Investment was held hostage by the election petition – Trade Minister

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bobi 12 years ago

liar

liar
Nicholas J Bedzo 12 years ago

And so what? We know.

And so what? We know.
insight to the bone 12 years ago

Finally the npp listen and we have ken agyapong a true Akan prince soon to be King , now all that we need is for Sir John to be his running mate and we are set for peace or war . we shall fight in the hills and in the valleys ...
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Finally the npp listen and we have ken agyapong a true Akan prince soon to be King , now all that we need is for Sir John to be his running mate and we are set for peace or war . we shall fight in the hills and in the valleys , on the seas and in the heavens but we shall never surrender to these pepeni and ayigbe corrupt criminals . our children will never be second class citizens in their own country . from these sad miserable rivers of pepeni Babylon we shall be delivered and freedom shall forever be ours . long live the republic of Akan
gIANT 12 years ago

I VOTED FOR NPP BUT NOW I LOST MY BUSINESS PARTNERS BECAUSE OF THESE FAKE PETITION THE FOOL US WITH: I WILL PAY THEM BACK WITH MY VOTE

I VOTED FOR NPP BUT NOW I LOST MY BUSINESS PARTNERS BECAUSE OF THESE FAKE PETITION THE FOOL US WITH: I WILL PAY THEM BACK WITH MY VOTE
KAKA PEE 12 years ago

MR. MINISTER YOU'RE MORE THAN RIGHT.

MR. MINISTER YOU'RE MORE THAN RIGHT.
Maame Grace 12 years ago

Only educated fools like you will believe this story. Kwasea what is wrong with seeking redress in court if you not agree with an outcome of a deal or business.

Only educated fools like you will believe this story. Kwasea what is wrong with seeking redress in court if you not agree with an outcome of a deal or business.
Concerned 12 years ago

Cocoa production has fallen - election petition
Water supply is worse - election petition
Debt has skyrocketed - election petition
Taxes have gone up - election petition
Fuel costs have gone up - election petition
Cost o ...
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Cocoa production has fallen - election petition
Water supply is worse - election petition
Debt has skyrocketed - election petition
Taxes have gone up - election petition
Fuel costs have gone up - election petition
Cost of borrowing has gone up - election petition
Inflation is very high - election petition

Since all of these thing all affect the rate of investment in the country, it only makes sense that we can also blame the decline in investment on the election petition... oh I also forgot, Global warming was caused by the election petition.
FIFI 12 years ago

RIGHT

RIGHT
Papa Yaw 12 years ago

Sure

Sure
Maame Grace 12 years ago

The case which was taken to court gave the investors the assurance that if there should be any dispute regarding their investment in the country they can go to court for it to be rectified. What the SC did rather is going to ...
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The case which was taken to court gave the investors the assurance that if there should be any dispute regarding their investment in the country they can go to court for it to be rectified. What the SC did rather is going to scare investors away because they would not have faith in the justice system of Ghana. Think about that and try and create jobs in the country, than depending on foriegn investors.

SAM 12 years ago

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Steve 12 years ago

Mahama's administration cares only for Northerners. Only Northerners are appointed as Ministers. Every public office position goes to a Northerner. Now all investments are being directed to the north as if Ghana is only in th ...
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Mahama's administration cares only for Northerners. Only Northerners are appointed as Ministers. Every public office position goes to a Northerner. Now all investments are being directed to the north as if Ghana is only in the north
cat 12 years ago

Every investment should go to the north. Are you there to help the North only? Do you have an agenda?

Every investment should go to the north. Are you there to help the North only? Do you have an agenda?
CAPE COAST BOY 12 years ago

MAHAMA AND CO DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT BLAME IT ON SUPREME COURT CASE

MAHAMA AND CO DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT BLAME IT ON SUPREME COURT CASE
Pelicles 12 years ago

Ghana is retrogressing rather then progressing because her fate is in the hands of idiots who lack commonsense and critical thinking. Tweakai. This guy is not fit to guard a toilet facility let alone being a Minister. Poor ...
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Ghana is retrogressing rather then progressing because her fate is in the hands of idiots who lack commonsense and critical thinking. Tweakai. This guy is not fit to guard a toilet facility let alone being a Minister. Poor Mother Ghana, what went wrong as "rats" are your leaders.
YHO 12 years ago

ACCOUNTABILITY,SO FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN POWER ALL THIS MONIES WERE COMING. NOW WHAT DID YOU USE THIS MONIES FOR? YOU CANT PAY WORKERS STRIKES HERE STRIKES THERE.

ACCOUNTABILITY,SO FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN POWER ALL THIS MONIES WERE COMING. NOW WHAT DID YOU USE THIS MONIES FOR? YOU CANT PAY WORKERS STRIKES HERE STRIKES THERE.
WEAKLION 12 years ago

Haruna Iddrisu doesn't seems to know shit . NDC do need to find someone smarter for that job. Ghana doesn't need yes sir master to head our offices bcos they can't handle "Obronii" and Haruna is one of those yes sir master w ...
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Haruna Iddrisu doesn't seems to know shit . NDC do need to find someone smarter for that job. Ghana doesn't need yes sir master to head our offices bcos they can't handle "Obronii" and Haruna is one of those yes sir master with funny laugh when they meets "Obronii" for the business .
KODWO 12 years ago

Incompetent people looking for excses to justify their failure.

