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‘Sack finance minister’

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  • Paparazzi 10 years ago

    Ghana needs a proper economist to get the country moving.

  • GHANAVIA 10 years ago

    In real sense, Ghana under the NDC of contemporary government, led by Dramani Mahama has TWO Finance Ministers in the persons of Seth Terkper and Fifi Kwetey.

    Clumsily, Mahama's pseudonymous re-designation of the office of ...
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  • Nyansasem 10 years ago

    It seems we are back to the Limman's time again. There is currently no leader in our country.

    Here we have the President saying that he is not going to abolish the SSSS but his finance Minister coming out and saying it is ...
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  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

    “The MAG has been reliably informed that immediately Mr. Seth Terkper was appointed by President Mahama as the Minister of Finance, he quickly sent a directive to the head of civil service to transfer the then hardworking C ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

    Author:Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings...
    Hahaaaaa, Afari Djan on the ropes !

    Dr. Afari Djan, the self-acclaimed god of elections, currently finds himself between a rock and a hard place.

    The noose around his neck is gettin ...
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  • ST SIMON 10 years ago

    TEAM B PRESIDENT WORKING WITH TEAM B AND C MINISTERS, NA WAA O!

  • insight to the bone 10 years ago

    it is nothing new that the great minds and leaders of the Akans are being continuously persecuted , killed or slandered by non Akans at the drop of a hat , now the time has come for freedom from these rivers of Babylon , the ...
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  • WILLIAM 10 years ago

    Tell us exactly what he has done wrong. Someone seems to interested in his job.What nonsense! I have got part of the high fever, and can feel it!!Leave him to focuss.

  • Akyena Brantuo 10 years ago

    Atta Mills, even when he was on his death bed, performed better than Dramani Mahama and his team C! Mahama thought running a government was as easy as telling lies and doing propaganda! When Ghanaians cautioned Mahama, Mutala ...
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  • SUNKWA 10 years ago

    SELF-FOCUS DOES NOT DO IT!

    WHO TOLD THESE HANGERS' ON THAT THE FINANCE MINISTER SINGLEHANDEDLY RUNS THE POLICY SHOW AT THE MINISTRY? DO THE KNOW HOW OUR EXPORTS ARE FARING ON WORLD MARKETS? DO THEY HAVE A CLUE WHAT IT TAKE ...
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  • Wisdom KK 10 years ago

    May be you are the proper economist. Post your CV let us see if it is richer than the Finance minister's own, then the President will give you the post. Let us use our brains properly for the progress of the nation and stop d ...
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  • Rensford 10 years ago

    DAILY GUIDE SUCKS!!

  • OBJECTIVE 10 years ago

    Suggest who you think will be better because you the same people will reject another nomination of the same president. If any of your group members has the qualification and capacity mention him or her for consideration so th ...
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  • Paparazzi 10 years ago

    There are too many qualified economist with big big degrees yet the country seem to be match passing.

  • ogyam 10 years ago

    Even Duffour is better

  • rkt 10 years ago

    Even? stop the blasphemy!

  • KWAA 10 years ago

    The whole Government, not only the Finance Minister is under preforming,the lies, corruption and non visional attitude of this Government is sinking the Country into an abyss.

  • OGYAM 10 years ago

    I WISH HE WEEDS OUT ALL CORRUPT SO CALLED TECHNOCRATS.

  • Adongo 10 years ago

    It is becoming annoying for people who do not have the faintest idea about a subject to become professors in that field. Can any member of MAG tell us their field of specialisation?

    Even if they are more qualified than th ...
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  • ADWEN 10 years ago

    Now the fanatic NDC supporters are waking up to the realities now. Mahama and his bunch of incompetent dimwits in the calibre of ATUBIGA, E.T. Mensah, Okudzeto-Ablakwa, Fiifi Kwetey, Ade Coker (the CLOWN) are sinking Ghana in ...
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  • Kwaku Ananse 10 years ago

    My paddy after those stupid propaganda,their stomachs is now teaching them a good lesson.When we told them their team cannot perform they thought we were joking.

  • rkt 10 years ago

    i just met ade and atubiga, and they impress me, but e.t.,o.a and fifi dim-wits? adwen indeed!

  • Malik 10 years ago

    Seth, clear all those corrupt technocrats at the finance ministry. Senitise the system. We are behind you.

  • Blessed 10 years ago

    hahahaha it is John Mahama that needs to resign ASAP to save Ghanaians from further hardship. I never believed in his competence and he his Team Z have proved me right. Ghana deserves a far far better leadership than what the ...
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  • Atta Mills DEAD 10 years ago

    DESPITE THE FACT THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER ON THE TAXING OF CONDOMS, SACKING OF ALL THESE INCOMPETENT TECHNOCRATS IS A GOOD ...

  • Zombie Killer 10 years ago

    TERKPER is incompetent sack him fast

  • MMOBOROWAH 10 years ago

    Mr. President, There is a Ghanaian adage that says that before one fells a mighty tree, the tiny ones that surround it are first mowed down.
    Day in & day out we read about the rumblings of the party youth/activists up and ...
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  • S Dalkman 10 years ago

    This very scarce to have a minister who just signs for huge monies without thinking a second,a gives go ahead to sss without any futuristic studies and later says it can not be sustained .is he sleeping?

