Recently, The Parliament ordered chairs from China! Are they no carpenters, furniture here? what's the use of our technical and vocational schools? But for the last part where we don't like the progress of our fellow, he is t ... read full comment
Recently, The Parliament ordered chairs from China! Are they no carpenters, furniture here? what's the use of our technical and vocational schools? But for the last part where we don't like the progress of our fellow, he is totally right, i have been victims of this many times. Some will mislead you, some will intentionally lead you more into problem so you won't even think of your dream! I haven't been the only victims, many story i recount follows similar patterns. Why? I believe we need proper reeducation, it seems the government doesn't care of its population, rather the foreign ones, because there will be donors who will support them! One of the reason why Africa is not progressing.
Professor 7 years ago
All that he is saying is that, there are strong headed thieves in Nigeria than in Ghana. And I agree with him on that. These billionaires in Nigeria are 99.9% big thieves....I rest my case.
All that he is saying is that, there are strong headed thieves in Nigeria than in Ghana. And I agree with him on that. These billionaires in Nigeria are 99.9% big thieves....I rest my case.
Blantyne 7 years ago
You are wrong. In Ghana we target and run ourselves down. It started long time ago. The left leaning governments are the worst culprits.
You are wrong. In Ghana we target and run ourselves down. It started long time ago. The left leaning governments are the worst culprits.
Nana Fokuo 7 years ago
You're also wrong!! Billionaires don't come up in short times..... Except they're thieves but with time and attitudinal changes, it's only a matter of time that we'll produce billionaires. I believe it is better to have a fai ... read full comment
You're also wrong!! Billionaires don't come up in short times..... Except they're thieves but with time and attitudinal changes, it's only a matter of time that we'll produce billionaires. I believe it is better to have a fairly equitable society than to have a few billionaires among majority poor...... The case of Dangote.....filty rich but from extremely poor Northern Nigeria. Something is wrong!!!! Billionaires are on the way to Ghana, no matter what anyone says
Kwabena 7 years ago
I agree with Kofi 100%
I agree with Kofi 100%
Hajjo 7 years ago
And the millionaires here are too,gone are the days were you can boast a Ghanaian is not corrupt,we're so hung up in the past that we refuse to accept what we have become, there was a scenario where my mate from Nigeria went ... read full comment
And the millionaires here are too,gone are the days were you can boast a Ghanaian is not corrupt,we're so hung up in the past that we refuse to accept what we have become, there was a scenario where my mate from Nigeria went to acquire a resident permit, the people there were asking for more ,since that day her opinion of Ghana changed and there are ,more,we keep saying Nigerians are corrupt but we're doing tha same thing here
Doobia 7 years ago
There thieves in Ghana, why are they not billionaires? Your mentality is deeply Ghanaian :(
Until you dislike ur bad situation or fall in love with a better situation, you won't have desire to Change it. Men run in fuel to ... read full comment
There thieves in Ghana, why are they not billionaires? Your mentality is deeply Ghanaian :(
Until you dislike ur bad situation or fall in love with a better situation, you won't have desire to Change it. Men run in fuel too, that's the passion in you.
Keep ur mentality and this magnate will milk you and the population like you. I'm sad that he knows us that much and is interested in entering our land but I don't hate smart and honest guys. Just believe that this not the only thing he knows, perhaps he already corrupted ur men in office and can influence policies in favoof his mission. In short, ur thieves are becoming richer and good thing is they are not behind bars
Syl 7 years ago
It is a shame to have that mindset
It is a shame to have that mindset
Proudly Nigerian 7 years ago
This is exactly the mindset the businessman who was interviewed referred to. Now after reading your comment, no one you know will want to dare be successful because you, Mr Professor, will label him or her a strong headed thi ... read full comment
This is exactly the mindset the businessman who was interviewed referred to. Now after reading your comment, no one you know will want to dare be successful because you, Mr Professor, will label him or her a strong headed thief! Dangote and other successful people like him are ignoring people like you and changing lives by building more businesses and helping destinies. Well done Professor you just prove the business man right.
Learn from china 7 years ago
You are indeed fake professor. Speaking b4 thinking. We are talking of established businessmen some of whom have been in businesses thirty or forty years ago in Nigeria and not political billionaires. Fact, anything Nigerians ... read full comment
You are indeed fake professor. Speaking b4 thinking. We are talking of established businessmen some of whom have been in businesses thirty or forty years ago in Nigeria and not political billionaires. Fact, anything Nigerians do they do it right. Pls stop being chidish. Big businesses are good check out Daewoo in SK Tata and mittal brothers in India lorha in indonesia etc. This is because they chart the way for timid investors. They are bold courageous bullish aggressive and sometimes unreasonable investors. They help to navigate unexplored areas which they help open up. Dangote for instance is building 17 lbillion dollars refinery fertilizer and petrochemical plant by far the biggest project in Africa. He doesint need the money but Nigerian economy needs it. Yet in some years time there is the possibility of break up through acquisition mergers and outright sale of its subsidiaries. Which ever the Nigerian economy benefits. Yet for those who play the population card that is still not tenable. Finland with a population of 10m has Nokia while China until recently did not have any major global phone company. Zimbabwe's econet wireless ruled Africa and Nigeria b4 glo, yet the population of zim is less than 7% of nigerias
Millionaire 7 years ago
How is Aliko Dangote a thief? Half of Nigeria billionares are bot in pil one I believe is in fashion. Don't be hateful.
How is Aliko Dangote a thief? Half of Nigeria billionares are bot in pil one I believe is in fashion. Don't be hateful.
KOFI 7 years ago
UNTIL WE MAKE POLITICS LESS LUCRATIVE AND PUNISH CORRUPTION, REAL HARD WORK WILL NOT BE ENTICING TO THE GHANAIAN.
