Jail customs officials caught in warehouse fraud - K.B. Asante

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Old Dirty Bastard 12 years ago

That will be a bonanza for judges

That will be a bonanza for judges
ELINAM 12 years ago

Why wrong doers who dupe the state are not going to jail in Ghana?

Why wrong doers who dupe the state are not going to jail in Ghana?
Old Dirty Bastard 12 years ago

Judges will want some of the GHC700.

Judges will want some of the GHC700.
BlindMan 12 years ago

Ti would be FRUITLESS is this statesman would shy away from the practices at High Ofices of the State!
The clean-up starts from the TOP down; scape- goating the junior staff for the crimes by the 'upper echelons' had been th ...
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Ti would be FRUITLESS is this statesman would shy away from the practices at High Ofices of the State!
The clean-up starts from the TOP down; scape- goating the junior staff for the crimes by the 'upper echelons' had been the unending practices of CORRUPTION in our society. K B Asante should end going in circles over the chronicle!
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

Author:-Hon. Martin A.B.K. Amidu.

...The Government exercised the latter option when we disagreed over the judgment debt and other Gargantuan crimes. The Government, and my colleague Ministers at the time know that there w ...
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Author:-Hon. Martin A.B.K. Amidu.

...The Government exercised the latter option when we disagreed over the judgment debt and other Gargantuan crimes. The Government, and my colleague Ministers at the time know that there was no provision for dismissal under my contract of employment as a Minister or that of any Minster.

I reserve the right as a citizen of Ghana to protect and defend my honour and integrity should this civilized challenge for the truth be ignored.

This is not the price I should be made to pay by the Government of Ghana for defending the Constitution of Ghana in the Waterville and Isofoton unconstitutional payments declared by the Supreme Court.
STUPID 12 years ago

OH NO!THIS MAN REALLY LOOKS LIKE DRACULAR.THEY ARE ALL CORUPT

OH NO!THIS MAN REALLY LOOKS LIKE DRACULAR.THEY ARE ALL CORUPT
BerylRichards 12 years ago

Yes i agree those felas assets should be liquidated (not to the extent as to jeopardize their kids future) but when it is not part of the cabinet you are quick to talk. What about the ministers who have been chopping the mone ...
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Yes i agree those felas assets should be liquidated (not to the extent as to jeopardize their kids future) but when it is not part of the cabinet you are quick to talk. What about the ministers who have been chopping the money.
Mebo afu 12 years ago

The guy/president is so koaked in corruption that he feels guilty to jail someone the same character. Look at Woyomi, GYEEDA, etc,instead of sending them to jail, the president rather supports them because he has a share of t ...
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The guy/president is so koaked in corruption that he feels guilty to jail someone the same character. Look at Woyomi, GYEEDA, etc,instead of sending them to jail, the president rather supports them because he has a share of the booty, So keep quiet Mr. Asante, that is exactly what the nation is going through. Survival of the fittest.
MANTSE 12 years ago

While I agree with Uncle K B Asante, I want to ask one question:

Uncle K B, what pusishment do you prescribe for those in Govt who feature in such schemes and contrive Customs Officers, at the threat of losing their jobs i ...
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While I agree with Uncle K B Asante, I want to ask one question:

Uncle K B, what pusishment do you prescribe for those in Govt who feature in such schemes and contrive Customs Officers, at the threat of losing their jobs into such situation?

When matters like this arise, we focus our inquiry and seek to purnish those on the FRONTLINES who may ONLY be doing the bidding of some 'BIGMEN'

During the time Nii Adjei Okai was Commissioner, he uncovered a similar scheme in the Bonded Warehouse Regime. I followed this development with interest because of my work.

My Investigator friend at CEPS told me how MONUMENTAL PRESSURE was being brought to bear on the Commissioner by HIGHLY PLACED People in Government to set the Culprits free because they were their Political Benefactors and Pillars of their Communities.

I was amazed to hear that Government Appointees, who needed the resources to carry out programs that would endear them to their Constituents and Voters would now be interceding on behalf of those stealing so much of those resources.

