRINCE KWASI ADADE ( OFIE P33 ) 7 years ago

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OVER 37 BILLION DOLLAR DEBT AND THE RESULT IS WHAT GHANAIANS ARE GOING THROUGH TODAY. LOOK AT OUR ELECTRICITY AND WATER TARIFFS AND DANGEROUS ZACHAEUS STEALTH TAXES "NA SIKA NO WO HE"???? MY CHILDREN ARE ...
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WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OVER 37 BILLION DOLLAR DEBT AND THE RESULT IS WHAT GHANAIANS ARE GOING THROUGH TODAY. LOOK AT OUR ELECTRICITY AND WATER TARIFFS AND DANGEROUS ZACHAEUS STEALTH TAXES "NA SIKA NO WO HE"???? MY CHILDREN ARE NOT GOING TO PAY. WE WILL VOTE YOU OUT, COLLECT OUR STOLEN MONEYS FROM NDC AND JAIL YOU ALL NO MATTER WHICH PLANET YOU COME FROM. ASIEDU NKETIA IS SCARED OF HIS DUBIOUS BUI DAM DEAL!!!!! NDC HAS ABANDONED THEIR PROBITY, TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY SLOGAN. WE WILL NEVER AGREE, WE MUST CARRY IT TO THEM. OTHERS , I REPEAT, WERE KILLED BY NDC. ACHEAMPONG, AKUFO , AFRIFA AND A HOST OF OTHERS LOST THEIR LIVES. THOUSANDS LOST THEIR PROPERTIES AND BANK BALANCES. WE NEED A DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CLEANING EXERCICE IN 2017 TO BRING SANITY INTO OUR GOVERNANCE SYSTEM. WHAT IS THE NDC AFRAID OF?? IF THEY SERVED THE COUNTRY AND THEY ARE CLEAN???? WHEN DZIFA WENT TO EWELAND, SHE DID NOT TELL THEM WHAT SHE HAS ACHIEVED FOR GHANA AS A TRANSPORT MINISTER BUT ASKED THEM TO PROTECT HER BECAUSE SHE HAS CAUSED FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE STATE. WHAT AN INSULT TO THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF VOLTA REGION? ??????
ABBA ATTA 7 years ago

Social media lies about my gov't too much - Prez Mahama

President John Mahama has accused some critics of hiding behind social media to peddle inaccurate information about his government and also hurl lies at his administr ...
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Social media lies about my gov't too much - Prez Mahama

President John Mahama has accused some critics of hiding behind social media to peddle inaccurate information about his government and also hurl lies at his administration.

Mr Mahama complained that his appointees are always attacked on social media by anonymous accounts on social media, especially when issues of corruption are topical.

According to Mr Mahama, people use corruption as political propaganda without backing their claims with facts.

Speaking to a gathering of Ghanaian citizens living in London recently, President Mahama said: “Perception can be heightened because it’s been discussed long in the media. And when you have a country like Ghana where everybody is free to discuss corruption, if you wake up and you are angry with your husband or wife, you take it out on the president, abuse him on the radio. When you have that kind of society, there are all kinds of issues that come up," adding that: “And then we have the addition of social media. Because of the anonymity, people just fix some blatant lies and put it on WhatsApp. And, sometimes, they are so creative, and I said these people the way they are creative, if they channel this creativity into lucrative things Ghana would not be where it is.”

“They would create something about you and if it is not because I am myself and I know that it is not true, anybody who sees it would believe it. We have all that floating in the system and all that, so, it heightens people’s perception about corruption. And, so, it is easy to say that there is more corruption in this regime than in that regime. Where would comparison of corruption take us? It won’t take us anywhere,” he emphasised.

The president further said: "The important thing is to put in the systems that prevent corruption taking place. I have the political willingness to expose it and investigate it and sanction it and I have said I am willing if any allegations are made. A lot of times somebody comes and says: ‘Oh this guy, he is stealing,’ and I ask him: ‘How do you know?’ [And he replies:] ‘You put your ears on the ground. Your ministers are all thieves.’

