$114m of $918m IMF bailout hits BoG account

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  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

    MAHAMA U MUST BE ASHAMED. THIEF.

  • HUMANISM 10 years ago

    THERE WE GO AGAIN. BORROW-LOOT-N-SHARE at your expense.

  • HON SHAMO 10 years ago

    ALEX SEGBEFIA HAS GIVEN SIGNAL TO HIS EWE TRIBESMEN TO COME IN THEIR NUMBERS TO MEET HIM AT HIS OFFICE, EI MOTHER HAS SUFFERED A LOT IN THE HANDS OF THESE GREEDY BASTARDS

  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

    PRESIDENT MAHAMA DESERVED FOR 4 MORE YEARS !!! 4 MORE YEARS!!! 4 MORE YEARS!!

  • Close Observer 10 years ago

    26 YEARS OF USELESS RULE IS ENOUGH.
    vote these useless people out in 2016. NDC IS WORKING HARD AT DIVIDING GHANA. WE ARE ONE PEOPLE. VOTE NDC OUT.

    Thank God! ONE USELESS AFRICAN PRESIDENT IS GONE, ANOTHER WILL FOLLOW IN 2 ...
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  • BAFFOUR 10 years ago

    You are sick in your mind

  • MANSON UK 10 years ago

    Partyyyy time NDC.

  • sam 10 years ago

    what ashame Ghana was sold to the IMF and soon the high taxes will start

  • Sam Praise 10 years ago

    Now we borrow light from Cote'divoir, give mahama four more years and we'll beg food from Togo! He has borrowed all over the place, yet NHIS is dead, workers are not paid, no water, no light e.t.c all he does is talk like a p ...
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  • meyaa 10 years ago

    You can blame MAHAMA much as you wan, but we know the man is working hard and doing all the right things. the blaming games and the lies are not going to work. 4 more YEARS for NDC! !!!!!!

  • Close Observer 10 years ago

    Foolish and criminal politicians like you, meyaa wish the status quo stay, but you 'lie bad', that useless young man will be booted out in 2016 just like the useless president in Nigeria was kicked out. Thieves like you meyaa ...
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  • meyaa 10 years ago

    Ashamed of knowing how stupid you ARE? Yes.

  • dani 10 years ago

    WE HAD IT WITH YOUR NONSENSE OF SELLING GHANA TO THE IMF

  • Sly 10 years ago

    Hahahahahha!
    Enemy of progress

  • EFO KOKU 10 years ago

    Look Seth Tekper's body language. Everything shows he will share the money with his NDC cronies.

  • kkk 10 years ago

    What a shame for Ghana Govt. NDC is definitely preparing the stage to use the so call bailout money for their 2016 Presidential campaign. As usual the money will be given out to the masses just to vote for them. Their tactics ...
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  • GhanaBoyz @Abroad 10 years ago

    When will Ghanians use their brian to think and plan to use their Natural resources god gave us, either than to borrow, create looth and share?

  • Create,loot and share 10 years ago

    If the clueless president could not manage 27 billion dollars ,what can 114 million dollars will do for Ghana.We exported 10 billion dollars of minerals and most of this money ended in Swiss Banks.

  • Omanba Pa, Islington-London! 10 years ago

    Except you have animal brains in your head that you will sing praises to IMF support. Look at the stupid financial minister laughing as if he never seen such amount of money before.

  • Close Observer 10 years ago

    26 YEARS OF USELESS RULE IS ENOUGH.
    vote these useless people out in 2016.

    Thank God! ONE USELESS AFRICAN PRESIDENT IS GONE, ANOTHER WILL FOLLOW IN 2016. GHANAIANS WILL VOTE THE USELESS, IDEAS STARVED, NO VISION, ANTI-AKA ...
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  • Nzema K 10 years ago

    The only alternative to NDC/JDM is CPP/Samia Yaaba Nguloma

  • meyaa 10 years ago

    You are clueless, stupid and I Don't think you are a Ghanaian. AKAN'S are not this stupid.

