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K Philly 12 years ago

The right Caption should be "Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe should be in a mental hospital'. What a "Nutty Professor"!!!

The right Caption should be "Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe should be in a mental hospital'. What a "Nutty Professor"!!!
Mental Doctor 12 years ago

The mistake both the Ghanaian and the American govt made is not confining you Kwame Odwanpa Okoampa to some mental hospital such as Pantang in Adenta. Foolish Akyem Krakye keeps misinforming gullibles here who may not know an ...
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The mistake both the Ghanaian and the American govt made is not confining you Kwame Odwanpa Okoampa to some mental hospital such as Pantang in Adenta. Foolish Akyem Krakye keeps misinforming gullibles here who may not know any better.

May be Prof. Okoampa-Ahoofe should re-read (since I am sure he might have read) this piece below, by kind courtesy of Sir Sam Jonah, who I guess knows better. The Prof keep misinforming readers on Ghanaweb, thinking everyone here shares his narrow-mindedness. We know better better, so stop wasting your time.

Sam Jonah: Tsatsu deserves honours for Ghana’s oil discovery
Date Posted: July 22, 2013: 19:16
Source: Ghana | RadioXYZonline.com
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Sam Jonah says former CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata deserves mention for his “pioneering role” and “immense contribution” to Ghana’s discovery of oil in commercial quantity.

In a write up about Ghana’s oil industry, the former Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold Ashanti said: “One man who defied the prevailing scepticism of the time and, with a persistence bordering on stubbornness, led the efforts to get us where we are today, is Tsatsu Tsikata”.

Dr. Jonah said: “Tsatsu led in the rethinking of petroleum sector policy. He led in crafting the petroleum (Exploration and Production) law that was the “investment code” for the oil sector. He led in drafting model exploration agreements including fiscal regime and Accounting Guide that is still state-of-the-art 20 years later”.

The Jonah Capital Chairman noted that Mr. Tsikata “led in the development of a specific Petroleum Income Tax Law”.

He added that: “Beyond this intellectual and professional contribution, Tsatsu emerged as a corporate leader — building GNPC itself from the ground up. His vision was sufficiently infectious to attract even hard-nosed oil men to work on Ghana’s potential, often with very little reward. However, it is in his identification, recruitment and promotion of local talent that Tsatsu truly excelled”.

According to the business magnate, “he was truly passionate about building the capacity of Ghanaian professionals in the sector. Companies and governments that had dealings with GNPC were pressured into funding scholarships and providing or funding attachments for GNPC staff and even staff from related MDAs”.

Dr. Jonah observed that Mr. Tsikata “foresaw that this investment would, in its own way, be as valuable to Ghana as any oil find. And history has proved him right”, adding that: “Today, even before the first oil has flowed, Ghana has a solid cadre of industry professionals ready, given the opportunity, to lead us into the next phase of oil industry development. We have seasoned exploration geologists and geophysicists, drilling engineers, field development engineers”.

Dr. Jonah praised Mr. Tsikata as a “relentless” individual who was “even obsessive, about the meticulous exploration of Ghana’s oil potential. He recognised that geological and geophysical data were essential preconditions for any serious effort to attract private capital into exploration efforts”.

He said Mr. Tsikata “focused GNPC’s meagre resources on an ambitious data project. GNPC scoured corporate and public archives around the world collecting geological and seismic materials, data and analysts from earlier exploration efforts”.

The renowned business man said Mr. Tsikata “worked with state oil companies from Canada (Petro-Canada International), Norway (Statoil) and Brazil (Petrobras) and Nigeria (NNPC’s seismic subsidiary) to acquire new data. Through these bilateral arrangements GNPC staff became familiar with modern technology such as “3-D” seismic surveys”.

He, eventually, according to Dr. Jonah “persuaded these collaborators to support GNPC’s acquisition of the expensive computer technology to enable her Ghanaian explorationists to undertake much of this analysis in Ghana”.

Dr. Jonah asserted that: “It was the ceaseless interpretation and re- interpretation of the GNPC’s growing geological and geophysical database inspired by and supervised by Tsatsu that identified many new prospects”.

