Redirect $2bn Accra-Kumasi expressway funds to settle teacher arrears - Nana Adutwum

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  • Grandmaster. 1 day ago

    Aboaba. It takes sacrifice to build a country

  • Olalaa 1 day ago

    Hog wash. What did the NPP do? It laid lackadaisical foundation for senior high schools. Totally ignored pre and primary schools. They sent their children ti private schools or in some cases abroad to go and learn and pre ...
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  • These. Vultures Again 1 day ago

    Whenever the nation is taking steps toward self-sustainability, the vultures, the nation wreckers always comes out with backward ideas. They want to derail the express way project but the government knows better

  • Kwasi Addai 20 hours ago

    For the many years Adutwum lived in the USA, he didn’t learn any sense. No wonder he joined the Nkwaseafo People's Party.

  • ray 8 hours ago

    He sure did not learn any sense. He sjould give the teachers the wasted National Cathedral money

  • Joko 1 day ago

    This Adutwum is very stupid. That's why they used $93m to dig a hole.

  • ray 8 hours ago

    yes. Backward people.

  • Abbey 1 day ago

    Why is Adu Twum talking nonsense since he let as a minister. We used to respect this guy a lots but these days anytime you read from his views , they sound so stupidly. Maybe reporter are not reporting accurately of what he i ...
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  • We are having the wrong debate in Ghana. 18 hours ago

    Ghana, it is time to analyse things without partisan politics and tribal biases. If we don't do that the politicians will always win and the people will always lose as usual. Just next door in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore ...
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  • Grandmaster, don't you too knows that 21 hours ago

    teachers matter is also important,teachers too must live

  • Sandman, New Jersey 1 day ago

    Nation wreckers. When have teachers, Doctors, Nurses or any of those unionized cartels not demonstrate about one thing or another? Does that mean we should sieze developments? Come again.
    Regardless what financinmodel is us ...
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  • CLIFFORD 1 day ago

    Adu Twum your constituency roads were fixed by the Mahama government recently and you held a Press Conference to thank the government after Nana Addo neglect that road for 8 years. Why didn't you tell Mahama government to us ...
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  • ray 8 hours ago

    Dont mind him.

  • ray 6 hours ago

    Exactly. He forot his party did not fix hos hometown roads for 8 years.

  • Kayeh 1 day ago

    Why don't you want this land mark project to succeed?The Government will take care of our teachers and at the same time continue with the road project.

  • Common Sense 1 day ago

    Stop talking nonsense, Odwan AduTwum.

  • Betty 1 day ago

    oops some thinking are very bckward. Some developing country like Nigeria has 12 lane roads; 6 going and 6 coming. What about Ghana, even double roads is not available to talk about, sad yet some people are still against any ...
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  • KK 1 day ago

    Hmmm, i thought the idea didn't make sense until I listened to Mr.Allan kyeremanteng. All what the former minister is saying is that, the government can use the 2bn to settle teachers, doctors, nurses and fix our inner roads. ...
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  • SHEGE TINS 1 day ago

    Nonsense promax! Just charge Gabby, Ken Ofori Atta, Akuffo Addo's daughters, Osafo Marfo, Bumpty Akuffo Addo and Godfred Dame and you'll recover 10 billion USD in no time!

  • Okesie1 1 day ago

    This Nana Adutwum of UP is different from Dr Yaw Adutwum of NPP and a former Minister of Education. Take note guys.

  • Frederick 1 day ago

    This sounds like a very stupid suggestion. No doubt, other people think the same, too! No more words will be wasted on this.

  • Everyone have an opinion. 1 day ago

    I'm just asking, how many roads have been constructed with private entity since time in memorial. Don't try to be an enemy with progress.

  • Jacobzanne 1 day ago

    Dr Yaw Adutwum you're very silly.

  • Jk 1 day ago

    I think the man is talking sense but the head line was wrong. because if private partners invest in governmental project's search projects will pay them back, and if government's capitalized on that, they can do a lot of proj ...
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  • DKB 1 day ago

    @ Jk, I read all the comments before yours which were all full of insults. Rather than people take their time to read the article, they probably just read the head line and proceeded to do what they do best...insults. We all ...
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  • KK 1 day ago

    Hmm, people are not really reading to digest what is been suggested. It is a very good idea but partisan politics is really blinding us. The suggesting is to invite private investors to come in and finance the express way, ma ...
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  • Kwabee - shai 1 day ago

    Teachers also need good roads doctor. If you are a medical doctor then bad roads should be your grave concern.

  • Concerned- Tema 1 day ago

    Addo Twum you are not the President of the Country. Allow the President to do his work.

  • Nelson 1 day ago

    Do we really have intellectuals, or egocentric politicians whose analysis of issues is nauseating.

  • Akua 1 day ago

    I HOPE THE AKUMASI PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO! OTUMFOUR LISTEN TO NPP .

  • FK 1 day ago

    The foolish ones who caused the NPP to loose have started spewing more foolishness!!!

  • Botafogo 1 day ago

    Jealousy go shame oooo, the teachers issue will be fully solved soon, not with borrowed money and the express way will be done. Keep your ideas for your party.

  • Percy 1 day ago

    We really have some retrogressive and educated people in Ghana. Listen to this guy saying that infrastructure should be put aside to pay teachers arrears. Teachers are always owed in every government in the 4th republic.

  • Let’s be serious 1 day ago

    Would America have been attractive to u if they used all their resources on workers? Don’t be stupid.