UNTIL WE MAKE POLITICS LESS LUCRATIVE AND PUNISH CORRUPTION, REAL HARD WORK WILL NOT BE ENTICING TO THE GHANAIAN.
donna 7 years ago
yes
yes
mr odike : kagayandeoroo 7 years ago
You see my brother,these are some of the stories that we aught to read and listen attentively with much passion. I have been thinking about this very question and the answers that the man gave you for a very longtime,most Gha ... read full comment
You see my brother,these are some of the stories that we aught to read and listen attentively with much passion. I have been thinking about this very question and the answers that the man gave you for a very longtime,most Ghanaian youth and adult spend their most precious time criticizing their fellow for nothing,yet you will find these ones in churches and mosques praying to their maker for better life.where does that better life comes from note: obeying the golden rule is a big challenge here in ghana, ''do unto others what you want them to do for you'' its a very simple and understandable statement but yet to no avail. too much of talking and pledges have become the lifestyle in ghana why this ? god bless you for this good work bro.
Allotey 7 years ago
Exactly! Ghanaians are hypocrites....full stop. We pretend to be worshipers of God, make long prayers and never practice what we preach. We forget that "God cannot be mocked, you reap what you sow."(Galatians 6:7)
Exactly! Ghanaians are hypocrites....full stop. We pretend to be worshipers of God, make long prayers and never practice what we preach. We forget that "God cannot be mocked, you reap what you sow."(Galatians 6:7)
Kwame 7 years ago
BIGJ, add your email so we can contact u
BIGJ, add your email so we can contact u
KWAPPS 7 years ago
Rawlings was anti big business as he couldn't wrap his little head around the correlation between big business and mass employment. He was like Castro whom he admired unrelentingly and copied unceasingly. Their communist lean ... read full comment
Rawlings was anti big business as he couldn't wrap his little head around the correlation between big business and mass employment. He was like Castro whom he admired unrelentingly and copied unceasingly. Their communist leanings led them to kill anyone who was wealthy or chase them into oblivion. Do you remember Mr. Kwabena Siaw of Tata fame? He established the largest brewery in West Africa in 1973 producing Tata beer and Malta soft drinks, his factories were taken over by O-level bandits who had no clue how to run a corner shop. How about B. A. Mensah who built the International Tobacco Company Limited that produced Rothman's King Size cigarettes, his business was taken away by these same miseducated gun-toting cowboys. Mr. Yaw Boakye of Boakye Matress fame was another business tycoon who became a victim of the Rawlings legacy. At a time when the local manufacturing of mattresses was unknown, he set up a factory to produce deluxe mattresses. The current police hospital belonged to him. The list is endless. Whereas I. K. Acheampong encouraged the growth of big business, Rawlings came along and undid all those gains. Not only that, he also left a huge psychological scar on the minds of would-be Ghanaian entrepreneurs for years to come. Had we had the likes of Acheampong in power, these businesses and many more would have dwarfed the likes of Dangote et al. If private jets were a measure of a country's wealth, the ones you see in Nigeria would have paled into insignificance compared to Ghana!
Nsia 7 years ago
Nonsense! How come a small nation like Cuba has a GDP of $7O billion and yet Ghana with all our resources languishes between $38 to 47 billion? Cuba generates more money in exporting doctors than our cocoa,gold, diamond and b ... read full comment
Nonsense! How come a small nation like Cuba has a GDP of $7O billion and yet Ghana with all our resources languishes between $38 to 47 billion? Cuba generates more money in exporting doctors than our cocoa,gold, diamond and bauxite in any single year. Acheampong came to power in 1972.our GDP during his "dreadful reign were as follows: $2.112bn, Population:9.350.111. by 1978, our GDP was a mere $3,662 billion. Our population was 10,354,490.All those bogus businessmen were not paying taxes. Kalabule was the order of the day. That is, ripping off the average Ghanaian citizen. There are over 95.5 million people in Nigeria without access to electricity at all out of their population of 182-186 million. Rural electrification is a mere 37%.The figure in Ghana is 7 million out of 27 million. Ivory Coast is worst than disaster.They have a population of 23 million of which 15 million have no access to electricity at all. Angola has billionaires yet their figures is just to appalling for me to write about. Nigeria is a country of "dog eat dog". Where the rich tramples over the vast majority of the populace.Some of us do not care about billionaires.We just want a fairer society where the gap between the poor and the rich are not so vast. Socialists countries such as Norway,Sweden,New Zealand etc have succeeded in this field. Last, try and find the meaning of "Communism" before writing about it.
Ayisadu 7 years ago
Not sure where you got the idea that exporting natural resources should fetch you more money than exporting human resources. Often, we get caught in a trap when comparing what we think are like-for-like scenarios. Remove this ... read full comment
Not sure where you got the idea that exporting natural resources should fetch you more money than exporting human resources. Often, we get caught in a trap when comparing what we think are like-for-like scenarios. Remove this variable from your equation and see whether the outcome will remain the same: Cuba is not too far away from neighbouring countries who speak the same language as them, and can therefore easily absorb the doctors they churn out. By the way, do you take someone's business from them just because they don't pay taxes? I hear they were all part of incentives given to our businessmen to help create jobs and to help them compete with foreign multinationals. Familiarise yourself with the work done by Ghana Investment Promotion Centre to learn more about this. Given the choice, l would pick a business that employs thousands of workers but pays no taxes over one that pays taxes but only employs only a handful of people. At any rate, what became of these businesses that were taken away? Have you in recent times driven past what was once Nsawam Cannery? All these businesses that were once owned by the state or individuals have all collapsed. In the end what did Rawlings really achieve? Was he or the party he formed not embroiled in all manifestations of the worst kind of kalabule(corruption)? Give us a break.
