Is Ghana Better Off Today Than It was 6 Years Ago? Post Your Response
Is Ghana Better Off Today Than It was 6 Years Ago? Post Your Response
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Well in my opinion Ghana is far better than it was 6 years ago.Due to the ff. reasons.
1. we are enjoying free education
2. we have the health insurance scheme unlike KO FIE KO WU in the (NDC) era
3. freedom of speech and good governance
4. recognition of the rulle of law
5. numeruos infrustructures at both rural & urban areas
6.Proper monitered, implemented and laid down policies for future developments has also been put in place for better living and condition
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I come from Axim living in the U.K, I go home annually.
All the state enterprises have been closed down. Meaning the chop bar owner who use to cook for the workers is now unemployed. The firewood seller who provided the wood is unemployed. The farmer has to became a retailer to sell his goods since he no longer has anyone to supplier to.
1. Free education? you forgot to mention the free food program. If family could make an ends meet, wouldn't they be able to provide food for their infants? I welcome the free education for the infants. Please visits the schools and see for yourself the state of the lessons, teachers and the teaching methods. Then come and clap your hands.
2. My friend Joseph Yaw is the admin in Axim for health insurance. Great Job he's doing, He recommends it, so do I, but make sure you do not get life threating case such as serious car accident or operations.
3. First of all, this is my first time of commenting on any of Ghana's agenda. It is irrelevant to comment on anything. Because you will never be heard. If you are heard and your comment sounds anti. You are told you are for the opposition. Commenting on the radio give the stations immunity not to host investigative program. Every radio DJ is a mobile phone journalist - honorable this, honorable that. Two things works for your so call freedom of speech - preacher preach & politicians gets to be called on their mobiles to politisize. so much for your FREEDOM OF SPEECH
4. Opposition are being arrested and jailed through a fast track court. Mrs Rawlins case is the current one. People are jailed for stealing eggs and no court hearing is ever made. Batman Samini (hip life artiste) manager has acres or farm of mariwana, with the head of suyani chief police officer on his payroll and nobody can do anything about it.
5. I would love to know the infrastructure in the rural areas. By the way, our high street has just been paved in Axim. Is that what you are talking about? urban- Takoradi- let me see, ooh the stadium?
Kindly let me know because I seriously would love to know, considering we (western region) produce, gold, diamond, lime, timber, fishery, gari, cocoa. musicians. etc
6. Thank you. Malaria is not epidemic. Power (electricity) is in abundance. The water system can pump because they have power. urbanization has been planned, because ruralisation has been sorted out. Shanty towns is not spring up in Accra, why are people houses being destroyed, to make way for what propper planned future developments?. So why is Accra choking.
Am only saying this as a citizen of Ghana. I dont care about party politics. It doesnt pay my bills.
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YES GHANA IS BETTER OOF TODAY THAN 6 YEARS AGO, SIX YEARS AGO THE GHANA PEOPLE HAD NO SAY IN THE GOVERNMENT, ANYBODY THAT TALK AGAINST THE POLICIES OF J.J RAWLINGS WERE EITHER HANG OR JAILED WITHOUT TRIAL, BUT PRESIDENT KUFUOR HAS CHANGED THAT, HE HAS GIVING THE GHANA PEOPLE THEIR MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT WHICH IS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK THEIR MIND, SECONDLY PRESIDENT KUFUOR HAS CREATED CIVIL JOBS FOR THE YOUTH, UNLIKE J.J WHO DIDNT CARE ABOUT THE YOUTH, THE ONLY OFTION HE HAD FOR THE YOUTH WAS THE MILITARY WHICH THEN THE J.J GOVERNMENT TREATED VERY POORLY, THIRDLY, SIX YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF J.J RAWLINGS BAD HUMAN RIGHT RECORD THE WEST NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO THE GHANA PEOPLE CUS THEY DIDNT TRUST RAWLING WITH THE MONEY, BUT PRESIDENT KUFUOR HAS CHANGED THAT, HE HAS MANAGE TO BUY GHANA A BETTER NAME IN THE WEST AND SINCE THEN AIDS FROM THE WEST HAS BEEN FLOWING INTO GHANA LIKE WATER. KUFUOR IS THE BEST
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six years ago Ghana was way better under Dr. J.J rawlings, there is one simple thing that I want to say, all the claims that the ashantis have been claiming about kufuor building roads, extending electricity, and so on are all stupid, It was Dr. jj. rawlings that built all the roads and extended electricity to the rural areas, let me give you an example, you bought a brand new car, then six years after the car started having engine problem, so you changed the car and the problem stopped, does it mean because you changed the engine so you made the whole car or does it mean that you fixed what is wrong with the car, ashanti people must start thinking if they want grow up.
