We’re better off with our gold in the soil - Tony Aidoo

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GREAT NANA ANTWI 12 years ago

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bold 12 years ago

Just shut up oldman. You have been in office for more than 20 years. What have you done about this? Mahama's brother has major contracts with mining companies in Ghana and even owns a private jet out of that. Who is NDC fooli ...
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Just shut up oldman. You have been in office for more than 20 years. What have you done about this? Mahama's brother has major contracts with mining companies in Ghana and even owns a private jet out of that. Who is NDC fooling? Please get a grip.
ATSU, HO 12 years ago

TONY AIDOO HAS HAD ALL THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE WORLD TO MAKE A CHANGE WHAT HAS HE DONE WITH IT. HE SHOULD STOP HIS ABUSIVE LANGUAGE AND SIT UP IF HE MEANS BUSINESS

TONY AIDOO HAS HAD ALL THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE WORLD TO MAKE A CHANGE WHAT HAS HE DONE WITH IT. HE SHOULD STOP HIS ABUSIVE LANGUAGE AND SIT UP IF HE MEANS BUSINESS
Lisa 12 years ago

Lack of technological knowledge in ghana is the reason these foreigners continue to exploit & take advantage of us. We haven't even learn how to make our equipments for mining without relying on other countries.

Lack of technological knowledge in ghana is the reason these foreigners continue to exploit & take advantage of us. We haven't even learn how to make our equipments for mining without relying on other countries.
Nana 12 years ago

Meanwhile our journalists, party communicators, MPs are obsessed with tribal petty politics when are country is being raped waawaa. No newspaper and no politician campaigned on this robbery. God has blessed us with everything ...
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Meanwhile our journalists, party communicators, MPs are obsessed with tribal petty politics when are country is being raped waawaa. No newspaper and no politician campaigned on this robbery. God has blessed us with everything, but our leaders since Rawlings have given it all to the whiteman. And we wallow in poverty selling dog chains and apples from the whiteman's land.
insight to the bone 12 years ago

we told you so , every dog now knows there is war around the corner and it will be the Akans against the rest , no ideology or divisive politics will work . personally i do not think the supreme court decision will trigger an ...
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we told you so , every dog now knows there is war around the corner and it will be the Akans against the rest , no ideology or divisive politics will work . personally i do not think the supreme court decision will trigger any shooting rather it will only go down as a another reason the people have no confidence in the institutions of state . the ndc have spent most of their last 7 months looting what they can . they know they have completely lost the support of the Akans especially when the Elimina chiefs snubbed him like a chicken shit pepeni that he is . the British the ndc is trying use all their propaganda pamphlet journalists to mislead us but this time no one is buying their foolishness . a few more injustices and they will feel the full force of the Akan fury . long live the republic of Akan
Symbiosis 12 years ago

Atsu what annoys me more than even the crimes committed against our country is when people come up with expressions such as God Bless our Homeland.

God has created you and He has given you brains, hands, legs, a stomach, ...
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Atsu what annoys me more than even the crimes committed against our country is when people come up with expressions such as God Bless our Homeland.

God has created you and He has given you brains, hands, legs, a stomach, feelings, speech, hearing and many more in his own image. Yet we reject all these wonderful divine gifts and choose to behave like pigs and the devil combined whilst singing hymns,saying prayers and regularly genuflecting in a most holy manner in the house of God.

We then turn around and behave as if it is the devil incarnate himself who created us. That is because we dont think, we are vindictive, we are lazy, we are spineless and cowardly and given the option, we would rather choose to be corrupt for petty ephemeral gains than to be morally principled for universal and eternal benefit, in all cases.

Now if all this negative substance is not made from the devils backyard then I dont know where else we picked up such behavior from.

The problem with Tony Aidoo is that he is in the wrong Party and he has had to conduct himself in the manner of all the despicable characters and standards of that Party. Looking at even the quality of insults that Tony Aidoo fearlessly and regularly unleashes in the public domain gives a hint to the fact that the man has undermined his own potential by associating with scum and by that association, he has also become a quintessential example of scum himself.

We all have a choice in life and he has chosen his. He has chosen to incinerate all his lifetime efforts in the pursuit of a mirage imagined by a misbegotten clown. A true vintage Don Quixote for you.
WILLIAM 12 years ago

Civil society, so-called latter day pressure groups, mine workers, where were you all this while? Better late than never, and stay awake to ensure our MPs do proper work!!!!!

