Massive corruption at Ports

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PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 8 years ago

##SOURCE: CLASSFMONLINE ------ The Government of Ghana is reviewing the debts incurred by the John Mahama administration to find out whether the loans were used for the purposes of which they were contracted, Senior Minister ...
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##SOURCE: CLASSFMONLINE ------ The Government of Ghana is reviewing the debts incurred by the John Mahama administration to find out whether the loans were used for the purposes of which they were contracted, Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo, has revealed. After the review of the debt situation, the findings will be made public to enable the Ghanaian people realise how their moneys were spent by the previous administration, Mr Marfo added. It is recalled that during the electioneering season the then main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) accused the Mahama government of excessive borrowing but with little to show for, an assertion the then governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) rubbished because they thought they had embarked on several infrastructural projects with those loans. Mr Marfo speaking during the National Policy Summit on Tuesday May 16 said revealed that the new government is investigating all the debts left behind by Mr Mahama. “We are working on the numbers, the ministry of finance gives us the bulk numbers. But they do not all emanate from one source, we have some sitting in energy, some sitting in SSNIT and we are examining all. As a government and we are doing it gradually and slowly because we must be accurate. “We want to be sure that whatever comes out finally is accurate. The government owes it as a duty to keep the nation informed about these debts and what it was used for.”
SANKARA 8 years ago

@GAY BOY KWESI ADADE. I told you Mahama is not gay, so leave the man alone , Bush boy. You are too obsessed with Mahama. You got your head stuck in ur ass you don't know whether to speak or to fart.

@GAY BOY KWESI ADADE. I told you Mahama is not gay, so leave the man alone , Bush boy. You are too obsessed with Mahama. You got your head stuck in ur ass you don't know whether to speak or to fart.
Kaleo 8 years ago

Be it custom officer, Immigration officer or kominini. they all appear to be rich. They are all thieves stealing Ghana money with impunity

Be it custom officer, Immigration officer or kominini. they all appear to be rich. They are all thieves stealing Ghana money with impunity
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

Mahamudu Bawumia should stop behaving like a new arrival in Jerusalem la.

Mahamudu Bawumia should stop behaving like a new arrival in Jerusalem la.
Amen 8 years ago

Yes he is the new problem solver. Mills went to the port and did nothing. Mahama preferred to borrow than to close revenue leakages in the system. Responsible government has come so get use to it

Yes he is the new problem solver. Mills went to the port and did nothing. Mahama preferred to borrow than to close revenue leakages in the system. Responsible government has come so get use to it
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 8 years ago

Hahahahaha, keep preaching on, my dear. 2020 definitely await us all.

Hahahahaha, keep preaching on, my dear. 2020 definitely await us all.
Toolo 8 years ago

So people come to Bawumia for jobs? Is he the head of the Civil Service????

So people come to Bawumia for jobs? Is he the head of the Civil Service????
NANA TWUM L'DON 8 years ago

PLEASE DON'T ALLOW THE PORTS TO HANDLE MONEY --- PERIOD !! SIMILARLY TO ALL INSTITUTIONS POLICE, SOLDIERS, WATER DEPT ETC ---PERIOD ~~USE THE BANK OF GHANA. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CORRUPTION AT EVERY INSTITUTION IF THEY ARE MA ...
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PLEASE DON'T ALLOW THE PORTS TO HANDLE MONEY --- PERIOD !! SIMILARLY TO ALL INSTITUTIONS POLICE, SOLDIERS, WATER DEPT ETC ---PERIOD ~~USE THE BANK OF GHANA. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CORRUPTION AT EVERY INSTITUTION IF THEY ARE MADE TO HANDLE MONEY.
nana@ 8 years ago

Why can't I assess the port database know how much am to buy for a car, brand, year and make up pay online before the car even get to Ghana. What all is in the ports

Why can't I assess the port database know how much am to buy for a car, brand, year and make up pay online before the car even get to Ghana. What all is in the ports
VOICE 8 years ago

THAT IS MY MUSIC THAT WI'LL CUT OF THE HANDS OF THE THIEVES I AM WITH YOU.ANY BODY WHO IS FOUND CHEATING
WILL BE DEALT DRASTICALLY GOOD CONTRIBUTION NANA @

