Manasseh vs Ibrahim Mahama: Proof of debt payment to Merchant Bank in 2014 pops up online

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Dr Mumbi Seraki 1 year ago

Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine. For instance 10 paracetamol at once.........or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine. For instance 10 paracetamol at once.........or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.
YSL 1 year ago

Btwn Ibrahim and Manasseh, every sane head knows who the liar and clout chaser is, and so therefore knows who was telling the truth, and actually didn't need any evidence to tell.

Btwn Ibrahim and Manasseh, every sane head knows who the liar and clout chaser is, and so therefore knows who was telling the truth, and actually didn't need any evidence to tell.
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Ibrahim Mahama owed Merchant Bank period 1 year ago

Using semantics to say that Engneers and Planners owed MerchantnBqnk is disingenuous. Why them are youbaccusing Ofoti Attah of collecting money from debts when it was his company, Data Bank, involved in the transaction. Why w ...
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Using semantics to say that Engneers and Planners owed MerchantnBqnk is disingenuous. Why them are youbaccusing Ofoti Attah of collecting money from debts when it was his company, Data Bank, involved in the transaction. Why was Bryan Acheampong not.let.out of the SSNIT hotel deals? Hypocrites. When it is convenient to you you can sepatemthe person from the company.
Rex 1 year ago

A fool once said, my mind is already made up, don't come and confuse me with your facts(the underlined word is fact which means truth).That's exactly wat you are doing, with facts and evidences presented to you, u are still m ...
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A fool once said, my mind is already made up, don't come and confuse me with your facts(the underlined word is fact which means truth).That's exactly wat you are doing, with facts and evidences presented to you, u are still making stupid equalization, simply because your people are thieves, and so therefore if Ibrahim doesn't owe, by force u won't accept the truth presented to u, so u can say he owed, to help make the NDC and Npp same in your mind's eye, that's how delusional you Npp supporters are, u are blindly following thieves even as every facts and evidences points to the direction that the NDC is different, you have created your own delusional, hallucinations and inexistent facts in your heads, holding on to them to still support wrong doings, nation wrecking bastards.
YSL 1 year ago

Dont mind the Npp idiot, Ibrahim owns planners and engineers, so if evidence shows planners and engineers paid the money and doesn't owe a single penny to merchant bank, which part of that can't your Npp head comprehend? Let' ...
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Dont mind the Npp idiot, Ibrahim owns planners and engineers, so if evidence shows planners and engineers paid the money and doesn't owe a single penny to merchant bank, which part of that can't your Npp head comprehend? Let's say even Ibrahim himself personally went for the loan and not his company, he paid everything back to them in full, that's the substance of the issue we are discussing here, Ofori Atta's bank benefitted from every loan he went for, so therefore Ofori Atta was the eventual beneficiary, this is commonsensical, something that you guys lacks very much, even if not for stupidity, someone's individualistic company going for a loan that they payed with their own money and with interest and rightly too did so, where does that corelate with someone's company benefitting from a loan that he takes on behalf of an entire nation,that the nation has to pay back?Whereby the nation means u and I and every other Ghanaian.
Abass 1 year ago

All NPP effort is to tag NDC members with corrupt, purposely for equalization. Unfortunately, all NPP tricks and tactics in politics have been exposed. NPP members tagging Ibrahim Mahama to deceive Ghanaian voters and vote fo ...
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All NPP effort is to tag NDC members with corrupt, purposely for equalization. Unfortunately, all NPP tricks and tactics in politics have been exposed. NPP members tagging Ibrahim Mahama to deceive Ghanaian voters and vote for the hardened criminals NPPs as it happened in the 2016 election will not work at this point. No amount of NPP members lies will win power for the party. NPP, cursed party!
Ghana Kanea 1 year ago

Fellow Ghanaians, after gaining a lot of money and building a mansion in Accra or Kumasi, if you don't think of building a good mansion in your hometown for yourself and your relatives, somewhere in the districts, then I don' ...
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Fellow Ghanaians, after gaining a lot of money and building a mansion in Accra or Kumasi, if you don't think of building a good mansion in your hometown for yourself and your relatives, somewhere in the districts, then I don't know what to say of you. What would you do with your money? In a certain constituency, no one knows the MPs house o! No one knows the minister's mansion. Does he really hail from the constituency? If the MP or minister hasn't thought of building a house or mansion in the constituency, then why would he think of tarring a road or building a hospital. Ghana fo), yen hwe yie!
The Man 1 year ago