Civil society, so-called latter day pressure groups, mine workers, where were you all this while? Better late than never, and stay awake to ensure our MPs do proper work!!!!!
JENGBERA JENGBE 12 years ago

Effortless prose in a good read. But unpremised, insulting conclusion.

Courage is the strength of mind and spirit. If you have convictions and the balls to spout those convictions, you have the courage of your conviction. ...
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Effortless prose in a good read. But unpremised, insulting conclusion.

Courage is the strength of mind and spirit. If you have convictions and the balls to spout those convictions, you have the courage of your conviction. If you are in politics, you are a conviction politician, not a stomach one. If you are a conviction politician who have never wavered in your convictions and have evinced a consistency over time, surely you would qualify to be said to have integrity. In my own humble view ( contrary to yours, Sir) Dr Tony Aidoo is one such man. Party affiliation aside, his elucidation of his positions over time leaves no doubt as to the consistency of his stance. That is integrity; Dr Aidoo has it. If it gets your goat that a man of such fine pedigree, enormous intellect and oral prowess has exercised his right of association as he has seen fit, you really ought to be more liberal - coming from the party of freedom and liberty so-called. If your beef is that by the singular measure of the quality of his insults, he really ought to belong with your lot (as yours is the insulting party), then you should rather celebrate him for his brand of invective being the quintessence of your party's stock-in-trade.
Symbiosis 12 years ago

Jengbera Jengbe (out of curiosity, is that a real or an assumed name), after reading your reaction, I read through mine to find where I might have made the fatal slip of falling in prose with "the party of freedom and liberty ...
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Jengbera Jengbe (out of curiosity, is that a real or an assumed name), after reading your reaction, I read through mine to find where I might have made the fatal slip of falling in prose with "the party of freedom and liberty so-called."

Perhaps if you had hesitated a while you might have discovered in-between the lines of my contribution and down the line of further contributions to that article that, I am in no way affiliated to that political dispensation which your discreet but reckless hints, allude to. Jengbera Jengbe, discretion, is the better part of valor.

I know that it is generally slave-raiders, colonial tyrants, capitalist exploiters and their minions as well as the entire cabal of imperialist neo-colonial missionaries who are fond of peddling - and in the process over-flogging the use of the words 'freedom' and 'liberty' just only in the futile pursuit to conceal their real vicious identities. Im not in that gang.

I dont belong to that putrid stock of imperialist cheer-leaders and also I really find it offensive when people straight-jacket everything or every spoken word into either the NDC or NPP mold.

For your information, I actually consider it as an affront to be remotely associated with a Party and its philosophy that actively sought to undermine the Independence of Ghana and the ambitious development initiatives that were laid out in the 1st Republic for the long-awaited escape from poverty and domination, the entire Black race of Africans. No sane, politically conscious or intelligent African would lend his/her support to such people who have by intent and default, unashamedly caused so much havoc and pain to the long-suffering people of Africa.

As for Tony Aidoo, I still think that he is a little bit of an eccentric in the way that he likes to make himself appear to be unnecessarily abrasive. That is probably why he finds solace and comfort in the NDC which by the vulgar mold of its founder, seems to me to be a party that projects itself as such and therefore attracts that genre of sympathizers.

I really dont disagree with you that Tony Aidoo is a man of great intellect. My whole point is that, that extraordinary quality of his has been grossly abused by himself to the cause of nothing that history would favorably eulogize or remember him for. He seems to have the strength of mind that could have established some worthy achievements for Ghana in our history books. This could have been achieved in the political domain or otherwise.

However lending himself to the demeaning and rumbustious task as a rottweiler at the gates of the NDC govt has alas, at the end of the day, earned him nothing and his toil and sweat has become a wasted effort.

Needless to say, his screeching silence in the face of the overwhelming and unprecedented levels of growing corruption and shameful ineptitude going on daily in his 'dearly beloved' NDC, speaks volumes of the turmoil that must probably be going on in the mans mind.

bold 12 years ago

NDC for you!!! and then they turn around and blame others.

NDC for you!!! and then they turn around and blame others.
SOLDIERMAN 12 years ago

TONY AIDOO HAS NOW ADMITTED THAT I K ACHEAMPONG WAS THE SECOND BEST LEADER GHANA HAS EVER HAD> WHY KILL SUCH A LEADER?

