You see how guilt can be so entangling and the truth twisted?
The Judgement Debt Commission is not bound by law to invite Akufo Addo and Kufuor to provide any further evidence. From the outset, the commission even made it ... read full comment
You see how guilt can be so entangling and the truth twisted?
The Judgement Debt Commission is not bound by law to invite Akufo Addo and Kufuor to provide any further evidence. From the outset, the commission even made it clear that they may invite witnesses but, at the same time gave the opportunity to anyone who has any evidence to assist the commission in it's work should do so. Again, the commission also said they would be ready to accept anyone willing to voluntarily give or provide evidence. So, the question of whether Kufuor or Akufo Addo should have been invited to give their side of the story is neither here nor there.
President Kufuor, as former CEO of Ghana has delegated responsibility to his ministers and any decisions taken by them is binding and the buck stops with him. At the judgement debt sitting, two of his former ministers responsible for the energy ministry, K. Dappah and KT Hammond defended the role his government played in the sale of the drill ship. Meanwhile, there were paper trail that provided the commission with enough information to assist it to arrive at it's final decision.
During the course of the judgement debt sitting, President Kufuor, on the 28 November 2013 said ' Rawlings must also be hauled over drill ship sale. Kufuor had the chance to prove his innocence by appearing voluntarily but thought it was best to be contigent upon the invitation of Rawlings. But, Kufuor was so dumb that his call for Rawlings also to appear at the judgement debt commission was needless. Why, because Rawlings invitation should have occurred when Tsatsu Tsikata was being tried by the court and the subsequent imprisonment.
These guys are cunningly trying to dodge the bullet and deceive Ghanaians. Nobody is asking Akufo Addo, Kufuor & his gang of criminals how the judgement debt occurred by GNPC. The question is how was the drill ship sold,to / by whom, how much was it sold for, how much was used to pay judgement debt, amount left after payment and what happened to the balance or where is it? These are simple and common sense questions Ghanaians are asking. So, NPP CANADA please, do not think you are the only intelligent Ghanaians. Thank you.
Banza Yaro 8 years ago
Intelligent Bernard, did Tsatsu Tsikata volunteer to sit before the Commission? How cunning the squirrel gets when it tries burying a seedless peanut shell.
Intelligent Bernard, did Tsatsu Tsikata volunteer to sit before the Commission? How cunning the squirrel gets when it tries burying a seedless peanut shell.
Kwabena Yeboah 8 years ago
Why must the unscrupulous and inane Ghanaian always approach national issues with partisan lenses? Are these idiots saying JA Kufuor, the perennial thief does no wrong? Had this report surfaced in some other part of the world ... read full comment
Why must the unscrupulous and inane Ghanaian always approach national issues with partisan lenses? Are these idiots saying JA Kufuor, the perennial thief does no wrong? Had this report surfaced in some other part of the world, I can guarantee you the outrage of the masses and the trepidation of these thieves for causing financial loss to the country. But not in Ghana, because these bozos in the country have a mental deficiency that prevents any form of cognition.
Ringo Star 8 years ago
Always the partisan stupidity isn't!
How do you justify the payment of $2.6 million within a day, especially when the person authorising it is the president who happens to be handing over to a knew administration that day.If ... read full comment
Always the partisan stupidity isn't!
How do you justify the payment of $2.6 million within a day, especially when the person authorising it is the president who happens to be handing over to a knew administration that day.If it looks like a duck, quack like a duck, then it is a duck. Corruption should be exposed regardless of who is involved. K4 and Akofo Addo are corrupt, and so are many law makers in Ghana. Stop this partisan bull shit.
Charles Agbenu 8 years ago
It has become the NDC agenda to stop Akufo Ado at all costs. They can't just fathom their fate under AKUFO ADO presidency.. perceived incorruptible and firm. Akufo Ado to me is romping home triumphant. Buhari tortuos journe ... read full comment
It has become the NDC agenda to stop Akufo Ado at all costs. They can't just fathom their fate under AKUFO ADO presidency.. perceived incorruptible and firm. Akufo Ado to me is romping home triumphant. Buhari tortuos journey to power is certainly being replayed. Sinful NDC will never win.
jb 8 years ago
Betty mould did not appear in court in most of the verdicts against her. Yet NPP finds it appropriate and the rulings as gospel truths. Her right to be heard is not necessary but nana addo's is. Special breed indeed.
