Komenda Sugar factory has vindicated Rev. Otabil and I

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kutsii 7 years ago

Kobina Baidoo, the next time u come to Ghana u will be shocked at the development right from the airport.

So stay in London, clean toilets and bathe dead bodies and stupidly think u are in 'abrokyire'. FOOL. Bring latest ...
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Kobina Baidoo, the next time u come to Ghana u will be shocked at the development right from the airport.

So stay in London, clean toilets and bathe dead bodies and stupidly think u are in 'abrokyire'. FOOL. Bring latest car in Europe to Ghana and a local Ghanaian boy will buy it. Continue to eat pork and eat all the pizzas and sugar cakes and die quick even though u have all the medicare in London. Fool

This morning, I ate 'ampesi' and fresh 'kontomire' with fresh eggs and 'kako'.
KAL 7 years ago

Stupid kutsii I believe you were paid well for defending blindly. But can that chicken change take care of your entire generation, ? Why don't you pray a good leaders for your country who will put good measures in place to ...
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Stupid kutsii I believe you were paid well for defending blindly. But can that chicken change take care of your entire generation, ? Why don't you pray a good leaders for your country who will put good measures in place to benefit your generations. Than to think of even they will pay you only for today. Come to Sunyani and see for yourself coming Sunday that NDC Are given out money's to people that will vote for them if only you will accept to curse yourself in case your refuse to vote for them. Why don't they let their good works follow them. If you know you have done enough to get their votes why do you have to do that ? If you will come back to read this, leave me your number if you want so that I can make your know more. If you truly want to know what you have to know.
Johnson Amoa Ampadu 7 years ago

Do you think you are anything better?

Do you think you are anything better?
Oldboy 7 years ago

Stupid article

Stupid article
Jesse Collins 7 years ago

Shallow and useless write-up. Why should government take advise from Franklin Cudjoe who doesn't have any working experience? After doing his National Service at pro-NPP IEA, where's has he worked before. Shallow NPP think ta ...
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Shallow and useless write-up. Why should government take advise from Franklin Cudjoe who doesn't have any working experience? After doing his National Service at pro-NPP IEA, where's has he worked before. Shallow NPP think tank!
Titriku 7 years ago

Don't forget the Ofosu Kwakyes, Okudzeto Ablakwahs, and others.

Don't forget the Ofosu Kwakyes, Okudzeto Ablakwahs, and others.
CLEMENT B. 7 years ago

I am expecting to read about your position on Nana Addo's proposal to build 210 factories across the country. I hope you will stand by your conviction.

I am expecting to read about your position on Nana Addo's proposal to build 210 factories across the country. I hope you will stand by your conviction.
KKO 7 years ago

It is not rocket science. There are carpenters, tailors and seamstresses that make fantastic chairs and clothing in every district of Ghana. In some parts of the country palm and coconut oils are made every day of the year. T ...
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It is not rocket science. There are carpenters, tailors and seamstresses that make fantastic chairs and clothing in every district of Ghana. In some parts of the country palm and coconut oils are made every day of the year. There are also the garri manufacturers, etc.

All you have to do is to look at where the raw materials for these products are cheapest. The Technology Centre at UST made many of those machines some time ago.

Government only has to create the environment and get a few of those manufacturers together with soft loans and you can actually create several factories in every district of Ghana.

Mahama and his blockheads are simply not thinking outside the box!
Calculus 7 years ago

We are in 2016 not 2000 for God's sake.
NPP and Nana Addo Trump had 8 solid years and they thought inside,actually middle, of the box. What do you want the government to do again?
We cry for factories, a government decided ...
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We are in 2016 not 2000 for God's sake.
NPP and Nana Addo Trump had 8 solid years and they thought inside,actually middle, of the box. What do you want the government to do again?
We cry for factories, a government decided to set up one and we say waitin again?
Salami 7 years ago

Komenda Sugar was not working for decades and most people were silence..Now it's on board and you have gone wild.Why oh why?Let us stop this neo colonial thinking.Let's produce what we eat!

