and the top airlines like BA, Delta and KLM will start pulling out if the airport is deemed not safe.
and the top airlines like BA, Delta and KLM will start pulling out if the airport is deemed not safe.
Komla Agbeshie ( Ho ) 11 years ago
We are not safe under Mahama`s administration.
We are not safe under Mahama`s administration.
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago
AUTHOR:-BOLUS, MERCY ADEDE...
"The drug barons are currently targeting Ghana making us a vulnerable nation hence we must toughen our national security at all our Airports. If Ms Ametefeh has been allegedly doing such mano ... read full comment
AUTHOR:-BOLUS, MERCY ADEDE...
"The drug barons are currently targeting Ghana making us a vulnerable nation hence we must toughen our national security at all our Airports. If Ms Ametefeh has been allegedly doing such manoeuvres since 2009 goodness knows how many of such people have used this method just because of their status in society as security around such people have been relaxed. No one can be trusted when it comes to such issues any more as our security is at stake. We should not even allow the VVIP section security to be relaxed so that unscrupulous people take advantage of such freedom afforded to them in the wake of this saga".
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11 years ago
NDC NIE COCAIN NIE, RUBY NIE MAHAMA NIE
NDC NIE COCAIN NIE, RUBY NIE MAHAMA NIE
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago
Author:-Close Observer...
Pause and reflect on what influence your decision on who you vote for. If your decision is influenced by the APPEARANCE of a candidate and not his/her COMPETENCE, you are a FOOLISH VOTER. If you ar ... read full comment
Author:-Close Observer...
Pause and reflect on what influence your decision on who you vote for. If your decision is influenced by the APPEARANCE of a candidate and not his/her COMPETENCE, you are a FOOLISH VOTER. If you are someone who is fond of exchanging your VOTE for a GIFT, you are a FOOLISH VOTER. If you don't care about who you vote for, all that matters is that he belongs to the party you like, you are also a FOOLISH VOTER. Finally, if your vote is influence by TRIBAL AFFILIATION, you are a VERY FOOLISH VOTER. Remember, your action affects all of us. THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE
Mahmoud 11 years ago
Muntaka is an "Ashawo" lover caught in the act, and does not have the integrity to become a "Chief Whip" for any respectable party with a platform to preach except the NDC party.
When the VIP lounge is used as a cover for ... read full comment
Muntaka is an "Ashawo" lover caught in the act, and does not have the integrity to become a "Chief Whip" for any respectable party with a platform to preach except the NDC party.
When the VIP lounge is used as a cover for exporting drugs, the government should have been decent enough to accept responsibility, begin investigations promptly to arrest the culprits, and be seen to be putting the right rules in place to prevent it from happening again without being told. Logically, there is no fire without smoke and one plus one is two. Definitely, that Alhaji must have links with some people in authority, and the onus lies with the government to prove beyond doubt that it has nothing to do with the illicit drug business. Moreover, the Board Chairman said the VIP Lounge was a known market place.
NPP MEMBER 11 years ago
Finally some one with some sense is pointing out the real danger here is not the drug trade but the ease with which the security is lapse in KIA.
Its is clear that anybody with money could get a bomb onto the plane at KIA
Finally some one with some sense is pointing out the real danger here is not the drug trade but the ease with which the security is lapse in KIA.
Its is clear that anybody with money could get a bomb onto the plane at KIA
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago
Author:-Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK...
Has Alhaji Daud been identified and arrested? Is Alhaji Daud the same as the Businessman mentioned in Hannah Tetteh's statement?
If the VVIP staff processed Ms Ametefeh and two other w ... read full comment
Author:-Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK...
Has Alhaji Daud been identified and arrested? Is Alhaji Daud the same as the Businessman mentioned in Hannah Tetteh's statement?
If the VVIP staff processed Ms Ametefeh and two other women then, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should have at least the names of the two other women. Have they passed on those details to the British authorities?
