Kwesi Pratt rips NEF Consensus apart

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DOGO 9 years ago

I'm not an economist so i can't comment on this but I'm glad the NEF was held in my hometown. Thanks for putting my part of the world back on the map."THE SENCHI CONSENSUS" Great!!

I'm not an economist so i can't comment on this but I'm glad the NEF was held in my hometown. Thanks for putting my part of the world back on the map."THE SENCHI CONSENSUS" Great!!
Gye Nyame 9 years ago

"One thing I am happy about is the re-opening of the Kumasi shoe factory but look at how long it has taken,”
This tells you that the shoe factory is dead on arrival, it will end up like Ghana airways, the golden tree facto ...
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"One thing I am happy about is the re-opening of the Kumasi shoe factory but look at how long it has taken,”
This tells you that the shoe factory is dead on arrival, it will end up like Ghana airways, the golden tree factory and other government run enterprises. I wonder why we do the same things and expect different results. The government can't pay teachers, you think they can maintain a shoe factory to provide free shoes for students? Where is the electricity to run the factory anyway? Until we revamp our infrastructure and privatize, our factories will end up the same way.
AMARIYA 9 years ago

Man you are right. They want to give free shoes to school children. This government must be made accountable if the shoe factory fails.

Man you are right. They want to give free shoes to school children. This government must be made accountable if the shoe factory fails.
Darling boy 9 years ago

When other countries are running with IT like Rewanda presd mahama now thinking of opening Kumasi shoes factory.it will need IT expert.so when AMA Ghana

When other countries are running with IT like Rewanda presd mahama now thinking of opening Kumasi shoes factory.it will need IT expert.so when AMA Ghana
Uncle Ebo 9 years ago

Master,is it NDC again? PNDC / NDC under Rawlings ruled for 19 good years and messed up the Ghanaian economy. it took the intervention of NPP under President Kuffour to fix it through an ECONOMIC DIALOGUE in 2001. This mess ...
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Master,is it NDC again? PNDC / NDC under Rawlings ruled for 19 good years and messed up the Ghanaian economy. it took the intervention of NPP under President Kuffour to fix it through an ECONOMIC DIALOGUE in 2001. This mess was not caused by NPP. So what was President Mahama saying??? Oh Ghana
Dominic 9 years ago

Kwesi Pratt is the only sensible person with guts in Ghana today. Why we export billions of gold and we get nothing for it? None of the empty heads at the forum mentioned it. No journalist commented on the exploitation by min ...
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Kwesi Pratt is the only sensible person with guts in Ghana today. Why we export billions of gold and we get nothing for it? None of the empty heads at the forum mentioned it. No journalist commented on the exploitation by mining companies with the help of our empty head governments.
Nana 9 years ago

The government officials and journalists take their petty bribes from the mining companies and so remain silent on the exploitation. Which country allows companies to their resources and give the country 3 percent? According ...
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The government officials and journalists take their petty bribes from the mining companies and so remain silent on the exploitation. Which country allows companies to their resources and give the country 3 percent? According to Wampah the companies took 5 BILLION out of the country and gave the govt 600 million
PRINCE KWASI ADADE 9 years ago

GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAMA AND HIS CABINET ON TRIAL. GHANA'S HOPELESS ECONOMIC SITUATION, TODAY, IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTA ...
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GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAMA AND HIS CABINET ON TRIAL. GHANA'S HOPELESS ECONOMIC SITUATION, TODAY, IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. NDC HAS OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS PRESIDED OVER THE BIGGEST RESOURCES IN OUR HISTORY INCLUDING CRUDE OIL & STEALTH TAX. THEY HAVE ALSO CONTRACTED THE BIGGEST LOANS IN OUR HISTORY. IF THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THIS AND THE ECONOMY IS IN SHAMBLES, THEN,THEY MUST BE PROSECUTED. THEY MUST GIVE THE MONEYS BACK TO THE TREASURY. WE DO NOT NEED ANY ECONOMIC FORUM. SET UP A COURT IMMEDIATELY. IT HAPPENED IN THAILAND RECENTLY
insight to the bone 9 years ago

