Each Ghanaian owes GH¢1,361.79

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Professor 13 years ago

So much debt piled up in a mere 4 years? So, what did the Mills-Mahama administration do with all that money? Not enough water, not enough electricity, horrible road infrastructure, poor health care, poor education, untold ec ...
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So much debt piled up in a mere 4 years? So, what did the Mills-Mahama administration do with all that money? Not enough water, not enough electricity, horrible road infrastructure, poor health care, poor education, untold economic hardship on Ghanaians; poor everything! This is the so-called "Better Ghana Agenda?" These government people are thieves! Where is our money? Ablakwa alone had more than Ghc120,000 and US$90,000 in his personal vehicle! How much was he paid as a Deputy Information Minister? God help Ghana. Rawlings killed Utuka, Acheampong and others for stealing much less! One day, one day!! The day of reckoning is surely coming!!
FELA O FELA: NPP BONESHAKER LA 13 years ago

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There goes the usual kukurudu FASCIST RIGHTWING PROPAGANDA by the these DEVIL WORSHIPPERS again. After losing the election on e again, bitter and sore as they are, they are determined to create fear ...
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There goes the usual kukurudu FASCIST RIGHTWING PROPAGANDA by the these DEVIL WORSHIPPERS again. After losing the election on e again, bitter and sore as they are, they are determined to create fear and panic in the system because Ghanaians have refused to vote for them.

They have even started blowing up our electricity transformers and the west African gas pipeline just to keep us in the dark simply for the fact that we refuse to allow to taste political power yet again.

NPP, GO AND QUENCH LA!!!
GHANA WILL NOT FAIL DESPITE ALL YOUR DEVILISH MACHINATIONS.
Professor 13 years ago

I guess your answer is that NDC "does no wrong?". Wake up and smell the coffee, boy. Ghana is sinking under the NDC!!

I guess your answer is that NDC "does no wrong?". Wake up and smell the coffee, boy. Ghana is sinking under the NDC!!
asem pa 13 years ago

It"s about time now ghanaians have to vote on performances. not for us playing tribalysm. those folks are really killing us. as a ghanaians, we have to wake up...

It"s about time now ghanaians have to vote on performances. not for us playing tribalysm. those folks are really killing us. as a ghanaians, we have to wake up...
Kofi - USA 13 years ago

THERE YOU HAVE IT. NDC HAS NO CLUE ABOUT THE COUNRTY. NO ENERGY POLICY, POOR WATER SYSTEM NOT TO MENTION THE ROADS. I PETTY THOSE POOR PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN POVERTY AND LET THE LIKES OF ASIEDU NKETIA, ABLAKWA AND THE ...
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THERE YOU HAVE IT. NDC HAS NO CLUE ABOUT THE COUNRTY. NO ENERGY POLICY, POOR WATER SYSTEM NOT TO MENTION THE ROADS. I PETTY THOSE POOR PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN POVERTY AND LET THE LIKES OF ASIEDU NKETIA, ABLAKWA AND THE REST PROFIT ANDS LIVE LUXIRIOUS LIFES AT THE EXPENSE OF THE POOR. WAKE UP GHANA AND QUESTION THESE PEOPLE ABOUT HOW THEY ARE MANAGING OUR MONEY.
Kumasi 13 years ago

silly article.talk well. how do you understand the word "owe" ? when did every ghanaian owe from the country? silly.

silly article.talk well. how do you understand the word "owe" ? when did every ghanaian owe from the country? silly.
ganaba 13 years ago

oh yea, NDC NDC NDC

oh yea, NDC NDC NDC
SHAMO 13 years ago

NDC IN POWER FOR 4YRS AND HAS PLUNGED GHANA INTO A GHC33.5b DEBT? HAHAHAHA! THE REWAED OF SHARING CARS, LAPTOPS, "BENTOA' PAYING HUGE MONEY TO ANYONE WHO WILL JUST INSULT NANA ADDO! JUST CALL ON RADIO INSULT NPP AND GO FOR YO ...
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NDC IN POWER FOR 4YRS AND HAS PLUNGED GHANA INTO A GHC33.5b DEBT? HAHAHAHA! THE REWAED OF SHARING CARS, LAPTOPS, "BENTOA' PAYING HUGE MONEY TO ANYONE WHO WILL JUST INSULT NANA ADDO! JUST CALL ON RADIO INSULT NPP AND GO FOR YOUR PAY AT NDC OFFICE! BY THE NEXT 4YRS GHANA WILL BE DESTROY LIKE A DESERT LAND! NDC FOOOOOLS
Cumming 13 years ago

YOU ARE USELESS..! YOUR 1YR MORE WILL SEE GHANA IN A DITCH! JUSK KICK YOUR FUCKEN ASS OFF GHANAIANS

YOU ARE USELESS..! YOUR 1YR MORE WILL SEE GHANA IN A DITCH! JUSK KICK YOUR FUCKEN ASS OFF GHANAIANS
SAM 13 years ago

AAAH HAHAH HAHA THE BITTER GHANA AGENDA

AAAH HAHAH HAHA THE BITTER GHANA AGENDA

Issah Baba 13 years ago

This is an intellectual stuff so those without ideas should not coment. They are facts & figures

This is an intellectual stuff so those without ideas should not coment. They are facts & figures
Ga man 13 years ago

YE BE DII BI KEKE" BORROW AND SHARE NDC FOOLS SPOILING GHANA

YE BE DII BI KEKE" BORROW AND SHARE NDC FOOLS SPOILING GHANA
KKK 13 years ago

HAVE NO CLUE TO GENERATE INCOME ONLY TAXING AND SHARING AMONG THEMSELVES.

HAVE NO CLUE TO GENERATE INCOME ONLY TAXING AND SHARING AMONG THEMSELVES.
YAW BOYE 13 years ago

ITS ONLY AN IGNORAMUS WHO TALKS ABOUT DEBTS WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF ASSETS.YOU WILL STAY IN OPPOSITION FOR A LONG TIME.

ITS ONLY AN IGNORAMUS WHO TALKS ABOUT DEBTS WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF ASSETS.YOU WILL STAY IN OPPOSITION FOR A LONG TIME.
KA NO PEN PEN 13 years ago

THAT IS WHAT YOU THINK. SIT UP AND STOP BEING HAPPY ABOUT THE SCRAPS GIVEN YOU. IF A FEW OF YOU ARE HAPPY, GIVE A GOOD THOUGHT ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION AND CONSIDER OTHERS. THE SCALES WILL DEFINATELY FALL FROM THE PEOPLE'S E ...
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THAT IS WHAT YOU THINK. SIT UP AND STOP BEING HAPPY ABOUT THE SCRAPS GIVEN YOU. IF A FEW OF YOU ARE HAPPY, GIVE A GOOD THOUGHT ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION AND CONSIDER OTHERS. THE SCALES WILL DEFINATELY FALL FROM THE PEOPLE'S EYES AND THEY WILL SEE CLEARLY.....VERY SOON.
KA NO PEN PEN 13 years ago

MY QUESTION IS CAN THE PEOPLE HAVE TO STOMACH NON-PERFORMING GOVT FOR 4 YRS?
CAN SOME ACTION BE TAKEN WITHOUT SUCH GOVT MESSING THINGS UP WITHOUT REPAIR....I MEAN HERE NO COUP'?.