  • KK 1 day ago

    No insults pls. Would America had been attractive to you if all their lands are used for illegal mining? Would America had been attractive if the government have to finance cars for government employees? How many government c ...
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  • Abraham 1 day ago

    Nana, l dont think the Govt needs you to tell them how to fund things. Taking financial management from NPP is very risky and dangerous because they are terrible financial managers. Secondly, why is npp so obsessed with the A ...
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  • D. D. 1 day ago

    MM! Thé express way, is never the current need of the nation. The dual carriageway in better condition is highly expected by majority of the population. The amount to bring about the dual carriageway perfection as estimated ...
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  • Asemoooooo 1 day ago

    Very stupid suggestion---paying debts as t the expense of development

  • KK 1 day ago

    Did you really spend time to read and understand what was been suggested? The debt will pay itself when the investors use their money for the construction of the project. After managing it for a number of years and had paid i ...
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  • Good News 1 day ago

    That's why your npp government failed woefully,you are very disappointing

  • Nana Nyarkoh 1 day ago

    I won't bother to read after the caption... NPP will stay in opposition for long... Until they speak sense, we the floating voters won't avert

  • Nana Nyarkoh 1 day ago

    What good suggestions comes from a man and a party that took loan to throw a kenkey party

  • Nana 1 day ago

    Kwasia kasa saaa

  • Ghanaman 1 day ago

    Alan and his cohorts are getting increasingly silly.
    Maybe they should just shuush if they don't have anything sensible to say.
    I doubt if Solomon Owusu thinks the same

  • Achakanapaya 1968 1 day ago

    All npp members are born criminals and Nation wrecker's. The should refound the money they use for the evil national cathedral so it can be used to pay the teachers.
    Npp criminals and Nation wrecker's organization never agai ...
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  • Kweku 1 day ago

    Is this man ok. Or there is something wrong with his brains. This is what happened when Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkruamah was building Akisombo Dam and Tema motor way this same UP people stood against it. This people don't want the ...
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  • Ken 1 day ago

    Stupid!

  • Jah Alone8 1 day ago

    What a childish talk.

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  • Kofi 1 day ago

    Complete and irredeemable idiot

  • King 1 day ago

    Stupid old man with nothing in the brain

  • AMB 1 day ago

    Truly hog wash. Has Government said they don’t have funds to pay to the extent of you suggesting the suspension of such an important infrastructure project?

    Please, this is unexpected of you.

  • KK 1 day ago

    You are not reading to comprehend bro, he never said the project had to be suspended. He is saying invite private investors to come in and use their money for the construction and manage it for a number of years. After they h ...
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  • Sandman, New Jersey 18 hours ago

    Bro, we can read and we understand it clearly. We just happen to disagree with that notion. When have you ever seen a private sector involved inter-state road building? That's what governments do, but mostly with borrowed mon ...
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  • KK 16 hours ago

    Good submission but you could have done that without showing your party colors. I love NJ though but you stated if I had ever seen a private investor constructing roads for the government? Well, what about the hospitals, por ...
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  • Adjei 1 day ago

    Some of us are such hypocrite that if a cockroach party is formed tomorrow such persons will March in support. We dream of strong progressive leadership for Ghana, however small parochial party politics he blinded our judgeme ...
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  • True Ghanaian 1 day ago

    Another idiot let loose

  • Asan 1 day ago

    Nana pls it happened in your time so .specialize the profession so that they can be spread out.let them have job share so that all those produced will have a job.let the private sector absorb them and pay them government rate ...
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  • Victor 1 day ago

    It is better the govt rather stops paying the huge debt NPP left behind and direct that in paying the teachers.
    THE EXPRESS WAY MUST GO on nevertheless.

  • MACT 1 day ago

    EP BASIC SCHOOL LIKPE BALA IN GUAN DISTRICT needs urgent attention. the school building is at the verge of collapse on teachers and students oneday if steps are not taken fast to address the situation. The district chief exer ...
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  • AGENDA RESET 1 day ago

    Only a fool cuts his nose to spite his face. Ironically, all MPs against the expressway are from Ashanti region; and for Adutwum to suggest this shows how foolish he is since the road will be passing through his constituency. ...
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  • Marcus Brown 1 day ago

    Stupid man with Phd

  • Kennedy 21 hours ago

    As if when he was at the MoE he could have done that.

  • Docketman 20 hours ago

    Selfish individual. The road that benefits everybody, it's fund should be used to settle teachers

  • AAA 18 hours ago

    Wicked old man.

  • We are having the wrong debate in Ghana. 18 hours ago

    Ghana, it is time to analyse things without partisan politics and tribal biases. If we don't do that the politicians will always win and the people will always lose as usual. Just next door in Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore is ...
    read full comment

  • Useless 15 hours ago

    Heei Adutwum! will the students not board commuters and long distance vevicles to their destination of learning? This is too low at your level. Since leaving power, all your societal comments are seriously off the track. You ...
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  • Sam T 14 hours ago

    Kwasia,

  • I8 13 hours ago

    Just want to invest his stolen money

  • Analyst 12 hours ago

    The Dr Adutwum who gave this advice should have first found out why the teachers' arrears have still not been paid. Were he to have done this, he would find out that, the nonpayment is not because of lack of funds but rather ...
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  • Frederick 10 hours ago

    That is a suggestion from NPP camp. Now I understand how come NPP borrowed usd13billion fron Eurobond Market and squandered it on consumption. They had nothing to show for the colloidal borrowing. They chopped it and stole t ...
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  • Sunny Asabre 8 hours ago

    NON SENSE .NPPMan

  • PK 6 hours ago

    Rather to railways