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Mahama goofed on cedi redenomination claims – Kweku Baako

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  • Efo 7 years ago

    HE LOST THE PLOTT PERIOD. I AM SORRY FOR THIS LOSER.

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 7 years ago

    PROPHET BAWUMIA:--------- Mr. President, care to read? ---'*****-----
    Today's request for disclosure on the 2007 redenomination is another demonstration of incompetence. Apart from the fact that the then Governor disclosed t ...
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  • Zoobe-Zoobe 7 years ago

    simple question

  • Kojo Esuon 7 years ago

    66.6 million dollars! How can the President hold Deputy Governor Bawumia accountable for the so call "non" disclosure and not the former Governor of the Bank or President Kuffuor! Incompetence indeed.

  • ATSU, HO 7 years ago

    The president should not play to the galery!

  • AGBESI KWESI 7 years ago

    When the EC is pushed to the wall, that is when you hear moronic Mahama begging Ghanaians to allow the EC to perform its function. This useless decision taken by the EC to disqualify the 12 presidential candidates will surely ...
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  • insight to the bone 7 years ago

    It is said religion and science must go together for the welfare of mankind and i say simple plain common sense , justice and science must always walk hand in hand. Not so long ago scientist using DNA analysis were able to pr ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 7 years ago

    Author:- # THROW MAHAMA OUT ! .....
    The Interest on MAHAMA LOANS is six times more than the OIL Sales.
    Mahama is Not Qualified to Manage a TRO-TRO Station but he is the President.FAKE President Mahama,Your Time is up, Write ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 7 years ago

    Is your moniker now AGBESI KWESI? You are really amazing character indeed! In fact, go and find yourself a job and I mean, a real job, Mr. Twenty-Four-Seven “Ghanaweber,” haaba.

  • CORNEY 7 years ago

    What gallery?
    Kweku Baako once again has displayed his ignorance and stupidity,the president said he does not know how much it cost and we have this I know it all Kweku Baako saying Acquah disclosed the amount so if you th ...
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  • Kom 7 years ago

    Idiot! Why cant the president find out for him self? Why is he asking? He is that lazy or it's pure incompetence?

  • master data 7 years ago

    You are in government so you have to tell public

  • Azure-Bolga 7 years ago

    Zoobe-Zoobe, don't follow blindly. Dr. Bawumia as well as Kweku Baako has all come out with evidence as reported in the Daily Graphic way back in 2007. What is next.

  • Ben 7 years ago

    The president telling the world that he does not know the cost of redenomination of the Cedi tells us he is either dishonest or does not care to read.

  • Houdini 7 years ago

    $66.2 million which at that time was GHc 61.8 million.

  • VICENT JASIKAN 7 years ago

    Mahama taught he is saying these to put Bawumia into shame but knowing that he himself is already ashamed.

  • Houdini 7 years ago

    That idiotic liar of a President. He is always disgracing himself and Ghanaians. That fool didn't even know he could have got that information from Bank of Ghana?

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 7 years ago

    PROPHET BAWUMIA:--------- Mr. President, care to read? Today's request for disclosure on the 2007 redenomination is another demonstration of incompetence. Apart from the fact that the then Governor disclosed the cost as far b ...
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  • KAY BOAT 7 years ago

    KWEKU TELL GHANAIANS THE COST AS I MYSELF DONT KNOW.

  • Me 7 years ago

    Running mate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has also responded to President Mahama’s claims , describing it as a “demonstration of incompetence.”

    In a Facebook post, he also added ...
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  • master data 7 years ago

    Go to bank of Ghana and find yourself

  • Ben 7 years ago

    The fact that you do not know does not make the fact wrong. You are displaying your ignorance. If I were you, I will cross check the facts, educate myself and agree or refute the facts. Lazy bum, go and read!

  • Kojo Esuon 7 years ago

    When a President willy nilly abandons the straight path of delivery good campaign messages and descends into the gutter to engage in gutter politics he goofs. He certainly hasn't lived up to his mentors quote of "when they go ...
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  • Kobby Antwison 7 years ago

    Please forgive our president: He has alot to fix in our blessed country before he leaves office...

