Mahama to name Haruna Iddrisu as Oil and Gas Minister

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KRAMMERS 11 years ago

THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY?

THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY?
ok 11 years ago

Who can read between the lines

Who can read between the lines
ZoRRo 11 years ago

I thought this post will be given to Nana Konadu for allowing NDC to use her umbrella.

I thought this post will be given to Nana Konadu for allowing NDC to use her umbrella.
ATSU, HO 11 years ago

IF IT WERE TO BE PROPERLY MANAGED IS IT THIS VODAPHONE MAN WHO WILL DO IT. MAY GOD HAVE MERCY

IF IT WERE TO BE PROPERLY MANAGED IS IT THIS VODAPHONE MAN WHO WILL DO IT. MAY GOD HAVE MERCY
TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

THE DRUG ADDICT WOULD WANT TO CONTROL THE OIL SECTOR TO RECOUP THE MONIES HE SPENT ON HIS USELESS CAMPAIGN...HENCE THE DESPERATE COURT CASE.

THE DRUG ADDICT WOULD WANT TO CONTROL THE OIL SECTOR TO RECOUP THE MONIES HE SPENT ON HIS USELESS CAMPAIGN...HENCE THE DESPERATE COURT CASE.
Fataya 11 years ago

He is intellengent,honest and focus.I think he deseaved it.

He is intellengent,honest and focus.I think he deseaved it.
Ketu South 11 years ago

He mortgaged the entire future of our generation and the ones yet to be borne on who he is in politics today.As the Nugs president in 1998,he single handedly accepted cost-sharing against the position of the entire students b ...
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He mortgaged the entire future of our generation and the ones yet to be borne on who he is in politics today.As the Nugs president in 1998,he single handedly accepted cost-sharing against the position of the entire students body in Ghana for a political reward from NDC.They included MP on the ticket of NDC in a safe NDC constituency in his native north, admission into Ghana law school even though he did sociology and not law at legon and was a second class lower student as opposed to much qualified Ghanaians with first class in similar field.He was also given enough financial reward to start an Mphill programme in the same year at Legon.pathetically,mobile phone was part of the package as it was a luxury then.He ended up commiting an unpardonable academic crime known as plagerism which is equivalent to first degree felony in academia.In serious and real democracies,it will be a travesty to give sduch a character any political office let alone something as important as oil,our new found worth
angel 11 years ago

Fool.U want everything to be free. Look,do you pay tuition fees in the university? U want the government to pay ur electricity bill and the fees for other facilities for you after absorbing the tuition fees.Ask the fee paying ...
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Fool.U want everything to be free. Look,do you pay tuition fees in the university? U want the government to pay ur electricity bill and the fees for other facilities for you after absorbing the tuition fees.Ask the fee paying students and u will get to know that non_fee paying students are paying peanuts.Your Presidential Candidate was bold enough to stand in front of Ghanaians and told us that his father sent him to UK to further his education.DID HE NOT PAY FEES? He did not go on scholarship. The fact that Haruna had 2nd Lower does not mean "ne ti awu". You would have been pruod if Haruna were to be your brother. Please leave him alone.
Abena. 11 years ago

GO GO HARUNA YOU ARE MY ROLE-MODEL LOL

GO GO HARUNA YOU ARE MY ROLE-MODEL LOL
Mensah 11 years ago

This is the time for these northerners to also 'chop/steal' our money.

This is the time for these northerners to also 'chop/steal' our money.

Pastor Osofu 11 years ago

Ghana doesn't need tribalist like you. You the same people who cries foul when the white man maltreats you, yet you choose to call your own names.

This Haruna guy is honest, intelligent and hardworking so I will be delight ...
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Ghana doesn't need tribalist like you. You the same people who cries foul when the white man maltreats you, yet you choose to call your own names.

This Haruna guy is honest, intelligent and hardworking so I will be delighted to see him get this sensitive position. Our oil is very little, but with somebody like him in charge, we can get a lot out of it.

