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NDC dodges $29m Kumasi Airport scandal

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  • Abua 9 years ago

    But NPP should also stop the inferno war in the country.

  • Globe Trotter 9 years ago

    we create, loot and share, and there is absolutely nothing anybody can do about it. Fools in government.

  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author:-BBCNEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    HOW COULD THEY IF AFRIYIE ANKRA IS STILL UNDER MAHAMA ARMPIT, IF ASIEDU NKETIA A PALM WINE TAPPER IS NOW A MILLIONEER, OKUDJETO , FIIFI KWETEY, OFOSU KWAKYE , OMANE BOAMA, JOHN JINAPOR WH ...
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  • ATSU, HO 9 years ago

    THIS IS SO STRAIGHT FWD. NO POLITICKING. IF ETHIOPIA CAN BUILD FROM SCRATCH THREE AIRPORTS WITH THE AMOUNT STATED THEN THE ONUS IS ON GOVT. TO PROVIDE THE DEAILS OF WORK DONE AT KUMASI

  • Yaw-london 9 years ago

    The NPP is digging its own grave. You will be judged the same way when you come to power, even worse. Be sure t any of any allegation before you start any noise. hmmm.. OK!

  • GRAND REGENCY 9 years ago

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  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author:-SOD....
    What does the Mahama NDC gov't means by an Ultra modern Kumasi central market? What comparable ultra modern market in developed countries of the world should Ghanaians compare this Ultra modern Kumasi centra ...
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  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

    NDC HAD NEVER FINISHED ONE SINGLE PROJECT YET THEY GO ON CUTTING SOD! THEY KNOW THAT ITS THE WAY TO LOOT US! KUMASI 419 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BLOOTED, NKRUMAH INTERCHANGE BLOOTED, KASOA INTERCHANGE BLOOTED,,,! EXPAND NSAWAM P ...
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  • Mahmoud 9 years ago

    According to him, the current labour unions' strike and the series of recorded cases of corruption, coupled with the various dubious contracts being awarded by government through parliament are similar cases that can trigger ...
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  • kofi,ny 9 years ago

    You and your npp sycophants are pathetic,shallow and full of noise.Your pronouncements to projects being done by the government is outrageous and shows how little you follow events in other parts of the world.The moment an of ...
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  • MENSAH-AGOVE 9 years ago

    YOU HEAD IS FULL OF TOILET.IS IT HOW PROJECTS ARE DONE IN UK?.YOU ARE AN ANIMAL KEEP YOUR STINKY MOUTH SHUT.WHAT NOISE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?.HOW COULD $29MILLION BE USED ON ONLY RESURFACING.IS THIS WHAT BRITIAN POLITICIANS D ...
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  • Mahmoud 9 years ago

    If the government did not want anybody to talk about the exorbitant costs of the interchanges airports, it should have come clean from the beginning; from the bidding process to the award of the contract.

    If you have an op ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 9 years ago

    AUTHOR: KOFI-----
    THIS WICKED AND THIEVING NDC GOVT EVEN BUDGETED FOR JUDGEMENT DEBTS PAYMENTS WHEN THEY CAME TO POWER...GHANAIANS SAW THIER THIEVERY AND BAD IDEAS ABOUT GHANA SO THEY QUICKLY REMOVED IT FROM SUBSEQUENT BUDGE ...
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  • koffi parker 9 years ago

    And where was NPP and others when the bidding was taken place, why wait till everything to be completed before complaining, they are all the same as if they are doing us a favour

  • OSEI 9 years ago

    OOOH , NANA, HOW CAN YOU JOIN SUCH A BAND OF CRIMINALS AND DANCE TO YENTIE OBIARA?

  • GHANAIAN 9 years ago

    You set your own fires and blame others for it.

    When we had those market fires, your NDC people brought in some experts from the U.S. to investigate those fires. Up till now they have not released the report.

    And now y ...
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  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

    NDC AND CHOP CHOP, THEY JUST CREAT AND SHARED, 419 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ASANTIHENE OTUMFOUR WAS NOT SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT

  • MESSENJAH 9 years ago

    POOR GHANA, FLEECING OF GHANA'S SCARCE RESOURCES CONTINUES UNABATED. WHEN WILL THEY HAVE MERCY ON US THE COMMON MAN. GOD HELP US.

