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MPs demand catering services, first class travels

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  • Cynthia 7 years ago

    In dead goat's government, they were very useless. Why are they bent on more spending now when majority of them brainlessly supported the dead goat to run down the country

  • zantoda 7 years ago

    why don't you give all the money and resources of the country to the MPs and other arms of government? the rest of the citizenry will drink water every day and go to bed!!!!!Nonsense!!!

  • HHHHHHHHHH 7 years ago

    At the end of every 4 years you receive huge monies called EX-GRATIA. Your monthly salaries are RIDICULOUS. You are paid SITTING ALLOWANCES, you travel BY HEART to do your private businesses in our name, now look at the new ...
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  • APONKYE 7 years ago

    If the ones charged with ensuring security for all are now seeking personal security, then we must be alarmed

    First, this means they have failed in their duty to ensure everyone is safe.

    And if they are now so terrifie ...
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  • william 7 years ago

    The security of MPs is important. But they should package their request to take along at least the immediate communities where they live whose security cannot be minimized for the benefit of VIPs! As direct reps of those comm ...
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  • yash kugmoor17 7 years ago

    And they tryna sell us this haruna guy is a presidential material...
    might just call him..haruna iddrisu MAHAMA! where does money come from anyway...

  • Oburonewewu 7 years ago

    So the people who we have elected to serve us are now demanding luxuries from us.
    A job of an MP is to serve their electorates. You were elected to represent us because we all can't be at parliament. It doesn't mean that you ...
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  • ghanawatch 7 years ago

    Whether useless or not what they are entitled to should be given to them.If they are useless why vote for them to represent you in parliament? It is only in Africa that you hear such comments about ministers and MPS.

  • Emma 7 years ago

    MP'S NOT EVEN ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES, WITH THIS ECONOMY THAT YOU CLAIM IS BLEEDING YOU STILL WANT FIRST CLASS EVERYTHING. YOU GUYS ARE NOT PREPARED TO SACRIFICE IN ANY WAY BUT YOU WANT THE BLACKSTARS TO PLAY WITHOUT WINNING BO ...
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  • ninja 7 years ago

    many simple minded Ghanaians think democracy is cheap. here we are

  • nokware 7 years ago

    You want them to sacrifice forever and ever when civil servants are stealing with impunity?Always sacrifice for Ghana when auditors,accountants,revenue collectors ,etc in the civil service are stealing with impunity.Sacrifice ...
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  • Ghanaian 7 years ago

    In the most developed democracies, even Lords travel on buses and trains.
    Do these guys know the cost of 1st class tickets? Do our MPs think they are angels? So Ayarega wants to travel 1st class. too? God save Ghana!

  • QUEEN 7 years ago

    Can you all hire househelps to assist with cooking? ABSOLUTELY NO 1st CLASS.There's no hustle in Economy Class. 1st Class or Economy, the Plane will arrive at your Destination at the same time.. 1st Class is waste of money ...
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  • Gba-Gbo! 7 years ago

    Queen I Av falling 4 ut comments,whn David Cameron was parking frm his official residence,we saw him on fb n some other social media carrying his luggages,in d UK MPs join public bus,now Ghanaian PMs who among u can join publ ...
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  • Zargon 7 years ago

    On average economy class if it cost you $1000, 1st class will cost you $8000- $12000 as it's more expensive than business class. And by the way if you are traveling for business why do you request for first class and not busi ...
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  • KT 7 years ago

    FOOL!!!

  • Samuel Barns Issah 7 years ago

    What kind of hustles are experienced in Economy Class??? Are you better than those who buy Economy?? These guys are not serious with the Nation and for NDC guys to join the chorus is absolutely nonsense. 1st Class is a waste ...
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  • Crackadoddledooooo 7 years ago

    They day the country does not have to borrow externally for development that is the day you can consider first class travel etc and until then let us not behave bigger than we actually are. We are a broke country looking to d ...
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  • Kofi 7 years ago

    They're all the same in Ghana. NDC, NPP, PIGS, VULTURES........ the same

  • osei 7 years ago

    see them.
    nation wreckers.
    they are coming to syphon the rest of what we have.
    oh Ghana ????

    ????

  • ninja 7 years ago

    osei don't cry this is the roman democracy where few are privileged to live well and the rest scramble.

  • Evans 7 years ago

    Are the MPs voted in power to serve or be served. We all want to cut down cost to aid national development and you adding more cost... poor Ghana

  • ROGUE LAWYER 7 years ago

    greedy bastards , they should use part of their fat salaries to pay for their own catering and security AT THEIR OWN LUXUS AND pleasure.

  • bill. international-man 7 years ago

    Folks,may some one tell me if this people have head to think at all?.

  • Akusika 7 years ago

    HUSTLES IN ECONOMY CLASS????? INDEED!!!!!!! WHEN YOU WERE IN MAHAMA'S GOVERNMENT, DID YOU REQUEST FOR THAT? OR YOU WERE NOT TRAVELLING? ARE YOU DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE PLANE. HARUNA, DONT ALLOW YOUR POSITION TO ...
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  • BUILD MORE PRISONS 7 years ago

    HONESTLY???

