Over 110 Ministers? Ladies & gentleman, we just lost the fight against corruption

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Boss 8 years ago

I do hope somebody is listening to people like u. This is not the change we voted for.

I do hope somebody is listening to people like u. This is not the change we voted for.
Mr Bond 8 years ago

Our most corrupt president in Ghana history has done it again stolen GHC 8 billion as he did in 2012.You folks write to doctrinaire other without put all NDC ministers for us to know their government but writing nonsense beca ...
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Our most corrupt president in Ghana history has done it again stolen GHC 8 billion as he did in 2012.You folks write to doctrinaire other without put all NDC ministers for us to know their government but writing nonsense because you criminals loss power and trying to create confusion unless you fools writers come with Mahama ministers and their assign department all your writing are nonsense.
DR RED HOT 8 years ago

You are full of bullshite......nobody can make sense out of what you are saying

You are full of bullshite......nobody can make sense out of what you are saying
Adanko[the digger] 8 years ago

Nana o!!!More ministerial appointments.The NPP has got the men and women to save the nation.The more you appoint the more efficient your government will be.God save Ghana!!!

Nana o!!!More ministerial appointments.The NPP has got the men and women to save the nation.The more you appoint the more efficient your government will be.God save Ghana!!!
James Aholu 8 years ago

NPP is digging its own grave

NPP is digging its own grave
Omanba 8 years ago

What battle is the Lord's?We are never capable of solving our problems.Always calling upon God to solve our problems.Are we human with brains at all?

What battle is the Lord's?We are never capable of solving our problems.Always calling upon God to solve our problems.Are we human with brains at all?
James Aholu 8 years ago

God wants us to think

God wants us to think
Ghanaman 8 years ago

It's about performance not size period.

It's about performance not size period.
Abrentie 8 years ago

Ghanaian politician are very lazy because the duty they should do for a day will take them three to five days that why they need such much deputies because of laziness and looting of state coffers

Ghanaian politician are very lazy because the duty they should do for a day will take them three to five days that why they need such much deputies because of laziness and looting of state coffers
DR RED HOT 8 years ago

It is pure idiocy to have 110 Ministers in a poor country like Ghana.

It is pure idiocy to have 110 Ministers in a poor country like Ghana.

James Aholu 8 years ago

The value is the same

The value is the same
DR RED HOT 8 years ago

That was his election campaign slogan

That was his election campaign slogan
Redoff 8 years ago

Very poor article.You on one side accuse the govt as being overbloated and then you also say you don't mind the size if only they produce results.So why don't you wait until they have all taken office fully before this critic ...
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Very poor article.You on one side accuse the govt as being overbloated and then you also say you don't mind the size if only they produce results.So why don't you wait until they have all taken office fully before this criticism.
Secondly I think this writer should have spares us the usual titles at the end and rather told us where he has worked or which experience he is drawing his judgement from.We live in a country where everybody is a senior something or an expert in another thing yet they have no professional record to even judge a low level manager.
DR RED HOT 8 years ago

It will help if you can contribute sensibly to this debate rather than starting off with unnecessary personal attacks. The writer has made a cogent and lucid point that there's absolutely no justification for an impoverished ...
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It will help if you can contribute sensibly to this debate rather than starting off with unnecessary personal attacks. The writer has made a cogent and lucid point that there's absolutely no justification for an impoverished nation like Ghana to have 110 ministers and deputies. We still go around begging for loans and handouts to support our developmental efforts, right? How do you justify this collossal waste and abuse of state resources to your development partners? All this waste is happening in a country that has not weaned itself off IMF support, in fact still under IMF life support? This is a monumental mistake on the part of the President. We all wish him very well and want him to succeed but that doesn't mean we shouldn't criticize him when we feel he is making the wrong decisions. Grow up a little small boy Redoff and learn.
James Aholu 8 years ago

complete idiot Redoff

complete idiot Redoff
abad 8 years ago

I agree with u excellently. Ghanaians aint serious! why cant we think of Gh, why are Ghanaians selfishly thaughtless? How can we succeed? I cry for Ghana!!

