Ghana MPs must return 'bribe' Phones - GII

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  • IGP 12 years ago

    MPs too are taking bribe to approve contracts.

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 12 years ago

    Is Mahama aware of this bribe? What has been his response? He should fire the minister who took the phones to the MPs. This should tell all the rate of corruption in Ghana.

  • GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 12 years ago

    BLACKMAN CAN'T THINK!
    REMEMBER THE MOVIE: WHITE MEN CAN;T JUMP STARRING WESLEY SNIPES?
    He said Africa has all the natural resources anyone could think of however, the citizens wallow in abject poverty because the leaders th ...
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  • GANA 12 years ago

    SO THIS ALL WHAT WE CAN DO FOR DEVELOPMENT? PHONES? LETS TALK OF SOMETHING SERIOUS

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  • SON-of-MAN 12 years ago

    Black people! Why do we allow ourselves to be mocked by others, even these Chinese? Can't these stupid MPs use their money to buy these cheep phones? Why do they have to take bribe at all? They must all be sacked immediately. ...
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  • Gye Nyame 12 years ago

    The MPs accept any stupid free thing offered to them. Obviously, there is a reason why this Chinese company gave the MPs the free phones and not just go to a poor village and distribute the phones to the poor. The MPs are so ...
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  • BEMN 12 years ago

    NPP ALWAYS LOOKING FOR CHEAP PROPAGANDA

  • JOE,LONDON 12 years ago

    INDEED GHANAIAN MPS ARE FOOLS. BEHAVING LIKE KIDS. KIDS NOW USE MOBILE PHONE REGARDLESS OF THE MAKE IF ONLY THEY CAN COMMNUNICATE. WISE UP.FROMFROM ENTI HO DAA

  • insight to the bone 12 years ago

    ndc is trying to make us all foolishly believe that this is all about partisan politics but in reality its a feudal system of governance based on tribalism and ethnic affiliation . there is no partisan politics rather anti Ak ...
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  • BEMN 12 years ago

    ONE MAY DECIDE TO GIVE OUT GIFT AS ADVERT OF ITS COMPANY; THE GIFT MUST HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE COMPANY BUT FOR SAKE THAT THAT COMPANY GAVE OUT THE GIFT IN FORM OF ADVERT IS ALL WELL AND ACCEPTED:

  • Kman 12 years ago

    I am surprised at how easily our entire MPs will expose themselves to being spied on so willingly by using a devise which could be relaying every private conversation of theirs to the company. Truly we have problems.

  • Voice in the wilderness 12 years ago

    @ BEMN are you educated at all. Sounds like you are blinded by political affiliation. Please think Ghana a little. That's the least semi-illitates like your kind can do for your country. Dumb Dumb!

  • Error President 12 years ago

    This comes as no surprise to some of us at all. In Ghana, 'anything' can become an MP. Buului k3 yaka gbem3i.

  • kojo Darko, Indianapolis 12 years ago

    What do mean, partner?

  • OPO 12 years ago

    i mean there is no time to waste on such issues when big issues are lying there. what is wrong from getting a phone from a sponsering company? go the west it happens everyday just for advert reasons, even cars are sponsered i ...
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  • KMAN 12 years ago

    WHEN people dont even understand that parliament recieving bribes goes to the heart of all corruption then the country is doomed. Parliament is not supposed to recieve any gifts from anybody, let alone bribes! Its unethical a ...
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  • Voice in the wilderness 12 years ago

    The west calls it bribery and influencing.

  • Ada Boy 12 years ago

    The Chinese company could have planted a listening device into the handset and making it easy for them to monitor how the parliamentarians are going vote ,or what they thinking. This is plain foolish,Ghanaians parliamentarian ...
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  • nana 12 years ago

    it is so disgusting and shameful to see a government of ghana accepting phones for his parliamentarian. my heaven father what is really happening in our native motherland-ghana. where were these northerners and ewes when our ...
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  • Kantanka. HH 12 years ago

    Before we really read between the lines and ponder over the havoc being created by the Chinese, in our politics and environment, they are already beneficiary owners of the country.
    They have already infiltrated into the syst ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

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  • Cookie 12 years ago

    Sack all the MP's.

  • HARD REPLY 12 years ago

    It's a big disgrace for MPs taking phone froma company who wants contract from the government. You see how easy it is for Ghana MPs to betray the whole nation. They shouldn't think the Chinese are doing them good but to disgr ...
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  • Lucie 12 years ago

    Had this incident happened in the West, most would be out on their jobs, but not in useless ghana where thieving and corruption is the norm.

  • HABLUTA SENYO 12 years ago

    GHANA MPS ARE CORRUPT AND DISGRACE TO GHANA FLAG. DR.KWAME NKRUMAH MIGHT BE CRYING IN HIS GRAVE FOR MOTHER GHANA NOW!

