Ghana's economy robust – Terkper tells NPP

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Governor 12 years ago

You are a fool to say that Finance Minister, after you steal all the money and ppl still living under $1 a day you say the economy is not in tatters, just say "yours" is not because you guys seem to just be getting everything ...
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You are a fool to say that Finance Minister, after you steal all the money and ppl still living under $1 a day you say the economy is not in tatters, just say "yours" is not because you guys seem to just be getting everything for yourself and not thinking about we the people who put you in that damn office you sitting in, I just pray i never meet you or any of your kids anywhere, i could kill them as a revenge for the money you've been stealing from this great country...
KOLA ,LONDON PROPER 12 years ago

In analyzing current public expenditure which stands at 38billion dollars, Osafo Marfo forgot to factor in the growth rate thereafter and the expected rise in growth after such injections. This makes his argument for the incr ...
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In analyzing current public expenditure which stands at 38billion dollars, Osafo Marfo forgot to factor in the growth rate thereafter and the expected rise in growth after such injections. This makes his argument for the increased debt flawed.

Then one other thing Osafo Marfo forgot to factor in again was the increased population from Kronfuors Administration, the influx including the Chinese and the Nigerians etc.

Unemployment has always been a problem where all shoeshine-boys and girls have populated the cities instead of engaging in cassava cultivation or going to join 31st December womens movement to improve the lives of the village dwellers.

Those in Sodom and Gomorrah should be given Government farms or ship all of them to the villages and farms to have something positive doing.
Kwaku 12 years ago

Which sectors of the economy are experiencing growth and how are ordinary Ghanaians benefiting from this growth?You are just ignorant of what is going on in Ghana,may be due to illiteracy.By the way what do you do in the UK f ...
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Which sectors of the economy are experiencing growth and how are ordinary Ghanaians benefiting from this growth?You are just ignorant of what is going on in Ghana,may be due to illiteracy.By the way what do you do in the UK for a living?Are you in school or just jobless and loitering around in the London and benefiting from a member of the NDC who is engaged in looting in Ghana?
HAHAHAHAHA 12 years ago

He is posting from his watchman's job at NHIS building in London.

He is posting from his watchman's job at NHIS building in London.
NDC FOOLS 12 years ago

LOOK AT THE STUPID FOOL UGLY FACE TEKPER TALKING NONSENSE WITHOUT BEING ASHAME. "KWASEA"! WHERE IS THE ROBUST ECONOMY IN GHANA? ROBUST IN THE POCKETS OF THE CORRUPT MAHAMA LED NDC FOOLS, RIGHT!!!

LOOK AT THE STUPID FOOL UGLY FACE TEKPER TALKING NONSENSE WITHOUT BEING ASHAME. "KWASEA"! WHERE IS THE ROBUST ECONOMY IN GHANA? ROBUST IN THE POCKETS OF THE CORRUPT MAHAMA LED NDC FOOLS, RIGHT!!!
ZoRRo 12 years ago

Ghana's economy is only robust in the pockets of the government officials and their cronies. They can't even see that the system is not working for the ordinary person. Where are the jobs ? Where are the business opportunitie ...
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Ghana's economy is only robust in the pockets of the government officials and their cronies. They can't even see that the system is not working for the ordinary person. Where are the jobs ? Where are the business opportunities ? Where are the government assistance programs for the poor and physically and mentally disadvantaged ?
Gaby Bruk 12 years ago

Asshantis+rats, Ghanaians and flies.

Asshantis+rats, Ghanaians and flies.
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, he had the gut to recommend his fellow journalists to be executed by PNDC. Pratt even recommended Baako to be killed by the regime, thank God Baako was instead touchered violently and severely but his life was spared. This is what Kwesi Pratt can do. Now Pratt is a secret agent to NDC and US Embassy in Ghana. May God forgive Pratt and spare him the untold evils that will come upon him and his generations. The souls of those journalist killed through Pratt's recommendations to PNDC will never forgive Pratt. Now Pratt has the guts to take Diplomatic Passport and smuggled his weak-headed children to work at the Ministries under Mills NDC, may God forgive Pratt and his dependance and spare them of the evils ahead of them...
PAA 12 years ago

Npp will soon die and a new party formed in its place. What npp are looking for is to come to power to loot the nation's resources. Npp thinks Ghanaians have soon forgotten when they were stealing gold, money, land and other ...
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Npp will soon die and a new party formed in its place. What npp are looking for is to come to power to loot the nation's resources. Npp thinks Ghanaians have soon forgotten when they were stealing gold, money, land and other state properties. Ministers saving government loans in their individual foreign accounts and keeping the interest accrued before releasing the capital to nation's coffers. In fact, the SC is really wasting time that is why these crooks think they still stand a chance. Where on earth have you seen SC removing democratically elected president and putting in a 70 years old drug baron, greedy and arrogant man as president? You have been found out and God will punish you for wasting Ghanaian tax-payers money.
AbasZ 12 years ago

Well! From your comment 'Npp use government money for interest and return the PRINCIPAL to the Nation's CHEST'. Then they are better than Ndc who give government money to people like woyome who had done no work for the State ...
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Well! From your comment 'Npp use government money for interest and return the PRINCIPAL to the Nation's CHEST'. Then they are better than Ndc who give government money to people like woyome who had done no work for the State. Paa woye kwasea paa.

bex 12 years ago

NPP people need their heads examined, because they are never satisfied. The economy is in tiptop shape. Everybody that wants to work is working. There are no more illegal mining anywhere in the country, so where is their beef ...
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NPP people need their heads examined, because they are never satisfied. The economy is in tiptop shape. Everybody that wants to work is working. There are no more illegal mining anywhere in the country, so where is their beef. Mr. Terkper may look like a cadaver, or at least half a cadaver, but that is no reason to say everything is bad. If you say Terkper (not the economy) is looking bad, I can understand.

