Students will pay utility bills despite protests – Mahama

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Kbff 9 years ago

You better rethink about this

You better rethink about this
IBM 9 years ago

IMF directive at work!
Mahama has agreed to it!
And, I think there is no reversal!!

IMF directive at work!
Mahama has agreed to it!
And, I think there is no reversal!!
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 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 TAXES. 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, PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK SHINAWATRA WAS REMOVED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT FOR ABUSING POWER. LOOK AT GHANA;-- EMBRAER PLANE SCANDAL, STX KOREA,NDC US$20 MILLION PARTY HQ., US$4 MILLION DODGY JUDGEMENT DEBT TO MRS RAWLINGS AND HER COMPANY, SUBAH, GYEEDA, WOYOMI, ISOFOTON, WATERVILLE, AFRICA AUTOMOBILE, CP, SADA, FORTIZ/MERCHANT BANK,FREE EXPENSIVE CARS FOR CHIEFS, AKONFEM AND A HOST OF OTHER DODGY JUDGEMENT DEBT PAYMENTS. BUYING VOTES WITH CASH, LAND CRUISERS & LAPTOPS JUST TO WIN ELECTIONS. WHY NDC?????? WHY??? OUR SUPREME COURT COULD NOT HELP BUT DESCRIBED IT AS "ALLIANCE TO CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE" WHAT A SHAME? ?? AND YOU CALLING GHANAIANS TO A WASTEFUL ECONOMIC FORUM. NDC, THE MONEY IS WITH YOU, GIVE IT BACK TO GHANA. NPP, I SALUTE YOUR COURAGE FOR NOT ATTENDING. NPP REMAIN SMART AND VIGILANT!!!!!
Raila Odinga 9 years ago

You get what you need, you pay for it.It is that simple.

You get what you need, you pay for it.It is that simple.
Sophie 9 years ago

Listen in the UK student pay for utility bills ask cocaine Nana he was a student with no certificate before,in Oxford university.

Listen in the UK student pay for utility bills ask cocaine Nana he was a student with no certificate before,in Oxford university.
one love 8 years ago

if UK students pay for bills so?

if UK students pay for bills so?
candido 9 years ago

I'st long over due that students don't pay utility bills. They should know by now that times have changed. When doctors fees in school are subsidized by government, they pay government back by striking. and playing politic. ...
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I'st long over due that students don't pay utility bills. They should know by now that times have changed. When doctors fees in school are subsidized by government, they pay government back by striking. and playing politic. Let eeverybody pay.
Marcus 8 years ago

you are a real fool

you are a real fool
Mishael 8 years ago

Am not sure that you are very normal. u got to save your coment now u are all greedy bastards. look de money ndc spent on tea and folish tins. u call mahama a president. booooo shit. devils

Am not sure that you are very normal. u got to save your coment now u are all greedy bastards. look de money ndc spent on tea and folish tins. u call mahama a president. booooo shit. devils
USMAN 9 years ago

Dead Goat Syndrome.

Dead Goat Syndrome.
K . MENSAH . 9 years ago

THIS PROFESSOR MUST BE OUT OF HIS MIND, DID HE EVERY PAID EVEN SCHOOL FEES AS A NORTHNER ? DID HIS PARENTS EVERY PAID A FEE FOR THEIR CHILDREN ? SHAME ON THAT IDIOT .

THIS PROFESSOR MUST BE OUT OF HIS MIND, DID HE EVERY PAID EVEN SCHOOL FEES AS A NORTHNER ? DID HIS PARENTS EVERY PAID A FEE FOR THEIR CHILDREN ? SHAME ON THAT IDIOT .
Eagle eye 9 years ago

Hard times ahead. When u have a week leadership , everything in the country becomes ineffective and disorganised.
Is that the way to go about this ? Why cant you cut the waste and stop the stealing left right centre in the n ...
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Hard times ahead. When u have a week leadership , everything in the country becomes ineffective and disorganised.
Is that the way to go about this ? Why cant you cut the waste and stop the stealing left right centre in the nation kitty and make judicious use of our resources to benefit all.
What is the essence of govt anyway ?
Kwasi Tafritwe 9 years ago

