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$512m dubious ‘Opuni’ COCOBOD deals discovered by transition team

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  • JDM 7 years ago

    Ghana deserve better
    Why why NDC what a wicked act
    May God punish you and your next and next generations to come
    WICKED people

  • Kwaku 7 years ago

    I want to know if Cocobod awards contract for road construction?

  • Kwaku 7 years ago

    Northerners brought da economy down with the help of these Ashantis.

  • Kwadaso 7 years ago

    HE OBVIOUSLY BROKE THE LAW SO WHY IS HE NOT UNDER ARREST?IF HE DIDN'T BREAK THE LAW THEN WE ARE NOT INTERESTED ABOUT IT,BUT IF HE DID BREAK THE LAW THEN THEY SHOULD STOP TALKING AND ARREST THE THIEF .

  • yaw 7 years ago

    Fool

  • Kwaku 7 years ago

    Northerners brought da economy down with the help of these Ashantis. Ashantis love moni

  • T and T 7 years ago

    Every 10 km has different tribe, so the country is not unified? Is it true that blacks are inferior? I do not think so, but we have to do away with tribalism and primitive traditions such as "trbes and kings, expensive and ti ...
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  • kwadwo 7 years ago

    Opuni is not an Ashanti

  • Kwaku 7 years ago

    Northerners destroyed da country with the help of these Ashantis buh they will turn around and insult them. Akuffo plz b wise with da people u surround urslf with

  • NPP SENIOR CITIZEN 7 years ago

    Nana Moron Addo and the NPP Kindergarten ministers inabilities to perform is making them to make excuses and lies without evidence. To cover up their their foolishness and false promises made to Ghanaians

  • Ewurade Kasa 7 years ago

    Enough with the NONSENSE headlines. If the NPP guys are not criminals themselves, why dont they surprise us with quick investigations, swift arrest, merciless prosecution of these alleged criminals?

  • GHANA'S FUTURE 7 years ago

    NDC chop and let me also chop. That was what was going on in notorious NDC government under slick John Mahama. Were these people governing Ghana or were destroying it? I am at a lost to understand the minds of these NDC thiev ...
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  • Chris CO2 7 years ago

    My foolish friends of NDC you are thieves. Learn my stupid friend learn what is all this stealing every where oh NDC. Do you now see the INCOMPETENCE OF THE PAST GOVERNMENT this is what we are talking about crazy LOOTERS wai ...
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  • k.concren 7 years ago

    Yes they did/do for the cocoa roads

  • Kizito 7 years ago

    Sankore road started about 4mnths before election. What kind of stupidity is dis writing?

  • Concern citizen 7 years ago

    If you guys are ready to arrest these kind of people,do so quickly instead of publishing all kinds of rubbish

  • Albania fresh 7 years ago

    That's true true

  • Ghanaking 7 years ago

    You are not serious, nobody can be arrested unless full evidence has been revealed, how in the world could these people be so wicked and evil, Otiko was right on the money, she owes nobody apologies, oh my Lord, and this is j ...
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  • God bless ghana 7 years ago

    I support your view 100 percent.you are king Solomon.

  • Ewurade Kasa 7 years ago

    We are tired of these NONSENSE headlines. If the NPP guys are not criminals themselves, why dont they surprise us with quick investigations, arrests, and tough prosecution of these alleged criminals?

  • UK CITIZEN 7 years ago

    looting and stealing with the pen

  • ghman 7 years ago

    Let him return all that money and put him in jail for good.

  • Ben Nsiah UK 7 years ago

    I suggest the government cancel or withdraw all these contracts and tender them for bidding so there will be competitiveness in the system.

  • Kwame 7 years ago

    He was so untouchable and I blame is boss.

  • KOO NIMO USA CT 7 years ago

    Opuni should be jailed if found to have corrupted these fraudulent deals. This corrupt officials should be investigated and jailed because the non sense must stop, why are they draining ghana like that whiles the average ghan ...
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  • Engineers Army Ltd. 7 years ago

    For all your air-conditioning works.


    Contact : engineers. army@gmail.com

  • NSAWAM 7 years ago

    Ayariga in the SGS e-waste contract was gunning for about 20% as kickback.
    If that is the minimum threshold with the "Old man" in mind, then how much is Opuni and the Old man taking from this over half a billion dollars deal ...
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  • SAMUEL AGBEVI 7 years ago

    This man should surely be jailed for long term in hard labour to serve as deterant to others in government now. Thieves, thieves and thieves.

