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Ghana’s Oil Revenue Management - Transparency Or Prudence?

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01-01 02:18
 
 
 
WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GOVT.? I THINK THE ORDINARY GHANAIANS WANT TO WORK AND MAKE MONEY FOR THEIR LIVING,IN OTHER WORDS TRADE WITH THEIR ENERGY.NO AMOUNT OF THEORY WILL CONVINCE US IF WE DO NOT SEE PRAGMATIC MEASURES ON THE GROUND.OIL IS A SOURCE OF

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GHANA BOY
01-01 02:18
 
 
 
 
Its too little money! In a previous article,I learnt ghana could earn 1.2 billion dollars a year from oil.If this amount is distributed to the 23million ghanains ,each would get about $52 per year.This is nothing.I suggest the money be used to bui

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Isaac Mensah
01-01 12:35
 
 
 
 
 
KEEP ASHANTI THEVES AWAY FROM REVENUE especially the evil greedy ashanti thieves

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Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings
01-02 11:09
 
 
 
 
 
Yes, Its Too Little Money A direct handout of $52 a year will help no one. Building more infrastructure like roads, hospitals, schools and rehabilitating food-processing industries will create more employment and generate more income for Ghanaians.

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JOE, UK
01-03 01:50
 
 
 
 
ghanaboy ,do some little mathematics I DISAGREE,iF ONLY YOU CAN ADD UP; THAT IS A LITTLE MATHEMATICS HERE YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE EXPECTED CASH CANNOT BUILD ABUJA IN GHANA. THE GHANA OIL FIND IS NUT NEAR THE NIGERIA OIL WHICH CAN BUILD ABUJA.I SUGGEST A tax cr

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Eduaneyede
01-02 02:39
 
 
 
Thank you! Thanks, Adam, for producing once more, an illuminating article. Like you, I feel that direct distribution of revenue won’t be good for Ghana. Some citizens may even use their share on pito! Instead, the country must shift t

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lipualipua
01-01 04:29
 
 
 
 
Progressive New Decade The present Nigerian administration is about to deregulate it's booty in it's black gold ventures, eventhough, it make sense if that would create competetion and bring down the cost of their domestic oil consumption and ease

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Conventional Youth
01-01 06:31
 
 
 
Both We need transparency to make sure Ghana and Ghanaians and not corrupt leaders benefit from this resource (this should be extended to all of Ghana's varied resources). We need prudence so that we don't get cheated by any ex

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Kpavole (formerly Nana K)
01-01 06:08
 
 
 
 
DEVELOP ALL REGIONS! WE NEED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY (OTHERWISE ONLY A FEW WILL ACQUIRE WEALTH BY STOPPING MILLIONS INTO THEIR POCKETS AND FOREIGN BANKS ABROAD) WE NEED EFFICIENT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN ALL THE REGIONS AND NOT JUST

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NANA ADJOA BAAH
01-01 10:16
 
 
 
EXCELLENT ARTICLE EXCELLENT ARTICLE CONRATULATIONS TO MOHAMED AMIN ADAM FOR THIS INFORMATIVE ARTICLE. I THINK A COPY MUST BE SENT TO EVERY MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. UNLESS DECISIONS ABOUT THE OIL BUSINESS ARE MADE IN PARLIAMENT, GHANA WIL

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Leo R. Sam
01-01 11:54
 
 
 
Excellent article Indeed this is the first I have read something that really discusses the challenges we face and how to address it. Thank you is all I can and those who need to please read and take cue from this. Too many people have said it

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Nana Wiredu
01-01 13:15
 
 
 
AKYEAS BULLETS 179 TO 186. 179." by stupidly "correcting" their English and calling them illiterate idiots, is the best way forward!" 180. "Funny thing is [there] are spelling mistakes, correct English expressions, and most of the slips arising ou

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SARPONG
01-08 20:51
 
 
 
 
BULLETS 187 TO 189 187."about the brutal manner the great [regae] singer" 188."Police [reports] suggest he was shot dead by car-jackers." 189."This is(?) main point"

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SARPONG
01-09 06:58
 
 
 
 
 
190 AND 191. NUMBERS 190 AND 191 190."You can ONLY [TEAL] information from a CORRECTION I" 191."[You] Busia like Danquah before him,"

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SARPONG
01-09 08:45
 
 
 
 
 
 
192 AND 193 BULLET 192. "[Comments like this]" BULLET 193." managed to divided"

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SARPONG.
01-11 16:48
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
179 TO 194 179." by stupidly "correcting" their English and calling them illiterate idiots, is the best way forward!" 180. "Funny thing is [there] are spelling mistakes, correct English expressions, and most of the slips arising ou

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SARPONG
01-12 00:03
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
195 195."You claim no one has defeated you before. You mention Nana Amma and co"

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SARPONG
01-13 05:03
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
179 TO 196 200 ALMOST THERE. 179." by stupidly "correcting" their English and calling them illiterate idiots, is the best way forward!" 180. "Funny thing is [there] are spelling mistakes, correct English expressions, and most of

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SARPONG
01-13 05:36
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WE'VE REACHED 200 MILESTONE WE'VE REACHED THE 200 MILESTONE. 179." by stupidly "correcting" their English and calling them illiterate idiots, is the best way forward!" 180. "Funny thing is [there] are spelling mistakes, correct English expressio

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SARPONG.
01-13 11:12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TO BE NUMBERD TO BE NUMBERED. "[Let me make clear to you,]" "[They could steal the elections if they had wished.]" "[Ghana is a more [civil] society" or [I felt terrible sorry] [Thank you, for [you] tim

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SARPONG.
01-13 12:26
 
 
 
AKYEA CAN'T CORRECT HIS MISTAKES. MISTER AKYEA CAN'T CORRECT HIS MISTAKES TRY TO CORRECT YOUR OWN MISTAKES, CAN YOU? Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro. Date:2010-01-08 11:59:58 Comment to:Re: ATTA MESS DO THE PROPER THING He should sell those e

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SARPONG
01-09 07:38
 
 
 
 
AKYEA CAN'T CORRECT HIS MISTAKES.3 AKYEA IS LOST. MISTER AKYEA CAN'T CORRECT HIS MISTAKES TRY TO CORRECT YOUR OWN MISTAKES, CAN YOU? 1.Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro. Date:2010-01-08 11:59:58 Comment to:Re: ATTA MESS DO THE PROPER THING He

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SARPONG
01-13 05:14
 
 
 
well done good citizen. keep it up

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pato
02-19 10:02