MDU petitions Parliament against Lonrho Atuabo Port dev’t

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• Koo Nimo 11 years ago

  Another case which supports the assertion that Ghana is a banana republic. Lonrho should be resisted

  Another case which supports the assertion that Ghana is a banana republic. Lonrho should be resisted

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• Kweku 11 years ago

  If the deal is in line with the laws of ghana then it should be allowed to proceed. I Do not understand how a project like this is against the supreme interest of ghana as gpha claim as it will create jobs, national security ...
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  If the deal is in line with the laws of ghana then it should be allowed to proceed. I Do not understand how a project like this is against the supreme interest of ghana as gpha claim as it will create jobs, national security will ensure the security of the nation is protected

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• constructive 11 years ago

  ports establishment creates jobs.we must first look at the benefits.some countries have more than 5ports,for loading and offloading.the security of it depend on the country law enforcement agents & the gov't of the day ,not g ...
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  ports establishment creates jobs.we must first look at the benefits.some countries have more than 5ports,for loading and offloading.the security of it depend on the country law enforcement agents & the gov't of the day ,not ghpoha or what ever they call themselves.why the regional domestic air ports not cancelled for only kia to stand.we must expand as a nation not always shrink.

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• KOJO KOJO 11 years ago

  LORHO AGAIN, THIS COUNTRY HAS A BITTER EXPERIENCE O LONRO;S NEOCOLONIALIST BEHAVIOUR WHEN IT CLANDESTINELY TRIED AND LATER SUCEEDED IN TAKING OVER OBUASI MINES WITH A DIFFERENT NAME. WHY DONT WE LEARN AND ACT TO PROTECT OUR ...
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  LORHO AGAIN, THIS COUNTRY HAS A BITTER EXPERIENCE O LONRO;S NEOCOLONIALIST BEHAVIOUR WHEN IT CLANDESTINELY TRIED AND LATER SUCEEDED IN TAKING OVER OBUASI MINES WITH A DIFFERENT NAME. WHY DONT WE LEARN AND ACT TO PROTECT OUR NATION

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• Lubricanto 11 years ago

  Why should we allow our critical national infrastructure to be developed by a foreign enterprise.
  
  Since its a public project why didn't it go to competitive public tender?
  
  Secondly why take the legislative mandate away ...
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  Why should we allow our critical national infrastructure to be developed by a foreign enterprise.
  
  Since its a public project why didn't it go to competitive public tender?
  
  Secondly why take the legislative mandate away from GPHA who by Ghana's Law and also by recently passed Local Content Law LI2204 , been given authority to carry out any such projects?
  
  And what is that glout on our national local content come in ?
  
  Listen there are equally competent Ghanaians investors, interested in the development of our limited opportunities, we must stop this behaviour of giving away all our opportunities to the IOC's. What is wrong with us mother Ghana?
  
  How can we give our Oil Services Port to a foreign private firm to develop?
  
  Its too sensitive a revenue generating sector , security risk area and capacity building sector to allow an IOC to manage .
  
  See our Oil Field development went to a novice oil firm, now one that will be our Oil Service Port too we are giving it away on a plate?
  I tell you this , majority of the jobs in the Oil sector are created via the Service sector , so for us as a Ghana to have more increased participation in the Petroleum sector , will then mean we need to have some greater control within key areas which are not super techno-heavy capital engineered required sectors and the Fabrication yards, the Warehouses, the Piping yards, the Service ports, the barges , the supply services vessels are all hinged on the port facility and the revenues and jobs associated are huge and the have a larger longer terms economics transformational effects .
  
  Lets be very very careful , don't give it out please to a foreign private firm, they will milk us dry and expats will eat large whilst our pple still be poorer.
  
  I hate to say this but we've allowed too much this so called attracting foreign investments to go too far - yes we can set aside some sectors for them, but not all the strategic industries for goodness sake. Our economy believe it or not is in the hands of war-torn Lebo n Indians etc,
  
  Even our rice and the rest of our foods are now foreign controlled with a huge import bill and hence BOP deficit.
  
  Well its only frustrating when you objectively project into the next 50 years what our Ghana will be like.

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• BE BOLD 11 years ago

  Competition will create more jobs and force prices and corruption down

  Competition will create more jobs and force prices and corruption down

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• Kojo Billy Duncan 11 years ago

  Beware of the link with the illicit narcotics traffic from South America. They will also smuggle arms to destabilize the region. Creating chaos is a multi-billion dollar enterprise for some unscrupulous groups. Sadly, there a ...
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  Beware of the link with the illicit narcotics traffic from South America. They will also smuggle arms to destabilize the region. Creating chaos is a multi-billion dollar enterprise for some unscrupulous groups. Sadly, there are many Ghanaians who will collude with them.

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• Kb 11 years ago

  What has the GPHA been doing all this while?

  What has the GPHA been doing all this while?

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• DRUMBEAT 11 years ago

  If the development of the port project by Lonrho is in breach of the country's laws and a violable offense, why is Cabinet going ahead to table it before Parliament for consideration in the first place? Does Parliament not re ...
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  If the development of the port project by Lonrho is in breach of the country's laws and a violable offense, why is Cabinet going ahead to table it before Parliament for consideration in the first place? Does Parliament not realize that, it violates the laws in the first place? The festering spectacle of lawlessness and impunity characteristic trademarks of the NDC gov't, does not bode well for the country, and is clearly, some of the reasons why the country is in the abyss.

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• Victor 11 years ago

  i do not believe this project is in violation of the law, if it was why would the NDC govt present something to parliament that they would be caught out.

  i do not believe this project is in violation of the law, if it was why would the NDC govt present something to parliament that they would be caught out.

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• KOUAME AFFAARY 11 years ago

  WHAT THE MDU ARE AFRAID OF IS THE FEAR OF LOOSING THEIR CORRUPT ATTITUDE TO A MORE ORGANISED COMPANY VOID OF CORRUPT MINDS LIKE GHANAIANS

  WHAT THE MDU ARE AFRAID OF IS THE FEAR OF LOOSING THEIR CORRUPT ATTITUDE TO A MORE ORGANISED COMPANY VOID OF CORRUPT MINDS LIKE GHANAIANS

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• Sankofa 11 years ago

  What prevents us from building and operating this port ourselves?
  
  Why allow Lonhro to build a free port at Atuabo? What do we as a country gain if we are not going to collect duty on imports and exports passing through thi ...
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  What prevents us from building and operating this port ourselves?
  
  Why allow Lonhro to build a free port at Atuabo? What do we as a country gain if we are not going to collect duty on imports and exports passing through this proposed port?
  
  Lonhro has raped our country for far too long, operating Obuasi,the richest gold mine in the world, since colonial times and paying little by way of tax. Why do we want to hand over even more of our national wealth to these blood-suckers?
  
  We call upon gov't to think again and help GPHA to build and operate this new port, so that we retain the profits accruing. This is called local content.

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