The rot in the Ridge hospital expansion contract

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• Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

  This how the pen-armed robbers steal from us. Then again, this is just ordinary news. Life goes on as they steal from us.

  This how the pen-armed robbers steal from us. Then again, this is just ordinary news. Life goes on as they steal from us.

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• princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

  A Ghanaian politician went to the US to visit his counterpart. When the
  
  senator invited him home for dinner, the minister was very impressed
  
  by the lavish mansion, grounds and the costly furnishings. He asked
  
  "How ...
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  A Ghanaian politician went to the US to visit his counterpart. When the
  
  senator invited him home for dinner, the minister was very impressed
  
  by the lavish mansion, grounds and the costly furnishings. He asked
  
  "How can you afford all this on a meager senator's salary?"
  
  The senator smiled knowingly and took him to the window.
  
  "Can you see the river?"
  
  "Yes"
  
  "Can you see the bridge over it?"
  
  "Of course", said the minister.
  
  "10 percent", said the senator smugly.
  
  
  
  Some time later, he had occasion to pay a return visit. The Ghanaian
  
  minister lavished all hospitality on him. When they came to his house, the American was stunned by the huge palace the minister had
  
  built, glittering with precious art, hundreds of servants etc. etc.
  
  "How can you possibly afford this, on a salary in Cedis?', he asked.
  
  The minister called him to the window.
  
  "See the river over there?"
  
  "Sure", cried the senator.
  
  "Can you see the bridge over it?"
  
  The senator looked, was confused, peered closely and said -
  
  "No, I don't see any bridge."
  
  "100 percent", said the minister !!

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• Akua Mansa 11 years ago

  We are Pathetic as a People
  
  Greedy, Fraudulent, Incompetent Bastards in Leadership
  
  We shall remain perpetual Slaves

  We are Pathetic as a People
  
  Greedy, Fraudulent, Incompetent Bastards in Leadership
  
  We shall remain perpetual Slaves

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• princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

  THEY STARTED STEALING WITH CHALK IN GOMOA HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE THEY BECAME PEN ARMED ROBBERS.

  THEY STARTED STEALING WITH CHALK IN GOMOA HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE THEY BECAME PEN ARMED ROBBERS.

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• AdaBoy 11 years ago

  When we talk of a hospital, are we talking just about the standing walls or inclusive of the equipments necessary to operate a modern hospital?I will be suprised if Mr Dangote's $12.38 million devepoment is classified a hospi ...
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  When we talk of a hospital, are we talking just about the standing walls or inclusive of the equipments necessary to operate a modern hospital?I will be suprised if Mr Dangote's $12.38 million devepoment is classified a hospital anywhere outside Nigeria/Africa. I live in a city where a new hospital has just been completed at a cost of more than $10 billion dollars.That is a hospital with state of the art equipment.In my view, the $306 mill will only provide a modest upgrade to a 400 room hospital.
  Why do we poilticize everything in Ghana, and what methodology did AFAG use in their cost analysis?

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• AdaBoy 11 years ago

  I can agree with you if you say the process for awarding the contract was not transparent and need a review. What i am reading,though,is about costs and the allegation that the nation is going to lose $85 millions! How did AF ...
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  I can agree with you if you say the process for awarding the contract was not transparent and need a review. What i am reading,though,is about costs and the allegation that the nation is going to lose $85 millions! How did AFAG come to that conclusion? Anybody say whatever they wanted but sometimes some substantion may be necessary. I dont think they have! You get what you pay for, and I dont see how $305 million is going to make a 400 bed hospital to rank among mdern hospitals around the world.

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• AdaBoy 11 years ago

  post in reply to Alex London

  post in reply to Alex London

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• Patient 11 years ago

  This is just hot air. The hospital in Nigeria must be built out of card boxes!!!!

  This is just hot air. The hospital in Nigeria must be built out of card boxes!!!!

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• Alex London 11 years ago

  What AFAG is talking about is value for money. Was the project put out for tender? Without competive bidding how do you know the price is right. Bouygues Bartiment International is responsible for the design, construction, pr ...
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  What AFAG is talking about is value for money. Was the project put out for tender? Without competive bidding how do you know the price is right. Bouygues Bartiment International is responsible for the design, construction, procurement and installation of equipment for the rehabilitation of the Ridge hospital. Who is going to supervise them to ensure quality of work, materials used, equipment? Single precurement process is always infected with corruption.
  Mr President says his government does not borrow to drink. May be it is true. But what he cannot dispute is that his government borrows to waste.

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• John Mensah 11 years ago

  What is really distressing is our politicians making blanket statements about costs and technology on our hospitals, when they have zero knowledge and details about the subject matter. As soon as they can't reconcile the numb ...
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  What is really distressing is our politicians making blanket statements about costs and technology on our hospitals, when they have zero knowledge and details about the subject matter. As soon as they can't reconcile the numbers in their little brains, they use words like "corruption" in order to call attention for their own political gains. Not every hospital in Africa has the same cost and if we, as an emerging country, want to excel for the benefit of our people, we must invest wisely and sufficiently for the betterment of our nation. Ridge Hospital should be the best in the region, and that will cost more than the other low level facilities that we've poured millions into!

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• Nana Adeu 11 years ago

  Well spoken! Moving forward and upgrading our healthcare and infrastrcture may cost more than in previous years. Remember, you get what you pay for! The Chinese can always do it for cheaper. Is that how we want to develop pur ...
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  Well spoken! Moving forward and upgrading our healthcare and infrastrcture may cost more than in previous years. Remember, you get what you pay for! The Chinese can always do it for cheaper. Is that how we want to develop pur infrastructure. Let Bouygues do a great job at Ridge Hospital!

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