COMMENT: Parliament must lead fight against corruption

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James Armstrong 12 years ago

Our MPs must be paid what has legimately been approved for them but yes they must fight this canker of corruption in the public service They should join the President to fight this canker worm of corruption in the public ser ...
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Our MPs must be paid what has legimately been approved for them but yes they must fight this canker of corruption in the public service They should join the President to fight this canker worm of corruption in the public service. The over 20 years of work against corruption has been reversed by 8 years of NPP rule by Kufour who turned the Castle former seat of Government to a den of corruption as revealed by the former NPP chairman and the Hotel Wawa saga not to talk of all the stealings that went on under the so called Presidential initiative. A conduit pipe for acquiring illegal worth Ghana at 50 is another in question
TerrblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

PUT THEM IN CHARGE OF FRIED FISH AND THEY WILL DEFINITELY CHOP SOME. NPP HAS MADE GHANA A HOPELESS STATE.

PUT THEM IN CHARGE OF FRIED FISH AND THEY WILL DEFINITELY CHOP SOME. NPP HAS MADE GHANA A HOPELESS STATE.
KOFI KWABRANTE3 12 years ago

Great thank you to Boakye Gyan and Afari Gyan,both "Akans" from Brong Ahafo.

Great thank you to Boakye Gyan and Afari Gyan,both "Akans" from Brong Ahafo.
GHANAVIA 12 years ago

We need a coup to cleanse Ghana of kleptomaniac politicians.

Another June 4th awaits us.

We need a coup to cleanse Ghana of kleptomaniac politicians.

Another June 4th awaits us.
TerrblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

IDIOTS

IDIOTS
GHANA 12 years ago

This idiot Kofi Thompson has replaced Kwesi Pratt as the mmouthpiece of the Ndc stealing brigade, what an asshole this Thompson is.

This idiot Kofi Thompson has replaced Kwesi Pratt as the mmouthpiece of the Ndc stealing brigade, what an asshole this Thompson is.
Akonoba 2 12 years ago

YOU WILL HAVE TO BRING PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM MARS!

YOU WILL HAVE TO BRING PARLIAMENTARIANS FROM MARS!
A CONCERNED CITIZEN 12 years ago

Have you forgotten that Kennedy Agyapong exposed the Woyome scandal and instead of Woyome being in jail it was Ken Adjapong who was harassed and jailed by the so called BNI? How many NDC officials involved in massive corruptu ...
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Have you forgotten that Kennedy Agyapong exposed the Woyome scandal and instead of Woyome being in jail it was Ken Adjapong who was harassed and jailed by the so called BNI? How many NDC officials involved in massive corruptuion and stealing have been arrested or prosecuted? Rather the most corrupt ones are those promoted or given ministerial posts. If this government continues to rule Ghana for another four years Ghana will become a failed state like Somalia.
TerrblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

AS AN INSTITUTION, PARLIAMENT IS THE RIGHT PLACE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE ERA OF NPP WORSENED CORRUPTION IN GHANA. WHY PUT ASANTES IN POWER.? THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

AS AN INSTITUTION, PARLIAMENT IS THE RIGHT PLACE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE ERA OF NPP WORSENED CORRUPTION IN GHANA. WHY PUT ASANTES IN POWER.? THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
GHANAVIA 12 years ago

Terribly Stupid, it appears you are perpetually stupid and brainless.
You pretend to be an Ewe but you are not.
I have carried out a private investigation about you. You are an Adangbye/Krobo from Dodowa who is cared for by ...
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Terribly Stupid, it appears you are perpetually stupid and brainless.
You pretend to be an Ewe but you are not.
I have carried out a private investigation about you. You are an Adangbye/Krobo from Dodowa who is cared for by your mom because your dad doesn't want to have anything to do with you. Your Dad couldn't be wrong in as much as you have no brains when you speak.

Stop faking an Ewe; do you understand you bastard.

Bob 12 years ago

Who watches the watchman?

