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British diplomats 'fly Economy class' - Jon Benjamin

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  • LAST DON 9 years ago

    THATS UR ATTITUDE

  • Captain 9 years ago

    Ghanaians resources are just being wasted by our corrupt leaders. This is a country which gives us aid, yet the ministers travels in economy class.

  • Alkebulan 9 years ago

    ISupport him on this one.Our ministers even use Siren including motorcade when going about their business or personal affairs. It's all waste of our resources. They the British also support all these waste of resources and no ...
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  • insight to the bone 9 years ago

    we see now the northern tribalism trying to destabilize the good fortunes of the NPP so that pepeni Mahama can remain there for another term. its all about tribalism , the politics is used camoflage the true intentions and mi ...
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  • Another Thief of Baghdad 9 years ago

    In Ghana our 'leaders' are so much in love with the colonial exploitation that was bequeathed to us.So some are paid on Article 71 that entitles them to extravagant salaries in the midst of want by other workers. And they are ...
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  • YAW 9 years ago

    This guy called Benjamin should just shut up and concentrate on his job here as a diplomat.He is criticizing everything Ghanaian. The Govt.,the press NGOs, why why why? Is he the only Diplomat in Ghana?

  • non-partisan 9 years ago

    The effect of high interest rates and Treasury Bills (T-Bills) yield in Ghana

    06-01-2015

  • JOYCE KOFI-DUA 9 years ago

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH YAW. ARE YOU INSANE NOT TO WANT WHAT THE DIPLOMATE IS SAYING? DO YOU SUPPORT YOUR LEADERS SPENDING ALL YOUR MONEY ANY HOW? AND YET THEY GO BEGGING FOR IMF LOAN? IF YOU ARE PLEASED WITH THAT THEN, YOU ARE A ...
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  • tikuma 9 years ago

    Are you doubting his state of mind? You dont need a specialist to diagnose his state of mind.We are in trouble in Ghana now. Everything is looked with political glasses. We have to stop this and be objective and stop tarnishi ...
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  • YAW 9 years ago

    In a country where 62% of the population lives in extreme poverty, a Nigerian senator takes home roughly £1.1m every year in salary plus benefits. MPs must make do with £900,000. In comparison, David Cameron earns £142,500 ...
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  • DR TRUTH 9 years ago

    A PAYOLA JOURNALIST OF NDC KWESI PRATT USES GHANA'S PRESIDETIAL JET FOR HIS PRIVATE TRAVELS FREE

  • Captain 9 years ago

    People like you are the most dumbest on the planet. The British or the developed world don't just waste public money that is why their countries are good and illiterates like you will pay millions of cedis to run away from yo ...
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  • They Say They Say 9 years ago

    Open your head...Big Ben is trying to teach you something. This knowledge is better than ndc/npp wai.

  • STUPIDITY IN NPP 9 years ago

    please talk well.it is better for the nation. most of these diplomats virtual do nothing.
    GOD HAVE MERCY

  • MR TRUTH 9 years ago

    THAT IS RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE. SMALL CIVIL SERVANTS IN GHANA DON'T EVEN WANT ECONOMY CLASS. THIS IS THE HIGH COMMISSIONER HIMSELF FLYING ECONOMY. WHETHER IS HIGHER ECONOMY OR NOT, IT IS STILL ECONOMY CLASS WITH ALL THE CRYIN ...
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  • Kwame Ata 9 years ago

    Government stole your english teachers money to fly in 1st Class . No wonder your english is 3rd Class spelling miser as micer because you had no teacher!

  • DONBOLI 9 years ago

    They don't want to be with the rich on planes, they are interested in what the masses say.
    Its not because they don't have the money to fly first class, not because it waste of money, its something he and his friends would n ...
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  • Gman 9 years ago

    I am an American Diplomat and just as my British counterpart said we do fly economy. We can only fly a higher class when travelling for more than 17 hours. I flew from Washington to South Sudan and still flew economy because ...
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  • ama 9 years ago

    Tell Benjamin to give us a break even in the economy there are grades he may not fly im business but he fly economy plus does he not. I worked under a british expatriate for seven yrs. He always insisted on fly business anyt ...
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  • Kofi 9 years ago

    Any private British businessman can do whatever he wants.Jon Benjamin is talking about those who work for the government.They have restrictions.The British government will not pay eg $500 for a civil servant to stay in a fiv ...
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  • Yaa Nkosuo 9 years ago

    Yes, and mind you they wouldn't be sporting 3-piece suit, and showing off their diplomatic passports like our officials would, they probably would be wearing Tees, shorts and trainers or Beach sandals casually so you do not a ...
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  • Yaa Nkosuo 9 years ago

    Having said that, in Africa we worship Status and Power.
    Can you imagine sitting amongst "Joe Boy" from downturn Hamburg. He'd go to Ash Town and tell all and sundry.

