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Ejisu by-election: No opposition MP can lobby for road projects from me - Asenso-Boakye warns voters

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  • Omanfu 1 month ago

    These are the idiots ruling us. So we have opposition roads and NPP roads? What did we do wrong to deserve such rulers? Someone should advise them to credit Ghanaians with some intelligence.

  • JKK 1 month ago

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH SEE ALL THESE FOOLS TOO IN GOVERNMENT: SO GHANA BELONGS TO YOU OR YOUR NPP PARTY ???

  • Bobby Stones 1 month ago

    Apart from how silly he sounds, what this amateurish minister is saying is pure blackmail. He thinks the ministry is his personal property. This is sad, it's a pity these people wants to be retained in office. The NPP underst ...
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  • DotCom 1 month ago

    One wonders how these fools were able to capture and control the country the way they do. His party is more important to him than development.

  • Turning the Corner 1 month ago

    Asenso-Boakye, must MPs lobby you before you do your job as a road minister? Is it your personal money or ministry? Such an Idiot and an entitled minister MP. Stupid mentality and that is why Ghana has been run aground.

  • Unpredictable Oye Onye Kwasi Atta 1 month ago

    If NPP could not do anything in the constituency in the past 7.4 years, what can they do in the remaining 8 months? Bantama Asneso Boakye, as deputy chief of staff, substantive works and roads minister, can he list his signif ...
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  • Sam 1 month ago

    It’s not even up to 8 months

  • Willie 1 month ago

    Say it again ooooo how can a minister say that what a shame

  • Jesus Loves You 1 month ago

    GIVE YOUR LIFE TO JESUS CHRIST NOW

    Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? REMEMBER YOU WILL LEAVE ALL THE MONEY, FAME, HOUSES, CAREER, SEX, REPUTATION, ETC BEHIND ...
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  • Kwabs, London 1 month ago

    But he was elected on NPP's ticket in the Ashanti Region. Dress a dog in NPP colours and it will be elected to parliament.

  • William Ejisu 1 month ago

    Oohhhhh you nailed it.If you dont vote NPP you get nothing !...So the taxes that you pay as an opponent of the NNP doesn't entitle you to any road maintenance.....eeeerrrrr what country are you living in?...Not a good choice ...
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  • Game Changer 1 month ago

    Just take a close look at the clown talking and he looks like a thief. How on earth is this loose cannon became an MP and also a minister in Ghana holding such an important portfolio? No wonder the whole country is a MESS.

  • Bodina 1 month ago

    Please Ghanaians should forgive this minister.He doesn't understand what he is in that office to do.He doesn't understand that all Ghanaians pay taxes and shouldn't be discriminated against.He's one of those who got his educa ...
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  • Okumaning 1 month ago

    Truly Truly NPP REALLY have STUPID Personality in the party. How could a sensible person be , not less a CABINET MINISTER speaks like this .This Asenso Boakye wouldn't last a day longer in a serious government. My God !¡! ...
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  • ivy 1 month ago

    SO NOW ONLY NPP MPS CAN LOBBY FOR PROJECTS ABI??? GOD PUNISH YOU ALL ONE BY ONE: GHANA DOES;NT BELONGS TO NPP ALONE: MIND YOU

  • Freewill 1 month ago

    Is it that this moron thinks he will be in power forever? Does the unknown tomorrow guides this idiot utterances? Yooo, I'm sure somebody will remind him about what said in the near future.

  • Sk 1 month ago

    Idiotic idiots ruling us this days. The monies for the road projects comes from your pocket so you decides what to do with it. I wish Ghanaians can also start demanding projects before paying their taxes.