MY QUESTION IS CAN THE PEOPLE HAVE TO STOMACH NON-PERFORMING GOVT FOR 4 YRS?
CAN SOME ACTION BE TAKEN WITHOUT SUCH GOVT MESSING THINGS UP WITHOUT REPAIR....I MEAN HERE NO COUP'?.
Kofi Amankwaa, London 13 years ago

Fela,
This is BoG data.Actually nothing to do with NPP propaganda. Interestingly you are not contesting the report.The tendency of people like you to hero-worship your tin gods accounts for the continuing decline of our nat ...
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Fela,
This is BoG data.Actually nothing to do with NPP propaganda. Interestingly you are not contesting the report.The tendency of people like you to hero-worship your tin gods accounts for the continuing decline of our nation.
A 55.9% debt:GDP ratio for a country such as ours up from circa 29% should clearly send alaram bells ringing. Sycophancy from people like you is pretty unhelpful.
Our country is fatally on the brink!!!! That is what the data portends.Wake up!!!!
Frank Agyena-Karikari 13 years ago

Fela, for once put politics aside and think of Ghana first. With all these debts, if we don't have enough water, electricity and even aviation fuel at times, then we are in crisis. Do you see how MPs are paid as compared to c ...
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Fela, for once put politics aside and think of Ghana first. With all these debts, if we don't have enough water, electricity and even aviation fuel at times, then we are in crisis. Do you see how MPs are paid as compared to civil servants?
NII DADE 13 years ago

THIS DEBT WILL KEEP INCREASING. GOD HELP GHANA

THIS DEBT WILL KEEP INCREASING. GOD HELP GHANA
PRINCE KWASI ADADE 13 years ago

GO OUT THERE AND RECEIVE YOUR REWARD, ALL GHANAIANS. GO AND PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS. YOU DON'T GIVE A SECOND MANDATE TO AN INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPT GOVERNMENT, NO!! NOT AT ALL, THAT IS ABOMINATION IN DEMOCRACY, VERY ...
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GO OUT THERE AND RECEIVE YOUR REWARD, ALL GHANAIANS. GO AND PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS. YOU DON'T GIVE A SECOND MANDATE TO AN INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPT GOVERNMENT, NO!! NOT AT ALL, THAT IS ABOMINATION IN DEMOCRACY, VERY SUICIDAL. HAD NDC MANAGED THE ECONOMY WELL, THESE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE SITUATION. NDC HAS PRESIDED OVER THE BIGGEST RESOURCES GHANA HAS EVER HAD. THEY HAVE ALSO CONTRACTED MORE LOANS THAN ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT IN OUR HISTORY, BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THIS. GHANAIANS SHOULD HAVE ENJOYED SOME ECONOMIC PROGRESS AT THIS TIME IN OUR HISTORY. THE ECONOMY IS COLLAPSING BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT IS SO CORRUPT. TO RESCUE THE SITUATION, THE POOR IS NOW BEING FORCED TO PAY. THIS IS INJUSTICE. THIS IS NOT THE GHANA KUFFOUR HANDED OVER TO NDC, HE EVEN ADDED FRESH CRUDE OIL WELLS. NPP TRANFORMED GHANA TO A MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMY WITH LIMITED RESOURCES BUT GOOD POLICIES. NDC IS WOEFULLY REVERSING THESE NPP ACHIEVEMENTS. GHANA'S CURRENT SITUATION IS VERY DISTURBING. WHEN THE HISTORY IS TOLD, IT WILL BE SAID THAT GHANAIANS WERE OFFERED FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION, IMPROVED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL HOUSING FOR THE POOR AND AN EGALITARIAN SOCIETY BUT 50% SAID NO THANK YOU. THEY PREFERRED ECONOMIC "WOYOMISATION" , PHANTOM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PHILANDERERS FOR LEADERS, MACHIAVELLIAN DISRESPECTFUL CORRUPT LOUTS AND A VISIONLESS EVIL GOVERNMENT. I AM SO PROUD I VOTED FOR NANA AKUFFO ADDO.

DAN 13 years ago

just go ahead and bend over and grab your ankles while the China man sticks it in your anus for the next 50-75 years

just go ahead and bend over and grab your ankles while the China man sticks it in your anus for the next 50-75 years
SHAMO 13 years ago

TRIBALISM HAS KILLED THEM TO THE EXTEND THAT THEY PREFER GHANA TO DESTROY THAN TO GIVE WAY TO A COMPETENT PEOPLE TO RULE AND MAKE GHANA A BETTER PLACE! THEY KNOW NDC IS SPOILING GHANA BUT THEY WILL GO ON PRAISE THEM GIVING TH ...
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TRIBALISM HAS KILLED THEM TO THE EXTEND THAT THEY PREFER GHANA TO DESTROY THAN TO GIVE WAY TO A COMPETENT PEOPLE TO RULE AND MAKE GHANA A BETTER PLACE! THEY KNOW NDC IS SPOILING GHANA BUT THEY WILL GO ON PRAISE THEM GIVING THEM MORE POWER TO LOOT THE MORE! FOLKS WAKE UP NOW NEVER ACCEPT IT FIGHT FOR GHANA! THOSE NORTHNERS AND EWES WERE THE BIG BENEFITERS OF PREZ K4'S GOOD GOVERNANCE
Vodoo Xebieso 13 years ago

NONSENSE. PLEASE LEAVE MY PEOPLE OUT OF THIS.

NONSENSE. PLEASE LEAVE MY PEOPLE OUT OF THIS.
Gadagbui Agbosomi 13 years ago

They are my people too but excuse me to say many of us are fools! Brain wash and tribalism is collapsing Ghana! We know ndc is corrupt instead of voting Dr Abu Sakara Foster we still go on praising NDC criminals

They are my people too but excuse me to say many of us are fools! Brain wash and tribalism is collapsing Ghana! We know ndc is corrupt instead of voting Dr Abu Sakara Foster we still go on praising NDC criminals
SHAMO 13 years ago

NDC GREEDY BASTARDS ASK JJ..! HAHAHAHAHA, FOOOOL

NDC GREEDY BASTARDS ASK JJ..! HAHAHAHAHA, FOOOOL
KK 13 years ago

I am not the least purturbed. This is democracy for you and the majority of Ghanaians have chosen what they want - so be it. They may have 'genuine' reasons for preferring bad governance to being ruled by 'those people' even ...
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I am not the least purturbed. This is democracy for you and the majority of Ghanaians have chosen what they want - so be it. They may have 'genuine' reasons for preferring bad governance to being ruled by 'those people' even if they will harvest the moon for the country. If you wish for war, you will have it. Let's all keep quiet and enjoy the fruits of our democratic choices. If on the other hand you feel disappointed in the choices by the majority, you must brace yourself to be less dependent on government and possibly do 'economic overtaking'.
Kofi Yesu 13 years ago

We shall continue to borrow to better the lives of Ghanaians no matter you say or write. If you open your eyes well you will see the good things happening around you but if you close your eyes, l am sorry, you can't see anyth ...
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We shall continue to borrow to better the lives of Ghanaians no matter you say or write. If you open your eyes well you will see the good things happening around you but if you close your eyes, l am sorry, you can't see anything. Maybe that was why you guys, NPP, lost the 2012 elections. Wise up !!!!
Kwakusei 13 years ago

YES

YES
FELA O FELA: NPP BONESHAKER LA 13 years ago

There goes the usual kukurudu FASCIST RIGHTWING PROPAGANDA by the these DEVIL WORSHIPPERS again. After losing the election on e again, bitter and sore as they are, they are determined to create fear and panic in the system be ...
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There goes the usual kukurudu FASCIST RIGHTWING PROPAGANDA by the these DEVIL WORSHIPPERS again. After losing the election on e again, bitter and sore as they are, they are determined to create fear and panic in the system because Ghanaians have refused to vote for them.

