'Powerful' personalities who have warned President Mahama against scrapping betting tax

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  • JOB FOR THE BOYS! 11 months ago

    No betting tax , no e levy, 4 cedis to 1 dollar and 1 cedi ball of kenkey are what we are waiting for and nothing much.

  • Vornyovie 11 months ago

    A word to the wise they say is ... Mahama needs a log of courage to tell the youth it's just not possible to take out taxes and yet raise funds to finance fees for first years to the universities

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  • Hey 10 months ago

    It should be removed. Increase the tax for the operators

  • Isaac 11 months ago

    Eii ghanaweb so you mean those people are powerful personalities? Hahaha

  • Onana 11 months ago

    Hahahahahahahahahahahaha i laugh enter laughter inside again

  • Nana Kwame 11 months ago

    Ghana was better without betting tax and Ghana will be better without betting tax under president mahama, did you guys know how youth get their money before betting but you want to take tax after they win, wickedness

  • Achakanapaya 11 months ago

    It will be abolished for good.

  • Paa Kwasi 11 months ago

    These people are not affected by the betting tax, so they can be against it. Let the say Mahama decide to tax people for owning more than 2 houses and these same people will rise against it. Human beings are generally selfish ...
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  • roja 11 months ago

    they should all off

  • roja 11 months ago

    they should all f*** off

  • Akuffo Addo 11 months ago

    These idiots are not powerful and influential people but empty-barrel and brainless assholes.
    Nonsense

  • Gabby Otchere - Darko 11 months ago

    All these so called “powerful idiots” were in Ghana and couldn’t say a word to Akuffo Addo and his foolish government, when they were tormenting Ghanaians. All of these guys are idiots and don’t know what they are say ...
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  • Mensa 10 months ago

    Some of the "powerful idiots are YOUR idiots Hehe.Azaa has expiry date.Hehe
    Some dash me some popcorn because this Ndc tragicomedy is very interesting .Watching on Zuza Tv. Heheheee!

  • DDT 11 months ago

    What is powerful about this guy's? Mediocre and hypocrisy is what our so called journalists practice. How can you write this nonsense.

  • HOLALA 11 months ago

    This people which power do they have? Nonsense!!!

  • Mr Bone 11 months ago

    Man of God don't mind anybody God will help you

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  • Aunty Ama 10 months ago

    It should be removed

  • Visita 10 months ago

    Where were all these personalities when Mahama was promising Ghanaians that he would get rid of all these so called nuisance taxes?Ghanaians, especially the youth voted for him because of what he promised them during his camp ...
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  • Dboyy 10 months ago

    Better submission

  • Des 10 months ago

    Did mahama consult any of these guys before making that promises about cancellation of those taxes???
    He has to fulfil his promises

  • Mensa 10 months ago

    Oh so some of knew abolishing betting tax wouldn't be a wise move.Imani boss now says it was political talk . Yet when Mahama launched his azaa youth manifesto you all kept mum. Hehehe

  • Nat 10 months ago

    Have this men finished advising their NPP?
    They should use their time for that because president Mahama doesn't need their help.

  • Kojo 10 months ago

    You guys want the president to renege on his promise after winning power, really? By the way, where all these people during the campaign.

  • Abass 10 months ago

    Did the Bible support LGBT why you didn't advise Nana Addo to sign the bill into law. Let's be objective as leaders at all times not when its someone time

  • Dboyy 10 months ago

    I like the stance of Atto Forson. I will be the first person to hail this government if it does what it plans to do on these taxes. It’s not easy but they are determined and it’s a positive sign.

  • Kapipi 10 months ago

    Nonsense, have you created jobs to engage the youth? Would you rather the youth engage in robbery? Most of the people talking about betting are people from Akufo-Addo's government who loot the state and brought economic hards ...
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  • Kunta 10 months ago

    Be careful for what you wish for. You claim the youth should attack the innocent Prof, true or false?

  • Stupid persons 10 months ago

    This is not news.

  • Kunta 10 months ago

    This post to me is useless. As a post about the betting tax what I wanted to know is how much the betting tax has generated since it was introduced or yearly breakdown of amounts it has given the country.
    Unfortunately the p ...
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  • Taker 10 months ago

    When we stop you on the roads and rob you. Then you will understand. When we come to your houses rob you and rape your wives and daughters, right Infront of you will understand. Go and check what is happening in Haiti. This s ...
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  • K. Idan 10 months ago

    Even then NPP flagbearer (Dr Bawumia) who was part of the government to pass the law, promised to abolish the law when he was voted into power. Where were those so-called powerful personalities when he made that promise and d ...
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  • Ghanaba 10 months ago

    Lyrics Mensah is a goat. Ask the pastors to reject all bet money tend as offering at the church. Whether tax or no tax we are still betting. Thank you uncle Ato Forson. God bless you for thinking about our hope in life. JM we ...
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  • kojo 10 months ago

    Where are the powerful personalities and how powerful are they. Or you mean Franklin Kudjo, Osei Tse Mensah Bonsu or Addei are the powerful personalities. They are as ordinary as the word ordinary.

  • They are not powerful 10 months ago

    These men are not powerful but dismay people who don't have vision for the youth.

    You weak people doing double Taxization and you call yourself powerful people

    Mr.President Scrap it. This mean if they were to win we al ...
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  • Nat 10 months ago

    Powerful in gulters of korle gonor or circle

  • JTT 10 months ago

    Train up your child in the way he should go so when he is old he will not depart from it. Let us call our children and advise them so they can take it from there and stop. What about lottery. Then lottery need to be abolished ...
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