  • VICENT JASIKAN 7 years ago

    Douglas, where were you when Rawlings collected 50 cedis notes in Ghana? We're you in Ghana when Mahama got huge money from Perez Obama for the 2 gitmos? What work are the presidential staffers doing to get pay.

  • adams Tamale 7 years ago

    WHO IS KWEKU BAAKU? HE IS NOBODY! ONLY IN NPP THAT THEY VALUE USELESS PEOPLE LIKE BAAKU.

  • master data 7 years ago

    And ndc value bustard people like you aboa

  • factual 7 years ago

    no wonder you are from TEMALE ... You don't read

  • Nana Nti 7 years ago

    U wish u even just knew uncle Kwaku personally... Hahaha. The man is just good and u can't take it away

  • DOUGLAS 7 years ago

    Another hopeless and foolish school drop out. Tell your Bawumia god to tell us how much it cost and stop your illiteracy talks. You are just a foolish stupid man. The president and for that matter, every Ghanaian, have the ...
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  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    .. .. John Mahama Comes To Power And Spends State Money Just To Worship Akua Donkor To Rain Insults On Nduom And Nana Addo All For Two Pajero Vehicles And A Storey Building...Meanwhile Ndc Foot Soldiers Are Dying From Excruci ...
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  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    Hahahaaaaaa.. . NDC is pure evil and pure incompetence with no future for Ghanaians at all.. .... John Mahama Comes To Power And Spends State Money Just To Worship Akua Donkor To Rain Insults On Nduom And Nana Addo All For Tw ...
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  • kwa 7 years ago

    Text message without the actual cost or figure, give us a break! Kweku got the nerve to use the word goofed.What a hurry text message to seek unnecessary glory .WHERE IS THE FIGURE??? LOCAL CHAMPION kWEKU BAAKO!

  • KOO 7 years ago

    What is your problem?.It seems you did not take time to read and understand what Kweku Baako wrote.He stated in his text message that the governor of Bank of Ghana that time, Paul Acquah declared the cost which was published ...
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  • MAKA-A-MAKA 7 years ago

    THESE ARE STUPID PEOPLE WHO ARE LEADING THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.FROM THE USELESS PRESIDENT TO THE FOOLSOLDIERS NON OF THEM IS SENSIBLE.THE DAIRLY INTOXICATED MAHAMAH IS NOT EVEN FIT TO BE A DRIVER'S MATE SO SOMETIMES I WONDER W ...
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  • Fred 7 years ago

    Amissah Arthur was part of the team why was he sleeping

  • AGBESI KWESI 7 years ago

    I have always been saying that Mahama is a moron and NDC footsoldiers don't understand me. Bawumia has also stated that Mahama does not read. So you see why Ghana is retrogressing, in the midst of plenty, under Mahama?

  • Mansa musa 7 years ago

    they dont read period

  • Kwesi Nketsiah 7 years ago

    Source: Daily Graphic
    Business News of Wednesday, 7 November 2007
    Redenomination cost $66.2 million
    The Bank of Ghana spent a total of $66.2 million - about GH¢62.188 million (¢621.88 billion using current exchange rates ...
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  • Kokuvi Da Togolese 7 years ago

    He is too lazy like his appointees. The information he seeks is public record. What a disgrace!

  • Samson 7 years ago

    This statement by Pres Mahama has really hit home and affected the NPP to such an extent that all the communication teams are up in arms. Initially I thought it was nothing to worry about, but the extent of the reactions mean ...
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  • Yolo 7 years ago

    "Hurting " you said?... Be sensible man!!! Your boss is the one who has been shamed yet again. He has become so desperate to the extent that time to think through his remarks has eluded him.

  • hmmmmmmmmmm time will tell. 7 years ago

    Baako we wat the break down of the figure not the bulk amount.pls

  • Yolo 7 years ago

    RETARD!!!.. Where were you in 2007.