Your own people are blaming each other (Duffuor and Tekpeh0.

Your are a bunch of incompetents who are looting the country, not knwing what to do, and are l ...
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Incompetent people looking for excses to justify their failure.

Your own people are blaming each other (Duffuor and Tekpeh0.

Your are a bunch of incompetents who are looting the country, not knwing what to do, and are looking for excuses.

Latest, Tsikata causing massive financial loss to thee state.

Fools.

Going to Court has saved this country a lot, not to mention the fact that it will be difficult for you to rig the elctions, next time.

Would you have preferred the usual violence and agitation froom your indisciplined followers?
Akadu Mensema 12 years ago

You think you are plagiarizing!

You think you are plagiarizing!
Whatever 12 years ago

Any minister who tells you that investment from outside will improve the conditions of Ghanaians is MISLEADING YOU. You'd be poorer in the end. Foreign investors since independence have always scoured all the profit on offer ...
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Any minister who tells you that investment from outside will improve the conditions of Ghanaians is MISLEADING YOU. You'd be poorer in the end. Foreign investors since independence have always scoured all the profit on offer from the exploitation of our resources, ratained it abroad for the benefit of people and economies inside Europe. There are indigenious solution to our problems through intensive research, practicalizing the knowledge in the minds of the pool of human recources this country has, taking to laws and its enforcement and support for creativity and even we know necessity is the mother of all invention so why are we not on that path, putting our strengh together instead of mingling with for greedy investors

Afua Nyarko 12 years ago

Mr minister, shame on you. The campaign and elections are over. Get over it and find solutions to the problems in Ghana. You are always looking for excuses. Why investors are hesitant to invest in Ghana are the following. Uni ...
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Mr minister, shame on you. The campaign and elections are over. Get over it and find solutions to the problems in Ghana. You are always looking for excuses. Why investors are hesitant to invest in Ghana are the following. Uninterrupted electricity is the key to any economic activity that Ghana cannot promise any investor, ok. Corruption, like giving $51 million to cronies while basic infrastructure are lacking. Unecessary high cost of doing business because of corruption. Sure, one can say there is corruption every where but when you ask donor countries to finance your budget while you have over 100 ministers including deputies and special assistants who have no clue about how to govern. Listen, folks who have never supervised any worker in their lifes appointed ministers and deputies who in his right mind will invest in such countries like Ghana. It does not matter what party is in power as long as politicians are not held accountable for their actions or inactions. No one holds anybody responsible for anything in Ghana, period.
SULE 12 years ago

Critically, it's very clear that, FDI has slowed down and it's not farfetched to ascertain the cause of such a situation.
Indeed, it is very clear to the astute investor both local and foreign that, there are very important ...
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Critically, it's very clear that, FDI has slowed down and it's not farfetched to ascertain the cause of such a situation.
Indeed, it is very clear to the astute investor both local and foreign that, there are very important drivers of investment being peace, stability, and security, however, of these 3 enumerated above, the most important by far, is the issue of the ROI ie the return on investment and the savvy investor would most certainly look out for the most significant factors that would create the necessary environment for them to reap their investment, and this brings to the fore, the issue of gov't policy, infrastructure development and capacity as well as the institutional backbone to drive their investment vis-à-vis it's recoupment and profit margins and also, how local investors are faring in the country. And this essentially is the crux of the matter. Although the MOTI minister is quick to point out that stability, peace and security are major investment drivers, he conveniently failed to raise the issue which is by far the most important, which is the infrastructural capacity to drive this investment and the profitability of the investment vehicle of the local and would be foreign investor. The NDC gov't has done absolutely nothing to improve on the capacity of the country to attract the needed investment profile with the core mandate being a win-win situation for the country as well as the investor. Infact, local investors have actually seen a deficit and a decline in their fortunes under this NDC administration as compared to the past decade and this is a fact, extremely poignant and telling when the minister's statement is put in the right context. It's quite apparent and very obvious arguably to the astute and keen mind, that, the failed policies as well the numerous challenges that has been occasioned by the gross ineptitude and crass incompetence has by far played a major, if not the most major factor in the country's dwindling fortunes with respect to FDI. Ghana has retrogressed exponentially under this NDC administration from 2009 till present and it doesn't take a soothsayer or an oracle to lay these facts bare. The NDC gov't has wasted resources that should have tailored guided any serious gov't's policy direction to drive and ramp up meaningful and well structured infrastructural and institutional capability, to address the myriad of problems militating against first and foremost the local investor, whose ability to post some good returns on their investment is a major driving force for the foreign investor since most a foreign investor normally would go into partnership with a local strategic investor, and Ghana is the worst for it. The Minister's statement clearly doesn't stand the text of serious scrutiny and it is, actually one of the reasons why the country is retrogressing, with people in authority who would want to massage the truth for their own petty and parochial political interests.

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