There are more questions than answers on this case. We are watching with interest.
kyekyeku 11 years ago
I have been thinking about this from day one that what if this is a bomb, cant this terrorist pay a Ghanaian to easily plant a bomb in a plane?. and this stupid politician are sitting there blaming who is more into coke. chil ... read full comment
I have been thinking about this from day one that what if this is a bomb, cant this terrorist pay a Ghanaian to easily plant a bomb in a plane?. and this stupid politician are sitting there blaming who is more into coke. children are our leaders and no wonder Africa is what it is.
SARPONG 11 years ago
This is the issue I raised in my article on Friday, November 28 and said this cocaine saga is worse than Amoateng'sccocaine case.
For an ordinary citizen to transport cocaine through VIP into a plane, that poses a securit ... read full comment
This is the issue I raised in my article on Friday, November 28 and said this cocaine saga is worse than Amoateng'sccocaine case.
For an ordinary citizen to transport cocaine through VIP into a plane, that poses a security issue . What if it was not cocaine but a terrorist who paid this Alhaji Daud to get a bomb into the plane? This is a serious security question that needs to be addressed and assure the international community that Kotoka International Airport is a safe place to travel from.
CORNEY 11 years ago
Sarpong,they are all the same,Amoateng's drugs which were more than this one was also transported through the same airport as confirmed by Kweku Baako recently on Joyfm.
It does not matter whether somebody used a so called ... read full comment
Sarpong,they are all the same,Amoateng's drugs which were more than this one was also transported through the same airport as confirmed by Kweku Baako recently on Joyfm.
It does not matter whether somebody used a so called VVIP or or whichever part of the airport they are all security breach.
I even went further to blame the BA officials some how because the crew should have called for a security breach the moment an item was delivered to a passenger on board an aircraft which would have been mandatory evacuation of all the passengers for rescreening in a place like the US but they allowed it to stay up until they reached London which would have been a disaster if it was a bomb,I wonder what kind of training they also have,if that had happened in any US airport everybody who worked on that particular flight has a question to answer.
This guy is just an empty noise maker so called security expert,he just saying what many of us have already said.
The security at that airport is so weak that it is not only about this drug and if you listen to Kweku Baako couple with my own experience whenever I pass through that airport security is useless there.
Kweku Baako said they all use that so called VVIP,according to him it is just a matter of somebody knowing you as somebody important in the country,they will tell you Mr Baako use this place then you go or just know anybody there you will not use the regular check point.
Finally,the last time I told you the name Nayele Ametefe was not Ewe but fake name you did not believe it but now we all know the girl is from Pease near Kuntenase in the Ashanti Region.
I was even thinking she may have been a Nigerian but because we all always think about politics or tribes before crime some of you insisted she was Ewe which should not have been the case in the first place since crime has no political or tribal colors.
SRPONG 11 years ago
"Sarpong,they are all the same,Amoateng's drugs which were more than this one was also transported through the same airport as confirmed by Kweku Baako recently on Joyfm."
Sorry, they are not he same. Amoateng cocaine was ... read full comment
"Sarpong,they are all the same,Amoateng's drugs which were more than this one was also transported through the same airport as confirmed by Kweku Baako recently on Joyfm."
Sorry, they are not he same. Amoateng cocaine was shipped through cargo hidden in wood carvens.
For this lady to have somebody bring cocaine to her through VVIP or VIP without being stopped by security agencies and the British Airways flight crew is really scary. Do you realize the terrorists around the world are taking notes how porous our airport is and how easy to bribe officials to bring contraband to airplanes?
It was not about her being Ewe that was in contention but you said the name Nayeli is not an Ewe name which I explained to you that Nayeli is not a surname but a first name like Janet but if her name is really Ametefe, then she is an Ewe which you said is not an Ewe name when everybody knows is an Ewe name, get your facts right.
I foud out tis lady is an Asante from people who knew her from Oforikrom, a surburb of Kmasi where grew up.
CORNEY 11 years ago
Sarpong,they may not be exactly the same but what I mean was that they are all security breach.
I wrote several times that the BA staff on board should have reported the person who brought the item on board,waiting up until ... read full comment
Sarpong,they may not be exactly the same but what I mean was that they are all security breach.
I wrote several times that the BA staff on board should have reported the person who brought the item on board,waiting up until they reached London before reporting the lady only because she opened the bag to transfer a package of the drug to her purse or bag was too dangerous and a security breach.