They have even started blowing up our electricity transformers and the west African gas pipeline just to keep us in the dark simply for the fact that we refuse to allow to taste political power yet again.

NPP, GO AND QUENCH LA!!!
GHANA WILL NOT FAIL DESPITE ALL YOUR DEVILISH MACHINATIONS.
Cummings 13 years ago

DISASTRIOUS NDC WILL FINISH GHANA BEFORE THE YEAR 2015, TAKE YOUR SIBLINGS OUT OF GHANA NOW! BECAUSE NDC DONT HAVE ANYTHING FOR THEM! LEAVE GHANA FOR THE ANIMALS

DISASTRIOUS NDC WILL FINISH GHANA BEFORE THE YEAR 2015, TAKE YOUR SIBLINGS OUT OF GHANA NOW! BECAUSE NDC DONT HAVE ANYTHING FOR THEM! LEAVE GHANA FOR THE ANIMALS

Kofi 13 years ago

Good job NDC!!!! Keep it up!!!! That is why your mandate was "renewed", hopefully NDC will keep the pace and double the debt. Ede bee keke.

Good job NDC!!!! Keep it up!!!! That is why your mandate was "renewed", hopefully NDC will keep the pace and double the debt. Ede bee keke.
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL 13 years ago

A country rule and govern by the likes of Mahama, Asiedu Nketia and the cohort of NDC propagandists who intimidate the electorates and steal their votes to clinch to power, what good and positive vision have they got to offer ...
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A country rule and govern by the likes of Mahama, Asiedu Nketia and the cohort of NDC propagandists who intimidate the electorates and steal their votes to clinch to power, what good and positive vision have they got to offer GHANA.These administration should be referred to I C C - Hague for taking what belongs to Ghanaians and denying their right exist
THE CHOSEN ONE 13 years ago

I AM AT A LOSS HERE.YOU RAISE SUCH A SERIOUS QUESTION OF INTEREST TO US ALL AND YOU LEAVE IT AS IT IS WITHOUT ANY SUGGESTION ON HOW WE CAN WORK TO GET OURSELVES OUT OF THE MESS.
DO YOU HAVE GHANA AT HEART AT ALL?

I AM AT A LOSS HERE.YOU RAISE SUCH A SERIOUS QUESTION OF INTEREST TO US ALL AND YOU LEAVE IT AS IT IS WITHOUT ANY SUGGESTION ON HOW WE CAN WORK TO GET OURSELVES OUT OF THE MESS.
DO YOU HAVE GHANA AT HEART AT ALL?
Professor 13 years ago

I am not in government. It is people entrusted with governance and who are paid well with a lot of perks whose job it is to make life easier for the Ghanaian masses. Does the NDC government have a heart? I left Ghana for my " ...
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I am not in government. It is people entrusted with governance and who are paid well with a lot of perks whose job it is to make life easier for the Ghanaian masses. Does the NDC government have a heart? I left Ghana for my "other country" in North America just about a week ago. Just after I left, fuel prices went up. So, where is our money? Where did all the borrowed money go if the govt couldn't even subsidize fuel? In Nigeria, when there were riots after the govt hiked fuel prices last year, the govt there relented and reversed the hike. Can John Mahama do the same to offer some relief to the struggling average Ghanaian? Does John Mahama have a heart? Go figure!
Rachel 13 years ago

We have all these idiots parading themselves as leaders, who are actually saboteurs of development & enemies of progress. They're all just power hungry, corrupt, visionless & downright incompetent.

We have all these idiots parading themselves as leaders, who are actually saboteurs of development & enemies of progress. They're all just power hungry, corrupt, visionless & downright incompetent.
Ghana Ba 13 years ago

Impeach these NDC thieves who have borrowed and mortgaged Ghana to enrich themselves. Commit them to pay back ALL that they have taken. Seize their assets to compensate for the over 20 billion dollars they have stolen.

Impeach these NDC thieves who have borrowed and mortgaged Ghana to enrich themselves. Commit them to pay back ALL that they have taken. Seize their assets to compensate for the over 20 billion dollars they have stolen.
Rosalyn 13 years ago

US owes 5 trillion dollars and still making noise. Mahama should go for more.

US owes 5 trillion dollars and still making noise. Mahama should go for more.
Jill 13 years ago

Rosalyn are u alright? Ghana is roughly the size of puny Rhode Island & owe this amount of money to debtors with no substantial project to show for.

Rosalyn are u alright? Ghana is roughly the size of puny Rhode Island & owe this amount of money to debtors with no substantial project to show for.
Ahoafepa 13 years ago

The united states is over 300 million people and one state's economy is 5-10 times bigger than Ghana and well developed. The debt they incur in USA is visibly seen on the roads we drive on, the H20 we drink, the 24/7 power we ...
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The united states is over 300 million people and one state's economy is 5-10 times bigger than Ghana and well developed. The debt they incur in USA is visibly seen on the roads we drive on, the H20 we drink, the 24/7 power we enjoy and many more.What have we got to show for the ghc 33billion -None
Kofi - USA 13 years ago

STOP COMPARING GHANA TO THE US. YOU SHOULD NOT EVEN COMPARE IT TO ONE OF THE POOREST STATES LIKE KANSAS, WYOMING OR ARKASAS JUST TO MENTION A FEW. THEY HAVE BETTER ROADS, BETTER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND CONSTANT ELECTICITY. I ...
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STOP COMPARING GHANA TO THE US. YOU SHOULD NOT EVEN COMPARE IT TO ONE OF THE POOREST STATES LIKE KANSAS, WYOMING OR ARKASAS JUST TO MENTION A FEW. THEY HAVE BETTER ROADS, BETTER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND CONSTANT ELECTICITY. I DONT KNOW IF YOU HAVE EVER LIVED IN THE US BEFORE. NO COMPARISON. THEY HAVE THE LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WHOLE WORLD. I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU AND YOUR NDC FOLKS. GO FOR MORE AND BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY. NO WONDER EVERYTHNG IS IN SHAMBLES. I GUESS YOU HAVE A PIECE OF THE PIE AND YOU DONT CARE ABOUT THE REST OF THE POOR WHO ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING A JOB OR FOOD TO EAT. SHAME ON YOU.
Jocobai. 13 years ago

Hwe okwasia bi nso. Airplane contract alone can pay man, the American debt. So americans owe so we have to owe as well. They are already advance and cannot do things faster than we do here. American was down but look at how f ...
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Hwe okwasia bi nso. Airplane contract alone can pay man, the American debt. So americans owe so we have to owe as well. They are already advance and cannot do things faster than we do here. American was down but look at how fast it is moving. Ghana- same old, same old, road, health, education, water putting all together the basic needs. Let me stop writing or i weep. Ghana is a gate way to hell
Kankakee Nyame 13 years ago

This is how the NDC better Ghana Agenda has brought us far and after 52 years of independence we are even going back to the pre -historic age where people lived without light, water and better social amenities . Better Ghana ...
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This is how the NDC better Ghana Agenda has brought us far and after 52 years of independence we are even going back to the pre -historic age where people lived without light, water and better social amenities . Better Ghana has now turned to Bitter Ghana. NDC for you.
Kofi Yesu 13 years ago

It was the same party that gave your party, NPP, a sound beating at the recently held elections

It was the same party that gave your party, NPP, a sound beating at the recently held elections
DAN 13 years ago

and the NDC will have you sucking white penis on beach to buy food and pay rent,BITCH!

and the NDC will have you sucking white penis on beach to buy food and pay rent,BITCH!
Steve 13 years ago

Woyome"s money can settle it....

