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Public officers will serve 5 years for misappropriation - Parliament

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  • Nana II 7 years ago

    Oh so parliament too has come to passing of judgement? Then they should tackle Woyome issue first before others.

  • ADWEN 7 years ago

    This act should be the starting point for instilling control and accountability thinking in the minds of the thieves parading as leaders. BUT our problem is implementation and execution. Culprits will either treated with kids ...
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  • Oba Nyansani Baako Pe In Ghana! 7 years ago

    Akohwifo, Amanbofo, Awudifo ghana mpanifo Holy Ghost fire must burn all of you in Jesus name.

  • NO NONSENSE TAKER 7 years ago

    Bogus! laws efter laws and only when the NDC know they will soon leave office then they come out with this bogus laws. The same Ayigbe tactics just like the constitution they passed in 1972 which sometimes the litigators even ...
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  • SAINT GHFUO, MEDIOCRITY STINKS CUUHH! 7 years ago

    SO WOYOME STEALS ALL THESE MILLIONS N GETS 5YRS? WHERE IS THE INCENTIVE TO DESIST FROM ROBBING THE STATE? I WILL ROB THE STATE OF 10MIL N DO 5YRS IN JAIL. NO PROBLEM...

  • Ghana must know. 7 years ago

    This is really a big joke. How much has the dead goat president Mahama and his incompetent administration misused so far in the name of their so called infrastructure projects dubious contracts. What a " ZOMBIE" parliament . ...
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  • yash kugmoor17 7 years ago

    5 years is a joke...if we have some $20 million waiting on us we can do 5 years easily, come back and enjoy the monies....the only way to stop pilfering is to take away a quarter of their life time....let's say between 15 an ...
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  • Kwame 7 years ago

    You made a good point, this law is a joke.

  • HolyGhost 7 years ago

    And when an eighteen year old from poor background is found in possession of cannabis (wee), he is sentenced to ten years imprisonment, whiles government staffs and the rich that steals millions may be given five years,is tha ...
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  • Odasanibi 7 years ago

    It is surely better late than never.
    I hope culprits are not 'rescued' by
    party membership. No politics please!

  • SAY IT LOUD 7 years ago

    WE SHALL SEE HOW THE LAW DEVOURS PERSONS FROM 2017. IT WILL BE PROSECUTION NOT PERSECUTION.

  • Datsomor 7 years ago

    Please have all MPs agreed on this? I don't think so. Go to the Nkwanta south district,
    there is a village called kpena, as I write now, there is no one around that area,
    but the MP Mr Gershon Gbediame went and build a s ...
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  • THE FACT 7 years ago

    What? Five years? This is nothing. This shows how serious our so called leaders are.

  • duke 7 years ago

    When it comes to public officials and politicians stealing state funds and getting caught doing so the law is never enforced. They are rather promoted to the flagstaff house or given another job elsewhere. My question is wh ...
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  • Save Ghana Kofi Agyei 7 years ago

    Good one there but hope hope thewindow on it is not bigger than the door. Word to the wise........

  • Uncle Sam 7 years ago

    I think for once, we are getting serious. Let's hope it works as they put it. Our country has gone to getters. OMG!!!!

  • SAINT GHFUO, MEDIOCRITY STINKS CUUHH! 7 years ago

    THESE PARLIAMENTARIANS NOW HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO ROB BILLIONS. AFTERALL, WHAT IS 5YRS?

  • Soglo 7 years ago

    What's all this politics?
    What about misappropriating a billion cedis serve 5years and return home as a wealthy person!

  • SCHEMER 7 years ago

    You did read my mind. In as much as i pat them on their shoulders, i am equally of the opinion that it is an avenue to full around except I'm getting things mixed up. Is it misappropriation as in using the money for projects ...
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  • Yaw 7 years ago

    Then send Woyome.Betty.Kumbour. NOW.

