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Confusion as Ablakwa’s data on SA evacuees shows some returnees are yet to be born in 2034, 2036

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  • Andrew - 15 hours ago

    They use every opportunity to. To make money. Thieves

  • Nana 14 hours ago

    Ablakwa Okudjeto shd had been disqualified at his vetting in Parliament. His inability to answer his US$8,000/mth rent was a sign that he was a Thief. Check his latest suits from Tom Ford,Brioni & Georgio Amani. Where is he g ...
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  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 14 hours ago

    What a disgraxe. These are the sort of graduates Legon is producing.

  • Mr Hamburg 13 hours ago

    31st February paaaaa herrrrrrr Ghana sweet

  • Togbe Kporwomordzikpo KpornugloAvumako 13 hours ago

    Journalism thrown to the dogs. There are phone numbers attached to every name. Call the people involved for further information before writing this cabbage

  • Kobby 11 hours ago

    You're blaming the journalist while conveniently avoiding to acknowledge that the ministry has managers and directors who should have known better before releasing such data into the public domain. This issue has been very to ...
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  • Abu 9 hours ago

    You can equally call them.

  • Trotro Ambassador 6 hours ago

    National Cathedral God is angry of Ablakwa

  • Peace 14 hours ago

    Poor journalism. These are data entry errors. Anyone who works with data knows these errors are quite common especially if the data cleaning isn't thorough enough. Think about it: Who in their right minds will falsify info th ...
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  • Nii 14 hours ago

    @ Peace
    Very Stupid & flimsy excuse, how long will it take to correct those errors. Hasn't the Ministry got Account Officers to check those errors? In auditing the moment you come across such errors prompt you that there are ...
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  • Peace 14 hours ago

    Laughable. If you actually know auditing as you claim, you would have also known that there are data cleaning errors. The hard copies are there. A simple check can put this matter to rest unless you want to do politics with i ...
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  • Ama 13 hours ago

    Did you accept such excuses when NDC was in opposition? He who calls for high standards must meet his own standards. Again when the Devil wants to kill you he makes you mad first. There was no need for Ablakwa to answer ques ...
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  • Peace 13 hours ago

    @Ama. If you want to do politics, say so. But if you want to establish facts, do a little thinking. Do you truly believe that this is fraud? The accounts are even yet to be audited. To me, these errors do not suggest fraud. A ...
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  • Ablekuma Van Damme 12 hours ago

    @Peace

    COMMOT FOR THERE!!! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT DATA CLEANING ERRORS AND AUDITING??!!!

    YOU THIEVES IN NDC WANT TO JUSTIFY EVERYTHING.

    DOES IT NOT ALSO OCCUR TO YOU THAT IN THE SPEED TO ADD UP NAMES AND BALANCE THE ...
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  • Peace 12 hours ago

    @Ablekuma Van Damme. Did you watch Joy to see the ministry's response? They provided the source documents to prove the individuals actually exist, it is just a case of data entry error. This isn't about NDC or NPP. It is abou ...
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  • Abu 9 hours ago

    But others suggest fraud. One leg good but two legs bad.

  • Whys 13 hours ago

    @Peace I love your submission paa.
    You think as human not zombie

  • Alhassan, former Muslim 14 hours ago

    Sergio Ramos

  • T 14 hours ago

    More than Sergio Ramos. Peace is a combination of Sergio Ramos & Pepe. If it was NDC in opposition would they accept those fraudulent excuses?

  • Peace 14 hours ago

    @Andrews. This doesn't suggest corruption in any way. I believe they're data entry errors.This can easily be resolved by checking with the hard copy data on their passports or Ghana card whether these people actually exist. J ...
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  • Okatakyie 14 hours ago

    Massa

    The source documents has to be passport details and not some random spreadsheet database. Additionally, even if it's input error, it smacks of incompetence. You don't do quality checks before publishing information? ...
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  • Concerned Ghanaian 14 hours ago

    Massa we are talking about GHC49m Imprest with GHC16.7m missing and NDC followers want us to believe in those tabletop pmts. Teachers went on strike for 2weeks just for GHC800 promotion allowance for 1yr.

