Gov’t secretly contracts American lobbyist firm – IMANI

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cha 11 years ago

This is ridicilous - enough of our money been wasted- NDC must go

This is ridicilous - enough of our money been wasted- NDC must go
Cindy 11 years ago

No amount of PR can save this useless administration from grace.

No amount of PR can save this useless administration from grace.
NANA KUFUOR 11 years ago

Ghana has pressed the self destruct button. what is the purpose of this story? Is Imani campaigning for the government to give them the lobbying job? If the government can pump $5million to enable the economy to improve to s ...
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Ghana has pressed the self destruct button. what is the purpose of this story? Is Imani campaigning for the government to give them the lobbying job? If the government can pump $5million to enable the economy to improve to save billions of dollars, then it is good investment. Franklyn Cudjoe is sick in the arse.
pepi 11 years ago

good contribution

good contribution
Shabi 11 years ago

Nana Kufuor I do not know your level of education but whatever the case, how can a foreign firm help the govt of Ghana improve upon our image? What business, if it is true, has a foreign firm got to do with enhancing our imag ...
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Nana Kufuor I do not know your level of education but whatever the case, how can a foreign firm help the govt of Ghana improve upon our image? What business, if it is true, has a foreign firm got to do with enhancing our image? Is it because, you and I are so incompetent to make ourselves look good in the eyes of the world? Come off it boy!

Of course we all know that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has virtually also collapsed after Mahama appointed a big fat oily hippo there to mismanage our foreign affairs. But that does not mean that foreigners should take over what many Ghanaians can effectively do even better.

What do they know about Ghana that will help them improve the image of our country?

As in many other cases, they will come in as foreign investors and hire Ghanaians to do their dirty work for them whilst they laze about at beaches and whites only nightclubs.

Not too long ago, this same idiotic, clueless, venal Mahama shamefully engaged American fire-fighters to come all the way to Ghana to ostensibly come and teach us a thing or two about the causes of fires at our markets.

Now even though every fool in Ghana knew the causes of those fires, Mahama apparently did not. So in spite of protestations to his intent, he ignored everybody's advice to the contrary and went ahead

At the end of the day, after the merry-go-round, the American fire-fighters presented us with a report which indicated just what everybody in Ghana already knew about those fires and the causes. The report has been shelved to date for not-so mysterious reasons.

Mahama himself is so so so diabolically inept and confused that nothing - and mark my word, nothing will ever save him from total ignominy in the coming weeks and months. He keeps on bumbling from one tragedy to another.

His performance has consistently degenerated from bad to worse since he assumed leadership of this country. Unfortunately for us the people, we have to suffer the pitiable consequences and woes of his abysmal incompetence. And all we do is to complain listlessly and plead democratic governance. Democratic governance my ass!

It is only a people with no aim or ambition in life who will allow themselves to be corralled into total submission and captivity by an alien system which only produces incompetent local leaders to lord it over ourselves.

Mahama is the kind of African leader that the Europeans and the Americans love to see in power in Africa. They love these clowns who will open even wider, their legs for the imperialist pirates, buccaneers and marauders to gang-bang to their sadistic hearts desires and delight.
Jay Rogue Ray Ram Liar 11 years ago

Saying good things about GHANA will not make it good.

Saying good things about GHANA will not make it good.
Kofi USA 11 years ago

Nana Kufuor is right guys. Franklin Cudjoe, in that picture, really looks like an angry and ignorant black male who has no clue about building a positive image. When Ghana messes up, Ghana cannot convince American law makers ...
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Nana Kufuor is right guys. Franklin Cudjoe, in that picture, really looks like an angry and ignorant black male who has no clue about building a positive image. When Ghana messes up, Ghana cannot convince American law makers, banks, businesses,investors etc about that mess-up. Americans will listen to another American who puts a spin on the issue before they listen to any Ghanaian on that issue. Even though I don't like Mahama, the fact that he talked to Bloomberg news while in America, and now this lobbying news are 2 positives for Ghana.
Bonne 11 years ago

IMANI Ghana. Every one wants to make head Lines In Ghana.

