The Thieves will go - rain or shine!
Nana Ghana's next president.
The Thieves will go - rain or shine!
Nana Ghana's next president.
NANA AMA 7 years ago
The cheap propaganda the NPP and its cronies keep churning out just shows the desperation the opposition feels when nothing is working in their favour.
NDC is #TransformingGhana and this accounts for introduction of the BEC ... read full comment
The cheap propaganda the NPP and its cronies keep churning out just shows the desperation the opposition feels when nothing is working in their favour.
NDC is #TransformingGhana and this accounts for introduction of the BECE resit policy which gives students the golden opportunity to rewrite their exams and head back to the second cycle institutions.
JM will surely retire Nana Addo.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 7 years ago
BEST CAMPAIGN IS TO SERVE, NOT TO STEAL, WHEN IN POWER, TO MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR THE PEOPLE. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE WHEN THE MASSES ARE HARD PRESSED??? WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE WHEN HARDSHIP, FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS, HOPELESSNESS ... read full comment
BEST CAMPAIGN IS TO SERVE, NOT TO STEAL, WHEN IN POWER, TO MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR THE PEOPLE. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE WHEN THE MASSES ARE HARD PRESSED??? WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE WHEN HARDSHIP, FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS, HOPELESSNESS AND DESPONDENCY HAVE GRIPPED THE MASSES???? NDC CAN'T CAJOLE EVEN A FOOL TO VOTE FOR THEM ON 7TH DECEMBER. THEY WILL LOSE THIS ELECTIONS!!!!! NANA ADDO , THE INCORRUPTIBLE, AND PROPHET BAWUMIA, THE ECONOMIC WIZARD, WILL TURN THINGS AROUND FOR ALL GHANAIANS!!!!!! ***** NDC POLITICIANS COME INTO POLITICS AS POOR AS CHURCH MOUSE NOT EVEN OWNING A BYCYCLE OR A SHACK BUT WITHIN FEW MONTHS THEY BECOME BILLIONAIRES. MY ARGUMENT NOW IS THAT GHANA IS NOT POOR, OUR ONLY PROBLEM IS CORRUPT NDC CREATE, LOOT & SHARE BASTARDS!!!!! HOW CAN YOU STOP NDC THIEF POLITICIANS FROM STEALING GHANA'S MONEY?? THEY WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE TO STEAL APART FROM GHANA'S COFFERS. REMEMBER WHAT NDC MINISTER, VICTORIA HAMAH, WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE BOASTING OF. NDC HAS PLUNDERED GHANA'S COFFERS FOR WELL OVER 28 YEARS.
NANA AMA 7 years ago
If you have any evidence which implicates the sitting president in any wrong doing, furnish the police with the proof and seek redress at the courts. That is your civic duty. President Mahama is focused on #TransformingGhana ... read full comment
If you have any evidence which implicates the sitting president in any wrong doing, furnish the police with the proof and seek redress at the courts. That is your civic duty. President Mahama is focused on #TransformingGhana and this accounts for the inauguration of the Onuador medical vans which are attending to the health needs of Ghanaians in the rural areas. That is a mark of a proactive government. JM Toaso
betty 7 years ago
u re a disgrace to womanhood. is dat wat u wish for ur generation to come n ur siblings? Mahama is a curse.if u ve stayed home jobless for yrs,u wnt b talking nonsense.im ashamed n wonder if u re human at all.may GOD forgive ... read full comment
u re a disgrace to womanhood. is dat wat u wish for ur generation to come n ur siblings? Mahama is a curse.if u ve stayed home jobless for yrs,u wnt b talking nonsense.im ashamed n wonder if u re human at all.may GOD forgive u.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 7 years ago
Nkrumah’s heirs
A country that should be a beacon of African democracy is ailing
FLAGS coloured with the red, black and green of Ghana’s ruling party flutter feebly in the still, hot air that barely stirs above Ind ... read full comment
Nkrumah’s heirs
A country that should be a beacon of African democracy is ailing
FLAGS coloured with the red, black and green of Ghana’s ruling party flutter feebly in the still, hot air that barely stirs above Independence Avenue as it bends down towards the sea. There it ends abruptly before the sweeping curves of grey Italian marble meant to resemble, depending on whom one asks, the stump of a tree or the buried hilt of a sword. Beneath it lies the body of Kwame Nkrumah, the country’s first president and, for many millions of people, a man synonymous with Africa’s liberation from colonialism. Ghana, in 1957, was the first sub-Saharan African country to win its independence.
Yet here, at the birthplace of democracy in Africa, are portents of its fragility. On what was once the whites-only polo ground where Nkrumah declared the new state, his headless statue stands as a reminder of how a once-promising flame guttered. After declaring a one-party state and mismanaging the economy, Nkrumah was overthrown in a violent coup in 1966. It took more than a quarter of a century before the restoration of multiparty democracy in 1992 ushered in the start of what many now call Africa’s second liberation, and put an end to a cycle of military coups in Ghana interspersed only by brief periods of civilian government.
More worrying than reminders of democracy’s past corruption are the whiffs of its current decay. A presidential election is to be held on December 7th. But apart from a few billboards, most of them hailing the accomplishments of the incumbent, John Mahama, there are few visible signs that either the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) or the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) are campaigning vigorously for the support of voters.
The NPP’s muted campaign is easily explained: it last formed a government eight years ago and its coffers are almost empty. Without a victory this year it will struggle to finance another serious bid for the presidency in four years’ time.
The NDC’s lackadaisical drive for votes, by contrast, reflects the insouciance of Mr Mahama. Instead of trying to win over voters through a battle of ideas, his party relies on patronage, and on spending money it does not have. Since the NDC came to power eight years ago, spending on civil servants has exploded (see chart), pushing Ghana precipitously close to a debt crisis so severe that it was forced to turn to the IMF for a bail-out last year. Under strict supervision the government has grudgingly brought its spending under control. However, with public debt hovering at about 70% of GDP (and debt repayments accounting for a third of government revenue), its finances are precarious. Worse, it has already squandered the windfalls it expects from the development of large offshore oilfields. The roads are full of potholes, there are regular power cuts and big companies talk openly about moving across the border into Ivory Coast.