Honestly this is the most unfair move. If ministers are having free cars,water,electricity,telephone,clothing,entertainment,and a whole lot that I cannot list,what stops the poor student from having just free utilities.If the ...
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Honestly this is the most unfair move. If ministers are having free cars,water,electricity,telephone,clothing,entertainment,and a whole lot that I cannot list,what stops the poor student from having just free utilities.If there is to be any fairness,then all the benefits mentioned above for the ministers and government officials should be scrape out first b4 looking at putting mor burden on the poor students.Students should rise up and resist this move.
WTF? 9 years ago

You couldn't have put it any better.

Mahama and his generation never paid for any part of the cost of their university education. It is because of the massive looting, and the destruction of revenue-generating industry tha ...
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You couldn't have put it any better.

Mahama and his generation never paid for any part of the cost of their university education. It is because of the massive looting, and the destruction of revenue-generating industry that Ghana finds itself in this hole.

Funny, the money they've looted is greater than what they're getting from the IMF!
Park Trum 8 years ago

Have you forgotten he is called Mahama. I think there is something wrong with the name.

Have you forgotten he is called Mahama. I think there is something wrong with the name.
K . MENSAH . 9 years ago

THIS PROFESSOR MUST BE OUT OF HIS MIND, DID HE EVER PAID EVEN SCHOOL FEES AS A NORTHNER ? DID HIS PARENTS EVER PAID A FEE FOR THEIR CHILDREN ? SHAME ON THAT IDIOT .IF THEY CAN'T RULE THE COUNTRY, THEN THEY MUST STEP OUT OF OF ...
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THIS PROFESSOR MUST BE OUT OF HIS MIND, DID HE EVER PAID EVEN SCHOOL FEES AS A NORTHNER ? DID HIS PARENTS EVER PAID A FEE FOR THEIR CHILDREN ? SHAME ON THAT IDIOT .IF THEY CAN'T RULE THE COUNTRY, THEN THEY MUST STEP OUT OF OFFICE .
maanu 9 years ago

wo maaame tw3

wo maaame tw3
Ekow; Cape Coast 9 years ago

Yesterday the minister of Education was saying at Accra Poly that no decision has been taken yet but now look at what this idiot so-called prof is saying. Why are Ghanaians still tolerating this NDC nonsense?

Yesterday the minister of Education was saying at Accra Poly that no decision has been taken yet but now look at what this idiot so-called prof is saying. Why are Ghanaians still tolerating this NDC nonsense?
Afari 9 years ago

Let those people put in authority behave like reasonable mature people and things will move. Students can be irrational at times but most are adults and will sit down to reason when talked to in an appropriate manner. Student ...
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Let those people put in authority behave like reasonable mature people and things will move. Students can be irrational at times but most are adults and will sit down to reason when talked to in an appropriate manner. Students in groups behave like adolescents and will resist anything which you try to push down their throats. I am suprised that members of government responsible for effecting this policy instead of having meaningful conversations keep on pushing and are adopting "let's see who has the power here" attitude. We all have adolescents in our houses and we know that approach does not work. You may have your way at that material moment but at what cost. The choice is government's! MATURITY, OPENNESS, TRUTHFULNESS AND HONESTY ALWAYS PAY!!!!!
Amidini 9 years ago

This is a strong signals to prez Mahama that if wanted to exit power 2016 he should listen to prof Mahama and made students to pay utilities. Prof Mahama is only thinking of his personal selfish interest and should not be giv ...
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This is a strong signals to prez Mahama that if wanted to exit power 2016 he should listen to prof Mahama and made students to pay utilities. Prof Mahama is only thinking of his personal selfish interest and should not be given any chances. The so called prof Mahama is a wicked person and trying to deny many students to access education. Prof Mahama don't pay utilities, accommodation and what of you.
impromptus 9 years ago

To be fair every adult should learn how to use and pay bills

To be fair every adult should learn how to use and pay bills
joe boy 9 years ago

why cant they charge the greedy minisers as well

why cant they charge the greedy minisers as well
Peacemaker 9 years ago

They can go to hell.