“Tsatsu literally set the course of Ghana’s exploration drilling for an entire generation. Those who worked with him in the sector are in a better position than I to give further details”, he argued.

As far as he is concerned, Mr. Tsikata’s “investment in institution building and in exploration have contributed immensely to the recent discoveries at Cape Three Points”.

“For the health of our nation, for the sake of posterity and the development of a culture that recognises selfless and dedicated service, we must all acknowledge the immense contribution that Tsatsu made to the development of the petroleum sector. It is not too late to do so”, Dr. Jonah advised.

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Floodlight 12 years ago

Should Kufour go with him too?

Should Kufour go with him too?
K. Boateng 12 years ago

Akuffo Addict belongs to Nsawam for selling Ghana's only Drillship and also mortagaging diplomatic passports to drug dealers and criminals.

Akuffo Addict belongs to Nsawam for selling Ghana's only Drillship and also mortagaging diplomatic passports to drug dealers and criminals.
ABBA 12 years ago

Tsatsu Tsikata is an Ewe notorious liar and thief. Truth has cursed Tsatsu Tsikata , and Tsatsu can never tell truth. The day Tsatsu will tell truth, he will die for Truth has cursed this Ewe thief.

Tsatsu Tsikata is an Ewe notorious liar and thief. Truth has cursed Tsatsu Tsikata , and Tsatsu can never tell truth. The day Tsatsu will tell truth, he will die for Truth has cursed this Ewe thief.
BIG NAME 12 years ago

Tsatsu Tsikata is a big liability in Ghana. The man Tsatsu is a liar. He can not speak the truth. The day this 'little ewe god' will speak truth, truth will be angry. He will lie until he dies like satan inspired Kofi Awoonor ...
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Tsatsu Tsikata is a big liability in Ghana. The man Tsatsu is a liar. He can not speak the truth. The day this 'little ewe god' will speak truth, truth will be angry. He will lie until he dies like satan inspired Kofi Awoonor. These Ewes have taken the whole country for an unwanted ride. Tsikata looks at your face and he is lying. These people stole power to destroy Akans and Ghanaians as a whole.

These people came from Togo and we gave them Ghanaian hospitality. Now, look at how they are stolen and destroying everything in Ghana. Did you hear that lazy Ewe Ambassador who did not read what was in a contract, but signed. Only Ewe scholar with inefficiency and laziness will do that.

Let these Togolese Ewes whose mothers came here to sell their butts to 'atingas' and had them here know that the brave ones are not yet born.

Tastsu Tsikata deserves to be in jailed for ever. He not honest at all. These sub humans advised JJ Rawlings to murder innocent Ghanaians. They will receive their due punishment like that devil inspired Kofi Awoonor. They are too wicked.
Master 12 years ago

Tsatsu is not only a thief, he is also arrogant towards descent Ghanaians. How dare him.

Tsatsu is not only a thief, he is also arrogant towards descent Ghanaians. How dare him.
Suroakata 12 years ago

Tsikata has been stealing Ghana's money since the first time Rawlings came to power. Tsikata has been able to take advantage of the uneducated masses in PNDC/NDC to STEAL, STEAL and STEAL Ghana's money

Tsikata has been stealing Ghana's money since the first time Rawlings came to power. Tsikata has been able to take advantage of the uneducated masses in PNDC/NDC to STEAL, STEAL and STEAL Ghana's money
Kk 12 years ago

How about you and the NPP looting gangster.
NPP thieves are walking free and idiots like you want innocent people in jail. Kuffour is yet to pay for his political killings. He is likely going to pay for that sooner than late ...
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How about you and the NPP looting gangster.
NPP thieves are walking free and idiots like you want innocent people in jail. Kuffour is yet to pay for his political killings. He is likely going to pay for that sooner than later.
RACSON 12 years ago

YEA RIGHT, WHAT ABOUT KUFFOUR' THE MAN WHO RAPS GOLD CHAIN AROUND HIS NECK LIKE MR T AND WEARS CHEAP STREET MARKET COW BOY HAT IS STILL WALKING FREE.

