'If you fail to build 3 mansions while in public office, you’re seen as a fool'

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Ghanaman 9 years ago

Adei, why do you think people fight for public office jobs?

Adei, why do you think people fight for public office jobs?
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 9 years ago

AUTHOR: MR. FIGURE-OUT----------------
It is only in Ghana would such a dishonorably idiot be on the government pay roll. Professor Mill should be solely blamed for imposing those criminals on us. After Mills found Betty Mou ...
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AUTHOR: MR. FIGURE-OUT----------------
It is only in Ghana would such a dishonorably idiot be on the government pay roll. Professor Mill should be solely blamed for imposing those criminals on us. After Mills found Betty Moulds guilty of judgement debt payments the only thing he could do was to move her to the Education dept to continue her looting. Readers would recall that Betty Mounds was the one who awarded SCHOOL building contracts at a triple price of the existing contract sum of some GH 80,000.00. And this happened at a time when they claim inflation was in the single digits. Could you imargin how foolish these criminal liars were. Kuffour built similar structures with 80,000 at a time when inflation was around 14.8% and under Mills it was 240,000 at a rate of 8.8%. And these buffoons turn around to blame the fall of the cedi on some mysterious dwarfs. I don't blame those African countries that have been ripped apart by civil unrest because if you have such buffoons in power who always turn our local elections into a West Africa one
by contracting Togolese Trokosis, Burkinabe and Wangaras from La Cote D'ivoire to vote for them, the " Road To Kigare", is sometimes, a likely option to kick their ass from power.
OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

AUTHOR: MARTIN A.B.K. AMIDU....
It would appear that those in control of the NDC, for the time being, were bent on excluding other bona fide members of the Party who may wish to lay democratic claims to who becomes the next ...
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AUTHOR: MARTIN A.B.K. AMIDU....
It would appear that those in control of the NDC, for the time being, were bent on excluding other bona fide members of the Party who may wish to lay democratic claims to who becomes the next flag bearer of the Party by excluding them even before the mortal remains of the demised President were interred. It is also symptomatic of how political party elites in Ghana and Africa worm their way into the confidences of persons perceived as likely to ascend to power positions for purposes of eventual personal economic gain at the expense of the generality of the mass of Party members and the Nation which every President swears to serve under the Constitution
ampontua 9 years ago

you're right sir..

you're right sir..
dan 9 years ago

Twenty Richest People In Ghana For 2013

1. Ibrahim Mahama -$1.9 billion /Businessman , Brother of the current President of Ghana. Only Ghanaian to own a private jet.

2. Alfred Mahama -$1.3 billion./ Businessman, brother ...
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Twenty Richest People In Ghana For 2013

1. Ibrahim Mahama -$1.9 billion /Businessman , Brother of the current President of Ghana. Only Ghanaian to own a private jet.

2. Alfred Mahama -$1.3 billion./ Businessman, brother of the current President of Ghana.
3. Roland Agambire – $1.1billion/ RLG (eBay type of business) (Business man )
4. Joseph Agyepong – $1.05billion/Businessman (Zoomlion waste management company and other businesses)….. title=”Company banned by World Bank in Liberia” target=”_blank”>
5. John Mahama – $900 million/President of the Republic of Ghana, Politician.
6. Alhaji Azuma Banda – $724 million./Businessman, owner of antrak air.
7. Ato Ahwoi – $684 million/ Politician, Businessman.
8. Dr. Sam Jonah – $430 Million/Businessman (Executive Director of Jonah Capital, Equity in Johannesberg, south Africa)
9. Haruna Iddrisu – $300million/Politician, Minister of Trade.
10. Alex Mould – $282 million/GMPC
11. Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor – $250million./ Physician, Politician.
12. Tsatsu Tsikata – $245million/Lawyer, Businessman and Politician
13. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah -$112 million./ Minister of Youth and Sports, Politician.
14. Dr. Kwesi Nduom – $110 million./ Businessman and Politician.
15. Ken Agyapong – $104 million/Politician/Businessman
16. Prince Kofi Amoabeng – $98million/ CEO, UT Bank…… title=”He has an ongoing fraud case gaianst him” target=”_blank”>
17. Asiedu Nketiah – $89million/Politician, Secretary of the ruling NDC Party.
18. Alfred Woyome – $75million/Politically connected Businessman.
19. Tony Lithur – 30million/ Lawyer
20. Baba Kamara – $ 11million/ Politician (Commissioner to Nigeria)