  • Antonio Finland 1 month ago

    I'm taking out my political clout for now to speak my mind, this guy is a habitual idiot, last my wife failed to give me sex so I'm so angry, my workers will pay for it. Can we sell Ghana,and share the dividend? Mahama, can n ...
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  • Mr Bob 1 month ago

    So sad and pathetic

  • Pee God 1 month ago

    Hmm say it again and again they don't know how to talk they just opened their mouth and talk any how as if they are talking to kids
    May God help us

  • Mama Tula 1 month ago

    Indeed, am dumbfounded to read such a high level non-sense from a government official. Sometimes you wonder what is their educational level !!! This country, Ghana is doomed when we have people like this ruling or leading the ...
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  • Godwin 1 month ago

    A peculiar breed or set of people that had formed a government. Akuffo Addo's NPP makes me miss Kuffuor's NPP

  • Mr Manu 1 month ago

    I vexed self. Is Ghana money for you and your family? These idiots are the problem we have in G
    hana. God punish you and your generation unborn. Anduru wanga

  • AHIMADU 1 month ago

    This is very insulting. I now understand why constituencies with opposition MP are suffering from underdevelopment. I urge Ejisu voters not to be scared of this blatant statement and vote against them.

  • Kwaku Ananse 1 month ago

    THREATENING/BLACKMAILING EJISU VOTERS?
    Threatening/Blackmail is the most indecent thing to do. Ejisu voters should be furious at this blackmail, unless they are idiots.

  • Alanga 1 month ago

    This is how God expose them. Divisive and destructive tyrants. Oppressive government. Ghanaians will surely resist oppressors rule come December 7. Like .master like boys. What a disgrace

  • JAM 1 month ago

    What balderdash!!! Is it the responsibility of the MP to build roads or you were appointed to do so? Is it your pocket money? Why do you think an MP should beg you before you build roads in his constituency?

    Ghana is doom ...
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  • Kwadad 1 month ago

    But debts by your government are for all Ghanaians. Then NPP MPs with their constituents should be paying for these debts accrued by this government. We should now call him NPP minister of Roads so he limits himself to the 13 ...
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  • Small serpent 1 month ago

    Look at imbecile thief collecting from those who want to see Mother Serpent president talking rubbish.You will never be in power forever.Kuffuor govt has never behaved like this and they lost power. Damn you .

  • Evans Yaokumah 1 month ago

    Oh he thinks he is going to be there forever. If he knows what’s on the way coming, he will always be wearing helmet to protect himself. Stupid talk. He couldn’t even mention three projects npp started and completed in th ...
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  • LEE WISE 1 month ago

    But then following the minister’s advice, all constituencies should vote for NDC candidates because these NPP folks won’t be in office come January 2025

  • MichaelToxic 1 month ago

    This is unfortunate, so what Asenso-Boakye is saying means that roads are lobbied for instead of prioritizing based on it’s economic importance, so if your friend is not the government you don’t get anything.

  • Albert 1 month ago

    Voters there are the problem, this idiot wouldn't have been there if they hadn't voted for such a wasted sperm to be saying trash, he forgets the voters tax money is used to pay him and care for his family, God will punish ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 1 month ago

    THIS IS WHY THEY SEE US AS RAT SHIT EATERS BECAUSE WE TALK RUBBISHLY. EVEN NANA ADDO SAID OUR PARTY CANNOT WORK WITH ANY INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE BUT WHAT ARE WE SEEING IN PARLIAMENT TODAY HAD IT NOT BE BECAUSE OF THAT INDEPENDE ...
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  • baba 1 month ago

    Ghana's cancer is the independence MP and not anybody

  • Mighty One 1 month ago

    May God punished you for that comment and you will surely lose your seat to opposition parties

  • Comrade Nguyen Van Theo 1 month ago

    Loose talk. Really unfortunate that it's coming from a minister.

  • Kojo 1 month ago

    Who made this guy MP and minister. The most stupid person I have ever come across in Ghana. Idiot, offui, kwasiakwa, kwasiahunu paa ni. Wait and see what happens after December. For all the 7 and half years what did u do for ...
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  • Akos 1 month ago

    BANTAMA PEOPLE

  • Chief 1 month ago

    they will still vote for him o. I dont gerrit

  • Kwa Tete 1 month ago

    How can politicians make statements like that and get away with it? " You don't vote for the Government's candidate your roads don't get done". Only in Africa!