kwesi is now on track , everything we need to turn our economy around is already there . instead of creating tens of thousands of jobs in the gold industry by encouraging our people to produce jewelry, tools and equipment we ...
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kwesi is now on track , everything we need to turn our economy around is already there . instead of creating tens of thousands of jobs in the gold industry by encouraging our people to produce jewelry, tools and equipment we allow foreign interests to dominate and stifle that sector. any idea or enterprise to better the lot of our people is always sabotaged by these same politicians and the so called technocrats because of deep seated tribalism and gross incompetence
MENSAH 9 years ago

Ghana's jewellery industry might have caved in,if there were no GALAMSEY OPERATIONS.
That is a serious statement here.
That means all our gold are syphoned out of the country,by foreign gold mining companies,that give us:
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Ghana's jewellery industry might have caved in,if there were no GALAMSEY OPERATIONS.
That is a serious statement here.
That means all our gold are syphoned out of the country,by foreign gold mining companies,that give us:
ONLY 3% OF THE TOTAL VALUE,ACCRUED.
Galamsey operation does nothing more than our land degradation,yet they are the ones our jewellery industry dwells on.
WHAT A PITY!
I am surprised nothing was said about such a huge money maker,like OUR GOLD INDUSTRY,at the NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM.
Was the discussion there enough,anyway?
MENSAH 9 years ago

It looks like the president has always been commenting on SHOE INDUSTRY alone,these days.
What about the array of other industries we can tap into,as well?
I am wondering if we tan leader in Ghana?
Where do they import lea ...
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It looks like the president has always been commenting on SHOE INDUSTRY alone,these days.
What about the array of other industries we can tap into,as well?
I am wondering if we tan leader in Ghana?
Where do they import leather and other accessories for the shoe industry?
I think,that's where MAHAMA should start thinking about,but not just the production of the shoes,alone.
IF THE FACTORY IMPORTS ALMOST EVERYTHING,BEFORE IT COULD FUNCTION,THEN WE ARE BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH.
I am wondering if those trained at the university of science and technology,Kumasi on GOLD JEWELLERY PROCESSING,have graduated and started working?
NO NONSENSE TAKER 9 years ago

All these shouting(NEF) was just to come back to "barcan";build,create,produce, develope, ect. So, that Better Ghana Agender issue was without self reliance. What does it take to bring common sense to the "pepeni born ayedge. ...
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All these shouting(NEF) was just to come back to "barcan";build,create,produce, develope, ect. So, that Better Ghana Agender issue was without self reliance. What does it take to bring common sense to the "pepeni born ayedge." Until our accreditation of common sense to pepeni born ayedge, we will live another day of bringing the whole world before we will know that, we must be a country of producing. Take away a year salary from all NDC bogus gurus because they wealth nothing than waste paper basket.
The Mask 9 years ago

We must move into the era of music/movies as a service (MAAS). At least 7 out of every 10 songs, movies and TV series played on our television stations, radio stations and entertainment centres must be wholly Ghanaian and mus ...
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We must move into the era of music/movies as a service (MAAS). At least 7 out of every 10 songs, movies and TV series played on our television stations, radio stations and entertainment centres must be wholly Ghanaian and must be produced in Ghana. These stations and entertainment centres must pay on a monthly or annual basis royalties to the Ghanaian artists. The amounts paid must be reasonable taking into consideration the profits of the entertainment establishments. However they must not pay any money whatsoever to the foreign artists because of the negative effect it would have on our GDP. The Ghanaian artists must use wholly owned Ghanaian banks like ADB. Many people can recall great shows like: Kukurantumi-road to Accra, Ultimate paradise, By the fireside, I told you so, things we do for love, Akan drama with osofo dadzie, obra and co, home sweet home, TV theatre, Dr Paa Bobo´s songs etc

We need a progressive policy. All adverts in Ghana must be created by wholly owned Ghanaian businesses and the songs and celebrities in the adverts must be wholly Ghanaian. The celebrities and musicians must receive royalties. All the wholly owned Ghanaian entities must use wholly owned Ghanaian banks like ADB.

