Let Cudjoe Head Your Economic Restructuring Team, Pres. Mahama

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Ghanaman2 11 years ago

This Akyem dog eater thinks so highly of the rubbish he writes here.

This Akyem dog eater thinks so highly of the rubbish he writes here.
G. K. Berko 11 years ago

This is one of Professor Okoampa-Ahoofe's constructive pieces and it does not deserve this insulting reaction from you. You should let the man contribute his best for the Nation.

We should not try to stop anyone who migh ...
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This is one of Professor Okoampa-Ahoofe's constructive pieces and it does not deserve this insulting reaction from you. You should let the man contribute his best for the Nation.

We should not try to stop anyone who might have previously said or done a few unpleasant and unhelpful things from being constructive.

At this point, the Nation needs all the help it can get. If it implodes, we would all go down with it. If it flourishes, we would all share in the ride at the crest.

Long Live Ghana!!!
Ekow 11 years ago

Mr. Berko, where did this Ahootan suddenly wake up from and which pillow did he sleep on? The guy(AHOOFE)is a social pariah and morally bankrupt; nothing good will come from him.

Mr. Berko, where did this Ahootan suddenly wake up from and which pillow did he sleep on? The guy(AHOOFE)is a social pariah and morally bankrupt; nothing good will come from him.
JAK The Ripper 11 years ago

Mr GK Berko, I believe you are a lot more discerning...This Cudjoe boy is only one of those very noisy brats/upstarts/incompetents who pollute our airwaves and newspapers etc...deep down they can do nothing on their own... wh ...
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Mr GK Berko, I believe you are a lot more discerning...This Cudjoe boy is only one of those very noisy brats/upstarts/incompetents who pollute our airwaves and newspapers etc...deep down they can do nothing on their own... when given any assignment they flop miserably...(and when did he study any economics?) why don't all these so-called think-tanks start their own small projects and succeed to prove their mettle???

For example, what did Dr Wereko Brobbey do for VRA and Ghana@50 when he had they opportunity...? yet people like him are always on air critisising everyday without offering any concrete feasiblr solutions.

Give us a break...they are all crass oportuninists.
Y3ntei Obiaa 11 years ago

Their team anyway? I believe Pres Mahama`s flirtation with corporatism,agoverning strategy that has produced results in many countries in Latin America,was a very serious political blunder, nobody in our part of the world sho ...
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Their team anyway? I believe Pres Mahama`s flirtation with corporatism,agoverning strategy that has produced results in many countries in Latin America,was a very serious political blunder, nobody in our part of the world should emulate!
Cudjoe is a 'lightweight' rabble-rouser,who is not in the same league as Tarzan. Whereas Tarzan takes on all-comers,Cudjoe is truly an opportunist!
Y3ntei Obiaa 11 years ago

Their team anyway? I believe Pres Mahama`s flirtation with corporatism,agoverning strategy that has produced results in many countries in Latin America,was a very serious political blunder, nobody in our part of the world sho ...
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Their team anyway? I believe Pres Mahama`s flirtation with corporatism,agoverning strategy that has produced results in many countries in Latin America,was a very serious political blunder, nobody in our part of the world should emulate!
Cudjoe is a 'lightweight' rabble-rouser,who is not in the same league as Tarzan. Whereas Tarzan takes on all-comers,Cudjoe is truly an opportunist!
G. K. Berko 11 years ago

I do not know much about Mr. Cudjoe and others in the group. Therefore, I'd not pass judgment on anyone's eligibility. However, we need to allow open discussion of the merits of these folks without resorting to flagrant unwa ...
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I do not know much about Mr. Cudjoe and others in the group. Therefore, I'd not pass judgment on anyone's eligibility. However, we need to allow open discussion of the merits of these folks without resorting to flagrant unwarranted insults to block others from contributing, no matter their previous mode of interaction. Many of us have been undesrvedly burnt by the Professor's style of interaction with the Public, in one instance or another. But so have many responded to him appropriately and in a timely manner. Nevertheless, it is unhealthy to carry the grudge along into everything else we may have to meet him on for discussion. Let us control our emotions to facilitate sober reflection and harnessing of our deeper brain resources.

It is only when we all freely but firmly and courteously express our opinions that others can take us seriously, and the discussion can progress to yield the best results.

One insult could open a floodgate of retributive personal attacks that would mar the effort at reaching a healthy consensus on such a crucial topic.