IMANI Ghana. Every one wants to make head Lines In Ghana.
Komla Agbeshie (Ho) 11 years ago

This story comes from the mouth ofyour stinking mother

This story comes from the mouth ofyour stinking mother
SEIDU JOHNSON GERMANY 11 years ago

MAHAMA ADMINISTRATION WAS THE FIRST EVER IN THE HISTORY THAT GHANAIANS ABROAD BOTH USA, GB AND GERMANY DEMONSTRATE AGAINST IT. SO NO-MATTER WHAT MAHAMA WILL DO HE WILL FAIL HIS NAME IS ALREADY DESTROYED, UNLESS HE CHANGE HIS ...
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MAHAMA ADMINISTRATION WAS THE FIRST EVER IN THE HISTORY THAT GHANAIANS ABROAD BOTH USA, GB AND GERMANY DEMONSTRATE AGAINST IT. SO NO-MATTER WHAT MAHAMA WILL DO HE WILL FAIL HIS NAME IS ALREADY DESTROYED, UNLESS HE CHANGE HIS CORRUPTION ATTITUDE. BECAUSE GHANAINS ABROAD WILL PLAY A VERY BIG PART IN GHANA DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO GHANAIANS ABROAD MAKE HIM UNPOPULAR THEY CAN AGAIN MAKE HIM POPULAR. THE ONLY THING HE HAS TO DO IS TO CHANGE HIS CORRUPTION ATTITUDE BECAUSE GHANAIANS ABROAD HATE CORRUPTION.

Obournana 11 years ago

Seidu, are you a 7 year old boy or you don't know the misbehavior of UP/NPP in Ghana politics? From Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Dr. Hilla Limann, Rawlings, Mills and Mahama, these nation wreckers have demonstrated abroad against every ...
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Seidu, are you a 7 year old boy or you don't know the misbehavior of UP/NPP in Ghana politics? From Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Dr. Hilla Limann, Rawlings, Mills and Mahama, these nation wreckers have demonstrated abroad against every government except Busia and Kuffour. That is your UP/NPP for you. Even when Dr. Nkrumah was lobbying in the US for them to help us build the Akosombo dam, Busia, JH Mensah, JB Danquah, Kuffour and co. were holding placards asking US not to help Ghana because we don't need it and it will project the image of Kwame Nrumah. Go home and ask your parents if you are still breastfeeding and do not know Ghana's political history.
Kofi Mensa 11 years ago

Mr. Seth Tekpe and Mr. President Mahama, can both of you come clean and answer these simple questions that Ghanaians can rest assured?
Mr. IMANI, I know you will not tell how and where you had this info. But is this info. t ...
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Mr. Seth Tekpe and Mr. President Mahama, can both of you come clean and answer these simple questions that Ghanaians can rest assured?
Mr. IMANI, I know you will not tell how and where you had this info. But is this info. true?
Eric 11 years ago

Mahama and his govt, and indeed many underperforming African governments believe the solution for every problem is public relations or propagana. The solution is actual perfomance not appearances.Reduce the zize of the govern ...
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Mahama and his govt, and indeed many underperforming African governments believe the solution for every problem is public relations or propagana. The solution is actual perfomance not appearances.Reduce the zize of the government, sack crazy ministers like Rashid Pelpuo, Hannah Tetteh, Oye Lithur, Collin Dauda, etc, and replace them with technical and competent people. The people will knwo and judge for themselves. You don't need waste the money we don't have on Propaganda.
OMANBA 11 years ago

Does the government has to tell the public whatever it does? I think whoever heads this think-tank is sick.And contracting a PR group to uplift the image of an organization or a country is not new and it is not a crime.