  • NPPigs 7 years ago

    SAYS WHO? GABBY OCHERE DARKO?

  • Africa King of powers 7 years ago

    5A 5000 YEARS OLD SECRET JINNI FORMULA THAT UNLOCKS THE MYSTERIES OF WEALTH AND SUCCES “THE HIGH POWER JINNI MAGIC RING” A SECRET FORMULA unwritten until now, Remember the KINGS and their fabulous wealth? Even today the t ...
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  • gaddafi 7 years ago

    Well the ndc two toothless bull dogs, aponkye and Socrates ,your comments please. You can't be quite for that long. The two idiotic fools.

  • Kwesi Atta 7 years ago

    Now ,all NPP is doing Procurement
    There are rules governing Restricted Tendering
    Cocobod cannot on its own engage Contractors on Restricted Tendering
    Illiterate thinking
    What is the Responsiblility of Procurement board
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  • Atugu 7 years ago

    you are too much oo

  • OKO 7 years ago

    For sure!!

  • AMATX USA 7 years ago

    So ndc government turned COCOBOD into ministry of roads nd transport that's why they are called wicked they don't need any apologies from anyone let the laws of the land deal with him don't waste time at all

  • sam Y 7 years ago

    U are in USA spewing trash.... the cocobod helped built a lot of roads in the country by supporting financially to prevent government from going for external loans.... Stupid fool

  • Adu 7 years ago

    This Opuni man koraa what did he want? He's created such a bad impression of himself. Well, the law will have to take its course.

  • Truth 7 years ago

    No wrong doing imputed The same roads cancelled and given to other contractors at higher costs later. We are all watching

  • cool 7 years ago

    This party always throw dirt at opponents . These horrible lies were told about Nkrumah as well . An evil nation destroying party tribe

  • GHANA'S FUTURE 7 years ago

    I think you are a sick man or your father is part of NDC stealing brigade.
    You don't have moral values at all. Ghana can not be develop by group of NDC thieves stealing Ghana.

  • AWARA GH 7 years ago

    ANYBODY WHO WAS FOUND GUILTY IN THIS MESS SHOULD BE PROSECUTED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT......

  • Blackman 7 years ago

    If Nana Addo do not jail this Opuni guy alongside Lordina mahama, the former first lady, I will personally campaign against him in Brong Ahafo.

  • sam Y 7 years ago

    u are really a Blackman thinking like a dog...

  • ATYCO #ONE THE CITIZEN! 7 years ago

    He should just call names of those allies and be free too because he can't spent the rest of his life in jail alone while others enjoy their part of the bounty.

  • Desiree' 7 years ago

    Every good thing for the nation done by previous administrations bad:can you get down to work and bring the sweet honey promised into our mouth

  • Malafaka 7 years ago

    NPP , the talking is too much !! If u have evidence proceed! Aaaba!! Talk when s cheap! Majority of us voted you guys in for accountability to be made for us! Be serious or else we shall .... a word to the wise is in the .... ...
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  • THE TRUTH 7 years ago

    THEY SHOULD TELL THE GHANAIAN TAX PAYERS ABOUT THE CORRUPT PRACTICES OF THE MAHAMA GOVERNMENT

  • sam Y 7 years ago

    the lies u call the truth? ? U have no truth in u .... Ghanaians will surely know u guys

  • Elilawal 7 years ago

    Until now, ive always tot ghanaweb a credible portal.....not anymore. Jst a bunch of npp sympatisers.
    Opuni this, opuni that! If he's not put jail, ure notin bt a non repentant grp of evil doers. Always blowing hot air at ot ...
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  • Pee 7 years ago

    This absolutely foolish, coming from no where then Cabby and his NPP,just be minded that this larty will not stay for ever. TAKE NOTE

  • Frani 7 years ago

    Lets the Law be the judge not the jurges ??

  • k.concren 7 years ago

    This thief and likes in NDC must be asked to account for their stewardship to the state

  • razak seini 7 years ago

    Hahahaaa... Very infantile revelations. Since when did it become a crime for a govt agency to dish out contracts. Is cocobod too NDC?
    Haaa..... J.h mensah tried these same tricks to bastardized NDC and failed big time. This ...
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  • NANA 7 years ago

    Impriosone Opuni

  • WE THE PEOPLE 7 years ago

    this bunch of illiterates at peace fm are a mortal threat to decency.