After all, in this particular case, the Professor did not insult anyone to be paid back in kind. If folks do not like his recommended candidate for that membership, they only have to tell us so and why. We would all be learning more about the suggested names to help us know who deserves our support.

Long Live Ghana!!!
Okonko 11 years ago

The response to your intervention by commentators is the mischief they saw in your suggestion that Ahhofe's suggestion was right.Ahoofe was not asking for the best brains to be brought to help the nations economy instead he ...
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The response to your intervention by commentators is the mischief they saw in your suggestion that Ahhofe's suggestion was right.Ahoofe was not asking for the best brains to be brought to help the nations economy instead he suggested an NPP inclined think thank led by Cudjoe.

Cudjoe is a well known npp supporter whose timing on national debates have always been skewed to help the npp.Recently for no reason he resigned from a government appointed board just to embarrass the government.Before the last elections he was leading a campaign that electing the ndc we bring doom to the country.His comments on government policies have also been very partisan.

It is therefore not surprising that Ahoofe should named some one who had been a thorn in the ndc government and an ideological mate of Ahoofe to help sabotage government policies to help the npp.But what about Berko who is buying into Ahoofe's mischief.That is the problem with your comment.Asking the ndc to go for some noe who is ideologically opposed to the ndc and wishing them ill in all his comments.

In this write up, though Ahoofe did not overtly insult any one,to suggest that the ndc should go and bring in an npp think thank to address its economic policies is more than an insult to the many financial experts and economist of the ndc.
william 11 years ago

Ahoofe is confused by what he read in the area of the social sciences to the point of sounding comically pathetic on virtually all issues!!!What a waste!!!

Ahoofe is confused by what he read in the area of the social sciences to the point of sounding comically pathetic on virtually all issues!!!What a waste!!!
G. K. Berko 11 years ago

You may be right about all these figures. But can we still keep the insults out, at least, for the sake of establishing serious, pertinent facts.

People can strongly protest the inclusion of anyone in such an important Nat ...
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You may be right about all these figures. But can we still keep the insults out, at least, for the sake of establishing serious, pertinent facts.

People can strongly protest the inclusion of anyone in such an important National entity as you did with Tarzan and not resort to personal or tribal insults.

Thanks. Well, I hope the President's ear is directed to this forum. Most of us want the best Ghana and wish the President succeeds with his agenda. The Opposition should wish the same and only dispute the modalities to reach that success. Insults do not show better options.

Long Live Ghana!!!

KRAMOFITAA 11 years ago

Come on G.K., I'm surprised cynicism has grabbed you too. The whole darned nation has become cynical - from loud-moutth Cudjoe ,highly-opinoionated Gabby, verbal show off Ahoofe, to the weak-chested Taran.
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Come on G.K., I'm surprised cynicism has grabbed you too. The whole darned nation has become cynical - from loud-moutth Cudjoe ,highly-opinoionated Gabby, verbal show off Ahoofe, to the weak-chested Taran.
I am amazed at you, Mr. Berko at your cynicism.
Nana Ansah 11 years ago

If John Mahama is weary of life or would like to put his presidency on the line then he can take his cue from psycho-Ahootan. That would certainly be Mahama’s death sentence. Otherwise Mahama is best advised to heed to the ...
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If John Mahama is weary of life or would like to put his presidency on the line then he can take his cue from psycho-Ahootan. That would certainly be Mahama’s death sentence. Otherwise Mahama is best advised to heed to the proverbial Akan adage: Se wo nim owo a shew nda literally meaning take a cue from sleep to know what death feels like.

If Ahooyaa Okoamboni who is divorced from the real world emerges from his cocoon ghetto and tells you the world stand on pillars when even a 3 year old knows better; in fact, you will have to be suicidal, sick of life or world weary to buy-in his words.

Raise a topic; as if on cue, this patapaa bogus prof bansa would be there to put in his 2 cents. Why do you brain dead Ahootan have to act like you know when you don’t know. Ahootan, my friendly word of advice, it’s okay if you don’t know everything.
G. K. Berko 11 years ago

Your eloquent expression of doubt on the Professor's integrity is well-noted. All that I was saying is meant to help maintain an atmosphere within which lots of folks could participate in the discussion without being scared o ...
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Your eloquent expression of doubt on the Professor's integrity is well-noted. All that I was saying is meant to help maintain an atmosphere within which lots of folks could participate in the discussion without being scared off with insults.