‘Which one? Tell me so that I can get the person.’ ‘Na wonnte – to wit – [Don't you hear?] You don’t listen. You are not listening to these things.’

“You know, you need to deal with it in a more systematic manner and that’s why we are putting in place a legislation that protects whistle blowers, because whistle blowers are important,” he said.

Mr Mahama assured Ghanaians that the Attorney General’s (AG) Department was working on the Whistle Blower’s Amendment Bill and Witness Protection Scheme for easy flow of information.

“The person who sees corruption happening, you must put in the regulation that ensures that when he has blown the whistle, he is protected," he said.
Nana 7 years ago

This is why Nana Addo is desperate for power to pay for his Prudential bank loan.

This is why Nana Addo is desperate for power to pay for his Prudential bank loan.
Kwame Addo 7 years ago

Don't you get tired of rehashing the same nonsense, OFIE, you must be daft.

Don't you get tired of rehashing the same nonsense, OFIE, you must be daft.
APONKYE 7 years ago

I am now convinced the worst liars on earth are Ghanaian MPs. Just imagine how this ugly woman is lying through haw ugly mouth!

I am now convinced the worst liars on earth are Ghanaian MPs. Just imagine how this ugly woman is lying through haw ugly mouth!
Anaafo 7 years ago

You have said it All. In fact, you stole my words. Why does she not stop running for the parliamentary seat? Hahaha...well, probably she lives on what she is well known for, prostitution.

You have said it All. In fact, you stole my words. Why does she not stop running for the parliamentary seat? Hahaha...well, probably she lives on what she is well known for, prostitution.
Baaba 7 years ago

Anaafo you must be a pimp if you claim she is a prostitute. Why do some Ghanaian men call women prostitutes just because they are smart, intelligent and call a spade a spade!!!!

Anaafo you must be a pimp if you claim she is a prostitute. Why do some Ghanaian men call women prostitutes just because they are smart, intelligent and call a spade a spade!!!!
TAMTAM 7 years ago

If they are truly dying because of debts, then they should stop seeking reelection. Simple as ABC. All of them are CRIMINALS. How many times do they sit the chambers? I know most them are "BENCH WARMERS".

If they are truly dying because of debts, then they should stop seeking reelection. Simple as ABC. All of them are CRIMINALS. How many times do they sit the chambers? I know most them are "BENCH WARMERS".
Bishop Blay 7 years ago

If so, why angling at all cost to be an MP? Perhaps there is something better there you're not telling us.

If so, why angling at all cost to be an MP? Perhaps there is something better there you're not telling us.
kokotii 7 years ago

If you don't have money don't engage yourself is POLITICS
this is simple maths and common sense
but what do we see in all these so called third world countries.
Broke men and women engage them selves in politics to enrich ...
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If you don't have money don't engage yourself is POLITICS
this is simple maths and common sense
but what do we see in all these so called third world countries.
Broke men and women engage them selves in politics to enrich themselves ,steals from government coffers.and what is so sad is they steal the money in developed countries who are already financially stable.What a shame..
Frank Ben 7 years ago

Nobody is forcing any body to be MPs. It is only in Ghana that we vote for people who have never done any job in their lives to be MPS. Why would anyone think of investing in a venture he doesn't know how to get back his mone ...
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Nobody is forcing any body to be MPs. It is only in Ghana that we vote for people who have never done any job in their lives to be MPS. Why would anyone think of investing in a venture he doesn't know how to get back his money. Then we need people like Paa Kwesi Nduom to stand for elections. If all they are saying are true why kill others to get elected? Other than stealing from the state I can not tell why they go every length to get elected.
Mame adwoa 7 years ago

Exactly my point..

Exactly my point..
Nana Esi 7 years ago

Is it by force to be a Member of parliament.

Is it by force to be a Member of parliament.
Zargon 7 years ago

So why have you stolen the nomination for mp in your constituency

So why have you stolen the nomination for mp in your constituency
Real human being 7 years ago

So stop politics and live in peace. Is only in Africa people do invest in politics cos of corruption.

