COCOBOD brouhaha: Don’t jump to conclusions – Kufuor

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Foolishness 7 years ago

You are right but too much of everything is bad

You are right but too much of everything is bad
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (INVISIBLE FORCE) 7 years ago

AUTHOR: OSONO ------- I'm glad Mahama lost.Ghana would have collapsed if the ndc won.The special prosecutor must start working immediately. Get these stupid thieves in jail now.With the numerous problems confronting cocobod,i ...
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AUTHOR: OSONO ------- I'm glad Mahama lost.Ghana would have collapsed if the ndc won.The special prosecutor must start working immediately. Get these stupid thieves in jail now.With the numerous problems confronting cocobod,it was absolutely inhumane for the then boss to earn that much. Ndc was led by robbers.
FAFRA 7 years ago

KU4 PLEASE HOW MUCH THE SALARY OF A FARMER EARNINGS A MONTH.? IS TOO MUCH FOR THAT THIEF TO TAKE SO MUCH.

KU4 PLEASE HOW MUCH THE SALARY OF A FARMER EARNINGS A MONTH.? IS TOO MUCH FOR THAT THIEF TO TAKE SO MUCH.
Ewurade Kasa 7 years ago

Prex Kuffour is wrong because in most countries sector revenue does not determine the pay of sector CEO or Minister. The US transportation Secretary doesnt make the most salary although the transport sector rakes in more reve ...
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Prex Kuffour is wrong because in most countries sector revenue does not determine the pay of sector CEO or Minister. The US transportation Secretary doesnt make the most salary although the transport sector rakes in more revenue for the USA. the same is true of the Commerce dept. What Kuffuor is saying only works in the private sector, not in the public sector.
Anita Delmassor 7 years ago

Kuffuor himself need be investigated for it has come to light that he used the public money and time to establish businesses while in office these are in JAPAN and overseas.
Crusify this man sand get the hell out of him

Kuffuor himself need be investigated for it has come to light that he used the public money and time to establish businesses while in office these are in JAPAN and overseas.
Crusify this man sand get the hell out of him
fiko 7 years ago

In a way agree Dad,, but whether their job yield benfit or not, de gross nd net salary is an issue differnt all together nd must be concerned ,,,,,Ur "investigation" idea is tho gr8 !

In a way agree Dad,, but whether their job yield benfit or not, de gross nd net salary is an issue differnt all together nd must be concerned ,,,,,Ur "investigation" idea is tho gr8 !
Chief amawnkwa e 7 years ago

Do u see how the farmers suffer
And they produce..
Ok then mr kuffour pay farmers 4times
So happy days for all
We all crack on fat wages..
Rubbish the

Do u see how the farmers suffer
And they produce..
Ok then mr kuffour pay farmers 4times
So happy days for all
We all crack on fat wages..
Rubbish the
Mr Bond 7 years ago

Folks,this is a lie.Kufour has not said anything.The news did not mention the host or interviewer names indicate it is a lie.

Folks,this is a lie.Kufour has not said anything.The news did not mention the host or interviewer names indicate it is a lie.
Ghanaman 7 years ago

Kuffour is another thief and looter.

Kuffour is another thief and looter.
Yussif 7 years ago

I am not surprised about Kufour,s arguement because he bought a gold chain for himself,if that was the case then he Kufour should've earned more salary than anybody because his government performed and achieved a lot for Ghan ...
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I am not surprised about Kufour,s arguement because he bought a gold chain for himself,if that was the case then he Kufour should've earned more salary than anybody because his government performed and achieved a lot for Ghana.Sometime I don't understand him,if the whole president receives gh22,000,00,why should the governor receive gh89,000,00?,corruption if not checked ll bring war in this country,we always think its electoral disputes that ll break us but if we do change corruption ll bring us war and I mean it.
Ama 7 years ago

Kuffour some ofus help exposed him when he lied to the general public that he was going to a conference in Canada when when our Northern brothers and sister suffered a major disaster. Yes later his spokes person had to come ...
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Kuffour some ofus help exposed him when he lied to the general public that he was going to a conference in Canada when when our Northern brothers and sister suffered a major disaster. Yes later his spokes person had to come out that he was actually in London who with no reply till date. We have never forgiven this crook and turns out that he was financing his girls with the twins. Today he also calls himself an ex President. Kuffour a disgrace to Ghana. Indeed whilst some children were officially being educated under the trees Kuffour was busy putting up his Hotel under Gezell influence to hide away his money. No one in their right mind we give any respect to Kuffour . Why is he not wearing his golden award every where he goes? Don't jump into conclusions who will even care to listen to someone like you?
Stephen Donkor, New York. 7 years ago

Once a thief always a thief, Opuni made this huge salary and still engaged in all sorts of shady deals including contracts sole sourcing with his partner in crime Lordina Cribo Mahama.