  • Fear not 7 years ago

    The minimum should rather be 5 years and the maximum life sentence. They are protecting the billions they have stolen only to serve a 5 year term and return to enjoy their booties. If a goat thief is serving a 7 year term the ...
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  • John Mahama Amissah 7 years ago

    You peopl are wicked,and an innocent porter carrying "wee" have to serve 10 years in jail because she could not afford to pay for the services of a lawyer. Shame on you.

  • Tp 7 years ago

    If five years jail terms comes in conjunction of properties being confiscated then I will is fine.
    Other than that forget, they will go to jail and later enjoy their wealth.
    Fools.

  • Brodie Mends Mensah 7 years ago

    So, how much time and money did 235 able bodied Ghanaians spend on enacting this useless law? Your time would have been well spent if you had tried to enact a law that will prevent public officials from misappropriating fund ...
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  • King Adjei 7 years ago

    Today we have this law,tomorrow when NDC supporter falls into this trap, and sent to jail,they will sign petition to their President for pardon.

  • Olivia 7 years ago

    Good start

  • don 7 years ago

    U made that law fr yourselves some of u will be a victim

  • inercycl 7 years ago

    The kayaye who was found carrying quantities of "wee" got how many 10 years? How about the minister who bought a Lexus at 60,000usd from the rural electrification project for 120,000usd? How many is he getting?

  • satanic church 7 years ago

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  • jj 7 years ago

    people here comment negatively against our leaders always but I bet u some of them can't even manage a home,grow up n tink wise. I can assure u de parliament constituting difrnt parties thought deep b4 cmng out with dis gr8t ...
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  • Kanawu 7 years ago

    Parliament is a JOKE

  • Kwenortey 7 years ago

    JJ please come back We will support you

  • Fufui 7 years ago

    Right we need JJ

  • Louis 7 years ago

    I think all public service officials and workers MUST know about the new law. The government should take steps and made them to know. Secondly, the enforcement is another thing.

  • VOICE OF REASON 7 years ago

    He is the number one crook and the godfather of graft

  • attack 7 years ago

    A maximum sentence of five years without refund or payment of the money involved is not enoug. Officers must be made to pay back the money and then jailed. The law shouldn't be a blanket one. The amounts of money involved sho ...
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  • VOICE OF REASON 7 years ago

    Convicted public officials would rather be promoted to the Jubilee House.....to share the loot with the low IQ buffoon president

  • JH New York 7 years ago

    It encouraging but not enough. Minimum should be 5 years and Maximum

  • SAM BENSON BANTAMA KSI. 7 years ago

    WELL DONE PARLIAMENT.

  • BISA GOMA 7 years ago

    ENFORCE IT NOW ON EXISTING CASES AND LET'S SEE.

  • JH New York 7 years ago

    It's encouraging but not enough. Minimum of 3 years and a Maximum of 8 years should have been deterrent enough!.

  • JH New York 7 years ago

    Such Acts of District/Municipal,etc Assemblies or Parliament is long overdue, especially on a Highway Criminal.A fixed figure of 25 years, Life or Death where a Driver or a passenger was killed is appropriate for a Highway Cr ...
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  • JH New York 7 years ago

    Correction: Minimum of years and Maximum of 25 years.

  • John Lewis 7 years ago

    MAXIMUM OF 5 YEARS NOT BITING AND DETERRENT ENOUGH. SHOULD HAVE BEEN 5 YEARS PLUS REFUND AND INTEREST.

  • Ibn Yussif 7 years ago

    It appears ludicrously absurd and amusing if not bemusing to hear that criminals will determine the extent of punishment to be meted out to them.Where in the world can we see such precedence?. This is not an issue for parliam ...
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  • Sam Blackstar 7 years ago

    It shouldn't be a surprise to you that parliamentarians are now trying to do some piece of work from the huge salaries paid to them. Every responsibilities seem to have been shifted unto the central government and they are b ...
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  • Akora 7 years ago

    The laws are there. What remains is making the laws work

  • Akora 7 years ago

    Our Members of Pr)y3-Ment are jokers