'We are the ultimate victims and losers' – Prof Prempeh slams Sam George

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  • KANKAN NYAME 3 months ago

    Boss allow the Minister to do his work and focus on yours as well.. You may also be part of the problem making us victims and losers.. How can a regulator wake up and start rendering people jobless.. Stop been. Hypocrite. The ...
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  • FRANKIE 3 months ago

    Youth unemployment is a ticking time bomb and any action to create joblessness must be exercised with utmost caution. If this Prof has any idea how many young men are engaged in motorcycle parcel delivery and Okada riding he' ...
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  • Dr Mumbi Seraki 3 months ago

    Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine......for instance 12 paracetamol at once...or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

  • Joe 3 months ago

    Why is Prof Prempeh disturbing our ears? Doesn’t he know that if the minister is doing something illegal the right place to stop him is the court? Even children know this. If he thinks it’s illegal for the minister to hal ...
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  • The Motherland 3 months ago

    Now everyone can see that this vermin MUMBI SERAKI is refusing to take a dose of his own prescription, else we would have been rid of him by now and he wouldn't still be here polluting this platform with his idiotic suicidal ...
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  • Kojo 3 months ago

    Can't GhanaWeb get rid of him. Its so nauseating

  • Guy 3 months ago

    WHY DOES GHANAWEB ENCOURAGE SUCH AN IMBECILE, DEMONIC AND OUTRAGEOUS POST.

    IT'S FOOLISH TO POST THIS NONSENSE. THIS SHOULDN'T PASS EDITORIAL THE ORIGINATOR SHOULD BE BLOCKED FROM GHANAWEB.

  • Hmmm moment 3 months ago

    S George is hot and cold but ultimately useless. He wasted so much time doing doing the LGBT bill which we all loved. Okro dick Addo stalled the bill and we were all expecting the man who use to sleep in the house of a known ...
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  • Star from the North 3 months ago

    I disagree with this so called professor! Whenever citizens are placed on a difficult situation, the people they call to action, or seek support are the politicians. Stop envying Sam George for no reason. In any case, the reg ...
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  • Stone 3 months ago

    You are absolutely right but not sure why people were not enraged when people were laid off after change of government...any lose of employment to any one individual is a blow to a family and should be condemned regardless of ...
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  • Kk 3 months ago

    May be perhaps those people knew their employment was not done the right way. Those who do are in court and will probably get their jobs back. Everyone knows when they are doing the right thing or not.

  • Thomas 3 months ago

    Those who were laid off after change of government were clearly given prior warning to decline any such appointment. Stop playing conscious ignorance.

  • FRANKIE 3 months ago

    Youth unemployment is a ticking time bomb and any action to create joblessness must be exercised with utmost caution. If this Prof has any idea how many young men are engaged in motorcycle parcel delivery and Okada riding he' ...
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  • DotCom 3 months ago

    @Frankie…I really do share your sentiment but it raises the question, do we allow illegal activities to continue because most of the youth are unemployed, or do we use our constitutional duty to make sure rules are followed ...
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  • Fiifi Duku Woode 3 months ago

    Dotcom, let's regulate it, which is better? This or OKADA?

  • DotCom 3 months ago

    @Fiifi Duku Woode….This is a hard one. On one hand I have a lot of sympathy for the unemployed young people in Ghana but on the other hand, we need to establish the rule of law because it is the foundation of our democracy. ...
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  • Fiifi Duku Woode 3 months ago

    @DotCom I get your point Breda

  • Kwaku 3 months ago

    This is where our politics have brought us. We don't know right from wrong. All we know is what will bring us political traction. No matter how good, if it will cost us votes, then better don't do it. If our opponents do s ...
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  • OBK 3 months ago

    What kind of thinking is this? Youth unemployment is a time bomb so we should encourage eligibility? Then we should stop the fight against galamsey because its giving employment to the youth. This same Professor you call "so ...
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  • John,Tema 3 months ago

    Legalisation of Okada transport contributed to this problem.Why would the President allowed motorcycles operate as commercial transport in the city?Was he not aware of the chaos they would create for delivery and courier serv ...
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  • Asabke Alangde 3 months ago

    @ John Tema buuuluuu. Was Okada not working in this Ghana when Akufo Monkey Addo was in power? Why didn't you tell that useless gyimie gyimie Bawumia to ban it?