Many of us agree that terrorists knowing how weak the security at that airport is can easily transport bombs on any airplane at that airport.
These Lebanese and Indian arrested could have been terrorist if they plan to be one to put bombs on the aircraft since they know it is just a matter of a phone call to an official at that airport to breach security.
I'm even wondering if the authorities in Ghana are worried or take this issue seriously as something more than drugs and my question is also since these drugs are not produced in Ghana but being exported from Ghana if they are concerned about that to find out how these drugs are coming to the country in the first place.
I also wrote in my comment the spelling"Ametefe" is not how Ewes normally write that name and gave examples as Ametepe and Ametewee.
Don't get me wrong,any Ewe can write the name any how he wants,they all have the same meaning.
That lady is a smart lady I strongly believe is connected to a lot of top officials or top men in Ghana irrespective of political affiliation,anybody following this story will know that,look at her beauty alone which she can easily use to win our corrupt men in the country.
As I wrote the last time it is not where she comes from but what she did that we should be worried about.
KKO 11 years ago
Corney,
The really scary bit is the fact that the Ghanaian authorities do not take the thing seriously. I also faulted BA in my first posting on the outrage. I hope the BA authorities will take action against the crew of tha ... read full comment
Corney,
The really scary bit is the fact that the Ghanaian authorities do not take the thing seriously. I also faulted BA in my first posting on the outrage. I hope the BA authorities will take action against the crew of that flight. Ordinary check-in staff at Heathrow are more serious than that lot!
If The Guide's article from Pease is true, then the lady has been in this business for a very long time. Why didn't Ghanaian security take more interest in the lady? I have been sent a photo (WhatsAp)of the lady with President Mahama. There is another photo of her standing by one of President Mahama's Tigo campaign cars. Is that why she has been able to get away with so much?
Apparently the British security authorities have got possession of three mobile phones and four SIM cards that were in her possession at the time of her arrest. If that is so, then anyone who has/had any association with this lady no matter how remote, is in for it!
CORNEY 11 years ago
KKO,if we don't take this issue seriously as a country looking at how weak our system is all of us are in trouble.
I strongly believe she is a friend to a lot of them.
How come only the Daily Guide has visited that house ... read full comment
KKO,if we don't take this issue seriously as a country looking at how weak our system is all of us are in trouble.
I strongly believe she is a friend to a lot of them.
How come only the Daily Guide has visited that house but not security agents taking charge of all her homes making sure she does not have more drugs in those homes,why they cannot freeze those houses and other assets up until such time that they may be confiscated,what about others who have been arrested in other drug charges with some serving sentences but come back to take back their properties?
I was reading something at Peacefm and you can see that many have been arrested in recent time but their properties such as hotels are still operating in their names.
I know the government can at least freeze their assets easily but why they are not doing that,if the law is not strong enough to confiscate those assets easily why not change the law to make it easy to confiscate all their properties irrespective of when they acquire them,how will you know if this or that was acquired with drug money?
Long way to go.
I hope the British Authorities release all the phone numbers and all those people she spoke with before departure.
mojingles 11 years ago
Sarpong, Amoateng have employed a starkly different method of getting his contraband drugs out of Ghana, but the fact still remains that both he and Ruby abused a porous national security system and took advantage of corrupt ... read full comment
Sarpong, Amoateng have employed a starkly different method of getting his contraband drugs out of Ghana, but the fact still remains that both he and Ruby abused a porous national security system and took advantage of corrupt officials charged with ensuring that people like Amoateng and Ruby don't get through...the whole thing, the drug smuggling frenzy that has steadily become pervasive is a sad commentary on our nation's ability to do the right thing. As Aning said, terrorists with buckets loads of money can very easily smuggle bombs through the KIA without batting an eye....I don't know what the administration can do at this point....the materialistic ghanaian populace is so corrupted that if Amoateng and Ruby are incarcerated for the rest of their lives, others will gleefully step in their boots....it is a mental thing...everyone in Ghana is obsessed with building a McMansion and driving the latest car, so go figure.....
Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 years ago
Many Ghanaians have sold their conscience to the devil. Do we even need the VIP?.Hmmmm, we are sitting on a time bomb. Verily, I say to all that very soon, many airlines will avoid Ghana. Mark my word too.
Many Ghanaians have sold their conscience to the devil. Do we even need the VIP?.Hmmmm, we are sitting on a time bomb. Verily, I say to all that very soon, many airlines will avoid Ghana. Mark my word too.
CORNEY 11 years ago
"Do we even need the VIP"
Hell no!
It is a waste,I have not worked in every airport here in America but from my experience I know for sure there is nothing called VIP or VVIP Lounge.
Kweku Baako said it publicly and I watc ... read full comment
"Do we even need the VIP"
Hell no!
It is a waste,I have not worked in every airport here in America but from my experience I know for sure there is nothing called VIP or VVIP Lounge.
Kweku Baako said it publicly and I watched the tape which he said they all ue it easily and he even arranged with Francis Poku,then Security Minister under Kufour regime to go meet Boakye Gyan on the Tarmac.
They are funny people,they don't want people to go to the terminals which everybody can go here but they will allow people to go to secured areas easily.
That place is too corrupt.
abu okyeman KIBI 11 years ago
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION HAS PUT GHANA TO A STATE OF FEARS ,ANY THING CAN HAPPEN IN GHANA ,.THIS FOOLISH PRESIDENT DONOT CARE.HE SHOULD LEARN FROM ANOTHER FOOLISH PRESIDENT NKRUMAHS OVER THROWN.WE ARE FED UP WITH MAHAMA/.OVER T ... read full comment
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION HAS PUT GHANA TO A STATE OF FEARS ,ANY THING CAN HAPPEN IN GHANA ,.THIS FOOLISH PRESIDENT DONOT CARE.HE SHOULD LEARN FROM ANOTHER FOOLISH PRESIDENT NKRUMAHS OVER THROWN.WE ARE FED UP WITH MAHAMA/.OVER THROW HIM CAUSE HE DO NOT CARE
Nii 11 years ago
AND TO ME THAT IS THE SCARIEST SCENARIO. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE AT THE HELM AT KIA.
NOT SURPRISED THOUGH AS IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR GHANAIAN SOCIETY IT HAS BEEN TAKEN UP BY CORRUPT PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO ... read full comment
AND TO ME THAT IS THE SCARIEST SCENARIO. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE AT THE HELM AT KIA.
NOT SURPRISED THOUGH AS IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR GHANAIAN SOCIETY IT HAS BEEN TAKEN UP BY CORRUPT PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO GET AWAY ALMOST EVERY TIME WITH "MURDER"
Lisa 11 years ago
This cocaine saga is beginning to lose its taste. Every tom, dick and harry wants to be heard! aaaba!Let the appropriate authorities deal with this issue and let's move on development! This dumsor dumsor, unemployment and tra ... read full comment
This cocaine saga is beginning to lose its taste. Every tom, dick and harry wants to be heard! aaaba!Let the appropriate authorities deal with this issue and let's move on development! This dumsor dumsor, unemployment and transportation that has gone to the dogs need to be addressed and tackled head on to avoid the brain drain of our youth to developed countries, pls Enough is enough!
tom 11 years ago
Pls be aware that there is no authority,see all the financial scandals and the people who created them are still walking around.Everybody with money or belonging to the party can do whatever they like without investigation
Pls be aware that there is no authority,see all the financial scandals and the people who created them are still walking around.Everybody with money or belonging to the party can do whatever they like without investigation
SS 11 years ago
Aseidu Nketia use to take chop money from Npp members.
Aseidu Nketia use to take chop money from Npp members.
Don Blunt 11 years ago
But, now that we have come to realise that there are no appropriate authorities in Ghana, what should we do?
Apart from pleas from government to 'PRAY to God', and empty promises for solutions to our problems, all we see are ... read full comment
But, now that we have come to realise that there are no appropriate authorities in Ghana, what should we do?
Apart from pleas from government to 'PRAY to God', and empty promises for solutions to our problems, all we see are blatant corrupt deeds to enrich a few up there at the cost of the nation.
