Ghana Speaks

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Victor on March 17th, 2008 2:10 pm

Hi Kojo,
Please bring back the sound bites of the arguments put up by government spokespersons and their friends in the Media about the Gulf Stream and the need to dispose it off.

These will enable Ghanaian see the hypocrisy and double standards of the Govt.
It is a shame

Victor
Victor on March 17th, 2008 2:10 pm

Food for thought for our so called Leader: We cannot rule only by the law but also by moral and ethics

NEW YORK - Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace Wednesday after getting caught in a call-girl scandal that shattered his corruption-fighting, straight-arrow image, saying: “I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people’s work.”
Spitzer made the announcement without having finalized a plea deal with federal prosecutors, though a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said he is believed to still be negotiating one. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.
“Over the course of my public life, I’ve insisted, I think correctly, that people regardless of their position or power take responsibility for their conduct. I can and will ask no less of myself,” Spitzer said at a Manhattan news conference with his wife, Silda, at his side. He left without answering questions.

Victor
Victor on March 17th, 2008 2:12 pm

Kojo Goodmorning,

I completed the University of Ghana in 2007, and during the second semester of the 2006/2007, academic year, we were made to persue a free elective course at the Legon Centre for International Affairs. The course is titled Area Politics with the code INTER 616.

We studied the foreign Policy of the EU, the Italian foreign policy and language. Kojo we spent 10 hours every week for this course alone and wrote exams on it as well. 3hrs was spent for the language on Tuesdays, 3hrs for the foreign policies on Fridays and 2hrs each for the language and foreign policy on Saturdays.

Kojo as we prepare for graduation this Saturday, the result has not reflectd on our academic record let alone being added to our FGPA

Authorities at L. E.C.I.A. claim that permission was sought from the academic board of the University before we were made to pursue this as undergrads.

Kojo, I want you to get in touch with authorities at L.E.C.I.A especially Prof. Kofi Kumado and then the acting director of academic affairs of Legon to explain what the problem is because it’s disheartening. We number about 70 students.

Thanks in advance.
kafui on March 17th, 2008 2:13 pm

Hi Kojo, the buying of a new presidential jet is not the wisest thing to do by the government especially at this time when the opposition NDC accuses government of chasing misplaced priorities. I believe the government should make serious attempts at improving the living conditions of Ghanaians. (Kafui, Gimpa)
Nana Yaw on March 17th, 2008 2:15 pm

Hi Kojo,
Good morning. I want comment about this Bawku issue. I know u might think i am being too critical or something and so might decide not to read this mail. But lets think about this as a nation. What about sending only northern professionals to the northern regions so that when they fight it is amongst themselves. For example only doctors who are northerners or nurse or policemen and it should apply to both civil and public servants. Because of u look at this captain abbey who was shot at and escaped death by the skin of his teeth and all the other military personnel and even the regional police commander. If these people die wat will their families do. Thank u for reading this and putting it up for a debate or educate us on that if it can be done.

I heard ur commercial by Kofi Owusu on this easter programme for kids and did i heard him say ‘needless kids’. well i dont know how that can be so.
Edmund on March 17th, 2008 2:16 pm

HI KOJO,

WORDS ARE EASIER SAID THAN DONE.ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS.WE DON’T PREVENT A PLANT FROM GROWING BY CUTTING THE BRANCHES BUT BY UPROOTING IT.

LONG TALK WITH THE NORTHERNS BY THE PRESIDENT WILL NEVER YIELD ANYTHING.GOV’T SHOULD RATHER THINK OF ARRESTING THOSE WHO KILL YAA - NAA AND ALSO BURY YAA - NAA AND THERE WILL BE PEACE IN THE NORTH.
Felix on March 17th, 2008 2:17 pm

Kojo, Andrew Awuni is not a member of the E.C and he should avoid the temptation of extending his propagandist P.R job to the quatters of the E.C.
We have had enough of the spinning of the NPP on this subject.
Felix Amegashie-Accra
John on March 17th, 2008 2:18 pm

Kojo,

It is worrying for some of us living outside Ghana to hear people who are not officials of the EC’s office trying hard to explain how the EC work in relation to the electorial register.

I honestly think, the EC or his representative are the right persons to make interventions or explanations concerning how they work in terms of compiling an electorial register and not anybody else.

We should get serious and accept that there is a problem with the Electorial register, as I understand most Political Parties have come to recognise and work at cleaning it. Ghana is our only home and indeed the HOPE OF AFRICA. I think the situation has past the stage of arguing. We should rather look at working and resoursing relevant bodies to solve the problem.

John, Göttingen, Germany.
CBO on March 17th, 2008 2:28 pm

Hi Kojo,

I realise the campaign team of Nana Addo is considered solid, however, to what extent were all those guys competent when they were in positions?

Although I will not want to mention names, I believe he has to be careful because he has very questionable characters with him.

On the campaign for the Flagbearer positions, we heard them and it is very likely that should Nana win, he will bring those guys back to recoup what they lost in the campaign.

Ghanaians must watch these with EAGLE EYES.

CBO, Atlanta, Georgia
Paul on March 17th, 2008 2:29 pm

Kojo,

Tell Awuni that except to keep jhis job, hw knows very well that most of the things he is saying are just to spin and go back to his bosses for a pat. Yes we need to get away from the poverty mentality, but it is wiser to do the essentials instead of pursuing eye pleasing programs. For goodness sake he should stop this attititude of deliberately confusing the essence of Bui which will give all of us electricity power with that of Peduase and The Flagstaff Presidential lodge which will ensure the super comfort of an invividual.

Paul Adukrom
Cecilia on March 17th, 2008 2:30 pm

Kojo,

I am a resident of community 3. I wish to use your medium to bring to the attention of TMA, if they are not already aware that, for 2 weeks their refuse collection contractor (ASIBOD COMPANY LIMITED) have not collected
refuse. As a result the whole community is engulf with stench and filth
and with the raining season here the early this situation is corrected the better to prevent an epidemic.

Thanks and best regards
Ernest on March 17th, 2008 6:36 pm

kojo please ask the ECG for me what is happening to us, the reason is that for the past two months there is always lights out during day or night please we waiting to here from you.I know you people at JOY are very competent thats why IM sending you these message thank you for helping me out.
Adjo on March 18th, 2008 5:12 pm

Why a presidential jet when we do not have water in Madina (Old Road, Yellow Sign Board) for 6 months now
Adam on March 18th, 2008 5:12 pm

i will be very happy if you will allow all muslims to pratice their religion in any institution.from adamu rafiu a.k.a.wadaada,kumasi poly.try to help us kojo and try to see the end of this matter.
Yaa on March 18th, 2008 5:14 pm

Kojo,
Adisadel College is an Anglican school for boys in Cape Coast, Ghana, modelled on the English Public School.The school’s Founder was the Right Reverend Dr Nathaniel Temple Hamlyn of the Anglican Church. His purpose was to provide a grammar school for sons of Anglican parents, in particular a training ground for Church personnel.
I think parents who enrol their wards should be aware of this fact. It is a christian school and so lond as students are not compelled to convert to christianity i personally don’t believe there’s a problem.
Nana Yaa (London)
Sena on March 18th, 2008 5:17 pm

Kojo,

I don’t really understand why the management of Pwalugu Tomato Factory expect farmers to sell the raw materials to them when they can get better prices elsewhere. This is simple…until the price deferential is eliminated this will continue. In any case farmers have conscience and know what is good. Let’s learn to respect!

Sena
Sima on March 18th, 2008 5:34 pm

Kojo i was not going to comment on the issue of whether Christian values are being imposed on people of other beliefs or not but the thought of it is bugging me and i know until i air my views it is not going to stop.

You know the saying that when you go to Rome you do what the Romans do? This sets my arguement into motion.

First of all if you choose to go to a missionary school, you are consequentially consenting to observe whatever practices that are unique to that school. Bear in mind these schools were set up not only to provide formal education but also to promote the customs and practices perculiar to their faith. This is so whether with a Christian Missionary School or a Muslim School.

It doesnt have to be the school authorities forcing any practices on you but you being responsible enough to observe them. These practices have been complied with over the many years and there has always been regulatory bodies seeing to the activities of these institutions. Kojo, if there was a need to allow different faiths to hold their own small meetings on the same small compound it would have been done long before today.

Kojo obeying simple rules and regulations is important. Can you imagine if it was said that certain gatherings were meant only for the believers of a particular faith? There would be breakdown of discipline especially at that stage in our lives which is considered the formative years. Students as they are will always kick against rules but does not mean we should let it be. Human beings in general need to be whipped into line so that law and order may be maintained. If Christian gatherings were made the exclusive reserves of Christians, I bet people of other faith belonghing to these scholls would feel maligned. How would we treat that issue too.

As soon as you step foot in Saudi Arabia, or any strict Muslim Country, Kojo, you dare not go about your business in the same way you are used. You observe the norms of the land. This is accepted and is nice. Why do we not talk against it but think that the same thing done elsewhere by another set of people is wrong?

Do you also realise that, it was not only the Muslim fellow who skipped the gathering? What would we be discussing if it were a Christian who jumped and died. See?

Honestly, I am beginning to lose confidence in this Akuffo Lawyer. He very quickly jumps to back anybody or anything that has emotional sentiments to it without first exhausting all other reasoning.

At the end of the day, Law and Order must be maintained and a people belonging to a group must be seen as a group.

I sympathise greatly with the family of the deceased and I am also in no way backing the teacher. Punishments metted out to students in schools can be discussed at a latter date.

Thank You.

Regards,

Obaa Sima Hazel.

also to push throught the customss and practices of in whatever
Sammy on March 18th, 2008 5:36 pm

kojo your show is the best in ghana now. i have converted all my room mates into ardent listeners of joy fm.pls play any song for them.they are richard ,cecil ,danny and wale

sammy B ( independence hall , KNUST )
Sam on March 22nd, 2008 4:09 pm

Kojo keep up the good job and have a SPIRIT FILLED EASTER. Please do remember these words always-1. GIVE GOD WHAT IS RIGHT NOT WHAT IS LEFT 2. A LOT OF KNEELING WILL KEEP YOU STANDING. 3.GOD DOESN’T CALL THE QUALIFIED HE QUALIFIES THE CALLED & WHEN GOD ORDAINS HE SUSTAINS.
Kojo, May the LORD JESUS sustain you in the noble job you are doing.
Stay blessed! From Uncle Sam.
Philip on March 22nd, 2008 4:13 pm

we have seen 19years of mismanagement and you still want to rule ghana.
philip of labone
thanks
George on March 22nd, 2008 4:14 pm

Kojo,

Good morning to you and your listeners.

I am amazed at the British trying to defend his fathers innocense by trying to manipulate public opinion. We won’t barge to this joke. His dad had a very mild sentence which was in itself discriminatory by the reasons the judge gave fot his leniency.

They should get their father to regret for the poor girl whose life she has damaged. I believed he would have had a harsher sentence if it were in his home country. They need to be apologetic for the have caused.

George
Cantoments
Andy on March 22nd, 2008 4:14 pm

hi kojo,
am really amazed at which the minority bull-doze their way into passing the bill on the presidential jet.a a nation where is our sense of priority.we do ve pressing issues such,no water,ligth,unemployment.etc.i therefore urge all ghanaians to vote out this killer govt.thanks(Andy)Achhimota
David on March 22nd, 2008 4:15 pm

Kojo,

Hon. Samuel Boateng is really defending the indefensible.Benig a minister of State, he really has in his possession the document that Dr Tony Aidoo is talking of but he is deliberately taking this position not to be seen giving credence to arguments raised by Hon Albert Bagbin on the floor of the house yesterday that forced the Govt. to withdraw the 62 Million USD Air bus contarct.
He should put up a more constructive argument next time.Minority well done.!!!!!

FROM : David from Abidjan.
Kweku on March 22nd, 2008 4:16 pm

Hi Kojo,
Two quick points on the “Executive Jets” for the GAF:
1. So far nothing illegal or fishy has been done during the process. In fact the process is more transparent than NDC Gulf Stream purchase.
2. When it comes to provision of water and other social and developmental benefits for Ghanaians, Kuffour’s NPP has spent more money in 8 years than the (P)NDC did in 20 years. In fact as I write, perennial water problems in Cape Coast and other places are a thing of the past.
Kweku, Accra
Emma on March 22nd, 2008 4:17 pm

kojo.
can we call these people honorable members, when a simple purchasing for our dear country can end up like this. shame to parliamentarians. Anyway in whose interest is the purchase, Ghana, Minority or the majority. my goodness. GOD BLESS GHANA

EMMANUEL ASAMOAH, NEW YORK
Prince on March 22nd, 2008 4:17 pm

Kojo, go to GhanaWeb.com, visit the photo gallery and beneath the airbus photos, you see the true misery of Ghana: A poor Ghanaian future leader fetching from a distasteful water reservouire, then u see another group of potential future presidents and legislators of Ghana learning under trees, yet we have the resources to by 6 air buses. Ghanaians, wake up!

From Prince Dugbazah, Ashaiman
Sampana on March 24th, 2008 2:19 am

Kojo I can bet you that all MPs for NPP are cowards, they are all yelling for positions and therefore fear to speak their minds look at how some of them have left the business of the house to follow Akofo Addo for campaing, Bravo to the minority they should keep it up. Npp days are numbered- From OTENG GEORGE SAMANPA O.T - Beijing
Senyo on March 24th, 2008 2:20 am

Hi Kojo,
Does the voice of Ghanaians influence Government’s decisions? I think majority of Ghanaians are not in favour of the purchase of a presidential jet now. The voice of the majority in parliment does not always reflect the views of the majority of the population. God help Ghana.

Gbedjoe Courage Senyo
Tema
Bill on March 24th, 2008 2:21 am

From New Jersey, U.S.A

Hi Kojo,

I have been listening to your station for a while and what strike me most is the fact that many Ghanaians have blatantly ignore to analyze issues with their heads to find the wisdom behind a governments action rather, they prefer to talk from their stomachs because of their political affiliation. This is a dent on our very capacity to hold our own government accountable.

The government should resolve the perennial water shortage in Accra with the same sense of urgency used in approving a loan for the purchase of a presidential jet.

It is fitting for the seat of government to have its own private jet but it is also fitting and civil to make this transaction open and fair and devoid of any suspicion and kick backs. The minority have the right to question the transaction. Why rush to approve the loan?

Thank you,

William

New Jersey, U.S.A
Hugo on March 24th, 2008 2:22 am

Kojo,

Hail the Minority of Parliament, the nation’s hope and glory. They put up a great show. They showed Ghanaians that they are for them.

As for the cowards who were glued to there sits just to say yes to their Masters, they should put their heads in shame.

It was really a sad day for Ghana.

How could the Speaker be so bias on the day.

Thank you very much Bagbin and his men.

Hugo.

Tema
Prince on March 24th, 2008 2:23 am

IF INDEED THE MINORITY WILL HAVE THEIR SAY WHILE THE MAJORITY HAVE THEIR SAY WHAT SORT OF DEMOCRACY IS THIS. WHEN IT WAS THEM, THE JET WAS A MISPLACED PRIORITY. INTERESTINGLY 8YRS DOWN THE LINE, IT IS THE MOST PRICED LEGACY OF THE GOVERNMENT. SEE THE IRONY; THEY SAY IT WAS TO BOOST THE AIRFORCE, BUT COME TO THINK OF IT, HOW WOULD A LUXURY JET WITH NO FEATURE FOR FIGHTING AN ANT SUDDENLY BECOME A BOOSTER FOR THE GHANA AIRFORCE. WE LIVE IN A CRAZY WORLD INDEED.
PRINCE DUGBAZAH FROM ASHAIMAN.
TK on March 24th, 2008 2:24 am

After 50 years of nationhood we should able to point to a presidential palace
After this comes a befitting presidential jet, to lift our image????????????

Kojo this is not only a misplaced priority, but I think we are bitting more than we can swallow
if we cannot pay salaries, provide water to every Ghanaian, cannot even finance our own budget,
then we are just better off without these greedy, self seeking, politicians…..

by the way what is happened to the ‘bloated voters register’….. i assume the jet has overshadowed that…….
typically Ghana

T.K Tamale
Ken on March 24th, 2008 2:44 am

Akuffo Addo will be our next president ,long live NPP.ken from Afifekope in Ho
Elton on March 25th, 2008 5:38 pm

I really just wanted to use this opportunity to congratulate Joy fm for again chalking another success in organizing 2008 Easter Soup Kitchen. God richly bless Multi media for “always having in mind” the needy in society.

Besides, Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu of the Commonwealth Secretariat on that day gave a short but splendid speech, (an advice to parents, leaders and human right organizations to endevor to work in the interest of children). Surprisingly, the Joy News team that you can always count on, appeared to have missed this news. I don’t know what really went wrong though, well it is not too late.

Frankly I would have done a story on her call myself but was so much involved in directing traffic at the gate while listening to her

That Saturday was her(Betty’s) birthday as I gathered.

I hope Messrs Kojo Oppong Nkrumah/ Akwesi Sarpong will do justice to this this email

In any case Joy fm has no competitor as far as some of us are concerned,

Keep it up

Elton Mawuli Nanegbe (a volunteer at the Easter Soup Kitchen)
Nyemetei on March 27th, 2008 11:12 am

THE MEDIA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SET AGENDA ON ISSUES INSTEAD OF ATTACKING PERSONALITIES,SMEAR
COMPAIGN. THE LENSE, PALAVAR, DEMOCRAT I HOPE YOU ARE LISTERNING
NACIMENTO
Sadik on March 31st, 2008 12:28 pm

Hi Kojo, i think any of the three candidates qualifies to be Mills running mate.So, they should all rally behind them to ensure victory for NDC com 2008 election.Long live Mills, long live NDC,long live Ghana.
SADIK, U.C.C.
Kofi on March 31st, 2008 12:29 pm

kOJO,

I think its worth time to set up a Professional body to regulate the media, admit members into the profession and disqualify others from practice as pertains in bodies such as the GMA, GBA & ACCA among others. I am sure the LI which set up the NMC should be appraised in this direction. We can also call for a National dialogue as we did for the oil to ascertain best practices and redeem the sinking image of the media.

Kofi, Spintex Road
solomon,london on March 31st, 2008 7:14 pm

Please I want to plead with the programmes manager of Joyfm not to use the new programme `Ghana decides 2008` as the usual talkshop,assembling the spokespersons of parties in the studio but instead take us to the communities for us to assess who is up and down.

I believe with your numerous correspondents all over the place we can get the background of the various campaigns.Any politician invited into the studio will tell you his/her party is winning but please let`s hear from the voters in the communities themselves.

Remember to do this before a hungry radio station steal this inovation from you and do it way.

Thank you.
Yvonne on April 2nd, 2008 9:35 am

I am disappointed at the comments made by Nana Konadu. She can’t force the Prof. to choose Betty. Betty is not popular. i have never seen her before . How can You vote for somebody you don’t know. Our democracy is still young and any political party that chooses a woman to be a running mate to its presidential candidate will lose .
Lawer Tei-Wayo on April 2nd, 2008 10:57 am

kojo, i think our women should be encouraged to involve themselves in decision making processes of this country rather than letting them sit on the fence.women are equally human just like their male counterparts and can equally deliver.please tell nana akuffo addo to choose a woman running or risk losing the general elections come december.
Selasie Morgan on April 2nd, 2008 12:14 pm

Please Kojo I want to wish Gifty Vesta Mame Esi Crentsil and Eunice of Aburi Girls Senior High School all the best in their up coming exams success. May God grant you the knowledge and retentive memory in you final exams.
gabe on April 2nd, 2008 2:49 pm

Thank you feed us with your good morning show. Some of us have left home for too long. But follow Ghana with keen interest.
thio on April 2nd, 2008 4:08 pm

yesterday was my fren b’day his name is warlord i wanna wish him a belated b’day
gabe on April 2nd, 2008 5:56 pm

Once in my lifetime I do agree with gaby. NPP is loosing it, the Minister is should be fired. The Minister has even insulted Ghanaians for sitting down for few refugees to come and sabotage our country.
cemonita owusu on April 3rd, 2008 8:01 am

Please the GPRTU should sit up by providing the commercial drivers with fixed and consistent the transport fares when the prices of fuel go up. I think the Bank of Ghana should also help by m\king the 1pesewa coins available on the market. The unavailablity of the 1pesewa coins make transactions with the commercial bus drivers difficult. Eg the fare for madina to tema was 70 pesewas when the prices went up some weeks ago it went to 75 pesewas then now it is 80. With my liitle knowledge in business i think the increase should be marginally spread for each passenger but these drivers are now cheating us. Please do something about it. Cheers
Sam on April 4th, 2008 9:21 am

Hello Kojo,

I have been listening to the ‘SUPERMORNING show’ this morning and find your call for the public ‘asking for more’ as very appropriate.Look, is it not interesting how African politicians campaign in the name of solving the people’s problems only to forget about them as soon as they get their mandate?The greed of these politicians keep plunging us into social upheavals all the time!Examples are not hard to find.

Voters should learn to CHANGE governments when they renege on their promises,period! I think that until we learn to change governments, the people will always be taken for granted.Let’s keep changing governments until we get the best. It’s even a way of strengthening our democracy, where no political party will not see itself as divinely ordained to be in government forever.

I don’t care which party is in government:but care very much about the BASICS/ESSENTIALs of life (water, electricity, proper sanitation,housing, food etc). That’s all teh people need,not rhetorics.

These politicians are virtually saying the same thing but differently!

Please, we need Joy Fm to exact the right responses, and conscientize the masses to always DEMAND what is due them……..IT’S OUR TAX MONEY they are presiding over.

Thank you!

Kwasi P
(Student, Norway)
CBO on April 4th, 2008 9:31 am

Hi Kojo,

Please ask the Police PRO whether the NPP guys sought permission to block the road when they knew very well of the presence of the opposing party in the area.

He should know that there is a lot of tension in the system and to avoid confrontations of such nature in the future, the best to do is for the parties, particualrly, the incumbent, tp desist from abusing power to provoke others.

The PRO is ismply goofing and that is the nature of our police. They protect their jobs by always being bias towards the opposition and this did not start today Kojo.

Congrats for the delivery at university.

CBO, New York
kofi on April 4th, 2008 9:57 am

Kojo,

Infact, our Politicians should be a little fair and apologize when situations demand so. A little sorry would help heal the wounds of those who got injured or hurt in any manner.

We are one people with a common interest to rule Ghana to the dreamland!

Kofi, Spintex Road.
agyenim boateng on April 7th, 2008 8:47 am

Kojo, my bank is GCB, Ghana Commercial Bank. Customer service? I cant say more….it is simply abysmal. Notwithstanding, they are very good in forming and maintaining cues at the banking halls. they even have an officer responsible for the formation of cues.
kwame on April 7th, 2008 1:30 pm

kojo,
i think nana konadu and others should leave atta mills alone for him to decide his choice in his running mate.
Or if this is a dust to be thrown in our eyes time will tell and i hope by wednesday the cat would be left out of the bag
thanks
kwame, knust
ebo on April 7th, 2008 6:06 pm

I THINK NDC ARE IN FOR A BIG TASK FOR THIS COMING ELECTION THUS THEY ARE TRYING TO ADOPT DOOR TO DOOR CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL NOT HELP THEM TO WIN. ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO FIND A WAY OF GETING MORE SEATS IN KUMASI AHANTI REGION PRECISELY.FROM KNUST
kojo opoong addo on April 7th, 2008 8:10 pm

hi, kojo i admire you and would want to hear your voice on the morning show everyday. please mail me, you always motivate me.
kojo opoong addo on April 7th, 2008 8:12 pm

thats my email address.oppongkojo@yahoo.com
Isaac Quartey-Papafio on April 8th, 2008 11:44 pm

Does one need a higher education to establish the fact that our politicians care less about the masses? Certainly not, limit your scope to some suburbs in the capital city of Accra like Ablekuma, Anyaah, Awoshie, sakaman, Abeka lapaz, mamprobi, gbawe and few others who’s basic problems are just drainage systems not to mention roads to solve their years of environmental catastrophes’ but simply undone reason NO MONEY. The problem of Water still persists in the capital city. Not even the drainage systems that were started after the recent floods in Accra as government intervention were completed. its almost a year now and the rains are here again, we will soon begin swimming into our homes like we always do with the hope that one day Ghana will raise that money needed to fulfill its social responsibilities, and with the unsatisfactory efforts at education, we the illiterates shall continue to be the majority who shall always be there to listen to the sweet tales of our politicians in big grammar we even find difficult to understand just to lure us of our votes. Yet they always find the loans/ grants to finance all projects to guarantee their comfort in authority.
Prosperity will judge us all
Isaac Quartey-Papafio
(Awoshie-Accra)
Nana Aba on April 9th, 2008 8:36 am

I reside and work in London and I can confidently say that, the cost of living in London is much much higher than any capital in the world, but you know what I would rather leave in London than ACCRA. I lived in Accra for a good number of years after school and the only job I got was a sales job with some unrealistic target, so difficult to achieve. My first job on moving to London was something I know nothing about, yet I got trained for it and after 4years am the bose. My company has also fully paid for me to get professionally qualified. Tell me whether such things happen in Ghana, without “WHOM YOU KNOW”
ATAA OKOE on April 9th, 2008 8:40 am

GHANA TELECOM ARE KILLING US THEIR ALVARION INTERNET IS VERY BAD BUT AT THE END OF MONTH THEY WILL COME FOR THEIR OH GOD
franko on April 9th, 2008 8:41 am

Hi Kojo, this year round i am pleading with NUGS and all students to seek from our politicians things that affect their welfare and not the usual attacks on the opposition parties.
jackie on April 9th, 2008 8:57 am

Good morning,
I am a resident at Banana-Inn, a suburb of Accra. Banana-Inn is between Mamprobi and Dansoman. Kojo as a matter of fact, we are suffering. Armed robbers and phone snatchers are killing us. You cannot move abt between 9.00 p.m and 5.00 a.m.

Young guys holding matchets would just butcher u after taking ur phone from u. they would beat u mercilessly without anybody coming to ur aid.

I am appealing to u to appeal to the Police Service to mount a check point at Mango-down and the bridge leading to Kit Kat area. We hear these boys are from Sukura and Zamrama Line. pls assist us, we are not safe in our own houses. I remember calling a patrol team when a neighbour was being attacked and all I got was “contact the nearest police station.

Kojo, I am begging u, this is about the third time that am sending u this mail, pls come to our aid and God would richly bless u. There is no police station at Banana-Inn, Sukura, Soko, Russia and Zamrama Line, that is why armed robbery is on the increase there. Pls call the powers that be to at least mount a checkpoint till about 12.00 midnight or beyond.

We all tax payers, so the govt shd come to our aid too.
thanks
AUGUSTA on April 9th, 2008 10:00 am

Hi Kojo,

I see a radical approach here towards the cape vars saga, For christ sake! we are dealing with human beings and not equipments!

It is logical to say that, if the school authourities fail to handle this issue in a holistic manner, the end result will not only affect individual performance but that of the school as well.

augusta-takoradi
AUGUSTA on April 9th, 2008 10:16 am

Hi Kojo,

May i know whether the constitution governing the university of cape coast allows the school authourities to close down a whole hall when there is riot? what happens to individual performance and that of the school ?.

augusta-takoradi
sam on April 9th, 2008 1:19 pm

at long last the man has spoken let the women keep quit and listen. Ata Mills has shown how independent he is. if nana has the party at heart she should join the campagin n help the proff to win. after all betty can still do some thing else not necessarly a vice president Kudos prof U RE DA MAN!
BAABA ARHIN on April 9th, 2008 1:52 pm

DEAR KOJO,

I AM A MARKETING PERSONEL IN ONE OF THE ADVERTISING FIRM IN ACCRA . I AM SINGLE MOTHER OF 5YRS OLD GIRL AND AM 24YRS. MY 5YRS OLD DAUGHTER LOVES LISTINING TO YOU , ATTO KWAMENA DADZIE AND UNCLE EBOW WHYTE MOST AT ATIMES BEFORE SHE LEAVES FOR SCHOOL.
SHE KNOWS ALMOST ALL JOY FM ADVERT.

SHE WILL BE 6 ON MAY 8TH COULD U PLAY A NICE SONG FOR HER.
ISHMAEL BOAKYE on April 10th, 2008 8:07 am

Kwadwo, are all politicians liars?. i have been watching and listening to them and it seems to me that none of them i.e. those in power and the opposition tells the public the truth.

Is politics for liars? Can’t we get one person who will stand for the truth.

Atta Mills, Akufo Addo, Paa Kwesi Nduom and Edward Mahama they are all liars.

Is politics all about what can go into one’s pocket?

MAY GOD SAVE GHANA

Thank you.
Daniel on April 10th, 2008 8:24 am

hi Kojo,
Thanks a million for making us hear our to be Veep this morning. Hon. Mahama is the best man to assist Atta Mills to enback on his rescue mission. We people of Ghana are tired and have fallen out of favour with the NPP.
Good morning,
Daniel
Nkunimdini on April 11th, 2008 6:01 am

Hello ma brother,
Hope you are good. You prob won’t remember me. Was in Central Univ. We shared stage together on SIFE. See u moved from SIFE to life. Proud of you. True beacon. I also founded a non-profit to promote reading. Thats just my contribution. My regular day job is with a bank. I hope providence allows us to meet sometime. Please let me know if u have a clip of your BBC presentation. I hear about it but didn’t listen. Be easy ma brother.

Nkunimdini
http://www.nkunim.blogspot.com
joshua on April 11th, 2008 8:39 am

wishing my boss,nana osei bonsu(apisco) a happy birthday, may he Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.Speak kindly. Leave the rest to the Almighty.

from bibiani
Kweku on April 11th, 2008 2:48 pm

Kojo,

i want you to discuss the issue of the communications tax. We have been told that the Communication companies will file returns with the VAT service and pay the tax there of. Kojo, we were in this country when areeba captilsed foreign purcahse to reduce the tax burden thereby stealing millions of cedis from the ghanaian governement. Now this same comapanies are going to allowed to collect taxes fromm us and hand them over to the VAT service?. kojo how equiped is the VAT to verify the actaul talk time of these comapanies. If youre interested, VAT itself has personnel with the mobile comapanies monitoring thier Call card issues just to collect the right amount of VAT. We have human being manning systems instead of getting systems to mann systems.

We should be careful that we dont pass a law to make the mobile comapnies richer. The way things are as at now we are going to make them rich unless we find a technology that will be able to identify the network usage of this comapnies.

Thank you kojo and i hope you will discuss this issue. As an ACCA student i guess you know how returns are easily manipulated. lets get technology to check the network usage rather than asking the mobile comapnies to file returns.

Thanx kojo
Kweku

from Dansoman
Nii on April 14th, 2008 7:16 am

Kojo
I’ll be very happy if you could ask the ministry of agriculture what it intends to do about the rise in food prices worldwide.
Countries all over the world have been feeling the impact of this increase. Some have demonstrated, rioted and has even caused the death of a UN peace keeper in Haiti. luckily it has not caused any disturbance in our country
The government has time and again failed to strengthen local industry mostly under the pressure from WTO. Now that prices have gone up, all countries are increasing prices of export tariffs, a measure taken to feed their local market. i think this is the best time to start the debate about strengthening the local industry and saving the foreign exchange for other needs and also most importantly insulating our food market from external factors .
Emma on April 14th, 2008 10:17 am

Kodjo , am comfused about this inflation talk.. Those you spoke with this morning said that when commodity prices go up inflation goes up too. thats fine.what if prices of commodities come down what happens to the inflation which had gone up earlier.i think it should come down. now in the year 2000 petrol cost about 6200 old ghan cedis and inflation was arround 43%, in 2008 petrol cost about 52000 old ghana cedis per gallon and inflation is arround 18%. i need your help tounderstand this things bcos i think with a rise in petrol price inflation should rather go up than come down. unless this economist are free to choose what commodities to deal with as the please. am listening i need your help good morning
EMMA on April 14th, 2008 10:19 am

HI KOJO,
PLEASE CALL BACK THE NPP NANA OHENE NTOW AND ASK HIM IF HE IS ALSO GOING TO ADMIT THAT HE GOOFED IN DEFENDING THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION ABOUT THE BLOATED VOTERS REGISTER. SHAME !!! NOW THAT THE EC HAVE ADMITTED THE ERORR. WE LIVE TO SEE THE FUTURE OF NPP. DECEMBER WILL SURELY COME!
Billy Alorvor on April 14th, 2008 10:23 am

Kojo,
I am a regular listener to JoyFM and there is one interesting program missing, that is the Sunday Edition of News Nite that immediately comes after Sunday 6 O’clock short news running up to 7 O’clock. It is very educative and would appreciate if you can work on it with management to bring back that program. It gives us the opportunity to listen to those we have missed and those we would like to listen to again. Keep up the good work and Ghana is proud of you and thank to joy for giving you the opportunity to serve your nation.
Thanks,
Billy
begovic on April 14th, 2008 12:17 pm

J& J IS THE BEST TICKET IN ELECTION 2008 THOSE WHO HAVE JUST STARTED THEIR QUEST TO SMEAR JOHN MAHAMA WILL END UP SMEARING THEMSELVES STATESMAN BE WARE.
TANIMU on April 14th, 2008 1:03 pm

IT IS SAD TO KNOW THAT SOME INSTITUTIONS IN GHANA DON’T REGARD UPPER EAST AS PART OF GHANA.I SAY THIS BECAUSE INSTITUTIONS LIKE LEGON DON’T SELL THEIR FORMS IN UPPER EAST TO APPLICANTS AND I WANT TO KNOW WHEATER STUDENTS IN UPPER EAST ARE NOT QUALIFIED T0 ENTER THESE INSTITUTIONS?
BAABA ARHIN on April 14th, 2008 1:29 pm

dear kojo,

before i speak my mind i would like to commend your entire for a good work done.

kojo i would like complain about pegeout cars the runs swanlake -circle. thedrives doesn’t respect thier pasengers. when ever its rains they refuse to work and a drivers disrespct you and you there try retaliate all the drivers will refuse to pick you. the drivers talks anyhow to a pesenger who tries complain .

this isle terribl

tell GPRTU
BAABA ARHIN on April 14th, 2008 1:29 pm

dear kojo,

before i speak my mind i would like to commend your entire for a good work done.

kojo i would like complain about pegeout cars the runs swanlake -circle. thedrives doesn’t respect thier pasengers. when ever its rains they refuse to work and a drivers disrespct you and you there try retaliate all the drivers will refuse to pick you. the drivers talks anyhow to a pesenger who tries complain .

this isle terribl

tell GPRTU TO GIVE TRO TO SWANLAKE
godfred frm knust on April 14th, 2008 4:14 pm

dear kojo,

i would like to complain about the neglection of art students by the school authorities of knust.

the college of art has not seen any development since its establishment by the first president of Ghana Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah. Can you believe we still live and learn in the same old and delapidated structures.
i think it is high time our authorities realise that art and artists are great contributors to the economic welfare of this country.
thank you.
philip aziedu on April 14th, 2008 5:20 pm

hi kojo,
the only way we as a nation can develop is by changing governments every 8 years. look, political parties are not football clubs whereby if the club is not performing u still stand by it . the npp government has done quite well but i think we need a new team to lead us. in 2000 and 2004 i voted for the npp but this year i will vote for the party that can form a government within the shortest possible time. i vote on issues because am a float.
k,k on April 14th, 2008 5:41 pm

please check what is happenng at data link university college.
richard Hammond on April 14th, 2008 6:10 pm

hi kojo
In one of your morning shows,you made mention of students from the universities and i other institutions will like to travel outside the country for greener pastures,I listerned to the comments made by your studio guests as well as your listerners.
Kojo,there is something going on in the employment circles,apart from employer asking for sex from our sisters,most of the recuitement agencies are also cheating our youth.
The recruitement agencies will take your cv and sometime Gh10 cedis and you do not know when they call you for employment and even if they call you,whatever you earn at the end of month is shared between the worker 50%and the agencies.50%
The youth can not live on the 50% so it butter to travel by all means to europe or America to work less recognised work
TANIMU on April 14th, 2008 6:27 pm

WHEN WILL WE CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD PUBLIC WORK. ? IT IS SAD TO KNOW THAT SOME DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIONS IN UPPER EAST GO FOR BREAK AT 11;00 AM AND NEVER RETURNS BACK SPECIFICALLY BAWKU WEST DISTRICT
steve on April 14th, 2008 7:22 pm

The recent results from 2008 election polls is telling me that there are still about 1800 Ghanaians who dont know what corruption and massive looting are. look, when the NPP is voted, I will get a visa for my mama and I and we’ll run away from the country.
Felix Mawulolo Amegashie on April 15th, 2008 8:20 am

Hi Kojo, the issue of garbage in Accra is directly connected to the the incedence of Malaria, Cholera, Hepatitis, Typhoid and air pollution. The situation is worsened by the inability of the Government via the City Authorities to manage the sanitation situation in Accra.
Our major drainage systems are choked to the brim with plastic waste which blocks the water ways indefinitely. How can we have a better environment if our gutters are choked, stink and very conducive for the breeding of all the agents of life-threatening diseases?
What our government lacks is the long-term developmental programme that should benefit the common Ghanaian!
Its amazing how government officials enjoy all the good life, have access to the best medical care, live in the prime residential areas in Accra but ignore the very basic needs of those who voted them in power.
It never ceases to amaze me!
Theophilus on April 15th, 2008 9:42 am

Hon. john mahama is a good candidate for prof. mills, but i think nana akuffo-addo has what it takes to lead this nation come jan. 2009.
ERIC , SUNYANI on April 15th, 2008 11:23 am

KOJO, I REALLY DO NOT THINK YOUR SITE POLL COULD GIVE YOU ANY MEANINGFUL RESULT OR OUT COME. JUST BCOS , ITS POSSIBLE FOR ONE PERSON TO VOTE AS MUCH AS HE OR SHE WANTS. I HV TRIED IT AND IT PROVE TO BE SO. I PERSONALLY VOTED 7 TIMES. SO CHECK IT.
Evans Asare on April 15th, 2008 11:26 am

With an inspirational,focused and visionary leader like Nana Addo Dankwah i believe the NPP will the occupant of the Flagstaff Presidential palace come January 7,2009.
My plead with Government now is to try and put measures in place to guard the nation against the threat of increasing food prices.Our agricultural policies must be looked at again.
esther totimeh on April 15th, 2008 11:35 am

kojo,
i congratulate the NDC for choosing a fine man such as John Mahama but i think this years election is not going tobe based on personalities but rather issues if not which proff Mills’ health will be drawn into the isssue.
the records are clear 8 years of NDC and 8 years of NPP.the differnce is clear if we have gone at this rate Ghhana would have been in the middle income country by now .
so ghanains vote wisely and let theNPPadminstation continue the good work they doing.
Emmmanuel Rhule on April 15th, 2008 12:29 pm

Hi Kojo,
I am staunch listener of SMS on Joy FM. let me draw your attention to our movie industry where by nigerian movie is taking over the ghanaian industry, my worry is cos nigerian producers and directors are coming into the industry of ours their customs and traditions are been depicted in our movies, espesially their dressing and i think in the near future our way of life will ellude our children.
Movie exhibits the life of a country. and if this pattern continues the totality of the industry would depend on the nigerians so lets do something about it. thank you.

speaking from kumasi, edwenase.
Tsoeke on April 15th, 2008 12:50 pm

The real voters are those from the country side but not educated few in the cities who
have access to computers and can express their ideas through this forum so whether nana will win the december election or not will be determine soon
Tsoeke on April 15th, 2008 12:58 pm

we heard that the current government investment in the water sector is unprecedented but when there was not much investment in the sector previously our
taps runs at least 4 times in a week but now that a lot of resources ploughed in the sector, even onces a week is difficult. what is happening
Dzramado Prince on April 15th, 2008 3:31 pm

hi Kojo, i think the issue of Nana Akuffo Addo bcoming the next president 4 this country is just a rumore bcos we need a change i mean a total change 4 our mother land Ghana so i think Prof. John Evans Attah Mills carries the victory . thnkz
Dzramado Prince on April 15th, 2008 3:38 pm

helo Kojo, am actually concern about the street lights in Kofoidua. Infact there hve done the right thing by fixing them nicely by the road sides but plz i want 2 ask wherether they are there 4 beautification or are ther 2 b used. Moreover when night falls u will see many of the srteet lights off whiles a few on, so plz asking wherether street lights build this days are used 4 just beautification or 4 usage? thnz
Emmanuel K Ashiadey on April 15th, 2008 4:49 pm

Hi Kojo,

I am a Ghanaian and I live in Manchester with my family. Thanks for the good work you and your outfit is doing but, I think your online poll has many limitations and would not be free and fair. As much as people can cast vote more than once, I don’t think it helps in any way to tell which candidate is more preferred by the electorate.
emmanuel appau manu (owuraku) on April 15th, 2008 8:58 pm

kojo,
my name is owuraku and i live in new york u.s.a. i want u to wish my mother mrs. Grace manu who is the principal of the pentecost vocational school, all the best. Mama u are really the best mother on earth. i thank God that i can boast of u as a woman that millions of women look up to.
i want to assure you that at God own time, his plans for you will come to pass.
keep hope alive.
Peace Be Unto You on April 16th, 2008 8:52 am

I should think i’m right to say that Ghana is a capitalist state. We pay so much for cell phone service yet we don’t recieve value for our money. The onetouch network here in Hohoe in the Volta region, is a flashing circuit; it comes on and goes off like nobodies business. I think Onetouch (Ghana Telecom) should sit up because many of us are ready to swwitch to a better network.
“those who have eyes, let them read”
Rockson on April 16th, 2008 11:45 am

hi kojo

my worry is the way we Ghanaians behave when the wrong things are being done.
Please let us Ghanaians not apportion blames on the Department of Town and Country Planning when we knowingly built on lands that are suitable for the purpose and go further on to beg for mercy when houses are to be pulled down.
Digging tunnels to carry water away will not solve the problem comprehensively.
MAHAMA on April 16th, 2008 3:15 pm

i think n.p.p have bite more they chew shame to n.pp the will go back to the bush 2009. mahama
kafui(KNUST) on April 16th, 2008 3:38 pm

hi kojo just want to second the man from mancester city. for instance I know voting is done once normally, but i think in this situation people like me can vote or have asses to the net can vote more than once. this is because i voted last week and have done the same today. could it be that you or Joy fm is have a blotted register or your team including Ato could not organise a clean registeration of your members. am just being inquisitve. have a nice day bro.
Tony Addai, ( Central University ) on April 16th, 2008 7:43 pm

Hi Kojo, it still beats my mind why we need to worry good people like Ben Ephson about the chances of the variuos flag bearers’ winning the December polls.To me, it’s quite obvious and very easy to tell.First of all, when we talk of real politicians, which of the two leading parties will we find them ? Is it the one which came to power unconstutionally and started calling people with no political background to be Ministers or the group that sat in opposition and planned and strategised to come to power through the polls ? Secondly, Kojo, which is the biggest selling newspaper in Ghana, and why is it the biggest ? ( its by way of higher demand, right ?), the daily graphic hardly critices the government, therefore which sorts of people will patronise this newspaper, obviously, the NPP.Thirdly, the second biggest selling newspaper is also the daily guide and again, the philosophy of the graphic and the daily guide is similar and yet still its highly patronised.Therefore, its obvious that there are more NPP supporters in the system than any other party.Npp will therefore will the elections, its as simple as that
Thank you
Yaw Asante on April 17th, 2008 8:09 am

Hi Kojo,
It is scary what is going on in the world concerning food prices in relation to our country. I wonder what the minister for agric is talking about that there is no cause for alarm in Ghana. Ghana is not producing enough food in the country. Currently, our staple food is rice and you will be surprised that it is eaten in almost every part of the country.
Recent trips I have made round the country really opened my eyes to the crises. I was in Dormaa Ahenkro a couple of months ago and there was virtually no food in the market. This area is noted to be a plantian producing area but there was none in the market.
Last saturday, i.e. 13th April, I went to Suhum Kraboa Coalter in the Eastern Region and this area was noted for the cultivation of cassava and maize. I did not see these crops being cultivated in the quantities they used to be but rather pawpaw has now taken over.
If we continue putting emphasis to produce crops to meet the needs of the ‘rich’, we will end up hungry. What they have produced is now being used for biofuel and please, we should not complain about this. They produced their food with their sweat and toil and they have the right to use it the way they want. If we want to feed ourselves, we should produce it ourselves. Let us learn from Malawi which have been producing lots of maize even for export becuase of the emphasis they placed on agriculture. The president is also the minister for agriculture and they reimposed the subsidies the world Bank and IMF said we should remove from the agric sector.
God save our home land Ghana.
donald on April 17th, 2008 9:31 am

i think its time the NDC founder and wife shuttup and let the prof do his own work than what they are doing. NDC will win the election hands down but needs the support not the opposition of the Rawlingses
Emmanuel K Ashiadey on April 17th, 2008 10:10 am

Good morning Kojo,
I would like to know from the HFC Bank GM whether a Ghanaian studying outside Ghana to be specific, in UK can also benefit from this loan?

Thanks.
Fred on April 17th, 2008 10:30 am

Hi Kojo, John Mahama brings a lot to the NDC ticket, but not enough to defeat The NANA, because i think it is two Johns that make up one Nana. Have a Good day man
Yaw Asante on April 17th, 2008 10:40 am

Kojo, I will like to comment on the street lights that were hurriedly installed but have never been lighted. When this project started, which was supposed to have been part of the Ghana@50, it was done slowly. It took over 6 months before the ones on the spintex road were completed and even now, many of them dont work. Some also work during the day. Who checks the contractor? or is this one of those Ghana@50 shams?
Tema had some lights installed and within 2 weeks, they had been completed and working. This was done by a CHinese firm and they are so well arranged compared with the one on the spintex road which are haphazardly place - done by Al agfa or something.
When arethey going to complete the street light project on the spintex road, 1 year after the project begun? Contractors do shoddy work and there seems to be no one to complain.

Another issue is the Aburi road. It is nice but the cliff adjoining the road i.e. from Ayimensah to Peduase, have been left bare. This is a recipe for disaster - landslide. The contractor is supposed to cover the cliff and loose stones with wire mesh, pinned into the cliff wall so that they dont fall. we should not wait for a landslide to occur before something is done about it. Also the rate at which land are being cleared on these slopes are alarming, which is also seen on the Larteh road. This situation make landslide easy to occur whenever it rains. The civil engineers at our road ministry should check this. Thank you and have a good day.
DERICK on April 17th, 2008 12:35 pm

i think u guys all doing a great job and needed commendation. kudos and keep it up.
hughes boateng on April 17th, 2008 1:42 pm

kojo your roadshow should go everywhere in the country.we kumasi people are waiting for you.
Jingo on April 17th, 2008 3:18 pm

Kojo, I want to know if this prepaid meters are to be fixed by force?. If so who gave the orders for that. Does the Government know about it and the problems it will pose for single meter with multi users.
felix baah on April 17th, 2008 4:06 pm

Can you believe that a headteacher at Awodome JHS 1 slapped my sister becase she had no money for offering. I think the cicuit supervisors should check some of these things,some headteachers are gradually becoming ‘blow-men’ in our schools.I wished you investigated that.
HUGHES on April 17th, 2008 5:29 pm

Please teach me how to take part in the site vote
felix baah on April 18th, 2008 9:22 am

May I know whether Alan Cash will decide for all the voters in december? if not he should be careful,the simple question I ask myself is between Alan and Nana,who stands acused in the eyes of NDC. Just come back to ensure victory for NPP to avoid causing financial lost to the state.
Alhassan Mohammed, Suhum. on April 18th, 2008 9:34 am

The resignation of Alan kyeremanteng is a blow to the NPP. It may lead to the splitting of the party.By the way what was his role in his new portfolio: chairman of the committee on identifiable groups.Who are the these groups?
Kwame DEBRAH on April 18th, 2008 11:16 am

Is Allan’s resignation sign of the times ?
I listened to Hackman Owusu Agyeman react to Allan’s resignation on JoyFm this morning and its sad he made reference to ” the so called Allan’s supporters”. Well, Hackman himself contested the NPP presidential primaries and Allan proved to be the most popular man in the party and those who did the voting at NPP congress were not any ordinary people but NPP leaders from the whole of Ghana and the diaspora. Watch it, Allan is a shaker in the party and that must be understood. Anyway Allan is welcome to CPP.
bernard botchway on April 18th, 2008 11:19 am

Hi Kojo ,
Kojo pls. let the NPP know that, there floating voters in this country are watching carefully at proceedings in our country.
Let them also know that, we the floating voters are looking for a leader who will do the right thing not because of political beliefs.
Look at the people on the road selling, should a big tack run into this people and kill at list two hundred I hope the AMA, NPP and all groups that should ensure that roads are cleared will be very happy.
Kojo you are doing a work for Ghana keep it up. I Thank God for people like Ato when he talks we think is funny but take 2nd look at what he say. Thanks.
Hamza on April 18th, 2008 11:34 am

Hi Kojo,
Alan is only on of the so called loyalist of the Busia Danquah Tradition. His exit is not only timely but also attests to the fact that many supposedly party faithfuls are not genuinely spirited in the name of our great party. Ghanaians will now realise how party footsoldiers feel when they are side lined and not recognised after toiling tirelessly for the party. We have time and again said the NPP has not fulfiled it’s social contract with the youth but has only selecively handpicked a few favourates to reward. Mr Alan, welcome on board the group of peeved NPP supporters.
bernard botchway on April 18th, 2008 11:38 am

Kojo pls. let the NPP know that, there floating voters in this country are watching carefully at proceedings in our country.
Let them also know that, we the floating voters are looking for a leader who will do the right thing not because of political benefits.
Look at the people on the road selling, should a big tack run into this people and kill at list two hundred I hope the AMA, NPP and all groups that should ensure that roads are cleared will be very happy.
Kojo you are doing a work for Ghana keep it up. I Thank God for people like Ato when he talks we think is funny but take 2nd look at what he say. Thanks.
asiedu on April 18th, 2008 11:43 am

The timing of Allans resignation is a big blow to the NPP.The signs were clear on the wall.Nana Addo and co will have a though time in this years election if Allan joins another party
DZIEDORM AGYEMAN on April 18th, 2008 5:36 pm

Don’t you think his excellency JAK is behind Alan’s exit from the NPP?
Mind you Alan listens to JAK.I only pitty NPP I think the GOD of our forefathers JAH is ready to punish selfish politician, their cohorts and their party at large.I feel sad to realise that the purported saviour of mother Ghana (NPP) disappointed us(floating campainers and voters)
begovic on April 18th, 2008 6:02 pm

why do i have the feelings that the problems that bedeviled the ndc prior to the 2000 elections are the same problems if not worse bedeviling the npp? if care is not taken the obvious result will be absolute defeat for the ruling party. already the goodwill the npp enjoyed prior to 2ooo and 2004 elections is no more. well all this will enure to the befit of the ndc. go j&j go.
pagogo on April 19th, 2008 4:52 am

If Nana as the Leader can not hold the executive, rank and file of his group (NPP) how can he do that for the whole nation in its current state. NPP is in trouble here and we the floating voters are confuse now.
emmanuel on April 19th, 2008 6:30 pm

i hope the gov’t introduce ghana hospitals award to award some hospitals for their good work and condemn those with poor customer service like the police hospital.shame unto the the the nurses. shame. s h a m e, shame
Ahuma on April 20th, 2008 1:08 am

Kojo, am in Tema community. We are into the hospitality industry. Almost every day our lights goes off, there are times one phase will go off leaving the other. Each time the lights goes off and we call in the ECG’s we have to give them money not less then 20.00 Ghana Cedis or else they wouldn’t show up the next time and this problems could occur three times in a day.

