Africa can be world’s food basket – Mahama

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... 7 years ago

You are not even capable of managing your own backyard yet you go to some conferences to spew garbage!

You are not even capable of managing your own backyard yet you go to some conferences to spew garbage!
Addae 7 years ago

You guys should give him a break,what can our previous leaders boast of,they all speak the same garbage but we follow them,like Ghana would have been a paradise if the did anything different.None is better, same talkertives.

You guys should give him a break,what can our previous leaders boast of,they all speak the same garbage but we follow them,like Ghana would have been a paradise if the did anything different.None is better, same talkertives.
Yaw 7 years ago

Read the transcripts of speeches by presidents from Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast and they almost never mention West Africa.Listen to any speech Mahama makes and he goes on about West Africa this West Africa that! When is thi ...
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Read the transcripts of speeches by presidents from Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast and they almost never mention West Africa.Listen to any speech Mahama makes and he goes on about West Africa this West Africa that! When is this idiot going to learn to put Ghana first? We did vote him to be the West African President or African President.You never hear Kenyatta looking for help for East Africa Or Mbeki searching for solutions to Africa's problem.Charity begins at home.So deal with the problems in Ghana first then we will be in the position to be of assistance to the rest of Africa.
aikins 7 years ago

Because he won the 2012 election with west African voters register just like Alhaji Dr Bawumia said,

Because he won the 2012 election with west African voters register just like Alhaji Dr Bawumia said,
Mahmoud 7 years ago

NDC would not like any arrangement that could impede or block the process of rigging elections in their favor as they have been doing since 1992. NDC is an artificial, illegitimate and undemocratic party followed by sycophant ...
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NDC would not like any arrangement that could impede or block the process of rigging elections in their favor as they have been doing since 1992. NDC is an artificial, illegitimate and undemocratic party followed by sycophant and stomach politicians. It has always been their characters to resist any electoral reforms since the 1990 and want to be left alone with the old ways to continue stealing the verdict of Ghanaians without tears.
Ajax 7 years ago

Never again my friend

Never again my friend
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

You also have the potential to be the best president in ghana and africa. Are u? Can and Is are not.The same

You also have the potential to be the best president in ghana and africa. Are u? Can and Is are not.The same
Ketu 7 years ago

WHILST GOOD LEADERS ARE TALKING ABOUT 21ST CENTURY INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION,THIS "MUMU" AFRICAN LEADER IS TALKING ABOUT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AND FOOD BASKET.

EVEN, INDIA IS TODAY A NUCLEAR POWE ...
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WHILST GOOD LEADERS ARE TALKING ABOUT 21ST CENTURY INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION,THIS "MUMU" AFRICAN LEADER IS TALKING ABOUT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AND FOOD BASKET.

EVEN, INDIA IS TODAY A NUCLEAR POWER AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAS BEEN.

AFRICAN LEADERS ARE TOO DUMMY..
NPP SENIOR CITIZEN 7 years ago

Ready or Not MAHAMA 2016 ALAN 2020

Ready or Not MAHAMA 2016 ALAN 2020
NPP KWASEAFUO PARTY. NPP JIMIFUO KUO 7 years ago

Keep hating.

Keep hating.
William Akufo 7 years ago

Akufo-Addo will be 72 years 8 months and 8 days old on 7 December 2012, the day of the national presidential elections in Ghana. Mahama would have celebrated his 58th birthday eight days earlier on that date. He will be 58 ye ...
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Akufo-Addo will be 72 years 8 months and 8 days old on 7 December 2012, the day of the national presidential elections in Ghana. Mahama would have celebrated his 58th birthday eight days earlier on that date. He will be 58 years and 8 days old on election day, 7 December 2016.

Let us be sensible and rational. Does this man, Akufo-Addo have the energy and good health to execute ALL these fancy projects? Acheampong was in his mid 40s when he started Operation Feed Yourself with all the excitement and energy.

Do we think honestly that the swing voters who decide presidential elections in Ghana would go for Akufo-Addo given the nature of the economy and problems facing Ghana as the country no longer depends on free donor monies and grants close to one billion United States dollars each year that Kufour and Atta-Mills enjoy over the 11-year period from 2001 to 2011 in the light of a population that has now gone over 28 million people in 2016 compared to about 18.5 million people when Kufour took power in January 2001?.