Woyome"s money can settle it....
Frank Mensah, Tikobo No. 2 13 years ago

I did not vote for the murderous, socialist thieves. This is the probity and accountability seed Jerry Rawlings sowed after deposing a constitutionally-elected governmment. Ghana's debt at the time stood at less tha $2 billi ...
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I did not vote for the murderous, socialist thieves. This is the probity and accountability seed Jerry Rawlings sowed after deposing a constitutionally-elected governmment. Ghana's debt at the time stood at less tha $2 billion.
OMANNI ASARE 13 years ago

Our ears can not here when the drum is beating,until the whole world turns their back on us because ghana owes too much debt,This can happen tomorrow when ghana reaches the target of $64b debt scale,the cocoa and other resour ...
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Our ears can not here when the drum is beating,until the whole world turns their back on us because ghana owes too much debt,This can happen tomorrow when ghana reaches the target of $64b debt scale,the cocoa and other resources will be ship out with zero returns,during such time Somalia will even better place to live.
Kofi Yesu 13 years ago

Yes, Ghana's debt has risen and each Ghanaian, adult and young, owes some much, but l don't think that that is a crime. The writer must understand that what you do with a loan is what matters and not how much you owe. Fact is ...
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Yes, Ghana's debt has risen and each Ghanaian, adult and young, owes some much, but l don't think that that is a crime. The writer must understand that what you do with a loan is what matters and not how much you owe. Fact is, if you invest borrowed monies in productive ventures you will be able to payoff your debt and still make giant progress.
The evidence available indicates that since the inception of NDC 2, all monies borrowed have been invested in productive ventures to better the lot of the good people of Ghana. Here, mention can be made of the numerous projects that have documented for all to see; those who have travelled to the countryside will attest to this fact. The problem with most Ghanaians is that they think that Accra, Kumasi and the other cities are the only places in Ghana, they don't just travel. Please travel to your village one of these days so you see the good things happening in this country.
Second and more important, Ghanaians rejected the empty promises of the NPP because they saw and appreciated the good things the NDC government was doing for them.

Now my advice, Elections are over and we have a well-focused government in place working for the Good people of Ghana. This government will deliver no matter what you do. Somebody shout Amenoooooooo00000000!!!!
SLY 13 years ago

What is the evidence? some of us go to our villages and they are complaining. All elections in Ghana has some rigging one way or the other including NPP BUT THIS LAST ELECTION GH HASNT SEEN SUCH MASSIVE ABUSE AND RIGGING WITH ...
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What is the evidence? some of us go to our villages and they are complaining. All elections in Ghana has some rigging one way or the other including NPP BUT THIS LAST ELECTION GH HASNT SEEN SUCH MASSIVE ABUSE AND RIGGING WITH MONEY ect. NO GHANA PRESIDENT HAVE USED JUST 3 MONTHS CAMPAIGN AND WON AN ELECTION NOT EVEN JJ.ALL THIS IN THE MIDST OF WOYOME JUDGEMENT DEBT AND STILL NDC WINS? PLEASE!IF NPP DOES NT CHALLENGE THE RESULTS IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN SO THEY MUST.LETS WAIT FO THE RESULT. EVEN NPP LOSES THEY HAVE SIGNALL THAT THE ERA OF FREE RIGGING IN GH ELECTIOSN ARE OVER AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES THEIR OWN PARTY. NDC DONT SEEM TO HAVE COMPETENT MEN AND WOMEN TO DELIVER.SOMEONE SHOULD COME OUT AND TELL GHANAIAN HOW THEY HAVE SPENT ALL THE LOANS JUST TABULATE THEM PUT THEM IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR ALL TO SEE. GOLD, OIL, DIAMOND, MAGANES, THE LIST GOES ON AND WE CANNT AFFORD A HOSTEL FOR HARD WORKING YOUNG GHANAIAN GIRLS WHO SHOULD BE SCHOOL BUT CARRY LOADS IN ACCRA AND KUMASI KAYAYEN? WHAT ARE U TALKING? LETS PUT TRIBALISM ASIDE. AM AN AKAN BUT WHEN I SEE THESE YOUNG GIRLS CARRY LOADS HEAVIER THAN THEIR WEIGHT MY HEART BLEEDS!IF AM TRIBALISTIC I WOULD SAY WELL THEY VOTED FOR HIM. THOSE YOUNG GIRLS YOU SEE ARE FUTURE SCIENTISTS AND DOCTORS AND NO WELL MEANING GHANAIAN SHOULD BE HAPPY ABOUT IT. BELIEVE ME OYE LITHUR WILL KEEP MUTE ABOUT THIS BUT RATHER TALK ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS OF GAYS!! NDC IS NOT PERFORMING I AM TELLING YOU. ITS SAD WHER WE ARE AND AM SPEAKING GHANAIAN NOT AS NDC OR NPP OR CPP! JUST GHANAIAN!
Kofi Nti Mensah 13 years ago

A developing country, You want development, you don't have money what do you expect. it is good for us to know but pls. don't politics this.

A developing country, You want development, you don't have money what do you expect. it is good for us to know but pls. don't politics this.
HARDER DEY COME 13 years ago

I wonder if some of you have reason,eat salt and pepper,you dont want us to pliticize this, who manage the state for the past four years. Go and ask the mokola women who borrow,sells and makes profit.when they decide to buy t ...
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I wonder if some of you have reason,eat salt and pepper,you dont want us to pliticize this, who manage the state for the past four years. Go and ask the mokola women who borrow,sells and makes profit.when they decide to buy ten-V8 vehicles instead of investing in power,infrustracture and water.Not forgetting privates jets and ships to enrich themselves to the mercy of the state. REASON.
SLY 13 years ago

Example of poor leadership. Just read. Waaa! commom seed we have to import from Barzil and SA? What is the role of that HON. MINSTER OF WHATEVER?

Seed Producers Association of Ghana (SEEDPAG) in the Upper West Region has c ...
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Example of poor leadership. Just read. Waaa! commom seed we have to import from Barzil and SA? What is the role of that HON. MINSTER OF WHATEVER?

Seed Producers Association of Ghana (SEEDPAG) in the Upper West Region has called on the government to liberalize the production of foundation seeds for farmers.

The Association questioned the rationale behind the importation of seeds from South Africa and Brazil stating that the seed industry in Ghana needs attention from government to enable it to develop.
Logosian 13 years ago

This trick was used by the NPP in the 2000 election campaign to fool Ghanaians into believing they are debtors under the NDC This party is full of men question so malicious to the core! My question is who distributes national ...
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This trick was used by the NPP in the 2000 election campaign to fool Ghanaians into believing they are debtors under the NDC This party is full of men question so malicious to the core! My question is who distributes national debts? Tjis old trick led by Osafo Marfo has passed its prime. It will never work again.
sakum 13 years ago

oh ndc, after using the tax we pay in ghana to buy houses for yourselves in abroad, buy cars for your girl friends was not enough and you went ahead and left ghana with this debt.

oh ndc, after using the tax we pay in ghana to buy houses for yourselves in abroad, buy cars for your girl friends was not enough and you went ahead and left ghana with this debt.
kofi 13 years ago

oMG what.each to pay that big amount

oMG what.each to pay that big amount
Dondoli 13 years ago

If you give the money to individuals thats what happen to a country. Until ghanaians get all the money stolen from the states, we will always suffer.
We have to revisit all contracts the government is given out and see how m ...
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If you give the money to individuals thats what happen to a country. Until ghanaians get all the money stolen from the states, we will always suffer.
We have to revisit all contracts the government is given out and see how much they are paying back to the govt. Companies like vodafone, how much they bought the rights and how much they pay in taxes.
princewilly@ymail.com 13 years ago

A vacuum cleaner sales man appeared at the door of an old lady's cottage and, without allowing the woman to speak, rushed into the living room and threw a large bag of dirt all over her clean carpet. He said,"If this new vacu ...
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A vacuum cleaner sales man appeared at the door of an old lady's cottage and, without allowing the woman to speak, rushed into the living room and threw a large bag of dirt all over her clean carpet. He said,"If this new vacuum doesn't pick up every bit of dirt then I'll eat all the dirt."

