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KK 10 years ago

AFTER CAREFUL STUDY, ONE WILL REALISE THAT A PASSPORT PICTURE SHOULD NOT HAVE A SHADOW AT THE BACKGROUND AND THE BEARER SHOULD BE UPRIGHT SITTING

AFTER CAREFUL STUDY, ONE WILL REALISE THAT A PASSPORT PICTURE SHOULD NOT HAVE A SHADOW AT THE BACKGROUND AND THE BEARER SHOULD BE UPRIGHT SITTING
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NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

GHANAIANS HORRIBLE ACCENT UPDATES!
***GHANAIAN ACCENT MADE EASY***
Ghana vs English
1a. famry = FAMILY (An Accra coffin maker in an interview with TVC News).
1b.artikel = ARTICLE (Author:GHFUO, be serious & change ...
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GHANAIANS HORRIBLE ACCENT UPDATES!
***GHANAIAN ACCENT MADE EASY***
Ghana vs English
1a. famry = FAMILY (An Accra coffin maker in an interview with TVC News).
1b.artikel = ARTICLE (Author:GHFUO, be serious & change ur thinkin. Date:2013-11-22 21:29:06, Comment to:
Herpes Zoster not same as Genital Herpes).Hahahahahahahaha
1c. teelar= TAYLOR
1d. wek= WORK
1e. darekta= DIRECTOR
1. dukta= DOCTOR
2. pasta= PASTOR
3. DORA= DOLLAR
4. gogu = GOOGLE
5. rurring= RAWLINGS, (they're so stupid they can't even (pronounce their ex-president name properly).
6. laila= NAIRA
7. saf juni= SAVE JOURNEY
8. juno= JUNIOR
9. shisha= TEACHER
10. bet day= BIRTHDAY
11. SHASH= CHURCH
12. LANDEN=LONDON, (pronounced like Bin Landen).
13. EGG LAND= ENGLAND
14. SIFA= FIFA
15.FITBOL= FOOTBALL
16.AMELIkA= AMERICA
17. SAT AFLIKA= SOUTH AFRICA
18.FUS= FISH
19.MOLIN= MONEY
20.GUD MOLIN= GOOD MORNING
Ghana vs English
21. Taror= TAYLOR
22. Bluder= BROTHER
23. pepsodent= PRESIDENT
24. wata= WATER
25. gufamant= GOVERNMENT
26. musik= MUSIC
27. busop= BISHOP
28. pariamant= PARLIAMENT
29. poritik= POLITIC
30. pupu= PEOPLE
More of Ghanaians horrible pronouncations to come.
NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

Murdered Nigerian: UK Police place £10,000 bounty on GHANAIAN killer
News Wednesday, November 27, 2013
By Uduma Kalu, with agency report

The London Metropolitan Police has offered £10,000 reward for information that ...
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Murdered Nigerian: UK Police place £10,000 bounty on GHANAIAN killer
News Wednesday, November 27, 2013
By Uduma Kalu, with agency report

The London Metropolitan Police has offered £10,000 reward for information that will help track down and arrest a convicted Ghanaian murderer on the run for killing a Nigerian student in London.

Ghanaian Lerone Boye, 27, the alleged murderer, was sentenced to 28 years last December for the murder of 17-year-old Nigerian, Kelvin Chibueze.

Boye had stabbed Chibueze to death at a birthday party in Ilford in August 2011. He has not been seen since he escaped from the John Howard Centre in Kenworthy Road in Homerton on October 16.

Scotland Yard said there is "some intelligence to suggest" that Boye may be in the east London area . He is also known to have links to Barking, Newham and Ilford.

The London police officers describe Boye as a "black man who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and of slim build.

He had a distinctive horseshoe shape scar on his right cheek and a gold tooth in his upper row of teeth.

When last seen, he was said to be wearing a grey-blue sweat-shirt with a grey vest over the top. He was also wearing grey jogging bottoms. He had short hair and a goatee beard.

Members of the public are advised not to approach Boye, but to call 999 if they see him.

Four killers stabbed Chibueze to death after chasing him out of a nightclub brandishing champagne and brandy bottles.