AKUFO-ADDO IS SIMPLY TOO OLD TO BE PRESIDENT OF A COUNTRY LIKE GHANA WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO GOVERN. LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION PROBLEM IN THE COUNTRY.

THE COUNTRY REQUIRES ENERGETIC LEADERSHIP AND DRIVE AND AKUFO-ADDO IS SIMPLY TOO OLD AND NOT HEALTHY FOR THE JOB.
lrn 7 years ago

Kwasia! You are embracing more poverty, foolishness, backwardness by voting for ndc. Gyimi Gyimi! Most Ghanaians lack brains like you! Fool!

Kwasia! You are embracing more poverty, foolishness, backwardness by voting for ndc. Gyimi Gyimi! Most Ghanaians lack brains like you! Fool!
K Mensah 7 years ago

William Akufo, how old is president Buhari of Nigeria,,Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and president Ouattarra of Ivory Coast? If you won't vote for Nana Addo not ALL floating voters think like you. Don't waste our time with your s ...
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William Akufo, how old is president Buhari of Nigeria,,Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and president Ouattarra of Ivory Coast? If you won't vote for Nana Addo not ALL floating voters think like you. Don't waste our time with your stupid crap.
UNCLEJOE 7 years ago

this k mensa is really foolish. because he is old we should live in hardship with that incompetent president?

this k mensa is really foolish. because he is old we should live in hardship with that incompetent president?
senkoaah 7 years ago

What you have written is trash and senseless because you don't know Akuffo Addo's health record.May be your so called healthy Mahamah is having a hidden sickness that can kill him in few days time because old or New leaf c ...
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What you have written is trash and senseless because you don't know Akuffo Addo's health record.May be your so called healthy Mahamah is having a hidden sickness that can kill him in few days time because old or New leaf can fall from it's branches.The presidency is meant for a person with wisdom but not like the one we are seeing now.Vote that senseless guy who doesn't even know how he borrowed due to his unstoppable looting out power for the benefit of our offspring.
create,loot and share 7 years ago

Africa will be the number one corrupt continent especially Ghana under your leadership.

Africa will be the number one corrupt continent especially Ghana under your leadership.
Gaisey 7 years ago

Give me loan give me loan give me loans

Give me loan give me loan give me loans
Nana Ama 7 years ago

All talk cheap talk

All talk cheap talk
Addae 7 years ago

Keep on laughing bro,you guys always politicize everything,Rome was not built in a day.We can always start from somewhere.kuffour should have made Ghana a paradise if is all that easy,look at Akuffo Addo who is struggling to ...
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Keep on laughing bro,you guys always politicize everything,Rome was not built in a day.We can always start from somewhere.kuffour should have made Ghana a paradise if is all that easy,look at Akuffo Addo who is struggling to manage his own followers.Think about this bro,we really have a long way to go
Nii Joromi 7 years ago

Looks as if you benefit from the looting and misappropriation of state funds by the corrupt Mahama mafia. Nana will show Ghana what real development is.

Looks as if you benefit from the looting and misappropriation of state funds by the corrupt Mahama mafia. Nana will show Ghana what real development is.
Ghanaman 7 years ago

What is he doing in his own backyard?

What is he doing in his own backyard?
Hanson 7 years ago

Mahama and his stupid cohorts think the world is waiting for food from Africa.

Mahama and his stupid cohorts think the world is waiting for food from Africa.
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KWASHIE ADJAH 7 years ago

THIS IS TYPICAL NDC. ALL TALK, PLENTY BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH AND GIVEN EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE AND JOHN MAHAMA'S OWN COUNTRY IS IN POVERTY, SUFFERING, HUNGER AND HOPELLESSNESS. VOTE THIS JOKER OUT IN 2016, ONLY FULL OF TA ...
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THIS IS TYPICAL NDC. ALL TALK, PLENTY BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH AND GIVEN EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE AND JOHN MAHAMA'S OWN COUNTRY IS IN POVERTY, SUFFERING, HUNGER AND HOPELLESSNESS. VOTE THIS JOKER OUT IN 2016, ONLY FULL OF TALK AND WASTED EIGHT YEARS. GIVE HIM 1000 YEARS AND OF THE MONEY IN THE WORLD AND HE WILL LOOT HALF OF IT AND THE OTHER HALF FOR HIS BROTHERS IBRAHIM AND ALFRED MAHAMA. TWEAAAAAAAAAAAA JOHN MAHAMA AND NDC CANNOT MOVE GHANA FORWARD. NEVER, THEY ARE TOO FOCUSED ON STEALING, CORRUPTION TO ENRICH THEMSELVES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Boss 7 years ago

Good for nothing president, you are only good in corruption!!