  • Aburi 7 years ago

    The Brekuso Motoway in Aburi contract must be investigated.

  • inercycl 7 years ago

    This is just about a fraction of what we know
    About "The Opuni mess".There are many others
    He even paid contractors for no job done..... Obuasi junction/ Dunkwa-offin road.My hometown used to be a pride in the area.Now it' ...
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  • MAAN 7 years ago

    NPP GOOD FOR NOTHING AND THEIR LAIRS.

  • Druid Getafix 7 years ago

    Gabby Okyere Darko again? Then why don't you arrest him than all the time pouring accusations against this man?

  • cuuh!. 7 years ago

    White man graduates & helped to developed his nation. Black man on the other hand, graduates & bcomes a clever thief, destroying his own nation. When they're sick, they fly to abroad for treatment. They dont care to improve t ...
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  • Kwaku Eric. 7 years ago

    Opuni bring the money

  • J J T 7 years ago

    To do these stupid things

  • sam Y 7 years ago

    stop this stupid allegations and get to work... Ghanaians are waiting for ur numerous proisses.... Jail him if he is found corrupt n stop this nonesense! !!!! Allegations without evidence. .... Do see how they Rambo-styled ko ...
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  • GADIDIMGADAM 7 years ago

    The NDC party must take drastic measures internally to save their party because at the rate things are going, if they allow that Asiedu Nketia guy and a few of his like-minded jokers continue to be the face of their party, th ...
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  • Nye Bro. 7 years ago

    I used this platform before to tell NDC to be very careful because Ghanaians are watching and waiting for 2020 , it will be devastating if care is not taken to handle the retrieval of state assets. Instead of Asiedu Nketia ...
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  • Godfred 7 years ago

    Please NPP do your independent prosicuter fast to arrest all these people but i hope we need to implement live imprisonment or farren squard if anybody steal state money or asset to do away with all the thief in our country. ...
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  • Kwaku Kyeretwie 7 years ago

    Why should this guy behavelike this? Why shouldn't think of the poor farmers and the poor school children in his village of Sankore-Kukuom? He got a scholarship from the Old guards CPP to study abroad and had forgotten about ...
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  • Yussif 7 years ago

    When Ghana qualify for the loan that constructed the N1 highway amongs its was a similar amount so you see?we re a country that's not serious under Ndc,the former president John mahama ll soon meet his Waterloo soon,not only ...
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  • Elder,Dr. Williams 7 years ago

    Has the state incurred any lost?

  • Nye Bro. 7 years ago

    Let us wait for wait for the ruling government come out with the whole story. I am trying not to believe it.

  • Kwame s 7 years ago

    No ones surprised ghanas a banana republic with no laws and full of corrupt animals ...nothing will happen .....

  • Keji 7 years ago

    Jail the bastards

  • Baba 7 years ago

    Hm? Tweeah

  • TT 7 years ago

    oh ama Ghana why

  • Alaaji 7 years ago

    opuni must be jailed not less than 10 years. And all other stakeholders who are involved must to bar

  • TD 7 years ago

    This stupid guy should go to jail.

  • QUEEN 7 years ago

    WICKED OPUNI, MAY YOU AND ALL YOUR DESCENDANT WHO WILL CHOP POOR PEOPLE'S MONEY BE CURSED FOREVER AND EVER

  • dunaa 7 years ago

    This is the sort of expose which is desirable in a law abiding country. It may or may not be, that Opuni acted correctly. Let the facts hang out and let's see where this goes. All pages of each contract must be examined, and ...
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  • omanbapa 7 years ago

    So what do you want us to do? If what he has done is wrong arrest him and jail him and stop disturbing our ears.
    The talking is too much. Everything u run and put it in public domain why.

  • nokware 7 years ago

    for money. Do they even know one million dollars? GHANA has really SICK minds with wide mouth like whale.

  • Oheneba 7 years ago

    They are spin masters, bloody liars, traitors and destroyers!!!

  • Ben 7 years ago

    If you have credible information supported by documents, why publishing all these before you take action. This is national affairs. Not a company nor a society. There is a ruling government.