Nsia 7 years ago
Cuban doctors were trained by the former Soviet Union for free, when the US backed capitalist dictator Batista was overthrown.The vast majority of their qualified doctors fled to the US in 1959. Batista himself fled the count ... read full comment
Cuban doctors were trained by the former Soviet Union for free, when the US backed capitalist dictator Batista was overthrown.The vast majority of their qualified doctors fled to the US in 1959. Batista himself fled the country by ransacking their central bank coffers with 300 million dollars in 1959. 50 years later they are making a fortune by exporting human resources through the kindness of the so-called communist Soviet Union. Nsawam Cannery was sold off because the capitalist oriented IMF demanded it. By the way, US,UK,FRANCE etc all became great when their businessmen employed millions of slaves without paying them. Your heart is in the right place by preferring "SLAVE DRIVERS. Get Real Man!
Blantyne 7 years ago
You've said it all and that is a fact and history of Ghana.
You've said it all and that is a fact and history of Ghana.
ROCKY 7 years ago
pls sir i ned your contact.. you are a great son of the soil
pls sir i ned your contact.. you are a great son of the soil
Nana 7 years ago
Great !
Great !
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Borteley 7 years ago
Seriously? Can't you do this elsewhere? Smh
Seriously? Can't you do this elsewhere? Smh
AGBEKO,SWITZERLAND. 7 years ago
Culture is a variable in success.Aggressive countries tend to have more entrepreneurs than laid - back ones like Ghana.Ghana is very masculine,high uncertainty avoidance, too collectivist and with high power distance so putti ... read full comment
Culture is a variable in success.Aggressive countries tend to have more entrepreneurs than laid - back ones like Ghana.Ghana is very masculine,high uncertainty avoidance, too collectivist and with high power distance so putting all these behaviours make us weaker to be business minded people.
Again, excessive politics in driving strong and smart minds into lies and propaganda which do not promote business.
We punish those who produce, subsidies those who do not produce and collapse the business of those who will speak the truth.
So culture and politics is our bane in this 21st to succeed.
Osonoba 7 years ago
If our governments are not transparent and full of crooks, do you think they will create a climate for private businesses to thrive? With millions of taxes and bureaucratic hurdles, who can become a thousandnaire, let alone a ... read full comment
If our governments are not transparent and full of crooks, do you think they will create a climate for private businesses to thrive? With millions of taxes and bureaucratic hurdles, who can become a thousandnaire, let alone a millionnaire?
Dogbeda 7 years ago
I will give him 70%
I will give him 70%
Dogbeda 7 years ago
I will give him 70%
Coz backsliders are every where.
I will give him 70%
Coz backsliders are every where.
Mcllins 7 years ago
Nothing to add. He said it all. Most of our young artists say Fanny Face small money they possess they move to Dubai etc for jxt weddings how do we progress? Who will do it for us for others to come and do their weddings her ... read full comment
Nothing to add. He said it all. Most of our young artists say Fanny Face small money they possess they move to Dubai etc for jxt weddings how do we progress? Who will do it for us for others to come and do their weddings here ?
ROCKY 7 years ago
He stated the obivous and i have noted the same..as a Ghanaian Nigerian.. Ghanaian are too lax...good but not great.. not aspiring for the higher conscious but being too comfortable with present conditions.. it shows in every ... read full comment
He stated the obivous and i have noted the same..as a Ghanaian Nigerian.. Ghanaian are too lax...good but not great.. not aspiring for the higher conscious but being too comfortable with present conditions.. it shows in every sphere of Ghanaian attributes.. we accept so much mediocrity..
Mr. Smith 7 years ago
What I can say here is that politicians like Rawlings started acquiring percentages in private businesses. A lot of businessmen / women are fronting for Kuffuor and the likes. Mahama's brother is doing big business in his bro ... read full comment
What I can say here is that politicians like Rawlings started acquiring percentages in private businesses. A lot of businessmen / women are fronting for Kuffuor and the likes. Mahama's brother is doing big business in his brother's name. Will Akuffo Addo do same? Only God can tell.
Xtc 7 years ago
There are billionaires in Ghana *corrected*
There are billionaires in Ghana *corrected*
Joe 7 years ago
We should not discount the big time corruption that goes on in Nigeria's political circles.Governments contracts everywhere in the world are the most lucrative than any other form of contracts.
Politicians aide these rich ... read full comment
We should not discount the big time corruption that goes on in Nigeria's political circles.Governments contracts everywhere in the world are the most lucrative than any other form of contracts.
Politicians aide these rich businessmen secure big time contracts and with big kick backs; simple.
OBETSEBI 7 years ago
GHANAMAN LIKE TOTO PASS MONEY PERIOD
GHANAMAN LIKE TOTO PASS MONEY PERIOD
Knockout 7 years ago
Nigerians are not
Nigerians are not
Kweku 7 years ago
Ghana GDP is 48.14 billion USD. Nigerian GDP is 521.8 billion USD. Ghana's population. 25.9 million (2013). Nigeria population. 173.6 million people (2013). Nigeria has more people working, and as a result producing more inco ... read full comment
Ghana GDP is 48.14 billion USD. Nigerian GDP is 521.8 billion USD. Ghana's population. 25.9 million (2013). Nigeria population. 173.6 million people (2013). Nigeria has more people working, and as a result producing more income than Ghana. Countries with huge populations tend to have huge GDPs and more billionaires.
Alico Danmaituo 7 years ago
100% RIGHT and TRUE.
All those description is the REAL and TYPICAL Ghanaian NATURE both Home and Abroad. Check my name I'm a Ghanaian and Nigerian lived in both Countries.
These characters is from EDUCATED and ILLITERATE ... read full comment
100% RIGHT and TRUE.