    Our societal values makes us haughty even when we do ...
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  • Sir Numbers 9 years ago

    But, even if does, his country can afford it and still keep their lights on

  • Atom 9 years ago

    How did you do your work, you can't even make a sentence correctly?

    And obviously, working under one expatriate gives you everything there is to know about millions of Brits and policies? Still crooked Ghanaian mind.

  • rick 9 years ago

    This is exactly what I was thinking too. Her english sucks

  • Blue Boy 9 years ago

    Ama, your British expatriate was flying whatever for private business. Ministers and diplomats travel on national purse. Stop defending wrong expenditure. Look at how 29million dollars was used to resurface the Kumasi Airport ...
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  • J.J 9 years ago

    are you that blind?
    did you read what he said ?
    I guess u did not.....other than that u wouldn't have made such comment.

  • @@@@@@ 9 years ago

    IF SOME ONE IS TAKING LUXURIOUS IS THAT YOUR PROBLEM.WHY WAS THE LUXURIOUS MADE,WAS IT TO CARRY PIGS OR GARBAGE.

  • Kwame 9 years ago

    Your leaders will always waste your resources and you will keep on finding connection to travel abroad. Look, in UK, even the primister cannot travel any how with public money, ok? They are questioned. Even the form priminist ...
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  • Janet Asibi 9 years ago

    They travel in first class to borrow money from the rich mindful countries for development.

  • +?+? 9 years ago

    Complete Idiot you are. Nigeria with all their "Dumsor" waste money by paying their Senators £1million a year,Mps earn £900,000 pounds a year.The British Prime Minister is paid less than £150 thousand pounds a year.Mps, le ...
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  • ZED 9 years ago

    Thanks for sharing this stuff for educational purposes and for all to see how WICKED OUR GOVTS ARE

  • +?+? 9 years ago

    It is completely crazy.Nigeria spent $32 billion,yes, $32 billion on their recent elections. China spent $26 billion on building the worlds biggest hydro dam producing a massive 22,000 mega watts of power on the 3 gorges dam. ...
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  • Nanaba 9 years ago

    Man I recommend your comment, MOST AFRICANS LOVE TO LIVE IN THE DARK. Poor mentality as always

  • Uncle Pee 9 years ago

    Foolish people like you who can't display your name shouldn't be part of a serious conversation. Tell your NDC folks to learn from the wisdom the British diplomat is giving you for free. Even Asiedu Nketia with his bony caric ...
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  • Chief amankwa 9 years ago

    Ok

  • TL 9 years ago

    IF YOU DON,T HAVE MONEY YOU SAY MONEY IS FOR THE EVIL MAN.

  • Papa Yaw 9 years ago

    No

  • Chief amankwa 9 years ago

    Their country lacks , the children beg but tyeir father is rich ..african are like that ..a lot bullshit in this hell hole called african ..their govt always begging like a street begger but on govt to govt level ...animals l ...
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  • Efo 9 years ago

    The evil President Mahama and his greedy ministers would soon be increasing fuel prices to get more money so that they can travel by jet fighters. Foolish and evil NDC who only governs by increasing prices and introducing tax ...
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  • Danteh 9 years ago

    The British Diplomats can fly or travel by Economy Class for all I care. But it is a blatant lie for StarrFM to speculate or assume that Ghanaian Diplomats fly First Class. Ghanaian Ambassadors travel Business Class, not Firs ...
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  • Kwame 9 years ago

    Yes I agree with Dante that Ghanaian Heads of Mission travel on business class while all other diplomats fly economy class.

  • Alhassan Walla 9 years ago

    Away with your feeble attempt to defend the indefensible. Fact is, the African politician is indisputably very dumb; so dumb its beyond comprehension. Even grade school pupils in other parts of the world are more intelligent ...
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  • Sam 9 years ago

    ghanaian slaves, have u heard?

  • hot head 9 years ago

    Listen to the sensible British Diplomat talk. You plant cocoa, yet all you want is luxury. Take a look at the general population and how deeply impoverished people are. Africans are lazy, corrupt, backward, all they know is s ...
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  • Gonzaga 9 years ago

    ALL Africans know is SEX, SEX, and FOOD. Don't use their brain and the paper tiger diplomas and degrees for nothing and cheap foolish talk on TV and RADIO.

