Merchant/Fortiz saga: NPP, ex-Merchant board chair conspiracy exposed

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JC 12 years ago

What has Bature got to gain writing this rubbish? Has he joined the criminals?

What has Bature got to gain writing this rubbish? Has he joined the criminals?
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 12 years ago

The sale of Ghana Telecom was more harmful to Ghana than the sale of the Merchant Bank. Was Awuni not aware of that sale at a gross under value?

As Spokesman for Kufuor, certainly Awuni was fully aware and openly supported ...
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The sale of Ghana Telecom was more harmful to Ghana than the sale of the Merchant Bank. Was Awuni not aware of that sale at a gross under value?

As Spokesman for Kufuor, certainly Awuni was fully aware and openly supported it. The same person is now jumping all over himself as if the worst harm is being done to Ghana! Can people be this hypocritical?
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 ...
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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.
OLIVER TWIST 12 years ago

This whole E&P nonsense is a scam to rip off the good people of Ghana.

Even if the terms were varied, would it not have been more prudent for E&P to go to court to enforce the original terms of the loan? Instead, they writ ...
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This whole E&P nonsense is a scam to rip off the good people of Ghana.

Even if the terms were varied, would it not have been more prudent for E&P to go to court to enforce the original terms of the loan? Instead, they write to John Mahama as a sitting Vice-President and also a family member of the sole shareholder to intervene on their behalf.

Is that the right way to do business?

The evidence is right here:

ht tp://myjoyonline.com/docs/3345EandP.pdf
KWAME 12 years ago

stupid, stupid article...this is nonsense.

stupid, stupid article...this is nonsense.
Peace 12 years ago

Oh Bature: did you put aside your education cap and wrote this piece to Ghanaians. this is mere thoughts of your own, just keep it. NDC does things like Ghana is smaller and can cover everything.

Oh Bature: did you put aside your education cap and wrote this piece to Ghanaians. this is mere thoughts of your own, just keep it. NDC does things like Ghana is smaller and can cover everything.
VAVIOTO 12 years ago

THIS ARTICLE IS NONE SENSE. IF YOU BORROW MONEY FROM A BANK AND THAT BANK IS COLLAPSING, WHY CAN'T YOU QUICKLY PAY THE LOAN TO REVIVE THE BANK?

wE HAVE PROBLEM IN GHANA. WE DON'T TELL THE TRUTH. IF WE ARE BEHAVING LIKE TH ...
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THIS ARTICLE IS NONE SENSE. IF YOU BORROW MONEY FROM A BANK AND THAT BANK IS COLLAPSING, WHY CAN'T YOU QUICKLY PAY THE LOAN TO REVIVE THE BANK?

wE HAVE PROBLEM IN GHANA. WE DON'T TELL THE TRUTH. IF WE ARE BEHAVING LIKE THIS, THIS NATION WILL NOT SEE ANY DEVELOPMENT. MY HEART IS BLEEDING FOR GHANA. DEMOCRACY IS NOT GOOD FOR GHANA AND INDEED AFRICA. PEOPLE HIDE BEHIND DEMOCRACY TO LOOT THE NATION.

LET GHANA ARMY TAKE OVER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS COUNTRY TO BRING SANITY INTO THE SYSTEM OTHERWISE ALL THE RESOURCES WILL BE DEPLETED. LET US BE SERIOUS IN GHANA BECAUSE THE WHITES DID NOT DEVELOP THEIR COUNTRIES IN THIS MANNER.
Ghanaian 12 years ago

When will we start thinking straight? Even our media men have sworn to lie all the time.
Long before this Fortiz outfit had been put together, Ibrahim Mahama's dealings with Merchant Bank had hit the media houses. The electi ...
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When will we start thinking straight? Even our media men have sworn to lie all the time.
Long before this Fortiz outfit had been put together, Ibrahim Mahama's dealings with Merchant Bank had hit the media houses. The election campain trail never shied from this same issue. This was long before Mahama pushed Mills over the edge and took over the presidency.
The Mahamas should not have waited until now to sort matters out. The real issue is that Ibrahim's debts account for a big chunk of the bank's problems. However, Ibrahim is driving and riding high! As usual, Mahama was dragged in to use his position to cover issues and possibly get the bank to write of the loan - writing off bad debt is not a crime as such.
All the noise this Al-Hajj paper is making cannot suppress the fact that Prsident Mahama directly compromised his position in one way or another. A wise politician would not have led a trail straight to himself - he would have passed the responsibility to someone else. For failing to do the right thing, the president has himself to blame. Al-Hajj should stop throwing dust into the eyes of the gullible electorate. Our president must come out with the truth.
GbagbladzaV 12 years ago

Alhaji has for once stated facts about this transaction. Which of them are you disputing?