  • Kwaku Mensah 1 month ago

    You are fool

  • Mr Ibu 1 month ago

    If the people of Ejisu are not idiots they should vote for the independent candidate and let's see. This is arrogance of power. In democracies the people decide thier leaders not threats

  • Yaw 1 month ago

    Look at this imbecile Ofui gyemie saa everywhere Ofui kromfuo keep quiet

  • Tobiah 1 month ago

    I see. So he thinks the resources of Ghana belong to him and will distribute it as he wills. These guy are theives!!!

  • NART 1 month ago

    GOOD PEOPLE OF GHANA, THE AKUFFO ADDO AND BAWULIAR NPP GOVERNMENT HAS SHOWN US THE TRUE COLOURS OF NPP,
    THIS SHOWS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE COUNTRY AT HEART, THEY ARE ENEMIES OF PROGRESS,
    THEY HAVE FAILED ...
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  • seth 1 month ago

    This means 'we don't bring development to people who don't vote for us'!!!

  • Joe 1 month ago

    WOOW! I’m so shocked to hear this from a Minister of State who is paid by the taxpayers from all over the country. What signals are you sending to the opposition when they win power? So Sad! Even if that is what you intend ...
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  • matthew 1 month ago

    what`s this nonsense? these people are behaving as if taxpayers money belongs to their party. it`s absolutely ridiculous for the minister to speak like that.

  • Kweku 1 month ago

    There's no true democracy in Ghana anymore. Fake democracy in Ghana. How can a whole minister of state say this?

  • Nana 1 month ago

    So Asenso Boakye didn't have anything sensible to convince the people to vote for NPP to threaten them with no vote no roads. This shouldn't be coming from a minister.

  • JACK TORONTO 1 month ago

    These are the fools ruling ruling Ghana. He is as stupid as JACK TORONTO, who once said he has totally ignored the people of EKUMFI in terms of developments because they didn't vote for his candidate.

  • Akos 1 month ago

    Foolish man, don't die continue to be minister. This New poison Party people think Ghana is for them.

  • De Don 1 month ago

    This is serious oooooh
    Do we have leaders in this Country

  • Slow 1 month ago

    This one too is an MP. Such foolish and irresponsible comments. Are npp people the only living in Ghana. So bantama constituents too went to the polls and elected this idiot. What commentary too is this one? Ah.

  • Stupid Fools 1 month ago

    They're now holding their gullible asantes hostage hagaha

  • Paa Willie 1 month ago

    I don’t want to believe that the minister said what is being attributed to him but if he did, then it is very unfortunate. This country is not going in the right direction due to partisan politics. The voters in Ejisu shoul ...
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  • Oga 1 month ago

    Henceforth, make sure to collect taxes from NPP members only so that the rest of us can find ways to bring development to our communities. Why should all Ghanaians pay taxes for you to use to develop NPP constituencies?

  • Afua Iceland 1 month ago

    Stupid MP Asenso Boakye are you serious?. So you don't think about Ghana but your party. Don't worry. I don't think you be road minister in 2025. When you are in Nsawam or Pentecost prison in Ejura we will lobby for roads. Us ...
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  • Bods 1 month ago

    So this is also a Minister, right?

  • UNCLE PEE 1 month ago

    When the gods want to kill you, they first make you mad; heading to oppositing makes you talk senselessly. Nothing can save them.

  • Prof 1 month ago

    I’m full NPP member but this is nonsense talks. He has to be sacked with immediate effect. Asenso doesn’t deserve to be a minister at all. How can you rule a nation like this.

  • Rrolland 1 month ago

    The president have the same ideas about ekumfi and part of volta region flood by akosombo dam water

  • JAM 1 month ago

    Hmmm

  • Rrolland 1 month ago

    43 comment and am yet to
    See who is going to defend the this empty headed propaganda minister, to extend slogans nana addo

  • Efo Kwaku 1 month ago

    Bantama people if ever vote for this fool then you people are useless. I don't blame him. The Ghana problem is the independent candidate in parliament. He is to carry all this stupidity. Also another fool ......

