Sammi Awuku questions absence of sector ministers from Mahama’s drug trafficking meeting

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NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 20 hours ago

SAMMY AWUKU SHOULD BE IN JAIL FOR THE NUMEROUS CORRUPTION AT NATIONAL LOTTERY WHEN HE WAS IN CHARGE

SAMMY AWUKU SHOULD BE IN JAIL FOR THE NUMEROUS CORRUPTION AT NATIONAL LOTTERY WHEN HE WAS IN CHARGE
Kukri 19 hours ago

Sammi Awuku, boys abr3 paaa o !! You dribbled us and became the undisputed money man at NLA. Allow us to breathe okay.

Sammi Awuku, boys abr3 paaa o !! You dribbled us and became the undisputed money man at NLA. Allow us to breathe okay.
K Poku-London-UK 12 hours ago

Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out ...
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Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out of its 68 years history-Ghana IS A FAILED STATE. Dr Bawumia pls aren't you embarrassed by revelations at the PAC on revelations of crime committed by the very people u and Akuffo Addo appointed to run affairs of this country? What record are u going to defend. I have lost respect for you. A muslim without intergrity.
The World Bank has pushed back against the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration’s long-held narrative that Ghana’s 2022 economic collapse was the result of global turmoil, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Bawumia was the Chairman of the Ghana National Economic Management Committee but he says that he was the Drivers Mate. How can a driver's mate do this when he claims he never had the chance to implement anything in government because the powers that be did not allow him. Yet he wants to claim credit for any good things that he never did yet will refuse to accept responsibility for any failure in their government. How stupid does this man think we are? You took the cedi from 4 to 17 and still had the audacity to tell us the rate of depreciation at that time was better than the previous NDC administration. What at all does this man take us for? Does he think we're stupid or what? Someone should tell this man that we haven't forgotten about the DDEP haircuts and surely we shall punish the npp again come 2028.

It insisted that the economic meltdown was “homegrown”.

In its latest 2025 Policy Notes on Ghana, the Bank made clear that while the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine worsened the situation, they were not the root cause.

“The deterioration of global conditions… was not the cause of the 2022 macroeconomic crisis; rather, it merely exposed an economy already beset with deep structural vulnerabilities and precarious macroeconomic conditions,” the report said.

The government has frequently blamed external shocks for the collapse, which saw inflation spiral, the cedi plummet, and the country default on its debt.

But the World Bank said years of weak governance, fiscal indiscipline, and stalled reforms were the real culprits of Ghana's "dark days".

Interbank Market: Cedi trades at GH¢12.35 to $1

The bank also argued that the easy access to international credit and expectations of resource windfalls encouraged short-term political decisions at the expense of long-term stability.

The report noted that the cycle of expansionary spending followed by painful corrections, one that has forced Ghana into 17 IMF programs over the past 68 years, is damaging.

“Sudden macroeconomic stops and crises have led the country to request a record number of IMF programs, remaining under active IMF support for 40 out of its 68 years of history,” the Bank said.

The report also noted that more than 800,000 people were pushed into poverty in the aftermath of the 2022 crisis, with per capita incomes stuck at around US$2,200 for over a decade.

Today, more than a quarter of Ghanaians live below the poverty line, it noted.

Looking ahead, the Bank also raised alarms about Ghana’s fiscal management in the 2024 election year.

It flagged unbudgeted spending commitments of roughly US$4.8 billion, equivalent to 5.7% of GDP, much of it accumulated outside official financial systems.

“Spending indiscipline poses a critical challenge…undermining efforts to maintain fiscal discipline and compromising long-term sustainability,” the report cautioned.

Also, the energy sector arrears still cost around 2% of GDP annually, while COCOBOD’s debts reached US$1.8 billion in 2024, with interventions distorting markets and hurting farmers.

The bank warned that Ghana now stands at a critical crossroads, and temporary fixes will not be enough.

“There is an urgent need to signal a clear break from the past and a commitment to change… Success will ultimately be measured by the ability of the government to regain the trust of its citizens.”

Its recommendations are focused on restoring fiscal discipline, broadening the tax base, reforming state-owned enterprises, and enhancing governance.

Without decisive reforms, the World Bank cautions, Ghana risks remaining trapped in its cycle of crisis and bailouts for decades to come.

