Mahama's gov't can't control fuel prices - BDC Boss

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Obroni 10 years ago

Current petrol prices in Europe are between 1.55 - 1.79 Euro or
between 7.79 - 8.86 Ghc in Ghana we pay
between 3.55 - 3.97 Ghc

Petrol prices are decided by OPEC the organization of oil producing countries and margins o ...
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Current petrol prices in Europe are between 1.55 - 1.79 Euro or
between 7.79 - 8.86 Ghc in Ghana we pay
between 3.55 - 3.97 Ghc

Petrol prices are decided by OPEC the organization of oil producing countries and margins on it are decided by the oil companies.
Ghana only controls duties and VAT and the successive Governments of Ghana have always been very moderate on that.
I say we are lucky to be in Ghana.
OBRNI PETE 10 years ago

IN EUROPE A MONTHLY SALARY FOR CASUAL WORKER IS GREATER THAN THAT OF MOST PROFESSIONAL IN GHANA.
BE A BIT REALISTIC.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING HOME ANYWAY ??

IN EUROPE A MONTHLY SALARY FOR CASUAL WORKER IS GREATER THAN THAT OF MOST PROFESSIONAL IN GHANA.
BE A BIT REALISTIC.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING HOME ANYWAY ??
Obroni 10 years ago

just like petrol, rent, electricity, water, gas and everything else.
At the end of the day normal workers can't save just like in Ghana.
But life here is better, why do you think I am here ?
Its nagging and complaining peo ...
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just like petrol, rent, electricity, water, gas and everything else.
At the end of the day normal workers can't save just like in Ghana.
But life here is better, why do you think I am here ?
Its nagging and complaining people that never traveled who don't understand that.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 10 years ago

AUTHOR : CHARLES AGBENU------
CP CP CP scandal should shock you

Woyome 51m cedis is a child's play

CP payment for no work was 94m Euro.

CP presented a claim that his Anwhiankwanta project was terminated.

The proj ...
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AUTHOR : CHARLES AGBENU------
CP CP CP scandal should shock you

Woyome 51m cedis is a child's play

CP payment for no work was 94m Euro.

CP presented a claim that his Anwhiankwanta project was terminated.

The project was never terminated. CP just stopped work when Kufuor came to power.

When Kufuor left he presented a claim based on termination by Kufuor admininstration.

Mills , Mahama and the entire cabinet looked on and Betty Mould approved to pay 94m Euro ---$120m --500m Cedis just like that.

They never consulted the Road authorities. They never consulted Kufuor administration.

Corrupt Goodluck Jonathan is gone.

John Mahama the super corrupt thief is next.

FIRE BURN BETTY MOULD,,BARTON ODURO,,MAHAMA, DEAD MILLS AND ALL
OBRONI PETE 10 years ago

I AM SURE YOU ARE. GET A LIFE OR A JOB

I AM SURE YOU ARE. GET A LIFE OR A JOB
Obroni 10 years ago

This Obroni was in Ghana probably before you were born and has Ghanaian nationality.
The fact that I am white doesn't mean I am less involved in Ghana than you are.
So your discriminating remarks about me going home are ou ...
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This Obroni was in Ghana probably before you were born and has Ghanaian nationality.
The fact that I am white doesn't mean I am less involved in Ghana than you are.
So your discriminating remarks about me going home are outrages and in my opinion typical racist remarks by a simple minded person.
O yes and I am going home tonight to to Teshi Nungua Estates like I have been doing the last 39 years.
Saint Ghfuo: nyantakyi must GO! 10 years ago

this is wat you get when slave traders like jj, kuffour n mahama sell you out!

this is wat you get when slave traders like jj, kuffour n mahama sell you out!
Kill Us Completely. 10 years ago

Obroni Pete × 10. If a person in Germany earns €1,473 per month (minimum) and a person in Ghana is earning 300GH¢ a month (minimum wage), will it make sense to conclude that Ghanaians have no reason to complain about the ...
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Obroni Pete × 10. If a person in Germany earns €1,473 per month (minimum) and a person in Ghana is earning 300GH¢ a month (minimum wage), will it make sense to conclude that Ghanaians have no reason to complain about the fuel prices?
Anonymous Coward 10 years ago

That's what you get when you elect incompetent president and a bunch of thieves supporting him.