  • Peace 14 hours ago

    I agree with you that these errors are embarrassing and some sloppiness with finess in data cleaning on this document (I won't use the word "incompetence"; it is too broad) but it still doesn't suggest corruption as Joy sugge ...
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  • Hmm!! 13 hours ago

    Where is the data entry? They are handwritten by the people who were evacuated. What a brainless journalist at ghanaweb sees as "3" may be 2 but evil will make them misinterprete them for their masters

  • THINK DEEP 13 hours ago

    Whenever any Criminal in charge wants to steal that's the mode of Pmts they adopt to confuse auditing. This exercise was planned for 7days what prevented the Ministry from getting a good IT person, capturing the returnees in ...
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  • Okatakyie 13 hours ago

    Wofa,

    There are monetary entries against these names. If the data is wrong, then the monetary associations are wrong in effect, the total amount disbursed does not compute to 49m so where did the money against these error ...
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  • DKB 13 hours ago

    @ Peace, but you people didn't say that when the former Energy minister Boakye Agyarko said some numbers quoted in a procurement contract had an error as an extra zero had appeared on the amount quoted, then then NDC oppositi ...
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  • Peace 12 hours ago

    @DKB. To start wity, I am not NDC. I am just a regular Ghanaian. I admitted the errors are embarrassing but I will not suggest fraud. Besides, the fact that NDC went after Agyrako doesn't mean we should use same to say that t ...
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  • Abu 9 hours ago

    What about the invoices.

  • Jumbo 14 hours ago

    The shallow mindedness of some of our journalists are legendary. How can any journalists worth his sauce go to town with what is clearly a written error (typo). Again, how can any serous journalists publish such news without ...
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  • Kobby 11 hours ago

    You're blaming the journalist while conveniently avoiding to acknowledge that the ministry has managers and directors who should have known better before releasing such data into the public domain. This issue has been very to ...
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  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 13 hours ago

    Media houses in South Africa must hear this. Soutb Africans must also know that Ablakwa is a proud graduate of the University of Ghana with First Class.

  • K Poku-London-UK 11 hours ago

    Miracles Aboagye tell us FIRST about your 17 Houses. Where did you get the money to buy those 17 Houses? You are ALSO A THIEF like your MUSLIM KING hiding 118 ECONOMIC messiah questions That the MUSLIM KING Dr Bawumia sent to ...
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  • FUTURE BIRTH DATES! PERHAPS THEY KNOW SOMETHING THE REST OF US DON'T KNOW!! 11 hours ago

    Those officials are all very "smart" people. Perhaps they know things the rest of us don't know. You see, maybe these officials are trying to take care of the needs of future unborn generations. I think it is called "forward ...
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  • Prophet 15 hours ago

    You see how you Ghanaians do things? Today it's Ablakwa so let's get explanation from him to the nutty gritty. But you're the same people who never said anything to Ofori Atta and Cecelia Dapaah and that shortest man preside ...
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  • Sage 15 hours ago

    You're a stupid prophet.
    Charge Ken in absentia and charge Cecilia who is present, if you have cases against them.

  • Lance 15 hours ago

    Npp criminals

  • Kay 14 hours ago

    2yrs is gone & Presiden Mahama's govt cannot prove what Ken Ofori Atta has stolen in Court.Do you think the Yankees are foolish to deport him to Ghana? Where is Pickpocket Sedinam Atiornu Tamakloe?

  • Anita 9 hours ago

    He will die in exile. Who cares. Slave

  • Sam Fante warrior. 15 hours ago

    Nowhere to be found Ofori Atta and he will stay in US until the end of his life because NPP will never come to free him. What we want is NPP to staying opposition to control the government for no single corruption. John Maham ...
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  • Chef 15 hours ago

    Wo papa abr3 agu

  • A Ghanaian. 15 hours ago

    EVIL ABLAKWA. YOU SEE WHAT NANA ADDO GOD IS DOING TO YOU.