Alhaji has for once stated facts about this transaction. Which of them are you disputing?
UJ 12 years ago

Facts, produced with deliberate effort to omit relevant parts is distorted and can only amount to intellectual dishonesty. Anyone who knows anything about this case can easily see through the obviously misleading approach ado ...
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Facts, produced with deliberate effort to omit relevant parts is distorted and can only amount to intellectual dishonesty. Anyone who knows anything about this case can easily see through the obviously misleading approach adopted by Bature. I respect nature and his opinion a lot but I am sure if he is truthful to himself, he would be ashamed of what he has written. Unless he has been fed with wrong information and has not cared to verify before reproducing. nature don't do this to your credibility.

Obournana 12 years ago

When ex-president Kuffour and ex US Ambassador used dubious means to obtain 3.5% of Ghana's oil, Awuni was in his government so shut up. Did he go to court to find out why they sold that share just before Kuffour left office. ...
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When ex-president Kuffour and ex US Ambassador used dubious means to obtain 3.5% of Ghana's oil, Awuni was in his government so shut up. Did he go to court to find out why they sold that share just before Kuffour left office. What about conflict of interest by the Ambassador Edusei? Did he work for Ghana or for Kuffour? NPP will continue to amuse us. Late Prof. Mills was so lenient to them.
Asobayere Mumuni 12 years ago

Bature is enjoying from Ibrahim's larges hence his quick dirty defense. shame

Bature is enjoying from Ibrahim's larges hence his quick dirty defense. shame
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 12 years ago

Fooliah Asobayere, go and find some pito to wash down the dog meat you ate. Then you will reason better and talk more sense.

Fooliah Asobayere, go and find some pito to wash down the dog meat you ate. Then you will reason better and talk more sense.
Jones 12 years ago

I know for sure Mrs Barnor belonged to a camp that hated everything about the John Mahama's camp and interest during Mill's presidency. She used the influence of the "greedy bastards" around Mills to kick out Peter Illiasu, t ...
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I know for sure Mrs Barnor belonged to a camp that hated everything about the John Mahama's camp and interest during Mill's presidency. She used the influence of the "greedy bastards" around Mills to kick out Peter Illiasu, the then MD, for his belief that E&P, a Ghanaian Company deserved to be saved by a Ghanaian bank. Because he also came from Northen extraction, Mrs Barnor ignored his brilliance and expertise and plotted his removal to spit the then Vice President and his camp. I bet this anti Mahama elements under Mills are still around and in bed with NPP to destroy John Mahama. It is time for John Mahama to get brutal and deal with this misfits for the sake of his family name, the NDC and Ghana. I know Bature is on the payroll of some of these ant-Mahama guys that is why I am surprise at his take in this matter. All the same, I urge Al-Hajj to come straight with the fact of the other people within the NDc who are encouraging the shameless, greedy and spent Mrs. Barnor.
ASEM 12 years ago

the article did nothing to assume that we the readers are intelligent.

the article did nothing to assume that we the readers are intelligent.
NAKED 12 years ago