Komenda Sugar was not working for decades and most people were silence..Now it's on board and you have gone wild.Why oh why?Let us stop this neo colonial thinking.Let's produce what we eat!
Rich 7 years ago

I don't think anybody will read pass the first paragraph. you just waste your time in writing this useless piece.

I don't think anybody will read pass the first paragraph. you just waste your time in writing this useless piece.
Tommy Thomson Tanyigbe 7 years ago

You are big Fool to pay attention to what you call useless piece

You are big Fool to pay attention to what you call useless piece
Joshua Akoto 7 years ago

Yes, you are right. I read the first three paragraphs and I know this is an entire rubbish. I didn't read the rest of the the nonse written.

Yes, you are right. I read the first three paragraphs and I know this is an entire rubbish. I didn't read the rest of the the nonse written.
Rich 7 years ago

I am sure Mensah Otabil regretted saying government should leave building of school and hospital. That is wicked for anybody to propose moreover he is pastor. He should read his bible again. God propose a lot of social interv ...
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I am sure Mensah Otabil regretted saying government should leave building of school and hospital. That is wicked for anybody to propose moreover he is pastor. He should read his bible again. God propose a lot of social interventions.
Abeeku Mensah 7 years ago

If this is your idea of a partisan shot at the NDC or President Mahama in specific, Philip K Baidoo, then you failed at it. You see what you have done, in my book, is to confirm a self-hatred and a lacky who thinks what "mass ...
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If this is your idea of a partisan shot at the NDC or President Mahama in specific, Philip K Baidoo, then you failed at it. You see what you have done, in my book, is to confirm a self-hatred and a lacky who thinks what "massa" thinks and says what "massa" says. Please tell me if there are no government owned K12 to universities in the US, UK, Canada and elsewhere? Or perhaps your layman's definition of government does not include local government? Mensa Otabil is a greedy bastard and let him or no one fool you. If we ever get to a time in our existence where the Christian God or the Muslim Allah starts liking governments or political parties then what we call God and or Allah is nothing but a human bogeyman.

You, Philip K Baidoo, Mensa-Otabil, Rockson Adofo, Justice Sarpong and others are where you are because of government schools, not a Mensa-Otabil church school, or any of the private schools in Ghana that demands payment in foreign currency; they are behind the advocacy for privatization of schools.

Look here Philip K. Baidoo, you may want to know that governments have failed Ghana because governments we have had since 1966 are enablers and that is what the UP/UGCC/Dombo or the Busia-Danquah clan was all about. Democracy is prosperous only in homogeneous societies and or multi cultural societies with caste system or a group that is forced to accept or acquiesce to lower class citizenship status. If you think Kufour was any better at government then ask or explain why the new institutions he forced on Ghana were short-lived while government threw money at them; they were unsustainable. Komenda sugar factory is a temporary failure because it is political season and the rush to have a record to run on trumps deliberate and thoughtful planning. It does not help that Kufour gave us India and now they are running some shows in Ghana when India is full of failed ventures, corrupt to the bone with its backyard full of American and EU business ventures while we see them as our ticket to development. China and Indian labour is cheap but they lack quality; the government got exactly what they invested in the Komenda sugar factory; cheap and unplanned expected results just like the unplanned investments into supplemental power generators that has been incapable of mitigating the dumsor problem. It's not government, stupid, it's the failure of a voter public who think there's something free in this world. God or Allah who happens to he our creators loves us but we earn our salvation; it's not free. Mensa Otabil went to public school did he not?
KKO 7 years ago

Abowa fun illegal immigrant!