  • Wiafe-Akenteng 10 years ago

    Finance Minister Terkper has blocked all the rot (kululus) in the ministry that is why the selfish people are in arms calling for his removal. Good job Mr Terkper, your policies are good for Mother Ghana BUT have run the pock ...
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  • SETHO 10 years ago

    Name sake, please keep focused. It is only those whose "kuluulu" you have blocked who are calling for your head. If you don't remove they would undermine your work. The good people are always vilified. God Himself said o ...
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  • amah 10 years ago

    Seth terkper has a mental problem.u need to be very close to him before u can notice.mahama should investigate that.

  • anna 10 years ago

    shame to our leaders!!!!!!

  • mills 10 years ago

    OYIWA!!!!

  • Agyaaku 10 years ago

    It's interesting this MAG knows that the economy is deteriorating day by day. That's the truth, with these vagabonds in power. Why not ask the Chief vagabond himself to step down before the SC decision? Ghana is now a Banana ...
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  • oppong london 10 years ago

    with ndc ,ghana will never move forward,they have only useless and empty headed politicians in their party,ndc is a party full of people without good trained characters,they pick social outcast to join them and loot the count ...
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  • kaf 10 years ago

    terkper has no regard to the staff of the ministry of finance and he shouts at them with the least provocation. ask anybody at the ministry.

  • Akyena Brantuo 10 years ago

    agbeli kumordzi pls go out of ghana to other africa countries and find out how
    their contacts are signed,the %age the
    host country is offered.go to cote d'ivoire.if tekper is sacking workers
    from the ministry, people who ...
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  • k.akator@yahoo.com 10 years ago

    He is doing a good but difficult job. He should be left alone. The president should ignore unnecessary pressures.

  • kumfu 10 years ago

    ministry of finance staff have been in fear since he was announced as the finance minister.mahama should act fast to save this nation.

  • kusi 10 years ago

    Foolish idiots you cant claim to be NDC were by u belong to npp you people should get back with this stupid calling

  • oppong -okyere 10 years ago

    Am surprise about NDC stand today. You want Finance Minister out, that's your own cup of Tea. Go ahead and get rid of him and the President as well.

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    you may live to regret monkey ghs, the 12 year ndc-npp dictatorship.

  • Abba 10 years ago

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

  • Abba 10 years ago

    EVEN THE OIL DESCOVERY HAS BEEN THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF NDC CRIMINALS.

  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    The man has shut down the tap in which the money flows into the pockets of these fools hence their hatred towards the man.

    NDC is full of rogues, truants and hooligans and their actions speaks volumes about who they are. ...
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  • STONER KOBYLYNTON 10 years ago

    Hei Pelicles, It may be true that Mr. Tekper had sealed the loophole which is making some disgrunted officials going negative against him. But as far back as 15 or more years ago that I got to know Mr. Terkper, he is found of ...
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  • AGBELI KUMORDZI 10 years ago

    HOW CAN A REASONABLE GOVERNMENT SIGNED
    ONE DRUM OF OIL FOR FOREIGN COMPANY AND ONE SPOON OF OIL FOR GHANA.BLAME KUFFOUR

  • JOEDUSU@yahoo.com 10 years ago

    AS FOR THIS MINISTER HE LOOKS TOO IDIOTIC FOR MY LIKING
    DOESNT SEEM TO HAVE A CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON
    WAA LOOK AT HIS FACE

  • Kofi Adjaho Mahama 10 years ago

    Teper is an accountant and not a financial economist. He simply cannot run the already AJD infected economy. He needs to be replaced.Ghana needs a financial economist as the Finance MInister and not a secondhand clothing sell ...
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  • canada 10 years ago

    THE NO DECENT CHOICE(N.D.C) party has never got it right and they will never get it right. Taxing Condoms is the most stupid thing any government will do, ONLY NKWASEAFOUR party can do that.

  • kojo brenya 10 years ago

    If you have an incompetent president like mahama whose delight is only to appoint his numerous prostitute girl friends as ministers what sort of economic management do you expect ?
    Things are going to get worse if the curren ...
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  • peace 10 years ago

    he is a thief like Mahama so-called president of ghana

  • OPEN MINDED SAINT 10 years ago

    TERKPER LISTEN BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT KNOW IT ALL.

  • Ghamail 10 years ago

    "the embattled Finance Minister had transferred, reshuffled or sacked more than 30 brilliant technocrats at the Ministry of Finance since he assumed office."

    Because of inertia forces, incremental change is often no chnage ...
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  • Malam 10 years ago

    DISGUSTING. THIS PARTY HAS BEEN IN POWER FOR 5 YEARS AND THEY STILL BEHAVE AS IF ITS CAMPAIGN SEASON.

  • Fritz Blake - UK 10 years ago

    Ghana is turning into a lawless country now and if things are not corrected the worse will happen.

    My concern is, I feel very sorry for people out there who keep criticizing just for the fun of it and yet have no clue if g ...
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  • GOOD CALL 10 years ago

    Listen to these jobless goons. We should have listened to Kutu Acheampong! UNIGOV is best for Ghana. A minister should be removed just because he is reforming the tax system! We want free things!!! Where will the money come f ...
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  • yaw manu 10 years ago

    Who is this Twum Asamoah.

  • Ghana man 10 years ago

    Hon Terkper is a hard working minister h and must be maintain. pls prez don't mind his detractors.