And when the Commissioner, as strong as he was, refused to do the bidding of his senior colleagues in Govt and refused to leave the Nation Wreckers alone, some Bogus Computer Fraud Allegation was manufactured against him and the Rented Press went to work on him and went to town with the allegations as if they were proven.

The state Institution, SFO, whose mandate it was to seek the Nation's interest in such matters, all of a sudden, was investigating the Commissioner. Some of my friend's Colleague Investigators onthe matter were threatened and a Judge was found to threaten all of them with CONTEMPT of COURT if CEPS continued to pursue the TAX EVADERS. CEPS WAS EVEN STOPPED FROM CASHING CHEQUES GIVEN BY THE TAX EVADERS to recover most of the 200 Million Dollars stolen through the Bonded Warehouse KULUULU.

This is Ghana for you.

Today, where is Nii Adjei Okai? He is probably paying the Political Price for NOT COMPROMISING his Position.

You see, quite a few of Customs Officers have been placed at certain locations and Collection Points for a Purpose and it is the Tax Evader who determines which Customs Officer must be placed where and his Corrupt Friend in Govt would make sure the CEPS Leadership did just that. And for fear of losing their Job they would oblige. It was ONLY Nii Adjei Okai who refused to oblige and he was branded an enemy and we all saw how the Rented Press took him to town and disgraced him just for trying to do the right thing.

What happened to the CEPS Officers Anas exposed? Their prosecution would have led to some senior people in Government being exposed and for Political Expediency they were left alone before they started SPILLING the BEANS on Political Bigwigs.

Remember, the so-called Businessmen who benefit from Tax Evasion belong to both NPP and NDC and have survived every Govenment. Until they are EXPOSED and SHAMED along with their COHORTS inside Govt, we will only be WHITE-WASHING the problems in the Bonded Warehouse Regime.

And to talk about Prosecution in the instant case, what about Anas' many revelations? What about GYEEDA?

ONLY A DREAMER WILL EXPECT PROSECUTION. If you doubt me let's re-visit the issue a year from today 24 OCTOBER 2014
Kwame 12 years ago

If Mahama himself is not corrupt as we hear people saying that he loves money more than Kufuor, then this is a unique opportunity for him to prove his mettle

If Mahama himself is not corrupt as we hear people saying that he loves money more than Kufuor, then this is a unique opportunity for him to prove his mettle

Vuvuzela 12 years ago

I agree with your statement but we have to back-off listening to people's idea about Mahama. Anyone who loves money more than Kufour must be a devil.

We have to exercise patience to see whether or not his avowed penchant t ...
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I agree with your statement but we have to back-off listening to people's idea about Mahama. Anyone who loves money more than Kufour must be a devil.

We have to exercise patience to see whether or not his avowed penchant to fight corruption is not another futile window dressing.

Cases of corruption are being piled day after day; we'll see what Mahama would do in the days/weeks to come.

Kufuor denied there was corruption in his government.
DAVID V.K. ARKORFUL 12 years ago

Elsewhere all custom officers involved in this unprecedented scandal would have been given life sentence and their properties confiscated to the state.
Poor Ghana.The nation has suffered enough in the hands of few individual ...
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Elsewhere all custom officers involved in this unprecedented scandal would have been given life sentence and their properties confiscated to the state.
Poor Ghana.The nation has suffered enough in the hands of few individuals who are selfish,greedy and criminals.They parade as BIG MEN in society.Jail them.
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

You are correct; they (CEPS officers) all should be in prison by now.

You are correct; they (CEPS officers) all should be in prison by now.
MANTSE 12 years ago

Uncle K B, what about those in Govt who contrived the Customs Officers into this situation?

When matters like this arise, we focus our inquiry and seek to purnish those on the FRONTLINES who may ONLY be doing the bidding o ...
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Uncle K B, what about those in Govt who contrived the Customs Officers into this situation?

When matters like this arise, we focus our inquiry and seek to purnish those on the FRONTLINES who may ONLY be doing the bidding of some 'BIGMEN'

During the time Nii Adjei Okai was Commissioner, he uncovered a similar scheme in the Bonded Warehouse Regime. I followed this development with interest because of my work.