Source: Forbes Ghana

The full list of the 20 Richest in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Cote d’ivoire and Morocco would be published in the December 2013 Edition of Forbes Africa
RAVISHING-07 9 years ago

THAT'S ASANTE-AKYEM CRAZY SYNDROME. THEY LIVE IN BASEMENT APARTMENT IN EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND HAVE THREE MANSIONS IN GHANA NEVER TO LIVE IN BEFORE THEY DIE.

PEOPLE WHO CORRUPT THE COUNTRY TO AMASS WEALT ...
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THAT'S ASANTE-AKYEM CRAZY SYNDROME. THEY LIVE IN BASEMENT APARTMENT IN EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND HAVE THREE MANSIONS IN GHANA NEVER TO LIVE IN BEFORE THEY DIE.

PEOPLE WHO CORRUPT THE COUNTRY TO AMASS WEALTH HAVE SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL WITH THEIR CHILDRENS CHILDREN.

ALUTA CONTINUA!!!!!!!
David Cameroon, uk 9 years ago

Let call back the british or Americans to rules us again ,. I think colonialism was better cos things were better and laws were obeyed..you can't steal n go free as at now. It very true of what the man is saying and every Gha ...
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Let call back the british or Americans to rules us again ,. I think colonialism was better cos things were better and laws were obeyed..you can't steal n go free as at now. It very true of what the man is saying and every Ghanaian is aware of that . We worship rich person no matter where he get his money . Here in uk , the MPs and ceo take trains and buses like us,. It will never happened in my country. They even ride bike to work,. It sad and I feel so thinking wen would we learn well that leadership is to serve n not to be billionaire. The trust for leadership is gone out of many Africans, they can't deliver ... Talk too much and behaviour like a child. A western child will not even behaviour or talk stupidly like that. In African or Gh for that matter,. Everyone has to have a car or a house, if not. U r aimless or not regarded whiles the west regard those without a house or car n think abt them. Stupid leaders
LARYEAH 9 years ago

YOU ARE A FOOL!!!

YOU ARE A FOOL!!!
OLD SOLDIER 9 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...
Ghanaman 9 years ago

You must be gaining from the corruption of Mahama and NDC govt.

You must be gaining from the corruption of Mahama and NDC govt.
A.M.A 9 years ago

WE ARE LIVING A COUNTRY WHERE OUR POLITICIANS AND TOP GOV WORKERS DONT DECLARE THEIR ASSESTS AND SO JUST COME IN AND LOOT AS MUCH AS POSIBLE.THE WORSE IS NOTHING SERIUOS IS BEING DONE TO STOP OR PREVENT THEM FROM MILKING THE ...
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WE ARE LIVING A COUNTRY WHERE OUR POLITICIANS AND TOP GOV WORKERS DONT DECLARE THEIR ASSESTS AND SO JUST COME IN AND LOOT AS MUCH AS POSIBLE.THE WORSE IS NOTHING SERIUOS IS BEING DONE TO STOP OR PREVENT THEM FROM MILKING THE COUNTRY DRY.HOW CAN SOMEBODY RECEIVING LESS THAN 3000 DOLLARS A MONTH BUILD A MANSION OF MORE THAN 250000 DOLLARS IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND YET THE PEOPLE LOOKS ON AND WONDERED SHEEPISHLY BUT TAKES NO ACTION?
Sallie 9 years ago

GHANAMAN you're the problem to ghana.Are you saying fighting for public office jobs to enrich your self is right? If this is our mentality then Mother Ghana is DOOMED

GHANAMAN you're the problem to ghana.Are you saying fighting for public office jobs to enrich your self is right? If this is our mentality then Mother Ghana is DOOMED
Aduanaba 9 years ago

"He,therefore, said no amount of procurement laws will help clean the system without people of integrity"

Sorry Prof, to disappoint u, there are no people of integrity on this land. So pls stop promoting that condescending ...
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"He,therefore, said no amount of procurement laws will help clean the system without people of integrity"

Sorry Prof, to disappoint u, there are no people of integrity on this land. So pls stop promoting that condescending cliché. Every Ghanaian is a crook.