The opposition, led by Nana Akufo-Addo, a genteel lawyer and economist, would probably make a better fist of running the country with a mix of market- and investment-friendly policies. But it seems unlikely to be given the chance. “We have one party that is good at winning elections but can’t run the country and another that is good in government but not at winning elections,” laments one businessman. Although the NPP’s instincts are relatively liberal, it has tacked in a populist direction, with slogans such as “one district, one factory” and “one village, one dam”, in a bid to broaden its appeal.
Polling data are scarce but few reckon the NPP stands much of a chance. It seems to be preparing for defeat by complaining that the election will be rigged. Charlotte Osei, the head of the electoral commission, insists that this will be the cleanest vote in Ghana’s history, but she will face a tough task convincing voters of that. Many complain that the electoral roll has been stuffed with supporters of the ruling party who are ineligible to vote, because they are too young or are not citizens.
And politics in Ghana can be a grubby business at the best of times. “The 2012 election was won because of me,” boasted one government minister to your correspondent. “I’m the one who did the gerrymandering.” More recently a video has circulated showing Mr Mahama’s motorcade driving through a market with him leaning out of the sunroof of his car handing out wads of cash. At first his spokesman said he was handing out pamphlets, though he was at a loss to explain why they were palm-sized and tightly rolled. He later said the money was compensation for damage to some of the market stalls.
Such antics might be brushed off as theatre, but elections in Ghana are usually closely fought affairs. The winning margin will probably not be more than a few percentage points, increasing the incentive to cheat or disrupt the vote. If the result is indeed that close it will probably be contested in the courts, making it harder for Ms Osei to convince the losing side that the vote and count were fair. Many in Ghana fret that violence could break out.
Whichever party wins will have its work cut out, not only in trying to stabilise the economy, but also in tackling some of Ghana’s deeper problems. Foremost among these will be to unpick a highly centralised state in which the president wields almost untrammeled power to make appointments to thousands of important posts. These include municipal and district chief executives (the equivalent of mayors and governors) and heads of supposedly independent institutions, such as the electoral commission and the anti-corruption agency. If Ghana is to live up to its reputation as a beacon of democracy in Africa, it needs to clean itself up.
This article was amended on November 18th to note that Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence.
Samson 7 years ago
Whoever wrote this piece for the Economist has not been truthful with many of the points raised. Half truths and outright lies are loaded in this article. Even the post independence account prior to the coup is inaccurate. I ... read full comment
Whoever wrote this piece for the Economist has not been truthful with many of the points raised. Half truths and outright lies are loaded in this article. Even the post independence account prior to the coup is inaccurate. I personally find the usual high journalistic standard of the Economist highly compromised by the correspondent who contributed this story.
Husaine Atta 7 years ago
Prince Nana will go on retirement he will never be a President and turn the country back again
Prince Nana will go on retirement he will never be a President and turn the country back again
Samson 7 years ago
Which Economist magazine is this?
Which Economist magazine is this?
GHANA FIRST 7 years ago
DO WE NEED THE ECONOMIST TO TELL THE STORY OF THE DEAD GOAT? MAHAMA IS A MESS THAT IS WHAT THE M.... STANDS FOR. AND THE SYNONYM FOR MAHAMA IS INCOMPETENCE.
DO WE NEED THE ECONOMIST TO TELL THE STORY OF THE DEAD GOAT? MAHAMA IS A MESS THAT IS WHAT THE M.... STANDS FOR. AND THE SYNONYM FOR MAHAMA IS INCOMPETENCE.
NANA AMA 7 years ago
Ghana's outlook is certainly better under president Mahama since under his watch, over 16,000 people have been employed in the free zones by 69 companies thus sustaining their livelihood.
Moreover under president Mahama int ... read full comment
Ghana's outlook is certainly better under president Mahama since under his watch, over 16,000 people have been employed in the free zones by 69 companies thus sustaining their livelihood.
Moreover under president Mahama intercontinental tyres one of the leading tyre markers just opened a branch in Ghana citing the enabling environment which has been created by the Mahama led administration. Npp certainly has no message
GHANA FIRST 7 years ago
SMALL BRAINS, 48% OF THE YOUTH ARE UNEMPLOYED AND YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO TO CLAIM HE HAS CREATED 16,000 JOBS? AND 69 COMPANIES AND BLA BLA BLAH... PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE WHAT THE ENGLISH MAN CALLS MEDIOCRE
SMALL BRAINS, 48% OF THE YOUTH ARE UNEMPLOYED AND YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO TO CLAIM HE HAS CREATED 16,000 JOBS? AND 69 COMPANIES AND BLA BLA BLAH... PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE WHAT THE ENGLISH MAN CALLS MEDIOCRE
tk 7 years ago
Bare truth but heard-rending indeed. Hmmmm, especially Charlotte's agenda.
Bare truth but heard-rending indeed. Hmmmm, especially Charlotte's agenda.
wuntira 7 years ago
THE ECONOMIST REFERRED TO NANA ADDO AS AN ACCOMPLISHED ECONOMIST...JOKE OF THE CENTURY. THIS 3RD CLASS FIRST DEGREE IN ECONOMICS AND NO LAW CERTIFICATE. THIS REFERENCE WILL BE EMBARRASSING TO NANA ADDO HIMSELF.
THE ECONOMIST REFERRED TO NANA ADDO AS AN ACCOMPLISHED ECONOMIST...JOKE OF THE CENTURY. THIS 3RD CLASS FIRST DEGREE IN ECONOMICS AND NO LAW CERTIFICATE. THIS REFERENCE WILL BE EMBARRASSING TO NANA ADDO HIMSELF.