From my 3 storey house at Chorkor, I see gleaming houses all the way to Accra. There are no squatters where I live. Everything is just fine. We are happy.
Nigerians Are Cursed People 12 years ago

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Ghanaians Are Cursed People! 12 years ago

Thank God We're Not Ghanaians

Can you imagine Ghanaians abusing Nigeria, the giant of Africa, the sunshine, the mountain, and the golf of oil of Africa? Ghana, let us teach you some English, for there's going to be some di ...
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Thank God We're Not Ghanaians

Can you imagine Ghanaians abusing Nigeria, the giant of Africa, the sunshine, the mountain, and the golf of oil of Africa? Ghana, let us teach you some English, for there's going to be some diplomatic brouhaha o, if President Atta Mills doesn't call the Foka Sibe Boys to order

Which country in the world calls their friends "Charlie" and names all their men after weekdays and weekends, Kwado (Monday) Kwabena (Tuesday) Kwaku (Wednesday) Yau (Thursday) Kofi (Friday), Kwame (Saturday), Kwesi (Sunday)? Una too much o

And you are so laid back, you don't even know, look at every bank around you, it is UBA, ECO-Bank and Zenith bank. Your mobile phones are routed through Lagos, MTN, Vodafone, Tigo and whatever! Charlie, Thank God we are not Ghanaians o

See your president worships in Lagos, pays tithes to Synagogue, even your under-something football team relies on Pastor T.B Joshua to win the world cup because there is no God in Ghana. Charlie, thank God I'm not a Ghanaian o

When was the last time Ghana had a national team after Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah started hawking spicy Rob and puff-puff. Charlie, thank God we are not Ghanaians o

Instead of getting down on Amala, Pounded yams and orisirishi, you eat burnt rice three times a day and call it a funky name "Wache" as if we won't understand...Thank God we are not Ghanaians

Since Fela left Ghana you only knew how to sing old highlife and wedding songs, who marries with a Ghanaian music anymore anyways... Thank God we are not Ghanaians

Remember Nigerians created Nollywood, but Ghanaians are stuck trying to create something, should we call it "Nannawood?" with the same characters- kofi, nana, kwabena and Elizabeth...you can't even get near any wood, Charlie, thank God I'm not a Ghanaian o

And why did Obama come here and didn't spend a second night, was it because Accra was too boring??? Thank God we are not Ghanaians.
Please if you can't afford three-piece Nigerian agbada stop wearing the black and white stripe school uniform and call it a national attire, afterall you have discovered oil, please dress better, OK. Charlie, thank God we are not Ghanaians.

Our traditional rulers are cruising around in Bentley, Mercedes Benz, and BMW but yours are still hanging on wooden limos, Charlie, thank God we are not Ghanaians

We know you love to do 419 but tell me who will send you money when you send a dead chicken by FedEx in the name of Sakawa... Thank God we're not Ghanaians o

Brothers, make una show some respect to the big brother next door, otherwise we will ask Lagosians to move over to Accra and overrun the place...

And as Fela taught, Fefe n'efe ntina obaa tu amirika a, ense na nofona yese, ebete ato ntia, ebete ato ntio, ebeti aton ti, abeti atontia, ebeti atonti, ebeti atonti e, ebeti atonti

Make una warn unaself o, na condition way make crayfish bend
GHANAVIA 12 years ago

Ooh funny Bex; good-day!

Ooh funny Bex; good-day!
insight to the bone 12 years ago

pepeni has taken a few good but woefully incompetent men. so this ndc with all these people and their doctorate degrees , decades of experience and not being new to the business of running a nation could only find a chartered ...
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pepeni has taken a few good but woefully incompetent men. so this ndc with all these people and their doctorate degrees , decades of experience and not being new to the business of running a nation could only find a chartered accountant with polytechnic to run the sophisticated affairs of finance and economic planning? the country i agree can never be broke but is only heavily in debt with no future or chance of development due to the chinese. this krobo minister is only trying to balance the books and lacks courage , mental acumen and deep understanding to make the bold decisions required in these challenging times . they are only thieves who are bold and fool hardy courageous when it comes to stealing or looting but to do something good is an abomination to their nature . these are the king of people who if are on your team will make sure you miserably fail not because they plan it but because their burdened in the dark ignorant hearts by their own selfishness . pepeni thinks we blindly hate him but we say we actually see him for what he really is and that is a CAPITAL FOOL who never do anything good for himself to less of the welfare of the ordinary man. pepeni is entrapped by his own self surrounded by incompetence and tribal amateurs who think that by selling us propaganda , ideology and lies they can get by . we say their days are numbered and soon their blood will flow . his friend pepeni the idiot presiding judge will be one of the first punished for their arrogance. God has blinded them from seeing the way forward so we can one day wipe them out from the face of this earth , long live the republic of Akan
Oman Ba Pa 12 years ago

The shoeshine-boys and girls, Sodom and Gomorrah folks, etc are in the cities because they can't afford farming tools 'cos of govt taxes!
WHO ENJOYS COMING TO LIVE IN HARDSHIP IN THE CITY?
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The shoeshine-boys and girls, Sodom and Gomorrah folks, etc are in the cities because they can't afford farming tools 'cos of govt taxes!
WHO ENJOYS COMING TO LIVE IN HARDSHIP IN THE CITY?
Public expenditure; growth rate; increased this; increased that; whatever - bottom line is our purchasing power, which is dying!
TEACHER 12 years ago

What an illiterate. Who told you current Ghana expenditure is 38 billion dollars?38 billion as quoted by Osafo Marfo is not current expenditure but the national debt. National debt does not mean current expenditure, you dumb ...
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What an illiterate. Who told you current Ghana expenditure is 38 billion dollars?38 billion as quoted by Osafo Marfo is not current expenditure but the national debt. National debt does not mean current expenditure, you dumb watchman illiterate.