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Fred Williamson 20 hours ago

Is the Sector Minister the loading boy after the package passed through the ports,harbours etc.Lets be serious.

Is the Sector Minister the loading boy after the package passed through the ports,harbours etc.Lets be serious.
Rose 20 hours ago

People like you are making Npp one of the best party in the past now look so cheap

People like you are making Npp one of the best party in the past now look so cheap
Donatus 19 hours ago

The meeting has not taken place yet. Who tells you they won't be there?

The meeting has not taken place yet. Who tells you they won't be there?
water yam 19 hours ago

I was expecting the head of customs and some big guys at helm of affairs being asked to step aside for investigations to proceed. As they continue to be at post they could interfere with investigations. We want to know if the ...
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I was expecting the head of customs and some big guys at helm of affairs being asked to step aside for investigations to proceed. As they continue to be at post they could interfere with investigations. We want to know if the consignment was scanned before arrival and departure. Keep people in place while investigations continue will mean someone could manipulate the database. If the consignment wasn't scanned but the containers containing the drugs was isolated and taken away without passing it through CCTV footage will show
Jones 17 hours ago

You and who.? You fools use the word we carelessly.

You and who.? You fools use the word we carelessly.
MO KWAME NKRUMAH NO 19 hours ago

Sammy Awuku girlfriend is that Ghana jollof

Sammy Awuku girlfriend is that Ghana jollof
Paulus 18 hours ago

This is why some people say the NPP will remain in opposition for a long time. They want to do politics with just anything. In fact l van say they are excited with the cocaine news hoping that it will scar the image of the ND ...
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This is why some people say the NPP will remain in opposition for a long time. They want to do politics with just anything. In fact l van say they are excited with the cocaine news hoping that it will scar the image of the NDC. But the strategy of the President is this:
Operational Intelligence vs. Policy Oversight: The emergency meeting which has been triggered by an international security lapse—specifically the seizure of nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine (valued at ~$261 million) in France from a container shipped out of Ghana. The Presodent and for that matter the executive needs direct, unvarnished operational intelligence from the ground commanders running scanner operations, port surveillance, and border posts, rather than high-level policy briefings from political appointees or ministers.
Again the idea was aimed at cutting bureaucratic red tape. Indeed inviting ministers often turns high-level security engagements into political exercises or lengthy administrative chains. By summoning agency heads directly, the President hopes to create immediate accountability without relying on intermediary ministerial briefings.
The President also aims at fixing Inter-Agency Blind Spots.There have been needless institutional rivalry and poor coordination among the Ghana Navy, Police CID, Customs, Ghana Maritime Authority, and Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) which have historically allowed intelligence gaps to be exploited at the ports. Bringing all technical and operational heads into the same room forces immediate cross-agency alignment.
The various heads have been mandated to present a concise assessment of existing vulnerabilities in screening and intelligence sharing. Dealing directly with the operational heads prevents agencies from hiding behind ministerial protocol when security failures occur.
So Sammy, stop this petty politics and go solve the perennial H'Mt Sinai vs Okuas conflicts which just about two weeks ago resulted in massive arson at Mt Sinai and the burning of dome students of the school, some of whom are on admission

Obeng 18 hours ago

Awuku just think about your micro minority

Awuku just think about your micro minority
Selassie 18 hours ago

The lack of presence from those ministers strongly suggests their awareness of the illegal cocaine activities. This drug bust bears the unmistakable fingerprints of Mahama and his NDC government. It raises serious questions a ...
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The lack of presence from those ministers strongly suggests their awareness of the illegal cocaine activities. This drug bust bears the unmistakable fingerprints of Mahama and his NDC government. It raises serious questions about how such a significant quantity of illegal drugs could bypass our customs and immigration officials under NDC's watch. The financial trail could easily lead back to Mahama and his NDC comrades.
STUPID ALLEGATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS- Ghanani 14 hours ago

Stop making such stupid allegations and assumptions. The trail leads to Mahama and the NDC but not to the NPP,a party associated with drug trafficking in Ghana.

Stop making such stupid allegations and assumptions. The trail leads to Mahama and the NDC but not to the NPP,a party associated with drug trafficking in Ghana.
Minus 18 hours ago

Stupidity saaaa

Stupidity saaaa
SO 18 hours ago

This Awuku guy is a waste of space and must go and hide. He has never had a proper job since he left university and was elevated my Akufo Addo to go and run National Lotteries into the ground.