  • Navropio 15 hours ago

    Karma is working. You've seen nothing yet.

  • Shane on u Ablakwa!! 15 hours ago

    Okudjeto Ablakwa who champions Operation recover all loot is himself a thief !

  • Kofi uk 15 hours ago

    These errors can happen, they should check if those names are people who were evacuated, okudjato is a target because of what he did in opposition, these can be typo mistakes, u want to know if he has really chop money

  • Kay 14 hours ago

    What about those 6months & 1yr old babies who signed to collect GHC5,500? Don't tell me Ken Ofori Atta taught those infants how to sign their signatures I'm their mother's womb.

  • Kwaku Tee 14 hours ago

    @ Kofi uk
    Since Ablakwa Okudjeto knew he was a target he could've done his things in a transparent way.Electronic I.D. Cards shd had been given to everyone who was evercuated on arrival.With the ID Cards those monies could' ...
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  • Peace 14 hours ago

    Massa, there is no fraud anywhere. As a data professional, I know these errors often occur. When they occur it doesn't suggest corruption in any way.

  • Kwaku Tee 14 hours ago

    @ Peace
    My friend you don't know my background. Any employee with a good accounting background would not take more than 72hrs to check those errors. What if you're checking Payroll for 2,000 plus employees with a deadline?

  • Peace 13 hours ago

    @Kwaku Tee. Yes, I don't know your background neither do you know mine. My problem with you is using these errors to accuse the minister of fraud. That's quite a jump. Anyone who works with data knows these errors are common. ...
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  • DKB 13 hours ago

    @ Kwaku Tee, don't mind that Peace, if he/she was my employee, I will keep an eye on her, she seems to condone mediocrity and sounds very unprofessional. These are the sort of people who will kill your business if you unfortu ...
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  • Peace 12 hours ago

    @DKB. Please, this not a fight. If you want to use this and do politics, let us know. When such errors occur in corporate institutions, the first instinct is to establish whether it is a data entry error, not fraud. DKB, who ...
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  • MO KWAME NKRUMAH NO 14 hours ago

    Ghanaweb is a bad news portal,who can read such faint and unclear publications, this your news portal publications is not fair and is politically bias, stop it

  • IB 14 hours ago

    Waste of people’s ears. Use the same energy to publicly call Ken to come and account. Crooks!

  • Errors exist 14 hours ago

    Leave Ablakwa alone. Ask the career civil servants who entered the data. They are the thieves who always rob the nation blind and always blame it on the politicians

  • Zugu. Of zabzugu 14 hours ago

    Are all the returnees educated? Please why don’t you leave the issue to the auditor general. Asides one can find about 20 John Mensahs, Kofi Bedus etc in Ghana.Mind you 80% of the the returnees are artisans such as barbers, ...
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  • YET TO BE BOR ! Eiii NDC ! HMMMM 14 hours ago

    Ablakwa . Really? Hm?

  • Peace 14 hours ago

    Are you that naive? These are simple data entry errors.

  • Abu 9 hours ago

    You are rather naive, all over the place defending te indefensible. Are you a political footballer?.

  • Lucky 14 hours ago

    This Reporter should have done a thorough check before publishing this.

  • Ghanaweb is Bought By the NPP 14 hours ago

    Ghanaweb is an NPP propaganda Machine.
    Don't forget this when reading on the page

  • Okatakyie 14 hours ago

    Reset at play! They reset calendar dates to suit.

  • DAN B 14 hours ago

    Hope the ORAL is still operation with only one member left- lawyer Kpegu. I suggest he takes up this matter to bring finality

  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 14 hours ago

    .The NPP members are not smart. The NPP should send some of these information to media houses in South Africa.,

  • Hmm!! 13 hours ago

    The document wasn't printed, and it wasn't written by a single person. If you can't read a person's handwriting, you don't make accusations. We are just distracting ourselves with these childish accusations.
    The document ha ...
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  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 13 hours ago

    Continue to defend evil. Ayigbe julor kwakwe.