Paa 7 years ago
Here is what you wrote:"THE ECONOMIST REFERRED TO NANA ADDO AS AN ACCOMPLISHED ECONOMIST."
What The Economist wrote: "The opposition, led by Nana Akufo-Addo, a genteel lawyer and economist."
Where did The Economist refe ... read full comment
Here is what you wrote:"THE ECONOMIST REFERRED TO NANA ADDO AS AN ACCOMPLISHED ECONOMIST."
What The Economist wrote: "The opposition, led by Nana Akufo-Addo, a genteel lawyer and economist."
Where did The Economist refer to Nana as an "accomplished" economist? Or, you probably don't understand the word "genteel"? Typical NDC buffonery!
Kofi Gbagbladza 7 years ago
But Nana is 3rd class economics grad!! He can't be economist. Useless opposition party leader with drug record
But Nana is 3rd class economics grad!! He can't be economist. Useless opposition party leader with drug record
Bulala 7 years ago
Paa, did you read the article yourself or it was read to you. The article described Akuffo Addo as an accomplished lawyer and economist. Are you running away from the third class he had in economics? You must rather be wary ... read full comment
Paa, did you read the article yourself or it was read to you. The article described Akuffo Addo as an accomplished lawyer and economist. Are you running away from the third class he had in economics? You must rather be wary of the absence of a road map to becoming a lawyer. You NPP guys are trying to foist upon us the biggest fraud in Ghana politics. " Highest academic qualification - B. A. Hons Economics" Professiono- Legal practitioner " hmm , where is the LLB cert. Azaah flag bearer wants to be president.
Fine boy 7 years ago
This time the Almighty has head our cry and are ready to save us from the wicket Mahama and NDC and so is going to be difficult for NDC to rig the election again. Because God shall expose them.
This time the Almighty has head our cry and are ready to save us from the wicket Mahama and NDC and so is going to be difficult for NDC to rig the election again. Because God shall expose them.
NANA AMA 7 years ago
Our creator will ordain Mahama as president again come December 7 since he is the best after Nkrumah. In light of promoting local content, president Mahama ensured that 600 local artisans were employed to work on the circle i ... read full comment
Our creator will ordain Mahama as president again come December 7 since he is the best after Nkrumah. In light of promoting local content, president Mahama ensured that 600 local artisans were employed to work on the circle interchange thus sustaining their livelihoods. In JM we trust
Don 1 7 years ago
Thank you. These are the comments we need on Ghanaweb. Change is here already. JM Toast, JM tsa nor
Thank you. These are the comments we need on Ghanaweb. Change is here already. JM Toast, JM tsa nor
KWASHIE ADJAH 7 years ago
JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS NDC PARTY WILL DO THEMSELVES A LOT OF GOOD, IF IT AVOIDS RIGGING THE ELECTIONS OF 7TH DECEMBER, 2016. GHANA WILL BE A VERY TROUBLED NATION, JOHN MAHAMA, OUT OF STUBBORNNESS AND THE USUAL NDC TRICKS AND SUB ... read full comment
JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS NDC PARTY WILL DO THEMSELVES A LOT OF GOOD, IF IT AVOIDS RIGGING THE ELECTIONS OF 7TH DECEMBER, 2016. GHANA WILL BE A VERY TROUBLED NATION, JOHN MAHAMA, OUT OF STUBBORNNESS AND THE USUAL NDC TRICKS AND SUBTERFUGE TRY TO RIG THE ELECTIONS AGAIN. JOHN MAHAMA SHOULD NOT TRY ANYTHING SILLY, ELSE HE WILL BE A VERY UNHAPPY MAN IN THE REST OF HIS LIFE, EVEN IF HE MANAGES TO RIG THE ELCTIONS AND STAYS IN POWER, BECAUSE HIS MISDEEDS AND THE DAMAGE HE WILL CAUSE BY HIS MISRULE AND BAD GOVERNANCE, WILL FOLLOW HIM AND HAUNT HIM REALLY RELENTLESSLY ALL THE REST OFF HIS LIFE. VOTE THIS DEAD GOAT JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS NDC THUGS, THIEVES AND LIARS OUT IN 2016, TO SAVE GHANA FROM, GLOOM AND DESTRUCTION.
NANA AMA 7 years ago
President Mahama is winning the 2016 elections hands down since his good works are all in the full glare of the public such as the 147km sawla fufulso road which had made it easy for farmers to cart their goods to the market ... read full comment
President Mahama is winning the 2016 elections hands down since his good works are all in the full glare of the public such as the 147km sawla fufulso road which had made it easy for farmers to cart their goods to the market centers now. Ghanaians will never change a winning team for Nana addo and his cronies who currently have no message but insults spewing from their mouths without considering the fact that there are discerning people in this country
Kwesi 7 years ago
Today, I lost respect for Citi FM and Bernard Avle. This article, and his rantings that the President made tribal remarks are a testament that he is bent on seeing a regime change. Let us wait and see!
Today, I lost respect for Citi FM and Bernard Avle. This article, and his rantings that the President made tribal remarks are a testament that he is bent on seeing a regime change. Let us wait and see!
KEN BENTUM 7 years ago
I LISTENED TO BERNARD TODAY AND I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED. WHERE THEN WERE ALL THESE CITI FM GUYS WHEN OSAFO MARFO STATED ON TAPE THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY CAME FROM, DID NOT DESERVE LEADERSHIP OF ... read full comment
I LISTENED TO BERNARD TODAY AND I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED. WHERE THEN WERE ALL THESE CITI FM GUYS WHEN OSAFO MARFO STATED ON TAPE THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY CAME FROM, DID NOT DESERVE LEADERSHIP OF THIS COUNTRY. LET THE NOISE MAKERS CONTINUE. THE MAJORITY IS BASICALLY SILENT AND WATCHING.