"In analyzing current public expenditure which stands at 38billion dollars, Osafo Marfo forgot to factor in the growth rate thereafter and the expected rise in growth after such injections."

WHAT ARE YOU ILLITERATE TALKING ABOUT?
Concerned 12 years ago

Alot of hot air

Alot of hot air
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 12 years ago

With NDC still lying and deceiving
the majority people of this country,
we the civilized Ghanaian people find
ourselves so strange, curious to see any body believing and still trust these NDC arm robers, corrupt and incomp ...
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With NDC still lying and deceiving
the majority people of this country,
we the civilized Ghanaian people find
ourselves so strange, curious to see any body believing and still trust these NDC arm robers, corrupt and incompetent fools, who are bent to
continuing their dishonesty, lies,
deceitful, thievery, and total incompetency in our country. Some
Ghanaians are just idiot to believe
whatever deceitful activities this
corrupt and idiot Mahama is exposing
to the people of this country.
Ewusi 12 years ago

From the President's own mouth,he said we are left with bones

From the President's own mouth,he said we are left with bones

Kofi Adomarakwa 12 years ago

NPP after stealing Ghana money for Ghana@50, Hotel Kufour, Villaggio, Accra Mall etc now says what? What did you do with Ghana Airways assets, Ghana Telecom and our Oil? Who owns the EO Group? You think we are fools? All thos ...
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NPP after stealing Ghana money for Ghana@50, Hotel Kufour, Villaggio, Accra Mall etc now says what? What did you do with Ghana Airways assets, Ghana Telecom and our Oil? Who owns the EO Group? You think we are fools? All those amounts you are quoting are coming from the mess you created in 2008. Have you forgotten the arrears youleft behind in 2008? the road projects (gang of 3)you did not pay for? the TOR debt? the DACF arrears? the half funded Bui dam? Yaw Osafo Marfo go back to your files and dont be dishonest. Ghanaians know honest people. we have lived enough in Ghana to know what NPP can do and what NDC can do. One works for their pockets, family memebers, and cronies and the other works to improve lives for ordinary people. Look at Tekper and you Osafo Marfo and you accomplices, and tell me who can be trusted?
Stop deceiving Ghanaians!!!!!
TOM TEMA 12 years ago

I DONT THINK TERKPER IS STAYING IN GHANA HE IS A MAD MAN

I DONT THINK TERKPER IS STAYING IN GHANA HE IS A MAD MAN
yaw manu 12 years ago

aaaaaahhhhhh oyiwa eba na eyor

aaaaaahhhhhh oyiwa eba na eyor
Ibrahim 12 years ago

This so called minister talks too much. Even a class one boy knows the economy is not doing well except you and mahama. Can you sit down, think for a while and do some thing useful? Which you guys don't do any way. We want to ...
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This so called minister talks too much. Even a class one boy knows the economy is not doing well except you and mahama. Can you sit down, think for a while and do some thing useful? Which you guys don't do any way. We want to feel the economy and not talking and talking and talking. What a group of idiots leading a potential developed country like Ghana?
Koo Nimo 12 years ago

Asem beba debi

Asem beba debi
Agyakwakuo Twumpuduo 12 years ago

"They" represents all those on the government of Ghana payroll and they are all party funtionalista and NDC politicians. They are well dressed,they drive the best cars,they receive VIP treatment in everything they do.
Where ...
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"They" represents all those on the government of Ghana payroll and they are all party funtionalista and NDC politicians. They are well dressed,they drive the best cars,they receive VIP treatment in everything they do.
Where do they shop? Do they know? Whatever they want even if somebody has to go abroad,UK,USA,China,Japan,Canada.....all they need to do is give the :COmmand and it is done.
Do you tell them the realities on the ground? They tell you they have achieved single digit inflation so everybody should have money in their pockets. The REAL ECONOMY...the basket of goods and services our disposable income can buy,Mr Finance minister is what Ghanaians are complaining about.
Ghanaians are no longer ROBOTS,tell them the truth and stop yester-year politics of deceit,lies and PROPAGANDA.The average Ghanaian does not have any priveleged STATUS like you and the rest in government but we want to feed ourselves and our families. It is Ghana that matters not NDC first the rest of Ghana last. Wake up to realities...
J town 12 years ago

u can say that seth tekper,bcos u bath with money

u can say that seth tekper,bcos u bath with money
Concerned 12 years ago

When are you going to fully account for the huge deficit. We need another citizen to take these criminals to court to force them to disclose to us what exactly they did with our money.
We have the gas project being put on ho ...
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When are you going to fully account for the huge deficit. We need another citizen to take these criminals to court to force them to disclose to us what exactly they did with our money.
We have the gas project being put on hold because we don't have the funds yet we incur such deficits. These thieves should be made to refund every penny.
Jt 12 years ago

My Ghanaian brothers and sisters am saying it again none of these guys think or care about u. They only realize ur suffrage whenever they loose power that is when u vote them out from power and deprive them the enjoyment they ...
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My Ghanaian brothers and sisters am saying it again none of these guys think or care about u. They only realize ur suffrage whenever they loose power that is when u vote them out from power and deprive them the enjoyment they use to then they begging to show how sympathetic ,well concern and pathetic about ur well being. Hear from me if any of them care about u like Nkrumah , all the factories woul have being working now. Do not be fool.
KOFI 12 years ago

PSYCHOLOGISTS WILL TELL FROM THE FACIAL EXPRESSION OF TEKPER THAT HE KNOWS HE'S TELLING A BLATANT LIE.

