Confiscate passport of Waterville boss - Baako tells police

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Min tua 10 years ago

Kweku Baako. The Supreme court judges who sat on the case did not err by their judgement. PERIOD. You seem to know every little tiny thing of every thing in the wrong way. It would have been decided by the supreme court if it ...
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Kweku Baako. The Supreme court judges who sat on the case did not err by their judgement. PERIOD. You seem to know every little tiny thing of every thing in the wrong way. It would have been decided by the supreme court if it were necessary to confiscate Waterville boss' passport.
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, he had the gut to recommend his fellow journalists to be executed by PNDC. Pratt even recommended Baako to be killed by the regime, thank God Baako was instead touchered violently and severely but his life was spared. This is what Kwesi Pratt can do. Now Pratt is a secret agent to NDC and US Embassy in Ghana. May God forgive Pratt and spare him the untold evils that will come upon him and his generations. The souls of those journalist killed through Pratt's recommendations to PNDC will never forgive Pratt. Now Pratt has the guts to take Diplomatic Passport and smuggled his weak-headed children to work at the Ministries under Mills NDC, may God forgive Pratt and his dependance and spare them of the evils ahead of them...
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 10 years ago

The fact that there are still people like you who don't see the good deeds or suggestions of others tell how difficult it is for us to advance as a people. Such people, like you, almost always find something wrong with the go ...
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The fact that there are still people like you who don't see the good deeds or suggestions of others tell how difficult it is for us to advance as a people. Such people, like you, almost always find something wrong with the good deeds or suggestions of others thus discouraging active citizens from contributing their quota. PLEASE STOP SUCH BACKWARD ATTITUDE. LEARN TO APPRECIATE THE GOOD THAT OTHERS DO.
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

Author:SGT ANANI FIADZOE...
When can we get some sensible people in this Coup D'etat born so-called political party who are encouraging
dumso-dumso, thievery, looting, incompetency, violence, deceitful, dishonesty, lies and ...
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Author:SGT ANANI FIADZOE...
When can we get some sensible people in this Coup D'etat born so-called political party who are encouraging
dumso-dumso, thievery, looting, incompetency, violence, deceitful, dishonesty, lies and total economical
chaotic attitude, Judgement Debts, Adelaquaye cocaine trafficking to disgrace our nation?

Ao! Ghanaian people under this NDC
political monkeys where are we going from here, Ghana is completely s hopeless State...
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 10 years ago

As we keep spreading awareness, more dedicated people will be emerging to take the place of those who are not dedicated. Every party has bad nuts among them. Not all NDC people are dishonest. No one is a monkey.
No! GHana is ...
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As we keep spreading awareness, more dedicated people will be emerging to take the place of those who are not dedicated. Every party has bad nuts among them. Not all NDC people are dishonest. No one is a monkey.
No! GHana is not a hopeless state.
KWAME 10 years ago

how can you be successful in a war with incompetent leadership? Low rank officials may be ok, but who are they taking orders from? This NDC govt need to take a long break, and figure out what is wrong with their leadership. ...
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how can you be successful in a war with incompetent leadership? Low rank officials may be ok, but who are they taking orders from? This NDC govt need to take a long break, and figure out what is wrong with their leadership. The level of corruption is an outrage. Citizens need to stand up and let their voices heard before it is too late. There is no fancier way to put it.
AWUNI 10 years ago

IS ATO DADZIE ALSO AMONG THE CRIMINALS? I APPLAUD MAHAMA FOR HIS MATHEMATICAL PROWESS.MAHAMA HAS INDEED APPLIED HIS EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE IN ALGEBRA:(-) X (-)= + THAT'S, CORRUPT TSIKATA X CORRUPT TONI LUTHUR MEANS POSITIVE RESU ...
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IS ATO DADZIE ALSO AMONG THE CRIMINALS? I APPLAUD MAHAMA FOR HIS MATHEMATICAL PROWESS.MAHAMA HAS INDEED APPLIED HIS EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE IN ALGEBRA:(-) X (-)= + THAT'S, CORRUPT TSIKATA X CORRUPT TONI LUTHUR MEANS POSITIVE RESULTS, MEANING, HE WILL WIN THE CASE. BUT WITH ADDITION OF ANOTHER CRIMINAL NATION WRECKER ATO DAZIE AS HIS ANOTHER DEFENDANT LAWYER, IT WILL BE (-) X(-)X (-)= -. HE WILL LOSE THE CASE.
Adongo 10 years ago

Min tua,if you have nothing sensible to say don't write anything please!