    LETS KNOW THE NAMES IF THESE MPS

  • Akusika 7 years ago

    PAY THE DIFFERENCE IF YOU DONT WANT THE ECONOMYAND YOU WANT TO ENJOY BUSINESS CLASS, SONUMAN KRACHIE!

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  • Nkrumah 7 years ago

    Look at this baboon-faced cowherd wanting to travel first class. Did you even pay for your education? And what about your plagiarised long essay at the university for which your degree was withdrawn? This is a new era, cowher ...
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  • Concerned 7 years ago

    This is a poor country but do our leaders want to sacrifice for us or they want us to sacrifice for them

  • ninja 7 years ago

    these stupid and fools think they are better than others .when women and babies are sleeping on bare floors in our hospitals they are demanding first class air travel. oh GOD is this how you thought of man to abuse his fellow ...
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  • Original Ghanaba 7 years ago

    Nonsense

  • Original Ghanaba 7 years ago

    Simply nonsense!!!!!

  • say it loud 7 years ago

    Our MPs are selfish and greedy. I wonder if we can still call them honourable men and women.

  • Nana 7 years ago

    Haruna, the MPs of the countries you borrow money from travel economy and have no securities. Be also reminded that MPs are civil servants and should not be treated any different.

  • Ywa 7 years ago

    Look at this haruna who's said to be nursing presidential ambitions doesn't want to travel on economy ticket, what would he travel on as president, sit on top of the plane?However parliamentarians must know nobody asked them ...
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  • gyamfi 7 years ago

    These MPs are not there to help Ghana, They are there for their own, who was cooking for them when they were not the MPs?How do they get to their work or do they have securities in their houses before becoming MPs. Come to th ...
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  • Celestine 7 years ago

    Who is an MP? Ayariga, Sam George and Okujeto Ablakwah types who are wasting our resources even without knowing what they are doing? Do they think Ghana's money is just there for them foolish members of parliament to be misus ...
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  • gyamfi 7 years ago

    Ghana MPs are greedy, what is wrong with economy class, where are the MPs travelling to, to do what? Money hungry MPs

  • Gaatjou Nietsaan 7 years ago

    These idiots came on their knees and asked us to vote them into power and give them the mandate so they should stop demanding for luxury. I travel economy so they should also travel economy. The president and vice president a ...
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  • THE CRUSADER 7 years ago

    Freebie boys where are your services to Ghana?

  • King straw 7 years ago

    Member of parliament of akuapim south O.B AMOAH who cannot provides basic amenities such as water , electricity and toilet to nsawam and it's environment such as Pepraw, gyankana Dobro and Ahodjo want the state to provide hi ...
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  • Sokoli 7 years ago

    I hope none of the MPs hope to travel outside on assignments, who contribute to parliamentary debates by being silent.
    Also the sense of entitlement among MPs never seem to abate. What with their calls for catering services ...
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  • Odikro 7 years ago

    These MPs are not serious. Why would they need first class tickets. Some of them never owned bicycles before the election. The government should provide economy tickets; those who want to avoid the so-called hassle should pay ...
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  • Yaw Adu-Asare 7 years ago

    Why can't Ghanaian politicians emulate the social attitude of president of Tanzania?

  • Steve 7 years ago

    Mark Carney, Bank of England Governor jog to work. Boris Johnson former Mayor of London, cycles to work everyday. MP Jack Straw, former Foriegn Secretary & others use Public transport to work. Let's learn to be economical. Gh ...
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  • Igp 7 years ago

    US Congress men travel on economy class ticket on official duties back to their contuencies. It is not a matter of affordability, but just to make a point to the taxpayer. Poor Ghana to cover first class ticket for you MPs. D ...
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  • Uncle Pee 7 years ago

    MPs demanding 1st Class air travels and catering services are inconsiderate and do not care about the plight of the taxpayers. Are you not paid? Why should the taxpayer pay you salary and feed you in addition?

  • Kobby 7 years ago

    They are just there to enrich themselves and enjoy at the expense of the Ghanaian tax payer. They don't think about any of us. Very SELFISH. They should pay for their own meals. Should should feed them after being paid those ...
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  • Kobby 7 years ago

    This is a shame and total disappointment. They want to enjoy whilst the general populace continue to suffer. Why should we provide security for them? Who wants to harm them,for what reason? Are they now afraid of their own sh ...
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  • ATYCO #ONE 7 years ago

    That's stupidities in the highest order. These criminal MPs, what do they want? Nana Addo should never try letting them have that stupid and foolish previledge of service welfare. What has been their use aside corruption and ...
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  • AMATX USA 7 years ago

    You need all this things at the time the nation is bleeding so you don't have the nation at heart at all both parties you need catering services in your homes do you wants to run restaurants in your homes or what

  • KAAFUEDA 7 years ago

    So out of touch with those they are supposedly representing. Just like the U.S. Congress! I BEG, don't follow them oooo!

  • KAAFUEDA 7 years ago

    Out of touch with the PEOPLE. Just like U.S. Congress. I BEG, don't follow them oooo!