Who watches the watchman?
HONESTNEST GOD IS MY JUDGE 12 years ago

WELL SAID BOB,HOW CAN THAT BE?? CORRUPTMEN TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION! AH,AH MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

WELL SAID BOB,HOW CAN THAT BE?? CORRUPTMEN TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION! AH,AH MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
DONDOLI 12 years ago

Forget paliament go back to your regions and ask how much money the government allocated to them.
What people dont know when the government gives money it does get to the regions and people use the names of regions to get c ...
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Forget paliament go back to your regions and ask how much money the government allocated to them.
What people dont know when the government gives money it does get to the regions and people use the names of regions to get contracts to supply them but never do, but pocket the money.
We should know what the government is giving every region. Its the district officers should have they fair share from the region.
People think the northern regions are poor, NO they are not, their share of the nations weath is allocated like any other region but the share of the north end up in pockets in Accra. Everybody wants to live in accra because of that.
Paliament cant stop corruption, YOU CAN. Its you duty to ask questions and get answas from you regional minister and you
r paliament representative. We cant do it and must do it ourselfes.
PALMWINE SELLER 12 years ago

WISHFUL THINKING. NOT EVEN ONE IS CORRECT IN PARLIAMENT SIR. IF WE CANT CHANGE THEM LETS SIMPLY JOIN THEM, COS IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN IN OUR LIFE TIME. THEY ARE ALL THIEVES AND WILL NOT CHANGE.

WISHFUL THINKING. NOT EVEN ONE IS CORRECT IN PARLIAMENT SIR. IF WE CANT CHANGE THEM LETS SIMPLY JOIN THEM, COS IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN IN OUR LIFE TIME. THEY ARE ALL THIEVES AND WILL NOT CHANGE.
OBURONIBA FITAFITA 12 years ago

"The Hon. Samuel Okudzato-Ablawkwa's wise suggestion that foreign trips by public servants ought to be vetted, should be acted upon quickly"

This guy has the nerve to call for some honesty. When he defended Woyome and stoo ...
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"The Hon. Samuel Okudzato-Ablawkwa's wise suggestion that foreign trips by public servants ought to be vetted, should be acted upon quickly"

This guy has the nerve to call for some honesty. When he defended Woyome and stood stern against accusation that he own many gas stations did he advocate appointment of an independent prosecutor to look into it ? When it became known all over the nation and abroad that Hanna Bissiw was trying to smuggle $9 million dollars out of the country through a priest who was caught at the Kotoka Airport did any of our law enforcement agencies step out to deal with it ? Is it not a slap in the national face that such aperson has been appointed to a high level ministerial position ?
Ofosu Ampofo was known during the campaign to have ditributed thousands of cedis as bait money for votes. Did any Law enforcement agency care to think where these huge sums of money were coming from, knowing his yearly salary and benefits as a public official ?

The entire nation needs an overhaul - from the President down to the toll both collector, through the ranks of the courts, the police, MPs, Harbour personnel, you name it ....... All are thieves bleeding Ghana to death. There is no defense for them folks - whether you are from NPP, NDC,PPP,CPP or ABCDEF - open your eyes folks, we are sinking together.
Kyekyeku 12 years ago

The most corrupt people in Ghana are this parliamentarians and the ministers plus the president and his cabinet .we have given the country to a bunch of thieves to rule. We will deal with corruption very soon by our selves b ...
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The most corrupt people in Ghana are this parliamentarians and the ministers plus the president and his cabinet .we have given the country to a bunch of thieves to rule. We will deal with corruption very soon by our selves by attacking the government officials as the Arabs did recently and put fear in every leader who will take over from now on, we are coming you wait And see.
PKA 12 years ago

Kofi, I strongly disagree with your analysis. First of all, none of these Parliamentarians were held at gunpoint to contest elections. In other words, it was a personal decision. Being a Parliamentarian comes with a degree o ...
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Kofi, I strongly disagree with your analysis. First of all, none of these Parliamentarians were held at gunpoint to contest elections. In other words, it was a personal decision. Being a Parliamentarian comes with a degree of sacrifice and commitment. Yours is to serve your constituency and see to their welfare, not constantly demand more emoluments.

In Ghana, members of Parliament do not care about their constituencies once they are elected - rather, these wolves in sheep clothing see this as an opportunity to make as much money as they can and thus be able to live in opulence after their "Honourable" gold mining expedition in Parliament.

