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• My views? 2 months ago

  Bawumia will even attend Gari eating competition if invited.
  Power is not easy to come by ooo

  Bawumia will even attend Gari eating competition if invited.
  Power is not easy to come by ooo

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• Obiba JK 2 months ago

  This is what he does best. Cheap popularity. Foolish man. Bawumia you are not a presidential material. Your Afghanistan face doesn't add up

  This is what he does best. Cheap popularity. Foolish man. Bawumia you are not a presidential material. Your Afghanistan face doesn't add up

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• Bob the Marley 2 months ago

  Bawumia, why are most people coming up against you on this platform anytime you are in the news.
  
  I think the former president let you talk to much during and after the election. Calling people incompetent, incompetent and ...
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  Bawumia, why are most people coming up against you on this platform anytime you are in the news.
  
  I think the former president let you talk to much during and after the election. Calling people incompetent, incompetent and incompetent. Have you seen that your judgement time has come?

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• K Poku-London-UK 2 months ago

  Eugene Arhin
  
  Eugene Arhin was the Director of Communications at the Presidency under Nana Akufo-Addo for the 8 years he was in office.
  
  In 2021, a divorce case with his wife made it into the public, where his wife was de ...
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  Eugene Arhin
  
  Eugene Arhin was the Director of Communications at the Presidency under Nana Akufo-Addo for the 8 years he was in office.
  
  In 2021, a divorce case with his wife made it into the public, where his wife was demanding for certain reliefs in the separation process.
  
  As part of the things she listed, she made mention of some of the properties owned by Eugene Arhin and these revelations, in the eyes of the public, generated a lot of conversations.
  
  For many, did the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, amass all that in a space of four years, or during his time in public office?
  
  
  
  Gloria Assan Arhin, his wife at the time, prayed the Accra High Court to grant her divorce request and also give her a number of properties, including a five-bedroom residential property (which was intended to be the matrimonial home of the parties) situated on a two-plot of land lying at East Legon in Accra; a four-storey building comprising 16 separate flats/apartments situated on a parcel of land at Bubiashie in Accra which land was acquired from a family friend of the petitioner.
  
  She also asked for a storey building being constructed which comprised of 16 separate flats/apartments situated at Tuba-Weija in Accra.
  
  These were but just three of the over twenty properties she sought after as part of the divorce.
  
  Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John)
  
  Sir John, a former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), became the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission of Ghana until his death.
  
  After his death, his will became public, generating another widespread conversation among Ghanaians. It involved a tall list of 75 properties, including houses, parcels of land, bank accounts, investments, businesses, guns and clothes.
  
  His will also raised public concerns following the discovery that he owned lands at the Achimota Forest. This was also because President Akufo-Addo had, at the time, signed an Executive Instrument that said part of the Achimota Forest was no longer a forest reserve.
  
  Critics said the move was a ploy to get the land into the hands of the ruling elite, an accusation the government vehemently denied.
  
  Sir John’s ownership of parcels of lands at the Achimota Forest appeared to have heightened the deep-seated mistrust of the government and its actions.
  
  
  
  Below are the properties as listed in the will of the late Sir John:
  
  House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, and acquired on February 12, 2018
  
  House on plot number GA 55329 located at Oyarifa No. 2, acquired on May 11, 2018
  
  House plot number GA 55475 located at Oyarifa No.1, acquired on September 27, 2017
  
  House on plot number GA 5881 located at Adjiringanor, Accra, (white House), acquired on August 7, 2019.
  
  A 6-bedroom house located at Patangbe, Ogbojo, near East Legon.
  
  A 4-bedroom house located in Mempeheusem, East Legon
  
  A 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon
  
  Another 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon
  
  A 4-bedroom house on plot number GA56838 located in East Legon and acquired on October 25, 2018
  
  A 5-bedroom house located in Sakora Wonoo
  
  A 4-storey building located in East Legon, with 10 apartments, each apartment consisting of 3-bedrooms; and five apartments, each consisting of two bedrooms.
  
  LANDS
  
  Two plots of land located in Ahenema Kokoben in the Ashanti Region
  
  Two plots of land with registration number GA56921 located in Oyarifa, which were acquired on November 6, 2018.
  
  A 5.541-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Jakaypros Limited
  
  A 0.987-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Fasoh Limited
  
  Unspecified piece of land located in the Achimota Forest jointly owned with Charles Owusu
  
  An unspecified piece of land held in the name of DML located in the Achimota forest
  
  A 5.07-acre land at the Ramsar site, Sakumono
  
  Five plots of land located at Millenium city, Kasoa
  
  One plot of land with certificate number GA60802, located at Mempeheusem, East Legon, acquired on December 13, 2019.
  
  Two plots of land approximately of 0.40acres located at No.7 ARS Lane, Ogbojo, near East legon
  
  One plot of land near the Chain Homes Estate at East Airport Hills.
  
  A piece of land numbered plot 139 located within the Adentaman District (aka Aviation land).
  