My Investigator friend at CEPS told me how MONUMENTAL PRESSURE was being brought to bear on the Commissioner by HIGHLY PLACED People in Government to set the Culprits free because they were their Political Benefactors and Pillars of their Communities.

I was amazed to hear that Government Appointees, who needed the resources to carry out programs that would endear them to their Constituents and Voters would now be interceding on behalf of those stealing so much of those resources.

And when the Commissioner, as strong as he was, refused to do the bidding of his senior colleagues in Govt and refused to leave the Nation Wreckers alone, some Bogus Computer Fraud Allegation was manufactured against him and the Rented Press went to work on him and went to town with the allegations as if they were proven.

The state Institution, SFO, whose mandate it was to seek the Nation's interest in such matters, all of a sudden, was investigating the Commissioner. Some of my friend's Colleague Investigators onthe matter were threatened and a Judge was found to threaten all of them with CONTEMPT of COURT if CEPS continued to pursue the TAX EVADERS. CEPS WAS EVEN STOPPED FROM CASHING CHEQUES GIVEN BY THE TAX EVADERS to recover most of the 200 Million Dollars stolen through the Bonded Warehouse KULUULU.

This is Ghana for you.

Today, where is Nii Adjei Okai? He is probably paying the Political Price for NOT COMPROMISING his Position.

You see, quite a few of Customs Officers have been placed at certain locations and Collection Points for a Purpose and it is the Tax Evader who determines which Customs Officer must be placed where and his Corrupt Friend in Govt would make sure the CEPS Leadership did just that. And for fear of losing their Job they would oblige. It was ONLY Nii Adjei Okai who refused to oblige and he was branded an enemy and we all saw how the Rented Press took him to town and disgraced him just for trying to do the right thing.

What happened to the CEPS Officers Anas exposed? Their prosecution would have led to some senior people in Government being exposed and for Political Expediency they were left alone before they started SPILLING the BEANS on Political Bigwigs.

Remember, the so-called Businessmen who benefit from Tax Evasion belong to both NPP and NDC and have survived every Govenment. Until they are EXPOSED and SHAMED along with their COHORTS inside Govt, we will only be WHITE-WASHING the problems in the Bonded Warehouse Regime.
DEE 12 years ago

HOW MANY OF THESE CRIMINALS HAS BEEN JAILED FOR DUPING THE STATE?COMMITTEES ARE SET TO INVESTIGATE,REPORTS ARE GIVEN OUT AND ALL WE HEAR IS THAT THE CULPRITS HAS BEEN TRANSFARED TO ANOTHER STATION WITH THEIR STOLEN BOOTY.CASE ...
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HOW MANY OF THESE CRIMINALS HAS BEEN JAILED FOR DUPING THE STATE?COMMITTEES ARE SET TO INVESTIGATE,REPORTS ARE GIVEN OUT AND ALL WE HEAR IS THAT THE CULPRITS HAS BEEN TRANSFARED TO ANOTHER STATION WITH THEIR STOLEN BOOTY.CASE CLOSED,LATER DOCUMENTS CANNOT BE TRACED.
Kwaku 12 years ago

These people have forgotten that there are some energetic lunatics in Burma camp?These types of pronoucements are invitation for coup-detat.Assuming there were some wrong dealings in CEPS why can't they arrest them first and ...
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These people have forgotten that there are some energetic lunatics in Burma camp?These types of pronoucements are invitation for coup-detat.Assuming there were some wrong dealings in CEPS why can't they arrest them first and prosecute them before coming on air?Are they doing this just to divert public attention from the bad way they are managing the economy?
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Krikri,, 12 years ago

Everything they have stolen should be rerieved from them. After that they should be jailed. Enough must surely be enough

Everything they have stolen should be rerieved from them. After that they should be jailed. Enough must surely be enough
Benash 12 years ago

