GOIL’s divestiture moves is dangerous – Dr Owusu-Ampofo

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osei hwedie 12 years ago

investment does not mean away your most prized possesion to the infedils. investment means having a company like BMW Or VW to invest in ghana but not to give away what we have to foreigners only for them to turn round to cal ...
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investment does not mean away your most prized possesion to the infedils. investment means having a company like BMW Or VW to invest in ghana but not to give away what we have to foreigners only for them to turn round to call us NIGGERS
Isaac Kusi, Bx, NY 12 years ago

Any interested company can start its own company, not a profitable govt. company.

Any interested company can start its own company, not a profitable govt. company.
Mama Tula 12 years ago

I am getting concerned about our so-called Consultant(s) remarks about any state company that needs to be divest and make good profit. Any time they raise the question of either whole sale of part sale theese so called Consul ...
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I am getting concerned about our so-called Consultant(s) remarks about any state company that needs to be divest and make good profit. Any time they raise the question of either whole sale of part sale theese so called Consultants will come out and oppose it citing security reasons.
When are we going to free ourselves and make our economy grow???? What is the security threat in unloading part or some of the Government's share in GOIL??
Kwabena Amoafo 12 years ago

Mama Tula you are wrong. We need to have at least a state-owned oil company. The strategic investor must enter into mechanised agriculture and other non-trading ventures "to free ourselves and make our econony grow" and not o ...
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Mama Tula you are wrong. We need to have at least a state-owned oil company. The strategic investor must enter into mechanised agriculture and other non-trading ventures "to free ourselves and make our econony grow" and not our oil company. I agree with the consultant.
MENSAH 12 years ago

OIL is a NATURAL RESOURCES OF GHANAIANS OF WHICH EVERY NATION DESIRES.Ghanaians have to have the fullest control of its sales.If a foreigner wants to do business in Ghana,there are a host of other NATURAL RESOURCES THAT COMPA ...
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OIL is a NATURAL RESOURCES OF GHANAIANS OF WHICH EVERY NATION DESIRES.Ghanaians have to have the fullest control of its sales.If a foreigner wants to do business in Ghana,there are a host of other NATURAL RESOURCES THAT COMPANY CAN INVEST IN.DO WE HAVE GOLD AND DIAMONG REFINERIES IN GHANA?That's a perfect example.WHY DON'T THEY COME AND PROCESS COCOA,THAT ARE IN ABUNDANCE OF SUPPLY IN GHANA,BUT GOIL?Isn't this a good question?
VANESSA STAURT 12 years ago

THERE IS SOMETHING BASICALLY WRONG,NO WAY,THE GOVT.SHOULD SELL GOIL.

THERE IS SOMETHING BASICALLY WRONG,NO WAY,THE GOVT.SHOULD SELL GOIL.
AKUA MAMPROBI 12 years ago

IF NDC CANNOT RUN THE COUNTRY NPP CAN IF NPP CANNOT RUN,CPP CAN,IF CPP CANNOT IKNOW PPP CAN DO IT,WE SHOULD NOT SIT DOWN FOR GOVT TO SELL GOIL.NO.NO.NO.IF THEY DARE,WE SHALL START KILLING THEM AND THEIR SO CALLED STRATEGIC I ...
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IF NDC CANNOT RUN THE COUNTRY NPP CAN IF NPP CANNOT RUN,CPP CAN,IF CPP CANNOT IKNOW PPP CAN DO IT,WE SHOULD NOT SIT DOWN FOR GOVT TO SELL GOIL.NO.NO.NO.IF THEY DARE,WE SHALL START KILLING THEM AND THEIR SO CALLED STRATEGIC INVESTORS.CHEATS,LET THEM GO AND START NEW BUSINESSES ON THEIR OWN,CHEAP SIDE.I SUPPORT YOU DR OWUSU -AMPOFO.
NDC GOVT IS KILING GHANAIANS,NOT THE DOCTORS.
kwame 12 years ago

Mr President please be careful about your advisers.Retail trade is for Ghanaians. Strategic investors should go into agriculture and industry.

