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Parliament probing 'China chairs' acquisition – Fritz Baffour

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  • HARD LISTENERS 9 years ago

    What an outrageous amount for a chair. one chair costs over 73,000 cedis. haabaaa. chop chop paaa nie?

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 9 years ago

    AUTHOR : MAMA ROSINA - - - - - - - - - -
    We are under economic shackles all because of NDC incompetent and corrupt government. We had eight years of NPP government and times were certainly better for us than we have found ou ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author:-Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK...
    I agree with Justice Emile Short that the language used by GBA was inappropriate but at the same time, it is true that Afari Gyan's credibility was dented and the image of the Electoral Co ...
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  • JESSIE TADI 9 years ago

    They know what happened. Why would they waste time to investigate when they already know what happened?

  • DAVI 9 years ago

    Frizt you have being around for long time and Know P/NDC very very well,please don't PRETEND.

  • Owusu Acheaw 9 years ago

    Of course it´s a nyafu nyafu chop chop.It´s just a national cake so if you chop some and allow me also to come and chop,we all will be happy. Meanwhile Ghana, the invisible owner this national cake is nowhere to be foun ...
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  • The Mentor 9 years ago

    MY QUESTION IS....DID THEY PAY CHINA YET? IF THEY DID PAY, WHERE DID THEY GET THE MONEY? THE GOVERNMENT WORKERS ARE NOT GETTING PAID. I SMELL A RAT!

  • Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

    It is shameless how the MP for Ablekuma South constituency, who has been paid each month since taking his seat in parliament, can tell us he knows nothing about the renovation/ purchases or the processes that got us this far. ...
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  • Baba 9 years ago

    Ghana can elect some fools paaahhh! Look at this ignorant fool. Is he still around?

  • Araba 9 years ago

    baba or baboon you are the bigger fool. If you know the answer, go and get yourself elected to teach Ghanaians the way

  • Yaw 9 years ago

    You know what happened. You guys wanted dollars kickback That was all.

  • Nat 9 years ago

    They are people elected into parliament by their folks in rural Ghana to check and regulate Laws meant to protect reckless spending and transparency in the running of the affairs of the country. Unfortunately,this same peopl ...
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  • Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro. 9 years ago

    OFFICE OF THE ODIKRO
    a companion of the black star!

    PARLIAMENT MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO PROBE ITSELF AGAIN!

    When the Majority Leader, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin, Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli/Kaleo, recently confessed ...
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  • MANTSE 9 years ago

    An average of GHS80,000 per an MP for the 275 MPs seems to be on the high side.

    A NICE, GOOD 3-Bedroom can be built for that amount.

    It may help if the Lawmakers make available an ITEMIZED List of COSTS to explain how t ...
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  • OPANIN KWAKU ATTA. 9 years ago

    WE NEED INDEPENDENT BODY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS FOOLISHNESS.

  • Papa yaw 9 years ago

    So what next?

  • KT 9 years ago

    The Chief Robber is investigating his boys.They think we are fools. Nkwasiasem

  • Banta 9 years ago

    A commission of inquiry will soon be set up by globe-trotting corrupt lazy Mahama...and nothing will come out of that, apart from paper reports, and hefty job allowances for "the boys" as usual.

    Does poor old Ghana deserve ...
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  • Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

    Useless people

  • liv 9 years ago

    We don't need any investigation. Bring in new MPs

  • Joseph 9 years ago

    The only thing Baffour will do is looking for young girls to chop.

  • alex boatang 9 years ago

    My question is do we need these chairs at this time the economy is getting worse and worse ?we have 275 mps and nobody kick against it .Look at our hosipital,roads,schools and our sanitation

  • my opinion 9 years ago

    First of all who approved the purchase of these furniture? Parliament. And now Parliament is going to probe the purchase of the furniture? This is "Nigeria dance "two steps forward, two steps back. With people like these in P ...
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  • Kofi 9 years ago

    Parliament should not waste our resources any further with the useless investigation. What is going to be investigated and what will it change?

  • HAZOR 9 years ago

    Luxurious indeed,these junk chairs and tables could not last a day reaping apart and you call these things luxury?.