Does anybody account for the petroleum oil we export? Does anyone know for what billions of us dollars are constantly being borrowed, apart from the knowledge that our children will have to pay...
AKORABS 11 years ago
Lisa, it all adds up to spell development. The old boy is right. If your airport is declared not secure for purpose and major airlines begin to pull out, can you imagine the effect this could have on the ghanaian economy?
... read full comment
Lisa, it all adds up to spell development. The old boy is right. If your airport is declared not secure for purpose and major airlines begin to pull out, can you imagine the effect this could have on the ghanaian economy?
Three women of dubious background are ushered unofficially through the VIP lounge of an international airport. They then board their plane. An UNIDENTIFIED person, a non-passenger, carries a 12.5kg bag of UNIDENTIFIABLE CONTENT and delivers this item on board the plane to one of these three women. All's well and the plane takes off! Can you just imagine how differently this story could have read?
We are treating this matter too lightly and in our naivety, we are failing to appreciate all the other negative ramifications that this can bring to bare on our economic and political well-being. We should all be up in arms and be feeling rather cheated by the selfish enterprise of a greedy few. Yes, old boy, we have to start giving some serious thought to some of the measures you propose before a flight starting its journey from Kotoka International Airport is blown out of the skies. Sorry for the picture I paint but that is the reality of the task before the Ghanaian authorities. This is what should concentrate the minds of the stomach politicians and their host of hooligans. I rest my case. They can start charging.
OHENEBA 11 years ago
These dumbass pitiful government doesn't even realize the grave security implications of their cocaine trade. They keep comparing this case to the previous ones under NPP, then making the remarks that "NPP did worse than us". ... read full comment
These dumbass pitiful government doesn't even realize the grave security implications of their cocaine trade. They keep comparing this case to the previous ones under NPP, then making the remarks that "NPP did worse than us". Lord, what did we do to deserve to be ruled by these mafias?
NERO 11 years ago
u have spoken well… we must leave form this and shape our nation..
thxs dr Aning
u have spoken well… we must leave form this and shape our nation..
thxs dr Aning
Ekanson 11 years ago
Ghanaians are corrupt, or should I say "most" Ghanaians are easily corrupted. Why? Cos we are poor and always "managing" with "kpa kpa kpa" movements. Yes even the rich can be corrupted so the "economic" situation isn't solel ... read full comment
Ghanaians are corrupt, or should I say "most" Ghanaians are easily corrupted. Why? Cos we are poor and always "managing" with "kpa kpa kpa" movements. Yes even the rich can be corrupted so the "economic" situation isn't solely the cause. The worsening economic situation could very well be the result of the the corruption running through our veins. I feel ashamed really. And I have on a few times abetted these corrupt officials too so I'm no saint. But our systems just don't work and the only way to get something done for you, something you're already paying a fee for, is to grease the squeaky wheels of bureaucracy. If only our systems worked... Hmmmmm
C.O.D 11 years ago
I beg to differ! It could not have been a bomb. This is because the baroness was given "special diplomatic passage" at the airport. Its an "insider" business and personalities in "high" positions are involved and are mute.
I beg to differ! It could not have been a bomb. This is because the baroness was given "special diplomatic passage" at the airport. Its an "insider" business and personalities in "high" positions are involved and are mute.
JOE 11 years ago
It is baffling that someone not a ticket bearing traveler can go past the British Airways hostesses and carry luggage past them unto the plane. something is amiss. No one can climb unto the plane without a boarding pass. Was ... read full comment
It is baffling that someone not a ticket bearing traveler can go past the British Airways hostesses and carry luggage past them unto the plane. something is amiss. No one can climb unto the plane without a boarding pass. Was it not also a bridge of the BA flight procedures or there were some collaborators there as well? What clearance did that person have to be able to climb into the aircraft without a ticket? The BA staff on thatfateful day need to be questioned. The British High Commissioner has stated that they did not have prior knowledge about Ruby. So the question how did luggage get past the BA staff unto the craft?
C.O.D 11 years ago
JOE, it is more than baffling. Some of the BA staff are Ghanaians, right? As a people, we have lost our minds and souls God gave us.