  • senyo 7 years ago

    Mr Prez you're a liar

  • Derek Sangari 7 years ago

    Are we surprised? At this point in time the president has started showing his desperation. He will say anything to try and deflect our minds of the hardship he has unleashed on us. High water and electricity bills, no jobs, h ...
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  • Abeiku 7 years ago

    ok. how much did it cost Mr. too known?

  • Ametsitsi 7 years ago

    Mr. President, I am afraid the information is at the bank of Ghana. Ask your veep and he will tell you. It appears you are now clutching on loose straw. Your advisors are short of campaign messages so you are just saying anyt ...
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  • FACT 7 years ago

    What is interesting and deeply, deeply disturbing was Mahama was so bold to the point of being described as of superman proportions, in declaring and I quote," even me as a President I don't know the cost" end of quote.
    It w ...
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  • APPSANA 7 years ago

    He looks you in the eye and lies all the time, now he has been found out. Every time he opens his mouth you can be now sure he is lying. Thieves in government!

  • Kanawu 7 years ago

    Mahama is not only corrupt and a thief, he is also very stupid and useless president, period.

  • ONIPANUA 7 years ago

    The demination was a criminal work by the Kuffuor government to steal state money to finance the NPP.The BOG should tell us how much cedis was in circulation and how much was denominated.

  • kofi agbota 7 years ago

    i see. But when nana and bawumia asked about the priices of various contracts, did you ever say they have goofed? Hypocrites.

  • razak seini 7 years ago

    No... comrade baako, the issue is that how much of the old money was withdrawn and how much of the new monies were seculated.
    The total cost of the exercise is not the matter but the details of the breakdown of the payments

  • Boomer npp destroyer 7 years ago

    Kweku baako was paid $5000 per month by kwasea kufour every month. He has to keep singing his masters voice. Lots of money was stolen during the redenomination exercise. Remember the Ghana commercial bank manager who was murd ...
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  • EDUARDO DOMINGO 7 years ago

    DEAR KWEKU BAKO, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT IT IS FOOL HARDY FOR ANY ONE TO RUBBER STAMP IN ITS ENTIRETY THE PROCESS OF THE DENOMINATION OF THE CEDI, BECAUSE EVEN MESSANGERS AT THE BOG WERE RECYCLING THE OLD CURRENCY BACK INTO THE ...
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  • Peniz Chopper 7 years ago

    One may think that after his loud-mouth vituperation, he would have given listeners whatever figure he is referring to. It doesn't help listeners and readers if someone claims the figure is known and will not share that with ...
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  • abubakari Haruna 7 years ago

    Mhammad doe not read anything,He just sometimes wake up from sex bed and say anything he want.

  • Bigray @kokoteasu-obuasi 7 years ago

    Please ndcfo) dnt b blindfolded with ur propagader views kraaa.The current VP was dere too so why dnt the president ask him dis simple question but going into the serial callers level?Please ndcfo) if u care to know ask him.

  • kwabina Ashanti drobo 7 years ago

    it is not the NPP, bawumia , kufour or KWEKU baako's fault BUT the fault of Prof. late former president, E A Mill's. The late President refused to listen to former President JJ Rawlings right after NDC was declared winners of ...
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  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    NDC brings growth and development to make Ghana great.

    Under Mahama we have seen the expansion of the intake of the public Teacher Training Colleges from 9000 to 15,000+ qualified applicants in 2014. This significant expan ...
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  • K Mensah 7 years ago

    Douglas, you are truly a sub human specie. Your stupid comment vividly confirms this.

  • awoin 7 years ago

    how much, pls and stop that nonsense defend.

  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    Mahama is not a thief , his goal is to serve Ghana.

    Under Mahama we have the introduction of the National Medical Outreach Programme (ONUADO) to give health assistance to the citizenry free of charge, particularly those a ...
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  • K Mensah 7 years ago

    The international community is now fully convinced that Mahama is an imbecile. How can he disgrace himself like this.

  • Sundiata 7 years ago

    Na him dat!! Kweku,what is written is written, tell dem to read and come again!!

