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BoG’s US$504,000 for gold watches wasteful – Banker

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  • Papa J 7 years ago

    If managers of the country bank can think like this, goldwatch as ESB. then we have poor leaders managing our funds. genuine Bankers would not think like this. currency depreciation and other activities like micro finance ope ...
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  • George Armah 7 years ago

    foolish banker. what analysis went into this? for 30 years of service.

  • ...AGBESI KWESI 7 years ago

    Wa-Sawla Road is not Asphalted yet has toll because it mostly passes through the Lobi(Brefo) communities and not Gonja communities. Fufulso-Sawla Road is heavily Asphalted yet there is no toll booth because it passes through ...
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  • Concern Citizen-China 7 years ago

    You out to borrow to finance your budget only to use most of it in buying gold watches. Can this money be even given to them in cash so it will benefit the country?

  • Missionary 7 years ago

    There is a better way to reward people for their service to the country. Buying gold watches reveals how childish and corrupt the whole establishment is. No amount of explanation can justify this procurement of gold watches, ...
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  • Francis Osagyefo 7 years ago

    If our law maker are entitled to other amenities why not the staff of the bank of Ghana they deserve every penny of that.

  • Amegbetor 7 years ago

    When people are struggling to make end meet, this huge sum of money is being wasted on golden watches? When at all will the blackman learn/.We are 1 million years behind time. A golden watch is not a passport to heaven. They ...
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  • ASIEDU NKETSIA 7 years ago

    THEY ARE USING THE 2ND TIER SSNIT CONTRIBUTION FOR THIS FOR SURE. THEY KNOW NOBODY WILL COME FOR IT.

  • JOHN MAHAMA THE THIEF MAN 7 years ago

    NDC THIEVES/ NDC LIARS/NDC KILLERS

  • Paa Nii 7 years ago

    You see oo. Mahama claims Ghana does not have money for Nurses and teachers but yet we have money for this kind of nonsense.
    Ghana wise up! Vote these thieves out of office! Vote for Nana & NPP.

  • kojo 7 years ago

    who is presiding over this waste?

  • yaaaaaaaaaaa 7 years ago

    THIRTY YEARS?
    BOG STAFF DESERVE GOLD BARS.

  • Ghanaian 7 years ago

    30 years of service so what? They have to thankful that they at least got secured jobs for 30 years while no vacancy for others. They will still collect on their pensions so what's the big deal for $7,000 watches. Someone ...
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  • yaaaaaaaaaaa 7 years ago

    IF WE ARE CALLING BANKERS THEN U SAY TOKORNOO.
    TWEAAAAAA.
    WHERE IS HIS BANK NOW? WHERE DID HE TAKE HIS BANK TO?

  • Opana 7 years ago

    Hmmmmm unbelievable,the annual budgets for the department of social welfare and community development is less than $100, 000 but bank of Ghana is wasting this colossal amount on 72 retiring employees whilst the mental hospita ...
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  • Amankwah Emmanuel Ohene 7 years ago

    I thought Every Grown Person Was Wise But Has Found In Bank Of Ghana Gold Watch Scandal That Some Grown Ups Are More Foolish Than Three Old Toddlers

  • KHIRSTEN 7 years ago

    What about if BoG agrees with them to build a school, a library or a university hostel in their honour?
    This is why I crave for Donald Trump to come. When Africans are pushed to the wall, no one will advice them to eschew gr ...
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  • john mahama 7 years ago

    bring them to book now.

  • ay 7 years ago

    That why I always say the technocrats are dangerous to our economy.Same is happening in Ecg, vra,cocoa board and so many in different module.Ghana need servants not people just massing wealth.

  • Ben K. Osafo 7 years ago

    Gold watches indeed. Couldn't BOG purchase some phones for the workers which could serve better purpose more than the watches?

  • Ben K. Osafo 7 years ago

    some good iPhones could serve better purpose for the retiring workers than the gold watches.