  • ASH-TOWN ABRANTIE , MMROM KSI 9 years ago

    THIS IS CROCODILE TEARS.DONT OUR PARLIAMENTARIANS KNOW THAT WE NEED JOBS TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON OUR DINNER TABLES FOR OUR CHILDREN? WHY WE GIVE THEM EVERYTHING FREE WHAT ARE THEY DOING FOR US. GIVING THE JOB WHICH WE CAN EASILY ...
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  • ASH-TOWN ABRANTIE , MMROM KSI 9 years ago

    WHERE ARE OUR SOLDIERS. WE NEED THEM TO KICK THESE POLITICIANS OUT. ELSE NEXT CIVIL REVOLUTION WILL BE BLOODY WE WILL BURN PARLIAMENT HOUSE AND ANY HOUSES OF THESE POLITICIANS. ANY PROPERTY THAT THEY HAVE USED OUR MONIES TO A ...
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  • ASH-TOWN ABRANTIE , MMROM KSI 9 years ago

    IF MEN ARE DEPRIVED OF ;PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF GRAVE INJUSTICES AFFLICTING THEM, RECOURSE TO ARMS IS THE ONLY SOLUTION LEFT TO VINDICATE THEIR DIGNITY AND SELF RESPECT.NOW IS THE TIME FOR GHANAIANS TO WAKE UP WE HAVE BEEN FOOLE ...
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  • Daniella 9 years ago

    IF WE WILL GIVE SIMPLE TASKS AS REFURBISHING/DECORATION TO FOREIGNERS WITH THAT STUPID EXCUSE FROM THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, WHY DON'T WE OFFER THE ENTIRE GOVERNANCE TO FOREIGNERS SINCE ALL THE PREVIOUS LEADERS INCLUDING NDC ...
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  • Kofi 9 years ago

    Daniella, I have been talking about this for a long time; let's outsource the presidency.

  • sansan 9 years ago

    Good idea, that's the only way to stop the next NPP government from stealing, lets start the organization now, I know some thothless ex old boys who can pull a trick. Burn all them politicians alive. We need this seriously ...
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  • Yiddana 9 years ago

    How can parliament probe her self?
    Is this a kind of a joke? What a shame. So NPP MP's'. "when you live in a glass house do not throw stones". You are equally incompetent.

  • PERSCOBA 9 years ago

    you meanb you did not think at first? how can you then be a minister if do not think at times?

  • Mike frm Ho. 9 years ago

    Is it the perpetrators of the who are probing themselves ? What a joke ? NDC is failing some of us who supported them since 1992. Everywhere, there is something STINKING. Why ?

  • OKOROMANSA 9 years ago

    AN INDEPENDENT TEAM MUST INVESTIGATE THIS AFFAIR, NOT FRTZ BAFFOUR AND HIS FELLOW MPs. ALREADY WE DON'T TRUST YOU GUYS SO HOW COULD YOU CONVINCE US THAT YOU REALLY DELVED INTO THE MATTER. FIRST OF ALL HOW COULD THAT EXCUSE CO ...
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  • DENTE 9 years ago

    THE REASONS GIVEN FOR THE IMPORTATION OF CHINESE FURNITURE IS ABSURD AND STUPID. SEVERAL LOCAL COMPANIES COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE ORDER AND ENOUGH TIME TO DELIVER THEM. LOCAL COMPANIES WERE NOT GIVEN A CHANCE DUE TO CORRUPT ...
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  • Hesse Nii YAW 9 years ago

    Our mps should respect the Ghana law and do hard work to save the economy

  • Kofi Virginia 9 years ago

    Stupid looking member of parliament. Do you create capacity by investing in Chinese chairs and ignoring local manufacturers at the same time as you tell citizens to buy made-in Ghana goods?

  • sansan 9 years ago

    Is the committee set to investigate this saga going to be paid? The boys are old but can still pull some tricks, the next coupe will supersede that of of JJ Okumnipa.

  • kingsley 9 years ago

    MAHAMA the mmuguyaro lier