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Tension at Ghana's UK High C'ssion as Victor Smith abandons post

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  • Uncle ato 7 years ago

    Na deputi no WO hefa?

  • aikins 7 years ago

    Konongo kaya, the same way mahama will not allow his vice Amisah Authur to sign any document.

  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7 years ago

    VOTE THESE STUPID NDC ASS OFF JUBILEE HOUSE OR PERISH

  • OLD SOLDIER 7 years ago

    Author:- BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .....
    ALL MAHAMA NEED IS HIS AGENDA TO STAY IN POWER IN ORDER TO CONTINUE SEARCH FOR HIS WEALTH, HE PLANTS PEOPLE TO SUIT HIM,, HIS INTEREST!! CAN YOU IMAGINE A PREZ SHARING MO ...
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  • Akans Prophecies 7 years ago

    This is the man who made the contract of assassination on Npp Boakye Danquah. Ndc is full of murders and sycophants who kill in their political career for their ambition. Hope this dreadful murderer looses again to his sh ...
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  • DR. RED HOT 7 years ago

    Weak ass Mahama...................
    When Dr. Adjei Barwuah, then Ghana's Ambassador to Japan decided to contest for NPP flagbearer position, Kuffour asked him to resign despite the two of them being childhood friends.
    Dimwit ...
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  • Villager 7 years ago

    When Amoateng was jailed in the US NPP kept his incumbency waiting and even the NPP Majority Leader in parliament said he would be acting until his return. We know what happened.
    When Health Minister Anane had his problem wi ...
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  • Posca 7 years ago

    God help Ghana.

  • aikins 7 years ago

    Only Lord God can save this dear nation of ours.

  • Brofo 7 years ago

    God has left Ghana long time

  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 7 years ago

    NONSENSE AND LIES,IS IT ABANDONMENT OF POST.HIGH COMMISSIONER CAN TAKE VACATION.

  • kkm 7 years ago

    For how long ? can you be owners to yourself and stop insulting peoples intelligence.is only in ghana that seems one can take six months vacation

  • EBBY 7 years ago

    Ssshhhhh. Don't talk too much when arguing with NDC person. No brains to think. They are like robots

  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 7 years ago

    You are now like robot because Victor smith is back TO HIS POST IN london as i speak.

  • Nene Nannor 7 years ago

    Princewilly, you are a big, big, FOOL. When the stupid high commissioner is on vacation the records will reflect that he is on vacation. even then he will be available to do some petty work. why is it that some of you NDC sup ...
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  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 7 years ago

    nene i believe you have been drinking Apio or Akperteshie.He may be on sick leave.

  • Rootlocks 7 years ago

    No wonder you are an ndc member , you were born a fool from your mother's womb , like all ndc .

  • AfroOO 7 years ago

    Rubbish. This is is the report of a disgruntled insider.
    There is a deputy HC to act in his absence.

  • Jew 7 years ago

    NPP again! This is very petty.

  • Charles Higgins 7 years ago

    He wants to join the stealing brigade.

  • Posca 7 years ago

    You are a fool to blame everything on npp Ghanaians lets face facts and stop party politics.

  • Ya bre ne ntoro 7 years ago

    Even Queen Elizabeth 11 of the UK has an assistant.Absolute poppycock from the NPP-IANS within.

  • Koo Nimo 7 years ago

    monkeys who put their interest before Ghana's

  • Private Mensah 7 years ago

    An Ambassador dissappears just like that? lol

  • Shamo 7 years ago

    THIS IS CALLED SELF INTEREST, JUST THINKING OF HIM SELF NOT FOR THE OF GHANA, THIS WHAT AM TALKING, CORRUPTION WILL NEVER STOP IN GHANA. WHY ABANDON YOUR POST AS A GHANA U.K HIGH C"SSION

  • oppong london 7 years ago

    means under mahama,s ndc everything is bogus from the police to politics,corruption and fraud.victor smith knows he can,t steal from here,so he is going back to chop money ,nhyafo,nhyafo in ghana,eei ghana,is this a country?p ...
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  • Kwame Boateng 7 years ago

    What do you want at Abuakwa North ? What is your clan name? Are white or black? You can't be serious . Go back to London and continue to fail there

  • BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 7 years ago

    BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, BARRISTER-AT LAW, QCL, PLC, DPA, CPA, BA (HONS) {GHANA}, MASTER OF LAWS (LLM) {NEW YORK, USA} PENDING, MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL (WORLD/GLOBAL) BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER, COMMONWEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, ASSO ...
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  • J.mahama-Dzifa Attivor-Vicky Hammah 7 years ago

    Most of the ndc MPs, commissioners and ministers knows that mahama's ndc will loose the coming elections.No wonder Koku Anyidoho and Kofi Adams are confused and panting and barking all day long.RIP mahama's ndc.Ofui president ...
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  • CONCERN 7 years ago

    What is Mahama saying about this. Mr. Smith cannot have his cake and eat. This does not reflect good on the ruling government.