God bless Ghana.
KOFI 11 years ago

im with you bro

im with you bro
Adams 11 years ago

The reign of the NTAFUORS (non Akans) has began, and I cry for my beloved nation. Boko Haram is not too far from our borders, and the TANI has only began with his peppefuo. Hail to the TANI!!!

The reign of the NTAFUORS (non Akans) has began, and I cry for my beloved nation. Boko Haram is not too far from our borders, and the TANI has only began with his peppefuo. Hail to the TANI!!!
Danso 11 years ago

Adams, DO you think you the akans are more intelligent than the non akans, when did you people start going to school.

Adams, DO you think you the akans are more intelligent than the non akans, when did you people start going to school.
Ketu South 11 years ago

He mortgaged the entire future of our generation and the ones yet to be borne on who he is in politics today.As the Nugs president in 1998,he single handedly accepted cost-sharing against the position of the entire students b ...
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He mortgaged the entire future of our generation and the ones yet to be borne on who he is in politics today.As the Nugs president in 1998,he single handedly accepted cost-sharing against the position of the entire students body in Ghana for a political reward from NDC.They included MP on the ticket of NDC in a safe NDC constituency in his native north, admission into Ghana law school even though he did sociology and not law at legon and was a second class lower student as opposed to much qualified Ghanaians with first class in similar field.He was also given enough financial reward to start an Mphill programme in the same year at Legon.pathetically,mobile phone was part of the package as it was a luxury then.He ended up commiting an unpardonable academic crime known as plagerism which is equivalent to first degree felony in academia.In serious and real democracies,it will be a travesty to give sduch a character any political office let alone something as important as oil,our new found worth
SEEBA 11 years ago

THW BEST MAN 4THE POSITION

THW BEST MAN 4THE POSITION
Asempa Beba Dabi 11 years ago

Chopping all the way to Swiss banks!

Chopping all the way to Swiss banks!
warlord 11 years ago

when was oil n gas ministry created.Ghana wo sikaa oh.ye be dii keke ampa.

when was oil n gas ministry created.Ghana wo sikaa oh.ye be dii keke ampa.
Repugnant. 11 years ago

Yes Mahama, put a Westerner in that ministry, someone who knows the coastal boarders. The area is already under a serious environmental threat, please do not repeat your predecessors mistakes. Ghana's oil resource cannot and ...
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Yes Mahama, put a Westerner in that ministry, someone who knows the coastal boarders. The area is already under a serious environmental threat, please do not repeat your predecessors mistakes. Ghana's oil resource cannot and must not be subjected to "the whom you know syndrome. If you are serious about honesty appoint Samia Yaba Nkrumah!
COOL 11 years ago

The Minister will not mine Oil and Gas

The Minister will not mine Oil and Gas

Pastor Osofu 11 years ago

Sorry Bro but you are one of the many still under mental slavery. You think anything white is superior and anything Black is inferior. What a shame!

Look Ghanaians are very intelligent people. I have worked with thousands ...
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Sorry Bro but you are one of the many still under mental slavery. You think anything white is superior and anything Black is inferior. What a shame!

Look Ghanaians are very intelligent people. I have worked with thousands of people from 124 countries, so I know what am talking about. Some of us are far more intelligent than the white man.

After experiencing 6 continents, I have realised that Ghanaian products are not inferior as we are made to believe but of high quality. Lets believe in ourselves and lets strive to improve upon our products.