TONY AIDOO HAS NOW ADMITTED THAT I K ACHEAMPONG WAS THE SECOND BEST LEADER GHANA HAS EVER HAD> WHY KILL SUCH A LEADER?
ohenenana 12 years ago

Ask Rawlings why I.K. Acheampong was killed

Ask Rawlings why I.K. Acheampong was killed
Kojo T 12 years ago

Is that not what he is complaining about Nkrumah tried it and then I K Acheampong , and then rawlings , then things went back

Is that not what he is complaining about Nkrumah tried it and then I K Acheampong , and then rawlings , then things went back
Concerned 12 years ago

Who sold our gold to the foreigners? Kojo T, the fact that you love rawlings should not make you make a fool of yourself

Who sold our gold to the foreigners? Kojo T, the fact that you love rawlings should not make you make a fool of yourself
Create, loot and share 12 years ago

Mike Hammah is being dishonest. It was Rawlings who started this 90/10 business. Surface mining was also started by Rawlings. Acheampng objected to it. Rawlings also sold 20% shares of Obuasi Gold Fields to foreigners when we ...
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Mike Hammah is being dishonest. It was Rawlings who started this 90/10 business. Surface mining was also started by Rawlings. Acheampng objected to it. Rawlings also sold 20% shares of Obuasi Gold Fields to foreigners when we used to have 51% shares. The 90/10 business has now being extended to the oil revenue. Naive Rawlings did a lot of bad things but because he can shout people always have the feeling that he is the best.
YAW 12 years ago

Well this is Ghana for you. Where is the love for Country Ghana. Self interest will doom us if care is not taken. Most developed are struggling and if we do not take care of our resources and get our act together?...... Word ...
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Well this is Ghana for you. Where is the love for Country Ghana. Self interest will doom us if care is not taken. Most developed are struggling and if we do not take care of our resources and get our act together?...... Word to a wise.
GM 12 years ago

U are actually one of the few people who have ghana @ heart and think about the citizens of the country.....God bless you

U are actually one of the few people who have ghana @ heart and think about the citizens of the country.....God bless you
Ghana Ni 12 years ago

It is rich for Tony Aidoo and Mike Hamah to be beating drums about it. P/NDC has been in Government for 23 years and what did they do about it? Give us a break.

It is rich for Tony Aidoo and Mike Hamah to be beating drums about it. P/NDC has been in Government for 23 years and what did they do about it? Give us a break.
Vodoo Xebieso 12 years ago

This is unbelievable! Going by this, I think similar thing is happening in the nascent oil sector. Ghanaians must therefore do something fast about this before it gets worse, if not already worse.

This is unbelievable! Going by this, I think similar thing is happening in the nascent oil sector. Ghanaians must therefore do something fast about this before it gets worse, if not already worse.

Symbiosis 12 years ago

Hey Yo, Voodoo, you better brace yourself for even worse things that go on in the name of foreign investment if ever you have the heart and the guts to face the unfortunate truth of our dismal level of development.

If this ...
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Hey Yo, Voodoo, you better brace yourself for even worse things that go on in the name of foreign investment if ever you have the heart and the guts to face the unfortunate truth of our dismal level of development.

If this piece of comedy appears to be shocking to some of us, it is only because we dont read and we dont seek for real and true knowledge. We are rather hypnotized to seek for decadent knowledge in the pigstys of imperialist diktat - our universities.

Im sorry for you if you are afraid that it might get worse because we have long passed that mark and level of decadence.

You know sometimes, I think that it is better to remain ignorant and uninformed. That way you have your piece of mind. As the saying goes, "When ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise".
Symbiosis 12 years ago

"When ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise".

"When ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise".
PEKI TUMU 12 years ago

We are taken in by this propaganda about foreign investment and end p giving almost all our riches away Look at what has happened to South America under that sort of exploitation by the Americans

Tell all this to IMANI

We are taken in by this propaganda about foreign investment and end p giving almost all our riches away Look at what has happened to South America under that sort of exploitation by the Americans

Tell all this to IMANI
Symbiosis 12 years ago

IMANI????? Bro' forget about them. I would advise you to first of all find out how and from where they are financed.

The same goes for all those so-called tro-ke-kpendwe (penny-half-penny in Ga) NGO's and charitable organ ...
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IMANI????? Bro' forget about them. I would advise you to first of all find out how and from where they are financed.

The same goes for all those so-called tro-ke-kpendwe (penny-half-penny in Ga) NGO's and charitable organizations who are all just simply hanging on to the apron strings of merciless foreign exploiters of our resources in collusion with infinitely corrupt leaders. I would describe them as modern-day Trojan horses for the realization of the sinful cause of neo-colonialism.