Atta Mills went to Tema harbor after Anas Ameyaw video recording and he screamed on top of his voice but up till now none of the Customs officers on the video tape went to jail so why would they stop looting.
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Atta Mills went to Tema harbor after Anas Ameyaw video recording and he screamed on top of his voice but up till now none of the Customs officers on the video tape went to jail so why would they stop looting.
Such officials should be arraigned in court and shown on TV up to when they are been sent to Nsawam prison to deter others but hey, this is Ghana. We talk plenty and take no action so we are always back to square one.
Up till now our law makers(MP's) and ministers have not declared their assets and no one cares. You see people get elected into parliament or appointed as ministers, or gets a job with Ghana Immigration, Customs, I.R.S and within a twinkle of an eye they've become millionaires with big mansions and fleet of cars and society adores them. OH, people of Ghana who bewitched us?
GOWAN 12 years ago

It is on record that some higher ups in the Mahama-Amissah Arthur administration are neck deep in this corruption fueled activity. We just heard that the VEEP, the Trade Minister-Haruna Iddrisu and a host of others have left ...
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It is on record that some higher ups in the Mahama-Amissah Arthur administration are neck deep in this corruption fueled activity. We just heard that the VEEP, the Trade Minister-Haruna Iddrisu and a host of others have left the country for Senegal. It is also out that the Ministry of Communication, TOR, ECG, are all in this mess together.
Let Mahama start from his Cabinet and trickle it down asap to include the customs officials, who had been implicated a long time ago in corrupt deals ably supported by NDC gov't officials by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, but the late President Mills, did nothing about the situation, again, because it involved members in his cabinet. Another opportunity has presented itself for the NDC administration headed by John Mahama, to show corruption who is boss.

EDEM 12 years ago

How can the personification of the very activity called corruption, show corruption who is the Boss? Interesting times ahead between the battle of the corrupt.

How can the personification of the very activity called corruption, show corruption who is the Boss? Interesting times ahead between the battle of the corrupt.
Mahama Nimnut 12 years ago

There is no "Fa MA Nyame" Syndrome in the developed countries, that's why those countries are flourishing and we all rushing to live there. You pay for your crime committed. If Ghana wants to move ahead then we should throw t ...
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There is no "Fa MA Nyame" Syndrome in the developed countries, that's why those countries are flourishing and we all rushing to live there. You pay for your crime committed. If Ghana wants to move ahead then we should throw that "Fa ma Nyame" thing out the window.
Edwin 12 years ago

what happened to the companies causght by Anas last time. Did we ever hear anything afterwards. The thing vanished. Why did they not publish what was paid last time by these companies when caught. Was any body tried for the c ...
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what happened to the companies causght by Anas last time. Did we ever hear anything afterwards. The thing vanished. Why did they not publish what was paid last time by these companies when caught. Was any body tried for the crime was any company prosecuted. Why are we wasting energy again on this when 70m of 700 m will be used to quietly solve the problem for these companies. They will continue to cheat and pay their 10% tides when caught
Kofi kwame 12 years ago

How can we succeed as a nation with plain cloth thieves running our ports for us just jailed every costume official cought

How can we succeed as a nation with plain cloth thieves running our ports for us just jailed every costume official cought
OKRO MOUTH 12 years ago

Who can survive on u$1 a day ( and most workers in Ghana earn less than that)The only people who can survive must be cheats. Maybe that is why we are being advised to "ship out if we find the kitchen to be too hot"

Who can survive on u$1 a day ( and most workers in Ghana earn less than that)The only people who can survive must be cheats. Maybe that is why we are being advised to "ship out if we find the kitchen to be too hot"
Kofi 12 years ago

Old K B, government cannot jail anyone. Let the courts decide what the punishment for crimes are. The days of the buga-buga devils are over. We need to be civil especially those of us who are seen to be old. There are many pe ...
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Old K B, government cannot jail anyone. Let the courts decide what the punishment for crimes are. The days of the buga-buga devils are over. We need to be civil especially those of us who are seen to be old. There are many people in government who actually belong to jail themselves.
k.k.egbeomor 12 years ago

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Mustapha iddris 12 years ago