Many people still don't understand why Nkrumah sent Ghanaians to study in the Eastern Bloc countries and China. The answer is a simple one; her majesty the Queen of Britain refused to allow the govt of Ghana to send students ...
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Many people still don't understand why Nkrumah sent Ghanaians to study in the Eastern Bloc countries and China. The answer is a simple one; her majesty the Queen of Britain refused to allow the govt of Ghana to send students to Britain to study. This is something no Ghanaian must forget. In those days a black person was not allowed to study in almost every state in the United States. Moreover, the Eastern Bloc countries allowed Ghanaians to study free of charge. The only problem was the language.
MoonGod 1 year ago

You very stupid you herdsman would go about destroying hard working ghanaians. You must know the difference between a company debt and an individual person’s debt. You did the same stupid thing by concocting akonfem lies th ...
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You very stupid you herdsman would go about destroying hard working ghanaians. You must know the difference between a company debt and an individual person’s debt. You did the same stupid thing by concocting akonfem lies that enabled a tyrant to govern for 8 yrs. You should be sued to learn sense . stupid idiot .
Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 year ago

@ Moon God
JOHN CRIBO MAHAMA BLOCKED THE SALE OF MERCHANTS BANK TO FIRST RAND BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA BECAUSE THE COMPANY REFUSED TO WRITE OFF A CHUNK OF THE DEBT HIS BROTHER IBRAHIM OWNED THE MERCHANTS BANK. SO IF IBRAHIM’S ...
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@ Moon God
JOHN CRIBO MAHAMA BLOCKED THE SALE OF MERCHANTS BANK TO FIRST RAND BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA BECAUSE THE COMPANY REFUSED TO WRITE OFF A CHUNK OF THE DEBT HIS BROTHER IBRAHIM OWNED THE MERCHANTS BANK. SO IF IBRAHIM’S COMPANY REACHED A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT FOR THE LOAN IN 2014, THAT WAS AFTER FORTIZ AGREED TO KOWTOW TO JOHN MAHAMA’S CONDITIONS OF SALE! THIS: ACCORDING TO DW NEWS OF GERMANY.

I FULLY SUPPORT MANASSEH ON THIS ONE.   I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT MAHAMA SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO WALK FREE IN GHANA. THE GUY IS A CRIMINAL!

WHAT MANASSEH AZURE SAID ABOUT THE MERCHANT COLLAPSE IS TRUE! I FULLY SUPPORT AZURE ON THIS ONE! 

“ According to the Daily Guide and GhanaWeb of 8 March 2013, "In Early 2012, state-owned pension giant, Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), the majority shareholder (98 percent) of MBG, and the bank's management concluded arrangements for 75 percent stake of MBG valued at US$ 91 million to be sold to the South African entity.

" The sale of Merchants Bank to First Rand Bank of South Africa was however blocked by former President John Mahama. According to a myjoyonline article dated 04- 11-2013, "three institutions formally applied to take over Merchant Bank: UT Bank, SABRE Advisors, and FORTIZ equity fund.

Information from the transaction advisors indicated that, "SABRE was prepared to invest 200 million Ghana in Merchant Bank. But they withdrew their offer after their request for extension to submit a detail offer was not granted."

 "UT Bank on the other hand wanted to invest 150 million Ghana Cedis but ———

IBRAHIM MAHAMA SHOULD SPARE US HIS ARROGANCE, WHO DOEN’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? I SHALL RETURN WITH MORE FACTS! AKROMFUO  
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DMB (Don't Mind Bawumia ) 1 year ago

Stephen Donkey must you always behave foolish like your stupid father?

Stephen Donkey must you always behave foolish like your stupid father?
WHERE IS IBRAHIM MAHAMAs NAME ON IT 1 year ago

Concert

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Oh Ghana! 1 year ago

Ask Ibrahim Mahama, how much his company borrowed from Merchant Bank and compare it to the amount they finally negotiated to pay to settle the debt.

Let the full facts come out.