Once a thief always a thief, Opuni made this huge salary and still engaged in all sorts of shady deals including contracts sole sourcing with his partner in crime Lordina Cribo Mahama.
Kojo London 7 years ago

With the right skills and experience outside are not wanting to come home to help.
He makes 12,000 dollars a month in the US or UK. He is given 8,000 dollars worth in cedis i.e. 44,000 Ghana cedis and heaven will come down w ...
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With the right skills and experience outside are not wanting to come home to help.
He makes 12,000 dollars a month in the US or UK. He is given 8,000 dollars worth in cedis i.e. 44,000 Ghana cedis and heaven will come down with everyone complaining and ignoring the value addition!
Genuwine 7 years ago

You take 12,000 dollars outside , are you considering the taxes you have to pay over there? Do you know the freebies this CEO in Ghana enjoy, please if you want to remain slave in oyibo land just keep quite and serve them , i ...
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You take 12,000 dollars outside , are you considering the taxes you have to pay over there? Do you know the freebies this CEO in Ghana enjoy, please if you want to remain slave in oyibo land just keep quite and serve them , if they have not been sacrificed to their country do you think they can pay you that huge money u guys are earning
Sam 7 years ago

Kufuor pay-off shocks Ghanai

Ghana's outgoing President John Kufuor
John Kufuor stood down after serving two terms
Ghanaians have criticised plans to give former President John Kufuor a massive retirement package, includ ...
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Kufuor pay-off shocks Ghanai

Ghana's outgoing President John Kufuor
John Kufuor stood down after serving two terms
Ghanaians have criticised plans to give former President John Kufuor a massive retirement package, including six chauffeur-driven cars and two houses.
The benefits, which also include a lump-sum thought to be worth $400,000, were approved on Mr Kufuor's last day in office earlier this month.
The new parliamentary majority leader said it was embarrassing that MPs had taken the decision behind closed doors.
But another MP said it would prevent leaders clinging on to power.
One of Mr Kufuor's allies told the BBC that the measures had not yet been signed into law and so the new administration was free to amend them if they so wished.
'Bankrupt'
The BBC's David Amanor in the capital, Accra, says people respect their former presidents but see the proposed package as extravagant, if not excessive.
"We have a lot of problems in the country - water problems, light problems," one man told him.

Former President Jerry Rawlings.

"Two cars with security is OK. But not five [sic] cars. The country will go bankrupt," he said.
The six cars can be replaced every four years and the former president can pick any two houses.
The package also includes a budget for entertaining, security and a foreign holiday each year.
Alban Bagbin, the leader of the parliamentary majority, told the BBC that he had not even known that a committee of MPs was meeting to discuss the measures, which had not been debated, bypassing normal parliamentary procedure.
Former President Jerry Rawlings could also benefit from the package but he told the BBC that he had told the committee to "get lost" when they approached him.
"I've lived with the little accorded to me all this time. I told them to get lost.
"You're not going to entice me with that grandiose rubbish designed for Kufuor."
Mr Rawlings founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC), whose candidate John Atta Mills narrowly defeated Nana Akufo-Addo from Mr Kufuor's New Patriotic Party after a run-off.
Mr Kufuor stood down after serving the maximum two terms.
At the weekend, the government said the outgoing administration had exceeded its budget sevenfold, leaving the country "broke", reports Reuters news agency.
The election was relatively peaceful despite the narrow margin of victory and was praised as setting an example for other African countries.
Sam 7 years ago

