Prez Mahama justifies withdrawal of teacher trainee allowances

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• Kofi 11 years ago

  It's time to abolish the free education in the North as well.

  It's time to abolish the free education in the North as well.

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• Zakariah Ali 11 years ago

  As a beneficiary of the trainee teacher allowance I am sad to see the end of it. I hope teachers would henceforth be paid like other public servants. We were paid less than our counterparts in the public services because the ...
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  As a beneficiary of the trainee teacher allowance I am sad to see the end of it. I hope teachers would henceforth be paid like other public servants. We were paid less than our counterparts in the public services because the service of the teacher was said to be priceless. I guess we tolerated it because we were literally paid to be trained. Without that incentive teachers would now demand equal pay with other services.

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• insight to the bone 11 years ago

  our so called fake president and his idiotic fools continue to display to the whole world their incompetence and stupidity. he goes running around looking for investors or money when all it takes is prudent and sound macroeco ...
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  our so called fake president and his idiotic fools continue to display to the whole world their incompetence and stupidity. he goes running around looking for investors or money when all it takes is prudent and sound macroeconomic policy implementation. we shall list a few examples so its even clear to the sick warped minded ndc agent provocateurs here. we borrow billions to procure finished products or give the juiciest parts of contracts to foreigners instead of just taking a little effort and organize our economy better. instead of building modern 100 meter fishing boats for our fishermen , manufacturing our own tractors for our farmers , mining equipment and trucks for galamsay miners and so on . we choose to import 2 thirds of our fish requirement , hand over these gold and other mineral concessions to foreigners who dont invest in our economy , deny the farmers the over half a million tractors and other agric mechanization needed because are leaders are too selfish and lazy to take the well-being of our people to heart . instead of encouraging and facilitating the return of our diaspora so they give our ailing economy the boost and capital we can surely count on , we treat them dirt and frustrate them so much that most return . they would rather have Chinese , Arab/Muslim money as there they get a kickback. they can not understand the need to unite all potentials in order to attain development , industrialization and new 21st century jobs for OUR own people , rather prefer that we import everything and keep our people in poverty as in their wicked hearts saturated and drenched with hatred of the Akans , hegemony , tribalism , favoritism and material greed. the only consolation we have is that today our people now see very clearly what these political impostors are all about and are getting more and more determined to get rid of them either by war or a revolution. all the institutions of the state have failed us including the judiciary , parliament . they have secured a privileged status for themselves and deny the majority free education although its within our reach as a 20 pesewa levy on petrol would secure the funds for this in less than 6 months so its started now and not vaguely postponed to the indefinite future . how can these fools think we should sit aside and applaud their non action ? we live in this purgatory of despair and now they want to force down our throats gay sodomizing perverse morals as their ideal . each day they continue with this jolly ride of profound stupidity they earn our deeper resentment and hate of their actions . our day will come soon , long live the republic of Akan

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• the truth 11 years ago

  can't you comment without promoting tribalism???? you are a disgrace bro.

  can't you comment without promoting tribalism???? you are a disgrace bro.

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• Benash 11 years ago

  So my simple questions is this, are our brothers and sisters in the three Northern Regions still enjoying "Free Education" whilst the rest of the country paying fees for their wards?
  Now I hope the gov't is tracking this exp ...
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  So my simple questions is this, are our brothers and sisters in the three Northern Regions still enjoying "Free Education" whilst the rest of the country paying fees for their wards?
  Now I hope the gov't is tracking this experiment so that in about five years we can conclude if the withdrawal of the teacher allowance has helped the nation or hurt the nation.

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• Sumanguru 11 years ago

  There are equally very poor people in the other parts of the country that do not enjoy this facility. It is time we treat all Ghanaians fairly and equally. We must scrap this program or it is spread across the country and ado ...
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  There are equally very poor people in the other parts of the country that do not enjoy this facility. It is time we treat all Ghanaians fairly and equally. We must scrap this program or it is spread across the country and adopt means tested. Simple! If Ayariga or Mahama chooses to educate his children in the north it is free but if that poor single parent in Saltpond for instance does, it is not. What an injustice. Let be fair to one another. We are one people with one destiny so why this discrimination. Long live Ghana.