YEA RIGHT, WHAT ABOUT KUFFOUR' THE MAN WHO RAPS GOLD CHAIN AROUND HIS NECK LIKE MR T AND WEARS CHEAP STREET MARKET COW BOY HAT IS STILL WALKING FREE.

boxxa 12 years ago

Mr tsikata is worth thousand NPP half baked lawers, and for the writer i will never allow even my dog to study in the department that you are teaching you are totally an embarrassment to that department, in fact it is a sham ...
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Mr tsikata is worth thousand NPP half baked lawers, and for the writer i will never allow even my dog to study in the department that you are teaching you are totally an embarrassment to that department, in fact it is a shame i always come across you write ups. i think you can be of help to K T Hammod who thinks his crocodile tears can save him from going to jail' i think if you love Ghana come home and help build it, you selfish unpatriotic squatter.
Kk 12 years ago

How can this idiot be teaching anybody? How do you draw conclusions before investigations are done. Sign of preconceive notion, likely from some hatred or madness. World is better of without such sick brains. Do the world a f ...
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How can this idiot be teaching anybody? How do you draw conclusions before investigations are done. Sign of preconceive notion, likely from some hatred or madness. World is better of without such sick brains. Do the world a favor and feed yourself to some sharks, sooner than later.
Observer 12 years ago

TSATSU IN THE GA LANGUAGE MEANS ANT.WE KNOW HOW ANTS BEHAVE IN OUR HOMES. HERE IS SOMEBODY WHO STOLE A GHANAIAN DIPOMAT'S WIFE.
HERE IS A CRIMINAL WHO WAS SERVING TIME IN NSAWAM PRISON AND BROKERED A 5 MILLION DOLLAR BUSINES ...
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TSATSU IN THE GA LANGUAGE MEANS ANT.WE KNOW HOW ANTS BEHAVE IN OUR HOMES. HERE IS SOMEBODY WHO STOLE A GHANAIAN DIPOMAT'S WIFE.
HERE IS A CRIMINAL WHO WAS SERVING TIME IN NSAWAM PRISON AND BROKERED A 5 MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS.
ONCE A CRIMINAL, ALWAYS A CRIMINAL
Asare Konto 12 years ago

When we talk of politics I classify you with the like of confused sir John, Adofo Rockson, Owusu Pempa and Sekou Nkrumah. You are so stupid, idiot, semiillitrate in what you say.

When we talk of politics I classify you with the like of confused sir John, Adofo Rockson, Owusu Pempa and Sekou Nkrumah. You are so stupid, idiot, semiillitrate in what you say.
KOFOYA 12 years ago

kwame okoampa-ahoofe jr ph.d my foot.we all know you pay for it.(ph.D)

kwame okoampa-ahoofe jr ph.d my foot.we all know you pay for it.(ph.D)
Dzifa 12 years ago

Tsatsu tsikata hardcore criminal, oxford lawyer my ass!!!! disgrace to Ewes

Tsatsu tsikata hardcore criminal, oxford lawyer my ass!!!! disgrace to Ewes
OSEI AGYEMANG 12 years ago

Who in your fucking rat-eaters' family can you compare with Tsikata? Bring your dog forward.

Read Sam Jonah's article on the contribution that Tsikata made to Ghana's oil discovery.

Sam Jonah: Tsatsu deserves honours ...
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Who in your fucking rat-eaters' family can you compare with Tsikata? Bring your dog forward.

Read Sam Jonah's article on the contribution that Tsikata made to Ghana's oil discovery.

Sam Jonah: Tsatsu deserves honours for Ghana’s oil discovery.

Dr. Sam Jonah says former CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata deserves mention for his “pioneering role” and “immense contribution” to Ghana’s discovery of oil in commercial quantity.

In a write up about Ghana’s oil industry, the former Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold Ashanti said: “One man who defied the prevailing scepticism of the time and, with a persistence bordering on stubbornness, led the efforts to get us where we are today, is Tsatsu Tsikata”.

