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Mahama is killing Ghanaians with taxes, tariffs increment

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  • Chap 10 years ago

    Country broke country no broke we dey inside. We will see who will suffer

  • moyo 10 years ago

    Ghanaians must pay the right price for utilities to attract the right level of investment into the sector. Over the years govt has been subsiding this sector and it no longer sustainable. If we want to attract the needed inv ...
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  • okofo 10 years ago

    Ghanaians SHOULD demand the end to free accommodation, free electricity, free cars, free phones of POLITICIANS.

    This NONSENSE of the rich and better paid living-off the poor is NOT ACCEPTABLE.

  • okofo 10 years ago

    I meant no more free rent, free electricity...etc FOR politicians!!!

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE 10 years ago

    WHO CAN PROVE KWASI ADADE WRONG? I AM SAYING, THAT, GHANAIANS VOTED FOOLISHLY!!--------------- "IT IS ONLY A FOOL, WHO ALLOWS HIS TESTICLES TO BE STEPPED ON, TWICE"-------GO OUT THERE AND RECEIVE YOUR REWARD, ALL GHANAIANS. G ...
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  • Queen 10 years ago

    Ghanaians voted wisely but the elections were stolen by very, very experienced STEALERS/CROOKS.

  • DAVID V.K. ARKORFUL 10 years ago

    We should for once put politics aside.The President,MPs,Ministers and all government appointees must pay utility bills etc.This blatant cheating must cease now.

  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

    Dramani Mahama and his NDC bunch of criminals are a total recipe of rape,
    deceitful, dishonesty, lies, thievery,
    lootings, violence, economical confusionist, arm robbery, electioneering rigging, incompetency, destruction of ...
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  • JOBLINKS 10 years ago

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  • DAN 10 years ago

    they will take your passport away the minute you enter the country and make you a slave or whore to your employer

  • OGYATANAA, LONDON 10 years ago

    WELL SAID! THANK YOU

  • Kwami - US 10 years ago

    THEY TALK AS IF THEY WILL NOT DO THE SAME THING IF VOTED FOR!

  • Kaya 10 years ago

    Who go suffer will suffer.

  • JOE BOATENG 10 years ago

    We are getting what we Ghanaians voted for,we should keep quite and pay for any taxes Mahama govt demand .

  • kwaku Yaw 10 years ago

    We have not seen any thing yet,

  • ' and Jesus wept ' 10 years ago

    The sun has risen in the horizon. It is a new day and Ghanaians need to wake up and smell the coffee. Reality is staring us in the face. The day that politicians act lackadaisically and pampered the citizens while they stole ...
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  • Joe 10 years ago

    Emmanuel God be with us" -God is always with us but the criminal politicians will drive Him away.

  • TONY 10 years ago

    re jesus wept. From the begining Dr, Nkrumah was a very very good leader until he allowed himself to be screwed by the Russians. He then refused to co-operate with the west and turned into monsterous dictator. If Nkrumah had ...
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  • DR FIIFI BARNOR 10 years ago

    Tony, I am afraid I do not agree with you. Have you sat down and considered the level of industrialisation Nkrumah achieved before his overthrow? What would you do as a leader if your opponents were persistently trying to kil ...
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  • WHO VOTE FOR FOOL MAHAMA 10 years ago

    Ghanaians are fool paaa who vote for this? for this fool Mahama and now they are crying

  • Yaw Mensah 10 years ago

    You paa you fool waaaa... How dare u insult ur president..God will punish u waaa... Ur father is the fool

  • OGYATANAA, LONDON 10 years ago

    GO AND SAY THIS TO YOUR PROSTITUTE MUM AND SYPHILIS INFECTED AND BANKRUPT FATHER. AKONFEM MAHAMA DESERVES NO RESPECT AND WILL GET NONE FROM A DECENT PERSON. I HAVE SPOKEN!

  • WHO VOTE FOR FOOL MAHAMA 10 years ago

    yaw mensah God will punish your mother and your father and all your family to come to fool

  • DAN 10 years ago

    Republican voters in america call Oboma a monkey!..SO in free world you can critize, otherwise you are in China,Cuba or Russia or North Korea

  • OGYATANAA, LONDON 10 years ago

    YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO VOTED FOR AKONFEM MAHAMA. WELL I WILL TELL YOU. IT IS AYIGBEFOO, NTAFOO SOME GREEDY, GULLIBLE AND BUFFOON OF AKANFOO CUM THEM THEMS. NOW THAT YOU KNOW, YOU WILL PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. NUT IN ...
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  • WHO VOTE FOR FOOL MAHAMA 10 years ago

    THIS YOU ARE RITE

  • WHO VOTE FOR FOOL MAHAMA 10 years ago

    MAHAMA WILL KILL YOU ALL OF YOU IN GHANA

  • OGYATANAA, LONDON 10 years ago

    DON'T DESPAIR GUVNOR, FIND CONSOLATION IN THE FACT THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY ITS THE AYIGBES, ANLOS, NTAFOO ETC WHO WILL SUFFER MOST UNDER AKONFEM MAHAMA AND IT IS THESE VERY PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR CORRUPTION,INCOMPETENCY,THIE ...
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  • peace 10 years ago

    look at him a statue stupid all he know is talk

  • True Ghanaian 10 years ago

    Do you think Mahama and his NDC care about the majority of Ghanaians struggling hard to make ends meet as long as his cronies within the NDC are amassing up wealth? That's exactly how Baby Doc and his father governed Haiti un ...
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  • kwame fog 10 years ago

    Edey bee KEEKE he is trying to help Ghanaians in the economy....