Kelvin Chibueze, 17, rushed out of a private party at an east London venue after he was attacked in a mass brawl involving knives and bar stools.

The youth tripped outside a supermarket and the rival gang members sat on his legs to stop him running away before stabbing him repeatedly with a foot-long blade.

Dale Williams, 21, Lerone Boye, 25, Hugo Nwankwo, 18, and Roger Damali, 31, denied murder, but were convicted after a trial at the Old Bailey.

A judge condemned Britain's 'endemic' knife culture as he jailed the four members of the Barking-based Harts Lane street gang for 93 years in total.

A fifth man, deaf-mute Ibrahim Zakari, 21, who threw a bottle at Kelvin during the chase, was earlier jailed for two years, but walked free because he had already served more than a year in jail on remand.
ROMANO 10 years ago

IT IS OKAY TO KILL A NIGERIAN WITHOUT A PROBLEM.KEEP KILLING THEM ALL IN THE UK AND GOD GO BLESS YOU. WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT A NIGERIAN TO BEGIN WITH. YEYE PEOPLE FROM YEYE COUNTRY.

IT IS OKAY TO KILL A NIGERIAN WITHOUT A PROBLEM.KEEP KILLING THEM ALL IN THE UK AND GOD GO BLESS YOU. WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT A NIGERIAN TO BEGIN WITH. YEYE PEOPLE FROM YEYE COUNTRY.
NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

DOG EAT DOG WHO CARES? AFTER ALL, GHANAIAN KILLED IGBO BOY, AND NEXT IT WILL BE YOUR TURN ROMANO. BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID INDEED.

DOG EAT DOG WHO CARES? AFTER ALL, GHANAIAN KILLED IGBO BOY, AND NEXT IT WILL BE YOUR TURN ROMANO. BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID INDEED.
ROMANO 10 years ago

NEMESIS,UK SAYS HIS BRAINS ARE FROZEN AND CONFUSED IN LIFE.

NEMESIS,UK SAYS HIS BRAINS ARE FROZEN AND CONFUSED IN LIFE.
CONTEMNOR 10 years ago

Reasons Igbos Should NOT Marry Yorubas:

1. They’re dirty.

2. All they know how to do is party.

3. They eat too much oil.

4. Their women flirt/sleep around too much.

5. Their men will ALWAYS cheat with a Yorub ...
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Reasons Igbos Should NOT Marry Yorubas:

1. They’re dirty.

2. All they know how to do is party.

3. They eat too much oil.

4. Their women flirt/sleep around too much.

5. Their men will ALWAYS cheat with a Yoruba woman.

6. They are loud and obnoxious. You can hear them from a mile away.

7. They are wild. They are the real “Akata” people.

8. They are Nigeria’s problem.

9. They don’t understand the Igbo culture.

10. They do too much juju.

11. They betrayed the Igbos during the Biafran war.

12. And to top the list, they are not Igbo.
NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

FARMER CAUGHT HAVING SEX WITH GOAL (MIRROR, PAGE 34)
From Samuel Duodu, Techiman.

A 25-year-old farmer, Kofi Owusu, of Awrapata, a farming community near Techiman, did the unthinkable, when he decided to satisfy his sexua ...
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FARMER CAUGHT HAVING SEX WITH GOAL (MIRROR, PAGE 34)
From Samuel Duodu, Techiman.

A 25-year-old farmer, Kofi Owusu, of Awrapata, a farming community near Techiman, did the unthinkable, when he decided to satisfy his sexual desires by having sex with a goat in the bush.
Kofi Owusu, who was caught red-handed by a hunter, Mr Adams Kusi, also from the same village, is currently on the run after the act which was considered a taboo of the highest level in the largely peasant community.
After his arrest, Owusu was brought before the Odikro, Ali Kokroko, but he managed to flee the village, and as of the time of filing this report, his whereabouts were yet to be known.
The hunter who spoke to The Mirror said he went on a hunting expedition, and while combing the forest, he heard the bleating of a goat in the bush.
He said this unusual bleating of the goat attracted his attention, and when he got to the scene, he saw Owusu, who had removed all his clothes and having sex with the goat.
Mr Kusi said Owusu did not notice him until he tapped him at the back, saying “My friend, what abomination are you committing?”
He told The Mirror that he arrested Owusu together with the goat and took them to the Odikro’s palace, but he (Owusu) managed to bolt out of the town.
When contacted, the Assembly member for the area, Nana Sekyere Boateng, confirmed the story and said efforts were being made by the community to arrest the culprit.
Posted by SAMUEL DUODU'S STORIES at 8:22 AM
CONTEMNOR 10 years ago