  • GKB 7 years ago

    ..eat his cake and have it

  • Bbb 7 years ago

    Victor Smith has been a long time idiot,killer and corrupt personality.

  • Obuama 7 years ago

    Is this the first time a High Commissioner or an Ambassador is running for elections? Don't they take leave or go on vacation? Please spare us this cheap politically motivated nonsense. We are not that gullible to swallow all ...
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  • Nene Nannor 7 years ago

    Obuama you are stupid. what's the level of your education and your occupation? You are either a landguard or a hungry footsoldier. No ambassador stoops low to be an MP except a greedy NDC stomach diplomat like victor smith. h ...
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  • kofi 7 years ago

    The man is in Ghana doing vote buying, oh NDC u are running down the economy. GOD will punish all of u.

  • Thomy 7 years ago

    We people in Abuakwa North are waiting patiently for Victor he should bring the money. He has seen that J B is no more so he can easily run over the woman we shall see.

  • John Mahama 7 years ago

    He lost painfully to J B Dankwa Adu, so Victor Smith also killed JB so painfully. So that Victor Smith can contest the seat without any competition.

  • Dennis ( Oklemekuku) London. 7 years ago

    Ndc government is the most useless ever to rule Ghana. Corruption, day light robbery of our resources couple with the most useless president. A drunkard, womaniser, and a thief at the highest order. Vote the bastard out

  • Truthcrusader 7 years ago

    This reporter or the embassy staff are idiots. There are countries without embassies and everything is done. Can't they ask the Secretary foreign ministry?

  • Nene Nannor 7 years ago

    Truthcrusader as usual is displaying his, and the high level of ignorance of NDC members. when a country has no embassy in a particular country, geographically their nearest embassy takes responsibility for matters in that co ...
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  • Ghanaians in UK 7 years ago

    A person who calls everyone else ignorant is usually the most ignorant of all!

  • Ghanains in UK 7 years ago

    I have to say that the Ambassador Victor Smith is an excellent Ambassador. He is thorough and helpful and really caring. Over the last couple of years that we have had to deal with the embassy here in the UK he has been a m ...
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  • Blastermike 7 years ago

    An idiot calling himself Ghanaians in Uk.

  • Ghanaians in UK 7 years ago

    I'm not an idiot and I'm not a crony or a relative or whatever. I'm just a regular person who had a very positive and great experience of representation and support from His Excellency the Ambassador. If you use bad language ...
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  • Nene Nannor 7 years ago

    You DONT fool us with this inside prepared speech. Real Ghanaians in the UK are complaining about the Ghana High Commission. The mission is staffed by cronies of Mahama who do no work. They skip work in favour of relatives vi ...
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  • Ghanaians in UK 7 years ago

    what is a 'real ghanian in the uk' I am not an 'insider' and this is not a 'prepared speech'. I am just an ordinary person who had very positive experience of the Embassy and the Ambassador's help in difficult circumstances ...
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  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    Ndc thievery has destroyed Ghana....... Ndc will surely lose...... JOHNMAHAMA you are a huge hypocrite paaaaaaa...... After all the borrowing borrowings, you are now buying votes...... JOHNMAHAMA U have destroyed Ghana by ove ...
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  • ICK 7 years ago

    The man have no love for the prosperity of the Nation but planning to steal in Govt,he will never win that seat.He should resigned as Ambassador.He is a bad man,may be he killed the MP OF Abuakwa North,to take his place.

  • Mahama de Incompetent 7 years ago

    ....That's the more reason he wants to secure his place as an MP
    Only fool's and horses will vote for incompetent and propaganda mahama

  • jojo 7 years ago

    There is ambiguity in the headline... Ghana's uk high commission is in Ghana

  • AMA TX USA 7 years ago

    If he is on vacation why those at office don't know about it but complaining let's call a spade a spade

  • pocket lawyer 7 years ago

    So an ambassador suppose not to travel, he must entangle to his post all the time he must rappe with lastic around his body keep on sitting on his chair till thy Kingdom come Npp is becoming toooooo!!!!!! much,former ghanaian ...
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  • Ghana must know. 7 years ago

    Who killed JB Dankwa ?. Time will tell.

