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A typical example is the proposed port at Atuabo by this government and their cronies in the person of Lohnro, Tiny Rowland. This country has no future.
BLAME THE WHITE MAN WHO CAME TO AFRICA WITH HIS CULTURE AND IDEAS
ALL THESE ARE BROUGHT TO US FROM OUR MASTERS:
This ploy to entice naive new sucker investors to come so these corrupt govt officials can blackmail into giving bribes or fleece them is an old trick that only an idiot will fall for . imagine the nerve of trying to force ...
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A FOOL ALWAYS BLAMES THE WHITE MAN and Christianity. WHO LIVES IN THE HOUSE (Afica)? Who owns the domiciliary rights? Always blaming the white man for your stupidity, laziness and so you remain backward because you never lear ...
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You`re more than the word you used for this humble man. He isn`t perfect but he`s telling the truth. If the black skin man is wise enough, he`d know that he shouldn`t sell his brain to the white man. But because he is more th ...
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Mr Kofi Annan, please use the insightful knowledge gleaned from working with these white investors to educate Ghanaian leaders.
We have become all too trusting and subservient to foreign ideologies. It's about time Ghana cha ...
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Has Kofi Annan forgot that his son is part of the problem? If he really has the nation at heart, then he has to dissuade his son from aiding and abetting---because, his corrupt son has his hands deep inside the oil industry!
what`s `has forgot`
I wish you will form a NEW party and invite qualified Ghanaians at home and abroad to join (not these old corrupt and selfish NDC and NPP people).
Kofi Annan has been saying correct things of late -- impressive.
There is a cancer eating at Ghana right now and it is corruption.
I will be the first person to be member of this party :).
He has not blamed the white man. He has just criticized Goverments of Africa not doing enough to abolish poverty. Beside he pointed out people performing illegal fisheri. That is a fact! Should he kept his mouth shut, just be ...
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that is it
It's African leaders, especially in Ghana who connive and collude with foreign investors to loot the resources of Africa out of the country. For example, in Ghana, it is politicians and civil servants who agree to be used by ...
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WORSHIP OF GOD IS PART OF THE COLONIZATION AGENDA.
DOUGLBE PACK; GOOD AND BAD TOGETHER
BUY ONE A GET ONE FREE
Kofi Annan has spoke corrupt officials .and foreign investors are our their country and greedy politicians are also killing local investors prosterity will judge them!!!!!!!!!! Bravoo !!! Kofi Annan
African political leaders have failed their people,because they don't have foresight and the interest of the masses at heart.Most of these political leaders are criminals,greedy and have no clue as to how to bring about re ...
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When Kofi Annan was asked if he would like to be prez of Ghana he replied that africa politics is dirty (insult and character assassination etc). So now you leave all these fine ideas to the thieves and stand at the edge to c ...
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It is so true that our leaders are greedy bastards but it seems like we've accepted them and continue to follow them.
THOSE WHO BROUGHT JESUS TO AFRICA BROUGHT CORRUPTION TOO
LETS BLAME THE WHITEMAN FOR CORRUPTION:
Let’sblame the whiteman for everything.
KOFI ANNAN, BLACKMAN IS NOT CAPABLE OF MANAGING HIS OWN AFFAIRS.
PAPA KOFI/GLOBALLY YOU ARE RESPECTED,BUT YOUR SON IS TRYIGN TO DETROY YOUR IMAGE.THIS IS HIS SECOND TIME/RECENT.WE DONT WANT HIM TO DETROY OUR KOFI ANAN,WHO WAS ONCE MOST POPULAR CIVIL SERVANT AROUND THE GLOBE.THANK YOU:KOOBA ...
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everyone knows that your eight years as UN secretary did not benefit Africa or Ghana in anyway. you could have said this when you were the general secretary, but you didn't. we all know that part of our underdevelopment is ca ...