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• JUST MAN 11 years ago

  STOP THE FREEBIES GIVEN TO EDUCATION IN THE NORTH

  STOP THE FREEBIES GIVEN TO EDUCATION IN THE NORTH

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• Ericus-Ericus 11 years ago

  Ghanaians are now going to force Mahama to withdraw scholarships to the three Northern regions. Mahama must becareful; he is being too much selective and tribalistic. (If he means to 'cut' sponsorship to save cost then he mus ...
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  Ghanaians are now going to force Mahama to withdraw scholarships to the three Northern regions. Mahama must becareful; he is being too much selective and tribalistic. (If he means to 'cut' sponsorship to save cost then he must think twice)

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• Proud Ashanti 11 years ago

  Did he even consider that most people want to be in training colleges because of the allowances they get to support themselves? I respect Mahama but he is really incompetent. God bless Ghana

  Did he even consider that most people want to be in training colleges because of the allowances they get to support themselves? I respect Mahama but he is really incompetent. God bless Ghana

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• Ghanababa! 11 years ago

  replaced it with teacher education loan so people will stop using the teacher training as standing point geting sponsored education and travelling outside the country with it! Good policy. If you really want to be a teacher, ...
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  replaced it with teacher education loan so people will stop using the teacher training as standing point geting sponsored education and travelling outside the country with it! Good policy. If you really want to be a teacher, pay for your profession as anybody else

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• G. K. Berko 11 years ago

  I think the President is ill advised. He seems to be prodded to adopt programs that might otherwise work well but for their timing and proper targets.
  
  You are very right that many of these Teacher Trainees take up that Ed ...
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  I think the President is ill advised. He seems to be prodded to adopt programs that might otherwise work well but for their timing and proper targets.
  
  You are very right that many of these Teacher Trainees take up that Education for the allowance which serves for initial financial survival.
  
  I was, similarly, drawn to Forestry by the allowance received at School, at a time in my life when my father was in exile and my mother had fallen sick. We were six kids that she wanted to see all fairly well Educated. So, studying elsewhere without such financial help was not so assuring to me. I chose between Post-Secondary Teachers Education and Forestry/Agric Training.
  
  The allowance withdrawal will hurt not only our kids in school but also many Youths who could find a financial refuge in that facility to pursue further Education and livelihood.
  
  Long Live Ghana!!!

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• STAPH-PHILADELPHIA 11 years ago

  Oh, some Ghanaians would always disgrace themselves, their families, communities and the nation to the full glare of the whole world. So you think Government would just wake up one day and stop this allowance payment without ...
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  Oh, some Ghanaians would always disgrace themselves, their families, communities and the nation to the full glare of the whole world. So you think Government would just wake up one day and stop this allowance payment without diligent study of the pros and cons with empirical figures to prove the need for such a shift? This issue has been in the pipeline for a long time with Government upon Government not implementing it because of lack of political will.
  The president has suggested other ways to resource the trainee teachers. Are the students different from other tertiary education students taking students' loan? The Canadian Government that used to offer grants for the allowances withdrew and government took over, so it is time to face a modern Ghana with pragmatic and smart policies not politics.
  Don't get me wrong, for I am not insulting you but stating the facts facing some Ghanaians

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• Jery 11 years ago

  He will regret it in 2016

  He will regret it in 2016

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• NII LARTEY NARTEY 11 years ago

  What kind of said progressive socialist oriented based political party with the interest of the nation's education and well being of the masses will withdraw teachers and nurses government loan support for trainees?
  
  In the ...
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  What kind of said progressive socialist oriented based political party with the interest of the nation's education and well being of the masses will withdraw teachers and nurses government loan support for trainees?
  
  In the diminutive mind of the man we unfortunately have as President and his criminally corrupt political novices, how does such financial support withdrawal rather going to increase teachers and nurses in the country?
  