  • kwabina Ashanti drobo 7 years ago

    bawumia knows best with figures that you and I were not there, but the ones that he was there he does not put out. Why not just put it out there let every one know, publish it in all the media houses, what are u bidding? pls ...
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  • Steve 7 years ago

    Well done, you deserve to be president more than Mahama. Mahama is lazy president.

  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    Mahama has great Visions for Ghana to make Ghana great.

    Thanks to Mahama there is the steadily conversion of the polythecnics to Technical Universities. The Kumasi, Ho, Takoradi, Accra, Sunyani, and Koforidua polythecnics ...
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  • GYAMPANTRUDU 7 years ago

    And he calls himself a president!!

  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    Mahama is very Competent and he is developing Ghana for the best.

    The NPP administration in their eight (8) years in office never completed one (1) single Power Generation Plant ..... but the NDC government has brought i ...
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  • akuffo addo retirement party 7 years ago

    So what's the cost, Kweku?

  • APPSANA 7 years ago

    I feel saddened that our president has disgraced himself in front of the entire international community as well as all Ghanaians like this. It goes to show his propensity to lie on almost any subject, and the outright decepti ...
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  • Owuàheñ Àçhèampong 7 years ago

    John Mahama,you are proving to be ignorant of a whole ?ot of things in the country,that's why the country is like this,you don't know how to rule,simple,incompetent.How on earth do you want us to believe that if you want info ...
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  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    NPP destroyed Ghana with redonomination of the Cedi but Mahama is today building Ghana.

    Umder Mahama we have the expansion of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme from 1,465 to 146,000+ households. T ...
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  • Kalilu Abdulai 7 years ago

    Mahama or Mr incompetents please read wider nd u knw de amount of it ask Odwan Amissah ur so called pet he Wil tell u de figures

  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    NPP wasted state resources they could have invested in Ghana's development.

    The NPP in their eight (8) years in office never completed one (1) single housing unit ...... but the NDC government has completed those started ...
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  • Fred 7 years ago

    Go and read!!
    Iletrate.

  • Kwame Gyasi, Abomosu 7 years ago

    Mahama, l think you read History for your first degree and you don't know what Dr. Paul Acquah said about the cost of the redenomination? Haaba! The cost was 621 billion gh cedis. We have a weak leader. God help us

  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    Mahama does not embarrass himself he speaks to issues and he develops Ghana.

    The NPP government in their eight (8) years in office never established one (1) single public university ........ but the NDC government has e ...
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  • cash man 7 years ago

    Bawumia will definitely disclosed that but you too who killed prof.Mills

  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    Mahama did not goof he asked a very important question.

    The NPP in their eight (8) years in office never established one (1) single SHS ....... but the NDC government is currently establishing 123 SHSs; some already commi ...
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  • cash man 7 years ago

    Bawumia will definitely disclosed that but you too.who killed prof mills

  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    Mahama is doing a lot for Ghana and we can feel it in our lives.

    The NPP administration in their eight (8) years in office never upgraded one single airport to the International status ...... but both the Tamale and Kumasi ...
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  • Kofi K 7 years ago

    Mahama is not only incompetent bit also ignorant and lazy.

  • Kwame Anshong 7 years ago

    Mahama is very knowledgeable and competent to serve Ghana than anybody in the NPP.


    The NPP administration in their eight (8) years in office never constructed one single Regional Hospital ..... but four (4) Regional Hos ...
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  • CHARLEY 7 years ago

    JDM is fully aware of the cost but wants Bawumia to say it. There is a purpose to it. It's politics. So just back off!!!

  • Amato 7 years ago

    I am not surprise at all. Mahama will continue to be incompetent as far is he is dealing with Bawumia. If you have been a president for over three years and a president for four year and you say you don't know this then what ...
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  • CIY , ENGLAND 7 years ago

    Even I as president do not know, and with such statement, you still not accept the fact that you are incompetent? How long have you been in parliament? If you think about the nation you must follow how it is been govern. You ...
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