Does the government has to tell the public whatever it does? I think whoever heads this think-tank is sick.And contracting a PR group to uplift the image of an organization or a country is not new and it is not a crime.
ADWEN 11 years ago

Omanba, you ignorant fools should know that corrupt and incompetent MAHAMA is not running his own business to use taxpayers money as and when he wishes.
He has to conform to controls and not use money at whim as he has done ...
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Omanba, you ignorant fools should know that corrupt and incompetent MAHAMA is not running his own business to use taxpayers money as and when he wishes.
He has to conform to controls and not use money at whim as he has done in the past 2 fiscal years which has landed Ghana at the doorsteps of the IMF.
People like you OMANBA are so ignorant and skewed in you thinking that you can't reason beyond NDC, MAHAMA, NDC, MAHAMA. Foolish people.
TWEAA 11 years ago

MO ADWEN, SOME PEOPLE ARE SO 'GYIMI, GYIMI,' THAT THINKING IS A SCARCE PRODUCT TO THEM THAT ONLY NDC,MAHAMA,NDC,MAHAMA,NDC;MAHAMA....

MO ADWEN, SOME PEOPLE ARE SO 'GYIMI, GYIMI,' THAT THINKING IS A SCARCE PRODUCT TO THEM THAT ONLY NDC,MAHAMA,NDC,MAHAMA,NDC;MAHAMA....
Omanba, My Foot 11 years ago

Omanba, do you remember your party NDC bitterly criticized NPP in the past for engaging a lobbyist. If it was bad policy during NPP's time why is now a good thing and that nobody should question it. People like Omanba, are so ...
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Omanba, do you remember your party NDC bitterly criticized NPP in the past for engaging a lobbyist. If it was bad policy during NPP's time why is now a good thing and that nobody should question it. People like Omanba, are so myopic that you cannot
reason 'wide'. If it is your party NDC. it is good; if it is others it is bad. People like you should be tutored to liberate yourself from mental slavery.
Nii Lante Okunka. 11 years ago

Adwen you could have made your point without hurling insults.When are we going to have differences of opinions without insulting each other,huh?It's so pathetic the way we handle our differences.
There are valid points expre ...
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Adwen you could have made your point without hurling insults.When are we going to have differences of opinions without insulting each other,huh?It's so pathetic the way we handle our differences.
There are valid points expressed by both Omanba and IMANI. The truth,though,is that our government is well within it's power in seeking PR help in sanitizing our country's financial image in the world for the positive flow of capital for our rapid development.Now whether such an issue requires a Parliamentary approval is another bowl of beans.
Our political maturity should show up in the manner in which we approach our differences and so far were are flunking the test.
James Naru 11 years ago

What we have to remember is that this 5 million cedis belong to the people of Ghana.
Whoever is looking after the money has to account for it properly. The fact that previous Governments have spent similar sums of money on ...
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What we have to remember is that this 5 million cedis belong to the people of Ghana.
Whoever is looking after the money has to account for it properly. The fact that previous Governments have spent similar sums of money on lobbyists does not mean we are doing the right thing.
The question is : Has the money been well spent? My town still hasn't got any clean water. The gutters in our cities have become public toilets at night and sometimes in the daytime. Our hospitals require provision of adequate facilities. Our roads need repair. Our strength in Agriculture is dying from injection of capital ( for example tractors)to stimulate food production.
Instead we prefer to use the money to engage lobbyists. If it is true , the question is : Is it money well spent?
adanko 11 years ago

Or was the spending approved?

Or was the spending approved?

yussmont 11 years ago

be sacked and by what means pls hlp answer

be sacked and by what means pls hlp answer
Ath 11 years ago

Keep the good works IIMANI.

Keep the good works IIMANI.
mojingles 11 years ago

Would someone please tell the big thinkers and intellectuals at IMANI that the United States is the center of the universe by virtue of its immense financial and military muscle?...it wields a lot of influence and nations com ...
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Would someone please tell the big thinkers and intellectuals at IMANI that the United States is the center of the universe by virtue of its immense financial and military muscle?...it wields a lot of influence and nations compete to get its attention which explains why American lobbyists based in the capital Washington and with huge access to the corridors of power are frequently used to lobby U.S. legislators.

Of course, it is expensive to engage the services of one the many lobbying firms in Washington. Some deliver and others don't. Those who don't are quickly discarded. JWI is obviously very influential and if it failed to bring home the bacon for Gambia, that does not mean it can't deliver for Ghana.