ONE DOES NOT NEED TO BE EVEN A FORM ONE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT TO KNOW THAT ALL THE ECONOMIC INDICATORS ARE POINTING ...
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PSYCHOLOGISTS WILL TELL FROM THE FACIAL EXPRESSION OF TEKPER THAT HE KNOWS HE'S TELLING A BLATANT LIE.

ONE DOES NOT NEED TO BE EVEN A FORM ONE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT TO KNOW THAT ALL THE ECONOMIC INDICATORS ARE POINTING TO NEGATIVE, BELOW THE X-AXIS, AND THIS SETH TEKPER CONTINUES TO TALK BULLSHIT.

SETH TEKPER SHOULD REALISE HE'S EXPOSING HIS INCOMPETENCE FOR SUCH ASSERTIONS.

THE REVENUES FROM GHANA'S DERISORY 10% SHARES IN OUR OWN CRUDE OIL EXPORTS CANNOT BE THE BAROMETER FOR DETERMINING A ROBUST GHANA ECONOMY.

GHANA'S LEADERSHIP CORRUPTION AND BAD DEALS WITH FOREIGN INVESTORS HAVE BEEN OUR STOCK IN TRADE OVER THE YEARS UNDER NPP, NDC, PP AND OTHERS.

THE CONSEQUENCIES ARE WHAT WE'RE PAYING BACK "BIG TIME" TO THIS DAY.

EVEN THE LATE PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ, A SOLDIER, OF VENEZUELA SAW THE LIGHT EARLY AND NATIONALISED ALL THE OIL COMPANIES IN HIS COUNTRY, AND REPATRIATED ALL OF VENEZUELA'S GOLD RESERVES INTO HIS DEAR COUNTRY TO SHORE UP HIS COUNTRY'S CURRENCY.

GHANA LEADERS ARE TO THIS DAY, KOWTOWING TO FOREIGN BUSINESSES JUST FOR THEIR SHARE OF THE LOOT.

THE PLANE-LOAD OF GHANA'S GOLD BULLIONS INTERCEPTED IN TURKEY HAS TO THIS DAY REMAINED A MYSTERY.

GHANA IS RICHLY ENDOWED WITH UNTHINKABLE NATURAL RESOURCES WHICH SHOULD MAKE OUR NATION RUB SHOULDERS WITH THE WEST, BUT BAD DEALS AND OFFICIAL CORRUPTION ARE PUNISHING ALL GHANAIANS AND OUR ECONOMY.

GHANA NEEDS A VERY BLOODY REVOLUTION TO RIGHT ALL THESE LEADERSHIP WRONGS.

DKB 12 years ago

Kofi lets assume he is even speaking some truth. If they are also going to do the same things NPP did which is using short term measures to fix long term issues and relying on the same tax instruments the NPP used, then what ...
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Kofi lets assume he is even speaking some truth. If they are also going to do the same things NPP did which is using short term measures to fix long term issues and relying on the same tax instruments the NPP used, then what was the point changing the NPP administration? Can they not think of alternative measures? These NDC ministers and heads of departments are so clueless it's scary. I sue to have a lot of respect for Seth Terkper until he became the finance minister.
Kwesi 12 years ago

It is this political falsehood which makes it difficult for the rest of us ordinary citizens to really appreciate the issues. Hear Osafo Marfo under whose watch Ghana went HIPC and whose government had to sell Ghana Telecom t ...
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It is this political falsehood which makes it difficult for the rest of us ordinary citizens to really appreciate the issues. Hear Osafo Marfo under whose watch Ghana went HIPC and whose government had to sell Ghana Telecom to pay salaries in one month. The problem is that Mahama's government has no state assets left to sell to balance the budget as his predecessors did. Hear Seth Tekper et al also saying the economy is robust. What is their definition of robust? Fact is the fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy have been weak for a long time. Every government has only been window deressing for political expedience and deceiving the populace. The economy hinges on cocoa, gold, private remittances and petroleum which is net negative. We spend more foreign money to import petroleum products than we earn in crude oil export. We spend more foreign money to import goods including junks than we earn from cocoa and gold put together. Next to no productivity is going on in the country. We have become a country of consumers without production. We spend too much money buying Toyota landcruisers for the political elite and senior civil servants. Imagine one landcruiser costs well over $100,000. Buy 100 of them and it is more than $10 million and we buy several of them. It is time the two major political parties stop the politicking and seek help for the economy. The blame game will not take us anywhere. We the discerning citizens can see whether or not there is a problem. We don't need them to tell us their warped opinions.
kweku don 12 years ago

I am very surprised this ewe man is dancing to the tune of his stomachache. He must be ashamed of himself and must know that he is a disgrace to his family.
He doesn't know where he is heading towards. Now biometric registra ...
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I am very surprised this ewe man is dancing to the tune of his stomachache. He must be ashamed of himself and must know that he is a disgrace to his family.
He doesn't know where he is heading towards. Now biometric registration for newly recruited workers in the government sector had been suspended with the excuse that there is no money and you are here with that foggy-like eyes saying the economy is robust? what a fool of your nature Mr. Minister.
GHANAVIA 12 years ago

Terkper is not an Ewe but a Krobo; please be factual in your message.