Abowa fun illegal immigrant!
Azure 7 years ago

The sugar may be comparatively costly to produce but have you thought of the employment opportunities it creates for farmers of cane sugar, drivers, the factory workers, etc. and how our own locally produced sugar will help r ...
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The sugar may be comparatively costly to produce but have you thought of the employment opportunities it creates for farmers of cane sugar, drivers, the factory workers, etc. and how our own locally produced sugar will help reduce the demand for foreign exchange? You are very shallow in your analysis, people like you are the reason this country is working properly.
Ojuku 7 years ago

This article is an example of someone who does not want progress for his own country. When there was no action to move forward, he accepted it as ok; but as soon there is a forward action he is sounding alarm. Let the naysaye ...
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This article is an example of someone who does not want progress for his own country. When there was no action to move forward, he accepted it as ok; but as soon there is a forward action he is sounding alarm. Let the naysayers know that the new Komenda factory is on solid grounds. It is the result of a serious international cooperation between Ghana and India under the eagle eyes of the two respective presidents. Those engaging in propaganda to rubbish this factory are only going to ridicule themselves.
kofi 7 years ago

PHILLIP IT IS ONLY NPP,,,DEVIL,S LIKE YOU WHO WILL PRAISE OTABIL.WE NDC ARE A MUSLIM PARTY AND COME 2016 NOT AN NPP AGENT WILL DARE START THEIR ALL DIE BE DIE

PHILLIP IT IS ONLY NPP,,,DEVIL,S LIKE YOU WHO WILL PRAISE OTABIL.WE NDC ARE A MUSLIM PARTY AND COME 2016 NOT AN NPP AGENT WILL DARE START THEIR ALL DIE BE DIE
Mr Objective 7 years ago

Please Mister Baidoo Smith drop that battered and tattered theory of ancient theory. Smell the coffee. Did we not have Germany, USA, Italy, England producing cheaper cars before Japan and later Korea came on the scene? How co ...
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Please Mister Baidoo Smith drop that battered and tattered theory of ancient theory. Smell the coffee. Did we not have Germany, USA, Italy, England producing cheaper cars before Japan and later Korea came on the scene? How come Toyota and Hyundai have become market leaders in the auto-industry? Would Britain's cheap sugar be that cheap on our local market considering the scarce foreign exchange? Will sugar imports provide or generate the same level of economic activity with its attendant jobs for Ghanaians? You see this silly arguments were raised by saboteurs clothed in UP political garments against Nkrumah's attempt to industrialize Ghana through the imports substitution policy. This criminal plate is worn out drop it. So some of us were quite surprised when Kuffuor started talking about every district in Ghana having one manufacturing entity. No wonder it failed miserably only to be ressurected in recent days by the populist Nana. What a group of maurading saboteurs!
Forward Ever!
Backwards Never!!
There is victory for us!!!
Dada Kudjo 7 years ago

Well said. Ghana needs people like you. A nationalist! Good to know there are others who think like me.

Well said. Ghana needs people like you. A nationalist! Good to know there are others who think like me.
Ray 7 years ago

God Bless this guy, He is truely Nlrumahist

God Bless this guy, He is truely Nlrumahist
Kwaku Broni 7 years ago

It is quite interesting how people seem to confuse two development path ideas ( strategies) which not necessary mutually exclusive. First is the " nativism" approach of economic development which suggests we we locally produc ...
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It is quite interesting how people seem to confuse two development path ideas ( strategies) which not necessary mutually exclusive. First is the " nativism" approach of economic development which suggests we we locally produce our needs to use our resources to generate employment and build local competencies. The second approach is "rational" allocation of resources for development based on the theory of comparative advantage.
The first approach believes that a local factory that uses local labor and or raw materials is strategically better in the long run for a nation even if its products are more expensive than imported ones as it encourages self reliance. Unfortunately the track record of this approach that appeals to nativists instincts has been abysmal due to the ugly manipulations of short sighted politicians for votes to stay in power. The second idea that Mr Baidoo talks about is the rational approach based on the theory of comparative advantage. That it is best for a country to import items that are cheaper than those produced locally which are expensive .
After all since no nation has unlimited financial and human capital , these capital must be rationed to achieve the optimum development pay-off or results. The study of Economics is the mastery of the best allocation of scarce resources, development economist tells. The IMF and the World bank who's is full of these Dev. Economist types thinks the nativitis approach is unstainable and wasteful. Well the sad truth is that , the reality of the real world economic development supports the nativitis approach despite the pontification of the Betten Woods institutions like the IMF and the WB and bench economist like Mr Baidoo that Kommenda is bad for development. Whilst the rational approach may be better allocator of scarce resources in the long run, most countries have the nativitis approach as their economic back bone.
Truth be told all the developed countries whose produce we view to be cheap dump their manufactured commodities on poor developing countries like Ghana. The cheaper sugar from the Uk, India, China, Brazil etc have nativists programs hidden behind them. I am sure Mr Baidoo has heard about Exim banks and foreign aid, grants and soft loans from India and China or the Westetn countries.
"The beautiful ones are not yet born " . 59 years and we still have not learned anything? We must not be drunk on the economics myopic theories we drink at the top universities. Nation building require common sense . It is very hard.
God bless our motherland Ghans. Peace!
Philip Kobina Baidoo 7 years ago