The woman, who by this time was losing her patience, said, "Sir, if I had enough money to buy that thing, I would have paid my electricity bill before they cut it off. Now, what would you prefer, a spoon or a knife and fork?"
Jocobai. 13 years ago

Ghana "afono atoto" ready to explode. Ghana "ATROPE". Oh me man Ghana nie?

hummmmmmmm

Ghana "afono atoto" ready to explode. Ghana "ATROPE". Oh me man Ghana nie?

hummmmmmmm
Big Joe - Belaruss, Russia, Ukraine 13 years ago

the worst is yet to strike let alone current debt for as long as our embattled public leaders , security makers,banking / lending drivers ,medicaal directors, religious mekers/ prophets an prophetesses, imams, herbalists, wi ...
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the worst is yet to strike let alone current debt for as long as our embattled public leaders , security makers,banking / lending drivers ,medicaal directors, religious mekers/ prophets an prophetesses, imams, herbalists, witches ,pastors,borders guards, youth leaders,public servants, educational ministers, industrial leaders,political parties.party leaders, members of cabinets and parliaments,parents,corporate heads,mining institutions , oil and gas investors,ghana investment promotion council,the law enforcers continues to finger points ,blame one another ,shoulder irresponsibility in the name of "ABAN AJUMA WOTWU NA DZE".
Heavens won't come down to solve day to day Ghanaians economic,social and political "wahala" never... for as long as the public and our leadership right from the grassroot to the top hierachy continues to dodge reality thereby cushioning our dreams with promises that it will be well"BETTER GHANA"when we fails to promote SELF RELIANCE ,ACCOUNTABILITY,AND HARD WORK
Ghana is reeling slowly like Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy in the midst of wealth.....its about time to face reality and pull the trigger by the horn after all no one from anywhere will address our crisis and no amount of world bank loan will can solve our debt the public mentality and fears surrounding our poicy makers to address economic issues need overhauling or we all drown together.
Kwaku Tee 13 years ago

My friend we overtook Greece,Spain and Italy about 40yrs ago,they are all behind us in the race to poverty.By the way Big Joe don't allow the Russisky Eziek destroy your English.

My friend we overtook Greece,Spain and Italy about 40yrs ago,they are all behind us in the race to poverty.By the way Big Joe don't allow the Russisky Eziek destroy your English.
Big Joe - Belaruss, Russia, Ukraine 13 years ago

boy: check your skin b4 spilling
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if this your only headache why not back up to hell?the website was created for all to express free opinions, free languages,free ideologies,free thoughts fr ...
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boy: check your skin b4 spilling
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if this your only headache why not back up to hell?the website was created for all to express free opinions, free languages,free ideologies,free thoughts free expressions be they slang,raps, junk. Therefore goodies for nothing like you offering nothing than slandering hops on anything to instruct others... better check your skin b4 spilling.bye
Kay 13 years ago

I can confidently tell you that 90% of the total population of adult Ghanaians do not have that amount in their accounts.Can our leaders both past and present tell us where those loans went to?

I can confidently tell you that 90% of the total population of adult Ghanaians do not have that amount in their accounts.Can our leaders both past and present tell us where those loans went to?
ABRANTIE GYASI 13 years ago

Let the thousands of foreigners in the country help pay our debts as they are even enjoying than we ORIGINALS.Divide our debts to every single soul living in the country including the chinese,Indians,Lebanese,Nigerians and th ...
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Let the thousands of foreigners in the country help pay our debts as they are even enjoying than we ORIGINALS.Divide our debts to every single soul living in the country including the chinese,Indians,Lebanese,Nigerians and the WHITES and we will pay as less as 300cedis each.CONTRIBUTE TO SHARE.
king 13 years ago

Ghanaian are now crying, but remember this is just the beginning,we are going to introduce a new propaganda, slavery and corruption thus(A NEW BETTER GHANA AGENDA)which will lead Ghanaian to cry blood so that they will make a ...
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Ghanaian are now crying, but remember this is just the beginning,we are going to introduce a new propaganda, slavery and corruption thus(A NEW BETTER GHANA AGENDA)which will lead Ghanaian to cry blood so that they will make abetter choice. FROM KILLERS PARTY
Sefakor, Accra Newtown 13 years ago

NKWASIA NSEM! MISLEADING READERS. GHANAWEB IS GRADUALLY BECOMING A NUISANCE TO INTERNET.

NKWASIA NSEM! MISLEADING READERS. GHANAWEB IS GRADUALLY BECOMING A NUISANCE TO INTERNET.
Emmanuel asante 13 years ago

NDC can u explain that 2 ghanains

NDC can u explain that 2 ghanains
David 13 years ago

Period

Period
KK 13 years ago

Because you are stupid. You dont look at facts and figures. You are blinded by tribalism. And because of people like you, we will contibue to suffer

Because you are stupid. You dont look at facts and figures. You are blinded by tribalism. And because of people like you, we will contibue to suffer
David 13 years ago

You want development (roads, schools, free SHS, water etc), you dont produce enough, you want single spine salary but you fear loans or debt?
Ofcourse we have a stupid opposition.
If this is true, what was NPP going to im ...
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You want development (roads, schools, free SHS, water etc), you dont produce enough, you want single spine salary but you fear loans or debt?
Ofcourse we have a stupid opposition.
If this is true, what was NPP going to implement the free SHS with?
Nana Yaw III 13 years ago

Any one who tries to use Ghana's debt in 2008 as a measure of how the economy has perfoormed till now MUST take an urgent course in the PROCESSES that a country which adopts the HIPC initiative goes through.

One must know ...
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Any one who tries to use Ghana's debt in 2008 as a measure of how the economy has perfoormed till now MUST take an urgent course in the PROCESSES that a country which adopts the HIPC initiative goes through.

One must know what happens to the bulk of the HIPC nations foreign debt at the time of adopting HIPC, and what happens as the HIPC process goes on over the years.

It willl only be enough for me to say that Ghana's debts, at the time of going HIPC were not totally forgiven as was painted or printed in this country.

The BULK of those debts were simply suspended, pending on reorganising the finances of the nation, and the MONIES which were supposed to be used for debt repayment were the ones that the nation was ALLOWED to use for its social and educational projects financing.