***NIGERIAN ACCENT MADE EASY***
1.BURGER= BORGA
2.TELEVISION= TELEVISHUN
3.BIRTHDAY = BET DAY
4.GOODLUCK= GUDLOCK
5.DEDICATION= DEDICASHUN
6.EDUCATION= EDUCASHUN
7.PASTOR= PASTO
8.HUSBAND= OZZBAND
9.NATION= NASHUN
1 ...
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***NIGERIAN ACCENT MADE EASY***
1.BURGER= BORGA
2.TELEVISION= TELEVISHUN
3.BIRTHDAY = BET DAY
4.GOODLUCK= GUDLOCK
5.DEDICATION= DEDICASHUN
6.EDUCATION= EDUCASHUN
7.PASTOR= PASTO
8.HUSBAND= OZZBAND
9.NATION= NASHUN
10.HOLLYWOOD= OLLYWOOD
11.CHURCH= CHORCH
12.THIRTEEN= TARTIN
13.THREE= TREE
14.X BOX 360= X BOX TREE SIGIXTY
15.SAFE JOURNEY= SAVE JOHNNY
16.WORK= WALK
17.WALK= WALK
18.WALKING TO WORK= WALKING TO WALK
19.DOCTOR= DOCTOUR
20.JESUS= GEE SAUCE
ROMANO 10 years ago

NUFF RESPECT.YOUR MAJESTY SIR CONTEMNOR I SALUTE U SIR.

NUFF RESPECT.YOUR MAJESTY SIR CONTEMNOR I SALUTE U SIR.
CONTEMNOR 10 years ago

ROMANO WILL LIVE LONG TO TORMENT NIGERIANS ASS

ROMANO WILL LIVE LONG TO TORMENT NIGERIANS ASS
ROMANO 10 years ago

NA TRUE TALK,I PROMISE TO HELP CHASE THOSE IDIOTA NEMISES,UK CUM ALL HIS YEYE YEYE ANAGO PEOPLE FROM THAT YEYE COUNTRY OFF OUR PRECIOUS GHANAWEB.I DON'T KNOW THAT STUPID ASS NEMESIS,UK BUT MAN I HATE HIM TO DEATH.

NA TRUE TALK,I PROMISE TO HELP CHASE THOSE IDIOTA NEMISES,UK CUM ALL HIS YEYE YEYE ANAGO PEOPLE FROM THAT YEYE COUNTRY OFF OUR PRECIOUS GHANAWEB.I DON'T KNOW THAT STUPID ASS NEMESIS,UK BUT MAN I HATE HIM TO DEATH.
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

PEEP GAME N STAY AWAY. GH IS UPGRADE FOR THESE STINKY YORUBA PPL. GH IS LIKE BUGATTI/RANGE ROVER TO THEM....

PEEP GAME N STAY AWAY. GH IS UPGRADE FOR THESE STINKY YORUBA PPL. GH IS LIKE BUGATTI/RANGE ROVER TO THEM....
NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

Ghana lacks ‘thinking people’ – Majority Leader
General News of Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Source: citifmonline

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Benjamin Kumbour, has stated that the biggest problem facing Gh ...
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Ghana lacks ‘thinking people’ – Majority Leader
General News of Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Source: citifmonline

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Benjamin Kumbour, has stated that the biggest problem facing Ghana is the lack of ‘thinking people’ in political leadership. According to him, Ghana’s economy is affected by the lack of initiative from people appointed into political leadership positions.

"In this country, we spend so much time paying people to talk; we don’t pay people to think, this is what is the problem of this country.’’

"All the matured democracies and industrialised countries you’ve seen, they have always found time to pay people to think and not just to talk," said Dr. Kumbuor in an interview with Citi FM's Richard Dela Sky.