Mr President please be careful about your advisers.Retail trade is for Ghanaians. Strategic investors should go into agriculture and industry.
micky micky 12 years ago

Government has no business running an oil marketing company. The reasons cited by Dr Owusu-Ampofo are not basis for not divesting GoG shares. How does Goil's performance compare with others such Shell or Total? 30% growth in ...
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Government has no business running an oil marketing company. The reasons cited by Dr Owusu-Ampofo are not basis for not divesting GoG shares. How does Goil's performance compare with others such Shell or Total? 30% growth in turnover does not equate to stellar performance!
MMOBOROWA 12 years ago

I READ EARLIER ON THAT PROF. ASOMANI AND HIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE MINISTER TODAY. IF I KNOW HIM THE LECTURER THAT HE IS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THE VISIT WAS PLANNED TO COINCIDE WITH THE PUBLICATION OF T ...
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I READ EARLIER ON THAT PROF. ASOMANI AND HIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE MINISTER TODAY. IF I KNOW HIM THE LECTURER THAT HE IS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THE VISIT WAS PLANNED TO COINCIDE WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WENT TO EXPRESS THEIR MISGIVINGS OF GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO DISPOSE OF A PROFITABLE STATE ASSET AND TO POINT OUT THAT THE BOARD WOULD RATHER RESIGN EN-BLOCK THAN TO ENDORSE THE WRONG DECISION
TOM JAPAN 12 years ago

JJ SOLD BLACKSTARLINE SHIPS BUY THEM BY HIMSELF SO JD CAN DO GOIL THE SAME:

JJ SOLD BLACKSTARLINE SHIPS BUY THEM BY HIMSELF SO JD CAN DO GOIL THE SAME:
Marquis 12 years ago

The business of the government is to govern. Let the business community engage in business and investment. Government is only required to create the environment for businesses to thrive and succeed.

The business of the government is to govern. Let the business community engage in business and investment. Government is only required to create the environment for businesses to thrive and succeed.
Concern Citizen 12 years ago

Even Ghana Telecom, Ashanti Gold mines, Oil Exploration etc has been diversified or giving to foreigners and Private cronies by Kufour Govt, let alone Goil that is into selling of Oil not exploration. Law should be made and e ...
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Even Ghana Telecom, Ashanti Gold mines, Oil Exploration etc has been diversified or giving to foreigners and Private cronies by Kufour Govt, let alone Goil that is into selling of Oil not exploration. Law should be made and enforced by the government.
JOHN MAHAMA AKOMFEM MAN 12 years ago

WE NDC HAS NOTHING TO OFFER GHANA. YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS LONG TIME. WE KNOW WHEN IS ELECTION TIME SOME FOOLS BCOS TRIBALISM WILL VOTE FOR US. SO WE JUST DONT ABOUT ANYBODY IN GHANA. WE ARE SELLING GOIL TO MORE NKOMFEM ,CATS, P ...
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WE NDC HAS NOTHING TO OFFER GHANA. YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS LONG TIME. WE KNOW WHEN IS ELECTION TIME SOME FOOLS BCOS TRIBALISM WILL VOTE FOR US. SO WE JUST DONT ABOUT ANYBODY IN GHANA. WE ARE SELLING GOIL TO MORE NKOMFEM ,CATS, PITO AND THEN DEPOSITE THE REST IN OUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS. WE KNOW SOME GHANAIANS ARE FOOLS. THEY WILL FOR WE IN NDC AGAIN.WE ARE THIEVES, LIARS. YET SOME IDIOT LIKE NDC.
Igp 12 years ago

There they go again, from judgement debts to sale of national assets and domsor, domsor. The new NDc party. What is becoming of our part and government? They came to build oligacs and their personal fortunes. Selling off all ...
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There they go again, from judgement debts to sale of national assets and domsor, domsor. The new NDc party. What is becoming of our part and government? They came to build oligacs and their personal fortunes. Selling off all state assets and they say Nkrumah did nothing for Ghana. They are at it again; as TOR goes so is Merchant Bank and now it is time to contain the only profitable organ of the state, GOIL. Eh, is this the PNDC/NDC party e knew? The stick that begetes Takyeiwaa will certainly beget Baah. Arise Ghana, we do not need akomfem mentality. Chop, cop. Arise Ghana and stop the enemies of the state.
CITIZEN ONE 12 years ago

This was one of NPP's 419 deals from way back, it is not an NDC deal people. It has been in the works for more than 6 years now!

This was one of NPP's 419 deals from way back, it is not an NDC deal people. It has been in the works for more than 6 years now!
Jim Jones 12 years ago

Doc you should know that this an avenue for the big guns in the NDC to make some more money before they are chased out of office using the judicial process.

