IEA Hugs Bawumia's "Bloated" Case As Ghana Loses $6 Billion in Oil Money!

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• Jibril 10 years ago

  Why are you making this an IEA issue? As a private ie nonstate institution, doesn't the IEA have a riht to pick and choose what subjects it invests on? Why do you want to make it sound as if the IEA has a constitutional manda ...
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  Why are you making this an IEA issue? As a private ie nonstate institution, doesn't the IEA have a riht to pick and choose what subjects it invests on? Why do you want to make it sound as if the IEA has a constitutional mandate to do what you are requesting? Or is it simply the case that you are trying to run down the IEA to proof you have a better institution? You could do that without taking on the IEA - just make your case and leave them out!!

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• Dr. J.K. Bokor 10 years ago

  The article is partisan orientated and besides for lack of plausible facts makes no sense.

  The article is partisan orientated and besides for lack of plausible facts makes no sense.

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• C.Y. ANDY-K 10 years ago

  Justice Sarpong, stop using other people's names and monikers to write stupid comments. You're only fooling yourself.
  
  Andy-K

  Justice Sarpong, stop using other people's names and monikers to write stupid comments. You're only fooling yourself.
  
  Andy-K

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• Bob 10 years ago

  C.Y. ANDY-K, you bloody stupid Ewe stop attacking Sarpong and mind you own silly business, he is innocent.

  C.Y. ANDY-K, you bloody stupid Ewe stop attacking Sarpong and mind you own silly business, he is innocent.

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• C.Y. ANDY-K 10 years ago

  Prof. Lungu made his point/s just too well but it seems you have a problem, and a very serious one at that.
  
  Clearly, you are rather ignorant of the facts. When did IEA become a private institution at Legon? So who are the ...
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  Prof. Lungu made his point/s just too well but it seems you have a problem, and a very serious one at that.
  
  Clearly, you are rather ignorant of the facts. When did IEA become a private institution at Legon? So who are the private shareholders? Prof. Lungu was very right in damning them for their silence on this most critical issue. Perhaps, a little check will show that they too have benefited generously from the 100s of millions of $$$s being doled out as "corporate responsibility" by Tullow and KOSMOS. Even the defunct E&OE Group have their own charity doling out support. Where does Star Ghana gets its cash for funding all those docile NGOs related to oil and gas?
  
  Knowing how little one needs in cedis and goats to get a judge to release a murderer or armed robber, one can just guess what $50000 in grants or support can do to the dons at IEA. As for the journalists, many key ones have been benefiting from scholarships to study abroad, thanks to the "corporate responsibility" fund. Yeah! Much, much better than the petty "soli" they get from Ghanaians.
  
  Look, the fact is that the FOCs have bought up all key gate-keepers to the oil and gas industry in Ghana. With just $500m of the billions which should have gone to all Ghanaians in the first place, they could but practically all judges, MPs and key public and govt officials. That's how cheap Ghanaians are! PC Ofori said NPP MPs received only $5000 each in order to support the sale of GT to VODAFONE! Think about that!
  
  As for the rest of Ghanaians, they must be too stupid not to be bothered if they don't receive anything at all from the oil boon. Some will give it to God and some will come to Ghanaweb vent their anger in expletives and stupid comments.
  
  Andy-K

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• Prof Lungu 10 years ago

  Andy-K,
  We will confess that at this point, we do not know a lot about corporate sponsorships in Ghana, in particular to the extent they benefit Legon, KNUST, IEA, and the several NGO, including the Amin ACEP, etc.
  
  We are ...
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  Andy-K,
  We will confess that at this point, we do not know a lot about corporate sponsorships in Ghana, in particular to the extent they benefit Legon, KNUST, IEA, and the several NGO, including the Amin ACEP, etc.
  
  We are doing a little work in those areas, however. Recently, as part of the work, we published "Who Woyomeed Ghana's $6,004 Billion? Memo to Dr. Mohammed Adam & ACEP", on this web portal, GhanaHero.com, and others.
  
  From where we sit, it appeared plainly as a gross dereliction of mission for the IEA to neglect the point about how exactly oil lifted from Ghana's grounds by the barrel is accounted for.
  
  We raise those questions in this our latest essay. It should not make any difference to us whether the IEA is a private entity for the reasons you elucidate.
  
  THEREFORE, we hope that the IEA will soon hold one of their symposiums to talk to the PSA, and the so-called Ghana Hybrid System that incidentally is favored by Mr. Mahama's government and also by now "indicted" NPP MP, K. T. Hybrid Hammond.
  
  Peace!

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• ACID& Dagger Party 10 years ago

  That is the answer to your hypothetical question to the IEA.

  That is the answer to your hypothetical question to the IEA.

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• Abra Kuma 10 years ago

  Certainly, in the interest of transparency and accountability,and most importantly, public welfare, the questions posed in the essay are valid and must therefore be addressed. Our current society is replete with pompous " pro ...
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  Certainly, in the interest of transparency and accountability,and most importantly, public welfare, the questions posed in the essay are valid and must therefore be addressed. Our current society is replete with pompous " professionals" displaying callous indifference to the needs of the people. Why they fail to understand that if the people prosper, they too will prosper is beyond comprehension. Woe is the thief who fears being robbed by a smarter neighbor. As they say elsewhere: Better must come!
  
  Bless Ghana!

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