I agree with u excellently. Ghanaians aint serious! why cant we think of Gh, why are Ghanaians selfishly thaughtless? How can we succeed? I cry for Ghana!!
Danso Abeam 8 years ago

Good one there Ben, I agree with you. Akuffo Addo is a disgrace to the poor Ghanaians who wake up at dawn voted for him. It's a shame that they don't even pay tax. Akuffo Addo if you re voted to serve then you must listen to ...
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Good one there Ben, I agree with you. Akuffo Addo is a disgrace to the poor Ghanaians who wake up at dawn voted for him. It's a shame that they don't even pay tax. Akuffo Addo if you re voted to serve then you must listen to right thinking Ghanaians cos there is no justification to 111 ministers.
THE REAL C.Y. ANDY-K 8 years ago

Yes, we have to say thanks to people who spend their precious time to write on topical issues, especially when they make cogent points on the salient issues.

I am privy to a Whatsapp posting which out just the emoluments ...
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Yes, we have to say thanks to people who spend their precious time to write on topical issues, especially when they make cogent points on the salient issues.

I am privy to a Whatsapp posting which out just the emoluments of the Ministers and their Deputies, excluding all those perks, at a whooping 60% of the total wage bill of the civil service! So 110/1 people are going receive more than what the 100 of thousands of civil servants take home. It is simply immoral if that's correct.

I think Akufo-Addo is simply continuing from where he assisted Kufuor to, devising official ways to loot the public treasury such as using cronies to stand as fronts in getting loans, negotiating for oil contracts and projects, visa deals from the Castle, etc., with hefty cuts going to those cronies to be shared, of course. As the late Ga Chairman of the NPP said, Kufuor himself was in charge of the kitty and very tight with the purse strings.

Well, this time around, they are not going to fool anyone. This "elephant-size" cabinet is not but a pure raid on the Consolidated Fund. Ghanaians have simply put back into office the other gang of "thieves and thiefettes".

Andy-K
James Aholu 8 years ago

Ghanaians must demand accountability from their rulers......the docile nature of the Ghanaian is not helping matters in this country. Apart from the emoluments and perks of the Article 71 office holders taking an lion's share ...
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Ghanaians must demand accountability from their rulers......the docile nature of the Ghanaian is not helping matters in this country. Apart from the emoluments and perks of the Article 71 office holders taking an lion's share of the wages bill, at the end of every 4 years the ex-gratia they take home alone breaks the kitty. meanwhile many trained nurses, teachers are working without pay for years !!!! Many other graduates are at home without jobs. Wake the fuckk up Ghana !!!
Alonso Ahijo 8 years ago

Nana Addo has just began the fight to lose the next election. May he fight well enough to lose well. He should cork his ears. That is the beginning of things.

Nana Addo has just began the fight to lose the next election. May he fight well enough to lose well. He should cork his ears. That is the beginning of things.

James Aholu 8 years ago

Given the gargantuan rape of the ghanaian economy by the NDc for 8years, we don't want to see them anywhere near power for the next 40 years, but it seems like the NPP is willing to handover to them again in 4 years. It's a s ...
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Given the gargantuan rape of the ghanaian economy by the NDc for 8years, we don't want to see them anywhere near power for the next 40 years, but it seems like the NPP is willing to handover to them again in 4 years. It's a shame that NPP is its own worst enemy.
London man 8 years ago

This is where the labour union of Ghana should step in if really they know their job and are serious and thinking about the poor tax payer. Do the president wants to tell us that there is no corruptions in China, Nigeria etc. ...
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This is where the labour union of Ghana should step in if really they know their job and are serious and thinking about the poor tax payer. Do the president wants to tell us that there is no corruptions in China, Nigeria etc. But these countries are being governed by very small number of ministers. If this is a way of rewarding your party members then you are rather killing the poor tax payer.
Danso Abeam 8 years ago