God bless Ghana.
Repugnant. 11 years ago

Let me be clear, I meant someone from the western region and purportedly from the Jomorro district. I hope Pastor Ofosu, the livingly over enthusiastic christian with a lack of proficiency in reading, would do me a favor by n ...
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Let me be clear, I meant someone from the western region and purportedly from the Jomorro district. I hope Pastor Ofosu, the livingly over enthusiastic christian with a lack of proficiency in reading, would do me a favor by not misapprehending me, it wasn't even a parable! "And for my namesake will I defer my anger for thee." Isaiah48:9
Against Mantse 11 years ago

Preach on brother....lol. Preach to the so called pastor who can't even spell his own name...Ofuso for Ofosu. Also tell him that there's a difference between book knowledge and common sense. I know Ghanaians have a lot of the ...
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Preach on brother....lol. Preach to the so called pastor who can't even spell his own name...Ofuso for Ofosu. Also tell him that there's a difference between book knowledge and common sense. I know Ghanaians have a lot of the former but the latter ONLY GOD KNOWS!!!
MAS 11 years ago

INTEGRITY AND HARD WORK WILL EARN YOU MORE OF BETTER THINGS TO COME.

INTEGRITY AND HARD WORK WILL EARN YOU MORE OF BETTER THINGS TO COME.
WHAANAA 11 years ago

GYIMIFUO MENSAH, YOUR MOTHER IS A THIEF, YOUR FATHER IS A THIEF, YOUR GRAND PARENTS WERE THIEVES SO YOU AN EXPERT THIEF THAT WHY YOU CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT THIEVES. GOOD SHOW JM.

GYIMIFUO MENSAH, YOUR MOTHER IS A THIEF, YOUR FATHER IS A THIEF, YOUR GRAND PARENTS WERE THIEVES SO YOU AN EXPERT THIEF THAT WHY YOU CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT THIEVES. GOOD SHOW JM.
CCTV 11 years ago

Interesting time to come. so if NPP are behaving in this manner, why should they expect all inclusive government? it is time for we the NDC, They can also do what they want to do after 2020

Interesting time to come. so if NPP are behaving in this manner, why should they expect all inclusive government? it is time for we the NDC, They can also do what they want to do after 2020
Damfo/ODABO 11 years ago

I do not think mensah is a theif. He talking about truth. Be ware of the birds with the same ntakra

I do not think mensah is a theif. He talking about truth. Be ware of the birds with the same ntakra
Danjuma 11 years ago

History holds it that the ancestors of the Akans are known as NTAFOO this is true and will never change. Any historian who will be writing exams on the Ancestors of the Akan will never pass his exams if he fail to mention thi ...
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History holds it that the ancestors of the Akans are known as NTAFOO this is true and will never change. Any historian who will be writing exams on the Ancestors of the Akan will never pass his exams if he fail to mention this simply historical fact. So all those of you who are strongling to re-write the history should be aware of the fact.
KOFI 11 years ago

good man for the job .honest and the next prez ..

good man for the job .honest and the next prez ..
nico 11 years ago

Thus not bad.He a good man with a credible life

Thus not bad.He a good man with a credible life
HE SAID IT 11 years ago

MAHAMAH ASKED THE NORTH TO VOTE FOR THEIR OWN IN ORDER TO CAPTURE THE COMMANDING HEIGHTS OF GHANA'S ECONOMY FOR THE NORTH. HE IS KEEPING HIS CAMPAIGN PROMISE .... A NORTHERNER TO CONTROL THE VITAL RESOURCES OF THE WESTERN REG ...
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MAHAMAH ASKED THE NORTH TO VOTE FOR THEIR OWN IN ORDER TO CAPTURE THE COMMANDING HEIGHTS OF GHANA'S ECONOMY FOR THE NORTH. HE IS KEEPING HIS CAMPAIGN PROMISE .... A NORTHERNER TO CONTROL THE VITAL RESOURCES OF THE WESTERN REGION.
FOOLS IN - CHARGE OF GHANA 11 years ago

CAN ANY GHANAIAN POINT TO ME ANY WORTY ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ANY NORTHERNER-TAANI ? HELL-NO . THE SO-CALLED EDUCATED ONES LIVE IN THE SOUTH,THEY GO NORTH TO CAMPAIGN AND FOOL THEM

CAN ANY GHANAIAN POINT TO ME ANY WORTY ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ANY NORTHERNER-TAANI ? HELL-NO . THE SO-CALLED EDUCATED ONES LIVE IN THE SOUTH,THEY GO NORTH TO CAMPAIGN AND FOOL THEM
Birahma 11 years ago

I can do better than your whole generation

I can do better than your whole generation
nito 11 years ago

but still to the Akans you are a filthy ntafoo thiefs

but still to the Akans you are a filthy ntafoo thiefs
TAANI IS GOOD FOR SECURITY NOT ADMIN 11 years ago

SQUARE PEG IN ROUND HOLE

SQUARE PEG IN ROUND HOLE
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

Jusk asking!