I do not expect the President to knowingly risk relying on someone who adamantly seeks his failure. But even if we could see through the Professor's recommendation as a fast attempt to ensnare the President to fail, even if we know the recommendation was some scheme to sabotage the President's efforts, the spate of insults might overshadow the poignancy of that revelation to establish the reason why the recommendation ought to be ignored. Remember, cynicism has its due in shaping a consensus, even though I did not intend my initial comment to be one.

Long Live Ghana!!!
Nana Ansah 11 years ago

Who asked this basket case prof Koominini Ahootan to pontificate about matters corncerning Maame/Daavi Ghana?

Who asked this bedwetter, oh dear me again, who was running NAKED to watch us match to act as if he knows the an ...
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Who asked this basket case prof Koominini Ahootan to pontificate about matters corncerning Maame/Daavi Ghana?

Who asked this bedwetter, oh dear me again, who was running NAKED to watch us match to act as if he knows the anatomy of Ghana when in actual fact knows next to nothing?!Huh!

Who asked this bleating HE-GOAT, damn excuse my French GKB, can't help it, to come and give jabs as he wishes on Ghanaweb? If you dish it out, you have to be able to take it.

GBK, you can only talk to such lunatics like Ahooyaa in the only street slang he understands. Don't you ever try to convert him, nothing can redeem this BUSH RAT. Oops! He lives in his own bone lazy cocoon world. Prof. Bansaa, as you have brewed, so you must drink. Ouch! Now Ahootan you can binge drink your concoction of lies until drop dead. Bo!

GKB, sorry to disaapoint you. Hope to sweeten your day next time around.
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 11 years ago

Please, go easy on him, Nana Ansah. Majority in here will trade cautiously at the neighbourhood of Okoampa due to his disdain for everything that has no Kukurudu initials tattooed on them. That said though, I believed he's on ...
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Please, go easy on him, Nana Ansah. Majority in here will trade cautiously at the neighbourhood of Okoampa due to his disdain for everything that has no Kukurudu initials tattooed on them. That said though, I believed he's on the verge on recoiling back to normalcy. Let us offer him the benefit of the doubt adage and as usual, keep our eyes wide open like never before.
Repugnant. 11 years ago

"Ahootan, my friendly word of advice, it’s okay if you don’t know everything."

QUOTE OF THE DAY!!!!!

"Ahootan, my friendly word of advice, it’s okay if you don’t know everything."

QUOTE OF THE DAY!!!!!
Ekow 11 years ago

Brother Ghanaman2, dog meat is called “Sohwe” in Kibi where Ahoofe comes from. There is nothing wrong with eating dog meat. We in Ghana eat snails but mention that to someone from Kenya and he/she will vomit.

The real ...
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Brother Ghanaman2, dog meat is called “Sohwe” in Kibi where Ahoofe comes from. There is nothing wrong with eating dog meat. We in Ghana eat snails but mention that to someone from Kenya and he/she will vomit.

The real fact is that Ahoofe is a brat, has become a nuisance and “opayin gyengyan”. Ahoofe is in his late fifties (59) or early sixties (62) who benefited from Nkrumah’s vision on education for Ghana. But please tell me; can this Ahoofe be a role model for the youth? ABSOLUTELY not!!! What a waste of brain and resources.
Vodoo Xebieso 11 years ago

You have dealt with the idiot, the erratic self-projecting "professor" who claims to know everything under the sun. Thanks.

You have dealt with the idiot, the erratic self-projecting "professor" who claims to know everything under the sun. Thanks.
NICHOLAS 11 years ago

I wish to commend you for this useful contribution.We need more of this in our quest to build a better nation. More grease to your elbow!!

I wish to commend you for this useful contribution.We need more of this in our quest to build a better nation. More grease to your elbow!!
mky 11 years ago

What are Mr.Cudjoe's qualifications to merit his appointment to head a special technical team that will help turn the economy around? He has demonstrated over the last couple of years that he is intrinsically tethered to the ...
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What are Mr.Cudjoe's qualifications to merit his appointment to head a special technical team that will help turn the economy around? He has demonstrated over the last couple of years that he is intrinsically tethered to the NPP by his withering criticism of the NDC administration....as head of a western sponsored think tank, Cudjoe has shown nothing more than parroting the views of his sponsors....if Mahama were to appoint him to head a team, that will be the ultimate betrayal... of course, there are many others with remarkably stellar qualifications who deserve mention and attention....Cudjoe is too partisan to effectively carry out orders from the NDC government....