Doc you should know that this an avenue for the big guns in the NDC to make some more money before they are chased out of office using the judicial process.
Owura Kofi 12 years ago

What's really wrong with Ghanaian politicians? I suspect that IMF and World Bank are behind this nonsense of selling GOIL. They know that dummies are running the country, so they can tell them to do anything, and they the dum ...
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What's really wrong with Ghanaian politicians? I suspect that IMF and World Bank are behind this nonsense of selling GOIL. They know that dummies are running the country, so they can tell them to do anything, and they the dummies jump. IMF and WB officials go around the world to advice countries to sell they productive assets and foreign and local cronies steal the assets for pittance. They did the same thing in S. Korea and Kufuor too fell for that and sold AGC shares.

Who in his right mind would sell an asset that's making profits? Useless politicians running around calling themselves honourables. Nonsense. Ghanaians must wake up!!!

The opposition parties, the media and every sensible Ghanaian must oppose the sale of any state run enterprise that's making profits to the nation.

Dr Owusu-Ampofo, please champion the cause to stop the sale. The NPP sold gov't shares in Ashanti Goldfields and later an NDC finance minister Dr Duffuor came in and pleaded with the mining companies in Ghana to repatriate some of their profits back to Ghana. Oil is being extracted from our country, and the country owns less that 15% of the shares. What a bunch of pathetic people.
MENSAH 12 years ago

DOES GHANA NEDDS BIGGER OIL REFINERIES?YES.

DOES GHANA NEDDS BIGGER OIL REFINERIES?YES.
Lydia Jones 12 years ago

This is unbelievable. Who, in their right mind, will get rid of their shares in a profitable oil company, when that person is still going to buy oil, and lots of it?

There is a precedent for this!!!

The Rawlings' NDC g ...
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This is unbelievable. Who, in their right mind, will get rid of their shares in a profitable oil company, when that person is still going to buy oil, and lots of it?

There is a precedent for this!!!

The Rawlings' NDC government sold the government's shares in Ghanacem, one of the most profitable companies in the country. The guy who advised the government to sell its shares, was also a consultant to the company (I have forgotten his name)

He was paid one million dollars by Ghanacem, while at that time working as a special advisor to Rawlings.

Can one imagine how much income the government has have lost since then?

The same thing is about to happen again. These politicians are selfish and greedy. To call them thieves will be paying them a compliment, for they are worse than thieves.
Concern Ghanian 12 years ago

30% INCREASE IS NOT BAD

30% INCREASE IS NOT BAD
Concern Ghanian 12 years ago

THEY WANT TO SELL IT TO THEMSELVES

THEY WANT TO SELL IT TO THEMSELVES
Victor 12 years ago

The socialists want to divest a state enterprise like they did to over 300 state corporations, including AShanti Gold Fields. We should stop them. If they sell it to themselves and manage it well for mother Ghana l have no p ...
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The socialists want to divest a state enterprise like they did to over 300 state corporations, including AShanti Gold Fields. We should stop them. If they sell it to themselves and manage it well for mother Ghana l have no problem with that. Asem beba dabi!
MENSAH 12 years ago

DR.OWUSU-AMPOFO'S SUGGESTION TO PROTECT GOIL FROM DIVESTOTURE is very good.HE DISPLAYS WISDOM AND HAS VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN.He advised the government to invite or encourage foreigners to enter AGRICULTURAL & M ...
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DR.OWUSU-AMPOFO'S SUGGESTION TO PROTECT GOIL FROM DIVESTOTURE is very good.HE DISPLAYS WISDOM AND HAS VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN.He advised the government to invite or encourage foreigners to enter AGRICULTURAL & MANUFACTURING SECTORS INVESTMENTS AND NOT THE RETAIL SECTOR,WHICH SHOULD BE PRESERVED FOR THE INDIGENOUS GHANAIANS.This comes from a MAN OF STRATEGY AND WISDOM BUT NOT ONE WHO GOES BY TACTICAL MEANS OF DOING THINGS(MAHAMA & NDC).THIS GUY IS FULL OF WISDOM THAT THESE NDC CROOKS,WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT LACK.If they know what matters,then and only then could they walk away from the TRIVIAL MATTERS.if GOIL is doing fine,why its sale attempt to other investors?MAHAMA & NDC WANT TO COLLECT SOME KICKBACKS HERE.DR.OWUSU-AMPOFO SAYS,NO SIR,WE SEE YOUR TACTICS HERE.
GARY GREY 12 years ago

THANKS TO KOJO BONSU'S IDEAS, THAT REBRANDED THE COMPANY WHEN HE WAS MD, KUDOS KOJO, I KNOW YOU WILL DO THE SAME IN KUMASI

THANKS TO KOJO BONSU'S IDEAS, THAT REBRANDED THE COMPANY WHEN HE WAS MD, KUDOS KOJO, I KNOW YOU WILL DO THE SAME IN KUMASI

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