'If you didn't resolve flooding in 8 years, why expect us to do it in 2?' - Haruna fires back at NPP

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  • Joe 3 weeks ago

    Keep quiet and fix the problem, that is the reason why I voted for you and not them, always shifting blame

  • Kwasi Addai 3 weeks ago

    Idrissu is wiser than any member of the NPP.

  • EBBY 3 weeks ago

    You believe this is a wise statement coming from a government official in the midst of a national catastrophe? People are scared and mourning the loss of their loved ones and properties. It’s normal for the opposition parti ...
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  • CHASS K LEY 3 weeks ago

    Ebby, shame on you!

  • Kwaku Tee 3 weeks ago

    The current NDC govt behaves as if this is the first time they've been in Govt.The so called Revolution if it was genuine could have nationalised our lands to allow for planning and large scale agricultural. We missed that op ...
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  • COR BLIMEY 3 weeks ago

    Where do people like you get the inspiration for your silly comments from, your anal sphincter?

  • An Abusive Ayigbe 3 weeks ago

    Tell Stanislav Dogbe to get you a new. You spend your entire precious time on Ghanaweb to attack opponents of NDC just bcoz of the little Cash Jubilee House is paying you.

  • FACT 3 weeks ago

    They say it takes a thief to catch a thief! Enough said!

  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 3 weeks ago

    @
    TO
    TIMBONKOSO HARUNA DUNDU BANZA IDDRUSU!

    HEY ! SPEAK LIKE A SENSIBLE MINISTER OF STATE, OKAY! STOP THE BRAVADOS, AND STOP INFURIATING THE ALREADY GRIEVING GHANAIAN CITIZENS!

    UNDER THE AKUFFO ADDO WE DIDN’T E ...
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  • COR BLIMEY 3 weeks ago

    Where do people like you get the inspiration for your silly comments from, your anal sphincter?

  • COR BLIMEY 3 weeks ago

    Apoo! Where do people like you get the inspiration for your silly comments from, your anal sphincter?

  • COR BLIMEY 3 weeks ago

    Apoo! Where do people like you get the inspiration for your silly comments from, your anal sphincter?

  • COR BLIMEY 3 weeks ago

    Apoo! Where do people like you get the inspiration for your silly comments from, your anal sphincter?

  • COR BLIMEY 3 weeks ago

    Apoo! Where do people like you get the inspiration for your silly comments from, your anal sphincter?

  • COR BLIMEY 3 weeks ago

    Apoo! Where do people like you get the inspiration for your silly comments from, your anal sphincter?

  • Face decoration 3 weeks ago

    You have said what I had wanted to say. Nearly 20 years, the country was young at that time where they could have planned Ghana well

  • Tesco Annor 3 weeks ago

    Ebby, nonsense!!! Truth be told, this is a collective failure. NPP must be told in piling up pressure, they must not be behaving as if they fixed the problem and NDC has come to restore the problem. Was this not part of the p ...
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  • Nii 3 weeks ago

    @ Tesco Annor
    NDC Leaders are expertise in propaganda & lies which their ignorant & semi-illiterate followers also believe in, the greater part of that loan is still with World Bank, which the current Minister of Works & Hou ...
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  • Dan 3 weeks ago

    The essence of what he said is that flooding has nothing to do with politics...so the npp should not play politics...

  • Dan 3 weeks ago

    The essence of what he said is that flooding has nothing to do with politics...so the npp should not play politics...

  • Dan 3 weeks ago

    The essence of what he said is that flooding has nothing to do with politics...so the npp should not play politics...

  • Dan 3 weeks ago

    The essence of what he said is that flooding has nothing to do with politics...so the npp should not play politics...

  • Dan 3 weeks ago

    The essence of what he said is that flooding has nothing to do with politics...so the npp should not play politics...

  • Osaberima mensah 3 weeks ago

    But the demand from your corrupt criminal organisation nppigs was what you expected from them or? Go and ask Cecilia dapah to bring the $44million to fix the problem. #nppigs nnyen.

  • Ceex 3 weeks ago

    Exactly!

  • FIELD MARSHALL 3 weeks ago

    MASSA!!! FOCUS AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM.... DON'T MIND TIBONKORSO NPPIGS ... JUST FOCUS AND STOP MAKING EXCUSES ..... NDCs RESPONSE TO THE FLOODING HAS BEEN VERY ABYSMAL.... U GUYS MUST SIT UP...

