Mahama, $306 Million Can Build Three Hospitals, Stop The Stealing

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Ghanaman1 11 years ago

These mpepefuo are corrupt and incompetent

These mpepefuo are corrupt and incompetent
Amador 11 years ago

I think 306 million dollars just for a hospital refurbishment is even an insult to us as human beings if 100 million dollars can build a new hospital in America with all those facilities. Our politicians are too corrupt.

I think 306 million dollars just for a hospital refurbishment is even an insult to us as human beings if 100 million dollars can build a new hospital in America with all those facilities. Our politicians are too corrupt.
Akua Mansah 11 years ago

We are pathetic as people.

Greedy, fraudulent, incompetent bastards in leadership.

We shalll remain perpetual slaves.

We are pathetic as people.

Greedy, fraudulent, incompetent bastards in leadership.

We shalll remain perpetual slaves.
Nat 11 years ago

Ghana have bled financially enough. We have chewed the meat to the bone. Enough is enough. There should be from now on, a transparent public debate aside Parliament, on every huge financial undertaken so as to get the people ...
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Ghana have bled financially enough. We have chewed the meat to the bone. Enough is enough. There should be from now on, a transparent public debate aside Parliament, on every huge financial undertaken so as to get the people of Ghana informed about how and why they are getting indebted.
Antiochus - London 11 years ago

306 million dollars to refurbish Ridge Hospital? Ghanaians should ask God for forgiveness for giving this corrupt NDC govt the mandate to govern us. Even with the poor state of our economy, they are still milking us dry.

306 million dollars to refurbish Ridge Hospital? Ghanaians should ask God for forgiveness for giving this corrupt NDC govt the mandate to govern us. Even with the poor state of our economy, they are still milking us dry.
Thief Mahama 11 years ago

The NPP will have to get Surveyors to re-cost the project when they come to power. The difference between what the valuers get and the $300+ must be refunded by Mahama and his bunch of thieves. They are looting our resource ...
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The NPP will have to get Surveyors to re-cost the project when they come to power. The difference between what the valuers get and the $300+ must be refunded by Mahama and his bunch of thieves. They are looting our resources on a daily basis.
Disturbed 11 years ago

Painful, painful, painful. Is Mahama government actually overseeing the destruction of the country? What are the opposition party too doing about such squandering? Oh, poor Ghana in the hands of a president who surrounds hims ...
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Painful, painful, painful. Is Mahama government actually overseeing the destruction of the country? What are the opposition party too doing about such squandering? Oh, poor Ghana in the hands of a president who surrounds himself with more than 670 idle people including his relatives who can be doing nothing but scheming to fleece Ghana at every turn.
$306 million just for the expansion of a single hospital in a third world country? God help us! Who gave the contract? $306 million going into the drain as other such monies already have!!!
Nii 11 years ago

306million dollars for 220bed hospital works out to 1,390,000dollars per bed.can u imagine living in a house where every bed room cost s1,390,000 . Even if the equipments,roads floors and beds of this Hospital are plated wi ...
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306million dollars for 220bed hospital works out to 1,390,000dollars per bed.can u imagine living in a house where every bed room cost s1,390,000 . Even if the equipments,roads floors and beds of this Hospital are plated with gold it will not cost this much.
ABDUL RAZAK 11 years ago

IS IT FOR GREED OR WICKEDNESS THAT THIS MAN AND HIS GOVERNMENT ARE DOING EVERYTHING TO COLLAPSE THIS COUNTRY. WHY DOING EVERYTHING TO STEAL TO THE ROOT, THE COFFERS OF GHANA. PLEASE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. THIEVES, CRIMINAL ...
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IS IT FOR GREED OR WICKEDNESS THAT THIS MAN AND HIS GOVERNMENT ARE DOING EVERYTHING TO COLLAPSE THIS COUNTRY. WHY DOING EVERYTHING TO STEAL TO THE ROOT, THE COFFERS OF GHANA. PLEASE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. THIEVES, CRIMINALS, STEALERS, ARMED ROBBERS RULING OUR NATION.
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

They claim they are building roads, schools, hospitals, community centers, bridges, etc. That is how our officials steal!

They claim they are building roads, schools, hospitals, community centers, bridges, etc. That is how our officials steal!

Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

They claim they are building roads, schools, hospitals, community centers, bridges, etc. That is how our officials steal!

They claim they are building roads, schools, hospitals, community centers, bridges, etc. That is how our officials steal!
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

They claim they are building roads, schools, hospitals, community centers, bridges, etc. That is how our officials steal!