I once lived in England. Every single shopkeeper has price tags on merchandise for sincere pricing. Any time u inquired about council tax, what u owe is the same whoever u speak to. Nobody tries to use their position to inflate the figure to pocket the difference later. And these are not rich people or church-going people. They are ordinary people who have bills and rent to pay.

What we find in Ghana is traders, workmen, bank employees, public officials, pol parties etc who are cruel to the marrow. After going for 'prayers' from their equally twisted pastors they try to swindle every single buyer, customer or client by doubling or tripling the true market price/charge.

This goes on in govt agencies, schools, banks, bars, public utilities etc. Try ordering electricity poles from ecg or extending water to ur home in accra and wait for what u hear from their crooked operatives! Try getting a drivers’ license. When somebody tranfers money to u and u go to collect it at the bank, u observe the cashier. He gives u the impression getting u ur money is difficult but he is trying hard to make it possible!

If u are new in the system, by the time u learn that there is not an iota of honesty and godliness in a Ghanaian, they would have fleeced u a fortune. And in their little minds god has answered their 'prayers'! It is pathetic!
The least said about the police, customs officers, land registry official, immigration officers, the better.

The truth is very explicit: Every ghanaian is a stealing, pilfering, robbing, burgling, mugging, swindling, conning, lying, theifing, murdering, 'Godless' scumbag!
I wouldn't vouch for 1% of Ghanaians. Tweaaaaa! Only Nigerians can be worse!
DOGON YARO 9 years ago

This man is telling the truth but.....

This man is telling the truth but.....
AFFORDABLE 9 years ago

My former boss is a well known wealthy man in the central business district in Accra. He has been involved in illegal electricity connections since WHEN. He also steals from GWCL. He pays nothing to these utility companies an ...
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My former boss is a well known wealthy man in the central business district in Accra. He has been involved in illegal electricity connections since WHEN. He also steals from GWCL. He pays nothing to these utility companies and yet charges his clients for all these. He also under pay on his imports. Yet people respects him as a hardworking businessman. There are other deals he does to cheat the government yet he thinks a thiefb is one caught in the act and frowns on corruption.
Pumpuni 9 years ago

Money, sex,and mansions. These are the reasons for all the corruption in the land.

Money, sex,and mansions. These are the reasons for all the corruption in the land.
KOO THE BOY 9 years ago

prof you are right.ghanaians should question these people especially the mps.they are not in office to enrich themselves.is your tax money.police too,they have mansions too.

prof you are right.ghanaians should question these people especially the mps.they are not in office to enrich themselves.is your tax money.police too,they have mansions too.
Gina 9 years ago

The only means to be rich in ghana without sweat or hard work is to become a politician, a pastor or drug pusher.

The only means to be rich in ghana without sweat or hard work is to become a politician, a pastor or drug pusher.
chief vandal 9 years ago

You are so right

You are so right
Pontius Pilate 9 years ago

The problem is not who builds 10 mansions but the problem is why do we even adore them? We adore them because we are poor and poverty is a disease. Cure it and no one will worship and adore anybody even if he/she is Bill Gate ...
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The problem is not who builds 10 mansions but the problem is why do we even adore them? We adore them because we are poor and poverty is a disease. Cure it and no one will worship and adore anybody even if he/she is Bill Gates.

What they have succeeded in doing is to impoverish us so we can worship them and this we must fight with our blood
Fiction 9 years ago

God bless u prof many people found themselfs into deep troubles bcus of families and societal demands n today many are left to dance their music alone without any family cuming in to support them de ghanaian society is ver ...
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God bless u prof many people found themselfs into deep troubles bcus of families and societal demands n today many are left to dance their music alone without any family cuming in to support them de ghanaian society is very dangerous n I advice de up n cuming young ones to be ware of societal demands bcus whn u are in trouble no one ll cum to ur rescue in life n u ll be left alone to fight ur own battles n if u are nt lucky dat ll be de end of u
Ben 9 years ago