For those who dont know what neo-colonialism means, it simply depicts the situation where instead of the long and tedious journey of traveling over here to catch slaves and carry them all the way to Europe and America under distressing conditions, they have come up with the brilliant idea of keeping the slaves right here on home soil and making us do all the dirty work in our mines, oil fields, industries and public services whilst they take away the lions share - normally not less than 80% of productivity and output of our blood and sweat. This in brief is the dummies version of what neo-colonialism means.
John Kool 12 years ago

Never in my life, have I been subjected to listen to a fool like this Dr.Tony Aidoo.Ghanaians we better wake up to demand proper use of our money instead of putting a fool like Tony Aidoo, in such a sensitive position in Gove ...
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Never in my life, have I been subjected to listen to a fool like this Dr.Tony Aidoo.Ghanaians we better wake up to demand proper use of our money instead of putting a fool like Tony Aidoo, in such a sensitive position in Government.
Keep our gold in the soil - not harnessing our natural resources for a better use? Is this the position of Tony Aidoo.
In addressing the short fall in factor reward, let's examine the capacity of those that we put in charge of negotiating with those investors who arrive with the intention to till our land.Our negotiators may lack the capacity to negotiate on equal footing with the investors.The other factor could the under hand dealing by our negotiators - who collude with their counter-parts to have their share deposited in foreign accounts.Has anyone wondered how some public servants and some of our politicians drive in twenty-first century cars on sixteen century road?
Tony Aidoo may be part of this group of people who join hands with these foreign investors to rob our country dry.In my view he knows the problem, but simply trying to throw dust into the eyes of Ghanaians.
Tony Aidoo, some of us were born in the day but not today. You can't continue to fool us.
MENSAH 12 years ago

TONY AIDOO,for once,is saying something very important here.
LAWS governing the exploitation of our NATURAL RESOURCES should be reviewed,to our advantage.
THERE IS TOO MUCH UNPATRIOTIC ATTITUDE IN OUR CONFINES.THAT IS KILLI ...
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TONY AIDOO,for once,is saying something very important here.
LAWS governing the exploitation of our NATURAL RESOURCES should be reviewed,to our advantage.
THERE IS TOO MUCH UNPATRIOTIC ATTITUDE IN OUR CONFINES.THAT IS KILLING US.
Ghana has to protect our NATURAL RESOURCES FROM BEING LOOTED FREELY BY FOREIGNERS.
It's sad,that it's now that we could construct one gold refinery,since time immemorial,though GHANA has been the second largest producer in Africa,and the tenth in the world.
WE DO NOT GRAVITATE TOWARDS THE WEIGHTIER MATTERS BUT THE TRIVIAL,UNTIL WE LOSE ALL.
ISN'T THAT SAD?
WE HAVE TO QUALIFY PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO OUR NATION,WITH RESPECT TO OUR NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLOITATION.
What we fail to confront,we can never change.It grows,become nourished and flourishes,to the detriment of the nation.
THERE HAVE TO BE SOME LAWS THAT BIND FOREIGNERS IN THE EXPLOITATION OF OUR RESOURCES,OR WE WOULD HAVE NO LEGACY FOR OUR FUTURE CHILDREN TO ENTAIL.
nana ofori 12 years ago

Mike Hammer former Minister of Mines and Natural Resources you did not speak well. You know of a wrong, was given a chance as a Minister, could not rectify and you dare speak about it. Shame on your incompetence.

Mike Hammer former Minister of Mines and Natural Resources you did not speak well. You know of a wrong, was given a chance as a Minister, could not rectify and you dare speak about it. Shame on your incompetence.
Steve 12 years ago

The solution in my opinion is very simple. Either the contract is reviewed to Ghana's advantage, or the foreign companies involved must pack and go. Ghanaians must wake up.

The solution in my opinion is very simple. Either the contract is reviewed to Ghana's advantage, or the foreign companies involved must pack and go. Ghanaians must wake up.
KWEKU TWENEBOA 12 years ago

Gluttonous Kufuor negotiate these disaatrous terms with Newmont for a mess of pottage.

Gluttonous Kufuor negotiate these disaatrous terms with Newmont for a mess of pottage.
SUMBRUNGU 12 years ago

Just why every deal that Kufuor and his administration superintended over always smells that baaad is beyond my comprehension. Didn't the executive have their heads above their shoulders when they entered into the negotiation ...
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Just why every deal that Kufuor and his administration superintended over always smells that baaad is beyond my comprehension. Didn't the executive have their heads above their shoulders when they entered into the negotiations with these companies? Sad; really sad for Ghana.