  Somebody help tell the President he should go tell this to his blind buffoonery zombies.

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• G. K. Berko 11 years ago

  They have never been. They use that description only to lure the poor workers for votes. It is a typical "Animal Farm" they are running.
  
  Who cares for any zombie Commie Leftism today anyway? Even China and Russia are st ...
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  They have never been. They use that description only to lure the poor workers for votes. It is a typical "Animal Farm" they are running.
  
  Who cares for any zombie Commie Leftism today anyway? Even China and Russia are steadily pulling out of that System. The reality is that every progressive Nation ought to have a reasonable mix of Social programs graduated along with varying and deepening Capitalism.
  
  Even the USA has and adheres to some Social programs to cater for those who fall through the cracks. However, our Politicians only sing the lullaby of utopian Socialism to sedate all the rest, and aggressively pursue unbridled, laissez-faire capitalism to fill their personal pockets at our expense.
  
  Preaching Socialism to quell the appetite of the majority for wealth while exclusively practicing Capitalism to satiate their corruption is the name of the game.
  
  We must demand our fair share to use for seed money to compete with these crooks in a healthy Capitalism, not a skewed one.
  
  Long Live Ghana!!!

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• Ato 11 years ago

  His Excellency, President.Mahama may be justified in his personal view in withdrawing the teachers' allowance,l think he is taking a big electoral gamble with such decisions.A lot of these young teacher trainees are peeved by ...
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  His Excellency, President.Mahama may be justified in his personal view in withdrawing the teachers' allowance,l think he is taking a big electoral gamble with such decisions.A lot of these young teacher trainees are peeved by this decision and l learned that of nurses are also in the pipe line to be withdrawn and again l'm also told lecturers research allowance is under threat.With all these groups showing disentment and coming to aggregate fully in 2016 the President should be careful,unless he is not interested in retaining the presidency.He should remember that the margin of difference in the votes of which he won the presidency wasn't something that he should be complesent in antagonizing groups who can be decisive in expressing their frustration in their votes.A word to the wise is enough.

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• .KK 11 years ago

  Why worry? You know what we can do best. We will always steal votes

  Why worry? You know what we can do best. We will always steal votes

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• Obed Adore 11 years ago

  You are right. It is a risk as it may seem that he is spending his current "political capital" quite recklessly. However, the time to take such a bold step and seemingly cruel action is NOW. In about two years down the road, ...
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  You are right. It is a risk as it may seem that he is spending his current "political capital" quite recklessly. However, the time to take such a bold step and seemingly cruel action is NOW. In about two years down the road, the storm would have been calmed and even improved should the promised improvements in their housing etc, are realized by then.

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• Pancho 11 years ago

  Why then are you building more schools? Who is going to teach the children? You have to make the profession attractive so people can go into the field so why withdraw or do away with the allowances that makes it possible. I'm ...
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  Why then are you building more schools? Who is going to teach the children? You have to make the profession attractive so people can go into the field so why withdraw or do away with the allowances that makes it possible. I'm confused Mr President.

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• G. K. Berko 11 years ago

  Eventually, Ghanaians may come to understand that no country can survive with massive freebies for her Citizens, especially, with high rate of population Growth. We may even come to forgive our underperforming political lead ...
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  Eventually, Ghanaians may come to understand that no country can survive with massive freebies for her Citizens, especially, with high rate of population Growth. We may even come to forgive our underperforming political leaders for failing to sustain a significant portion of the amenities that Nkrumah's regime provided them to inspire the pursuit for higher Education so that our younger generations might enjoy a little bit.
  
  But it is very wrong to start any belt-tightening with our most essential Professionals like Teachers, Professors, Doctors and Nurses. It is wrong to balance the perforated Budget on their aching backs, insomuch as to deny them their pay and allowances, while maintaining bloated ex-gratia and other undeserving benefits for the Politicians in Parliament and the Executive positions.
  