  • Kweku Assan 12 years ago

    I feel embarrassed why they keep referring to the phones as "cheap". They did act irresponsibly and is a good reflection of what the MPs think of the Ghanaian populace they claim to rpresent. They must return the "cheap" phon ...
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  • Remove Indemnity Clause 12 years ago

    These corrupt and foolish MPS should know that accepting gifts is an exchange for a favour.Fools and bunch of morons.

  • CHIEF ADVISER 12 years ago

    Can there be any person on earth more stupid than the present parliamentarians of Ghana? When will they ever learn to be clean so as to be addressed "HONORABLE" that title they so much struggle for?

  • KOFFI 12 years ago

    Accept no gifts as they are bribes and they corrupt! This caveat should be known by our honorable MP's if indeed they wish to remain honorable in the sight of their constituents.

  • Kofi Kofi 12 years ago

    Give them to teachers

  • Photosy. 12 years ago

    Look, let us have some peace. Why ? Parliamentarians have received worse gifts than this, is this the first time, can the Azeem or whatever he calls himself seriously tell me he has never received any gift before ? Hamper or ...
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  • ADWEN 12 years ago

    People like you who lack thinking and reasoning skills are those causing poverty and death in Ghana and Africa.
    You were complaining about Mr Azeem's past with regards to bribery, yes, because it was NOT A GOOD THING TO DO t ...
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  • ALI 12 years ago

    MOTHER FUCKING CORRUPT DISHONOURABLE PARLIAMENTRIANS. THEY ARE ONLY FIT FOR THE GAS CHAMBERS COME ANOTHER JUNE 4.DO IF THE PHONES WERE NOT CHEAP, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BRIBE. WHEN THEY ARE CHEAP THAT IS NOT BRIBE. ALL I KNOW I ...
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  • ALI 12 years ago

    SO IT IS PROPER FOR YOUR DAUGHTER TO BRIBE TEH TEACHER WITH SEX FOR HIGH GRADES?

  • GHFUO, be serious & change ur MENtali 12 years ago

    He said Africa has all the natural resources anyone could think of however, the citizens wallow in abject poverty because the leaders that are supposed to effectively utilise them for their welfare are selfish and greedy.

  • Makamaka!! 12 years ago

    Our President, show the world that you are not corrupt yourself. Cancel that contract to let everybody know that you do not condone corruption.Here,you do not pay penalties because that company Bribed your MPs and you have pr ...
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  • Pontius Pilate 12 years ago

    why are our leaders becoming so vulnerable and predictable.

    i sincerely think they should take care because the rate at which the public is losing confidence could spark disaster.

  • ADWEN 12 years ago

    The motive behind the Chinese mobile phone deal is to out-think the average African leadership by subtly unravelling their primitive thinking before making the cut.
    The Chinese have managed to buy and subdue the conscience o ...
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  • nii atuguba 12 years ago

    My heart bleeds to read this if it is true.All useless people both sides of parliament

  • Nantwi,BSEd,MSEd(ece),MSEd(sas) 12 years ago

    What the MP's should have done is to accept the phones ands then diapprove the contracts. The MP's have let the Chinese taking them for a cheap Ride.

  • KMAN 12 years ago

    IT IS VERY VERY WRONG! UNETHICAL AND WRONG!

  • nii atuguba 12 years ago

    Fuck them all cheap people with life ......even monkeys will not take banana for a deal

  • kb 12 years ago

    Twea kai!!

  • concern ghanian 12 years ago

    CHINA IN AFRICA IS BACKWARDNESS

  • concern ghanian 12 years ago

    FOLLOW THE WEST AND DO THE RIGHT THING

  • KOBLA ZEGO 12 years ago

    A gift is a gift and it is ,and it is made forever. It is not solicited and can not constitute a bribe.

  • moko 12 years ago

    stop selling Ghana for peons assholes! you're there to protect us not to enrich yourselves. Greedy motherfuckers!

  • Jay - UK 12 years ago

    That is very true. Return the phones. Also the Chinese can not be trusted because one will be surprise to know all the messages sent on the phone is being monitored by Xi-Chu Wae in China.

  • Makamaka!! 12 years ago

    Poverty has clouded their Brains. From the Top-Down, they just do not know what is wright and wrong. Tony Aiddo uses his position at the Castle to pay very little for a car for himself, and sees nothing wrong. He calls himsel ...
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  • OSUMAN MOHAMMED. 12 years ago

    GHANAIANS CAN SEE THE SORT OF PEOPLE THE HAVE VOTED FOR AS MP AND OTHERS TO RUN THE AFFAIRS OF GHANA ON OUR BEHALF. THIS IS AN INSULT TO GHANA AND ITS LEADERSHIP. REAL DISGRACE THAT AFTER RECEIVING ALLOWACES AND MANY OTHER BE ...
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  • terry bay 12 years ago

    foolish MP,you are cheap to buy, with a cheap mobile phone

  • Afrokeka 12 years ago

    Thank you MPs for thinking that the phone gifts will not influence you in any way. GIVE THEM BACK!!!!