I inquire about the frequent causes of the problem and was told one of the fuse is spoilt and they have adjusted it with a wire and this burns up when it heats thus causing one phase of our power to go off. The only solution that was given us was for us to buy the fuse to replace the burnt one. What i want to know is,is it our duty to fix the problem whiles we are struggling to be in business with all this high tariffs especially electricity. What happens to all the monies the ECG collects from us as bills can’t they purchase a common fuse?

In this day and age that every body is building a better economy through indigenous business why is ours the opposite, why should the government allow the utility companies continue to treat us this way, by crippling us into putting us out of business by providing us poor services.

i wonder if the say” now is the best time to be a Ghanaian” actually true?
and so much for golden age of business.

When are we going to have a decentralized system so that our concerns with be dealt with promptly?

long live Ghana and may the wind of positive change blow
amponsah bismark on April 21st, 2008 12:42 pm

hi kojo,
when exactly are we going to experience the benefits of our countries oil. i believe it is time the people of this country begin to ask questions and demand answers.

about the ECG, i think we do not have to pay for their incompentencies by getting our gadgets destroyed. power outages are not well communicated and we keep on paying bills for efficiency.

i do believe you are a CASFORDIAN. just let them know the the “SUPAPOWERS” will not go extinct and we will always be the supapowers.
Mohammed Awal Abdallah on April 21st, 2008 12:55 pm

Hi Kojo,
you guys are doing a great job.we those at Tamale are alway updated each time we listen to your news items.It is not biased like GBC, the facts are always presented even for the blind man to notice.
Thanks a lot JOY FM.
sufix on April 22nd, 2008 10:57 am

Go Go High.Alan go high untill u touch the sky.u see how they used u as a baite to catch their fish,Go Go Go high no turning back.be original
cobby on April 22nd, 2008 2:49 pm

Sorry for Hackman and The so called NPP fanatics. I decided not to speak about the comments he made about Allan’s resignation from the NPP.HAckman is a bluff just like their so called presidential aspirant who won’t even get close to 37 let alone the flagstaff house. I want all Ghanaians to open their ears and listen to the Mafias in the NPP. From now, am no longer an NPP supporter and I wish Allan never goes back to the Party because they will treat him as a begger. Allan stand firm on your decision and don’t let anybody convince you. You have a bold step so keep to it and stay out of danger.
To hackman, if he thinks Allan’s exit won’t cause the NPP, he can remain in the fool’s paradise because he knows if he quits the Party today, it will just end at their secretariat, nobody will hear about him, cos he is nobody.
Allan, you are the best, followed by Osafo Marfo and Dan Botwe.
daniel on April 22nd, 2008 6:18 pm

hi kojo, let the n.p.p gov’t know dat it is God who will give us king in 2009. no matter wat they do. pls, where is mr elloy amande?
Ekegey on April 23rd, 2008 9:06 am

Today, I want to contribute to the flood taking over the capital city. First of all it is very important for every Ghanaian to help protect the infrastructure provided by our leaders for a good sustainability.
This bring me to the facts about the annual flood. Kojo, why should we have annual flooding of our capital city? Why is it that for so many years (50) now we are not able to have good drainage system that could carry the rain away? I can assure you that the people we put at the helm of affairs are just square pegs in round holes.
For some time now the flooding has been terrorizing good number of Ghanaians’ life and businesses. How long should it take the various leaders to come to terms that proper drainage system together with good solid and liquid waste management will help resolve the situation? What if we have covered drainage system, can people drop litter in them? They will sing the same song, “lack of funds”. But we had $35million to buy 200 luxury cars for 50 years anniversary only to auction them to cronies at a horribly low prices. Over $100 million facility loan to buy luxury plane for the president’s comfort.
You see, if you do not have anybody in government in Ghana, you can die like a frog and nobody cares. Inn the UK and the USA a single loss of life is a grave concern to the government, who will go all the way to find the course and try to prevent re-occurrence.
As i write my contribution I believe some lives are being loss as a result of the floods, school buildings will collapse, businesses will loose thousand and millions of cedis, people are going to starve today and some people will even loose their jobs for not being able make it to work and the government don’t care a hoot about all that. So when we make our submissions on the flooding let us be a bit circumspect and do proper analysis of the situation before we shout on radio that governments are not to blame. I don’t think it is a blame game but rather a justifiable call on leader to do the very work they promise to do and on which premise we voted for them. We did not vote for them to become very rich overnight.

Thank you.
Suberu Salaam (Stockholm Sweden) on April 23rd, 2008 11:46 am

Hai Kojo,
I have sent you e-mails on many numbers of occation,
you never read it, or never got it.
No one has the right to throw things around any where in Ghana
Ghana must be kept clean at all time, and the gutters free fron all
rubbish. You have made that´clear, what you have not informed
people about is where is the place prepared by whon is concern
to throw those gabbashes. When I am in Ghana I stay at Madina
(3rd gate) please advise where do I throw my gabbashes and it would removed
by who ever is concern (AMA, Kofour or somebody).
Youare doing fine job Kojo.
Suberu Salam (Stockholm Sweden).
TT on April 24th, 2008 8:12 am

when people are put in positions of trust they rather end up enrichining themselves and their families.I am very worried at what is happening at the school feeding programme.Cant we we things right for once as ghanaians.The progrmme must cleaned up to remove the rot.
TT on April 24th, 2008 8:26 am

When the various parties talk of their energy policies and plans it makes me laugh.The plans and policies are already there.What we need is implementation.
That has been the problem of ghanaians for years.Get the engineers
technicians and experts now and start work.Am tired of all the talk.
felix baah on April 24th, 2008 9:21 am

I am very suprised at mr Tsatsu ,after staying at GMPC for so many years without any mark but court cases hanging on his neck,he has the gut to sit there not ashamed to talk about energy issues.NDC should find someone to do that for them,this deducts marks from them.
cobby, Kajatia-Kumasi on April 24th, 2008 9:22 am

Hi Kojo,
Is kwabena Agyepong on the program to talk about the downfalls of the NDC, what about their projections for the Nation? I am disappointed in him. He should leave politics and go back to the commentary box. Tsikata all the way
Sarpong on April 24th, 2008 9:24 am

Hi Kojo,
Shame to Kwabena Agyepong and the NPP. Liars .NDC all the way.
opuni daniel on April 24th, 2008 3:00 pm

kojo, you guys are doing a great job at joy. keep it up yeah God is watching and He sure would reward y’all.
I want us to look at the economic partnership agreements the EU wants to sign with ACP countries.
Our economies would collapse if we ever sign on to it. ARICAN LEADERS lets think about the tomorrows of our continent
A word to the wise is in THE NORTH
God bless
Kobby on April 25th, 2008 7:20 am

I am a banker. I trade in foreign exchange for my employer. In order for my trades to remain profitable, I study the dynamics of the global financial markets and then decide how to and for how long I can place my bet on a currency.
About a year ago, my studies clearly showed that America was headed for an economic meltdown. The dollar was headed for a gargantuan fall and in its wake foreign currencies and commodities would witness a remarkable surge in prices. Commodities had another factor going for it, the roaring appetite of China and India’s people for food. I placed my bets accordingly.

I am a Ghanaian. I have lived and worked in Ghana all my life. Everyday I hear politicians talk about Ghana’s development. I never hear about how Ghana can think globally and act locally. I never hear about what one or two things we can do to make this country and its people rich. Very rich to the extent that we can wipe out poverty in a decade or less. Maybe now may be the time.

As the reality of the condition of America’s economy began to emerge, I thought that Ghana was going to be rich. There was a looming food crisis around the globe and Ghana was going to be selling grains to the world. What an assumption.
Here we are and no one knows or interprets what is going on around the world. At best we talk about it. A few calls from listeners and the matter is history.

Is there no one in the government, in the castle, at the Ministry or at the central bank that saw this coming? Or that has seen this and is doing something? Right next to us in Cote d’ Ivoire, there have been riots and demonstrations because of food shortages.

As one travels from Accra to any of the regions, you can’t help but notice that land is in such a fertile abandon.
As one travels through the streets of Accra, you can’t help but notice that unemployment remains our greatest challenge.
As one listens to world news and reads economic reports you can’t help but notice that countries that can produce cereals and grains would reap huge rewards for a long time to come.
Herein lies our path to riches Ghana. Herein lies the path that takes a nation from poor to prospering.
Ghana; Think Globally and act locally.
Gather your young men and women. Let them farm your arable and fertile lands.
Gather some more young men and women. Let them process the grains into semi finished goods and export them.
Historically, Commodity booms can last for anything between 15 to 25 years. It is about time we acted.
It takes three months for maize to bloom. A few more for soybeans. These two commodities have witnessed more than 100% price surges this year alone whilst costs of production have remained virtually flat. It is about time we acted.
God bless my homeland Ghana.
kwasi Anash of bubuashie on April 25th, 2008 11:15 am

Hi Kojo,
Tell Ghanaian to leave Ato Dadzie alone, after all Ato is a free citizen of the Republic of Ghana so Ato has every wright to speak and to blame when things go wrong. Ghanaians should ask the CEO of AMA that what did he do with the money that was given to him to clean Accra. Kojo tell to open his eyes and mouth wide .
Good morning.
Alhassan Mohammed, A.K.A . King Hassan,Suhum. on April 25th, 2008 10:41 pm

Hi Kojo,kindly allow me to air my disgust at the the authorities of Suhum Sec. tech.( SUTESCO) for exploiting parents.Every academic year consists of three terms and students are made to pay each term’s fee in advance.Kojo do you know what? Parents of these students have paid their wards’ school fees for the three terms even though they will not spend even a day during the third term.After taking all these monies, parents have also been asked to pay an amonut of GH 45 cedis for vacation classes in preparation towards their WASSCE, of which these unsuspecting parents have complied.What I do not know is whether these parents were called for a meeting before those monies were imposed on them. But from the students, it seemed no meeting was convened for that purpose.So Kojo I want you to do a thorough investigation on this matter. I know you will do it. You may read this piece on the great Super Morning Show
heladdo on April 29th, 2008 1:02 pm

pls talk about the street lights at the motorway again. think its time someone is held responsible for that shoddy job done. those lights should be replaced with solar lights.
Priscilla on April 29th, 2008 2:30 pm

I think its high time someone is held responsible for the traffic lights on the Tema motorway. Instead, the lights are being fixed in the direction of Accra from the first toll booth. the motorway is till dark and dangerous. Why have the police also stopped patrolling ?. I wonder why I am even surprised knowing that their specialty is in 9-day wonders. Something better be done and now because if there is power running through the cables which have been laid for God knows how long, in no way will a thief risk stealing.
ekow gyasi on April 29th, 2008 3:31 pm

please can you kindly bring back the presidential poll
opoku atuahene on April 30th, 2008 10:17 am

hi kojo
well my problems is with some banks in the country…you know, i had wanted to open an account at barclays and i was told i should go and look for a quarantor to quarantee my new account.so my question is, is it normal and if it is, are we heading somewhere as a country??
ekow on May 2nd, 2008 4:12 pm

To start with i will say poor AFRICANS, because someone imports a religion in the name of civilisation although the real import was 400years of slavery, followed by colonisation and finally neocolonisation as we have now a yet we don’t not see the sense in asking very pertrinent questions about our religion imposed on us by the white man.Before i go on i think the Archbishop may have erred a bit because no matter the insight he has in theology the fact is you lead a congregation and a peolple as a whole based on the book called the Bible and as such tou must follow it no matter your new found understanding, but i believe a man of his stature will not make any hasty nor not well thought decisions.
Fellow Ghanaians especially those of us in the Christian domination,before i continue i am a christian, i believe in God Almighty and i believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God, the truth Our Bible they was written by
MAN upon the inspiration of God,the question therein is are we 100% sure or have the proof that all were inspirations from God or if i should speculate some things were added to the Bible based on the culture of the geographical location of the writer.Our we 100% sure that the people who sat at the council of Nicea(i stand to be corrected on the venue) to decide who book should be admitted into the bible and which should be treated as hearsay were truly inspired or they might have had their on ulterior motives,How possible is it that not all of Jesus’s Desciples who wrote books were not featured in the Bible even THE APOSTLES APOSTLE MARY MAGDALENE WAS NOT FEATURED YET THE EARLY CHURCH ONLY REFERRED TO HER AS THE PROSTITUTE WHO WAS FILLED WITH DEMONS. We live in a country where even what people wear is seen as improper dressing and so labeled as un African and UN Ghanaian but we forget that before the Europeans came we had our culture and it was not improper to be barely naked and no body complain now the european comes and we have a new culture of cover your self(akatasia) am not promoting nudity nor indescency but the fact is we a people a lost, will any body tell me dipo was indecency, the European who came to clothe us today does not make such noise about certain attires because indecency is a matter of perception of the people concerned at any given time, The European who brought Christianity only talks about the effect of divorce on the family not that it is evil in the eyes of God and they know why becuase they were part of the editorial board of the Bible at some point in time,The European who brought as the Bible and Christianity does not believe much in the Bible as we do here , a comparison of sunday and other weekly church events will confirm that, and its because they who edited and brought as the bible have moved on to a level where customs of OLD WHICH ARE NOT ABREAST AND IN VARIANCE TO THE WORLD WE LIVE IN ARE EITHER IGNORED. We Africans and Ghanaians are condemning a man for taking a bold decision that many are afraid to take, yet we do not even ask that why is it that even own Chritian calender is full of names related to either greek gods or roman gods, for example Januaryand July. Most of our Christian holidays somehow coincide with or there about, permit me to say pagan days of worship typical example 25 december. We do not question these things yet we question and condemn a MAN of God, Poor Africans we are ,somebody brings us a bible which does not even consider your existence and culture as a black man from Africa and absorb whole heartedly and yet the European who came to allegedly civilize and bring people to christianity was at the same time treating human beings worse of than animals, was having church service above dungeons, was preaching about the love of God yet justified slavery and brutality against the black man as a way of salvation for the black man, took away the right to even speak your God given language, the right to marry,the right to basic human rights yet mosT of these Europeans have constitution saying all are equal and have the same basic human right and right to love ( typical example ;American constitution) and this same person brings you a Bible he has edited to suit him and you the Chritianised African choose to believe everything in it as though it came as a direct fax, email or letter from God in Heaven.Even if we are to believe the Bible 100% without any scrutiny what do we make of the verse in the Bible which literally means that if any part of your body will cause salvation let us cut it off.Anyway Ghanaians what bdo you think the context of the Bible will be if Women were the dominant force or say gender, by now we men will be always complaining as women do.FELLOW GHANAIANS LET US NOT BLIND OURSELVES BY BELIEVING EVERY THING IN THE BIBLE IS THROUGH AND THAT EVERY THING IS FROM GOD, THE EUROPEAN AND THE EARLY CHURCH WILL AFFIRM THIS BUT IT IS UNDERSTANDERBLE TRADITIONS DIE HARD
Selorm Abudey on May 4th, 2008 3:50 pm

NPP thinks Ghanaians are blind to vote for then.
Could you imagin an NPP man saying in a fight, do you know my political status? i am an NPP man.

I tought we Ghanaians are all one people.

NPP is always not telling the truth.

Come elections, I am begging every body to VOTE NDC to power.

NPP to the bush NDC to the Presidential Mansion
Chaltiwuni on May 6th, 2008 9:32 am

Kojo
please find out from all presidential candidates their policy on promoting security in Ghana. Arm robbers are attacking on hourly basis now. You may not feel it until you become a victim. It comes with anxiety and fear you may not be able to forget. That is if you manage to survive it. Most of them are young men between the ages of 18 and 25. Please make this an issue and push it for us. You owe it to Ghanaians to do this.

WE ARE TRULLY SUFFERING—SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE FALLEN, RAPED, ROBED IN THE HANDS OF THESE SOCIAL DEVIANTS. AND WE ALL STAND THE RISK OF LOSING OUR LIVES OR THOSE OF LOVE ONES IF WE DO NOT ACT NOW.

KOJO, DO YOUR PART BY MAKING THIS AN ISSUE NOT ONLY TODAY BUT CONTINOUSLY UNTIL WE HAVE SOME RESPITE.

Thank you.
Andrew from Tema on May 8th, 2008 8:15 am

I want to know why our International Airport has no seat for our own people to sit on when they come to the airport.
Yao on May 8th, 2008 9:50 am

Modernisation of Ghana’s Economy? What’s Dr. Arthur Kennedy talking about? After establishing a whole Ministry to modernise just the Capital City, what are talking about now, is it not about the filt engulfing Accra? and they’re talking about track records? Thank God for discerning Ghanaians, we won’t make the same mistake thrice!
New Man on May 9th, 2008 1:38 am

Kojo, there are few people that i trust in Ghana and you happen to be one of them. there is a very sensitive and serious corruption going on at the ACCOUNTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT. For your information, some workers at the place are amassing wealth at the expense of the poor tax payer. What they do is they the send information to schools through their ILLEGAL AGENTS (who are also teachers) for teachers to put down their names so that they can enjoy TAX RELIEF on their income. The subsequent month you see 120 Ghana Cedis as tax relief on your pay slip. the next information you gets is that you are suppose to pay 70 Ghana Cedis out of the 120 Ghana Cedis to the connection people through the teacher agent or have your salary blocked unexpectedly or they will find their own way of unlawfully deducting it from your income. Kojo they told me but I did not believe it, I wanted to experience it myself. now it has happened. Believe me I have every information concerning the issue. Kojo trust me people are chopping Ghana money. In a school of about 30 teachers you have not less than 25 paying 70 Ghana Cedis illegally to those workers at the controller which i think it is criminal by all standards. I will be available for any further information that can assist in following the issue. thank from NEWMAN.
John Tetteh on May 10th, 2008 6:33 pm

HI Kojo,
Thanks for reading my message.
I will continue to use your platform to highlight equally important issues as much as morality is concern. President Kufuor and his ministers do not care about this nation. They are trying to get raid of the basis of good, which is good conscience. In as much as they can get raid of Religious and Moral Education in the basic level, it means they want all Ghanaians to think exactly as they are doing now.
Concern religious leaders, parents wake up so that we can drive out politician who do not have good policies for the future leaders of this country. Indiscipline and immorality is very high in the country and getting raid of RME would worsen the situation.
Have a great week, Kojo.
michael yakass, KNUST on May 11th, 2008 5:28 pm

good morning kojo,
i am very much displeases with the spring up of private medical labs in Ghana at the moment. anyone nowadays picks up a 1414 microscope and begins to operate a lab. kojo, here in kumasi, there are labs in small wooden kiosks and sited very close to fast food joints. the question that comes to mind is; where does the waste blood products and chemicals from these labs pass? moreso people who buy food from these fast food joints stands the risk of contracting so many air-borne diseases. it’s a sad that there is no regulating body of medical lab practice in ghana. kojo, do you care to follow up? God bless ghana.
Pa on May 12th, 2008 11:19 pm

Hello Kojo.
I thank you in the first place for an opportunity like this to tell you what is bothering me. I am a professional teacher in one of the basic schools in Accra, as at the time of writing this piece (May 12th) my salary and that of others numbering 4000 for the month of April 2008 has not been paid. The reason is best known to God.
Secondly, i was upgraded from Superintendent II to Principal Superintendent, am therefore entitled to 18 months arrears (September 2006 to March 2008)being the difference between my old and new salary, but the indications are that am not going to get that money, simply because from the begining of this year (2008)most of my friends who have applied for upgrading NEVER i mean NEVER got their salary arrears. They are put on the new scale/grade alright with the promise that the arrears will be paid later BUT they NEVER I mean get those arrears.
What am suspecting is that, when the teachers submitted their input for grade and salary adjustment, well, it is seen as a legitimate demand and so approval is given and the cheque issued, but after the cheque is issued the pay voucher is quickly adjusted so that teachers end up not seeing these arrears.
The sad aspect of the whole thing is that for not knowing where to go and for fear of being victimised most teachers decide to keep quite. Kojo. am a victim, am going to loose 18 months arrears (that is about Ghc 1,200.00 +). Kojo, where do i take my case to? Who will fight for me in this case? I want to make a case to the effect that there is a network between G.E.S IPPD and CONTROLLER AND ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL DEPARTMENT who see to it that teachers don’t get what is due them in terms of salary arrears, but where do i go?
Kojo, am very very SAD because my toils of puntuality and hard work for the past 18 months is going down the drain. I therefore want YOU to use your GOOD Radio platform to raise this issue for me and find out for me why teachers for this year are not getting their salary arrears.

Thanks.
nanasei on May 13th, 2008 7:56 am

I HONESTLY THINK PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BLAME THE GOVERNMENT FOR FILTH IN THE CAPITAL CITY. ITS THE SAME PEOPLE WHO LITTER THE STREETS AND THEY ALSO IN TURN BLAME THE GOVERNMENT FOR NO JOBS. THAT IS RIDCULOUS BECAUSE PICKING UP LITTERS IN THE STREETS AND KEEPING THE CITY TIDY IS A SOUND ENOUGH WHICH CAN SHOULD BE PAID GOOD TO THOSE WHO ARE RECRUITED TO CLEAN THE PLACE UP. THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY SHOULD ALSO CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDE ABOUT LOITERING THE CITY.
THANKS..
Geena on May 13th, 2008 9:03 am

Kojo in as much as we dont have a waste management policy, i believe this whole menace is beyond policy. If the policies are reached and nothing is done to implement and enforce, then we come back to nothing.

As a people what and how are we also doing to help ourselves in our little corners. Its as if everyone of us has lost focus of clealiness.

We are living in filth right from our bedrooms to our gates and to wherever we find ourselves. If we cannot even train our children the right way of disposing petty candy wraps what do we expect to become of us.

This is not to say the state has no responsibility. I think the authorities are also not doing their part. if we do not have even a LANDFILL SITE site with the appropriate technology to decompost the huge tonnes of gabbage dumped there everyday, kojo in the very near future, im sorry but it will be awful for us all.

As for liquid waste i do not even want to go there. By the way let me ask what became of the SANITATION COMPONENTS OF THE ‘URBAN 1, 11, 111, 1V PROJECTS?
Geena
Paul. Accra on May 13th, 2008 10:02 am

Good Morning Kojo.
I thank you in the first place for an opportunity like this to tell you what is bothering me. I am a professional teacher in one of the basic schools in Accra, as at the time of writing this piece (May 12th) my salary and that of others numbering 4000 for the month of April 2008 has not been paid. The reason is best known to God.
Secondly, i was upgraded from Superintendent II to Principal Superintendent, am therefore entitled to 18 months salary arrears (September 2006 to March 2008)being the difference between my old and new salary, but the indications are that am not going to get that money, simply because from the begining of this year (2008)most of my friends who have applied for upgrading NEVER i mean NEVER got their salary arrears. They are put on the new scale/grade alright with the promise that the arrears will be paid later BUT they NEVER I mean get those arrears.
What am suspecting is that, when the teachers submitted their input for grade and salary adjustment, well, it is seen as a legitimate demand and so approval is given and the cheque issued, but after the cheque is issued the pay voucher is quickly adjusted so that teachers end up not seeing these arrears.
The sad aspect of the whole thing is that for not knowing where to go and for fear of being victimised most teachers decide to keep quite. Kojo. am a victim, am going to loose 18 months arrears (that is about Ghc 1,200.00 +). Kojo, where do i take my case to? Who will fight for me in this case? I want to make a case to the effect that there is a network between G.E.S IPPD and CONTROLLER AND ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL DEPARTMENT who see to it that teachers don’t get what is due them in terms of salary arrears, but where do i go?
Kojo, am very very SAD because my toils of puntuality and hard work for the past 18 months is going down the drain. I therefore want YOU to use your GOOD Radio platform to raise this issue for me and find out for me why teachers for this year are not getting their salary arrears.

Thanks.
Adzo on May 14th, 2008 1:03 pm

Kojo Its so pathetic what i witnessed at the University of Ghana hospital the NHIS holders are being turned away just imagine how this old women who has no money to pay for the bills has to go home, you can easily tell that the scheme is owing the hospital, pls If the govt cannot continue the programme they should better tell Ghanaians and stop throwing dust into our eyes.
Roland on May 15th, 2008 9:31 am

Kojo good morning, i have send a lot of mails to you and never get read on the show not to talk about txt messages. Well to the main issues that i have. Kojo i live in Adentan and i will like to bring to the notice of the state of the main road. Kojo from Ritz junction to the Adentan barrier the road is ver very hurrible there are parts of the road that is cut off like the section from NIB and the Barclays Bank building to the SDA junction Kojo you need to see this. Kojo @ the SDA junction there is a school called TOT TO TEEN there is a pool of rain water under their wall.
Kojo now on the accra end of the motor way just at new Barclays bank the way drivers are make U turns on the motorway hummm this is a time boom!! Kojo i hope joy can send one report there and you will see the report he or she will bring back to you
seth kwesi on May 15th, 2008 9:32 am

tell Asamoah Boateng that if they are also giving 19 years, is he telling as that they can solve all the problems facing the country. He should give as a break and stop throwing dust into our eyes
Edward on May 15th, 2008 10:03 am

Asamoah Boateng is absolutely correct! The NPP has a superior record when compared to the NDC. Several international bodies collect data on Ghana and, when one compares the data from the NDC time to the current NPP era it is not even close! The NPP has performed much better! It will be a travesty if the NPP loses! There is no country in the world that the NPP will lose an election with their record! Things are not perfect but, the country is moving in the right direction and, they deserve to continue.
kwame on May 15th, 2008 1:09 pm

tell Ndoum to keep us together by been careful about his new campaig team he is about to form. Student like us here in knust all support him and wish him well in the election. We will like to relly behind him to mobilize the youth in the campaign.
We see the works to the two parties in gorvenment and think the only change possible now is to vote the cpp into power
kwaku amenyo on May 15th, 2008 3:22 pm

It was indeed pathetic listening to the ramblings of the Hon. Minister of ormation on your programme this morning. One wonders what the rationale of the President was, replacing the suave and knowledgeable Oboshie Sai-Cofie with Asamoah Boateng in such a sensitive position. Some of the half-truths and complete untruths he uttered could be excused as absolute ignorance, but such utterances are inexcusable on public radio. Don’t you sense some cynical ulterior motive in his appointment. At best, he sounded arrogant, uninformed and completely unconvincing. At worst he reminded all discerning listeners of Comical Ali, that legendary Iraqi Information Minister, who insisted that the Iraqis were crushing the Americans, even as Baghdad was falling. That is how Asabee sounded, considering that it is so obvious that the NPP government have lost the plot. Yes indeed, those whom the gods want to destroy, they first make mad!
Nii on May 15th, 2008 8:23 pm

Hi Kojo, do you remember the programme you did in Sept 07 about good customer service? I remember your good station promised to lead this crusade.
However there is a major issue I have with Joy FM.
Those of us abroad listening to you online cannot undestand how long it takes your webmaster to update the audio on demand files. Due to time difference most of us miss your show and depend on the audio on demand facility.
I am not happy at all today because “The morning show for 15/05/08″ has not been uploaded as at 19.58 GMT. As for the Ghana Decides I do not know what to say. You have set a good standard and you can only maintain it by working harder. My name is Saka, Nii Saka that is.
abena on May 15th, 2008 9:00 pm

Kojo ask the government how they are dealing with liquid waste. We have a system that turns toilet into liquid and can be disposed off everywhere because it is environmental friendly.

we are recyling some organizations toilets into liquid and they are using it in irrigating of thier lawns and this is helping them save cost of buying water to irrigate lawns especially now that water is expensive.

It is also used in KVIP’s and all forms of toilets.
Eric on May 16th, 2008 12:43 pm

Hi Kojo. Two things i want u to address fo me.
one, I would be very happy if you could contact the appropriate athourities to tell residents of Madina Zongo Juction, Libya Quarters when the Big gutter that runs throuth these residential areas will be constructed. Please Kojo take time to do this for us because no other is there to do it. Don’t talk of both the Assembly Man and the MP they are insensitive to the plight of the people. They have the audacity to ask same people to vote for them. Kojo can u blame them?. If four good years as MP you could not Construct a gutter to prevent floods and diesaes Outbreak what Moral justification has this man to seek new mandate. Don’t blame him because his classmate are going to parliament some he thinks he is better than so why not him?

Second issue,
Kojo please Ask Legon ECG office when will they will upgrade the electricity in this same place. The voltage is verry low. It is not good to power Energy Saving bulbs. Not to mention the uncountable Electrical appliances that people lost to the Disco Off Off Off Off o On Off Off. At times u wish one can do without them. But the truth is that they are a monopolist terrorising innocent residents.
cosmos on May 16th, 2008 6:02 pm

hi kojo i would like you to remind those incharge of all trafic in takoradi to repair all trafic light which are out of action since october last year.

cosmos
OKUSH-KOFORIDUA on May 20th, 2008 2:44 pm

KOJO,

Please, I want to use your medium to appeal to Road authorities in Accra to as a matter of urgency do something about the stretch of road just before Adenta S.D.A. junction from Madina. My God, it is terrible. Serious “MANHOLES” on the road. It is now a death trap waiting to “catch” a victim especially at night. Please someone should do something about it NOW before it is too late. You can send the “FEEDBACK TEAM” to witness it for themselves.
OKUSH-KOFORIDUA
Eric on May 20th, 2008 3:19 pm

Kojo u remember my reguest on Friday 16/05/08 on Gutter and Electricity in Madina Libya Quarters?. I hope readers will do If any body wants the request is still posted on the page go read it.
Kojo the man man has done it again. Who am talking about ? The MP for my counstuency (Madina Abokobi) Hon Alhaji Mohammed Soglo. After my passionate appeal to you and your team to come to our aide in drawing the attention of the authorities to construct the huge gutter and upgrade the electricity supply to the area. The MP is besy talking and not talking but wasting the precious platform given him by the people to champion their needs and concerns. He is wasting his energy on (NPP is for sale ) Head line of ‘VOICE’ 19/05/08. That is his businesss talking about things that have little or nothing to do with his constituency. You as MP has been given collective power of the constituncy so use this power judiciously to develop the people and area. Remember you are only a custodian of the their power and subject to renewal. let me use this opportunity to inform you to sit up and fight to construct the gutter and upgrade the electricity to reduce the suffering of the peole in your constituency. That is not to limit your freedom of expression but in terms of periority the development of the area and reducing the needless suffering our people should come first to ones personal views on topcal issues.If you fail to do these we ask of you we would advice ourselves.
Kwame Ofori on May 21st, 2008 7:44 am

It beats my mind the train of thought of the Engineers or Contractors who fitted/fixed the new traffic lights along the stretch of road between Tetteh Quarshie to Ridge. It is very VERY VERY annoying to sit in traffic for hours sometimes only to see that the cause is SEVERAL defective lights. The lights change almost literally after seconds!! Everyday, regrettably(not really), I ply the road hoping that the lights would have been mowed down, knocked off their stands or stolen :-). What do we have to do before SOMETHING—-ANYTHING—is done about this
Thomas on May 21st, 2008 8:04 am

Kojo, please kindly appeal to Ghana Electricity Company to restore full power to us leaving at Dome Pillar 2. There is low voltage at some part of the area since Sunday. Our appliances have been damaged.Worst of all,all the food my wife had prepared is going stale. Please save us .
gilbert zisseh on May 23rd, 2008 7:31 am

Hi Kojo,good morning
I just find it interesting wht the president narrated the whole of yesterday.From my own personal point of view is just a matter of 6 months .If he lives gov’t ,they will be bringing us back to this state if the should win power.
See how they’re hungry for power to the point that one is ever ready to do anthing to win it.To go all the way to trying to poison your colleague ?…….hmm..
This tells me that if their party to retain power ,they will go all the way to torture us in this country without having compassion .
I’m scared already.
Gil..
Floating voter.
ANTHONY K. ZANU on May 23rd, 2008 9:35 pm

FIRST AGOGOMANIA PROJECT-2008
All too soon, the Ghana 2008 fiesta has come and gone.
Through out the whole organization in which Ghana emerged 3rd with bronze may be described as the best in modern history of the tournament
The participation of great players from the continent has impacted a great significant amount of value to the tournament.
In the Black Star team, men like Sulley ,Muntare ,Abeyie ,Agogo,John Mensah , Essien etc are undoubtedly household names which could be used and managed well to a great advantage to the people of this country and beyond.
Junior Agogo may not be the best in the whole tournament but the most popular and most appealing to both young and old, male and female, boys and girls.
It is therefore imperative to seize this opportunity to organize the first Agogo rally dubbed AGOGOMANIA OR AGOGOPHOBIA.
This annual event will be a non religious, non political or non racial that will create a platform for resource persons from various organizations like Narcotic Control Board, National Aids Commission, National Road Safety Commission and many others whose activities and policies will impact positively in the peoples lifestyles especially the youth.
The program will see a million or more people in one weekend in September marching from a designated spot to independence square or the Ohene .Djan. Stadium amid singing, drumming and merry making where they will be addressed.
The Essienic kangaroo dance shall be formally introduced and exported to Africa ,Europe and other countries.
It will be humorous to watch personalities like King Ayisoba, and other known ones from the entertainment fraternity doing the kangaroo dance.
This march will be led by Agogo and most of his team-mates which will create fun, unity and peaceful co existence among the citizenry and our West Africa brothers both in Ghana or Elsewhere.
It is my hope that this laudable idea would receive many willing sponsors for its organization and to make it a real success.
Your suggestions and contributions to this project will be highly appreciated
A great event is born. Let’s keep the flame of passion burning for a maximum benefit to the tourism development of the country.
Yours Sincerely
ANTHONY ZANU
0244080954
Henry on May 26th, 2008 9:30 am

Hi,
I am really disheartened when I listen to some of the politicians who have turned themselves to journalists on air. I bet these people dont have Ghana at heart but their own selfish interests. They are pushing the nation to the point where people cannot bear it anymore. Let them know that the can fool some of the people all the time but cannot fool all the people all the time.
I have always said that President Kufuor has lost the opportunity to be Ghana’s greatest learder after Kwame Nkrumah by letting his guard lose for selfish and opportunistic people to take over the affiars of this country. Wake up Ghanaians and lets tell these people right in the face that enough is enough.

Henry, UK
divine nyaho, tema on May 27th, 2008 3:56 pm

Kojo,

Do you know that it cost very little to computerise our court systems.

Its very possible to eliminate this system of writing with a pen on paper by our judges. this system wastes very valuable time.

all you need is a computer, a microphone and a software such as soundforge to record all the proceedings that go on in court.

i once had the opportunity to go to a circuit court in tema and u can just imagine how long it took to achieve so little. reason being that, u make a sentence and u wait for about a minute so the judge can write before u contenue to make another one.

i’m into IT have several good ideas on how to apply a lot of technology to many of our day to day activities to make life very easy and simple for everybody.

why don’t our leaders think and apply these things.

we are way behind.
tanimu on May 27th, 2008 5:02 pm

hi, kojo people in bawku central should be sent to bawku west to learnt how peaceful the two tribes co-exist I MEAN THE KUSASIS AND THE MAMPRUSIS
Sandra on June 3rd, 2008 8:03 am

I really want to say Kudos to Isaac on the Apprentice Africa show. He has made Ghana proud. He is certainly a role model for the youth. I pray for him to win the reality show. I call on all Ghanaians to remember him in prayers.
Kwaku hayford on June 8th, 2008 7:14 pm

kojo
i must say am surprised at the way the NDC is carry itself in the quiest to get us ghanaians to vote for them. i want them to know that there is no way the masses will vote for people who tell liars and are not ready to face the truth whether in the past, today or inthe future.
we can all remember in 1998 and 1999 when we have to cue for fuel inthis country, today people like tony adu are saying it never happend inthis country, has he forgotten when he pulled a gun on the legon road and even in opposition what happend in koforidua and the slap given by Atta Mill”s body guard recently which has gone uninvestigated.
i want the NDC to know that ghanaians are decending people and will never vote for the NDC again who will come and turn this country upside down.
cynthia on June 10th, 2008 8:12 am

Hi, Kojo
where at all did you go
and what did you g to do

Good ,Good work.
THANKS
Chris Willis on June 10th, 2008 10:08 am

We have taken everything in Ghana for granted to the extent that we always rant about global warming but allow cars that emit dangerous exhaust fumes into the atmosphere to continue plying our roads. Today, we can see some very old buses that look like they are going to fall apart plying the circle to odorkor roads and emitting very dark exhaust fumes. These buses seem to be very worthy to ply the roads of Ghana while those that are worthy are deemed not worthy. Our DVLA is still having loop holes in its system to the extent that, a driver can easily get his road worthy done for him in a very short time without even stepping a foot at the licensing office. People who have not driven a car before can easily get drivers licenses without stepping a foot at the DVLA.

If things were being done right, all the old unworthy cars would have been taken off our roads to help prevent casualties including road accidents and also showing the global environmet that we are doing our part in a small way to help reduce global warming which is now increasing at an alarming rate.

Authorities!!, please be firm and enforce the rules of our nation to make it a better one.
Kwaku hayford on June 12th, 2008 9:25 am

HI KOJO

HAJIA ALIMA MAHAMA THE RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT

Sir, permit me an opportunity to espouse some very interesting reasons why the selection of Alima Mahama, the Honorable Minister for Women and Children’s Affairs as a running mate to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo could be the panacea for yet another NPP victory in December, 2008. The selection of any person for this position should be based on merit (acumen of knowledge and experiences needed for the transformation of the country) and not any other factor(s). This notion I believe is the fundamental reason for wanting to support a candidate for the position of vice president.

It is worthy of note that the selection of a running-mate is dependent on some critical factors which include among others; regional balance, academic qualification, gender, religious balance, experiences in both private and socio-political life. Notwithstanding the above factors, there some other factors which to a greater extent play a significant role in the selection of a candidate. Among these factors are; the accessibility of the person, relationship with the local constituency, the discharge of responsibilities in public life and good working relationship with the flagbearer.

By choosing a woman the NPP will be making history and harnessing the abundant energy of the female populace toward an electoral victory in December.

Hajia Alima Mahama appeals to both Muslims and Christians having worked with the Christian Council as the Northern Ghana’s Coordinator for training the trainers for church NGO’s project on the development of women. She also has association with NGO’s and women groups all over the country which is a great advantage when chosen.

Hajia Alima decided to contest the Parliamentary Elections on NPP ticket. The Party presented her un-opposed in 2000 ,2004 and for Decembers election. She is the sitting MP for Nalerigu/Gamaga, arguably with one of the most conservative electorate where her apparent achilles heel of being a divorced mother has not affected her in any way whatsoever.

Hon. Alima Mahama has the executive experience, which is a critical selection criteria. She has distinguished herself excellently in the discharge of her duties as a sector minister. What is most interesting is the execution of the concept of gender budgeting under her leadership. This will help shape core government policy. She has legislative experience, having represented her constituency since 2004. She has been able to consolidate the support base of the NPP in her area and beyond.

She is a lawyer of high pedigree and has distinguished herself in private practice. The issue of regional balance is addressed when Hon. Alima is selected. As a respected Muslim, she also embodies the need for religious balance.

A look at the figures from the last population and housing census indicate that women constitute 53% of the population of Ghana, yet when it comes to leadership we are quick to relegate them to the back. This is the time to make history and tap into the rich organizational skills and votes of the women of Ghana.

Hajia Alima Mahama was born on the 17th November, 1957 to Mr. Mahama
Tampurie then a United Party Member of Parliament for Waelewale, Now
deceased, and Hajia Azara Bonyan Sugri Natia from Duusi,Talensi/ Nabdam
District in the Upper East Region. She is of the royal house of “Yiri kpani” (literally meaning house of the spear).

Hajia Alima’s father was a member of Parliament the Northern Peoples Party
that later linked up with National Liberation Movement and others to
form the United Party. He was a UP Member of Parliament when
Ghana attained independence. His colleague both in school and
Paliament was H.E. C.K. Tedam, Member of Council of State. Mr. Mahama Tampurie campaign actively for the Progress Party and supported both Mr. Banyansi and Lawyer Saka to win the Nalerigu and Walewale constituencies.

The grass root supporters of this great Party of ours who are women are waiting for the wise consideration of Hon. Alima, because they have said “IT IS OUR TIME”. Such decisions have been done in the NPP in the past and we pray Nana Addo to do same. This I believe will give much to our cherished mothers.
Julius on June 16th, 2008 9:39 am

Kojo how can our attitude change? our training institutions run carricula that reflect the ideas of the 50s and we come out of school almost empty. to worsen it industry is not ready to train most of us young men. many of us are disillutiond more so when we see our politicians who feed on our money live in afluence. most of us have ideas but dnt know how to start.
may be a better education will do.
AMA, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA on June 17th, 2008 7:57 pm

HI KOJO,
HOPE YOU ARE WELL. I LIKE YOUR SHOW, IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOW NEXT TO DRIVE TALK WITH MY MAN BOLA RAY. ANYWAY, WHERE IS THE AUDIO FOR TODAY’S SHOW (TUESDAY JUNE 17, 2008). I STILL LIKE YOUR SHOW EVEN THOUGH YOU DON’T HAVE TODAY’S SHOW ONLINE YET.

THANKS
AMA
francis on June 18th, 2008 7:42 am

Kojo, you took the wind out of my sail. The patch of road on the Batsona area is terrible. Yesterday it cost me over two hous of traffic. Yeah man, Hit on it.
D. K. Armstrong on June 19th, 2008 9:30 am

Hi Kojo,

Are Ghanaian lawyers cowards or charlatans? Why are they afraid to speak on air about the Tsikata Case? Is it because when they speak the truth someone will deal with them? Are we really in a democracy? Where are we heading as a nation without a level headed clergy and civil society? Even God will not save us. We need to wake up as a nation.
tracy awuraekua mcCaulley on June 19th, 2008 3:12 pm

hello,
i would like to draw the attention of the AMA TO THE VERY DISGUSTING ROAD THAT LEADS TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE GHANA REINSURANCE COMPANY.
THE ROADS ARE SO BAD THAT WHEN IT RAINS ONE NEEDS A SHIP IN ORDER TO CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.
I’M A NATIONAL SERVICE PERSONNEL AND AS EXPECTED I DO NOT HAVE A CAR SO THAT THE DAY IT DECICES TO RAIN GETTING TO THE CLOSE OF WORK ,I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE WATERS TO SUBSIDE LEST I GET DROWNED FOR TRESSPASSING. PLEASE MY DEAR KOJO QUICKLY ENSURE THAT THE AMA OR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLEASE SINCE I DO NOT HAVE A SHIP TO HELP ME CROSS.
THANK S A LOT.
Agyare Frank on June 19th, 2008 7:18 pm

Kojo do you support government giving road construction contracts to Ghanaian contractors?
They are careless about Ghana but careful about their pockets so we always pay hugely for shoddy substandard works all the time.
I have always had to mend my rim due to pot holes on our roads.

The expiring dates on our road constructed by ghanaians is just Three to Six Months.
Kojo what do we do, ask the president seekers.
Thanks, Frank Agyare 0244 625218
Andrew on June 19th, 2008 7:54 pm

Hi Kojo,
Do not you think the Ghana Water Sewage Company are trying kill us. They have closed the taps from Monday.
sika on June 24th, 2008 5:34 pm

hi kojo
Dont you think that the government has failed us?
goodbye
sika
sika on June 24th, 2008 5:44 pm

hi kojo
they told us one time ago that we dont eat roads but the same people are telling us today that roads are parts of their records that they have performed as compare to the records of the NDC. HYPOCRATE God is the answer mainwhile i wish the NDC well as come December 7 God will surely crown Ofa Atta as our next president.
sika- kumasi
Osei on June 25th, 2008 7:53 am

hi! Kojo,

am just wondering when junior doctors who have been working for 9months will be paid.
anybody ready to give us some answers? and we hope that the arreas comes in bulk.
we actually intend to start a strike on the 4th july if we don’t receive our salaries.

osei
Michael on June 25th, 2008 9:04 am

Can Osafo Marfo be tried for the money lost during his chase on the cntc Ifc loan ? if yes who has to start it ?
gabe on June 25th, 2008 12:53 pm

I did not want to comment on this issue, but Kojo I think Judge Abban has tarnish her image for such aimless ruling. We need to break this cycle for jailing people for financial lost. I believe this guy should face the law. But in a relevant way to prevent anyone to come and harm(act inhumane) them in future. Is just speculation. I know NPP will face the samething after they get off from the presidency.
Eric on June 25th, 2008 2:09 pm

Don’t look over your shoulder when corruption is mentioned because you may not be far from it. If you are not yourself,your father,brother or relation is. Let us ALL repent from OUR SINS and stop the blame game.
solomon on June 26th, 2008 7:52 am

hi kojo,
ghana water co.ltd has failed the nation.how can they closed taps for 3 weeks for any explaination.
francis on June 26th, 2008 8:47 am

Kojo, If you will not take control of your programme and have the likes of Asamoah-Boateng Come to the studio to set the Agenda, decide on what to say, then prepare to loose some of us. I dont think I will make a difference in the number of your audience anyway but ……
carlos on June 26th, 2008 9:04 am

Kojo,don’t u love being Ghanaian?Happy times indeed!
I have just instituted an award for myself and this award will be
conferred on me by my younger brother on my birthday,which incidentally
falls on the 3rd.of July. Do don’t want to know what award i will bestow on myself,do u?
Nii on June 26th, 2008 6:22 pm

Kojo, i wonder if Ghanaian Embassies in foreign countries are just names, offices or real human beings manning these embassies.
Just a phone call to the office alone is not even answered how more less services to ghanaians abroad such as passport, etc.
Infact, Them embassy makes me ashame to be ghanaian.
ODASANI on June 27th, 2008 5:07 am

NANA ADDO IS PROMISING TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER IN THE POLIC FORCE, BUILD PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN ALL THE REGIONS, AND IRRIGATE THE NORTH. BUT WITH THE KIND OF DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HELD ON THE SUPER MORNING SHOW AND PARTICULARLY, THE CRITICISM OF PROF MILLS’ PRESENTATION BY OKYERE DARKO AS LACKING AN INDICATION OF HOW HIS OUTLINED PLANS WERE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED, I WAS EXPECTING TO SEE AN OUTLINE OF HOW THESE “FINE” IDEAS WERE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

MAYBE, WE WOULD HAVE TO OFFER A PLATFORM WHERE THE CANDIDATES WOULD ONLY DEAL WITH THE HOWS…

OR CONSIDERING THAT ALL THE CANDIDATES ARE BEING CRITICISED ON THIS POINT, COULD IT BE THAT WE ARE REQUIRING OF THEM SOMETHING THAT IS NOT REALISTIC??

TELLING US ABOUT THE HOWS OF YOUR PLANS, I BELIEVE, IS NOT ONE THAT SHOULD BE SET IN STONE SO THAT AFTER YOU WIN, WE WOULD COME ROUND ASKING YOU ABOUT WHY YOU ARE IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN THIS WAY WHEN YOU SAID YOU WILL DO IT THE OTHER WAY.