  PRIVATE VEHICLES
  
  Lexus LX570 25. Ford Fusion
  
  Lexus V6
  
  Nissan Titan Pick Up V8
  
  Mercedes Benz E68 Sport AMG
  
  Honda Pilot V6
  
  Honda Accord Sport
  
  Toyota Landcruiser V8
  
  Ford 150
  
  Honda Accord 2.0 Touring
  
  Toyota Rav 4, 2019 model
  
  Chevrolet Cruze
  
  Lexus Saloon Car, 2019 model
  
  GUNS
  
  Five pump-action guns
  
  Clothing
  
  BANK ACCOUNTS
  
  National Investment Bank, account no. 1802092960501
  
  CBG, account no. 0302239130003
  
  GT Bank- in the name of Ruth Korkor Odonkor
  
  GT Bank-in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie
  
  Fidelity Bank, account no. 1060032907210
  
  ADB, in the name of Jakaypros Limited
  
  United States Bank, Wells Fargo, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie
  
  Canadian Bank Account, Royal Bank, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie INVESTMENTS
  
  ADB: Two million cedis (2,000,000.00), expected to mature in April 2020.
  
  Two hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GHc 250,000) with NTHC which stood at GHc 303,720.22 as at July 31, 2019.
  
  Joint gold production investment with Francis Owusu Joint ownership in gold production investment with:
  
  ROTL,
  
  FASOH
  
  MBL HOSPITAL
  
  Afriyie Memorial Hospital, located at Sakora Wonoo OTHER BUSINESSES
  
  A fuel Station located at Kentinkrono in the Ashanti region
  
  Fuel tanker vehicles (10 in number)
  
  One teak plantation located at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region
  
  Rubber plantation located in the Eastern Region
  
  Stalls located at the new Kejetia market, Kumasi (3 in number)
  
  Farms at Ejura in the Ashanti Region.
  
  
  
  Kwabena Adu-Boahene
  
  The last person in this list of Akufo-Addo appointees whose wealth have courted public conversations is the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene.
  
  He and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, were recently detained by the Attorney General’s office following his arrest at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
  
  Following his detention, Attorney General Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine revealed at a press conference on Monday, March 24, 2025, a list of properties acquired by both suspects since 2018.
  
  This, he said, was established through painstaking investigations by the EOCO and the AG’s office, indicating that the properties acquired were bought using embezzled state funds.
  
  Below is a breakdown of the properties and their estimated values under the couple’s names below:
  
  1. No. 2 stream part drive, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra which is estimated at $1,000,000 (valued at GH¢15,000,000)
  
  2. No. 6 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra
  
  
  3. No. 7 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra estimated at a value of $200,000
  
  4. No. 8 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra estimated at a value of $97,815
  
  5. No. 9 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra also valued at $270,000
  
  6. No. 10 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra at $150,000, Additionally, another initial cash deposit of $500,000 was made to purchase 5 houses.
  
  7. Vertex properties at Oyarifa Gated Estate Development. This consists of 27 houses each valued at an estimated cost of $295,000 (GH¢127,000,000).
  
  8. Two properties in London
  
  The AG further disclosed that an amount of up to GH¢39 million was allegedly diverted and embezzled by the suspects from the agency.
  
  "GH¢39,462,480 went into Adu-Boahene and his wife's pockets from one transaction

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• K Poku-London-UK 2 months ago

  Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out ...
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  Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out of its 68 years history-Ghana IS A FAILED STATE.
  The World Bank has pushed back against the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration’s long-held narrative that Ghana’s 2022 economic collapse was the result of global turmoil, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
  
  It insisted that the economic meltdown was “homegrown”.
  
  In its latest 2025 Policy Notes on Ghana, the Bank made clear that while the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine worsened the situation, they were not the root cause.
  
  “The deterioration of global conditions… was not the cause of the 2022 macroeconomic crisis; rather, it merely exposed an economy already beset with deep structural vulnerabilities and precarious macroeconomic conditions,” the report said.
  
  The government has frequently blamed external shocks for the collapse, which saw inflation spiral, the cedi plummet, and the country default on its debt.
  
  But the World Bank said years of weak governance, fiscal indiscipline, and stalled reforms were the real culprits of Ghana's "dark days".
  
  Interbank Market: Cedi trades at GH¢12.35 to $1
  
  The bank also argued that the easy access to international credit and expectations of resource windfalls encouraged short-term political decisions at the expense of long-term stability.
  
  The report noted that the cycle of expansionary spending followed by painful corrections, one that has forced Ghana into 17 IMF programs over the past 68 years, is damaging.
  
  “Sudden macroeconomic stops and crises have led the country to request a record number of IMF programs, remaining under active IMF support for 40 out of its 68 years of history,” the Bank said.
  
  The report also noted that more than 800,000 people were pushed into poverty in the aftermath of the 2022 crisis, with per capita incomes stuck at around US$2,200 for over a decade.
  
  Today, more than a quarter of Ghanaians live below the poverty line, it noted.
  
  Looking ahead, the Bank also raised alarms about Ghana’s fiscal management in the 2024 election year.
  