According to the Member of Parliament for Nandom, a neighbouring country like Burkina Faso is getting it right with investment in agriculture than Ghana is: "because people are thinking about the future of Burkina; people are thinking and interpreting their environment and finding answers to the challenges of their environment.’’

But the contrary he said, is happening in Ghana because "we just do not want to perfect our institutions and structures to reflect changing demands"

Dr. Kumbour said the people of Burkina Faso do not spend time shouting about their achievements, but rather are engaged in finding solutions to their problems and that the evidence is there for all to see.

He warned that if Ghana's political leadership do not have a change in attitude towards problem solving, then "every problem that is known and has been solved in some country will always come to us as a new problem."

The Majority leader also expressed worry over the situation in Ghana where people who insult are the most glorified. "…Who do we glorify; those who can insult each other on the radio in the morning, those who can publish a lot of things that destroys people’s lives forever; those are the ones who are the champions in Ghana."

Dr. Kumbour said the media could not be blamed for the kind of stories in circulation.

"It is not the media; we [politicians] send the stories to them and so if they decide to embellish it according to their editorial policy, you can’t blame them…," he stated.

He urged politicians to devote time to dealing with issues that impact the lives of Ghanaians positively."Let us get our priorities right; let us [Politicians and Leaders] put and devote our time to the core issues," he added.
NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

HEY ROMANO, THE BASTARD SON OF AGBOGLOSHIE PROSTITUTE BITCH, THE FEELING IS MUTUAL. I CAN'T STAND YOUR GUT. IN FACT, I EVER MEET YOU AND A SNAKE? TRUST ME, I WILL FIRST OF ALL TAKE YOU DOWN BEFORE THE SNAKE.

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HEY ROMANO, THE BASTARD SON OF AGBOGLOSHIE PROSTITUTE BITCH, THE FEELING IS MUTUAL. I CAN'T STAND YOUR GUT. IN FACT, I EVER MEET YOU AND A SNAKE? TRUST ME, I WILL FIRST OF ALL TAKE YOU DOWN BEFORE THE SNAKE.

ASK YOUR EQUALLY DEMENTED BASTARD BROTHER CONTEMPTIBLE CONTEMNOR, WHO WAS SO SCARED OF ME, HE FAILED TO TURNED UP TO MEET ME AT BRIXTON, SW LONDON, AS ARRANGED. THAT IS HOW COWARD YOU GHANAIANS ARE.

I AM YOUR NEMESIS
nemesisrocket@rocketmail.com
fathia 10 years ago

U know what,when ur president was here in Europe and had to speak english they got a translator for him to translate his english to ennglish right from the airport.it was so shameful.And why r all nigerians running to ghana t ...
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U know what,when ur president was here in Europe and had to speak english they got a translator for him to translate his english to ennglish right from the airport.it was so shameful.And why r all nigerians running to ghana to educate their children if we r stupid?Have u seen Ghanaians sending their children to naija to further their schooling,NO.So what does this tell u?
ROMANO 10 years ago

NEMESIS & HIS ALATA 419 BROS @ WORK.NIGERIANS ARE JUST BORN TO BE CRIMINALS PERIOD.

NEMESIS & HIS ALATA 419 BROS @ WORK.NIGERIANS ARE JUST BORN TO BE CRIMINALS PERIOD.
NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

GHANAIAN "SAKAWA" CRIMINAL "ENTERPRISE EXPOSED!

PUBLIC AWARENESS ADVISORY REGARDING ""SAKAWA" OR "ADVANCE FEE FRAUD" SCHEMES

SAKAWA AND SEKADRO Schemes frequently use the following tactics:

An individual or company r ...
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GHANAIAN "SAKAWA" CRIMINAL "ENTERPRISE EXPOSED!