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My brother, what has Ashantis got to do with NPP or the NPP government. Can we do politics without bringing in tribes? Tell me, is there a tribe-less person in Ghana? God, what stupidity! Just grow up, man!
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you are right brother
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plz i have one ? have u been to ghana in the past six yeaes. are u kiddin me, jj didnt do shit, how long was he a president,and what did he do.ANYTHING all he did was beat, kill and steal .so plz not talk to about me about the streets he build, and where are this stree u tailkin about
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you don't really know what you are talking about. You are confused person
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Guys, Six years ago and now in ghana is still the same, the only difference that seperate six years ago and today is corruption, the npp is the most corrupted ever in ghana, so six years ago was better under rawlings, peace
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thank you brother
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Ghanaians should be worried about the greed and property-acquisition spree embarked upon by the Kufuor family since John Agyekum Kufuor became the President of the Republic of Ghana.
The President J.A. Kufuor himself has acquired the one-storey house in between his HIPC Junction house and Hotel Kufuor. The house used to belong to a Lebanese lady and the President paid US$400,000.00 for it.
In addition to this property, he made his son front for him in the acquisition of the controversial “Hotel Kufuor”, which is presently valued at over US$8 million. Till his father came to power, this “chief Kuffour” as he is sometimes called, was like any ordinary struggling Ghanaian accountant.
Kwame Addo Kufuor, the President’s brother and Minister of Defence, had the road leading to his East Legon house tarred for him by the Ghanaian tax payer as soon as the NPP came into power. Three months later, he sold that house which had appreciated in value due to the asphalting and bought a plush residential complex located at East Cantonments. That house is currently valued at US$1.1million.
Mr. Edward A. Kufuor, alleged son of the President has purchased Property No. 8643 Bill Street, New Orleans, LA 70127, USA valued at about US$2.5 million. It is believed that this so-called son is fronting again for another high-profile member of the family.
Kuffuor's son who recently graduated from Harvard university cost of tuition was over 500,000 dollars.
House no.2378 doyles drive in an afluent neighborhood in upstate new york valued at 3.5 million dollars was purchased by chief kuffuor's wife son of president kuffuor.
Another office complex was purchased in the central bussiness district of london by kuffuor's daughter Nana Ama kuffuor valued at 5 million pounds.
Nana Ama Kufuor, daughter of President Kufuor whose pineapple exporting business collapsed under his father’s “Golden Age of Business” in a typical “Kuffour acquisition spree” has also bought a magnificent house opposite the Kumasi Golf Course formerly belonging to Kiku. The house is valued conservatively at US$500.000.
I promise to bring you more information and the modus operandi on the looting, greed and theft being perpetrated on Ghanaians by the family who could not afford the renovation cost for one of their kind who had been elected the president and needed a descent house befitting his status.
This is the kind of gov't some political imbeciles refers to as good governace because they have been blinded by tribal affiliations and have close d the eyes to the truth.
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nkwantabisa,
I don't even need to verify your sources. I believe you. I knew something fishy was going on between eyadema of TOGO and kufuor.Eyadema has always been in business with to the detriment of his own people. His tactics of governance are not to present anymore. They've been used for 38years and continue to be used now by his son. Which are: me, my family and friends first. And he spent millions of dollars to cover the show: his ministers of foreign very smart individuals who are paid highly to confuse the international opinion and his own people in order to continue stealing from them.