Min tua,if you have nothing sensible to say don't write anything please!
Seth Danso 10 years ago

WHY DID THE COURT NOT GO FURTHER TO ORDER THE ARREST AND CEASURES OR INFACT, MAKE ORDERS THAT WILL EMPOWER THE SATE INSTITUTIONS TO RECOVER? KWEKU BAKO, STOP TELLING THE POLICE WHAT TO DO AND DO YOUR "JOURNALISM"

WHY DID THE COURT NOT GO FURTHER TO ORDER THE ARREST AND CEASURES OR INFACT, MAKE ORDERS THAT WILL EMPOWER THE SATE INSTITUTIONS TO RECOVER? KWEKU BAKO, STOP TELLING THE POLICE WHAT TO DO AND DO YOUR "JOURNALISM"
OSEI KOFI FR 10 years ago

Master don't you know that through the journalism that all of us got to know what was going on about this affairs?

Master don't you know that through the journalism that all of us got to know what was going on about this affairs?
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 10 years ago

You seem to know too much; but the journalists are abreast with realities around the world. Why are you hurling him instead of praising him for his good suggestion? Didn't the government agencies, like the police, know their ...
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You seem to know too much; but the journalists are abreast with realities around the world. Why are you hurling him instead of praising him for his good suggestion? Didn't the government agencies, like the police, know their work? But was it not an individual who machoed the case in court? Let's learn to appreciate people's positive contributions
Alabama 10 years ago

Who made him an advisor. Do you think there are not people who are doing their job. He will be the same person shouting on top of his voice if the are arrested. All that he is doing show off. he is not the smartest and only w ...
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Who made him an advisor. Do you think there are not people who are doing their job. He will be the same person shouting on top of his voice if the are arrested. All that he is doing show off. he is not the smartest and only wise man in Ghana. He should keep to printing stupid stuff in his paper and leave this governmenet alone to do its work.
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 10 years ago

Learn to see the good in others. And encourage people who offer helpful suggestions.

Learn to see the good in others. And encourage people who offer helpful suggestions.
Kofi K 10 years ago

my client (betty) acted professionally indeed how sad? Was she proven right by the ruling NO. Vindication of what position? that the money was not rightly dished out, which citizens are ruled by this nana at all. Stop politic ...
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my client (betty) acted professionally indeed how sad? Was she proven right by the ruling NO. Vindication of what position? that the money was not rightly dished out, which citizens are ruled by this nana at all. Stop politics n speak the TRUTH, it HELPS?
Nana Ben 10 years ago

Why are some you against Kweku Baako for suggesting that the Waterville's MD's passport should be confiscated? Were you beneficiaries of the NDC loot? Were you not the same people who hailed Waterville & Co that they qualify ...
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Why are some you against Kweku Baako for suggesting that the Waterville's MD's passport should be confiscated? Were you beneficiaries of the NDC loot? Were you not the same people who hailed Waterville & Co that they qualify for the judgement debts? Look at how ordinary Ghanaians are suffering and only few party loyalist enjoying and looting from the state coffers? Please think twice
EBBY 10 years ago

We are against Kwaku Baako because we are NDC members. We have brain infarct and as such cannot think in any logical way. Waterville and Woyome looted the state and so what? We are for any NDC member who can cunningly steal f ...
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We are against Kwaku Baako because we are NDC members. We have brain infarct and as such cannot think in any logical way. Waterville and Woyome looted the state and so what? We are for any NDC member who can cunningly steal from the country because we dont care about what happens to the ordinary Ghanaian. Just shaking my head. These Nefarious Drug Cartel masquerading as a political party is the public enemy one in Ghana.
CORNEY 10 years ago

Some of you including Kweku Baako don't get it.

Why will they confiscate the passport of the Waterville boss when this case was about his company but not him as an individual, did the court rule against the individual or t ...
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Some of you including Kweku Baako don't get it.

Why will they confiscate the passport of the Waterville boss when this case was about his company but not him as an individual, did the court rule against the individual or the company, are we going to confiscate passports of all the people who work for that company?

You guys must learn from Gabby Okyere Darko that the ruling will discourage investors from investing in the country.
If you study this issue very well you will realize it is rather those who had the contract with them whether verbally or signed were the people who defrauded these companies and should pay for it because knowing that parliament has to approve such contracts but asked the individuals or companies who may not know that the contract they were engaging in has to be approved by parliament to move to site to start work is fraud.