THAT IS MY MUSIC THAT WI'LL CUT OF THE HANDS OF THE THIEVES I AM WITH YOU.ANY BODY WHO IS FOUND CHEATING
WILL BE DEALT DRASTICALLY GOOD CONTRIBUTION NANA @

AGBESI KWESI 8 years ago

Ghanaian university graduates are thieves that is why they always want to work at the ports since there is a massive stealing there. At the ports, they steal car tapes, car jacks, car tyres etc. University education in Ghana ...
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Ghanaian university graduates are thieves that is why they always want to work at the ports since there is a massive stealing there. At the ports, they steal car tapes, car jacks, car tyres etc. University education in Ghana is indeed useless.
Gonzaga 8 years ago

Why is the vice president pretending as if he does not know corruption is destroying our country and economy at all levels and no one does anything about it, just talk. Wake up and put all these corrupt people in jail from th ...
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Why is the vice president pretending as if he does not know corruption is destroying our country and economy at all levels and no one does anything about it, just talk. Wake up and put all these corrupt people in jail from the messenger to the Minister.
Ritewing 8 years ago

There are too many government agencies at the ports. Systems put in place for ease of business transactions are not business friendly. This helps in getting business people to cut corners. The result is money that should go t ...
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There are too many government agencies at the ports. Systems put in place for ease of business transactions are not business friendly. This helps in getting business people to cut corners. The result is money that should go to government ends up in multiple private pockets. Introduction of technology might help. But when rules are enforced and offenders are dismissed and jailed. All will henceforth behave well.
Roja 8 years ago

so he is trying to tell us that, since he was born in Ghana, he doesnt know wat goes on at the port?....stupidity at its best...even a toddler knows wat goes on at the port....and they also were laughing cos bawumia is now a ...
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so he is trying to tell us that, since he was born in Ghana, he doesnt know wat goes on at the port?....stupidity at its best...even a toddler knows wat goes on at the port....and they also were laughing cos bawumia is now a comedian than a vice p
Amen 8 years ago

At least he is trying to find solutions to the revenue leakages at the port. What did Mahama and Mills do when they knew of the problem. What is knowledge of the problem going to do if you are not able to solve them.

At least he is trying to find solutions to the revenue leakages at the port. What did Mahama and Mills do when they knew of the problem. What is knowledge of the problem going to do if you are not able to solve them.
Mensah 8 years ago

All their thinking and reasons are foolish and stupid.Ndc full of idiots. Even a dog can reason better than an Ndc sympathiser!

All their thinking and reasons are foolish and stupid.Ndc full of idiots. Even a dog can reason better than an Ndc sympathiser!
Jasmine 8 years ago

Bawumia isn't a Ghanaian so he can pretend not to know what happens there!

Bawumia isn't a Ghanaian so he can pretend not to know what happens there!
Charlie King Addo 8 years ago

Simplify the laws at the port, everything in black and white for people to understand.
Define personal effects for example so we know it is free.
Free should be free even at Ghana ports.

We should be straight forward to ...
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Simplify the laws at the port, everything in black and white for people to understand.
Define personal effects for example so we know it is free.
Free should be free even at Ghana ports.

We should be straight forward to avoid unnecessary complications.

The workers use funny interpretations to dupe people.

Break things down so even a fool can get it right.
Papito 8 years ago

The vice president is telling us that people come to him asking for jobs. Instead of telling them to go through the proper established procedures, he starts interviewing them to determine where the "applicants" want to work? ...
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The vice president is telling us that people come to him asking for jobs. Instead of telling them to go through the proper established procedures, he starts interviewing them to determine where the "applicants" want to work? That is interesting.
npensem 8 years ago

LET PEOPLE PAY THE DUTIES AND EVERY OTHER THING OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY ,,AND JUST COME WITH EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT TO TAKE WHATEVER THEY BROUGHT OUT . THIS WAY ALL DUTIES WILL GO STRAIGHT INTO GOVERNMENT COFFERS ....NO MORE MONEY ...
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LET PEOPLE PAY THE DUTIES AND EVERY OTHER THING OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY ,,AND JUST COME WITH EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT TO TAKE WHATEVER THEY BROUGHT OUT . THIS WAY ALL DUTIES WILL GO STRAIGHT INTO GOVERNMENT COFFERS ....NO MORE MONEY DEALINGS AT THE PORTS AGAIN ......SMOOTH AND CLEAR .