So stop politics and live in peace. Is only in Africa people do invest in politics cos of corruption.
Say Alla Dey 7 years ago

Is it by force that an MP must borrow to make ends meet.MPs have to live within their means.

Is it by force that an MP must borrow to make ends meet.MPs have to live within their means.
Agya koo 7 years ago

So don't make false promises and stop bribing for votes and be honest.

So don't make false promises and stop bribing for votes and be honest.
Sammy 7 years ago

Yeah because u make such stupid promises to win votes and all these amounts to corruption.MPs are meant to develop their constituencies through the government and not paying school fees and making donations to funerals.Cheap ...
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Yeah because u make such stupid promises to win votes and all these amounts to corruption.MPs are meant to develop their constituencies through the government and not paying school fees and making donations to funerals.Cheap politics all over In Ghana.
Nii Okai 7 years ago

Yes, that is the democracy you have imported into Ghana, and this is the way we practise it. It is good for you the so called MPS because you think African democracy is like that of the West that you are foolishly coping with ...
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Yes, that is the democracy you have imported into Ghana, and this is the way we practise it. It is good for you the so called MPS because you think African democracy is like that of the West that you are foolishly coping without references to your culture and tradition of dependence, that your supporters will depend on you with all their problems and will even never see the goodness that you do for them at the end of it all.

Is it not the same Mahama is doing and all of you are pretending he is doing nothing? That is what the supporters do to the MPS that is why they die of the ungrateful reactions from supporters and DEBTS they owe to settle.

That is the culture of Ghanaians' minds. It appears to me that Ursula is not smart because she should have known this long ago if she is really acquainted with the Ghanaian primitive mentality politics that abuse and blame game is the order of the day without giving realistic account of the realities of politics in Ghana.

It is unfortunate that politics which is morality based on togetherness in building a nation and manage it with a sense of unity had rather become a thing of destruction, meaning the so called politicians are doing the opposite of the real aim of politics.

Why should not the sopporters depend on you for the solution of all their troubles/problems when you the politicians had failed to be united without considering one's party affiliation to teach the voters/supporters to understand what politics actually stands for.

Meanwhile, l can not blame you since you the very politicians even don't understand the politics you have involved yourselves in. It is time you the politicians learn how to be united in changing the mindsets of your supporters if not you will all die one after the other with high blood pressure due to DEBTS that follow you.

Can Ghanaians understand where the corruption is coming from? Politicians ought to continue to corrupt more than before if this trend of chasing MPS with unnecessary expendenditures/expenses is nationally brought under control.
life 7 years ago

seriously are you serious. i dont notice the winners crying including you.

seriously are you serious. i dont notice the winners crying including you.
Zangbetor. 7 years ago

You are a hypocrite and a fool.

You are a hypocrite and a fool.
Zangbetor. 7 years ago

You are a black witch.

You are a black witch.
Mawuetornam Dugbazah 7 years ago

So why do you enter politics? Get out if you're broke!

Sincerely,
Mawuetornam Dugbazah
Silly comments are undeserving of wisdom

So why do you enter politics? Get out if you're broke!

Sincerely,
Mawuetornam Dugbazah
Silly comments are undeserving of wisdom
Obaapa 7 years ago

If you stop promising the electorate you will not face these problems even if you do they will be people who genuinely need support and not because they voted for you!! It is only in Africa that MPs go promising to provide wh ...
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If you stop promising the electorate you will not face these problems even if you do they will be people who genuinely need support and not because they voted for you!! It is only in Africa that MPs go promising to provide what should be done by State Institutions.
Do a better and clean campaign and if you will win it will happened .
JH. New York 7 years ago

I am exonerated.I said not about 2 yrs
ago on this forum that,not until Ghanaians as a people had a change of attitudes and mind,from Wrong Value of things to the Right Value of things, Ghana would Continue to be on a Bridg ...
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I am exonerated.I said not about 2 yrs
ago on this forum that,not until Ghanaians as a people had a change of attitudes and mind,from Wrong Value of things to the Right Value of things, Ghana would Continue to be on a Bridge to nowhere!.All these financial pressures on MP's and how wide an aspiring Candidates can dole out money to people in particular and Constituency in general,etc is the reasons Why Bribery and Corruption can't be controled or fought against. Why should our people burden a person who is not known to be rich, but for the fact he/she is an MP,etc, with their daily economic and financial problems!.That attitude and mentality should Change for the better!.
JH. New York 7 years ago

Correction : ...I said about 2 years ago on this forum that,until Ghanaians.....