  • John,Tema 3 months ago

    @ Adabke Alangbe
    Was it a legalised form of commercial transport in our law books?Were you happy in the state and manner in which they were operating in the central business areas?You're not a Ga & also too early in the mor ...
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  • Karamoja 3 months ago

    Gyimifuor ba @John, why are you boldly exhibiting your lunacy this early morning......???? You were asked a very simple question, and you are here foolishly beating about the bush like a lunatic patient. You are not making an ...
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  • Shamsi Waleed 3 months ago

    @karamoja is an okada twat. Do you like how the okada people are driving on the roads. Ghanaians and copy copy always copying Nigerians...from NSYC to Okada. Foolish set of fools

  • Maskoff 3 months ago

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  • Fiifi Duku Woode 3 months ago

    Alangba, we beg you oooo, buuuuuluuuu? Ha ha ha, but truely it should be regulated not stopped like that. The ordinary Ghanaian must eat

  • Baafour 3 months ago

    You call former president monkey, then your father is a chimpanzee.

  • Majj 3 months ago

    Which developed countries have you been to. Nonsense

  • Kwadwo 3 months ago

    One of the doubts I have about President Mahama is his choice of a person like this Prempeh chap and his likes into the so-called Constitutional Review Committee that needless to say, will end up being a waste of everybodys t ...
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  • Fiifi Duku Woode 3 months ago

    True true, ebe Professor no get sense at alllllll

  • Star from the North 3 months ago

    @Kwadwo I agree with you perfectly. The choice of this professor to lead the constitutional reforms was a blatant mistake by Mahama. The posture of this man doesn’t look like someone who will present a good recommendation f ...
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  • Nana Akoma Adu 3 months ago

    His is doing all with his job now . Prof know it all do little.

  • Albert Kessel 3 months ago

    Very well said Sir.

  • That was Expected 3 months ago

    Indeed, you expect a regulator to give notice on when it will stop am illegality, right? It could do that by consideration but it's never wrong to immediately stop acts that contravene laid down laws.

    The politician is int ...
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  • Fiifi Duku Woode 3 months ago

    Good talk bossssss

  • Afrakoma 3 months ago

    Prempeh paaaaa. What Hon. Sam George said is true. Do it in a humane manner. Public sensitization first, and then you give a time line before enforcement.
    Most of theses motorcycle riders are unemployed graduate, doing what ...
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  • Kaakeiku 3 months ago

    It's bcos of people like u, that's why the country is stacked in development and simply allowing everybody to sideline the very rules and regulations that govern the country

  • Jonathan 3 months ago

    Your point is very valid.

  • Steve Kaye London 3 months ago

    @ Kankan Nyame, what work is that buffoon Sam George doing? We have nincompoops and riff-raffs as ministers who don't know what they are doing.

  • Kwasi 3 months ago

    The minister's directive admitted the powers of the regulator to carry out the exercise but said it should be halted for broader stake holder engagement.
    Must you guys comment on everything? Should Prof Prempeh and others li ...
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  • Kwaku Tee 3 months ago

    Nowhere on this planet has propaganda and lies been used to develop a state.John Dramani Mahama and his NDC propaganda and lies have come to a dead end.They are now realising the conflicts in some of their campaign promises a ...
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  • Kwadwo 3 months ago

    I think Dzata George should not bother to start roaring at that disoriented neocolonial mouse. Any enlightened person would sympathize with the position that Dzata George has taken. He should ignore and treat Prempehs remarks ...
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  • Joe 3 months ago

    SCAM George, why the rush in the first place?

  • Tesdy 3 months ago

    This is what the academia and the enlightened class get wrong ,government don’t really serve the people after scratching to buy my motorcycle with 20k brought in by Chinese making a kill without even paying taxes and no gov ...
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  • That Be Why The Gov Dey Bore Me 3 months ago

    All they know is take from the people.As soon as the people build some small money making venture Hei here the government comes to bring some basaa rules ,fees,taxes and lincense.why is the government not helping Ghanaians to ...
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  • Buhari 3 months ago

    What do you expect of a Professor Prempeh? The usual arrogance. This guy is unfit to chair a constitutional review committee.

  • Gambo 3 months ago

    What job did you Prempeh create for the youth, nonsense

  • Why so bitter prof ? 3 months ago

    Prof allow this young minister to do his job. We saw what your party did for good 8 years but you were quite. People like you are our problem in Ghana. You're Academically fools and tribal bigot.You wants this government to f ...
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  • GH8 3 months ago

    Wow your tribal bigotry is just astonishing. What makes you think Prof Prempeh is NPP man? Oh because his name is Akan name right?
    And you think Mahamah is that stupid to give such a position to NPP man?