Don 1 7 years ago
The painful thing is Avle does not mean anything to them. They will always look down on u, Bernard. More especially if u have collected their money.
The painful thing is Avle does not mean anything to them. They will always look down on u, Bernard. More especially if u have collected their money.
Ntra Sakyi 7 years ago
Did the president not make the statement he is alleged to have make? What is your beef about it? Or do you think it should not have been reported?
Did the president not make the statement he is alleged to have make? What is your beef about it? Or do you think it should not have been reported?
Bread 7 years ago
But the president made those tribal comments, citifm and bernard avle reported it as such.
But the president made those tribal comments, citifm and bernard avle reported it as such.
SCHEMER 7 years ago
STOP THE USELESS PUBLICATIONS AND WORK. YOU CAN'T SAY A PRESIDENT IS GOING TO LOSE BECAUSE, IN YOUR VIEW AND THOSE WHO THINK LIKE YOU.
STOP THE USELESS PUBLICATIONS AND WORK. YOU CAN'T SAY A PRESIDENT IS GOING TO LOSE BECAUSE, IN YOUR VIEW AND THOSE WHO THINK LIKE YOU.
Fredo 7 years ago
Useless publication. what kind of economist are you? we need development not ECONOMIST
Useless publication. what kind of economist are you? we need development not ECONOMIST
USA 7 years ago
INTELLECTUALISM -HMMMMMMMMMM
INTELLECTUALISM -HMMMMMMMMMM
Davidson 7 years ago
Leave the Economist to do its propaganda. President Mahama is winning based on the good work he has done so far.
Leave the Economist to do its propaganda. President Mahama is winning based on the good work he has done so far.
ZACH 7 years ago
He and the NDC rigged the 2012 election. Attah Mills death without an autopsy will never happened in UK nor USA. Mahama has electoral machinery to rig the election. How else the ballot papers for the North have alredy been ma ... read full comment
He and the NDC rigged the 2012 election. Attah Mills death without an autopsy will never happened in UK nor USA. Mahama has electoral machinery to rig the election. How else the ballot papers for the North have alredy been marked X in the NDC's columns?
The only thing good for Ghana is to vote Mahama out.
Putin 7 years ago
This should be a warning to Ghanaians: the white looters and economic saboteurs share an agenda with the failed oxford student! Elitist scum. What does the Economist know about Ghana? Why not talk of the parliamentarian who w ... read full comment
This should be a warning to Ghanaians: the white looters and economic saboteurs share an agenda with the failed oxford student! Elitist scum. What does the Economist know about Ghana? Why not talk of the parliamentarian who wanted to distribute women's corpses to cause fear and panic?
JOHN MAHAMA THE THIEF MAN 7 years ago
NDC THIEVES/NDC LIARS/NDC KILLERS..,;
NDC THIEVES/NDC LIARS/NDC KILLERS..,;
Kanawu 7 years ago
What picturesque description of the mess created by the looting brigade of the NDC and their corrupt and thief mahama. Time for a change is nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ... read full comment
What picturesque description of the mess created by the looting brigade of the NDC and their corrupt and thief mahama. Time for a change is nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww..
Jacob 7 years ago
Why do you want Akan votes when you tell Northners to vote for you because you are one of them.If that is the case then stop campaigning in the Akan areas who form about 70% of the population and we will see where your party ... read full comment
Why do you want Akan votes when you tell Northners to vote for you because you are one of them.If that is the case then stop campaigning in the Akan areas who form about 70% of the population and we will see where your party will be.Childish Maama
NANA AMA 7 years ago
The Change Ghanaians want is already happening under President Mahama and this accounts for the 2MW solar plant up North which is attending to the energy needs of the people.
Nonetheless, One hundred million (100,000,000) f ... read full comment
The Change Ghanaians want is already happening under President Mahama and this accounts for the 2MW solar plant up North which is attending to the energy needs of the people.
Nonetheless, One hundred million (100,000,000) free exercise books have been distributed, with free school uniforms also provided to over two million school pupils under President Mahama.
FORD 7 years ago
IF THE NPP THINKS THEY ARE WINNING, IT MUST BE ROOTED IN TRUTH AND NOT DECEIT IN THIS FORM. IT MAKES SOME US THINK DIFFERENTLY. WHICH ECONOMIST MAGAZINE MUST HAVE STATED THIS? IS ITR BORNE OUT OF RESEARCH OR POLLS? IF SO WHEN ... read full comment
IF THE NPP THINKS THEY ARE WINNING, IT MUST BE ROOTED IN TRUTH AND NOT DECEIT IN THIS FORM. IT MAKES SOME US THINK DIFFERENTLY. WHICH ECONOMIST MAGAZINE MUST HAVE STATED THIS? IS ITR BORNE OUT OF RESEARCH OR POLLS? IF SO WHEN AND THE METHODOLOGY ETC. THIUS IS A NAKED LIES FROM A PARTY THAT INTENDFS TO RULE
NAANA ARABA BREW 7 years ago
Mahama should fix his silently divided party and leave Nana Addo alone. Mahama called Nana divisive but where is J.J. the founder, his wife Nana Konadu, Martin Amadu and Kojo Tsikata now? Shame to tribalist Mahama and his bun ... read full comment
Mahama should fix his silently divided party and leave Nana Addo alone. Mahama called Nana divisive but where is J.J. the founder, his wife Nana Konadu, Martin Amadu and Kojo Tsikata now? Shame to tribalist Mahama and his bunch of criminals NDC group.
NANA AMA 7 years ago
Mahama with all due respect is Ghana's best option and Ghana is on the right path under him.
Under his watch, Twelve million five hundred thousand (12.5million) English, Mathematics and Science textbooks were distributed to ... read full comment
Mahama with all due respect is Ghana's best option and Ghana is on the right path under him.