All those description is the REAL and TYPICAL Ghanaian NATURE both Home and Abroad. Check my name I'm a Ghanaian and Nigerian lived in both Countries.
These characters is from EDUCATED and ILLITERATE. Please don't be pointing fingers Rawlings was not a president forever!!!
Mr Bond 7 years ago
Yes, with due respect you are 100% wrong there are dollars billionaires in Ghana.Our most corrupt president John Dramani Mahama in our nation history and his brother business man are dollars billionaires.Panama Papers reveal ... read full comment
Yes, with due respect you are 100% wrong there are dollars billionaires in Ghana.Our most corrupt president John Dramani Mahama in our nation history and his brother business man are dollars billionaires.Panama Papers reveal that he has stolen $10 billion into his accounts and Forbes also reveal the stealing of $990 million and $80 million gold.Every contract from renting plane,construction of road and logistics all goes to his brother.He dredge odo river for profit of $200 million and he use state vehicles and fuels for free to do the work.So there are dollars billionaires in Ghana.
Marcol 7 years ago
Ghana our problem is that all university graduates want to be employ in government agencies. we dont respect our artisans. we don't like to take risks.
Ghana our problem is that all university graduates want to be employ in government agencies. we dont respect our artisans. we don't like to take risks.
Koomson 7 years ago
Thank you very much. As a Ghanaian academic I have made the same observation. According to Forbes there are more billionaires in Nigeria than the rest of west Africa. I mean private investors not political billionaires. Niger ... read full comment
Thank you very much. As a Ghanaian academic I have made the same observation. According to Forbes there are more billionaires in Nigeria than the rest of west Africa. I mean private investors not political billionaires. Nigerians come to Ghana invest in Ghana and make money while we continue to look on. What is there in their chemistry that we don't have? I have therefore concluded that we are too docile and contented. We require some measure of zeal business orientation and what I call I can do it spirit which the Nigerians have which enabled them to challenge established multinationals. I am proud of these brand of Africans who inspite of their problems are still waxing on. Now we cry over dumsor but despite major dumsor in Nigeria dangote produced 29million tonnes of cement in Nigeria last year while we managed to produce 5 million of course with some blame game on government for dumsor So what that teaches us is that zeal purposefulness and some aggressive attitude are needed for business successes not necessarily perfect environment
Truth speaker 7 years ago
He is both right and wrong. The work ethic of most Ghanaians is admirable--it is what distinguishes us from many other countries. No offense to my fellow Nigerians but they are also mostly attributed with being scammers even ... read full comment
He is both right and wrong. The work ethic of most Ghanaians is admirable--it is what distinguishes us from many other countries. No offense to my fellow Nigerians but they are also mostly attributed with being scammers even though Ghana also does it. I believe that it is about time Ghana depends less on other nations and make a name for itself. Home based products, less import and more export. Ex: buy a made in Ghana car, support local businesses etc. That is what the Japanese and Chinese do and look at how their rank on the global level has risen. They do copy others but they change it into their own and support their own. It is about time Ghanaians start doing that!!
Nshyira 7 years ago
One of our problem is the pull him down syndrome. "Konongo onsoa omma obi nso nsoa". Too much jealousy and unnecessary competition.
One of our problem is the pull him down syndrome. "Konongo onsoa omma obi nso nsoa". Too much jealousy and unnecessary competition.
Doobia 7 years ago
I agree totally with him!!! My heart weeps...
I was told in jss that I cannot study science, not only me but also my friend despite we being the two most intelligent and determined guys in the village school. The reason was ... read full comment
I agree totally with him!!! My heart weeps...
I was told in jss that I cannot study science, not only me but also my friend despite we being the two most intelligent and determined guys in the village school. The reason was that those teachers wanted to remain the village champions, funny and sad but true. I changed to science class after entering sss through a serendipitous new headmaster's policy to allow that (government should put good policies too) -- my friend didn't due to lost desire, not too bad because he read geography, economics and elective mathematics ( I left this same combination for science). While in sss, these teachers asked couple of times if I had gone crazy yet or not, hmm. Today I happily tell you that I made 5 return flights in 2016 in the name of work. I sadly report that my best friend "rots" in the village as a headmaster to a primary school and is yet pursuing a first degree; not because of these negative teachers but because of his parents and his weakness to obey them.
In sss, in an interview for a scholarship I told interview panel that I desire to pursue computer engineering in university and spontaneously they rubbished the idea. After sss knust offered me computer science admission, I seeked opinion of my teachers and they said I could learn what will be taught in that program on the road side with computer training schools. Like seriously? I ignored admission, believe me.
A lot of pull-him-down things here and there. But of course some people are priceless including many family, teach
teachers and friends.
For reasons he stated, I fear to "reveal" my little progress thus I'm limiting the explosion of my fortunes and it's due to my family and the Ghanaian society as well as (my) Ghanaian mentality as he rightly said.
In Ghana everyone hides, why? Because others, at least you think or believe, are not happy with your progress. I should stop thinking or believing so as Ghanaian and the rest of Ghanaians should stop being so!
I must be iconoclast to achieve unprecedented or high success.
John Anyomi 7 years ago
I perfectly agree with the coment. Yes even in football, the gentility costs us games. We are too meek. Government indeed doesn't really push people fighting harder with well mannered policies. Ways into entrepreneurship is n ... read full comment
I perfectly agree with the coment. Yes even in football, the gentility costs us games. We are too meek. Government indeed doesn't really push people fighting harder with well mannered policies. Ways into entrepreneurship is not defined. No assistance at all. Do you know of the incubator house policy of Isreal. It's producing genius in business in that country. We indeed don't have great guts. We are not honest too. We take loans and won't pay. We don't accept partnership. Govt doesn't really care about the human resources harnessing for progress. It's a pity. See, we have entrenched employees mentality and never considers to venture being employers. Hmm! When you aspire to make it and they see little money in your pocket family and friends come demanding and would consume your capital if you don't allow them to call you wicked person and other names. Education system remains colonial outlook. We have no dreams. We are not ambitious. We believe in excuses. Is like we are just okay with salary. The reasons rage on and on.. more to be listed ....