We cannot afford to drop our guard and allow these jokers to hold Mother Ghana to ransom - and you Kofi of all people ought to know better.
Ras Juvas 12 years ago

I disagree with u writer. More money can not deal with corruption or make people patriotic. Has corruption ended in the police service with single spine? We need stronger institutions and patriotic citizens

I disagree with u writer. More money can not deal with corruption or make people patriotic. Has corruption ended in the police service with single spine? We need stronger institutions and patriotic citizens
Nii Lante Okunka 12 years ago

Kudos PKA.I have never read an idiotic missive than the one by this twerp Kofi Thompson.What guarantees to Ghanaians have that by pumping monies into the coffers of these crooks in all the three branches of our government, th ...
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Kudos PKA.I have never read an idiotic missive than the one by this twerp Kofi Thompson.What guarantees to Ghanaians have that by pumping monies into the coffers of these crooks in all the three branches of our government, they'll work for our benefit.Is this guy being paid to write this garbage?
We don't own these crooks anything.Like PKA wisely suggested, nobody put a gun to their stupid heads to serve our country.That decision was theirs and theirs alone.And it comes with an implied sacrifice.We don't have to cede to some ridiculous constitutional provision to pay these vultures lump sums of money after they woefully fail to attend to the basic needs of our people.And to have this twerp suggest that we compensate them well for jobs undone is an insult to well meaning Ghanains.
I bet this Kofi Thompson guy has sold his conscience and soul in support of this gross injustice done to the people of Ghana.
Its about time, my fellow Ghanaians,to resort to NON-VIOLENT PROTESTS TO SEND A CLEAR AND POTENT MESSAGE TO THESE LOOTERS OF OUR NATIONAL RESOURCES THAT THEY WORK FOR US AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!
We need to take our destiny into our own hands and NON-VIOLENTLY register out uttermost disgust to these insults to our intelligence.THIS NONSENSE MUST STOP.OUR PEOPLE NEED BETTER AND WE THE PEOPLE ARE THE ONLY ONES TO TAKE MATTERS INTO OUR HANDS AND NOT TO RELY ON THE SELL-OUTS LIKE KOFI THOMPSON.
KANEWU 12 years ago

THE COMMENTATOR OF THIS PIECE IS A REAL FOOL.

HOW CAN THE VERY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS STATE LOOTING LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST LEADERSHIP CORRUPTION AND LOOTING OF THE TREASURY IN GHANA?

THE COMMENTATOR OF THIS PIECE IS A REAL FOOL.

HOW CAN THE VERY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS STATE LOOTING LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST LEADERSHIP CORRUPTION AND LOOTING OF THE TREASURY IN GHANA?

eh 12 years ago

corruption is from. within a person and not from without. paying a person. huge sums to stop edge them. to desist from being corrupt will not solve the problem. if. anyone demands more pay with the excuse that it will help ch ...
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corruption is from. within a person and not from without. paying a person. huge sums to stop edge them. to desist from being corrupt will not solve the problem. if. anyone demands more pay with the excuse that it will help check him from from being corrupt know ye that that one is unwilling to change from his old evil ways. leadership is a sacrifice which a person takes upon himself to help others so if you are not willing to sacrifice then you are of no use to the people. therefore there is no gaurantee that when you earn more, money will change your attitude of corrupt malpractices. let m remind you again that corruption is from within and you dont need more money to fight corruption. what you need is a good attitude, principles and intergrity. without these attributes a person is worthless. so you cant deceive as that parliamentarians will not be currupt if their wage bill is increased, afterall man has insatiable wants hence you need to be contempt with what you have and look around and have pitty on the next man who cant afford a meal. learn to help others and stop being selfish. foooolz
Nana Asare 12 years ago

I THINK THE GOVERNMENT IN POWER IS TO BE BLAMED FOR THE CORRUPTION IN GHANA AND NOT THE MEMBERS OF PALIAMENT.

I THINK THE GOVERNMENT IN POWER IS TO BE BLAMED FOR THE CORRUPTION IN GHANA AND NOT THE MEMBERS OF PALIAMENT.
ZONGO BOY 12 years ago

waste of time and space

waste of time and space
Sam Okudzeto 12 years ago

This is like paying thieves a bonus to stop them from stealing

This is like paying thieves a bonus to stop them from stealing
Kwesi Kurancke 12 years ago

How do you expect Ghana's parliament to lead the fight against corruption when they together with the leaders are corrupt to the bone?

How do you expect Ghana's parliament to lead the fight against corruption when they together with the leaders are corrupt to the bone?
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

A Mafia Godfather, accompanied by his attorney, walks into a
room to meet with his former accountant.

The Godfather asks the accountant, "Where is the 3 million bucks
you embezzled from me?" The accountant does not an ...
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A Mafia Godfather, accompanied by his attorney, walks into a
room to meet with his former accountant.

The Godfather asks the accountant, "Where is the 3 million bucks
you embezzled from me?" The accountant does not answer.