Further, who was behind the company that ...
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Ask Ibrahim Mahama, how much his company borrowed from Merchant Bank and compare it to the amount they finally negotiated to pay to settle the debt.

Let the full facts come out.

Further, who was behind the company that eventually purchased Merchant Bank at a fraction of the cost?

The corruption in that country is sickening!
Jack 1 year ago

SILLY Lawyers if not fraudulent. Practices like these send us back to stoneages

SILLY Lawyers if not fraudulent. Practices like these send us back to stoneages
May 1 year ago

When you are publishing things like these you should be clear about the facts. This book has now been discredited. I wanted to but one but now I will not. Who knows how many of such falsehoods are in it.

When you are publishing things like these you should be clear about the facts. This book has now been discredited. I wanted to but one but now I will not. Who knows how many of such falsehoods are in it.
Sam T 1 year ago

Azure is a terrible person. He will forever ramain destitute and tattered

Such a bad character...

Azure is a terrible person. He will forever ramain destitute and tattered

Such a bad character...
MoonGod 1 year ago

A bad character that herdsman is

A bad character that herdsman is
Hmmmm 1 year ago

I stand to be corrected, he said the bank was owed in 2013 by that person.
You bring a proof showing you paid money in 2014.

Did he owe the bank in 2013?
Let read well

I stand to be corrected, he said the bank was owed in 2013 by that person.
You bring a proof showing you paid money in 2014.

Did he owe the bank in 2013?
Let read well
Me 1 year ago

And when did the book come out, 2013?

And when did the book come out, 2013?
MARY MAVIS GYAMFIWAA 1 year ago

Sorry but you shouldn't be at this platform!

Sorry but you shouldn't be at this platform!
EXPOSING YOURSELF TERRIBLY 1 year ago

...@May...
Indeed you have saved yourself some COINS FOR NOT PURCHASING MANASEH'S INTELLECTUAL BOOK...

Apparently, you ( @May ) can perfectly read, BUT, YOU CANNOT PERFECTLY COMPREHEND. Therefore pur ...
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...@May...
Indeed you have saved yourself some COINS FOR NOT PURCHASING MANASEH'S INTELLECTUAL BOOK...

Apparently, you ( @May ) can perfectly read, BUT, YOU CANNOT PERFECTLY COMPREHEND. Therefore purchasing the book would have been a TOTAL WASTE OF YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY.

Kindly read these two paragraphs of this very article that you ( @May ) have commented, below...
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Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, in his book titled 'The President Ghana Never Got,' has stirred conversations over the 2013 sale of Merchant Bank, now known as Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), and the alleged involvement of Ibrahim Mahama.
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You ( @May ) can clearly see, MANASEH'S BOOK IS SAYING,,,... IBRAHIM MAHAMA WAS ALLEGEDLY AMONG THE DEBTORS OWING MERCHANT BANK IN 2-0-1-3 ( 2013 ), which led to the BANK'S SALE....

Kindly see below the year IBRAHIM MAHAMA SETTLED HIS DEBT AFTER THE BANK WAS ALREADY SOLD IN 2O13...
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The document showed that Merchant Bank (Ghana) Limited confirmed receipt of the negotiated settlement amount of US$28 million from AFREXIM Bank in favor of Engineers and Planners Company Limited on January 31, 2014.
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As everyone can read and hopefully COMPREHEND,....
MANASEH HAS NOT WRONGED ANYONE WITH WRONG INFORMATION....
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Manaseh clearly said, IBRAHIM MAHAMA DID OWE MERCHANT BANK IN 2013 ( which is accurate )..

IBRAHIM MAHAMA SETTLED HIS DEBT WITH MERCHANT BANK IN 2014...
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So where has Manaseh gone wrong...??
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guy 1 year ago

He has wrong him because, this is a book that will last generations,putting the man's name in your book that he owns bank and not finding out weather he has pay or not is wrong. He should have verify before puting it there.
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He has wrong him because, this is a book that will last generations,putting the man's name in your book that he owns bank and not finding out weather he has pay or not is wrong. He should have verify before puting it there.
He has his own agenda.
Jeff 1 year ago

Azure should be ashamed of himself for publishing falsehood about the gentleman.

