Ghc10,000 gift angers MPs

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BBC NEWS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

Blame all those noises in the Akan Npp party squarely on the door steps of the Npp thin god Nana Akanfuo Binaddo Buhari, Bawumia you and i were not there! !!!, the village boy Sir!! Idiot John, Kennedy Agyapong Kill Ga's / Ew ...
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Blame all those noises in the Akan Npp party squarely on the door steps of the Npp thin god Nana Akanfuo Binaddo Buhari, Bawumia you and i were not there! !!!, the village boy Sir!! Idiot John, Kennedy Agyapong Kill Ga's / Ewe's, Yaw Osafo idiot Marfo the 5 resourceful Regions must RULE GHANA and the entire Akan Npp Radio stations all the place in the country.
Close Observer 10 years ago

JOHN MAHAMA DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING AT THE PRESIDENCY. HE IS JUST CELEBRATING HIS POSITION LIKE AN AFRICAN MOVIE ACTOR. VOTE HIM AND HIS MEDIOCRE NDC GOVERNMENT OUT IN 2016.

These useless NDC people can never solve ...
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JOHN MAHAMA DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING AT THE PRESIDENCY. HE IS JUST CELEBRATING HIS POSITION LIKE AN AFRICAN MOVIE ACTOR. VOTE HIM AND HIS MEDIOCRE NDC GOVERNMENT OUT IN 2016.

These useless NDC people can never solve the problems they have created. Otherwise, THEY WILL NOT MAKE SUCH ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT THE PENDING DUMSOR DEMONSTRATION. What do they mean? People should not say that we have problems? GHANA, PLEASE KICK THESE CRIMINALS OUT IN 2016.
Adinkra a proud Akan 10 years ago

Ghana politics has gone into gutters with this pepefour administration.tweaaaaaaaa.

Ghana politics has gone into gutters with this pepefour administration.tweaaaaaaaa.
ASEMPA I 10 years ago

Please understand that this not NDC alone the whole parimentarians. They are happy when it cmae to money. Which of them oppose this ?

Please understand that this not NDC alone the whole parimentarians. They are happy when it cmae to money. Which of them oppose this ?
Kwesi 10 years ago

even the law itself is not properly defined

even the law itself is not properly defined
Andrews 10 years ago

Any gift is a gift no matter what. In any form that you define it would be abused. It is a means where prople in authotity use to line their pockets withpublic. This would really affect the politicians so they would go all en ...
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Any gift is a gift no matter what. In any form that you define it would be abused. It is a means where prople in authotity use to line their pockets withpublic. This would really affect the politicians so they would go all ends to defend it and give various definitions that would suit them. In some advance countries people fear to accept gifts. In US public officers fear to accept gifts because one would be prosecuted if it is found out that one has received gift from the public. This gift giving is killing our public services. In many of the offices many people there are always expecting gift before they are supposed to do what they are expected to do. Many people rely on it to live ostentatiously and the adore that. Which means that those who don't give are cut off from receiving better treatment from the officers. It is really a shame and it is drawing us back and would not progress as a nation. Our system is so rotten that the politicians are not ashamed to give different meaning to GIFTS. Any definition given would be abused. Is it true that in Ghana whoever gives a contract is given 10 per cent of the contract money. I want somebody to confirm it or deny it. If it so then it is killing us and putting unearned money into people's pockets.
Kofi 10 years ago

It will be ok for an MP to accept 200 cash gifts under 10.000 cedis without declaring them. Make it simple, all gifts above 500 cedis must be declared in a parliamentary book.Fullsop!

It will be ok for an MP to accept 200 cash gifts under 10.000 cedis without declaring them. Make it simple, all gifts above 500 cedis must be declared in a parliamentary book.Fullsop!
Nnn 10 years ago

I disagree, a gift to an official in the peformance of his duty is a gift to his employer, the state and must be declared. Deckaration can mean that a gift like a goat, sheep or cow can be donated to a boarding school, hospit ...
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I disagree, a gift to an official in the peformance of his duty is a gift to his employer, the state and must be declared. Deckaration can mean that a gift like a goat, sheep or cow can be donated to a boarding school, hospital or childrens home. If that official were not an officer he would never have been given that gift, so why shouldn't it be declared? 500 cedis is a lot of money.
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

This guy is not a real Ghanain,I bet you!

This guy is not a real Ghanain,I bet you!
Dr. NKRUMAH 10 years ago

The assets declaration bill geared towards eradicating corruption amongst public officials OR LEADERS is inadequate and will not solve the problem as it has a huge loophole that can still be exploited by these public official ...
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The assets declaration bill geared towards eradicating corruption amongst public officials OR LEADERS is inadequate and will not solve the problem as it has a huge loophole that can still be exploited by these public officials.

Instead of amassing wealth in their names, they can still do so using the names of members of their families.

The correct solution is to put a perpetual CURSE on those who get themselves CONNECTED in these nation-wrecking practices AND THEIR FAMILIES. Of course since public service could be viewed as a noble service to society there should be a Blessing statement for the genuine people who opt to go in there to help transform society.

The way to accomplish these reforms is for Parliament to approve these measures in the Oath Of Allegiances that Public service leadership pledge before assuming offices.