Let's demystifier power of flashy lifestyle. Everyone is somebody and so if someone annoyingly asks "do you know who I am?", just reply that you are a two-legged being and nothing else. Its time we put a stop to worshipping r ...
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Let's demystifier power of flashy lifestyle. Everyone is somebody and so if someone annoyingly asks "do you know who I am?", just reply that you are a two-legged being and nothing else. Its time we put a stop to worshipping riches and be human beings.
St Gascoigne 9 years ago

Ben I love your post

Ben I love your post
The Vice President 9 years ago

Yet we call ourselves christian and moslems. Corrupt, corrupt and very corrupt

Yet we call ourselves christian and moslems. Corrupt, corrupt and very corrupt
Mani 9 years ago

The next govt to be elected in 2016 (God willing) should sweep the house clean of the corrupt, property amassing vagabonds to restore hope to the ordinary Ghanaian. We pray for the right people to be elected into office come ...
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The next govt to be elected in 2016 (God willing) should sweep the house clean of the corrupt, property amassing vagabonds to restore hope to the ordinary Ghanaian. We pray for the right people to be elected into office come 2016
Joe/TX 9 years ago

How old were you in 1979 - 1992. Never mention it for there are no such leaders in Ghana . Whoever comes to talk about revolution is fake. Ask Boakye-Gyan and Rawlings.

How old were you in 1979 - 1992. Never mention it for there are no such leaders in Ghana . Whoever comes to talk about revolution is fake. Ask Boakye-Gyan and Rawlings.
KOFI ALEX 9 years ago

oh Africa home of uncivilised corruption of which Ghana is leading .Prof,,,You are right GOD bless you.THAT IS THE TRUTH

oh Africa home of uncivilised corruption of which Ghana is leading .Prof,,,You are right GOD bless you.THAT IS THE TRUTH
TANII BA! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

TANII IS STILL TANII, WHAT EVER IT IS. MAHAMA IS TANII, NO BRAINS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

TANII IS STILL TANII, WHAT EVER IT IS. MAHAMA IS TANII, NO BRAINS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!
justice 9 years ago

No wonder your stupid n useless generation were living in holes like rats until tanii came n used sugar n brought them out . is there any educated person in your generation like mahama? All you know is robbery.Brainless gor ...
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No wonder your stupid n useless generation were living in holes like rats until tanii came n used sugar n brought them out . is there any educated person in your generation like mahama? All you know is robbery.Brainless gorila like you. stupid Pygmy
Mani 9 years ago

Very lazy and they are amassing wealth unjustly. Foolish as they are, they think they can forever go scot free with those illegal booties: they are armed robbers as well. With the calibre of the current crop of leaders, there ...
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Very lazy and they are amassing wealth unjustly. Foolish as they are, they think they can forever go scot free with those illegal booties: they are armed robbers as well. With the calibre of the current crop of leaders, there's no hope for the disadvantaged and future generations
BJ 9 years ago

Sad state of affairs but there is the law of karma! If you steal, lie etc you will eventually pay a price.

Sad state of affairs but there is the law of karma! If you steal, lie etc you will eventually pay a price.
It's take it or get out fool. 9 years ago

Our politicians think and behave just like leaders of herds in the animal kingdom. Either you multiply or the females chase you out for a more robust kind. And the females are we the citizenry who take pride in adoring and wo ...
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Our politicians think and behave just like leaders of herds in the animal kingdom. Either you multiply or the females chase you out for a more robust kind. And the females are we the citizenry who take pride in adoring and worshiping the gift givers.
Wise Prof. Edei 9 years ago

Lets have civic Education on national VALUES...

Lets have civic Education on national VALUES...
Emmanuel 9 years ago

This Prof is wise. Lets get civic education on GHANAIAN NATIONAL VALUES into basic school.

This Prof is wise. Lets get civic education on GHANAIAN NATIONAL VALUES into basic school.
Sam 9 years ago

Hmm Do we still remember those values to teach them to our children? Very sad indeed.

Hmm Do we still remember those values to teach them to our children? Very sad indeed.
yaw yiadom 9 years ago

Thank you sir,but I never condone coup de'tats but one man did it and did it twice,he murdered those he saw as wrongdoers in the name of house cleaning,this guy is still alive and people are looting in his own party but he ha ...
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Thank you sir,but I never condone coup de'tats but one man did it and did it twice,he murdered those he saw as wrongdoers in the name of house cleaning,this guy is still alive and people are looting in his own party but he has not managed to clean his own house but Ghanaians adage(nyame ehwe mo)the cups will full up
matic 9 years ago

Nawaaooooooo!!