Good for nothing president, you are only good in corruption!!
Kyiri gyimi 7 years ago

Africa can definitely achieve that feat but not under so-called leaders like you.

Africa can definitely achieve that feat but not under so-called leaders like you.
ZONGO BOY 7 years ago

All other foreign partners are feeling donor fatigue because they realize all the moneys they give to African countries end up in the pockets of the politicians and the continent has nothing to show for all the billions in ai ...
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All other foreign partners are feeling donor fatigue because they realize all the moneys they give to African countries end up in the pockets of the politicians and the continent has nothing to show for all the billions in aid over the years.
Asamoah Forson 7 years ago

But Mr president please don't forget that you over rules the Supreme Court Jugdes decisions Did you respect the constitution of Ghana? ???.

But Mr president please don't forget that you over rules the Supreme Court Jugdes decisions Did you respect the constitution of Ghana? ???.
Nii Joromi 7 years ago

Everything is fine on paper for Mahama till he has to implement it. Then corruption takes over. Look who's talking!

Everything is fine on paper for Mahama till he has to implement it. Then corruption takes over. Look who's talking!
montietie 7 years ago

Where and what is your contribution towards that achievement in your presidential term.

Where and what is your contribution towards that achievement in your presidential term.
Joe Bee 7 years ago

Ivory Coast and Nigeria can but certainly not Ghana. It is true that Ghana has all the potential to produce food in commercial quantities but the problem is that, there is no credible agricultural policy to ensure its feasibi ...
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Ivory Coast and Nigeria can but certainly not Ghana. It is true that Ghana has all the potential to produce food in commercial quantities but the problem is that, there is no credible agricultural policy to ensure its feasibility. I haven't seen any intervention strategy President Mahama and the NDC government has promulgated to back up his claim. Until there is any policy on the ground, what Mahama is saying will only remaini a wishful thinking. In fact, he is not a visionary leader to carry Ghana forward.
Vote NPP to ensure effective socio-economic transformation.
Derek Sangari 7 years ago

Not you in power

Not you in power
whyte guy 7 years ago

Addea, "Rome was not built in a one day" that's a stupid talk. Come to Canada, every city has downtown, shopping malls, highways, its own police and educational system. And what do whole Ghana has? stupid, corrupt, fucked up ...
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Addea, "Rome was not built in a one day" that's a stupid talk. Come to Canada, every city has downtown, shopping malls, highways, its own police and educational system. And what do whole Ghana has? stupid, corrupt, fucked up leaders, whose ideas are to destroy Ghana's economic. Even Rwanda without any resources is economically doing great than fuckin Ghana .Ndc party is bullshit and bunch of little fleas. Ghanaians gotta kick their ass but this December 7 uknowamsayin
whyte guy 7 years ago

kick their ass out

kick their ass out
Dan 7 years ago

Not when thieves run the affairs of African countries.

Not when thieves run the affairs of African countries.
Hars 7 years ago

True as long as you c@nts in leadership stop stealing from your country

True as long as you c@nts in leadership stop stealing from your country
James Mahmoud Awotwe-Braun 7 years ago

Mahama may not be a svery serious person.

Here is a case, where Africa has to port common Rice and Maize, yet he is dreaming about Africa becoming the word food basket.

Mahama may not be a svery serious person.

Here is a case, where Africa has to port common Rice and Maize, yet he is dreaming about Africa becoming the word food basket.
K Mensah 7 years ago

This imbecile president amazes some of us. After destroying the Agricultural Sector in Ghana,this brainless idiot has the nerve to advise sensible Africans on Agricultural issues?