This Awuku guy is a waste of space and must go and hide. He has never had a proper job since he left university and was elevated my Akufo Addo to go and run National Lotteries into the ground.
Manny 18 hours ago

NDC should go and ask NPP how they dealt with issues like that because we never heard it frequently like we hearing now under Mahama leadership in just 2 years in power. I'm sure Nana Addo cannot bribe Europe, Asia, and Ameri ...
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NDC should go and ask NPP how they dealt with issues like that because we never heard it frequently like we hearing now under Mahama leadership in just 2 years in power. I'm sure Nana Addo cannot bribe Europe, Asia, and America to keep quiet on narcotics linked to ghana and the fact that we did not hear it frequently means npp was doing something right so should seek advice before ghana get blacklisted. Someone might say the fact that it coming out means ghana is doing something right. That's opposite of the truth. It's leaving ghana undetected and ghana getting exposed outside and that's not doing our job right.
Yaw 17 hours ago

@ Manny. Didn't you hear of Eric Amoateng? A sitting NPP member of Parliament for Nkoranza? Hahahaha. Ghana's Pablo Escobar

@ Manny. Didn't you hear of Eric Amoateng? A sitting NPP member of Parliament for Nkoranza? Hahahaha. Ghana's Pablo Escobar
Manny 14 hours ago

@Yaw! The underlying word is "frequently" in Mahama nearly 2 years as its happening If you cannot understand grammar. If what you saying is the issue then we can name few names of NDC members who had been caught up in the act ...
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@Yaw! The underlying word is "frequently" in Mahama nearly 2 years as its happening If you cannot understand grammar. If what you saying is the issue then we can name few names of NDC members who had been caught up in the act. We should stop that mindset of party colours and trying to defend the undefended issues. If its wrong it's wrong and no harm consulting people who had been there before and dealt with the issue properly.
Lucky 18 hours ago

Awuku, leave the NDC alone and focus on your tribalistic Npp.

Awuku, leave the NDC alone and focus on your tribalistic Npp.
Togbi Gbagbladza 17 hours ago

It is only politicians and their family and friends that are highly connected that are involved in this illicit drugs business.
Our politicians and their friends are just uselessly greedy the reason for all the illegal busin ...
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It is only politicians and their family and friends that are highly connected that are involved in this illicit drugs business.
Our politicians and their friends are just uselessly greedy the reason for all the illegal business in almost everything illegal going on in the country.
Shameless drug peddler politicians we have

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Weather 16 hours ago

Have you finished solving your issues with EOCO about your loot in NLA before questioning the decisions of a sitting government

Have you finished solving your issues with EOCO about your loot in NLA before questioning the decisions of a sitting government
K Poku-London-UK 12 hours ago

Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out ...
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Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out of its 68 years history-Ghana IS A FAILED STATE. Dr Bawumia pls aren't you embarrassed by revelations at the PAC on revelations of crime committed by the very people u and Akuffo Addo appointed to run affairs of this country? What record are u going to defend. I have lost respect for you. A muslim without intergrity.
The World Bank has pushed back against the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration’s long-held narrative that Ghana’s 2022 economic collapse was the result of global turmoil, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Bawumia was the Chairman of the Ghana National Economic Management Committee but he says that he was the Drivers Mate. How can a driver's mate do this when he claims he never had the chance to implement anything in government because the powers that be did not allow him. Yet he wants to claim credit for any good things that he never did yet will refuse to accept responsibility for any failure in their government. How stupid does this man think we are? You took the cedi from 4 to 17 and still had the audacity to tell us the rate of depreciation at that time was better than the previous NDC administration. What at all does this man take us for? Does he think we're stupid or what? Someone should tell this man that we haven't forgotten about the DDEP haircuts and surely we shall punish the npp again come 2028.

It insisted that the economic meltdown was “homegrown”.

In its latest 2025 Policy Notes on Ghana, the Bank made clear that while the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine worsened the situation, they were not the root cause.

“The deterioration of global conditions… was not the cause of the 2022 macroeconomic crisis; rather, it merely exposed an economy already beset with deep structural vulnerabilities and precarious macroeconomic conditions,” the report said.

The government has frequently blamed external shocks for the collapse, which saw inflation spiral, the cedi plummet, and the country default on its debt.