They claim they are building roads, schools, hospitals, community centers, bridges, etc. That is how our officials steal!
Nana Aba 11 years ago

As a non-pepeni he may do something about it. In such a media Asiedu Nketiah may be forced to defend it, but the chairman will certainly do something about it if he gets it directly. The pepefuo and Ayigbefuo think it is thei ...
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As a non-pepeni he may do something about it. In such a media Asiedu Nketiah may be forced to defend it, but the chairman will certainly do something about it if he gets it directly. The pepefuo and Ayigbefuo think it is their time and will bankrupt the country if we don't act. 2016 is too far away.
AKWELE 11 years ago

This is real corruption. Those involved should be probed. Good Analysis Wofa Sarpong. The country is really going down the drain. The status quo remains.

This is real corruption. Those involved should be probed. Good Analysis Wofa Sarpong. The country is really going down the drain. The status quo remains.
Asem fofro 11 years ago

I am hopeful mahama is making all the necessary moves to steal money for his 2016 elections. Look at this, 306 million dollars for renovation works and additional beds to Ridge Hospital.

mahama, too much stealing is not go ...
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I am hopeful mahama is making all the necessary moves to steal money for his 2016 elections. Look at this, 306 million dollars for renovation works and additional beds to Ridge Hospital.

mahama, too much stealing is not good. You will account for it one day.

NDC Party is made up of a bunch of thieves who are stealing day in and out.
KK 11 years ago

The children of the murdered generals by Rawlings are cowards. They should go to the Hague to seek justice for their murdered relatives

The children of the murdered generals by Rawlings are cowards. They should go to the Hague to seek justice for their murdered relatives
BRANDY 11 years ago

NDC is very tribalistic, divisive, exploitative, heartless, when it comes to sharing the national cake.....they are very wasteful and very greedy and selfish,,,,,their game plan is to turn all tribes against akans and proceed ...
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NDC is very tribalistic, divisive, exploitative, heartless, when it comes to sharing the national cake.....they are very wasteful and very greedy and selfish,,,,,their game plan is to turn all tribes against akans and proceed to CREATE LOOT AND SHARE WHILST DEEPENING THE POVERTY OF THE NONAKANS WHO ARE THEIR SUPPORT BASE.......LETS WISE UP, GHANAIANS.
Ugly Akufu Addo 11 years ago

But the short ones are the monkies

But the short ones are the monkies
Ghana 11 years ago

You tanii toilet carrier will forever slave for monkey not monkies.

You got free education and still illiterate.

You tanii toilet carrier will forever slave for monkey not monkies.

You got free education and still illiterate.
Ugly Akufu Addo 11 years ago

But the short ones are the monkies

But the short ones are the monkies

Naasei 11 years ago

It is very clear that the unbridled corruption of the Mahama led NDC gov't is threatening the social and economic fabric of the nation, and it poses very dire consequences for the growth and development of the nation, in a tr ...
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It is very clear that the unbridled corruption of the Mahama led NDC gov't is threatening the social and economic fabric of the nation, and it poses very dire consequences for the growth and development of the nation, in a transparent and accountable manner. Time and again, the actions and inactions of the Mahama led NDC gov't brings the issues of accountable and democratic governance into disrepute, further inflicting on the masses untold hardships and suffering, whilst, the looters waltz leisurely to the bank. It is in the same vein that a report from Kwakye Ofosu- a deputy minister of Information to explain away gov'ts expenditure of over Gh8.7billion on 17th February, 2014, rather cemented the fact that indeed, a whooping sum of close to Gh5billion could not be accounted for, under very inexplicable circumstances, which is believed to have been looted to further the retention of the NDC gov't in power at all cost. These actions have all contributed to the very crisis in which the economy of the country finds itself under the Mahama NDC gov't, and it's extremely important that, the legislative branch of gov't, the media, CSO's, accountability groups, committees, the clergy, etc, etc, ensure that, the brazen corruption which is threatening to banish our dear country Ghana, into the abyss is reversed by providing the effective checks and balances in gov't expenditure, to ensure that the greater public good is served in a transparent, effective and accountable democracy. Ghana deserves better.
KING LOMOTEY 11 years ago

It is high time you come up with a new and a better way of laying bare the alleged malfeasance this president is accused of committing. It is becoming boring. Just go ahead, and reveal all the wrong doings you incessantly cas ...
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It is high time you come up with a new and a better way of laying bare the alleged malfeasance this president is accused of committing. It is becoming boring. Just go ahead, and reveal all the wrong doings you incessantly castigate him for committing with the participation of his administration and family members.

Go ahead, Sarpong, and tell us what you've found out about this president; unless your attack is politically motivated, a talking point that is calculated to arouse the NPP faithfuls.