Geoffrey okeke 7 years ago
Hmm, as a Nigerian being in Ghana since June 1996 I also saw a lot of factors that makes it very difficult for you to have the millionaires in Ghana. One of them is a good smooth and easy start. In Nigeria a young boy drops o ... read full comment
Hmm, as a Nigerian being in Ghana since June 1996 I also saw a lot of factors that makes it very difficult for you to have the millionaires in Ghana. One of them is a good smooth and easy start. In Nigeria a young boy drops out from school because of poverty and goes into a millionaires house to serve him in his businesses and petientlly serve his master for five or six years and within those years will not only know the secrets of his masters business but will be in charge and as a result will know every thing about the business and after the service his master will start his own business for him sometimes give him a new shop filled with goods and a very large sum of money a house sometimes a car and have access to all his master's business associates. Is this not a very good start? I know a boy from a very poor background who his master after giving him all these things after one Mount called him again and collected five hundred (500) naira (equivalent of five (5) CEDI's) from him and gave him the documents and key of a car. Why will this boy not make it in life? That's a very good start. In Nigeria with as low as five hundred thousand (500,000) naira equivalent to five hundred (500) ghana cedis one can pay for a store in alaba international market (equivalent to makola market) in Ghana here. Thereby giving a lot of people opportunity to start well. And there is this other factor which I don't actually know how to describe it. My wife was amazed recently by a Ghanaian sister who hawks pure water. This sister closed work by say 10:30 am and her reason is that she have made enough money to take care of her for the day so no need to continue but another Nigerian girl was there who have made more money than the girl but this Nigerian girl will continue till evening time and as am talking to you now the Nigerian girl has approached me to lead her to buy a plot of land while a Ghanaian is only satisfied with feeding money. In fact there are a lot to talk aboit . even the government them selves are helping to kill the morals of potential billionaires in Ghana.
Geoffrey okeke 7 years ago
You can see some of the comments saying thieves and all that. That's the same thing the Ghanaians say about us here but the more they say it the more I pity them because that is sign that they will never lern
You can see some of the comments saying thieves and all that. That's the same thing the Ghanaians say about us here but the more they say it the more I pity them because that is sign that they will never lern
Peter Quartey 7 years ago
This a statement that is very sad but unfortunately so true. He has hit the nail right on the head. I am personally of such mentality. I have been trying very hard to move into the realm where you take away the "M" and replac ... read full comment
This a statement that is very sad but unfortunately so true. He has hit the nail right on the head. I am personally of such mentality. I have been trying very hard to move into the realm where you take away the "M" and replace it with a "B" bit you have friends and family telling you to stay in your corner and not try to break out. To the extent that you try to become an entrepreneur what they tell you is that you stay in a 9 - 5 job, some even go to the extent of saying you should never get a with the private sector that you stay with government (public) sector. The mentality of venturing out into the wild to conquer is our biggest challenge. This is often prevalent among those from the southern sector of Ghana namely the Fantis, Gas, and Ewes.
Kweku Trumu 7 years ago
such BS , put that audio on sounclod and share it .
such BS , put that audio on sounclod and share it .
Amma 7 years ago
I agree with what the fellow, I think he was courteous in his description of the Ghanaian. If we are honest to ourselves, some of us are afraid of taking business risk and as such as soon as we are settled in step one and ... read full comment
I agree with what the fellow, I think he was courteous in his description of the Ghanaian. If we are honest to ourselves, some of us are afraid of taking business risk and as such as soon as we are settled in step one and comfortable we stop, compared to the Nigerians they are daring so that is why individuals excel in their businesses
Koomson 7 years ago
Some people will continue the stereotypes thief and all that. By now they should have realised that calling Nigeria names doesint affect us one bit. You that are no thieves what do you achieve? Even smaller countries have mul ... read full comment
Some people will continue the stereotypes thief and all that. By now they should have realised that calling Nigeria names doesint affect us one bit. You that are no thieves what do you achieve? Even smaller countries have multinationals eg Kenya airways and Zambian zambeef and econet of Zimbabwe. What of clean Ghana? These Nigerian gentlemen and several others the author mentioned are no politicians yet they built their investment over the years dangote for example started in 1982.please continue Nigeria bashing it is meaningless and of NP effect.
Motivated - Ghanaian 7 years ago
His outlook is almost accurate, most Nigerians are fearless and drive with little thought of what someone thinks about them. This might be a good or bad thing but in the end they hit their 'goals'. I believe Ghanaians are eas ... read full comment
His outlook is almost accurate, most Nigerians are fearless and drive with little thought of what someone thinks about them. This might be a good or bad thing but in the end they hit their 'goals'. I believe Ghanaians are easily content with our situation and find solace that God/ Allah will gen them through. Nigerians are known world wide to be arrogant, go-getters and bold regardless of where they find themselves. I disagree with his comment on Ghanaians not genuinely happy for their neighnours when they become or are successful.
In closing his thoughts contain great elements of advice and ideas that should fuel we Ghanaians to
Continue striving for success.
( pls disregard all typos as I was tying this comment on a mobile device)
Cleide 7 years ago
He is absolutely right in his discretion about the majority of Ghanaians. Most of us believe in laying low and making it big in a flashlight or overnight. We think too much of what the other person is doing right or wrong and ... read full comment
He is absolutely right in his discretion about the majority of Ghanaians. Most of us believe in laying low and making it big in a flashlight or overnight. We think too much of what the other person is doing right or wrong and whether or not it will affect us. Well he has said it all and it's the said truth. The change we seek can only begin from within.