Asempaye 8 years ago

Massive corruption in every State Revenue Collection establishment. The workers ONLY colleborate with individuals and companies to evade taxes and pocket their share. But then again, who is honest in Ghana?

Massive corruption in every State Revenue Collection establishment. The workers ONLY colleborate with individuals and companies to evade taxes and pocket their share. But then again, who is honest in Ghana?
Dr Boah USA 8 years ago

Try retrieve your goods at the Tema port and if you are on ordinary person,see what you go through. I recently shipped 6 bags of rice, at the end of the day,I got one bag back. Just think about that! People at port will steal ...
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Try retrieve your goods at the Tema port and if you are on ordinary person,see what you go through. I recently shipped 6 bags of rice, at the end of the day,I got one bag back. Just think about that! People at port will steal 'toilet port'
Some are Christians,Moslems and atheist.corruption at its best! And all the monies they take in the name of duty if 20% does anything for the average citizen , Ghana would better than most African Countriies.
Mess 8 years ago

Well done vp

Well done vp
G. K. Berko 8 years ago

Dr. Bawumia should have known already how deeply mired our Ports have been in corruption, and didn't need the job-seekers to bring his attention to it. Do we have to be alarmed by Bawumia's late-coming to know of such a colo ...
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Dr. Bawumia should have known already how deeply mired our Ports have been in corruption, and didn't need the job-seekers to bring his attention to it. Do we have to be alarmed by Bawumia's late-coming to know of such a colossal drain on our Economy? Maybe not. But I hope the VP would get to speed in catching up on all such vital loci of gross corruption that are killing our Nation to attempt at correcting the situation.

The transient intervention of the late President, Atta-Mills, to cleanse the Ports of its criminal behavior of pilfering our revenues and dubiously seizing imported properties from diasporans to enrich their employees was conspicuous revelation enough to educate all on the corruption at the Ports.

We need a massive reorganization of the Ports that would prevent the evil canker from continuing there. The least we could do is digitize many, if not all, of the processes so as to have easily traceable track of our revenues and offer clients full knowledge of their monetary obligations. Non-cash payments may also be imposed on all transactions at the Ports.

Long Live Ghana!!!
NPPigs 8 years ago

SO FIX IT AND STOP WASTING OUR TIME

SO FIX IT AND STOP WASTING OUR TIME
Ghanaman 8 years ago

Dr Bawumia needs no soothsayer to convince him that the several layers in the process chain at the ports are meant to line people's pockets with goodies whilst the government looses. From the Customs boss, the security coordi ...
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Dr Bawumia needs no soothsayer to convince him that the several layers in the process chain at the ports are meant to line people's pockets with goodies whilst the government looses. From the Customs boss, the security coordinators, the port officials and even the forklift operators, the port is a cash cow.
Niibi 8 years ago

The fact that people even come to you (vice President) for employment opportunities in itself is an indication of corruption since you are not the Commissioner of Labor or Employment. That means meritocracy is non-existence a ...
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The fact that people even come to you (vice President) for employment opportunities in itself is an indication of corruption since you are not the Commissioner of Labor or Employment. That means meritocracy is non-existence and jobs are given on whom-you-know basis. Begin the correction from this angle then you can stretch to the ports. Those given jobs at the ports outside meritocracy have to earn 'extra' to satisfy the jobs givers hence the corruptions at this places among other motives/reasons.
Ali, Toronto 8 years ago

Bawumia is missing the point with speculations about the Port. The issue is that people should not be coming to Bawumia for jobs whether at the ports or anywhere else. Bawumia should be discouraging that - that of itself is a ...
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Bawumia is missing the point with speculations about the Port. The issue is that people should not be coming to Bawumia for jobs whether at the ports or anywhere else. Bawumia should be discouraging that - that of itself is a recipe for corruption and the hiring of incompetents. 'Jobs for the boys' is not a good principle.
Kodirber 8 years ago

They are corrupt at the Port. Review Anas video he did for President Mill of blessed memory.

They are corrupt at the Port. Review Anas video he did for President Mill of blessed memory.

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