JOE, it is more than baffling. Some of the BA staff are Ghanaians, right? As a people, we have lost our minds and souls God gave us.
AKORABS 11 years ago
Well done! This is the kind of thinking that is expected of us sheer mortals. And I do hope that those put in charge of this investigation are taking due note. Too many questions to be answered.
Well done! This is the kind of thinking that is expected of us sheer mortals. And I do hope that those put in charge of this investigation are taking due note. Too many questions to be answered.
CORNEY 11 years ago
Joe,if the person who took the bag there is a staff at the airport he or she can go on board to deliver the bag to the passenger,the agents working on the flight can go on board the airplane to talk to a passenger which the c ... read full comment
Joe,if the person who took the bag there is a staff at the airport he or she can go on board to deliver the bag to the passenger,the agents working on the flight can go on board the airplane to talk to a passenger which the crew cannot stop.
You need to know that the crew are not fully incharge of the airplane up until the ground crew releases the plane to them so they can't stop those working on the airplane from going on board.
It all depend on the type of training they get at that airport,giving a bag to a passenger which has not cleared security is something you cannot do at any airport no matter who you are but it is possible in Ghana.
But as being reported if the person who delivered the bag was not working on the flight the crew should have reported that incidence to the authorities.
AKORABS 11 years ago
Quite a refreshing departure from the political crap. Thank you guys.
I think we are getting down to brass tacks now and trying to identify where the security flaws lie.
Someone somewhere should be taking copious notes.
Quite a refreshing departure from the political crap. Thank you guys.
I think we are getting down to brass tacks now and trying to identify where the security flaws lie.
Someone somewhere should be taking copious notes.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 years ago
Hahahahaha, that is Ghana for you. Anything in Ghana is possible.
Hahahahaha, that is Ghana for you. Anything in Ghana is possible.
Mahama Mills 11 years ago
You are a very wise man. The question, however, is who in the corridors of power in Ghana will listen to you. The owner of NDC John Asiedu Nketiah, will not listen. He is only interested in castigating his political opponents ... read full comment
You are a very wise man. The question, however, is who in the corridors of power in Ghana will listen to you. The owner of NDC John Asiedu Nketiah, will not listen. He is only interested in castigating his political opponents. As for our president, hmmmmmmmm.
Yebopower 11 years ago
Ghana does not have security period.The country is just sitting on a time bomb.The whole security apparatus is corrupt with sharp teeth.Any one ever wonder why the whole of Africa is unstable? Is because Africans and Ghanaian ... read full comment
Ghana does not have security period.The country is just sitting on a time bomb.The whole security apparatus is corrupt with sharp teeth.Any one ever wonder why the whole of Africa is unstable? Is because Africans and Ghanaians in general are not security conscious.
Akumasi 11 years ago
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faseb 11 years ago
What if good job no one wants Ghana . Columbia% Ecudor will have to look lese for their trade.
What if good job no one wants Ghana . Columbia% Ecudor will have to look lese for their trade.
mensah abrampa 11 years ago
I've been reminiscing on the relative ease and calm that characterized the smuggling of such a huge amount of cocaine to a passenger on board a BA plane scheduled to fly from Accra to London and the security implications of ... read full comment
I've been reminiscing on the relative ease and calm that characterized the smuggling of such a huge amount of cocaine to a passenger on board a BA plane scheduled to fly from Accra to London and the security implications of such an under-hand criminal act pulled off with such contemptuous boldness and swiftness. What if it was a bomb? The plane will certainly have been prevented from making its scheduled landing at London Heathrow Airport and all passengers and the plane's crew would have perished in the crash. Instead of thinking about the security implications and how to prevent a future re-occurence,the two main political parties are busy playing political football and trying hard to score cheap political points against each other. Though Nayele was busted in London this is a national disaster and international disgrace and I hope both the NDC and NPP pugilists would take off their gloves and put the blame where it rightly belongs, punish all those involved regardless of their political power or connections, make changes that will prevent future occurences and restore public confidence in our ability to protect our airports and seaports, protect life and property and restore our damaged international reputation. The self seeking politicians have their priorities wrong. They are thinking about power and self preservation instead of looking at the larger picture.