They can go to hell.
Pelicles 9 years ago

President Mahama is not the only person with that name. Try to read before commenting. The man in question is Professor Duwiejua Mahama.

President Mahama is not the only person with that name. Try to read before commenting. The man in question is Professor Duwiejua Mahama.
Onipaba of Akyem Maase 9 years ago

The ongoing fraudulent campus tour is a ploy to make this nasty policy take effect. Of course, this Mahama did not speak for himself. He spoke on behalf of the other gost. It's time for ghanaians to wise up!

The ongoing fraudulent campus tour is a ploy to make this nasty policy take effect. Of course, this Mahama did not speak for himself. He spoke on behalf of the other gost. It's time for ghanaians to wise up!
Oko Djan Mubarak 9 years ago

Your mother, father and Mahama who snakes and goats can go to Hell. Lighting and thunder will strike you and Mahama. Fool. Mahama did not pay a cedi for his education.I could kikk you with my bare hands if i lay hands on you. ...
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Your mother, father and Mahama who snakes and goats can go to Hell. Lighting and thunder will strike you and Mahama. Fool. Mahama did not pay a cedi for his education.I could kikk you with my bare hands if i lay hands on you. Fool. You will eat from the gutter infront of your house. Fool
Peacemaker 9 years ago

Fooool, you people want everything free in this country. How much tax do u pay at all? Go nd burn the sea.

Fooool, you people want everything free in this country. How much tax do u pay at all? Go nd burn the sea.
Musa 9 years ago

Stupid fool.. The prez got everything free so everybody should also benefit the national cake... Blind black fool.. Think of your country first... Idiot fool

Stupid fool.. The prez got everything free so everybody should also benefit the national cake... Blind black fool.. Think of your country first... Idiot fool
THEM 8 years ago

Listen to this dumbass trokosi. How much taxes do you child rapists Trokosis pay?

Listen to this dumbass trokosi. How much taxes do you child rapists Trokosis pay?
john 9 years ago

fool
read b4 u talk,which president has spoken

fool
read b4 u talk,which president has spoken
Dannyboy 9 years ago

Prof, as Executive Secretary of NCTE, all your utility bills are paid by government, will you also start thinking about paying your own utility bills, apart from the fact that you never paid a pesewa for all your education. G ...
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Prof, as Executive Secretary of NCTE, all your utility bills are paid by government, will you also start thinking about paying your own utility bills, apart from the fact that you never paid a pesewa for all your education. God have mercy
Tony(London) 9 years ago

If students should pay bills then president also must pay bills,

If students should pay bills then president also must pay bills,
Kbt 9 years ago

President and family living on benefit.

President and family living on benefit.
KWAME SEFA APONKYE 9 years ago

YOU SEE HOW SOMETIMES YOU JOURNALIST ARE BRANDED AS FOOLS?... YOU KNOW THE PERSON IN QUESTION IS NOT THE PRESIDENT, YET YOU USED THE NAME MAHAMA, WHY NOT THE FULL NAME OF THE PERSON. IDIOT

YOU SEE HOW SOMETIMES YOU JOURNALIST ARE BRANDED AS FOOLS?... YOU KNOW THE PERSON IN QUESTION IS NOT THE PRESIDENT, YET YOU USED THE NAME MAHAMA, WHY NOT THE FULL NAME OF THE PERSON. IDIOT
Fo Koku - Tanyingbe 9 years ago

VERY TYPICAL OF JOY, ASEMPA,ADOM,PEACE STARR AND ALL THESE AKAN SPEAKING REPORTERS

VERY TYPICAL OF JOY, ASEMPA,ADOM,PEACE STARR AND ALL THESE AKAN SPEAKING REPORTERS
pee kay 9 years ago

So is it because the president is called mahama the name should not be used at all.