That's what you get when you elect incompetent president and a bunch of thieves supporting him.
OBRONI PETE 10 years ago

OR SAUDI ARABIA,
OR IRAQ UNDER SADAM HUSSEIN
OR LIBYA UNDER GADAFFI.

GOVERNMENT CAN CONTROL FUEL PRICES>
WE ARE AN OIL PRODICING COUNTRY
OLNY 22.5 MILLION PEOPLE

WAKE UP MAN

OR SAUDI ARABIA,
OR IRAQ UNDER SADAM HUSSEIN
OR LIBYA UNDER GADAFFI.

GOVERNMENT CAN CONTROL FUEL PRICES>
WE ARE AN OIL PRODICING COUNTRY
OLNY 22.5 MILLION PEOPLE

WAKE UP MAN

UNCLE IKE 10 years ago

What is Happening?

As the four dissenting justices pointed out, the Supreme Court does not have the constitutional authority to make this decision. First, even though SCOTUS has taken this authority upon itself, ...
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What is Happening?

As the four dissenting justices pointed out, the Supreme Court does not have the constitutional authority to make this decision. First, even though SCOTUS has taken this authority upon itself, it is a usurped authority and nowhere does the Constitution give it this authority. The authority to determine the constitutionality of laws was given to Congress, not the courts. We are now suffering under the very tyranny that the founders warned about if the courts ever presumed this authority. Regardless of our position on same-sex marriage, every American should be deeply troubled by the actions of SCOTUS that this case is just the most recent and dramatic.
Creeping Tyranny
The first reason this crucial authority was given to Congress instead of the Executive branch, or the courts, is because the Congress is elected every two years, and therefore would be the most accountable to the people, who in the U.S. are the sovereign. The courts were for deciding whether or not individual cases had been tried fairly and justly. But nowhere is any court, including the Supreme Court, given authority to determine if a law or action is constitutional.
Congress does have the authority to designate specific cases to the court for this purpose if it chooses to, but if Congress does not give this authority in a specific case, SCOTUS has no legal authority for such a decision, and it is therefore not valid.
The second reason why this was an unlawful decision is that the Constitution states that any authority not specifically given to the Federal Government is reserved to the states and the people. Nowhere is the Federal Government given authority to give definitions or policy on social issues such as marriage and the family. The hubris of the Supreme Court to change the definition of marriage that has been universally accepted in civilized nations for six thousand years of recorded history is not only shocking, but an unprecedented level of arrogance by the Supreme Court.
Because Congress’ accountability to the people would be the most direct, it was designed to be the most powerful of the three branches of government. It was given “the power of the purse” to maintain their ultimate authority. Because of weak leadership in Congress, both the Executive and Judicial branches have usurped Congress’ authority in recent times to the point where it is now almost powerless, and the predicted tyranny is now a reality.
Without the constitutional authority to do what it did, the SCOTUS has violated its oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States from enemies both foreign and domestic. It is against every principle of a republic to have five un-elected officials determine the law of the land. This is why Justice Scalia declared this decision “a threat to democracy.” This was not an overstatement. If this is allowed to stand, we no longer have a Constitutional Republic in America.
What the Federal Government has become is proof that you can have the best form of government and still have bad government if you put bad people in it. The whole system by which we nominate our leaders has become distorted in order to favor incumbents and the establishment so that it is nearly impossible for the will of the people to prevail now.
The government of the United States was not established to be the all-powerful authority over everyone, but rather to be the servant of the people. We, the people, are the sovereign and everyone who works in government is supposed to be working for us. It has now become a runaway monster that is consuming everything in its path. If the people do not rise up to take their authority back, then it will very soon require another revolution to recover democracy in America.
The Foundation of Our Union
The Constitution is the foundation upon which our Federal Government is based, and without the Constitution, our Federal Government no longer has legitimate authority to govern. There has been a long and continuous erosion of the links between the laws and actions of the Federal Government and the Constitution. This decision on same-sex marriage may seem innocuous and even frivolous to most Americans, but it represents such a radical decoupling the Federal Government from the Constitution that it will destroy the legitimacy of the Federal Government if allowed to stand.
The overreach of our Federal Government has put itself in great jeopardy, and in recent years it has divided Americans into factions instead of uniting them. A growing chorus of states is talking seriously about secession, and this is a very real possibility.
Paul the Apostle wrote to Titus that even false prophets can sometimes tell the truth (see Titus 1:12-13). Pravda, the Moscow daily newspaper, has been predicting for years that the United States would break up into several pieces just like the Soviet Union. Their reasoning was not based merely on sour grapes, but on the historically proven consequences of the kind of direction in which our government has been going. To date, we have most alarmingly followed the pattern predicted. We really are close to breaking apart.
Worldview
Islamists consider America “the great Satan” because of our moral and spiritual debauchery that has made us “a homosexual nation”—so perverted that the only remedy is to wipe us off the face of the earth. Their belief about the U.S. has now been affirmed by this Supreme Court decision. This decision will likely make their recruiting to this cause much easier. This is not the only issue fueling these groups, but it is a major one.
This is not to imply we should ever base our laws or domestic policy on what other nations think, but we should understand how we are perceived by the nations and how it will affect our relations with them. This has also been a major wedge driven between the U.S., Russia, and China, as well as Africa and South America. To much of the world, the U.S. and Western Europe now look like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Jay Ross 10 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLEZARf5yhI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLEZARf5yhI
Ekow Samuel-NOISIEL-France. 10 years ago