Sarfo kantanka 7 years ago
I personally think the number card or population factor is no less a point to brush asked and over. If one state is biger than Ghana as has been speculated ,then why put aside numbers. Business is a numbers game. Ibwant to us ... read full comment
I personally think the number card or population factor is no less a point to brush asked and over. If one state is biger than Ghana as has been speculated ,then why put aside numbers. Business is a numbers game. Ibwant to use the church as example . the total Christian population in Ghana is about 70%. This according to Ghana's population of 22million runs around 15 million. If ten big churches are to share the all things been equall will be 1.5 . In effect it will be less than the total congregation of one church in just one state in Nigeria. This can apply to local business in both countries.
As for our peaceful and obedient attitude l don't think it should be a case. People in Europe and America are also law abiding ,yet they have billionaires.
I think the right business environment is the key and most important think.
Kofi Essel 7 years ago
What he said was superbly spot on. But I'll seek to protect the true caring nature of a typical Ghanaian rather than the very ambitious and exploitative foreigner who only seeks to increase profit margin.
What made Ford lik ... read full comment
What he said was superbly spot on. But I'll seek to protect the true caring nature of a typical Ghanaian rather than the very ambitious and exploitative foreigner who only seeks to increase profit margin.
What made Ford likable to America than Rockefeller was because he treated his workers better at the expense of profit margin. We need to be ambitious as a nation but that shouldn't make us steamroller everything in our path particularly ouf own.
What I take from this advice is "Ghanaians should be motivated by competition "like the Nigerian" not envious".
Honourable Ernestina Apraku 7 years ago
I agree with him on almost everything he said. We need to change our mindsets. Think positively and not be complacent. Our leaders must also be selfless. The nation's policies must favour the average citizen. GOD will Help us ... read full comment
I agree with him on almost everything he said. We need to change our mindsets. Think positively and not be complacent. Our leaders must also be selfless. The nation's policies must favour the average citizen. GOD will Help us. We will get there. Hopefully soon.
Skuffour US 7 years ago
Talking is too much.After the Independence there were a lot of old men and women and. Pound Sterling now ,all the remaining is trash. The cedi have rise up ,what cause that ,they can trade along the , fill the hole . Only sm ... read full comment
Talking is too much.After the Independence there were a lot of old men and women and. Pound Sterling now ,all the remaining is trash. The cedi have rise up ,what cause that ,they can trade along the , fill the hole . Only smart measures can do it
Skuffour US 7 years ago
Cocoa board can hire a lot of cocoa service division. From districts,a huge percentage of unemployment must be cut off . Forestry department .Training both with staffs and hiring Labourers where is unemployment, l get a lot.P ... read full comment
Cocoa board can hire a lot of cocoa service division. From districts,a huge percentage of unemployment must be cut off . Forestry department .Training both with staffs and hiring Labourers where is unemployment, l get a lot.Please Alhaji.
Talk sense 7 years ago
This goes way back to the way the colonial rulers suppressed and incarcerate Ghanaian after 500 years of slavery and this may have affected the mentality of generations of Ghanaians. Ghanaians only know how to serve/follow, b ... read full comment
This goes way back to the way the colonial rulers suppressed and incarcerate Ghanaian after 500 years of slavery and this may have affected the mentality of generations of Ghanaians. Ghanaians only know how to serve/follow, be obedient, "not leaders" and that is how the world perceive us. We are still slaves the only thing the whiteman did was take off the chains. I doubt if we will see a Ghanaian Billionaire in this generation. Maybe in the next 1000 years.
Then again there could be Ghanaian billionaires who have not declared their income to the public/media as we only know what the media tells us or the audit could inaccurate. There may be a millionaire who is actually a billionaire.
Mike 7 years ago
This is absolute rubbish!! There is more to life than being in a rat race all the time. Life is not all about becoming a millionaire or a billionaire!
This is absolute rubbish!! There is more to life than being in a rat race all the time. Life is not all about becoming a millionaire or a billionaire!
Na u 7 years ago
What Ghana needs to do is construct rails lines connecting into all bordering countries so trade can commence making it cheaper for goods and travelers move within ecowas,
What Ghana needs to do is construct rails lines connecting into all bordering countries so trade can commence making it cheaper for goods and travelers move within ecowas,
K.B 7 years ago
Well, if Ghanaians were to be as corrupt as Nigerians are, we will be having billionaires as much as they have.
My second thought will be , what has aggressiveness got to do with running a successful business? Bill Gates is ... read full comment
Well, if Ghanaians were to be as corrupt as Nigerians are, we will be having billionaires as much as they have.
My second thought will be , what has aggressiveness got to do with running a successful business? Bill Gates is a billionaire, how aggressive is he?
If they are taking advantage of our hospitality to run their business in our land, they should keep and do it and stop insulting us.
In Nigeria if a Ghanaian should own a business, the nationals will walk past him/ her and patronize the one own by the Nigerian.
If you can't answer a question don't try to that by giving misleading information.
Think tank 7 years ago
Foolish man. So Ghana is not corrupt? You just confirmed why Ghanaians will always be backward while still claiming to be pacesetters. All talk and stealing without any concrete moves. Foreigners all over making money while t ... read full comment
Foolish man. So Ghana is not corrupt? You just confirmed why Ghanaians will always be backward while still claiming to be pacesetters. All talk and stealing without any concrete moves. Foreigners all over making money while they continue their stereotypes. Have you bordered to check the antecedents of these people you call thieves? You are a typical example of docile people who relish on banku and kenke and women of easy virtue but suddenly wake up to realise time is gone
Sankara 7 years ago
Take the wool from your eyes. Ghanaians have become just as corrupt. Stereotyping others will not change this.