BUT RATHER, I THINK ITS WAY BY WHICH WE THE VOTERS WILL BE ABLE TO ASSESS HOW WELL YOU UNDERSTAND OUR CURRENT PROBLEMS, YOUR PRIORITIES, HOW REALISTIC YOUR PLANS ARE, AN INDICATION OF HOW WELL THOUGHT THROUGH YOUR POLICIES ARE, THE OBSTACLES YOU FORSEE AS A VISIONARY, HOW YOU PLAN TO OVERCOME THEM TO MAKE YOUR PLANS A REALITY IN THE LIVES OF THE GOOD PEOPLE OF GHANA .

BCOS, KOJO, I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT, ONE OF OUR GREATEST BANE AS A COUNTRY, IS NOT OUR INABILITY TO COME UP WITH SWEET-SOUNDING, HEART-WARMING AND TONGUE-TWISTING PROGRAMMES, BUT IN HOW WE HAVE GONE ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THESE POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES.

COME TO THINK OF IT, HOW WELL DO WE DO BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF CONCEPTION OF AN IDEA AND ACHIEVING RESULTS IN GHANA? WHAT FRAMEWORK DO WE USE IN CARRYING OUT OUR POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES IF ANY, AND HAVE WE TAKING STOCK OF HOW WELL IT IS SERVING US AS A NATION?

MONITORING AND EVALUATION SECTIONS EXIST IN ALMOST ALL THE MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND AGENCIES BUT OF WHAT USE ARE THEY TO US?? OR DO THEIR OUTPUT, WHICH ARE SUPPOSE TO FEED BACK INTO THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION TO FINE TUNE THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES, MADE LITTLE OR NO USE OF?? ARE THEIR REPORTS GATHERING DUST RATHER THAN HELPING THEM TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMES??

HAVE A GREAT DAY, KOJO AND SORRY IF I HAVE TAKEN UP MORE THAN ENOUGH SPACE! CHEERS!
nana akua on June 27th, 2008 7:44 am

Kojo,

Do African leader listen to the voice of their people? it so sad that Mogabi is behaving this way dont you think he has the backing of some our own poeple
Eric on June 27th, 2008 11:32 am

Nana Addo best man for Ghana. Kojo nana Top Them ALL. Yesterday he was fantastic.
content on June 30th, 2008 12:42 pm

Dear Kojo,
I was extremely surprised when you announced this morning that you are going to talk to justices and lawyers.So they have now agreed to talk to you.
But,where were they when you needed them most when Tsatsu was slapped with 5 solid years jail sentence.The descerning listening public and nature will hold the culprit responsible one day.

Kindest regards,
Divine
content on June 30th, 2008 12:45 pm

Kojo,

Amazing how a 3/6 classroom block could cost 280million cedis.

How do the ministries cost their projects these days. I know you could put
up a decent place of abode in Tema or Accra for this amount of money.

Clearly a case of gross misappropriation of funds.

Selah.
content on June 30th, 2008 12:51 pm

Kojo Good Morning,

I am listening to your show far away in London, and I am very surprised by the rantings of the Judge you interviewed about the public lambasting them for jusdgements they give. I thought the judge, Justice Henrietta Abban, in her judgement even said that Tsatsu could take her to the press? This means she knew what she was about to do and therefore was ready for it.

In any case why is it that this particular case of Tsatsu has raised so much concerns withing and outside the country? It means people had been following this, and the case of ‘willfully’ causing financial loss, doesn’t seem to come in. One doesn’t need to be a lawyer to understand teh meaning of the word ‘wilful’ which interpretes to mean deliberate. In this instance, he sought expert opinion from the IMF, so where lies the issue of deliberate?

Ebenezer
content on June 30th, 2008 12:54 pm

hii there.
so shock about the news of cocaine again after all the campaign.as the security expert said kojo, we live in a society where people who are known to acquire wealth the wrong way are celebrated just because of thier money.and even has the government done enough to equip the police force and do more about the institutional weaknesses to boost confidence in the force.in conclusion i must state this drug menace is a big challenge and a war on our hands and we have a long way to go goodmorning.

Marvellous Steward
content on June 30th, 2008 1:02 pm

KOJO I WANT YOU TO COMMENT ON FREDDIE BLAY’S UTTERANCE ABOUT IF HE HAS TO SELL HIS MOTHER TO RETAIN HIS SEAT, HE WILL DO IT. THAT IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE AND I THINK HE SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO HIS MOTHER, WOMEN, AND THE WHOLE NATION AS WELL. HE MAKES ME SAD AS AN NZEMA MAN WHEN I HEAR COMMENT LIKE THIS.

SAM PEEDASH, ATLANTA U. S .A.
content on June 30th, 2008 1:05 pm

Greetings All,

I’m finding that a lot of people aren’t informed about the the situation Zimbabwe as well as they should be. This ariticle by Stephen Gowan, an insightful canadian writer and activist in the vain of Asad Ismi, covers every detail of the current situation in Zimbabwe. It compliments Chinweizu’s article sent out earlier. This artilcle is long but, must be read in it’s entirety. If it is too inconvient to read the article now, I suggest that people off on commenting on Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe until they do.

Harold
content on June 30th, 2008 1:18 pm

Hi Kojo,

In marking this sad day of our country’s judiciary history, we’ve also being given the very rare opportunity to discuss their work. Much as the judiciary allows for redresses in a misjudgement in a particular case within its system, it should also be recognised that the system will not want to undermine its self by ruling against its earlier position, just for keeping the intergrity of the judge in question as well as the system, supposedly to maintain public trust and confidence. When the public cries loud about something, it certainly means there’s something wrong, and so we shouldn’t hide behind the training and competence, and so-called indepence of the judiciary.

Against this backdrop, the citizenry have become so disillusioned with the entire process that, the alternative course of action is everyone’s guess. In moving forwared however, the judges should also re-educate themselves in the challenges of modern times and events, and not to think that their views and judgements are sacrosacnt, because of a training they’ve had at the times these current issues were not even comprehended. Also, they should purge themselves of any political bias. Lets not pretend that some of the judges are not bitter about what happened 26yrs agoThe recent judgements and conduct of some of the judges lends credence to this conclusion.

With regards to public education in the judicial processes in Ghana, I humbly propose that a judge (retired or serving) should initiate a TV/radio series where real everyday cases be tried in the public for the citizenary to understand court process. This could be a meaningful reality show, and this is where the media should come in. Kojo, I trust you can start something like this with some collaborations (hey, this is a free business consultation!) Think about it.

Cheers

Kobby
(Nottingham-UK)
content on June 30th, 2008 2:25 pm

WHAT I OWE MY FELLOW GHANAIANS IN BAWKU

My lecturers always tell me, Conflict is inherent within us and only have to manage it. I truly believe it and sympathize greatly with people who find themselves in such a situation. I thought of what can be done to resolve the conflict. I am presenting to you what I believe can be done to resolve the conflict or minimize it in our own small way. I believe the media play an essential role in informing the public about happenings within and around the world. However, I believe the time has come also to engage in resolving some of these problems.
My proposals are follows
• I hope you can create space on your platform to invite sensational artists, preferably those who hail from the region to produce a short clip (either by way of speech or rap) to remind the people of Northern Ghana of the need for peaceful coexistence. If you could connect with other media networks to achieve this end, all the better. (showing people that you care also makes a lot of difference)
• I also propose a chant or message by the entire crew and management of the station on a theme that has got to do with the restoration of peace .(who knows, a little attention might do the trick)
• Also, I believe collaboration with the mobile phone networks to roll out a wrist band with very meaningful inscriptions or an insignia ( blue for peace and care, red for love, green for prosperity etc) to remind the people of Bawku and its environs of the necessity for togetherness would also compliment peace efforts there.

I leave you with some quotes I love so much.
“It is not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of person kind, bringing hope to the last and love to the lonely” By Leo Buscaglia

“Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers” By Henri Amiel
“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fire to warm it” By Lucy Larcom

“What we have done for ourselves dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal” By Albert Pike

And finally a duo by Edmund Burke
“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing”

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little”
Also check out Colourful World by Cece Winans and Love is colour blind by TQ and Sarah. I believe you will enjoy them.
By Samuel Alesu- Dordzi.
content on June 30th, 2008 2:27 pm

A PRAISE SONG FOR THE VILIFIED

The song birds think less of you
History is replete with so much ill against you
Books heap all the blame of the human history on you.
Newspapers are no less charitable to you.
Millions pray that you pale into insignificance each day
Music and sounds never cease to hurl you over coals
Sharp blades can’t wait to see you under the guillotine
The griotes never praised thee but for a fee
You carry the blame of millions

Yet, what would we be without you?
What would we have done in your absence?
What would be there to say when you leave?

You keep the deadly disease apathy at bay
You give people something to talk about
You give people glittering hopes to live on each day
Sporadic disappointments to keep them thinking at night
You give people a cause to rally round.

Why then are you vilified?
And in the end sing solitary valedictions?

Let appreciate our politicians and give them our all
Negative thoughts only leads to self fulfilling prophecies.
Let’s always think of the balance they add to life.

By Samuel Alesu- Dordzi.
Eben Botchway on June 30th, 2008 5:16 pm

Hello Kojo,

AUDIO-ON-DEAMND..Please keep it Updated.

I know you have a first class radio station and programming content on the SMS is very informative. Due to the time zone restrictions, your listening audience in North America may not get up in time to catch your show - live. Please have your crew update Audio-On-Demand on a timely basis. Thank you in advance.
Isaac Quartey-Papafio on June 30th, 2008 10:59 pm

kojo help me know who my MP is, funny but sad I have no idea.
am told she is a lady anyway and has never lived in that vicinity since elected .we are sure to find her come December though but will be too late for us to tell her attempts to come campaigning this time will be an insult to us. For now we assume we have no MP and when we get one in future, we can be sure government will act to relieve us of our numerous environmental problems.
Pf
(Ablekuma/Anyaah)
APETOR MANTEY on July 1st, 2008 5:38 pm

I happen to be the twin look alike of Frank Mensah of Bank of Ghana., and wish to express my sympathy to his predicament. I decide at one time to stand for the secretary position for the union of Ghana Co-operative Bank, but after consulting my pillow I found it useless and unpatriotic on my side . I saw it as a chance to see my self to trashed ridicule and molested . So i redrew my candidature and sought for a new job. I was one of the critics of the unwarranted and unsecured loans granted by the Bank staff to friends and family members, because i was at the main branch in Accra and worked at the clearing house in Bank of Ghana. I had lot of enemies because i wanted to stand for the truth and defend it but alas some of those detractors were colleagues. when the bank was finally shut down by those weird transactions including A’life , i was working for some one else. some of the senior staff died on the day of its closure.. Had i stayed that course the bank might be save and all jobs too with the help of a few serious guys like Percy kwame and william aforkwa.
MY question is is Ghana worth dying for. The answer is NO. I would ask any young man or woman who intend to sacrifice his future and good intentions to find out where SGT adjetey and his friends lay. where their family live now and where they are buried.
Frank Mensah, i read the news and decided to listen to Joy FM and heard your voice. Thanks you Bank of Ghana staff for standing behind him and the chairman. When ever there is an end of year party please isolate those people at the top who are only interested in today’s food and not what inheritance they live behind. CALL A SPADE A SPADE

APETOR MANTEY NICHOLAS
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
KWAMINA on July 2nd, 2008 9:23 am

Hi Kojo ,

ITS UNFORTUNATE THAT PEOPLE LIKE KWABENA AGYAPONG ,CONTINUE TO LIVE IN A FOOLS PARADISE.WHEN THE YOUTH ORGANISER OF HIS PARTY LAMBASTERED THE SITTING PRESIDENT WHICH HAS FORCED THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE THE NATIONAL AWARD A KELEWELE AWARD THAT ONE WHAT HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT.
Nii on July 2nd, 2008 10:23 pm

Rawlings never held any press conference during his regime for 20 years in the castle. Today he’s held one under NPP regime. Next time he should admit questions then he becomes a fully qualified democratic leader.
maria on July 3rd, 2008 7:53 am

its sad that a whole President in his last term disgraces his office as such, a national award for Agya Koo? what exactly has he done for the nation. President Kuffour am disappointed
marie on July 3rd, 2008 8:02 am

its amazing how our leaders think, there are many more important decisions that need to be taken to propel the nation to its destination and they sit and make decisions that can only be described as Childish, Greedish and Selfish
Kingsley on July 3rd, 2008 3:18 pm

Hi Kojo

I listen to the national awards ceremony today online in Antwerp Belgium.

The chief linguist in his oratory to ussher in president Kufuor to receive his award tried to capture as many tribes in Ghana in as possible his appelation.

I must say that I was appalled by his use of the akan word “Nkontompo” when it came to the tern of Anlos (you can replay to confirm this). I am quite certain that this word in Akan means ‘A LIE or telling LIES’ unless he used it in a context I am not familiar with.

Beside he should research properly what he says as far as other tribes are concerned because all that he said about Anlos in his appelation didn’t really make sense as compared to those of Ashanti, Akem etc. It was just a bunch of meaninless statements.

I must admit however that his oratory was excelent.

I would be most grateful if you can let him know about this.

Thanks
oko mensah on July 4th, 2008 11:32 am

NPP is at it again!throwing mud at Rawlings for expressing the sentiments of majority of Ghanaians who could not do so, under the reigns of Prez Kufour. let us face the facts, is there not truth in what the man said?is it a defeatist attitude of NPP to say that the man has no moral right to point out the ills of the NPP administration?NPP should count its luck of having such a man in the country to prickle their conscience from time to time to set their house in order.NPP should know that every household is feeling a pinch of excruciating hardships prevailing in the country now and can take excuses of global food shortage and skyrocking fuel prices on the world market to sail through to power, come Dec elections. if that is the thinking, NPP will be the most miserable party on earth. in the year 2000, the attempt of NDC to explain away country’s economic difficulties with external shocks excuses spelt doom for them in the elections. is there any lesson for NPP people. I am not an alarmist. just walk in town and talk to people
and their murmurings speak volumes. personally, i do not know strategists behind NANA AKUFO ADDO campaigning teams. it is old fashionable and out-modeled strategy to employ in NANA’s recent visit to Korle-Bu Hospital by boarding pubic transport to tell Ghanaians that his presidency will be in touch with the downtrodden when people know very well NANA’s elitist class. NANA’s campaigning teams must sit up! i rest my case for now.
kwaku amenyo on July 4th, 2008 5:30 pm

The signals that emanate from President Kuffour’s award to himself are not healthy at all! If for nothing else, it smacks of extreme egocentrism. He missed a golden opportunity to leave a lasting legacy by this ill advised act of awarding himself an honour and accepting it. It puts him in te same category asknown despots such as Bokasa and Idi Amin. If he had been patient, whoever became President next year would have decorated him. The reasons he gives for accepting it are equally absurd. Officially, all incoming Presidents would be invested with this “symbol” of authority, to be worn at all state functions. Fine. But he is not an incoming President! Outgoing Presidens would be decorated with a replica of this ornament when the handover power to their successor. Good idea, but hasnt he, in his unnecessary haste, jumped the un? His real golden moment should have been creating the award to be resented to Presidents as they leave office. This would be seen as an incentive, or if you like, reward for refusing to cling to power, as others are son wont to do. He would have bowed out to rave reviews, and set an example that others countries would emulate. But alas, being what he is he couldnt see the big picture beyond his nose! What a shame!
Eben on July 7th, 2008 12:18 pm

SMS AUDIO-ON-DEMAND !!!! KEEP IT UPDATED. LAST UPDATE JUNE 26 DO YOUR JOB
odike on July 8th, 2008 8:03 am

we need IT personal in kasoa NIC. The onec here are too slow. there can only regester more ppl up to 60 per day. how many ppl are in kasoa we need more ppl.
odike kasoa
benjamin on July 8th, 2008 11:24 am

Hi Kojo,
I think the military went a bit too far in dealing with the drivers @ the 37 military hospital area but that not withstanding I think they deserved it. They called for it and they’ ve had it. Kojo come to think of it, it’s due to these behaviour of our drivers that is making us loose more highly trained professionals to road accidents than to even aids these days
I do understand how you feel when you talk about a relative’s lifeless body being used in this situation but don’t forget a single driver can wipe away a whole family by his/her iresponsible behaviour.
Though the military over reacted, it will serve as warning to other road users. Kojo we all in this country know the drivers would have challenged the police should the police had handled this very situation & I know the police is happy about what happened because they know the drivers always take them for granted. Case in point the ashaiman incident. God bless Ghana.
Papa from Osu on July 9th, 2008 7:58 am

Hi Kojo, I think the former first family are not getting used to the fact that they are no more the first family of Ghana. All these uterances are calculated attempts to get Ghanains to reject the results of the December polls if it doesnt go the NDC’s favour. Ghanaians be wise………….. Former President Rawlings and his wife should give us a break, we are sick and tired of their uterances, Nana all the way, NAA NANA, NAA SHUOW!
gabe on July 9th, 2008 1:30 pm

Am sorry but Abodakpi is telling lies here. Mr Boadi Awuah paid for his daughter school in Texas A&M is true and is a fact. Mr Boadi to my knowledge is either a professor at the school. He should just thank his God kuffour has pardon him. Anyway Tsatsu jailing is wrong this guy is the most patriotic Ghanaian who sacrifice a lot for Ghana.
Frances on July 9th, 2008 4:43 pm

What at all has Nana Konadu and the husband want from ghanaians? They are sounding so desperate why!!!!!!!! Atta Mills pls do not mind them focus on your campaign and victory will surely be yours.
solomon,london on July 9th, 2008 7:07 pm

Hi kojo,

I want to use your medium to protest about the unfair advantages towards npp over others parties.It`s so sickining to hear about seventy percent of the news items concerning npp.

Joy news has got it`s reputation to protect,please we`re sick and tired of the unfair advantage that joynews give to npp over parties.

please this is joynews and not GBC news.

Take care.
Aladdin on July 9th, 2008 8:07 pm

Kojo I don’t know why the media of Africa depend solely on Western media stations like BBC and the CNN.To be honest with ourselves the Western world always sees Africas a far away place where people wallow in poverty and are ruled by tyrants as well as inconsiderate individuals.Kojo have you ever seen the CNN and the BBC showing the slum areas in the States and the UK respectively.The answer is absolutely a BIG NOO!Then let us ask ourselves why Africa is always portraiyed to the outside World as a continent with people who are barbaric in whatever they do?Is about time our media stations like Joy came out to portray the peaceful nature of Africans.Do you know why the Arab world doesn`t go through the same scope as Africa is because the have the television network Al-Jazeera which paints a bright and good image of their part of the world.Kojo we can also start our own Al-Jazeera down here in Africa.
Aladdin on July 9th, 2008 9:05 pm

Again Kojo why is it that ignorant Ghanaians day-in and day-out showering insults and all sort of abusive words on Sir.Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.If is because he is still the President of Zimbabwe have we considered Gabon,Egypt,Camroun and Guinea which have leaders who have stayed in power for more than 20 year.Why is it that Mugabe`s issue has raised an eyebrow?Kojo let us ask ourselves this question.Is unfortunate that he has resorted to violence which I even doubt be they are only news issues provided by the Western world.They are all propaganda intended to paint Sir.Mugabe evil in the site of all individuals.Kojo let us define our own Africa to suite what Africa stands for.No wonder some Africans(Jamaicans) don`t even want to affiliate themselves to Africa .This therefore did not surprise me when I heard that a Ghanaian wrestler does not want to be link to his homeland.Kojo it`s really a pity the White always does something that will definitely benefit him.With no insurable interest the white man will not go into that venture.Please Ghanaians let us put ourselves into the shoes of Zimbabwians who live in a country of population of 11million with a small section of 4500 individuals owning 80%of the most fertile lands with the rest of the population living on the remaining 20% land which is not all that fertile.Oh !Ghanaians let us be reasonable a bit.Aside this situation about 70%of the budgets prepared in Africa comes from the Western world and now all these external support have been taken away.How does the economy boom as it was initially .The West is of the saying that they`ve placed a sanction on Sir.Mugabe by making his people suffer so as to see him as inhuman.Kojo join me CLAP for Sir.Mugabe for his performance with the 30%budget.Sir BRAVO.If the West says they feel for Zimbabwe let them withdraw their sanctions.Kojo if the opposition party was good enough it would not have been divided into MDC-T and MDC-M.It is a propaganda machinery for the WEST nothing more nothing less.Kojo I would be back with more comments.Man you are really my MENTOR .The real name is Abdullah Yusif Mahmud but Aladdin is my artistic name
harry on July 9th, 2008 10:09 pm

I want to thank you for the good work you are doing for motherghana, God bless you and your family .

Be guards
Nii otokunor solomon
James-British, Accra
Nii Anum on July 9th, 2008 11:05 pm

I am dismayed, shocked, uncomfortable and feel discouraged about Nana. Why too many doubts on him? What a record. He is the only aspirant in the history of Ghana with so many doubts on his head. I have a first degree from KNUST, MIS from University of Ghana. When my qualification is being doubted by anybody I only have to produce results slip, certificates and documentation, mention some few classmates and lecturers or project supervisor. Why can’t Nana do this simple thing as evidense of having attended a law school. He should stop belittling these serious issues and start producing evidense. When he was accused of drug related issues, he was mute, Nana, why. Please produce evidense before you loose my entire family vote for you.
Eben on July 10th, 2008 12:21 am

HURRY! HURRY ! HURRY! AUDIO-ON-DEMAND THANK YOU FOR LEAVING TO OUR EXPECTATION. AUDIO-ON-DEMAND IS BACK ON SCHEDULE. THANKS FOR LISTENING TO US. NOW WE CAN ENJOY SMS IN NORTH AMERICA AT SUNRISE.
Aladdin on July 10th, 2008 9:12 pm

Kojo why do Ghanaians look at national development as having political affiliations with a political organisation rather than taking critical look at the policies being presented by the various political parties.Let us first consider the issue of employment in the country of late.Graduates now a days do not have work doing and even if employed earn insufficient salaries.So let us ask ourselves the question of how the various political parties intend to solve this problem with their million and one promises to the populace.Kojo Ghanaians rather take delight in arguing in favour of their cherished political parties rather than thinking of the welfare of the ordinary Ghanaian.Our political leaders should get to know that armed robbery cannot be controlled unless the ordinary citizen is content with his status of living and have a reason for obeying common societal laws.Because once the individual has no money on him and find the need to acquire certain wants the only option left is to resort to criminal acts.It becomes very disturbing when individuals are loosing their valuables to their second owns(criminals).Back here in Bantama all that guys do is to sit around till evening so that they can go to the various drinking spots to drink as well as smoke in dark places.Kojo back here it takes strict parents and determined kids to make it because in one way or the other you would be enticed to engage yourself into the acts of alcholism ,drug abuse and promiscuity.In my point of view is just because there are no jobs for them to engage themselves in.Kojo please help me to send a message across to the MP of this constituiency to turn back and look at the generation of individuals her community is breeding.Kojo I`am not there yet but I hope to give back to the community I grew in.Big ups to you for your good work want to be like you one day.
kwaku amenyo on July 11th, 2008 7:48 am

I cant believe that we spent GHC1.4 million on the controversial awards. It is like throwing good money after bad! The whole concept had already been cheapened by the sheer numbers and quality of recepients, made worse by the tremendous amount wasted. Do you know that the likes of the late General Ankrah, one time Army Commander, Chief of Defence Staff and Head f State, was only honoured with Officer of the Order of the Volta by The Osagyefo himself? And what do we see today? All manner of undeserving people being awarded with Companion of the Star of Ghana, Companion of the Order of the Volta and so on. What a terrible shame?
Abena on July 11th, 2008 8:08 am

Hello kweku,
I was just wondering whether the govenment is that insensitive or not since the newly qualified nurses who have been working for the past year and a half now have not been paid thier salaries,how do they expect them to go to work everyday and expect them to give thier best at work.
This is so inhumane considering the amount of money they just spent on the awards alone.
efua on July 13th, 2008 4:26 pm

hi kojo,
did i hear that our president reprimanded the military for disciplining the drivers? some of these drivers are akin to murderers on the road.

i am a health worker who is always saddened when i am on weekend duty-cus my weekend is almost always spiced with seeing dismembered bodies resulting from road traffic accidents. these drivers must be made to carry dead bodies over and over again to make them realize the result of their carelessness. the military has paved the way. and i fully endorse their actions.
please ‘mr president’ our lives are precious!!!
u have agood day man
israel on July 13th, 2008 6:51 pm

I think it would be very helpful if you add foot notes(subject matter) to the audio on demand links.This would allow listeners to browse and select what actually they want to listen to rather than just going through the whole lot in search of something interesting.Please make it easy for people to listen to what they want to listen to. Thanks
kojo sarpong dickson on July 16th, 2008 5:07 pm

Kojo, i have realized for sometime now that a good ruler looks gentle and ever ready to integrate to all situation no matter his/her stand. Are our dear loving leaders promising to show efficacy in this campaigning stage and continue with their pranks, gimmicks and their promise and fails? they should all give us a break cos they are sweating for their pockets. They are the same and the value can never change.
sarpong kojo dickson(jamasi-ashanti)
SETH OPOKU AMPONSAH on July 16th, 2008 7:03 pm

HI KOJO, I AM A STUDENT OF ACCRA HIGH SCHOOL.I ALWAYS LISTEN U B4 GOING TO SCH.KEEP THE GOOD WORK.
SHOUT OUT TO KWABENA ATO
Yao Kuma on July 21st, 2008 5:47 am

Hi Kojo,
i hear fifty percent of BECE candidates who sat last year failed!
How can they fail?
We’ll to help solve this problem, a simple software to administer and mark past questions in BECE science has been designed. It covers from 1990 to 2008.
it’s free to download from http://donkhermikal.googlepages.com
GO get the grade.
Collins on July 21st, 2008 1:25 pm

THANKS FOR HAVING YOU AS MY MOUTH PIECE TO THE PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT. KOJO YOU ARE REALLY DOING VERY WELL AND YOUR STATION NEEDS MORE THAN AWARD TO TELL THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE REALLY WORKING FOR BETTER GHANA. I WISH YOU REACH EVERYWHERE IN GHANA FOR EVERYBODY TO HEAR YOUR STATION. YOU HAVE COVERED A WIDER AREA BUT NOT WHERE I AM - NKAWKAW AND MPRAESO.
KOJO MY SECOND THOUGHT IS CORRUPTION IN GHANA. IF SOMEONE IS DEMANDING A BRIBE FROM ME FOR THE WORK HE/SHE IS EXPECTED TO DO FOR ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I WANT CORRUPTION TO CEASE.
Aya Wusa Manga on July 21st, 2008 3:31 pm

Kojo, what is it with all the companies in ghana asking fresh university leavers for 5 or more working experience.Has the retirement age taken to 99.7 or people just don’t retire anymore.Thank You
Dennis Adjei Dwomoh on July 21st, 2008 9:02 pm

Hi Kojo,
I have had the opportunity of listening to the MND Jawula issue on your network.I think the real issue which have escaped Ghanaians and the Media alike is the fact that the man is a Chief. By our Constitution a Chief is not to involve himself in partisan politics. So can it not be said that the conduct of a chief putting a specific party co lours , attending a party rally and even aspiring to be that party’s vice president amounts to a gross violation of our national constitution. If he intends to be so political then he should step down as a chief.

this can also be said of Nana Akuffo Addo’s consultation with the Northern Chiefs in the selection of his Running mate. This act is in violation with the Spirit of our Constitution.
Our chieftaincy institution is sacred and is already suffering from the hands of politicians in the dark and gradullay without condemnation politicians now feel bold to openly defy the letter and spirit of Our Constitution.

Discuss it in this angle and lets see the comments. Hope to hear the topic.
Yours
Dennis Adjei Dwomoh
Ghana School of Law
ERNEST on July 22nd, 2008 10:08 am

IF A POLITICIAN SAYS HE WILL ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN OF SCHOOL GOING AGE WILL BE IN IN THE CLASSROOM WHEN VOTED TO POWER DOES NOT MEAN THAT ALL GHANAIAN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL GOING AGE ARE NOT IN SCHOOL.

SO IF NANA ADDO SAYS HE WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY REGION HAS A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE IS GOING TO BUILD TEN UNIVERSITIES IN EACH REGION. ALL HE MEANS IS THAT BY THE TIME HE LEAVES OFFICE EVERY REGION THAT DID NOT PREVIOUSLY HAVE A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY WILL HAVE ONE. NDC SHOULD GIVE US A BREAK AND STOP TWISTING STATEMENTS OF NANA ADDO TO SUIT THEIR WHIMS AND CAPRICES. IT IS ONLY THE VOLTA AND EASTERN REGIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OR CAMPUSES OF OTHER EXISTING PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES. B/A HAS THE KNUST COLLEGE OF FORESTRY THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED INTO A FULL FLEDGE UNIVERSITY. UPPER EAST AND WEST HAVE UDS CAMPUSES, WHICH CAN EASILY BE STRENGTHENED OR UPGRADED.
EMMANUEL on July 22nd, 2008 12:43 pm

HI KOJO.
WHAT HAS THE PEOPLE OF OBGOJO DONE TO POLITICIAN IN GHANA?
FOR SO MANY YEARS THE ROAD FROM EAST LAGON - A R S TO MADINA CEMETERY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST DUSTY ROAD IN GHANA. JUST BECAUSE, DURING ELECTION YEAR THERE COME TO GRADE AND REFILL IT TO MAKE US BELEAVE THAT WORK IS ON GOING JUST FOR THEM TO LEAVE IT AFTER ELECTION IS OVER. WE NOT NOT STUPID AS THERE THINK WE ARE.
THERE SHOULD KEEP IT IN MIND.
cimint, dansoman on July 22nd, 2008 12:50 pm

please tell me: is it better to provide free education and have 50% of our children/candidates fail their exams or to say free education is not possible bearing in mind that we need resources to get our children score good grades in their examinations? Free things are cheap and we are seeing the result in the results of our children!!!

npp should spare us their thrash. they are gradually becoming like ndc of old - the same ndc that npp criticized relentlessly while in opposition. npp is clearly struggling to find answers to the nation’s problems. while i appreciate their predicament, they should stop the noise and absorb the criticisms. next time they are in opposition they should mind how to talk/criticize. let them go to the bible to Matthew 7:2 ”… and with what meassure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again” and learn.

for once let’s get our politics clean and it should start with those in power. if ndc misbehaved while in power (and they paid for it by being voted out of power), it doesn’t give npp the chance to also misbehave and risk being voted out of power. the nonsense must cease!
EMMANUEL on July 23rd, 2008 7:32 am

DEAR KOJO.
LIKE I SAID YESTERDAY, PLEASE ASK YOUR TEAM TO VISIT THE ROAD FROM EAST LAGON - A R S TO OGBOJO AND MADINA ROAD TODAY AND YOU WILL REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT SAYING. THE ROAD IS VERY, VERY BAD AND THE RAIN YESTERDAY CAN CONFIRM IT.
WE ARE GOING TO VOTE AND VOTE WILL AND I AM GOING TO CONVINCE THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA WITH MY OWN MONEY TO VOTE AND VOTE WILL.

THANK MY NAME SEEK.
ben on July 23rd, 2008 4:27 pm

Kojo,
Listening to you these days on politics is becoming sickening, to be honest with you. My beef is, I am not too sure if you have discarded one of the functions of your profession, i.e. to propagate information. what were you sitting there for when you know the communication guys for both NPP and NDC were churning out balderdash. i do not agrre with you that it is enough for you to let them pollute us. Please when it is clearly evident that they are telling lies or misrepresenting issues, let them know, do not shy away from doing that. it is your responsibility towards your listeners. I am sure you refrain from that to save your face, to hide your political affiliation, but in so doing we your listeners are bereft of vital information in the end. I do not know if it is your organisation’s policy not for you to reveal your political/social/religious/ etc identity, but for me it should not be a problem at all. Your affiliations will be known anyway, sooner or later, so it changes nothing. Listeners are discerning, i believe. Granted, that some will be taking swipes at you, even losing listerners maybe, but I believe, overall, that, it is for the good of the society to be told the truth, told by those who are most likely to be privvy to the right information, like you.

cheers
Ben
Collins on July 24th, 2008 11:14 am

Kojo: Child abuse is all over the Ghana not only in some places like the Nothern Region and the Volta Region as always being said. In fact we need proper education on this menace. We say slave trading is no more in these days of our time, this is absolutely false. Some parents sell their wards for nothing to some wicked men and women within this country. Vivid examples are found at the regions above but Eastern is one. God help Ghana.
eric on July 25th, 2008 5:27 am

It is true Prof.MILLS has lost twice against tha gentile giant but Nana can not fit in the shoes of the gentile gaint simply because he is an arrogant dwarf.Prof. all yhe way to the flag staff house.
eric accra
Collins on July 26th, 2008 1:29 pm

MAY BE U DON’T KNOW,AKUFFO ADDO DOES NOT BELIEVE IN GHANAIANS, LETS SEE HOW HE WILL VOTE ON GT
solomon,london on July 27th, 2008 11:04 pm

Kojo,please get this to the ears of matilda(news editor)for me.For christ sake npp news is too much on the joynews these days.I`ve observed lately that with ten news iterms on a bulletin,npp takes six and two for other parties and two for other matters.please we need explanation.

Let me remind you that for years joyfm has been the voice of the voiceless.joyfm is not gtv,peace fm,uniq fm etc.why is that akuffo addo and atta mills`s visit to tamale and western region posted on myjoyonline but not nduoms,maham`s and the rest?Is this a fair coverage?

please don`t turn this credible organisation into government PR machine.Your job is to be the voice of the masses.
Eric on July 28th, 2008 8:37 am

What the Hell is wrong with selling Gt to Vodafon the World best in that industry at a Good Price? Kojo Check the records of Gt and it is written on the wall, the company is managing to stay above water level. So what the hell is wrong with people against the prudent decision to offload 70% Gvt Shares to a strategic investor. What People don’t know is that upon paying the shares price to gov’t it still need to inject capital to transform GT. It is a good sale a step in the right direction. It one of the best things to ever happen to Gt, Cut the cheap Politics and allow the investor peace of mind to do what will benefit you and me. Thanks Kojo.
Eric Y on July 28th, 2008 8:51 am

Kojo some one said in selecting Candidates for best-man in a wedding u select the finest and the most trusted to partner you on your big day. That i Agree 100%. So in selecting our next President look no further than the Man Nana Akufo Addo. He is the best man for Ghana. There are close substitute but why a an imitation when the Original is around.Go for Gold Go for Nana.
God Bless Ghana and God bless you all. Love your political opponents. Wish them well that hate you.
george on July 30th, 2008 9:08 am

kojo,the govt should institute porobe into the mgt of G.T.The mgt should be probe for causing financial and other issues i will lay bear later.Ask yourself as a chartered accountant,how can mgt sack the head of the internal audit department.suspose construction of a printing house never saw the light of day.award of nation wide contract to the son of the chief executive.recruitment of family members and party faithful thro the Exceed office and a host of others which i will be laying to u soon.take it serious
george on July 31st, 2008 8:37 am

how long has been working with G.T.?Why was the head of audit axed?WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PROPOSED PRINTING HOUSE
Frances on July 31st, 2008 3:22 pm

Kojo, i think if teachers are not paid well, the free education is useless how can a hungry teacher teach well.
faustina Nyavi on August 4th, 2008 10:04 am

Hi kojo,
Please ask kpong akatamanson MP what he is really doing in his consituicy
in these vital moment or election year,because some of dont even know him.
Our road are very bad,no electricity,no potable water.We are suffering he should
not even try to convise us to vote for him because he try he will be disgraced.
Adu-Asiamah on August 5th, 2008 9:14 am

Hi Kojo,
its sometimes true that mental illness are caused by evil deeds by human beings hence the massive patronage of the prayer camp.
I have a witness where a mental illness was transferred from an elder person to his younger brother and the family had to resort to a prayer camp to resolve this illness.
Evelyn on August 5th, 2008 12:55 pm

Kojo,

I just want to find out how long Mr. Tsikata will be in jail. His case started in 2002 if am right and he was sentenced to 5yrs in prison. Does it mean he has just some few days to do in Nsawam?

Mr. Osei who hit the prez car was sentenced to 9mths but because of when prosecutions began he is to do just 9 days.

Please educate me on this matter.
Kwasi Columbus, OH USA on August 6th, 2008 7:49 am

KOjo
I don,t agree with the stand u,ve taken with regards to Ghana Telecom. As a journalist, i believe u re supposed to inform listeners and not take sides. I like your show but i,m disappointed in you. I thought u were different from the other political jouirnalists we have in ghana.
Kwasi
Kwasi Columbus, OH USA on August 6th, 2008 7:57 am

Kojo,
It,s amazing the way we have politicised everything in ghana. From the sale of GT to voters registration exercise, everything is seen in the colors of NDC and NPP. The NDC opposes every policy the government proposes. This is not democracy. Ghana is too divisive. Its about time our leaders must learn to bit honest and objective.
asantewaa on August 8th, 2008 1:17 am

I AM SOMEWHAT OF A FLOATING VOTER. AND I WANT THE NPP TO LISTEN GOOD. THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN BUMP UP NANA’S NUMBERS IS ALLAN.

ALIMA MAHAMA IS A GREAT PERSON I BELIEVE AND OBVIOUSLY INTELLIGENT BUT I AM SORRY IT TAKES MORE THAN THAT. SHE WILL NOT EVEN HOLD A CANDLE TO BETTY MOULD IDDRISU IF THE NDC HAD PICKED HER. U SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF JOHN ATTA MILLS AND JOHN MAHAMA PLUS A NOT TOO GOOD RECORD OF PRESIDENT KUFUOR IN THE SECOND TERM AND A VOTER POPULATION THAT HAS GOTTEN SMARTER BY THE DAY.

THE SO CALLED BAD RECORD OF THE NDC CARD IS NOT WORKING WELL ANY LONGER WITH THE FLOATING VOTER. THE FANATICS WILL VOTE FOR THEIR PARTIES COME HELL OR HIGH WATER SO THEY ARE NOT IMPORTANT TO THIS GAME. WE NEED SOME POWERFUL CANDIDATES HERE. NANA IS DROWNING AND THE ONLY REASON HIS HEAD IS ABOVE THE WATER IS BECAUSE HIS PARTY IS IN POWER. THEY KNOW IT BUT WILL NOT ADMIT IT.

OK. I AM DONE. HE CAN CHOOSE TO VALUE THIS OR NOT. I WILL BE LIVING MY DREAMS AFTER DEC 7, TOGETHER WITH WHOEVER WINS. BUT I WOULD HATE TO SAY I TOLD DU SO…………
AKPALUAKPA on August 8th, 2008 6:18 am

Kojo!

I heared and saw some poster which was boldly written on, “I believe in Ghana”. Inform Nana Akuffo Addo that, he should come again, You believ in Ghanaian making you president and later you turn you back to them. NPP has no national interest at heart, all our Asset are gone very soon they will sell we the citizen to support the budget.

I have a pleasant day, Kojo.
isaac on August 9th, 2008 10:44 pm

hello kojo
ghanaians are just doomed under this gov,t they will end up selling even our own houses they should give us a break
Bishop Mike Owusu on August 12th, 2008 8:37 am

Hi kojo
i think African politicians shud change their style of governance.Shud the opposition oppose for opposition sake?And should the government not listen to the people becos the have the mandate of the people already?i think the politicians should and can do better than this.

Bishop Mike Owusu,Atlanta,USA
secure,Kumasi on August 12th, 2008 6:04 pm

Kojo,
Did I hear Prof Akosa say we should give the NHIA scheme to an ivestment group to manage the scheme.Is he not that same person criticizing the GT and Ghana telecom deal.what does he really believes In.
On the issue of Dr Indoom,Did I also here him say no examinations at the junoir level.I’m just so disappointed in him, what kind of future does he wants ghana to become.
Millie on August 13th, 2008 9:00 am

I want to say that I love reading. I’m 35 year old mother of 2. My Mum gave me my first Mills&Boons to read when I was in class 5. I’ve loved reading ever since. Tell you what, I never wanted to practice what I read i just enjoy the story.
I guess it was because my mum put the fear of God in us and also because she is a single parent, she always told me my boyfriend is my books and I could see it in her life cos if she hadn’t been educated I’m not sure what would have happend to us.

I still read a lot though I’ve kind of put the novels on hold because I’m currently doing MBA . When I was in school, on holidays, I could read the whole day. I even remember an incident when I was selling by the roadside with my ware displayed on the table in front of me. I was reading with my book right on the table. I was so engrossed that some one stole some of the things without me noticing. It was only when my mum came to ask me where the things were that I realised they had been taken away.

I believe we have to have faith in the youth of today. Encourage them and be good role models to them. I’m sure there are many young ones like me who love reading. If we start our children right, they would continue. My nephew is 8years and his hobby is reading.

I used to go to the children’s library at Ghana library board at High street to read Secret Seven and other children’s books in the 80s. What condition are the libraries in today?. Let’s make the materials available and we would definately set our children on the right track.

I’m going to do it for my children. What about you?
selasie asigbetse on August 13th, 2008 7:56 pm

kojo, i would like to know why the Metro mass transport do not have insurance stickers? Are they insured at all? If no why?
selasie, tabora
marie on August 14th, 2008 7:55 am

its interesting that the president says that selling GT is a wise choice, is he being honest or talking like every other polictician. God save us. even me just a lay man know that deal is shoddy
Frances on August 14th, 2008 10:36 am

Kojo i think GT should be sold because the workers dont even believe they have something better to offer to keep their jobs going they are desperate for the white man to come and rule them, its really shameful after 50 good years of independence we still think it is only the whiteman who can make our lives better in our own country.
ato on August 14th, 2008 1:32 pm

I heard this people talking about http://www.smc.org/DynamicBusiness.cfm and trying to get people to attend. This people are rip off. How much is the entry fees.
Poor Ghana no wonder Otabil is part of this.
Akua Ofosuah Koranteng on August 15th, 2008 10:22 am

Kojo, i think Akuffo Addo has made the right choice by selecting Bawumia as his running mate. Infact i can now sleep comfortably cox the NPP has chosen a great man.Anyway Mahama was my fear but hey now am glad that we’ve finally chosen our running mate. NANAOOOOOOOOOO all the way. Ghana check out for Bawumia. No shaken!!!!!!! at all.
Laxie Boateng on August 15th, 2008 10:30 am

NPP CHEERS, Bawumia or who ever is selected we dun give a hook, NPP all the way. Kennedy Agyapong please look sharp and team up wit ur man. He needs u as u also need him OBOUY look sharp, u talk too much.
NANAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NANA
NAANA on August 15th, 2008 10:42 am

Nana u nd ur running mate r all MWUAH!!!!!!!!!!, majority of the ghanaians loves u sooooooooooooooo much, dun worry Nana u r going to be the president of Ghana in the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit AMEN AND AMEN.
Bawumai Mahamadu or who ever, we still in support of NPP
solomon,london on August 15th, 2008 7:50 pm

Hi kojo,

Is joynews now nppnews?Please if joy news room is been paid to run npp news that`s fine,because you`re commercial entity but if not then joynews is doing a diservice to mother Ghana by not giving the same opportunity to parties like cpp,pnc,dfp and others.

Please remember that for years–joynews has been the voice of the voiceless and not a propaganda machine for the bigger parties.

We`re sick and tired of npp/ndc news everyday because we already know the 16 years of their crap.
Hanson on August 18th, 2008 8:32 am

Hi Kojo,

I am a teacher and not against the school feeding program and the capitation grant afterall they go a long way to increase the school’s enrolment. but the teacher who is to deliver quality teaching will always perform below expectation, beacuase the teacher feels neglected hence large pupils will always come out from school not well educated. Is that what the country want ?

Kojo , even though these are good programs, they’re associated with a lot of problems which are not being address, for instant, the grant doesn’t come regularly and in full, the little that comes , the district education office takes a chonk of it hence leaving the schools with virtually nothing to run the school.

It is about time the gov’t streamline these nice programs and stop politicising it .

thank you.

Hanson

Adukrom.
Benji Gyampoh on August 19th, 2008 7:38 am

Kojo,
I read the story on prostitution on the Joy FM website and I think the ladies should find themselves the “decent jobs” they are talking about and not look up to anybody or group of persons to give them their “decent jobs”.

By the way, why do some people refer to prostitution as the oldest profession? That is very wrong!
Paschalina A (Tamale) on August 19th, 2008 8:05 am

NDC all the way to the castle, Akofo Addo will lead us to conflicts we love peace b’cos we the youth wish to see our great grand children before we die. Prof. Mills all the way we love NDC.
roland on August 20th, 2008 8:21 am

Kojo,
Good morning to you? I only hope this time you will read my email and also acknowledge receipt of it. To the point of this email, Yesterday was my sad day. You allow an MP Assin North, Kennedy Agyepong to rain insults on national radio you sat there allowing him go on and no. And also you referring to him as honorable ooo please what is so honorable about what he did. Kojo you have to apologize to us the listeners.

Thank you
sedinam on August 20th, 2008 8:37 am

hi kojo, i agree with roland when he said you should apologize to us your listeners. i was really disappointed in you yesterday. please dont allow this to happen again on a wonderful morning show like yours.
seth on August 20th, 2008 8:56 am

Hi Kojo,
Any time NDC complians about the EC all sorts of people castigate the NDC. i recall when they said the number of registration centres was not adequate the were at the receiving end. Even EC officials and seasoned journalists said the EC has come of age and are well experienced but low and behold look at what happened. i think the EC needs to listen to people whether they are in oposition or not. The fact is if the EC does not take some of the complains the opposition parties say, it is the same opposition parties that might thwart all that the EC officials do.

seth, Nungua
osman ibrahim,kmsi on August 20th, 2008 3:12 pm

hi kojo,
npp shall win the december polls, is not only the croud but nana is different man altogether from mr kufour who has suddenly turned into a greedy and egocentric person.but for nana i wouldnt have voted for npp again.

finally, kojo please link me to a good friend of mine at joy fm, akunkel.my contact is 0244545636
Akua on August 20th, 2008 4:42 pm

Kojo, what u did yesterday tells me dat u luv your work and you know when and how to give as good as you get, and dats is one thing i like about you. and mind you, your work is just like roads, sometimes rough at times smooth. you will not alwsays get what you want.

and dat reminds me, just ask Abeku of Adom fm what Dan Lartey said to him abt some months ago,so dun feel bad abt these things ok. they are all part the work, and your guests are from different homes yeah.
Felicious Nangnuor on August 20th, 2008 9:36 pm

Kojo, seriously speaking, Kenedy Agyapong is a dishonourable man. I still fail to understand why you allowed hiim to desecrate an otherwise noble and well patronised radio programme. I am of the conviction that that man is the dirtiest politician ever. If he could say those things on radio, then what would he do off it? I
paa kwesi on August 21st, 2008 8:40 am

kojo come to adenta and see our roads they are like mountains and valleys… no wonder no one has come to campaign there……and please tell nana to talk to the MP for adenta because he will loose his seat
paa kwesi on August 21st, 2008 8:50 am

please tell nana to do something about adenta or they will loose that seat.. the people of adenta are complaining about the MP
Peter on August 21st, 2008 12:19 pm

This a disaster for NPP.The man is not known in the political arena so how can he win the floating voters.Let us be sincrery to ourselve.The NDC has realy position themselve with their choosen running mate.Think i will go for NDC
Gabe on August 21st, 2008 12:46 pm

Ei Kojo I am shocked this morning. Thank you and God bless you for following up with the CEPS thing. I guess my brother bought a truck from some one who declared their truck as transit goods. Oh I see that is why the truck was registered in Kumasi. But you see my beef here is: why don’t they have all this good information on their website. They also need FQ&A (frequent question and answers) or a feedback/comments/request form or a chat room. They need to do better, because their negligence has cost us dearly. Trust me even though I am far older than you. You are my role model. Keep it up!
VINCENT SENAM on August 21st, 2008 5:12 pm

Kojo, I read with shock the Deputy Minister of Information, Frank Agyekum’s statement that Government’s Capitation Grant of GHC3.00 PER PUPIL covered a term and not for an academic year.This so called intervention that has increased school enrolment, according to the NPP now appears so small that they failed to admit.
Well, the PLAIN TRUTH is that the NDC was right. the GHC3.00 was for an academic year. This is the intervention the NPP in boasting about.Frank Agyekum, don’t run away, with lies, for you will soon be caught in your ‘DECEITFUL PROPAGANDA’.
jones pekyi on August 25th, 2008 9:19 am

hi kojo
those in central region have decided not to vote for the ndc so they better stop wasting the little time they have. they have good reason for it. at least ndc has 2 seats which is enough anyway.
MIAOULI on August 25th, 2008 3:22 pm

kojo plse can’t the gov do something abt the children on our street selling i fill hurt when i see that. i think i law shld be pass to stop it plse.

abt the floods in the north i think a drain shld be constructed from the dam so that when ever the dam is open it just run into the drain to prevent floods in the north thankstakecare
innocent on August 26th, 2008 10:16 am

THE NPP SHOULD GIVE US A BREAK,WE ARE FED-UP WITH THEM.TO ME I THINK THEY ARE AROGANT AND DO NOT RESPECT WE THE ELECTORATE. THANK U.
Albert Kwansa on August 26th, 2008 1:46 pm

Forgive my wrong spelling in my previous post. I promise to review and edit correctly the next time. “Parliamentary” and “emotions” were spelt wrongly. I hope Kojo and the rest of the members of this blog do not chastise me.