  • Thief of Staff - Akosua Frema 3 months ago

    Prof., you and who? Talk for yourself, not even your household and leave us out of your balderdash. Do you watch DSTV programs more than Dzata himself? Nation wrecker. Ugly, senseless, shameless, gormless, lawless, stupid, fo ...
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  • Mawuli 3 months ago

    Wa gyimii ooo. U can't even read and understand m is he talking about DStv. Kwasia. I blame the dirty that gave birth to um we talking about Okada delivery and u say DStv. Ah wo maame twe se korle gono gutter

  • Newself 3 months ago

    Prof Prempeh, you must ask yourself, 'Where was the regulator when the business was developing?' To halt it suddenly is not the way to go. The minister's approach is certainly the better way for the regulator to take control ...
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  • Kofi 3 months ago

    Unfortunately for us, the common-sense that you refer to, is a commodity that is acutely scarce in the domain of Ghanaian Professors and PhD holders.

  • Kojo Menkah, Bremen. Germany 3 months ago

    So professor can't you stand up for yourself and country for once and thinking your prople should remain enslaved with this myopic reason. You lose something to gain something dear Prof spare the poor who are labouring. You c ...
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  • Gladdy 3 months ago

    Prof. Prempeh you got it wrong this time around.You critize unnecessarily, Sam George could not be faulted on this score.

  • Gh 3 months ago

    Professor you are a fool, there are no jobs, these young guys are doing these risky jobs to put food on the table and u are saying this rubbish..most of the riders are not even aware of those licenses..no announcement, no th ...
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  • Nana Akosua Adu 3 months ago

    You this man, I don’t even know why President even gave you this constitutional review job . How much did the South African company gave you ? .

  • Npp 3 months ago

    If you don’t believe in yourself others would control your life. Useless prof

  • Jac 3 months ago

    Prof Prempeh, why do you think President appoints you to be in charge CRC. Your mandate was to engage with Ghanaians to seek their view on aspects of the constitution that need to be amended. The President could have just use ...
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  • Akwadaa Nyame 3 months ago

    The POSTAL SERVICE COURIER COMMISSION is NPP infiltrates determined to making NOC unpopular with its decisions. Sam George is right to see through their intentions and stop them ASAP. Mhama must fire or disband all left over ...
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  • niibi 3 months ago

    The gig economy is what's keeping lots of young people alive.
    just must be smart in enforcing regulations that were made that didnt anticipate these times.

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  • Ben j 3 months ago

    Enemies of progress
    You want to destroy mahama government
    Where were npp when they didn't enforce this same rule at the time they were in power.
    You people want to use different means to sabotage ndc government.
    You k ...
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  • Kofi 3 months ago

    Prof they're both wrong. How can you do this without information cos the people concerned are not even aware of any incense.

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION FIRST!!! 3 months ago

    Sam Georges directive is in order, public education should precede any such enforcement. How many courier riders and the geberal public are aware of this policy in the first place. Please dont tell me ignorance of the law is ...
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  • Fiifi Duku Woode 3 months ago

    More grease to your able shoulders, Hon Sam George. You are working beyond expectations. With your eyes on Suppliers of data, DSTV and now this. You cannot do any better. We all don't support OKADA, but we are seeking to regu ...
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  • Akiti borgeh 3 months ago

    Eeiiihhh Fiifi!!! You want this man to go back to the classroom and go and poison the minds of our youth with his topsy-turvy "Professor" logic? Please, I beg, let's just leave him alone where he is to tinker with the constit ...
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  • Ghanaba 3 months ago

    Sam is right on this one. As a professor, you don't behave like Donald Trump and chase illegal farm workers all in the name of law enforcement only to realise the grave consequences the impact is having on society. The law sh ...
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  • Achakanapaya 3 months ago

    This Premper Idiot should disturbing our ears, since when did he find his voice to criticize Government appointees??
    After all Martin Amidi was right.
    Npp is a criminal organization full of murderers, thieves and lair's. Th ...
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  • Donald T 3 months ago

    Don’t be silly Prof. The sector Minister has all the powers to ensure a smooth implementation of a policy. If in his opinion there is widespread concern he has every right/ power to call for a suspension until the problem i ...
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  • DC10 3 months ago

    When fools become ministers this is the end results.

  • T.T 3 months ago

    Sakawa government.

  • Jimbo 3 months ago

    Madness cannot be tolerated in any country that embraces rule of law. Institutions are made strong to be able to deal with lawlessness but not to be tossed about by lunatics and criminals. What is going on? Why should the peo ...
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  • Efo Kofi 3 months ago

    That foolish boy kwaashiaa

  • Kwame Amoah 3 months ago

    What do you expect when nkwasiaaaaaafɔɔ are in leadership positions

  • Kojois 3 months ago

    That is reset stupid people. How do you develop a country with team b ministers

  • Nii Kotei 3 months ago

    What is Prempehs problem? Was he not one of the praise worship leaders for the NDC in opposition? He should clear off with his nonsense.