Under his watch, Twelve million five hundred thousand (12.5million) English, Mathematics and Science textbooks were distributed to public basic schools between 2013 and 2015. This enabled Ghana to exceed the universal textbook-pupil ratio of three textbooks to one pupil.
Kwasi Ajin 7 years ago
Mohama administration has caused a damage to Ghanaian economy and will be very difficult to get it back on track,He must be arrested and questioned including Kufour the Judas
Mohama administration has caused a damage to Ghanaian economy and will be very difficult to get it back on track,He must be arrested and questioned including Kufour the Judas
THE CRUSADER 7 years ago
God desls with all those who comitted that hineous crime against Ghana.They are now feeling the heat and by his grace Ghanaians are up from their sleep,they can differentiate white from black.Amen.ABEN.
God desls with all those who comitted that hineous crime against Ghana.They are now feeling the heat and by his grace Ghanaians are up from their sleep,they can differentiate white from black.Amen.ABEN.
Sticks wayne 7 years ago
This is bogus.It has no source.
This is bogus.It has no source.
pen robbers 7 years ago
Gabi okyere Darko, is ur uncle a lawyer and economist? Hahaha even nana can't explain simple demand and supply which every economy student should know. It comes to law nana impersonater. Anyone who will challenge me here shou ... read full comment
Gabi okyere Darko, is ur uncle a lawyer and economist? Hahaha even nana can't explain simple demand and supply which every economy student should know. It comes to law nana impersonater. Anyone who will challenge me here should just give the following answers : 1 the school he completed 2, the year attended 3, the year completed 4, his class mates at least two . Need answers now.
Bulala 7 years ago
Pen robbers
I bet you will never get answers to your 4 questions. Nana is an academic fraud.
Pen robbers
I bet you will never get answers to your 4 questions. Nana is an academic fraud.
Mj 7 years ago
Desperation and frustration are a common disease to losers. This article is concocted in desperation chamber and brewed in a frustration pot by serial losers like the Npp and it's allies. finito!!!!
Desperation and frustration are a common disease to losers. This article is concocted in desperation chamber and brewed in a frustration pot by serial losers like the Npp and it's allies. finito!!!!
Amidini 7 years ago
Shame ! shame ! pro npps we know you guys. STILL JM TOASO !
Shame ! shame ! pro npps we know you guys. STILL JM TOASO !
Mr Moore 7 years ago
Desperate times requires frustrated measures. A least that is the sense I get from the Npp and it's media cabal. They are resulting into anything and everything for votes, where they have embraced fully the maxim that says t ... read full comment
Desperate times requires frustrated measures. A least that is the sense I get from the Npp and it's media cabal. They are resulting into anything and everything for votes, where they have embraced fully the maxim that says the end justifies the means. But fabrication and lies will never win.finito!!!!
concerned ghanaian 7 years ago
Have people looked at the source of this claim that the economist has said whatever?
The source of the information is THE STATESMAN. NANA ADDO'S PERSONAL PAPER.
I am not surprised that after combing through the Economis ... read full comment
Have people looked at the source of this claim that the economist has said whatever?
The source of the information is THE STATESMAN. NANA ADDO'S PERSONAL PAPER.
I am not surprised that after combing through the Economist, no such claim is to be seen.
LIES AND LIES AND LIES.
OH MOTHER GHANA, WHY DID YOU ALSO GIVE BIRTH TO THESE LIARS?
Fard 7 years ago
The Economist magazine and its sister unit the EIU are both bogus institutions. They predicted british will vote against brexit, that Clinton will win, but both never happened
The Economist magazine and its sister unit the EIU are both bogus institutions. They predicted british will vote against brexit, that Clinton will win, but both never happened
Kofi Gbagbladza 7 years ago
Uselesd Economist. We are winning. One touch
Uselesd Economist. We are winning. One touch
Amegashie Delali 7 years ago
Ghanaians should please wise up because the country has really gone through hardship within these past years especially last year and this year. If you have imported car within Mahama's regime, you will understand what am tal ... read full comment
Ghanaians should please wise up because the country has really gone through hardship within these past years especially last year and this year. If you have imported car within Mahama's regime, you will understand what am talking about.
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bugumtaaya 7 years ago
Wh is s economist?. a 3rd class, an economist? hahahahaaaa. fake lawyer an accomplish lawyer? is akufo addo not the who said he obtained a Bsc.in economics but went to lower temple with a BA certificate. I pity this foolish e ... read full comment
Wh is s economist?. a 3rd class, an economist? hahahahaaaa. fake lawyer an accomplish lawyer? is akufo addo not the who said he obtained a Bsc.in economics but went to lower temple with a BA certificate. I pity this foolish economist
Ghanaba 7 years ago
John Mahama and NDC are curse on Ghana, so the good people of Ghana should come out in their large numbers, no matter the intimidations from NDC, to vote them out on Dec 7, in order to rescue Ghana from this bloody party. The ... read full comment
John Mahama and NDC are curse on Ghana, so the good people of Ghana should come out in their large numbers, no matter the intimidations from NDC, to vote them out on Dec 7, in order to rescue Ghana from this bloody party. They have wasted Ghanaians time for 8yrs now and 19yrs past. For all these yrs nothing good has come to Ghana , it only chop, chop,and suffering on Ghanaians.