Thank you Kweku for your input. It is refreshing to read someone who, at least, knows what he is talking about. Thank you again.

Thank you Kweku for your input. It is refreshing to read someone who, at least, knows what he is talking about. Thank you again.
me 7 years ago

Kweku, exactly my thoughts but when the "IMANI big brains" are preaching on facebook, you dare not share your opinion against theirs. Even the World Bank and the IMF are now advocating for local resource mobilization to finan ...
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Kweku, exactly my thoughts but when the "IMANI big brains" are preaching on facebook, you dare not share your opinion against theirs. Even the World Bank and the IMF are now advocating for local resource mobilization to finance and achieve the SDG's. It surprises me a lot to even hear people from Cape Coast and Elmina criticize the project because of politics. Hmmm I am unable to name a factory there except this
Ebony 7 years ago

The truth hurts,why are you hurling abusive words on him(Baidoo).Do you want everyone to support your president so that you can continue enjoy your luxurious life.All is not well with d economy, education, roads,etc n you wan ...
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The truth hurts,why are you hurling abusive words on him(Baidoo).Do you want everyone to support your president so that you can continue enjoy your luxurious life.All is not well with d economy, education, roads,etc n you want JM to win 2016 election, pls,colleagues not this time.
Tommy Thomson Tanyigbe 7 years ago

Idiot, your so called deputy ministers!! what experience do thy have? Franklin Kudzo is even better than your President, fool,

Idiot, your so called deputy ministers!! what experience do thy have? Franklin Kudzo is even better than your President, fool,
Alex 7 years ago

Good job.

Good job.
Village Boy 7 years ago

Vindicated It ability and I? What kind of English is that? And Ghana Web has not bothered to edit

Vindicated It ability and I? What kind of English is that? And Ghana Web has not bothered to edit
Adjei 7 years ago

Skewed education has bred folks like this writer who have neo colonialist mindset. Governments intervention is normally for Public Good. Go to East Legon and see individual Mansions cost of which can build schools and health ...
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Skewed education has bred folks like this writer who have neo colonialist mindset. Governments intervention is normally for Public Good. Go to East Legon and see individual Mansions cost of which can build schools and health facilities and charge economic rates. I would want to pause here but advice people like him to listen to the Presidents Mahama's speech to students of University of Cape Coast and understand where we have come from as a nation. NDC is pragmatic party.
asiedu 7 years ago

the sugar cane when produced will be used to distil akpeteshie by the people which will be more profitable to them than the sugar which will leave them with diabetes

the sugar cane when produced will be used to distil akpeteshie by the people which will be more profitable to them than the sugar which will leave them with diabetes
Who is Otabil, foolish you are 7 years ago

JHGYTFRDESW

JHGYTFRDESW
asiedu 7 years ago

how many people are able to buy ghana rice.The cost is outrageous compared to foreign rice.looking at our poverty status we will not look at the nutritional value of the local rice.many will go in for the cheap foreign rice ...
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how many people are able to buy ghana rice.The cost is outrageous compared to foreign rice.looking at our poverty status we will not look at the nutritional value of the local rice.many will go in for the cheap foreign rice.Same will apply to your sugar
KU, Akyem 7 years ago

kjuhygtr

kjuhygtr
kodjo 7 years ago

Another UNCLE TOM. Stay in the white man's kitchen and feed on his scraps!! FOOL!!!