  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 3 weeks ago

    TO
    TIMBONKOSO HARUNA DUNDU BANZA IDDRUSU!

    HEY ! SPEAK LIKE A SENSIBLE MINISTER OF STATE, OKAY! STOP THE BRAVADOS, AND STOP INFURIATING THE ALREADY GRIEVING GHANAIAN CITIZENS!

    UNDER THE AKUFFO ADDO WE DIDN’T EXPERIENC ...
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  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 3 weeks ago

    TO

    TIMBONKOSO HARUNA DUNDU BANZA IDDRUSU!



    HEY ! SPEAK LIKE A SENSIBLE MINISTER OF STATE, OKAY! STOP THE BRAVADOS, AND STOP INFURIATING THE ALREADY GRIEVING GHANAIAN CITIZENS!

UNDER THE AKUFFO ADDO WE DIDN’ ...
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  • Did the Circle disaster happen under NPP? 3 weeks ago

    Ghanaians fo not have short memories. When Circle flooded killing a lot of people you were in power. Did you solve the problem?

  • JDM 3 weeks ago

    @Kwasi Addai, yeah very true but don't forget to add yourself to the list! foolish idiot!

  • Nee 3 weeks ago

    If you believe this is a wise statement, then I pity your family especially your children.

  • Nana 3 weeks ago

    Kwasea. You people have ruled the country for almost thirty years. Ofui!

  • Gonja Mafia 3 weeks ago

    To you, one eye man among the blind is more worthy.

  • NMG 3 weeks ago

    YOU PLUS IDDRISU ALL ONYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRMIIIIIIII WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • atia 3 weeks ago

    The fool always thinks every rock is gold!

  • Shrine. 3 weeks ago

    Tell the government of the day to fix the flooding that one day would flood the whole surface as it did during Noah's time.

  • Kwaku Tee 3 weeks ago

    The Total Estimated cost to fix that drainage problem & stop the perennial flooding is US$6.5 Billion, I don't think one govt can get that amount in 4 or 8yrs. What WB gave us is little ,both NDC & NPP shd look elsewhere to g ...
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  • Did the Circle disaster happen under NPP? 3 weeks ago

    Ghanaians fo not have short memories. When Circle flooded killing a lot of people you were in power. Did you solve the problem? Who chopped the 500 million Conti project money meant for the drainage in in Accra?

  • hm 3 weeks ago

    hmm very sad Ghanaians should wait patiently for 2028 to teach this people a lesson. When Mahama was in opposition what did he say about it? He even promised to close down the Ministry of Sanitation which he did why can't he ...
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  • TWEAA DC 3 weeks ago

    LOOK AT YOU HARUNA IDDRISU...WHAT DID YOU PROMISE IN YOUR CAMPAIGN?...MAHAMA PROMISED HE HAS MAGICAL MEANS TO SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM AND GHANAIANS VOTED FOR HIM AND NDC...KEEP QUITE AND FIX THE PROBLEMS...THAT IS WHY POWER WAS G ...
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  • Yaw Ntow 3 weeks ago

    Because your NDC party promised Ghanaians you will solve the flooding problem in 6 months.

  • Kwasi Addai 3 weeks ago

    Kwasea, when Akufo Addo borrowed money from the world bank to solve the flooding problem and Abenaa Dapaah took the whole amount, what did you stupid NPPigs say?

  • Johnny 3 weeks ago

    NDC is always engaging in propaganda to fool the masses, how can a Minister on her own withdraw a loan from World Bank?Are you aware the large chunk of that loan is still with WB & Ghana Govt?

  • Zuba 3 weeks ago

    Though NPP was useless in government for not solving Flooding in Ghana but it wasn't serious like how we're experiencing from stupid NDC government.
    Honourable, shut up and deal with the situation

  • Kwasi Addai 3 weeks ago

    Odwan, where were you when the Volta lake was opened and it flooded some areas in the Volta Region? Did you hear Akufo Addo's stupid talk? You NPPigs should keep quiet and let sensible people solve the problems.