  • Gh 3 months ago

    Suddenly this man is showing his teeth frequently under this government, and always against the government, NDC is always regarded as an orphan where everyone can talk to anyhow

  • Peter 3 months ago

    Where is this man teaching now? If he is not, he should stop being referred to as Prof.Rather, he was once a Professor. In the US where he obtained the rank of. Prof once you leave academia you cease to call yourself a Profes ...
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  • He is too pompous 3 months ago

    He this it is forever living time changes

  • Kweku 3 months ago

    This Prof. is too sure of himself. The Minister has the authority to intervene if the regulator is not doing the right thing. If he truly is a professor he should know this

  • H Aborbi 3 months ago

    Professor Prempeh is right. This is 2025 and ministers cannot be issuing directives which are probably not based on any rigorous analysis, and bypassing a relevant regulatory body set up to advise the minister.

  • S Boateng 3 months ago

    The question is:
    Does the statute that created the regulator empower the Minister to intervene in the regulator's affairs in the manner he did?
    The law must be supreme in a constitutional democracy governed by the rule of l ...
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  • fg 3 months ago

    Ghana is no longer under a democracy; it is under dictatorship. That even makes the constitutional review irrelevant. For of what use is a constitutional review if the existing constitution and laws are being flouted with imp ...
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  • Kweku 3 months ago

    Did you just noticed that?

  • K 3 months ago

    Who is this man speaking for? The minister is helping us from being exploited and you are saying what?

  • Cobold 3 months ago

    That is what you get when you advocate for populists and propagandist to rule a nation.

  • Majj 3 months ago

    This man is the reason our people have been going through all the expensive services we received from NTN and the rest. Is it not the same Sam George who fought for the price of data to reduce. Professor with little mind.
    B ...
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  • KofSam 3 months ago

    Let the regulatory board enforce the laws without interference from Sam George. Too often we see ministers interference in regulatory body’s enforcement of laws and this must stop . The minister should have discussed his pl ...
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  • Kofi 3 months ago

    There are too many okadas everywhere in Ghana. They weren’t there before and now they have become like ants.

  • Yohabu 3 months ago

    U Prof prempeh, are u eating with your anus or ur mouth, u are a big fool, think very well b4 u can come out with what u are saying, the constitution is suppose to favor all the citizens but not only the selfish and foolish p ...
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  • Yohabu 3 months ago

    Be a reasonable person, go n check out the amount of commission and taxes on a trip before u can open your rotten useless mouth and say u are the losers, a thief, leave your office n go for the courier work n see how it is!

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  • ADDO 3 months ago

    IS THIS MAN A TRUE PROFESSOR ? SO THEY SHOULD BE LEFT UNREGUKATED AND UNTAXED ? COME AGAIN MR/PROF.

  • Muzato 3 months ago

    Where was Prof when the inital decision to close asase fm, wontumi fm radio stations was suspended to give the operators time ...

  • Loyalist 3 months ago

    Prof. Prempeh you are an astute lawyer but not an astute politician. Hon. Sam George has applied maturity and wisdom in this impasse just as he did for tv and fm stations with expired frequencies to reapply by giving them amp ...
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  • Agyeman 3 months ago

    ITS ALL BECAUSE OF THE PRESIDENT'S WEIRED CHOICES OF OFFICERS. WON'T BE LONG WHEN WE SEE SUBSTITUTIONS. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S SAD THAT JM AFTER ALL HIS SUPPOSED EXPERIENCE WILL BRING A TEAM 'D' TO COMMENCE HIS FINAL TERM. INDEED JM ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 3 months ago

    THIS IDIOTIC PROFESSOR , IS ULTIMATELY THE LOSER NOT WE GHANAIANS, HOW CAN HE SAY SUCH A STUPID THING, AS GHANAIANS WE LOVE WHAT OUR MINISTER IS DOING, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT GHANAIANS HAVE VOTED FOR THEM TO DO PERIOD!!.

  • Ojah 3 months ago

    If Prempeh wants to rule instead of leading a Constitutional Review Committee, he should resign and run for office! Right now all he is doing is running his mouth at everything and doing nothing.

  • chief vandal 3 months ago

    but why cant the professor have an opinion as a Ghanaian?

  • Kwame 3 months ago

    This man has been making a lot of controversial statements. I am of the view that his position at the Constitutional Review Committee is over.

  • Abdulaziz--Accra 3 months ago

    All these empty heads with big big titles are political bigots, this so-called professor is very well known as a dye in a wool NPP so we where he's coming from, nonsense, massa just shut up and allow the minister to do his wo ...
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  • Thomas 3 months ago

    Suspend the operation and have a stakeholders meeting to better address the issue isn't a problem in my opinion. These young people are not stealing but trying to make a decent living in the wake of unemployment. This isn't r ...
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