The Presidential Task is just beating about the bush. Nothing will come out of what they are doing about the alleged uncovering of massive tax fraud in some mentioned Bonded Warehouses. Any time the Government is in need of c ...
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The Presidential Task is just beating about the bush. Nothing will come out of what they are doing about the alleged uncovering of massive tax fraud in some mentioned Bonded Warehouses. Any time the Government is in need of cash, they find ways to squeeze some importers using dubious means. No Customs officer will condone with a warehouse operator to defraud the nation the way this information is put out.Officers of GRA, Customs Division are aware of a retired officer seeking favors from government has been feeding the Task Force with these wrong information to harass these law abiding importers and scare them to part with money.How can the Task force be talking about revenue and mention the amounts in dollars when Customs collects national revenue in cedis? This is very absurd.
kwadwo totobii 12 years ago

Since time in memorial the Customs and Excise have been a base of corruption in Ghana.There must be exemplary hard action against them to discourage corruption in any form.

Since time in memorial the Customs and Excise have been a base of corruption in Ghana.There must be exemplary hard action against them to discourage corruption in any form.
mohammed 12 years ago

They must pay with interest to discourage them from attempting next time again and that will deter all. A corruption charge is the prorate amount each culprit will pay associated with the cost of investigation.

They must pay with interest to discourage them from attempting next time again and that will deter all. A corruption charge is the prorate amount each culprit will pay associated with the cost of investigation.

kk 12 years ago

There is no political will in dealing with corruption in Ghana.
President needs not even open his mouth on this, the institutions tasked with this should have deal with them. We refused to prosecute corrupt officials in our ...
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There is no political will in dealing with corruption in Ghana.
President needs not even open his mouth on this, the institutions tasked with this should have deal with them. We refused to prosecute corrupt officials in our country. They stay and maintain their positions and do more. If people are exited from their positions through corrupt practices other unemployed will get something to and do it with caution.
Nana 12 years ago

Poor people steal cassava or plantains and they get 7years behind bars rich men steal gov't money and their cases are dragged on and on.

Poor people steal cassava or plantains and they get 7years behind bars rich men steal gov't money and their cases are dragged on and on.
Joe 12 years ago

Ghana is just like a PROSTITUTE. Anyone willing to enter and enjoy, does so without fear. We are bleeding stupid as a nation. Ghana is being raped left, right, center and its just so scary to think about the future of the nex ...
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Ghana is just like a PROSTITUTE. Anyone willing to enter and enjoy, does so without fear. We are bleeding stupid as a nation. Ghana is being raped left, right, center and its just so scary to think about the future of the next generation of Ghanaians. Can the president do it alone? NO! but he needs to empower our judges to give stiff punishments to deter gov't officials, especially our tax collectors.
OWEN, NEW YORK 12 years ago

Mahama talk little and do something more.

Mahama talk little and do something more.
peace 12 years ago

mahama is behind this

mahama is behind this
ghanaba 12 years ago

video every clearing process, especially the ispectorate. where every item is videoed and kept for ten years. when people overspeed and fined, they can always go back and verify, from films. even cell phones of today have eno ...
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video every clearing process, especially the ispectorate. where every item is videoed and kept for ten years. when people overspeed and fined, they can always go back and verify, from films. even cell phones of today have enough video capacity. my married daughter, may very soon share her youth videos with her children. for the purpose of investigation, these generic videos are free and cheaper than a future comittee without evidence. once one person is eliminated from the hierachy, the lineage is broken, and embattles the authenticity of further investigations.
SARP 12 years ago

EVERY YEAR OR TWO THE GHANA Audit service audits all warehouses in Ghana.Additionally,the Customs audit unit also does that.How come am fraud of this magnitude @ the warehouses?Ghanaians,don't be deceived.This is a blantant l ...
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EVERY YEAR OR TWO THE GHANA Audit service audits all warehouses in Ghana.Additionally,the Customs audit unit also does that.How come am fraud of this magnitude @ the warehouses?Ghanaians,don't be deceived.This is a blantant lie.A SMOKESCREEN.tHE PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE wants to be seen to be working.I hear that some of the task force members don't even know how to read declarations.
BOY KOFI 12 years ago