  • saaka badilara 7 years ago

    why

  • Nana 7 years ago

    Oh my God
    I really want to Cry
    Why why why why why why why why

    Whyyyyy

  • KWAME MOSI 7 years ago

    CAUSING FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE STATE.
    PUT HIM BEFORE THE COURT AND THEN JAIL HIM.NANA AKUFFO WILL NEVER BE FORGIVEN IF HE ALLOW THESE WICKED MEN WALK

  • Boi 7 years ago

    Most criminals civil servants and some political leaders are cause of Ghana not developed and its citizens most living low standard of living at age 60years. Institutional failure to manage national wealth with honesty is not ...
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  • Steve 7 years ago

    Persecute them immediately before it's too late. Jail them after

  • king 7 years ago

    npp.u lie
    dr. opuni is innocent

  • King, London 7 years ago

    Please please please stick to your electoral promises. You have more time to deal this issues.
    Feed the people.

  • Totobi 7 years ago

    Is there just one minister in Ghana who is not a looter?

  • abongo hannover germany) 7 years ago

    So in all what would be done to this fucking man called opuni?Yet we witness people dying in our hospitals

  • Nana 7 years ago

    This man allowed neyela to courier drugs and they rewarded him with a new role in cocobod .

  • Obuasi 7 years ago

    lets join hands n fight against the politician,for they are greedy.NPP.u better arrest them n stop publishing this things to us.

  • THE CRUSADER 7 years ago

    This guy wanted to run away,you should have listend to Mr AGYAPONG,THANK YOU SIR,GHANABA PAPABI,you are all these crooks are carrying titles because he has read I km.of people's books.NO SENSE.class l kid would have avoided t ...
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  • AMATX USA 7 years ago

    Ignorant what's was the ministry of roads nd transport during I know they use the cocoa funds to build the roads but not the boss was supposed to awards the contracts to contractors you rather spewing trash

  • Yaa Nkosuo 7 years ago

    Nana Addo's first 100 days will be more eventful than the June 4th revolution

    Whaaat, revelations & information nie nie.

  • Bulala 7 years ago

    Once the road projects will be done, we are OK. Even if it goes to competitive bidding it will still go to friends and cronies. NDC cronyooo NPP cronyoo all be the same. Every govt finds its money to award these contracts. NP ...
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  • Kwame assin 7 years ago

    Under which Ghana section of Ghana procurement act, allows Ghana cocoa board CEO to award road rehabilitation contract? All national roads are under the umbrella of ministry roads and construction including council roads. So, ...
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  • Bulala 7 years ago

    Koo Nimo. The issue is about the way the contracts were awarded. It is not about draining money. Actually the money is still in the COCOBOD account. The contractors only get paid when they execute the project. Some ignoramus ...
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  • T and T 7 years ago

    That is why "they" thnk we are subhumans

  • KOJO LEE 7 years ago

    A COMPLETE MORON. NEVER DID ANYTHING GOOD WITH THE EDUCATION HE CHANCED TO HAVE HAD. FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL AND IDIOT!

  • Benjamin Asare 7 years ago

    He must be put behind bars. He has no credibility and must be struck of his doctorate from him.

  • Marcus Gavy 7 years ago

    Let the law take course immediately we can't afford hatching corrupt chicks into our public domain. Meanwhile our judicial service and prison service are in full operation so beckon them to deal with them.

  • Joseph DF 7 years ago

    End Opuni"s life by hanging now.

  • Kwame assin 7 years ago

    In fact, it is interesting to read these sensational news on daily basis. These news, only sizzling the nation's temperature to unacceptable or abnormally levels. I believe, what the general public will be happy to hear, i ...
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  • Kesh 7 years ago

    Absolutely rubbish I thought he's stplenty the money

  • Kesh 7 years ago

    ***Stolen the money

  • Vincent 7 years ago

    God has heard the prayers of the suffering Ghanaians, all the people of his kind are going to be exposed and punished accordingly, you workers of iniquity, shame on you Opuni.

  • Joseph Lee PEPSI. 7 years ago

    Why is this dodgy ex - president, kuffuor talking nonsense. He is in the same boat as Opuni .He stole a lot and he must be probed. .Don't be afraid to lynch the crook, Mr president and thats why he was double crossing your ef ...
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