Azure should be ashamed of himself for publishing falsehood about the gentleman.
SARPONG 1 year ago

There is nothing false about what Mr Azure wrote and any intelligent person even from this article can tell Mr Ibrahim paid less amount than he actually borrowed to settle what he owed to the bank and the word NEGOTIATED is t ...
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There is nothing false about what Mr Azure wrote and any intelligent person even from this article can tell Mr Ibrahim paid less amount than he actually borrowed to settle what he owed to the bank and the word NEGOTIATED is the key word here.

I remember this story well at the time. Mr Ibrahim company Engineer and Planners took a $52 million.loan and ended up paying only $28 million.

These people are worse than armed robbers. Through their powerful connections, they take big loans from the banks and pay less back and they become fabulously rich through such deaks.
SARPONG 1 year ago

Nonsensical nonsense, even if it is true that Mr Ibrahim paid $28 million to settle his debt with Merchant Bank in 2014, the coded word here is NEGOTIATED.

If Mr Ibrahim Maha paid a negotiated settlement of $28 million, i ...
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Nonsensical nonsense, even if it is true that Mr Ibrahim paid $28 million to settle his debt with Merchant Bank in 2014, the coded word here is NEGOTIATED.

If Mr Ibrahim Maha paid a negotiated settlement of $28 million, it means he or his company owed more than the $28 million he paid but the bank at that time saw it as the best they can get from him.

If my memory serves me right and I can recollect correctly, Mr Ibrahim Mahama's Engineer Planners took a 52 or 57 million dollars loan and ended up paying only $28 million so Mr Mannaze was right to say Ibrahim was part the reason why that bank failed.
Ghanaians hate truth 1 year ago

Thanks for exposing our fellow GHANAIANS LACKING READING AND COMPREHENSION.

Manaseh clearly said... IBRAHIM MAHAMA OWED MERCHANT BANK IN 2013, which apparently is accurate, THEN, IBRAHIM MAHAMA SETTLED ...
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Thanks for exposing our fellow GHANAIANS LACKING READING AND COMPREHENSION.

Manaseh clearly said... IBRAHIM MAHAMA OWED MERCHANT BANK IN 2013, which apparently is accurate, THEN, IBRAHIM MAHAMA SETTLED MERCHANT BANK IN 2014, when it ( the Bank ) had already been SOLD...
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HATERS WILL ALWAYS QUICKLY JUMP TO SHOOT SOMEONE WITHOUT PROPER SCRUTINY....
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MoonGod 1 year ago

Manaseh is a stupid fool he should know fhat E&P is not equal to Ibrahim . idiotic fool he is

Manaseh is a stupid fool he should know fhat E&P is not equal to Ibrahim . idiotic fool he is
Nii Akwei 1 year ago

Yes Sir

Yes Sir
Integrity 1 year ago

Sarpong, I believe you comprehending problem of the Queen's language. Negotiated payment could mean that was the balance of the principal and interest on the outstanding balance of the loan that both parties agreed upon. The ...
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Sarpong, I believe you comprehending problem of the Queen's language. Negotiated payment could mean that was the balance of the principal and interest on the outstanding balance of the loan that both parties agreed upon. The bank never stated anywhere that the company never paid a penny after taking the loan. The company was called upon to settle the remaining loan balance in full while the loan term was not up for full settlement, hence the negotiation.
Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 year ago

@Integrity:
Look! Do you know Sarpong for real? And when did you join the platform? Read what you have written there! And you have the audacity to challenge Sarpong’s comprehension skills? You better get the hell out of h ...
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@Integrity:
Look! Do you know Sarpong for real? And when did you join the platform? Read what you have written there! And you have the audacity to challenge Sarpong’s comprehension skills? You better get the hell out of here!
Nuumo 1 year ago

Majority of Ghanaians are evil

Majority of Ghanaians are evil
FTT 1 year ago

Manasseh is not doing journalism but rather HATRED REPORTAGE

Manasseh is not doing journalism but rather HATRED REPORTAGE
The wise onè 1 year ago

Look at his ugly face there.

