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Nyansasem 12 years ago

I have combed all the net trying to get email address to the education ministry, I could not find one. They however, have fax and phone numbers.

I think it is better to send this article to the Minister to read. I know not ...
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I have combed all the net trying to get email address to the education ministry, I could not find one. They however, have fax and phone numbers.

I think it is better to send this article to the Minister to read. I know nothing will happen but it is a start.
Mix Breed (NPP NDC) 12 years ago

I want to count the number of comments on this article. Most Ghanaians are so politically miopic that they don't see anything apart from their political winning elections, therefore articles like this that speaks real truth o ...
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I want to count the number of comments on this article. Most Ghanaians are so politically miopic that they don't see anything apart from their political winning elections, therefore articles like this that speaks real truth of what is destroying Ghana, nobody comments or even think about it. Just write about NPP or NDC and comments that are without any wise thought will flood here. We kill ourselves and blame others for it. Ghanaians are so corrupt that they think corruption is another name or maybe a surname for them. Connection is what they call it. Everybody does connection, even me. We all do. If we all can stop it, the the politicians will start thinking and doing the right thing. Even the whole media that reports what goes on is someway somehow corrupt. Hmm, God must have mercy.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 12 years ago

Good morning Nyansasem, I know by now you are just about to wake up or still asleep at the other end of the pond. Just to let you know that it's very easy to get the contact details of public officials including minister in ...
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Good morning Nyansasem, I know by now you are just about to wake up or still asleep at the other end of the pond. Just to let you know that it's very easy to get the contact details of public officials including minister in Ghana.

I once phoned Ministry of Education regarding some article I was writing on funding for training college students in 2012. I was shocked when I was given the minister, deputies telephone numbers but they were all not there so I was given one of the senior officers . As soon as the person who answered the phone heard that I was calling from UK regarding the subject matter, she was prepared to put me through all the senior officers including ministers. Betty Mould Iddrisu was the minister and Ayariga was her deputy.

I suggest you phone the Education Ministry on +233 302662772 and ask for the minister's e-mail and they will give it to you.

The system as described in the article is a typical create, loot and share enterprise at its best in Ghana. How can the school children pass the basic education examinations? The kinds are the worse victims of this criminal system.
KKO 12 years ago

Kofi, Nyasasem,
I called the Ministry and a kindly lady gave me this email address, "minister@moe.gov.gh". I have emailed Ebo's article to her, with a note. It has not bounced back so far. So I hope it is genuine.

Perhap ...
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Kofi, Nyasasem,
I called the Ministry and a kindly lady gave me this email address, "minister@moe.gov.gh". I have emailed Ebo's article to her, with a note. It has not bounced back so far. So I hope it is genuine.

Perhaps if enough of us begin to write to state officials when such articles come up, we can begin to make some headway!
Ebo Mends, New York 12 years ago

Wow, you guys are great, KKO, Nyansasem, Kofi Ata, and Mix Breed.

Am i the only one who has noticed this: There are several articles on concrete examples of institutional corruption in Ghana including Kofi Ata's and one n ...
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Wow, you guys are great, KKO, Nyansasem, Kofi Ata, and Mix Breed.

Am i the only one who has noticed this: There are several articles on concrete examples of institutional corruption in Ghana including Kofi Ata's and one news item on the same subject, and they have attracted little or no comments. This to me is our problem. We are all screaming corruption but when push comes to shove or when the rubber hits the road, we all recoil because the picture is not pretty.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 12 years ago

KKO, well done. I will also send the link to the Presidency as well as cut and paste it as a word document and e-mailed it to the Presidency for their attention.

KKO, well done. I will also send the link to the Presidency as well as cut and paste it as a word document and e-mailed it to the Presidency for their attention.
insight to the bone 12 years ago

ndc is trying to make us all foolishly believe that this is all about partisan politics but in reality its a feudal system of governance based on tribalism and ethnic affiliation . there is no partisan politics rather anti Ak ...
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ndc is trying to make us all foolishly believe that this is all about partisan politics but in reality its a feudal system of governance based on tribalism and ethnic affiliation . there is no partisan politics rather anti Akan movements , north/ south and east/ west divisions . it is the truth and everyone first asks what tribe does someone belong to before they even consider the substance of what was said . yes we have gone back not decades but centuries . personally i do not care who rules as long as they endeavor to do some good and secure sustainable development and jobs for our people irrespective of tribe , ethnic pedigree , religion or social status but that being said i know its impossible due to hegemony and chauvinistic religious tribalism not forgetting the opportunism of the satellite groups like the Gas and krobos. no matter how good the plan i remain pessimistic and realize everything will fail in this climate of greed , selfishness and no direction . ITS ALL ABOUT TRIBAL POLITICS SO WATCH YOUR BACK
Gye Nyame 12 years ago