  • Boris Bukari 3 weeks ago

    Haruna please that was part of the resettling u promised so get tge hell out there n fix the problem

  • Okatakyie 3 weeks ago

    And they claim this chap is presidential material? Not even an assemblyman would make such infantile statement

  • Kofi A. 3 weeks ago

    This statement is rather unfortunate coming from a sitting Minister of state. Haruna!!! Are you mad? How can a Minister of State speak like party foot soldier? You have the power now, fix the problem and stop talking nonsens ...
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  • Adams 3 weeks ago

    Your almost 24 years as parliamentarian what did do in your constituency.
    No roads
    No portable drinking water
    people are still drinking from dams with their goats,sheep and dogs.Shameless!!!

  • GHANABA KWAKU 3 weeks ago

    That is why you were voted into power. Keep quiet

  • AmanorUSA 3 weeks ago

    This problem is over 16 years old please. What did both parties do in the last 20years please?

  • Cobold 3 weeks ago

    Is aduna telling us this is the first time the NDC has assumed the reigns of government is this country?

  • Kofi 3 weeks ago

    How many years has Haruna Iddrisu been in parliament?. If I can recall he was a minority leader in parliament for so many years, now I ask him what steps exactly did he and his colleagues in parliament take to help prevent th ...
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  • KI 3 weeks ago

    Then let's backdate and keep blaming: 8 yrs Mills & Mahama could not solve flooding, how could Addo solve it?, Kuffour could not solve it in 8 yrs how could Mills and Mahama solve it, Rawlings could not solve it in 19yrs, how ...
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  • Ibrahim 3 weeks ago

    Mmoa NDCfoc, John mahama and Atta Mills has were in power for 12 years. John mahama alone has been in power as vice president for 3 years, president for a year, president again for 4 years, another president again for 4 year ...
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  • Yaw 3 weeks ago

    You fools, stop the blame game and do what is needed.

  • Yaw 3 weeks ago

    You fools, stop the blame game and do what is needed.

  • Yaw 3 weeks ago

    You fools, stop the blame game and do what is needed.

  • Yaw 3 weeks ago

    You fools, stop the blame game and do what is needed.

  • Yaw 3 weeks ago

    You fools, stop the blame game and do what is needed.

  • Yaw 3 weeks ago

    You fools, stop the blame game and do what is needed.

  • Yaw 3 weeks ago

    You fools, stop the blame game and do what is needed.

  • Yaw 3 weeks ago

    Stop the blame game and do what is necessary.

  • Jojo 3 weeks ago

    Stop insulting us if you don’t have any sensible statement to make knucklehead. And he has an ambition to be a president.

  • Ay 3 weeks ago

    Haruna this your statement is becoming on becoming and if you guys are not ready then step down and hand over to a new party

  • Opon owusu 3 weeks ago

    Stop the blame game

  • Ray Alan 3 weeks ago

    Kwasiato tani aboa, people have died, some had been displaced and properties lost and you are spewing garbage.

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  • Esa 3 weeks ago

    Another idiot speaking . Your party has been in power for year including 19 years uninterrupted. What did you do with it? NDC full of shit heads.

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  • Okyeniba….. 3 weeks ago

    Only the mediocre will re-echo this nonsense. What makes him wise. You can’t completely eradicate the flood in those areas but it must be managed yearly. This is what NPP did for their 8years in power. This clearly states t ...
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  • Scott 3 weeks ago

    Another fool, why did Ghanaians voted you for, you people thinks you can play with the mind of Ghanaians, if the your predecessor didn't do anything for 8 years so Ghanaians has no right to hold you responsible? You were vot ...
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  • Cooli0 3 weeks ago

    See his face like fermented kako

  • Nana 3 weeks ago

    Another fool. We have started again with foolish talk and blame games

  • BigMouth 3 weeks ago

    The Great Fire of London in 1666 was a significant milestone in the development of the building regulations and environmental development as we know it today.

    The Grenfell Tower fire on 14th June 2017 in which some 70 resi ...
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  • Koti 3 weeks ago

    This explains WHY Ghana is not moving an inch since independence. Always when politicians are in opposition, they have all the solutions to our problems; as soon as we they are in government, they have all the explanations WH ...
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  • Edward 3 weeks ago

    Haruna. This is a childish saying. I don’t expect someone like you to be so foolish in his statements. Is this the first time NDC has been in office. In this third republic, NDC has been in government for 13 years. What non ...
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  • JDM 3 weeks ago

    sometimes you just keep quiet and do the job! too much talking triple the anger of the citizens! l don't think this is the right time for foolish talks!

