why not turning your anger to the government over the roads problems instead on the timber contractors. It is the responsibility of the federal gov't to do all roads in the country, since he paid his taxes to the government.
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why not turning your anger to the government over the roads problems instead on the timber contractors. It is the responsibility of the federal gov't to do all roads in the country, since he paid his taxes to the government.
Of course the timber contractor's can help but not pressurize them they are not road contractors, let me tell you angry guys they are doing their job which they are been licencing to cut timber in the area.
insight to the bone 8 years ago
You can not sell or market a non performing govt . Lie and steal as much as you want ut the people of Ghana are sophisticated enough to determine the truth and not fall for propaganda lies. The facts speak for themselves , fo ... read full comment
You can not sell or market a non performing govt . Lie and steal as much as you want ut the people of Ghana are sophisticated enough to determine the truth and not fall for propaganda lies. The facts speak for themselves , for example before NDC took over we had the rating of a an A- or AAB with a tendency to a A+ of AAA rating , today we are a C- heading for a D due to reckless borrowing , gross mismanagement and institutionalized corruption which has stopped all investments even from our own Akan dominated diaspora. The fact is our economy is in shambles and our rating in the toilet, not suprising as our leading is nothing but a toilet carrier's son like most of his pepeni appointees .This Boko harem fake ass govt has not even read the bible to notice that it says even the ''woe unto any nation which allows its slave to rule '' which means intoday's language that any nation that allows the incompetent to rule will most surely suffer. History has proven this , the Mayan civilization fell in a matter of months just because of a coup or uprising whereby the people killed their leaders and ate their brains thinking that the way to get compentence. Here in in Ghana we have the various Ewes and their coups supported by the pepeni murdering their masters like Atta Mills was . We have 2 major parties which both lack any form of ideology or ideologist , Kuffuor eliminated Prof Eduboahen and his Fant thinkers from his Legon days, NDc murdered Atta Mills the only true patriot ideologist the end result being there is no cohesive thinking except the various tribalism / envious anti Akan leanings of the northerners and the voltarians. Yes we shall bring them down by exposing them for what they really are . This hopeless fools deep down hope for an authoritarian dictatorship as it only in these systems of governance that soldiers and police directly control the affairs of governance at the expense of the people . Democracy or plurality of thought is considered a threat and atrocities against humanity their every thrill. The institutions of state are so weakened by the corruption that things are falling apart right in front of our eyes and we see disaster after disaster occurring.Dumsor,flooding, and bankruptcy around the corner and yet they still instead of resigning are hoping for another term. Ministers(Avoka)are so incompetent that one minister had his son go for army training as all they know is how to chop Ghana's money,none know how to make it.Kuffuor sold our gold field so the tens of billions that leave the country every year is not invested in the economy and this govt can not not create a law that will force them to keep the money here or tax them 90% of the profits as they do not know the wealth of the nation must belong to the people of the nation . Rather they fantasize of laws just to limit the freedoms of the people and cause more hardship.We Akans must remain steadfast and make sure we exit this nightmare of a mess called Ghana unified for the future our children as this can never be repaired or fixed
insp we.i 8 years ago
Easy to solve; just impose heavy road tolls on the commercial trucks to raise money which can be used to repair the road. For example charge tolls os 100 GHc per use by any timber truck.
Easy to solve; just impose heavy road tolls on the commercial trucks to raise money which can be used to repair the road. For example charge tolls os 100 GHc per use by any timber truck.
Jake 8 years ago
Are you putting up fares on timber trucks destroying our roads. Or would you allow the govt. to put taxes in place to repair these roads
Are you putting up fares on timber trucks destroying our roads. Or would you allow the govt. to put taxes in place to repair these roads
G. K. Berko 8 years ago
The MPs must act now, or the residents should move to recall and replace them.
Roads of that nature must be the sole responsibility of the Timber Firms to maintain at all times, for as long as the Firms ply them.
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The MPs must act now, or the residents should move to recall and replace them.
Roads of that nature must be the sole responsibility of the Timber Firms to maintain at all times, for as long as the Firms ply them.
There are instances where the roads did not exist until the Timber Firms first came into the area and constructed them. So, such Timber Firms often act like they own the roads and could use them anyhow. However, once the ordinary land owners, including the Farmers and other residents of the adjoining concessions, where the Timber Firms operate, allow the roads to pass through their properties, the Timber Firms owe them the responsibility to keep the roads safe and passable. It is different when the Firms move out of the area and leave maintenance to the residents.
Our Societies must learn to demand of Corporate entities operating in their area to be partners for development. If the Timber Companies help maintain the roads, they would be doing themselves a great deal of good by building goodwill among the folks. Companies in Ghana must adopt the practice of being good Community partners in areas they operate.
In this case, if the Companies refuse to help, and the MPs are not doing anything to get the roads repaired regularly, the people reserve the right to block the roads or/and recall the MPs. I would not be surprised if the MPs have been bought by the Companies to remain mute over this, given the widespread corruption that has engulfed the Nation, now.
Long Live Ghana!!!
G. K. Berko 8 years ago
First off, we don't have a Federal Government in Ghana. Secondly, if we did, it would be even the more reason why the Central Government would not be the first line of assistance to maintain such local roads. It is always the ... read full comment
First off, we don't have a Federal Government in Ghana. Secondly, if we did, it would be even the more reason why the Central Government would not be the first line of assistance to maintain such local roads. It is always the primary responsibility of the local and State Governments to maintain rural transportation arteries in Federal Countries. There are certain major roads that may be inter-state that the Central Government would have to be fully or partially responsible for, depending on the Constitution applicable.
Thirdly, Ghana has a Unitary State but, still, partially, defers to the Regional, District and Local Governments to best manage Rural roads permeating the hinterland.
The taxes paid by the residents have a component that should go into building and fixing our roads. But that alone is not sufficient and that is why the Companies benefitting more than the ordinary individuals from the usage of the roads must chip in and help.
Long Live Ghana!!!
G. K. Berko 8 years ago
I meant to direct my comment above as a response to that of 'Kyebi Advocate' who described Ghana a Federal Nation.
We must try a little harder to provide accurate facts when commenting on issues, else we would be either e ... read full comment
I meant to direct my comment above as a response to that of 'Kyebi Advocate' who described Ghana a Federal Nation.
We must try a little harder to provide accurate facts when commenting on issues, else we would be either exposing our own ignorance, or misinforming the uninformed.
why not turning your anger to the government over the roads problems instead on the timber contractors. It is the responsibility of the federal gov't to do all roads in the country, since he paid his taxes to the government.
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You can not sell or market a non performing govt . Lie and steal as much as you want ut the people of Ghana are sophisticated enough to determine the truth and not fall for propaganda lies. The facts speak for themselves , fo ...
read full comment
Easy to solve; just impose heavy road tolls on the commercial trucks to raise money which can be used to repair the road. For example charge tolls os 100 GHc per use by any timber truck.
Are you putting up fares on timber trucks destroying our roads. Or would you allow the govt. to put taxes in place to repair these roads
The MPs must act now, or the residents should move to recall and replace them.
Roads of that nature must be the sole responsibility of the Timber Firms to maintain at all times, for as long as the Firms ply them.
There ...
read full comment
First off, we don't have a Federal Government in Ghana. Secondly, if we did, it would be even the more reason why the Central Government would not be the first line of assistance to maintain such local roads. It is always the ...
read full comment
I meant to direct my comment above as a response to that of 'Kyebi Advocate' who described Ghana a Federal Nation.
We must try a little harder to provide accurate facts when commenting on issues, else we would be either e ...
read full comment