In which case you are entitled to as a writer.
Agbolosso 11 years ago

So it doesn't concern you that a huge amount of $300 million is being used to renovate jus one hospital? What more evidence do you need than provided here for you to see that we are being taken for a ride?

So it doesn't concern you that a huge amount of $300 million is being used to renovate jus one hospital? What more evidence do you need than provided here for you to see that we are being taken for a ride?
KING LOMOTEY 11 years ago

In a one sentence, I challenge you to go ahead and reveal "Mahama!s many" malfeasances.

In a one sentence, I challenge you to go ahead and reveal "Mahama!s many" malfeasances.
EBO 11 years ago

OH NDC, there they go again.They wont even have pity on the broken economy.STEALERS.

OH NDC, there they go again.They wont even have pity on the broken economy.STEALERS.
GOWAN 11 years ago

“This agreement cannot be allowed to stand. The nation is being short-changed and Parliament must rise up in unison to confront this apparent malfeasance,” noted the Minority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.

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“This agreement cannot be allowed to stand. The nation is being short-changed and Parliament must rise up in unison to confront this apparent malfeasance,” noted the Minority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.

Surely, this colossal amount of over $300million dollars should provide a lot more than expansion works at Ridge Hospital. It should provide us at least three of such hospitals in our most deprived communities, together with residential accommodation for hospital staff, transport, ambulances etc, etc, opening up such communities and also getting critical medical personnel to such areas, who would hitherto, not accept to go to such areas.
The level of rot and malfeasance on display and the stinking corruption that has become the main focus of governance under the NDC gov't led by John Mahama/Amissah Arthur, is manifestly unacceptable, and it's crippling the economy and the nation. The Mahama led NDC gov't has taken graft, sleaze, thievery and corruption to a different level, and pushing the boundaries of rational thinking in a democratic society where there should be checks and balances, to ensure that, the masses enjoy value for money in the day to day affairs of governance. Unfortunately, it is becoming clear that this value for money proposition is completely lost on the Mahama/Amissah Arthur led NDC gov't. The kleptocratic nature of governance under the NDC gov't has crippled the country and until there's a serious and concerted push back against this nation wrecking onslaught of unprecedented porprtions, there would be no future of prosperity but a vicious cycle of hopelessness, despair and poverty. Well meaning, right thinking and fair minded Ghanaians need to support the legislative branch of gov't to ensure that, this wanton acts of sleaze and rotten malfeasance is halted. Ghana deserves better.
KING LOMOTEY 11 years ago

You can hide behind another moniker - agbolosso, or Phity McNasty or Cardinal.
Just be truthful Mr. Sarpong .

You can hide behind another moniker - agbolosso, or Phity McNasty or Cardinal.
Just be truthful Mr. Sarpong .
Fred 11 years ago

The Jersey City Planning Board voted unanimously last night to recommend amending the McGinley Square East Rehabilitation Area plan to allow Saint Peter’s University to add 100 feet to its planned building there and to incl ...
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The Jersey City Planning Board voted unanimously last night to recommend amending the McGinley Square East Rehabilitation Area plan to allow Saint Peter’s University to add 100 feet to its planned building there and to include a park in the plan.

“I feel for the people who came here and spoke tonight because, yes they will live in the shadow of this building,” said board member John Seborowski before voting yes. “I don’t know that it is in the best interest of the people who live there, but it sounds like it is a positive for the city.”

The proposed building, to be built across Montgomery Street from the Jersey City Armory, was originally to be 17 feet tall and 17 stories but Saint Peter’s now wants it to be 275 feet with 21 stories.

Numerous residents spoke against the amendment and said they had concerns about the project in general. A handful spoke in favor.

The board’s recommendation must go before the city council. If the council votes to amend, at some point Saint Peter’s will provide a site plan for the building to the planning board for approval. At that time, a far more extensive examination of the proposal will be undertaken, including traffic studies and other issues that will affect residents.

At street level, the building would have 45,000 square feet of retail space, including an organic supermarket, a bank and a fast-food restaurant and other stores. Inside would be a grand lobby for a 13-screen cinema on the second floor. The floors above would include areas of apartments and a dorm area. On the 20th floor would be two penthouse restaurants with 20-foot glass windows facing Manhattan. It would have a rooftop swimming pool, Saint Peters officials said.

The original proposal did not consider the cinema’s 32-foot-high ceiling and the penthouse restaurants’ 20-feet-tall ceilings.

Also, because the $220 million project will include the cost of building a 4-story underground parking deck with more than 700 parking spaces at a cost $40 million, some additional apartments will be added to offset the cost, Saint Peter’s officials said.