Correction : ...I said about 2 years ago on this forum that,until Ghanaians.....
Qweque 7 years ago

Madam Ursula, Paliamentary work even dho political, is a mere part time job. You therefore don't da State to use tax payers money to feed fat you guys, while da ppl who put u there wallow in poverty. If it's not lucrative eno ...
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Madam Ursula, Paliamentary work even dho political, is a mere part time job. You therefore don't da State to use tax payers money to feed fat you guys, while da ppl who put u there wallow in poverty. If it's not lucrative enough for you nd your cohorts then kindly go look for another job nd stop da whining.
truth 7 years ago

Grow up chick. pure Garbage. Is it force to enter parliament

Grow up chick. pure Garbage. Is it force to enter parliament
Akwasi Zongo 7 years ago

So why do you fight to become an MP?. You have done all the kululu ways to become an MP. You were not the choice of your constituents but, you did your kanana ways to outway the other NPP candidtate. If what you are saying is ...
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So why do you fight to become an MP?. You have done all the kululu ways to become an MP. You were not the choice of your constituents but, you did your kanana ways to outway the other NPP candidtate. If what you are saying is true, why did you do all this?
Ghanaian 7 years ago

And away with the lies! You MPs use these handouts to secure you future! There is no obligation on MPs to dole out their own money to their constituents. The constitution never says so! You do it because you are all corrupt!
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And away with the lies! You MPs use these handouts to secure you future! There is no obligation on MPs to dole out their own money to their constituents. The constitution never says so! You do it because you are all corrupt!
The first diabolical corrupt decree you rubber-stamped directly after being sworn in in 2013 was to double your salaries, and even back-date Mahama's to cover the whole period he was Mills' vice - because he claimed because Mills had had health issues, he Mahama had virtually been doing the job of president and vice concurrently. If that was not corruption of the highest order, nothing else will ever be!
Kofi Adams was claiming this morning that the president had instructed ECG to install pre-paid meters in all ministries and government departments, and for that reason, ministers and MPS are also paying their own electricity bills! Foolish as he is, he thinks he can fool the whole country, too. Whoever decreed that the private residence of ministers and MPs are all government buildings? There is no justification for the 45 or so litres of fuel MPs draw every week (or is it every day) except that it is all part of the corruption in the system.
Who knows about the other perks that are hidden from the public?
Ursula should refrain from trying to hoodwink our suffering folks into believing that their MPs are in the same boat as they are! far from it. The MPs are among the few corrupt individuals milking the state funds! Let all the MPs resign from their seats because of the debts theyb are surrounded by and allow others who would not mind enduring the hardships MPs go through to take over. And Ghana would be a better place for us all.
Dr. Acquah. 7 years ago

They should cut their coats according to their cloths.MPs in Ghana earn more than MPs in GB!

They should cut their coats according to their cloths.MPs in Ghana earn more than MPs in GB!
NPP KWASEAFUO PARTY. NPP JIMIFUO KUO 7 years ago

This is foolish talk. And this is an MP? Dumbass stupid ass. By the what, I didn't ask any MP to carry any debt. It is a choice that you greedy and corrupt bastards make, so deal with whatever problems that come with being an ...
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This is foolish talk. And this is an MP? Dumbass stupid ass. By the what, I didn't ask any MP to carry any debt. It is a choice that you greedy and corrupt bastards make, so deal with whatever problems that come with being an MP.