Husaine Atta 7 years ago
Why trying to throw dust into peoples eyes by denouncing the progression of the NDC Government even great nations borrow money for development the President took 4 years to develop the country don't come in and publish what y ... read full comment
Why trying to throw dust into peoples eyes by denouncing the progression of the NDC Government even great nations borrow money for development the President took 4 years to develop the country don't come in and publish what you don't know come December 8th and change the results or the electorate minds
hahahaaa 7 years ago
JM toaso
JM toaso
kojab 7 years ago
what contribution did akufo addo gave to ex president kuffour and wants ghanaians to vote for him
what contribution did akufo addo gave to ex president kuffour and wants ghanaians to vote for him
NPP BELGUIM 7 years ago
WHO IS THAT ECONOMIST? CAMPAIGNING FOR NPP IN THAT WAY , YOU GOT IT WRONG. WHAT GOD HAS GRANTED YOU THE SO CALLED ECONOMIST CANNOT USE YOUR MIND AND POLITICAL AFFILIATION TO CHANGE IT.ALL THE EVIL PLANS OF THE DEVI ... read full comment
WHO IS THAT ECONOMIST? CAMPAIGNING FOR NPP IN THAT WAY , YOU GOT IT WRONG. WHAT GOD HAS GRANTED YOU THE SO CALLED ECONOMIST CANNOT USE YOUR MIND AND POLITICAL AFFILIATION TO CHANGE IT.ALL THE EVIL PLANS OF THE DEVIL NPP WILL SURELY BOUNCE BACK TO THEM. NPP HATES TO SEE GHANA PROGRESS AS THEY DID TO NKRUMAH. SO THEY ARE DOING NOW. GHANAIAN WAKE UP AND VOTE MASSIVELY FOR NDC. IGNORE STUPID BAWUMIA AND HIS DRUG MASTER NANA ADDO. GHANA WILL BECOME DRUG SMUGGLE COUNTRY WHEN NANA ADDO IS VOTED.
Gudwan 7 years ago
This is a big lie. It is time the Statesman stopped this subterfuge, rogue propaganda before it turned Ghana into a fiery cauldron that could not be easily doused. This conflagration they are seeking to engulf the country wil ... read full comment
This is a big lie. It is time the Statesman stopped this subterfuge, rogue propaganda before it turned Ghana into a fiery cauldron that could not be easily doused. This conflagration they are seeking to engulf the country will also engulf them and wipe them off. A word to the wise enough.
duke 7 years ago
BILLIONS HAVE GONE - INTO THE POCKETS OF MAHAMA, HIS FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS AND NDC APPARATCHIKS IN GOVERNMENT.
JUST LOOK AT THEIR POSITIONS ON THE FORBES RICH LIST OF GHANA BELOW. WHICH PRESIDENT IN THE DEVELOPED ADVANCED C ... read full comment
BILLIONS HAVE GONE - INTO THE POCKETS OF MAHAMA, HIS FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS AND NDC APPARATCHIKS IN GOVERNMENT.
JUST LOOK AT THEIR POSITIONS ON THE FORBES RICH LIST OF GHANA BELOW. WHICH PRESIDENT IN THE DEVELOPED ADVANCED COUNTRIES HAS A PERSONAL NET WORTH COMPARABLE WITH THAT OF JOHN MAHAMA PRESIDENT OF A POOR COUNTRY THAT GOES TO IMF BEGGING FOR PITTANCE WHEN HE HAS STASHED AWAY $900 MILLION DOLLARS AT WHAT SALARY PER YEAR FOR THE NUMBER OF YEARS HE HAS BEEN IN PARLIAMENT AND NOW PRESIDENT
LOOK AT AFRIYIE ANKRAH AND ASIEDU NKETIA ON THIS LIST AND THE REST OF THE SO CALLED SOCIALISTS ON THIS LIST
Twenty Richest People In Ghana For 2013
1. Ibrahim Mahama -$1.9 billion /Businessman , Brother of the current President of Ghana. Only Ghanaian to own a private jet.
2. Alfred Mahama -$1.3 billion./ Businessman, brother of the current President of Ghana.
3. Roland Agambire – $1.1billion/ RLG (eBay type of business) (Business man )
4. Joseph Agyepong – $1.05billion/Businessman (Zoomlion waste management company and other businesses)Company banned by World Bank in Liberia”
5. John Mahama – $900 million/President of the Republic of Ghana, Politician.
6. Alhaji Azuma Banda – $724 million./Businessman, owner of antrak air.
7. Ato Ahwoi – $684 million/ Politician, Businessman.
8. Dr. Sam Jonah – $430 Million/Businessman (Executive Director of Jonah Capital, Equity in Johannesberg, south Africa)
9. Haruna Iddrisu – $300million/Politician, Minister of Trade.
10. Alex Mould – $282 million/GMPC
11. Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor – $250million./ Physician, Politician.
12. Tsatsu Tsikata – $245million/Lawyer, Businessman and Politician
13. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah -$112 million./ Minister of Youth and Sports, Politician.
14. Dr. Kwesi Nduom – $110 million./ Businessman and Politician.
15. Ken Agyapong – $104 million/Politician/Businessman
16. Prince Kofi Amoabeng – $98million/ CEO, UT Bank…… title=”He has an ongoing fraud case aganst him
17. Asiedu Nketiah – $89million/Politician, Secretary of the ruling NDC Party.
18. Alfred Woyome – $75million/Politically connected Businessman.
19. Tony Lithur – 30million/ Lawyer
20. Baba Kamara – $ 11million/ Politician (Commissioner to Nigeria)
Source: Forbes Ghana
The full list of the 20 Richest in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Cote d’ivoire and Morocco would be published in the December 2013 Edition of Forbes Africa
Bukson 7 years ago
Mention the name of the said minister and stop this nonsense. still jm toaso
Mention the name of the said minister and stop this nonsense. still jm toaso
Bobobribri 7 years ago
The idiot president feel no shame thats the reason and more so addicted thief is always athieve. The man cant stop stealing he has never won elections genuinely always paying bribe. Bribe to EC officials to rig elections in h ... read full comment
The idiot president feel no shame thats the reason and more so addicted thief is always athieve. The man cant stop stealing he has never won elections genuinely always paying bribe. Bribe to EC officials to rig elections in his favour. His incompetency is costing ghana a lot of debts. He must be STOPPED PERIOD.
modzason 7 years ago
where is the evidence that NDC and mahama will rig the elections. I am disappointed at the calls indicating that NDC always rig elections. what is the population of akans in the country? npp can only win if they work bomb ot ... read full comment
where is the evidence that NDC and mahama will rig the elections. I am disappointed at the calls indicating that NDC always rig elections. what is the population of akans in the country? npp can only win if they work bomb other regions rather than Ashanti and eastern regions. you must note that other tribes like Volta and north are everywhere in Ghana. how akans are in the Volta for example
Michael Adzima 7 years ago
NPP can cheat to have more than 100% in their stronghold. Don't you remember
NPP can cheat to have more than 100% in their stronghold. Don't you remember
Sankofa 7 years ago
Absolute rubbish!