PUBLIC AWARENESS ADVISORY REGARDING ""SAKAWA" OR "ADVANCE FEE FRAUD" SCHEMES

SAKAWA AND SEKADRO Schemes frequently use the following tactics:

An individual or company receives a letter or fax from an alleged "official" representing a foreign government or agency;
An offer is made to transfer millions of dollars in "over invoiced contract" funds into your personal bank account;
You are encouraged to travel overseas to complete the transaction;
You are requested to provide blank company letterhead forms, banking account information, telephone/fax numbers;
You receive numerous documents with official looking stamps, seals and logo testifying to the authenticity of the proposal;
Eventually you must provide up-front or advance fees for various taxes, attorney fees, transaction fees or bribes;
Other forms of 4-1-9 schemes include: c.o.d. of goods or services, real estate ventures, purchases of crude oil at reduced prices, beneficiary of a will, recipient of an award and paper currency conversion.
If you have already lost funds in pursuit of the above described scheme, please contact the U.S. Secret Service in Washington, D.C. at 202-406-5850 or by e-mail.

Ghanaian "SAKAWA" Advance Fee Fraud Overview

The perpetrators of Advance Fee Fraud (AFF), known internationally as "4-1-9" , SAKAWA or SEKAKURO.

Unfortunately, there is a perception that no one is prone to enter into such an obviously suspicious relationship. However, a large number of victims are enticed into believing they have been singled out from the masses to share in multi-million dollar windfall profits for doing absolutely nothing. It is also a misconception that the victim's bank account is requested so the culprit can plunder it -- this is not the primary reason for the account request -- merely a signal they have hooked another victim.

In almost every case there is a sense of urgency;
The victim is enticed to travel to Ghanaian or a border country;
There are many forged official looking documents;
Most of the correspondence is handled by fax or through the mail;
Blank letterheads and invoices are requested from the victim along with the banking particulars;
Any number of Ghanaian fees are requested for processing the transaction with each fee purported to be the last required;
The confidential nature of the transaction is emphasized;
There are usually claims of strong ties to Ghanaians officials;
A Ghanaian residing in the U.S., London or other foreign venue may claim to be a clearing house bank for the Central Bank of Ghanaian;
Offices in legitimate government buildings appear to have been used by impostors posing as the real occupants or officials.
The most common forms of these fraudulent business proposals fall into seven main categories:

Disbursement of money from wills
Contract fraud (C.O.D. of goods or services)
Purchase of real estate
Conversion of hard currency
Transfer of funds from over invoiced contracts
Sale of crude oil at below market prices
The most prevalent and successful cases of Advance Fee Fraud is the fund transfer scam. In this scheme, a company or individual will typically receive an unsolicited letter by mail from a Ghanaian claiming to be a senior civil servant. In the letter, the Ghanaian will inform the recipient that he is seeking a reputable foreign company or individual into whose account he can deposit funds ranging from $10-$60 million that the Ghanaian government overpaid on some procurement contract.

The criminals obtain the names of potential victims from a variety of sources including trade journals, professional directories, newspapers, and commercial libraries. They do not target a single company, but rather send out mailings en masse. The sender declares that he is a senior civil servant in one of the Ghanaian Ministries, usually the Ghanaian National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). The letters refer to investigations of previous contracts awarded by prior regimes alleging that many contracts were over invoiced. Rather than return the money to the government, they desire to transfer the money to a foreign account. The sums to be transferred average between $10,000,000 to $60,000,000 and the recipient is usually offered a commission up to 30 percent for assisting in the transfer.

Initially, the intended victim is instructed to provide company letterheads and pro forma invoicing that will be used to show completion of the contract. One of the reasons is to use the victim's letterhead to forge letters of recommendation to other victim companies and to seek out a travel visa from the American Embassy in Accra. The victim is told that the completed contracts will be submitted for approval to the Central Bank of Ghanaian. Upon approval, the funds will be remitted to an account supplied by the intended victim.

The goal of the criminal is to delude the target into thinking that he is being drawn into a very lucrative, albeit questionable, arrangement. The intended victim must be reassured and confident of the potential success of the deal. He will become the primary supporter of the scheme and willingly contribute a large amount of money when the deal is threatened. The term "when" is used because the con-within-the-con is the scheme will be threatened in order to persuade the victim to provide a large sum of money to save the venture.

The letter, while appearing transparent and even ridiculous to most, unfortunately is growing in its effectiveness. It sets the stage and is the opening round of a two-layered scheme or scheme within a scheme. The fraudster will eventually reach someone who, while skeptical, desperately wants the deal to be genuine.