There is lack of will and this must change.
baaba 9 years ago

either kwasi pratt or ndc, u are all assholes
shut de fuck up

either kwasi pratt or ndc, u are all assholes
shut de fuck up
Policeman 9 years ago

MAKING UNNECESSARY NOISE ALL OVER OUR DEAR COUNTRY GHANA!!!!!!USELESS TALK SCCCCCCC

MAKING UNNECESSARY NOISE ALL OVER OUR DEAR COUNTRY GHANA!!!!!!USELESS TALK SCCCCCCC
Osofo 9 years ago

They will IMPORT all raw materials with scarce dollars and steal the factory dry. What a shame

They will IMPORT all raw materials with scarce dollars and steal the factory dry. What a shame
Che 9 years ago

Who are the stakeholders? Rawlings? K4?, Kwame Pianom? NDC MPs and DCEs? Or the journalist didnt understand the word? Didn't they know all these issues before the forum? However, as useless as it is, there was no mention of j ...
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Who are the stakeholders? Rawlings? K4?, Kwame Pianom? NDC MPs and DCEs? Or the journalist didnt understand the word? Didn't they know all these issues before the forum? However, as useless as it is, there was no mention of judicious use of state funds. Bogus supply chain and procurement systems.
Aboagye 9 years ago

Kwesi Pratt's comments are more understandable by the common man than what the delegates discussed at the Forum. Kwesi deserves to be appointed Government's adviser.

Kwesi Pratt's comments are more understandable by the common man than what the delegates discussed at the Forum. Kwesi deserves to be appointed Government's adviser.
KANE 9 years ago

THE NEF COMMUNIQUE WAS AWASH WITH PROPOSALS TO GOVERNMENT TO CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS NONSENSE.

THAT USELESS COMMUNIQUE SAID NOTHING ABOUT PROPOSALS TO
GOVERNMENT TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO ...
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THE NEF COMMUNIQUE WAS AWASH WITH PROPOSALS TO GOVERNMENT TO CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS NONSENSE.

THAT USELESS COMMUNIQUE SAID NOTHING ABOUT PROPOSALS TO
GOVERNMENT TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF DOWNTRODDEN AND TOILING GHANAIANS WHOSE SWEAT DRIVES THE ECONOMY OF GHANA.

GO TO THE NATION'S HOSPITALS, AND YOU'LL SEE MANY POOR GHANAIANS BEING ATTENDED TO IN SQUALOR, WITH MANY DYING OF EASILY TREATABLE DISEASES.

PATHOLOGISTS THEN STATE ON THEIR DEATH CERTIFICATES THEY "DIED OF NATURAL CAUSE". CASE CLOSED!
NONSENSE!

VISIT MANY SCHOOLS AND THE NATION'S UNIVERSITIES AND YOU'LL SEE STUDENTS PACKED LIKE SARDINES IN DORMITORIES AND LECTURE ROOMS. AS FOR THE STANDARDS OF TEACHING AND SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS, THE LEAST SAID ABOUT THEM, THE BETTER.

VISIT THE ACCRA MALL, KANESHIE AND MAKOLA MARKET AREAS, AND FLAGSTAFF
HOUSE AREA, AND YOU'LL SEE ALL SORTS
OF CHILDREN SELLING ALL KINDS OF JUNKS JUST TO EKE OUT A SUBSISTENCE LIVING.