The economist is completely out of touch with reality.
Absolute rubbish!
The economist is completely out of touch with reality.
The Thieves will go - rain or shine!
Nana Ghana's next president.
The cheap propaganda the NPP and its cronies keep churning out just shows the desperation the opposition feels when nothing is working in their favour.
NDC is #TransformingGhana and this accounts for introduction of the BEC ...
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BEST CAMPAIGN IS TO SERVE, NOT TO STEAL, WHEN IN POWER, TO MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR THE PEOPLE. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE WHEN THE MASSES ARE HARD PRESSED??? WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE WHEN HARDSHIP, FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS, HOPELESSNESS ...
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If you have any evidence which implicates the sitting president in any wrong doing, furnish the police with the proof and seek redress at the courts. That is your civic duty. President Mahama is focused on #TransformingGhana ...
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u re a disgrace to womanhood. is dat wat u wish for ur generation to come n ur siblings? Mahama is a curse.if u ve stayed home jobless for yrs,u wnt b talking nonsense.im ashamed n wonder if u re human at all.may GOD forgive ...
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Nkrumah’s heirs
A country that should be a beacon of African democracy is ailing
FLAGS coloured with the red, black and green of Ghana’s ruling party flutter feebly in the still, hot air that barely stirs above Ind ...
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Whoever wrote this piece for the Economist has not been truthful with many of the points raised. Half truths and outright lies are loaded in this article. Even the post independence account prior to the coup is inaccurate. I ...
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Prince Nana will go on retirement he will never be a President and turn the country back again
Which Economist magazine is this?
DO WE NEED THE ECONOMIST TO TELL THE STORY OF THE DEAD GOAT? MAHAMA IS A MESS THAT IS WHAT THE M.... STANDS FOR. AND THE SYNONYM FOR MAHAMA IS INCOMPETENCE.
Ghana's outlook is certainly better under president Mahama since under his watch, over 16,000 people have been employed in the free zones by 69 companies thus sustaining their livelihood.
Moreover under president Mahama int ...
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SMALL BRAINS, 48% OF THE YOUTH ARE UNEMPLOYED AND YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO TO CLAIM HE HAS CREATED 16,000 JOBS? AND 69 COMPANIES AND BLA BLA BLAH... PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE WHAT THE ENGLISH MAN CALLS MEDIOCRE
Bare truth but heard-rending indeed. Hmmmm, especially Charlotte's agenda.
THE ECONOMIST REFERRED TO NANA ADDO AS AN ACCOMPLISHED ECONOMIST...JOKE OF THE CENTURY. THIS 3RD CLASS FIRST DEGREE IN ECONOMICS AND NO LAW CERTIFICATE. THIS REFERENCE WILL BE EMBARRASSING TO NANA ADDO HIMSELF.
Here is what you wrote:"THE ECONOMIST REFERRED TO NANA ADDO AS AN ACCOMPLISHED ECONOMIST."
What The Economist wrote: "The opposition, led by Nana Akufo-Addo, a genteel lawyer and economist."
Where did The Economist refe ...
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But Nana is 3rd class economics grad!! He can't be economist. Useless opposition party leader with drug record
Paa, did you read the article yourself or it was read to you. The article described Akuffo Addo as an accomplished lawyer and economist. Are you running away from the third class he had in economics? You must rather be wary ...
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This time the Almighty has head our cry and are ready to save us from the wicket Mahama and NDC and so is going to be difficult for NDC to rig the election again. Because God shall expose them.
Our creator will ordain Mahama as president again come December 7 since he is the best after Nkrumah. In light of promoting local content, president Mahama ensured that 600 local artisans were employed to work on the circle i ...
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Thank you. These are the comments we need on Ghanaweb. Change is here already. JM Toast, JM tsa nor
JOHN MAHAMA AND HIS NDC PARTY WILL DO THEMSELVES A LOT OF GOOD, IF IT AVOIDS RIGGING THE ELECTIONS OF 7TH DECEMBER, 2016. GHANA WILL BE A VERY TROUBLED NATION, JOHN MAHAMA, OUT OF STUBBORNNESS AND THE USUAL NDC TRICKS AND SUB ...
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President Mahama is winning the 2016 elections hands down since his good works are all in the full glare of the public such as the 147km sawla fufulso road which had made it easy for farmers to cart their goods to the market ...
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Today, I lost respect for Citi FM and Bernard Avle. This article, and his rantings that the President made tribal remarks are a testament that he is bent on seeing a regime change. Let us wait and see!
I LISTENED TO BERNARD TODAY AND I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED. WHERE THEN WERE ALL THESE CITI FM GUYS WHEN OSAFO MARFO STATED ON TAPE THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY CAME FROM, DID NOT DESERVE LEADERSHIP OF ...
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The painful thing is Avle does not mean anything to them. They will always look down on u, Bernard. More especially if u have collected their money.
Did the president not make the statement he is alleged to have make? What is your beef about it? Or do you think it should not have been reported?
But the president made those tribal comments, citifm and bernard avle reported it as such.
STOP THE USELESS PUBLICATIONS AND WORK. YOU CAN'T SAY A PRESIDENT IS GOING TO LOSE BECAUSE, IN YOUR VIEW AND THOSE WHO THINK LIKE YOU.
Useless publication. what kind of economist are you? we need development not ECONOMIST
INTELLECTUALISM -HMMMMMMMMMM
Leave the Economist to do its propaganda. President Mahama is winning based on the good work he has done so far.