We talk much, but lack the indepth knowledge to understand issues before we delve into comparing situations.
Sappey Agbo, Alagbokope 13 years ago

@ Nana Yaw III. Thanks for educating the morons on these page, who have not the skills to analyse issues dispassionately. The reportage is about the nation's alleged debt stock, citing a report by the monetary policy committe ...
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@ Nana Yaw III. Thanks for educating the morons on these page, who have not the skills to analyse issues dispassionately. The reportage is about the nation's alleged debt stock, citing a report by the monetary policy committee of the BOG. Instead of jumping to comment on the issue raised by this report, we should be demanding from the authors to reproduce at least parts of the report for those of us who are not privy to the report to undertake a detailed analysis. What's the proportion of foreign debt vis a vis the local component? And as you rightly said, when the country went HIPPC, the nation's debt was not written off, the principal remained intact it was only the debt servicing component (interest and transaction costs) that were suspended, which most of the NPP apologists commenting on this report lack the education to analyse. Again what the authors conveniently failed to disclose is the ratio of this debt to GDP which is the normal economic accepted standard to determine if the country was in a position to service its debts. This is just to confirm Gabby's admission that, the NPP is determined to damage HE JDM politically without necessarily applying logic.
SEIDU BABA 13 years ago

Nana Yaw please go back to school. It appears you have no clue about what the Monetary Policy paper reports highlighted. You should go back to school and leanr basic economics to help you understand the basic message of the ...
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Nana Yaw please go back to school. It appears you have no clue about what the Monetary Policy paper reports highlighted. You should go back to school and leanr basic economics to help you understand the basic message of the article published herein by the author . You SSS education or degree from that latter day university or college has not equipped you enough to understand the issues raised by the MPC report. Your little knowledge about national income accounting is dangerous to for you and this society. Your blind partisanship coupled with your dearth economic knowledge does not help you to be objective with your comments.
Nana Yaw III 13 years ago

I should go back to school? Which one? The same SSS or latter day university? I thought you implied that system taught me nothing worth writing home about.

By the way, I have no need to talk about the MPC report nor nat ...
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I should go back to school? Which one? The same SSS or latter day university? I thought you implied that system taught me nothing worth writing home about.

By the way, I have no need to talk about the MPC report nor national income accounting. The crux of the news item is to tell readers that national debt has skyrocketed from 2008 levels by 248% in 4 years of NDC administration. And I guess your "earlier day" education teaches you that this is true. You swallow everything - hook, line and sink....- and talk about my education when you have no inkling of what HIPC reaaly mean to an economy.

Now you accuse me of blind partisanship (is it implied or deduced or a thing of prophesy?) and "dearth economic knowledge". You are very funny. Go back and read my comments again and return with something better.
Kwaku 13 years ago

I didn't know that we have good and knowledgeable people like you Nana Yaw and Sappey around,why not join the finance ministry to help them with your economics.Where were you when Fifi Kwettey was misinforming Ghanaians durin ...
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I didn't know that we have good and knowledgeable people like you Nana Yaw and Sappey around,why not join the finance ministry to help them with your economics.Where were you when Fifi Kwettey was misinforming Ghanaians during Kufour's era?The Stateman newspaper belongs to a private individual so he has the freedom to tell the story as he wants.
KK 13 years ago

Eno mpo nie. What we are talking about is the rate of increase in our national debt and what projects are there to show for it. The HIPIC initiative forgave some of our debts to allow the country to take on debt burdens that ...
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Eno mpo nie. What we are talking about is the rate of increase in our national debt and what projects are there to show for it. The HIPIC initiative forgave some of our debts to allow the country to take on debt burdens that are sustainable. Debt perse is not bad provided we have something to show for it. We had debt relief from the IFIs but the rate we are pilling on debt will make up HIPIC again. Particularly when we are investing the moneies we take in productive ventures such as improving our water and Power situation. Basic infrastructure that allows us to attract Foreign Direct Investments. Go the the Bank of Ghana web site and you will see that FDI flows have reduced. This is what we are talking about. Borrow, but use it well. Dont use the money to pay fraudulent judgement debts and share among yourselves only to come and ask already suffering Ghanaians to pay more for fuel and brace ourselves for harder times. IF you need education, let the NPP people teach you. Dont pollute the forum with your half - baked knowledge, like the NDC MPs.
Nana Yaw III 13 years ago

Let me start by reminding you that I was not interested in any party so I did not mention any in my comment. NO SINGLE PARTY IN THIS COUNTRY CAN MOVE US FORWARD. We all must join hands and work in unison, in spite of our po ...
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Let me start by reminding you that I was not interested in any party so I did not mention any in my comment. NO SINGLE PARTY IN THIS COUNTRY CAN MOVE US FORWARD. We all must join hands and work in unison, in spite of our political affiliations. At least I can teach you this basic developmental lesson for free.

Secondly, my choice of headline clearly summarises my thought on the way the article was written. For your information, a lot of misinformation went round and continue to go around (from what I have read in this article) about going HIPC and debt forgiveness. Please go to the world bank website and do some crush programme in HIPC politics before you come here to "educate" me on debt reliefs and skyrocketing rates of indebtedness.

I confess I find it difficult to understand your argument. You are talking about having something to show for the monies borrowed, and then productive ventures such as improving water and power. I don't get you. Are you saying government is investing in this sector or not?

Some of you base your arguments on judgement debts paid and forget to appreciate that most of these are acts that went through the legal system and were deemed as claimable; some, including the famous Woyome case. I do not support fraudulent deals, but you must know that if you breach a contract to satisfy your whims and caprices, the law is there for the other party to file a claim. If a court of law decided that a party be compensated, there is little you and I can do about it.

Finally, if you were an investor interested in investing in Ghana, and measured the political temperature in this country from the last part of 2012 up to yesterday, I will be grateful if you will tell me what your decision will be: Will you invest or not in Ghana? Be honest with the answer, and tell me if you have any idea as to why FDI flows have reduced.

Everybody need education, and I will subject myself to be educated by the NPP people if the can do that, devoid of political crap, and in an honest way. I will listen to them and analyse what they say and choose what I think is right. I do not swallow anything I see, hear or read.
KK 13 years ago

So are you attributing our current ebt bill to pre-HIPC debts and accrued interests over the HIPC period? I do not think you have the facts either to lecture us. At least figures presented in this article clearly point to mor ...
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So are you attributing our current ebt bill to pre-HIPC debts and accrued interests over the HIPC period? I do not think you have the facts either to lecture us. At least figures presented in this article clearly point to more than 4-fold borrowing by this government after taking over, but which has not been properly accounted for by way of infrastructural projects and provision of other services. What has that got to do with the consequences of the HIPC debt relief? Did they borrow the monies to service HIPC debts? What about the unprecedented resources in the form of oil, increased gold worth on the int market, peak cocoa yield and what have you? Our present crisis is nothing short of mismanagement of the economy by this inept government. We should stop this academic exercise of trying to justify the failure by the NDC government. Period!
Nana Yaw III 13 years ago

KK, I do not see why you are trying to misinterpret me, because I’m not attributing our current debt bills to pre-HIPC debts and accrued interests over the HIPC period. A basic lesson on going HIPC is that by doing that yo ...
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KK, I do not see why you are trying to misinterpret me, because I’m not attributing our current debt bills to pre-HIPC debts and accrued interests over the HIPC period. A basic lesson on going HIPC is that by doing that you declare your nation bankrupt and can thus not access funds from traditional lending institutions. This explains why Kuffour went globe-trotting for funds to the extent that his government was reported to have attempted to borrow money from an institution whose head office was a hairdressing saloon in the UK. Do you remember that story?