Thank you for bearing with me.
NANA YAA on August 29th, 2008 4:27 pm

Kojo please a case concerning a K.N.U.S.T. student who got drowned at vermont in the U.S.A. about 3weeks ago had been kept too quiet. U know whites and racism they may have killed him and found an excuse for it,please we shouldn’t leave the story quietly like that, and what is the Ghana’s Ambassor doing about it? Remember he was not an illegal immigrant but when for an exchange programme if it happens so then it means all of us are not safe coz how can a student travel with an agency without security?

Our Ambassador should do something and he should also know that he is there for his people.

Please Kojo I want that case to be taking up again and we should be convinced that we are safe coz we all scared of our lives and our leaders are also quiet about it, do you think if it is an American who came here to die, they would have kept mute over it like ours?

Please Kojo I would be hearing from you moro if you would alert the public and those concern about it.

Thank you

Nana Yaa

Kumasi
enoch on September 3rd, 2008 1:15 pm

Hi Kojo,
I wonder why ghanaians will want to kill themselves because of politics. I suspect this is due to how passionate we are when it comes to polarization. why can’t we learn from the so call “masters of democracy”.

Watching the American politics, I did you see any party colours at the national convention of the democrates? it was all american flag.

Ghanaians should learn that Ghana first, you second and party third.

enoch
nungua
efua on September 3rd, 2008 10:33 pm

hi kojo,
what on earth is going on in the north? its such an embarrasment that in this age and era, people would resort to violence over politics when the politicians themselves sit together to share ‘ideas and coffee’ in parliament.

and why must we all the time spend precious state resources on poeple in northern ghana just to resolve conflicts? i am honestly sick and tired of hearing about these issues. its time our brothers up north realised that ghana has to move forward- and they are defiinately setting us back- only for them to turn back and complain of under development and poverty in the north.

no one will come from outside to make a heaven out of what they have, so they better stop sending the little they have in flames ! ! !
AMEKE DELA on September 5th, 2008 5:09 pm

HI KOJO
I DONT THINK ANY GHANAIAN WILL EVER TELL ME TO EVEN TIGHTEN MY BELT AGAIN ,BECOUSE I HAVE TIGHTEN IT TO THE EXTENT THAT MY WAIST CANT COP ANYMORE.BY THE TELL MY BELOVED WIFE CECILIA AFRANUWAA GAISIE THAT I REALY LOVE HER.
AMEKE DELA on September 5th, 2008 5:17 pm

HI KOJO
I DONT THINK THERE IS A HISTORIAN IN OUR SO CALLED NPP,IF IT WAS THEN SUCH A PERSON SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WHAT LED TO THE DOWNFALL OF NDC IN 2000 IS CLEARLY WRITEN ON THE WALLL,BUT MY POOR NPP PEOPLE CANT SEE.
WILLIAM HOOPER on September 6th, 2008 12:08 pm

Hi kojo,plssay hello 2 my dearest Uncle i have.Mr.Tetteh Ayetevie of ELAC,Accra.
Frances on September 10th, 2008 10:53 am

Hi Kojo,

Where is Ato some of us his fans are missing him so much.
AKWASI ACHEAMPONG on September 10th, 2008 12:05 pm

Ghanaians must always remember that Ghana is for us and not for the politician. A peaceful Ghana is what we need and under no circumstance should we allow politicians to rise to power by violent means, using us. Ghana will progress not through the politician but through the dedication and commitment of the ordinary Ghanaian to his and her work.
Let all Ghanaians help educate our young ones on the need to keep and maintain the peace that we have for that is the recipe for a successful Ghana. Let us all think about what we can give to Ghana and not what Ghana can give to us. As we continue to give to the advancement and development of Ghana, Ghana will have a lot to give back to us all. Go exercise your franchise in peace. Stay blessed.
Akwasi Acheampong (lecturer)
Dept. of Chemistry
K.N.U.S.T.
Kumasi
eno on September 11th, 2008 9:09 am

i want to find out why the radio archives don’t have ‘joy time in his presence’ program thus the 4 am to 6am show. am really surprise cos i realised there was morning show and others but why don’t we have this program too. i tink they are all part of the demand for radio so pls it shd be included. for some of us to listen to the program dat we missed.

thank u.
Richard Odai on September 11th, 2008 9:47 am

Hi Kojo, I am an ardent listener of Joy Fm. In fact I listen to the super morning show because of the your team’s indepth knowledge on almost all issues, but this morning i was disappointed in you. I am disappointed b’cus a gentleman made an erroneous statement about the Former President and you never seem bothered to correct him. it was not the former president who said akuffo Addo wasn’t a lawyer; of course we all you it was his wife who made that statement. Please don’t allow such things on your most esteemed show. Thank you.
joshua on September 11th, 2008 1:29 pm

Hi Kojo, i will appreciate you play ancient world by michael w smith to my boss Nana Osei Bonsu ( Apisco) of central african gold bibiani, for his great work done and not forgeting Yooma and Jerry all of madina newroad. Thx

From joshua
Judith on September 12th, 2008 2:08 pm

hi Kojo,this mesage has taken me long but I hope its still not too late.There was a heartbreaking story about a 13yr old girl who was raped in the volta region,in the 12 july edition of the mirror.it goes on to say that,the inspector investigating the case died to make everything short there was no one to follow up.according to the story,this ordeal made the girl collapsed sometimes and her parents can hardly provide for her hospital bills.I know joy fm can take up this case,turn the situation around and bring the culprit to book.thx
kuffour on September 14th, 2008 11:01 am

Why? Did the president say we are lazy, and thats why we do not have money in our pockects? Lord have mercy. NPP after promising us jobs in 90 days and failed, now say we are lazy. December 7 we shall see who is lazy
BARNABAS` on September 16th, 2008 6:43 pm

Hi Kojo,
Please, kindly let us know where Ato is? I am really missing him and want to hear from him. Please we love him and wantto hear more from him
NAT on September 17th, 2008 11:51 am

FUEL PRICES
WHY ARE THEY REDUCING FUEL PRICES?WHY? PRICES HAS FALLEN FROM 145 TO CLOSE TO 90 AND YET THE PRICES OF FUEL IS THE SAME AS WHEN THE OIL WAS SO SO HIGH.
MAAME ESI ETRUBAH on September 18th, 2008 9:32 am

Hi Kojo, there are these Policemen who stand in between Awudome junction and Royalhouse Chapel at night. Their main aim is to stop almost all ‘trotro’ vehicles and take some pesewas from the drivers. The fact is, they do it without any reason and as soon as the money is given to them, they just allow them to go without checking anything. I want the Ghana Police Service to do something about this dubious acts of these policemen cuz it does not speak well of them. Policemen please stop this and gain some respect for yourselves.
Andrew and Albert on September 18th, 2008 10:56 am

The Accra metropolitan Assembly must get off their back sides and put in place pragmatic revenue mobilization strategies rather than the lazy approach of pouncing on young daring enterpreneurs who they charge prohibitively high business authorisation fees.Kojo, lately a business we co-manage has suffered this blow .I think they should focus more on the issue of gabbage and how it can be turned into energy and make muncho denero.To be a bit more specific, we were made to pay over GH¢200 for running a 20 seater internet cafe’.This we think is a huge disincentive for young credit crunched enterpreneurs.Worse ,they could not tell us in clear terms what useful use the money is put to ,interms of business support , than to retort that it is used to pay wages and construct streets.This left us livid and asked which street they meant. Our street has seen no core tar since the sod was first cut under the Acheampong regime.
george on September 18th, 2008 1:59 pm

hi Kojo,
i was very disappointed by the way you interviewed joris. i honestly think you were not professional.
firstly, you should not have asked the head of the math dept. at legon to comment on joris’ findings. the two fields of physics, classical (Newton and co) and modern ( Einstein and co) often contradict each other (you’d better believe that). few in this country have any interest and most often doubt such amazing concepts that quantum physics brings to light. for instance, if i told you that there is nothing like a force of gravity as we know it, you would be surprised. you would recollect your primary school science class telling you of such a thing and even working out many problems concerning Newtons gravity. that concept was overthrown by Einstein way before you were born. today if i tell you that gravity is actually the bending of the space-time continuum by the massive objects in the universe, and that light is made up of subatomic particles called photons, you might think i’m crazy. concepts such as time dilation and the lorentz transformations he spoke of are generally rejected as rubbish and unnecessary by most of our science teachers and students ( i personally have had to argue it out with numerous teachers and friends who don’t take me serious either). i was not surprised and do not intend to say that that professor of mathematics does not know his Science, but let’s face the facts, he clearly ( as sadly is the case of most Ghanaians) was ignorant. try asking him what is the ‘Higgs boson’. he may not even know. i am not claiming to possess all knowledge, just putting things right. that was a terrible mistake you made and i hope it is not repeated ever again. physics, we must all admit has gotten to the point of almost ‘madness’ to the rational man, but that great body of science should not be insulted by your morning talk show.
also, the second thing that made me sad was how you clearly betrayed your sentiments about your guest. you showed us that you clearly thought he was a dreamer and a liar ( if i’m wrong, tell me!) i don’t know if it was done to please the general, rather ignorant public ( they are ignorant, no doubts) and spite the rather inquisitive minority who are quite well educated on such matters. i respect your stand, but it must be professionally hidden from the rest of the listeners. i personally felt insulted by that ( no offense to you ) as i was even inclined to see it as a plot by the SMS crew to bring him on the show for public display and ridicule, (the calling of the rather unruly professor spicing it all up). now THAT is not nice and i expect a much better presentation of your show. i am not saying that i completely buy his ideas (especially the 21 dec. 2012). such things are possible though. he actually makes some sort of sense, though that is questionable. however kojo, i expected something much better from you. to tell you the truth, i was at that very time comparing your show to any other one hosted on the other far less professional radio stations (i mean it). please, do not disappoint us next time. i am looking foward to your reply, and remember to ‘never stop asking questions….’
i’ll end this with a quote from Albert Einstein
“there are two ways in which you can live your life, the first is as if nothing were a miracle, the second, as if everything were a miracle”
have a wonderful life and may God richly bless you!
Abdul-Karim Mohammed on September 18th, 2008 3:21 pm

Joy FM you have not been fair to the chief of Suhum and NDC at all. This is because a lot of chiefs have endorsed the NPP yet you did not interview any of them. For example the chief of Adum in Kumasi told the people of Kumasi not to use their mouths to support NPP, but should come out in their numbers and vote for the party, I heard him live on your sister station Luv FM, Nana Drobo told Ghanaians to reject the NDC, Bolga Naaba not only endorsed the NPP but also went on to say he will campaign for them as was reported by your own Sampson Lardi Ayenini and instead of interviewing and disgracing Bolga Naaba your station rather called Mustafa Hamid of the Akuffo Addo campaign.

A powerful station like joy should always try and maintain its neutrality and should never underrate its listeners. Thank you.
Nii Commey on September 18th, 2008 6:20 pm

Dear Kojo
I write to express my displeasure at the services at ECOBANK and AMALGAMATED BANKS.

It has taken AMALGAMATED BANK (my bankers) and ECOBANK (my employer’s bankers) 3 solid weeks to process my August salary. ECOBANK mistakenly credited my account in somebody else’s name. This is the genesis of the confusion. The last time I found out about the latest development was today Thursday 18.09.08 at 5.30pm, and the story hasn’t changed.

Both banks have conspicuously displayed apathy towards the situation and I don’t know who to hold responsible. If I don’t get my money in my account by close of day Friday, I’ll advise myself.

It’s high time these banks deleted the erroneous impression that they’re doing customers a favour?

AMALBANK AND ECOBANK should bow their heads in shame
Louis from Anyaa Fanmilk on September 19th, 2008 8:28 am

Kojo

Even American which said to have practice pure democracy changes Government after every eight years. What is soo special about the NPP government tobe voted again into power.

Africans we are too corrupt when we over stay in power and that led to fall of the NDC government. Ghanaian lets wake up!
Hamza on September 22nd, 2008 9:25 am

The NPP must go
eunice on September 22nd, 2008 11:06 am

musicians shld not join in dividing Ghana but rather emulate Obour’s steps in fighting for peace in Ghana
Nii Commey on September 24th, 2008 10:28 am

Kojo
Ive sent you different mails on this issue, and it looks like Joy fm is doing nothing about it. Is this really Ghana Speaks, where I can air my voice? No i dopnt think so. I dont mean to tarnish the image of these banks, but to bring them on track
Abdul-Karim Mohammed on September 24th, 2008 5:29 pm

This NPP Government has cancelled the subsidy in the feeding cost of Trainee Nurses and are refusing to also pay their meager allowance yet they are going about promising free education here and there. If they cannot subsidize the feeding cost of trainee nurses who are far less in number compared to Secondary school students why should we believe them if they say they are going to provide free education at the secondary school which will include tuition, feeding SRC and what have you.
christina on September 25th, 2008 8:02 am

kojo i am very sad about the death of honourable Baah Wiredu…i got soo devastated when i heard the breaking news yesterday..Kwadwo is a fine gentleman..one of the best ,honest minister’s in Ghana. my condolences to the family.
nana Yaa on September 25th, 2008 3:30 pm

Ghana speaks mhmmmmmmmmm I am here to speak on behalf of Ghana.
Ever year some of the students travel for an xchange programme and this year a student of the KNUST died during this vacation and till now its been made a foolish case, my reason is that the guy was taken to a state and the Agency didnt made any enquiry about the family or the place the students are suppose to stay. Am saying this because it can happen to any of us, so am passing this on to the Agencies that organise such programmes and also to the students, we shouldn’t allow ourselves to be taken for granted that may be we urgenlty want to travel abroad so we embrace any circumstances but we should let people know that we know our rights and we respect ourselves and our nation. And the embassy too should do their best to protect its citizens that travel to any country. we dont even go as illegal immigrants and even if its so, protect your people because you are there for them as any other country does.

Thank you
adzo on September 26th, 2008 7:39 am

Kojo,

The discrimination about the HND certificate especially in the banks is too much to bear. they are bold to tell you in the face that we don’t take HND certificate eventhough you have all the potentcial.

i think the government should enforce some law against that or take the HND from the Ghana Education system.

have a good morning.
efua on September 30th, 2008 8:32 pm

hi there man how be? i heard about the skuul reunion and i still have not gotten over missing it. CONGRATS to the team that put it together. i pray i can make it to the next one. i hear it was simply marvelous-kudos
elvis quarcoo on October 1st, 2008 8:30 pm

Hi Kojo.
Please you help us to find what is happening the the passport office,
I sumbitted my passport form almost 4 months,and i have not got my passport.

Can you check from the passport office and check the reason why.

Good mORNING.
Yusif, New Tafo on October 2nd, 2008 3:44 pm

Kojo!
I really don’t know what is wrong with us ghanaians sometimes.
The MMT Buses which have been brought to relief poor travellers are gradually being turned into cargo coaches.
Kojo!
Go to the central market loading point for these buses in kumasi and see for yourself the buses that commute between ksi and Tarkwa.
What is even anoying is that, the market women and other traders go and buy goods fairly cheap in ksi, put them in these buses for cheap fairs and sell them at exorbitant prices in Tarkwa.
I want to use your medium to inform the management of the MMT to check this.
kwame Wiafe on October 7th, 2008 7:05 am

This is a suggestion to managers of this blog. I suggest that they put the recently sent comments on top the old ones. Bcos at a glance, one might think no comment has been posted since March 2008. thanks
ALORVEY on October 7th, 2008 10:16 am

GUD MORNING KOJO

I WAS REALLY INSPIRE BY THE WORDS OF NICK I THINK HE IS SOMEONE THAT ALL DISABLE PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK UP TO THAN TO GO ON THE STREET TO BEG FOR MONEY GOD BLESS NICK FOR WONDERFUL THINGS HE IS DOING GUD MORNING
FROM ALORVEY
Pascal on October 7th, 2008 5:36 pm

Hi Kojo,

Your show at Kumasi for the 2 days was very superb especially the first day at Adum. The production crew were good not forgetting NANA BEYIN

Anyway, the peom that the man was reading this morning cannot be traced in the net. Please help me out because they are soo interesting and educative.

Thanks

Pascal,Kumasi Wesley Girls SHS.
kotey on October 8th, 2008 8:57 am

Hi Kojo,
Please let your guest and all Ghanaians know that the much touted Seven Years Development Plan of Kwame Nkrumah was the brain child of the evergreen J. H. MENSAH. Thanks and a mighty day to you.
Ekow Eaisie on October 8th, 2008 2:55 pm

Hi Kojo, do you remember that old ‘toli’ which talks of an arranged fight between some blind men and cripples. As the cripples approached the venue (which was under a mongo tree), they saw their blind counterparts fighting amongst themselves unknowingly a fruit had fallen hitting one of them who sounded the alarm that the opponents are here!!!

This is exactly what is happening to NPP at Ofinso, Bekwai and Asanti Akim. Even among themselves, the brutality is unthinkable, please don’t venture. Come join Asomdwehene.

Do you know he donated his father funeral donations to the Charity?
Check the difference, He never amassed wealth but rather gave, the good book talk about blessing from giving.
Compare the leaders we’ve had over the period.

God bless you
Ekow Eaisie on October 8th, 2008 3:00 pm

Kojo,
The time is running out for the Prez to sincerely appologize to Ghanaians and especially the families of those who died for his role in KUMEPREKO.
Afterall NPP is benifiting from the tax which they ignorantly opposed.

At lest all is not yet lost Ghana still have some very GOOD THINKERS

THANKS PROF, GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR FORESIGHT
Kelly Rofide on October 9th, 2008 7:49 am

Hello Kojo
Kindly use your medium to appeal to all the “active” parties in Ghana to post their Manifestos on their various websites or better still, If Joy FM could do their most cherish discerning listeners a favor by posting it on Joy FM website so we could have access to read it and make decisions on who to vote for. (It may be in .PDF format) Thanks a lot for this opportunity.
ernest on October 9th, 2008 12:59 pm

the 2007 results have been released by napbtex but with a very big problem. with regards to students of accra poly-accountancy dept, over 100 students name have been omitted and the authorities @ accra poly r tight lipped about it. but kojo, we need to explain to our parents, we need to know what is indeed going on and moreso those of us who have applied for jobs are being asked to submit our letter of attestation. u know i have already paid for my transcript, attestation. i went 2 de campus yesterday and i was told that they only have my results up 2 de fifth semester,yet they won’t tell u what is going. we r graduating on the 25 of october and i need u to do the follow up for me b’cos they want 2 tell me my 3 yrs @ school was in vain.thank u for ur time
eli on October 9th, 2008 2:01 pm

they are surely moving forward and leaving Ghana behind, the best man will only enjoy the wedding party but the better man will take the bride home for keeps.

i love seeing Nana on the campaign platform, doing the Osuno beko dance. He is really enjoying the election party.
kgee on October 9th, 2008 2:26 pm

KOJO,
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE LEADING POLITICAL PARTIES IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE OUTDOORED THEIR MANIFESTOE’S SPANNING FROM EDUCATION THRU HEALTH TO INDUSTRIALIZATION. BUT KOJO,HAVE THEY XPLAINED THOROUGHLY TO US THEIR REVENUE EXPENDITURES?I MEAN HOW THOSE WONDERFUL PROJECTS WILL BE FINANCED.THEY SHOUDNT TELL US ALL THIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE GOIN TO BE EXECUTED AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE OIL-WINDFALLS COS WE’RE YET TO HAVE OUR MAIDEN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, HENCE THE UNCERTAINTY.WE JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM HOW THEY INTEND TO EXPLOIT NEW AVENUES TO GENERATE REVENUE TO FINANCE THEIR PROJECTS BCOS GHANAIANS WUDNT WANT TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED THIS TYM.
THANKS KOJO
nanaesi on October 9th, 2008 7:04 pm

kojo
i think those overseers in the prayer camps should be to book.peoples lives are really in danger and if nothing is done, they will continue to treat their victims that way.families of the mad people must not simple abandon their members to the so called pasters.
ernest on October 13th, 2008 8:53 am

hi kojo, hope u r doing fine. i completed accra poly in the yr 2007. i studied accounting and our results were released by napbtex not long ago. kojo there’s a problem in de sense that over a hundred student names were omitted from list of students who will be graduating and all these students belong 2 de accountancy dept. we’ve made several enquries as to the cause of the problem but the authorities r tight lipped about it. they r simply refusing 2 tell us what de problem is and u know we need 2 explain this 2 our parents cos we r graduating on de 25 of october. pls kindly find out what is going on.i’ve applied for jobs and they r asking 4 my attestation. i’ve applied for my transcript and attestation over a month now. i went to de campus sometime last wk and i was told they only have my results up 2 the fifth semester and how can this be.pls do something about this for us.thank u for yr time.
Yaw Harrison on October 22nd, 2008 9:25 am

I think we Fantis are doing oursleves a lot of harm by not voting for our academician. The Ewes are voting along ethnic lines, the Ashanti’s are voting on ethnic lines, the Akyems are now going to vote massively for Akufo-Addo because he is an Akyem.

What are we waiting for? This book-long thing is very unwise. When those you are dealing with think along your line, then you have a point. But this is the point all Ghanaians are voting on party lines. Please let us do something this time. People are enriching themselves and we cant just sit down unconcerned.

I urge all fantes to vote for our man. Aside he being a fante, he has all it takes; character, education, etc.

The Ga’s are even worst. When I see a Ga talk about voting for the NPP, my heart aches.. These NPP men are now owning all the plush and expensive lands in our home, Greater Accra. They are now thinking of adding the Achimota forest.

Please letys wake-up.The NPP has a property-owning, property-grasping policy that they undertake to enrich themselves.

ALMOST ALL PLUSH BUILDINGS AND LANDS IN ASHANTI REGION BELONGS TO ASHANTIS, PLUSH BUILDINGS AND LANDS IN GREATER ACCRA MOSTLY BELONG TO THESE SAME PEOPLE.

When will we sit up and realize we are being fooled?

A word to the wise is enough…
ALFRED on October 22nd, 2008 7:18 pm

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE GOT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, PEOPLE LIKE MR SMITH ARE ABUSING IT. I DON’T THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT WAY OF ACCUSING A PRESIDENT(WITH NO EVIDENCE).
Isaac on October 23rd, 2008 9:53 am

uncle, please don’t go to court.
How do i become a member of your party?
I want to be the national youth organiser.
contact: 020 8737327 thanks
elikem, Canada on October 27th, 2008 2:58 am

Hi Kojo ,
I trust that you are in the best of health. I am sending you this mail because i belive your medium will help educate us and give me and others some clarifications. I am confused here and i will give you some scenarios. I wonder how it works. I know a political party to be defined as “a group of people who have similar ideas about how our country should be run”. another simply definition will be
“an organisation of people with similar political beliefs and objectives that aims to get candidates elected into the House to further the organisation’s objectives.” From this definitions i understand that the policies hence differ from one political party to another. But not of individulas that makes up a party. That will mean that the policies of president Kuffour are not different from the policies of Nana Akufo-Addo. And so if President kuffour before elected president made promises and those promises were not fulfilled whiles a margin of it were fulfilled, a justification could be drawn that in areas where the promises where fulfilled, they have been successful and failures in areas where the promises were not fulfilled. I therefore undersatnd that when one makes promises, such promises must be fulfilled. And if in a situation where it is based on “one been given something and in return get your promises to be fulfiled. That is to say that if President Kuffour’s promises will only be fulfilled only on the basis that he is voted into power. And so if after President Kuffour have been voted into power and he was not able fulfill ALL his promises, then he has not be successful but a failure and all members of his political party must be classified as failures. In such case, we should then expect nothing different from Nana Akufo -Addo who belongs to the same ploitical party. I am only be analytical. As a Ghanaian, i remember a few years ago, Nana Akuffo - Addo being a foriegn Minister. I know that ministry was responsible for issuing of passport. What did a Akuffo -Addo do to streamline the situation where foriegners are able to acquire Ghanaian passports and Ghanaians who have more than one passport. Some of the passport bearing different names. The problem till today has not been resolved but as a young woman on top of my mind, i have feasible solution to a problem like this. Do i want to understand that Nana didn’t know about a problem like this? This is just a failure on the part of Nana - Akuffo Addo. I will gladly take the reponsible should i be called to put certain problem that might seem insignificant but are essentail to the people of Ghana. I read a story of Nana promising more well paying jobs. I hope he really means and understands what he is terming as well paying jobs. I have come to undersatnd that unemployment in Ghana is high not for the fact that, there are not available jobs but because, although there is a regulation governing employers of how much is paid employees in Ghana, this regulations are not abided by some employers. I can in high relief say i have the solution to 70% of unemployment in Ghana. Can i ask on what basis, the politicians like Nana promises free primary, secondary eduaction. Have they considered the output of free eduaction. Until something can be done properly with no defect, we shouldn’t try it. How many primary schools pupils who enjoy free education have acquired good education. When the basics is bad ……the future becomes hell to survive. In the developed countries, where education is free, parents with or without kids of school going age pay tax which is used to fianance “what is term free eduaction” As Ghanains we still have a long way. ……………… best regards.
elikem, Canada on October 27th, 2008 3:11 am

hi kojo,

Have the Ghana@50 Committe head Dr. Wereko-Brobby rendered accounts and explained to Ghanainas how the funds provided have been spent. The year is ending and if they have not, what are they waiting for.

best regards.
Kwesi,Germany on October 27th, 2008 6:41 am

Kojo,the NPP knows it’s just about loosing and are trying to amass wealth for those who just joined the wagon like the PRO Dr. Ken.and Kojo,i think for 8years the president has traveled for 365 days which is a year.OH!Prof. Mills,we await ur victory.
sintimaa boateng-uk on October 27th, 2008 7:36 am

kOJO hope you doing well. The more I listen to NDC, the more i’M likely to give my vote to NPP cos they aren’t behaving like a typical ready to govern party. What is all these rubbish about ways and means document started by Haruna Iddrisu during the registration exercise. This alarmist Haruna has brought about all the mayhem taking place. If NDC claims to have this so called document, could they please produced it in public so we all can look at it to ascertain the authenticity of it. In the news this morning on your station, Atta Mills said he has no evidence but very elderly people in the country have come to him to confined in him that the elections will be rig in favour of NPP even though, he is likely to win. Prof is behaving just like Victor Smith with no documentary evidence but hearsay evidence. Come out clean NDC, so we can decide our votes clearly coming this election
Gilbert (Ksi) on October 29th, 2008 7:56 am

Kojo,

I expect the candidates to answer very well on improving security.
Frances on October 29th, 2008 10:34 am

Hi Kojo i think the IEA should organize this forum for all presidential candidates why 4 of them what about the rest? they should be fair.
Crentsil on October 29th, 2008 12:10 pm

Hi Kojo!

I entreat all Ghananians to seek the peace of our country by embracing tolerance. With tolerance we can accommodate one another’s differences as we go to the polls in December. GOD BLESS OUR HOME-LAND GHANA.

CRENTSIL - JAPAN
KWAME on October 30th, 2008 7:32 am

Kojo,
Kindly let prof Mills know politics is a game for hard men. Prof. was full of anger and the normal blame game.
Paa kwesi was the best.
Richard on October 30th, 2008 7:48 am

hey kojo , Nduom was my man he was well prepared and articulated his views very well. All we wanted to hear was what ,how the problem could be solved. Atta spoilt the show by attcking rather than telling us how they have change and how they will solve th eproblem but rather i didn’t see that at all. akufo addo was doing two things at the same defending the kufour’s administration and what he will do for us. Mahama was himself well relaxed. but kojo they failed on the child rights issue that was bad for them all when it comes to foreign issues Nana is good at it.
Yaw on November 1st, 2008 2:20 pm

Dear Kojo,

The Concert Show organized by Nana Akufo-Addo over the weekend for the youth clearly confirms and further vindicates John Mahama, that voting for Akufo-Addo and the NPP again will move Ghana in the WRONG DIRECTION.

Now, instead of Akufo-Addo organizing a Youth Forum in various towns and cities to get a clear understanding of the many challenges facing the youth today, thereby devising strategies to solve them in case he wins, he rather organizes a concert show for the youth to come and drink, smoke and engage themselves in all manner of indecent acts.

I call on the youth of Ghana today to understand that our future is at stake in this December polls and we must not gamble with it.

I hail from Kyebi, and I know Akufo-Addo very well, I can tell you for a fact that his contribution to the development of Kyebi and the constituency for that matter ever since he took over from Owureku Amofa as MP is virtually zero. Even up till now a common Library he begun building for the people of Kyebi has since been left in the bush.

This is not to malign him, anybody who is interested in finding out the truth in this can go to Kyebi right now and find out for themselves. This uncompleted library is just adjacent Kibi Secondary Technical School.

Let’s take John Mahama’s statement very seriously and vote for a change that will put Ghana on the right path to prosperity.

Thank you,

Nana Yaw, Abeka
TSETSE ERIC on November 2nd, 2008 10:14 am

Hi!kojo, Nana is promising free senior high education and a laptop per child when he comes to power.The new educational reform that his government implemented,and my school do not even have the required number of syllabi for staff to prepare lesson notes and deliver effective teaching.kojo,we are 12 on the staff and the school was supplied with 1 syllabus each for a subject.The subjects are English,Integrated sci,R.M.E;Citizenship Education,Maths,ICT,
Creative art,physical Edu.,We have to be sharing these materials.NO insert for teachers to handle subjects like creative art,ICT and No reference books for C.E,ICT and C.A
.Capitation grant comes at the of the term and in segments.please,politicians should not play jokes with our education.Anytime,you host these politrics on your show they should be objective,realistic and more serious with education.
In listen to your show before going to school.keep the good work for mother Ghana and God richly bless you.
jones opoku-ware on November 5th, 2008 7:28 am

we world has woken up today to experience the greatest change they can really believe in with the election of Senator Barrack Obama. we are now proud as africans because his victory tells us that we as Africans are capable of doing something to shape this world if only we change our attitudes and learn to be discipline much more. that is all that we need Kojo. Discipline!!! i can now walk around the world feeling proud as an African because i say Obama personified in me as an African. congrats, Senator Obama. Africa and her Students Love You and Wish You the best.

Jones, Master of Developmet Management, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
Fred on November 5th, 2008 1:22 pm

Hi Kojo i would like you to ask the national service secretariate about when the back-pay they promised the 2007/08 group be paid.Kojo we need that money because most of us are sitting at home without jobs.we need this money to start some business since the system can not absorb us(it should continue producing us into the systerm without making room for how to get us jobs after school).”Yes we can” we would do business with the money so NSS should pay us our Back-Pay.
Thanks Kojo for your good work- you will be rewarded one day as the journalist of Africa not the GJA one is too small for you.
Fred from Abeka
Danny Guthrie on November 5th, 2008 5:19 pm

This is in response to Ananbel Chanocks exposee on Akufo Addo poor performance during the debate in your features column for which comments are closed.

Come on, whatever you call your self. I am sorry but your Degrees and where you earned them will not hoodwink anyone into thinking Akufo Addo had any substance in that debate. The guy clearly had no fundamental understanding of economics(With a 3rd class Econs degree, i’m not surprised).
When in the context of job creation Prof Mills talks about the fact that manufacturing is contributing nothing to the growth of GDP. He (Akufo Addo) is quick to run statistics out of his mouth. What is the story behind the statistics. If manufacturing which all candidates agree is a conduit for job creation as well as modernining agriculture as prof Mills put it, what it then suggests is that if the total GDP (economy) is growing whilst manufacturing on the other hand which should provide a lot of jobs for the masses is growing negatively, then a lot of Ghanaians are losing their jobs and the economic gains are only for members of the elitist NPP. Sorry this is just a spin doctor’s work on behalf of a candidate who proved to be too hollow for the job of president during the debate. In any case what would you expect from the Danquah Institute an organisation put together by Akufo Addo and his acolytes (Gabby Otchere Darko, Paul Adom Othere and many others in the NPP). Sorry truth be told we all watched the debate and your candidate was crap on the night. Spinning yarns will not save him now.
Ibn on November 5th, 2008 6:16 pm

Kojo it sounds ridiclouse when I hear the promises some of the aspiring preesidential candidates make. For instance, the mention of building more Universities in all regional capitals that has no one is something I can not comprehend with ease. They should talk of improving the facilities of the existing ones instead. University for Development Studies is a clear case study. The students live at the peril of their faith. Land lords charge exorbitant prices for a single room that has little comfort to admire.

Again post graduate students who are about completing their project work have not received their thesis grants. Only God knows when. I was surprise to hear a minister say that masters programme is a luxury. If it is so then I do not think they is the need to build universities snice they will no be any one to lecture.

Kojo are we safe in this dear country of ours.

Ibn from KNUST
Naa Adjeley Tawiah on November 6th, 2008 6:40 am

With the wind of CHANGE all over….I think we as Ghanaians should also consider CHANGE in this election…..My argument is simple after eight solid years in power i think it HIGH TIME THEY TAKE A BREAK FOR ATTA MILLS TO COME IN WITH THIS WAY TOO…..ALSO THE NPP TAKING WILL ENABLE GHANAIANS TO CHECK IF THERE ARE ANY SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARD OF THE NPP……Through we will be able to know how our country has been managed so far . Also i think they NPP has to go on a sabatical so that Atta Mills too can come and continue with the good works started by the NDC…..Finally i dont think that Akufo Addo can manage Ghana….i simply dont trust him and i think he is arrogant……Long Live Atta Mills ,John Obama Mahama and our great party not forgeting JJ Rawling & co .

VOTE FOR NDC and Atta Mills…….Moko Ayaa Ni Moko Abaa thats all….Long Live Ghana.
ASANKA SYLVESTER on November 8th, 2008 12:30 pm

Hi kojo,people are talking about peace with the abscence of justice.I will there4 entreat the so called political parties to be sincere in whatever they say because we are watching them.
Tanko on November 10th, 2008 1:04 am

Yes we could have and should have……
my eyes welled with tears as barack emerged the winner, not because i was too happy (am happy though), but because we didn’t give those who said ‘we can’ the opportunity; we ousted and deamonized them instead (Nkrumah I mean).
lets learn to give opportunities to those willing to try…. lets not be killers of dreams and hopes!!!!
Tanko on November 10th, 2008 1:16 am

Just the other night, i had a dream….. Ghanaians were all happy and united; it was a wednesday morning, January 7th 2009 and Ghanaians were partying….. some dishes on the menu were; palm nut soup with elephant meat (abe nkuain ni Osunu nam), chicken soup etc… and the venue was under the umbrella….

A peaceful election to every Ghanaian…..it is not worth shedding a single drop of even animal blood for these politicians who have kept as in perpetual stagnation…

Be wise and lets conduct this election peacefully…
bb on November 10th, 2008 10:29 am

Kojo,

the only reason i want NPP to lose this election is ;

Asamoah Boateng
Kweku Baako

these people are more of a burden to the NPP than they would ever imagine.
i am not going to go into the reasons why

secondly, some wings of the presidential palace are not complete, does the President have to force himself into it with less than a month to elections? Does the President have advisors and if the answer is yes what sort of advice do they give to him???????????
ANDREW on November 11th, 2008 1:26 pm

Sedem was hosting the show and asked for opinions on a perfect name for the presidential palace, golden jubilee house truly doesn’t seem ideal for the presidential palace. However, since we pride ourselves in being black with our national football teams are all preceded by the a word that depicts our BLACKNESS, i’d probably prefer the palace to be named BLACK HOUSE, afterall white america deccided to call their presidency the white house.
Kofi Oppong on November 13th, 2008 3:06 pm

Kojo,

I was listening to the second debate, and i must say I was impressed by some of the answers given by Proff Mills and Paa Kwesi Ndoum. What i will like to know is, were they just talking or does their response resonate with their manifestos.

I also realized that the debate turned into a discussion at some point since candidates were taking other candidates points and building upon it.

We really have to compare their answers to their manifestos to see if they really have plans for a better Ghana or they just being blown by the wind.
Kudjoe on November 17th, 2008 2:43 pm

Hi, Kojo please find out from the authorities of C.U.C especially the dean of student when those of us who were prevented or sidelined due to their incompetence, correct the anomalies in our results.

I am totally disappointed in the leadership of C.U.C and i am even ashamed to associate myself as an old student of the school.God save our country if common graduation professors and ministers cannot organize then its a shame.
kwao,tema on November 19th, 2008 4:09 pm

I believe all the presidential candidates are potential winners come december,8.
It’s our duty as citizens to rally behind who ever becomes president of ghana our mother land.
At the appointed time,God will tell who should be the leader of ghana.
God bless us all.
sefadzi tay on November 19th, 2008 10:36 pm

hi kojo.i i believe your station and the entire members of your team are discerning enough.time and again, we’ve had activists NDC and NPP making pronouncements which both sides tend to deny.i implore our to research and lay matters straight when they are in your studio to lie to Ghanaians. typical eg is the NHIS.NPP says the NDC opposed it.But the NDC tends to deny that.kindly dig out all you can set matters straight for your discerning listeners. thanks
Michael on November 20th, 2008 8:17 am

Pls Dr. if you love Ghanaians like you are saying let the be Justice and ask you party to allow the security agencies to do their jobs uninteracted they should bring to book all those guys going around in the name of politics committing crimes .
You see you weren’t bold with Kojo’s programmes.
Michael on November 20th, 2008 8:52 am

Hello Kojo
Ask Dr. Authur K whether the public procurement act works ?
Did the contract he got at the ministry went trough the act .
Danny Guthrie on November 20th, 2008 9:38 am

The NDC passed the Getfund law without a single NPP vote in Parliament. It is the same getfund they using to build all the infrastructure in the various schools and universities. They will not be decent enough to even acknowledge the foresight and vision that the NDC exhibited in bringing this about. The very idea of the NHIS was started by the NDC. If they (NDC) did not believe in health insurance, why did they set up the Ghanan Health Company to work out the modalities for its implementation which the NPP promptly copied when they got into office. I have been an on the fence voter for a while. I just think this is Prof Mills’s time. The Rhetoric from the NPP doesnt add up now.
Edward Ankrah on November 20th, 2008 11:06 am

Hi Kojo,

I sent you a mail through your kojo@myjoyonline.com account but it bounced back. Is that account working properly, kindly let me know..

I think you provided Ghanaians a rare opportunity of an excellent debate between Dr. Arthur Kennedy and Dr. Tony Aidoo. Thr throwing out of facts and figures was great and I must commend the two gentlemen for brilliant submissions.

We are discerning enough to make a good judgement of what they presented and December 7 will reveal our intent. The debate has come late in the day but it came nonetheless, bravo to you and the team.

I, however, felt you were being remotely controlled to curtail the debate at the point you did, can you explain to your listeners why the debate ended abruptly?

More issue based discussions will definitely move our country forward. You also did an excellent job by collecting the figures from the institutions that matter. Next time collect them ahead of any discussions so mischievous people do not massage figures.

Kojo, finally “It is recognized that if Ghana is to move her industrially weak, subsistence agriculture-based economy towards an information and knowledge economy she will need to develop and implement comprehensive integrated ICT-led socio-economic development policies, strategies and plans set within the wider context of the socio-economic development objectives of the country. There is no doubt that for Ghana to compete and prosper in the new emerging global economy to be dominated by information and knowledge-based economies, she will need to embrace and harness ICTs to facilitate her development process” Source: Republic of Ghana: The Ghana ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) Policy.
Yet, no one thinks it is an important campaign issue to be discussed or I have not heard it on radio on TV?
You see our leaders facilitate the development of policies they don’t believe in. You must help us to raise the issues, they spent some good money on the development of this policy, didn’t they?

A quote for you:m The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane.

Good Day

Ed
atsramah on November 20th, 2008 5:21 pm

Kojo, your programme that broght the 2 Drs Tony Aidoo and Arthur Kennedy together greatly inspired me to start contributing to national discourse through your medium. The reason not far fetched. It’s educative, informative and excellent. How could we know how much the GetFund had generated to date and how it has been used. it’s important because we have to know what our taxes are been used for.
This years election is going to be tight but am hopeful Attah Mills will carry the day. He is a fine gentleman and looks matured and prepared amongst them and i think Nana Akuffo Addo should wait for the next 8 years. By then he would have been preapred enough to look fatherly for the presidency.NDC must be given the chance, as they have waited 8 years.
sampana on November 21st, 2008 2:18 am

After careful analysis of the eight years of the NPP Government, I have come to the conclusion that NPP is just playing with the minds of Ghanaians and i urge all Ghanaians to Vote them out of power. Examples CNCTI LOAN SCAM, IFC SCAMS, VALCO etc….ohhhh why???? Finally i dont think Nana Akufo Adoo can rule Ghana…..Moko Aya Ni Moko ABAA thats all…….

Kofi sampana
Awini Adam on November 21st, 2008 10:02 am

Kojo i am really disturbed and worried about the way our political landscape have now too,why because, some politicias or political partise seem tobe fully conviced that, the youth is moved by the output display of wealth and dirty propagander by engaging in negative adverts on T.V and Radio instead of designing policise that suits them (the youth) in order to attract their votes.
Kojo, as a young person, and a first time voter though am 29 of age permite me to conclude by casting my vote, my vote is for prof. mills why b’cs he humble, inteligent, no show of wealth in his campaing, fucosed more on issues and less desperate. Same can be said about his vice.
Morris Quansah on November 21st, 2008 9:26 pm

Kojo, i am a teacher in one of the schools in KETAN in the ESSIKADO KETAN constituency in the Western Region of Ghana.
I teach Information Communication Technology (ICT) i would like to share my view on what is happening in the schools.
Since the introduction of the new educational reform, ICT has now become a mandatory subject to be taught in all the schools in Ghana.
Our case is queit sad and pathetic since there is no light in the school in the school let alone talk of computers.
Some of this inncent kids have not even set their eyes on computer before let alone sitting behind i.
Meanwhile, their going to write the same BECE exams with those privilage ones.
You can imagine when is time for ICT the, these kids will be looking at my face as if am narrating a story to them.
I atimes have to carry my personal computer to school and even can’t switch it on since there is no light.
Cant the NPP government do something about this sad thing happening here?
Kojo, i would like to use this medium to appeal to the general public, NGO’S, and well wishers to come to our aid.
Edward on November 22nd, 2008 6:07 pm

Is this a mouth piece for the NDC??? Some of the comments I have read are so ignorant and ill informed that, I am forced to assume that they are the same person posting under different monikers!

The NDC THUGS and BANDITS have very little to offer Ghana… The economy of Ghana has grown from 3-4 billion dollars to 17 billion dollars in 7 years! There is NO Civilized country in the world were the NPP would not win by at least 15 percent… Do people in Ghana vote on issues at all???

I am shocked to read comments which say that “X” is voting for mills because, he seems like a nice guy! What type of bull crap is that??? Vote based on issues and the future not FLIMSY crap…I could easily dig up dirt on Atta Mills which will prove to you that he is not such a fine man then, what will you do???

Read the manifestos and, vote on issues instead of feelings and other non concrete things!

Atta Mills alraedy had his chance to run the economy and, he collapsed it! In the civilized world, Atta Mills would be hiding in shame and, he would not be running for president!

Shame on some of you for not reading and informing yourselves! I guess the best place to hide things from some Ghanaians is in a BOOK!
Kofi Oppong on November 25th, 2008 2:56 pm

Kojo,

I think Ghanaian journalists are not asking the right questions. I was happy when i heard that an NDC candidate was sent to court for double registration. I wasn’t that happy anymore when i heard that an NPP activist was found with about 72 voters ID and we don’t know what has happen to him till now.

Somebody should follow this up. The selective Justice is becoming too much.
Nabontera Isaac on November 26th, 2008 11:34 am

This elections should be peaceful and i hope and i believe that December 7th elections is for Prof. Evens Atta Mills.Those Young guys who wake up every morning compaining for the NPP party are unemployed yourh right.If you are unemployed and it is the NPP party that is power and you don’t have a job,what is the possible the Nana can get you a job.If you are in Prof.Mills camp and you are unemployed you will ask Mills to get you a job if he is voted into power because he gave as a premises which would be asking him to fulfil.Prof.Mills all the way and it is going to be onetouch,first round 52%
osei benjamin acheampong,university of oslo. on November 28th, 2008 9:50 pm

i want to remind all ghanaians how far we have come,the road to success is a narrow one but he who pursues to the end is a hero.I want to make an appeal to all ghanaians to vote on issues and not on ethnic lines since that does not bring out transparency.i wish the candidates all the best and may GOD BLESS GHANA.
akua pinamang on December 1st, 2008 8:27 am

we hav only got one chance to retain peace so don’t let us blow it ,not even for all the gold in the worid
David from Asylum Down on December 1st, 2008 9:50 am

Kojo i would like to find out what will happen if one of the presidential or parliamentary candidates should pass away after the ballot papers have been printed with their photos. Will the elections go ahead without a candidate for that party or what?
Kofi Adu on December 1st, 2008 10:07 am

Kojo – This proxy voting in Switzerland sounds very suspicious and fraudulent.

What about us in the US? We have not received a single communication from the Ghana New York Mission yet, even though I am always in contact with the mission.

In fact, I work 5 minutes away and I always pass by at least twice a week.

Kofi Adu`, New York, New York, USA
Donald on December 1st, 2008 10:12 pm

KOJO I THINK GHANA WILL BE A VICTER IN THIS COMING ELECTION WHICH GOD HAVE ALREADY ORDAIN A PEACEFUL PAIR TO MOVE GHANA INTO THE LAND OF PROMISE. WHERE MORETHAN 80% CAN BOST OF 3 SQUARE MEALS A DAY. WHERE REAL SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES WILL BE ABOUNDANT FOR PUPLIC USE. GOD BROUGHT JOHN FOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THIS COUNTRY AND NOTHING WILL CHANGE THAT. JOHNS ALL THE WAY.
FRANK on December 3rd, 2008 7:47 am

hi Kojo!,

please find out from the controller and accountant generals’ department, especially Kumasi regional office. that they offer students vaccation employment during “long vac” but they refuse to pay us on time why?.

again, they promised to give us certificates but none of those promises have been redeemed. controller sit up.

thanks.
Kojo on December 4th, 2008 8:07 am

Kojo
I sincerely agree with Naa. Try singing it might even win the Presidency for all you know.
Kojo (Kumasi) on December 4th, 2008 8:12 am

Kojo
Ghanaians always have a way of attracting attention. This time is oneof the moments best used to attract attention from the World. I hope and know everything will be in Peace come this Sunday. Peace to You (Kojo), Peace to JOY fm and Peace to Ghana.
Korklu on December 4th, 2008 9:46 am

Have enjoyed your discussion with the three men in the studio. Ms Christine Churcher used to tell us duing Inter-Houses Competitions -’If we win, we win in style; and if we lose, we lose in style’. That was one nugget of wisdom I have on competitions.

But I can’t wait to have a normal life again! Too much politics in the air. Have a good day.
abubakar nurudeen on December 4th, 2008 11:00 pm

I entreat prof mills and the NDC supporters to be optimistic in spite of the various polls that tends not to favour them.prof mills has already been destined to lead Ghana with his God-fearing attitudes and his humility.in 1936 the Digest poll with huge sample predicted a big win for Alf Landon because of popularity but George Gallup’s poll with small sample predicted a landslide for Roosevelt and it came to pass.prof mills will surely win for a better Ghana.
Chris on December 5th, 2008 9:44 am

The voting process is sometimes considered a tedious task; but have we asked why we still use hard copy registers instead of computers or laptops during this process to make it a faster on in respect of information retrieval.

In our tertiary institutions like the University of Cape Coast, students study information retrieval and to my best of knowledge, the computer is faster when it comes to information retrieval.

The hard copy registers can be used in the very remote areas with small populations to help make our electoral process more easier and efficient.

In future, touch panels for voting can be employed to make the process quicker for almost every ghanaian with the right to vote do so by the close of voting.