Mensah 11 years ago
Bear in mind that some of those arrested are Lebanese. Could it be that they were using this as a test run for future terrorism through Ghana. Those in charge of affairs in Ghana (the security operatives) should open their ey ... read full comment
Bear in mind that some of those arrested are Lebanese. Could it be that they were using this as a test run for future terrorism through Ghana. Those in charge of affairs in Ghana (the security operatives) should open their eyes and be very very vigilant.
Real kebecois 11 years ago
So they don't do background check?? OMG !! I work as a patrol office at one of the airport over here in North America . Before you're hired, you need about ten years background check and minimum five years!! And sometimes the ... read full comment
So they don't do background check?? OMG !! I work as a patrol office at one of the airport over here in North America . Before you're hired, you need about ten years background check and minimum five years!! And sometimes they traced you down to Ghana to check your dealings!
and the top airlines like BA, Delta and KLM will start pulling out if the airport is deemed not safe.
We are not safe under Mahama`s administration.
AUTHOR:-BOLUS, MERCY ADEDE...
"The drug barons are currently targeting Ghana making us a vulnerable nation hence we must toughen our national security at all our Airports. If Ms Ametefeh has been allegedly doing such mano ...
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NDC NIE COCAIN NIE, RUBY NIE MAHAMA NIE
Author:-Close Observer...
Pause and reflect on what influence your decision on who you vote for. If your decision is influenced by the APPEARANCE of a candidate and not his/her COMPETENCE, you are a FOOLISH VOTER. If you ar ...
read full comment
Muntaka is an "Ashawo" lover caught in the act, and does not have the integrity to become a "Chief Whip" for any respectable party with a platform to preach except the NDC party.
When the VIP lounge is used as a cover for ...
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Finally some one with some sense is pointing out the real danger here is not the drug trade but the ease with which the security is lapse in KIA.
Its is clear that anybody with money could get a bomb onto the plane at KIA
Author:-Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK...
Has Alhaji Daud been identified and arrested? Is Alhaji Daud the same as the Businessman mentioned in Hannah Tetteh's statement?
If the VVIP staff processed Ms Ametefeh and two other w ...
read full comment
I have been thinking about this from day one that what if this is a bomb, cant this terrorist pay a Ghanaian to easily plant a bomb in a plane?. and this stupid politician are sitting there blaming who is more into coke. chil ...
read full comment
This is the issue I raised in my article on Friday, November 28 and said this cocaine saga is worse than Amoateng'sccocaine case.
For an ordinary citizen to transport cocaine through VIP into a plane, that poses a securit ...
read full comment
Sarpong,they are all the same,Amoateng's drugs which were more than this one was also transported through the same airport as confirmed by Kweku Baako recently on Joyfm.
It does not matter whether somebody used a so called ...
read full comment
"Sarpong,they are all the same,Amoateng's drugs which were more than this one was also transported through the same airport as confirmed by Kweku Baako recently on Joyfm."
Sorry, they are not he same. Amoateng cocaine was ...
read full comment
Sarpong,they may not be exactly the same but what I mean was that they are all security breach.
I wrote several times that the BA staff on board should have reported the person who brought the item on board,waiting up until ...
read full comment
Corney,
The really scary bit is the fact that the Ghanaian authorities do not take the thing seriously. I also faulted BA in my first posting on the outrage. I hope the BA authorities will take action against the crew of tha ...
read full comment
KKO,if we don't take this issue seriously as a country looking at how weak our system is all of us are in trouble.
I strongly believe she is a friend to a lot of them.
How come only the Daily Guide has visited that house ...
read full comment
Sarpong, Amoateng have employed a starkly different method of getting his contraband drugs out of Ghana, but the fact still remains that both he and Ruby abused a porous national security system and took advantage of corrupt ...
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Many Ghanaians have sold their conscience to the devil. Do we even need the VIP?.Hmmmm, we are sitting on a time bomb. Verily, I say to all that very soon, many airlines will avoid Ghana. Mark my word too.
"Do we even need the VIP"
Hell no!
It is a waste,I have not worked in every airport here in America but from my experience I know for sure there is nothing called VIP or VVIP Lounge.