Jusk asking!
Nii 11 years ago

Ministry of Oli and Gas? This is a joke. Are we going to have a ministry for any venture Ghana enters in? How about ministry of gold, ministry of cocoa.... Come on! What is the ministry of engery doing? How about the GNPC? We ...
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Ministry of Oli and Gas? This is a joke. Are we going to have a ministry for any venture Ghana enters in? How about ministry of gold, ministry of cocoa.... Come on! What is the ministry of engery doing? How about the GNPC? We don't need a ministry for every thing. What we need is good and effective departments staff by a team of competent professionals at the ministries to manage the oil and gas sector (and indeed all sectors related related to the oil and gas business). I think is newly oil and gas sector in Ghana is over rated. We have a very poor educational system, poor health care, poor sanitation, looming futre for our youth due to unemployment and limited opportunities in Ghana. What are we doing to uplift our society? Oil and gas will not be the answer to our problems. There are a lot of countries that have been in this oil and gas for years and they are still straggling. Looke at Nigeria. We need to put our national challenges in the correct persepctive and trackle them squarely.
nito 11 years ago

those intafor gonja thieves for your oil? oh wake up now AKANLAND!!!

those intafor gonja thieves for your oil? oh wake up now AKANLAND!!!
Danso 11 years ago

Nito, GOD WILL JUDGE YOU ON YOUR TRIBALISM.

Nito, GOD WILL JUDGE YOU ON YOUR TRIBALISM.
Nala 11 years ago

At least he is one out of a million who is trustworthy, Intelligent,sincere and straightforward.One person I admire out of the lot. A true gentleman.

At least he is one out of a million who is trustworthy, Intelligent,sincere and straightforward.One person I admire out of the lot. A true gentleman.
joh Dee 11 years ago

Congratulations for a good work done Mr Haruna.

Congratulations for a good work done Mr Haruna.
obiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 11 years ago

I remember those days in commonwealth drinking ice kenkey and thinking about living and politics.Good for you and all the best mate. One day we will come home just watching you guys from above n over 3000miles away from home.

I remember those days in commonwealth drinking ice kenkey and thinking about living and politics.Good for you and all the best mate. One day we will come home just watching you guys from above n over 3000miles away from home.
KWASI APONKYE 11 years ago

SOON GHANA WILL BE LIKE MALI AND BUKINA.
DONT FOGET BOKO HARAM

SOON GHANA WILL BE LIKE MALI AND BUKINA.
DONT FOGET BOKO HARAM
Victor A. Young 11 years ago

I won't be surprised to hear Ayariga bolt away with tons of barrels of Oil witht the excuse of sprinkling the product on his native farm lands as nourishment for millet, corn ect., just as he did to those tractors. Ghanaians ...
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I won't be surprised to hear Ayariga bolt away with tons of barrels of Oil witht the excuse of sprinkling the product on his native farm lands as nourishment for millet, corn ect., just as he did to those tractors. Ghanaians should open their eyes widely---these greedy bastards cannot be trusted. They have their hands spread everywhere.
Buuch, USA 11 years ago

Congratulations...V-Mate! Vandals are the best! However, you joined the wrong party; you should have come to the NPP. I'm certain it's in your blood, bro.

Congratulations...V-Mate! Vandals are the best! However, you joined the wrong party; you should have come to the NPP. I'm certain it's in your blood, bro.
KWAME TSIKATA 11 years ago

Am proud of this man ,He is computent,inovative,dynamism,experienced
,capable, and can transform in to result.