LETS BRING OUR IDEAS TOGETHER TO HELP MAKE GHANA A BETTER ONE.
Nana Essiful on December 9th, 2008 9:40 am

Hi Kojo,Its interesting Komla thinks the International Media is giving Ghana enough coverage. I have since Saturday been monitoring all the news channels from BBC to Al ljazeera and you will be shocked that Ghana is not mentioned at all. In fact its on the World Today on the World Service on Radio which had some 10secs coverage with komla and his team. If there are loads of International Media presence in Ghana at the moment then Kojo they are there for the wrong reasons and they will be very disappointed because we have a track record and we intend to even better that record. Please could u also ask your tech guys to check the streaming on the net, it keeps breaking and makes it very difficult keeping up with the discussions.Kind RegardsNana Essiful
Nana Essiful on December 9th, 2008 9:49 am

kojo,
Pls if u know u will not read our emails don’t ask us to send them. Your inbox is full and u have not taken notice. All emails sent are being rejected. Hope someone is listening…………….
Sandra Darko YEBOAH on December 9th, 2008 3:38 pm

Hi kojo,
l hope U are fine by de almighty GOD, l thank HIM for UR LIFE.Keep doing de wonderful works on air. well all that l want to add is GHANAIANS HAS DONE VERY WELL FOR DE PEACEFUL ELECTIONS WE HV’E, I CONGRALUTE THEM FOR THAT.One thing we should bear in mind that WE ARE ONE PEOPLE , ONE NATION AND WE NEED ONE GOVERNER TO RULE DE NATION FOR US. SO PLS LET US BEEN ONE ACCORD AND ELECT ONE PERSON.I BELIEVE IN GHANA,BECOS GHANA HAS BEEN BLESSED, AND IS IN DE HANDS OF DE CREATOR, HE KNOWS DE ONE HE HAS CHOOSEN
SO LET THERE BE PEACE IN GHANA
ernest on December 11th, 2008 9:24 am

hi,let me first thank u guys for the good work done. u’ve really made me believe u the best. for me, i voted for de ndc b’cos i felt and still feel very much insulted by de npp’s advert inwhich they tried 2 suggest a vote 4 the ndc is a vote 4 rawlings and also the one which talked about the atrocities of pndc. Why do i say so? my answer is very simple. They made us believe the nrc was indeed set up to heal wounds only for them 2 use the very things to score cheap political points. i now believe they use the nrc 2 make the ndc and rawlings very unpopular and especially 2 demonise rawlings.
Isaac on December 11th, 2008 9:51 am

HI KOJO, PLEASE LET MR. NDUOM KNOW THAT CHANGE IS INEVITABLE AND A FACT OF LIFE. BUT IT COMES WHEN NECESSARY, NOT WHEN YOU’VE BUILT A FOUNDATION AND WANTS TO CONTINUE WITH IT. THE CHANGE WAS MADE EARLIER IN 2000. WHAT WE NEED NOW IS CONTINUITY, SO LET’S ALL MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD ON GHANA’S FOUNDATION. VOTE NANA, VOTE NPP.
Frances on December 11th, 2008 10:03 am

I think eight years in power is enough for one party, we need new ideas to move forward.
Sarah on December 11th, 2008 4:52 pm

Its very good the Mfantseman people have voted Asabee out, the man has simply

became an Elephant and sees everyone else as an Ant next time he should

know how he talks to the people who gave him the priviledge.
pizza on December 12th, 2008 5:23 am

NPP SHD BE ASHAMED OF TRYING TO DECIEVE ELECTORATE WITH REDUCTION IN FUEL PRICES AND INCREASE IT WHEN THEY COME TO POWER. GOD FORGIVE THEM AND THEY WILL LOOSE IN JESUS NAME. NOTE GHANIANS ARE NOT FOOLS TO BE LIED TO.
ernest on December 12th, 2008 8:52 am

gud morning 2 de staff of joy. it’s disturbing indeed 2 hear a little boy yesterday during de six o’clock news talk about de fact that de people of volta voted for de ndc b’cos they taught atta mills is an ewe. This is what we do and de children grow up and be antagonistic towards others and see people from other region differently.what i what 2 say is very simple,parents must 2 be very responsible with regards 2 what they tell their children b’cos the child was coached by de parents.
Senyo on December 12th, 2008 10:13 am

Kojo! Let me tell Nana Akufo Addo that if he like, he can fast forward or go the highest. he will surely loose this elections. Hey come 2012, if the Lord has not come, He should not make an attempt to even venture their primaries because he will not win let alone the presidency. Arogance does not receive a crown. NDC all the way.
dan on December 12th, 2008 7:44 pm

Kojo pls I want to know this time if TOR debt has been recorvered before the fuel prices were reduced, or it’s one of those things.

We also heard there is free fuel being shared in Kumasi. We also heard that some drivers who were arrested and jailed for various traffic offences were being released, based on what?.
Ben Henry Otoo on December 13th, 2008 10:25 am

Hi Kojo,ther is something i really dont understand,
1.why did the government reduce fuel prizes after it was reduced before elections?
2.why did the government released all the drivers in prison at this crucial time of elections?
3.will these released drivers go back to prison after the elections?
Ghanaians can not be fooled,we really descern in terms of issues concerning Ghana, and no party is bigger than Ghana. God is writing on the wall and Ghanaians are wacthing.
ernest on December 15th, 2008 8:36 am

hi kojo, i don’t care about who has de majority or minority in parliament. i have tasted wine and water and all i know is that, there was a time when i could afford three square meals a day. certainly not this period. pls do well and come 2 tema comm.9 ie de station area and u’ll be shocked 2 de bone an orange cost as much as 0.15p. all i need is change. let those u have vote 4 de npp and those who don’t have vote 4 the ndc.
kofi on December 15th, 2008 8:54 am

kojo,akufo-addo say he is a human right activist and the journalist fraternity should let ghanaians know. indeed, when he had the opportunity to become the foreign minister and some ghanaians were alleged to have killed in the gambia, what did he do? he should let ghanaians know whether he was able to fought for those who loved ones lost their lives because they can’t endure the hardship the kufour led govt has brought unto the nation. only God install a king!
Kwame on December 15th, 2008 9:04 am

Hi Kojo,

Things may not be the best we wish for but it is certainly better. i know off a time (not too long ago) when we were oftening queing for petrol, when national celebrations like independence day were branded with party colours (NDC), when people could not speak freely, not to talk about other inhumane acts we all wish not to talk about. Now despite the world for crisis and all that we are still not in short supply and we can all talk more freely than before. Just look at the growth in our banking sector and how they are chasing people to come for loans. At least with my meager salary i can afford “some small” loan to study, start a business, buy land etc.

Yes all is not well but it is better than before. NPP has its down side but Ghana is definately better off with NPP than the NDC. This is not the time for an NDC change.
Kwame on December 15th, 2008 9:14 am

Hi Kojo,

I couldn’t belief a resident of in accra, in a random TV interview said Zoomlion has cleared all the refuse in the area and so the government must be change. i thought we were all calling for an effiecent means of refuse collection so our country will be clean. Its amazing what informs our decision to vote for one party or the other.
iSHMEAL YAMOAH on December 15th, 2008 9:41 pm

Kojo, NPP is now begging us to vote for them? oh God have thank u for this. They’ve now realise that we Ghanians are important. Nemesis will soon catch up with them. Atta Mills all the way to the flg staff house.
wisdom on December 16th, 2008 7:15 am

As we review the year 2008, I hope some of my experiences this year will never ever come my way. I have had four visits by armed robbers. They have so far made away a lot of valuables the most important being the software I have spent a lot of time developing apart from the high specs labtops they have taken away. The worst part is when I realized they took away my external hard drive that was serving as my backup. In effect, I lost my MPhil thesis write up. The most painful part is that the most valuable bit of the things they took will be useless to them. I am however grateful that so far my family has remained safe all these period. Let me add that all these visits occurred even though the police are always coming to my area on patrols. Anytime they arrive they come to say hello and in the process you give them a ‘motivation’. These guys have studied the police so well they are able to predict their movements. The last visit was this dawn. Around 0250 - 0300 hrs while reading, again on a software I am developing, I heard some strange sound. I peeped through the windows and there they were, smallish looking and yet very dangerous. I manage to push them away but the question I am asking is for how long? Honestly feel like leaving Ghana. But I don’t want to. I was educated with the tax payers money through medical school, besides I love being in Ghana and I cannot imagine leaving my family (nuclear and/or extended) behind and settling in another country. Kojo, if you’ve ever had a visit by armed robbers, you will understand how I feel.
Louis on December 16th, 2008 8:15 am

Kojo, Today President Kuffour is begging us. Is it not the same President who said in Kumasi that “They say we will see, what will we see, we will not see anything” Can you play this clip for me. the clip of the above quote. Now the same president is begging us for any wrong doing. What do they take us for. God is our judge. I pray that the Lord Himself get us His desired leader. Have a nice day, Kojo.
Emmanuel on December 16th, 2008 4:40 pm

I want another change in the legislature, a woman as our next speaker of parliament, preferably Mrs BETTY MOULD IDDRISU. let all women acvist join me in this campaign. Thank you
Eddie on December 17th, 2008 7:35 am

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Pf on December 18th, 2008 4:07 am

when a Government fails his people ,He is only Kicked out but not pardoned if he apologises.
If apology is what must retain a failed government,there wldnt hv been other political parties in existance .Neither will there be the need to change government which they were also considered in the past.
THE TIME OF CHANGE HAS COME ,and all must be a real in their judgement
pf
accra
juliet on December 18th, 2008 12:34 pm

hi kojo, i hope u are ok.
this juz to correct a comment someone made about a guy who said zoomlion has cleaned all the filth in accra. the whole ad was on keeping peace in ghana. what he said was that if there is war, the only place we can get food to eat is the refuse dump, but now there is zoomlion cleaning all the refuse. and so we should strive to keep peace. i hope the guy will not be misinterpreted
ernest on December 22nd, 2008 8:32 am

hi kojo, i’m looking 4 a special lady and who is this lady? yeah the beautiful doreen andoh. i’m simply in love with her voice.pls make sure she has more to say in relation 2 de announcement of the results in the presidential runoff.pls play i like sexy girls from joe thomas. i’m dedicating it doreen.
WISE on December 22nd, 2008 8:52 pm

I am not surprise NPP is loosing slowly because of the negative propaganda. Every body is now getting to know them of their lies and façade. Kojo, tell them to go back and make their home work and come the next 8 years.
ben on December 23rd, 2008 8:27 am

kojo. please tell ndc to vary the recent advert on tv , the advert were the people are reading the news papers ,there was a woman who says whether they reduce the fuel or not is not her buiness this rather gives a negative notion for some floating voters who are right thinking ghanaians, rather her language should be :
ghanaains have you see what change could do , just this small change we did on Dec 7th by changing some mp’s, it has quickly brought down the price of fuel
,release of imprisoned drivers ,and payment of workers salary arrears,so if this is the case then lets go and make the bigger change and vote for atta mills to let the petrol prices fall completely for everybody to feel free and comfortable,
atta_jason on December 23rd, 2008 1:34 pm

kojo why did tey npp is afraid of,they dnt want to relinguished power,datz mean they really chop our money wa wa wa dem go go
stef7659@hotmail.com on December 24th, 2008 6:36 am

Kojo am I right when I say the the national debt has risen by close to 400% since the NPP came into power. If so what are they talking about with their track record …anybody can borrow money to pay for unsustainable programmes.

Stef
owusu boadi on December 29th, 2008 8:55 am

ghana is polarized into npp and ndc. i’m very happy that in spite of allegations and counter allegations by the two red eyed parties, though there were violence in some areas, the process has ended peacefully in its entirety. thank God! however in many conflict areas on the continent, the election itself was not the problem but the declaration of the results.

the two parties have already disputed and called for a cancellation of the results in some areas and one can only pray that the final declaration by dr. kwadwo afari djan would not be disputed. how i wish a party different from these two would take over to unite the country. say, the moustache man. osee induom.
ernest on December 30th, 2008 9:35 am

hi kojo and de staff of joy. let me first thank u guys 4 de gud job done but u nd i know is not finished.i believe u guys owe 2 us ur loyal listeners the truth in relation 2 the latest dev.i would want 2 know why of de 230 constituencies only 3 from de ashanti region is being considered 2 be wrong.i tell u what, de timing of the new results from de ashanti region is very disturbing indeed.pls tell de peace council and de clergy rather than blaming de political parties of failing de country they should rather take de blame cos de writing was on de wall and they decided 2 keep quiet.they have failed us.
peekay on December 30th, 2008 10:29 am

What’s up Kojo? Can u tell the NDC people to stop parading the EC’s premises as if is their residence. They should quit the premises to their various homes for the final declaration. Thanks

Peekay
joicedee on December 30th, 2008 1:02 pm

why is the npp saying the figures that joy and radio gold gave to listeners where incorrect?i’m surprised at the attitudes.they are behaving like children.they called the ndc sorts of names.they continue living in the past by referring to thhings that happened in the past yet they claim to be moving forward.what god has written no man can change.pls npp gurus, u dont have to run away cos no one has time for u.feel free to live in peace for two wrongs dont make a right .god bless joy fm for keeping us updated on the results and god bless ghana.
JOe on December 30th, 2008 7:10 pm

KOjo
something must be made clear to the people of ghana.. see how the NPP have handled this election. NDC the other hand has just keep quiet because they want peace and nothing else if NANA AKUFO ADDo think he believes in Ghana now is the Time he should just give to President Attach Mills just Allen cash gave in for him because he should remember that what goes round come around.. He should just forget it. This is no charity…
Kojo let me also tell you something the fact that President John Attah Mills is leading says it all that the people of Ghana are just through with the NPP and their lies because now they seem to be fight for a chance of the NDC have acted well just relaxing and enjoy the victory …
thanks to Aplus and praye for that song a letter to the west…
God bless Ghana
elm on December 30th, 2008 7:41 pm

Assuming no rejected votes in Tain constituency come January 2nd 2009, then NPP needs at leat 71.4% of the total votes in Tain to win. The NDC on the other hand needs 28. 6%. It is possible but will be tough for the NPP and relatively easy for the NDC.
Looking at the first round results from Tain, and assuming a fair play then Atta Mills will be the winner.
Congratulations to all Ghanaians.
God bless Ghana.
Patrick on December 31st, 2008 7:35 am

Hi Kojo,

SUPER work by JoyFM, I must commend you.

What we need to know in Tain now is:

- The statistics of the Tain constituency i.e. number of voters registered.
- The national average voter turnout in the two elections that we just had
- The results that we have had in the two elections just run.
Could you help us with these now?

What we need from Thursday in tain is
- The best coverage ever by the media: close to 100% radio and TV coverage.

God Bless our Homeland Ghana!

Kind Regards

Patrick
(already late for work)
London
EUGENE on December 31st, 2008 7:54 am

Hello Kojo,

NANA taught he could win ONETOUCH after selling GT,

He should go to TIGO and express himself,

Because ATTA MILLS is like Kasapa, Digital, Affordable & reliable,

Like MTN everywhere you go

ATTA MILLS will now give us ZAIN, a WONDERFUL WORLD.
Jon on December 31st, 2008 7:56 am

Kojo, I’m really disappointed at NPP, although I’m an NPP sympathizer. I remember vividly well the way NPP embraced the radio stations in 2000 and 2004 when a win was projected for the NPP candidate at the time. What has change now? What is good for the goose is also good for the gander. I’m sure if NPP were to be in the US they’ll intimidate CNN not to analyze and project the winner of US elections. Let’s live what we preach. Cheers! Jon.
Eddie on December 31st, 2008 8:05 am

Kojo
I think this chapter two of the run off at tain, it is important that every voters in constituency must go along with his or her ID card apart from the voters ID for true identification. I smell some manipulations some where
We are all Ghanaian.
Eddie
From Madina
Gabrial Enam (Regional Maritime University) on December 31st, 2008 8:48 am

Kojo,
the elections on both 7th and 28th has shown some strenghs and weaknesses
in our electoral process.

If we can all cast our minds back to the issues concerning the American elections, we realised that in some states in the USA, poll watchers and
political parties almost wrote some states out because they know the votes
there will not favour them. This was due to the ELECTORAL COLLEGE
SYSTEM adopted where you do not have to waste your time because no
matter what you do, a single vote will give the votes of the electoral collage
to you or your opponent.

Kojo, to cut every thing shot, i will like to raise the issue of GHANA adopting the ELECTORAL COLLAGE SYSTEM instead of the one we are currently using.

Enam Gabriel (Regional Maritime University)
Justice on December 31st, 2008 9:05 am

I am beginning to think there would be a reduction in the number of voters in the Tain constituency on Friday as the people are feeling intimidated and afraid because of the presence of security personnels.

I can say for sure that if the total votes turn out exceed 80% on Friday, then something might be wrong.

I however belief NDC is going to win in the Tain constituency just because of the Bandwagon effect.
frodo on December 31st, 2008 9:31 am

fair play less stress . political parties should start learning
Daniel on December 31st, 2008 9:53 am

Kojo,

kindly compare the figures for 7th Dec. and the run-off. you will realise that Nana lost the election not from the Volta region but from the Greater Accra, Brong Ahafo and Western Regions. He should just concede and save the country the unnecessary tensions. Just look at the figures below:

NANA MILLS
7-Dec 28-Dec Diff 7-Dec 28-Dec Diff
GR 768,465 796,541 28,076.00 870,011 952,599 82,588
ASH 1,219,530 1,393,496 173,966.00 437,243 479,633 42,390
EAST 489,493 539,475 49,982.00 353,350 399,278 45,928
WEST 413,020 384,475 (28,545.00) 379,822 415,248 35,426
BA 403,804 388,188 (15,616.00) 380,415 391,318 10,903
NORTH 303,326 312,781 9,455.00 460,445 501,961 41,516
U.E 118,454 117,470 (984.00) 188,395 223,506 35,111
U.W 90,136 81,566 (8,570.00) 106,995 134,926 27,931
VOL 102,368 102,173 (195.00) 548,999 630,899 81,900
CENT 313,665 325,454 11,789.00 344,860 378,975 34,115

Ashanti conveniently cancels the Volta region.
Christian on December 31st, 2008 9:59 am

The Tain constituency has about 53000 registered voters. Taking into consideration the voter turnout since 2004, there is no way the people will give a 100% turnout due to some factors that we all are aware of. Even some of the people there still think former president Jerry John Rawlings is standing for presidency.

Nana Akuffo Addo should bow out now and save himself the shame when their plan of rigging the elections is brought out into the open. What a shame it will be for him. It will be a stigma on him and his party for the rest of his life.

Those guns behind him like Jake and Kwabena are all seeking their personal interest which i think shouldn’t waver him from making the vital decision of standing down.
ANAS on December 31st, 2008 10:08 am

Hi Kojo,
My name is ANAS from london. Well done for your projection,It is an insult to ghanaian,thank God people like you and your station are there to protect the bight nation from mafias.
What a great christmas gift for Tain people, they will be in the history of ghana like Dr Nkrumah. Now it is the time for them to take advantage of this drug mafias in ghana. l will advice the authorities of Tain to ask Nana Addo everything they want for their constituency within this 2day before election.
l will suggest to to as NPP in power now and doing everything retain again the power to build them international airport,5 big 5 star hotels and 10 big commercial centers in their constituency. As a matter of fact, base on the said tapping cassette of what they were willing to give out to steal ballot boxes,
l can tell you,NPP will be ready to do everything to Tain people as form now. So the should take that advantage now.

Kojo l am listening to you now,so please read my email online.
ANAS on December 31st, 2008 10:16 am

Hi Kojo,
My name is ANAS from london. Well done for your projection,It is an insult to ghanaian,thank God people like you and your station are there to protect the bright nation from mafias.
What a great christmas gift for Tain people, they will be in the history of ghana like Dr Nkrumah. Now it is the time for them to take advantage of this drug mafias in ghana. l will advice the authorities of Tain to ask Nana Addo everything they want for their constituency within this 2day before election.
l will suggest them to ask NPP. They are still in power now and willing to do everything to retain again the power,they should build them an international airport,5 big 5 star hotels and 10 big commercial centers in their constituency. As a matter of fact, base on the said tapping cassette of what they were willing to give out to steal ballot boxes,
l can tell you,NPP will be ready to do everything for Tain people as form now. So the should take that advantage now.

Kojo l am listening to you now,so please read my email online.
Christian on December 31st, 2008 10:37 am

i think the current issues should come first or views should be sorted so that the current dates are displayed at the top.
Julius on December 31st, 2008 10:40 am

hi Kojo
I’m highly disappointed in the way some radio stations especially Peace and Adom Fm are allowing their facilities to be used to deepen the ethnic divisions in the country. I am particularly worried about seasoned journalist and host of their morning shows who look on and people phone into their programmes to do this. For God sake why can’t they lead the campaign by educating the public and also demonstrate their commitment to this course by cutting some of those calls.
Ethnic and religious polarisation is a recipe for desaster. Ghana may be safe now but we can ruin it with our actions. This election should tell Ghanaians that we should never take anything for granted.
God bless our home land Ghana
LESLIE ARDE-ACQUAH on December 31st, 2008 2:44 pm

Kojo & ato please answer these questions.
When was the Presidential run-off elections held? how many valid votes were recorded? did any of the candidates get more than 50% of the valid votes cast?Do valid votes include votes not cast (eg Tain)?does the constitution require that the chairman of the Electoral Commission declares a winner or that the winner must obtain more than 50% of valid votes cast to become President? finally does the constitution allow run-off elections to held on different days? from ignorant leslie
Edward on January 1st, 2009 6:31 am

Julius, dont be a hypocrite! Radio Gold was on air singing Ewe tribal war songs before the election and, that gutter radio station is allowed to still broadcast! Why should legit stations be taken off the air when people are giving their opinions!?
Richlove on January 1st, 2009 11:40 am

Kojo,
why cant the NPP save themselves from these big shame by conceding defeat honorably so that we can all forge ahead. This country does not belong to one party and they will surely be back to power again
Chris on January 1st, 2009 12:11 pm

Edward, dont also be naive!! Radio Gold has always been the critic of a government going off-course. i also think that if anybody should say the NPP don’t have stations supporting them, then i guess they are living somewhere along the outskirts of ghana.

We all know oman FM and others like peace fm are working for the government and that is why they always try to clear any member of the incumbent when allegations are levelled by asking them questions for them to be able to deny.

i had the opportunity to listen live to a minister denying to allegations of planning a rigging machinery and later admitting it through a phone call to someone, who unknowing to the minister was sitting in the studio of radio gold.

I wouldnt say more but ask the decerning ghanaian to listen to radio gold from time to time because Joy FM and radio Gold have should all Ghanaians how decerning they are and how steadfast they are to see Ghana flourish.

Kudos to the two stations. i may add Hot FM.
Edward on January 1st, 2009 11:09 pm

Don’t be a clown Chris! Joy FM is becoming trash every day! From the fake British accents to the clownish western music! It is good for laughs though!
Daniel on January 2nd, 2009 8:03 am

Kojo,

Can Joy FM kindly provide on its election headquarters website the total registered voters of each constituency of all the regions.
Michael Twum Moore on January 3rd, 2009 3:51 pm

I’m a Mobile Registration Operator with the National Identification Authority and as a matter of fact, its been almost 2months and our allowances has not come through yet. We’ve not heard any news from our authorities as to whether the exercise shall continue or not since we now have a change of government. Kojo, I know this piece might not be one of the things you shall be treating this morning but kindly work on this info and find out more because we’re all just home and don’t know our fate. We need our allowances to be able to project ourselves into 2009 successfully, Well, we’re already in 2009 though.

Thanks you and stay blessed! Keep doing your thing.

MT Moore
AZIZ IN LONDON on January 4th, 2009 6:25 pm

HI kojo we the listeners living outside would be glad if picture’s on you’r web sites come with names, i saw John Dramani’s with staffs of joy fm, but i don’t know anybody except John Dramani that’s unfair .wish to see that had working guy peegu peegu and matilda
Malik Abubakari on January 4th, 2009 9:32 pm

I think GBC was the most biased station during the election period. They let so many Ghanaians down by deciding to align with the ruling party during the period. To make matters worse, they decided to put out a fake result on their website, putting Nana ahead. To add salt to injury, they decided, for reasons best known to them not to cover the final declaration of the results, knowing very well that it was going Mills’s way. I think they are a perfect example of why the media need to stay neutral in all matters concerning the state. They were miserable at the end. I would also like to congratulate Prof on his ascendency to the throne of the highest office of the land. He should however be careful of sycophants.
Michael Kobby on January 5th, 2009 3:40 pm

it is very sad and shameful how the parties are accusing each other for rigging in their strongholds. The truth is that they all exploited the lapses in the electoral system. We as Ghanaians have to rise up and support the EC to get better to avoid these ugly things next time
aike vandyke on January 8th, 2009 7:47 am

Now that we have NDC is in power we will be free from armed robbers,and Kojo tell those fake pastors and prophets to shut up.Good morning.
ernest on January 8th, 2009 9:19 am

hi kojo, help me extend my congratulations 2 his excellency the president j.e.mills and de 1st lady naadu mills and also de speaker of parliament not forgetting the vice and de wife.To de speaker i say big congratulations and let no one make mistake about it, she really deserves it and it’s on merit and not b’cos she is a female.
ernest on January 8th, 2009 9:26 am

To de president,may de gud Lord lead u and guide u always.may he grant u wisdom like king Solomon and may u find favour in his eyes.may his favour shine upon u and may u be prayerful like king David so that u’ll be drunk in his mercies.you’ll succeed and u shall be great.may de gud Lord be with u always Amen.
ernest on January 8th, 2009 9:33 am

hi kojo, u were wrong by saying Dr.paa kwesi ndoum of ur party in reference 2 david. dr. was serving in de npp govt and 4 that matter serving ghana.dis is what we do and people from other political parties don’t want 2 serve in other administration b’cos they r afraid shd things not go well their party’s reputation suffers which shdn’t be de case.
CHICKY on January 9th, 2009 7:05 pm

Hi Kojo,
Ghanaians have spoken but Ashanti Region disagrees cos Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo is still the winner n Prez. of OSEIKROM, we don’t want any ”419” ADMINSTRATION n governance by Proff. Mills who is now living in the POULTRY FARM PALACE of the N.P.P
OYE NUMBER ONE IN ASHANTI.
Thanx Kojo.
ELIKEM ( NEW YORK) on January 12th, 2009 3:25 pm

HI KOJO
I COMPLETED KNUST IN 2000 AND I WAS AWARDED AN INTERANTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY MASTERS ENVIRONMANTAL ENGINEERING AT NORWAY. I RETURNED TO GHANA TO TEACH LAST YEAR BUT I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE GOVT HAS PLACED AN EMBARGO ON THE RECUITEMENT OF LECTURERS. KOJO, THIS IS SHOCKING. I THE GOVT TRYING TO ENCOURAGE BRAIN DRAIN? THIS IS THE TIME WE NEED THE SERVICES OF INTELLECTUALS TO MOVE THE NATION FORWED. WHY THIS DECISIONS? IM NOW IN NEW YORK AND IT TOOK ME ONLY 2 WEEKS TO GET A WELL PAID JOB. LET THE NEW GOVT RECONSIDER THIS DECISION.
BEST REGARDS TO GHANA

ELIKEM
aisha ayettey (tema) on January 12th, 2009 6:04 pm

Hello Kojo,
What has Ghanaian Medical Practitioners got to say or are doing to the rate of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in Ghana? This, am certain is new to the majority of Ghanaians…
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a potentially deadly skin disease that usually results from a drug reaction-even prescribed drugs. Another form of the disease is called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, and again this usually results from a drug-related reaction. Both forms of the disease can be highly deadly as well as very painful and distressing. In most cases, these disorders are caused by a reaction to a drug, and one drug that has come under fire lately is Artesunate(Amodyquin), which is already linked to these disorders.
Kojo, unfortunately precious lifes are being lost and absolutely nothing seem to be done…at least in the creation of awareness and encouraging all to undergo an entire immune test to disclose the biological and chemical compositon of each individual. This test may go a long way to aid in the choice and type of drugs for a patient.
Kojo, kindly use your prestigious medium to get qualified resource personnels to educate and limit the spread of this syndrome or probably, families and friends that feel as though they have grounds for compensation will be advised to go through an experienced drugs litigation lawyer….and this mainly goes to prescribed drugs from medical practitioners.
Don’t wait till Stevens-Johnson Syndromes lap you the face to know its real. Act now and limit the unprescribed over-the-counter drugs. A word to the wise….
John on January 15th, 2009 8:50 am

I AM DISGUSTED AT THE WAY PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THIS GOVT WITH REGARDS TO CERTAIN CHANGES THEY SEEK TO EFFECT IN TERMS OF PERSONNEL.

NOBODY I BELIEVE IS EXPECTING PREZ MILLS TO WORK WITH POLITICAL APPOINTEES MADE BY EX-PREZ KUFUOR. IF SO, THEN WHY ALL THE NOISE ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE NADMO BOSS.

INSTEAD OF PEOPLE TAKING ON PERSONS LIKE DR. BAWAMIA WHO SAID ALL THOSE THINGS ABOUT THE NDC ONLY TO RETURN TO HIS POST DAY AFTER LOOSING THE ELECTIONS.

LETS BEAR IN MIND THAT IF GHANAIANS WANTED THE NPP PERSONNEL TO REMAIN IN OFFICE, THEY WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR THE NPP THEREFORE I EXPECT PREZ MILLS TO REMOVE ALL THOSE NPP PEOPLE FROM OFFICE AND PROBE THEM.

CHANGE IN GOVT ISTHE ONLY MEANS THAT WE CAN ALLOW ACCONTABILITY TO REIGN IN GHANA SINCE NO GOVT IS READY TO TAKE ON THEIR OWN PEOPLE.
john on January 15th, 2009 9:46 am

good morning Kojo

i didnt vote for the NDC for vendetta reasons, i voted for peace and love for my country, i expect President Mills to be a presedent of love and not hatred and ventetta.
BELINDA HOOPER on January 16th, 2009 7:48 pm

Hi Kojo,

I am very disgusted at what is going on in my neigbourhood. I am a resident of an old refuse dumping site in Mallam. Since the 15th of this month a grader has been levelling an erstwhile very rough road which was quite difficult to use. Information which we as residents gathered is that the area is going to used again as a dumping site. There are a lot of health implications involved in such venture. The road to start with was in bad shape and nothing was done about it bad suddenly it being graded. There are residents in the area. The previously dumped refuse is already a nightmare especially after a rainfall and when the sun starts shining. I think a more suitable place should be identified for such activities. The trucks have started rolling in with their loads of refuse. We are well informed that the government is aware of such an operation. Moreover this a populated area. There are multiple health hazards associated with such an operation. The first that comes to mind is Cholera and it associated problems. We have been through that nigthmare already. PLEASE NOT AGAIN
BELINDA HOOPER - MALLAM, ACCRA
Kobby on January 19th, 2009 7:17 am

Hi Kojo, I would like you to follow up on the case of the Insp. Oppong, the Investigater who was in charge of the case of Tagor who was alleged to be involved in cocain. Kojo, the last time I checked he was not guilty of the charges leveled against him and he has still not been called back to his duty. Rumours that I have heared is that he is NPP so he will never be called and if this is trrue then it is very bad to allow such division in the police force. If the police are to maintain law and order and there is division amongst the how can there be peace. Please do a follow up check to find out if this is true because we cannot allow such a good in CID officer to be treated like that. Thanks
isaac obimpeh on January 19th, 2009 9:01 am

hi kojo
is ghana serious at all? how can a president go home with all these even in america only a house was bought for him. kuffour please spur us this don’t make ghana a laughing stock
paakwesi obimpeh usa
ernest on January 19th, 2009 9:03 am

hi kojo and de staff of joy fm,2 tell u de truth de ex-pres. emoluments are simply too much.if de country can give dis much 2 de ex-pres. den we might as well implement the single spine pay structure.what were they thinking of.its unbelievable b’cos we as a country can’t afford dis.i am really upset by de part which calls 4 de replacement of de cars in every 4yrs.
ernest on January 19th, 2009 9:13 am

hi kojo, i very much want 2 take dis opportunity to thank joy for de wonderful programme home affairs.i really enjoyed de topic discussed on saturday.i really learnt a lot. how i hope more time wil be allocated to that programme.it’s really educative.
ernest on January 19th, 2009 9:40 am

yoy guys r really doing a great job. pls keep it up cos u’re real professionals.u guys shd get us a television station and ghana will all be all better for it.tv3 pls get serious.
Jon on January 19th, 2009 9:52 am

Kojo, you see, our political elite agree only when it has to do with benefits concerning them - presidential settlement package, MP’s package, etc. etc. So its obvious, they run for office not because of what they can offer but what they expect to gain. Anyway, I’m a teacher and I think I contribute even more to national development than many of our politicians. I expect parliament to prepare very juicy settlement package for me too, when I retire. Otherwise, my colleagues and I are all going to abandon the classroom and get into politics too!

Joe
RICHARD on January 19th, 2009 1:49 pm

KOJO,
WHERE ARE THE CJA AND ALL THE PRESSURE GROUPS.THEY SHOULD RESIST WHAT KUFOUR IS ASKING FOR.iT IS CRUEL, IN HUMAN AND JUST GREED.THIS IS JUST LIKE MUGABE STAYING ON TO RULE BECAUSE OF THE THINGS HE WILL ENJOY.

KOJO ALL GHANAIANS SHOULD CONDEMN THIS AND STOP POLITICIANS ESPECIALLY PREZ KUFOUR FROM EXPLOITING US.WHERE ARE THE OPINIONS LEADERS, THE FAITH LEADERS WHO HAVE SERVED ON A NUMBER OF PREZ KUFOUR’S RECOMMENDED BOARDS LIKE THE RECONCILIATION AND A HOST OF THEM.WE WANT THEIR SAY NOW

KOJO TELL ME WHAT PREZ BUSH WILL BE RECEIVING.IF THE BORROWER (PREZ. KUFOUR ) SHOULD RECEIVE THIS KIND OF OUTRAGEOUS DEMAND.

KOJO READ THIS MESSAGE IF YOU LOVE MOTHER GHANA.PREZ KUFOUR SHOULD COME AGAIN.I DON’T THINK HE IS THE PERSON WE HAVE ALL BEEN THINKING OF HIM.

GOD SAVE MOTHER GHANA FROM THE HANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE PREZ KUFOUR.

RICHARD.
GEORGE MILLS on January 20th, 2009 1:36 am

This idea about giving too much benefit to ex African leaders is not new at all what is below is what was also proposed for Kenya’s ex president Mr. Moi way back in 2002 when he lfet office for kibkki to take over

guess what the BBC called it then

“Moi’s golden parachute” checks this link for more ,you will be surprised

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2161033.stm

Moi’s package
Monthly pension to amount to 80% of last salary
Six cars and seven drivers
34 workers
12-bedroom mansion
Three cooks and two housekeepers
Gym, swimming pool and sauna

His retirement package is expected to cost the Kenyan taxpayer $900,000 in its first month alone.

Among other things, it will go to pay for his fully furnished 12-bedroom house, 34 office workers, seven drivers, nine security men and a fleet of six cars, which will include two limousines.

Critics say Moi leaves behind poverty and violence
The state will also pay for his medical care and that of his family, and pay for his trips inside Kenya and abroad.

Other attractive perks will include three cooks, two housekeepers, a swimming pool, sauna, a tennis court and a gym.

And when he dies he will be accorded a state funeral.

i think the proposed pagkage to kufour is childs play
Jon on January 20th, 2009 6:47 am

Hi Kojo, if parliament cannot review or change this ridiculous ex gratia award for ex-presidents, we the people of Ghana will call for a referendum to reverse it. Kojo, what’s an ALL PURPOSE VEHICLE? Is it like one of James Bond’s cars that could fly?

Jon
Nana Yaw on January 20th, 2009 7:23 am

Hello Kojo,

First and foremost, citizens of Ghana need to rise above partisan politics and realise that politicians belong to a fraternity. They are in for their own benefits. Behind the politics, they are friends! We need to realise that we the people of Ghana use our money to feed them, foot their bills, fuel their cars so they can have some comfort to serve us. There is no “them” without “us”! They are not mini gods that need to be worshiped!! We need to demand accountability from them, its our right because we have put them in charge of our money!! But every now and then, the give us this banal cliche of “there is no money or the nation is broke”. But when it comes to their own comfort, the nation is super rich?!!

So where is parliament u asked? simple, they are in this together!! Their hands are tied and stained. The sooner we wake up from partisan politics and demand accontability from them the better for us. I am very peeved by this ESB saga! If parliament cannot do anything about this, we the people must oppose it without hesitation!!!!

God bless Ghana.
Nana Yaw on January 20th, 2009 7:35 am

Hello again Kojo,

I wish to again register my displeasure on this ESB saga. It is completely ridiculous and should be discarded! We have spent enough to take care of them whiles in office. Two houses, six cars, emolument similar to that of a sitting president? How ridiculous? The politician is leaving on our sweat and blood!! We toil, they enjoy! This should not be allowed to continue! We can give them something something moderate (a car or two shd be enough, with some cash!). No motorcade! They should enjoy the traffic just like all of us! We cannot support such affluence!!
John on January 20th, 2009 12:32 pm

AFRICAN LEADERS NEVER SEIZE TO AMAZE ME, AFTER FOLLWOING THE LIKES OF IDI AMIN AND BOKASSA TO AWARD HIMSELF WHILES IN OFFICE, EX - PREZ KUFUOR PUTS TOGETHER A COMMITTEE HEADED BY HIS ADVISOR TO GIVE HIM OUTRAGEOUS GIFTS.

IS IT NOT THE SAME PREZ KUFUOR WHO SAID HE WILL LOVE TO BE TREATED THE SAME WAY HE TREATS EX-PREZ RAWLINGS? DID RAWLINGS GET THESE VULGAR THINGS BEING SUGGESTED?

I THINK I NOW HAVE AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION EARLIER THIS YEAR AS TO THE LEGACY OF KUFUOR…………………………………GREEDY PREZ SIMPLE.

I WANT TO ADVICE ALL THOSE PAID “PRAISE SINGERS” TO SHUT UP.

FURTHER IF PREZ MILLS DOES NOT WANT TROUBLE IN 2012, HE SHOULD BETTER FORM A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THESE OBSCENE GIFTS OTHERWISE…………………………………………..
Kwaku Hayford on January 20th, 2009 1:18 pm

Kwaku Hayford on January 20th, 2009 1:14 pm Kojo I think this issue of ESB is being over bloted in the media especially yours.
I have the feeling that we are allowing the MPs to take us for a ride, listening ro John Tia on your network I see that the then minority went to paliament only to seek their selfish ESB but were not ready to look at that of the executive or there was a compromise but because the issue of come under public scrutiny, they are trying to isolate themselves.

Kojo I think I heard that it is legislature that approves that of the Executive whiles the Exective also approves that of the Legislature so what is John Tia and his men telling us Ghanaians that, on the 6th of January 2009 only that of the legislature was discussed. With all due repect to John Tia and his men, he should tell that cock and bull story to the birds in the air, who I believe will not accept it.

Let me state and school our MPs that, the MPs had no business disscussing to approve their own ESB on the floor of the house that day if he John Tia did not know that. Their responsibility was to look at the Chinery Hesse’s report as article 71 of the constitution have stated.

Kojo do you see what I see, as selfish as the MPs are, what I deduce from all that is happening now is that instead of the MPs discussing the ESB for the exective, the asked first what the Exextive had approved fro them and having been satisfied and gratified with that, they went ahead to approve that of the Executive without any question. Like we say in our local language hand go hand come.

I will suggest Kojo for us to have a look at what was approved for members of Paliament because am awere that even those who were re-elected are entitiled to the ESB, just like those of them who have been there since 1992 and takes the car loan for MPs every four years.

Let us not allow our MPs to get away with this one Kojo, calculate and tell the public how much in moneyterian terms each Mp is receiving and in total how much we as a country will spend on all 230 MPs.

But Kojo there is another school of thought that, the NDC government has the agender to pay former President Kuffour in his own coin, that is why this issue have been put in the public domain, throwing more light on just what the former first family is suppose to recieve but am so sad and dissappointed in our MPs, espacially the then minority who have become majority.

My question is if even the meeting was held behind close doors and Hon. John Tia is telling us that having been preview to the report before it came to the floor of the house, why didn,t inform his members or raise his concerns on the floor of the house to be sure that they were addressed before approving the ESB but waite till now and come back and tell us that there are proceedures to correct their irresponsible actions.

God save our country

that is why I say MPs should be voted for individually not on party lines.
Fui on January 20th, 2009 8:57 pm

i will awaken the dead if kufour is given what he interns to steal from us the tax payers he calls ex-gratia. why? why? why?
i want to ……………………………..
Fred on January 21st, 2009 6:44 am

Kojo,
As I sat yesterday afternoon listening to the explanations (from people we call ‘honorable’) about the approval of the end of service benefits, I cannot describe to you how disillusioned I was. It nearly marred my whole day. If these are the people in whom we entrust the responsibility of making legislations for Ghana, then I beseech Ghanaians to declare a national day of fasting to pray for them. They sound like a bunch of selfish and greedy individuals seeking their own benefit and not bothered about the common good of the nation. Attempting to defend what they did is even more annoying. Probably the best thing for them to do is to apologize to all Ghanaians and repent of the greed.

God bless Ghana.

Fred
Reading, UK
Ernest on January 21st, 2009 9:28 am

Like I said on the Morning shpw, in the ouside world like in America, the culprits of 30 year old crime can still be found not matter what.

Why cant we know the number of MP’s who were available for an event that is less than a month old.

OH!!! God this is no complex mathematics and does not require a university research team.

Lets find those people and get them out before they one day approve the sale of the entire economy to one investor and tell us that “We did not know, we were not there” please !!!!!
ahmed on January 22nd, 2009 7:37 am

kojo,

the utilities companies defeat the rational behind the subsidies inherent in the tariff regime.

Majority of the families live in compound houses and such the aggregate consumption exceeds the threshold for subsidies.

Mr. Mills govt. should look into this. I suggest such houses be fitted with more meters
ernest on January 22nd, 2009 8:48 am

hi kojo,pls tell ur parliamentarians dat while they’ve agreed to review the ESB they should equally ensure that the houses given to the ex-pres. remains the property of the state.we are not going to pass the ownership of the property to the ex-pres.we living in strange times where people don’t care a hoot about how the masses are suffering.thumbs up journalists and to u the number station in gh,joy fm.
ernest on January 22nd, 2009 8:58 am

hi kojo, for me the values are fairness,cleanliness and orderliness
muhammad on January 22nd, 2009 9:45 am

Hi Kojo,

Can you please remind Ghanaians that former president Kufour and his cabinet should carry blame for ex-gratia. This is so because; the report did not go to parliament directly from the committee. It by all means went through cabinet where kufour is the orga chairman.

So I see no morality in kufour coming to say something different. He must first explain why he did not object to it at cabinet and apologize to the Ghanaian people for the daylight robbery attempt on the entire population.

For Rawlings, I see no reason for him to be asked to come clear on it because he was not consulted like kufour was when he had the opportunity to approve it at cabinet.

We must SHAME our leaders on such things so others will fear such embarrassment and not do same.
kwame on January 22nd, 2009 12:32 pm

Hi Kojo,
We must be very careful about the way some district and regional police commanders who were chairmen of the various Election Security Task Force Committees have decided to squander GHC 8,000 each given to them by government as sitting allowances for their committee members, who are regional or district officials of CEPS,Immigration,Prisons,Army,Fire and the BNI.Till date most of these police heads have not convene any meeting in their regions and districts to give to these noble men their due.Kojo please tell IGP to bring these men to order or else the relationship between the Police and the other security agencies will grow bad.Because they are security men they cannot come out and talk.Please treat it as urgent and follow it up.
Buina Emmanuel on January 22nd, 2009 4:16 pm

Kojo, I urge you to stop preaching values. Its as if you tend to insult and lambaste government officials of certain corrupt practices they engage in. By their fruits we shall know them. For some time now discerning listeners complain bitterly of you not reading messages and stuff because its not free but you have deliberately decided not to listen to their concerns just because you at joy are condoning with MTN and the others to rip listeners of their monies of which a percentage is shared amongst yourselves then when a president who is the CEO of the land takes home what can really take him home you sit in your studios and scrutinize him. It ain’t fair.
I sometime ago suggested you have a txt bag with a limited number of txt you can read during the show then you consciously save us some money
kwaku on January 25th, 2009 7:06 am

Some of the expenditures that have caused increases in the govt spending as % of GDP are to my mind one-off CAPEX ( 2 new stadia + 2 refurbished, presidential mansion, UNCTAD Conference etc ), which in reality should have been amortized over a period and not applied to a given year (2008), if that is done. I dont know!!

Again I need the present government to be wary of something. Given the diving (downwards) of the oil price on the world market, it will not make economic sense for the Tullows, Kosmoses etc etc to hurriedly pump in hard cash in the name of FDIs to mine oil. What is likely to happen is that they will slow down…very snail pace and be sure that future prices will be worth their while.
This government must not expect much from that sector any soon and rather make projections based on realities and not Oil Money.
Eddie on January 25th, 2009 9:49 am

Hi Kojo, The host of “The reason is Jesus”, Mike Nii Abosey”, mentions his name like 100 times when he is on air. Please tell him we already know him, so he can just say it at the beginning and the end of his program. Thanks. Have a great day. God bless.
Adjoa on January 27th, 2009 7:59 am

I regret being a Ghanaian. Politicians take us for a ride. They are all interested in looting. One supports a particular political party with soul and mind and in the end one becomes disappointed. They don’t even care about those of us who voted for them. They forget we put them where they are. Look Ghanaians should sit and wise up. I am not going to vote in this country. If I was financially ok I would leave this country for good. This country is not worth dying for.

NPP - I am so disappointed in them. They should hv learned from what happened to the NDC . I am so disgusted with what I am hearing on air. You claim to be yr own men who are financially sound. What happened to monies concerning the Gh @ 50????? and others that are coming up? Why should u think u will be in power for ever? Ghana does not belong to anybody - but for all of us.

NDC - As for this party the least said abt them the better. I pity the President. He shouldn’t listen to Rawlings - if only he can. That is the price you pay for joining a political party that is owned by one man. Whatever u do the party belongs to him and u are obliged to do his wishes. He is very clear on that from his utterances. From the way things are going they are at this beck and call. Just look at the coincidences. He speaks and it is adhered to. Ayariga should give us a break - our eyes and ears are on the ground. We live to see. NDC beware. You will answer for yr deeds one day. Bring out the 40 yrs celebrations accounts. Don’t think today it is the NPP - I dont think you hv learnt anything from what is going on. You Politicians hv long hands, grabbing nyafu, nyafu here and there. We are watching!!!!!
Phyllis on January 29th, 2009 3:56 pm

this is something i cwould like u to help me do. i am proposing a ban on the use of motor bikes for commercial purpose. on the 28th january at between 7:30 & 8:00 am.i withnessed a brutal accident at the traffic light before the Korle-Bu teaching hospital. one of these commercial bike ridders i dont know how carried a police officer who wanted to arrest him infron of the bike from the hospital side to the traffic light. i dont know hpw to best describe the scene to you, but the police officer was not sitting on the bike. he was carried as in the movies where a bike hits somebody and then carries the person and trows him some where else. to my suprise and typical of Ghanaians all the other bike riders come towards the traffic light were being given hint by the on lookers. that evening as i close from work and this morning as i come to my office there were no bike riders and the road looks more safe than the previouse days. i wish the authorities should take a stand on this “okada”as our nabours the Nigerians call it and ban it totally. it will kill more poeple than we think. i continue to pray for the police officer to survive this accident.
it is happening in the volta region too. the number of poeple who are dying from this “okada” business is becoming to much.LET US BAN IT.
thank for allowing me use show as a plat form to bring this to the notice of all Ghanaians who care.
ben on January 30th, 2009 6:57 am

please find out why the salaries of gna for january have not been paid. while that of those in the ministries have been paid. i learnt they are waiting for a new minister. please we are suffering and the salary is scanty. the authorities threat us like dirt especially those at the sector ministry. gna is not valued at all that is why graduates can earn 300gh a month and management earn a little over 400gh
Adjoa on January 31st, 2009 10:47 pm

Kojo i want you to ask the american embassy a question. They decided to go hitech and ever since has brought up alot of fruad. After paying your visa fees you are to go online to schedule an appointment. You will never find the dates opened its either blocked or not available. Meanwhile after a year your visa fees goes waste so you are forced to go to busy internet and other places to pay 120 ghana cedis etc to get a date. This needs to be investigated, and would be happy to have some of the officials at their end to answer some of these questions.

thank you
Perpetual,Lapaz on February 2nd, 2009 9:04 am

Gud mrng Kojo,pls tell the prez of CAF that “nani ewu”shame on him.We all saw how he was disappointed yesterday,after what the senior team puted us through during CAN 08 we couldnt afford the junior team loosing either.We were all behind them & they made us proud.”the boys are handsome,the coach is good”. Kojo,Pls tell Issa that we had a full prayer session specially for this game,”CUP KOM DI YEN AKYE”,Ghananians know better,he cant take us for granted.
Perpetual,Lapaz on February 2nd, 2009 9:12 am

KOJO GUD MRNG,PLS TELL THE PREZ THAT WE NEED THE 4YRS,IT WILL DO US ALOT OF GOOD.AFTER ALL WHEN WE COME OUT AFTER 3YRS THERE IS NOTHING FOR US TO DO,WE ONLY SPEND OUR TIME DOING “SAKAWA”.THEY SHOULD RATHER KEEP US IN THE CLASSROOMS,PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEE….AS
Bernard on February 4th, 2009 5:31 am

Kojo please ask your technical staff to fix your live broadcast on the net. It’s either not working or has this funny interuptions in the sound bites. Pls correct it so that we too can enjoy the SMS some.

Bernard, Illinois
Sylvia on February 4th, 2009 11:46 am

Waz up Kojo? Ope all’s well with you & keep on with the good work you doing for Ghana and human kind.
Pls i have a problem and i hope you help me voice out.
I stay and work in Takoradi and about a month ago, heard of an incidence of which a guy of about 25 yrs raped/defiled a 8 yrs girl. The guy of whom i learnt is a fisherman, raped the girl to the extent that the little girl can hardly walk or touch something. Touch smthing to the extent that she hardly can hold or touch with her fingers, unless she opens her palm to take whatever is given her and i learnt she exibited it when they went to court.
When the case was sent to court, the Chinese of which the guy works with opted to close the case with their trailers/boats so that the case be close, and now i learnt that the guy is pleading with the land-lord so that the case be brought home and solved amicably without the court having a hand in it.
I don’t know whether he intentionally did rape/defile the girl for rituals or whatsoever. Moreso, i learnt the guy goes round about town boasting of what he did to the poor little girl.
I really want you to help the little girl out cos the parents are not well to do.
I personally don’t know the little girl nor the guy but someone who works around the vicinity of the poor girl and the guy disclosed this issue to me.
Because the parents of the little girl are not well to do, they don’t know the appropriate place to go, so please help them out.
Since you have RADIO MAXX as your affiliate in Takoradi, i will pls entreat you to draw to their attention to investigate on the matter.
This is the information of the girl.
PLACE OF RESIDENCY - ESSIKADO (PRESBY EDUCATIONAL UNIT/PETERSON HOUSE)
SCHOOL ATTENDED - ROMAN SCHOOL. ESSIKADO.
HOSPITAL ATTENDED - TAKORADI HOSPITAL.
I believe and hope that with this little information provided, you will help out so that the necessary action will be taken.