Take the wool from your eyes. Ghanaians have become just as corrupt. Stereotyping others will not change this.
edge 7 years ago
i think there are few billionaires in Ghana ..and there are many to come soon. we need to be goal oriented no matter what people say. time will tell what a bright future Ghana has.... I love my HOMELAND GHANA.and i pray for P ... read full comment
i think there are few billionaires in Ghana ..and there are many to come soon. we need to be goal oriented no matter what people say. time will tell what a bright future Ghana has.... I love my HOMELAND GHANA.and i pray for PEACE!!!....
Millionaire 7 years ago
Not in oil*
Not in oil*
Sankara 7 years ago
Half of their billionares are not in oil.
Half of their billionares are not in oil.
Esi 7 years ago
Nigerians are known to be very hard workers in everything, so trying toignore that by claiming they are mostly just known for scamming is disingenuous.
Nigerians are known to be very hard workers in everything, so trying toignore that by claiming they are mostly just known for scamming is disingenuous.
Esi 7 years ago
Nigerians are known to be hardworking just not scammers. Claiming they are all known as scammers won't help or soothe u You have to admit Nigerians tend to escel in all they do even if they do have criminal inclinations.
Nigerians are known to be hardworking just not scammers. Claiming they are all known as scammers won't help or soothe u You have to admit Nigerians tend to escel in all they do even if they do have criminal inclinations.
Recently, The Parliament ordered chairs from China! Are they no carpenters, furniture here? what's the use of our technical and vocational schools? But for the last part where we don't like the progress of our fellow, he is t ...
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All that he is saying is that, there are strong headed thieves in Nigeria than in Ghana. And I agree with him on that. These billionaires in Nigeria are 99.9% big thieves....I rest my case.
You are wrong. In Ghana we target and run ourselves down. It started long time ago. The left leaning governments are the worst culprits.
You're also wrong!! Billionaires don't come up in short times..... Except they're thieves but with time and attitudinal changes, it's only a matter of time that we'll produce billionaires. I believe it is better to have a fai ...
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I agree with Kofi 100%
And the millionaires here are too,gone are the days were you can boast a Ghanaian is not corrupt,we're so hung up in the past that we refuse to accept what we have become, there was a scenario where my mate from Nigeria went ...
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There thieves in Ghana, why are they not billionaires? Your mentality is deeply Ghanaian :(
Until you dislike ur bad situation or fall in love with a better situation, you won't have desire to Change it. Men run in fuel to ...
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It is a shame to have that mindset
This is exactly the mindset the businessman who was interviewed referred to. Now after reading your comment, no one you know will want to dare be successful because you, Mr Professor, will label him or her a strong headed thi ...
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You are indeed fake professor. Speaking b4 thinking. We are talking of established businessmen some of whom have been in businesses thirty or forty years ago in Nigeria and not political billionaires. Fact, anything Nigerians ...
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How is Aliko Dangote a thief? Half of Nigeria billionares are bot in pil one I believe is in fashion. Don't be hateful.
UNTIL WE MAKE POLITICS LESS LUCRATIVE AND PUNISH CORRUPTION, REAL HARD WORK WILL NOT BE ENTICING TO THE GHANAIAN.
yes
You see my brother,these are some of the stories that we aught to read and listen attentively with much passion. I have been thinking about this very question and the answers that the man gave you for a very longtime,most Gha ...
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Exactly! Ghanaians are hypocrites....full stop. We pretend to be worshipers of God, make long prayers and never practice what we preach. We forget that "God cannot be mocked, you reap what you sow."(Galatians 6:7)
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Rawlings was anti big business as he couldn't wrap his little head around the correlation between big business and mass employment. He was like Castro whom he admired unrelentingly and copied unceasingly. Their communist lean ...
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Nonsense! How come a small nation like Cuba has a GDP of $7O billion and yet Ghana with all our resources languishes between $38 to 47 billion? Cuba generates more money in exporting doctors than our cocoa,gold, diamond and b ...
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Not sure where you got the idea that exporting natural resources should fetch you more money than exporting human resources. Often, we get caught in a trap when comparing what we think are like-for-like scenarios. Remove this ...
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Cuban doctors were trained by the former Soviet Union for free, when the US backed capitalist dictator Batista was overthrown.The vast majority of their qualified doctors fled to the US in 1959. Batista himself fled the count ...
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You've said it all and that is a fact and history of Ghana.
pls sir i ned your contact.. you are a great son of the soil
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Seriously? Can't you do this elsewhere? Smh
Culture is a variable in success.Aggressive countries tend to have more entrepreneurs than laid - back ones like Ghana.Ghana is very masculine,high uncertainty avoidance, too collectivist and with high power distance so putti ...
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If our governments are not transparent and full of crooks, do you think they will create a climate for private businesses to thrive? With millions of taxes and bureaucratic hurdles, who can become a thousandnaire, let alone a ...
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I will give him 70%
I will give him 70%
Coz backsliders are every where.
Nothing to add. He said it all. Most of our young artists say Fanny Face small money they possess they move to Dubai etc for jxt weddings how do we progress? Who will do it for us for others to come and do their weddings her ...
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He stated the obivous and i have noted the same..as a Ghanaian Nigerian.. Ghanaian are too lax...good but not great.. not aspiring for the higher conscious but being too comfortable with present conditions.. it shows in every ...
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What I can say here is that politicians like Rawlings started acquiring percentages in private businesses. A lot of businessmen / women are fronting for Kuffuor and the likes. Mahama's brother is doing big business in his bro ...
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There are billionaires in Ghana *corrected*
We should not discount the big time corruption that goes on in Nigeria's political circles.Governments contracts everywhere in the world are the most lucrative than any other form of contracts.