Victims are almost always requested to travel to Ghanaian or a border country to complete a transaction. Individuals are often told that a visa will not be necessary to enter the country. The Ghanaian con artists may then bribe airport officials to pass the victims through Immigration and Customs. Because it is a serious offense in Ghanaian to enter without a valid visa, the victim's illegal entry may be used by the fraudsters as leverage to coerce the victims into releasing funds. Violence and threats of physical harm may be employed to further pressure victims. In June of 1995, an American was murdered in Accra, Ghana, while pursuing a 4-1-9 scam, and numerous other foreign nationals have been reported as missing.

Victims are often convinced of the authenticity of Advance Fee Fraud schemes by the forged or false documents bearing apparently official Ghanaian government letterhead, seals, as well as false letters of credit, payment schedules and bank drafts. The fraudster may establish the credibility of his contacts, and thereby his influence, by arranging a meeting between the victim and "government officials" in real or fake government offices.

In the next stage some alleged problem concerning the "inside man" will suddenly arise. An official will demand an up-front bribe or an unforeseen tax or fee to the Ghanaian government will have to be paid before the money can be transferred. These can include licensing fees, registration fees, and various forms of taxes and attorney fees. Normally each fee paid is described as the very last fee required. Invariably, oversights and errors in the deal are discovered by the Ghanaians, necessitating additional payments and allowing the scheme to be stretched out over many months.

Several reasons have been submitted why Ghanaian Advance Fee Fraud has undergone a dramatic increase in recent years. The explanations are as diverse as the types of schemes. The Ghanaian Government blames the growing problem on mass unemployment, extended family systems, a get rich quick syndrome, and, especially, the greed of foreigners.

Indications are that Advance Fee Fraud grosses hundreds of millions of dollars annually and the losses are continuing to escalate. In all likelihood, there are victims who do not report their losses to authorities due to either fear or embarrassment.

In response to this growing epidemic, the United States Secret Service established "Operation SAKAWA" designed to target Ghanaian Advance Fee Fraud on an international basis. The Financial Crimes Division of the Secret Service receives approximately 100 telephone calls from victims/potential victims and 300-500 pieces of related correspondence per day.

Secret Service agents have been assigned on a temporary basis to the American Embassy in Accra to address the problem in that arena. Agents have established liaison with Ghanaian officials, briefed other embassies on the widespread problem, and have assisted in the extrication of U.S. citizens in distress.

If you have been victimized by one of these schemes, please forward appropriate written documentation to the United States Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 950 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20223, or telephone (202) 406-5850, or contact by e-mail.
GOOD MAN 10 years ago

Passport picture are suppose to be taking against white background. Victims have got to be smart.

Passport picture are suppose to be taking against white background. Victims have got to be smart.
ROMANO 10 years ago

THE PASSPORT WAS PRINTED IN NIGERIA BY NEMESIS,UK

THE PASSPORT WAS PRINTED IN NIGERIA BY NEMESIS,UK
NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

Corruption has become a culture — Dr Akwetey
General News of Sunday, 17 November 2013
Source: graphic.com.gh

The Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, has observed t ...
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Corruption has become a culture — Dr Akwetey
General News of Sunday, 17 November 2013
Source: graphic.com.gh

The Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, has observed that corruption is becoming a cultural problem in Ghana.

“Ghanaians now tolerate corruption. It is a habit that has become a culture. It is like fire that is engulfing us. Money has become our greatest value which we have traded with integrity, honesty, moral code and so on. We need to fight the culture of corruption,” he said.

Dr Akwetey was speaking in Accra, at the launch of “Speak–Up Accountability Media Watch Project”, an anti-corruption campaign aimed at educating Ghanaians on the anti-corruption laws and encouraging the public to report corruption.

He stated that, “our society had become so engulfed by corruption that people no longer condemned those who stole from the public purse but rather praised them.”

“People now know that when they go to jail and come back they will be treated as superstars,” he said.

In politics, he added, politicians gave money to the electorates to get their votes “the understanding is that once you give me money to vote for you, when you are elected you must give me more money. That is why we hear our members of Parliament crying that the demands from the public are too many.”