Betty mould did not appear in court in most of the verdicts against her. Yet NPP finds it appropriate and the rulings as gospel truths. Her right to be heard is not necessary but nana addo's is. Special breed indeed.
Torgbui 8 years ago
Betty Mould had already admitted that the money ought not to have been paid and that the payment was a mistake. So what are you talking about?
Betty Mould had already admitted that the money ought not to have been paid and that the payment was a mistake. So what are you talking about?
Abeeku Mensah 8 years ago
Half a cup of water is always better than none and maybe, just maybe, NPP Canada needs to learn from that old adage. Would all you critics of the JDC have given the sole commissioner the mandate to go as far back as 1966 to b ... read full comment
Half a cup of water is always better than none and maybe, just maybe, NPP Canada needs to learn from that old adage. Would all you critics of the JDC have given the sole commissioner the mandate to go as far back as 1966 to bring to the fore all of the corrupt practices of political parties and tribes that have fanned hatred and tribal discourse in Ghana? Would the Commissioner have had the blessings from critics to put your presumed party leaders on the stand for ridicule even if but to expose their hypocrisy for the world to see and hear?
For those in Canada and elsewhere in the Diaspora, it would be face saving if you could stop sending discarded items to Ghana for profit even as you fill our countryside with items that were remove from public use and consumption but for which the love of money have provided you the incentive to dump on Ghana; a nation that lacks the wherewithal to safely dispose off. Stop trying to influence politics in a nation you do not live in and could give a darn about as you enjoy your lives in other nations unless you are willing to relocate to Ghana and live under the effects of the ideas and advice you love to see implemented in Ghana. Lives in Ghana do not need your lab experiments nor do we seek to become subjects of your hypothesis.
G. K. Berko 8 years ago
Granted that Kufuor and Nana should have been invited to testify in the Commission, isn't it better for all in Ghana and the Country to track the underlying motives behind the Judgment Debts, establish how long they have been ... read full comment
Granted that Kufuor and Nana should have been invited to testify in the Commission, isn't it better for all in Ghana and the Country to track the underlying motives behind the Judgment Debts, establish how long they have been used to suck the blood out of our Economy, and why they have been persisting, to help curb their recurrence than just dealing with the few current cases and wait for the next case?
It is just as bad for anyone in NDC to use the work of the Commission for solely political equalization as it is for anyone in the Opposition to ignore reaching the root cause of the vice and finding a permanent solution to it.
For the average Ghanaian it is more important to learn this scheme has long been used by various Regimes of all Partisan flavors to skim us than just retrieving Woyome's money. So, in trying to trace the history of that vicious scheme if ex-President Kufuor and Nana Akufo-Addo and ex- President Rawlings have been found as culpable to some extent in perpetrating that insidious behavior so be it.
It is up to them, now, to offer their testimony to the Public, or go to the Courts to seek abnegation of those findings against them. But what should be paramount in the findings is knowing that this vice has a longer reach into our economic failures than just recently, and we ought to do all it takes to stop it from happening again.
Like I have said elsewhere, our Civil Servants who often happen to be fixtures in our Ministries are the Officials who pass on various corrupt schemes to their newly appointed bosses to use in milking us. They must all be investigated. Many of them have even accumulated greater wealth out of these shady schemes than their bosses whose jobs are more transient.
So, we should let the Law take its natural course and the chips fall where they may rightly fall. That is the only way to curb corruption in Ghana. The Barton Oduros, K. T. Hammonds, and Betty Mould Iddrisus must all be FULLY investigated and if convicted, given the requisite legal punishment plus making them pay for the losses the Country incurred from their malfeasance.
We all know that such issues as this would always drag some partisan frills along with them. But we should look at the larger picture. I am sure if the ex-President and Akufo-Addo are innocent, they would be able to prove that in due course to clear their names. If they are not innocent, we should let the Law decide it, be it a deliberate equalization by the Mahama's Administration or not. After all, none of that Administration's own culpability would be shielded by the same process.
If we need to clean the system, no one must be exempted. The Law should remain no respecter of personalities. Both the NPP and NDC, which have taken turns to rule the Nation, owe it to all Ghanaians to return all stolen funds that their ineptitude, collaboration, and direct thievery might have cost us. That would be a good starting point for our Politicians to shake off the habit of abject corruption.
