When was prof Lungu created? What's Prof Lungu focus on Ghana? How many articles have this supposed think-tank group written and to what paper or website? Kuunifaa saw your political leaning and try to expose you for what you ... read full comment
When was prof Lungu created? What's Prof Lungu focus on Ghana? How many articles have this supposed think-tank group written and to what paper or website? Kuunifaa saw your political leaning and try to expose you for what you really are, an NPP extension who hopes the NPP gets back in power so you can pack and go back home to become dignitaries and steal Ghana'a borrowed money through corruption, silent or otherwise.
While you're getting tough on Kuunifaa for paraphrasing you without giving you credit, did you make Prof. Edward Lungu, the renowned mathematician, know that you're using his name to stir trouble in Ghana?
As a Ghanaian, I've always believed in access to information, especially to the media to help them expose all those corrupt government officials. However, this has been a problem for a very long time and didn't just start when the NDC came to power. We're letting these selfish politicians loot our poor country to enrich themselves whilst turning regions and tribes on each other to divert our attention. NDC or NPP, we, Ghanaians, should look to developing our country first by focusing our attention on the problems at hand. Does the group think blocking what they called FOIB is benefiting only NDC members in Parliament? Then they need a rethink as there are NPP MPs in there who wants this bill to remain the way it is now.
NPP ans its supporters have not given Mahama the chance to govern the country at all, citing over-voting as the reason for Mahama's win. If that's true, then every election in Ghana since 1992 should be re-examine to determine if the president(s) was/were duly elected including Mahama's. We should work towards unifying Ghana in development regardless of the party in power but this seems not to be the case. Tribal politics rule supreme in Ghana and our learned brothers and sisters are the worse culprits in this divide. Lungu quoted what Kofi Annan said of African countries but failed to say that our division and selfishness is what brings about corruption and under-payment of our resources
How do we get 10% from oil found in our country? Because the government officials were too greedy and therefore lined their pockets with a few millions dollars while the foreigners loot our blessings from God. If Venezuela can extract and sell their own oil, why can we? No matter the cost to extract and process the gas, it was something we could have afforded considering how much was going to be made.
If you are going to write about problems facing Ghana, make sure it'll benefit all Ghanaians and not your party members, for we (Ghanaians) are watching
Prof Lungu 10 years ago
Thanks, Sogreh Sie!
For your orientation, here is a record of some of our work pre-dating Mr. Mahama's NDC, actually beginning in 2007.
Visit Ghanaweb columnist pages, if you care, or search for the website GhanaHero.co ... read full comment
Thanks, Sogreh Sie!
For your orientation, here is a record of some of our work pre-dating Mr. Mahama's NDC, actually beginning in 2007.
Visit Ghanaweb columnist pages, if you care, or search for the website GhanaHero.com:
Columnist Lungu, Prof
Kuunifaa hugs Mahama's silent corruption vs FOIB?
Chop-Chop: Pratt bemoans looting of State lands?
Mahama's "silent corruption" is useless vs. FOIB!
Ghana's Youth Against Gerontocracy, Religion, Critical Thinking!
Re: Transport Minister Inspects 8,000 Acre-land
NDC is committing a blunder
Attorney General Joe Ghartey: Delusions and ...
One "$100 Laptop" for Each Child in Ghana
RE: Ghanaians Have Been Dying Young since the Birth of Time
Attorney General Ghartey: Delusions and Elusiveness
RE: The Right to Information Bill ...
Making Respect For Our Moral Values A Priority: A Rejoinder
Deeming Hopes and Imminent Death -Rejoinder
RE: Legal Profession is not Market Driven Business
RE: Zero Tolerance for Corruption Under Fire
Ghana Corruption Linkages" Fairness, Control and FOIB
Right to Information Bill & Politics in Ghana (20 Sep 2007),
Carlos 10 years ago
Thoughts fly over
Thoughts fly over
Baba Ali 10 years ago
In fact your article is nice reading. My question however is where was Prof Lungus between 2001 and 2009? I think we should be more objective and more neutral.From 2001 to 2009 we experienced some sort of corruption never kno ... read full comment
In fact your article is nice reading. My question however is where was Prof Lungus between 2001 and 2009? I think we should be more objective and more neutral.From 2001 to 2009 we experienced some sort of corruption never known in Ghana's history. Where was Prof. Lungus then? The silence of many Ghanians who have all found their pens and their thinking caps now is shocking. Whaat does Prof Lungu have to say about the theievery we experienced during this period went unnoticed. As I write new engines of DC 10 of former Ghana Airways dissappeared and mateirlised in Kenya for Kenya Airways. What has Lungus to say?