However, to blame the government which is struggling to right a limping economy for doing what any other nation in trouble would do is just plain petty.
Jubilee 11 years ago

You think you can do anything and go scot free. The story is from the CORE of your Ebola government.

You think you can do anything and go scot free. The story is from the CORE of your Ebola government.
SARPONG 11 years ago

A lot of countries around the globe have lobbying firms in USA on their payroll lobbying on their behalf to get a piece of the cake of the international businesses that are brokered in Washington DC and New York and there is ...
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A lot of countries around the globe have lobbying firms in USA on their payroll lobbying on their behalf to get a piece of the cake of the international businesses that are brokered in Washington DC and New York and there is nothing wrong for Ghana to contract with a lobbying firm if all it cost us a year is less than $2 million.

The problem here is the Mahama and his Ndc hypocrisy. When Npp had the Whittaker group lobbying on behalf of Ghana at less than $1 million a year, they criticized it as unnecessary expense so for them to do it at the blind side of Ghanaians show how hypocritical they are.

It is important for a country like Ghana to have a lobbying firm in USA and it is good this government has found out the hard way. Kufuor and Npp did not get the millennium funds just because we are the most beautiful people on earth. Enough said.
adanko 11 years ago

But be truthful and transparent about it. The lies and the corruption are too much!

But be truthful and transparent about it. The lies and the corruption are too much!
Kwadwo 11 years ago

Good job, IMANI. This is a waste of money and lacks transparency.

Good job, IMANI. This is a waste of money and lacks transparency.
NTIKUMA ANANSE 11 years ago

JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS CORRUPT, INCOMPETENT AND LAWLESS NDC GOVERNMENT IS INDEED ON ITS WAY OUT. JOHN MAHAMA IS MAKING ALL THE WRONG DECISIONS AND FURTHER TAKING HIS GOVERNMENT DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO TOTAL MESS AND NEAR DESTRUCT ...
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JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS CORRUPT, INCOMPETENT AND LAWLESS NDC GOVERNMENT IS INDEED ON ITS WAY OUT. JOHN MAHAMA IS MAKING ALL THE WRONG DECISIONS AND FURTHER TAKING HIS GOVERNMENT DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO TOTAL MESS AND NEAR DESTRUCTION. THEY SIGN CONTRACTS WITHOUT DUE DILIGENCE AND HIDE IT FROM GHANAIANS, COMMTTING THE NATION TO OBSCENE SUMS OF MONEY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT AFFORD. GOD GRANT COMPASSION, MERCY AND GRACE TO POOR GHANAIANS, TILL JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS NDC ARE THROWN OUT OF OFFICE.
SANTANA 11 years ago

disgraceful disgraceful disgraceful disgraceful .....Oohhhh now we know ndc lacks brains to rule Ghana .........Oooohhhhhh JOHN MAHAMA IS A TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT TO NORTHERNERS ....

disgraceful disgraceful disgraceful disgraceful .....Oohhhh now we know ndc lacks brains to rule Ghana .........Oooohhhhhh JOHN MAHAMA IS A TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT TO NORTHERNERS ....
STAPH-PHILADELPHIA 11 years ago

How many contracts did your party NPP publish under Kuffour? As a so called Think Tank, if you still do not know how to help the citizenry and society to get results, then stop the noise and partisan nonsense and seize functi ...
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How many contracts did your party NPP publish under Kuffour? As a so called Think Tank, if you still do not know how to help the citizenry and society to get results, then stop the noise and partisan nonsense and seize functioning.
Emulate the former attorney General's foot step even as an individual he is and go to Court instead of speculating and the lazy job you are doing as a so called outfit committed to rule of law, social responsibility, social accountability and justice.
Simply put, stop being partisan and addressing issues with partisan tones and help a struggling economy.