I bet article will be put in the garbage, nice try guys though. I am sure the Ministry already knows about what is going on. You know it is probably a scam that folks in the ministry are also getting their benefits. That is w ...
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I bet article will be put in the garbage, nice try guys though. I am sure the Ministry already knows about what is going on. You know it is probably a scam that folks in the ministry are also getting their benefits. That is why I think there is no hope for Ghana -- the younger generation is getting dumber and dumber.
KKO 12 years ago

Gye Nyame,
That is exactly why we need to do something about it. It is the dumb electricians that are causing the numerous fires, the dumb driver buys a licence from the corrupt licensing officer even before he ever holds a ...
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Gye Nyame,
That is exactly why we need to do something about it. It is the dumb electricians that are causing the numerous fires, the dumb driver buys a licence from the corrupt licensing officer even before he ever holds a steering wheel. The idiotic planning officer does not care about what material is used to construct a shopping centre as long as he gets his cut. The shopping mall collapses and kills your brother-in-law's auntie's daughter's boyfriend. Then presto, it has touched you.

Usualy we all think it may never touch us, but ultimately it does in some way!
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

A woman was telling her friend, "It is I who made my husband a millionaire."

"And what was he before you married him?" her friend asked.

"A billionaire" she replied.

A woman was telling her friend, "It is I who made my husband a millionaire."

"And what was he before you married him?" her friend asked.

"A billionaire" she replied.

MAYA - MK 12 years ago

Is the ministry going to comment about this now or what ?
Guys who sent this mails to the various ministerial offices, have they got back to you yet ? Hae they acknowledge recieving even your mail yet ?
I really will like ...
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Is the ministry going to comment about this now or what ?
Guys who sent this mails to the various ministerial offices, have they got back to you yet ? Hae they acknowledge recieving even your mail yet ?
I really will like to know and look foward to see the outcome of such a scandal. Cheers 2013
mankessim boy.. 12 years ago

HAHAHAHAHHAHA THAT ILLITERATE VOLTA CHIEF AND SOME FOOLISH EWE DOGS ARE THOSE ADVISING THAT SENSELESS LEADER..VERY VERY STUPID OLD FOOLS..

HAHAHAHAHHAHA THAT ILLITERATE VOLTA CHIEF AND SOME FOOLISH EWE DOGS ARE THOSE ADVISING THAT SENSELESS LEADER..VERY VERY STUPID OLD FOOLS..
KKO 12 years ago

Ebo,
This is an excellent piece! It is really amazing that things like that are happening in our country in 2013! It shows that we are paying a whole lot of people in Ghana for either doing absolutely noting or just sleeping ...
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Ebo,
This is an excellent piece! It is really amazing that things like that are happening in our country in 2013! It shows that we are paying a whole lot of people in Ghana for either doing absolutely noting or just sleeping on the job.

Does it not seem odd to the Accountant General, the Minister of Education, the Finance Minister and even the President when suddenly, huge sums of money are paid in some "out of the way" district office?

There have been whole districts where BECE candidates have scored 0% for three of four successive seasons. Does that not say anything to parents, district and regional officers, local opinion leaders, MPs, DCE and Assembly Members?

We may all bury our heads in the sand and assume that it does not concern us, but most of us have no option than to retire and go and die in Ghana. If the level of corruption and sheer incompetence that is gradually engulfing our country today continues, our dead bodies may be asked to pay bribes before they are buried!

Ebo, why don't we come together and commission a survey in Ghana, asking teachers who have been appointed in the past five years, how long it took them to receive their first salaries. That may give us a clue.

We can also do a questionnaire in the newspapers or social media asking people who attended schools in the districts the number of years during which they had full time, qualified teachers.
Nkono (Carbon) 12 years ago

The nation will continue to suffer

The nation will continue to suffer
salifu Musah gambaga girls shs. 11 years ago

its not the Case at all times. I HV work for 2/years with my appointment letter at hand without salary. in d name of Ippd

its not the Case at all times. I HV work for 2/years with my appointment letter at hand without salary. in d name of Ippd

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