The prime minister of United Kingdom earns £145.000 a year.That is..12.0833333333 a month. A guy in Ghana who probably has never ever been to a cocoa farm in his life earns.840.000 cedis a year.That comes to...£12962.6000 { ...
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The prime minister of United Kingdom earns £145.000 a year.That is..12.0833333333 a month. A guy in Ghana who probably has never ever been to a cocoa farm in his life earns.840.000 cedis a year.That comes to...£12962.6000 {pounds sterling} a month and you are sitting in London talking a whole lot of raw unadulterated bollocks! Are sick or plain stupid! Come back and let me knock a bit of sense into your coconut head!
Bomfaboy 7 years ago

Mr former president, by your thinking, it' should mean that if we can quantify in monetary terms what a person bring to his or her job, so that that person can be paid accordingly??
In the Public service, and Governmental c ...
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Mr former president, by your thinking, it' should mean that if we can quantify in monetary terms what a person bring to his or her job, so that that person can be paid accordingly??
In the Public service, and Governmental circles, is any other person brings more to the national Kitty that the person who appoints them? That means if the President who put you in a place on His behalf is by law limited to certain amount of payment, how is it possible that the representative, can take for him/herself far more the the president?

Second: Hiw much does a human live cost? How much does your life cost? So for all the Doctors and Nurses and health care personnel who toil day and night to maintain human life, can they be paid as a human life is worth?
The Cocobod is not a private entity. Just as the PResident Nana Addo said, if you want more money than service to nation, the private sector is where you belong. In the private sector, there is no limitation to what the owners can earn after making do with their tax obligations.
Come again , mR former President.
Money 7 years ago

I agewe with you

I agewe with you
NDC man 7 years ago

Kuffour you are right, but the money is too mega... aaaaba

Kuffour you are right, but the money is too mega... aaaaba
NPPigs 7 years ago

How can anyone justify this gargantuan sum as someone's monthly salary in Ghana?

900,000 Ghana Cedis per year or 206,868 US Dollars per year!

Folks why won't the hungry take to galamsey? The privileged ones are raping t ...
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How can anyone justify this gargantuan sum as someone's monthly salary in Ghana?

900,000 Ghana Cedis per year or 206,868 US Dollars per year!

Folks why won't the hungry take to galamsey? The privileged ones are raping the national coffers all in the name of serving the nation (under the disguise of party politics).

If Opuni really deserves this colossal sum, as the ex president wants us to believe, my question to readers (including Kufour) how Opuni's performance in office has uplifted the lives of millions of the downtrodden?

I blame Mahama too for allowing such a n injustice to be perpetuated on Ghana.

And folks, this is just his salary. What we haven't been told is the other perks that came with his position.
Philip Londont 7 years ago

Kufuor ,why is it that your comments are mostly passive. You are not bold enough to call a spade a spade. .How can we justify given such a huge amount to one person (Opuni)looking at the current state of affairs you tal ...
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Kufuor ,why is it that your comments are mostly passive. You are not bold enough to call a spade a spade. .How can we justify given such a huge amount to one person (Opuni)looking at the current state of affairs you talk as if you are always scared of someone, or as if you will do the same. Stop your cowardice approach and share your views in a positive manner
Ama 7 years ago

Get this right thank you.

Get this right thank you.
Pk 7 years ago

What nonsense is this from a former president? There is no way such a salary to anyone in the ghana civil service can be justified. What sort of monies can an agency earn for the nation to warrant this sort of salary to an ex ...
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What nonsense is this from a former president? There is no way such a salary to anyone in the ghana civil service can be justified. What sort of monies can an agency earn for the nation to warrant this sort of salary to an executive who sits in air conditioned room while others toil to produce cocoa or to visit cocoa farms to give advice to farmers? Will ghana ever develop? Not with this mentality of Ghanaians!!
Kwame Tenadu 7 years ago

Why was the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission created? Anyone who is not worried about this outrageous salary of this Cocobod CEO is rather insensitive to the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian. When we have old pensioners who ...
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Why was the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission created? Anyone who is not worried about this outrageous salary of this Cocobod CEO is rather insensitive to the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian. When we have old pensioners who take 300 ghc per month, we are preparing them to die. What is their crime? Because they happen not to be employees of Cocobod. President Kuffour should not support that as he was the brain behind FWSC. Are some public servants different? What does the constitution say? Equality before the law.
Ewurade Kasa 7 years ago