  • Yooo 1 month ago

    Idiotic fool to the highest peak, how can we develop as a nation if such characters are the ones governing us, Ghana is in deep shit

  • Kwami - US 1 month ago

    Is Asensu always on drugs or something else more serious than Akpeteshie when he is addressing Ghanaians? How did he get to the Julor bi House?

  • Mumu man 1 month ago

    This man must be fired immediately

  • Snowman 1 month ago

    When kids are made to rule

  • Dr. Asenso 1 month ago

    This is an unfortunate statement from the young minister. When u’re voted into Power, u work for the nation, not with that partisan & selfish mindset, to only support projects from your party. Very shameful approach in poli ...
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  • Ghana 1 month ago

    What sort of democracy dictatorship is this? Akufo Addo government is worse than colonial government..what is al this? How did these people become politicians? Is sad

  • Ing Abbas London 1 month ago

    They are just empty, this is the same useless comment Nana Addo made to the people of Akumfi in the central region

  • All die be die 1 month ago

    But the president himself is doing same so they all think like him

  • Dread 1 month ago

    Very unfortunate statement.

  • Willie 1 month ago

    You are just tickling yourself who is going to make you a minister when you are in opposition? Your days in office are numbered

  • Chief 1 month ago

    Such a clueless idiot as minister....we have the men, we have the men. smh

  • Rex 1 month ago

    Mr Minister, it's wrong to make this statement. Your ministry belongs to the whole citizens and not only ruling government. Learn to speak sense in public.

  • Eddy 1 month ago

    What a clueless ppl we voted for.
    Ghana politics is turning to something else ooo.
    Every area be it constituency or whatever deserves a share of the national cake.
    Very crazy man.

  • Gyimi Bawumia 1 month ago

    No wonder Ghana is a mess!! Such idiots are in power. They have taken the people who voted them to manage their affairs hostage, and bargaining for power with the peoples money/taxes for for development. Power corrupts

  • LONGJOHN 1 month ago

    IT'S THE SAME STUPID REMARKS AKUFFO ADDO MADE IN FOMENA YOU GUYS WILL SEE YOUR SMOOTHNESS

  • Pee 1 month ago

    How long are you going to be there? And is the housing and road ministry for you?

  • Kwesi Kwesi 1 month ago

    Foolish talk.

  • Kwame 1 month ago

    Look at this foolish boy called Minister. And who are you? Just a minister! Sit in that office forever wae! Kwasia b33ma, Where did we go wrong as Ghanaians?

  • Nyantakyi 1 month ago

    Gradually, such foolishness is being normalized. Look at the idiocy of the statement.
    All these fools are in power.

  • John 1 month ago

    Because the ministry belongs to your father

  • Papa k 1 month ago

    How can you say this, those in opposition pay taxes, right?? Money for roads is not from your mother or your father, it's for the nation so don't talk as if you're a fool.

  • Ohene 1 month ago

    Idiot minister, is the ministry for you.. Electorates are going to vote massively against NPP because of your useless utterances and arrogance on December 7th

  • Ataa Obeng site 19 Tema 1 month ago

    It's only in the Ashanti Region that this idiot can be MP if it's should be the Central Region this idiot will never go back to parliament, no wonder Akuffo Addo said the same to them Ekumfi chiefs, useless people in a useles ...
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  • Chief 1 month ago

    If John Kuma couldn't fix their roads in four years, how would an NPP candidates fix it in seven months? This is an insulting remark that taints the mandate of political power. Now, since Ashanti region gave you about 60% of ...
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  • Tosh 1 month ago

    These utterances should be played back to them one day, when they are in opposition. No wonder entire regions have been neglected for eight years

  • Human Right Activist 1 month ago

    This arrogance and disregard to the people of Ejisu freedom of choice. My people reject the NPP candidate and vote for the former mp. The money that will be used to construct the roads are for all of us and not NPP party mon ...
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  • Amluck 1 month ago