Nawaaooooooo!!
Asem se be 9 years ago

When my father returned the surplus cash to the government chest after renovating and refurbishing schools in Asante Region, he was called a fool, when he retired, his pension was not enough and as a result he died poor. At ...
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When my father returned the surplus cash to the government chest after renovating and refurbishing schools in Asante Region, he was called a fool, when he retired, his pension was not enough and as a result he died poor. At the same time my uncle who stole millions as a minister in Acheampong s govt , even though extremely selfish and still very greedy, he s worshipped and respected. This arrogant fool has used stolen money to look down on every human being he has come in contact with to date. Yes we adore and cherish criminals including Kuffour and saint Rawlings. To date Mr Rawlings has not declare his assets.
kakabo 9 years ago

Dear Prof, Corruption is everywhere on this sinful earth. However, in some places they have managed to reduce it to the barest minimum such that it does not hurt national development. A critical research in any country where ...
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Dear Prof, Corruption is everywhere on this sinful earth. However, in some places they have managed to reduce it to the barest minimum such that it does not hurt national development. A critical research in any country where corruption has been defeated will invariably lead to leadership. There can be no corruption in a country if the leader of the country is not corrupt. It is corrupt leadership that breeds corruption among citizens. What we are seeing in Ghana is a state of avarice and gluttonous desire of the leader of the country to steal as much as they could within their times time. As soon as the leader becomes corrupt he looses his capacity and drive to check his appointees. The appointees also lose their authority to check those under them and down it goes. That is the reason why even a messenger in a government office today tries every trick under the sun to steal from his work place. Therefore the issue of corruption is not cultural but an issue of bad leadership. Until we get a leader who can say I am not corrupt, I have never been corrupt and I will never be corrupt and that I will hold every body under me to the fire if that person engages in any corrupt act, we are not going anywhere fast. A fish never gets rotten from the tail. It is always from the head.
MATCH BOX 9 years ago

THEN TELL TROKOSIS TO STOP WORSHIPPING TOGBE JULOR RAWLINGS AS GOD BECAUSE ALL HIS WEALTH CAME FROM THE NATION'S COFFERS.THESE TROKOSIS GIVE MORE RESPECT TO NATION WRECKERS THAN ANY PERSON IN THE COUNTRY.RAWLINGS IS THE MOST ...
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THEN TELL TROKOSIS TO STOP WORSHIPPING TOGBE JULOR RAWLINGS AS GOD BECAUSE ALL HIS WEALTH CAME FROM THE NATION'S COFFERS.THESE TROKOSIS GIVE MORE RESPECT TO NATION WRECKERS THAN ANY PERSON IN THE COUNTRY.RAWLINGS IS THE MOST ADMIRABLE ICON IN TROKOSI HISTORY BECAUSE HE WAS ABLE TO CREATE HIPIC FOR GHANAIANS BEFORE LEAVING OFFICE HE TOOK BY FORCE AND RIGGED ELECTIONS.
Ewe Nation 9 years ago

Shut the hell up coz Rawlings is a man of integrity who never took salary all his yrs as president.Respect our hero who killed all the agents of corruption,brought discipline into public sector and nursed the current healthy ...
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Shut the hell up coz Rawlings is a man of integrity who never took salary all his yrs as president.Respect our hero who killed all the agents of corruption,brought discipline into public sector and nursed the current healthy democratic space we have.Thats why Rawlings is treated as a statesman everywhere he goes.Respect our Ewe hero.
Ezenator Rawlings 9 years ago

he preached accountability but then he and my mother were the REAL theives.

he preached accountability but then he and my mother were the REAL theives.
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Sabito 9 years ago