Thank you and hoping that the neccessary action be taken As Soon As Possible.
Eben Botchway on February 4th, 2009 9:03 pm

The interview of the Information Minister -designate revealed glaring flaws in judgement of the Mills team. Not only that she has no control on the use of the english language to express herself, she lacks good control of the issues. You, Kojo, seems more of the nominee than she demonstrated.
The Mills team should not embarrass the Ghana Government with such inexperience Information Minister. If I am an NDC -leaning Ghanaian, I can imagine what the other party will be salivating to do. I am also a strong advaocate for having women in positions of stature. But this one is seriously lacking expertise for the demands of this all-important job.
Eric Hackman on February 5th, 2009 5:09 pm

The NDC is now paying back people who opening supported the NPP.prez Mills is quit and looking.I think he now knows that governance is like playind draft .Kojo pls play NO ONE LIKE YOU to former prez JAK.
Afi on February 12th, 2009 9:19 am

Generally, the process, i believe, has gone on well. The posture of some questioners and the calibre of questions asked gives cause for some concern. HOWEVER, i would want to ask a question- Is the excuse that a certain comment was made “in the heat of the political campainging” tenable? Can our politicians continue to make dangerous comments on a political stage with the excuse that this was done during campaign season? What if these comments incite chaos that degenerates into wide scale confusion? The effects could be extremely damaging and irreparable.

I want to take this oppoprtunity to let all ghanainas - politicians and non politicians alike, both current and future- that there is only ONE GHANA. Let us guard the peace and stability we currently enjoy with our very lives. WE MUST GUARD OUR TOUNGUES for in it lies the power of life and DEATH!

Regards.
nana kb on February 14th, 2009 10:31 am

kojo, how comes the government is paying this huge amount of money to these guys but can’t pay the scholarship students abroad for the past six months?
mohammed abdallah on February 15th, 2009 8:04 pm

Hi
I wonder why SOME NDC members in the gonja DISTRICT are putting up such
behavour.Instead of them ralling behind prez. MILLS in solving the problems comfronting the nation, they rather use diabolical means in denting the image of
Government by not allowing the president to focus on what he wants to do for the
nation.
I do not think they are real NDC supporters.
ellis kwafo adakwah on February 16th, 2009 7:31 am

kojo knust students are been treated like kids.the asantehene just came into the matters that arose in the university,but the v.c has paid deaf ears to what the asantehene said.the v.c respects no one includind the asantehene.the students are going to make sure the v.c gets out of power.
Nana on February 16th, 2009 2:59 pm

Hi Kojo

Thanks for today’s programme about the “PORN”. but also i will be glad if you can say something about the conduct of our friends indulging themselves in these Internet scam and Juju palaver,all because of chilling and flashee life styles.
please it ’s serious because of the negative punishment afterwards.
“IS IT BLOOD MONEY THAT OUR FRIENDS IN TOWN ARE DOING TO BE RICH;” THE GUYS OUT THERE.
I went out last friend night and friends told me about someone who was caught vomiting money just bad, in a club at Osu-RE, township.
Joy fm should take this subject up since it,s important to us all.
MIAOULI on February 18th, 2009 2:14 pm

hi kojo
i smell ghana going through a coup once more am serious, the whole country is asleep why becos all we know is how to pray if we don’t stop this church matter and sit down to tell our leader what we want them to do, we will one day get up is there is a coup. why shld the CDS, IGP and some other people be take out of office when a new gov comes to power it will get to a time when things people will take over the control of gov when there is a change in gov we as a country should be up and doing plse ghana let our LAWS in order be4 we start praying to God, becos the Good Lord will not do that for us. the pastors big men and law makers should wake up and put our laws in good shape plse, why can’t the CDS AND IGP AND OTHER PEOPLE BE IN POWER STILL IS TIME FOR THEM TO GO ON RETIREMENT why becos they are not Politicans. plse Ghana lets changes oue laws for a better GHANA. KOJO THAN U
Yawa Hansen-Quao on February 18th, 2009 9:27 pm

Hi Kojo,

I saw you at Ecobank Osu the other day–whatever you’re doing to keep the weight off is working–you looked nicely trimmed. Well, you walked out of the bank about two minutes before I had to lose my top with some staff there over discrepencies in my account.

You see, I’m a very peace-loving person and find it hard to pick a quarrel with anyone over anything but today, I tapped into a wildness that I did not know existed within me. When for the 3rd time, I reported discrepancies of nearly 200ghc taken out of my acccount, this bank failed to take action. I wasn’t so bothered until I attempted to cash a personal cheque and I was told it could not be honored because those funds had still not been returned to my account.

Kojo, that’s when I lost it! I stormed right into the General Manager’s office and made it clear in no uncertain terms that I was going to remain in his office standing over his desk and shouting the story to whoever would listen–until this problem was solved. Interesting enough, within minutes, I had my cash in hand.

Why do we have to be so nasty to get results? I’ve spent most of today pondering over the circumstance and wondered whether I was right to lose my cool. I see that sometimes it is necessary andut interestingly enough, when I began showing my discontent with the service, it emboldened another fellow who immediately became more vociferous in expressing his displeasure over a similar blunder. So perhaps some good has come of this.

Ecobank–you really need to sit up. You are not the bank you used to be and it’s making some of us want to leave you! Everyday–”the system is down” or some other excuse for non-performance. It’s getting really old.

Kojo–I have a song dedication to the folks at Ecobank–it’s Beyonce’s “I could have another you in a minute” I’ll be listening out to hear it.

Have a great day Kojo.

Yawa
Sarah on February 19th, 2009 8:05 am

Kojo it seems some of the vetting committee members are joking if they dont have questions that will move us forward to ask the nominees they should just forget it and stop wasting the tax payer’s money
Adomako on February 23rd, 2009 4:52 pm

GIMPA - Kumasi Campus Sega

Kojo , Gimpa gave MBA admission for people in Kumasi at their Kumasi Campus on 28th August 2008. Lectures was to start on 15th Sept, 2008 but it never got stated. They gave one story after another on to tell us in January that they can not offer the course in Kumasi. So those who can not transfer their admission to Accra Campus Should apply for refund. Some of us applied for it and it is taking them a month to refund the money. You call and they will tell you is being worked on. Now my concern is, they made us to pay $600, it was then $1 t0 GHc1.
Please find out from them when we will receive our refund and how much they will pay to us considering the dollar to cedi rate now.
Kojo, help us retrieve what is due us. I hope you will speak for us. Thank you so much.
Adomako for all distress Gimpa Kumasi Campus students.
Adomako on February 23rd, 2009 5:14 pm

GIMPA - Kumasi Campus Sega

Kojo , Gimpa gave MBA admission for people in Kumasi at their Kumasi Campus on 28th August 2008. Lectures was to start on 15th Sept, 2008 but it never got started. They gave one story after another only to tell us in January that they can not offer the course in Kumasi. So those who can not transfer their admission to Accra Campus Should apply for refund latest by 31st Jan 2009. Some of us applied for it and it is taking them a month to refund the money. You call and they will tell you is being worked on. Now my concern is, they made us to pay an initail commitment depoit of $600, every one paid not later than 10th Sept 2008. The rate then was $1 t0 GHc1.
Please find out from them when we will receive our refund and how much they will pay to us considering how long they have held on to our money and the dollar to cedi rate now.
Kojo, help us retrieve what is due us. I hope you will follow this issue up for us.
My cell phone number is 0244229499 call me if you need any additional information
Thank you so much.
Adomako for all distress Gimpa Kumasi Campus students.
godwin on February 23rd, 2009 6:08 pm

hi
if prez mill wants his appointees to declare their assets within seven days has he declare his if yes then he is on the right direction.but if no then i advice him to do so.because it is our tax which is being used to cater for them and we need to know what our tax money is used for.
from godwin
Da Sir (The only Sir in Finland) on February 24th, 2009 6:25 am

Hi Kojo,
Please tell all Liverpool fans that Man Utd will alwayz walk alone bcos we are the best. We will tonite teach Inter Milan a bitter lesson in Soccer. Man Utd!, everywhere you go.
Fuseini on February 25th, 2009 2:18 pm

Hi Kojo,
Tamale was a peadeful until the march 2002 when the unfortunate incident happen leading to the death of the overlord of Dagbonn, and subsequent murder of Alhaji Issah Mobila who was the caretaker & breadwinner of the over 20 widows of the dagbon Overlord after his murder.

Imediateally after the the munder of the Chief, the then president JAk Said investigations will be conducted and perpetrrates of the crime will be dealt with and brought to book. The murder did not even end there, Issah Mobila was also killed. All these not even a soul is arrested in connection with these nasty incidence.

As a dagomba and natative of Tamale lived there for 26yrs, the issue of gun shouting at least provocation in Tamale started immediatly after these above Incidence which I understand. Do You know Why? the answer is simple. Becuase if these 2 strong personalities can be killed in the our so called mordern ghana, without the law dealing with the perpertraters to book, you should expect this sort of things.

All these things are happening because of the fact that people are aggrieved and fell that the law has not worked as promise by Ex- President John A Kuffour, and the fact that the perpetraters knowing the extent of their crimes and anticipation of retaliation from the others side had to also buy guns for protection. So at least provocation within the twosides, there is felling that the pre-anticipation posible retailition is coming prompting the used of the guns.

Kojo, it will surprise you to know that those holding these guns can even afford 3 square meal. This means that the guns are been bought by people who has enough to eat and save.

As native of dagbon, I fell the best way to solve the problem is for the government to start invistigation into the yendi and Issah mobila issues and start arresting these perpertaters and everybody will circum.

Fuseini.
Kojo on February 27th, 2009 1:32 am

I want to use your media to ask the NDC government whether the current freeze on payments also affects payment of the allowances of Ghanaian students abroad? We have not received our allowances for the past 2 months. We live in a foriegn land, so help from others is not that readily available. It is winter, we are hungry and cold. Without money we can’t heat our rooms.
Emmanuel on February 28th, 2009 5:31 pm

NPP have bn vindicated.Now wat will Alhaji Mumuni do.He had to have listen to the minority.He has to resign and come back when he is cleared.From the new list of deputy ministers, i don’t think Prez Mills scrapped some ministries because if u remove one from the list of two deputies from any ministry, u form a new ministry. Imagine even the three deputies.I’m sure he has formed more ministries indirectly from the deputies than he scrapped. By the way,Kojo i was one of the10 ppl who won free zain airtime wen u introduced yr new zain txt line.Up to now i have not received the airtime.My numba is 0264418244.U can verify n c.My numba was mentioned on yr show
George on March 3rd, 2009 11:47 am

I must first acknowledge the great work you and your entire team are doing for our beloved country.We all have a responsibility to build our dear country in many ways as the youth holds the key to future development.I want to make some suggestion if you can use your platform to extend it to the right office.I still believe their are a lot of ways the government can create jobs for the youth.For now i will give two.Let assume a constitution is pass by our parliament that everybody must put on Africa wear (Batic,tie and dye,fugu,GTP, Akosombo textile etc) on mondeys,wednesdays and fridays.This will increase the demand which will create a lot of jobs for the youth in batic bussiness,tailoring, dressmaking etcAlso there will be a better compitition in the bussiness for quality and we as a nation can sell for a foriegn exchange.Have you ask why Nigerians like thier agbada?Our “big” men use alot of money to buy suit from outside which boast that country economy and we go back to ask for loan.
Secondly there are alot of bamboo trees and we keep on importng pens.If the gorvenment set up a a pen factory in any of the the region where bamboo trees are in plentiful,it will create job for the local people and this will stop this urban magration.The local people and other youth will provide the raw materials and u can imagine the demand .i guess you have seen a pen made of bamboo before?We only import pens to improve someone economy,why?
God has bless Ghana with everything a nation need to develop and we are still poor.The Bible tells us that the my people perish becauses of lack of knowledge.What us do we want God to do for us.Your company can come out with a programme title WHAT CAN WE DO TO DEVELOP GHANA?i guess there are alot of ideas out there to build our beloved country.Nobody can build Ghana except you and me for the next generation.

Long live Ghana

Regards
George.
Eddie Highlander on March 4th, 2009 5:50 am

Hi Kojo,
Please wish Adwoa Amoanimaa Twum a Happy Birthday, may she live to be 99.7 in Jesus name, Amen!
Eddie Highlander on March 4th, 2009 5:52 am

Hi Kojo,
Please wish Adwoa Amoanimaa Twum of Valley View University a Happy Birthday, may she live to be 99.7 in Jesus name, Amen!
Prosper on March 4th, 2009 9:39 am

Kojo the problem of the Ghanaian is management we can not sustain anything put in our hands. What happened to the rice factory in the Volta region, what happened to Corned beef factory, the shoe factory, the tomato factory and finally the PIS on starch we cannot sustain any project beyond 4years, maximum 5years. Our own airline is in crises due to management. Just yesterday metro mass company is facing the same management problem. The ordinary Ghanaian will choose to break part of the wall in front of his or her house put a few shop to sell. Everybody in Ghana is selling who will. This will not help the economy of Ghana.

From Prosper of TechyConsult
Kramer consult ltd on March 4th, 2009 11:08 am

Please i want to make enquiry on the Africa Maritime Manning Conference that would be held in Ghana this month.
Please con you help me send to the email address provide the name and telephone Nums. of the organiser so that my company can reach out to them.
thank you in anticipation of your early response.
Nuseli on March 5th, 2009 9:00 am

kojo, all this discussion points to one fact, our lleaders lack the political will to make the tough decisions that can turn round things in Ghana. this is to say that we have being electing “weak willed” leaders. lets ask ourself why these leaders don’t have the will. the reason is relection. to solve this, let every prez serve one and only one term.
Isaher the idea of Kofi bentil, services is the right direction for this country and not the industrialization others are preaching. let us give it a try.!
good morning kojo
Kofi Oppong on March 5th, 2009 5:15 pm

Did we Pay this politicians to go and site in parliament to do OOOOOOOHHHH, AAAAAAAAHHHHHH, Hereeeeehereeeeeeeeeeeee???

No sense of seriousness in parliament. God help us!!!!!
Samuel Kudjodzi,pojoba 2001. on March 5th, 2009 7:31 pm

Hallo Senior Kojo,
I am really grateful for Joy FM.
Thanks for the sms u put on the website for late listening.
It’s really helping me a lot in Germany where i find myself now having most of my lectures during day hours.
I really feel @ home when listening and bonds me so much to Ghana.
Kudos to the hardworking staff and management .
KEEP THE FAITH.
DAMESI GEORGE on March 6th, 2009 4:48 pm

CURBING ACCIDENTS ON OUR ROADS-
DRIVERS NEED IN-SERVICE TRAINING

With the occurrences of accidents on our roads despite the efforts of the
MTTU, Road safety commission and others, I suggest the following.

1. The stake holders in Transport and Roads Industry should set up
an IN-SERVICE TRAINING UNIT in The Transport Ministry, with
funding from the National Budget.

2. The In-Service Training should be in collaboration with the following
Organizations.

(i) The various Registered Transport Unions like the G.P.R.T.U
PROTOA, CO-OPERATIVES and etc.
(ii) The Road Safety Commission.
(iii) All the Automobile Companies in the country.
(iv) The M.T.T.U.

3. The unit should be used to re-train the Drivers with valid Driving
Licenses who are actively driving.

4. The training should be done on rotational basis, for example twenty or more
Drivers should be called at a time from the various stations/
Branches for some few days like (5days) duration, (both classroom work
And practical work) and the training should be non-residential.

5 RESOURCE PERSONS
(i) The resource persons should be work knowledgeable and have Some few years of driving experience and some
Engineering knowledge of vehicle repairs and maintenance.

(ii) Some staff of th DVLA in the various District and
regional capitals should be trained to be trainers in their
respective Districts.

(iii) Some staff could be picked from other Government
Endineering workshops who are experienced in vehicle
Repairs and maintenance works, and allowances not extra
Salaries paid them by the transport ministry .

(iv) Other resource persons should come from the various registered transport
Unions and automobile companies in the country.

6 EXAMPLE OF SELECTION DRIVERS

1 HO-HOHOE STATION – 5 DRIVERS AT A TIME

2 HO –AFLOA STATION -5 DRIVERS AT A TIME

3 HO-KPEDZE STATION – 5 DRIVERS AR A TIME

4 HO-ACCRA STATION -5DRIVERS AT A TIME

20
NB For a duration of at least 5days on rotational basis.

7. possible subjects to be taught
1 road safety signs
2 defensive driving technics
3 vehicle repairs and maintenance
4 causes of road accidents

1 Drivers faults-tired and drunken driving and ect

2 Mechanical faults

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K.B on March 6th, 2009 8:54 pm

kojo i’ve fell in love and for the past 3 years, my life has changed tremendously. today as we plan our wedding which would be somewhere in october, we are celebrating our 3rd year of lobilobi. i want to tell Gloria Ziddah of UCC that i love her soo much. and i cant wait to see that day come to an end. its a day i pray would never EVER eND. i love her soo much
K.B on March 6th, 2009 8:57 pm

i wish, i wish. Kojo i wish we had no politicians in this basabasa world of ours. they tell lies all the time and then try to cover up with another lie. they only want our money. eeeeeiiiiii edaa yesu beba no …………………hmmmm
Emmanuel Egyir-Croffet on March 12th, 2009 6:22 am

Hi Kojo, thanks for a great show

best regards to my grand mother Ms Magerete Egyir-Croffet and her sister Auntie Esther all of Koforidua, i wish her speedy recovery.

stay blessssssssssssssssssssssssss
JACQUE, USA on March 12th, 2009 6:21 pm

Why are we (Ghanaians) so focus on what the former President do or purchase? He doesn’t owes us (Ghanaians) any allegiance; Why? He is a private citizen now. He has very right to buy anything he wants as long as it is not your or mine money. We need to focus on the new government and the change that they promise us. The new government needs to stop the tactic that they are using. We ghanaians are watching them.
David Amporful on March 24th, 2009 6:55 am

I write to express grave concern about Afriqiyah Airways and its luggage handling services and complaints procedures.
I travelled between 11 December 2008 and 19 January 2009 from London Gatwick United Kingdom to Accra, Ghana via Tripoli. As is becoming characteristic of Afriqiyah Airways, we departed late from London Gatwick at about 1400 GMT instead of the scheduled departure and also late at about 1800 GMT from Tripoli to Accra arriving at about 2330 GMT. I checked in 2 luggages of 19kg and 32kg respectively to Accra. I only received one bag of 19kg on disembarkment in Accra which upon inspection was damaged beyond repairs. Cost of replacement of this bag is priced at one hundred and fifty pound sterling (£150). The second 32kg bag didn’t arrive and I duly reported the damaged bag and missing one at the helpdesk in Accra, Ghana at about 0200GMT, 12 December 2008. I was promised compensation to replace the damaged bag and my phone taken to receive the missing 32kg luggage. I waited for the call but to no avail thus went by the Aviance and Menzies luggage handling section for Afriqiyah Airways on 16 December 2008. I received this bag with item stolen and weighing on 29kg and upon inspection on the spot found evidence of pilferage or common theft and that my lock on the luggage was missing. items missing cost about £2200.All efforts to claim compensation has proved futile.This is becoming characteristic of Afriqiyah Airways as several passengers experience this with Afriqiyah.I will like feedback on Joyfm to check these incidents and alert all passengers.Thank you
Emmanuel on March 30th, 2009 8:43 am

I listen to the tape of the GBC Boss statements. I think the media has been unfair to the Hon KT Hammond.The media presented the situation as if there were insults from both the Honourable and the GBC Boss but if u listen to the tape it was only the GBC Boss who was insulting the Honourable. Also this claim by the GBC workers that the Honourable should apologize is very funny. How can they say the Honourable referred to them as fool when He mentioned specific cases n situations n described them as foolish.Is that a reference to the whole GBC Workers. They are being extremely disingenious. They should rather tell their Boss that he didnt conduct himself well n should rather apologize and stop this gross dis-service they r doing to themselves. The Honourable has done nothing wrong and should rather be congratulated for his tolerance.If he also insulted the GBC Boss, the media should play the tapes so that we can judge bcoz we have not any of such tapes so we can conclude that it was only the GBC Boss who did himself,GBC and the whole country a great dis-service by displaying gross intolerance n bad language. He should resign nobly
Emmanuel on March 30th, 2009 8:54 am

I listened to the tape of the GBC Boss statements or insults. I think the media has been unfair to the Hon KT Hammond.The media presented the situation as if there were insults from both the Honourable and the GBC Boss but if u listen to the tape it was only the GBC Boss who was insulting the Honourable. Also this claim by the GBC workers that the Honourable should apologize is very funny. How can they say the Honourable referred to them as fool when He mentioned specific cases n situations n described them as foolish.Is that a reference to the whole GBC Workers. They are being extremely disingenious. They should rather tell their Boss that he didnt conduct himself well n should rather apologize and stop this gross dis-service they r doing to themselves. The Honourable has done nothing wrong and should rather be congratulated for his tolerance.If he also insulted the GBC Boss, the media should play the tapes so that we can judge bcoz we have not any of such tapes so we can conclude that it was only the GBC Boss who did himself,GBC and the whole country a great dis-service by displaying gross intolerance n bad language. He should resign nobly
Awiafi K. Kojo on March 31st, 2009 7:06 pm

Headache of Postgraduate Studies in KNUST
I was admitted into a postgraduate programme three and half years ago for the 2005/2006 academic year into a two year Master of Science programme. My study programme was in two folds; taught course and research which is similar to the Master of Philosophy programme in the University of Ghana. Little did I know that I have to beg and pursued my Lecturers for Lecture time. With determination and persistence, I was able to finish both the taught course and research on time (year 2007). ‘Luckily’ my thesis were cleared after my defense program in the first quarter of the year 2008 but being unlucky again my results could not be found at the Graduate School of this University. When the results were later found, the academic procedure was to be followed and the next step was for the Graduate School Board to have meeting to discuss these results after which the Academic board would also discuss the results. Little did I know and think I was alone, later I found out that a group from a whole Department could not graduate in June 2008. This group of students even registered for congregation just to realize that their names were not part and they were asked to wait for one more year. The reason was that their results were submitted to the Graduate School a day late. Please is this a crime committed by the students?
The question then comes, why is it difficult for a Postgraduate School to pass out the manpower of country to help in development?
Answer: the Dean of the Postgraduate School of KNUST (Professor A. A. Adimado) , has not been able to organise a Graduate School Board meeting since last year June because he has a lot of consultancies abroad. Is it not interesting that when several attempts were made to contact the Dean and the Assistant Registrar of the Postgraduate School on when such a meeting will be organised, all the feedback we get from them is that ‘we are busy with admissions’.
Please can you imagine the University of Ghana had a graduation/congregation in November 2008 and March 2009 and this is at an interval of three months. Please who can help me understand why a Postgraduate School Board cannot meet for about nine (9) months while others are passing students into the labour market at an interval of three (3) months. Currently many of us have our thesis under external assessment and are waiting for a defense before graduation. Interestingly the Dean who does not take his office serious has been out of the country for a while.
Please I have spent four (4) years so far in my studies instead of two (2) years and yet without a certificate and would like to ask for the good old Professor A. A. Adimado to try and stay at his desk to aid the processing and passing of students instead of the way things are being handled now. We want to grow to his level and would be happy if he helps the process.
Please help investigate and let us pass out and have our certificates.
Thank you.
Abotsi Mawuli Augustus on April 2nd, 2009 9:36 pm

Kojo,
Have u heard of this news, if u did why didnt u share it with the listening public. Check out this link http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pag es/hubble/science/hidden_exopla net.html
Simon (from UK) on April 10th, 2009 8:14 am

hi kojo,
i want to make a donation (£100) to the Easter Soup Kitchen, unfortunately my banks internet service is out of order. which means i cant get the money to u before Sunday. i hope it wont be late to send my donation after the Easter holidays.
please send me joy Fm’s bank details.
greetings to Ato my Essikado brother.
Richard on April 14th, 2009 6:13 am

It seems to look like everything has changed in Ghana…..My problem is that i have applyed for a passport since last year but as am talking now i have not received my passport……..what is really going on in this country is it bad for citizens of this country to have a passport all this are matters that is in the4 country that needs to be solved…this was to be done in 3month that a right way to obtain it but i have not got it and its going to a year……………if this is happening why wont people go and do fake passport for citizens………………Please i want o know what is wrong……….
atikpo nelson on April 20th, 2009 9:11 am

HI KOJO,
I WISH TO COMMEND YOU IMMENSELY ON THE GOOD JOB YOU ARE DOING FOR
GHANA.KEEP IT UP.HAVING LISTEN TO VARIOUS DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC CONCERNING RECENT ROAD ACCIDENTS IN OUR COUNTRY,I WISH TO MAKE MY CONTRIBUTION.HAVING BEEN IN THE TRANSPORT BUSINESS FOR SOME YEARS NOW, I BELIEVE IT WILL TAKE JUST MORE THAT JUST DRIVER EDUCATION TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

I WILL BE WILLING TO PROVIDE MY RICH EXPERIENCE IF OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR ON YOUR SHOW.

MY CONTACT IS 0248323667
021713144
nelsonatikpo@ymail.com
jock on April 21st, 2009 7:46 am

This is pure irresponsibility on the part of all involved in the preparation and supervision of candidates as well as The WAEC which could have prevented this by allowing the candidates to write the exams and later on investigate for action to be taken. I believe its time another examining body is set up to break the WAEC monopoly in the conduct of exams in Ghana. Nigeria has other bodies conducting exams for the government. Why cant Ghana do same? Meanwhile, when you have people who are not qualified, managing an institution like The WAEC, this is what happens. WAEC must be investigated as there is so much rot
Ebenezer Mudor on April 22nd, 2009 5:24 am

Hi Kojo
Please can you help to inform the police commander in Volta to check on the drivers who overload the minibus by taking 4 4 instead of 3 3….they do this in the capital [Ho] to the other destinations.
Rama on April 22nd, 2009 7:48 am

Hi Kojo, i just heard you and Dr. Nii Moi Thompson discuss the issues of KYC and reference in terms of account opening process. I will like to say that we as banks are handicapped when it comes identifying people and where they live and that accounts for the banks asking for directional maps and asking that some one who has known you over a priod of time can be your reference. If the National Identification system was in place i bet some of these primitive ways of doing banking will cease but as it stands we do not. That notwithstanding i do strongly believe that there we as bankers do need to be proactive and innovative.
Afolabi Jibrill on April 23rd, 2009 8:21 am

Good Morning Kojo,

How will Joy Fm and other media houses would have covered the attacks on journalist at Ex President Kuffour’s house if the same thing had occured at Ex Presidents Rawlings house? Kojo Please call the affected journalist to hear their side and not Mr. Frank Agyekum.
Quophy Yeboah on April 23rd, 2009 3:10 pm

Frank Agyekum should spare us the details, he should apologise for what ensued between the security and the pressmen. He shouldn’t lie to us about it, after all he was not around so how can he give an accurate account of what actually happened?
adjei manu on April 29th, 2009 2:36 am

We citizens of the asante akim district are being denied complete healh care. The only hospital within the distric i.e. Agogo hospital has since last friday resorted to serving only emergency drugs. we are told the hospital and all scheme providers around have not been paid anything this year and has made running the hospital difficult. the private pharmacies in town are also for the same reason not serving insurance prescriptions. kojo, please follow up for us today today cos we are suffering. they keep on telling us that there is money and that the insurance providers have not send their claims and hence the delay but i strongly believe that there is fundamental problem. if indeed there is money, then pay them now.If Ras Boateng is listening, i want him to know that, currently, the catholic hospitals in B/A are doing same.
MUTAWAKIL on April 30th, 2009 11:03 am

Hallo Senior Kojo, i just like the way you deal with all issues before you keep it up i really admire you and i cant miss your show.
Elizabeth Hamidu-Issaka on May 1st, 2009 7:37 pm

I sent my application to Access bank but i didnt hear from them. Please can you check for me, because i really need to work with you. i have wished for an opportunity like this. God bless you for coming to Ghana.
Kingsley Agbenyega on May 5th, 2009 7:34 am

I think that the junior doctors have every right to go on strike but they should not lose sight of their oath. I am sure that this oath has consequences. It is in this regard that I think the Ghana medication Association or who ever is responsible for administrering the oath to come up with the appropriate action.
I think it is because they are never sunctioned thats why they continue to put people lives on the line.

The Ghana medical Association should be responsible.
Cecil Attipoe on May 5th, 2009 9:25 pm

Manchester United is very spiritual,if you play with it, you will die young.
Kwabena on May 7th, 2009 9:11 am

Kojo,

Please ask Minister what he doing about Community Information Center project which initiated by GIFTEL and UNDP Ghana.
DELALI on May 8th, 2009 7:54 pm

Kojo i think we having a big problem as a country because we dont have “expects” who are men of conviction. why i am saying this ? we were in this country when most lawyers alleged the president had bridge alot of the constitutional provision. ask, how many of them took the case tothe Surpreme court to seek the Surpreme court’s ruling on the matter. i can give various examoles were this so called ” expects ” and professors have said alot of things they never followed up on.
please i want u to put this topic up for disc. “do we have men of convicttion in our country at all”.
Richard on May 14th, 2009 10:22 am

Hi Kojo,

I like the way you are handling the salary payment issue. You are really asking the question on mind of many Ghanaians. I’d like you to look at passport issues on your show next time. How can we say we want to deepen international relations if it takes years to acquire or renew a single passport? It is pity if you don’t know anybody at those places.
Paul Raimaker on May 15th, 2009 12:51 pm

Kojo!

I really enjoyed the issues discussed last Wednesday. It concerned the delays in the payment of salaries to especially newly employed health workers. Indeed, the story of the nurse you interviewed was so gripping and pitiable. Health workers really need to be well taken care of.

Kojo, what I didn’t like about the show was the fact that you kept mentioning “Doctors, Nurses and other health workers” at least six times on the show, forgetting to add the PHARMACIST also as a member of the health care team who is also enduring similar plights. Don’t forget the role the PSGH played in the JOY FM soup kitchen. At least, the least you could do for us is to give us mentions and highlight the role of the pharmacist in the healthcare delivery system of Ghana and indeed any other nation. If that statement sounds like blackmail, then forgive me for being too blunt.

Someday, when you consider to focus on professions that are not being given the needed attention by the public on your network, please don’t forget to make the profession of pharmacy the first on that list.

I am a newly registered pharmacist and sometimes I think us pharmacists are not appreciated for what we bring to the table in terms of healthcare delivery in this country. I think too much emphasis is laid on the roles of the doctor and the nurse only. This should change! It should be “Doctors, Pharmacists and Nurses” whenever the healthcare team is to be mentioned in one breath.

Maybe our leaders should also make a conscious effort to market the pharmacy profession well enough. I am proud of my profession. I’m sure I’ll be even prouder when I am appreciated by all Ghanaians, starting with the media.

Kojo, you and all Ghanaians must remember that whenever you are unwell, your first port of call is more often than not the PHARMACY. The pharmacist is the primary health care provider. Give me my due recognition.

Thank you
owusu on May 20th, 2009 8:33 am

kojo what the guy is describing is juju not sakawa. sleeping in coffin is not cybercrime, but sikadru, they only use sakawa as a cover cloth.
owusu on May 20th, 2009 8:39 am

tell me the credit card fraud is now on the decline because pals don’t send them the parcels they purchase online anymore. some online shops have also detected that and are no longer accepting credit cards.

some of these boys pretend to be in love with this white ladies and later defraud them anyway they can. some white ladies are now also aiding the boys to shop online by calling the shops and making the purhcases on their behalf.

believe me is very complicated.
Andy on May 21st, 2009 6:51 pm

Hi Kojo,
It looks as if it is only when Ministers pay visit to institutions that things begin to work well, especially facilities in disrepair. I say this because, that has been the case with the Mortuary of the War Memorial Hospital in Navrongo.It is unbelievable that after 5 long years that the fridges of the mortuary broke down, the Hon. Mark Woyongo was the only person to have ensured the repair and renovation of such an important department of the hospita just after assuming officel. I guess this is not the only scenario in this country. It is happening all over. Is it that the ordinary Ghanaian can not bring about a change in the areas of society where attention is needed?
Nana Spintex on May 24th, 2009 8:48 am

Hi Kojo,

I know this will come out late but its better late than never. I got the shock of my life this morning 24th May, 2009( Sunday) when I got to a section off the Devtraco road that connects to Community 18; Tiesco Estates to be precise. A popular radio presentor Abeiku Santana had a shovel in hand and was busily piling up debris including sharp edge blocks across the road infront of his house.

His reason? he claims is to reduce speed on the untarred road. For who he is and what he represent, this is an indictment on the good work of radio presenters who have warmed the hearts of many as role models in society.

Infact, I feel embarrassed that one of your own especially from a sister radio station, will act in such manner. Employees of key organisations should always note that they carry the mantle of their organisations wherever they find themselves. We are quick to criticize politicians on private matters forgetting that at any point in time we could also become a public figure because of what we do in society.
Ato on May 25th, 2009 9:35 am

Kojo, I was listening to your discussions on the AU day. I think our educational system has failed us woefully. This is because our system is based on certification and not implementation. You are just to pour what the teacher gave you and simply refuse to think. Kojo, we have economists in this country but are they able to tell us the real state of our economy? Don’t we sit for the IMF to calculate for us and toy us around so that we could end up running to them for help? Ask these asian countries we talk about so much about how they did it. It was without the IMF. When you watch movies, you can see how they implement what they learn from school; be it for good or bad, I simply admire the implementation. Kojo, its all about getting a certificate, knowing somebody and simply being at where you’re not supposed to be. No motivation for others at all! Kojo, I weep for Africa all the time and I live my life simply disregarding our robot system
Eddy on May 26th, 2009 7:22 pm

i think it wud b better for the SHS to b extented to four years.coz kid of today dnt have tym for their books.thanx
Joe on May 27th, 2009 6:24 am

Hi Kojo,
I think it will be a good idea to provide a number to which those in the diaspora could send text messages during Ghana speaks. Thanks for this morning’s word of motivation.

Have a great day.

Joe
RANGER on May 27th, 2009 6:40 am

HI KOJO,
ITS SO SHAMEFUL FOR A RESPECTABLE RADIO STATION LIKE JOY FM TO BE PLAYING THE SOUND BITE OF A SLIP MADE BY THE PRESIDENT AFTER NEWS NITE YESTERDAY.OUR WE BEGINIG TO SEE THE TRUE (NPP) COLOURS OF JOY FM?
STOP THE PETTINESS.
abdulsalam a on May 27th, 2009 7:57 am

l am sorry to say Nana did not say anything l was disappointed he should learn to do a constructive critic point out and give solutions.
Richard on May 27th, 2009 8:26 am

Hi kojo i guess there shd be a review so the right thing needs to be done on the former speakers issue. there are more problems that needs serious attention like the payment of teachers,doctors nurses and other groups rather focusing on cars,items creating in security in some parts of the country………is Mr Boom around………
Tell adenta mp to work hard or else he will lose his seat just like what we did to Hammond becos we got issues in Adenta rather than touring around infact is uesless……………. barca all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy b’day to mariam
W. Ofori on May 27th, 2009 8:28 am

The reference to Prof. Mills as Candidate Mills by Nana Akuffo-Addo during his Press Conference. In my opinion was very disrespectful and should not be coming from a man like him. This is a person who is seeking Ghanaians to vote for him first and then NPP second. His language by refereeing to Prof. Mills as Candidate Mills is an indication that he would disrespect all Ghanaians if voted to power. Is it written in stone that Nana Akuffo-Addo and NPP should be the only political party to rule Ghana? Are they the only people in this country blessed with wisdom and knowledge to rule this country?
Joe on May 27th, 2009 8:58 am

Hi Kojo,
Its good you’re discussion this issue regarding our embassies abroad. I’m a student in Japan. When I arrived here I contacted the embassy to register as a Ghanaian coming to live temporary in Japan. I was told by the embassy staff that I need to pay a registration fee of 4000 Yen. I find it outrageous, that the embassy want me to pay before they register my presence in Japan, when I’m being supported by the Japanese Government to study here. Its unfortunate the embassy does not freely keep a register of Ghanaian citizens here. As it is now, many students studying in Japan prefer to stay away from the embassy. I think our embassies need to re-focus their activities.

Joe
ATSU on May 27th, 2009 11:18 am

No form of militant uprising will help us, Ghanaians are fed up with akufo addo and his cronies, he should give is a break and think of how to move the capitalist npp to a socialist npp
long live all Marxist
long live socialism
ATSU on May 27th, 2009 11:40 am

it is sad that the newspaper review segment of the super morning show is now being used by ato kwamena dadzie to openly display his ignorance on national issues, and i wonder why you kojo will not correct him when he (Ato ) goes wrong. It is embarrassing for me to hear ato say that barack obama does not critic bush administration and that obama is always talking about how to fix the economy and therefore the mills administration should stop the blame game and hit the ground running, this is ignorance at it his peak. First and foremost mills administration is always talking and working towards the restoration of the country to good economic path but because of stomach journalists and i dont want to believe that ato is one of them ( i hope not) they are always focusing on things which are only propaganda
i will urge the management of joy fm to put a check on ato utterances if not he will continue to embarrass the station, may be he needs a refresher course to refresh his knowledge
JOY FM should not forget that one bad nut can spoil the soup, ATO SHOULD GIVE US A Break
long live all Marxist
long live all socialist
long live the agenda of a better ghana by NDC
peace and good morning

NB
Pls pls pls Kojo read this mail for me abaaaaa, You never read my mail on air why.? are u against we the socialist?
JACQUE, USA on May 27th, 2009 6:41 pm

HI KOJO,

I AM ASHAMED TO THE WAY IN WHICH WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FORMER SPEAKER. SERIOUSLY, WE ARE TALKING AS IF THE CURRENT SPEAKER WILL USE USED ITEMS. I PERSONALLY WILL NOT USE A USED BED, CURTAIN NOR COOKWARE THAT SOMEONE HAS USED FOR 8 YEARS. THIS IS COMMON SENSE. WE NEED TO BE SERIOUS AND DO THINGS THAT WILL BETTERMENT GHANAIANS. THESE THINGS ARE POLITICAL MOTIVATED SO PEOPLE LET STOP TALKING ABOUT USED ITEMS BECAUSE GHANA IS MOVING FORWARD PERIOD.

I AM GHANAIAN, NOT NPP OR NDC
laud on May 29th, 2009 5:24 pm

Am sorry for Jacque from USA, We must be objective in what ever we are saying, let say the truth for God sake.
Gabby on June 3rd, 2009 9:48 am

Hi Kojo,
When will politicians stop and think about the people of Ghana for a season. When a party is in power, they laud certain procedures and when they are out of power those procedures are wrong.
This is in line with this BNI-Mpiani issue and the former Speaker of Parliament case. It is very sad when i think of it.
When areas like Adenta has had power outages from Sunday to Tuesday night and areas in Ofankor continue to experience random lights out, government dont really think about that. Water shortages and the story goes on and on.
They dont seem to care. They take it as normal.
Let us pray for Committed leaders to lead this country

God bless you and long live Joy FM
yaw on June 6th, 2009 4:34 pm

HI KOJO,

THERE IS THIS NEW TELEVISION STATION KNOWN AS C.R.T.V SITUATED AT A.R.S. JUNCTION, AMERICAN HOUSE. FOR THE PAST ONE YEAR THE WORKERS HAVE NOT BEEN GIVING THIER SALARY. KOJO WE WANT TO SUE THE COMPANY BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW. WE NEED YOUR HELP
yaw on June 6th, 2009 4:37 pm

HI KOJO,

THERE IS THIS NEW TELEVISION STATION KNOWN AS C.R.T.V SITUATED AT A.R.S. JUNCTION, AMERICAN HOUSE. FOR THE PAST ONE YEAR THE WORKERS HAVE NOT BEEN GIVING THIER SALARY. KOJO WE WANT TO SUE THE COMPANY BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW. WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE ARE VERY HUNGARY.
kay on June 7th, 2009 6:03 pm

Best show so far. kojo it may interest you to know that i have tried more than a month to do my national service registraion but can’t go through. i went to the secretariate last month for verification and they assured me it will be active from the begining of this month. i av tried since the begining of this month but still, the value is the same. can you kindly use this wonderful platform to inform them for me. I luv to serve my nation. kay,
Akorfa on June 8th, 2009 8:29 am

Kojo

I dont agree that the Black Star was a new unknown squad. The only additions in the starting line up were Kojo Asamoah and Agyeman Badu. The old faces were all there with the exception of Muntari and Appiah. S whats our beef? The cordination in the team was good so we could keep the squad , but in realty its not a totally new Black stars
Akorfa on June 8th, 2009 2:29 pm

I dont agree that the Black Star was a new unknown squad. The only additions in the starting line up were Kojo Asamoah and Agyeman Badu. The old faces were all there with the exception of Muntari and Appiah. S whats our beef? The cordination in the team was good so we could keep the squad , but in realty its not a totally new Black stars. When Suley and Appiah are ready they should join may be Kumordjie and Dramini will go home and wait
ADJOA on June 9th, 2009 12:41 pm

Kojo
Good morning, Do you know that the gov,t is waisting time,
NDC should remember that their days are numbered and four yrs time
they wd cry. Lets pray for better Ghana.

Good morning to Mr KOJO TABI BUTAH & MRS HENRIETTA KETEKU BUTAH.
Kenneth on June 15th, 2009 8:07 am

Hi Kojo,
There is this problem with issueing of certificates by some professional boards in this country. Over the weekend there was an interview with some company and almost half of the candidates were turned away because they did not have their original certificates to show to the panel though they had passed the interview. Kojo, this issue is serious cause some candidates met their mates there some had their certificates but others did not this is because they had bribed their way through. This is not fair and the painful aspect of it is that i completed Takoradi Poly last year and i dont have my certificate and my brother who completed KNUST just last month is graduating tomorrow n he will have his certificate. Kojo i just want you to take up this issue cos people are losing job opportunities just because of the irresponsible behaviour of our so called professional on those boards. Thank you
Onike on June 17th, 2009 9:39 am

Hi kojo, good morning. PlS permit me to say CONGRATS to all graduands at KNUST this year, esp to my roomies and friends: SINGEE, CANDY, DESDEE, SIMEONE, KB, AK KWAME et al. I think ‘No beer in heaven’ will be just fine this morn. To them, I say be the change you will want to see in the world!
HUbert on June 17th, 2009 2:17 pm

kojo tell the NDCpeople if the ecomyne is broke they shoud fix it.also stop worring the former administration.
Daniel Twum on June 19th, 2009 7:17 am

hi akwasi; good morning first to all fathers a happy fathers day ,without our mothers they would’nt have be that good loving and caring fathers they been all this while i wish every father a happy day and long life .2 if the NDC goverment within two monther they have spent 3.6 billion ,how much are they going spend in the fonr year term in power .a word to the wise is enough [asem aseba] form Daniel Twum in connecticut united states of america
Francis E. Monnie on June 19th, 2009 4:22 pm

Hi Kojo, i have been here (Munster-Germany) just three days and i must commend u guys for the great news coverage on Ghana. It makes me feel at home all the time. Chaley, i miss my usual dose of evening fufu already! The stuff (i mean the mbodom ediban) we eat here is a big challenge to me. Anyway, thanks to the morning show crew and yoür hard working staff and keep up the good work. I’ll be home in two weeks. (Ekow)
Kojo, Sakumono on June 23rd, 2009 12:56 pm

Kojo, this morning’s discussions on the Africa Business Competitiveness Report made really interesting listening. I do share in all the issues raised and think that your discussants did raise some thought provoking issues regarding ways to improve Ghana’s business attractiveness. One point though that really resonated with me is the issue of the quality of Ghana’s labour force and I partcularly with Mr. Adogo’s point about the absence of the quality ‘conveyor’ belt middle level manpower to translate strategic management decisions and policies into actionable achievable steps to achieve desired results on the shop floor. Nothing could be father from the truth.

But you see Kojo, this did not happen out of th vacuum. Our education system is more academic rather than problem solving in both orientation and execution. How many industry people are engaged to teach and share real business world experience with our university students. Are we not too enamored with academic degrees and titles but in most cases with little practical substance to back it up. I am for academic achievements and I salue those who have managed significant academic qualifications for themeselves.

However, is this obsession with letters not our bane? In more advanced countries, CEOs, mid-level managers and other professionals with hands-on experienec are the ones who are engaged to share their rich experiences with students. On a recent trip to China to participate in a workshop on Development, one of the resource persons started his lecture by making a claim to the effect that he was core member of the team that initiated the process of actualizing the national vision that has transformed China into the economic miracle we are all admiring today. And, most of the things this gentleman said was what he had been part of and which had worked; and not some abstract developmental theories from some text book or America or Britain.

Kojo, we need to get serious in this country. Just take a cursory look at the curriculum of the universities that are mushrooming all over the place. Everybody is offering Business Administration. And what kind of information are the students being provided with?

If we teach theory we produce theorists with little problem-solving skills in the real world. Perhaps the Ashesi model is not being trumpeted loudly enough!