  • truth 9 years ago

    Flying first class,the amount involved can renovate a school @ Central Region. Basic common sense.

  • kwame kay 9 years ago

    This is not NDC Problem. Its NDC rather that are moderate as compared to NPP. Check the records. We should tackle this as The ruled against the ruling/rulers. Africa needs some caring leadership. Wisen up folks. We should be ...
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  • JONES 9 years ago

    NOT A SURPRISE BECAUSE EUROPEANS ARE GETTING MORE WISER DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINS IF WE ALL WATCH THE CHNGES CURRENTLY ON GOING IN EUROPE. NOTHIMG COMING OUT OF THE COLONIES ANY LONGER

  • pepe 9 years ago

    the swiss president who welcomed president limann on a loan trip in bern the swiss political capital was on a bike whereas our president was in a chauffeur-driven limousine rented in bern ....matthew 9 verses 16 and 17...... ...
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  • SIMON 9 years ago

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  • don 9 years ago

    GHANA you hear!!!!!!!!!!

  • J.J 9 years ago

    And our stupid leaders like to live as the Arabian sheikhs....
    All our leaders knows is sex & food.

  • squool 9 years ago

    stupid Ghanaian leaders using the state revenues as their personal belongings and don't care about the people. Ghanaians according to me think we are better and wiser than anyone in the world but we are the most stupid human ...
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  • mensah abrampa 9 years ago

    The rich get richer because they believe in tomorrow and live today for tomorrow. They are very frugal in spending their (financial) resources because they live to see another day. They have the money and resources and are ab ...
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  • HARDER@-'89 9 years ago

    That is right mr commissioner, tell them our so-called honorable mp's who are supposed to protect hard earned public purse rather indulge in high level profligacy an wastage of scarce income, half of which are even borrowed ...
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  • FRIENDS OF NANA 9 years ago

    FRIENDS OF NANA ADDO SEE AYERIGA AS A NON ENTITY, A VERANDA BOY, HE WAS SELLING PIZZA ON THE STREET ON GERMANY, HE HAS NO EDUCATION, HAS NO CLASS MATE, HE IS N,D,C STOOGE, HE WAS GIVE 2 CARS BY )THE LATE DAVID LAMPTEY OF N ...
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  • HARDER@-'89 9 years ago

    That is right mr commissioner, tell them our so-called honorable mp's an leaders who are supposed to protect hard earned public purse rather indulge in high level profligacy an wastage of our scarce national monies, half of ...
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  • Wilson 9 years ago

    this is just stupid... one Caucasian man can't tell us how to use our resources wisely.... Have u thought about the money the Queen of Britain uses in a week? ...i don't find them at fault because some Ghanaian diplomats are ...
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  • Foreigner 9 years ago

    I don't think the ambassador was chastising Ghanaian diplomats. He was asked a question about guidelines on travelling for British Diplomats and he said his piece.

    Would you being making the same statement 'one Caucasian ...
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  • Gman 9 years ago

    Basinger @foreigner. Thank you man. Do you see why these people are suffering? You have some knockle heads who live in the box and thinks that the world end. They have no idea how much taxes we pay over here for their govern ...
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  • Joe 9 years ago

    NO

  • Aikins 9 years ago

    But the stinking ndc diplomats will always fly first class even though what they normally go out there to do does not benefits the state.

  • ZED 9 years ago

    Hahahaaaaa.... In Ghana, NDC socialist goverment, overspent national budget by 8.7 bn GHC, equivalent of 4.3 bn Dollars, just to win elections in 2012. And since then Ghana has NEVER KNOWN PEACE.... NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER N ...
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  • Ghanani 9 years ago

    So why are they giving so-called "aid" when they know that our leaders waste money on themselves?

  • AKONFEM MAHAMA 9 years ago

    British parliamentarians even use bus and train to work. Ghana politicians want a land cruiser to work and then go around begging for loans from Britian and USA. The black man is really wicked. They want to be treated like ki ...
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  • xfactor 9 years ago

    Thanks jon Benjamin,I have a British n Korean friends,they told me similar ideas like yours,intead of businessmen shud be rich,politicians in africa are the richest pipo,black is black

  • Crackadoddledooooo 9 years ago

    If you want to see a beggar fly business and first class and sit in fancy posh cars all you have to do is follow Ghanaian officials when they travel. SPD vehicle to the tarmac. Big for noting fancy suits. Big for nothing ento ...
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  • Rebecca yaalele 9 years ago

    My Dear Mr Benjamin, I wrote you a letter a while ago but did not receive any response. Please in the name of God, stop issuing visas to our corrupt leaders. Please, you are not helping us if you allow these criminals to stea ...
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  • Ghana No Dey B 9 years ago

    Yep, the stupidity in our country all summed up under one paragraph. Kudos to you Yaalele.