Look at his ugly face there.
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Nsemsem 1 year ago

Manasseh should always be careful when discussing controversial topics without thoroughly checking his facts. In my opinion, he is generally a good journalist. However, the 'Ford gift' case and the story about 'guinea fowls f ...
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Manasseh should always be careful when discussing controversial topics without thoroughly checking his facts. In my opinion, he is generally a good journalist. However, the 'Ford gift' case and the story about 'guinea fowls flying to Burkina Faso' were largely disingenuous and seemed aimed at gaining undeserved fame.
Now Now 1 year ago

1. Banks create credit and make profit by granting loans.
2. When a customer defaults in the payment of a loan, the remedies are there, contained in the loan agreement.
3. MANNASSEH,
YOU HAVE ALREADY PUBLISHED YOUR BOOK
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1. Banks create credit and make profit by granting loans.
2. When a customer defaults in the payment of a loan, the remedies are there, contained in the loan agreement.
3. MANNASSEH,
YOU HAVE ALREADY PUBLISHED YOUR BOOK
GO AHEAD AND CARRY OUT FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING:
4. Did Engineer and Planners default in their payments to Merchant Bank?
5. We have been informed of the high disparity between offers of the South African entity and Fortiz
6. That certain debtors, (party affiliations WITHELD), had worked their way to ensure that under the South African Bank offer
NO DEBTOR WAS TO PAY A PESEWA unlike
UNDER FORTIZ WHERE DEBTORS WERE TO PAY
Jodi FORSON 1 year ago

I think that Manasseh just don’t like the Mahamas!
Ibrahim must actually sue him and put an injunction on the sale of the book until that lie and incorrect information is deleted from the fake book.

I think that Manasseh just don’t like the Mahamas!
Ibrahim must actually sue him and put an injunction on the sale of the book until that lie and incorrect information is deleted from the fake book.
Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 year ago

@ Jodi Forson.
If he sues Manasseh, on this issue he will lose! Let’s call the spade a spade! Simplicity- Akromfuo

@ Jodi Forson.
If he sues Manasseh, on this issue he will lose! Let’s call the spade a spade! Simplicity- Akromfuo
Lori 1 year ago

A master thief trained by corrupt brother.

A master thief trained by corrupt brother.
Maame Abenah 1 year ago

Mahama is corrupt. It is a fact that Mahama is corrupt. Mahama's family is rich because Mahama became the President of Ghana by default. Atta Mills died and left the Presidency for Mahama because he was the VP. When Mahama ga ...
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Mahama is corrupt. It is a fact that Mahama is corrupt. Mahama's family is rich because Mahama became the President of Ghana by default. Atta Mills died and left the Presidency for Mahama because he was the VP. When Mahama gave Ghana's bauxite to Ibrahim Mahama, Ghana was quiet. We must thank God for Nana Akufo-Addo and his NPP otherwise Ghana's bauxite would belong to Ibrahim. Now, it would be a great mistake to vote Mahama back as the President of Ghana. It means that we do think.
God 1st 1 year ago

Please take advantage of your FSHS wai. Na wa bon dodo

Please take advantage of your FSHS wai. Na wa bon dodo
MARY MAVIS GYAMFIWAA 1 year ago

When was the debt paid? Was it retired as scheduled? No one is saying the debt was not paid. If you borrow monies from me and you did not meet the payment schedule, the loan went past due, and deprived me of my livelihood, re ...
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When was the debt paid? Was it retired as scheduled? No one is saying the debt was not paid. If you borrow monies from me and you did not meet the payment schedule, the loan went past due, and deprived me of my livelihood, resulting in my death, then you decided to pay later to my family after my demise, the harm is already caused even though you eventually paid off the debt. He took the money and defaulted over a long period depriving the bank of liquidity. This nonsense must stop! What was his credit rating at the time?????
ORTORFUOR 1 year ago

Asure is a stupid boy just retract that portion from the already published book of your and see how indebted it will cause you, either you will withdraw the book from the shelves and those already sold from buyers and refund ...
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Asure is a stupid boy just retract that portion from the already published book of your and see how indebted it will cause you, either you will withdraw the book from the shelves and those already sold from buyers and refund their money back to buyers can be your own headache which is going to incur a lot of debts that will blow on your face will be your own cup of tea"woara na wo nana nsa, ser wo benom o ser wo bersa o ser wo de betua o woara wo gyegyiregye"

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