mensah abrampa 10 years ago
Corruption did not start from 2001. The social vice has been with us forever. We're all guilty for not speaking against it with one voice but should that be a good enough reason for today's silence/inertia? Corruption and its ... read full comment
Corruption did not start from 2001. The social vice has been with us forever. We're all guilty for not speaking against it with one voice but should that be a good enough reason for today's silence/inertia? Corruption and its effects get worse each day we fail to act responsibly.The fight against corruption is a fight for us all, not just for the NDC or NPP or CPP or whichever party is in power. Lets choose progress over partisanship and stand and fight together against corruption for our nation's sake.
Prof Lungu 10 years ago
We agree, mensah abrampa!
Our effort predates Mr. Mahama's NDC.
Baba Ali,
Prof Lungu is not in government, a member, or supporter of any party.
Please direct your question about the aircraft engines to Mr. Mahama!
... read full comment
We agree, mensah abrampa!
Our effort predates Mr. Mahama's NDC.
Baba Ali,
Prof Lungu is not in government, a member, or supporter of any party.
Please direct your question about the aircraft engines to Mr. Mahama!
For samples of our work beginning in 2007, visit Ghanaweb Columnist pages:
Columnist Lungu, Prof
Kuunifaa hugs Mahama's silent corruption vs FOIB?
Chop-Chop: Pratt bemoans looting of State lands?
Mahama's "silent corruption" is useless vs. FOIB!
Ghana's Youth Against Gerontocracy, Religion, Critical Thinking!
Re: Transport Minister Inspects 8,000 Acre-land
NDC is committing a blunder
Attorney General Joe Ghartey: Delusions and ...
One "$100 Laptop" for Each Child in Ghana
RE: Ghanaians Have Been Dying Young since the Birth of Time
Attorney General Ghartey: Delusions and Elusiveness
RE: The Right to Information Bill ...
Making Respect For Our Moral Values A Priority: A Rejoinder
Deeming Hopes and Imminent Death -Rejoinder
RE: Legal Profession is not Market Driven Business
RE: Zero Tolerance for Corruption Under Fire
Ghana Corruption Linkages" Fairness, Control and FOIB
Right to Information Bill & Politics in Ghana (20 Sep 2007).
Ayerinaa 10 years ago
Thanks Prof Lungu for your efforts in trying to get the FOIB passed, I have followed your writings since 2007 and deeply admire all the work being done by you guys. I can say on authority that your fight to get the FOIB passe ... read full comment
Thanks Prof Lungu for your efforts in trying to get the FOIB passed, I have followed your writings since 2007 and deeply admire all the work being done by you guys. I can say on authority that your fight to get the FOIB passed predates President Mahama's time at the helm of affairs in Ghana. Please don't be deterred by your detractors for success will surely be ours Long Live Ghana
mensah abrampa 10 years ago
Social vices thrive in poor environments so it's no surprise Ghana is listed as part of the global industry of corruption. Today, corruption is sprawled in all directions,from the village to the city slums to the gated commun ... read full comment
Social vices thrive in poor environments so it's no surprise Ghana is listed as part of the global industry of corruption. Today, corruption is sprawled in all directions,from the village to the city slums to the gated communities, gate crashing even the corridors of power to reach this epic proportion. No monetary transaction is ever complete without its stain embossed on it. Multi faceted, it's not the preserve of any social group and most ghanaians can't help making a mint from corruption for one cause or the other.
President Mahama, I believe was blunt talking and straight shooting when he made mention of "silent corruption" in his speech. However corruption's multi faceted nature means any attempt to put a lid on it would have to be multi pronged. Paying lip service to the fight against the greatest obstacle to the national economic growth is clearly untenable and should no longer be countenanced . It's like applying band aid on a festering sore. The "fierce urgency of now" demands that the FOIB which has been put on ice by legislative red tapeism and shenanigans must be immediately passed into law. The President should goad the do-nothing parliament where his party holds a reasonable majority into action. Of course there is no monolithic solution but that one act of parliament will slow down the pipeline and clog it up. In addition to whatever measures any serious administration will come up with to suffocate the life out of the fickleness I'd suggest the government invests in secret cameras and the planting of moles in government agencies.If we fail to kill or tranquilize and quarantine corruption it will kill us someday. It's now or never.