So is it because the president is called mahama the name should not be used at all.
NII 9 years ago

MOST OF OUR JOURNALISTS ARE UNDER SERIOUS CURSES FOR SOME OF THESE ATTITUDES. I WONDER IF THEY ARE CHRISTIANS AND IF THEY READ THEIR BIBLES!

MOST OF OUR JOURNALISTS ARE UNDER SERIOUS CURSES FOR SOME OF THESE ATTITUDES. I WONDER IF THEY ARE CHRISTIANS AND IF THEY READ THEIR BIBLES!
Musah superior 9 years ago

Masa all mahama r now idiot

Masa all mahama r now idiot
USA 9 years ago

Leave the poor students alone, if Flag Star House and many government residence will pay utility bills that will be a good decision. Here in USA there is no light or gas usage without meter. The meter reading is not done by p ...
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Leave the poor students alone, if Flag Star House and many government residence will pay utility bills that will be a good decision. Here in USA there is no light or gas usage without meter. The meter reading is not done by pen and ink but it is scanned by a moving vehicle as it drives on the streets. How much energy does the seat of government uses for a year. YOU PHARISEES.
ISAAC A.K.A MARCUS GARVEY- ASIA 9 years ago

IN ASIA,KNOW WAY,AAOOOHH, AWURADE GHANA PAANIE?, PRESIDENT MAHAMA, DID U PAY IT WHEN U STUDY IN RUSSIA? ASK GHANAIAN' STUDENTS IN ABROAD,HOW THEYRE,ARE ENJOY,HMMMM.

IN ASIA,KNOW WAY,AAOOOHH, AWURADE GHANA PAANIE?, PRESIDENT MAHAMA, DID U PAY IT WHEN U STUDY IN RUSSIA? ASK GHANAIAN' STUDENTS IN ABROAD,HOW THEYRE,ARE ENJOY,HMMMM.
Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

Instead of the educated elite class dotting post secondary institutions across Ghana coming up with alternate viable solutions for student overuse of electric power, they chose to accept this cop out of an idea that will lead ...
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Instead of the educated elite class dotting post secondary institutions across Ghana coming up with alternate viable solutions for student overuse of electric power, they chose to accept this cop out of an idea that will lead to the indiscipline on college and university campuses.
Would college administrators guarantee student meters monitoring electric current usage are calibrated and maintained each month so as not to rob students of their limited financial resources? Would administrators guarantee in writing to students that administration shall be liable for compensatory monetary damages should student prevail in the courts where it is proven that those meters are flawed and or inaccurately calibrated? Who will foot the bill for the install of the electricity meters? Has any administrator heard of sensors? Did they look to the feasibility of installing sensors that will trigger the turning off power to all electrical outlets in unoccupied rooms at buildings across campus?

Yes it is all true that with the advent of electronic gadgets electricity usage by students and or per dormitories/shared and common areas on school campus have increased but one would also expect administrators to review their electrical bills each month, quarterly or annually, compare billing amounts from year to year in years past to assess increases in room and board fees based on electricity usage trends. Going this logical route is different from asking students to pay utility bills; it does not happen in civilized nations where administrators are smart, innovative and above all have foresight.

College and university campus must be used to cultivate shared responsibilities, community involvement and values and above all loyalty to nation not only to acquire classroom knowledge. These administrators should look around Ghana and with a little soul searching will conclude that the moral decadence around us all come from failures at colleges and universities where cheating, abuse and misuse of women, cronyism, tribalism are mastered along with book knowledge but little logical thinking processes and less entrepreneurial spirit
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NII 9 years ago

I'm really surprised at the murmurings. Why do we complain? We should not complain at all because we opted for this choices when we did overthrow the God sent Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and his socialist ideologies. Its long ...
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I'm really surprised at the murmurings. Why do we complain? We should not complain at all because we opted for this choices when we did overthrow the God sent Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and his socialist ideologies. Its long overdue. We should stop the hypocrisy and enjoy the fruits of our plantations.
Sir boss 9 years ago

MAHAMA foo no nyinaa agyimi gyimi

MAHAMA foo no nyinaa agyimi gyimi
Saboba politician 9 years ago

The man whose parents never paid school fees working for Govt.is now advocating for student to pay for utilities.Why not advocate for the three Nothern Regions to pay school fees so that the Government will nake money . Maham ...
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The man whose parents never paid school fees working for Govt.is now advocating for student to pay for utilities.Why not advocate for the three Nothern Regions to pay school fees so that the Government will nake money . Mahama is sowing a bitter seed for the future of Northern Free Education.
Boateng 9 years ago

Good beginning. There is too much free free free in Ghana so people never learn to be responsible.