Man 11 years ago

Making the loudest noise does not make one a genius. What has Cudjoe ever achieved in life? Do you think he should be made the Head because he shouts loudest?

Making the loudest noise does not make one a genius. What has Cudjoe ever achieved in life? Do you think he should be made the Head because he shouts loudest?
Asemfofro Eli 11 years ago

Does Cudjoe hathe need to achieve anything in life before been appointed to the post?
We are not here to talk grammar after all it was the verandah boys who built the economy of Ghana just to be destroyed by the book long on ...
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Does Cudjoe hathe need to achieve anything in life before been appointed to the post?
We are not here to talk grammar after all it was the verandah boys who built the economy of Ghana just to be destroyed by the book long ones like Busia, etc.
Wake up my brother
Tommy 11 years ago

In Ghana, a PhD solves everything. It also means you know everything...

In Ghana, a PhD solves everything. It also means you know everything...
Paa 11 years ago

Actually, being a sympathiser of the NPP is not the point. Cudjoe has neither the experience nor the intellectual resources to head any government technical team, let alone something as technical as economic restructuring. In ...
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Actually, being a sympathiser of the NPP is not the point. Cudjoe has neither the experience nor the intellectual resources to head any government technical team, let alone something as technical as economic restructuring. Indeed, none of the things attributed to Cudjoe in this article originates from him. He wasn't the one to suggest reducing the size of the public sector. Nor, was he the one to reveal the ghost names as a problem in the public sector. All he has been doing has been making noise about problems and solutions already in the public domain. This noise-making may have its role in putting pressure on the government to address persistent problems. But it is one thing to make noise and quite another to actually have the technical wherewithal to solve problems. I'm sorry, Franklin isn't even nearly as qualified!
Ekow 11 years ago

Ahoofe, you have been found to be a significant drawback to social and moral discipline in the public sector (to borrow your phrase). You have maligned innocent people in the media and brought the academia into disrepute. You ...
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Ahoofe, you have been found to be a significant drawback to social and moral discipline in the public sector (to borrow your phrase). You have maligned innocent people in the media and brought the academia into disrepute. You are morally bankrupt; you are good for nothing, go and seek redemption.

This is my Monday message for you.
k. Agyei 11 years ago

Hahaha. How come? Does Ghana lack economists? Cudjoe is only a talkative with no credible econmic experience. Grammar is not econmics..........

Hahaha. How come? Does Ghana lack economists? Cudjoe is only a talkative with no credible econmic experience. Grammar is not econmics..........
Ghanaba Babs in the Diaspora 11 years ago

Has Ghana become that desperate? Being vocal on mass media does not equate to expertise. Cudjoe who? Okoampah you have laid bare your ignorance as to how a country should run.
Ghana has so many sons and daughters far bett ...
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Has Ghana become that desperate? Being vocal on mass media does not equate to expertise. Cudjoe who? Okoampah you have laid bare your ignorance as to how a country should run.
Ghana has so many sons and daughters far better equipped to serve the motherland but for he noise makers like Cudjoe and yourself they are unwilling to.
Nanasei 11 years ago

Where are the sons and daughters you think can help solve the problems in Ghana? You mean; Anita Desooso, Kwakye Ofosu, Amaliba, Asiedu Nketia or President Mahama himself? I don't wanna use the word, but "Tsw+++ ..........!! ...
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Where are the sons and daughters you think can help solve the problems in Ghana? You mean; Anita Desooso, Kwakye Ofosu, Amaliba, Asiedu Nketia or President Mahama himself? I don't wanna use the word, but "Tsw+++ ..........!!Ghana is a joke, Bro!!!
Ghanaba Babs in the Diaspora 11 years ago

Loads of Ghanaian Economist scattered all over the world in Universities. My own mate is head of Kansas State University Economics Dept. A smart lady Prof . Aside her I can count over 20 of my cohorts well placed to solve Gha ...
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Loads of Ghanaian Economist scattered all over the world in Universities. My own mate is head of Kansas State University Economics Dept. A smart lady Prof . Aside her I can count over 20 of my cohorts well placed to solve Ghana's problems. I exclude others of my type who have acquired @foreign citizenship. The laws of Ghana forbids us from holding public office. But for the likes of Cudjoe et al one would have ventured to consult for the government. They have hijacked the airwaves and spew nothing but nonesense.
Look no further go to Legon Econs and Agric Econs Dept and check out the lecturers there.
Cudjoe is a light weight and infantile.
concerned ghanaian 11 years ago

Yes,we Northerners might be considered stupit but at least as "cattle and sheep raisers", we will not employ a hyena as a sheep dog.