Sogreh Sie 10 years ago
Mensah, we need more Ghanaians thinking like you instead on tribal, regional or party lines. Afterall, any debt incurred by the government must be paid by Ghana for many generations to come. We need to think of Ghana as a who ... read full comment
Mensah, we need more Ghanaians thinking like you instead on tribal, regional or party lines. Afterall, any debt incurred by the government must be paid by Ghana for many generations to come. We need to think of Ghana as a whole and not dwell on the individuals running it at a time in point.
Paul Amuna 10 years ago
Prof Lungu (and your ilk), you are dead wrong. and I would rather take with Kuunifaa wrote in response to your rather unfair and wrong criticism of the president's use of the term "silent corruption" in a major speech, most o ... read full comment
Prof Lungu (and your ilk), you are dead wrong. and I would rather take with Kuunifaa wrote in response to your rather unfair and wrong criticism of the president's use of the term "silent corruption" in a major speech, most of the contents and focus of which you completely ignored.
Yes, we should be interested in, and contribute to the affairs of nations and communities but your continuing attempt to defend the indefensible is quite unbelievable.
To say that your use of the word "exclusive" in relation to "silent corruption" was "a tadd off-beat" is a poor way of accepting that you were plainly wrong.
The focus of Kuunifaa's strong objection and beautifully crafted rebuttal of your "hasty" attempt to humiliate the president of Ghana should receive commendation and you should be learning from it rather than trying to add insult to injury.
Prof Lungu 10 years ago
Paul Amuna,
Take whatever you want!
And, if we were "plainly wrong" with respect to the idea that disciplines borrow "freely" (not exclusively) between disciplines, what material effect does it have on the merits of the ... read full comment
Paul Amuna,
Take whatever you want!
And, if we were "plainly wrong" with respect to the idea that disciplines borrow "freely" (not exclusively) between disciplines, what material effect does it have on the merits of the discourse that "silent corruption" as attributed to Mr. Mahama invents, contributes little to solving the major issues, and as a result, wastes the People's time?
Further, how is a "critical assessment" of an idea a "humiliation or "injury"?
Appletus 10 years ago
I wish to commodify the information in your two pieces and insist that the value is the same , if not less. By rehashing your text adds nothing new to the dialogue about fighting corruption which is seen and un seen in so ... read full comment
I wish to commodify the information in your two pieces and insist that the value is the same , if not less. By rehashing your text adds nothing new to the dialogue about fighting corruption which is seen and un seen in societies.
Prof Lungu 10 years ago
.....the 2012-2021 Ghana National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) cites..."Africa Development Indicators: Silent and Lethal, How Quiet Corruption Undermines Africa’s Development Efforts."....NACAP, the latest Ghana anti ... read full comment
.....the 2012-2021 Ghana National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) cites..."Africa Development Indicators: Silent and Lethal, How Quiet Corruption Undermines Africa’s Development Efforts."....NACAP, the latest Ghana anti-corruption plan in the hands of Mr. Mahama borrows from the World Bank.
.....(If)....Mr. Mahama is acting on the NACAP report, how do we get from "quite corruption" to machine-error "silent corruption"? Given the serious implications of the subject on the Ghana national economy and human development, this is not a trivial matter.
.....critical thinking tells us that when you borrow from a discipline, you do not corrupt. Critical thinking tells us to ask questions when public officials attempt to organize the "thoughts" of citizens to issues they want citizens to focus on, to the exclusion of others. Critical thinking tells us to focus on the major, not the minor. For instance, what is it that prevented Mr. Mahama from speaking about the FOI bill, Asset Declaration, NACAB, and instead, influenced him to spend precious time on "silent corruption"? Critical thinking tells us there is precious little Ghana needs to re-invent in many areas, including the fight to (1) control corruption, (2) pass a Ghana-centered FOI bill, and (3) institutionalize many other accountable and effective governance processes and metrics (NACAP, for instance) that can in very short order greatly contribute to the economic and social well-being of Ghanaians living today, whether they are in Zvarungu or Accra.....