This imbecile president amazes some of us. After destroying the Agricultural Sector in Ghana,this brainless idiot has the nerve to advise sensible Africans on Agricultural issues?
Frank 7 years ago

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My nephew, even the late Mills lost trust in Mahama

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Feature Article of Sun, 28 Aug 20165

My nephew, even the late Mills lost trust in Mahama

This is a retrospective commentary of the remedial history tutorials I gave to my nephew, and I would like to share with my dearest readers.

President Mahama’s critics continue to accuse him of being incompetent and corrupt. And, interestingly, Mahama’s critics maintain that their assertions are undergirded by two thematic factors.

First, the critics are claiming that President Mahama has failed to improve on Ghana’s socio-economic standards of living, hence the incompetent tag.

Secondly, the erstwhile Attorney General, Martin Amidu’s exposition about the late Mills apparent distrust of Mahama over the dubious aircrafts deal, which had invariably earned him corrupt appellation

As a matter of fact, the commentators of our economy have been predicting economic downslide since President Mahama and his NDC government took over the governance of the country (Bawumiah 2015, 2016; World Bank 2016).

For example, according to Dr Bawumiah, in the last seven years alone under this NDC government, Ghana’s total debt has ballooned from GH¢9.5 billion to a projected GH¢99 billion by the end of 2015.

“What is clear is that, 90% (i.e. GHC89.5 billion) of Ghana’s total debt since independence has been accumulated under this NDC government from 2009-2015 i.e. the last seven years” (cityfmonline.com).

Moreover, the high inflation rate remain elevated at 18.5% in February 2016 compared to 17.7% in February 2015, even after the Central Bank’s 500 bps policy rate hikes. Ghana’s economic growth slowed for the fourth consecutive year to an estimated 3.4% in 2015 from 4% in 2014 as energy rationing, high inflation, and ongoing fiscal consolidation weighed on economic activity (World Bank, 2016).

It is against this background that Mahama’s critics insist he is incompetent, and I have no reason to confute their claims, my nephew.

Apparently, Mr Amidu has come out audaciously to tell the whole nation that the late President Mills set up a committee to investigate his then supposedly spendthrift Vice President(Mahama) on what he(Mills) perceived as an irrevocable dishonesty on the part of his Vice Mahama.

All the same, the late Mills) could not put his foot down and woefully allowed the committee to somehow turn a blind eye to his directives.

As a matter of fact, there are serious questions here that discerning Ghanaians must probe: is President Mahama indeed incompetent, a scattergood or corrupt?

And more so was the late Mills really unhappy about the conduct of his then Vice President, Mahama?

Moreover, did the Committee refuse to carry out President Mills directives?

My nephew, please pay attention while I try to pin the ostensible straddled jigsaw together.

First, let us mull over the former Attorney General, Mr Martin Amidu’s revelations on the corruption allegations.

It would be recalled that a few years ago, Mr Amidu came out and told the whole nation that in July 2011 there was a hue and cry about the prices for the acquisition of five (5) aircrafts for the Ghana Armed Forces.

Mr Amidu asseverated: “even though on 26th July 2011 the late Prof. Mills attempted to defend the purchase of the five aircrafts, he became convinced of the necessity to set up a committee to investigate those purchases”.

The overarching question here is: was the late Mills had a coruscation of suspicion on his mind and felt Mahama was trying to rip off the nation?

In a way, reflective thinkers can conclude that the late Mills was not happy with the deal. And, if that was not the case, why would he set up a committee to investigate Mahama, the architect of the whole deal?

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In fact, it is an indictment on President Mahama and therefore the honest thing for him to do now is to come out and repudiate the corruption allegations, not just by words, but through actions. That is, President Mahama must do the honest thing by allowing the committee set up by late President Mills to resume its work immediately without any constraints.

By doing this, discerning Ghanaians will then take him (President Mahama) more seriously about his never ending claims of not being a corrupt leader and doing everything possible to fight the existential corruption.

Mr Amidu’s averment continues: “a Committee to Investigate the Processes of the Acquisition of Five Aircrafts (5) including Embraer 190 Aircraft and hanger for the Ghana Armed Forces consisting of Mr. William Aboah, Mr. George Amoah, and Brig. Gen. Allotey (Rtd) former Judge Advocate-General was put together”.

Based on the preceding revelations, I have no doubts whatsoever in my mind that Mr Amidu’s story is credible. First, Mr. Amidu has gone ahead and named the members of the committee set up by the late President Mills.