  • Kwame Appiah 3 weeks ago

    it's unfortunate to hear such comments from you. Nobody is saying you shd solve the floods in two years but we are measuring you by the efforts you have made so far. Tell us the number of years ndc govt needs just to desilt ...
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  • IN GOD WE TRUST 3 weeks ago

    Haruna I'm disappointed to hear those words coming from you. Northerners face problems head on and not shifting blame. Don't follow the crowd and be speaking such. Oh no I can't believe this.

  • critical thinker 3 weeks ago

    Defeatist statement. Did you come to compare or you came to improve. It is because of such annoying statements that some people do not trust politicians. And some people say this man is a presidential material. Sad indeed. Pr ...
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  • Bbk 3 weeks ago

    These stupidity is our problem. Didn't NPP take over from u ? All of you are just senseless. Both of you have been ruling Ghana for last 35 to 40 years under different names so all of have failed period.

  • Atsu 3 weeks ago

    John Mahama is a failure and will continue to be a failure. No critical thinking no solutions only blame game. Ghanaians voted NDC to fix our problems stop insulting our intelligence

  • Osei Kwabena 3 weeks ago

    This is a stupid statement from an MP. Have you forgotten Mahama and NDC campaign promises? Have you forgotten a statement from the Greater Accra Regional minister that she has solved all the flooding problems in Accra?
    Why ...
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  • Odewale 3 weeks ago

    And which party was in power during the June 3rd 2015 fire and flood disaster in Ghana

  • Abu 3 weeks ago

    See your ugly face. We have not experienced flooding in this magnitude scale before. The gutters are choked and since you came to power, you've done nothing to clear volumes of refuse on the streets and remove garbage in c ...
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  • Eman 3 weeks ago

    I don't blame you.
    That's the reward for giving free education.
    Our parents have to suffer to pay our fees so no wander we are in this mess

  • Joe 3 weeks ago

    The question is not whether the npp resolved the matter in 8 years. What did they do to resolve it and what are you doing to resolve it? Remember these were all the reasons why they were voted out and you came in. Tell us how ...
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  • Of 3 weeks ago

    Ndc talk as if Ghana was born in 2017.

  • Jaja 3 weeks ago

    He talks as if the NDC is new to governance is Ghana. From 1982 to 1992, 1993 to 2000, 2009 to 2016 and 2025 to date. That party has ruled Ghana more than all the other parties since independence

  • CONCERNED CITIZEN 3 weeks ago

    In advanced countries, there would have been mass resignations by government officials but not in this part of the world where government officials love to cling on to power.

  • Nee 3 weeks ago

    You were voted into power to solve our problems , so get it done and stop the arrogance and stupidity.

  • paa mills 3 weeks ago

    Leaders in the NDC do not think properly. Ghanaians voted you into power just to perfect the wrongs in the system. Now, another useless NDC leader is aspiring to lead the NDC as a presidential candidate is telling Ghanaians ...
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  • Richard 3 weeks ago

    This people are such idiots, they only think about themselves and how to amass wealth but not us the ordinary citizens. God will punish all of you

  • Amusing Shameeeee 3 weeks ago

    Abegggggg,massaaaaaaa,herrrrr. Did we have floods during NPPs 8 years,what mess did it create?

  • Klm 3 weeks ago

    May our leaders just die before their time .. useless people , both the NDC and NPP you are useless... Why must we always politicise every thing... Kwasiafuo, foolish people

  • Bondo 3 weeks ago

    Look at his face like a horse from Mali... Kwasia minister

  • Lopez 3 weeks ago

    So Haruna before the 8years of Npp rule ,who was governing Ghana if you want us to stretch the argument. You politicians think Ghanaians are fools. All governments have failed us and continue to fail as we discuss this issue. ...
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  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 3 weeks ago

    TO
    TIMBONKOSO HARUNA DUNDU BANZA IDDRUSU!

    HEY ! SPEAK LIKE A SENSIBLE MINISTER OF STATE, OKAY! AT LEAST IF YOU CAN’T CONSOLE THE CRUSHED SOULS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGEDY. STOP THE BRAVADOS, AND STOP INFURIATING T ...
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  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 3 weeks ago

    TO
    TIMBONKOSO HARUNA DUNDU BANZA IDDRUSU!



    HEY ! SPEAK LIKE A SENSIBLE MINISTER OF STATE, OKAY! STOP THE BRAVADOS, AND STOP INFURIATING THE ALREADY GRIEVING GHANAIAN CITIZENS!