Learn to pay for services and then when you graduate and go on into the Government you will save the taxpayer money by pa ...
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Good beginning. There is too much free free free in Ghana so people never learn to be responsible.

Learn to pay for services and then when you graduate and go on into the Government you will save the taxpayer money by paying the bills and not continue to depend on free everything from the people.
ADE 9 years ago

Did Mahama Duweujia,PhD pay for utility bills whilst he was in Uni?
If the answer is yes and it was the legacy of what the leadership at the time of his education left him, the least the leadership of present day students ex ...
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Did Mahama Duweujia,PhD pay for utility bills whilst he was in Uni?
If the answer is yes and it was the legacy of what the leadership at the time of his education left him, the least the leadership of present day students expect is the leave the same legacy for them, if it cannot be improved, so they can also finish their Uni in peace, not make it worse for present day students. That is what is referred to as positive legacy.
Students paying for utility bills would not and never be in the equation when it comes to tertiary education.
Even the US is looking at how to streamline and manage the issue of students loans which right out of school for most graduates, puts them in debt, like a mortgage for 30years, which they have realized has become inimical, and this is the world's biguest economy.
Instead of the Mahama NDC gov't tasking it's numerous appointees to loot and bring a certain percentage into their party and for themselves, they should desist from the monstrous thievery, set up a fund, and invest that percentage they are looting for themselves and their party for the payment of utility bills, because no student is going to pay a single pesewa in this country.
Boateng 9 years ago

It must start from somewhere and now is the time. The kids must learn to be responsible.

When people have no stake and are not responsible for paying the debt, they keep adding to it. Paying for the utilities will help ...
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It must start from somewhere and now is the time. The kids must learn to be responsible.

When people have no stake and are not responsible for paying the debt, they keep adding to it. Paying for the utilities will help them learn to use it responsibly.
ADE 9 years ago

Nobody will pay a single pesewa. When the Mahama NDC gov't learns to be responsible, and have the presence of mind to stop thieving the national purse with it's family and friends looting brigade, and create the environment f ...
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Nobody will pay a single pesewa. When the Mahama NDC gov't learns to be responsible, and have the presence of mind to stop thieving the national purse with it's family and friends looting brigade, and create the environment for job creation, which increases employment, raises the GDP, makes loans affordable, businesses flourish, students can get jobs to do in between school breaks that pays handsomely, their parents are employed instead of being rendered redundant, then we can talk about responsibility and payment of utility bills.
It is a two-way street.
The Mahama-led NDC gov't learns to stop thieving, the students will learn how to pay bills.
Heck, they might not even have to pay at all, but rather right after school, they can tap into the funds saved from the irresponsible stealing of the Mahama-led NDC gov't and set up their own businesses and employ other people, including the students who will be in school. It becomes a win-win situation, but it starts from somewhere.
When the Mahama-led NDC gov't has no vision, recklessly theft-prone and irresponsible and see thieving the national purse as governance, they kick the can on the implementation of any such policy further and further down the road.
The Mahama-led NDC gov't being responsible by desisting from stealing would make the case for talking about any such measures and until then, no student, no student will pay a single pesewa in this country.
Boateng 9 years ago

ADE, you are right about the corruption and the freebies that the people in power are taking from the Ghanaian. That is exactly the point. They were taking all the freebies whilst they were in school and have never grown ...
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ADE, you are right about the corruption and the freebies that the people in power are taking from the Ghanaian. That is exactly the point. They were taking all the freebies whilst they were in school and have never grown out of it. That is a habit formed from the youthful ages. The cycle must be broken.