Kweku Baako said it publicly and I watc ...
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BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION HAS PUT GHANA TO A STATE OF FEARS ,ANY THING CAN HAPPEN IN GHANA ,.THIS FOOLISH PRESIDENT DONOT CARE.HE SHOULD LEARN FROM ANOTHER FOOLISH PRESIDENT NKRUMAHS OVER THROWN.WE ARE FED UP WITH MAHAMA/.OVER T ...
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AND TO ME THAT IS THE SCARIEST SCENARIO. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE AT THE HELM AT KIA.
NOT SURPRISED THOUGH AS IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR GHANAIAN SOCIETY IT HAS BEEN TAKEN UP BY CORRUPT PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO ...
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This cocaine saga is beginning to lose its taste. Every tom, dick and harry wants to be heard! aaaba!Let the appropriate authorities deal with this issue and let's move on development! This dumsor dumsor, unemployment and tra ...
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Pls be aware that there is no authority,see all the financial scandals and the people who created them are still walking around.Everybody with money or belonging to the party can do whatever they like without investigation
Aseidu Nketia use to take chop money from Npp members.
But, now that we have come to realise that there are no appropriate authorities in Ghana, what should we do?
Apart from pleas from government to 'PRAY to God', and empty promises for solutions to our problems, all we see are ...
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Lisa, it all adds up to spell development. The old boy is right. If your airport is declared not secure for purpose and major airlines begin to pull out, can you imagine the effect this could have on the ghanaian economy?
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These dumbass pitiful government doesn't even realize the grave security implications of their cocaine trade. They keep comparing this case to the previous ones under NPP, then making the remarks that "NPP did worse than us". ...
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u have spoken well… we must leave form this and shape our nation..
thxs dr Aning
Ghanaians are corrupt, or should I say "most" Ghanaians are easily corrupted. Why? Cos we are poor and always "managing" with "kpa kpa kpa" movements. Yes even the rich can be corrupted so the "economic" situation isn't solel ...
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I beg to differ! It could not have been a bomb. This is because the baroness was given "special diplomatic passage" at the airport. Its an "insider" business and personalities in "high" positions are involved and are mute.
It is baffling that someone not a ticket bearing traveler can go past the British Airways hostesses and carry luggage past them unto the plane. something is amiss. No one can climb unto the plane without a boarding pass. Was ...
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JOE, it is more than baffling. Some of the BA staff are Ghanaians, right? As a people, we have lost our minds and souls God gave us.
Well done! This is the kind of thinking that is expected of us sheer mortals. And I do hope that those put in charge of this investigation are taking due note. Too many questions to be answered.
Joe,if the person who took the bag there is a staff at the airport he or she can go on board to deliver the bag to the passenger,the agents working on the flight can go on board the airplane to talk to a passenger which the c ...
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Quite a refreshing departure from the political crap. Thank you guys.
I think we are getting down to brass tacks now and trying to identify where the security flaws lie.
Someone somewhere should be taking copious notes.
Hahahahaha, that is Ghana for you. Anything in Ghana is possible.
You are a very wise man. The question, however, is who in the corridors of power in Ghana will listen to you. The owner of NDC John Asiedu Nketiah, will not listen. He is only interested in castigating his political opponents ...
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Ghana does not have security period.The country is just sitting on a time bomb.The whole security apparatus is corrupt with sharp teeth.Any one ever wonder why the whole of Africa is unstable? Is because Africans and Ghanaian ...
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What if good job no one wants Ghana . Columbia% Ecudor will have to look lese for their trade.
I've been reminiscing on the relative ease and calm that characterized the smuggling of such a huge amount of cocaine to a passenger on board a BA plane scheduled to fly from Accra to London and the security implications of ...
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Bear in mind that some of those arrested are Lebanese. Could it be that they were using this as a test run for future terrorism through Ghana. Those in charge of affairs in Ghana (the security operatives) should open their ey ...
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So they don't do background check?? OMG !! I work as a patrol office at one of the airport over here in North America . Before you're hired, you need about ten years background check and minimum five years!! And sometimes the ...
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