Dr. Jonah said: “Tsatsu led in the rethinking of petroleum sector policy. He led in crafting the petroleum (Exploration and Production) law that was the “investment code” for the oil sector. He led in drafting model exploration agreements including fiscal regime and Accounting Guide that is still state-of-the-art 20 years later”.

The Jonah Capital Chairman noted that Mr. Tsikata “led in the development of a specific Petroleum Income Tax Law”.

He added that: “Beyond this intellectual and professional contribution, Tsatsu emerged as a corporate leader — building GNPC itself from the ground up. His vision was sufficiently infectious to attract even hard-nosed oil men to work on Ghana’s potential, often with very little reward. However, it is in his identification, recruitment and promotion of local talent that Tsatsu truly excelled”.

According to the business magnate, “he was truly passionate about building the capacity of Ghanaian professionals in the sector. Companies and governments that had dealings with GNPC were pressured into funding scholarships and providing or funding attachments for GNPC staff and even staff from related MDAs”.

Dr. Jonah observed that Mr. Tsikata “foresaw that this investment would, in its own way, be as valuable to Ghana as any oil find. And history has proved him right”, adding that: “Today, even before the first oil has flowed, Ghana has a solid cadre of industry professionals ready, given the opportunity, to lead us into the next phase of oil industry development. We have seasoned exploration geologists and geophysicists, drilling engineers, field development engineers”.

Dr. Jonah praised Mr. Tsikata as a “relentless” individual who was “even obsessive, about the meticulous exploration of Ghana’s oil potential. He recognised that geological and geophysical data were essential preconditions for any serious effort to attract private capital into exploration efforts”.

He said Mr. Tsikata “focused GNPC’s meagre resources on an ambitious data project. GNPC scoured corporate and public archives around the world collecting geological and seismic materials, data and analysts from earlier exploration efforts”.

The renowned business man said Mr. Tsikata “worked with state oil companies from Canada (Petro-Canada International), Norway (Statoil) and Brazil (Petrobras) and Nigeria (NNPC’s seismic subsidiary) to acquire new data. Through these bilateral arrangements GNPC staff became familiar with modern technology such as “3-D” seismic surveys”.

He, eventually, according to Dr. Jonah “persuaded these collaborators to support GNPC’s acquisition of the expensive computer technology to enable her Ghanaian explorationists to undertake much of this analysis in Ghana”.

Dr. Jonah asserted that: “It was the ceaseless interpretation and re- interpretation of the GNPC’s growing geological and geophysical database inspired by and supervised by Tsatsu that identified many new prospects”.

“Tsatsu literally set the course of Ghana’s exploration drilling for an entire generation. Those who worked with him in the sector are in a better position than I to give further details”, he argued.

As far as he is concerned, Mr. Tsikata’s “investment in institution building and in exploration have contributed immensely to the recent discoveries at Cape Three Points”.

“For the health of our nation, for the sake of posterity and the development of a culture that recognises selfless and dedicated service, we must all acknowledge the immense contribution that Tsatsu made to the development of the petroleum sector. It is not too late to do so”, Dr. Jonah advised.

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MANU 12 years ago

The man may not be in our good books but let give credit where credit is due. Our hatred for Ewes is what is clouding our judgement.

The man may not be in our good books but let give credit where credit is due. Our hatred for Ewes is what is clouding our judgement.
kofi boahen paris 12 years ago

Posterity will proof you right. No hurry in life for "TIME WILL TELL".

Posterity will proof you right. No hurry in life for "TIME WILL TELL".
GERALD 12 years ago

The last time I checked it was "Ye AkaNfuo" Nana Addo who was begging Voltarians to vote for the Ashanti-Akyem party.

The last time I checked it was "Ye AkaNfuo" Nana Addo who was begging Voltarians to vote for the Ashanti-Akyem party.