The Ghanaian must demand of the people in power to pay for their utilities as they are asking the students to pay! Those in power have learnt a bad habit from their school days and this cycle must be broken.

Where I am, if you do not pay the bills for your utilities, you shall be left in the cold and in the dark; there is nothing you can do about it until you pay. You do not pay, you do not get service, and regardless you are a Student, a Parliamentarian, a Congress man or a Senator. Ghana must apply that no pay no service principle and Ghana shall be okay.
ADE 9 years ago

Where you are, you said, if you do not pay your utilities, you will be left out in the cold and in the dark. The catch here is, the service is available where you are and therefore paying for it is not a problem, because the ...
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Where you are, you said, if you do not pay your utilities, you will be left out in the cold and in the dark. The catch here is, the service is available where you are and therefore paying for it is not a problem, because the availability of the service has created a situation where, you can engage meaningfully and meet your responsibilities, which can in no way be compared to a situation where, the service is not even available and you are being asked to pay.
I believe where you are, such a situation would mean a state of primitiveness and nobody in their right frame of mind where you are, would think of paying for any such kind of service, let alone countenance such a state of affairs.
It is called mutuality-a beneficial engagement that benefits both parties.
So you make a valid point, by throwing in this other fact that, Ghanaians must demand of the people in power to pay for their utilities and i would go further and reiterate my earlier statement from the preceding posts, that the platform should be such that, paying for that utility should and can be justified.
You cannot go on a limb and say pay for it, when the platform and the conditions to pay for it are not there, and that is where the recklessness of thievery comes in.
Provide the service fully 24/7 till the end of time and we can talk about paying for it.
EDEN 9 years ago

THIS COW WENT TO BASIC, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY FOR FREE. AT THE UNIVERSITY, HE WAS BEING PAID FOR GOING TO SCHOOL AND HAD A BIG ROOM TO HIMSELF. AFTER THE UNIVERSITY, GOVERNMENT GAVE HIM A SCHOLARSHIP. NOW, THIS COW IS TELLIN ...
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THIS COW WENT TO BASIC, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY FOR FREE. AT THE UNIVERSITY, HE WAS BEING PAID FOR GOING TO SCHOOL AND HAD A BIG ROOM TO HIMSELF. AFTER THE UNIVERSITY, GOVERNMENT GAVE HIM A SCHOLARSHIP. NOW, THIS COW IS TELLING US THAT WE SHOULD PAY UTILITY IN SCHOOL. WHY DID NOT CRY FOR THAT WHEN HE WAS IN SCHOOL. COWS WILL FOREVER REMAIN COWS
shaibu-sissala west 9 years ago

U mother fucker mind ur language. Stupid man's son.

U mother fucker mind ur language. Stupid man's son.
Nana Effah 9 years ago

Well said, Mahama. Students must face reality of today's life.

Well said, Mahama. Students must face reality of today's life.
Mugu Yaro 9 years ago

Prof,relax,this directive will not be implemented until after the 2016 elections.Don't ask me why? The reason is obvious.

Prof,relax,this directive will not be implemented until after the 2016 elections.Don't ask me why? The reason is obvious.
Bugain Sampa 9 years ago

I have have told you how stupid you, Mahana and your mother are. You will be drowned by the sea and eyes taken off by fishes. Your dtupud Mahama did not ever pay feed. No wonder you are foolish like jim in the jubilee house. ...
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I have have told you how stupid you, Mahana and your mother are. You will be drowned by the sea and eyes taken off by fishes. Your dtupud Mahama did not ever pay feed. No wonder you are foolish like jim in the jubilee house. As for Mahana something worse will hit him.
Boateng 9 years ago

Students must learn to become responsible. That is how it is done, by starting to pay for services and not to expect free everything. Paying bills teaches a lesson of responsible usage. Students in tertiary institutions ...
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Students must learn to become responsible. That is how it is done, by starting to pay for services and not to expect free everything. Paying bills teaches a lesson of responsible usage. Students in tertiary institutions must learn and learn quickly since they are the same that will be leading the country in a few years. Paying the bills and on time is a responsible behavior. Do not spend what you do not have in advance, so you are going to learn to be prudent and thrifty.