  • Close Observer 10 years ago

    O Lord I pray for Mother Ghana, that you reduce the number of FOOLISH VOTERS like meyaa in 2016. Father the small number that will be left, wash their faces with sea sand so that they would be able to see the predicament they ...
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  • TEE 10 years ago

    HAPPY, THIEVES , THEY WILL CHOP THE MONEY AND ELECTION, MARK MY WORDS

  • Dessy 10 years ago

    Rubbish and thrash talking, why don't you move from your colonial pit and go help build your nation."easier said than done".

  • Sly 10 years ago

    Np enemy of progress

  • meyaa 10 years ago

    What Swiss bank? In your father's name I guess. Please put on your thinking cap FOOL.

  • On Your Marks Go! 10 years ago

    Meyaa, the NDC footsoldier, good job. Mahama will give you a good cut of the IMF money for your obsequious services in defending the indefensible. Now Mahama is in a better position to buy everyone in his cabinet a Rolls Royc ...
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  • his 10 years ago

    Shame unto you. This country needs a nasty revolution

  • meyaa 10 years ago

    Ghana don't need any revolution self centered fool. Ghana is bigger than fools like you.

  • Jay 10 years ago

    Loot and share hits Mahama's presidency due to reliable source for borrowing...Yayy!!! And generations to come will have to work hard to pay + interest!!! E dey be K3K3....OH why dem turn of my light....ECG fire burn u! Shame ...
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  • VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

    Only a dumb and selfish president will waste 5billion dollars of tax payers money in a pre-election giveaway freebie just to secure the presidency and jubilate over 114 million loan !

  • meyaa 10 years ago

    You are a lying fool.

  • Tweaa bio 10 years ago

    THIS $114 MILLION WILL COVER JUST ONE MONTH GOVERNMENT SALARY ONLY. SHAME ONNDC FOR THIS PROPAGANDA DECOY.

  • KWAKU 10 years ago

    The Bible teaches that the borrower becomes a servant/slave to the lender.

  • Mike 10 years ago

    What a shame? It is interesting after all the education we have as Ghanaians we continue to make the unwise choices. I hope there's a change of government to restore some sanity in the system. It is unfortunate and it hurts t ...
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  • meyaa 10 years ago

    the Europeans and American's are struggling with their economy too. NDC didn't destroy Ghana It is a worldwide problem.

  • Sly 10 years ago

    Please leave us alone.
    Enemy of progress

  • Peacemaker 10 years ago

    This loan is not to be used to buy copper chains

  • kwame 10 years ago

    Shame!!

  • I S. terema 10 years ago

    all the condemnation comments you guys(bb news, his ,jay ,mike etc made are not true .the truth is dat you guys are the cause of our problems

  • Human Race 10 years ago

    Monkey have no sense of shame.

  • GBEWAA 10 years ago

    THIS IMF LOAN WILL SIMPLY GO DOWN THE DRAIN. GHANA DOES NOT HAVE THE ECONOMIC, INDUSTRIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL BACKBONE TO SHORE UP THE USELESS GHANA CEDI, LET ALONE THE MACRO-ECONOMY OF GHANA.

    ALL THE INDUSTRIES NEEDED TO ...
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  • KWAA 10 years ago

    They couldn't manage $27,Billion Dollars loans,and they are happy to receive $114,Million and think it will solve all our problems.They will surely use this money to buy votes.

  • Samira 10 years ago

    The stealing galore is ready to start just keep watching out.

  • OWEN,NEW YORK. 10 years ago

    Everybody knows that these people are going to use part of the money for 2016 Mahama campaign, Better Ghana Agenda continues.Boys and girls are crying.

  • VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

    This dumb crook of a president must be prosecuted by the next govt for the 5 billion dollars of taxpayers money he wasted just to occupy the presidency so as to serve as a deterrent to future crook presidents.This singular ac ...
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  • meyaa 10 years ago

    You know that is not true. Don't be a hater.