Bernard 12 years ago

Hello Ahoofe,

Just as you tried hard to sell your silly ideas to your dogs, remember it was Edward Akufo Addo who stole Ghana's resourcces and lived off in exile until he passed on those assets to Nana Akufo Addo. It is ...
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Hello Ahoofe,

Just as you tried hard to sell your silly ideas to your dogs, remember it was Edward Akufo Addo who stole Ghana's resourcces and lived off in exile until he passed on those assets to Nana Akufo Addo. It is the same Oxford University Nana could not boast of but , went on to become Attorney General and form the Gang of four to sell the drillship.
Repugnant. 12 years ago

Say it, the ashante dogs cannot comprehend truths beyond xenophobic tribalism.

Say it, the ashante dogs cannot comprehend truths beyond xenophobic tribalism.
Delaw 12 years ago

Pls.give ur opinion like a PH.D holder n stop the insult;it doesn't help

Pls.give ur opinion like a PH.D holder n stop the insult;it doesn't help
Ashkenazi 12 years ago

TSATSU IS FAR MORE INTELLIGENT AND HAS CONTRIBUTED FAR MORE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAW, LAWYERS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, OIL EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT OF ALL THE OIL LAWS, SETTING UP AND TRAINING STAFF OF GNPC AND ALL. WHERE IS PHD. ...
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TSATSU IS FAR MORE INTELLIGENT AND HAS CONTRIBUTED FAR MORE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAW, LAWYERS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, OIL EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT OF ALL THE OIL LAWS, SETTING UP AND TRAINING STAFF OF GNPC AND ALL. WHERE IS PHD. OKOAMPAH AHOOFES CONTRIBUTION?
Wuorfei 12 years ago

How do you base your whole article on Kweku Baako's entrenched views? I don't have to read the entire article to know where you are going with this.

How do you base your whole article on Kweku Baako's entrenched views? I don't have to read the entire article to know where you are going with this.
Kojovi Agbeko 12 years ago

Mahama himself is corrupt so with NDC in power, how do you expect Tsikata to be jailed

Mahama himself is corrupt so with NDC in power, how do you expect Tsikata to be jailed
John 12 years ago

We ghanaians should be careful with those who called themselves with a certain tittle. How can a shoe shine I know some few years to be known and called with a tittle Kwame Okoapa Ahoofe Jr. PhD. What has he achieved for Ghan ...
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We ghanaians should be careful with those who called themselves with a certain tittle. How can a shoe shine I know some few years to be known and called with a tittle Kwame Okoapa Ahoofe Jr. PhD. What has he achieved for Ghana? It is better we begin to reason and give our leaders some respect. The so called Kwame Ahoofe should come and stay in Ghana. He should not compare himself with Mr. Tsikata. He should stop the rude behaviour, else some spirit will attack him.
Jt 12 years ago

So u are also just one of the empty something, do not disgrace that we'll organized school anymore by associating itself to it.

So u are also just one of the empty something, do not disgrace that we'll organized school anymore by associating itself to it.
Dan Budu 12 years ago

Thank you Dr for your suggestion or request that TT should go back to Nsawam. Well & good. But my question is: should he go alone? What about those your favourites who played key roles in the entire transactions with SG? I su ...
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Thank you Dr for your suggestion or request that TT should go back to Nsawam. Well & good. But my question is: should he go alone? What about those your favourites who played key roles in the entire transactions with SG? I suggest that if TT should go back to Nsawam, he should go with them. While as prison mates over there, they can reconcile the records as well as their relationships for the benefit of Mother Ghana.

This is my humble suggestion Dr if you want TT to go back to Nsawam. Thank you.
Ronny Cool Fox 12 years ago

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ma man can not go to jailll

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ma man can not go to jailll

ndc guru 12 years ago

tsatsu must be chained and kept away from human beings. if not and he accidentally bites someone he can transmit rabies

tsatsu must be chained and kept away from human beings. if not and he accidentally bites someone he can transmit rabies
osei hwedie3 12 years ago