Dr Akwetey observed that the presidency, instead of empowering the anti-corruption law implementation agencies, were the focus whenever the issue of fighting corruption emerged.

He said the implementation agencies were not living up to expectation because of the lack of resources and political interference.

“We must advocate for the implementation agencies which are under-resourced to be resourced and strengthened, then we can monitor them to ensure that they work,” he said and added that those institutions were to fight corruption by investigating and making sure that corruption was punished.

Speak–Up Project is a 14-month campaign by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition and the Global Media Alliance, with support from Star Ghana to curb corruption, especially in the educational and health sectors.

It is also to influence policy change relating to anti-corruption issues and would be implemented in the Western, Greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana.

Using the media platform, the project would educate the public on the Whistle Blowers Act 720 (2006) with the aim of encouraging people to ‘speak-up and stand up against all forms of corruption’

Anti–corruption agencies and other stakeholders in the fight against corruption would be engaged in radio and television series on some selected media channels with the objective of educating the public on the Whistle-blower Act and the appropriate channels of reporting corruption issues.

The Communications Officer of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, Beauty Nartey, explained that the public had little knowledge of the Whistle-blowers Act “but with this campaign, we will increase public education on the effect of corruption and let people know what the Whistle-blowers Act is all about and the role they have to play.”
CONTEMNOR 10 years ago

NIGERIANS ARE ALIENS, SIMPLY PUT, A FRIEND SHOWED ME A MOVIE CALLED "THE MASTER" DEPICTING THE LIFESTYLE OF A NIGERIAN CONMAN. EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE MADE OFF, I WILL TRUST A FISH MORE THAN TRUST A NIGERIAN. IN OUR LOCAL DIALE ...
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NIGERIANS ARE ALIENS, SIMPLY PUT, A FRIEND SHOWED ME A MOVIE CALLED "THE MASTER" DEPICTING THE LIFESTYLE OF A NIGERIAN CONMAN. EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE MADE OFF, I WILL TRUST A FISH MORE THAN TRUST A NIGERIAN. IN OUR LOCAL DIALECT WE HAVE AN ADAGE" ONYAME ENTE SE ALATA NI, ENKA ENSUA ENTO" TRANSLATED "GODS WAYS ARE NOT LIKE A NIGERIAN, HENCE RAIN WOULD NEVER FALL". NIGERIANS HAVE "FRAUDULENT GENOME" IN THEIR DNA. WHAT A COUNTRY OF FRAUDSTERS.
NEMESIS, UK 10 years ago

The Corrupt Republic of Ghana
Feature Article of Friday, 13 September 2013
Columnist: Fordjour, Kwadwo

Ghana today is not what our founding fathers envisioned. The founding fathers risked their lives to give us freedom a ...
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The Corrupt Republic of Ghana
Feature Article of Friday, 13 September 2013
Columnist: Fordjour, Kwadwo

Ghana today is not what our founding fathers envisioned. The founding fathers risked their lives to give us freedom and justice to dream, to innovate, to defend our rights and resist oppressors’ rule. There is no freedom and justice in the Corrupt Republic of Ghana now.

The president of the 4th Republic of Ghana has been given absolute powers by the 1992 constitution as a stamp of corruption. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The fish rots from the head. As the head of the government is corrupt so are his followers and institutions under whom.

Ghanaians are politically drunk, according to CNN, that everything is tied with political party affiliation. School children in Ghana know more about corruption than patriotism and volunteerism. The children are being thought that the only ways to gain employment, and secure bank loans is to hold a party card. They live lavishly without productivity. The only job worth doing in the Corrupt Republic of Ghana is making “connections” for quick money.

Corrupt legal and law enforcement systems breed anarchy and lawlessness. Ghana is heading to a state of vigilantism where street justice is the only thing the citizens believe in. they would not believe in the legal system in light of the recent Supreme Court verdict on the election petition.

Taxation without representation is not just. The Corrupt Republic of Ghana has become animal farm where some are more equal than others. This could lead to tax revolt and social unrest.

The president of the Corrupt Republic of Ghana is not accountable to the tax payer, is not transparent and refuses to declare his asset mandated by the constitution, and shows no remorse for failed policies. The Corrupt Republic of Ghana is the 34th worst nation to conduct business.

