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Ghana won’t rush to sign EPA - Haruna Iddrisu

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  • Issahak M.Lukman 11 years ago

    Bravo! Hon.Iddirisu.
    You real have the prosperity & dev't of this Nation at the bottom of your Heart,

  • Alex London 11 years ago

    Haruna I admire your stand. The main products the Ghana exports to EU are agricultural products. EU subsidy their farmers and therefore Ghanaian farmers cannot compete on price.
    You and your colleagues must stand firm.

  • Osei (Hamburg) 11 years ago

    I hope you will not change your decision to sign the EPA. This (EPA)agreement means nobody should go hungry. For that matter, more efforts should be towards what you can produce much and allow others to supply you what you ca ...
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  • Adolf Armah 11 years ago

    Minister update yourself. Ivory Coast has already signed. And don't follow Nigeria. Nigeria has its $60b per annum oil revenues to support its economy.

    Ghana cannot continue living in handouts from the international commu ...
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  • Emmanuel Boye 11 years ago

    Dont sign no agreements

  • PROF.FRANCIS(LONDON) 11 years ago

    WHEN THE EU FELT THEY COULD NOT COMPETE WITH CHEAP CLOTHES FROM CHINA THEY IMPOSED A EXTRA DUTIES SUCH ITEMS.EU WILL ALWAYS MAKE SURE THINGS ARE IN THEIR FAVOUR.
    IT IS A GOOD AND BOLD DECISION NOT TO RUSH INTO ANY BINDING NO ...
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  • OBRONI 11 years ago

    This EPA is a cheat, Africa is exporting agricultural goods, the EU will not tax them but refuse them nased on their hygienic standarts not on tax standards, as soon as we sign we can't negiciate anymore. Another reason not t ...
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  • j.Nalunga SEATINI -U 11 years ago

    Congratulations for standing firm and for protecting Ghana's interests.The AU Trade Ministers should meeting and reject the EPAs