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US$1.5bn World Bank funds held up

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  • Obenfo 11 years ago

    Mr. Tsikata,

    I know you are doing your job as a local representative for the World Bank, but World Bank and IMF Loans have not done much good to the Country since inception.

    The strings attached to such funds may be m ...
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  • Africa 11 years ago

    You cant give a black man money to spend freely. They will chop it, so it is wise of IMF and World Bank to ensure it is used for the purpose intended.

  • ZoRRo 11 years ago

    These semi-illiterate Ministers cannot even implement projects when the money is available. The educated Ghanaians have all left the country.

  • OBURONIBA FITAFITA 11 years ago

    Ask Asiedu Nketia if he can send his friends common emails or communicate with any of his NDC cohorts electronically besides text messaging. Our leaders lack knowledge to carry us forward. Take a simple road construction whic ...
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  • OH GHFUO, WHY SO PRIMITIVE? 11 years ago

    GOLD SEIZURE...
    TYPE "1.5 Tons Of Gold Bound For Iran Seized on Plane In Turkey" VIDEO ON YOU TUBE
    GH IS ONE OF THE WORLDS TOP GOLD PRODUCERS. YET 25PERCENT OF ITS POPULATION LIVE UNDER 1 DOLLAR A DAY
    Today's gold price = ...
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  • Sankofa 11 years ago

    Whatever strings are attached to the funding of such projects, they should be implemented quickly so long as they are for the benefit of our people. I cannot see why a waste treatment plant, or a drainage project can be bad f ...
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  • Ohenenana 11 years ago

    They should not give out the Money,because the woman President will use the Money to pay his debts and for his wives as chopmoney.Useless goverment does not need help.

  • Obournana 11 years ago

    Bereuacracy because some public servants want bribes before they process documents. If you talk about it is politicize that because I am this why I am being victimize. Directors of the various departments are more corrupt tha ...
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  • NII LARTEY NARTEY 11 years ago

    The incompetency of the do about nothing government is widely exposed as they criminally delays projects funded by the World Bank with go slow attitude to find out holes to steal.

  • EZEKIEL 11 years ago

    OUR EDUCATION is NOT benefitting the Nation as it should.The FACT that ALMOST NOBODY gets FIRED for incompetence in OUR CULTURE, IS A BIG SHAME!!!
    Ghana has more MBAs and PhDs than Students and yet we are SOOOOO STUPID gener ...
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  • blackstar 11 years ago

    spot on!!!!! phd's lol..

  • Human Rights 11 years ago

    It is corruption, corruption and more corruption and that my friends is the real woes of country Ghana.
    You pay 51million to so called Woyome and he stands in front of your face and tells you I win the case. You have a whole ...
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  • BEJABADO, LAGOS 11 years ago

    CHECK YOUR FACT BEFORE YOU THROW THRASH HERE. NPP FORMALIZED CORRUPTION IN 8 YEARS. CHECK THE FINANCIAL/AUDIT REPORTS AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY NPP SHOULD NOT RULE OVER GHANA. THE LOOTING WAS NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. TH ...
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  • fredsaid 11 years ago

    npp was corrupt so we can be more corrupt and it does not matter. it was for that reason ndc was returned to power to improve accountability, probity and justice, your very core values.
    Yet after 4 years in power when someon ...
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  • fredsaid 11 years ago

    I could not agree more. The shocking aspect of it is the impunity with which criminals like woyome and co get away with it. We are a society with no sanctions for wrong doing; instead ministers and ex attorney generals get n ...
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  • Egya Blay 11 years ago

    No wonder!So simple projects of these nature cannot be managed?Come and get me as a private consultant and I will get the job done to meet time,cost, and quality.If all jobs to be executed are influenced by the government or ...
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  • Amana 11 years ago

    And the govenrnment and govenment out recycle these same incapable people in jobs, the do not have the slightest understanding of what the are sopposed to be doing. Go down the list of the people who were responsible for thes ...
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  • Future Judge 11 years ago

    Govt appointees are just a waste, parliamentarians are 419, civil servants are mere sloppy-we are getting nowhere.

  • CORRUPT LEADERS 11 years ago

    WHY SHOULD THE WORLD BANK WORRY THEMSELVES TO SEND MONEY TO AFRICA SINCE THE MONEY WILL LAND IN ONLY ONE POCKET. EXAMPLE WAYOMISING OF THE ECONOMY

  • Naana 11 years ago

    sometimes I cried when i read stuffs like thes. So what are our so called educated doing, just flooding the offices sleeping, thinking of how to steal money, show off and chase women.
    Ah infact high school graduates in US ca ...
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  • Sankofa 11 years ago

    What on earth is going on?

    Officials should learn to take responsibility and implement these projects for the benefit of our people.

    We cannot continue like this.

  • BOLD 11 years ago

    Ghanaians have voted for their own death and will defend it to death due to tribalism. We never admit our mistakes. I implore the world bank to continue holding up the funds till we come clean. The release of the funds is equ ...
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  • MAHAM,A CORRUPTS 11 years ago

    NDC MAHAMA ANANSE GOVT,OH GOD NSEM PII,USELESS,CORRUPTS,CRIMINALS,GANGATUAR DEPTS,GOD SAFE US FROM THAT,

  • MAHAM,A CORRUPTS 11 years ago

    CORRUPTS MAHAMA STOLED GHANA GOLD TURKEY FREEE,WOYOME CHOP GHANA MONEY FREE,CHINESS LONE DEPTS FREE,EI OMAN GHANA WHERE ARE WE GOING????