We pay too many taxes,making it very difficult for importers to be patriotic.Have you seen how many big companies are unable to pay the high taxes?Then what about just a poor hustler coming home with his goods?You cannot buil ...
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We pay too many taxes,making it very difficult for importers to be patriotic.Have you seen how many big companies are unable to pay the high taxes?Then what about just a poor hustler coming home with his goods?You cannot build a better Ghana with unrealistic high taxes,every business will break down if govt does not reduce the too many high taxes we pay at the ports.If you go to Togo Benin,Nigeria,Ivory Coast,Liberia,Seirra Leone,Guinea and Senegal,their taxes are far cheaper than us 1000x.Why?Somebody tell me.Thank you.
G. K. Berko 12 years ago

It should not have taken this long for some Statesman to demand this action from the Government. We all know about the revelations by Anas Aremayaw upon his risky but thorough investigations of the CEPS both at the Tema Port ...
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It should not have taken this long for some Statesman to demand this action from the Government. We all know about the revelations by Anas Aremayaw upon his risky but thorough investigations of the CEPS both at the Tema Port and the Ivory Coast border. Almost nothing came out of that patriotic work by Anas.

It has always been the case in Ghana that so long as you have money to throw around or you have strong connections you can even get away with Murder.

It is about time everyone proven to have stolen from the Country was tried, punished with long prison term and forced to pay back all stolen assets plus interests. Until then, Ghana would continue to be the foraging barn for these insensitively selfish thieves. The International Community is watching, and their potential criminals are taking cue from how we deal with our Corruption cases. Once we let the thieves off, we encourage these mafiosos to rush in to find more local partners in crime.

Such overseas economic criminals could include Corporations who use their names to shield their operatives both inside and outside Ghana. They have our Gold, Oil, Cocoa, communications and even Water to fill their pockets with at our expense.

May someone tell us how many Ghanaians own the majority shares in any of these high-yielding basic economic backbone Companies that deal in the items mentioned above? Where is our money, Mr. Woyome? How long will the Government take to retrieve that money?

Our Banks either don't trust us enough to help us own and run these businesses ourselves, or they would rather use our collective savings to invest elsewhere while denying us Loans. Only the relatives of the political elites get access to such financial facilities to own private Planes or Sopping Malls.

Our heads of parastatal Institutions play innocent and allow their lieutenants do the scooping for them to share in somewhere along the line. So, we get documents missing into the galaxy after long periods of hidding the rot.

Enough is enough! Jail them all but take back what they stole first.

Long Live Ghana!!!
kwaku larbi 12 years ago

is good some people are greedy

is good some people are greedy
pinpinees 12 years ago

what about the customs officials in the harbors of ghana.. they are all fucked up ..

what about the customs officials in the harbors of ghana.. they are all fucked up ..
Alex Kojo Sammy-Paris 12 years ago

That is what we want.....ende-today exactly nd disent------Ogyamanase yi speaking nd Amen!nd babye from now, God bless u our mother-Ghana...nd Amen!...

That is what we want.....ende-today exactly nd disent------Ogyamanase yi speaking nd Amen!nd babye from now, God bless u our mother-Ghana...nd Amen!...
EZEKIEL 12 years ago

OUR GIVING IT TO GOD IS RUINING THE NATION !!!
Confiscate the Property from the STOLEN MONEY and put them behind bars for 60+ yrs EACH!!!
K.B. Asante is RIGHT !!

OUR GIVING IT TO GOD IS RUINING THE NATION !!!
Confiscate the Property from the STOLEN MONEY and put them behind bars for 60+ yrs EACH!!!
K.B. Asante is RIGHT !!
mr Tina 12 years ago

Thank you K.B Asante. I hope Mahama hears this and it will do the country a lot of good.

Thank you K.B Asante. I hope Mahama hears this and it will do the country a lot of good.
PROFESSOR THOMAS KUBI- McA 12 years ago

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FOR ALL COMMODITIES IN GHANA
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AS THE FOUNDER OF THE GHANA COMMODITY EXCHANGES & THE FOUNDER OF THE GHANA INSTITUTE OF MARKETING WE NEED TECHNOCRATS IN OUR INSTITUTIONS AND NOT POLITICIANS===
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Paa Kodwo 12 years ago

TIME TO HAVE A STRICT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VIGOROUS JUDICIAL SYSTREM TO WEED OUT THESE CORRUPT OFFICIALS AT THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

THE PRIVATE SECTOR CANNOT CONTINUE TO BE THE MILKING MACHINE OF THE COUNTRY.