We went HIPC and could then live only on grants and “savings” from suspended interests on loans and/or principals. We still needed funds and because we were bankrupt the traditional lenders were not there for us and we had to look elsewhere. When we surmounted most of the obstacles of the HIPC decision making processes and thus were considered “credit-worthy” we had to go back to lending to undertake other important projects that were on hold. This should explain to you the “surge” in borrowing. Is government using the loans for the right projects? That is an issue that must necessarily be discussed and debated without playing a blame-game and accusing one or the other.

If you asked me, I will personally say that there are alternative routes to development that does not require government borrowing. I know it and I know it will work in this nation provided we put ourselves to the task and work honestly end efficiently. To start with I hate to hear politicians come and tell us that “if we win, our government will provide this, that, and that.” We have outlived those days! The days of “we will provide” are over, and we must see ourselves where government operates ONLY as a regulatory and “facilitating” body, and left development to the private man. If you want the lecture on that I will enlighten you.

As far as the figures you are questioning are concerned, who told you they are not properly accounted for? The irresponsible guy who wrote the article of government debt stock above picked only one paragraph of a whole document to create panic and mischief, and that is not fair to the reader. For your information, though I’m not proud of it, Ghana’s debt to GDP ratio is better than many industrialized countries such as the US and Germany and France. Why not read the full BoG report and understand, for example what the causes of the current debt to GDP ratio? It is easy to accuse and label people as inept but take a look at your own inability to read and interpret a simple comment (as I originally posted), couple that with your total failure to read the BoG report, and you may think twice before condemning others.
citizen 13 years ago

Please where can i pay my portion of the debt? I do not want to owe anybody!

Please where can i pay my portion of the debt? I do not want to owe anybody!
angel 13 years ago

No problem. Nobody will come and ask Ghanaians to pay the money from their pockets. By the way do u know how much other countries are owing and they do not talk about? Please let us talk of things that will help improve the l ...
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No problem. Nobody will come and ask Ghanaians to pay the money from their pockets. By the way do u know how much other countries are owing and they do not talk about? Please let us talk of things that will help improve the lives of the lay Ghanaian and stop bothering us with the quantum of debt of GOG.Even
angel 13 years ago

i)Started with Ghana Cedis and ending wit US dollars.
II)Check the last two paragraphs . 7.5 Billion dollars for Jerry J and 7,918.1 million dollars. Please quote this in a way that the lay man will understand.

i)Started with Ghana Cedis and ending wit US dollars.
II)Check the last two paragraphs . 7.5 Billion dollars for Jerry J and 7,918.1 million dollars. Please quote this in a way that the lay man will understand.
ADAMA 13 years ago

NDC HAS FINISH GHANA. GHANA DOOM . NO WATER, NO HYDRO ENERGY/ELECTRICITY, NO GOOD ROADS, LACK OF GOOD TRANSPORTATION, SCHOOLS ARE COLLASPING, WORKERS SALARY ARE NOT PAID. OH NDC. YET BCOS OF TRIBALISM SOME ANIMAL HUMANS LIKE ...
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NDC HAS FINISH GHANA. GHANA DOOM . NO WATER, NO HYDRO ENERGY/ELECTRICITY, NO GOOD ROADS, LACK OF GOOD TRANSPORTATION, SCHOOLS ARE COLLASPING, WORKERS SALARY ARE NOT PAID. OH NDC. YET BCOS OF TRIBALISM SOME ANIMAL HUMANS LIKE THE FOOLISH EWE PEOPLE AND THE GOOD FOR NOTHING ATONGO ATINGA PITO GUINEA FOWL PEOPLE WILL VOTE FOR SUCH FOOLS. FOOLS LEARN TO VOTE ON ISSUES
Obaa Yaa 13 years ago

NOW THEY ARE ENJOYING THEIR DUSTY ROADS, LOAD SHEDDING, INCREASED TRANSPORT AND FOOD PRICES AND CONTAMINATED WATER PLUS INCREASED POLITICIANS SALARIES AND WELFARE.

NOW THEY ARE ENJOYING THEIR DUSTY ROADS, LOAD SHEDDING, INCREASED TRANSPORT AND FOOD PRICES AND CONTAMINATED WATER PLUS INCREASED POLITICIANS SALARIES AND WELFARE.
7B 13 years ago

NDC governance, full of bizarre and malice as well as perpetrating violence with impunity...

NDC governance, full of bizarre and malice as well as perpetrating violence with impunity...
Nana Payin Paa (NPP) 13 years ago

who is collecting this debt-I want to pay mine. If you are all like me a substantial part of this will be paid off.

who is collecting this debt-I want to pay mine. If you are all like me a substantial part of this will be paid off.
Eve 13 years ago

I am a Ghanaian and me and my family have never borrow any money from nobody that these statement up there, you should ask NDC and its members to paid for theso debts above. I am telling you none of my family and myself doesn ...
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I am a Ghanaian and me and my family have never borrow any money from nobody that these statement up there, you should ask NDC and its members to paid for theso debts above. I am telling you none of my family and myself doesnot owe this money.
Photosy. 13 years ago

Are you ready ? Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.

Are you ready ? Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.
Kwabena 13 years ago

The government should send somebody to come and collect mine portion of the national debt.

After that, I will declare a state within the state for my family and I.

The government should send somebody to come and collect mine portion of the national debt.

After that, I will declare a state within the state for my family and I.
Abeiku - SW2 London 13 years ago

Owe who ... did'nt see a penny of that money never mind spend ...

Owe who ... did'nt see a penny of that money never mind spend ...
NDC FOOL 13 years ago

THIS IS REALLY BETTER GHANA AGENDA.THE HOLY BOOK SAYS IN THE END THERE SHALL BE HARD TIMES,SO I AM ASKING THAT IS IT THE HARD TIMES THAT HAS HIT GHANA OR WHAT? IF SO WHY DID GOD RECENTLY GAVE GHANA OIL? IF WE OUR LEADERS WHO ...
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THIS IS REALLY BETTER GHANA AGENDA.THE HOLY BOOK SAYS IN THE END THERE SHALL BE HARD TIMES,SO I AM ASKING THAT IS IT THE HARD TIMES THAT HAS HIT GHANA OR WHAT? IF SO WHY DID GOD RECENTLY GAVE GHANA OIL? IF WE OUR LEADERS WHO SOME CLAIM TO BE ANGELS,CHURCH ELDERS AND EVEN REVERENDS THEN WE WILL FACE HARD TIMES MORE THAN ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
Seymour Gray, LL.B. (USA) 13 years ago

GHANA NEEDS LEADERSHIP THAT UNDERSTANDS ECONOMICS. What the article's economic figures mean is that the NDC Leadership either does not understand how to guide the economy to improve the economy in building enterprise and job ...
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GHANA NEEDS LEADERSHIP THAT UNDERSTANDS ECONOMICS. What the article's economic figures mean is that the NDC Leadership either does not understand how to guide the economy to improve the economy in building enterprise and jobs and/or, that the leaders of the NDC have as a primary concern the pilfering and embezzling of funds from the economy.
The economy of Ghana has fallen since losing the NPP leadership and being taken over by the NDC leadership. This lose of gifted NPP leadership has dropped the economy 248% from the level it was at when the NPP led. It also means that evey Ghanaian, even every child, has lost and is poorer by GHc 1,361.79. The NDC has mismanaged more money and has increased Ghana's endebtedness by more (by borrowering more in 4 years) than has been spent by all Ghana governments since Independence through to 2008.