Good one there at least I have seen a sensible person who can reason and think, first and foremost, what is education at all? In a country where I come from, they defined education as anyone who can read and write English lan ...
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Good one there at least I have seen a sensible person who can reason and think, first and foremost, what is education at all? In a country where I come from, they defined education as anyone who can read and write English language that is how they defined education in Ghana. A country where a lot of people look down upon those who can't speak and write English language do you think such country can develop no wonder Ghana is a country with good resources but the citizens are mentally weak unable to think and reason as well, they are still slaves to the so-called Europeans. They are still colonized mentally and physically but the reason is that they don't know that they are still under colonization. So in s nutshell that is how illiteracy is defined in Ghana. Then one may ask that how about the countries who are using their own language to study are they illiterates? a country like France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Finland, Norway, China etc can we classify their education system as substandard because they are not using English language to teach in their institutions? Africans will always embraced everything from west and east without thinking deep and its side effect in the future and we hate our own things so tell me are we humans? We always lionize the oppressors and disowned ours and we called ourselves educational elites now listen to a proverb from Europeans to Africans “you can take a monkey from bush but you can't take bush from monkey" how are we going to interpret it? it's simple to Europeans, Africa is bush let's see how they describe Africa they use the word Sub-Saharan and the question is do we have sub-Europeans or sub-Asians or sub-Americans, etc look how they have cited Africa in a World map, Africa as a continent is always at the bottom of the World map, the question is why they didn't cite Europe, Asia, America and Australia at the bottom but only Africa think about it brothers and sisters, the proverb means an African a monkey can come to western or eastern country to study or do anything but because he/she is from Africa you can't take Africa mentality from him or her then the stereotype goes, they are less humans, they don't have food to eat, always fighting among themselves etc so why Africans shouldn't cling to their own and abandoned their stupid act but yet still Africans are upholding their language and their barbaric culture, 500 years we are still slaves so when are we going to emancipate ourselves as a people created by YHWH.
The time has come for Africans to come together as one people and put their difference away and unit as people it has been a long time in slavery and colonization. The time has come for Ghanaians to put away their difference and unit to develop their nation it has been a long time in slavery and colonization.
God of our fathers have mercy on us especially banana republic of Ghana. Ghana, Ghana a country with good resources I had wanted to gather my people under one canopy as hen gathered it chicks but my people have abandoned their wisdom through thinking and now following the way of westerners through their devilcracy which is called democracy so now my people cannot be able to manage their own affairs, my people do not appreciate things manufactured in their country, my people preach devilcracy and practice vices, my people preach patriotism but they are not patriotic, my people have lost their sense of judging and now we are in a doom state they can't differentiate good things from bad ones and now engulf with tribalism which has become a canker in the country through bogus so-called educational elites and stomachticians who called themselves as politicians to separate the people in other not to come together to fight against their evil planning. A voice calling from within shouting my people, my people come together to build your nation we were created in the same image not let this stomachticians separate you they are doing it for their own selfish gain so wise up, awake from your slumber, the day is far spent and the night is near so let's ignore all these tribalism stuffs and come together as one people because together we can build a better nation.
The only way Africans can develop is to use their own language to study and do everything and stop patronizing anything from east or west, a small country like Ghana we can’t develop it why? Because we have pseudo intellectuals who always claims that they are the best but in reality they are at the bottom of the pit, our education system is not good, our education system does not allow us to think inside and out outside the box so for Ghana to develop it needs critical thinkers and nature incliners who can put things together other than that it will take millions of years we will still be where we are. Anyone who wants to study Nature University can contact me wellsbrains2000@yahoo.com, whatspp 008613566124757 when you contact me tell me which my article that you are interested so we can discuss it deeply because I have presented numerous articles on this web
JAMES Y 12 years ago

That NPP is scheming to wrest power from Mahama is no news. The party is renown in getting power through foul means and this dates back from the day the country achieved independence, when its predecessor, the United Party, u ...
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That NPP is scheming to wrest power from Mahama is no news. The party is renown in getting power through foul means and this dates back from the day the country achieved independence, when its predecessor, the United Party, used all foul means to remove our first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, from power.
Nana K 12 years ago

Are the facts of the story true or not. People sin or perpetrate evil and wish no one will get to know about it. The woman may have an interest which is equally bad but Bature should spare us the name calling. If the Presiden ...
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Are the facts of the story true or not. People sin or perpetrate evil and wish no one will get to know about it. The woman may have an interest which is equally bad but Bature should spare us the name calling. If the President did what has been told in joy fm story, it is better not to defend him as if Ghanaian are stupid. Stop defending Politicians this way because they take you for fools and next when you support their opponents, they call you names.
Komi awuah 12 years ago

This woman can manipulate
People. She appointed a trasactions
Advisor from South Africa
And decided to give the merchant bank to a South African bank for her cut. Her son was also to get her cut. She paid the South African ...
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This woman can manipulate
People. She appointed a trasactions
Advisor from South Africa
And decided to give the merchant bank to a South African bank for her cut. Her son was also to get her cut. She paid the South African advisor 760000dollars. Woman thief
Aboagye Twum 12 years ago

Mirriam Banor is indeed a thief and is full of greed, envy and jealousy. She is a narcissist through and through. Although the family may not say it, she has had running battles and court cases thrown out of court due to the ...
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Mirriam Banor is indeed a thief and is full of greed, envy and jealousy. She is a narcissist through and through. Although the family may not say it, she has had running battles and court cases thrown out of court due to their father's properties!! Her lawyer was someone from the north. True, true, her son works for genetics Analytics. Ask about her history at SG-SSB. The French was so happy to see her back. Gave her tidy sum so she could leave. If it's not Mahama she is bringing Down, it was Kuffuor, then her own siblings!! She is a very sick woman; a great manipulator/schemer!!!

