Accra floods: sack mayor

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• Nii Kpakpa Quartey 10 years ago

  What does AFAG do anyway ?

  What does AFAG do anyway ?

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• Nii Adama Osu -RE 10 years ago

  Now we all know that talking is cheap and not effective as we can simply go back and retract the old message made by the politician. These things need to be left with the technical people and left out side politics.
  If a bea ...
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  Now we all know that talking is cheap and not effective as we can simply go back and retract the old message made by the politician. These things need to be left with the technical people and left out side politics.
  If a beaurecrat makes the wrong decision by approving the construction of a structure in a stupid area he/she should be charged for negligence and any other charges that could considered.
  I agree with Nii Kankan of Osu to be given the authourity to manage his own jurisdiction so there should less hassle for the mayor worry about decentralise !

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• Anago Gbemisola 10 years ago

  Stop the blame game and think of how best to handle disasters of this magnitude.This is not the hour of finger pointing,rather it is a time for national mourning.After that our best town planners and engineers should advise t ...
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  Stop the blame game and think of how best to handle disasters of this magnitude.This is not the hour of finger pointing,rather it is a time for national mourning.After that our best town planners and engineers should advise the AMA,the best way forward through a commission of enquiry.The stand taken by AFAG is irresponsible,the blame game is what has brought us to this disaster,enough is enough.Let us learn to work together.

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• Prof Lungu 10 years ago

  READ: "...2. President Mahama has failed in his duty to protect Ghanaian lives for lack of or the failure of implementing a comprehensive drainage plan for the capital. AFAG challenges the President to present to the nation a ...
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  READ: "...2. President Mahama has failed in his duty to protect Ghanaian lives for lack of or the failure of implementing a comprehensive drainage plan for the capital. AFAG challenges the President to present to the nation a drainage plan in the next three months. We also call on him to personally take a direct leadership role in addressing this problem..."
  
  
  WE SAY: Good point!
  
  BUT, there most be a Commission of Inquiry into the problem.
  
  While we a no defender of Mr. Mahama just for the fun of it, the problem actually preceded President Mahama. And does no rest on just Kuffour's NPP either.
  
  In particular, it goes back to Jerry Rawlings and his 1996 regime.
  
  Mr. Jerry "Accountability" Rawlings borrowed from the World Bank $71,000,000 for fix the problem. The problem ought to have been properly prioritized, and at least half of that money ought to have been spent on the Accra problem.
  
  READ THE RECORD:
  WASHINGTON, March 26, 1996
  WORLD BANK: Press Release No:96/20AFR
  "....The Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved a $71,000,000 loan to Ghana to help fund a $89 million project to improve sanitation, storm drainage, and solid waste facilities in the major cities of Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi, Tema, and Tamale..."
  
  ($71,000,000 in 1996 would be worth as much as $108,610,110.75 today, in 2015, in today's money).
  
  So, Jerry "Accountability" should show (explain to) Ghanaians exactly how his regime spent all that money, for what benefit, for whose benefit!
  
  Let's get to the bottom!

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• Prof Lungu 10 years ago

  READ THE RECORD:
  WASHINGTON, March 26, 1996
  WORLD BANK: Press Release No:96/20AFR
  "....The Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved a $71,000,000 loan to Ghana to help fund a $89 million project to improve sanit ...
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  READ THE RECORD:
  WASHINGTON, March 26, 1996
  WORLD BANK: Press Release No:96/20AFR
  "....The Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved a $71,000,000 loan to Ghana to help fund a $89 million project to improve sanitation, storm drainage, and solid waste facilities in the major cities of Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi, Tema, and Tamale..."
  
  ($71,000,000 in 1996 would be worth as much as $108,610,110.75 today, in 2015, in today's money).
  
  So, Jerry "Accountability" should show (explain to) Ghanaians exactly how his regime spent all that money, for what benefit, for whose benefit!
  
  Let's get to the bottom!

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• MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

  Seriously, are you going to track Jerry "Accountability" until he account for every pesewa of the $71.000,000 (1996)?
  
  I wonder what the World Bank take is on the where about of this money.
  
  Rawlings is surely bulldozing ...
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  Seriously, are you going to track Jerry "Accountability" until he account for every pesewa of the $71.000,000 (1996)?
  
  I wonder what the World Bank take is on the where about of this money.
  
  Rawlings is surely bulldozing what is left of his legacy.

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• Prof Lungu 10 years ago

  To say...
  
  $89,000,000, in 1996 dollars!

  To say...
  
  $89,000,000, in 1996 dollars!

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• veeeee 10 years ago

  That is a foolish talk because it will not solve the dem problem. Ghanaina should stop putting up illegal strutures everywhere.

  That is a foolish talk because it will not solve the dem problem. Ghanaina should stop putting up illegal strutures everywhere.

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• Asempaye 10 years ago

  Neither President Mahama nor the Accra Mayor planned Accra or built the illegal structures on the water ways. Any effort by this same Major over the years to clean up and put things right has been politicized and labled as in ...
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  Neither President Mahama nor the Accra Mayor planned Accra or built the illegal structures on the water ways. Any effort by this same Major over the years to clean up and put things right has been politicized and labled as insensitive to the plight of those affected. Why can't we Call a spade a spade?

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• SAY IT AS IT IS 10 years ago

  Why can't this group really say anything that really makes sense once since it was formed when the NPP was defeated in 2008.
  It seems they want us to taKe them serious but anytime the tried it always the same senseless thou ...
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  Why can't this group really say anything that really makes sense once since it was formed when the NPP was defeated in 2008.
  It seems they want us to taKe them serious but anytime the tried it always the same senseless thoughts we hear.
  What has the mayor got to do with this, when we all know that what has happen is unforseen and can happen at anyplace at any time if people who are doing thier work fail to do the right thing.
  AFAG, must know that it take courage to say the truth for once.

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• Concern Citizen 10 years ago

  Stupid Afag group. Go and sack him. Why didn't you sacked Agyiri Black son when Accra was flooded and lives were lost during NPP regime. This is nonsensical stupidity foolishness.

  Stupid Afag group. Go and sack him. Why didn't you sacked Agyiri Black son when Accra was flooded and lives were lost during NPP regime. This is nonsensical stupidity foolishness.

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