I BLAME KUFUOR FOR ALL THESE ISSUES GOING ON. HAD HE NOT BEEN A COWARD TO PARDON HIM FROM PRISON, THIS STUPID ARROGANT FOOL CALL TSATSU WOULDNT HAVE GOT THE GUT TO TALK BULLSHIT, LIES AND CALLING KUFUOR A DEBT COLLECTOR WITH ...
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I BLAME KUFUOR FOR ALL THESE ISSUES GOING ON. HAD HE NOT BEEN A COWARD TO PARDON HIM FROM PRISON, THIS STUPID ARROGANT FOOL CALL TSATSU WOULDNT HAVE GOT THE GUT TO TALK BULLSHIT, LIES AND CALLING KUFUOR A DEBT COLLECTOR WITH THAT HIS RED MONKEY ASS MOUTH TO TALK. LOOK HOW ARROGANT THIS MAN IS WHEN HE WAS IN COURT ABOUT THE ELECTION CASE. HE DOESNT HAVE RESPECT FOR ANYBODY AND I DONT KNOW WHY A CONVICTED CRIMINAL WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE A LEAD LAWYER IN A BIG CASE LIKE THAT. TIME WILL TELL TSATSU. U WILL BE REMEMBERED BY WHAT U BUILT BUT NOT WHAT U DESTROYED.
Dumegah Prosper JNR 12 years ago

This racist and a tribal "war-lord" from the Akyem bush, whose thesis is about how to kill the Ewes, and especially Tsatsu whose sagacity pushed the unbridled ambition of the uncle/cousin of the disgraced and disappointed NPP ...
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This racist and a tribal "war-lord" from the Akyem bush, whose thesis is about how to kill the Ewes, and especially Tsatsu whose sagacity pushed the unbridled ambition of the uncle/cousin of the disgraced and disappointed NPP 3 times defeated flagbearer - Nana Addo is so painful and unbelieveable such that this mad and crazy self righteous and arrogant hallucination man of Okoampa, a village pupil teacher headteacher and a sub-sidiary drama or cheater of proper Shakespeare's language!!

Take Tsatsu to court and stop this empty self importance you exhibit here so that some of your tribesmen can accord you a place of pride!!

Can't you prosecute Tsatsu if you have anthng against him!! Wouldn't that be more humane and civilised than whaT YOU DO HERE by character assassinate innocent people with your witchlike and empty tantrums on this web which the whole world reads!!

When your uncle - Nana Akuffo Addo has been thrashed and whipped and defeated in a gargantuan manner by His Excellency JD Mahama, and the former who will never ever resonate to rule Ghana, what is the big deal!!

In very civilised communities, which I presume are rather far from the princicts of your reach, people will report and take a legal action against someone who you deem guilty. But let me remind you again!! That until someone is proven guilty, he/she is deemed innocent!! During the Election Petition 2012, how can you ever think the 1000s of Tsatsu's law students can match up to his level!! Day dreamer like you!! Even the law of penal retribution was heard the first time by your former Attorney General during the Kuffour regime in person of Gloria Akuffo!! You see, you are a barking dog!! You are only joking and attempting to soil people's good reputation!! None from your tribe, now and past will ever match up to the legal sagacity of Tsatsu, a fact you jitter about!! Shut up!! We need the $3.5m as a result of the stupid sale and connection KT Hammond and et al are hiding from the general public!! Who do you think you are!!
Dumegah Prosper JNR 12 years ago

Who is mad Okoampah!! Your empty threats has caused your uncle's presidency. NANA Addo Dankwa will never ever rule Nkrumah's Ghana, not in your life time, period!! Don't ever forget!! JJ Rawlings and Tsatsu ruled mother Ghana ...
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Who is mad Okoampah!! Your empty threats has caused your uncle's presidency. NANA Addo Dankwa will never ever rule Nkrumah's Ghana, not in your life time, period!! Don't ever forget!! JJ Rawlings and Tsatsu ruled mother Ghana for 19 years!!
What more!! Your cousin cannot and will not be elected by discerning and sensible Ghanaians!! Shut up!!!
Love 12 years ago

He set it up as a channel to siphon Ghana's funds out for himself, Rawlings, PNDC and NDC.