Create, loot and share 12 years ago

Get your facts and dates right and stop being stupid. Rawlings started all these mess we find ourselves now. Check the dates.

Get your facts and dates right and stop being stupid. Rawlings started all these mess we find ourselves now. Check the dates.
lol 12 years ago

This is what concerned citizens and other patriotic Ghanaians should be demonstrating against.
Not other unnecessary demo against government´s decisions to improve the lifes of the lot.
Sit down there, Getting Newmont to ...
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This is what concerned citizens and other patriotic Ghanaians should be demonstrating against.
Not other unnecessary demo against government´s decisions to improve the lifes of the lot.
Sit down there, Getting Newmont to do the right thing will give government enough to build a Hospital the size of Korlebu every year! Kaafee Bulu! Kaka yi wawa! Mennye wo ho john! Organise Demo Now!!!
Stan 12 years ago

You've been in power for all thesen while. What are you doing abt the problem apart from talking

You've been in power for all thesen while. What are you doing abt the problem apart from talking
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 12 years ago

At this juncture , the Ghanaian Citizens Abroadhas collected over 70 thousand signatures all over the world in support of His Excellency President Mahama to continue his good job in office. The Citizens will like Supreme Cour ...
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At this juncture , the Ghanaian Citizens Abroadhas collected over 70 thousand signatures all over the world in support of His Excellency President Mahama to continue his good job in office. The Citizens will like Supreme Court of the land knows that ,we recognized President John Mahama as the choice of the Ghanaian Voters as 2012 election is concern.We therefore asking the Supreme court to throw the petitioners diabolic and divisive case into the nearest Garbage cane for GHANA to move forward.
Shamu 12 years ago

Our leaders are there to cash on our resources. Any time something come out of it, they steal the money. Most at times the leaders go into thievery negotiation to benefit them, at the end of the day we end up serving stealing ...
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Our leaders are there to cash on our resources. Any time something come out of it, they steal the money. Most at times the leaders go into thievery negotiation to benefit them, at the end of the day we end up serving stealing the money with the investors. If not Ghana can make a lot from the natural resources but our leaders collect bribe in advance before even the negotiation begins. As a results, the investors come with a cheated deal that ends up giving a large percentage to the party or the leaders in power.
Papa T 12 years ago

The borrower is a slave to the lender, have heard this saying before Tony? They asked for it, and it was granted by our President then and approved by parliament, and so who do you blame? Why don’t you call for the head of ...
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The borrower is a slave to the lender, have heard this saying before Tony? They asked for it, and it was granted by our President then and approved by parliament, and so who do you blame? Why don’t you call for the head of the parliamentarians who approved it? It is our Politicians who have actually let us down and not the Mining companies. They are business(men) and not a “father Christmas’s” if you care to know. Anyway, the mines employee Ghanaians and the employees pay monthly income taxes. The mines also royalties, Corporate Income Taxes, etc.
Okoe 12 years ago

You see, to do any business, you must have capital and since Ghana does not have, the foreigners who come in ask to mine our resources and dictate the terms and we get our cut which sometimes end up in someone's
Pocket. Unti ...
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You see, to do any business, you must have capital and since Ghana does not have, the foreigners who come in ask to mine our resources and dictate the terms and we get our cut which sometimes end up in someone's
Pocket. Until such time that we can generate our own capital, the situation will remain the same period. There is nothing like capitalism without the requisite capital.
Truth Stands 12 years ago

Thank God we still have people like you.
I still miss the Great Leader - Prof. Mill
when the majority of our people dont enjoy any benefit from nature's blessing but only the few greedy politricktians enter into bogus deals ...
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Thank God we still have people like you.
I still miss the Great Leader - Prof. Mill
when the majority of our people dont enjoy any benefit from nature's blessing but only the few greedy politricktians enter into bogus deals, there is a big problem. the NDC and NPP have failed us but I believe there are still some people in this country who can carry on the good work Prof Mills started.
Rasheed 12 years ago

Lets not this issue die. Lets act immediately. We seem to be a of try of sheep.