UNDER THE AKUFFO ADDO WE DIDN’T E ...
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  • Eric 3 weeks ago

    Hmmm the country called Ghana what u said doesn't amount to anything do we have to allocate money to ministry for housing to build new Accra or what Presidential candidate my God

  • Frank Asante 3 weeks ago

    Flooring in Accra started eight years
    I remember JJ your founder in gutter Odaw River PNDC
    If you want NPP to solve leave power
    Politicians have all failed us

  • Ahene 3 weeks ago

    Haruna, don't be silly. The previous govt initiated and obtained $350m for flood mitigation in Accra alone, are you not aware? Your president has been sleeping since January 2025 and appointed a minnow as head of anti floodin ...
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  • Ceex 3 weeks ago

    This is a very childish talk, Honourable! Please, it's your turn now, so FIX it!!!

  • Malik 3 weeks ago

    What a useless minister. You are in power solve the problem and stop trying to shift the blame.

  • Chief 3 weeks ago

    Was Ghana founded 8yrs ago

  • Outlaw 3 weeks ago

    It is the bitter precedent you people set. Talking as if you weren't in government for 8yrs before the Npp came into power. Take the criticisms or take the approach of we all coming together as a nation to fix this menace of ...
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  • Ghanaweb 3 weeks ago

    Nonsense and Idiotic statement

  • Tosh 3 weeks ago

    We voted for you to solve problems, not to absolve yourself by other peoples failures. Your government, especially the MMDCE's are busy sleeping on the job. The earlier you people wake up from your complacency, the better

  • Shen 3 weeks ago

    Nonsensical bullshit

  • Kwasi T 3 weeks ago

    Hon. Haruna, you shock me ruff, you talking about NPP's 8 years but you forget that you were in power 8 years the NPP also came and spend 8 years. In any case what did you do after June 3rd?

  • Kojos 3 weeks ago

    Look another foolish man. People like this are leaders today. No wonder the country is in a mess. Are you not in power for 29 yrs

  • Idiot 3 weeks ago

    Haruna, i thought you are wise man, i didn't know you are also fool and gyimifo. Your tradition, PNDC/NDC had been in power for how many years? Please, if you want insult, will give you paaaaaa. So is this mentality yo ...
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  • HAPPY DAYS 3 weeks ago

    Ghana came into existence in 2017 with Nana led NPP government.

  • Skab 3 weeks ago

    Another useless talk. Why did you become a monster. You were voted to fix problem and not blame games

  • Kofi Atta 3 weeks ago

    Just keep quiet
    All parties have failed

  • Talk true 3 weeks ago

    Meaning you can't solve it
    Because have been power for 8 years before

  • Queen 3 weeks ago

    IDIOTIC IDIOT; FOOLISH FOOL; SASKATCHEWAN; All these NONSENSICAL people call themselves Parliamentarians KWASEA BULL. WAGYIMI PAPA. SHUT UP & fix the flood problem

  • Kakrakaa 3 weeks ago

    Gyimifuo haruna iddrisu, u are very very stupid were u able to stop flooding during 2008 to 2016 ofui think

  • Peter 3 weeks ago

    Did he think well before making such à statement ? How many years have you PNDC/NDC ruled this nation? Nonsense of nonsense

  • Free Radical 3 weeks ago

    You party NDC is the longest ruling party in history since independence.Rawlings 19 years did not solve flooding in Accra.Mills and imbecile president John Dramani Mahama did not solve flooding and Mahama who received $450 mi ...
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  • Free Radical 3 weeks ago

    This stupid man talking nonsense and his NDC party has ruled Ghana for 30 years and NPP has ruled Ghana for 16 years which party should have solved flooding?stupid man with lunatic mentality .

  • Francis B. 3 weeks ago

    I did not know that Haruna Iddrisu is not wise. Fire and water combined to kill a lot of Ghanaians in 2015 because of flooding and if he and his god Mahama have done something significant floods in Accra would have redu ...
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  • Joseph 3 weeks ago

    You are even trying to solve the problem. You are quick to put the blame on indiscipline of Ghanaians. You and president Mahama appear to be clueless about the complexity of the flooding problem.

  • Free Radical 3 weeks ago

    This fool did not blame the award winning’ flood solver greater Accra regional minister.but blaming NPP.The words coming from Mahama and his fools party members is an insult to Ghanaians.