Terkper is not an Ewe but a Krobo; please be factual in your message.
Abba 12 years ago

THE SPIRIT OF JUNE 4TH 1979 REVOLUTION IS TOTALLY DEAD BECAUSE MAHAMA LED NDC HAS LOOTED THE COFFERS OF THE NATION INCLUDING OIL MONEY. NOW IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BLOOD OF THOSE WHO WERE EXECUTED ARE INNOCENT.

THE SPIRIT OF JUNE 4TH 1979 REVOLUTION IS TOTALLY DEAD BECAUSE MAHAMA LED NDC HAS LOOTED THE COFFERS OF THE NATION INCLUDING OIL MONEY. NOW IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BLOOD OF THOSE WHO WERE EXECUTED ARE INNOCENT.
Abba 12 years ago

EVEN NOW PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT OIL DESCOVERY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF NDC CRIMINALS.

EVEN NOW PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT OIL DESCOVERY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF NDC CRIMINALS.
Dr. med.William Acquah,Germany 12 years ago

Just stop deceiving Ghanaians!Why is there a problem paying people if the economy is robust?Don`t our so-called leaders have any brains?

Just stop deceiving Ghanaians!Why is there a problem paying people if the economy is robust?Don`t our so-called leaders have any brains?
DKB 12 years ago

They take us for fools that is why they lie to us blatantly.

They take us for fools that is why they lie to us blatantly.
Joe ballack UK 12 years ago

Liar but Ghanaians are suffering

Liar but Ghanaians are suffering
joe 12 years ago

Politicians must tell the truth, you know people are suffering with dumso,dumso

Politicians must tell the truth, you know people are suffering with dumso,dumso
Victor A. Young 12 years ago

Terkper is a big liar! The NDC would call him a "serial liar" if his statement were to have come from a member of any opposition party.

The finance minister has soon forgotten his own statement when it was time to pay up o ...
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Terkper is a big liar! The NDC would call him a "serial liar" if his statement were to have come from a member of any opposition party.

The finance minister has soon forgotten his own statement when it was time to pay up on govt's promise esp. when Doctors, Nurses and Teachers demanded their fair share.

With all the hardship that's being felt by Ghanaians and foreigners, the minister in charge of managing the nations's finances would rather decide to tell lies to the citizens and the world. Who does he think he's deceiving? Things continue to fall apart; the center cannot hold for Ghanaian family and businesses. There's increase in tax levels which is killing businesses. What Mr. Terkper & Co., refuses to admit is that when you raise tariffs/taxes, it's the ordirary citizen who suffers. Because everything is passed on to the consumers, who're the citizens. It's as simple as that. Does Terkper know or understand that?

The NPP govt under Mr. J. A. Kuffour showed the way. Terkper shouldn't forget that. So if ex-Prez. Kuffour govt could make things work, as it's being explained by ex-Finance Minister, Mr. Yaw Osafo Marfo, then the current minister should heed to this humble advice, in order to turn the horrible economic situation around. People are suffering; a lot of cries and wailling can be heard from the distance. I know some friends who've left Ghana back to the UK, US, Canada Germany and Frace because, as they put it, things just aren't going well. Their business have stalled, as a result of high tariffs/taxes imposed on everything.

This wasn't the case during Kuffour's govt. Infact Kuffour's govt was able to turn the economic situation around, to the admiration of Ghanaians, neighbouring African and foreign countries, notable among then were the UK, US, France, Japan ect. This is no secret. Folks would recall that Her Royal Majesty; The Queen of England invited Prez. J. A. Kuffour to a Red-Carpet reception at the Buckingham Palace. This wasn't a joke! It was in appreciation and acknowledgement of Kuffour's achievements. This is what Mr. Osafo Marfo wants to point out.

The NDC, since ages have proven that they cannot do anything good for Ghana. They simply don't have ideas. They're just a bunch of noise-makers, who'd go around accusing people of corruption. Things continue to get out of hand. Yet Terkper says: "Ghana's economy is robust" just to deceive Ghanaians.

We're all waiting for the Supreme Court's verdict. The John Mahama and NDC have stolen the ballot, with the aid of EC's boss Kwadjo Afari Gyan. Nana Akufo-Addo who won the election has been cheated! His vision to lead Ghana unto paths of great progress and prosperity has been subdued as a result of election fraud.

We hope and pray that the Supreme Court would have the wisdom and the courage to rescue Ghanaians from suffering and hardship soon. Terkper & Co., seem dazed; they don't know what's going on.

May God bless our Homeland Ghana. Amen!
Jade 12 years ago

Forget about you bogus figures and come down to the earth.