  • More 7 years ago

    Now.Ghanaians.have.see.who.kill.jb.Victor.Smith.and.Stan.dogbe.kill.jb.Dankwah.Adu.jb.blood.will.pure.on.u.head's

  • Akosua K 7 years ago

    How? This can only happen in Ghana, a country with no discipline. I am really really ashamed to be a Ghananian at this point. Serving your country as an ambassador & leaving to follow your selfish dream without resigning fir ...
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  • fear woman 7 years ago

    WHERE IS THAT FAT ASS HANNAH TETTEH

  • Steve 7 years ago

    This is nonsense I can't understand ndc

  • STEPHEN 7 years ago

    He is a man who thinks about Ghanaians in Ghana. When I was in need at the University of Lincoln,.UK this glorious High Commissional came to my aid but another problem emerged which compelled me to come home abandoning my PhD ...
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  • Ghanaians in UK 7 years ago

    I agree. I found him to be a really excellent Ambassador and very thorough and caring. He is educated, classy and really understands diplomacy but more importantly he understands how to help his people overseas. This kind of ...
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  • Desmond 7 years ago

    Bbb are you sure a human being gave birth to you and not animal?

  • gso man,usa 7 years ago

    Let us be real. Is victor Smith Ghana Ambassador to USA or UK. The writer is saying UK and what I knew was ,he is Ghana Ambassador to USA

  • Kwame 7 years ago

    Confused circa 600,000 people look at Ghanweb each day, max 400 comments on an article that "ghanaweb" finds by using we crawler technic....SO THE QUESTION is why is there no government entity to make a comment on government ...
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  • Dan Chicago 7 years ago

    LIES,LIES,LIES,AND,LIES IS THE WORK OF ÑPP.They want POWER by all me means so Bawumia is coaching them with lies.

  • Joseph Lokko 7 years ago

    Sort out the horrible situation at the passport section. If those in charge cannot do their work they should be recalled.Get it into their coconut heads that they were sent here to serve us not lord over us.

  • Vinss 7 years ago

    Victor smith IS ONE OF FEW CREEDY EWES.HE IS LIKE THAT BUT HE STANDS NO CHANCE TO WIN THE PEOPLE DONT TRUST HIM

  • ofori 7 years ago

    Pls npp where is jb dankwa,ISSAH mobila,yaana ,Adam mahama ,Hawa YAKUBU,kodjo baawiredu,Aliu mahama e.t.c all is gone under evil npp cold murdered .judgement day is awaiting all of u bastards

  • Samy 7 years ago

    Pls do something for your country and stop money interest

  • Ankonam 7 years ago

    What kind of outfit is that, without a credible Deputy? This can only happen in Ghana. I hope he's not drawing his salary and allowances whilst he's been absent. And if his absence is known to the President, why hasn't he don ...
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  • Akua 7 years ago

    These ignorant articles must stop. Starrfm should know better than allow such false publications on their website. They as a media entity must appraise themselves of the workings of missions and know that it's never the case ...
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  • Ad. 7 years ago

    This man being part of NDC means he is criminal.

  • Banama Republic. 7 years ago

    I smell rat in JB, s death. If he is that desperate for the seat, then he is capable of ensuring JB did not live to contest.

    This is small thing for NDC person to do. carryout power and money is easy for NDC to carryo ...
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  • Jalil 7 years ago

    This is not true story it is just a fiction as usual common sense will tell you that his deputy can sign simple document secondly a high vommidioj will have not less than 2 commissioners to do such jobs. Gutter journalism as ...
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  • #Village Lass 7 years ago

    This is why you should employ people by competence and not by political affiliation. A career diplomat will not leave his post unattended to pursue politics-i.e to become an MP. How is he going to combine both?
    Greed and ind ...
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  • samuel villa 7 years ago

    Hahaha,NPP good for nothing journalist, don' t you know that Mr Victor Smith is going to break the monotony of Abuakwa south constituency?. If tension at Ghana's UK High Commission and so what?Your pettiness and political ill ...
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  • kweks 7 years ago

    Cock and bull story. We are too educated for this cheap story.

  • Men of evil 7 years ago

    Ghana is a country of stupid people. This 'No problem, let's give all to God' syndrome, makes us look like prehistoric idiots. All manner of people are constantly subjecting innocent Ghanaians to inhumane treatment, and they' ...
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  • Asiedu Nketia Amegah 7 years ago

    Only in Ghana, and no where else, where a High Commissioner will will leave his post, travalled down thousands of kilometres, seaching for another posotion while his position lies calmly waiting for him. Do civilized people ...
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  • K.FosuAsh-Mampong/AA Okatakyie Afrifa 7 years ago

    There are acquisition of wealth and money wealth to be quickly gained under the NDC administration 'You Chop and I Chop' corruption , in Ghana, as a member of Parliament far exceeding the Civil Service PAYE structures .
    Go ...
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  • Ebola Ford Mahama 7 years ago

    Such is the CHARACTER of people ruling Ghana.Governance under Mahama gone to DOGS.