If we treat companies that way who will invest in the country knowing parliament has to approve such contracts but asked companies to start work and when the people demand they be paid we turn around to say we did not sign contract with them using technicalities?.

Is it the companies that supposed to take the contracts to parliament for approval or the government and if it is the government then why we have to blame these people or organizations when we fail to do the right thing?

Shame on us for doing something like that which may haunt us for years.

Shame on us.
Mr. Figure-Out 10 years ago

When wise men speak some of you dummies should zip your noisy proboscis to avoid making useless of yourselves. How do we retrieve our money if the boss of the company is allow to bolt out of the country? You NDC fools are n ...
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When wise men speak some of you dummies should zip your noisy proboscis to avoid making useless of yourselves. How do we retrieve our money if the boss of the company is allow to bolt out of the country? You NDC fools are nation wreckers and don't care to protect the meager resources of our dear nation. This is main reason why foreigners ( cows and guinea fowls and Togolese trokosis) should not be allow to manage the economy. The Chinese are raping Ghana to the full, burning our markets because their people are being deported, every body in the NDC government is looting anything t
Nana Ben 10 years ago

Why are some you against Kweku Baako for suggesting that the Waterville's MD's passport should be confiscated? Were you beneficiaries of the NDC loot? Were you not the same people who hailed Waterville & Co that they qualify ...
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Why are some you against Kweku Baako for suggesting that the Waterville's MD's passport should be confiscated? Were you beneficiaries of the NDC loot? Were you not the same people who hailed Waterville & Co that they qualify for the judgement debts? Look at how ordinary Ghanaians are suffering and only few party loyalist enjoying and looting from the state coffers? Please think twice
inertia 10 years ago

Any lawyer can engage in corruption and claim to have acted "profesionally"by merely providing "legal advice". The law can aways be read in two different ways. If one is corrupted, one can discover different meanings that lea ...
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Any lawyer can engage in corruption and claim to have acted "profesionally"by merely providing "legal advice". The law can aways be read in two different ways. If one is corrupted, one can discover different meanings that lead one to favour a view of the law which helps the corrupter(s). And one can always try to absolve oneself of blame by saying one acted with "professional discretion". That is why there are Supreme Courts to tell everyone what was professionally done and what was done from corrupt motives.

The SC wants the lawyers involved sanctioned and I am sure that includes Ato Dadzie's client.
KOO NIMO 10 years ago

Mr Ato Dadzie your client who is a public servant did not work in the best interest of Ghana. Betty Mould Iddrisu should lose any pension from the state. Infact should should be jailed

Mr Ato Dadzie your client who is a public servant did not work in the best interest of Ghana. Betty Mould Iddrisu should lose any pension from the state. Infact should should be jailed
Kwame 10 years ago

I thought the same Supreme Court ruled that a contract with a foreign company though not ratified by parliament does not become an illegal contract since any of the aggrieved parties can appeal to court elsewhere for its enfo ...
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I thought the same Supreme Court ruled that a contract with a foreign company though not ratified by parliament does not become an illegal contract since any of the aggrieved parties can appeal to court elsewhere for its enforcement. We wrote the other day that our courts should make themselves credible since we all know of the aftermath of the Argentine war ship seizure episode.
C.Y. ANDY-K 10 years ago

All these judgement debts would never have arisen were the A-G's office not corrupt. The wife of one of them even got a hefty "loan" from Woyome. Bah! Has she paid back yet?

Betty Mould was simply shambolic! She wasn't fit ...
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All these judgement debts would never have arisen were the A-G's office not corrupt. The wife of one of them even got a hefty "loan" from Woyome. Bah! Has she paid back yet?

Betty Mould was simply shambolic! She wasn't fit and qualified to be AG, not having the track record to handle such a job. The AG's post must be separated from the Minister of Justice post and made into a technical and non-political post to be filled on merit and incumbency not dependent on party in power.

Anyway, this case vindicates my take on this saga, captured in the article. "I am confused". Everybody was focusing on Woyome, instead of the mafioso Waterville he was working for and who clearly gave him the mission.

Andy-K
Asante Gyeabour 10 years ago

Yes I wish and support the idea of making AG's position neutral but wouldn't care if Martin Amidu is brought back to that office. Mills was a bad prez to force him to resign.