The Godfather asks again, "Where is the 3 million bucks you
embezzled from me?"

The attorney interrupts, "Sir, the man is a deaf mute and cannot
understand you, but I can interpret for you."

The Godfather says, "Well ask him where my damn money is!" The
attorney, using sign language, asks the accountant where the 3
million dollars is.

The accountant signs back, "I don't know what you are talking about."
The attorney interprets to the Godfather, "He doesn't know what
you are talking about."

The Godfather pulls out a 9 millimeter pistol, puts it to the
temple of the accountant, cocks the trigger and says, "Ask him
again where my damn money is!"

The attorney signs to the accountant, "He wants to know where
it is!"

The accountant signs back, "OK! OK! OK! The money is hidden in
a brown suitcase behind the shed in my backyard!"
The Godfather says, "Well....what did he say?"

The attorney interprets to the Godfather, "He says...go to hell...
..that you don't have the guts to pull the trigger."

Those who will lead the fight against corruption are also the thieves.
If these people can receive huge amount of 200,000 Cedis without thinking about the poor,how will they fight corruption.
They have become whales and sharks in a buffet.
Yes I said it (USA) 12 years ago

John Shearen, 51, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Leesburg on April 4, 2013 on a myriad of child porn-related charges. Authorities have announced that Shearen holds the dubious distinction of dow ...
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John Shearen, 51, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Leesburg on April 4, 2013 on a myriad of child porn-related charges. Authorities have announced that Shearen holds the dubious distinction of downloading the most child porn in the State of Florida. In fact, Shearen was at his computer downloading more videos as agents with the FDLE arrived at this residence to place him under arrest. Authorities estimate that they seized between 500,000 to 1 million images and videos on a variety of computers, external hard drives, and DVDs. Agents also recovered children's underwear at Shearen's residence which he told them he wears. According to Special Agent Jeff Duncan with the FDLE, Shearen "is the No. 1 person that can distribute child pornography throughout the world. And he's been doing it."
Yes I said it (USA) 12 years ago

"Valerie Sloan was arrested by the Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas on April 1, 2013 and charged with 128 counts of felony fraud to obtain drugs, obstructing governmental operations, and refusing to submit to arrest. ...
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"Valerie Sloan was arrested by the Jonesboro Police Department in Arkansas on April 1, 2013 and charged with 128 counts of felony fraud to obtain drugs, obstructing governmental operations, and refusing to submit to arrest. She is a medical doctor and is accused of writing fake prescriptions to herself for powerful pain medications. The owner of a local pharmacy, Mike Soo, grew suspicious of Sloan. He reportedly did a little investigative work on his own and discovered that Sloan was the person who had been picking up prescriptions for the past year under the name Kim Robertson.

Soo notified the police of his discovery and advised that "Sloan would come in about every 2-3 days to pick up a prescription and would always attempt to wear a baseball cap or scarf as if to hide her identity." He agreed to call police the next time she attempted to fill a prescription which she did on April 1, 2013. When first questioned by police, she allegedly provide two different names and dates of birth. After placing her under arrest, investigators obtained pharmacy records showing that Sloan used her alias to call in 128 different prescriptions since January 2012. Sloan was booked into the Craighead County Detention Center and released after posting bond. Her next court date is scheduled for April 26, 2013."
Ajavuk Da Jajak 12 years ago

This article is well written but it seems unfortunate that we have to reward greed rather than service amd love of Ghana for Parliamentarians and government officials to work faithfully, dedicatedly, selflessly and corruption ...
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This article is well written but it seems unfortunate that we have to reward greed rather than service amd love of Ghana for Parliamentarians and government officials to work faithfully, dedicatedly, selflessly and corruption-free to protect the public purse and the interests of the Ghana nation. A nation whose leaders think only of what they can get not what they can do for it, to paraphrase J. F. Kennedy, is a lost nation. Such a mind-set only leads to the pillaging of the nation. It is no wonder phoney agreements are signed to sell off its resources to highest bidders, whenever our leaders, doctors, nurses teachers, sivil servants, etc. are not given chop-chop. What kind of nationals are such a bunch? If the writer is right, the future for Ghana will never be bright and its prospects will always be dim. The industrialized worlds were built on deidcation and service and the rewards came after they succeed in building, and sometime rebuilding, sound and responsible national fabrics and ethics. We in Ghana are saying give us to chop big, even when there is little to go around, before we can build a sound responsible nation founded on good ethics to protect the public resources. Is is a pity.
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 12 years ago

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NO BRIDGE BETWEEN INDUSTRY&PARLIAMENT
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I WILL VOLUNTEER FROM MY OWN ACCORD
WITH THE HELP FROM ALL RESPONSIBLE
& CONCERNED CITIZENS TO ESTABLISH ===
== INDUSTRY and PARLIAMENT TRUST==
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Akos 12 years ago

THE MPs ARE THERE TO HELP THEMSELVES AND PROTECT THEIR INTEREST BUT NOT TO SERVE ORDINARY GHANAIANS.