I never asked you to be an MP so keep quiet and suffer the consequences of your own voluntary decisions.
GRACEMORE 7 years ago

YES, WHEN BAD MPs BRIBE MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE TO BE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE

YES, WHEN BAD MPs BRIBE MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE TO BE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE
Bentum 7 years ago

Look at this old whore.No one forced you to become an MP so shut the fuck up.In any case you benefited from the former Ghana Airways bungalow,how many Ghanaians have that opportunity?Ashiawo

Look at this old whore.No one forced you to become an MP so shut the fuck up.In any case you benefited from the former Ghana Airways bungalow,how many Ghanaians have that opportunity?Ashiawo
Maame Grace 7 years ago

Your illiterate mother is a whore. Kurasene aboa

Your illiterate mother is a whore. Kurasene aboa
Bentum 7 years ago

Look at this little low life saying someone's mum is an illiterate.Yes my mum is an illiterate but she got me well educated and well informed.You are a bastard who does not know your father.You mum is a sex worker at circle w ...
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Look at this little low life saying someone's mum is an illiterate.Yes my mum is an illiterate but she got me well educated and well informed.You are a bastard who does not know your father.You mum is a sex worker at circle who got fucked by uncircumcised adulterous man.Kwesia aboa penyin
Maame Grace 7 years ago

Until we educate the populace about the responsibilities of and MP and also change the monecracy system more of them will fie.

Until we educate the populace about the responsibilities of and MP and also change the monecracy system more of them will fie.
Maame 7 years ago

MP POSITION IS NOT AN EASY TASK WE KNOW THAT, BUT SOME THEM LIVE ABOVE THEIR M

MP POSITION IS NOT AN EASY TASK WE KNOW THAT, BUT SOME THEM LIVE ABOVE THEIR M
GBEDZE KUKU 7 years ago

THIS WOMAN IS A DISGRACE TO HER FAMILY .AFTER BUYING TOYOTA LAND CRUISER FOR YOURSELF. DO YOU THINK U PRINT MONEY YOU ARE USELESS U WILL SURELY LOSE

THIS WOMAN IS A DISGRACE TO HER FAMILY .AFTER BUYING TOYOTA LAND CRUISER FOR YOURSELF. DO YOU THINK U PRINT MONEY YOU ARE USELESS U WILL SURELY LOSE
pocket lawyer 7 years ago

No wonder some of those Mps are lying against the government if a former MP can say that to be in oppposition for long time is not a joke,now I understand them

No wonder some of those Mps are lying against the government if a former MP can say that to be in oppposition for long time is not a joke,now I understand them
bright 7 years ago

l personally think the government also has done a good job for not giving them what they believed belongs to them but rather deducted what they owned the state.

l personally think the government also has done a good job for not giving them what they believed belongs to them but rather deducted what they owned the state.
Freddie 7 years ago

If mps die from depth then why would I want to be an mp. In the first lace I have spend my own money for campaigning to get elected. Go get a real job Ursula and stop being mp.

If mps die from depth then why would I want to be an mp. In the first lace I have spend my own money for campaigning to get elected. Go get a real job Ursula and stop being mp.
Kootse 7 years ago

You should not allow yourself to be forced into such a quagmire. Djee by force,,, you don't have to be an MP.

You should not allow yourself to be forced into such a quagmire. Djee by force,,, you don't have to be an MP.
Tactics 7 years ago

Irresponsible living npp MPs driving in luxurious cars and Chasing prostitutes with their money, live within your means, living above your means is total foolishness

Irresponsible living npp MPs driving in luxurious cars and Chasing prostitutes with their money, live within your means, living above your means is total foolishness
Ama 7 years ago

Nonsense. That is why we have all the corruption. What about other workers who die from life's frustrations? They are also human.

Nonsense. That is why we have all the corruption. What about other workers who die from life's frustrations? They are also human.
NOBODY 7 years ago

No one cares to hear you politicians cry about your debts. You guys do everything to get yourselves elected into Parliament, then cry as if you were forced into that office. If these Parliamentarians have debts, let them deal ...
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No one cares to hear you politicians cry about your debts. You guys do everything to get yourselves elected into Parliament, then cry as if you were forced into that office. If these Parliamentarians have debts, let them deal with them on their own, for these debts were never incurred by others for them, but rather through their own actions and dealings.
JM 7 years ago

Hope Nana wife is tell the Ghanaians the true picture. If so why should MPs spend so much to come to power or voted to parliament.?