ALL THE AFOREMENTIONED, AMONGST MANY OTHERS INCLUDING GALAMSEY AND 419 CHILDREN ARE VITAL ECONOMIC DRIVERS WHOSE REGULATED EFFORTS COULD BE TAPPED INTO GHANA PRODUCTIVE ECONOMY.

THE NEF COMMUNIQUE WAS SILENT ON ALL OF THESE INCLUDING PROPOSALS TO GOVERNMENT TO INDEX IMPORT DUTIES TO GHANA'S CEDI BY MAKING PRICE LEVELS AFFORDABLE IN GHANA.

AGAIN, GHANA'S SELFISH WICKED "LEADERS" PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUM TO FEED FAT ON THE VERY GHANAIANS WHOSE ECONOMIC WELLBEING IS PARAMOUNT - THE POOR TAX PAYING VOTER WHO STANDS IN THE SCORCHING SUN TO VOTE FOR THEM EVERY DAMN 4 YEARS.
mayor 9 years ago

Do the government of Ghana fully own a gold mine?

Do the government of Ghana fully own a gold mine?
Tony 9 years ago

Mr Pratt should try and do away with his communist ideologies for once. It is capitalism in this century. There is nowhere on earth where the government alone can do everything. That is why, it is good that regions take some ...
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Mr Pratt should try and do away with his communist ideologies for once. It is capitalism in this century. There is nowhere on earth where the government alone can do everything. That is why, it is good that regions take some of these responsibilities by inviting investors,and that is exactly what the government is doing. If we still insist that golds produce in Ghana should be refined in Ghana, then we should be equally prepared to foot the production cost. And so it is with all other products that are being turned into finished goods outside the country. Communism has no place in this modern world. Even the Rusians are diversifying their economy.
BOY KOFI 9 years ago

Uncle Kwesi Pratt did not say the govt. should invest in golg refinery but he wondered why the Forum did not look at the strategic importance of refining gold in the country.What it means is that our economy needs divesificat ...
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Uncle Kwesi Pratt did not say the govt. should invest in golg refinery but he wondered why the Forum did not look at the strategic importance of refining gold in the country.What it means is that our economy needs divesification.We should be looking at different areas to create jobs and prosperity but not sit down unconcerned while all the natural resources in the country is been exported into the advanced countries,leaving us poor and unemployed.This is the essential logic of his statement.Mind you,the commodity prices change rapidly in the world market.The price of unrefined gold can fall drastically within some hour and that can affect all the sectors in the economy with a terrible shock.That is what Ghana is going through today,from GDP 14% to 7% and from 9.8% inflation rate to 18%.This is what we call geopolitics.Thank you.
Akwasi Aboagye 9 years ago

Government can't do everything but it can ensure the bulk of its resources are handled by its own citizens.Thats how you create and keep wealth in your country.Capitalism doesn't mean inviting foreigners to take your resource ...
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Government can't do everything but it can ensure the bulk of its resources are handled by its own citizens.Thats how you create and keep wealth in your country.Capitalism doesn't mean inviting foreigners to take your resources and leave you with 3%.That is stupidity,in twi we say Gyimi.
The foreign company's ability to foot production costs and set up costs are guaranteed by their respective governments.Why can't the same be done by the Ghanaian government for competent citizens who can handle these mines?What are the millions of universities opening up in Ghana for then?The capital invested by these foreign companies into our mines are even written off in their taxes to us anyway so there is guaranteed payback.
Please remember that RAW capitalism isn't favourably for the average African,a combination of socialism and capitalism will work magic for Ghana and Africa.
Don't follow the European standards blindly.this is the biggest flaw of the African.You must learn to carve your own path,looking at your situation.
God bless.
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