He and the NDC rigged the 2012 election. Attah Mills death without an autopsy will never happened in UK nor USA. Mahama has electoral machinery to rig the election. How else the ballot papers for the North have alredy been ma ...
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This should be a warning to Ghanaians: the white looters and economic saboteurs share an agenda with the failed oxford student! Elitist scum. What does the Economist know about Ghana? Why not talk of the parliamentarian who w ...
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NDC THIEVES/NDC LIARS/NDC KILLERS..,;
What picturesque description of the mess created by the looting brigade of the NDC and their corrupt and thief mahama. Time for a change is nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ...
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Why do you want Akan votes when you tell Northners to vote for you because you are one of them.If that is the case then stop campaigning in the Akan areas who form about 70% of the population and we will see where your party ...
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The Change Ghanaians want is already happening under President Mahama and this accounts for the 2MW solar plant up North which is attending to the energy needs of the people.
Nonetheless, One hundred million (100,000,000) f ...
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IF THE NPP THINKS THEY ARE WINNING, IT MUST BE ROOTED IN TRUTH AND NOT DECEIT IN THIS FORM. IT MAKES SOME US THINK DIFFERENTLY. WHICH ECONOMIST MAGAZINE MUST HAVE STATED THIS? IS ITR BORNE OUT OF RESEARCH OR POLLS? IF SO WHEN ...
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Mahama should fix his silently divided party and leave Nana Addo alone. Mahama called Nana divisive but where is J.J. the founder, his wife Nana Konadu, Martin Amadu and Kojo Tsikata now? Shame to tribalist Mahama and his bun ...
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Mahama with all due respect is Ghana's best option and Ghana is on the right path under him.
Under his watch, Twelve million five hundred thousand (12.5million) English, Mathematics and Science textbooks were distributed to ...
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Mohama administration has caused a damage to Ghanaian economy and will be very difficult to get it back on track,He must be arrested and questioned including Kufour the Judas
God desls with all those who comitted that hineous crime against Ghana.They are now feeling the heat and by his grace Ghanaians are up from their sleep,they can differentiate white from black.Amen.ABEN.
This is bogus.It has no source.
Gabi okyere Darko, is ur uncle a lawyer and economist? Hahaha even nana can't explain simple demand and supply which every economy student should know. It comes to law nana impersonater. Anyone who will challenge me here shou ...
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Pen robbers
I bet you will never get answers to your 4 questions. Nana is an academic fraud.
Desperation and frustration are a common disease to losers. This article is concocted in desperation chamber and brewed in a frustration pot by serial losers like the Npp and it's allies. finito!!!!
Shame ! shame ! pro npps we know you guys. STILL JM TOASO !
Desperate times requires frustrated measures. A least that is the sense I get from the Npp and it's media cabal. They are resulting into anything and everything for votes, where they have embraced fully the maxim that says t ...
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Have people looked at the source of this claim that the economist has said whatever?
The source of the information is THE STATESMAN. NANA ADDO'S PERSONAL PAPER.
I am not surprised that after combing through the Economis ...
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The Economist magazine and its sister unit the EIU are both bogus institutions. They predicted british will vote against brexit, that Clinton will win, but both never happened
Uselesd Economist. We are winning. One touch
Ghanaians should please wise up because the country has really gone through hardship within these past years especially last year and this year. If you have imported car within Mahama's regime, you will understand what am tal ...
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Do you want the opportunity to join an exclusive travel club allowing you to travel all over the world at discount rates whilst also giving you the opportunity to make very good and grow a business? Be your own boss and live ...
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Wh is s economist?. a 3rd class, an economist? hahahahaaaa. fake lawyer an accomplish lawyer? is akufo addo not the who said he obtained a Bsc.in economics but went to lower temple with a BA certificate. I pity this foolish e ...
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John Mahama and NDC are curse on Ghana, so the good people of Ghana should come out in their large numbers, no matter the intimidations from NDC, to vote them out on Dec 7, in order to rescue Ghana from this bloody party. The ...
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Why trying to throw dust into peoples eyes by denouncing the progression of the NDC Government even great nations borrow money for development the President took 4 years to develop the country don't come in and publish what y ...
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JM toaso
what contribution did akufo addo gave to ex president kuffour and wants ghanaians to vote for him
WHO IS THAT ECONOMIST? CAMPAIGNING FOR NPP IN THAT WAY , YOU GOT IT WRONG. WHAT GOD HAS GRANTED YOU THE SO CALLED ECONOMIST CANNOT USE YOUR MIND AND POLITICAL AFFILIATION TO CHANGE IT.ALL THE EVIL PLANS OF THE DEVI ...
read full comment
This is a big lie. It is time the Statesman stopped this subterfuge, rogue propaganda before it turned Ghana into a fiery cauldron that could not be easily doused. This conflagration they are seeking to engulf the country wil ...
read full comment
BILLIONS HAVE GONE - INTO THE POCKETS OF MAHAMA, HIS FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS AND NDC APPARATCHIKS IN GOVERNMENT.
JUST LOOK AT THEIR POSITIONS ON THE FORBES RICH LIST OF GHANA BELOW. WHICH PRESIDENT IN THE DEVELOPED ADVANCED C ...
read full comment
Mention the name of the said minister and stop this nonsense. still jm toaso
The idiot president feel no shame thats the reason and more so addicted thief is always athieve. The man cant stop stealing he has never won elections genuinely always paying bribe. Bribe to EC officials to rig elections in h ...
read full comment
where is the evidence that NDC and mahama will rig the elections. I am disappointed at the calls indicating that NDC always rig elections. what is the population of akans in the country? npp can only win if they work bomb ot ...
read full comment
NPP can cheat to have more than 100% in their stronghold. Don't you remember
Absolute rubbish!
The economist is completely out of touch with reality.