In any country with state institutions, sector revenue does not determine the pay of sector CEO or Minister. The US transportation Secretary doesnt make the most salary although the transport sector rakes in more revenue for ...
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In any country with state institutions, sector revenue does not determine the pay of sector CEO or Minister. The US transportation Secretary doesnt make the most salary although the transport sector rakes in more revenue for the USA. the same is true of the Commerce dept. What Kuffuor is saying only works in the private sector, not in the public sector.
ATYCO #ONE THE CITIZEN! 7 years ago

You are the cause of menace galamsey bedridden us uncontrollably. You have created more problems than good. Foolish these salaries increments of these criminals. Useless Parliament ex-gratias and all sort of bonuses and nonse ...
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You are the cause of menace galamsey bedridden us uncontrollably. You have created more problems than good. Foolish these salaries increments of these criminals. Useless Parliament ex-gratias and all sort of bonuses and nonsense of waste and waste of resources.
OBREMPON NY, NY 7 years ago

President Kuffour, if a SUB-CEO has a WHOOPING
monthly SALARY of GH70.000.00 what do
you think should be for the SUPPER-CEO ?
The SUB-CEO'S duties do not supersedes TOP SCIENTIST researching DEEP ...
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President Kuffour, if a SUB-CEO has a WHOOPING
monthly SALARY of GH70.000.00 what do
you think should be for the SUPPER-CEO ?
The SUB-CEO'S duties do not supersedes TOP SCIENTIST researching DEEP SEA TREASURES,
or DOING INTENSIVE SOLAR EXPLORATIONS.
This GHANA'S OPUNI'S WORK is or was not
above the PRESIDENT OF THE LAND. Why
that SALARY ? MR KUFFOUR we have to
PROTECT the COUNTRY'S WALLET AND HER
TREASURES. I do not follow your POINT.
PLEASE LOVE THE COUNTRY THAT PUT YOU
HIGH.
REGINA 7 years ago

IS IT NOT A SHAME TO SUPPORT THAT

IS IT NOT A SHAME TO SUPPORT THAT
AKWE 7 years ago

NPP OPPORTUNIST

NPP OPPORTUNIST
YAM SELLER, KRACHI 7 years ago

After Ghana produced over a million metric tonnes of cocoa under the competent Kufuor administration, production strayed and started decreasing. The last time it was reported, the total metric tonnes had reduced to less than ...
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After Ghana produced over a million metric tonnes of cocoa under the competent Kufuor administration, production strayed and started decreasing. The last time it was reported, the total metric tonnes had reduced to less than 750,000 and still falling.
Smuggling of the commodity had increased with the CEO Opuni even fingered in the act by his own workers. Bonuses due cocoa farmers had become problematic.
As the price of the commodity was increasing on the international market, the price paid the farmer for his produce was dwindling or stagnant in real terms.
Meanwhile the CEO's salary was soaring and rising like a helium balloon and floating so far up in the skies.
Notwithstanding all that, contracts were being signed shortchanging the Ghanaian taxpayer and benefiting the CEO, John Mahama, his family and cronies.
It is fair to say that the brouhaha surrounding COCOBOD since Opuni started shredding documents at 1am in the night is justified. When the guy was in overalls strutting around the accident and emergency unit of KATH hospital, one would never have expected that this was how his mind worked, sad.
Fugu 7 years ago

For a former president to wade into this wahala all by
his silly-self is pathetic!

If there had not been this revelation, would he have had the courage to propose anything to weed out the outrageous "create, loot and shar ...
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For a former president to wade into this wahala all by
his silly-self is pathetic!

If there had not been this revelation, would he have had the courage to propose anything to weed out the outrageous "create, loot and share policy" of the previous government?

Opuni could be K-4's "relative"!!
B. PLUS 7 years ago

One should merit his salary based on the type of job and the ability to deliver.However looking at the Ghanaian situation and the frustration the farmers go through,the top echelon on should not widen the gap in salary if it ...
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One should merit his salary based on the type of job and the ability to deliver.However looking at the Ghanaian situation and the frustration the farmers go through,the top echelon on should not widen the gap in salary if it goes way beyond the second best paid CEO in the country not forgetting the fact the fact that other juicy benefits goes with it.Let us benefit moderately so that some will remain for others to enjoy.
BB 7 years ago

Until now I had always thought Opuni had more greed than Kuffour, But Kuffour continue to prove himself otherwise.

Until now I had always thought Opuni had more greed than Kuffour, But Kuffour continue to prove himself otherwise.

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