Forget about you bogus figures and come down to the earth.
Jade 12 years ago

You have a different meaning to Robust

You have a different meaning to Robust
paa 12 years ago

THIS MAN IS REALLY SICK. HOW MANY GRADS. ARE EMPLOYED? HOW MAN SHS CAN EVEN FIND PART TIME JOBS TO DO HOW JOBS ARE CREATED PER MONTH OR QUARTER? HOW MUCH ARE WORKERS PAID? I MEAN THE AVERAGE WORKER. THIS MAN IS REALLY BIG F, ...
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THIS MAN IS REALLY SICK. HOW MANY GRADS. ARE EMPLOYED? HOW MAN SHS CAN EVEN FIND PART TIME JOBS TO DO HOW JOBS ARE CREATED PER MONTH OR QUARTER? HOW MUCH ARE WORKERS PAID? I MEAN THE AVERAGE WORKER. THIS MAN IS REALLY BIG F, IGNORANT MAN TO THIS THE ECONOMY IS ROBUST. HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE SAID. FOOLISH FOOLISH. IT SAID BECAUSE A LOT OF GHANAIANS ARE JUST FOOLISH SO ANY ONE CAN BE ELECTED AND THEN TELL THEM ANYTHING
SULE 12 years ago

Tekper is talking about the fact that NPP did the same thing during the global food crisis and so it is equally good for the NDC gov't to do the same thing in 2013. Where is the crisis in the midst of oil revenue, record gold ...
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Tekper is talking about the fact that NPP did the same thing during the global food crisis and so it is equally good for the NDC gov't to do the same thing in 2013. Where is the crisis in the midst of oil revenue, record gold prices, improved revenue income, record cocoa prices etc, etc. The fact still remains that the gov't is incapable of dealing with the issues because of their incompetence, their corruption, mismanagement and plain thievery.
The consensus is that the economic and financial quagmire which is just but one of the numerous symptoms of the gov't's ineptitude is being rightly condemned by all the stakeholders and calling for a radical shift in direction, but the inept, incompetent, corrupt and obstinate gov't has conveniently termed it as challenges and speeding the country into the abyss, with the likes of Fiifi Kwetey and co in the financial sector of the country.
Mr Spoiler 12 years ago

My dear brothers and sisters.Can we be truthful to ourselves and put politics aside and face the truth.When NPP was in power,Money was flowing here and there and business and other stuffs were going on.we where smelling money ...
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My dear brothers and sisters.Can we be truthful to ourselves and put politics aside and face the truth.When NPP was in power,Money was flowing here and there and business and other stuffs were going on.we where smelling money but since the NDC came over it too hard for us to make it,they have it only but not to think about we the individuals.
Akua Yirenkyi 12 years ago

What ever NDC does, NPP will never appriciate it. Just six months with President Mahama administration are they expecting a miracle over night? All of them are corrupt. They want to come back and chop,chop. No mater what they ...
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What ever NDC does, NPP will never appriciate it. Just six months with President Mahama administration are they expecting a miracle over night? All of them are corrupt. They want to come back and chop,chop. No mater what they do Ghana is for all o us.
DKB 12 years ago

Stop this only six months crap, such excuses makes me mad. President Mahama is a special case, he was virtually in charge of Ghana and was an acting president for over two and half years as the late presidents health prevente ...
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Stop this only six months crap, such excuses makes me mad. President Mahama is a special case, he was virtually in charge of Ghana and was an acting president for over two and half years as the late presidents health prevented him from doing a full days work. Then he was fully in charge for 4 months before the general elections. He was also the head of the economic management team. Any competent person would have been fully in control of the affairs of this country by now. If he appoints competenet people to assist him, he will succeed but so long as he decides to reward party people who have no clue, then he should be held responsible for the abysmal performance of this government. Ghana is for all of us that is why we should not sit quietly for the rot to go on. At the end of the day, we all suffer. NPP will get their dose of bashing when they come to power so they better take note.
GREAT NANA ANTWI 12 years ago

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Just concerned 12 years ago

Can't they get a better picture of this man? His face looks so dirty and he looks like he's woken from the grave like the guys in Jackson Brown's Thriller. Yet Terkper is not old. He's only about 50 years old. How will he the ...
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Can't they get a better picture of this man? His face looks so dirty and he looks like he's woken from the grave like the guys in Jackson Brown's Thriller. Yet Terkper is not old. He's only about 50 years old. How will he then look like if he gets as old as Akufo-Addo at 69?
nana amankwa-pam 12 years ago

OKYEMAN DONT BLAME MAHAMA,BLAME GHANAIANS ,THEY VOTED FOR HIM ,WITH THAT THEY HAVE TO BLAME THEMSELVES ,THEY DESERVE THE HARDSHIP THEY ARE GOING TROUGH , WHY SHOULD YOU WORRY ABOUT THEM, THE POOREST AMONG US ,THEY ARE FROM ZO ...
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OKYEMAN DONT BLAME MAHAMA,BLAME GHANAIANS ,THEY VOTED FOR HIM ,WITH THAT THEY HAVE TO BLAME THEMSELVES ,THEY DESERVE THE HARDSHIP THEY ARE GOING TROUGH , WHY SHOULD YOU WORRY ABOUT THEM, THE POOREST AMONG US ,THEY ARE FROM ZONGO,FROM VOLTA ,FROM NORTH AND THEY VOTED FOR HIM...GO TO ZONGO, GO TO VOLTA .GO TO NORTH ,THEY ARE OK ,WITH NO WATER, NO CLOTH, DIRTY , THEY DESERVE HIM ,ALMOST 20B DOLLARS WITHIN FIVE YEARS ,THIS GUYS ARE THIEVES ,THEY ARE CORRUPT ,THEY GREEDY ,JJ SAID IT RIGHT GREEDY BASTARDS ......
Tokyo !! 12 years ago