Lets not this issue die. Lets act immediately. We seem to be a of try of sheep.
BoB 12 years ago

I totally agree,because it that'nt benefit the people. How dare can our leaders be so dump. Of all the resources God bless Ghana with. Our so call leaders go outside to beg for money. A begger will always be a slave to the le ...
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I totally agree,because it that'nt benefit the people. How dare can our leaders be so dump. Of all the resources God bless Ghana with. Our so call leaders go outside to beg for money. A begger will always be a slave to the lender.
zomabi 12 years ago

WHILE THE AFRICAN IS BUSY WORSHIPING THE BIBLE,THE CROSS AND THE IMAGE OF WHITE JESUS THE EUROPEAN IS ALSO BUSY LOOTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE CONTINENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING FOR OVER 200 YEARS. AFRICANS DONT OWN THE NAT ...
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WHILE THE AFRICAN IS BUSY WORSHIPING THE BIBLE,THE CROSS AND THE IMAGE OF WHITE JESUS THE EUROPEAN IS ALSO BUSY LOOTING THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE CONTINENT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING FOR OVER 200 YEARS. AFRICANS DONT OWN THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE CONTINENT. WE ARE CARETAKERS.
Symbiosis 12 years ago

Thank you Zomabi. You hit the nail right on the head.

The only disagreement I have with what you stated is that I dont even think that we can give ourselves the more respectable title of Caretakers of our natural resource ...
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Thank you Zomabi. You hit the nail right on the head.

The only disagreement I have with what you stated is that I dont even think that we can give ourselves the more respectable title of Caretakers of our natural resources. I think that we are more like just mere watchmen
Tibaa 12 years ago

In this case, the independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with our ability to contain and utilize our natural resources.

But here is the case where politicians are willing to sell their conscience for a ...
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In this case, the independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with our ability to contain and utilize our natural resources.

But here is the case where politicians are willing to sell their conscience for a mess of expatriates' pottage.

We should bow down our heads in shame, ALL of us!!!
Ekuma 12 years ago

Ghanaians are stupid, useless , foolish and idiotic. They demonstrate against themselves , hate echo other and embrace the exploiter and the imperialist that Kwame Nkrumah warned us about. What a shame.

The West are thiev ...
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Ghanaians are stupid, useless , foolish and idiotic. They demonstrate against themselves , hate echo other and embrace the exploiter and the imperialist that Kwame Nkrumah warned us about. What a shame.

The West are thieves and rogues who strangle Africans for their survival .

Tony Aidoo is 1000% right. Shame unto the white man who perch GOD to us and steal our GOLD
whilst our stupidly foolish leaders watch on 'sheepishly'. Nonsense
Kofi of Africa 12 years ago

For some years, I have been writing selfless articles on Facebook, Ghanaweb and elsewhere aiming to focus Ghana's attention on the wanton exploitation and depletion of our key commodity resources and industries.

I have ar ...
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For some years, I have been writing selfless articles on Facebook, Ghanaweb and elsewhere aiming to focus Ghana's attention on the wanton exploitation and depletion of our key commodity resources and industries.

I have argued and concluded Ghana must nationalise these sectors in order to fund a 10-15 year, science and technology-led Development and Modernisation Programme (DMP), by working with the private sector.

For my efforts, I have either been insulted directly by some ignorant people, or generally ignored by our so-called 'media-agenda' intellectuals, who rather waste a lot of public time talking copiously about the Election Petition, Woyome Judgement Debts or other such matters.

They have all turned a blind eye to the exploitation of our resources by the IMF-SAP and western Transnational vultures! Our leaders (both NDC-NPP) walk around sumnambolising like emperors without clothes.

The time may have come for us to stop dreaming pies in the skies. Watch this space for my serialised articles on the pros and cons of nationalisation.

Regards,
mohammed 12 years ago

it is better to leave it aground than give it to foreigners. ghanaians deserve better. Look at world market price of gold and the conditions of our roads, gutters offices among others.
Let us do something about it. We get mo ...
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it is better to leave it aground than give it to foreigners. ghanaians deserve better. Look at world market price of gold and the conditions of our roads, gutters offices among others.
Let us do something about it. We get more revenue for development or lock them up.
KANO 12 years ago

"Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mike Allen Hamah, who said a law passed in 2003 which paved the way for the naked rape of the nation’s natural resources, had not been reviewed after initial attempts to do ...
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"Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mike Allen Hamah, who said a law passed in 2003 which paved the way for the naked rape of the nation’s natural resources, had not been reviewed after initial attempts to do so, including the setting up of a committee".

ANOTHER USELESS EX-MINISTER OF LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

"a law passed in 2003 which paved the way for the naked rape of the nation’s natural resources, had not been reviewed after initial attempts to do so, including the setting up of a committee".

NONSENSE, WHAT DID YOU, MIKE ALLAN HAMMAH, DO TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON MINING TO ENSURE A WIN-WIN SITUATION BEFORE RENEWING THE BUSINESS LICENSES OF THOSE EXPLOITATIVE MINING COMPANIES, FOREIGN AND LOCAL.