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How
GM Sir, well said but Africans have to blame ourselves. These corrupt foreign investors so called are able to dup Africa and Africans becauese our corrupt, inept and incompetent leaders and their appointees conive with them t ...
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Surely foreigners cannot rob us without our leaders allowing this to happen.Corruption by Ghanaians placed in positions of responsibility plays a critical role here. Just like in the days of slavery,white people could not hav ...
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We love our dear country man...but lets be honnest his songs are the same and he keep repeating himself without any concrete actions.
These African leaders he is calling to act are weak. He himself knows that.
I think ...
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politicians & chiefs killing GH & Africa
politicians & chiefs a bane to Africa
Africans are ignorant.
GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAMA AND HIS CABINET ON TRIAL. GHANA'S HOPELESS ECONOMIC SITUATION, TODAY, IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTA ...
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GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAMA AND HIS CABINET ON TRIAL. GHANA'S HOPELESS ECONOMIC SITUATION, TODAY, IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTA ...
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Greed is the main feul of corruption. Over the years our greed has become part of a norm allowing corruption as a way of life. Maybe its time to go to the blackboard and introduce a new way of installing some moral ethics to ...
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Mr Kofi Annan must remember that these foreign companies and financial institutions would not have been able to take advantage of this country and its resources WITHOUT THE ACTIVE CONNIVANCE OF OUR OWN PEOPLE PLACED IN POSITI ...
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hmmmm thatis a revelation our leaders are disappointing us... w pray that god will us the grace that we take up the mantle we wont behave like they are doing
a revelation? Goodness gracious - Where have you been?
YOU WORK FOR THE WHITEMAN TO BRING POISONOUS GMO TO AFRICA. TOO LITTLE TOO LATE SO SHUT UP!!!
How on earth will foreign business men give 20 % to a country and take 80% for the resources of a country that they do not owe? Many African countries are suffering from poverty because of this bad business practices and Ghan ...
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Its not 20% it is 3-5%. Blame all the govts in the 4th republic. useless PNDC started it then NDC, NPP and now NDC again. There is hopelessness in the country.
Bolivia President told these foreign companies; that its "eit ...
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We need people like Kofi Annan to lead Ghana.
BLAME THE GOVERNMENT IN POWER NOT THE INVESTORS
Hes a smart man and trust worthy.
This is what I expect from states men.
To stand and speak for the ones that can't .
Kofi what you have said wont go down well with your former pay masters,but you have stood for what many of your kind wouldn't dare speak ab ...
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It's taken the average Ghanaian so long to figure this out?
Many thanks Mr.Annan for saying something positive.This should be a lesson to all Africa leaders.But our Ghana is the worst of all,especially by this ruling NDC Government
GHANA TO FOLLOW THEN REST OF AFRICA
KURT WALDHEIM WAS THE 4TH SECRETARY GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS.THIS GUY DID SO MUCH FOR UN. NOT ONLY THAT,HE BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF AUSTRIA FROM 1986 -1992, AND DID SO MUCH FOR AUSTRIA.HE USED HIS INFLUENCE FOR HIS COUNTRY. ...
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EGYA KOFI ANNAN.
PLEASE,WERE YOU NOT AWARE OF THESE CRIMINAL ACTS WHEN YOU OCCUPIED THE HIGHEST OFFICE AT THE UNITED NATIONS.
WHY DO WE STILL HAVE CORRUPT OFFICIALS, BECAUSE, WE CANNOT INNOVATE AND THIS HAS GIVEN CAUSE ...
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The only solution to African problem is
the leaders must revisit Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's Africa Unit Speech
Amen nd Amen! with......its Samms!..
Africans need to be very very afraid of this so called foreign investors. They will milk your people dry for them to die premature whilst they live on with their loot and plunder from the exploitation of your resources
I need someone to tell Kofi Annan to shut up on the economy affairs of Ghana. How many investors did he lure to Ghana during his term as UN Secretary General. He never thought about his country when he was in the position to ...
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