But the World Bank said years of weak governance, fiscal indiscipline, and stalled reforms were the real culprits of Ghana's "dark days".

Interbank Market: Cedi trades at GH¢12.35 to $1

The bank also argued that the easy access to international credit and expectations of resource windfalls encouraged short-term political decisions at the expense of long-term stability.

The report noted that the cycle of expansionary spending followed by painful corrections, one that has forced Ghana into 17 IMF programs over the past 68 years, is damaging.

“Sudden macroeconomic stops and crises have led the country to request a record number of IMF programs, remaining under active IMF support for 40 out of its 68 years of history,” the Bank said.

The report also noted that more than 800,000 people were pushed into poverty in the aftermath of the 2022 crisis, with per capita incomes stuck at around US$2,200 for over a decade.

Today, more than a quarter of Ghanaians live below the poverty line, it noted.

Looking ahead, the Bank also raised alarms about Ghana’s fiscal management in the 2024 election year.

It flagged unbudgeted spending commitments of roughly US$4.8 billion, equivalent to 5.7% of GDP, much of it accumulated outside official financial systems.

“Spending indiscipline poses a critical challenge…undermining efforts to maintain fiscal discipline and compromising long-term sustainability,” the report cautioned.

Also, the energy sector arrears still cost around 2% of GDP annually, while COCOBOD’s debts reached US$1.8 billion in 2024, with interventions distorting markets and hurting farmers.

The bank warned that Ghana now stands at a critical crossroads, and temporary fixes will not be enough.

“There is an urgent need to signal a clear break from the past and a commitment to change… Success will ultimately be measured by the ability of the government to regain the trust of its citizens.”

Its recommendations are focused on restoring fiscal discipline, broadening the tax base, reforming state-owned enterprises, and enhancing governance.

Without decisive reforms, the World Bank cautions, Ghana risks remaining trapped in its cycle of crisis and bailouts for decades to come.

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Manny 5 hours ago

@K Poku! Gyimea saa, are you sure you are really in London UK? Who took ghana to IMF after inherited from Kufuor and npp government when local businesses and the economy was booming. You remember Friday Wear and the rest. You ...
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@K Poku! Gyimea saa, are you sure you are really in London UK? Who took ghana to IMF after inherited from Kufuor and npp government when local businesses and the economy was booming. You remember Friday Wear and the rest. You remember free maternity care, you remember oil discovery when ndc said its Adwonwo, you remember Obama coming to ghana and edging Africans to learn from ghana? Atta Mills and this same Mahama took ghana to IMF within 2 yrs of taking over power. You remember one time premium. Covid brought the whole world to a standstill. If you are truly in London, what was London economy like? Even almighty UK and Europe including America had to borrow to sustain their economy. You talking garbage. I don't know why people like you even support that ndc party. From military rule to democracy, who has governed ghana more? Your JJ rawlings alone spent 21yrs in power or so. What did he do for ghana?

Let's put everything aside, what social intervention has ndc as a party brought that has benefited all Ghanaians regardless of your party colour since JJ rawlings to Mahama? Ndc visionless people party and the most sad thing about them is that when npp wants to bring something they always says they can't do it.

The Nana Addo and Bawumia administration you making fun of still have free shs to their names benefiting all Ghanaians, Ghana ID card to their names benefiting all Ghanaians, online passport application to avoid all the protocols you have to go through to get ghana passport, they managed to create address system where you can take ubber straight to your house. All these social interventions benefiting all Ghanaians regardless of your party affiliation.

Tell me one thing ndc has introduced to help Ghanaians? They even come and make what is there and working worse like one time premium they brought. I always say most Ghanaians lack the ability to to think and use their brains due to lack of all the Minerals and vitamins they needed in their foods from childhood or something else. This is why when party they support doing shitty job they failed to admit and criticise and hold them accountable. If its true you are in the UK, how many prime ministers have they got in the last decades. All of them were force our by their own party members. This is why education is very important and this is nana addo thinking of free education to prevent politicians buying votes using bag of rice or cutlass. To be able to read information and make good judgement. If Mahama was in UK and made that statement Ghanaians have got short memories and in politics sometimes you know the truth but have to lie to win power, his political career would have been over long time. Because he knows illiterate people like you Opoku exist, he can always lie his way into power. Learn and make proper contribution to educate Ghanaians if you are truly in UK than that cheap assertion.

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