  • eddy 10 years ago

    too much God will bless u

  • me 10 years ago

    I'm very surprised to see how some of you have the nerve to insult the president...This shows lack of good training and proper care from your parents.You all should imagine to be in his shoes,like you would have done worst an ...
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  • Godbless 10 years ago

    You want Ghanaians to be singing his praise when his actions demand cursing? Is that how you were trained well in the home?

  • messa 10 years ago

    HE KILL GHANA BUSNISSES AND TAX US TO DEATH PEOPLE ARE HURTING WHAT NORMAL LEADER ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WILL ALLOW 79% HIKE IN WATER AND ELECTRIC
    COME ON GIVE US A BREAK WE GOT "A LEADER" IN GHANA THAT FAIL US ALL HE HAVE T ...
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  • Sandra 10 years ago

    NPP must shut up and criticize constructively.

  • duke 10 years ago

    Can you define constructive criticism???

  • OGYATANAA, LONDON 10 years ago

    GHANAIANS DESERVE EVERY BIT OF WHAT THEY ARE GETTING NOW. WE TOLD THEM MAHAMA IS UP TO NO GOOD BUT THEY WOULDN'T LISTEN. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. MORE IS ON THE WAY!! HEHEHEHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • duke 10 years ago

    they voted for what they are getting

  • JACK 10 years ago

    MAN IS NOT EASY AT ALL.GOD SHOUD HAS MERCY ON HIS CHILDREN IF NOT.............

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  • mahama is corrupt,evil 2 the nation 10 years ago

    WHY CRYING,AKONFEM,CRIMINAL,GANGANTUAN CORRUPT NDC MAHAMA IS YOU GHANIANS,EDEY BEE K3K3,AYE HUHUUHU

  • duke 10 years ago

    A COUNTRY THAT CAN ONLY BORROW TO PAY WORKERS. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THIS COUNTRY??

    How can you live solely on borrowing to finance your budget or put it this way, how can a country like Gh ...
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  • nasuru 10 years ago

    Vandal boyz of NDC. grouped in countless, some are Uni student.They have been given small cars. free laptops and huge tips each just to post and call every FM stations on every debate on behalf of the NDC to distract attentio ...
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  • BANET AFUA GYASI 10 years ago

    NO WONDER "ON OMAN FM" NOTHING SENSIBLE COMES FROM OMAN FM.ONLY WAR DRUMS.

  • mahama is corrupt,evil 2 the nation 10 years ago

    YOOOOOOOOOOO,MAHAMA CHOP FINISHOOOOOO,LEFT GHANAIAS BONES,GHANA SEE AND KNOW WHOM MAHAMA IS,SHAME ON HIM

  • poko a poko 10 years ago

    Back to hipc baby...
    You folks taught you were doing Nana
    (ghana English)
    You go play 5 cedi for kenkey soon

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  • nasuru 10 years ago

    Aboa...go fxxc your mother with your scam activity

  • messa 10 years ago

    WE HAD IT WITH HIS NONSENSE

  • pk 10 years ago

    Otherwise, how can the country develop?

  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    President Mahama was out jogging one morning along the Motorway when he tripped, fell over the bridge railing and landed in the creek below.

    Before the BNI Service guys could get to him, three kids, who were fishing, pulle ...
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  • Paa Bobo 10 years ago

    Ghanaians should put up or shut up. They had every opportunity to vote out at incompetent, corrupt and morally inept government in December 2012, but instead voted to retain them in government. The NDC govt has no choice but ...
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  • Pelicles 10 years ago

    Ghanaians deserve such harshness because they voted to be toyed with this irresponsible government under Mahama. Mahama is very reckless and with his stupid economic policies, they can be voted out easily.

  • wonzy 10 years ago

    Ghanians should stop blaming Mahama, tariffs are not increased by him take up your case with the right people. its high time we stop blaming Mahama for everything and rather sit up to plan how to help manage the situation.

  • TUN TAI LAH 10 years ago

    If Mahama uses the tax money to advance the prosperity of ordinary Ghanaians, then he has no case but if he embezzles the money like BRIBING Atuguba and CO. through Trokosi Amekudzi then everyone will carry his/her weapon to ...
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  • ADIOUS 10 years ago

    ALL BANK ACCTS.OF E PAST AND PRESENT PRESIDENT AND THE RULING MPS MINISTERS ECT SHLD BE FROSON AND INVESTIGATED BOTH HERE IN GHANA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

  • OSBON 10 years ago

    ndc has failed Ghana.

  • Diana Gogovie 10 years ago

    People should be taxed wisely, a little more on the rich, who should understand to pay to help the country. Now, government workers should not use the money for their one man mansions, family use, girlfriends, or damp abroad. ...
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  • By Redoo 10 years ago

    My opinion is that Ghanaian s should watch and pray hard,and i really no that God is going to fulfill his promises.He will never disappoint us.I promise,that this people is going to be overthrown one time.In Jesus name i spea ...
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  • precious lavender 9 years ago

    pls help slove all this tarrif problem for us to be self reliance