  • EBBY 10 years ago

    Yet these NDC mentally challenged, God-forsaken dimwits will soon troop this forum in droves trying to extol the virtues of this cursed government. May the almighty God rain fire and brimstone on these brainless enemies of th ...
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  • meyaa 10 years ago

    Ebby, Amen to know you have
    the brains, but No common sense to use them well.

  • Oman ba kojo 10 years ago

    Meyaa it seems u have nothing to do except to live on this forum n spew nonsense against people who love their country. How much have they paid u? $50,000? Is that all u r good for? U r one of those nation wreckers that Mothe ...
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  • agyeman 10 years ago

    Hopeless adminstration. 118million and you are smiling. Id...ts. What happened to the 27n USD, F...ls. Firing squad straight no mercy. You will all face the g...un

  • USA-Africa 10 years ago

    Just check his big smile.. i guess we all know what it mean. Money in his pocket . New Car for his wife.

  • Kay 10 years ago

    MAHAMA CHASING PEANUTS!

  • joman 10 years ago

    i will not be surprised at all if partvof the money goes into some sharp babies' teeth of the NDc. what pains me is that they know that their days are numbered so they are pilling and heaping debt upon debt to the government ...
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  • ERIC, STUTTGART 10 years ago

    SSSSSSHHHHHHAAAAAAMMMMMMEEEEEE
    MAHAMA SSSSSHHHHHAAAAAMMMMEEEEE
    UNTO YOU AND ALL YOUR FOLLOWERS. ONCE AGAIN SSSHHHAAAMMMEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    YOU ARE SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT
    SSSSSHHHHHHAAAAAAMMMMMEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

  • Odaseni 10 years ago

    See how happy we are? Aaaaaaaah!

  • jagadu 10 years ago

    only $114M and NDC is having a photo op. What a disgrace. I am ashamed to call myself a Ghanaian. NDC should be booted out! Mahama is a fool with no brain. He has no idea what he is doing.

  • joeitaliano 10 years ago

    Good news for Ghana workers , let the demonstrations begin , and let their demands for pay increases be made ., holding the nation to ransom , nation wreckers . We are watching them .

  • Private Mensah 10 years ago

    The imperialist have had their day again to our detriment

  • GENERAL 10 years ago

    Another money for MAHAMA and his boys to share among each other. Trust me this money will not do anything more mother ghana because it landed in the hands of thieves, Bandits and state bugglers under the leadership of Crook ...
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  • JDiM 10 years ago

    The criminals are at it again create loot and share.Revolution Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • seth 10 years ago

    The NDC knows that the Ewes, Krobos, Brongs, Adangbes and Northners support them so they are not afraid to squander our hard-earned moneys. We all will reap the consequences. A child who does not allow her mum to sleep will n ...
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  • Plasma Kote 10 years ago

    JUST LET GHANA SWALLOW ANOTHER FISHING HOOK that the MASTER can pull anytime.

    COLONIALISM is FOREVER.

    SAD, SAD , SAD STORY.

  • TRUTH HURTS 10 years ago

    once again they sold the future of Ghana's young and unborn generations to foreigners. Let God arise, let corrupt thieves die.

  • kay 10 years ago

    I'm sure the money in the account will reduce to about $50 million on 15 April 2015.

  • Kwaku A. Danso 10 years ago

    This is one of the biggest mistakes any nation can make: borrow money to pay off interest on previous loans, while
    (1) projects for which the previous loans were procured never got completed,
    (2) there is no defined and di ...
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  • Sly 10 years ago

    Did u know part was going to be used for Kudfours mess he left behind?

  • AK47 IS MY FUCKING ADDRESS 10 years ago

    DON'T BE STUPID BCOS YOU ARE NDC . CAN NOT TELL MAHAMA ADMINISTRATION IS THE WORST ?

  • NANA USA 10 years ago

    Hehehe Ghanaians are funny. Woyome alone has chopped 52 million. you happy and broadcasting 124million? you are not serious.

