CHOICE FM PHONE-INS
? There is nothing wrong with the Speaker of Parliament going on holidays but the $15,000 tax payers money being spent on this is too much for a HIPC country like Ghana.? The NPP government accused the NDC of sending ministers and officials abroad for medical treatment, even when it was the former First Lady. Now that the NPP is in power, they are doing worse than what they accused the NDC of doing.
? No one should complain about the $15,000 given to the Speaker of Parliament for holidays overseas. The amount is even inadequate for a Speaker who is the third in command of the country.
? President Kufuor and his team should be sensitive to the plight of Ghanaians, by using the taxpayers’ money judiciously. The ordinary worker cannot make ends meet on his take home salary, but the taxes they pay are used to take care of the Speaker of Parliament.
? According to the NPP manifesto, they would discontinue the practice of state officials being sent abroad for medical treatment. But after taking power, $69,000 was spent on the Speaker of Parliament for medical treatment in the USA. Another $15,000 has been given to him for an unofficial holiday in Ireland.
ADOM FM PHONE-INS
? All the suffering Ghanaians are going through are the making of the former NDC government. It was during their term that school fees shot up to their current level. They should not put the blame on the NPP government.? The NDC government encouraged SSNIT to use workers’ contributions to build affordable flats for workers. Instead of workers benefiting form this, ministers and activists of the NDC bought the flats for their relatives and girlfriends, leaving workers’ to rent private homes at exorbitant prices.
? The NDC used state funds to send a party chairman who got burnt at Takoradi for medical attention in the UK, so why should they accuse the NPP for sending a Speaker of Parliament for treatment overseas? Who is more important? The party chairman or the Speaker?
? No one can claim that the NDC did not do anything for the country. What we are blaming them for is the misappropriation of public funds for their party and personal use. How much did they leave in the national coffers?
? The NDC should feel ashamed that what they couldn’t do in 20 years the NPP has done in three years. The NDC wasn’t concerned about farmers and now that the NPP has addressed their problems, they feel uncomfortable.
? Ex-president Rawlings is accusing President Kufuor’s government of being the worst ever in Ghana. He should tell Ghanaians what makes the NPP the worst government.
? Ever since Rawlings took power during the PNDC era, Ghana’s economy has never grown. Prices of foodstuffs shot up, with people queuing to buy uncooked kenkey. So what is Rawlings talking about?
? The NPP government has been the most transparent government Ghana has had. Let us commend the Minister of Finance, Hon. Yaw Osafo-Maafo for the able manner he has handled the HIPC funds, and making it known to Ghanaians.
PEACE FM PHONE-INS
? The government should see to it that Ghana Telecom and SCANCOM, operators of Spacefon, come to terms, so that subscribers will benefit from their services. Spacefon users are not receiving calls from GT lines.? The “Kafo Didi” demonstration should rather remind the NDC of the suffering Ghanaians went through when they were in power. We had to queue for bread and even uncooked kenkey. Rawlings should not accuse the NPP government of bad governance.
? There are officials in the country who have been trained in waste management, but are doing nothing to help rid Accra of the refuse that have been scattered around the city.
? The rate at which ex-president Rawlings’ name is always mentioned in the newspaper and airwaves will not do Ghanaians any good. As a former President, he should be accorded due respect, and we should also allow him to have his peace.
? “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers”. The misunderstanding going on between Ghana Telecom (GT) and Spacefon is not benefiting users of Spacefon as GT has cut links from Telecom to Spacefon users.
? Do the NDC remember that their chairman, Dr. Obed Asamoah, hid ?300 million under his bed, which was stolen by his security guards? Why are they now hungry? They cannot use the “Kafo Didi” demonstration to deceive Ghanaians that we are hungry.
GOLD FM PHONE-INS
? Journalists in Ghana should be very careful. If ex-President Rawlings has not done anything at all, he at least ruled peacefully.KANAWU
? It saddens my heart that the Finance Minister told journalists that the Speaker of Parliament had taken 15 thousand dollars on holidays while the government has failed to solve the frequent strike actions by lecturers and doctors.
? I have realised that the NPP want to cause more damage to our economy. How can a Speaker of Parliament take such a huge sum of money for medical treatment abroad? It is this same NPP which said during their election campaign that they were not going to take their officials abroad for medical treatment. This shows that they are like the NDC.
? The NPP is not different form the NDC. Politicians will always remain politicians. They are definitely repeating the mistakes of the NDC.
? No reporter or journalist hates Rawlings but it is history that is judging him. Mr. Rawlings did a lot of wrongs that he has to pay for. He killed so many people and has caused pain to many families.
? Baby Ansaba should continue the good work. Nobody should criticise him. Ex-President Rawlings should never be defended because he has caused pain to so many people. He should be monitored in all his deeds. He killed people because he claimed they were rich. He should also be monitored in all his dealings.
? It is very bad that our Speaker has travelled with such huge money for treatment while Ghanaians are suffering. The NPP has deceived Ghanaians. They told us that they were different but they are the same.
? We voted the NPP into power because we needed a change. In the same way we voted the NDC out of power we shall vote out the NPP if they fail Ghanaians.