There is a french adage that says: " qui se ressemble, s'assemble" which means " people who think the same are always together" remind me of eyadema and kufuor.
I think that's why kufuor quit the ghanain government under JJ. They couldn't be together because they were thinking the same. How come eyadema and rawling were never together? I was born under his regime, I grew up under it and i'm still influenced by it. So trust me when something is bad I can tell. This friendship is bad for ghana which is our only safe place in west africa.
Those facts nkwantabisa wrote are very familiar in TOGO and are really bad for ghana and africa.JJ wasn't god but because he didn't belong to the group of bandits means his aspirations were different and proved he was close to Thomas sankara: Africa for african people. He proved it by structuring his country and not by promoting confusion like kufuor.
Peace.
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nkwantabisa,
I don't even need to verify your sources. I believe you. I knew something fishy was going on between eyadema of TOGO and kufuor.Eyadema has always been in business with the frenchs to the detriment of his own people. His tactics of governance are not to present anymore. They've been used for 38years and continue to be used now by his son. Which are: me, my family and friends first. And he spent millions of dollars to cover the show: his ministers of foreign very smart individuals who are paid highly to confuse the international opinion and his own people in order to continue stealing from them.
There is a french adage that says: " qui se ressemble, s'assemble" which means " people who think the same are always together" remind me of eyadema and kufuor.
I think that's why kufuor quit the ghanain government under JJ. They couldn't be together because they were NOT thinking the same. How come eyadema and rawling were never together? I was born under his regime, I grew up under it and i'm still influenced by it. So trust me when something is bad I can tell. This friendship is bad for ghana which is our only safe place in west africa.
Those facts nkwantabisa wrote are very familiar in TOGO and are really bad for ghana and africa.JJ wasn't god but because he didn't belong to the group of bandits means his aspirations were different and proved he was close to Thomas sankara: Africa for african people. He proved it by structuring his country and not by promoting confusion like kufuor.
Peace.
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I really appreciate this comments, whether its true or not,as a Ghanaian I have every right to be concerned. Next time I would suggest he indicate where he get this information from, I suppose that will interest a lot of people to take a second look. Meanwhile he/she mustn,t forget that corruption is a problem of almost all African leaders. In 1979, JJ Rawlings was welcomed by the people of Ghana as a saviour, he was identified with the poor, street children and the uneducated, 10 - 15 years into his reign and he was officially reported as one of the few richest men in Africa.How can anybody justify this?
I would say they are all corrupt.
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hell yeah....dat mann kuffour has really raise ghana's name....fastshout to ma hell folks in parliament tryna keep ghana goin'
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having a place you can call HOME is always important. I hate politics but all i want for our dearest country is peace. I think ghana was somehow ok 6 yrs ago than now. What koffuor is doing is realy dagerous. All i can say about that man is he is a snake underground but i belief his time will soon come to past. A country affected by war is what i realy fear most. I call on our fellow ghanaians to wake up! i rest my voice.
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BB, what are the things that K4 "is
doing is realy dagerous?"
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Prosper,I asume you should be in a position to know the answer to your question, if not then i'm sorry for you and all i can say is you hv got a long way to go.
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i hope gahanains would bear me out dat the NPP gov't e.g(Kuffour's administration) has opened the eyes of the tha total population of Ghanaians our motherland. The achievement can be listed as ff:
1. Communaication is at our doorsteps unlike 6yrs ago
2. The poor can go to the hospital at any time of illness unlike 6yrs back when (kofie kowu)during the so called PNDC era
3.the youth can now pay for their debts due to the National Youth Employement progamme unlike the PNDC/NDC regime.
4.tThe poor can now send their kids to school; due to the capitation grant by Kuffuor's adminstration.
5.the introduction of the Metro Bus Transport.
6. regard of human rights and administrative justice is working.