SANTANA 11 years ago

ndc full of idiots .....

ndc full of idiots .....
ACCOUNT 11 years ago

These questions that IMANI have raised are critical and in furtherance of good governance and transparency metrics, which reasons forces JWI to compulsorily disclose such engagements as stipulated by US statutes, the Mahama N ...
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These questions that IMANI have raised are critical and in furtherance of good governance and transparency metrics, which reasons forces JWI to compulsorily disclose such engagements as stipulated by US statutes, the Mahama NDC gov't coming clean on these facts as revealed, and the questions posed, would go a long way to satisfy the good governance indicators and transparency metrics on the part of the Mahama NDC gov't, thereby addressing and satisfying the two way street of transparency, accountability and the high ethical standards the US expects of its firms.
SLIM 11 years ago

Somebody should do me a favor and shut up this Imani guy. He is being bias.

Somebody should do me a favor and shut up this Imani guy. He is being bias.
Kofi Nat. 11 years ago

We do also know, Imani is a paid lobbying group.

We do also know, Imani is a paid lobbying group.
Opanin 11 years ago

No wrong doing here. Most thriving countries actively promote the good in their countries. So what is IMANI's beef? To attract investors and tourists and to get the good will of other nations, Ghana needs to be advertised.

No wrong doing here. Most thriving countries actively promote the good in their countries. So what is IMANI's beef? To attract investors and tourists and to get the good will of other nations, Ghana needs to be advertised.
Kojo Ghana 11 years ago

Gov. has to let Ghanaians know the type of agreement it has with firm. that is all I ask for.

Gov. has to let Ghanaians know the type of agreement it has with firm. that is all I ask for.
Analyst 11 years ago

''We believe that the Ghanaian public need a confirmation or denial of this engagement.''
So you are not sure?
NPP evil agenda on course.

''We believe that the Ghanaian public need a confirmation or denial of this engagement.''
So you are not sure?
NPP evil agenda on course.
Kojo Ghana 11 years ago

Ghanaians deserves open Gov. we need to know the truth for us to make up our own mind about what the Gov. is doing with our tax cedi. Please NDC let us know the truth.

Ghanaians deserves open Gov. we need to know the truth for us to make up our own mind about what the Gov. is doing with our tax cedi. Please NDC let us know the truth.
CAO. 11 years ago

sad

sad
James Naru 11 years ago

What we have to remember is that this 5 million cedis belong to the people of Ghana.
Whoever is looking after the money has to account for it properly. The fact that previous Governments have spent similar sums of money on l ...
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What we have to remember is that this 5 million cedis belong to the people of Ghana.
Whoever is looking after the money has to account for it properly. The fact that previous Governments have spent similar sums of money on lobbyists does not mean we are doing the right thing.
The question is : Has the money been well spent? My town still hasn't got any clean water. The gutters in our cities have become public toilets at night and sometimes in the daytime. Our hospitals require provision of adequate facilities. Our roads need repair. Our strength in Agriculture is dying from injection of capital ( for example tractors)to stimulate food production.
Instead we prefer to use the money to engage lobbyists. If it is true , the question is : Is it money well spent?
Obournana 11 years ago

IMANI is the most useless organization I have ever seen and heard of in modern world when it comes to knowledge. They lack ideas but make the most noise in the whole wide world. Anyway, that is the strategy of NPP and it lea ...
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IMANI is the most useless organization I have ever seen and heard of in modern world when it comes to knowledge. They lack ideas but make the most noise in the whole wide world. Anyway, that is the strategy of NPP and it leaders. They think making most noise makes you popular and help you to win elections.
Ugly Akufo Addo 11 years ago

No response frm the Govt , who is this animal

No response frm the Govt , who is this animal
Captain Canada 11 years ago

They dont know how the world works. Even Canada has a PR firm promoting Canada in the US. Most countries do whether to promote tourism or encourage investment. This is nothing new. The Alberta(province in Canada) spends billi ...
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They dont know how the world works. Even Canada has a PR firm promoting Canada in the US. Most countries do whether to promote tourism or encourage investment. This is nothing new. The Alberta(province in Canada) spends billions on PR firms to promote its oil sands. This is the problem with Ghana. Kwaseabia gets up and make noise without having a clue. IMANI and Cudjoe are dead set on destroying the ruling party and the country so any good move has to be painted black. Shame on you IMANI and fuck you Cudjoe for beinga such an ignorant baboon. Imbeciles pretending they know how the world works. We need better people than this carnival of idiots pretending to know. Heck KOSOVO, the province of Serbia, has PR groups representing it. And its just a haven for white slavery and drugs. Cudjoie and Bentil should get a real job and leave the heavy lifting to people with brains.
Captain Canada 11 years ago

