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AFCON 2015: Gov't blows $6m on flying fans to watch 6 games

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  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author:-SARPONG...
    Ethiopia is building three new airports at a total cost of $64.5 million. Ghana is extending Kumasi airporf runway with lightening for night landing at a cost of 29 million dollars, "hoohoo" Haba, Mahama, ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 9 years ago

    AUTHOR: MR. FIGURE-OUT----------------
    It is only in Ghana would such a dishonorably idiot be on the government pay roll. Professor Mill should be solely blamed for imposing those criminals on us. After Mills found Betty Mou ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author:-PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE)...

    DR. BAWUMIA:-----------
    “In the last six years, the NDC has borrowed US$27 billion. Before that, we, the NPP, borrowed a total of US$5.5 billion in eight years. Compare that to the ...
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  • Close Observer 9 years ago

    THE TRIBAL DISCRIMINATION AND DIVISION IS ENOUGH. VOTE NDC OUT IN 2016.

    IF THEY CAN'T DO IT IN 26 YEARS, THEY CAN'T DO IT IN 1000 YEARS; VOTE THEM OUT.

    GHANAIANS have given 26 years out of the country's 58 years to the ...
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  • SUSAN 9 years ago

    don' t you have better things to report? stupid ghanaian journalists spoiling Ghana's name in the name of politics

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 9 years ago

    MAHAMA AND HIS BUNCH OF CROOKISH INCOMPETENT CORRUPT MONSTERS CAN NEVER DO IT! NO! NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!!! NDC LACK THE BRAINS. JUST LOOK AROUND; CAN'T YOU SEE? JUST OPEN YOUR EARS; CAN'T YOU HEAR? IS THIS THE GHANA K4 HAND ...
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  • Don Blunt 9 years ago

    Don't let the truth hurt you.
    Don#t feel disgraced to be informed about realities in Ghana.

    You will begin to be thankful for all this one day.


    I cry, not because I spent enough on the education of a girl child, for ...
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  • Abeku_USA 9 years ago

    Susan u have Had ur share,can go ahead n defend,today is ur turn but remember is taxpayers money n must be used judiciously.No funs to generate electricity but for fans,don't forget whatever has a beginning has an end

  • kb 9 years ago

    susan or whatever u call yourself u are a fool. aint we as ghanaians supposed to know what the ghanaian tax payers money is used for? where did the writer go wrong?

  • Awura Ama 9 years ago

    Your government is spoiling the name of Ghana by chop,chop. Who in the world doesnt know ndc have nothing good for Ghana apart from create,loot and share ? If you have any advise give it to your government to fix the economy ...
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  • Neutral Zone 9 years ago

    Money well spent!

    The haters who did by get the chance to go are the once making all the noise. Some of the supporters almost got killed in support of our dear Black Stars.

  • KWASI IN EUROPE 9 years ago

    So some of you still don't know that that pepeni has no brains to rule a country? Some time ago they used to carry pan-toilet on their heads from people's homes to go and throw away. How can such a person be president?

  • Neutral Zone 9 years ago

    They wised up now n u can't stand it. Just do the same for ur colonial master. Hahahaaa!!!

  • They Say They Say 9 years ago

    Boy you are really hurting. Want some pain med?

  • K. A. 9 years ago

    This government spends money as if there is no tomorrow. Why are they before the IMF?

  • Photosy 9 years ago

    What is all this rubbish ? Don't people just get tired of writing rubbish ?

  • Moses 9 years ago

    waste of money.you uno get,but the little you get too you waste em. Ehhh bei Ghana

  • anna 9 years ago

    This is bettet ghana for u ndc theives

  • KOFI ANNE 9 years ago

    Better Ghana Agenda $ 6 Millions dollars' on flying fans to watch football, supporters only $6m dollars My god Ghanaians instead of Dumso, oh why? What can of leaders we have now GOD HELPERS

  • k, no problem, a 9 years ago

    Oh Ghana! Ayariga is going to build mansions out of this. Why. Meanwhile there no funds to undertake important assignments in the various ministries.

  • The mask 9 years ago

    Equatorial guinea isn't far from Ghana. The government should have sent the fans there in boats.

  • @@@@@@@@ 9 years ago

    Can't provide lits/water for human beings but animals will spend this amount just for entertainment. They were praying to whom issis god? They will bury pregnant woman a life and win an election but pray to God to win cup God ...
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  • obibini 9 years ago

    Can't provide lits/water for human beings but animals will spend this amount just for entertainment. They were praying to whom issis god? They will bury pregnant woman a life and win an election but pray to God to win cup God ...
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  • OH GHANA 9 years ago

    WE HAVE WORKED FOR 8 MONTHS AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN PAID....IT IS REALLY REALLY SAD....WE HAVE USED BANK OVERDRAFT TO RENDER SERVBICES TO NHIS PATIENTS....ISNT IT SAD

  • nii nii niiiii 9 years ago

    I've always said that Mills is being whipped daily for setting Ghana backwards.Imposing on us nonentities to run our country.I bet all our deceased leaders have descended on him over there.Corruption in Gh will end only when ...
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  • outlaw 9 years ago

    God will punish you mahama and co

  • vic 9 years ago

    Countries take taxes from its citizens and donates some to Ghana and then Ghana will waste the money whilst Ghanaian(the intended)continue to suffer. this time donor countries are saying they will not take the taxes from its ...
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  • Concerned 9 years ago

    So whenever this government wants to hide a loan or some kind of expenditure, it uses gnpc as a conduit to do that. The recent court judgement seems to add some legality to it but our international partners would not be hoodw ...
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  • ATIA FRAFRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

    TANII IS STILL TANII, WHAT EVER IT IS. MAHAMA IS TANII, NO BRAINS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Bature 9 years ago

    Senseless sensation to get attention. What investigation has you conducted? Who is supposed to shuttle Ghanaians to the game to show support? Think and think.

  • obibini 9 years ago

    Go away wit ya 'bissilike' teeth. Wat kinda investigations r u talkin abt. Shine ur eyes

  • Adam 9 years ago

    Even the worse government(NPP) ever ruled Ghana will not spend that money on afcon, Let alone NDC. The entire amount CAF is going to share among the countries that took part in the afcon2015 is 10million dollars, the overall ...
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  • myyak 9 years ago

    Haters of the gov't will always lie through their teeth even if the glaring truth is b4 them. How much will winners of the tournament b paid n gov't is spending 6m dollars on supporters alone, haabaaah!!!!. give us some cred ...
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  • KB New York 9 years ago

    What kind of government do we have. VRA is claiming that the government owes them $2million that's why they cannot buy diesel to produce power for people to work with and we can fly people to watch football at $6th. GOD HELP ...
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  • kwesi Prempeh Agogo 9 years ago

    What's wrong with flying supporters for the Black stars? Did we see the overwhelming supporters for cote d'ivoire during the finals? Are they any better than us?
    Why do we carry envy so far? At the end of the day someone mus ...
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  • Al 9 years ago

    I now understand why, the cup "went" to Cote d'Ivoire. Imagine Ghana had won, how much "money" will have been used to celebrate the achievement. These people are scoping any available means to "chop" money