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Free visas won't increase crime rate - Kofi Bentil

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  • EBBY 7 years ago

    For economic reasons you are right. However, for security reasons no sane country wants to have a free date with Boko Haram. Some people move across other countries in search of economic prosperity while other move with the ...
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  • Jasmine 7 years ago

    Which dubious economic reasons? Those who will come here how much money are they bringing in when our Cocoa and gold etc. and oil hasn't given us? We are talking about crumbs when "vauxriens" like Kofi Adams, who have contrib ...
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  • Jasmine 7 years ago

    **haven't.

  • Twebox 7 years ago

    We are barely able to keep a lid on Ghanaian armed robbers with locally made single shot,how does he figure we handle hoardes of hardened South African and Nigerian criminals?

  • Desiree 7 years ago

    This is about visa exemption not about Kofi Adams .it is about moving our country forward through immigration and we all know population increases economy if many it well..This economic perspective verses security.Finger prin ...
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  • Desiree 7 years ago

    Textual error:..if we manage it well***anytime law on our security*..uprooted**..discuss issues accordingly...

  • Desiree 7 years ago

    Remit the errors pls

  • Gye Nyame 7 years ago

    Unless you have countries of equal economic and security standing it is stupid to have open/no visa boarders, As it is we complain about Togolese influencing our elections and using our benefits such as NHIS etc. and possibly ...
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  • moyo 7 years ago

    These guys are playing with fire.

  • 4 Year Old 7 years ago

    Attention getters and idiots always have crazy ideas. Visa free movements? He's talking as if Africa is one country and not a continent. The ills of one nation should not be transported at will to the other. If that constitut ...
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  • Yakubu 7 years ago

    You are on point. But for security reasons fingerprinting needs to be done and reasons for arrival in ones country needs to be scrutinized.

  • Nimo 7 years ago

    Cross boarder crimes should be looked into.A limited amount of control is better.Africans are found of copying the Europeans.Even now some European countries are contrilling their boarders.What is happening in Ghana with the ...
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  • Many SIngular 7 years ago

    The end of Ghana as you know it in the works now

  • DKACCRA 7 years ago

    This guy and IMANI talk too much. Trade would be a great proponent for us to open up our borders, however, organised crimes and terrorism is another side of the coin. we dont have the mechanism in place to track every foreign ...
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  • . ..AGBESI KWESI 7 years ago

    . .In the late 90s, the NDC was fully implementing the cash and carry hospital system and always oppose the health insurance scheme concept. They even went to the extent of detaining patients who could not afford to pay their ...
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  • .......p 7 years ago

    Have you considered the cost of basic amenities like hospitals schools and even accodomatoon it is crazy to compare the economic movements of immigrant in America to Ghanà.
    We haven't hit the infrastructure to accommodate ...
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  • Bonzie 7 years ago

    Has he considered how crowded a small country like ours would be if we allow every African to come in? We do not even have money for our Social Services and this fool advocating free entry to Ghana ?I do not know what these f ...
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  • Paapidi 7 years ago

    You also have to worry about the weak police and law enforcement structures in Africa.

  • Bobby, Denmark 7 years ago

    This imani group thinks they have the most clever people in their group but its opposite. They always argue one sided. I have been monitoring them,and to me,they are useless. Really! The disadvantages of visa free in Africa a ...
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  • Jasmine 7 years ago

    They are idiots. Apart from begging people to establish the talkative Imani this is what they morphed into. They are helping to destroy the country.

  • me 7 years ago

    That is nonsense analysis, I wonder why these ignorant journalists call this IMANI as Tink Tank, my foot.The best adjective to qualify them is Tink Bottle because they never bring up any ideas but always criticising and putti ...
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  • erasmus 7 years ago

    let me see if i can help, my friend.

    you see, these "think-thunks" are funded by foreign money, usually coming from (or traced to) big money business and elite bankers.such big money is now big enough to dominate any smal ...
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  • Desiree 7 years ago

    You are righ:They are big "corporate agents"they go of drawing board and skitches or scheme ideas to phantom a country with much mineral resources so that they can push their ideas to screw "Rogue politicians"..just like read ...
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  • kofi 7 years ago

    Who are these IMANI this is a very stupid idea do you want the terrorist from Nigeria Mali Burkina Faso to criss cross the country idiots

  • Chris 7 years ago

    For once i disagree with Mr. Bentil.
    We Africans willl abuse it n increase level of crimes. At the end of the day, one country will rise against the other, finally, Bukom Haram will entrude every corner to perpetrate their e ...
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  • Koo Nimo 7 years ago

    Great idea but pleeeeease we don't need Nigerians here.

  • BRIGHTi BOADU 7 years ago

    YOU DON'T COMPARE AFRICA TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHEN IT TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES EITHER TO MAKE IT VISA -FREE OR NOT. HOW MANY LANGUAGES DO WE HAVE ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT , COMPARE TO THE U S A. THERE ARE MORE TO BE DONE ...
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  • M. Y. Alhassan 7 years ago

    Well, their is nothing fundamentally wrong with opening up your borders.But with the security realities, it is most unwise move.Look at how we have been suffocated by these Nigerians.And the results are cyber crime and armed ...
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  • King of powers 7 years ago

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  • Bbb 7 years ago

    Our borders must be controlled to distinguish between the criminals' and the good guys.

  • Kwaku Gyau 7 years ago

    STUPID MAN,YOU NEED WHICH NIGERIANS?THESE NIGERIANS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INTRODUCED ARMED ROBBERY IN GHANA.ANY COUNTRY THAT ENTERTAIN NIGERIANS IS PUTTING HER CITIZENS AT RISK.