This so called professor must trully stupid to come up with his suggestion(s).

Yes,we Northerners might be considered stupit but at least as "cattle and sheep raisers", we will not employ a hyena as a sheep dog.

This so called professor must trully stupid to come up with his suggestion(s).

Vodoo Xebieso 11 years ago

My brother, don't waste your precious time on that stupid Akyem dog and bastard calling himself a professor. The fellow is a mad dog.

My brother, don't waste your precious time on that stupid Akyem dog and bastard calling himself a professor. The fellow is a mad dog.
Kweku Donsuro 11 years ago

Okoampa, congratulations for improving and making your communication readable. Keep it up. I shall now be monitoring and mentoring you.

Okoampa, congratulations for improving and making your communication readable. Keep it up. I shall now be monitoring and mentoring you.
English Professor 11 years ago

".... dead serious about rapidly moving the country's economic development forward past vapid and vacuous rhetorical platitudes." Mr Professor, what do you actually want to say here? You are a very bad/poor communicator.

".... dead serious about rapidly moving the country's economic development forward past vapid and vacuous rhetorical platitudes." Mr Professor, what do you actually want to say here? You are a very bad/poor communicator.
YAW 11 years ago

I do not think a teacher of your limited resources in Ghanaian politics is the ideal candidate to comment on such a vital issue.

I do not think a teacher of your limited resources in Ghanaian politics is the ideal candidate to comment on such a vital issue.
OKATAKYIE 11 years ago

Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, I think the comments that disagree with your suggestion in this piece are far more sensible than your suggestion.

You're like a man that sees a light at the end of the tunnel and thinks it's the only ...
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Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, I think the comments that disagree with your suggestion in this piece are far more sensible than your suggestion.

You're like a man that sees a light at the end of the tunnel and thinks it's the only way out, when in fact, it's an express train heading towards you.
Whatever 11 years ago

A neo-colonial economy which exist on the fringes on international capitalism can never be reformed by agents of international capitalism. How can a problem solve itself?

A neo-colonial economy which exist on the fringes on international capitalism can never be reformed by agents of international capitalism. How can a problem solve itself?
Me 11 years ago

TO all those assholes who are attacking Ahoofe and G.H Berko, I pity you. No wonder Ghana is this present predicament. Assuming Cudjo is an NPP, and so what. Isn't he a Ghanaian and can't he contribute his quota to the nation ...
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TO all those assholes who are attacking Ahoofe and G.H Berko, I pity you. No wonder Ghana is this present predicament. Assuming Cudjo is an NPP, and so what. Isn't he a Ghanaian and can't he contribute his quota to the nation's development. The writer made a suggestion and is now up the president to take it or leave it. It annoys some us when we hear you nincompoops make public appeal for all brains on deck and turn round to accuse others of planning to sabotage the government.
Okonko 11 years ago

You must have got the opposition to Ahoofe's recommendation wrong.They are not saying this man Cudjo should be ignored because of his npp credentials but his bias and unobjectivity. He is also not intellectually qualified for ...
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You must have got the opposition to Ahoofe's recommendation wrong.They are not saying this man Cudjo should be ignored because of his npp credentials but his bias and unobjectivity. He is also not intellectually qualified for such a position.There are too many good brains than this man Cudjo

More so this Cudjo from all his utterances and acts is some one who can not be trusted with any serious government appointment because he will use that position to sabotage the government and that is why Ahoofe in all his mischief makes such a recommendation.It is like asking the cat to take care of the rats.The result will be destruction.

Certainly two people who can not be trusted with the fortunes of the ndc are these two compatriots Cudjo and Ahoofe.
YAW 11 years ago

Spot on!Okoampa"s advice will be more useful to the Boston Tea Party than the "ATINGA" president of Ghana.

Spot on!Okoampa"s advice will be more useful to the Boston Tea Party than the "ATINGA" president of Ghana.

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