Another UNCLE TOM. Stay in the white man's kitchen and feed on his scraps!! FOOL!!!
gh 7 years ago

oh Ghanaians of today

oh Ghanaians of today
ashiagbor 7 years ago

Can we buy the people too to work and borrow money as and pay them what is unemployment how can we solved unemployment is it through importation let think before we talk

Can we buy the people too to work and borrow money as and pay them what is unemployment how can we solved unemployment is it through importation let think before we talk
Babs 7 years ago

Komenda sugar factory has vindicated Rev. Otabil and l

Komenda sugar factory has vindicated Rev. Otabil and l
Babs 7 years ago

Nincompool

Nincompool
Yakubu zakari 7 years ago

So you mean is better to lmport sugar than to create jobs in Ghana.

So you mean is better to lmport sugar than to create jobs in Ghana.
Papa Kwesi 7 years ago

Oh Ghanafo, why? Did you tell our first President that he made a mistake putting up that sugar factory? If it's been renovated and running why don't we sing hallelujah? Most of us are in fact PHD. Honestly. (P-PULL H-HIM D-D ...
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Oh Ghanafo, why? Did you tell our first President that he made a mistake putting up that sugar factory? If it's been renovated and running why don't we sing hallelujah? Most of us are in fact PHD. Honestly. (P-PULL H-HIM D-DOWN)
JAKO 7 years ago

ALL NDC GUYS THINK THEY ARE WISE THAN EVERY BODY BUT THEY ARE MOST UNWISE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.

ALL NDC GUYS THINK THEY ARE WISE THAN EVERY BODY BUT THEY ARE MOST UNWISE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.
saint 7 years ago

most factories in ghana with cost of products higher than some cheap products coming from outside

most factories in ghana with cost of products higher than some cheap products coming from outside
HARDER@'89... 7 years ago

I guess some of u ppl from imani or whatever civil society organisation u are in are very very confused and simply malicious.....why so..? And it is like this: u ppl claims or tell all Ghanaians the govt is not creating jobs, ...
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I guess some of u ppl from imani or whatever civil society organisation u are in are very very confused and simply malicious.....why so..? And it is like this: u ppl claims or tell all Ghanaians the govt is not creating jobs, the civil service is too big yet govt makes attempt to create jobs then that too becomes a headache for u ppl....instead, of telling graduates not look up to govt for jobs yet u same ppl tends to and always create the impression govt is irresponsible he is not employing graduates in same civil service u claims is too huge.what is ya problem kuraa with ya logix or depth of reasonung..?? ..why are u ppl so confused and inconsistently confused....no matter how intransigent govt appears to be yours duty is simply to support it succeed and not resort to name calling and invectives meanwhile some of u ppl depends and feeds on others charity and handout to run ya organisations....under circumstances that could even be described as fraud and arm twisting.....but look at u....the speck n the log.....ppl
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Nana Kuffuor, Abeka 7 years ago

Some of you guys are just damn useless in some of the articles you write without thinking. You are all crying because of over dependence on foreign products and no employment for graduates. Now the government has established ...
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Some of you guys are just damn useless in some of the articles you write without thinking. You are all crying because of over dependence on foreign products and no employment for graduates. Now the government has established something. You have now come back and say its expensive. We don't have control over the dollar thus everything we produce will always be expensive. You want the government to sit down and dance?
Bryan Clarence 7 years ago

Please stop wasting your time writing useless and nonsense articles. Building factories is the best way to control inflation and create jobs. There is absolutely no sense in your article.

Please stop wasting your time writing useless and nonsense articles. Building factories is the best way to control inflation and create jobs. There is absolutely no sense in your article.

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