Prof, God bless you so much for being bold and frank. In the 70s, even though I was very young at the time, I saw the amount of respect my senior brother who was in the university commanded. Everybody loved and cherished him ...
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Prof, God bless you so much for being bold and frank. In the 70s, even though I was very young at the time, I saw the amount of respect my senior brother who was in the university commanded. Everybody loved and cherished him for his personal accomplishments. But now, our society has become so materialistic that everything is about money irrespective of how you got it. How come every accountant in Ghana is rich, yet they are mere civil servants. We know the source of their filthy wealth yet we acclaim them as being successful. The same goes for the thieves at Customs. The late Atta Mills even observed this and asked: "how can a custom officer build a mansion after just a year or two of service"? But that's Ghana for you. Thieves are "worshipped" and hardworking teachers, nurses and farmers who worked genuinely and lived by their incomes are chastized as "failures". How come?
old soja 9 years ago

oh my brother say it again ooo the hard working ones are rather called failures. you can imagine, a soldier going to peacekeeping to risk his life for 6 months or more and come back and remains poor while their counterpart ...
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oh my brother say it again ooo the hard working ones are rather called failures. you can imagine, a soldier going to peacekeeping to risk his life for 6 months or more and come back and remains poor while their counterparts from Italy ,france and other nations bag sums of dollars home but is the same amount UN pay to every nation. but due to greediness n corruption , Ghana gov ll pocket every thing making soldiers poor forever
Awuni 9 years ago

Every individual that is been appointed to hold a public office must be made to declare their asset be4 they are placed in that position...and whiles they are in office there should be regular auditing of their asset...in cas ...
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Every individual that is been appointed to hold a public office must be made to declare their asset be4 they are placed in that position...and whiles they are in office there should be regular auditing of their asset...in case they put up a mansion or open up a business it should be investigated...Please fellow Ghanaians let think us humans n stop they hate or jealous him/her that is why they doing that...
God bless us all
BP 9 years ago

Sooner or later the same nation they have looted would be forced to its knees to retrieve the loot from the criminals.Many were the rich who fled their wealth and country when the inevitable erupted.

Sooner or later the same nation they have looted would be forced to its knees to retrieve the loot from the criminals.Many were the rich who fled their wealth and country when the inevitable erupted.
Alhassan Fuseini 9 years ago

This is the very first time in the history of Ghana that a learned person has professed this important message to the citizens.
It is not how much money one has, but rather how did one obtain the money?
Also, it is importan ...
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This is the very first time in the history of Ghana that a learned person has professed this important message to the citizens.
It is not how much money one has, but rather how did one obtain the money?
Also, it is important to know what one does with his/her money to help the community, etc.
Congrats Prof for this wisdom!!
Pelicles 9 years ago

This looting mindset started from our first republic. Those who served with Nkrumah are all rich and I will throw a challenge to anyone to dig their background and that set the domino effect. They passed that mindset to tho ...
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This looting mindset started from our first republic. Those who served with Nkrumah are all rich and I will throw a challenge to anyone to dig their background and that set the domino effect. They passed that mindset to those who followed them till today.

Those calling for asset declaration will not help because will those involve give us the right information on the declaration form? I doubt. We should all become watchers of Mother Ghana's pocket in the sense that if you suspect anyone living beyond his/her means, especially those in public office, authorities should be informed.
Pusiga Naaba 9 years ago

I agree with you prof. The root cause of the problem is that people who are caught in this corruption cycle still go free and are not punished. Why, because they are one of the boys or belong to the ruling party. The party wo ...
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I agree with you prof. The root cause of the problem is that people who are caught in this corruption cycle still go free and are not punished. Why, because they are one of the boys or belong to the ruling party. The party would not want to expose itself as is happening in today's NDC. So the govt who has the tools to fight corruption is in bed with the perpertrators. IF people go to jail for 20yrs with all properties consficated and see how quick this monster and corruption canker will stop.
Ewe Nation 9 years ago

Its the asante greedy monsters who brought this sad culture into our nation.Ashantis are a thieving tribe,fraudsters and corruption lovers thats why our govt is full of their thieving agents.Corruption and thievry is taught t ...
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Its the asante greedy monsters who brought this sad culture into our nation.Ashantis are a thieving tribe,fraudsters and corruption lovers thats why our govt is full of their thieving agents.Corruption and thievry is taught to young ashanti kids thats why they're all inherently greedy and untrustworthy.The only way to run a clean govt is to have Ewes,Gas and Dagombas because we eschew uprightness,hardwork and integrity.Thats why our Ewe statesman Jerry Rawlings never took salary as president bcoz he cared for country more than self.