Look at his robust face. Theives and liars. What is Robust. About this tattered economy

Look at his robust face. Theives and liars. What is Robust. About this tattered economy
Sikamanba 12 years ago

Osafo Marfo you are crying werewolf!
This is unacceptable exaggeration! This is crude opposition politics, nothing more nothing less!!
This is not what Ghana needs now. Constructive criticism is always healthy but such bla ...
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Osafo Marfo you are crying werewolf!
This is unacceptable exaggeration! This is crude opposition politics, nothing more nothing less!!
This is not what Ghana needs now. Constructive criticism is always healthy but such blatant lies should not be tolerated.
After all Osafo Marfo could not even suggest a remedy.What a shame!!
Adu 12 years ago

Can NDC govern without this kind of equalization talk? Kufuor did that so we are also justified to do it. What a shame! Did the people vote for you to repeat mistakes?

Can NDC govern without this kind of equalization talk? Kufuor did that so we are also justified to do it. What a shame! Did the people vote for you to repeat mistakes?
Ghanaians Are Cursed People! 12 years ago

Ghana Has Failed – Amoabeng
General News of Saturday, 25 August 2012
Source: Daily Guide

Prince Kofi Amoabeng, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UT Bank, says Ghana has failed in spite of the recognition of the countr ...
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Ghana Has Failed – Amoabeng
General News of Saturday, 25 August 2012
Source: Daily Guide

Prince Kofi Amoabeng, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UT Bank, says Ghana has failed in spite of the recognition of the country as an emerging economy.

He said “truly from what I have seen in the last 50 years I can truly say that Ghana is a failing state. Businesses are not being helped to flourish because of the lack of structure and infrastructural developments.”

He explained that Ghana’s economy has not been in the best shape in the past 50 years and businesses, which are the backbone of any successful economy, continue to be killed by those who have been at the helm over the years.

Mr. Amoabeng disclosed this while speaking on the topic “challenges facing private sector businesses in Ghana” at a forum held to celebrate the 1st anniversary of The Finder, a private newspaper set up by the former Managing Director of Graphic Communication Limited.

He noted that Ghana has not been able to realize its development potential because there is too much corruption and indiscipline in every sector, particularly the public service.

“Because of the structural breakdown, Ghanaians do not feel accountable to anyone and corruption has taken over every aspect of our economy,” he reiterated.

He said in spite of Ghana’s touted democratic credentials, the type of structures and systems that would make Ghana an economic success had not been delivered.

The UT Bank boss called for practical steps to be taken in order to create the enabling environment for businesses to thrive.

Mohammed Awal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marble Communications Group, publishes of The Finder, The Weekend Finder and Finder Sports, said the anniversary topic: “Strengthening State Institutions for Private Sector Development” was chosen to highlight the need for the state to play an active role in developing the private sector.

“The state must collaborate with the private sector to encourage development, he said, adding that The Finder was developed to complement journalism in national development and they were committed to producing credible, balance and development-oriented stories.

He announced that the company will next year come out with its business paper and an electronic media house.

Peter Jones, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, said Africa’s private sector had generated an estimated 70 percent of the continent’s output, approximately two-thirds of its investment and 90 percent of employment on the continent.

He added that based on these statistics offered by the African Union (AU), the creation and development of private sector job, is seen as one of the most effective and sustainable strategies for alleviating poverty in Africa.

He said Africa could reduce dependence on foreign aid if the private sector becomes dynamic.

Mr. Jones noted that challenges facing Ghana’s private sector such as high cost of utility, lack of access to information on external markets and inadequate physical infrastructure could be tackled if the sector is given the needed attention.
GHANABA 12 years ago

THIS MAN IS SIMPLY UNINSPIRING.
HOW I MISS KWESI BOTHWEY'S DYNMISM

THIS MAN IS SIMPLY UNINSPIRING.
HOW I MISS KWESI BOTHWEY'S DYNMISM
SMITH 12 years ago

HUGE DEBT B'COS INVESTMENT IN OIL& GAS

HUGE DEBT B'COS INVESTMENT IN OIL& GAS
NOSTALGIA HUH!!!! 12 years ago

UGLY OSAFO MARFO! UGLY OSAFO MONKEY! THIS MAN IS JUST TOO UGLY TO BE HONEST! EVEN A MONKEY IS HANDSOME THAN THIS BEAST OF AN ASHANTI! A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD AVOID MEETING THIS HORRIBLE MAN.

UGLY OSAFO MARFO! UGLY OSAFO MONKEY! THIS MAN IS JUST TOO UGLY TO BE HONEST! EVEN A MONKEY IS HANDSOME THAN THIS BEAST OF AN ASHANTI! A PREGNANT WOMAN SHOULD AVOID MEETING THIS HORRIBLE MAN.
STONER KOBYLYNTON 12 years ago

Seth, please stop your nonsense. The term 'ROBUST' used to describe Ghana's ailing economy don't make sense to my 11-year old grandson who is holidaying in Ghana now. He called me a little while ago and complained about a Ca ...
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Seth, please stop your nonsense. The term 'ROBUST' used to describe Ghana's ailing economy don't make sense to my 11-year old grandson who is holidaying in Ghana now. He called me a little while ago and complained about a Cabbie charging them (3-occupants) GHC 60.00(approximately $30.00) from Taifa Taxi station to SCC Junction on Accra - Winneba road which is less than 20 miles under 30-minutes drive.