  • M. Y. Alhassan 7 years ago

    Very true.Go to Nungua Nautical ,Teshie Nungua Estate and Spintex areas just to mention a few and you will see how these Nigerians are engaged in all types of crime.They are destroying our youth through crime and the police a ...
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  • Ghana Cries 7 years ago

    These are the people paid by the New World Order people to push for one world withouth borders, national identity and effective government so they can control all resources and rule from whereever they are.

    Take a very bi ...
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  • Wasteman 7 years ago

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  • asante USA 7 years ago

    My question is how many Nigerians have come to Ghana to commit crime and run back to Nigeria the same day? Years ago when Ghanaian arm rubber comes to yours house they luck you in the bathroom steal, and run away. Now because ...
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  • Jakes 7 years ago

    Hey a note of caution should be exercise on immigration we have to be very careful of who comes in not criminals, look at what the fulalians are doing, in fact most criminals are immigrants in our case so you are completely w ...
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  • Kpabitey 7 years ago

    Do you need God to come down to knock some sense into the African head for them to use it?
    Look at the problems the EU are facing, and here is the poor black man " jumping from the frying pan into the fire"
    All we do is cop ...
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  • Peeps 7 years ago

    In Europe there is computalized system and everyone have his name finger print immediately he is born so that person can be identified in any country when he commit crime but we don't have that in African.That policy is only ...
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  • King Adjei 7 years ago

    EVEN THE EUROPEAN UNION HAVE REIMPLEMENTED CONTROL AT THEIR BOARDERS,WHEN THEY REALISED IT WAS A MISTAKE TO GIVE ASSETS TO FREE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE,BECAUSE CRIMINALS CAN GET CHANCE TO MOVE FREELY.....

  • I Say 7 years ago

    Didn't realise Kofi Bentil could be that stoopid.

    At a time when everyone is warning and being warned about security plus when African countries have porous borders.

    Kofi is an idiot
    Does Kofi even listen to the news? ...
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  • Stop crying 7 years ago

    What is your security : relying on those politicians and the police and judges who can receive a token and let Scott free. Hahahahah. We are not there yet and Africa can never be there.

  • takemeout 7 years ago

    free visa entry for what? there shouldnt be any free visa entry

  • NA 7 years ago

    There were no borders before the Europeans arrived to colonize Africa. I say "TEAR DOWN ALL AFRICAN BORDERS". We African should be free to move about in Africa as we wish.

  • Nana 7 years ago

    Show me one country without a border on this planet? Can you live in your house with your windows and doors always open even in the night?
    A country without a border is NOT a country.

  • obi 7 years ago

    in Ghana we need no free visa ,even know free visa yet look at the way they are coming in 4 our gold and some crimes by some country men

  • NANA ADDO 7 years ago

    TELL NPP EVIL MEN.

  • Kwasi-security capo 7 years ago

    You this useless guys like to put our life's in danger? You should abolish it as as possible.
    Noises

  • Nnaaa 7 years ago

    Why do u we need lot of nigerians here are they only people in africa. Kiaaaaaa

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  • Black cat 7 years ago

    Did Mr bentil forget about the high number of unemployment rates in Africa. How will you survive if you move to another country without any skills and or money? We know you proponents of free movements in Africa have the sec ...
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  • King of powers 7 years ago

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  • NANA OSEI 7 years ago

    IT IS A BIG SHAME IF YOU CAN NOT SEE WHAT BOKO-HALAM SHALL BE CAPABLE OF DOING. DON'T MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR THEM. THEY ARE NOT PEACEFUL PEOPLE. HOW CAN YOU EVEN NEGOTIATE WITH SOMEONE WHO THINKS HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND EVERYO ...
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  • Mark 7 years ago

    Man don't defend nigerians.Mojority of dem do more than worse things.

  • Opanin Osei 7 years ago

    We should not listen to this man because he does not know what he is talking about. Statistic show that in each of the EU member states prisons are dominated by foreiners. Pls do not deceive US again.

  • Nana 7 years ago

    I don't this idea will work in Africa. Ghana will choke with people to an extent people will be sleeping on the sidewalks.
    Over-populated Nigeria is struggling, so why should we even think of opening our borders to every Tom ...
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  • King of powers 7 years ago

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  • TIME WILL TELL 7 years ago

    IN THIS WORLD. HE IS JOKING, HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON PERIOD

  • TIME WILL TELL 7 years ago

    VISA MOVEMENTS. WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ATTACKED AND THAT DOES NOT GIVE YOU FREE VISA IDEOLOGY. GHANAIANS MUST BE THANKFUL TO GOD AND PROTECT OUR BOARDERS THAN OPEN THE GATES WILD. WELL MR. PRESIDENT YOU DO THE MATH ...
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  • AKUA DONKOR 7 years ago

    yes we should allow africans to travel within africa without restrictions

  • THE FACT 7 years ago

    MR. BENTIL I´M NOT SURE THAT YOU WILL ALOUD ANYBODY TO COME TO YOUR WITHOUT KNOWING THAT PERSON, THINK ABOUT IT

  • THE FACT 7 years ago

    MR. BENTIL I´M NOT SURE THAT YOU WILL ALOUD ANYBODY TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT KNOWING THAT PERSON, SO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.

  • AVERY 7 years ago

    THINK ABOUT THE SECURITY PROBLEMS.

  • asem 7 years ago

    gentleman, you better don't compare America to African countries, think fast. Please don't because their laws work. Don't play with Americans.

  • Adwoa Wangara 7 years ago

    Ghanaians educations system has failed son many people as you can see from the people commenting here. Even after 60 years what have we achieved ? We are a small country yet we haven't achieved anything tangible.

  • Hassan Anabah 7 years ago

    They are talking hash,they give foreigners minister that's Zongo while Ghanaians with their children in nerbodering countries as foreigners.fuck all the Ghana politician we s