Kick out these greedy ashantis and you'll see Ghana rise like Singapore with the able leadership of Ewes and Gas.
Kofi Basabasa 9 years ago

Is Ghana a country of "Church Goers" or "Christians" as we profess? Why do we not lead exemplary life as we read from the Bible? Our Preachers, Evangelists, and self-made Prophets preach that being materialistically rich is a ...
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Is Ghana a country of "Church Goers" or "Christians" as we profess? Why do we not lead exemplary life as we read from the Bible? Our Preachers, Evangelists, and self-made Prophets preach that being materialistically rich is a sign that you have been blessed by our CREATOR other than that your prayers do not get to God. ...Why don't they preach against the theft and corruption we practice to enrich ourselves and donate heavily to our churches through all these ill-gotten wealth. Unless you a church goer, a good Christian would not steal because he sees others doing it. Luke was a medical pract- itioner of his time; Paul could have become the best Attorney General because of his unparalleled and brilliant legal prowess; but they did not put the pursuance of material things over spiritual well-being. Our Preachers, and the so called Prophets should lead their flock on Spiritual course but not on course of collision.
Yes, God blesses his servants with wealth, and there's nothing wrong with being rich; but he detests ill- gotten richness or wealth. There is a diference.
AKASI MARTHA NZEMA 9 years ago

'HOLY SPIRIT'REVEAL ALL THE WRONG DOERS IN OUR MOTHERLAND GHANA.

'HOLY SPIRIT'REVEAL ALL THE WRONG DOERS IN OUR MOTHERLAND GHANA.
AKASI MARTHA NZEMA 9 years ago

AKUFU ADDO WILL LOOSE 2016

AKUFU ADDO WILL LOOSE 2016
nana adu 9 years ago

Well said prof.

Well said prof.
king 9 years ago

that is why Ashanti Regional Director of education and the Metro Director are transferring teachers to remoute areas without any justification and replacing them with their peoples. God has seen u all.Ur days are numberd

that is why Ashanti Regional Director of education and the Metro Director are transferring teachers to remoute areas without any justification and replacing them with their peoples. God has seen u all.Ur days are numberd
liv 9 years ago

Not until we start jailing and seizing assets of corrupt officials, Civil servants will continue stealing.

Not until we start jailing and seizing assets of corrupt officials, Civil servants will continue stealing.
Tom Brown 9 years ago

It's pathetic that the average Ghanaian's life ambition is to build a mansion and drive a big car. You are seen to have "arrived" when you possess those. The procurement act is in itself a double edged sword that can easily b ...
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It's pathetic that the average Ghanaian's life ambition is to build a mansion and drive a big car. You are seen to have "arrived" when you possess those. The procurement act is in itself a double edged sword that can easily be used to aid corruption. Some procurement officers collude with some suppliers who always end up winning the contracts. This would amount to insider trading if it were the stock exchange.
Abeiku Sam 9 years ago

Prof. is right, we need attitudinal and cultural change. Politicians should stop influencing the youth to use fool means to acquire dishonest gain.

Prof. is right, we need attitudinal and cultural change. Politicians should stop influencing the youth to use fool means to acquire dishonest gain.
amee 9 years ago

The constitution must be review. It gives more powers to the legislative arm of govt.

The constitution must be review. It gives more powers to the legislative arm of govt.
Samata 9 years ago

This is hard to stop because it has already eaten into every fabric of our society.People are no fools they can see it they are not blind because they the beginnings of various public figures and how they quickly grab within ...
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This is hard to stop because it has already eaten into every fabric of our society.People are no fools they can see it they are not blind because they the beginnings of various public figures and how they quickly grab within a short time and get rich with all kinds of properties so no amount of your talkings will convince them because if JJ and family have done it why not me,if Asiedu Nketia has done it why not me,if Totobi Kwaakye has done it why not me the list can go on because saw how all these fellows came empty but full now so they can open their mouths freely with impunity in sociey without shame and they don't any wrong doing.So be the judge yourself.

'If you fail to build 3 mansions while in public office, you’re seen as a fool'

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