Yes I wish and support the idea of making AG's position neutral but wouldn't care if Martin Amidu is brought back to that office. Mills was a bad prez to force him to resign.
sadick 10 years ago

But why did the medias have to report on the figure differently aside what the judges pronouced. Medias should show credility when giving report.

But why did the medias have to report on the figure differently aside what the judges pronouced. Medias should show credility when giving report.
kz 10 years ago

hmmmm !

hmmmm !
GREAT NANA ANTWI 10 years ago

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USMAN 10 years ago

Blame our useless university education.

Blame our useless university education.
inusah fuseini 10 years ago

This historic ruling initiated by Martin Amidu tells us that the president can not be trusted in his supposed fight against corruption. Martin Amidu has told ghanaians of the intention of Former President Mills to institute i ...
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This historic ruling initiated by Martin Amidu tells us that the president can not be trusted in his supposed fight against corruption. Martin Amidu has told ghanaians of the intention of Former President Mills to institute investigations into the purchase of the embaeyer aircrafts which was under the auspices pres mahama.
With this ruling, Mr Martin Amidu's credibility can no longer be questioned by any well meaning Ghanaian. Ghanaians should stop being passive citizens and join the crusade to stump out curruption from our society beginning from the presidency.
Abdul-Mumin, Malaysia 10 years ago

May the Good Lord reward you for a job-well-done. A beacon of hope for mother Ghana and Africa. A hug for you, Martin.Keep the light burning for we shall join you soon. They will loot our countries and turn around and scorn u ...
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May the Good Lord reward you for a job-well-done. A beacon of hope for mother Ghana and Africa. A hug for you, Martin.Keep the light burning for we shall join you soon. They will loot our countries and turn around and scorn us. TO HELL WITH THESE VAMPIRES.
Okyesco 10 years ago

Shame on you Nana Ato, just go back to your words some months back and see your fooley.

Shame on you Nana Ato, just go back to your words some months back and see your fooley.
CONCERNED GHANAIANS 10 years ago

Thanks, Mr Baako, for adding your thought. You have once more proved your patriotism. Blessings

Thanks, Mr Baako, for adding your thought. You have once more proved your patriotism. Blessings
Kk3 10 years ago

Ghana is being taken to the cleaners while the president is running around abroad. Waterville, Tema ports is just the beginning. Every Ghana, including the Iddrisu lady must be tried and imprisoned but we all know nothing wil ...
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Ghana is being taken to the cleaners while the president is running around abroad. Waterville, Tema ports is just the beginning. Every Ghana, including the Iddrisu lady must be tried and imprisoned but we all know nothing will happen. Andrea 'oburoni' will flee the country and nothing will be paid back. Sad but true!
Alabama 10 years ago

Min Tua I was just going to say the same thing when I read your post. He needs to keep quite and don't seems to be jumping the gun. Baako should be told in the face to go and write/work as a journalist and stop been an advice ...
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Min Tua I was just going to say the same thing when I read your post. He needs to keep quite and don't seems to be jumping the gun. Baako should be told in the face to go and write/work as a journalist and stop been an advicer to everyone in this country. He thinks he knows it all.
SULE 10 years ago

The level of corruption, rot and outright fraud that continues to be perpetrated on the finances of Ghana by the NDC administration led by John Mahama, which has led to the contested President claiming that, "the meat is now, ...
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The level of corruption, rot and outright fraud that continues to be perpetrated on the finances of Ghana by the NDC administration led by John Mahama, which has led to the contested President claiming that, "the meat is now, left to the bones", is really unprecedented.
The President being the head of the economic management team then as the Vice President under President Atta Mills, was in the know that indeed, there was no contract between Ghana and the petty thief Woyome.
The current Vice President Amissah-Arthur, who then headed the Bank of Ghana, as the Governor, was also in the know that, there's was no current. However, when the arrangement was put in place to commit one of the biggest heist ever perpetrated on the national kity by the NDC government, the contested President, his Vice and all the various actors signed off on the dotted line. These are the kind of conscienceless, unpatriotic, incompetent, inept and criminal fraudsters, who have managed to steal their way, once again into power, to again, perpetrate these same atrocious conduct on the country's finances with reckless abandon. The level of impunity bordering on sheer criminality with which the NDC thieves have managed the finances of the country in their short stay in government is indeed, mind boggling, pathetic and clearly,very outrageous.
The call by Kwaku Baako to secure the assets of Waterville and also to keep tabs on Orlandi is in the right direction. The various actors who have also played all sorts of roles to facilitate this grevious, outrageous and flagrant abuse of the process, also need to be brought to book. It's just not enough to ask the thieves to refund the booty, but, there should be damn consequences for such actions. John Mahama and his bunch of criminally minded clique need to answer for this atrocious conduct.
Ebow 10 years ago

Mr Ato Dadzie pls look at your age and tell the thruth.