HOW CAN THE STAT ...
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TIME TO HAVE A STRICT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VIGOROUS JUDICIAL SYSTREM TO WEED OUT THESE CORRUPT OFFICIALS AT THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

THE PRIVATE SECTOR CANNOT CONTINUE TO BE THE MILKING MACHINE OF THE COUNTRY.

HOW CAN THE STATE BE IN THE POSITION TO BUILD THE NATION, WHEN, MANIPULATION, EMBEZZLEMENT AND STEALING OF STATE RESOURCES ARE STILL ON A CONTINUED RISE IN THE COUNTRY.

WE CANNOT GET AHEAD-FALLING BEHIND WITH THESE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.
Concerned Ghanaian 12 years ago

First of all, the news article says over 280 private and public companies, but failed to list all companies involved in the fraud, while naming only 5 out of the over 280 companies. secondly, per the news article, the amount ...
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First of all, the news article says over 280 private and public companies, but failed to list all companies involved in the fraud, while naming only 5 out of the over 280 companies. secondly, per the news article, the amount the companies owe are in USD currency, of which i believe is inaccurate because no importer pays duties and taxes in USD currency in Ghana whatsoever. moreover, i believe that the amount indicated by the news article is the sum of all CIF values on each customs declaration in foreign currency and not the actual duties and taxes to be paid to the state. naming and shaming companies will not stop the trend, payment of accumulated duties and taxes plus penalty will not stop the trend either, if you want to tackle such a problem handle it at the root. i believe that the November deadline is too short, govt should give the companies up to the close of December 2013 to pay up without penalty, then from January 2014 those companies who fail the December 2013 deadline may now face the full force of the law. government is broke financially, the economy is very weak economically, if the government don't take care, investors will leave this county and new investors wouldn't come in to put their monies in a leaking basket, industries in Ghana will shutdown and will lead to mass unemployment, CARE HAS TO BE TAKEN!
Ely 12 years ago

this is not amounts owing, it is a criminal activity, they should have not been given any time at all, don't forget they stole these monies and should have been asked to pay interest on them. We are too lenient on wrong doer ...
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this is not amounts owing, it is a criminal activity, they should have not been given any time at all, don't forget they stole these monies and should have been asked to pay interest on them. We are too lenient on wrong doers in Ghana, that is one of our greatest weaknesses and it encourages other criminal activities to fester.
Agbee 12 years ago

the lea cages, the stealing, the looting is too much.the CEPS officers found culpable must really be dealt with ruthlessly.

the lea cages, the stealing, the looting is too much.the CEPS officers found culpable must really be dealt with ruthlessly.
KASAVUBU 12 years ago

Way back in the mid-1980s there was this Statesman who held his own that the proposed educational reform was going to turn our children into carpenters and mason and bricklayers, come 1987.The ruling junta played it fast by a ...
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Way back in the mid-1980s there was this Statesman who held his own that the proposed educational reform was going to turn our children into carpenters and mason and bricklayers, come 1987.The ruling junta played it fast by appointing same as the Secretary for Education.
Quickly the music and the tempo changed. It became JSS is good, it will enhance knowledge and skill acquisition...
Hahaahaaahaaaahaaaahaaaaaaha! Ghana is sweeter than any country on earth!!
The youth 12 years ago

Pls Mr.K.B Asante how many white collar crimes committed have you advised and succeeded to incarcerate in this country?

Pls Mr.K.B Asante how many white collar crimes committed have you advised and succeeded to incarcerate in this country?
liv 12 years ago

When has anyone in Ghana been jailed for corruption. Only people who steal goats and cows get jailed. We cannot ask them to declare their assets when Ministers won't declare theirs.

When has anyone in Ghana been jailed for corruption. Only people who steal goats and cows get jailed. We cannot ask them to declare their assets when Ministers won't declare theirs.

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