Can they carry generational curses with out any worried? I guess not. This is the only way that they will stay away from moneys and assets that do not belong to them in a sustainable manner.

The SOLUTION IS THROUGH CHANGE IN MINDSETS OF THESE CORRUPT LEADERS.

Aduhene 10 years ago

Civil forfeiture in the United States, sometimes called civil judicial forfeiture,[1] is a controversial legal process in which police take assets from persons suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity without n ...
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Civil forfeiture in the United States, sometimes called civil judicial forfeiture,[1] is a controversial legal process in which police take assets from persons suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity without necessarily charging the owners with wrongdoing. While civil procedure, as opposed to criminal procedure, generally involves a dispute between two private citizens, civil forfeiture involves a dispute between police and a thing such as a gold crucifix, a pile of cash, a house or sailboat, such that the thing is suspected of being involved in a crime. Police take the thing; to get it back, owners must prove that it was not involved in criminal activity. Sometimes it can mean a threat to seize property as well as the act of seizure itself.[2]
Proponents see civil forfeiture as a powerful tool to thwart criminal organizations involved in the illegal drug trade, with $12 billion annual profits,[3] since it allows authorities to seize cash and other assets resulting from narcotics trafficking. Proponents argue that it is an efficient method since it allows police to use these seized proceeds to further battle illegal activity, that is, directly converting bad things to good purposes by harming criminals economically while helping police financially. Critics complain that innocent citizens become entangled in the process such that their right to property is violated, with few legal protections and due process rules to protect them in situations where they are presumed guilty instead of being presumed innocent. Further, critics argue that the incentives lead to corruption and police misbehavior. There is consensus that abuses have happened but disagreement about their extent as well as whether the overall benefits to society are worth the cost of the instances of abuse.

Ghana can enact an Act on similar lines to catch them and their families,
Dr. NKRUMAH 10 years ago

Any act, bill or law in the fight against corruption involving people and especially Ghana police will never work. I am sure you know that even an audit may not be able to uncover fraudulent or corrupt activities in the even ...
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Any act, bill or law in the fight against corruption involving people and especially Ghana police will never work. I am sure you know that even an audit may not be able to uncover fraudulent or corrupt activities in the event the fraud was caused through collusion among the perpetrators.

If you are a public leader and part of your oath of allegiance says, you bring a curse upon you, you immediate or extended family members if you ever indulge in corruption in the delivery of government services....

you will definitely think twice before you carry out such an act.

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Obed Adore 10 years ago

Simple! There should be no gifts at all, no matter how small physically and/or in value!!
These MPs are trying to legalize corruption. Plain and simple! TWEEAAA

Simple! There should be no gifts at all, no matter how small physically and/or in value!!
These MPs are trying to legalize corruption. Plain and simple! TWEEAAA
Check-1 10 years ago

They say declare your assets and you say I won't declare. They ask you why and you answer the asset was a gift. So an asset which is a gift should not be declared. Was the gift tax paid anyway? What kind of people have we foi ...
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They say declare your assets and you say I won't declare. They ask you why and you answer the asset was a gift. So an asset which is a gift should not be declared. Was the gift tax paid anyway? What kind of people have we foisted on ourselves as law-makers or parliamentarians. Common sense surely is not common.
ASEM BEBA DADI 10 years ago

as we can all read, it seems we have selected people to full us.Is the amount of 10,000 Cedis be a gift for the ones total term in Office ? Ten thousand cedis is a lot of money

as we can all read, it seems we have selected people to full us.Is the amount of 10,000 Cedis be a gift for the ones total term in Office ? Ten thousand cedis is a lot of money
ASEMPA NI 10 years ago

Oh Ama Ghana come and save your children.We all have seen when it came to share of money there was no opposition.
Is that the democrasy we fought for ?

Oh Ama Ghana come and save your children.We all have seen when it came to share of money there was no opposition.
Is that the democrasy we fought for ?
GHANANI 10 years ago

Are we being told that public or civil sevants below the grades stated above can accept gifts in the performance of their duties?Most of the corrupt practices in the public service are perpetrated by junior civil servants an ...
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Are we being told that public or civil sevants below the grades stated above can accept gifts in the performance of their duties?Most of the corrupt practices in the public service are perpetrated by junior civil servants and who are in regular contact with the public.Remember 'gifts' corrupt public servants in the performance of their duties.Ghana is not progressing all because public officers accept 'gifts'[bribes] which corrupt them.
worldwide 10 years ago

Is hatred and not true Information!

Is hatred and not true Information!
ACCRAMAN 10 years ago

Anything above 200 Cedis is not a business/work place gift but must be considered a bribe and should not be accepted. It is and becomes a conflict of interest. Here in the West, it is wrong and regarded as "facilitation payme ...
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Anything above 200 Cedis is not a business/work place gift but must be considered a bribe and should not be accepted. It is and becomes a conflict of interest. Here in the West, it is wrong and regarded as "facilitation payment" and no one is encouraged to allow it in their official transactions. Please stop taking bribes.

Not to say it does not happen here in the West, but when you are caught, the verdict is resignation or downright dismissal. No gift should be more than twice the cost your average lunch bill.

Laws should not only be on the books, they must be enforced for them to work.

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