It is just too bad for the NPP that Akufo-Addo has been fingered as culpable in these investigations. And while the complaints by his supporters that the charge could be nothing but a deliberate ploy by the NDC to sabotage his Presidential aspirations are understandable, we must let the Law and Courts prove what the truth is. We should follow the and depend on the facts. Not presumptions. Trying to hide behind the presumptive ploy by the NDC would not be any helpful to assure Ghanaians the Country would be transferring into safer hands, should Akufo-Addo win the Presidency.
We should remember when Tsatsu Tsikata and Kwame Peprah were convicted, the NDC were in a similar situation, complaining that Kufuor's Government was seeking equalization against J.J. Rawlings and his NDC apparatchiks. Yet, the adjudication of that case proceeded. We must allow this too to proceed, no matter who or which Party suffers any setbacks. We just want the truth, and Justice to be served.
We should not dwell too much on the political straws being pulled to the advantage of one Party or another, so long as there exists the need for Justice and correction to the inimical criminal drain on our Economy.
Long Live Ghana!!!
Torgbui 8 years ago
we know what was behind the Judgement Debts. Govts take decisions. Sometimes history proves them right, sometimes history proves them wrong, but hey, govts take decisions. What we are furious about is the create, loot and sha ... read full comment
we know what was behind the Judgement Debts. Govts take decisions. Sometimes history proves them right, sometimes history proves them wrong, but hey, govts take decisions. What we are furious about is the create, loot and share which has nothing to do with judgement debt per se but everything to do with fraud. Fraud is CID matter and not JDC matter.
Dessie 8 years ago
Kuffour appointing another bread seller as ambassador
Position from Toronto ... Not again !
Kuffour appointing another bread seller as ambassador
Position from Toronto ... Not again !
Torgbui 8 years ago
And what is wrong with a Bread Seller? Please respect Bread Sellers. What did all those Dr. this and Dr that do us?
And what is wrong with a Bread Seller? Please respect Bread Sellers. What did all those Dr. this and Dr that do us?
You see how guilt can be so entangling and the truth twisted?
The Judgement Debt Commission is not bound by law to invite Akufo Addo and Kufuor to provide any further evidence. From the outset, the commission even made it ...
read full comment
Intelligent Bernard, did Tsatsu Tsikata volunteer to sit before the Commission? How cunning the squirrel gets when it tries burying a seedless peanut shell.
Why must the unscrupulous and inane Ghanaian always approach national issues with partisan lenses? Are these idiots saying JA Kufuor, the perennial thief does no wrong? Had this report surfaced in some other part of the world ...
read full comment
Always the partisan stupidity isn't!
How do you justify the payment of $2.6 million within a day, especially when the person authorising it is the president who happens to be handing over to a knew administration that day.If ...
read full comment
It has become the NDC agenda to stop Akufo Ado at all costs. They can't just fathom their fate under AKUFO ADO presidency.. perceived incorruptible and firm. Akufo Ado to me is romping home triumphant. Buhari tortuos journe ...
read full comment
Betty mould did not appear in court in most of the verdicts against her. Yet NPP finds it appropriate and the rulings as gospel truths. Her right to be heard is not necessary but nana addo's is. Special breed indeed.
Betty Mould had already admitted that the money ought not to have been paid and that the payment was a mistake. So what are you talking about?
Half a cup of water is always better than none and maybe, just maybe, NPP Canada needs to learn from that old adage. Would all you critics of the JDC have given the sole commissioner the mandate to go as far back as 1966 to b ...
read full comment
Granted that Kufuor and Nana should have been invited to testify in the Commission, isn't it better for all in Ghana and the Country to track the underlying motives behind the Judgment Debts, establish how long they have been ...
read full comment
we know what was behind the Judgement Debts. Govts take decisions. Sometimes history proves them right, sometimes history proves them wrong, but hey, govts take decisions. What we are furious about is the create, loot and sha ...
read full comment
Kuffour appointing another bread seller as ambassador
Position from Toronto ... Not again !
And what is wrong with a Bread Seller? Please respect Bread Sellers. What did all those Dr. this and Dr that do us?