  • Plasma Kote 10 years ago

    He only passed on the money to the RIGHTFUL OWNERS for his percentage.

    HE WAS A TEMPORARY CARETAKER.......!

  • Francis Essuman 10 years ago

    The truth is like a coke it can't be drawn in water or sea, you see that when you lie it will come unto your neck look at shamefully Ndc, no IMF no IMF now IMF who is telling the truth, is it Bawumia or president Mahama?

  • Plasma Kote 10 years ago

    Stop talking about it.

    It is gone

  • nana appiah 10 years ago

    This government is evil beyond epic proportions or else what will a meager 114 million dollars do for an ailing Ghanaian economy when about 18Bill is gone down the abyss of no return with no revenue.?

  • meyaa 10 years ago

    We all have a responsibility not just the PRESIDENT or NDC.

  • DISGRACEFUL GHANAIANS 10 years ago

    WE NEED YOUR SEEVICES.SOME PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO CONTINUE TO BREATHE.

  • TEE 10 years ago

    HIS BRITHERS FIRST, THEN THE WIFF, THEN THE PARTY MEMBERS YES THIEVES

  • game 10 years ago

    do we need to jubilate? We have seen several amounts of money pass this 114 dollars that has gone waste. if we had spent them wisely we wouldn't have gone for this token amount. I think they will take a cue from their foibles

  • KOLA LONDON 10 years ago

    We have animals in Ghana!

  • FIRE BURN ALL THEM LOOTERS 10 years ago

    From the world's fastest growing economy to the world's fastest crumbling economy !!! What a pity !!! Our leaders have no shame ........ They loot and beg .......... and beg and loot !!! Shameless Bastards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...
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  • @@@@@@@@@ 10 years ago

    I can collect 1 billion dollars in Taxes in Ghana in a month if I am the president of Ghana. Every Whiteman seeks the down fall of every black man.Kwame NKRUMAH said Blackman is capable of managing his own affairs. This ...
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  • OSAFO 10 years ago

    CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES WHAT I'm READING. 114 MILIION WAAAT? SOME ONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. They could give us the backing without this "steak-kebub". if his excellency, JDM can't find money to put in the BOG, I'm willing to do j ...
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  • AK47 IS MY FUCKING ADDRESS 10 years ago

    JJ WANT AFRICAN LEADERS TO STAY AWAY FROM THE WESTERN COUNTRIES - CAN THAT BE POSSIBLE ? I DON'T THINK SO - BEGGAR HAS NO CHOICE .

  • salaam 10 years ago

    I am closely monitoring how this bailout money will be spent, so mr president wake up dont allow your ministers to misuse this money.

  • KFC 10 years ago

    What strings are attached to the loan?
    We need a break down of all the loans taken by the NDC since they came to power and what the monies were used for.
    That's the only way we can judge
    The NDC's performance.

  • Eric Kobbina 10 years ago

    Look at how the finance minister grinning like a cat over this peanut money,

  • Seth A 10 years ago

    This will be shared before tomorrow morning. If 1billion and 1.7 billion dollars could not anchor the cedi then what is 114 million is going to do. Please share among yourselves so we will pay in future. Which job is this goi ...
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  • Yebopower 10 years ago

    Chop,chop.Nepotism,thievery and looting galore at its best.NDC will use a third for campaign.The plight of Africans will remain the same.Beg,loot,waste.

  • fidelity 10 years ago

    Shame on you mahama and your crewks

  • Concern 10 years ago

    This a shame on us. A whole nation brought to a piece of bread foe 114m and we are happy about this. The irony of the whole thing is that, some of the ministers may be having more than this amount sitting in their accounts, y ...
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  • Fiction 10 years ago

    Oh mother Ghana $114m wat can it do to help ghana just imagine whn some of de ministers like haruna iddrisu n afriyia Ankrah had more dan dis merger amount in their foreign acct hmmmmmm ndc is a curse government n whn dey in ...
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