  • Nii 13 hours ago

    Moral cowards. Ghana a nation of moral cowards.

  • Whys 13 hours ago

    About 1000 persons were repatriated from SA to Ghana and only 14 persons are/were identified as falsifying their identities, don’t you think it can be a typo errors?

    If we should be using the same logic in the NSS case t ...
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  • Yaw Agyei Marfo 13 hours ago

    Stupidity. Can’t common sense show that this is just a clerical error

  • DKB 13 hours ago

    You people go explain tire. I always say most of our politicians and civil servants are born bad. I won't put anything beyond them. Ablakwa is being measured by his own yardstick, and so be it. I guess ghost names on governme ...
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  • Kath 13 hours ago

    I thought this was a genius! I say do because he was the same guy who came out with a formula calculating how much Akuffo-Addo spends a day on the so-called jet the ex-prez travelled in. It is ridiculous that that calculation ...
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  • Laser 13 hours ago

    This is usual EXCELL ERROR

  • UK boy 12 hours ago

    Criminals are ruling Ghana

  • Sense 12 hours ago

    Why should typo becomes an issue? The nonsense is too much in this country

  • KS 12 hours ago

    This is Useless journalism. Just because of typo error one can conclude that the minister has Embazalled money? Very ridiculous! Can't you check the passport information to find out whether the person was really evacuated fro ...
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  • Kk 12 hours ago

    The apostle of righteousness Ablakwa has another devilish side of looting....

  • Sir kk 12 hours ago

    In times like this I can only stay calm and wait for further actions. I trust Hn. Ablakwah

  • K Poku-London-UK 11 hours ago

    Miracles Aboagye tell us FIRST about your 17 Houses. Where did you get the money to buy those 17 Houses? You are ALSO A THIEF like your MUSLIM KING hiding 118 ECONOMIC messiah questions That the MUSLIM KING Dr Bawumia sent to ...
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  • Sarkodie 11 hours ago

    Mahama is a weak leader

  • Esi 11 hours ago

    Typo error in such a critical document??
    Hmmmmmmmm
    Trust our leaders
    Every disaster is an opportunity to loot the national coffers

  • Chief 11 hours ago

    Data errors. First time I checked the data on the voters register, my dob made me zero years

  • Ghana K 11 hours ago

    The problem could be someone who deliberately wants to damage the reputation of the Minister. I was a senior public servant and a typist intentionally changed my figures and dates to put into disrepute my monthly report. This ...
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  • Watch out 7 hours ago

    Former public servant.
    There is something we call ultimate responsibility.
    In organizations where things are done right, heads will roll.

    Please what about the chartering of the 3 flights at 750,000 usd for one? Industry ...
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  • Kaypee 10 hours ago

    NPP have done another AI sheet to deceive people. The original documents sent to the NPP does not have these fake names. O NPP try harder next time. Trying everything to smear NDC. Not that I support NDC.

  • Betto 10 hours ago

    Their numbers are there call them to clarify. Just because a beneficiary wrote a wrong date of birth does not mean any wrong on the minister’s part. If someone wanted to steal money why will the person write a wrong date of ...
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  • Wontumi (London) 10 hours ago

    NPP is conjuring up with their criminal ancestral spirit, thinking they can get something faulty to incriminate the ruling Ndc government, and it's ministers. But they should be told point blank, Ghanaians would never fall fo ...
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  • Free Radical 6 hours ago

    According to Criminal Ablakwa he is a man of integrity and a man of principle and it turns out that he was rather a criminal and a deceiver and a pathological liar.He does not know no shame.He does not care about the disgrace ...
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  • Kwabee - shai 40 minutes ago

    You should have done due diligence by verification of passport dates and also calling the persons involved because their phone numbers were provided but because of mischief.