We HAVE NARRATED THAT THEY SHOULD PUT STOP TO INCREASE THE FUEL IN OMAN GHANA,
TILL 2016 AND YOU HAVE TO STOP IT,GOD BLESS YOU ALL Oman Ghana

We HAVE NARRATED THAT THEY SHOULD PUT STOP TO INCREASE THE FUEL IN OMAN GHANA,
TILL 2016 AND YOU HAVE TO STOP IT,GOD BLESS YOU ALL Oman Ghana
Loway 10 years ago

Only the poor will suffer

Only the poor will suffer
Ama 10 years ago

Tell us exactly what else he can control ...

Tell us exactly what else he can control ...
TEE 10 years ago

MAHAMA CAN'T CONTROL NOTHING IN GHANA. MAHAMA US MORE THAN USELESS INCOMPETENT

MAHAMA CAN'T CONTROL NOTHING IN GHANA. MAHAMA US MORE THAN USELESS INCOMPETENT
TEE 10 years ago

WHAT MAHAMA IS GOOD OF IS TO STEAL WITH HIS BROTHERS STATE COFFERS PERIOD

WHAT MAHAMA IS GOOD OF IS TO STEAL WITH HIS BROTHERS STATE COFFERS PERIOD
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

Kwame Nkrumah built Tema Oil Refinery at the time we did not produce a drop of petrol.This is what we call strategic economic plan.The rest of our leaders just come to power for selfish interest.They have sold out all the Sta ...
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Kwame Nkrumah built Tema Oil Refinery at the time we did not produce a drop of petrol.This is what we call strategic economic plan.The rest of our leaders just come to power for selfish interest.They have sold out all the State Owned Enterprises to their cronies when they know very well that the private sector hasn't the capacity to fill the gap.Are we now waiting for Chinese to come and develop our country for us or the Europeans?A return to colonisation in disguise.Thank you.
Aso 10 years ago

Nkruma did not build TOR. check your historyNKRUMAH DID NOT BUILD TOR

Nkruma did not build TOR. check your historyNKRUMAH DID NOT BUILD TOR
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

TOR was built in 1960 by Ghanaian and Italian Petroleum Company,(GHIP).Now tell me,under whose Administration?The answer will be Kwame Nkrumah even if it was licensed by a private company.I am sure nobody will be mistaken to ...
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TOR was built in 1960 by Ghanaian and Italian Petroleum Company,(GHIP).Now tell me,under whose Administration?The answer will be Kwame Nkrumah even if it was licensed by a private company.I am sure nobody will be mistaken to say Kuffour discovered oil for Ghana in 2007,when in reality the oil was dicovered by Cosmos,an American Company and Tullow an English Company just as we can say Valco was built by Nkrumah.The reality on the ground shows that Valco was built by Kaiser Alminium Company from America so I am not wrong,my friend.Thank you.

VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

The docility of Ghanaians is what has allowed him to stay so far.....elsewhere the people's uprising would have long put an end to this rot

The docility of Ghanaians is what has allowed him to stay so far.....elsewhere the people's uprising would have long put an end to this rot
daladam 10 years ago

WE ARE DONE WITH HIS NONSENSE IN GHANA

WE ARE DONE WITH HIS NONSENSE IN GHANA
VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

Dumsor,depreciating cedi,high inflation,high cost of listing,high unemployment,general economic sluggishness,obnoxious national sanitation day....one can go on and on and on

Dumsor,depreciating cedi,high inflation,high cost of listing,high unemployment,general economic sluggishness,obnoxious national sanitation day....one can go on and on and on
mensa 10 years ago

GHANA HAVE GONE TO THE DOG UNDER THIS FOOLISH MAN MAHAMA THAT CANT RUN ANYTHING IN GHANA

GHANA HAVE GONE TO THE DOG UNDER THIS FOOLISH MAN MAHAMA THAT CANT RUN ANYTHING IN GHANA
Anas Seidu 10 years ago

What is this man talking about, namely, putting up an oil refinery? What about TOR? The bitter truth is that our leaders lack the integrity and willpower to do the right thing for the country because they and their acolytes ...
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What is this man talking about, namely, putting up an oil refinery? What about TOR? The bitter truth is that our leaders lack the integrity and willpower to do the right thing for the country because they and their acolytes including the BDCs continue to dirty their hands .

There is always a price to pay for such shenanigans!
zombie politician. 10 years ago

Shifting and running away from the responsibilities you're employed and being paid for by same Government. Oh Ghanaian intellectuals,last time it was automatic adjustment formula, then came subsidies removal,then regulatory,t ...
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Shifting and running away from the responsibilities you're employed and being paid for by same Government. Oh Ghanaian intellectuals,last time it was automatic adjustment formula, then came subsidies removal,then regulatory,the excuses goes on n on, so so lies as if Ghana is the only country using POL.
Jay Ross 10 years ago

The business conference in Accra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLEZARf5yhI

The business conference in Accra.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLEZARf5yhI
Georgee 10 years ago

Then there is no need having a government.

Then there is no need having a government.
Palogo 10 years ago

look at this Evil Ewe thief

look at this Evil Ewe thief
Awini OSMAN Apam 10 years ago

Ghana fuel becomes ...weather cedi or whatever courses the increament it will affect I n you or yr bro,uncle n all the human beings of Aghana

Ghana fuel becomes ...weather cedi or whatever courses the increament it will affect I n you or yr bro,uncle n all the human beings of Aghana

ALEXANDER BESSYMIETHNIC 10 years ago

Terkperization!!!
Running a country completely aground by increasing fuel prices daily, increasing bank charges, increasing VAT, increasing electricity, increasing water trariffs, increasing customs duties all this causing c ...
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Terkperization!!!
Running a country completely aground by increasing fuel prices daily, increasing bank charges, increasing VAT, increasing electricity, increasing water trariffs, increasing customs duties all this causing currency to free fall while looking into the face of Ghanaians and telling them - with a wink in one eye- there are bright prospects ahead!
Goodday 10 years ago

I would like to use this opportunity to reach the president of Ghana to help the sick ones at the hospitals. they are suffering and dying each and everyday. some of them has no money so they has to be put on the floor till th ...
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I would like to use this opportunity to reach the president of Ghana to help the sick ones at the hospitals. they are suffering and dying each and everyday. some of them has no money so they has to be put on the floor till they die and others also has no money for oprations. now a days the ductors and nurses has to take blibs before they will look after u........why this should happen..........recently a 17 year old girl died just because of 300cedis. at the hospital, the mother was told to go and bring money before they can cure for the sick person who was dying that hurt very much instead of them to cure for her first they left the Girl till she died. before the mother returns with the money they told her ur child is dead. also one thing i have notice is that the nurses has no respect for the sick ones, they insult them and beat them as well they do not give thier medications in time. with what i saw i strongly beleave they are the cause of soo meny people dying at the hospitals. someone must speak for this inocent sick people, since each and everyone of us can get sick at any time, u never know when or what will happen to u. Mr president dont disapoint ur people, some of this patients voted for u before u became as a president. please help them and check the evil nurses. thank u.

from Goodday. God bless u
Osei Bonsu 10 years ago

Thank u NDC for 15% if NPP it will be 100%

Thank u NDC for 15% if NPP it will be 100%

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