BlackRock's Michelle Edkins: Powerful Ally For Ghana?

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• DOA 12 years ago

  intentions must be good and honest

  intentions must be good and honest

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• C.Y. ANDY-K 12 years ago

  Kofi,
  
  First of all, when did Mr Terkper get a PhD? I don't think he has one, which, btw, does not mean he is not capable. I don't have one but I don't feel inadequate before those who have. I came through an institution w ...
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  Kofi,
  
  First of all, when did Mr Terkper get a PhD? I don't think he has one, which, btw, does not mean he is not capable. I don't have one but I don't feel inadequate before those who have. I came through an institution where MPhil holders were supervising PhD students to get their PhDs. I read through a couple of dissertations myself before they were defended.
  
  Having said that, what kind of logic are you espousing here? That Ms Edkins is at the head of the pack of wolves and so pandering to her would make her our friends and amenable to our wishes and thus compel the wolves which she lead to behave themselves? Haven't you heard of wolves turning on leaders which became weak? She'd be devoured in no time!
  
  Look, we don't need any such ally. All that we need are sensible, informed and resolute leaders, not the stupid ones with colonial mentality we have presently. They are no Nkrumah! Even Kutu Acheampong had more balls than them. He nationalised the Ashanti Gold Mines damn the consequences!
  
  
  What was is so difficult, for instance, for Ghana to adopt the Production Sharing Agreement rather than the current Royalty Tax System, under which Ghana is losing billions in the Jubilee Fields operation?
  
  Check:
  www.modernghana.com/news/453588/1/two-years-of-jubilee-fields-operation-2011-and-201.html
  
  And related articles.
  
  Andy-K

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• Kofi Thompson. 9 years ago

  You are right in many ways about the quality of leadership we are lumbered with Andy C. Y., but let us not be too cynical, my brother.
  
  There are also good people in the West who understand clearly that companies that are ...
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  You are right in many ways about the quality of leadership we are lumbered with Andy C. Y., but let us not be too cynical, my brother.
  
  There are also good people in the West who understand clearly that companies that are socially and environmentally responsible globally, are often very profitable entities.
  
  As for the refusal of our leaders to for production sharing agreements in the nascent oil and gas industry of Ghana, the reason, as you very well know, is simple: those who front for our vampire-elites, will not get free shares in oil blocks, if Ghana goes for production sharing agreements.
  
  Did the E. O. Group not make a massive U.S.$350 millions or thereabouts, when Tullow Oil took over their shares in the Jubilee oil fields?
  
  The crooks-in-high-places in Ghana see that as a benchmark of success to follow. Hmm, Ghana - eyeasem o: asem kesie ebeba debi ankasa!

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