    Aren't any laws in Ghana to arrest or prosecute such ministers of state?
    This is not only rubbish, but criminal, as commuters die in road accidents due to our bad roads. Such nonsense should not tolerated by the law. Asenso ...
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  • Sam 1 month ago

    Sometimes I feel very sad when I listen to some of these politicians. I don’t know the type of animals kingdom some of these people come from. A party is elected to the throne of presidency to serve the people of Ghana. But ...
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  • Ghanaba KK 1 month ago

    YOU ARE ALREADY ON YOUR WAY OUT OF GOVERNMENT

    You see how this wicked NPP/Bawumia nation wreckers think.
    This MUST STOP by voting them out. How many MP's did NDC have in Ashanti yet the Rawlings/Mahama/NDC did a lot for ...
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  • Gash 1 month ago

    Very foolish talk as if the money for roads is for your father or from your pocket.
    Don't worry your days are numbered you should rather start counting them

  • Yawson 1 month ago

    This the kinds of people who are ruling Ghana .
    Eiiii

  • Bobby 1 month ago

    His President said the same to the people of Komanda,No wonder

  • Akoto 1 month ago

    Gyimiee sei... Why would this nation develop... Stupid talk nkoaa... Does the nations money belong to you.. kwasea kwa

  • mat 1 month ago

    But you lobbied the opposition MPs to approve your appointment as a minister.
    See the idi...ots we have in power?

  • Thief of Staff - Akosua Frema 1 month ago

    Ugly, useless, senseless, shameless, worthless, clueless, reckless, gormless, lawless, stupid, corrupt, foolish, deceitful, ignorant, arrogant and primitive fool. Kwasiaa buuluubuuluuu!!!

  • William Ejisu 1 month ago

    I have lived in Ejisu five years,and I don't have blinkers on......so tell me where the road works have been going on....I must have been asleep.Nothing going on here.!

  • John 1 month ago

    If this is really a Minister's mindset, then I will change my prayer topic. Because now I know the head is weak in vision. Dear Lord, please heal our leaders from this sickness.

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  • The truth 1 month ago

    Another fool!!!!!

  • Kb 1 month ago

    Asenso Boakye, how many days do you have left as Road minister? Lol!

  • Kwame 1 month ago

    Are these the embeciles we have in government? God save Ghana

  • Many Soft 1 month ago

    Your morda, thief who the you is,,, It's public office and not NPP fool.. All these stupid small boys get nerve to be talking .. Kwasia gyimifuo

  • the Villager 1 month ago

    EVEN NANA TOLD SOME PEOPLE THAT THEY DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM.
    This man is just repeating the npp understanding of govt. as personal property. Sad.

  • Yt 1 month ago

    Useless, is the Ministry for you?

  • Fila 1 month ago

    As if Ghana belongs to you.
    As if the money is coming from your pocket.
    As if you are the one feeding us as things are in a mess currently? Even with Mps aligned to the rulling party, what is the status of their roads in t ...
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  • Santo Ablekuma 1 month ago

    Because Ghana is for you and NPP, run it the way you want.

  • Kojo 1 month ago

    If Ejisu votes for an independent candidate they will have a higher and better chance of getting their roads fixed because of NPP numbers in parliament. The will need him to make the number in parliament and he can leverage o ...
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  • Slim 1 month ago

    God, pls, do something to this arrogant fool!

  • James 1 month ago

    Really? What kind of thinking is this?

  • Zingabu 1 month ago

    What a duff minister!!

  • OSAFO KANTANKA 1 month ago

    This guy is a fraud and doesn’t deserve to be in politics. He doesn’t even understand the concept of democracy that we In Ghana are supposed to be practicing. You call this guy a Minister? This political rogue has no pla ...
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  • Ekac 1 month ago

    Nkwasia kasa nkoaaa. Minister of state making this statement shows how immaturity he is.

  • Nana Boat 1 month ago

    Ashanti regional MPs were in Opposition when some roads in the region were constructed. For example Fumesua - Kokobra to Okyerekrom road. It was done by Afrifa Yamoah Ponkor.