Are you Mr. Pratt interested in the sustainability of government initiatives or political expediency? If that Kumasi shoe factory had come into operations through a valid legislative instrument, no subsequent government cou ...
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Are you Mr. Pratt interested in the sustainability of government initiatives or political expediency? If that Kumasi shoe factory had come into operations through a valid legislative instrument, no subsequent government could have abrogated its operations. Secondly Ghana's economy has been in a mess since 1966; the illusion of progress comes from those in the 1percent group who have stolen from government coffers without paying a price, those who mismanaged government funds to enrich cronies and family, those in professions who were bribed by governments past and present to lie to the public and those who have carved out salaries and benefit packages for themselves that are essentially pay without any meaningful work
Everyone else has been stuck in the early 60's in Ghana.We are filthy, normalized cut throat money hungry attitudes and selfishness. We are in an economic mess brought on by decades of incompetent parliament and highly educated individuals with economic degrees but clueless on the application of those economic principles learned and their effective application in the Ghanaian or Afican environment. They had assumed the conditions in Western developed nations where those economic theories thrived in their application will be same in Ghana but failed. It is time for every Ghanaian to contribute their 2cents and not let bribed journalists and their thieving friends in politics screw up again.
Private Mensah 9 years ago

That is why Ghana is still in trouble because there are folks in here who are so ignorant of our problems they like to politicize every positive contribution like what Mr Pratt is saying.

We need to take control of our min ...
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That is why Ghana is still in trouble because there are folks in here who are so ignorant of our problems they like to politicize every positive contribution like what Mr Pratt is saying.

We need to take control of our mines so we can develop without relying on the thieving IMF
Kwaame 9 years ago

What is new about "...ensuring macroeconomic stability, creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, growing the export base of the country, as well as limiting government borrowing from the Bank of Ghana"? Are ...
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What is new about "...ensuring macroeconomic stability, creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, growing the export base of the country, as well as limiting government borrowing from the Bank of Ghana"? Are these the reasons why they spent our taxes in Senchi? I am really shocked that our policymakers and the contributors are that shallow-minded and very foolish.

How about (1) building a fast railway system from the Accra to the North through the major regional centres? Follow this up with another one east-west across the country? Can you imagine the economic gains we will get from this only move? This could be done with one of the major companies like Hitachi, Siemens, on build operate and transfer basis. This will create jobs, transfer technology, will reduce the crazy accidents on our roads.

How about encouraging IT services and asking all government agencies to do all purchases online? Over-staffed public sector and redundant government employees will find jobs in the private sector, and our hospitals, schools, teachers will be well-catered for.

Guys you did not think outside the box.
elp 9 years ago

Fools in power and politics.
Ghana needs sharp hustlers at the top not eu sympathizes.

Fools in power and politics.
Ghana needs sharp hustlers at the top not eu sympathizes.
MENSAH 9 years ago

I remember,reading on GHANAWEB,last year,that GHANA NOW HAS A GOLD REFINERY,and that THE PRESIDENT MAHAMA was saying,he was trying to put pressure on FOREIGNERS IN GOLD MINING INDUSTRIES,to refine a percentage of their gold i ...
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I remember,reading on GHANAWEB,last year,that GHANA NOW HAS A GOLD REFINERY,and that THE PRESIDENT MAHAMA was saying,he was trying to put pressure on FOREIGNERS IN GOLD MINING INDUSTRIES,to refine a percentage of their gold in Ghana.
I THOUGHT WE NOW HAVE A GOLD REFINERY IN GHANA,since that day I read it.
It would be very bad and disgraceful,if we still don't have any.
WHAT A NATION?
Whatever 9 years ago

I agree with Kwesi that there's an urgent need to take control of our resources if we want to keep the Ghanaian society going however, that consensus at the NEF was never going to be far-reaching like that because the parame ...
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I agree with Kwesi that there's an urgent need to take control of our resources if we want to keep the Ghanaian society going however, that consensus at the NEF was never going to be far-reaching like that because the parameters was set around CONSENSUS from the start. To doubt the integrity of all the participant and accuse them of passivity in the face of Galamsey is inappropriate. Those who sold Ghana's minerals are known. We shouldn't put the blame on innocent people who just want to contribute the little they know

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