  • EVIL MIDGET FROM KYEBI 9 years ago

    All these effusions from the NPP are mere paranoia. They're trying to fuel discontent by telling all sorts of lies. That's all they know how to do through press conferences, the 'purchased' electronic and print media, etc. Al ...
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  • Johnny 9 years ago

    Are you aware war thorn Ethiopian used less amount to build a new airport?Egypt is collecting less amount from Japan Aid to build another one.How come a free country like Ghana is using more just for rehabilitation of airstri ...
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  • Ahhmed 9 years ago

    And they will get away with it. Oh! Mother Ghana.

  • Charles Agbenu 9 years ago

    Stop these NDC thieves. Tamale rehabilitation of airport at a cost of $100m is azar at its best. FIRE BURN THESE GREEDY CRIMINALS and EVIL DWARFS and OPPRESSORS

  • quincy wattson 9 years ago

    Eh! this NDC people know how to chop money oh

  • joekboat- US 9 years ago

    I remember both the T'ardi n Tamale stadiums were built at a cost of $20million dollars each; how come only the runway of Ksi Airport cost $29 million dollars? God save Ghana

  • Mick 9 years ago

    Ohooo NPP this is where we are now if you have nothing to say just say something so that people heard you. If you have any case please don't wast our time go to court.

  • KnYc(USMC) 9 years ago

    Only a fool will believe that, $29 millions is being used for lights in Kumasi chicken coop airport. Where by people are dancing about it.

  • KWAME-BELGIUM 9 years ago

    Oh again to these enemies of progress in Ghana. You people are unbelievable people.

  • KnYc(USMC) 9 years ago

    What progress? Than u might be in decision of delusion.

  • United Ghana 9 years ago

    KnYc, what's wrong with asking for an explanation of how it cost $29m? Leaders are accountable to the people for how they spend our money.

  • CORNEY 9 years ago

    Some like Agyarko and Osei Akoto who said the Circle,Kasoa projects and Kumasi Airport project respectively are misplaced priorities are enemies of progress but this particular question as to how they arrived at this figure i ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 9 years ago

    Corney, what are talking about here? Didn't the said project come before the August house for its commencement? Also who ever told you that Ethiopia used $64m to construct 3 modern airports? I get all "Jiggy Gaga" when people ...
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  • CORNEY 9 years ago

    I think you have to read carefully before responding to people even if you have to read over and over.

    Did you read my comment well to know I wrote NPP MPs always approve loans and then turn around to say government has ch ...
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  • DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 9 years ago

    Sorry for that. I saw my own mistake for not reading your posting thoroughly to the end before commenting on it to put your right. Sorry again there.

  • CORNEY 9 years ago

    Not a problem,I know you and I are always almost on the same page.
    Don't worry about it.
    Thanks.

  • K. A. 9 years ago

    The Mahama's NDC government is ripping us off, and Oh Ghana, how long must the people suffer? The NDC must stop taking the people quietnes to indicate we are fools.
    Mahama did everything under the sun to become the president ...
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  • Baba way hearts 9 years ago

    It will only come from you disenchanted party anything projects da government took are all bloated .how did you no they are bloated.change ur party name to bloated and wasted party shame on u.how on earth can Ethiopia built 3 ...
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  • geej 9 years ago

    Ethiopia is not building any airport for that amount. Ethiopia renovated the airport at a cost of $230 million. NPP, should tell us where they got their false information.

  • STUPID MAHAMAH 9 years ago

    WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR FACTS?DON'T THROW DUST IN PEOPLE'S EYES.COME AGAIN.

  • Punk 9 years ago

    You guy's doesn't understand it will be tared with gold and diamond

  • TEE 9 years ago

    MAHAMA AND BROTHER ABIMHIM ARE EXPERT IN THIEVERT PERIOD

  • George 9 years ago

    Yes Kwabena,now you are working as GS.This is what we want to hear or see from you.GOOD JOB

  • ohyew 9 years ago

    NPP LOVES THE WORD "FIRE"".HMMMM

  • BULL 9 years ago

    NDC Pledge::
    '''No Muslim will ever be President'''

  • Sarah 9 years ago

    What else can I say to African leaders with doomsday ideas to save their own beliefs. Always coming up outrageous figures, even with a 3 blocs school..?

  • HUMANISM 9 years ago

    YOU WILL NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THE HANDS OF THE "YENTIE OBIARA" Asantehene's hands deep in this scandal. You may think, this Kwaku Duah, koborlor guy, is working for Asanteman. You are very wrong.