o0fui

o0fui
Taliban 8 years ago

Am not surprise Akuffo Addo is being tribalistic here. We all know the NPP to be solely an akan party. They only ride on the northerners to win elections, and dump them after wards. Am sure the northerners are watching and le ...
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Am not surprise Akuffo Addo is being tribalistic here. We all know the NPP to be solely an akan party. They only ride on the northerners to win elections, and dump them after wards. Am sure the northerners are watching and learning. They used Bawumia in court to batter their dirty trade with all their so called lawyers with good standing. See Bawumia now, a complete toddler in the party over shadowed by the senior minister. The late Alhaji Aliu Mahama never visited Europe in the name of Ghana, rather he was littering about in the war tone African countries whilst Kuffour was lavishing in all the developed worlds. I want to to find out why they hate Northerners soo much. Is it because they are soo intelligent and morally sound. They never liked the NDC govt because it wasn't performing, but rather the leader was from the north. You guys made a lot of noise about corruption on the past govt. Know I ask; why is it taking the NPP soo long to publish the bribery case meted to Joe Osei. Is it because its true and so they are trying soo hard to shield the outcome of the report or could it be that, the Joe Ghartey committee was also bribed by the accuse? Either ways the treat it, we all know Joe Osei took bribe and shared amongst the minority. Its in their DNA. An akan doesn't speak for a second without the mention of SIKA. Remember too, they don't stay long at a place they don't get an opportunity to steal. Could it be from their up bringing? Cos majority of their parents are just soo SENSELESS and in fact is a FACT
Charlie Quartey 8 years ago

We are talking about numbers, the over size government not tribalism

We are talking about numbers, the over size government not tribalism
Kutsii 8 years ago

Hmmmm hmmmm. GOVERNMENT ooooo Hmmmm GOVERNMENT ooooo Hmmmm hmmmm.

Hmmmm hmmmm. GOVERNMENT ooooo Hmmmm GOVERNMENT ooooo Hmmmm hmmmm.
Citizen 8 years ago

I wouldn't have been bothered if these sentiments were expressed by the comedian called Akua Donkor. What's the relationship between 'large' government and corruption? Hollow reasoning.

I wouldn't have been bothered if these sentiments were expressed by the comedian called Akua Donkor. What's the relationship between 'large' government and corruption? Hollow reasoning.
DR RED HOT 8 years ago

How do you justify this collossal waste and abuse of state resources to your development partners? All this waste is happening in a country that has not weaned itself off IMF support, in fact still under IMF life support? Thi ...
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How do you justify this collossal waste and abuse of state resources to your development partners? All this waste is happening in a country that has not weaned itself off IMF support, in fact still under IMF life support? This is a monumental mistake on the part of the President. We all wish him very well and want him to succeed but that doesn't mean we shouldn't criticize him when we feel he is making the wrong decisions. Grow up a little small boy Redoff and learn.
Nii Addotey 8 years ago

You have said it all, sir. Even if we can't ourselves, we can learn from others who have succeeded. I believe the President himself should pay taxes and pay the petrol he uses if he is not on official duty. His ministers and ...
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You have said it all, sir. Even if we can't ourselves, we can learn from others who have succeeded. I believe the President himself should pay taxes and pay the petrol he uses if he is not on official duty. His ministers and all those having a free ride should understand that every Ghanaian living even in the remotest corner counts. We even need 20 ministers, not more. Please continue to write and inform us of the deviation from a serious governance. Well done.
Joe Debrah 8 years ago

Overbloated size of government feed into the corruption narrative, little minds like Citizen doesn't know.

Overbloated size of government feed into the corruption narrative, little minds like Citizen doesn't know.

DR RED HOT 8 years ago

The verdict now is 111 Ministers and deputies is insane. It is outrageous, it is scandalous. Trim the government to size. Ghana doesn’t need more than 30 Ministers if you ask me. The United States runs the world’s largest ...
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The verdict now is 111 Ministers and deputies is insane. It is outrageous, it is scandalous. Trim the government to size. Ghana doesn’t need more than 30 Ministers if you ask me. The United States runs the world’s largest economy with 32 Ministers, Japan runs the world’s third largest economy with just 17 Ministers and even our neighbor Nigeria has just 36 Ministers. Why do we need 111 Ministers in Ghana? I am struggling to find a good reason for this but I can’t.
Owuu 8 years ago

I'm afraid if we loss this fight against corruption the ordinary ghanain would back dictatorship over this stupidity and we need to be mindful of the consequences

I'm afraid if we loss this fight against corruption the ordinary ghanain would back dictatorship over this stupidity and we need to be mindful of the consequences

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