Ayerinaa 10 years ago
The defenders and apologists of President Mahama ought to answer Prof Lungu considering what he wrote inter alia as follows
" For instance, what is it that prevented Mr. Mahama from speaking about the FOI bill, Asset Declar ... read full comment
The defenders and apologists of President Mahama ought to answer Prof Lungu considering what he wrote inter alia as follows
" For instance, what is it that prevented Mr. Mahama from speaking about the FOI bill, Asset Declaration, NACAB, and instead, influenced him to spend precious time on "silent corruption"? Critical thinking tells us there is precious little Ghana needs to re-invent in many areas, including the fight to (1) control corruption, (2) pass a Ghana-centered FOI bill, and (3) institutionalize many other accountable and effective governance processes and metrics (NACAP, for instance) that can in very short order greatly contribute to the economic and social well-being of Ghanaians living today, whether they are in Zvarungu or Accra....."
Wahabu 10 years ago
Is the prof. the only person with access to the said Kofi Anna's speech and need to be cited? what a little one there. in any case, why do you thik that what he wrote was not critical thinking? is it because you have monopoly ... read full comment
Is the prof. the only person with access to the said Kofi Anna's speech and need to be cited? what a little one there. in any case, why do you thik that what he wrote was not critical thinking? is it because you have monopoly over the determination of what constitutes critical thinking?
Angel 10 years ago
EEEH! Ghanaians can talk. If only we could put all this into practice, Ghana would have developed by now!!
EEEH! Ghanaians can talk. If only we could put all this into practice, Ghana would have developed by now!!
When was prof Lungu created? What's Prof Lungu focus on Ghana? How many articles have this supposed think-tank group written and to what paper or website? Kuunifaa saw your political leaning and try to expose you for what you ...
read full comment
Thanks, Sogreh Sie!
For your orientation, here is a record of some of our work pre-dating Mr. Mahama's NDC, actually beginning in 2007.
Visit Ghanaweb columnist pages, if you care, or search for the website GhanaHero.co ...
read full comment
Thoughts fly over
In fact your article is nice reading. My question however is where was Prof Lungus between 2001 and 2009? I think we should be more objective and more neutral.From 2001 to 2009 we experienced some sort of corruption never kno ...
read full comment
Corruption did not start from 2001. The social vice has been with us forever. We're all guilty for not speaking against it with one voice but should that be a good enough reason for today's silence/inertia? Corruption and its ...
read full comment
We agree, mensah abrampa!
Our effort predates Mr. Mahama's NDC.
Baba Ali,
Prof Lungu is not in government, a member, or supporter of any party.
Please direct your question about the aircraft engines to Mr. Mahama!
...
read full comment
Thanks Prof Lungu for your efforts in trying to get the FOIB passed, I have followed your writings since 2007 and deeply admire all the work being done by you guys. I can say on authority that your fight to get the FOIB passe ...
read full comment
Social vices thrive in poor environments so it's no surprise Ghana is listed as part of the global industry of corruption. Today, corruption is sprawled in all directions,from the village to the city slums to the gated commun ...
read full comment
Mensah, we need more Ghanaians thinking like you instead on tribal, regional or party lines. Afterall, any debt incurred by the government must be paid by Ghana for many generations to come. We need to think of Ghana as a who ...
read full comment
Prof Lungu (and your ilk), you are dead wrong. and I would rather take with Kuunifaa wrote in response to your rather unfair and wrong criticism of the president's use of the term "silent corruption" in a major speech, most o ...
read full comment
Paul Amuna,
Take whatever you want!
And, if we were "plainly wrong" with respect to the idea that disciplines borrow "freely" (not exclusively) between disciplines, what material effect does it have on the merits of the ...
read full comment
I wish to commodify the information in your two pieces and insist that the value is the same , if not less. By rehashing your text adds nothing new to the dialogue about fighting corruption which is seen and un seen in so ...
read full comment
.....the 2012-2021 Ghana National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) cites..."Africa Development Indicators: Silent and Lethal, How Quiet Corruption Undermines Africa’s Development Efforts."....NACAP, the latest Ghana anti ...
read full comment
The defenders and apologists of President Mahama ought to answer Prof Lungu considering what he wrote inter alia as follows
" For instance, what is it that prevented Mr. Mahama from speaking about the FOI bill, Asset Declar ...
read full comment
Is the prof. the only person with access to the said Kofi Anna's speech and need to be cited? what a little one there. in any case, why do you thik that what he wrote was not critical thinking? is it because you have monopoly ...
read full comment
EEEH! Ghanaians can talk. If only we could put all this into practice, Ghana would have developed by now!!