Ask folks in the USA to see if the Government pays for the utility bills of students. You take loans to pay for it and then you pay back the loans when you start working.

Ghana should learn and learn quickly.
Darius nana kwame isaac 9 years ago

it seems the president want to cancel the payment of our utility bills for different thing why wont he cancel the breakfast and the free petrol of the ministers and other dignities for does stuffs he want to make .it seems h ...
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it seems the president want to cancel the payment of our utility bills for different thing why wont he cancel the breakfast and the free petrol of the ministers and other dignities for does stuffs he want to make .it seems he is getting routing that why all his talks is outlive(passco )
Boateng 9 years ago

Nobody should be getting freebies except in rare cases. Ministers must not get freebies for personal usage either.

Free education must be for only elementary through high school for those that cannot afford.

Nobody should be getting freebies except in rare cases. Ministers must not get freebies for personal usage either.

Free education must be for only elementary through high school for those that cannot afford.
Reality 9 years ago

If the government think this is a good move, then all scholarships for any part of the country except elementary education should be withdrawn. This should include that freebies for those up north.

If the government think this is a good move, then all scholarships for any part of the country except elementary education should be withdrawn. This should include that freebies for those up north.
Kofi ghanaba 9 years ago

Did mahama pay for it? I don't know where this stupid guy advisor can't reason with him

Did mahama pay for it? I don't know where this stupid guy advisor can't reason with him
USA 9 years ago

LOOK AT THESE CRIMINALS

LOOK AT THESE CRIMINALS
Boleba. *#*Atlanta gorgia*#* 9 years ago

So called mahama u beta tink abt ur stupid policies n stop disturbing this students. u hv neva provided jobs for their parents during ur nasty governance n yet u hv de mandate to talk senselessly. kwasiiiiaaa ba

So called mahama u beta tink abt ur stupid policies n stop disturbing this students. u hv neva provided jobs for their parents during ur nasty governance n yet u hv de mandate to talk senselessly. kwasiiiiaaa ba
JESUS IS COMING SOON 9 years ago

Please let us think upon how this nation can be built not partisan politics. Insult will not change anything.

Please let us think upon how this nation can be built not partisan politics. Insult will not change anything.
space 9 years ago

Did he pay even school fees when he was in university? Stupid man with stpupid mind. As it was in the beginning so shall it be at the end.

Did he pay even school fees when he was in university? Stupid man with stpupid mind. As it was in the beginning so shall it be at the end.
B-WISE 9 years ago

Not surprised. After withdrawing students allowances,erasing workers allowances and chocking them with increased cost of living(increasing prices of goods and services without price control) and utility bills without a pessew ...
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Not surprised. After withdrawing students allowances,erasing workers allowances and chocking them with increased cost of living(increasing prices of goods and services without price control) and utility bills without a pessewa inrease in salaries for the coins earners in the civil service, they are still not OK with that. They just desire mass suicide of workers by breaking our necks with more heavy burdens on our children at school. If only there is any party with human hearts to care a little bit for Ghanaian citizens. NO REDUCTION in fuel prices to give us little air to breath, with infinite explanations, yet driving V10 AND V12 with FREEEEE FUEL!! WHAT AN EXAMPLE OF HUMANS.
Eric 9 years ago

Hmmmmm. Students to pay utility bills whiles free education continues in the Northern, upper west and Esat regions.
Prof mahama, did you ever pay school fees in your life?
God help us....