7. Freedom of speech and expression is at it fulest
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only a fool would say no...no turning back
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oh mr gordon anderson i am very very sorry for u but that fool is u your mother and your father are the biggest F------O----=---O------L---------S. THANK U VERY MUCH.
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Hi,Vic.Have you forgoting 20 solid years with that uneducated bastard JJ that there was nothing that Ghanaians archived from him?Do you know how poor JJ was?but now he owns a factory in my hometown Nsawam,I mean the Nsawam cannery,this industry was built before he was even born.
start readind now
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hey uncivilized , you have to know the world is advancing and you needs to stop uncivilized comment about ex president. Rawlings is a good man he had saved this nation to what it is today. Think of what you can do for Ghana and stop judging other for the good work they have done for Ghana. Ask yourself what you can do for Ghana. And tell me the accomplishment of kufour?
All that you guys knows is freedom of speech. is people in Ghana eating freedom of speech? come to America to see what politics is. there is freedom of speech in America but people have food to eat and job to do as well. what is your so called kufour doing about it? all that they do is drug. is that not right? well i have a lot to do i and do not need to comment on your stupit comment. Go think of somthing better you can offer ghana. ADD Ghana ,YES FAR BETTER 6YEARS AGO THAN IT IS TODAY. GOD bless good people in ghana and God bless ghana
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Yes, Ghana is far better than it was six years ago. It is proven and credible statistics that Ghana, after Kuffour took over, has been one of the best African countries that is sky-rocketting its performance in the economic arena. The SAPs(Structural Adjustment Programs) credits Ghana for instating and perpetuating a democratic government; thus, our political infrastructure surpasses nigeria's, south africa's, ivory coast's, and so on. It's not even a question that Ghana has drastically improved. Like it or not all governments are corrupt in one way or the other. Even the american goverment which credits itself to be world leader is EXTREMELY corrupt. So president kuffour buying a house for himself and what not...honestly there is nothing wrong with that! you don't think george bush profits from being the american president and uses some of the profits to pursue his own personal interests? don't be naive! Any rational person can attest to the fact that Kuffour has improved Ghana's social, political and economic fabric! Also, Ghana has been declared the most peaceful African country!
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hey uncivilized , you have to know the world is advancing and you needs to stop uncivilized comment about ex president. Rawlings is a good man he had saved this nation to what it is today. Think of what you can do for Ghana and stop judging other for the good work they have done for Ghana. Ask yourself what you can do for Ghana. And tell me the accomplishment of kufour?
All that you guys knows is freedom of speech. is people in Ghana eating freedom of speech? come to America to see what politics is. there is freedom of speech in America but people have food to eat and job to do as well. what is your so called kufour doing about it? all that they do is drug. is that not right? well i have a lot to do i and do not need to comment on your stupit comment. Go think of somthing better you can offer ghana. ADD Ghana ,YES FAR BETTER 6YEARS AGO THAN IT IS TODAY. GOD bless good people in ghana and God bless ghana
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Rawlings hasn't done nothing good for ghana, may be if he would spare the life of the intellectuals he killed, they would have offer ghana more than he can, I'm still waiting for the day he will be taking to the world court for judgement
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It rather sad that politically naive people like you can just write anything online.I think you sincerely don't know what you're talking about.Perhaps you or your parents rubbed the country during Jerry's regime to travel abroad. Americans have food and basic human needs because their leaders; past and present are not as corrupt as your friend JJ. Thank God semi-literate like you live in the States.Next time if you dont have anything sensible to say dont write, it is better that way than to expose your mediocrity.Perhaps you are a big dreamer.
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Brothers and Sisters,
I am not a Ghanaian, but after reading all the comments, I have only one thing to say to you... Does it matter about who is better than another? We are all equal under God's eye. God would be diappointed in this. Rawlings and Kuffour are both kind helpful men. We humans are not the one who is able to jude one another. That is God's job. We must not think of the past, but the future. Whatever happened 6 years ago, it happened six years ago. It is time to move on and look ahead to the future. The future of young adults, teenagers, and children. May God bless Ghana and each and every one of its people. Amen.
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