They also seek to include a park at the intersection of Montgomery Street and Bergen Avenue. An artist’s rendering of the park was shown, including a lawn, fountain in summer, ice skating rink in the winter.

“This project we are building and a companion project, the park, which the city is building, will be transformational for the area and then the rest of the area will fill in, as well as the corridor on Bergen to Journal Square,” said Michael Fazio, vice president for external affairs for Saint Peter’s, who called the university’s building “the anchor of the redevelopment.”

Resident Rigo Rodriguez cautioned board members, saying, “They have gone to great length to say this park is not part of this project. They are only using it as a selling point. They are not going to pay for it, support it, maintain it. I urge you not to consider the park at all as part of this.”

“They are not offering to enhance the infrastructure … what are they giving the community?” said Kara Hrabosky of the Duncan Avenue Neighborhood Association.

Numerous concerns were raised by residents, including an increase in density in an already crowded area and its impact on traffic, schools, residents and businesses already underserved by public transportation.
KWAKU 11 years ago

It is a pity most Ghanaians will not understand this comparison. They do not have any idea of what you are talking about, because they have never seen or imagined what you are describing. Ignorance is indeed bliss.

It is a pity most Ghanaians will not understand this comparison. They do not have any idea of what you are talking about, because they have never seen or imagined what you are describing. Ignorance is indeed bliss.
bo 11 years ago

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The Truth 11 years ago

If truth be told, 306 million for an exapnsion project of any sort seems excessive.

They may as well build new hospitals

If truth be told, 306 million for an exapnsion project of any sort seems excessive.

They may as well build new hospitals
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

Three contractors were bidding to fix a broken fence at the Flagstaff
house. One was from China , another from Ghana and the third, from
Nigeria .

They went with Mr Shogologo a Flagstaff official to examine the fence.
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Three contractors were bidding to fix a broken fence at the Flagstaff
house. One was from China , another from Ghana and the third, from
Nigeria .

They went with Mr Shogologo a Flagstaff official to examine the fence.

The Ghanaian contractor took out a tape measure and did some measuring,
then works some figures with a pencil. "Well", he says, "I figure the job
will run about $900. ($400 for materials, $400 for my team and $100 profit
for me)".

The Chinese contractor also did some measuring and figuring, then says, "I
can do this job for $700. ($300 for materials, $300 for my team and $100
profit for me)".

The Ghanaian contractor didn't measure or figure, but leans over to Mr Shogologo
Flagstaff official and whispers, "$2,700."

The official says, incredulous, "You didn't even measure like the other
guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"

The Ghanaian contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we
hire the guy from China to fix the fence."
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago

Three contractors were bidding to fix a broken fence at the Ridge Hospital
One was from Nigeria , another from China and the third, from
Ghana .

They went with a Politician to examine the fence.

The Nigerian contra ...
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Three contractors were bidding to fix a broken fence at the Ridge Hospital
One was from Nigeria , another from China and the third, from
Ghana .

They went with a Politician to examine the fence.

The Nigerian contractor took out a tape measure and did some measuring,
then works some figures with a pencil. "Well", he says, "I figure the job
will run about $900. ($400 for materials, $400 for my team and $100 profit
for me)".

The Chinese contractor also did some measuring and figuring, then says, "I
can do this job for $700. ($300 for materials, $300 for my team and $100
profit for me)".

The Ghanaian contractor didn't measure or figure, but leans over to the
White House official and whispers, "$2,700."

The official says, incredulous, "You didn't even measure like the other
guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"

The Ghanaian contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we
hire the guy from China to fix the fence."
Kaw 11 years ago

Not to say bad names but You are a complete moron read all the facts on this us do not rely on mis information on dangote etc that was for a theatre and clinic not a hospital . Anyone can trail the internet and type lots ...
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Not to say bad names but You are a complete moron read all the facts on this us do not rely on mis information on dangote etc that was for a theatre and clinic not a hospital . Anyone can trail the internet and type lots of nice words but make sure you check before you make it look like you are a fool as read much & most if your items are wrong and we want a big hospital in Ghana that compares with when we travel abroad. Get off band wagon and get reading
Kojak 11 years ago

I was beginning to give up Mother Ghana because there seemed to be no senIsible people and opposition (perhaps MP's) in that country. Rise up "ghanama" and fight for your rights because either there is no government in the co ...
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I was beginning to give up Mother Ghana because there seemed to be no senIsible people and opposition (perhaps MP's) in that country. Rise up "ghanama" and fight for your rights because either there is no government in the country or there is only a useless/wicked government. How I wish Kwame Nkrumah could rise up from his grave to save Mother Ghana!.
Agyakwaku 11 years ago

This is how the NDC Mafias have been doing to ruin the country.The president and his NDC party are all murderers and thieves.