FOOLISH, CORRUPT, CLUELESS, "OFUN" EX-MINISTER!!
truth 12 years ago

You're in power and still whining? DO something about it, will you?

You're in power and still whining? DO something about it, will you?
JIM CROW 12 years ago

DR. "MOUTH TALK", what equipment/machine have you manufactured with your doctorate. You can only steal/buy govt. vehicles cheap and insult your fellow citizens. Go to the bush and dig the gold with your hands.

DR. "MOUTH TALK", what equipment/machine have you manufactured with your doctorate. You can only steal/buy govt. vehicles cheap and insult your fellow citizens. Go to the bush and dig the gold with your hands.
Alhaji Pope 12 years ago

What the western world termed as their interst, is the course of our poverty. We should know that, they give bad names, such as Terrorist, Dictator, murderer etc, etc. to any African leader or socalled third world leader who ...
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What the western world termed as their interst, is the course of our poverty. We should know that, they give bad names, such as Terrorist, Dictator, murderer etc, etc. to any African leader or socalled third world leader who tries to resist their oppresion and looting. Africa wake up! how long shall they kill our Prophet? was Nelson Mandela not termed as terrorist? what of Kwame Nkrumah, Steve Biko, Jomo Kanyatta, Empror Haile Sallasie. just to mention a few. We should try to know the reasons for the financial melt down. Then, we shall be FREE!
Queen 12 years ago

On a serious note, majority of Ghana's leaders are stupid.

On a serious note, majority of Ghana's leaders are stupid.
Enoch. O 12 years ago

SHAME,SHAME on Newmont Ghana and their investors, no wonder the Queen knighted a Ghanaian for work well done for the Empire, and he accepted the knighthood smiling like Cheshire Cat. He should have refused that knighthood. Go ...
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SHAME,SHAME on Newmont Ghana and their investors, no wonder the Queen knighted a Ghanaian for work well done for the Empire, and he accepted the knighthood smiling like Cheshire Cat. He should have refused that knighthood. God only knows what pecuniary awards went with it under the table. There is too much corruption going on, and this must be stopped in its tracts. The acquisition of Ghana's mines smelt fishy. It was conspiratory chicanery. Long live Mother Ghana!
Papa Yaw 12 years ago

True

True
Torgbi Zakadza 12 years ago

Our leaders are stupid and fools.

Our leaders are stupid and fools.
km agyin 12 years ago

The Chinese have built a Golden city with our galamsey gold in China. Time to wake up from our long and deep slumber.

The Chinese have built a Golden city with our galamsey gold in China. Time to wake up from our long and deep slumber.
Adongo 12 years ago

SAM JONAH IS SMILING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK MONTHLY.HE IS ENJOYING HIS LOOT IN RSA

SAM JONAH IS SMILING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK MONTHLY.HE IS ENJOYING HIS LOOT IN RSA
Kobina 12 years ago

God himself will deal with people like Sam Jonah who like some of the Africans of old, helped the evil whiteman to catch some of his own brothers and sisters into slavery. This is how in a few decades, history will perceive ...
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God himself will deal with people like Sam Jonah who like some of the Africans of old, helped the evil whiteman to catch some of his own brothers and sisters into slavery. This is how in a few decades, history will perceive them.

He falls into the accursed category with people like JB Danquah, Busia, Obetsebi-Lamptey, Afrifa, Kotoka, Harley, Deku, Akuffo-Addo and co.

For their selfish ends, they all actively and willfully assisted the evil whiteman to undermine a better future for millions of Africans who as a result, continue to languish in dire poverty.

May their foul souls as well as those of their childrens children rot in the hottest and the most execrable parts of hell at the pleasure of Satan for evermore.
OBURUMANKUMA 12 years ago

Rawlings was just a hypocrite and fraud... he killed Kutu for nothing...the record shows Kutu did better for Ghana

Rawlings was just a hypocrite and fraud... he killed Kutu for nothing...the record shows Kutu did better for Ghana
ohenenana 12 years ago

Rawlings was out for himself.

Rawlings was out for himself.
Whatever 12 years ago

You have been mining gold in commercial quantities for hundreds of years yet the people on whose behalf you're mining continue to remain poor, poor poorer. What account for such illogic? incompetence and corruption. Ghanaian ...
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You have been mining gold in commercial quantities for hundreds of years yet the people on whose behalf you're mining continue to remain poor, poor poorer. What account for such illogic? incompetence and corruption. Ghanaian leaders have very very irresponsible with the way they've handled the mineral resources in the earth.
Egya 12 years ago

Nduom said this in a much better way in 2012 and before and you mocked him. Now you see sense! You are in government so solve the problem!