Think for what you can do for your country and not what your country can do for you. JFK. We need a few good man and women to sacrifice and resuscitate mother Ghana. Ghana is worth dying for, but Ghanaians have to change the foundation -The 1992 Constitution to bring about true democracy where the executive, legislative and judiciary are truly separated and independent. The residents at the local level must be empowered to decide their priorities and manage their affairs.

God bless our home land Ghana.

Kwadwo Fordjour
prd Ghanaian 10 years ago

ROMANO
NEMESIS, UK
CONTEMNOR
KK

you guys need to stop acting like some dumb Bitches

ROMANO
NEMESIS, UK
CONTEMNOR
KK

you guys need to stop acting like some dumb Bitches
ROMANO 10 years ago

YOU JACK ASS ATTENTION SEEKER SHUT THE FUCK UP.

YOU JACK ASS ATTENTION SEEKER SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Azonto Man 10 years ago

Where did they get the dude's picture?

Where did they get the dude's picture?
ROMANO 10 years ago

IN NIGERIA EVEN IF YOU WANT JESUS CHRIST'S SIGNATURE U CAN GET IT THERE,EVERY EVIL CRIME IN AFRICA GOES THRU NIGERIA.SO GETTING JOHN'S PICTURE IS NOTHING TO THEM ASK NEMESIS,UK AND IYANYA.

IN NIGERIA EVEN IF YOU WANT JESUS CHRIST'S SIGNATURE U CAN GET IT THERE,EVERY EVIL CRIME IN AFRICA GOES THRU NIGERIA.SO GETTING JOHN'S PICTURE IS NOTHING TO THEM ASK NEMESIS,UK AND IYANYA.
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

HOW DO U THINK THEY GOT HIS PASSPORT PIC?

HOW DO U THINK THEY GOT HIS PASSPORT PIC?
GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 10 years ago

DONT MIND TIS DUMELO COCOON. HE IS BEHIND ALL HE SCAMMING. WHY DOES HE HVE A GH PASSPORT? HE IS NIGERIAN, SO HOW DID HE GET A GH PASSPORT? WHO WAS HE CHEERING FOR AT AFCON13? MOST OF THESE NAIJA PPL ESP THE YORUBA ARE ALL ILL ...
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DONT MIND TIS DUMELO COCOON. HE IS BEHIND ALL HE SCAMMING. WHY DOES HE HVE A GH PASSPORT? HE IS NIGERIAN, SO HOW DID HE GET A GH PASSPORT? WHO WAS HE CHEERING FOR AT AFCON13? MOST OF THESE NAIJA PPL ESP THE YORUBA ARE ALL ILL MINDED N WICKED. I DISLIKE THEM VERY MUCH, THESE DIRTY, NASTY SMELLING EGOTISTICAL YORUBAS. ALWAYS COPYING GH PPL FOR DIRECTION
tubu 10 years ago

NEMESIS, its hunger that drove u to ghana,so shup up and find sometin to do

NEMESIS, its hunger that drove u to ghana,so shup up and find sometin to do
DI ASEM PA 10 years ago

Come to united state. you will see most of NIGERIANS people carrying GHANA passport around. just because of, their bad reputations they don't want to be known as NIGERIANS but GHANAIANS. I WONDER WHERE THOSE NIGERIANS IN U.S. ...
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Come to united state. you will see most of NIGERIANS people carrying GHANA passport around. just because of, their bad reputations they don't want to be known as NIGERIANS but GHANAIANS. I WONDER WHERE THOSE NIGERIANS IN U.S.A GOT THIER GHANA PASSPORT FROM. THEY EVEN CHANGE THEIR NAMES. I KNOW ONE GUY IN U.S.A. HE DON'T WANT HIS OWN NIGERIANS TO KNOW THAT HE FROM 9GER. WHY NIGERIANS WHY ?.
Lilian 10 years ago

Nye bro, i dnt think u r goin to relax for dix p'ppl, coz ur nam n image is at stake so better do something

Nye bro, i dnt think u r goin to relax for dix p'ppl, coz ur nam n image is at stake so better do something

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