Secondly, the fact that none of the committee members has come out to repudiate or disassociate themselves from the allegations gives credence to Mr Amidu’s averment. The big question then is why have they kept quiet? Your guess is as good as mine.

Mr Amidu further avouched : “the terms of reference of the Committee as I was instructed and drafted them for the late President were: “(i) to investigate the processes adopted in selecting, negotiating, and agreeing on the acquisition of the aircrafts; (ii) to investigate the competitive advantage, prices of the aircrafts and the level of economic and financial due diligence conducted by relevant agencies in the process of acquisition of the aircrafts; and (iii) to investigate any other matter that in the opinion of the Committee is reasonably related to the foregoing terms of reference”. “Pressure groups never allowed the Committee to take off”.

“But the very fact that the late President Mills even contemplated this committee meant that he was uncomfortable with and suspicious of the alleged inflated prices of the aircrafts”.

My nephew, there we go. Amazing revelations! Did pressure groups indeed interfere with the work of a committee set up by President of the nation? Were the pressure groups from the ruling party? If so, do they have vested interests in the purchasing of the aircrafts or what?

Anyway, my nephew, whatever their reasons may be, their actions were unlawful, and can best be described as an attempt to pervert the cause of justice. Are we really serious as a nation at all, my nephew? How on earth can pressure groups mulishly and selfishly interfere in a legitimate committee’s work?

You see, my nephew, our problem as a nation is, we have sycophant, incompetent and ‘nodding yes men and women’ who are only interested in amassing wealth at the expense of the masses. So they would go to every extent to achieve such objective.

Undeniably, the Late President Mills put his trust in Mahama, but if we are to believe Mr. Amidu’s account of the corruption saga, we can then deduce that Mahama betrayed the trust the late Mills reposed in him. It therefore explains why the late President Mills set up a committee to investigate him.

In fact, there are serious issues here that need to be considered by the voting public. For, if, indeed the late President Mills did not trust Mahama prior to his death, why should discerning Ghanaians go ahead and hand over our sovereignty to a supposedly untrustworthy?

My nephew, it is important to note that the President of a nation is a serious job, and as such it requires a serious and committed person.

Therefore, if corruption cases are hanging on the neck of an individual who is looking after the national coffers, and has so far unwilling to seriously disprove such allegations, then discerning Ghanaians have to be really careful about handing him another term in office.

K. Badu, UK.

References:

www.cityfmonline.com

www.worldbank.org

www.martinamidu.com

Columnist: Badu, K
[28/08 08:49] Frank Afful: THIS IS THE MEANING OF JOHN MAHAMA'S INCOMPETENT
GHANA OLYMPICS 7 years ago

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Enoch Appiah 7 years ago

Enoch : youth should be very vigilant and watchful when voting because we vote for the one who care for our future we the youth are dying for lack of job

Enoch : youth should be very vigilant and watchful when voting because we vote for the one who care for our future we the youth are dying for lack of job
Eric 7 years ago

Stupid president. If you stop your corruption and stealing of Ghana's money all will be well here in Ghana.

Stupid president. If you stop your corruption and stealing of Ghana's money all will be well here in Ghana.
abongo 7 years ago

when you allow Israelis to grow biofuel plants ? Why feed the world when the EU pays farmers not to over produce

when you allow Israelis to grow biofuel plants ? Why feed the world when the EU pays farmers not to over produce
ROZZY 7 years ago

Yes it can but please never under ur incompetent and corrupt leadership oooo.U must gooo.Am for change #VOTEFORCHANGE2016.

Yes it can but please never under ur incompetent and corrupt leadership oooo.U must gooo.Am for change #VOTEFORCHANGE2016.
vic 7 years ago

When have allowed the Chinese to destroy people's farms and allowed them to dig everywhere for Ghana. Mahama let me tell u.plantain is cheaper now in America than in Ghana.

When have allowed the Chinese to destroy people's farms and allowed them to dig everywhere for Ghana. Mahama let me tell u.plantain is cheaper now in America than in Ghana.
Antonio 7 years ago

It's can without you.

It's can without you.
Odikro 7 years ago

You don't even have electricity or water. You think food drops from the skies?

You don't even have electricity or water. You think food drops from the skies?

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