Hmmmmm. Students to pay utility bills whiles free education continues in the Northern, upper west and Esat regions.
Prof mahama, did you ever pay school fees in your life?
God help us....
KWAME 9 years ago

President Mahama has made us to understand that he is a dead goat who does not fear knife and will do anything he wants even if those who put him there complains.
Is this the attitude of his late boss, Professor Mills. The l ...
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President Mahama has made us to understand that he is a dead goat who does not fear knife and will do anything he wants even if those who put him there complains.
Is this the attitude of his late boss, Professor Mills. The late president was more concerned for the ordinary person and that showed in his actions and decisions. He was slow but far better than Mahama in every aspect of leadership. Ghanaians said they did not want him and allowed Mahama and his cohorts to kill him to take over the mantle of leadership, to implement their wicked agenda to steal the people of Ghana and put them into hardship.
I hope the people of Ghana have become wiser now except those iliterates who dont think on top of their head.
This sort of leader like Mahama can only manage in Ghana. Do we remembers former British premier, Chancellor Gordon Brown?
FREDO 9 years ago

BETTER GHANA AGENDA INDEED!!!!

BETTER GHANA AGENDA INDEED!!!!
ivans 9 years ago

Fucking government jux wnt to spend all de money b4 he will Lev power

Fucking government jux wnt to spend all de money b4 he will Lev power
OMANBA 9 years ago

Students in universities must pay utility bills.They cannot continue to use water and elctricity without paying for the provison of such services.Do they want taxpayers to pay for their luxuries?

Students in universities must pay utility bills.They cannot continue to use water and elctricity without paying for the provison of such services.Do they want taxpayers to pay for their luxuries?
James 9 years ago

Students will surely pay but mahama will also go

Students will surely pay but mahama will also go
afia 9 years ago

this policy will send ndc straight to opposition. the law of calmer works

this policy will send ndc straight to opposition. the law of calmer works
SAMUEL VIDZA 8 years ago

Are those top officials also paying the utility bills ?What is happening in Ghana?

Are those top officials also paying the utility bills ?What is happening in Ghana?
Tonga 8 years ago

Mahama and his cohorts had their education free of charge but when they became leaders they want to kill our parents with huge school fees . Prof Mahama or whatever u call urself wo Maame tw3 paaa y3ntua Sika bia.

Mahama and his cohorts had their education free of charge but when they became leaders they want to kill our parents with huge school fees . Prof Mahama or whatever u call urself wo Maame tw3 paaa y3ntua Sika bia.
liberal 8 years ago

we students are ready to do whatever that is agains us but we taking plans towords 2o16

we students are ready to do whatever that is agains us but we taking plans towords 2o16
7B 8 years ago

THEY WILL PAY CUZ YA THIEF AND BADDIE

THEY WILL PAY CUZ YA THIEF AND BADDIE
Africa 8 years ago

Can I ask? , if religious groups in Ghana are paying taxes ?... That the government wants to take from the students ... It should be the religious groups to pay huge taxes ..... ,,,,, Not people struggling for educat ...
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Can I ask? , if religious groups in Ghana are paying taxes ?... That the government wants to take from the students ... It should be the religious groups to pay huge taxes ..... ,,,,, Not people struggling for education ... If u spoil education .... Then it's better you don't allow for religious groups to meet... Because it seems the Government don't know their rights ..... Really....
Kofi Ameyaw,London. 8 years ago

Don't let the npp decive you all students because they want to come to power at all cost so they will tell u what they can't do. We pay rent,gas bill and electricity even though am a student in UK.

Don't let the npp decive you all students because they want to come to power at all cost so they will tell u what they can't do. We pay rent,gas bill and electricity even though am a student in UK.
Park Trum 8 years ago

You dickheads used to go on demonstration cos u often ate chicken. Now you guys have the guts to tell us that students will pay utility bills.2016 is just around the corner.

You dickheads used to go on demonstration cos u often ate chicken. Now you guys have the guts to tell us that students will pay utility bills.2016 is just around the corner.
Nana Takraboadua l 8 years ago

Did this fool paid for the utilities when he was at school? This is the kind of guy Ghanaians voted for. He is a soar loser.

Did this fool paid for the utilities when he was at school? This is the kind of guy Ghanaians voted for. He is a soar loser.
SON 8 years ago

mahama is a cursed to Ghana .Y is he living God?

mahama is a cursed to Ghana .Y is he living God?
SON 8 years ago

mahama is a cursed to Ghana .Y is he still living God?

mahama is a cursed to Ghana .Y is he still living God?

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