THE MPs ARE THERE TO HELP THEMSELVES AND PROTECT THEIR INTEREST BUT NOT TO SERVE ORDINARY GHANAIANS.
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 12 years ago

THIS IS A BATTLE OF EACH ONE FOR HIMSELF GOD FOR US ALL WE MUST CREATE
AN ATMOSPHERE OF UNDERSTANDING &
MATURITY WE ARE ALL READY TO HELP
POLITICIANS TRADE UNION INDUSTRY
STAKEHOLDERS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS AN ...
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THIS IS A BATTLE OF EACH ONE FOR HIMSELF GOD FOR US ALL WE MUST CREATE
AN ATMOSPHERE OF UNDERSTANDING &
MATURITY WE ARE ALL READY TO HELP
POLITICIANS TRADE UNION INDUSTRY
STAKEHOLDERS MEDIA PROFESSIONALS AND ALL WOMEN &
MEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE & REIGIOUS BODIES & THE YOUTH
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI==
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Akwasi (London) 12 years ago

It's greed stupid. MPs are very well paid relative to other public sector workers in Ghana.
If you think MPs would regulate themselves or even have the inclination to fight corruption think again. These people dont go into ...
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It's greed stupid. MPs are very well paid relative to other public sector workers in Ghana.
If you think MPs would regulate themselves or even have the inclination to fight corruption think again. These people dont go into politics to serve the nation. Their sole objective into going into politics is to serve themselves,exploit their political contacts to enrich themselves and family and pay lip service to democracry.
Has any body noticed - the only thing the unites all the political parties in parliament is when it comes to finding ways and means to loot the nation.
DODOWA 12 years ago

Boy do I disagree with the premise by which Kofi Thompson wrote this piece. Given the fact that every Tom, Dick and Harry with Ghanaian blood running through him is a cognoscente of the pelf domineering world of our politicia ...
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Boy do I disagree with the premise by which Kofi Thompson wrote this piece. Given the fact that every Tom, Dick and Harry with Ghanaian blood running through him is a cognoscente of the pelf domineering world of our politicians, it is risible to think that large emoluments will turn them into Snow white politicians. In fact, a perusal of our political players renders Mr. Thompson’s thesis a non sequitur to his laid down fallacy. What Mr. Thompson has forgotten is that the old aphorism; “Power Corrupts and Corrupts Absolutely” is very well and alive in Ghana Politics. Do we have to assign the heavily paid politicians to REHAB programs for them to become pious? I doubt that. The mendacious atmosphere under which these politicians are elected begets bigots, corrupt, hubristic, pompous, arrogant, ethnocentric players whose sole aim is the pursuit of opulence. I challenge Mr. Kofi Thompson to dig deep and give us the name of ONE politician who is without blemish and has the potential of doing right if he/she is handsomely paid. Their insatiable love for wherewithal is a sin. Dream on Kofi. Dream on
Osei Yao 12 years ago

NO. THE FOURTH ESTATE OF THE REALM MUST LEAD FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION. BUT WHAT DO WE SEE? JOURNALISTS WHO SEE THEIR JOB AS REPORTING "WHO SAID WHAT?,

NO. THE FOURTH ESTATE OF THE REALM MUST LEAD FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION. BUT WHAT DO WE SEE? JOURNALISTS WHO SEE THEIR JOB AS REPORTING "WHO SAID WHAT?,
william 12 years ago

I concur, Kofi, but the story needs to be complete. You can pay MPs billions but if you don't begin to hold our MPs (accountable (instead of always targeting the Executive only), I am afraid you and I will be dissapopinted af ...
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I concur, Kofi, but the story needs to be complete. You can pay MPs billions but if you don't begin to hold our MPs (accountable (instead of always targeting the Executive only), I am afraid you and I will be dissapopinted after electing MPs!!

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