Aye zu aye za 12 years ago

All jibberish. Winding meaningless sentences. Your propaganda has caught up with you.

All jibberish. Winding meaningless sentences. Your propaganda has caught up with you.
His Excellency Assemfrofro 12 years ago

This is indeed a bogus,rubbish article written and published by "Pepeni" Baturi.

The issue is not to sell or to sell Merchant Bank. It is about the ridiculous price at which the Bank is being sold to the NDC Criminals and ...
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This is indeed a bogus,rubbish article written and published by "Pepeni" Baturi.

The issue is not to sell or to sell Merchant Bank. It is about the ridiculous price at which the Bank is being sold to the NDC Criminals and the Nation Rackers of the Century.
You Baturi would you sell your father's Cow to someone at price which is 50% lower than what was offered for the same cow by another buyer? Foolish Baturi. You are a criminal.
This is our Pension money, our BLOOD.
Go to Bolga and sell your G. Fowls like that.
TT 12 years ago

Another foolish man who couldn't pay his daughter's dowry.did NPp also conspire for Ibrahim's company to go for the loan and refuse to pay.why do you always think and write garbage.idiot.

Another foolish man who couldn't pay his daughter's dowry.did NPp also conspire for Ibrahim's company to go for the loan and refuse to pay.why do you always think and write garbage.idiot.
Jeff, UK 12 years ago

It is obvious that the only way to get the president out of office is by impeachment, if ever there is anything of the sort on the statute books of GH. Now with a very large majority in parliament, i.e. if it has to be voted ...
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It is obvious that the only way to get the president out of office is by impeachment, if ever there is anything of the sort on the statute books of GH. Now with a very large majority in parliament, i.e. if it has to be voted on, Awuni and co do not stand a dog's chance of achieving this
GbagbladzaV 12 years ago

I am waiting for the day when Barnor will mount the witness box. the truth and the cannibalism in NDC, the regime saboteurs and all the traitors will be exposed. So far, it is only the NPP sponsored side which is being heard.

I am waiting for the day when Barnor will mount the witness box. the truth and the cannibalism in NDC, the regime saboteurs and all the traitors will be exposed. So far, it is only the NPP sponsored side which is being heard.
EDEM 12 years ago

Idiotic effusions from Bature is not new in Ghana's politics, and this is a classic example of such idiocy. The deal is corrupt and hardworking Ghanaians are saying they should stay the acquisition, period. Thieves.

Idiotic effusions from Bature is not new in Ghana's politics, and this is a classic example of such idiocy. The deal is corrupt and hardworking Ghanaians are saying they should stay the acquisition, period. Thieves.
paa 12 years ago

This is not tangeble

This is not tangeble
kwamekesse 12 years ago

I am atimes don't know what bature really writes.For those who haven't read should read 2/12/13 joyfm exposee of what transpired between MBG and the Castle.Mrs.Bannor was appointed by late president so bature should know that ...
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I am atimes don't know what bature really writes.For those who haven't read should read 2/12/13 joyfm exposee of what transpired between MBG and the Castle.Mrs.Bannor was appointed by late president so bature should know that she not an NPP.
Joe 12 years ago

The then board and management of MB are fools

The then board and management of MB are fools
Thief is king 12 years ago

Ibrahim Mahama's personal financial adviser is on the board of merchant bank

Ibrahim Mahama's personal financial adviser is on the board of merchant bank

Akos 12 years ago

It seems this so called Mrs. Banor is self centered and only looking out for her brood to bring a much larger bacon.Oh Africa,when would the word ethical be part of our vocabulary.

It seems this so called Mrs. Banor is self centered and only looking out for her brood to bring a much larger bacon.Oh Africa,when would the word ethical be part of our vocabulary.
ABIOLA - WA 12 years ago

AWUNI AND HIS COMRADES INDEED ARE SHAMELESS LIARS. THE GOD OF MAHAMA IS ALWAYS STRONGER THAN THE EVIL FORCES OF NPP. HE WILL SAIL THROUGH

AWUNI AND HIS COMRADES INDEED ARE SHAMELESS LIARS. THE GOD OF MAHAMA IS ALWAYS STRONGER THAN THE EVIL FORCES OF NPP. HE WILL SAIL THROUGH

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