  Why not start with cutting the fat off the many allowances given you and your inept bunch in the Administration? Even a quarter reduction in your benefits could help keep the Teacher Trainee allowances.
  
  This cut is nothing that could correct the corruption eating millions of dollars out of our coffers. If proper management at SSNIT and it's associated investment entities like the Merchant Bank were exacted, we could build a pool of resources from which these Teacher Trainees could be paid to facilitate their Education.
  
  There seems to be a misplaced priority, here. Retrieve all the monies from the robber barons as the Courts ordered before attempting to wreck the financial stability of the poor workers.
  
  Shame unto you fat thieves!!! Let the President forfeit all traveling allowances and other per diem for the rest of his term in addition to the cut in salary he proposed a while back. Let all MPs begin to pay for their own transportation and living costs; let them all start driving their own vehicles and pay for their fuel. No chauffeurs. No Government vehicles for private events, etc. then, and only then, could the President begin to consider cutting the allowances for the Teacher Trainees. The number of Deputy Ministers also must be trimmed.
  
  Long Live Ghana!!!!

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• Onipaba of Akyem Maase 11 years ago

  Mr presedent, it is very shocking to have heard you treat ordinary citizens this way. You should have been the last person to suggest that students should not receive allowances while in school. If you are serious just ask se ...
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  Mr presedent, it is very shocking to have heard you treat ordinary citizens this way. You should have been the last person to suggest that students should not receive allowances while in school. If you are serious just ask send out expert to ask teacher trainees if they wanted to be teachers in the first place. All of them are there because the allowances help them for further studies and better jobs. This is the same reason for which Northerners do pay fees in up to high school. The allowances make them sign the bond to remain in teaching for a period of years. If you think scrapping it will help get numbers an keep them in the schools, then you have already failed. Apart from the fact that the schools can never exceed current intake levels, you do not also have the gut to force teachers to stay forever in the job because they paid their own training fees. You should know as well that, when students successfully finish their training by paying out of their pockets, you will have it difficult to pay high salaries at the entry level. Even in the UK and USA, student willing to teach giving monies to pay for their tuition, yet teachers leave the class for better jobs. You will rather worsen the situation than solving it.

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• iddi jabir 11 years ago

  U shal see in 2016

  U shal see in 2016

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• STAPH-PHILADELPHIA 11 years ago

  Some of the peeved teacher trainees, potential trainees and concerned Ghanaians would one day thank Mahama for taking that bold step.
  This is a great step towards making Teacher Training Colleges Bachelors degree awarding in ...
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  Some of the peeved teacher trainees, potential trainees and concerned Ghanaians would one day thank Mahama for taking that bold step.
  This is a great step towards making Teacher Training Colleges Bachelors degree awarding institutions as per standards of quality education, 1st degree holders (B. Ed) should be the ones to teach in our basic schools and not certificate and diploma holders.

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• ATOTOBOTOM MAHAMA 11 years ago

  USELESS MAHAMA WILL DIE AS HE KILLED MILLS,

  USELESS MAHAMA WILL DIE AS HE KILLED MILLS,

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• KABINBITH 11 years ago

  LISTEN TO THE MYOPIC STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT "the withdrawal of the teacher trainee allowance in Colleges of Education was to offer admission to more students in the colleges". WHY, HAS HE FORGOTEN ABOUT THE FREE EDUCATION ...
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  LISTEN TO THE MYOPIC STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT "the withdrawal of the teacher trainee allowance in Colleges of Education was to offer admission to more students in the colleges". WHY, HAS HE FORGOTEN ABOUT THE FREE EDUCATION IN THE NORHT? IS THE COUNTRY NOT SPENDING HUGE SUMS OF MONEY TO FINNACE THAT DISCRIMINATORY FREE EDUCATION IN THE NORHT? WHY IS HE NOT SCRAPPING THAT ONE TOO? OBVIOUSLY, IT IS BECAUSE IT BENEFITS ONLY NORTHERNERS, HIS KINSMEN. HE WOULD EVEN WISH GHANA EVEN PAYS EVERY NORTHERNER BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY POOR. HE HAS FORGOTEN THAT THERE ARE EQUALLY POOR PEOPLE IN BA, ASHANTI, VOLTA, CENTRAL, GT ACCRA ETC.