I will be back on this issue.
sue addo on June 29th, 2009 12:05 am

Kojo,
I cant believe that a medical student called Isaac Osei and who claims he has a travel agency could swindle me of an amount of 900 dollars. He has now disappeared from his hostel and the office of the agency. the agency is called Sankofa Travel Agency. Would be travellers should be careful of him because I’ve learnt he’s done that to others too.
Sue , Tema
Appiah Adjei on June 30th, 2009 3:30 pm

It seems rather suspicious that none of the guys you talked to earlier admitted longterm political ambition. In my mind, there is nothing wrong with using these pressure groups as a platform the very laudable task of representing the people as is necessary in a democracy. Instead of offering silly cliches like “opinions are like noses”, they will be well served to realize that their role as leaders is to voice the general desires of the people of ghana. Being in a pressure group is by definition representing, presumably, the voice of a certain defined group of people. That being the objective, I see nothing wrong, personally, with rising beyond that specific group of people to represent a broader interest of the average Ghanaian citizen. In fact, not admitting long-term political ambitions is a problem as it might suggest they are in it for some short-term gain — especially since most of these are concentrated within specific ideological groups. In other words, they are undermining the importance of Ghana as a nation and substituting loyalty to the nation with loyalty to a specific group. Elsewhere, they call that discrimination. I find it personally infuriating when these guys pander on radio as though we the citizens of Ghana are imbeciles who are clueless about the real objectives of our leaders and that we can be wooed with meaningless cliches. Ridiculous!
Mubarack on July 2nd, 2009 8:51 pm

Kojo i was shock when i heard that Ghana is getting only 10% of the oil deal on pual’s programme with kofi wayo.If that is true what them is the drilling use to us,where we can not get at least 40% of the deal.For all i know dubai is what it is because of the oil in the country.I simply can not believe it,please kojo we want to know what that contract contain,because we want to find the truth.We know we can count on joyfm for this.
Naa on July 2nd, 2009 11:10 pm

I heard this advert of the registrar general’s department on ur station about how the registration of companies has becaome stress free; i called the office to find out the necessary documants and i was stil told it was just some few hour’s business. i will just have to fill out a form, then, i’m done. I’m chatting with my friend now, who’s telling me how much of a lie that is cuz he went through it last year and it was hell, eventhough he had also been told it wud take just a day. He had to give tips here and there, and a woman took him to a room filled with files so he could appreciate the work load they had on their hands. I’l go there to my register my company next week, and i’l fill u in with whatever occurs there.
bara on July 6th, 2009 9:50 am

hi kojo,
I have a younger sister attending KNUST primary school. SHE recently came back with CANE MARKS on her THIGHS. she lamented how their teacher, A MALE teacher for that matter chose to whip the thighs of the girls in the class, when they did anything wrong. She further said that the teacher said that the next time, he was going to whip them on the breast. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. I firmly believe that this TEACHER - MR. DUAH of primary 4 is up to something bad and must be stopped. i am using this medium because i trust that you will address this issue before the lives and dignity of some young girls are mmmhhhhh. i chose to use a disguised name because i do not want my sister to be victimised, but the mail address is correct. thanks alot.
John on July 6th, 2009 11:11 am

Hi Kojo, is’nt there a way i can listen to your show after the show i mean i dont have time in the morning so i will want to listen to it in the aftrnoon
Senyo on July 6th, 2009 12:59 pm

Hi Kojo,
Does that mean if a police does an ‘overtime’ by standing in the sun to control our reckless drivers from killing us it is a bribe, but an MP sitting in an air conditioned room to perform a duty that he came to ‘beg’ us to vote him perform lobbing?

senyo kumasi.
Da Sir! on July 8th, 2009 8:25 am

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the questions you asked the police public relations officer were not logical at all. If an american president is visiting Ghana and their security operatives are taking care of security or heading security issues during his visit does not mean the Ghana police are not doing anything. Afterall, american president is the world’s president so what do you expect. So just stick to important issues and please stop asking unnecessary questions about security issues, afterall the police should not come on radio discussing security issues. Anyway, no one is perfect. You are my man. Njoy your day.
Abusah felix leeford on July 10th, 2009 7:48 am

Hi,
Kojo, I am disgusted about the way people are viewing president Obama’s visit to Ghana.
NPP & NDC GHANA BELONGS TO THE CITIZENS OF GHANA not party members.
Amoah on July 10th, 2009 9:29 am

Kojo,the students of the I.R.A.I Department of K.N.U.S.T, who just graduated,still haven’t got their pin codes for registering with the National service.it is alleged that the list of the students had been prepared three time and all three list have been lost by the registrar.how can a list be lost three times by the same person. as at now the students haven’t been able to register.those in Kumasi have had to go to the Accra office of the secretariat to be told to come back to Kumasi and so forth. Kojo we want to know what is happening.
Da Sir! on July 13th, 2009 12:09 pm

JOY FM should please stop talking about security issues concerning President Obama’s visit to Ghana. What is the point? Can the Ghana Police or security protect the US President now? You guys should just be realistic. US president is the most powerful position in this world, so what did you expect? Just be real. Matilda Asante Asiedu should stop asking questions like, “was it necessary for tight security for him in Ghana?” My question is, are terrorists meant to be in certain parts of the world?
isaac amankwaah on July 14th, 2009 7:21 am

kojo please i think that your callers and guest this morning have all got it wrong,obama was inspiring us to take public services,community and work and start changing the things we dont want and speak about it on radio from there whiles we come up,kojo dont forget obama’s own story of coming up from down up,
Edwin - (Ultra Films Co. Ltd) on July 14th, 2009 7:23 am

Kojo I beleave the youth of today have got what it take but we have to given the opportunity to be able to showcase what we have to give to the nation. Because you can have all the talent but with no opportunity to showcase it, it can never be seen. Goodmorning.
Randy Amedeka on July 14th, 2009 7:28 am

Of course Kojo, the youth have the capability to chart the path to national development. At least you epitomize and typify the youth and that is very promising. Yes! it may be hyper challenging yet those challenges may not be insurmountable.I believe with a little intestinal fortitude we shall overcome,Yes we can! ” If i can conceive it, and believe it, i can achieve it. Not by my aptitude, but my attitude that will determine my fortitude”
Randy Amedeka, Tabora-Lapaz
Edwin - (Ultra Films Co. Ltd) on July 14th, 2009 7:30 am

Kojo could you please look out for captions of some of the pictures on the site eg.(Passemger Train Accident in Accra) & Hearts vrs Wall All Stars rained off
isaac amankwaah on July 14th, 2009 7:36 am

kojo
hmmmmmm ,i never enter the university,i come from the brong ahafo region,and i did not had a lot of opportunities,but i have created my own world kojo,i own a company called media empire ghana ltd ,is an I,T and web design resources company ,i employed 9 people and i pay all of them,i have serious client list like archbishop nicholas duncan williams and your own bola ray’s empire entertainment, kojo what i want to let your guest and listeners know is that,i have come to realise that you can create your own world as obama said, i have created my world. i urge all young people start the journey now,less start working in our communities,less start asking questions and demanding answers in our various community
isaac amankwaah on July 14th, 2009 7:43 am

kojo tell your guest,i am ready to do the website for free,0244-678723,i am ready to be part and work to make it happen
laud on July 14th, 2009 12:15 pm

AM AT KIA ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR FREETOWN,I WAS BROWSIN WHEN I REALISED THAT GHANA WAS ONE OF THE TOP TEN SEARCH ON YAHOO SEARCH ENGINE. I FELT GLAD BUT I THEN ASKED MYSELF HOW ARE WE AS A COUNTRY AND INDIVIDUALS POSITIONED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY?
Sadiq on July 15th, 2009 8:51 am

Kojo what are these MP’s saying, we should bow down because they are MP’s why is K.T. Hammond not apologising to the Director General of GBC after all he started it and the DG reacted. The DG should not allow these MP’s to push him around just because they are MP’s. These MP’s should bow down in shame because there are misusing the privilege giving to them by the electorates to bully Ghanaians
junior on July 20th, 2009 6:53 am

how do i report 12 young ladies whose names are still on gov’t pay-roll after leaving the service for almost 2yrs
drop me a mail with contacts

junior
kumasi
junior on July 20th, 2009 6:55 am

kindly get me contact numbers to enable me report some ghost names on the gov’t pay-roll
loads of ppl have left the GES n yet receive monthly sal.
help me help mother Ghana

junior
kumasi
Fred on July 20th, 2009 7:30 am

Kojo, thanks for bringing up this issue. I travelled to the US about 18months ago. A week after I arrived I sent an e-mail to the Ghana Embassy in Washington enquiring whether i was required to register with the embassy. Kojo, after 2weeks of getting no response, i sent another e-mail. It is 8months now and i have not heard from ‘my’ embassy in the US.

Kojo, this is the US and e-mail is used in alot of business transactions so i can imagine how the government institutions in Ghana are coping withelectronic communication.
Augustine on July 20th, 2009 9:21 am

Hey Kojo

As you talk about IT and website, just visited your page at http://www.myjoyonline.com/sms and there is nothing on the page indicating your topic for the day, and also have always not understand why photo report on http://www.myjoyonline.com does not have any caption or comment tell us who is in the picture and what occasions it. I believe joy fm can lead the way.
I think the government needs to really get involved, they should have money allocated purposely for improving IT in Ghana.

Augustine
USA
Chris on July 20th, 2009 9:39 am

Kojo contact me. We need Innovation System
Alexander Hackman-Aidoo on July 22nd, 2009 7:10 am

So tell me Kojo ,was the Foreign Ministry under the Kufuor administration involved in importing rice or what? Aba! The honourable should give us a break and stop saying that he is being witch-hunted because he is in opposition.We shall pick them one after the other.
Alexander Hackman-Aidoo on July 22nd, 2009 7:21 am

So what’s the difference here? What’s the difference between the Chinerey Hesse committee’s report and the Yamson committee’s report?.The president only paid another group of men for a work that has already been done. No problem, your time will come.
Esther Korkor Apemah on July 23rd, 2009 4:56 pm

Kojo i think the blame game in this country is too much.our politicians should wake up and move us foward in the right direction and stop the blame game.
Richard sah on July 24th, 2009 9:18 am

Hi kojo i think that you are doing very well in educating Ghanaians on this programers
Justin, Obuasi on July 27th, 2009 2:55 pm

Kojo, we’re waiting for the day Ghana will become a middle income country, which we’ve been dreaming of for almost six(6) decades now.

Our political leaders before ascending power promise us with sweet words only to do otherwise after deceiving us to get our votes.

I’m only praying the Prof. will make good his words and deliver as promised.
Whatever he leads Ghana into, he will be held accountable for oneday.
If not on earth in Heaven. God guide him through the days of his service to the nation and i’m confidently convience we will surely get there oneday.
Jack Amekuji on July 27th, 2009 3:25 pm

I would be grateful if you could furnish me with where to locate a flight attendant training centre or school.
please i really need this information.
Thank you.
sam ford on July 30th, 2009 7:44 am

want the ghana water company to know that clean and treated water is going waste at a portion on the mallam-kasoa road (ie opposite benj’s spot)closure to where the NDC billboard is.SINCE saturday
thanks
E. K. on August 3rd, 2009 3:10 pm

It is sad that even Ato Kwamena Dadzie has fallen into the age-old trap of ignorance about rape - that the victim contributed to the assault one way or the other. Ato cannot understand why the victim “stood there” while the rapist put on a condom before raping her. We should however not forget the following:
1. The attacker is a macho man who knew what he was doing.
2. The attacker was weilding a knife and was threatening to kill her if she attempted anything stupid.
3. The girl could have been so terrified that adrenalin would have frozen her into immobility.
4. Even bystanders and sympathisers were afraid and could do nothing to free the girl. According to one worker at the bar, he was beaten off by the rapist when he tried to help the girl
5. A macho man who knows what he is about can hold you Ato by the shirt with one hand and you cannot free yourself. It would therefore not be impossible for this rapist to have so held the poor frightened girl with one hand, and with the other, taken out a condom, rip it open with his teeth and put it on.
When Ato made the comment last week on newspaper review I thought it was a slip on his part. He has however repeated it this morning and it is so painful to hear such things from people who should know better. It is such points of view and careless remarks about rape that make the victims often decide to keep quiet and bear the pain in silence, rather than confront their attachers in public and be open to such ridicule.
I hope we all learn from this.
Ben on August 4th, 2009 11:36 am

MALLAM TRAFFIC:
The traffic situation at Mallam is terriffic, unfortunately because the people staying in that part of Accra either do not have the ability to talk loudly or influence the political powers that be, nothing is done about them. Politicians, Police Officers, Policemen on duty, Night Patrol Teams just drive on the other carriageway or traffic using police escorts hence are not bothered about the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian. Depending on the experience of the police officers controlling the traffic intersections at Sakaman, Mallam and Gbawe access the situation along the road intersecting at Mallam can be something else. On the average vehicles spend about 45 minutes in the morning and 50 minutes the evening approaching the Mallam intersection. Although the long term solution of an interchange is being worked on what stops the Government from implementing short term solutions considering the lost man hours, lost fuel burnt by the traffic from Odorkor Traffic light to Mallam Traffic(two lane ), Panbros Salt to Mallam Traffic (four lane), Awoshie traffic to Mallam (1.5 lanes).
Presently most of the problem at Mallam is due to the two bus stops on both sides of the road between the Mallam Traffic Light and the Total Filling station when moving westwards. When vehicles pass through the intersection there is a slow at the bus stop due to the activities of pedestrains and commercial vehicles namely trotro and taxis. Presently a small pothole at the bus stop when driving westwards has also aggravated the situation. On the other carriageway the bus stop and it activities slows down eastbound traffic towards the Mallam intersection. The impact of the bus stop is seen easily when the police men take control at the bus stops. I suggest the two bus stops should be moved to the already constructed bus stops after the McCarthy Hill Traffic Light on both sides of the road. Additionally Commercial vehicles should be stopped from using the bus stops as loading terminals. Inherently when the final interchange is to be constructed the existing bus stops causing the problem now would be reloacted, What is the Minister of Roads and Highways waiting for? I recommend action is taken immediately on the bus stops to minimize the traffic situation along that corridor.
Ben on August 4th, 2009 11:53 am

ASABEE
Is our President Atta Mills (Father of All) really the President of Ghana or some one else is ruling the nation. Why stop Asamoah Boateng for the second time? Send him to court if you have the necessary evidence else listen to Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata calling on you to make use of the law. If you do not have evidence leave him to move about freely. Maybe some one else is ruling the nation and taking decisions inconsistent with Atta Mills. Sad.
Raymonnie on August 4th, 2009 12:12 pm

What is this about a compulsory layoff at vodafone. When we are crying for more jobs, they are increasing unemployment by the thousands. My family of five all took out our six year old one-touch chips and replaced them with customised ZAIN numbers on hearing this sad news
Esi Mensimah on August 5th, 2009 8:34 am

Evans,
I listened in to the gentleman who spoke to you this morning about the AFAG demonstration. Evans, honestly speaking, I did not like the use of language and the unsavoury twords he said about the president. If for nothing at all, the PROF is the president of the Republic of Ghana, and yet you had nothing to tell him about that. Its not impressive at all for people to use such language on the media. Lets not forget that the whole world listens in to your program and such language usage should be heard coming from your station.
Please, next time let such people who show no respect in the expression of their opinion be made to show common dignity for themselves and for the oportunity given them to freely express themselves.
Samuel Braimah on August 5th, 2009 9:28 am

The take of farming lands for cultivation of crops for Bio fuels is very dangerous and the government will need to wake up.

One of your hosts talked about displaced farmers getting employment from factories that will be created to process the biofuels. The total food crop production in the country will reduce by a quantity equal to what the displaced farmers used to produce. They will have to buy food but their land is no longer producing food, so food prices will go up. Has the government got plans to increase food production.

I have other ideas on this but it is impossible to come through on your lines.

Samuel Braimah
BUjumbura, Burundi.
Tel. +257 79960624
Solomon on August 6th, 2009 8:04 am

kojo,
i guess i have to bring this to your notice,
i usually take a bus from Atomic juntion to Dome every night after close of work
can you imagine that between my point of departure and destination, there are four artificial police barriers mounted on the way.
the most worrying is that almost everytime, the drivers of the trotro i board are stopped at all these barriers and almost everytime they have to part with a minimum of fifty ghana pesewas.
my question is, are the police there to ensure our safety or to extort money from citizens of this country?
kindly check on this for me
thanx
Solomon, accra
jojo on August 6th, 2009 10:42 am

the road from awoshie,through anyaa ,ablekuma to pokuase is nothing to write home about.if the government wants to win the seat of the biggest constituency in this country,then the government should as a matter of urgency do something about this road.Cars over turn almost everyday making driving on that road very dangerous.i am therefore calling on the minister of roads and the local government minister to draw the attention of the district assembly to at least grade the road to some appreciable levels.a stitch in time saves nine.
nash( china on August 10th, 2009 7:14 am

Hi Kojo, i have always wanted to contribute to your programme but my line is never connected, However what i would like to say about the swine flu is, we should put measures in place to avoid spreading, we should stop all those foreigners coming to the country for quarantine, we shouldnt be complecent in tackling this flue as we did to HIV /AIDS. GOD BLESS GHANA
kofi on August 10th, 2009 7:59 am

the road from madina estate taxi rank through the office/former residence of the mp-hon.sorogho,the court, through the church of penticost hospital to the institute of local govt. studies (ILGS) is in a very deplorable state. what beats my mind is why the mp who has been our mp on three(?) ocassions cannot have this road done to free we the residents there from this hardship of driving on this short strech of road. the said hospita there too, as a GODLY act can repair the road.
Ed on August 10th, 2009 9:15 am

Please lets find out if there is any university on this planet earth that demands that full fees be paid before registration. I attend my school in the UK and that did not happened. You rather given a discount if you pay the full fees, but before registration you are required to pay a percentage. forget the goverment, let all parents take this and deal with it ourselves. Parents should tell the university authorities how much they can pay before registration and the university authorities should tell parents when they are supposed to complete payment and what the implication may be if they did not by that date..e.g no exams or certificate etc…
Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh on August 10th, 2009 12:40 pm

Skilled labour - a key to achieving vision 2020
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot

Accra, Aug 4, Ghanadot - The Country Director of the Global Management Challenge (GMC), Mr. Arnold Parker has observed that for Ghana to achieve the much-trumpeted vision 2020, training of skilled labour must be the fulcrum of the country’s development agenda.

He added that students and graduates of the various tertiary institutions in Ghana must be skilled and imbue the spirit of entrepreneurship to enable them contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.

Mr. Parker made this observation at a press conference to outdoor the maiden GMC Ghana Edition in Accra, yesterday.

The GMC which started in 1980 in Portugal is the biggest strategic and management competition around the world with over 360,000 participants annually.

He disclosed that Ghana is the first country in West Africa and the second in Africa to join the GMC and would be competing with other 29 countries across the globe.

This year, Ghana plays host to this prestigious global event for the first time. By this feat Ghana becomes the 30th country to join the list of countries that host the competition annually, Mr. Parker added.

According to him, “The Global Management Challenge revolves around a Simulator. The Business Simulator mimics the global business environment and has been programmed to enable virtual companies compete as if there were real life businesses. All the virtual companies in the Simulator are listed on a virtual stock exchange. The simulated Stock exchange becomes the barometer for determining the performance of the virtual companies”.

Participation is open to students of tertiary institutions, Management trainees of companies and individuals aspiring to train themselves in strategic business Management and entrepreneurship.

To participate, you will need to form or join a team with minimum of three to five persons and register as a team. Consequently, a virtual company will be created for each registered team and members of the team become the management board of their respective companies.

The goal of each team is to obtain the highest share price for your company on the simulated stock exchange.

To do this, team members will have to take decisions in four key functional areas of their company; Marketing, Production, Human Resources and Finance.

By managing a company without running real-world risks, and taking top management decisions, the GMC competitors are given the opportunity to: analyse Financial and Economic Indicators and their impact on businesses,

broaden their views on Corporate Strategy , understand the intricacies of the different functional areas of a Company, understand the Market Conditions in which companies compete and the importance of customer satisfaction to businesses and become aware of the impact of their Decisions on the company itself within an environment designed to encourage and develop team work.

Most importantly, the GMC will afford Ghanaian youth the opportunity to learn at first hand how to develop a global vision for a company and manage such a company.
The Country Director indicated that “You have heard and read it all. Been to all the business seminars and read all the business books. Now is your chance to take charge of a company and prove your worth”.

Mr. Parker announced that a team which emerges as the first in the Ghana Edition would receive a package of GH¢20,000 in addition to GH¢5,000 cash, a set of business books, a plaque, a certificate of participation and full sponsporship to the global finals.

While, the second team will take home a GH¢2,000 cash, a set of business books, a plaque and certificate of participation, whilst the third winning team also receive a cash of GH¢2,000, a set of business books, a plaque and certificate of participation.
Richard {mampong Akuapim} on August 11th, 2009 9:37 am

Please Kojo my place at mampong Akuapim is now having big problem there because youth over there is not getting work to do overthere so iam taking this oppotrunity to tell you that,you should talk to the mp of the area to adderes this problem for us , because of this the youth having been smoking wee overthere
Esi Mensimah on August 12th, 2009 8:33 am

Rawlings should be told that its about time the blame game stopped.
We are looking at moving forward, looking at issued and discussing them dispassionately in an effort to move this country forward and building stronger institutions, not attacking personalities and pointing accusing fingures. We need to see growth, not stagnation.
emmanuel (ofankor) on August 13th, 2009 9:16 am

kojo please i want to know from the authorities in-charge of roads when the main streets from ofankor to achimota would be complete. we there are suffering. please tell the officials to act fast.
Lawson on August 14th, 2009 12:13 pm

Kojo,almost everyday power goes off at Ashaley Botwe but at the end of the month they bring huge amounts of electric bills to be paid how can those of us working with the power get our money to pay them. please contact the necessary authorities for them to do something about it for us
Bernard form Tema on August 17th, 2009 2:05 am

Kojo,

This whta God can do, God will not you anything you don’t deserved. You deserved this award becaues of your hard work form you and your team. God bless u all in joyfm.
Freedom Fighter on August 18th, 2009 7:48 am

Data Link University College has started charging fees in US Dollars? Is the dollar the approved Ghanaian currency? We are pleading with the Ministry of Education, Government and all concerned authorities to come to our rescue as all attemps by the student body to get a meeting with management on the above issue has not been possible. The Government should please stop any institution or agency that is charging dollars in Ghana as this practice has a negative effect on our currency. Why are people charging
dollars when they don’t pay for utility bills in dollars in Ghana? Why are they charging dollars when the food they buy on the local market are in cedis? Why are they charging dollars when the fuel they use for their cars in Ghana are bought in cedis? Why are they charging dollars when they pay their poor workers in cedis? Please Mr President, Come to our aid. Thanks TV3 for helping us get this message through
Shadrach Kwarteng on August 20th, 2009 3:20 am

Hello Kojo

to empower our institutions to work is to allow them to work without any interferences from all arms of government and these institutions must work strictly according to their terms of reference and the constitution of the Republic.

On H1N1 under control here is Ghana? i’m more than skeptical the only way out here is to pray that it doesn’t to pandemic proportions. Have a good day
KOFI on August 26th, 2009 12:28 am

HI KOJO,
A TREND IS LOOMING ITS HEAD AT GIMPA AND I THINK THERE IS THE NEED FOR SOME INVESTIGATION TO BE CONDUCTED.THE SCHOOL IS CLAIMING TOBE THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE BUT THERE IS NOTHING REFLECTING THAT CURRENTLY.
I AM FORCED TO GET THIS INFORMATION TO YOU BECAUSE I HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN AFFECTED. GRADES AWARDED ME AND A COUPLE OF MY MATES ARE NOT RIGTH.INSTEAD STUDENDS THAT ALL IN THE CLASS KNOW VERY WELL CANT GET A’S ARE BEING AWARDED A’S.
WE WILL LIKE JOY FM TO HAVE THIS CASE INVESTIGATED AND AN INDEPENDENT REMARKING BE DONE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF EVIDENCE TO PROOF THAT GRADE BUYING IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY AT GIMPA.
I WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGTH NEED.
YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.
REGARDS
JOE
patrick ashinyo kwame. on August 30th, 2009 11:35 pm

greatings to you kojo.and thanx for the excellent work you are doing together with the crew down there to the image of mother Ghana.
I’m current ly at Guangzou in the republic of China and it will intererst you to know the level of development by the chinise that we have absolut no regards for.To say the least Kojo,the achitectural developments,the quality nature of their roads,the wonderful story buildings for residents,kojo trust me it’s amazing,i’m yet to see a single or so called semi-detartched building in Ghana.I’m equally trying to find outdated vihicle say a private or comecial vihicle which is about 5years on thier well structured traffic free road.the community I lived is one of the floor of 21 story building clustered by not less than 19th floor building with well structured garden supermakert andplaying grounds.their elevator and a such electricity works 24hrs aday.security is absolute.shops and restaurant operate even at late as 2pm and you maight think it’s 9pm.Bus’s and train systerms works efficiently with playing grounds made of football,basketball,tennis and all games operating deep till late.It will interest you to know how less expensive quality,fresh and good food is sold at shops.I hardly came by street hacking.Garments can’t take any comment.mobile phones and accesories prices are dowm to the pokert of every individual.No pure water sarchet,rather used bottle water plastic are collected for money.
Kojo,looking at all these,i tend to believe that,my dear beloved country have a way to go.and one of the undevelopment status of our country,is the lack of political will and the nature of quality dynamic youthful and vibrant politacal leadership.we also have problem of too much identifying negativity without taking necessary actions.we are too rooted with politicising every little thing which our leaders are easily traped and loose focus on development.
I believe we have too much resources and opportunities that we easily loose sight of.
the lands here are saturated.telecommunication here is quite expensive and there are only few net works here.this i believe is becouse there no more space on the already paved roads to dig.Unlike my motherland where there are always dug paved roads mostly by the Malasian expatrates telecomunication companies who always leaves side of our roads,house and shops open till they want to cover it without paving it back.
One interesting thing is those so called leaders of our country that we always pray for, have been to most of these places and when manuvour to the top positions,i wonder what goes through their mind.
Quality leaders should desist from the ties of families and too close confidant and step out of the box.Genuine business men and small enterprises are getting fustrated every day with too much useless takes.import duties are killing.can imaging buying goods for eg.$8000 plus shipping and you claring these goods for little up to or even more than the cost of the goods?how do you develop in such environment.?Ghana, I trust have everything to make its citizens proud and stress free.
patrick ashinyo kwame. on August 31st, 2009 1:03 am

Greatings to the undisputed Lion,the tribe of Ghana Judah.KOJO OPPONG NKRUMAH. I’m listening to you live from Guangzou in the republic of China.
Let me say avery big congratulation to the Man of God and the leader of our time.Dr.Mensah Otabil on His 50th birthday.I tought he is little above 50.I pray for God’s blessings and guidance for Him and his family.I have been bleesed enumousely under his leadership.
le me take the chance to wish my people in Ghana,a very productive day.
To my sweetheart Cynthia Ashinyo and her collegues at ken-em industry and my lovely baby boy Mawuli at Fadama.
tell ma crew ,call credit is quite expensive,so shout out to people like,akosua,victor,ike and sharon of Regent university 2nd yr mgmt.Also to philip, Aligator Amaada and my dad mr.sampson ashinyo and edem of Accra New Town.not forgetting my sweet sister emefa at university of Ghana.legon.
thank you and jar bless.
JERRY SEFA NANA-YAW on August 31st, 2009 11:00 am

hello kojo.tell these politicians to beware in the way they are tossing our educational system.if they want the 2007&2008 batch of BECE students to pass through the 4-yr system,then it means one of the year group will be completing with their juniors and that is absolutely unfair and unreasonable as well.If the government is particular about curbing the menace of graduate unemployment,then it should take an over-view now.There’s no time to waste.
selasi on September 1st, 2009 3:36 am

kojo
please i want you to explain some things to me, last Saturday when was the school reunion i was coming from Dodowa road inside trotro van, as we move small fro town we saw a police patron team stop the car and told we that is their responsibilities to check every car on road , am not in disagreement with that but what an concern is that the police man point me only from the car that i should get down and the police me check me only my pocket up to my under pant because am only Rastafarian in the van i do know what exactly what the police was looking in my pant and my pocket kojo an not an arm robber am Rastafarian ,moreover if their doing the right thing they should have to check every one not me only or kojo did a Rastafarian look like arm robber? PLEASE TELL THE BIG MAN IN CENTRAL POLICE E TO TALK TO HIS PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING THANKS
Anthony Clifford Buamono on September 3rd, 2009 1:24 am

If an ex-minister battle with the goverment for several times just to go for holiday in the white man’s land, why they have interest in our tourism.
Emmanuel on September 3rd, 2009 1:27 am

Driving towards circle as early as 6am is HELL.This is because taxi drivers have turned the bus stop infront of the Pedestrian mall into a loading bay which brings about serious traffic. It could take u about 20 minutes to drive from the New Times traffic light to that particular spot. Police men put there rather extort monies from these drivers in the full glare of the public and also position them selfs behind the traffic light to arrest those who violate it. You can guess what else they do when then get u. WHO is there to help solve this problem???? Gud mrn……
REGGIE on September 3rd, 2009 6:45 pm

KOJO, WHEN THE MINISTER CAME TO THE STUDIO, HE CLAIMED THERE WERE PROBLEMS BUT NOT ABLE TO ARTICULATE HIS SOLUTIONS BUT WHEN YOU ‘KOJO’ RAISED SOME SOLUTIONS THEN HE QUICKLY PICKS ON IT AS IF HE IS ON TOP OF THE SITUATION. WHEN YOU QUESTION HIM, HE RAISES ANOTHER QUESTION WITH HIS OWN SUITABLE ANSWERS. THE MINISTER WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING INTELLECTUAL ACROSS TO CHALLENGE GHANAIAN LISTENERS TO PATRONISE THE GHANAIAN TOURISM. EVEN COMMON STATISTICS WERE NOT IN PLACE BUT HE SPOKE LIKE ALL IS WELL AND DONE. HE CNTRADICTSED HIMSELF ALL AOUND. LISTEN TO THE PLAY BACK. LOOK AT HOW ARROGANTLY HE ANSWERED A CALLER ABOUT THEIR DEALINS WITH THE MINISTRY?
Eben on September 4th, 2009 3:02 am

Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day at a time. Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom

Think about it
Bigsam on September 4th, 2009 8:25 pm

“We [the Government] are here not as masters but as servants, we are not here to glory in power, but to attest our loyalty to the commands and restrictions laid down by our sovereign, the people of the Ghana, in whose name and by whose will we exercise our brief authority.”

The million-dollar question is; can Ghanaian leaders say this with every bit of true conviction?
SMORLEY JOHN on September 6th, 2009 2:14 pm

Hummmmmmm, Rawlings is my man but of late…………………..
oyeniyi anthony on September 8th, 2009 5:39 am

hi kojo,
the ghana high commission here in south africa are taking alot of money for ghanaian passport which is becoming unbearable now. we complained to the vice president during his visit to johannesburg and he promised to do sopmething about it but now nothing is being done. pls do something

anthony
SA
Yvette on September 9th, 2009 2:31 am

hi Evans,
Hi Evans,
I am listening to you on line from the Seychelles and I think it about time we legalized abortion. I know many people who oppose Abortion for claiming it’s equal to murder and it harms the mothers, but I have a different stance. Truthfully, there are no real reasons for abortion that are apart from the inconvenience of having a child unexpectedly. Even when precautions are taken, accidents can and do happen. For some families, this is not a problem. But for others, like mine, such an event could be catastrophic i.e. economically.
Secondly being a mother is just one option for women, to be able to choose a safe, legal abortion makes many other options possible. Otherwise an accident or a rape can end a woman’s economic and personal freedom.
At the most basic level, the abortion issue is not really about abortion. It is about the value of women in society. Should women make their own decisions about family, career, and how to live their lives? Or should government do that for them? Do women have the option of deciding when or whether to have children? Or is that a government decision.
I fully support “family planning counseling, sex education, and contraception”. I support any program which diminishes the number of unwanted pregnancies before they occur. But it is about time we stop hiding behind religious values behaving like ostriches pretending the problem does not exist and make it safer for those we want to make that choice.
Family planning is the answer. All options must be open
JULIUS GANYO on September 9th, 2009 6:30 am

kojo, its about time we Ghanaians try to start everything with the end in mind.Thats the only way forward.
Freedom on September 9th, 2009 10:43 am

It is about time the whole of Nigeria get told that they should concentrate on redeeming the bad image of their country than picking on on Ghana, a country internationally respected than nigeria by all standards!

many of the robbery activitives in Ghana now are being committed by nigerians and they must bury their head in shame than picking on on Ghana. Is it because Obama ignor them that if why they want to pick on us or is it because we are about to drill our own oil that is worrying them. Those who are so ignorant about Ghana should travel here to get themselves well educated. Nigerian education is full of fraud and their degrees are not even respected internationally. They should come to Ghana to get better certificates so they can be respected even in their own country. The number of nigerians looking for better certificates and degrees here in Ghana are even becoming too much for us. IS there no school in nigeria? They should learn how to talk and live with humans properlly before talking about Ghana.
Sarah on September 10th, 2009 11:13 pm

Please wish my son David Owusu-Ansah of Christ the King School a happy ninth birthday today. From his mom, Sarah, on mission in the Western Sahara. Great show, guys!!
ANTHONY ZANU on September 11th, 2009 1:58 am

DEAR KOJO.
YOU ALL HAVE GOT IT WRONG. WE HAVE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION ,WE HAVE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING AND WE HAVE UNIVERSITIES ALL AROUND US BUT NOBODY IS ABLE TO SUGGEST A CREATION OF ANOTHER CITY.
THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE DR OSAGYEFO NKRUMAH WHO HAD THE VISION TO CREATE TEMA TO ACCOMODATE THE WORKING CLASS.
NOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AT AGBOGBLOSHIE AND SODOM /GOMORAH COULD BE SOLVED EASILY IF WE HAVE VISIONARY LEADERS.
SIMPLY NEGOTIATE WITH VILLAGE CHIEF AROUNG NINGO TOWARDS THE LEFT AND SEND 5 BULLDOZERS TO CREATE ROADS AND THE WATER WORKS SENDING WATER ,THE ELECTRICITY SENDING POWER AND THE GOVERNMENT IS CREATION ANOTHER CITY.
NO NEED TO EVICT PEOPLE NO NEED TO HARRASS ANYBOBY THE PEOPLE WILL MOVE TO A NEW SETTLEMENT AND MAKE THE PLACE HABITABLE WITHIN A SHORT TIME .
WE ARE HERE TRYING TO SOLVE OLD PROBLEMS EVERY TIME WITHOUT SUCCESS SAME METHOD ALL THE TIME . WHY? WHEN DO WE PUT WHAT WE LEARNT INTO PRACTICE
WE CAN MANAGE CONGESTION VERY WELL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM
EXAMPLE IF WE RELOCATE THE TUDU LORRY PARK THE CONGESTIONS AT THE BUSINESS DISTRICT WILL BE 40% SOLVED.
THEN WE CAN THINK OF SOME OTHER METHOD .THIS ABAE THING MUST STOP AND THIS SCIENTIFIC AGE. LETS THINK OF THE POOR .
CAPE COAST WAS THE CAPITAL ITS NOW ACCRA LAGOS WAS THE COMMECIAL CAPITAL; ITS NOW ABUJA ABIDJAN THEN YAMOUSOKRO SO WHAT ARE THINKING OFF.
COMMON SENSE TELLS ME THAT IF SOMETHING IS FULL YOU HAVE TO FETCH SOME TO ANOTHER CONTAINER.
SAME WAY WE MUST RELOCATE AND ITS THE DUTY OF GOVMT TO DO THAT QUICKLY.SEVERAL REGIMES FAILED TO IDENTIFY THIS SIMPLE SOLUTION
REMEMBER I CARE FOR YOU AND A BETTER GHANA HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS LEVEL
ACCRA IS FULLLLLL O OOO TONG!
THE NEW CITY IS THE ANSWER
ernest on September 14th, 2009 7:23 am

is it too difficult for journalists to report what exactly one says without putting a twist on whatever is said? i simply can’t believe that they delibrately set out to misinform the public just to achieve their personal gains. i urge all journalists to be professional in their dealings so that we the people can make our own judgements.
Anita on September 15th, 2009 9:35 am

Hi Evans,
Please ask Ato whether he is on the payroll of the former government.
You are still young and be careful of what you say because you might not know where you will find yourself in future. President Mills have been in Government before and knows what he is doing. It is very easy to be in opposition. What hasn,t Nkrumah and rawlings than to raise Ghana,s image, but today people sit in public and insult them. Posterity will judge us so please i beg you be careful.
JULIUS ATSU NORGBEDZI on September 16th, 2009 3:27 am

Hi Evans

I am touched to contribute to your discussion this morning on Dr Kwame Nkrumah. I was born in 1980 so I did not get the opportunity to meet the man but when I look his works and vision for this country and Africa at large, I think in my candid opinion that he, is the greatest Ghanaian that ever lived in terms of contribution to nation building. Last year I had the opportunity to travel through the rubber plantation here in the western region and when I saw the vast plantation, tears came down from my eyes and I wished this single individual lived longer for this country. we can mention them; Akosombo, motorway, KNUST, many factories - now defunct. yes people would say he had the resources but we still have those resources today, even more. So many years down the line, we can’t even add one motorway or Akosombo or even one factory (owned by Ghanaians) to produce to meet our needs.
Begging has become the order of the day by successive governments - the very thing Nkrumah fought to irradicate.
You see, what we need is not an Nkrumah political party but Nkrumah personalities and this nation would be free forever. Did I hear people dwell on the other side of him? Was Nkrumah not a fallible mortal like us? even JESUS said ‘NON IS GOOD EXCEPT GOD’ The issue is that despite all your weaknesses and shortcomings, what were you able to do for your nation. I don’t know how many houses he bought, how many fuel filling stations he established, shares he acquired in companies, cars he owned or properties he purchased abroad with OUR MONEY.
MAY HIS SELFLESS SPIRIT LIVE WITH US AND IN US FOREVER
Nana Kwesi Boateng on September 17th, 2009 3:10 am

Kojo, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah is our beacon of hope like Obama now is for Americans and the entire world at large. Indeed there were excesses of the Nkrumah govt, but that doesn’t wipe out the good deeds of the govt. Inasmuch as I do not and will not attempt to excuse the human rights abuses and excesses of the Nkrumah govt, the Independence of Ghana and subsequent developments are real and even our children who are probably great-great-grandchildren of Nkrumah like those in the studio this morning, testify to such. Today, America which is touted as the beacon of democracy has found a way to deal with terrorism through the Patriots Act which came into being under George Bush Jnr. Nkrumah used the PDA. Going back to history, one would realise that all the visionary leaders had to endure a certain amount of grave criticism to achieve freedom and development for their people. To mention but a few examples, Abraham Lincoln who is said to be the great emancipator of America is also accused of supporting slavery, Chairman Mao who led China in the dark days is said to be the worst tyrant and likened to Hitler, and our very own Jerry Rawlings who also gets bashed relentlessly, stood up and led us out of apparent degradation. These are the heroes because they stood up and faced the odds. There has been human rights abuses in the past which are not incidental only to Nkrumah’s govt or to Ghana for that matter, but we must appreciate our heroes together with their faults. We have to move on with democratic principles and gradually banish such abuses from our body politic. We must rid ourselves of the bitterness and hope and pray that the Mills govt of today will lead the way to uphold human rights and the dignity of the people of this country, else we would have even more people who feel very bitter about such abuses. Long live Ghana!
aboagye on September 18th, 2009 3:09 am

it’s amazing but the opposition npp has learnt NOTHING! even after their loss. they used all manner of platforms - the widest media coverage - to propagate their agenda and guess what? STILL LOST to the relegated team.

little advice - they shd keep their enemies closer so they can hear where they went wrong, repackage and shoot back hard next time. if they v to hire a good marketer to help them rebrand, they shd do so cos they way they r going on, they cd lose further next time around.
Anthony Clifford Buamono on September 18th, 2009 9:52 am

It seems as the centenary celebration of Dr Kwame Nkrumah - the 100th birthday of Dr. Nkrumah the first president of our land - get closers and closer, all hear is the talk about the great achievement of the great son of the land. September 21st has been declear a public holiday just to celebrate the hundredth birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. I think this is to make the Doctor happy in wherever he is, but I believe if the great son of the land should get the chance to respond all of us will be disappointed by his response.

Let us take a look at the great achievement Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the status of those achievement in our time. The Tema motorway is rapidly deteriorating but nothing seems to be done to save the situation. A quite while ago I heard the Sector Minister on air saying that some mainteance work has been started on the motor but the contractor just clear sides of the motorway and that is the end.

What happened to the Nkrumah’s gold refinery in the Western Region? It has been left to rot in the bush while we take our gold to the white man to determine the price for us.

Nkrumah built silos in the Volta region and some parts of the country for the storage of excess food in the bumper harvest and our cocoa as well.But all those things were also overthrown with Nkrumah.

For Nkrumah we are to prove to the world that the black man is capable of managing his own afairs, but can we bodly say that the black man of today is capable of managing our own afairs? If we are not jumping from one salon to another in search of none existing loans, we then deny the youth from getting employed due to loan conditionalities. The worst of all is when the loan come we then used it to buy 50000 USD cars and 30000 USD accommdation for the MPs.

Nkrumah then want to his people working in his gold refinery, the shoe factory, the blackstar line and the like to make the nation Ghana a great one the 21st September and not celebrating it as a holiday whereas his people die of poverty.

Anthony Clifford Buamono
tonycliff2001@yahoo.com
Yaw Agyei on September 22nd, 2009 2:48 am

Well I like the discussion that is being done on children’s education but there is this fear too. If you pest teachers too much at times your child is victimized.

My Dad was educationist and there was this freshers activities that the new students or pupils are taken thru nasty things. My Father complained about it and told the headteacher then that if this happened he is going to make sure the headteacher is panished. Guess what happened? I was victimized to a degree that I could not even tell my dad the ordeal I am going thru at school.

Now I have kids pay much interest my kids but because of the above, I am bit
James on September 22nd, 2009 3:34 am

Kojo we have left all these great wisdom,enormous knowledge and treasures of inspiration of Kwame Nkrumah to rot and chasing after the Brain Tracys for inspiration and knowledge who prescribe to as solutions which are most often than not , unturnable in our setting.
I am in Kumasi and have roam every book store in this city , just to get a book authored by Nkrumah and the results is obvious.
Please don’t leave this case, our libraries should be filled with the works of noble Ghanaians of which Nkrumah is the first.
Thanks for the Good Works

All the same the Saint is and Shall Always be Greater than the Pope
Sperosa in a class of our own!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ONANA1 on September 22nd, 2009 3:54 am

kojo, for some time now i’ve been hammering on the need for govt to have a critical look at WAEC and start asking questions about why questions of almost all of its examinations leak out before exams are taken. you will all be surprised about the findings. i strongly believe there’s sabotage somewhere. staff are aggrieved because of management’s insensitivity to their plight and i’m not surprised these leakages are becoming the norm. if people who are working on these questions are not fed well, apor will never stop. two yrs ago, there was apor. last yr there was apor, and this yr too??? why?
oboshie on September 23rd, 2009 9:19 am

kojo, i want to know why Ghana water and sewage has simply refused to give us water. infact the people of La are tired. for over four years now, no water. why? the most annoying part of it is that, they gave water to the whole vicinity during President Obama Visit and that was it. meaning water can be provided, they are just refusing to provide.Why? they later brought letters saying, they are taking us to court for owing the company. they shoud come and take us, tie us up and take us to the court. we are waiting.
oboshie on September 23rd, 2009 9:24 am

i was only born in 1981 so i cant really say anything about Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, though ive leant alot about him, read about him. he was a good man compared to those president i came to meet.
enyonam on September 25th, 2009 4:32 am

have you notice the type of unforms our young nurses wear to the hospital lately receantly i heard in the news in one of the local radio stations that a patient had raped a nurse and i think thier uniforms are too short and can’t any thing be done about it.who is to see to this pls something should be done about them
Hearty on September 28th, 2009 1:12 am

Kojo, I think I am getting fed up with the 2 main politcal parties ie NDC & NPP. Can we have any election/by-election without these 2 clashing? I believe our democracy is maturing & we must leave some of these immature acts. These are dangerous signs & we should also remember that the next generation who’ll take up the reigns of gov’t after us are watching. What kind of precedence are we setting, that politics is violence? We must always look at the repercussions of our actions. Unfortunately, the few individuals who incite these actions are the stomach directed, selfish, myopic ones who have no idea the harm they are causing. The youth of Ghana can only learn to be wise if the older generation teach them. Instead, we’re teaching them violence. Let’s be wise & think about the future of our dear nation Ghana.
Bright(Madina) on September 28th, 2009 3:11 am

Kojo,
I just completed my national service and am still wondering why the National service secretariat has still not paid us our August allowance. I want to use your medium to bring to the attention of the Secretariat that they should please pay us August allowance cos we are finding it difficult to cope since the government has decided not to employ anybody for the next two years.
thanks
Samuel Dayi on September 28th, 2009 3:47 am

Hi can you give us the website for nominating Prof. Sai. I tried with http://www.guardian.co.uk/achieversaward but could not get through. Thanks.
Elvis on September 29th, 2009 2:04 am

Kojo, tell Egbert that the correct pronunciation of Southwark is “Suthuk” (sŭdh′·ərk). Tell him he shouldn’t worry, I made same mistake when I first saw the word.
mathking on September 30th, 2009 1:55 am

Kojo, the computerized system places the best students in the best secondary schools and the worse ones to the worse. is this a way to go? i we helping the weaker once? how do we expect compitition among this weaker students?
mark on October 5th, 2009 1:15 am

hi kojo, thumbs up to you and your team for a good work done. there is a saying that the secret of soberness will be revealed by drunkness. hope all ghanaians are following a-plus? greetings to all my room mates of unity room 100. mark-knust.
Cynthia Garshong-Owusu on October 7th, 2009 1:29 am

Kojo,

I did a research on patients rights and some of the findings were that the most of us do not know there is a document (patient’s charter) to protect us as patients. We are afraid to ask our health providers questions for fear they would either bully, ridicule or patronise us. This ignorance of our rights is why we see so much negligence by health workers. As the good book says ” For lack of knowledge, my people perish” Everyone should get acquainted with the Patient’s Charter. Thank you
Gloria(Dansoman) on October 7th, 2009 2:04 am

i am surprise at Kwaku Anyidoho’s comments.Which Ghana did Kuffour spoil? Is is the same Ghana i know?
He did memtion Spio acquired a cheap Phd and called Dr. Is he saying Rawlings Dr.Dr. is cheap too?He said Spio did not get it from a classroom but his mentor,Rawlings did not even acquire a degree from any instititution let alone the many doctorate degrees awarded to him.Are they cheep too?

He says Spio has an ego problem but i think he Kwaku and the many young guys around have egoistic problem which they must work hard to cure.

Kwaku,grow up.
josephine on October 7th, 2009 9:32 am

i am in love with you kojo opong nkrumah
pls send me your number
josephine on October 7th, 2009 9:34 am

i am in love with you kojo opong nkrumah
pls send me your number but if you have
a wife tell because i cant help sharing you
with another woman.
emmanuel hasford on October 7th, 2009 4:58 pm

since monday, I ave been trying to access my posting for national service. Its either my national service number which the secretariat has given me is not correct or there is a problem with the system and that its being worked on.
Making myself available for national service is now frustrating.
The national service secretariat must wake up and do the right things.
maria on October 9th, 2009 1:28 am

Kojo do those people call themselves pastors? i pity those who sit at their feet to recieve instructions. but they should watch out their end is sooo near
samuel fiagbe on October 14th, 2009 2:08 am

what is the penalty for a guilty politician who misembezelles state funds, imprisonment or refunding of the money with interest? It is improper just to imprison them but make sure that the money is refunded or the personal assets are claim………
Nicholas Arthur on October 19th, 2009 6:20 am

Hi Mr Kojo Oppong i am very happy of your Programthat you are do for Ghanaian.

My God Bless you very much.

i want the program on the, food for the thought, i want to know what more about the for that is good for the thought, if you can send me into my email like i will thank you very very much.

i want to know more it.

i like your program very much continue on your good work that you are doing.

Thank you very much,
hope to here from you soon.

Nicholas Arthur.
Eric Selase on October 20th, 2009 1:56 am

Hi Ghana, feeling joyfm right from Arlington, VA. It’s so cleaaaaaar. Hope to contribute to some discussions later in the day.
toni parku on October 26th, 2009 3:25 am

kojo theres something bodering my mind abt our politicians they come on air nd say things dat they cant fufill is abt changing the sea water for human consumptoin since we’ve not heard frm them again and the nation is sufuring frm
water crisis pls tell me something.
richard on October 28th, 2009 12:25 am

Spio should take his time, you don’t have to be a rival or make negative comments about an opponent to succeed him or unseat him. politics of insults should not be encouraged in our dear country. its all we have. its the same problem that brought NPP to its knees. we have only one president. let us all help him be better than his predecessors. thank you
Mawusi on November 2nd, 2009 1:01 am

Hi Kojo. bawku again? when will we stop hearing these things? i wish the government will evacuate the whole town and make it a ghost town. they are pulling the whole nation backwards. if they want to kill themselves they should go ahead. we are tired of them
Aya on November 10th, 2009 3:24 am

Kojo,
I’ve been listening to your discussion on reading since yesterday and I think your effort is laudable. I love reading myself, I’ve been reading for years now and I know it’s a habit that has to be cultivated. For adults who want to develop the habit, their best bet is to start with a subject that interests them, preferably a material that is not that big, that way, they won’t be put off by the volume of what they have to read; with time they’ll be able to read anything that interests them irrespective of the volume
Gloria Mensah- iBurst Africa. on November 12th, 2009 3:12 am

Kojo i recently started listening to your super morning show and im already getting addicted to it as it leaves me excited and a bit hyperactive. I ve been having super great mornings lately thanks to your super morning show. And i ve been making noise about who is reading what at my office…..im reading “Working Yourself Happy” at the moment by Terri Levine and i would like to commend two of my collegues Evelyn and Dennis who are reading impressively.Thanks to them, im slowly picking up my reading habit…..back in school i used to read more. And im chanelling the course of reading among my neice and nephews at home and they seem to like it very much. I would like to say thanks to you for the great job you re doing. Its always refreshing to listen to your super morning show. Do i necessarily have to go to GIJ before i can do some journalism? Educate me. Have a blessed day.
kwesi on November 13th, 2009 6:19 am

good afternoon. you are doing very good job for mother ghana keep it up. please do you know that there some electricity consumers in sakumono flats that do not pay bills of no faults of them. their meters are faulty and electricity people connected them directly and they do not pay bills or buy units for years now. l was one of them but l had gone E.C G. office several times and begged them before they came to change mine because l always felt l was cheating the nation. so please alert E,C.G . Few people l talked to had told me that they went E.C.G offices several times they refused to come, you can just imagine how much that company is loosing for all this while. please investigate
good day
Dominic on November 19th, 2009 1:44 am

Kojo kindly wish my Boss Godfred Bondzie and my Colleagues of MTN IT Infracstructure Department a Bless Day.
Thank you.
Stephen on November 22nd, 2009 12:24 pm

Hi Kojo,
I am fun of your morning show programme and i think u are doing exceptionally great. Kojo, i would be very grateful if u could take up this issue on expiry products on the shelves of some of the shops and super markets in our country and the role of the Food and Drugs Board in this regard.
I bought a drink from Garden Mart, a super market in Tadi on the 14/10/2009 which had the expiry date as october 2009. On realizing the danger it could pose, i promted the attended, who then spoke to her Indian boss. To my dismay they ignored my concern so i had to report this to the FDB-Tadi. Initially the FDB official declared the drink as an expired one and therefore promised to visit the shop and then give me a feed back.When called 2 days later to get a feed back, the FDB had changed itss position saying the product was awesome. I stronly think the FDB as a regulatory or control agency is in bed with some of these foreign shops to the detriment of the good people of our dear nation. Kojo, i hv the payment voucher and the product as evidence. Please use your medium to go to the bottom of this to protect our people. Thx
Abraham - Nungua on November 23rd, 2009 6:00 am

Please can you play back the reports from the deputy minister of information when the president went to Nigeria about the Crude oil deal and compare the response they are giving us now. Ghanaian Need to know their double standards.
Mawusi on November 25th, 2009 12:40 am

hi Kojo

i think teaching the children in the local language is not a bad idea. but the question is; in what local language are they going to be taught? i have taught kids in kindergarten and Primary one and its amazing how they understand mathematics questions when i explain it in the language they understand. this works when you are one on one with the student. haven’t tried for other subjects. the english language should be maintained since at the development stage of children, it is very easy for them to understand and use the english language.
Boakye on November 25th, 2009 1:54 am

I think the discussion on the education policy is misdirected. What we need to help people to understand is that most of our local languages are phonic. So the I dear is that, help the children to start reading in their local languages and bridge the reading skills to English. So by class 3, most of them will at least be able to decode words.
Adwoa on November 25th, 2009 2:14 am

Hello Kojo,

The noise that the NDC foot soldiers are making goes to confirm why our country is developing at this slow pace. We are all so selfish. We support parties only because of what the party in power can put in our pockets and not general development of the country.