  It flagged unbudgeted spending commitments of roughly US$4.8 billion, equivalent to 5.7% of GDP, much of it accumulated outside official financial systems.
  
  “Spending indiscipline poses a critical challenge…undermining efforts to maintain fiscal discipline and compromising long-term sustainability,” the report cautioned.
  
  Also, the energy sector arrears still cost around 2% of GDP annually, while COCOBOD’s debts reached US$1.8 billion in 2024, with interventions distorting markets and hurting farmers.
  
  The bank warned that Ghana now stands at a critical crossroads, and temporary fixes will not be enough.
  
  “There is an urgent need to signal a clear break from the past and a commitment to change… Success will ultimately be measured by the ability of the government to regain the trust of its citizens.”
  
  Its recommendations are focused on restoring fiscal discipline, broadening the tax base, reforming state-owned enterprises, and enhancing governance.
  
  Without decisive reforms, the World Bank cautions, Ghana risks remaining trapped in its cycle of crisis and bailouts for decades to come.-----

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• Frank Agyena-Karikari 2 months ago

  And he was with the NDC or NPP. Ghana, we are doomed. I want to get the list of what Efo Jeremiah John Rawlings, Konadu Agyemang Rawlings and the rest of the Rawlings’s family have in Ghana. When did they acquire them, and ...
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  And he was with the NDC or NPP. Ghana, we are doomed. I want to get the list of what Efo Jeremiah John Rawlings, Konadu Agyemang Rawlings and the rest of the Rawlings’s family have in Ghana. When did they acquire them, and how did they acquire them. And was Efo Jeremiah John Rawlings not living on credited YOR KE GARI? And as a bastard, did he not use Weed? Many people in Burma Camp knew the kind of life he lived. Many Ghanaians at his time knew that he was a CHAIN CIGARETTE SMOKER too, and that he could smoke on credit. That man was a disgrace to the family and the Human Race. I am pleased his son did not take after him, and is very gentle.

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• AHIMADU 2 months ago

  Always rushing to talk nonsense.

  Always rushing to talk nonsense.

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• WK 2 months ago

  In fact, Bawumia is totaly not presidential material.
  
  Without the current akufo ado executives, Bawumia can not win any NPP election.

  In fact, Bawumia is totaly not presidential material.
  
  Without the current akufo ado executives, Bawumia can not win any NPP election.

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• Hapalala, 2 months ago

  Nobody needs your congratulatory message. Sit down somewhere

  Nobody needs your congratulatory message. Sit down somewhere

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• Thief of Staff - Akosua Frema 2 months ago

  This man has become SO CHEAP because of politics. Kwasiaa buuluubuuluuu.

  This man has become SO CHEAP because of politics. Kwasiaa buuluubuuluuu.

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• Joojo of Anomabo 2 months ago

  He is just a desperate fool don't mind him. Kwasea Arabic terrorist. The money under the table and the motorcade for his Fulani kotokoli wife has sweet him, so he doesn't want to leave. With this his bloated stomach, the th ...
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  He is just a desperate fool don't mind him. Kwasea Arabic terrorist. The money under the table and the motorcade for his Fulani kotokoli wife has sweet him, so he doesn't want to leave. With this his bloated stomach, the thief still wants to eat into it until it explodes like an Iranian balloon. Gyimie Gyimie Bawumia. Kwasiya

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• Nana 2 months ago

  This can only happen under the watch of JDM sand the NDC

  This can only happen under the watch of JDM sand the NDC

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• Kwasi Addai 2 months ago

  Bawumia is too stupid and should therefore keep quiet and let sensible Ghanaians talk. You will not be the automatic presidential candidate of the NPP. And remember that should you be chosen as the candidate, your best mark w ...
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  Bawumia is too stupid and should therefore keep quiet and let sensible Ghanaians talk. You will not be the automatic presidential candidate of the NPP. And remember that should you be chosen as the candidate, your best mark will be 25% of the presidential elections votes.

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• Wuni 2 months ago

  Bawumia is seeking attention. A failed political prostitute. Like farther like son.

  Bawumia is seeking attention. A failed political prostitute. Like farther like son.

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• Dom 2 months ago

  Guys, I thought all of you were going to say that it was the NDC that prepared the UDS team, and now Bawumia wants link himself to it. But No, you are quietly playing politics for the NDC. You have slowly linked the NDC to th ...
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  Guys, I thought all of you were going to say that it was the NDC that prepared the UDS team, and now Bawumia wants link himself to it. But No, you are quietly playing politics for the NDC. You have slowly linked the NDC to the UDS victory. Please please!!!

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• Rita 2 months ago

  And what can you do?

  And what can you do?

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• Abiba 2 months ago

  Look at his gyimie gimme face like an Iran fool. Useless Bawumia

  Look at his gyimie gimme face like an Iran fool. Useless Bawumia

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• Kwame 2 months ago

  Smart sports minister should just convert entire team to black stars, I bet you Ghana will go far

  Smart sports minister should just convert entire team to black stars, I bet you Ghana will go far

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