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• Angel 11 years ago

  YOU ARE A STUPID, UNEDUCATED, HALF-BAKED ILLITERATE! THERE IS NO FREE EDUCATION IN THE NORTH: WHERE DID YOU GET THAT NONSENSE? fIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS! AND DON'T YOU INSULT NORTHERNERS, RIGHT? DO YOU KNOW THE REASON FOR SUPP ...
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  YOU ARE A STUPID, UNEDUCATED, HALF-BAKED ILLITERATE! THERE IS NO FREE EDUCATION IN THE NORTH: WHERE DID YOU GET THAT NONSENSE? fIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS! AND DON'T YOU INSULT NORTHERNERS, RIGHT? DO YOU KNOW THE REASON FOR SUPPORTING EDUCATION IN THE NORTH?GO AND READ MORE IF YOU CAN READ AT ALL!

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• the truth 11 years ago

  Angel, I agree with your comment. He should have reduced it instead of canceling it.

  Angel, I agree with your comment. He should have reduced it instead of canceling it.

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• Jojo 11 years ago

  IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A TOTAL WITHRAWAL OF TEACHER TRAINING ALLOWANCES BUT A REUCTION OF THE AALOWANCES PAID TO THEM.
  
  WHAT SHOULD BE TOTALLY CANCELLED ARE THE ALLOWANCES TO TEACHERS ON STUDY LEAVE.
  
  NOWHERE IN ANY PAR ...
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  IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A TOTAL WITHRAWAL OF TEACHER TRAINING ALLOWANCES BUT A REUCTION OF THE AALOWANCES PAID TO THEM.
  
  WHAT SHOULD BE TOTALLY CANCELLED ARE THE ALLOWANCES TO TEACHERS ON STUDY LEAVE.
  
  NOWHERE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD ARE TEACHERS PAID FOR THEIR STUDY LEAVES.
  
  IT IS TIME THESE TEACHERS ARE ASKED TO FIANCE THEIR STUDY LEAVE OR TO SEEK SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR STUDIES, AND THE ALLOWANCES REFUNDED OR DEDUCTED FROM THEIR SALARIES AS A TEACHING STAFF.
  
  THIS IS A LEGACY HANDED TO US BY THE DEPARTING COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION AS MEANS TO DRAIN THE COFFERS OF THE STATE.
  
  ONLY BOLD REFORMS AND POLICIES WILL SAVE OUR NATION.

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• ofa yaw 11 years ago

  why only tr trainees,poor managers with bogus and shallow ideas

  why only tr trainees,poor managers with bogus and shallow ideas

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• YAAYIMA _ JASIKAN - VOLTA REGION 11 years ago

  Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer !!!
  What a government ?
  May God never bring NDC to power again

  Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer !!!
  What a government ?
  May God never bring NDC to power again

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• BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11 years ago

  Kennedy agyapong was right to call all the top npp members as thieves, if akans npp party can support this man kennedy and even call him as their HEROES when he declared and call for AKANS to kill the GA'S and EWE'S ,He even ...
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  Kennedy agyapong was right to call all the top npp members as thieves, if akans npp party can support this man kennedy and even call him as their HEROES when he declared and call for AKANS to kill the GA'S and EWE'S ,He even go ahead that the AKANS must lynch any security personnel, whenever they dare to come to their aid. Why kennedy becomes a bad person now if he only said the truth and called the AKANS Npp party gurus as a thieves? kennedy must go to the Disciplinary committee to demand his $1.5million, is that how the npp treat their HEROES?