Hope Nana wife is tell the Ghanaians the true picture. If so why should MPs spend so much to come to power or voted to parliament.?
Yaw Oseikrom. 7 years ago

Ha, ha, ha aaaaaa! Listen to another irrelevance!! MPs die from debts and you are still alive. How do you do it. Share the 'apor' with your fellow MPs. So what do Ghanaians die of. Good will to MPs? When would some of these l ...
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Ha, ha, ha aaaaaa! Listen to another irrelevance!! MPs die from debts and you are still alive. How do you do it. Share the 'apor' with your fellow MPs. So what do Ghanaians die of. Good will to MPs? When would some of these leaders talk and give good reasons or explanations to their utterances? Is that the only factors that would kill an MP?
Sammy, Winneba. 7 years ago

Shut your fucky mouth woman we are here in Ghana and we know what happens during primaries. If the position is such bad why do we witness so much acrimony during parliamentary primaries. Your statement is useless needless and ...
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Shut your fucky mouth woman we are here in Ghana and we know what happens during primaries. If the position is such bad why do we witness so much acrimony during parliamentary primaries. Your statement is useless needless and crazy.
apuuuu 7 years ago

Ursula l like you but this debts thing is the fault of the dead MPS why don't you guys create jobs in your area instead of hands out I don't get it you guys gets in trouble because the way you ru ...
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Ursula l like you but this debts thing is the fault of the dead MPS why don't you guys create jobs in your area instead of hands out I don't get it you guys gets in trouble because the way you run your campaign message how do you borrow money and give it out if you don't win the election Ghana politics needs to change and you people have to come up better planning for elections apuuuu
Enough is Enough 7 years ago

Shame Ursula or what she calls her self name the MP's who have died because of debts since the inception of the 4th Republic. Why don't you feel a shame in telling lies. stop it and be exemplary

Shame Ursula or what she calls her self name the MP's who have died because of debts since the inception of the 4th Republic. Why don't you feel a shame in telling lies. stop it and be exemplary
meme 7 years ago

Which debt? Who asked you to borrow for electioneering? If you are in debt, how about retired poor civil servants who take peanuts home as their benefits? Stop fooling yourself by such statements to elicit sympathy from the p ...
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Which debt? Who asked you to borrow for electioneering? If you are in debt, how about retired poor civil servants who take peanuts home as their benefits? Stop fooling yourself by such statements to elicit sympathy from the poor Ghanaian public.
Wise man 7 years ago

That's why you have to stop bosting yourself in the media as Ken Agyepong has been doing. It tells everybody that you are stealing Ghana money so they need their shares. Stupid NPP's

That's why you have to stop bosting yourself in the media as Ken Agyepong has been doing. It tells everybody that you are stealing Ghana money so they need their shares. Stupid NPP's
prophetic words 7 years ago

In fact, no sence in what you've said, am disappointed in you female mp. I thought being a lawyer and an mp, you will say something that will carry wisdom but...

In fact, no sence in what you've said, am disappointed in you female mp. I thought being a lawyer and an mp, you will say something that will carry wisdom but...
eh 7 years ago

IS THIS THE REASON WHY GHANA IS OWING TOO BECAUSE OUR POLITICIANS CAN NOT HONOR NKRUMAHS WE CAN MANAGE OUR OWN AFFAIRS?
DECLARE YOUR ASSETS NA WHO GO THERE?
WHAT IS YOUR KPI AND ROLE AS AN MP, A MOTHER CHRISMAS

IS THIS THE REASON WHY GHANA IS OWING TOO BECAUSE OUR POLITICIANS CAN NOT HONOR NKRUMAHS WE CAN MANAGE OUR OWN AFFAIRS?
DECLARE YOUR ASSETS NA WHO GO THERE?
WHAT IS YOUR KPI AND ROLE AS AN MP, A MOTHER CHRISMAS
buddha 7 years ago

no please they are fucking young girls

no please they are fucking young girls

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