Nduom said this in a much better way in 2012 and before and you mocked him. Now you see sense! You are in government so solve the problem!
Ibn Batuta 12 years ago

We would be far better off if we left the minerals and oil below ground until a future generation of Ghanaians who would be able to exploit these without foreign intervention. Foreigners are denuding our territories and leavi ...
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We would be far better off if we left the minerals and oil below ground until a future generation of Ghanaians who would be able to exploit these without foreign intervention. Foreigners are denuding our territories and leaving us with crumbs all because we are saddled with feckless and corrupt leaders.
Joe Baffoei 12 years ago

The President ,Speaker and all Members of Parliament from that time (2003) or any Government who willfully failed Mother Ghana should not be spared.They should all face the Supreme Court.After all Tsatsu Tsikata was jaile ...
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The President ,Speaker and all Members of Parliament from that time (2003) or any Government who willfully failed Mother Ghana should not be spared.They should all face the Supreme Court.After all Tsatsu Tsikata was jailed for using GNPC to guarantee for another Company,so Mahama ,sweep under the Carpet else your Administration will be blamed.Late President Atta-Mills was trying to save them hence Ghana from International Arbitration Court,now,his leniency turned out to be his insult.and Woyomegate.Mahamah most of the problems you're facing was inherited so please start Ghana so that if people are jailed irrespective of your position in the Society,whether retired or still serving.Let's take cue from Israel if you're President or Prime Minister you go against the Laws of the Land you go to Jail. Until house. Cleaning comes again ,Ghana will be under developed. We are not PATRIOTIC hence our lagging behind Singapore and Malaysia in development, we think only ourselves instead. of Ghana.
odeneho 12 years ago

A country with stupid leaders.We are struggling in the white man's country and the white man is grabbing gold right in my country.Ei? when are we going to have leaders who are proactive? FOREIGNERS are depleting our God-given ...
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A country with stupid leaders.We are struggling in the white man's country and the white man is grabbing gold right in my country.Ei? when are we going to have leaders who are proactive? FOREIGNERS are depleting our God-given resources with our foolish leaders standing aside and watching. Black man mentality.
ohenenana 12 years ago

Posterity will judge I.K. Acheampong right. With all the noise and killings under Rawlings, has anyone ever giving him credit for any economic policy, particularly regarding international trade?

Posterity will judge I.K. Acheampong right. With all the noise and killings under Rawlings, has anyone ever giving him credit for any economic policy, particularly regarding international trade?
CONCERNED AFRICAN 12 years ago

For all these years, this is the best and encouraging statement that has come out of your mouth. Keep it up Tony.

For all these years, this is the best and encouraging statement that has come out of your mouth. Keep it up Tony.
Your friend 12 years ago

you are stupid uncircumcised baboon. Are you not the head of policy monitoring and evaluation? Idiot.An article of no commercial value.

you are stupid uncircumcised baboon. Are you not the head of policy monitoring and evaluation? Idiot.An article of no commercial value.
Owura Kofi 12 years ago

Ghanaians vote for crooks and ignorant people to rule your country and expect anything better than what you're getting?

Go and ask Botswana or Cameroon, how they negotiated with the mining companies. Pathetic bunch of peo ...
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Ghanaians vote for crooks and ignorant people to rule your country and expect anything better than what you're getting?

Go and ask Botswana or Cameroon, how they negotiated with the mining companies. Pathetic bunch of people. Tweaaa!!!
J H New York 12 years ago

Renegotiate with all those Companies whether they like it or not.

Renegotiate with all those Companies whether they like it or not.
mahama error 27zero thief 12 years ago

NONSES FOR MAHAMA TO STOLED GHANA GOLD TO IRAN FOR FREEEEE,TONY AIDO TELL MAHAMA TO BRING GHANA GOLD BACK FOR US,AND GET ALL THE CORRUPTS MONEY BACK,WE NEED THEM NOW,PERIOD

NONSES FOR MAHAMA TO STOLED GHANA GOLD TO IRAN FOR FREEEEE,TONY AIDO TELL MAHAMA TO BRING GHANA GOLD BACK FOR US,AND GET ALL THE CORRUPTS MONEY BACK,WE NEED THEM NOW,PERIOD

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