This is how the NDC Mafias have been doing to ruin the country.The president and his NDC party are all murderers and thieves.
KWAKU 11 years ago

Kaw, this must be very painful for you to take. Sometimes it hurts to think, but just take it easy. Go back and read the piece again, and again, and again, and ... You may eventually get what the piece is about. Stay away ...
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Kaw, this must be very painful for you to take. Sometimes it hurts to think, but just take it easy. Go back and read the piece again, and again, and again, and ... You may eventually get what the piece is about. Stay away from the political Kool-Aid for a day or two; that will help the political detox.

Wake up. The people you are supporting are taking you for a fool and could care less about you. How many people from your hometown are living the dream, and how many are suffering? NPP could not carry Ghana forward the way people expected, so they were voted out and replaced by the NDC. The question I have for you is this: are Ghanaians better off today than they were before this NDC government came to power? Be honest with yourself.

The government seems overwhelmed by the challenges currently facing the nation, and the only logical option is for the electorate to courageously replace them. This is the essence of democratic governance. If, in the future, another party comes and goofs off, then that party will also be replaced. So let's not keep what is not working but making us suffer just because we have a blind liking for it. Let's all wake up.
Nii 11 years ago

Did you read this?
The Children’s Medical Center Legacy in Plano, Texas has a total building area (sq. ft.) of 328,000, Construction cost/sq. ft. of $280, total construction cost (excluding land) of $92,000,000 and sits o ...
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Did you read this?
The Children’s Medical Center Legacy in Plano, Texas has a total building area (sq. ft.) of 328,000, Construction cost/sq. ft. of $280, total construction cost (excluding land) of $92,000,000 and sits on a 84-acre site. It has a total of 240 patient beds, and four state-of-the-art emergency facilities. The facility features three above-ground floors plus a lower garden level, 72 single-patient rooms, and four operating rooms (plus shelled space for eight more), full-service diagnostics, an urgent/emergency care center, a lobby café, full-service cafeteria, chapel, gift shop, family resource center, and various patient and family lounges. The new building can be expanded by two additional floors, with long-term plans to add another five-story, two-wing bed tower.

The new Methodist Richardson Medical Center – opening April 14, 2014 – is a spectacular 125-bed hospital (with shell space for 50 more) featuring a dedicated Women’s Pavilion, well-appointed L and D suites, a level III NICU, a High-Risk Breast Surveillance Clinic, and robotic surgery, plus conveniences like free valet parking. With 400 physicians in 35 specialties, from cardiology and oncology to neurosurgery and orthopedics, the future of health care is bright at your new hospital for life.

It will also have inpatient beds related to an intermediate care unit, an ICU, medical and surgical care, telemetry, and labor and delivery. This new hospital has an estimated cost of US$120 million and has a square-foot of 266,250. It will have a cost/sq. ft. of US$451.
TK 11 years ago

this the best scam in the history of Ghana one of the best hospital in London was build with 120m pounds, which includes scan, x-ray, all the medical equipment. is a whole city build with 120m pounds. poor country like Ghana ...
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this the best scam in the history of Ghana one of the best hospital in London was build with 120m pounds, which includes scan, x-ray, all the medical equipment. is a whole city build with 120m pounds. poor country like Ghana with cheap labour force is renovating ridge hospital with 306m dollars. where did we go wrong where is the conscience of this people. till today people still shit on the street of Accra as most places has no public toilet. is sad very sad. what is wrong with black mind, our leaders are so corrupt is beyond believe,
Osei Yaw 11 years ago

Ghanaians are too corrupt. Someone must b funneling some of this hhuge amount of money into his Swiss account.

Ghanaians are too corrupt. Someone must b funneling some of this hhuge amount of money into his Swiss account.
Whatever 11 years ago

I think the amount as being quoted is too huge for that kind of project but to say it's corruption is to throw reason out of the window... no one has probably benefited from it so far. That's a fact. I think what we should be ...
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I think the amount as being quoted is too huge for that kind of project but to say it's corruption is to throw reason out of the window... no one has probably benefited from it so far. That's a fact. I think what we should be doing is to demand a breakdown of the cost build-up so we would know whether the amount is acceptable or not
Akos 11 years ago

If the article on the Ridge hospital renovation is absolutely right, there should be an investigation into the contract and audit of purchases. This may be another Ghana at 50

If the article on the Ridge hospital renovation is absolutely right, there should be an investigation into the contract and audit of purchases. This may be another Ghana at 50

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