  • Kanewu 1 month ago

    This idiot thinks opposition parties are in a different Ghana and their constituents. How cana whole minister say this rubbish?

  • Okwantuni 1 month ago

    Nana Addo said so at Aston North and Volta, Bawumia said it a Kumawu and Assin North and they were hailed, so why can't Asenso also repeat it. Time will tell when these idiots will regret these sayings.

  • Fathia Fata Nkrumah 1 month ago

    We as a people are not angry enough ??
    What???!!! Because the people decide to go against your party people to represent them to choose their own choice you will deny them of development, is this democracy???
    No wonder ! ...
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  • EBEN 1 month ago

    So where is the clergy. Had this been said during Mahamah's reign, Ghana would have being boing magma hot by now. When moral society can't locate their moral compass, what do you expect the youth to do? Shame on the clergy!!! ...
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  • EBEN 1 month ago

    So where is the clergy. Had this been said during Mahama's reign, Ghana would have being burning magma hot by now. The clergy might have organized scores of pressers by now; just to condemn Mahama for the speech of a young mi ...
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  • Paddie 1 month ago

    Nkwasea keka ara kwa! Are you going to be the road minister till thy kingdom come?

  • Evans Sarfo-Adu 1 month ago

    This Minister doesn’t have sense

  • gh.citizen 1 month ago

    What a reasoning no wonder Ghana Is in a mess.
    hmmmmm

  • Jones 1 month ago

    How come this stupid idiot thwart become minister. No civilised country will appoint these idiots as minister. He speaks like he dont have brain. Oh my goodness. What a shit hole country .

  • gh.citizen 1 month ago

    What a reasoning no wonder Ghana Is in a mess.
    I am not surprise because he leant it from the President. The president told delegation Ekumfi who paid a visit to him sometime back that they did not vote for his party candida ...
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  • Man 1 month ago

    The unpolished language of most NPP politicians is worrying. Do these NPP guys and the party think that Ghana belongs to them alone? It's very unfortunate that the horrible things being spewed out by these so-called educated ...
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  • Ebena 1 month ago

    This guy time will surely come and I don't think, this is the best way to go as a country. Sad ama Ghana

  • Nana kojo 1 month ago

    You see how stupid and childish he thinks,is not your fault wai

  • Natural Mystique 1 month ago

    Who voted for some of these bird-brained individuals?

  • Jkmee 1 month ago

    The arrogant of these criminals is becoming too much. Think they are for NPP and NPP alone no wonder they collapsed the country

  • Surprised 1 month ago

    This is foolish and nonsense talk. Is the tax payers money your own money? The legitimate residents of Ejisu have the right to vote for their candidate of interest. This is democracy. You can't impose your choice on them. Are ...
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  • Rrolland 1 month ago

    120 comment plus and no one is defending this empty headed minister..... ashanti region. Is your strong hold where are u denying them road .... mp

  • Sul 1 month ago

    STUPID TALKS ......THAT WON'T STOP US FROM VOTING FOR A SENSIBLE PERSON.

  • Nana Ayw 1 month ago

    Sadly, you Francis will not be Road Minister after January 7, 2025.

    3b3r3 y3 ni nka so. Soon you will know your limit braa. Power has blinded you so soon and you've not learnt any lesson at your comfort, painfully you wil ...
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  • Kpatsa 1 month ago

    What a jerk

  • EK 1 month ago

    So the people are not Ghanaian abi...such a sad thinking of a black politician....!!!

  • Farouk 1 month ago

    If opposition voters pay tax, will you collect?

  • Willie 1 month ago

    Childish and foolish talk. You see the kind of people in the helm of affairs in this country. Disgraceful people.

  • Cameraman 1 month ago

    Rascals in power

  • Raymond 1 month ago

    Disgusting! To say the least.....

  • Amadu, Tamale 1 month ago

    See the foolish EXTORTIONIST

  • Ex-Pope 1 month ago

    Don't worry, Mr. Corrupt and Incompetent Road Minister, your thieving days are drawing closer to an end.