He set it up as a channel to siphon Ghana's funds out for himself, Rawlings, PNDC and NDC.
KING LOMOTEY 12 years ago

Needless to say, Ghanaians now understand why you are trapped in that Nassau Community College. You have amply demonstrated that you can barely think.

Needless to say, Ghanaians now understand why you are trapped in that Nassau Community College. You have amply demonstrated that you can barely think.
Jojo Hammond, New Jersey 12 years ago

May be Prof. Okoampa-Ahoofe should re-read (since I am sure he might have read) this piece below, by kind courtesy of Sir Sam Jonah, who I guess knows better. The Prof keep misinforming readers on Ghanaweb, thinking everyone ...
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May be Prof. Okoampa-Ahoofe should re-read (since I am sure he might have read) this piece below, by kind courtesy of Sir Sam Jonah, who I guess knows better. The Prof keep misinforming readers on Ghanaweb, thinking everyone here shares his narrow-mindedness. We know better better, so stop wasting your time.

Sam Jonah: Tsatsu deserves honours for Ghana’s oil discovery
Date Posted: July 22, 2013: 19:16
Source: Ghana | RadioXYZonline.com
TweetinShare0Dr.

Sam Jonah says former CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata deserves mention for his “pioneering role” and “immense contribution” to Ghana’s discovery of oil in commercial quantity.

In a write up about Ghana’s oil industry, the former Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold Ashanti said: “One man who defied the prevailing scepticism of the time and, with a persistence bordering on stubbornness, led the efforts to get us where we are today, is Tsatsu Tsikata”.

Dr. Jonah said: “Tsatsu led in the rethinking of petroleum sector policy. He led in crafting the petroleum (Exploration and Production) law that was the “investment code” for the oil sector. He led in drafting model exploration agreements including fiscal regime and Accounting Guide that is still state-of-the-art 20 years later”.

The Jonah Capital Chairman noted that Mr. Tsikata “led in the development of a specific Petroleum Income Tax Law”.

He added that: “Beyond this intellectual and professional contribution, Tsatsu emerged as a corporate leader — building GNPC itself from the ground up. His vision was sufficiently infectious to attract even hard-nosed oil men to work on Ghana’s potential, often with very little reward. However, it is in his identification, recruitment and promotion of local talent that Tsatsu truly excelled”.

According to the business magnate, “he was truly passionate about building the capacity of Ghanaian professionals in the sector. Companies and governments that had dealings with GNPC were pressured into funding scholarships and providing or funding attachments for GNPC staff and even staff from related MDAs”.

Dr. Jonah observed that Mr. Tsikata “foresaw that this investment would, in its own way, be as valuable to Ghana as any oil find. And history has proved him right”, adding that: “Today, even before the first oil has flowed, Ghana has a solid cadre of industry professionals ready, given the opportunity, to lead us into the next phase of oil industry development. We have seasoned exploration geologists and geophysicists, drilling engineers, field development engineers”.

Dr. Jonah praised Mr. Tsikata as a “relentless” individual who was “even obsessive, about the meticulous exploration of Ghana’s oil potential. He recognised that geological and geophysical data were essential preconditions for any serious effort to attract private capital into exploration efforts”.

He said Mr. Tsikata “focused GNPC’s meagre resources on an ambitious data project. GNPC scoured corporate and public archives around the world collecting geological and seismic materials, data and analysts from earlier exploration efforts”.

The renowned business man said Mr. Tsikata “worked with state oil companies from Canada (Petro-Canada International), Norway (Statoil) and Brazil (Petrobras) and Nigeria (NNPC’s seismic subsidiary) to acquire new data. Through these bilateral arrangements GNPC staff became familiar with modern technology such as “3-D” seismic surveys”.

He, eventually, according to Dr. Jonah “persuaded these collaborators to support GNPC’s acquisition of the expensive computer technology to enable her Ghanaian explorationists to undertake much of this analysis in Ghana”.

Dr. Jonah asserted that: “It was the ceaseless interpretation and re- interpretation of the GNPC’s growing geological and geophysical database inspired by and supervised by Tsatsu that identified many new prospects”.