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• nana 11 years ago

  Mr President all allowances whatsoever being yours,polce,millitary mps etc shd all be withdrawn as well for the peace of the country.Why shd you treat some class more important than others?Mr President what is good for the go ...
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  Mr President all allowances whatsoever being yours,polce,millitary mps etc shd all be withdrawn as well for the peace of the country.Why shd you treat some class more important than others?Mr President what is good for the goose is also good for the gender.

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• Me 11 years ago

  Eii Kofi Dubai! But you people said you were going to construct more schools as well as open more teacher training colleges. How come you are now saying you took away the allowance so as to enable more people to enroll in the ...
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  Eii Kofi Dubai! But you people said you were going to construct more schools as well as open more teacher training colleges. How come you are now saying you took away the allowance so as to enable more people to enroll in the teacher training colleges.Or the money you stole for campaign is finished especially after paying that Atubuga and his gang with that heavy amount. O.k I remember, he used some to undress Vicky Hammer and Bagbin's secretary so he has to find a way of recouping it hence the decision to withdraw the allowance.

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• MAHAMA RECORD SETTING - DUBAI 11 years ago

  PRESIDENT MAHAMA HAS SET A WORLD RECORD . THE FIRST PRESIDENT EVER IN WORLD HISTORY TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND THE NEW YEAR ABROAD . HE NEED GOOD ADVISER

  PRESIDENT MAHAMA HAS SET A WORLD RECORD . THE FIRST PRESIDENT EVER IN WORLD HISTORY TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND THE NEW YEAR ABROAD . HE NEED GOOD ADVISER

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• jerry..shanghai china 11 years ago

  It very appalling and consterning when i hear Mr president speak unpassionately when it comes to issues relating to teacher welfare...am an old student of presby training college Akropong and i once enjoyed trainee allowance. ...
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  It very appalling and consterning when i hear Mr president speak unpassionately when it comes to issues relating to teacher welfare...am an old student of presby training college Akropong and i once enjoyed trainee allowance.I personally think withdrawing the allowance without ease the country's economic woes,i warmly advice my colleague teachers to join us here abroad and seek for greener pastures since we are well paid and accommodated freely in another mans country...if this continues like this i strongly have no doubt that ministers and government officials will enter the classroom in a decade to come..

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• Pk 11 years ago

  I dont like this guy not because he is a thief but he lacks knowledge to rule Ghana. Ghana schools have been experiencing shortage of teachers not only in the villages but also in the cities for sometime now. Some people have ...
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  I dont like this guy not because he is a thief but he lacks knowledge to rule Ghana. Ghana schools have been experiencing shortage of teachers not only in the villages but also in the cities for sometime now. Some people have forcibly become teachers against their will because of the allowances in the training colleges. So my question to this guy is; how many Ghanaians would ever dream of going to training colleges in the years to come to fill out those empty classroom?

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• John 11 years ago

  It is tme the whole country sing one tone. Mr. President are the our brothers and sisters in the 3 northern regions still receiving their scholarship? This very policy is discriminatry. There are poor people all over the coun ...
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  It is tme the whole country sing one tone. Mr. President are the our brothers and sisters in the 3 northern regions still receiving their scholarship? This very policy is discriminatry. There are poor people all over the country. It's time to cancel that one as well. At best, the poor in all the other regions should be supported as well. We call for equal tratment and justice all.

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• jk 11 years ago

  open ur mind my brothers

  open ur mind my brothers

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• Ahmed Adjei Yussif 11 years ago

  Leadership indeed,Is not taking followers to where they want to go to,but taking them to where they need to get to.But this decision of scrappin of trainees allowances shouldn't be the first step in incresing the admission qu ...
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  Leadership indeed,Is not taking followers to where they want to go to,but taking them to where they need to get to.But this decision of scrappin of trainees allowances shouldn't be the first step in incresing the admission quota into Collages of Education.I am a student from Bagabaga Collage of Education, and i my allowance is what i save to pay my school fees,food,handouts and even pay my brother's school fees at Gambaga College.please Mr President,have a second look at your 'good decision'.We vote you to wipe off our teers,not to destroy our future plans.We are poor in Ghana.

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