    It is called "Kickback", "Bribery". Have the sense to reject such gifts in the future, for it starts as cheap cell phone ...
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  • Nana Yaw 12 years ago

    The MPs should know that gifts can easily change one's judgement. That's why the holy books forbids kings or men in positions not to accept unnecessary gifts.

  • mtnkyere 12 years ago

    not not not not not.....

  • mtnkyere 12 years ago

    now selling the country for a phone?

  • nana 12 years ago

    chines can never have a business contract with the Germans and give the Germans phones as a preset. it will never exist in this world. it means this chines people have no respect for a black African, the corruption of ghana g ...
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  • KEEBOS 12 years ago

    Cheap and shameless Ghanaian MPs. You claim to be honourable and respected people; not knowing you can easily be manipulated and influenced by what you describe as 'cheap phones.' Okay, it is as simple as that: 'Cheap phones ...
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  • Makamaka!! 12 years ago

    Do we have any Brains left in Ghana? Poverty Backed by Serious Corruption Everywhere,CashPro meaning Cash Professionals! How and when? Looting Everywhere Anyhow!!!

  • Namesick AHISEM 12 years ago

    Shame! Ghanaian MPs. Disappointed MPs

  • Oboba 12 years ago

    Big shame to all those MP'S who took the phone bribe.

  • Big Jay 12 years ago

    Oh mother Ghana,why this misfortune?. The Executive is corrupt,the Judiciary is corrupt,and now our last hope,the Legislature, has been corrupted.
    Where do we go from here? The solution to this problem is very simple. We ne ...
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  • BOYS ABR3 KWA 12 years ago

    CHEAP MINDS!, CHEAP PHONES!
    IN AFRICA EVERYONE JUMPS ON HEARING ITS FREE...YES FREE...IS IT REALLY FREE, REALLY, REALL?

  • Namesick AHISEM 12 years ago

    Ei' Ghana are we saved?

  • NANA 12 years ago

    THE HARM IS DONE.
    FOREIGN COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTS KNOW HOW TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS-A PITTANCE OF A GIFT WILL DO THE TRICK.
    ALL, YES,ALL MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT HAVE FALLEN,YES FALLEN FOR A MOBILE ,YES,A MOBILE PHONE.
    THAT H ...
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  • Adom 12 years ago

    Corrupt MPs,no wonder that Ghana has only greedy and corrupt breed of MPs.Even ordinary peoply can afford Smart phones.shame unto all African Politicians who are selling Africa to Foreigners for theie selfishness.

  • GHANA FIRST 12 years ago

    ACCEPTING CHEAP PHONES MEANS YOU ARE ALSO CHEAP
    CHEAP TO BE INFLUENCED
    CHEAP TO SWAY YOUR MIND
    CHEAP TO FOLLOW CROWD WHEN ALL OTHERS SAYYES YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAY NO
    BUT YOU CHEAPLY ACCEPTED IT

  • CHARCOAL SELLER. 12 years ago

    If all MP's received phones from the same foreign company, the entire parliament can be bugged and national security could be compromised. NDC&NPP, spoiling the country.

  • Dey Kofi 12 years ago

    The house must retun the phone since, they know it is so cheap that it can not solve the issues confronting our dear nation . By dey kofi

  • the truth 12 years ago

    Ghana parliamentarians with all the big money they are paid with their allowances for doing nothing plus the bribes and the stealing they practise everyday cannot afford to buy cellular phones for themselves.SHAME,SHAME AND S ...
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  • ZEN CHANG. 12 years ago

    Immediately.

  • kj 12 years ago

    realize that the have been bugged already ?

  • paa kow 12 years ago

    Our law states anything given to any public officer in concealed or open envelope constitute a BRIBE and that is what the phones from the chinese company was all about its a bribe therefore these Mps can never continue to hol ...
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  • TI 12 years ago

    I agree. The list of MP's with the phones should be made available and the necessary measures taken to strip them off their parliamentary status for taking bribe from a foreign entity.

  • kwadwo totobii 12 years ago

    it ireally is a disgrace for the ghanaian officials to receive Gifts from a Chinese company en block. our integrity is scratched.

  • Oso 12 years ago

    How could our parliament stoop sooo low for these Chinese to insult and abuse your intelligence!?! You're all screwed up; Ghanaian parliament.Is bribery not a crime in Ghana anymore? What are you telling our police, heads of ...
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  • Leslie Barnor USA 12 years ago

    Shame , Shame unto you MP's and all who benefited from the phones. This is bribe you all took. If this was done by any civil servant he would have been Fired, but here we go again because it's you guys, supposed servants tur ...
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  • still living 12 years ago

    we do not want take away mentality politictians.you are in parliament to work for the people that vote for you not to advertise for telephone company you are endangering our national interest you selfish ones.