Politicians aide these rich ...
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GHANAMAN LIKE TOTO PASS MONEY PERIOD
Nigerians are not
Ghana GDP is 48.14 billion USD. Nigerian GDP is 521.8 billion USD. Ghana's population. 25.9 million (2013). Nigeria population. 173.6 million people (2013). Nigeria has more people working, and as a result producing more inco ...
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100% RIGHT and TRUE.
All those description is the REAL and TYPICAL Ghanaian NATURE both Home and Abroad. Check my name I'm a Ghanaian and Nigerian lived in both Countries.
These characters is from EDUCATED and ILLITERATE ...
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Yes, with due respect you are 100% wrong there are dollars billionaires in Ghana.Our most corrupt president John Dramani Mahama in our nation history and his brother business man are dollars billionaires.Panama Papers reveal ...
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Ghana our problem is that all university graduates want to be employ in government agencies. we dont respect our artisans. we don't like to take risks.
Thank you very much. As a Ghanaian academic I have made the same observation. According to Forbes there are more billionaires in Nigeria than the rest of west Africa. I mean private investors not political billionaires. Niger ...
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He is both right and wrong. The work ethic of most Ghanaians is admirable--it is what distinguishes us from many other countries. No offense to my fellow Nigerians but they are also mostly attributed with being scammers even ...
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One of our problem is the pull him down syndrome. "Konongo onsoa omma obi nso nsoa". Too much jealousy and unnecessary competition.
I agree totally with him!!! My heart weeps...
I was told in jss that I cannot study science, not only me but also my friend despite we being the two most intelligent and determined guys in the village school. The reason was ...
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I perfectly agree with the coment. Yes even in football, the gentility costs us games. We are too meek. Government indeed doesn't really push people fighting harder with well mannered policies. Ways into entrepreneurship is n ...
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Hmm, as a Nigerian being in Ghana since June 1996 I also saw a lot of factors that makes it very difficult for you to have the millionaires in Ghana. One of them is a good smooth and easy start. In Nigeria a young boy drops o ...
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You can see some of the comments saying thieves and all that. That's the same thing the Ghanaians say about us here but the more they say it the more I pity them because that is sign that they will never lern
This a statement that is very sad but unfortunately so true. He has hit the nail right on the head. I am personally of such mentality. I have been trying very hard to move into the realm where you take away the "M" and replac ...
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such BS , put that audio on sounclod and share it .
I agree with what the fellow, I think he was courteous in his description of the Ghanaian. If we are honest to ourselves, some of us are afraid of taking business risk and as such as soon as we are settled in step one and ...
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Some people will continue the stereotypes thief and all that. By now they should have realised that calling Nigeria names doesint affect us one bit. You that are no thieves what do you achieve? Even smaller countries have mul ...
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His outlook is almost accurate, most Nigerians are fearless and drive with little thought of what someone thinks about them. This might be a good or bad thing but in the end they hit their 'goals'. I believe Ghanaians are eas ...
read full comment
He is absolutely right in his discretion about the majority of Ghanaians. Most of us believe in laying low and making it big in a flashlight or overnight. We think too much of what the other person is doing right or wrong and ...
read full comment
I personally think the number card or population factor is no less a point to brush asked and over. If one state is biger than Ghana as has been speculated ,then why put aside numbers. Business is a numbers game. Ibwant to us ...
read full comment
What he said was superbly spot on. But I'll seek to protect the true caring nature of a typical Ghanaian rather than the very ambitious and exploitative foreigner who only seeks to increase profit margin.
What made Ford lik ...
read full comment
I agree with him on almost everything he said. We need to change our mindsets. Think positively and not be complacent. Our leaders must also be selfless. The nation's policies must favour the average citizen. GOD will Help us ...
read full comment
Talking is too much.After the Independence there were a lot of old men and women and. Pound Sterling now ,all the remaining is trash. The cedi have rise up ,what cause that ,they can trade along the , fill the hole . Only sm ...
read full comment
Cocoa board can hire a lot of cocoa service division. From districts,a huge percentage of unemployment must be cut off . Forestry department .Training both with staffs and hiring Labourers where is unemployment, l get a lot.P ...
read full comment
This goes way back to the way the colonial rulers suppressed and incarcerate Ghanaian after 500 years of slavery and this may have affected the mentality of generations of Ghanaians. Ghanaians only know how to serve/follow, b ...
read full comment
This is absolute rubbish!! There is more to life than being in a rat race all the time. Life is not all about becoming a millionaire or a billionaire!
What Ghana needs to do is construct rails lines connecting into all bordering countries so trade can commence making it cheaper for goods and travelers move within ecowas,
Well, if Ghanaians were to be as corrupt as Nigerians are, we will be having billionaires as much as they have.
My second thought will be , what has aggressiveness got to do with running a successful business? Bill Gates is ...
read full comment
Foolish man. So Ghana is not corrupt? You just confirmed why Ghanaians will always be backward while still claiming to be pacesetters. All talk and stealing without any concrete moves. Foreigners all over making money while t ...
read full comment
Take the wool from your eyes. Ghanaians have become just as corrupt. Stereotyping others will not change this.
i think there are few billionaires in Ghana ..and there are many to come soon. we need to be goal oriented no matter what people say. time will tell what a bright future Ghana has.... I love my HOMELAND GHANA.and i pray for P ...
read full comment
Not in oil*
Half of their billionares are not in oil.
Nigerians are known to be very hard workers in everything, so trying toignore that by claiming they are mostly just known for scamming is disingenuous.
Nigerians are known to be hardworking just not scammers. Claiming they are all known as scammers won't help or soothe u You have to admit Nigerians tend to escel in all they do even if they do have criminal inclinations.