The economy is absolutely stupid and needs real attention than your rhetoric window dressing which in the long run won't be beneficial to the ordinary people. You are making a good money looking after your family very well so thinking about the ordinary person is not your ultimate goal. Your former boss Mr. Duffour and his entire team which you were part of it have derailed the economy. Period. I think it will be better for you to quit than to disgrace yourself in the long run. E&OE.
osei kingsley, lagos 12 years ago

WE KNOW THE NPP OF THEIR BIZZARE WAYS OF TRYING TO UNDERMINE OR DESCREDIT THE EFFORTS OF J.M GOVERNMENT.what god had odained no NPP BLA BLA CAN DESTROY IT. arsonist, liers,greedy and bad.except kuffourand a few others.

WE KNOW THE NPP OF THEIR BIZZARE WAYS OF TRYING TO UNDERMINE OR DESCREDIT THE EFFORTS OF J.M GOVERNMENT.what god had odained no NPP BLA BLA CAN DESTROY IT. arsonist, liers,greedy and bad.except kuffourand a few others.
Hazor 12 years ago

This is not the time to run the fail economy on propaganga deceptive and insult the intelligent of Ghana by claiming the economy is robust.The question here is did the finance minister really understood the vocabulary robust. ...
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This is not the time to run the fail economy on propaganga deceptive and insult the intelligent of Ghana by claiming the economy is robust.The question here is did the finance minister really understood the vocabulary robust.Where are the industries that are moving the economy?The finance minister need to realised that borrowing and stealing the money did not means robust economy.
SHAKARA 12 years ago

TELL THE TRUTH, OUR ECONOMY IS DOING GOOD.CORRUPTION HAS EATEN AWAY ALL OUR MONEY. THIEVES IN POWER CONTINUE TO
STEAL AT AN ALARMING RATE

TELL THE TRUTH, OUR ECONOMY IS DOING GOOD.CORRUPTION HAS EATEN AWAY ALL OUR MONEY. THIEVES IN POWER CONTINUE TO
STEAL AT AN ALARMING RATE
ADABRAKA 12 years ago

Tell the Ministet from K4's adm who is broke now. NPP siphoned Gh so much that Gh got broken before NPP left power. The NDC also taking from that, looting Gh.

Like Prof Kwame Karikari, these two parties got nothing for Gh.

Tell the Ministet from K4's adm who is broke now. NPP siphoned Gh so much that Gh got broken before NPP left power. The NDC also taking from that, looting Gh.

Like Prof Kwame Karikari, these two parties got nothing for Gh.
ROGUE LAWYER 12 years ago

you see this is the reason sometimes i disagree with you guys-
yes in k4 era he was preaching the same way of robust economy -m4ean while ghanaians were not Feeling it that was why the voted against them and bring you to p ...
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you see this is the reason sometimes i disagree with you guys-
yes in k4 era he was preaching the same way of robust economy -m4ean while ghanaians were not Feeling it that was why the voted against them and bring you to power,

your duty is let the working and non-working People in the Country feel the robustness of the economy-

may be you guys when in government dont feel the Impacts of your un-intelligent decisions . but those outside there are suffering
Sankofa 12 years ago

Osafo-Mafo stop playing politics with the economy.

You introduced the Single Spine Salary Scheme just before leaving office. The Mills admin implemented it. This together with the sharp depreciation of the cedi has led to ...
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Osafo-Mafo stop playing politics with the economy.

You introduced the Single Spine Salary Scheme just before leaving office. The Mills admin implemented it. This together with the sharp depreciation of the cedi has led to the debt.

It would be more useful to suggest ways of dealing with it.
ROGUE LAWYER 12 years ago

do you Minister of finance described Ghana economy today as robust?

then i think you better resign because you dont posesed the Requisit idears to bring the falling economy on trcks.

Ghana!s economy is getting worst ...
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do you Minister of finance described Ghana economy today as robust?

then i think you better resign because you dont posesed the Requisit idears to bring the falling economy on trcks.

Ghana!s economy is getting worst admit this Facts and go on round table discussions to find Solutions to the Problems.

let me advise you in this way

1 just consider yourself as an unemployed ctitizen or middle income earner or Trader at Asarfo market.

who had three children, 1.university, 2 SHS , &3 at Primary or private international School.

may be for the comfort of your life just want to add one car to the 3 children.

4.
just take any of the middle eaner income and Budget for the month and the year-

try to be honest and tel us if you can meet the 3times daily meal to your Family .

if out of over 25million People -those who had Jobs cann!t meet their Basic Needs in life how about the majority who dont have Jobs?

and you describe such a weak and unballanced economy as robust?

PLEASE STOP THIS COSMETIC ANALYSIS OF CUT & PAST ECOMONY AND FACE THE REALITY at the ground.

There is no way one can build a robust economy on a weak foundation-
the fact of the matter is GHANA ECONOMICAL FOUNDATIONS ARE VERY WEAK

The whole payment of salarie structure from the president to the labourer are not good structured to build a robust economy-
there are no proper statistical records to manage the pricese of commodities at the given period of the season -where pricese will shoot up Little bit government supose to cursion her People and bail some companies up , where the government supose to tight her tax Network or reduce it to stable the economy-

Typical eg
in the last quater of the year of my lord-there supose to be a lot of travelling, here government must decrease highly taxed commodities as a shock Absorber to the already bleeding workers and non-workers.

2.

the Petrol economy must stop with immediate effect- no developed Country was abled to suceed in Petrol economy hence they stoped.

The biggest enemy of Ghanas economy is the Price of fuel.

The economy is srumbling

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