What Ghana needs is a leader, a president, who is a dedicated Servant-Leader who understands economics and knows how to attract and develop enterprise in Ghana. That is to say, Ghana needs Nana Akufo-Addo as president.
grace 13 years ago

only????

only????
HAFIS ATTA IBRAIMA 13 years ago

THE SEED OF DISCORD SOWN BY JJ RAWLINGS AND HIS LOOTERS HAS GROWN UP LEADING TO TRIBAL VOTING PATTERN IN GHANA WHICH WILL ONE DAY EXPLODE THE COUNTRY LIKE HIROSHIMA BOMB.GOD SAFE GHANA

THE SEED OF DISCORD SOWN BY JJ RAWLINGS AND HIS LOOTERS HAS GROWN UP LEADING TO TRIBAL VOTING PATTERN IN GHANA WHICH WILL ONE DAY EXPLODE THE COUNTRY LIKE HIROSHIMA BOMB.GOD SAFE GHANA
John,Tema 13 years ago

For sure tribal voting is major problem why our democracy is not growing,who knows a third force would have won one of the six presidential election we've have had.

For sure tribal voting is major problem why our democracy is not growing,who knows a third force would have won one of the six presidential election we've have had.
ADAMA 13 years ago

TRIBAL VOTING IN GHANA IS DESTROYING GHANA

TRIBAL VOTING IN GHANA IS DESTROYING GHANA
Benny 13 years ago

if the ruling party could use the country money for its election proregatives and then rigg election for the next party to come and find out this is the outcome. What is rawlings calling for. Gen Mosquito must answer for tha ...
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if the ruling party could use the country money for its election proregatives and then rigg election for the next party to come and find out this is the outcome. What is rawlings calling for. Gen Mosquito must answer for that and not the bad english people use
SHALOM 13 years ago

Waaa ooo! ! ! Eka nie! So when shall we settle all these and be free to enjoy normal life in Ghana.These politicians have killed us.

Waaa ooo! ! ! Eka nie! So when shall we settle all these and be free to enjoy normal life in Ghana.These politicians have killed us.
regina athens greece 13 years ago

WHY IS ALWAYS THE LEASERS NO TTHINKING ABOUT GHANA FUTURE LEADERS ATLL BUT THEM SELF ALONE?

WHY IS ALWAYS THE LEASERS NO TTHINKING ABOUT GHANA FUTURE LEADERS ATLL BUT THEM SELF ALONE?
SEIDU BABA 13 years ago

There is NOTHING concrete to show for this massive debt, except for the daily abuses from NDC Propaganda General Asiedu Nketia and others who have massively benefited from all these national looting. What would JJ say abou ...
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There is NOTHING concrete to show for this massive debt, except for the daily abuses from NDC Propaganda General Asiedu Nketia and others who have massively benefited from all these national looting. What would JJ say about these endemic corruption that has drenched NDC officials wet in cash while the masses wallow in poverty. Part of these looted money are all manifested in the jaguars,private air jets and the many massive houses and business premises that have suddenly sprang up all over the country since NDC came to power in 2008. the GREEK SYNDROME WILL SOON CATCH UP WITH GHANAINS SOON. BETTER GHANA AGENDA INDEED!!. LOOK AT THE CALIBER OF THE NDC MPS AND IT TELL ALL THE STORY FOR GHANA'S BETTER AGENDA. The NDC mantra now is tax, spend and loot !!
SHADY 13 years ago

History tells us that the Oman Ghana has destroyed itself once before. Its the second time beckoning? We were forewarned before Independence. The Chinese connection will see to it.The dogs are barking mad!!!

History tells us that the Oman Ghana has destroyed itself once before. Its the second time beckoning? We were forewarned before Independence. The Chinese connection will see to it.The dogs are barking mad!!!
WISDOM PERBI 13 years ago

Wayome is the cause. Please Mahama,come for mine.

Wayome is the cause. Please Mahama,come for mine.
bigture 13 years ago

United State's public debt is $16.4 trillion meaning each individual resident in the United States share is $45,500.00=GHc96,000.00 per person in United States versus Ghana's GHc1,361.79 per person in Ghana.

United State's public debt is $16.4 trillion meaning each individual resident in the United States share is $45,500.00=GHc96,000.00 per person in United States versus Ghana's GHc1,361.79 per person in Ghana.
Captein 13 years ago

I did not know someone had already done the arithmetic for Ortchere-Darko with his pedestrian economic analysis. Forgetting that their useless court case is what is retarding progress and development in the country.

I did not know someone had already done the arithmetic for Ortchere-Darko with his pedestrian economic analysis. Forgetting that their useless court case is what is retarding progress and development in the country.
Raffael 13 years ago

All of you should leave the bulshit and think of ways to pay the debt. None on you saw any politician or government spend money wastefully. Blame,blame is useless

All of you should leave the bulshit and think of ways to pay the debt. None on you saw any politician or government spend money wastefully. Blame,blame is useless
Atiaa 13 years ago

Nonsense, what did I buy?

Nonsense, what did I buy?
Captein 13 years ago

Oho Statesman again. In as much as I am against corruption, judgment debt, boycotts by opposition in Parliament but receive pay and frivilous debt, I think the analysis of debt sustainability and the investment should be the ...
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Oho Statesman again. In as much as I am against corruption, judgment debt, boycotts by opposition in Parliament but receive pay and frivilous debt, I think the analysis of debt sustainability and the investment should be the guiding factor.
It turns out that Ghana is actually among the least indebted country in the world at GHS1,368.79 per capita whereas every American owes $37,435.
In fact these figures also show the level of development. Such that if we can raise our per capita GDP or lets assume we become well educated, have good industrial take of selfless politicians, eleiminate crime and obtain a debt up to the level of the USA; $37,485 we will surely become an advanced country like any other.
Considering the resource base we have it shows that we can eleiminate poverty if we have a visionary leader and meaningful opposition party than the NPP which is has has caused the country the greatest pain and inertia in our progress as they continue to do today.
How can these types of politicians collect all allowances and salaries but refuse to work, swearing-in boycott state of the nation address boycott, and protracted and useless court cases and so on.
Ceeboy Dangerman 13 years ago

NDC hmmmmmmmmmmmm

NDC hmmmmmmmmmmmm
NANA 13 years ago

TRUST THE THIEVES FOR THAT

TRUST THE THIEVES FOR THAT
Doow 13 years ago

it is only in ghana criminals are praise worship to continue their God panishable work. God help those who are sleping to wake up to see this evil ndc party leave power otherwise ghana is heading to ditch.

it is only in ghana criminals are praise worship to continue their God panishable work. God help those who are sleping to wake up to see this evil ndc party leave power otherwise ghana is heading to ditch.
General Mosquito, Brong Ba 13 years ago

We have no clue ruling a country. All we are doing is
trying and error. Give us a break. Afterall, JDM himself is aware the country is not doing well. Enko
yie ma ye koraa. We pray we just fill our pockets and leave,

We have no clue ruling a country. All we are doing is
trying and error. Give us a break. Afterall, JDM himself is aware the country is not doing well. Enko
yie ma ye koraa. We pray we just fill our pockets and leave,
stekyy 13 years ago

Ghanaian economy will collapse because individual in government and in higher position such Ceps officials at Ghana port are getting richer while ordinary citizens on the street struggle for food and other basic needs. I weep ...
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Ghanaian economy will collapse because individual in government and in higher position such Ceps officials at Ghana port are getting richer while ordinary citizens on the street struggle for food and other basic needs. I weep for ghanaian children.
Makafui 13 years ago

Please can we have the account number in which we can pay off our debt?

Please can we have the account number in which we can pay off our debt?

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