“Tsatsu literally set the course of Ghana’s exploration drilling for an entire generation. Those who worked with him in the sector are in a better position than I to give further details”, he argued.

As far as he is concerned, Mr. Tsikata’s “investment in institution building and in exploration have contributed immensely to the recent discoveries at Cape Three Points”.

“For the health of our nation, for the sake of posterity and the development of a culture that recognises selfless and dedicated service, we must all acknowledge the immense contribution that Tsatsu made to the development of the petroleum sector. It is not too late to do so”, Dr. Jonah advised.

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GHANABA 12 years ago

THE SECOND GREATEST DISSERVICE BY BRITAIN TO GHANA IS TEACHING KWAME OKOAMPA AHOOFE ENGLISH.

THE SECOND GREATEST DISSERVICE BY BRITAIN TO GHANA IS TEACHING KWAME OKOAMPA AHOOFE ENGLISH.
YAW 12 years ago

JOJO, YOUR COMMENT WAS A FANTASTIC REVELATION ABOUT TSIKATA. AM NOT SURE WHETHER YOU READ MY COMMENT DIRECTLY UNDER YOURS YESTERDAY...BUT YOU AND I WERE SPOT ON ABOUT AHOOFE.BY THE WAY,KEEP AN EAGLE EYE ON THIS CONTEMPTIBLE A ...
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JOJO, YOUR COMMENT WAS A FANTASTIC REVELATION ABOUT TSIKATA. AM NOT SURE WHETHER YOU READ MY COMMENT DIRECTLY UNDER YOURS YESTERDAY...BUT YOU AND I WERE SPOT ON ABOUT AHOOFE.BY THE WAY,KEEP AN EAGLE EYE ON THIS CONTEMPTIBLE AND COMPARTMENTALISED THINKER.
OGYANI 12 years ago

I HOPE TSIKATA WILL DO HIM FOR SLANDER OR LIBEL,JUST TO BEAT A BIT SENSE INTO HIS EMPTY HEAD.

I HOPE TSIKATA WILL DO HIM FOR SLANDER OR LIBEL,JUST TO BEAT A BIT SENSE INTO HIS EMPTY HEAD.
Jojo Hammond, New Jersey 12 years ago

Yes, Yaw I saw your comment yesterday. For a moment I was ready to cut him some slack, but it looks like the "tsetse" always has blood in its head; the leopard cannot/does not change its claws/paws.

The Prof. is not doin ...
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Yes, Yaw I saw your comment yesterday. For a moment I was ready to cut him some slack, but it looks like the "tsetse" always has blood in its head; the leopard cannot/does not change its claws/paws.

The Prof. is not doing justice to the academic field to which he belongs. Shame really !!
YAW 12 years ago

great as usual Jojo,my final word for Ahoofe, is that,the great merit of all his numerous articles is that there is so little of it.I hope he reads your piece, if not we should allow him to keep swaggering in his own vomit.

great as usual Jojo,my final word for Ahoofe, is that,the great merit of all his numerous articles is that there is so little of it.I hope he reads your piece, if not we should allow him to keep swaggering in his own vomit.
AKONFEM MAHANI 12 years ago

OH SOON HE WILL GO THERE FOR SURE

OH SOON HE WILL GO THERE FOR SURE
Whatever 12 years ago

Akufo Addo, K.T Hammond, Kan Dapah and Kufour. All four men has admitted to hurriedly selling our only drill ship to pay an unsecured debt whose details cannot be traced and chopping the remainder of the proceeds on top. If N ...
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Akufo Addo, K.T Hammond, Kan Dapah and Kufour. All four men has admitted to hurriedly selling our only drill ship to pay an unsecured debt whose details cannot be traced and chopping the remainder of the proceeds on top. If Nsawam comes calling, then it should be knocking on the doors of this men
AMA 12 years ago

COME ON GHANAWEB....REPORT MANDELA"S DEATH.

COME ON GHANAWEB....REPORT MANDELA"S DEATH.

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