  • Shaz Aku 9 years ago

    Amen, Ghanaians have become greedy and lazy but we too in the West are too blame we remit our relatives with no gratitude. if us in the diaspora stop sending money back home for a day, the country would collapse.

  • SON OF MAN 9 years ago

    British High commissioners and other diplomats do not fly first class on planes.
    Ghanaian Diplomats, do you copy that ?
    Yet what do we see in Ghana, every tom dick and harry of a Ghanaian Diplomat wants to fly first class y ...
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  • Eno 9 years ago

    A word to the wise is enough. Let's learn from them. If you see someone advising their child sit down, pay attention and heed to the advice. Jon Bejamin has said it all. Good counsel from you Jon. God bless you.

    All that ...
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  • Joe Turkey 9 years ago

    Yeah, you'll always find even NDC cadres in their ill-fitted "Obroniwawu" suits in 1st class trying to figure out how to fasten their seat belts. Even men in skirts ...

  • GJ 9 years ago

    They need to save money for the Queen,
    in Ghana we don't need to save money for anyone,

  • oldman 9 years ago

    this is a lesson for you people commenting nobody is above anybody

  • oldman 9 years ago

    ghana will always be under the british even in a million years

  • Ghana dey surfer 9 years ago

    Every minister in Ghana fly first class.. We the people are serving them.. God is watching and waiting for them

  • JOYCE KOFI-DUA 9 years ago

    IT IS THE OPPOSITE IN POOR AND DEBT RIDDEN GHANA. ALL GHANAIAN DEPLOMATS AND THEIR STAFF FLY IN FIRST CLASS WHENEVER THEY ARE TRAVELLING. MOST VISIT GHANA ON NUMEROUS OCCATIONS, JUST TO CARRY AWAY BOOTY DOLLARS FROM GHANA. SO ...
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  • a concern citizen 9 years ago

    Pls tell us more of your benchmarks . we need to know and learn your best practices.

  • oppong 9 years ago

    He is right. Over here they even use bicycles to work. Our minsters use 4wd. I have been on a plane where a minster sitting in the first class with me

  • Barima 9 years ago

    Ghanaian diplomats not only first class; in fact, they do so with their girl friends. I'm a witness to that.

  • reg 9 years ago

    I owe you one

  • vl 9 years ago

    I really don't see any issue with a Ghanaian diplomat flying business class. why we always have to mimic what Europeans are doing?
    My concern is the dependency we tend to owe to Europeans. I don't think they are any better o ...
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  • KOFI YEBOA SHEPHERD 9 years ago

    GHANAIANS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

    I HOPE THE NDC ADMINISTRATION AND ALL OF ITS COHORTS ARE LISTENING WITH AVID INTEREST!

  • reg 9 years ago

    Well said my friend

  • Elliot Lee 9 years ago

    what has British government policy for its diplomats got to do with anything?

  • aa 9 years ago

    You are sensible..ghanaians with their wives and kids all travel first class m..poor as we are hmmm

  • PAPSON 9 years ago

    The poorest and the most foolish and most hopeless, cant we reason a bit?

  • E.K. 9 years ago

    Ghana govt. your colonial masters are saying you should cut your oat according to your size. . That is why Ghana will continue to borrow and borrow.

  • Ekuoba Kwabena Gyasi 9 years ago

    When is this sanctimonious Jew going to shut the fuck up and mind his own business? His remarks are not only patronising but typical colonial meddling in the internal affairs of a sovereign nation. Ever since this imperial Z ...
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  • Pastor 9 years ago

    At times when you listen to these things you ask your self, what is wrong with us the poor who want live like a rich man?
    You are traveling to UK to beg for money for your country and you fly business class, whiles the giver ...
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  • Hard Listerners 9 years ago

    Our officials come cup in hand begging for aid, grants etc yet you wouldn't drum these simple ethics into their heads. you willingly give to them for control purposes and we the ordinary citizens get impoverished for their wa ...
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