He doesnt know jack about how the world works. Even the US government pays PR firms to promote the US inside the country. Does he think the information he reads about the US was not paid for? Idiots! All of them. Canada pays ...
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He doesnt know jack about how the world works. Even the US government pays PR firms to promote the US inside the country. Does he think the information he reads about the US was not paid for? Idiots! All of them. Canada pays for PR in US. So does most serious countries. I know this idiot will get support from his usual troop of ignorant baboons. But no serious person should take him seriously. This guy is not educated about world affairs enough to be making such pronouncements. It betrays the level of ignorance only a secluded person or someone living under a rock will make.
Nana K 11 years ago

Captain Canada, would you please read the IMANI statement again and address the issues raised. After you have done that, we will know how well you understand what they are talking about.

Captain Canada, would you please read the IMANI statement again and address the issues raised. After you have done that, we will know how well you understand what they are talking about.
Captain Canada 11 years ago

I have addressed the issue. And I know what I am talking about.

I have addressed the issue. And I know what I am talking about.
Captain Canada 11 years ago

On what basis are they demanding the that the government provide answers to them. Every government has systems in place for informing it's citizens. Cudjoe and his think tank cannot force the government to ignore it protocol. ...
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On what basis are they demanding the that the government provide answers to them. Every government has systems in place for informing it's citizens. Cudjoe and his think tank cannot force the government to ignore it protocol. He as a partisan has the right to demand and make monkey noises. The government has the right to ignore him because the government doesn't answer to one particular interest group.
Tango & Cash 11 years ago

Even if this is true Mr. Cudjoe, what is your point? That this could and should have been part of the Home grown strategies being touted these days? Or your issue is about the cost?

Even if this is true Mr. Cudjoe, what is your point? That this could and should have been part of the Home grown strategies being touted these days? Or your issue is about the cost?
KWAME uk 11 years ago

Absurd

Absurd
adzoma 11 years ago

Half of the money will be collected as commission -- both the contractor and client know that it is a useless exercise and that you cannot repeat cannot market a useless commodity like a corrupt, CLUELESS Mahama Government.

Half of the money will be collected as commission -- both the contractor and client know that it is a useless exercise and that you cannot repeat cannot market a useless commodity like a corrupt, CLUELESS Mahama Government.
Captain Canada 11 years ago

When did IMANI stand for election? And when was it elected into office? Anyone who read their 6 'demands' and believes the government ought to answer needs a reality check. No government answers to a partisan entity masquerad ...
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When did IMANI stand for election? And when was it elected into office? Anyone who read their 6 'demands' and believes the government ought to answer needs a reality check. No government answers to a partisan entity masquerading as a think tank. They should follow their own plan and protocol. Even better the government should also ask IMANI some silly questions like the following;
1) Who funds your entity - provide financial records
2) Have you ever consulted with foreign entities to promote your neoliberal agenda? Provide proof
3) Are you a front/advocate for NPP? Provide proof
4) When was the last time you made any money? How much taxes did you pay?
5) Can you provide your financial statements for all to see?
6) When was the last time you slept with your wife. Is it true that your mother is a witch? Provide proof
Let's see how Cudjoe performs with these stupid questions.
Lartey G 11 years ago

This NDC has been concerned with "information and communication" more than any government in history. But as the saying goes the truth is ONE. You only need people if you are trying hard to spin, and that is what Mahama is do ...
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This NDC has been concerned with "information and communication" more than any government in history. But as the saying goes the truth is ONE. You only need people if you are trying hard to spin, and that is what Mahama is doing.

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