Am proud of this man ,He is computent,inovative,dynamism,experienced
,capable, and can transform in to result.
ADDY 11 years ago

Nigeria in the making,Hausa-Fulani will breed Boko Haram.Look at what good for nothing hausa has done to Nigeria. ABACHA-BOKOHARAM you name it in twenty years you guys will regret.

Nigeria in the making,Hausa-Fulani will breed Boko Haram.Look at what good for nothing hausa has done to Nigeria. ABACHA-BOKOHARAM you name it in twenty years you guys will regret.
BIG FOOT ADMIRER 11 years ago

HARUNA INDDIRU IS ONE OF THE YOUNG BEST.

HARUNA INDDIRU IS ONE OF THE YOUNG BEST.
Private Eye 11 years ago

The ministerial appointments are a reflection on the President's "judgement" in portraying competency and setting a different tone and direction, which Ghana badly needs. Is it that we genuinely lack qualified people that we ...
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The ministerial appointments are a reflection on the President's "judgement" in portraying competency and setting a different tone and direction, which Ghana badly needs. Is it that we genuinely lack qualified people that we simply need to just "cycle" people around to fill in spots? We never seem to focus on an apointee's qualifications and "direct relevant" experience for a postion.

Unquestionably, the best appointment in my opinion, is that of Jane Opoku Agyeman (former Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast) as Minister of Education. Jane had several years of prior teaching and administrative experience at the University before her appointment as Vice Chancellor.
Hanna Tetteh's appointement is also commendable and reflects on her "direct and relevant" experience to the ministry Foreign Affairs. In her capacity as former minister of Trade and Industry, she interacted with foreign governments and is knowledgeable about negotiations and formulating international laws.

In contrast, does Haruna Iddrisu have the 'remotest' experience in the Oil and Energy sector? or we assume that his 4-year expereince in the Ministry of Communications is relevant to the Oil industry? Imagine negotiations between big Texas-based Oil executives and Haruna !!. What does it mean when Ghanaians site "hard working" as a relevant qualification?

I would also question the appointment of Dr Edward Omane Boamah for Ministry of Communications. Does this man know what a "band-width" is or has he even heard of "radio frequency" ? He is indicative of Univerisy professors who can't make it in the University and throw themselves into politics and shout irrelevancies to juggle for positions. Is there a WebSite where we can read the resumes for these appointees?
A. Rahaman 11 years ago

I think that u have missed the point in the case of Haruna. Who would have thought he could perform as com'tion minister, because he had no prior knowledge in com'tion. He is versatile, brillient and above all a very fast lea ...
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I think that u have missed the point in the case of Haruna. Who would have thought he could perform as com'tion minister, because he had no prior knowledge in com'tion. He is versatile, brillient and above all a very fast learner. He won't disappoint us.watch his vetting and will be convinced.
rahmaqn mubarak 11 years ago

i think he is a competent to occupy that position

i think he is a competent to occupy that position
insight to the bone 11 years ago

if you want to give away at a pittance the wealth of the nation to foreigners you dont appoint someone from the area. nobody will give away their father;s heritage so its clear what this govt is up to . corruption all the way

if you want to give away at a pittance the wealth of the nation to foreigners you dont appoint someone from the area. nobody will give away their father;s heritage so its clear what this govt is up to . corruption all the way
YAKUBU ADAM 11 years ago

Hon Mumuni,Former Foriegn Minister To Head Interior Or Trade And Industry.

Hon Mumuni,Former Foriegn Minister To Head Interior Or Trade And Industry.
Woman's wisdom 11 years ago

Mahama is confusing himself by all these appointments. Why are you appointing more ministers even though you know that you are going to Nsawam in the next two months. Shame on you.

Mahama is confusing himself by all these appointments. Why are you appointing more ministers even though you know that you are going to Nsawam in the next two months. Shame on you.

Mahama to name Haruna Iddrisu as Oil and Gas Minister

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