    He is in league with ...
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  • CAO 9 years ago

    sas

  • Queen 9 years ago

    IS MAHAMA A THIEF IN DISGUISE?

  • Hard Listeners 9 years ago

    This chop chop govt is heartless and shameless. That is what has given their cronies like the CHRAJ boss the nerve to be reckless the way she was spending and defending herself. She now shamelessly claims that other ministers ...
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  • GIVE ME MY BALLOT PAPER 9 years ago

    The Mahama NDC gov't is on a thievery chopping spree and our beloved Ghana is a goner.

  • Luther King 9 years ago

    We are becoming very lazy in our analysis. Just bcos Anglo gold built an airport for 4m dollars 29m rehab is corruption? Do we know how much hithrow airport costs? Yet they are all airports. Ghana built new stadia for around ...
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  • Ke$ha 9 years ago

    Spending this kind of money not for a newer airport but a rehab? That's outrageous! No smart leaders in this hopeless country.

  • GHANABA 9 years ago

    JUST LOOT AND SHARE .

  • James London 9 years ago

    How dare can you build a 3 proper airport with $64.5Million.I hope is not a Cocoa Shed.

  • Brian Williams 9 years ago

    How much of the 29 million dollars went to the Asantehene. They dance to the tune of "yen tie obia". Go figure.

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  • AMIDINI 9 years ago

    IMANI NPP agent in Ghana

  • FYFER JONES 9 years ago

    Kwabena Agyapong and Frankling Cudjo should better look for Quantity Engineer and to quantify the cost involve and stop that FUCKING noise they are creating in the country.If you are a Civil Engineer doe's that mean you know ...
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  • GhanaBa USA 9 years ago

    Thieves running the affairs of our beloved country Ghana. Everyone is watching. Ghanaians will hold their feet to the fire and freeze all their assets come 2016 and beyond. It's a shame if we sit for this daylight robber. Wak ...
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  • Truth 9 years ago

    Is the runway going to be gold plated?ooooooo thief man Mahama

  • ama ghana 9 years ago

    I know the men's who was working at the kumasi airport rehabilitation was staying n i can bet u that the house they stayed in cost the government 120 millions for 2 yrs work my house is situated their house,infact let us be s ...
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  • STUPID MAHAMAH 9 years ago

    AMA GHANA YOUR COMMENT MEANS NOTHING.WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY MEAN?.DO YOU REALLY UDERSTAND WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN DOWN.THE IDIOT MAHAMAH WOULD BE INSULTED AT ANYTIME BECAUSE HE IS A LIAR AND A THIEF.YOU KNOW THE MEN'S ABOAFUNU!!! ...
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  • ama ghana 9 years ago

    Go learn some sense n come back again God go punish u for calling me aboafunu did i insulted ur nana here

  • STUPID MAHAMAH 9 years ago

    DID I INSULTED!.AMA WHO AND WHO MIND YOUR ENGLISH.NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO COMMENT.

  • Galley Dzokoto 9 years ago

    did the govt invite tenders for the project? was the normal procedure respected in signing the contract ?

  • good citizen 9 years ago

    with all this loot and share then after you go to IMF for money why Mahama ndc lead administration

  • Nii Nortey (New York) 9 years ago

    Yentie obiaa. These reactionaries can go ahead blowing their horns.

  • TEE 9 years ago

    .YOU CALLED MAHAMA AS PRESIDENT APUUU TWEAAAAAAA

  • if the lone crusader 9 years ago

    Kwabena dont waste at all time znd please add up their ctookerd hands too

  • VVIP MAHAMA COCAINE 9 years ago

    MAHAMA IS SICK,ASSSSSSSHOOOLE,FOOOOLISH MAN,

  • Justman 9 years ago

    KOBINA AGYEPONG SHOULD REMOVE THE SPECK FROM HIS EYES BEFORE REMOVING THAT OF SOMEBODY.WE ARE AWARE OF THE SHORT COMINGS OF THE MAN OURSELVES, BUT KOBINA IS NOWHERE NEAR MAHAMA AND CANNOT UNDERMINE HIM. WE KOBIA.SHUT UP. WE S ...
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  • Kwame Donkor 9 years ago

    Kumasi airport was abandoned throughout the 8 years NPP was in power. If President Mahama spends 100 million to fix it, are we not also entitled to a share of the national cake? We will show gratitude come 2016. Wait and see ...
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