Mr Ato Dadzie pls look at your age and tell the thruth.
CK 10 years ago

The former AG who agreed to these judgement debts must be prosecuted for causing financial loss to the state and negligence of duty

The former AG who agreed to these judgement debts must be prosecuted for causing financial loss to the state and negligence of duty
Whatever 10 years ago

Kweku Baako should have suggested that the passport and assets of Mpianim and Kufour should be siezed because they admitted taking kickbacks from the chinese company as an inducement to cancelling watervilles contract

Kweku Baako should have suggested that the passport and assets of Mpianim and Kufour should be siezed because they admitted taking kickbacks from the chinese company as an inducement to cancelling watervilles contract
Abeeku Mensah 10 years ago

The one great thing about short memory is the very thing that eventually becomes a curse. Barely a year ago, courts within Ghana heard the Woyome case. For those who love to talk about meaningless trivia, nothing was or is im ...
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The one great thing about short memory is the very thing that eventually becomes a curse. Barely a year ago, courts within Ghana heard the Woyome case. For those who love to talk about meaningless trivia, nothing was or is important about the Woyome case except for his Judgment debts. But some of you with brains may remember that at the Woyome judgment debt hearing it was established by a court and a judge that it was a government officer, under Kufour’s NPP administration who gave the go ahead for Waterville and others to move their construction equipment unto the Accra sport stadium ground to begin work without a written contract.
If the non thinking Ghana Supreme Court justices think a contract only exist on paper then I am sorry to say these people could not be Ghana's equivalent of the wise men. Anytime a government official (s) acting in his or her official government capacity agrees for the commencement of work, with or without a signed contract, it is a contract. Someone needs to tell all you yahoo's that if Waterville were to appeal this to the international court Ghana will lose miserably.
Sappey-Agboh, Atsiame - Avenorpeme 10 years ago

It's very surprising how Ghanaians both learned and semi-literates are all commending Martin Amidu and singing his praises including certain lawyers; Amaliba and Nana Dadzie. They have all conveniently refused to accept that, ...
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It's very surprising how Ghanaians both learned and semi-literates are all commending Martin Amidu and singing his praises including certain lawyers; Amaliba and Nana Dadzie. They have all conveniently refused to accept that, Waterville did not wrong. A government minister - Amoah wrote to Waterville and requested them to 'move to site'. Waterville complied and later they were stopped and the contract re-awarded to a Chinese firm. Now my question as based on the SC ruling is: was the contract signed with the Chinese to renovate the stadia valid as per article 181(5) of the 1992 Constitution, since that contract was not laid before parliament and approved? Why the selective justice? I wonder at the quality of some of of our judges. I stand to be corrected but I doubt if we will ever compel Waterville to refund the payments.
Sallah 10 years ago

I blame clueless Ghanaians for voting for the same looters, NDC and NPP people, at each general elections. Have you people not had enough of these thieves???

I blame clueless Ghanaians for voting for the same looters, NDC and NPP people, at each general elections. Have you people not had enough of these thieves???
oldman gyasi 10 years ago

I PERSONALY KNOW THIS ITALIAN CROOK FROM SPAIN .I TOLD YOU SO IN ONE OF MY POSTINGS ABOUT HIM BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE.HIS NAME IS ANDREA MARTIN ORLANDI BUT NOT (MARIA MARTIN ORLANDI)AS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWS PAPERS.MARIA WHIC ...
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I PERSONALY KNOW THIS ITALIAN CROOK FROM SPAIN .I TOLD YOU SO IN ONE OF MY POSTINGS ABOUT HIM BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE.HIS NAME IS ANDREA MARTIN ORLANDI BUT NOT (MARIA MARTIN ORLANDI)AS PUBLISHED IN THE NEWS PAPERS.MARIA WHICH IS MARY IN ENGLISH IS FOR WOMEN BUT NOT MEN.

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