We need to be geneational thinkers. We need to learn to put Ghana first before our personal wants.

We will need to stop this cycle where if the party comes into power, they appoint their party supporters into positions only to be replaced after 4 years when another party comes into power.

Government is to serve Ghana and not a section of people in Ghana.
Justice of KNUST on November 25th, 2009 6:21 am

I am disappointed in the president by the directive he has given. What is the implication? It’s that he is inteested in the lives of the footsoldiers than the real Ghanaians who voted for him. The foot soldiers did their best by campaing. On the 7th of Jan.,2009 the president tsaid he will be a father to all. Now , he has declined from his own words. Tell Ayarigah that the president spoke in plain English language which every Ghanaian can understand, he shouldn’t try to add his own words. 2012 is just at the corner and I join A-pluz to say, kokromoti na ei be the judge. Kojo have a nice day.
Kwame Sowu on December 1st, 2009 1:15 am

Improving your finances require two things among others. One is to reduce your spending for savings and the other is to increase your income. These two must be hinged on a sound well thaught out income earning endeavour.
Either as an employee, employer or a combination of both the decision is your. Without thinking deeply, poverty always becomes a choice.
Above all pay your tithe promptly.
Kofi Yeboah on December 1st, 2009 4:37 pm

i hope you are not going to continue sinking yourself with those issues which will benefit nobody but the evil politicians. what prevents you from focusing on the bread and butter issues?
Mawusi on December 2nd, 2009 1:50 am

It is a good thing for subordinates to point out their CEO’s mistakes and it promotes team building and good governance. Ghanaians are only used to the opposition criticizing the party in power and so find it strange that members of a ruling party can criticize its own like this. i think it is healthy. It helps to put every body in line. we are definitely moving forward in the right direction. Our democracy is really growing
Selorm on December 3rd, 2009 1:25 am

Good morning Kojo,

Why do we-commuters- have to experience artificially imposed fog almost every morning on our ways to serve our country? We need to understand that refuse or rubbish has a proper way of being disposed of in urban zones( AND IT’S NOT SWEEP AND BURN). I would be truly grateful if AMA could stop these burning and smoldering heaps. They are unpleasantly noxious.

Everything should be done in a fitting and orderly manner in our developing urban environment.. Some of our leaders need to drive to work with their windows down and smell the RUBBISH!
Ghanaba on December 7th, 2009 1:49 am

Hi Evans,
the term corned beef is correct, it means preserved with salt
maxwell Agyekum on December 10th, 2009 2:37 pm

Hi kojo i want to talk about Electricity company of Ghana the way they are doing to we the peoples of Kwashiman .I do not understand ,when peoples own them they used cars to make announcement for peoples to pay their money for them .
If there is any fault in certain area in Accra you will not see them annouce it to public.Ghanaian we are about 52 year now we should stop those thing to develop Ghana as well.The leaders they travel alot and they know all this things why can them used the same method here to make Ghana a better place to live in .
Thanks
kojo.
yaw ofosuhene on December 11th, 2009 11:17 am

Mr, Pianim has lost focus since he took himself to court to test the law and lost badly. he has since not being able to find where to belong and what to do, so he makes statements which are ill-advised.
Yvette on December 14th, 2009 2:25 am

Dear Kojo,
I was actually appalled by Mr EBO WHITE’s words of wisdom this morning. Though it may be true that Kinaphama boss was unjustly arrested. I think Mr Ebo White’s submission was one sided due his personal interest /involvement in the case. What did he mean when he asked if the Kinaphama boss fits a drug dealer’s profile? What is a drug dealer’s profile? How different is such profile from the profile of a normal business man?
Why is tattooed on the heads of drug dealers. Any body can be a drug dealer or a criminal for that matter. Is Mr. E. White asking that we give preferential treatment to Kinaphama boss? Please let be real and stop this habit of crying wolf at every turn. Mr. Ebo White’s submission was rather xenophobic and not at all inspiring. I am so disappointed
maxwell agyekum on December 15th, 2009 11:32 am

Hi Kojo.
I was not happy with the way ,if NDC come to power the way they do to journalist is not better we should advice ourself from this act NDC.this is the reason why we lost a lot of election with formal president Kuffour for past elections 2000 and 2004 .And president Mill saw that ,and we open to Journalist to win 2008 Election.I am beg all my party member to stop that act and focus well with up coming election since it will very hard for us we the NDC party.i wish Honorable Collin Dada well, for good work is doing i wish him very well .I have very confindence in him ,where eve you are God Bless you Honorable.
ernest on December 19th, 2009 9:53 am

seriously, the GFA is doing a disservice to this country. They are not in it alone. Together with the coach they are trying to deny us the happiness we so deserve.
The call ups into the senior national team is simply unthinkable. some of it i mean. how can some of the star players in can 2008 be omitted? where is quincy owusu abeyie? Any coach will know how the stars are going to play by simply having a look of the players invited, b’cos the style of play of these players are well known. Quincy does bring unpredictability. You will never know when he is going to use his pace. we desperately need a player who can shorten our opponents. Take a good look at his goal against ivory coast in can2008.That is what we need. i simply don’t like how we treat players whom we’ve virtually convinced to come and play for us. Talk about kim Grant, Charles Whittle just to mention a few.
Dominic on December 28th, 2009 12:44 am

Kojo, I am so glad to hear your voice once again, i almost flipped to another station after listening to your news because i thought you will not come anytime soon. welcome my boss
Steven Aidoo (formerly of ASASCO) on December 28th, 2009 9:41 pm

Kojo, May the LORD JESUS sustain you in the noble job you are doing. keep up the good job and have a SPIRIT FILLED EASTER.Here in USA i keep listening to you every dawn. Please do remember these words always-1. GIVE GOD WHAT IS RIGHT NOT WHAT IS LEFT 2. A LOT OF KNEELING WILL KEEP YOU STANDING. 3.GOD DOESN’T CALL THE QUALIFIED HE QUALIFIES THE CALLED & WHEN GOD ORDAINS HE SUSTAINS.

Stay blessed! From Steven Aidoo,California, USA.
Steven Aidoo (formerly of ASASCO) on December 28th, 2009 9:48 pm

Kojo you are just super fabulous!! You kept inspiring me back in Ghana and here in USA you still moving me every dawn. You speak with such eloquence and maturity, thumps up to you but remember -1. GIVE GOD WHAT IS RIGHT NOT WHAT IS LEFT 2. A LOT OF KNEELING WILL KEEP YOU STANDING. 3.GOD DOESN’T CALL THE QUALIFIED HE QUALIFIES THE CALLED & WHEN GOD ORDAINS HE SUSTAINS.
Stay blessed! From Steven Aidoo,California, USA.
YUSIF MUSTAPHA on January 4th, 2010 3:25 pm

I WAS HIGHLY DISSAPOINTED IN JOY F.M FOR THE VEILED EFFORT THEY ARE MAKING AT STEREOTYPING MUSLIM/ISLAM AND CONNECT THE NIGERIAN CHRISMAS BOMBER TO ISLAM.YES HE IS A MUSLIM,BUT MUST EVERY MUSLIM BE GUILTY OF A CRIME OF ANOTHER MUSLIM.WE MUSLIMS OWE NOBODY ANY APOLOGY FOR BEING WHO WE ARE AND FOR BELIEVING IN WHAT WE BELIEVE.I DON’T KNOW HOW NARROW MINDED/GULLIBLE THE INTERVIEWER IS,I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH SHE HAS DRANK FROM THE POT OF WESTERN MEDIA STEREOTYPE AGAINST ISLAM.I ALSO DON’T KNOW WHERE HER CRUSADING ZEAL IS COMING FROM,I EQUALLY DONT KNOW HOW MUCH FICTION SHE HAS LEARNT IN HER HISTORY CLASS,BECAUSE CLEARLY,THE GABAGE SHE CARRIES ON HER NECK IS SO MISINFORMED THAT SHE TALKS OF ISLAM AS A VOILENT RELIGION.I WAS SHOCKED TO THE CORE TO HEAR THEM REPEAT THIS NONSENSE ON 6:00 BULLETIN.WHY IS SHOULD ISLAM BE THE SUBJECT OF THEIR MEDIA INQUISITION,TRIAL AND BIAS SENTENCE.IF CHRISTIANITY IS NOT CALLED TO DEFEND THE DEEDS OF CORTES,HITLERLAS CARSAS,JOSEPH KONI ETC,IF THE ACTIONS OF I.RA,LRA,ETA,THE EXTERMINATION OF THE ABORIGINES IN AUSTRALIA,THE INDIGINOUS INDIANS IN AMERICAS AND THE ESLAVEMENT OF AFRICANS IN THE NEW WORLD AND SO MUCH WHY CALL US TO DO SAME ON THIS SUBJECT.THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN ALL THE CHURCH AND THE IMMENSE BENEFITS IT GAINED IN ALL OF THESE ARE WELL DOCUMENTED IN HISTORY BOOKS.DON’T TELL ME TO BRING UP A RATIONAL DEFENCE OF WHY YOU SHOULD NOT VIEW ME WITH SUSPICION THE NEXT TIME YOU MEET ME.WE GHANAIAN MUSLIM REJECT THIS CAMPAIGN .THIS IS BY WAY OF SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT.GOD BLESS US ALL AND SHAME THE SCHEMERS
SOLOMON POTAKEY on January 5th, 2010 12:58 am

Was this not the same man of God who predicted the death of several prominent men in Ghana before June last year? Was he not the same man of God who predicted that a prominent personality in Ghana will be converted to the Christiandom? The fact that nobody called him back to ask of why those prophesies did not come true does not mean that we have forgotten.
I think it is time we devote our time to more serious people than these people who only wants to be heard even if there are no issues for them to be heared on.
Emmanuel Baffoe on January 5th, 2010 1:59 am

Kojo it is unfortuate the two prophets both the moslem and the christian are speaking this way, because the Bible says in matthew 24:24 there shall arise false Christs, and false prohpets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that ,if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect in verse 25 it says Behold, i have told you before.verse 26 wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert:go not forth:behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. so kojo are told by the bible not to believe such people.
abassah -yankson on January 6th, 2010 2:12 am

kojo,goodmorning
i heard on BBC that the body scanners installed at the heathrow airport could not have detected the improvised explosives used by Umar Farouk,…i’m just wondering if the one to be installed at Kotoka could………!!!!!!!!!!
Kwame Aninakwah on January 8th, 2010 4:44 am

Mutaka’s Case: Sensationalism or Genuine Search for Truth?

I do not have to pontificate on the adverse effects of corruption on the national economic development effort, which is an open secret to all and sundry. This is evidence through the reports and commentaries of anti-corruption institutions and the Auditor General.
In view of the current government’s avowed promise to expose and penalise corrupt acts no matter the background of the person involved, the civil society is quick to raise issues when they perceive government’s actions fall short of expectation.
With the emergence of the Mutaka’s saga, anti corruption groups both in the media and other professional bodies rallied to express detest at the minister’s action. Not even the resignation of the Minister or the actions of the government could pacify these crusaders of high moral standard.
Yesterday, during the President’s interaction with the media, this issue took a center stage, apparently being used to assess or measure the government’s commitment to corruption. Obviously, from the demeanour of those who raised issues about this saga and the subsequent commentaries from some anti corruption bodies as well as some media stations, they are not convinced by the President’s explanation. In fact someone some very categorical by saying the Minister’s action involved some criminality, which should have been handled differently from what happened.
The issues I wish to raise for debate are these; judging from the number of precious man hours spent on discussing this issue, is the society (more especially the media) interested in getting to the conclusion of this matter? Or is this one of the usual ways where some people think they can transport themselves to public prominence just by associating themselves with sensational issues? Based on the evidences available, is it not possible for one of these anti-corruption bodies or a media stations (i.e. Joy FM or Peace FM) to pursue this case at either CHRAJ or the Courts for all of us to know the conclusion of this matter? Or, is it a matter of these bodies not having confidence in these institutions? Again, if I were the Minister and I felt that there was nothing criminal about my actions; I will clear my name by pursuing legal actions against anyone who maligns me.
I think enough is enough and this country must move in the right direction. I do not believe the onus of sanitizing the political system rests solely on the president. I think to the extent that we Ghanaians do not at anytime have confidence in any action taken by the president, the alacrity with which we discuss such an action should motivate us to appeal to the right institutions to seek conclusion to the matter.
Are we saying that if a government institutes an inquiry into an issue which turnouts to have some criminal suggestions, just by whitewashing it with a government’s whitepaper, makes it impossible for any person or a future regime to take the government on? I am not a legal person so I stand for education. We have to move from the realms of sensationalism (without which some people’s survival would be threatened) to where there is a genuine commitment to seek for the truth.
bismark akyeansah on January 8th, 2010 8:57 am

hi kojo,
hp you doing fine and all the your crew members aswell.am grateful that your network has created this medium for us to share our opinions.kojo there is something eating me up and i think if all ghanaians will hear me out we can fight this in our society.this menace is about the rate at which people’s cars are being stolen in our communities these days.my friend sent his car to the washing bay and the guy after washing it drove it away,the police as we all trust to assist have not beeen able to do any thing about it uptodate.this occured on the 24th of december last year.in the same year onthe 31st of december my church president got his car stolen from his house and he cant trace it too.just yesterday my aunties car was almost stolen and had it not been for the steering locking up the thieves would have taken it away.this is becoming unbecoming.kojo,pls all that am asking is for you to at least sentitice people about this kind of theft growing in our communities these days.expercially residents in sakumono estate,adenta and all the flat communities because all these incident happend around them.pls..i will be glad if am even called to answer a few questions or share my views.people are stealing the cars and people are buying them in this country.ma cell num is 0242 969315.
thank you.
bismark.
Bismark Akyeansah on January 8th, 2010 9:02 am

hi kojo,
hp you doing fine and all the your crew members aswell.am grateful that your network has created this medium for us to share our opinions.kojo there is something eating me up and i think if all ghanaians will hear me out we can fight this in our society.this menace is about the rate at which people’s cars are being stolen in our communities these days.my friend sent his car to the washing bay and the guy after washing it drove it away,the police as we all trust to assist have not beeen able to do any thing about it uptodate.this occured on the 24th of december last year.in the same year on the 31st of december my church president got his car stolen from his house and he cant trace it too.just yesterday my aunties car was almost stolen and had it not been for the steering locking up the thieves would have taken it away.this is becoming unbecoming.kojo,pls all that am asking is for you to at least sensitice people about this kind of theft growing in our communities these days.expercially residents in sakumono estate,adenta and all the flat communities because all these incident happend around them.pls..i will be glad if am even called to answer a few questions or share my views.people are stealing the cars and people are buying them in this country.ma cell num is 0242 969315.
thank you.
bismark.
Bismark Akyeansah on January 8th, 2010 9:12 am

what are the stake holders in sakumono doing about the rampant increase of prostitutes in around sakumono dipicting all sort of life styles that do not speak well of the community.
Kwame Aninakwah on January 8th, 2010 10:00 am

Mutaka’s Case: Sensationalism or Genuine Search for Truth?
I do not have to pontificate on the adverse effects of corruption on the national economic development effort, which is an open secret to all and sundry. This is evidence through the reports and commentaries of anti-corruption institutions and the Auditor General.
In view of the current government’s avowed promise to expose and penalise corrupt acts no matter the background of the person involved, the civil society is quick to raise issues when they perceive government’s actions fall short of expectation.
With the emergence of the Mutaka’s saga, anti corruption groups both in the media and other professional bodies rallied to express detest at the minister’s action. Not even the resignation of the Minister or the actions of the government could pacify these crusaders of high moral standard.
Yesterday, during the President’s interaction with the media, this issue took a center stage, apparently being used to assess or measure the government’s commitment to corruption. Obviously, from the demeanour of those who raised issues about this saga and the subsequent commentaries from some anti corruption bodies as well as some media stations, they are not convinced by the President’s explanation. In fact someone some very categorical by saying the Minister’s action involved some criminality, which should have been handled differently from what happened.
The issues I wish to raise for debate are these; judging from the number of precious man hours spent on discussing this issue, is the society (more especially the media) interested in getting to the conclusion of this matter? Or is this one of the usual ways where some people think they can transport themselves to public prominence just by associating themselves with sensational issues? Based on the evidences available, is it not possible for one of these anti-corruption bodies or a media stations (i.e. Joy FM or Peace FM) to pursue this case at either CHRAJ or the Courts for all of us to know the conclusion of this matter? Or, is it a matter of these bodies not having confidence in these institutions? Again, if I were the Minister and I felt that there was nothing criminal about my actions; I will clear my name by pursuing legal actions against anyone who maligns me.
I think enough is enough and this country must move in the right direction. I do not believe the onus of sanitizing the political system rests solely on the president. I think to the extent that we Ghanaians do not at anytime have confidence in any action taken by the president, the alacrity with which we discuss such an action should motivate us to appeal to the right institutions to seek conclusion to the matter.
Are we saying that if a government institutes an inquiry into an issue which turnouts to have some criminal suggestions, just by whitewashing it with a government’s whitepaper, makes it impossible for any person or a future regime to take the government on? I am not a legal person so I stand for education. We have to move from the realms of sensationalism (without which some people’s survival would be threatened) to where there is a genuine commitment to seek for the truth.
By Kwame Aninakwah
Abeka-Lapaz
John on January 11th, 2010 1:33 am

Hi Kojo, i really appreciate your discussion this morning concerning the Angola 2010. I think what happen in Angola can happen elsewhere, so this should not bring about the incompetency of the Angolians of hosting the 2010 African Cup of Nation.
nshom on January 11th, 2010 2:34 am

Togo flouted travel regulations as set out by CAF. I sympathize with them but the truth has got to be told.
How about this, the final decision for Togo to return home was taken by politicians where as FIFA/CAF frowns at political interference in sports administration. I never heard what the position of their FA was.. I understand the politicians pay the bills but this was so before the rule against political interference was suggested/accepted.
I suggest when they finish mourning, they should then be called to answer for
i) flouting travel regulations
ii) political interference in sports administration.
nshom on January 11th, 2010 2:39 am

I see this blog has entries dating back 2 years, all on one Loooooonnnnnng page. This makes it really cumbersome. Could you put it into a couple of pages (say 3monthly or 6 monthly etc)?
abassah-yankson on January 13th, 2010 7:14 am

ex-Gratia is a weed and must be uprooted from our constitutional garden with immediate effect…….period.
Mom and Bro on January 13th, 2010 1:29 pm

To Naomi Delali Howusu of UCC.
On your birthday I wish you much pleasure and joy
I hope all of your wishes come true
May each hour and minute be filled with delight
And your birthday be perfect for you!HAPPY BIRTHDAY
kwaku sekyere on January 14th, 2010 1:32 am

mrs shirley ayittey’s urge to curb to upspringing proliferation of masts is a very laudable idea and i think as a nation we should support her in every way.Just imagine NCA owns these masts and shares it to these telecom companies and tax them for their usage!Ghana should wake up now!
Again as a country we should make maintenance as a practice because we can invests in all aspects of development but without maintenance we end know where.
Bernard Mills on January 14th, 2010 8:08 am

I write with a very heavy heart here in the Disapora - as a young Ghanaian who is ready to invest home and contribute in whatever ways necessary to develop our nation Ghana. However - the Black Man disease (PHD) envy and hatred - will never move the nation forward. Here in the U.S the chinese govt is investing in money to recruit their college graduates to return back to China to develop their nation
Bola Ray- has a show that talk about celebrating our own hero’s but today we have govt that is bent on destroying hard won reputation of 2 Ghanaian hero’s (EO Group) for investing their own money and recruting companies like Kosmos to search for oil in Ghana. When big oil companies like EXxon, Shell has given up on Ghana, these two Ghanaian hero’s abandon their medical practice and invest their own money and today- there is hope for our country. This kind of treatment of govt- discourage future and young Ghanaians here in the diaspora to come home. i have met Ghanaians here in the U.S have held high positions like CEO’ of major hospities, companies etc. But talking to them, some refuse to come home simply becuase of this type of treatment. We simply dont care what kind of govt is power- what the country need is the freedom of entrepreneurial action on the ground
Alot of young Ghanaians here in the disapora are watching how this issue unfolds however we strongly believe private sector should be seperate from politics and is time the media call it out- and speak out for the sake of our dear nation.
EPHRAIM on January 15th, 2010 7:48 am

Hi Kojo i am about to put something across if not addressed early could cripple Ghana’s already ailing economy.Kojo this has to do with the current 3 day clearing system introduced by the Bank of Ghana .PLEASE Kojo the arguments put forward before the implementation are just a lie to favor the few multinational companies at the detriment of indigenous ones .To throw more light on what i am saying ,Ghana’s economy is dominated by a large section of retailers who buy their goods from most of the large companies which are incidentally foreign owned who are only interested in profit. This small retailers often buy their goods from wholesalers who usually purchase their goods on credit bases.Kojo ,due to the harsh loan facilities and the difficulty in securing them most of this wholesalers are unable to acquire loans from the many banks around .The only option for this wholesalers to meet their financial requirements to these multinational companies is by entering into agreements with some bank managers who keep their checks ( the usual mode of payment) for some days till they sell most of the goods bought on credit.This system which has operated for a long time has been the only lifeline to our economy.Kojo, the recent 3 day clearing system is a recipe for disaster as most of these checks will be returned just after 3 days a time too short for the wholesalers to sell their goods .Please kojo can you imagine what this will mean to our economy ? Kojo i leave you to digest this and follow it up.Thanks
Ephraim Tessu
knust
etessu@yahoo.com
abassah-yankson on January 18th, 2010 2:49 am

if Ghanaians can actually wake up to a funny earthquake haox, then we should as well wake up to fight for what is due us from our self-sufficient politicians…..we should demand answers from our leaders for their every actions and inactions…….
Kwajo on January 19th, 2010 2:08 am

Hi Kojo,
Why are we misinterpret simple request the Security Agency is making? The officer from the National Security Agency explain every and its simple. The Mobile operators should let customers register the sim cards. It is done everywhere in the world.
Kwajo on January 19th, 2010 2:19 am

Hi Kojo,
We don’t need additional law to make people register their mobile phone numbers.
Your guest misinterpret simple thing the National Security Agency is asking for.
The constitution talks about liberty but at the same time talks about the protection of people from crime by using mobile phones…
Kwajo on January 19th, 2010 2:21 am

We don’t need any new legal protection. Too much laws in Ghana. Register sims period!
abassah-yankson on January 19th, 2010 2:24 am

hi kojo..if ur quest thinks there is a problem with the registration request by the national security…then he should blame it on the nations “static” constitution
Kwajo on January 19th, 2010 2:37 am

Why is your panelist is talking about freedom and freedom repeatedly as if the security agency is going to use the information for something bad. It’s about protection of us all… Ghanaians keep talking about big worse without proper understanding. Today human rights, 2moro civil liberty with proper understanding. We should know rights come with responsibility. Register your sim cards whilst you want to enjoy your right to communicate.

Sweden.
Kaf on January 20th, 2010 2:59 am

Kojo, we will be very grateful if you could take talk about this on your show. Vodafone recently started implementing a cap billing system for their broadband internet service. The initial agreements they had with us were monthly subscriptions and then all of a sudden they changed it. You pay for three months of broadband service and then you get disconnected after the first month only to be told you have reached your package allowance. There are situations where for a whole week the broadband service has been very appalling to say the least, yet you get billed. If we don’t protest this now and it is allowed we stand to loose out on all the very good technology available over the internet. With the cap system one skype video call will run out all the credits you have. I doubt if this is the kind of billing they operate in the UK therefore why perpetuate this fraud on us. We are getting frustrated with this kind of service.

Thanks
Yao on January 20th, 2010 3:13 am

I believe the exclusion of the senior players of the Black Stars is God sent, so we can build a strong team for the world cup. If more of the young ones are used in Angola we can win the cup.
Chris on January 20th, 2010 9:20 am

i Subscribe to the school of thought that we should at this stage of the competition encourage the coach to field most of the under 20 who are now with the team in the squad that would play the Angolans.They are the ones who are hungry and would be prepared to die a little more for mother Ghana.The so-called senior players should take a cue from their counterparts in Europe and elsewhere who take it is an honour and a privillege to for play for their countries rather than a right Afterall, where did they start their carrier as footballers from?If we should lose at all, it is better to lose with with the young ones than the senior ones.We should stop worshipping this so-called senior players and caii a spade a spade else this young ones could also behave similar ways when they grow older.
Arden Darko-Boateng on January 25th, 2010 12:44 am

Hi Kojo, like every Ghanaian, I am happy about Ghana’s victory. It’s indeed glorious to be a Ghanaian. May Ghana continue to rise!!! Osee!!!
kofi on January 28th, 2010 2:25 am

Please kojo help us the NYEP workers we are dying, how can we work for several months without pay, what are we suppose to eat or use for transport before going to work each day
Amewusika on January 28th, 2010 4:57 am

The roads in Tema have all gone bad. TMA is not doing anything about it. I sometimes wonder if we have government officials in Tema at all. I plead that Kwame Nkrumah’s Tema community roads are worked on so that using it will end the delay in traffic. Roads like that of community 8 to 9, Community 4 to 1, and many others have gone bad. Tema roads used to be the best. What is going on now? Please talk to the right offices for us. Thank you.
Amewusika Tema
Amewusika on January 28th, 2010 5:03 am

I am also proud to be a Ghanaian. Its is not an easy thing having 22 full grown men running after one small ball in the name of football for us. They deserve a lot of congratulations. May God Strengthen them and see them through the rest of the games.
Amewusika Tema
isaac on January 28th, 2010 7:52 am

Kojo, with the registration of SIM card, the danger is, if someone want to commit a crime, implicate or sabotage someone, he only needs to pick your phone, then send whatever msg without your knowledge, in that case how do you then prove your innocence aba a crime you ve not committed. i don’t know if the authorities have looked at this possibilities.
Joshua on February 1st, 2010 2:00 am

Our employers would have to learn a lot from our gallant black stars.The syndrome of (you have no job experience must stop now}.You can not have job
experience when you have not been given the chance to prove your worth.

Most at times when you are looking for a job,employers tells you, you have no experience.The question you ask your self is who will engage the in experience to gain the needed experience for you to employ.

I have seen many young inexperience graduates moving from one office to another for jobs only to be told you dont have the needed work experience.I think many young once should be given the challenge for them to prove themselves.There is a lot to be learnt from the success of the black stars.Our employers must give we the young and inexperience the chance to prove ourselves

Joshua,China
SQ on February 1st, 2010 10:10 am

On the issue on abandoned cars & tracks on the road:
There is an opportunity for some business person, with the resources, to offer towing services to the government of Ghana for a fee. What I suggest is
1. Fine the vehicle owner for the cost of towing + the inconvenience
2. Tow the vehicle to a lot and for everyday the vehicle in the lot, charges accumulate. If owner does not clear what is owed and comes for the car, auction the vehicle or sell it to a scrap yard to recover some of the costs.

For all this to be possible the legal, judicial and policy framework needs to be established. There is money to be made for the private business owner and the government if things can be put in place to make this happen
Ato on February 1st, 2010 12:30 pm

Government must know that they can’t eat their cake and have it. They are the ones who issued six mobile network licenses to various service providers. Were they not aware that the issuance of these licenses will result in the proliferation of masts as that is the technology upon which cellular communications is built. After collecting huge sums for these licenses they shouldn’t frustrate the efforts of the network operators with the unsubstantiated radiation effects of mobile communications. It is unfortunate that a whole ministry of science and technology is the one propagating this unsubstantiated fallacy. We stand a risk of a public uproar and confusion if the Ministry of Science does not stem this confusion that is gaining prominence at a fast rate..
maame on February 2nd, 2010 2:45 am

Dear Kojo

How do you do? Kindly follow up on this for me.

As I used the Spintex this morning, i noticed that the traffic had improved this morning till i got to the flower pot junction. Just infront of the Dede Plaza the construction works has halted.
The road users therefore tend to slow down to pass through the potholes on the road. I noticed the traffic was following after this point. The sad thing is that, this delay in travel time infront of the Dede Plaza can cause traffic way beyond Papaye.

Some drivers in order to dodge this traffic use the back route just after Papaye and join the road again at flower pot junction which is just before Dede Plaza.

I believe if the road infront of Dede Plaza is leveled a little the traffic on the Spintex road will improve drastically.

Can you please follow this up for me? I dont know whose attention to draw to this situation.

Thanks

Best regards

Maame
Kwajo on February 3rd, 2010 1:29 am

Kojo, I agree that we do not help young people to manage their success; but the question is: are young successful men ready to listen to advice or avail themselves to be managed?

Kwajo, Sweden.
Kwajo on February 3rd, 2010 1:44 am

Kojo, it’s good you’re talking about journalists this morning. I believe if Ghana will develope or not much depends on the type of journalism we practice in Ghana. I think most journalists needs refresher courses or they have to go back to school to have degree courses in psychology and ethics before allowed to practice.
As for Babi Ansaba, he is an acused just to use usual Ghanaian Police jargon.

Kwajo, Sweden.
Pf on February 3rd, 2010 2:21 am

Who must pay road toll in Ghana?

This is the question i keep asking myself time and time again …………?
Suddenly we have 500% increases in road toll but that isn’t what I find an issue but the selected roads to be levied are what I find difficult to come into terms with. Are we as a country saying only roads such as motorway, kasoa, akosombo, aburi and other selected areas be the only kinds of road to be maintained, hence the road toll on them?
The answer to me is NO, all roads in the country needs to be maintained. Ideally road toll from kasoa shall not be used to maintain say Awoshie roads. So what happens to awoshie roads? The Idea of road toll is good but the approach is misplaced since we cannot toll every stretch of road in the country. Lets not be quick making comparisons with countries that have countless alternative roads to and back a destination, hence their selective tolling of roads.
Tolling motor for instance will mean commercial vehicles plying say Accra/Tema motorway will take to unapproved roads and end up endangering the life of others on the motorway as they make their way back into the roads. Others will totally avoid plying such routes. It is already the case where commercial vehicles are reluctant going places like kasoa because of the toll added to the serious traffic situation along that stretch. This rather makes life so unbearable to inhabitant s in and around such suburbs. If there should be special levy on some selected roads, let’s rather think of levies like CONGESTION TAX in areas such as makola, Rawlings Park, tudu and others congested areas to discourage all persons driving there at the peak of the day.
If we as a country think paying road tax or toll is the solution to the maintenance or rebuilding of our roads in Ghana, all must be in the bracket to pay but not for the selected few. Already, toll boats on our roads has been one nuisance compounding the already traffic jams on our few roads. All such time wasted on our roads is unnecessary loss of productive time and money. Am sure the master of this industry can devise means to get all road users or car owners into paying for such taxes or toll. One of such systems can be the use of stickers paid monthly or quarterly like the roadworthy stickers or the income tax stickers used by commercial drivers .The introduction of automation system in collection of toll has rather worsen the traffic situation on the motorway so cannot even be an option for consideration.
It is my hope that a critical look at such system is considered before we worsen the already traffic situations on our roads

Thank You
Isaac Quartey-Papafio
(Awoshie-Accra)
Kwajo on February 3rd, 2010 2:33 am

To help people manage your success is all about love. If you love someone you will be happy when the person is successful. He who loves does not boast, does not envy, does not hate, does listen to advice, loves knowledge and will love God and their neighbour.
Yvonne on February 3rd, 2010 2:54 am

Kojo this is an interesting topic. As a christian, you realise a certain trend going on now, most christian young ladies are doing far better than the guys or better still their spouses. This is not just for the fact that women are better managers of themselves but also because women take our day to day lives more seriously and think not only about themselves as individuals.

If a woman is succesful she thinks of how best people around her will benefit from her success, yet its almost the opposite for the men. Apart from that we find ourselves in an environment when our fathers’ do not even serve as role models for their sons, cos the very attitudes they put up when life is okay for them, is just to go out there and have fun, not only with the opposite sex, but even show off among friends and family members, and no one sees anything wrong.

Most men feel so good even when they’re doing the wrong thing, cos as a people we have come to accept that some of the things men do is okay and we will often say “Its a Man’s World” Before they realise all that they rather worked for and boasted about is all lost. Unfortunately this is not only seen in ghanaians, but also the black world even in the diaspora.

If as a family, society, nation we will learn to accept and practice good moral values, i believe it will go a long way to help us.

Pls let’s talk more about such issues. thanks so much
Yvonne Tema
kojo on February 3rd, 2010 2:54 am

British Airways has outsourced the collection of ticket sales to Standard Chartered bank. the problem that i have with this system is that payments at stanchat is strictly by cash or by cheque only if you have an account with stanchat. this applies to everyone including corporate bodies as well. i made an enquiry at stanchat regarding paying for 5 airtickets for a company’s executives totaling about $15,000 and was prepared to pay with a bankers draft because my company does not have an account with stanchat. unfortunately the assistant manager in charge at stanchat (in the absence of the manager) told me that they have strict instructions from british airways on this mode of payment so he was sorry and that my company would have to pay for the tickets by cash.

we are at a time when the country is making efforts to reduce the cash in circulation and strengthen the banking sector and its unfortunate that a bank could ask a company to pay for a transaction in cash. additionally there is a high risk associated with carrying large sums of cash. i sent an email to the bank of ghana (via the contact i got from their website) but have not received a response from them to date.

my suggestion is that there should be a ceiling of lets say $2,000 for the payment of cash for tickets and any amounts in excess of that should be paid using a bankers draft.
Kelvin on February 3rd, 2010 3:42 am

Kojo,

As a young successful person, managing success can be easy although it appears difficult:

1. Humility, diligence and good character;
2. Always take / keep a mortgage and use it to acquire as many properties as possible;
3. Save / invest at least 30% of your income.

The first point helps you stand firm and succeed more in your chosen field, the second point helps you put a check on your spending whilst you acquire lasting properties (remember, mortgages are deducted at source), and the third point ensure that in the rainy days, you have something to fall on because for me, the measure of wealth is for how long a person can continue to survive at his / her current level of expenditure if they lose their job or their source of income ceases.

K
Divine on February 4th, 2010 9:02 am

Kojo, I dont know how far this issue can be discussed but as someone who patronizes the motorway twice or trice daily to transact business in Accra, this trend is worrying. Am not a commercial driver. I am an administrator with a multinational organization.

The use of the inner and outer lanes of the motorway needs to be drummed into the ears of motorists once more. I have seen more than 6 accidents occur on the motorway due to the wrong use of lanes. It has become a common habit that every motorist drives in the inner lane no matter the speed at which he/she is driving.

Weaving is now the order of day, and that is the cause of many of the accidents. Can the powers that be take a critical look at this unfortunate attitude and find lasting solution to it? Do we as private citizens start capturing offending cars on tape and submit that to the MTTU for action to be taken or as usual, we behave like Ghanaians and let go and continue wasting precious lives?

Kojo, you have the mic so please echo what my thoughts.

God bless you.
Ben on February 5th, 2010 11:09 am

Hi there, Kojo

Now can anybody tell why vodafon’s broadband for homes is soo soo eratic whiles their new internet cafes don’t seem to have any of the troubles we the home user are going through. Serious speaking whose duty is it to check on the service provider? GT was much better than vodafon
Prince Arhin on February 9th, 2010 2:06 am

Hi Kojo,

Is it that we do not have enough qualified engineers to find solution to this perennial water problem? Or is it that we do not have enough confidence in them? Why do we have to get experts from outside the country?

And why is it that in other parts of the world where temperatures are cold they have sustained electricity but in Ghana when there are slight signs of rain and bad weather then our lights begin to go off.

We indeed need to find permanent solutions to these 2 critical areas of our society.

Lastly, WHEN IS GLO STARTING OPERATIONS. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEM GET STARTED.
Maame Adjoa (for 10th February 2010) on February 9th, 2010 4:56 pm

Kojo,

Please tell Agyenim Boateng, the deputy minister, that joyfm is the gold standard because of the following reasons:
1. You didn’t ask people to besiege the electoral commission during a very close election in December, 2008.
2. You non of your journalists has ever been appointed a Minister due to his/her awesome propagandist tendencies.
3. All the staff of joyfm are self-made and people of integrity.
4. Joyfm’s low points are others high points…including where the deputy minister used to work.
JOHN on February 10th, 2010 3:00 am

This E-Voting Agenda being pushed by Danquah Institute is one more example of how people in this country sitting in some Air Conditioned office just think of some fanciful things that they think will benefit themselves. It is just like the way the 4 yr SSS was introduced without taking availability of facilities.

They should spare us this fantasies and concentrate on helping NPP back to power
Du on February 10th, 2010 3:11 am

I just want to know how the authentication of electorates going to be done. If someone shld have double registeration at two or more voting centers, hw is he or she going to authenticate?
Da Sir! on February 10th, 2010 8:23 am

Kojo, so was there any 3 top Actresses - Naija man video? I heard Bola Ray talking about this with Nathaniel Attoh last week. What is the truth?
Thanks.
Andrew on February 11th, 2010 11:48 am

Kojo,
Just like the way we implement policies in Ghana without really doing doing the fundamentals to make sure the policies work, the road tolls were implemented without any changes in the ticketing. Kojo the tickets issues are still the same ones used by the highways since Nkrumahs time, this makes it a sweet haven for the toll collectors to make a lot of money into thier pockets. Can you imagine if one sneaks in even half a roll of those tickets, how much he/she will make??. By the way Is there a monitoring system how the govt checks on the number of tickets issued the tolling company, and how much of it is sold in any single day???. I think its about time the tickets are changed with enough security features and they must be counterfoiled.
nana yaa on February 16th, 2010 1:24 am

EDUCATION THEY SAY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS BUT I THINK IT IS RATHER EDUCTAION FREE FROM STRESS AND FRUSTRATION LIKE THE ONE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST (UCC) GO THROUGH THAT CAN ONLY GUARANTEE SUCH A PROMISE.

THE ABOVE INSTITUTION HAS EARNED THE REPUTATION OF FRUSTRATING AND SUPRESSING ITS STUDENTS AND DERIVES ITS HAPPINESS FROM SEEING STUDENTS IN SUCH MOODS.

AS PART OF THE SCHOOL`S REGISTRATION POLICY,A WEEK IS SET ASIDE FOR ADDING AND DROPPING OF COURSES BEFORE SERIOUS ACADEMIC WORK COMMENCES BUT ITS BEEN MORE THAN A WEEK NOW SINCE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN FREQUENTING THE D.P.U. AND ALL WE ARE TOLD IS THERE IS NETWORK FAILURE.

WHAT MAKES THIS FRUSTRATING IS THAT QUIZES WOULD COMMENCE IN A FORTNIGHT AND SHOULD THIS PROBLEM NOT BE RECTIFIED ITS GOING TO BE TO THE DETRIMENT OF US THE STUDENTS THROUGH NO FAULT OF OURS.

WHAT I ALSO WANT TO KNOW IS WHY SHOULD A WHOLE UNIVERSITY LIKE UCC TOLERATE SUCH A PROBLEM FOR THIS LONG KNOWING VERY WELL THE CONSEQUENCES IT WOULD HAVE ON ITS STUDENTS,COULD IT BE THAT THEY CARE LESS ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS OR WHAT?

I WOULD LIKE TO PLEAD WITH YOUR MEDIA HOUSE TO COME TO THE ASSISTANCE OF UCC STUDENTS BY DRAWING THE ATTENTION OF THE OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM.
WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU.
THANK YOU.
Kwajo on February 19th, 2010 8:52 am

Hi Evans,
It is time Ghanaians understand the concept of human rights and the exercise of freedom of speech.
The guy made categorical statement and politicians including learned men and women defending Nana Darkwa’s statement on grounds of human rights and freedom of speech. Ghanaians like using concepts blindly! It is time we Ghanaians realise that human rights have border lines and those borders have to be respected. In other words, rights comes with responsibility!
In as much as you one wants her or his rights to be respected, that same person should also have the duty and responsibility to act in way that will not infringe on others rights or create confusion in the environment within which they are acting. It is some of these complexities of right and responsibility that Nations called called for the passage of UN Universal Declaration of Human Responsibility in addition to the 1948 UN Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
The way and manner some radio commentator speak in the country: maligning individuals without any evidence should be checked as soon as quickly before the country’s young democracy turn to something else.
Freedom of speech does not mean people should speak any how. A chameleon gave birth to a child, the child is expected to dance but not to dance any how. In other words, our constitution gives us the power to freely speak and not to speak any how! We should be responsible in our public speeches.

Kwajo, Sweden.
Kwajo on February 19th, 2010 8:54 am

Hi Evans,
It is time Ghanaians understand the concept of human rights and the exercise of freedom of speech.
The guy made categorical statement and politicians including learned men and women defending Nana Darkwa’s statement on grounds of human rights and freedom of speech. Ghanaians like using concepts blindly! It is time we Ghanaians realise that human rights have border lines and those borders have to be respected. In other words, rights comes with responsibility!
In as much as you one wants her or his rights to be respected, that same person should also have the duty and responsibility to act in way that will not infringe on others rights or create confusion in the environment within which they are acting. It is some of these complexities of right and responsibility that Nations called called for the passage of UN Universal Declaration of Human Responsibility in addition to the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The way and manner some radio commentator speak in the country: maligning individuals without any evidence should be checked as soon as quickly before the country’s young democracy turn to something else.
Freedom of speech does not mean people should speak any how. A chameleon gave birth to a child, the child is expected to dance but not to dance any how. In other words, our constitution gives us the power to freely speak and not to speak any how! We should be responsible in our public speeches.

Kwajo, Sweden.
Kwajo on February 19th, 2010 8:56 am

Hi Evans,
It is time Ghanaians understand the concept of human rights and the exercise of freedom of speech.
The guy made categorical statement and politicians including learned men and women defending Nana Darkwa’s statement on grounds of human rights and freedom of speech. Ghanaians like using concepts blindly! It is time we Ghanaians realise that human rights have border lines and those borders have to be respected. In other words, rights comes with responsibility!
In as much as you one wants her or his rights to be respected, that same person should also have the duty and responsibility to act in way that will not infringe on others rights or create confusion in the environment within which they are acting. It is some of these complexities of right and responsibility that Nations called called for the passage of UN Universal Declaration of Human Responsibility in addition to the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The way and manner some radio commentator speak in the country: maligning individuals without any evidence should be checked as soon as quickly before the country’s young democracy turn to something else.
Freedom of speech does not mean people should speak any how. A chameleon gave birth to a child, the child is expected to dance but not to dance any how. In other words, our constitution gives us the power to freely speak but not to speak any how! We should be responsible in our public speeches.

Kwajo, Sweden.
ernest on February 20th, 2010 8:30 am

it hurts to see the president weigh-in the Dankwa case. he should have stayed out of it. look the minority can cry out blood if they so desire. for u to get the back of a sympathiser for passing irresponsible comments tells the kind of people they are. i want the police to know they did a very gud job. it is time we all act responsibly. the minority can leave parliament for all i care, after all what do they do aside fighting over ex-gratia. my little advice to the minority leader is to be careful of what comes out of his mouth because he has started telling lies even on air and for him to have drawn the president into this was very irresponsible on his part.
Mantse on February 20th, 2010 11:55 pm

If there are elders in the party and the family of Nana Darkwa , this is the time they sholud call, sit him down and teach him how to talk or speak on public platforms. He claims to have been practising journalism for sometime now. With all this exposure and experince he claims to have, he doesn’t even know how to speak to audiences. He should be told by friends and close pals to melow and not to go about bragging. Here I will say:, thumbs up for JOY FM for not bringing us unbaked panelist to disturb our ears,trully you are the leaders in radio broadcast, keep up the good work. For the minority in parliament the least said about them the better, does this issue warrant a boycott. I cease to call them “HONOURABLES” because them dont deserve it. How can these characters be an example to the younger generation. With all this disgraceful acts at the end of their term they take home ex-gratia benefits.

God is watching all of us.
Kojo nyarko on February 22nd, 2010 9:21 am

Kojo ….. its about time radio talk show hosts also took some responsibility for such loose talk on radio…..Hosts should always endeavor to factcheck guests on their programs and be brave enough to expel guests who refuse to retract unguarded statements…. That will stop people like Nana Darkwa. Thank you
kwasi asante on February 22nd, 2010 9:34 am

hi kojo
Nnana Darkwa’ s statement must be condemened by all it was such an irresponsible statement. But the question we must ask is what happens in a soceity when the elders with ex prez rawlings himself inclusive can openly rain insults on his political opponents when he know dat his voices reaches far……..Pls sum1 shld let mr rawlings and our so elderly in soceity to understand that when they talk……we de next generation listens so they shld choose their words right if they decide to remain irresponsible with their statements then they shld know dey are passing the irresponsibilty to next generation and dat may come bk to them just like it came bk to mr. rawlings who himself is noted for making irrespossible staements more than any other statemen in ghana
thanks
Isaac on February 22nd, 2010 9:42 am

Are we not better off in we drill our oil as a nation ourselves rather than usual Tullow and the others ? Even if we do not have the resources to that today lets close it down learn to do it and drill it later even if it will take us 10years.
Ebenezer Gorleku on February 23rd, 2010 12:27 pm

Kojo, kindly allow to use this opportunity to voice out something which has been disturbing me for very long time.
Today we are talking about Golden Tulip after the strike we will be quiet and body will say anything about the foreign investors are treating us in this country. Kojo, and say on authority that the most richest person in this country can not go to these countries to do even half of the treatment we are getting from these people.
I am currently in the house because Consumer finance company change their managing director and the new MD thinks he must reduce the number of people working with the company due to this about seven to eight people lost their job late 2009 and early 2010, and he is still willing to do more because no body in the country can question him. Even the Ghanaians working to him are all afraid of losing their jobs hence every body is quiet.
When are we going to stop foreigners from killing us in the name of investing in the country. Anyway am taking legal action and I hope this time something concrete will come.
Thanks for the opportunity
ernest on February 24th, 2010 8:18 pm

hi kojo, i’m deeply worried. i wanna know why u failed to mention the name the of the journalists involved? i don’t want to believe u are protecting one of your own.
pls tell us if Kwaku Baako is among the journalists. What about Kwame Sefa Kayi.
Kojo u know u are favourite and i wanna believe come tomorrow u are going to expose them. U know the credibility of those journalists involved are at stake. pls do well and confirm our long held suspicion.
Charles on February 25th, 2010 10:09 am

Kojo, please do not allow that allegation by Hon. O.B. Amoah about Stan Dogbe to go away just like that. If for nothing at all Stan was your colleague at JOY FM. Is Stan a Special Assistant at the Information Ministry? We are all waiting to hear from Sedem Ofori (as you promised he is to check). Has OB Amoah anything special against Stan and Ofosu-Kwakye? Please do not allow OB to use your station to speculate. He is a member of parliament and must speak to the facts.
Obed Afianu on March 2nd, 2010 9:54 am

Fellow Kojo,

it is important we seek to find out and know before coming on radio. if your guest does not know the accounting standard or convention used by the ministry, then what is he doing there putting such his tentative information in public domain.

I expect him to enquire about how the figure were/are computed before he puts himself up for unnecessary disgrace.
Enam Afianu on March 2nd, 2010 10:13 am

In principle, all computations should advisably be based on worst case scenario. Peak periods should therefore not be the basis for any calculation for the oil gain.

Let’s be careful not to give Ghanaians false hope known in Ewe as ‘beble morkporkpor’.
Eyram on March 4th, 2010 9:13 am

Hi Kojo,
Can joy fm investigate whether Ghana’s gold has really been blacklisted on the world commodities market by ILAB??

Please follow the link below for the full story and what government’s position is.

SEEPAGE 40/194 in PDF or Page 24/Part II
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/PDF/2009TVPRA.pdf
Joe on March 4th, 2010 9:30 am

Hi Kojo,
The government should stop kidding themselves and behave like professionals. One time premium will certainly not work. Even in Japan where health care is one of the best in the world, which has reflected in they having the highest life expectancy in the world, they don’t practice one time premium.
Edwina on March 4th, 2010 7:07 pm

Hello Kojo,

I was listening into the program earlier today but was unable to send in my comments because I had to rush out to school. My comments are on two topics that I find contradicting. The first was on the mentoring women and the other on the movie industry.

It is saddening to note that most of the good indigenous Ghanaian movies that have featured Ghana’s seasoned actors and actresses portray women getting married to wealthy men and living glamorous lives as though that is what life for a woman is all about.

If indeed we want to mentor our young girls, we need to approach it from different angles to ensure all young adults are covered. Not all young ladies can be covered by the lovely mentors. Others can be reached though other informal means like the movies. What we see everyday influences our lives. That is why I believe the movie industry as well as Ghanaians in good standing can all contribute in shaping the lives of our young females to empower them in all aspects of their lives.

I wish to congratulate all players in the movie industry and the women mentors for the achievement sos far and to urge them to do more to achieve their goals.
Emmanuel on March 7th, 2010 11:18 pm

Hi Kojo,

53 years of abyssmal utilities provision and services, thats what we are celebrating, Ghana !!!

Since the first week of Janaury, GWCL and AVRL have refuse to give us (resident of Adenta SSNIT flats, Blk 72, 73, 74, 75, and surroundings) our fare share of fortnightly water supply. Several calls and report have been laid at the door step of AVRL but to no avail.
Its been alledged that, areas around Blk 79 had supply two weeks ago, just because one of the big men of GWCL/ AVRL (Legon branch) lives around there. It was our turn to receive that week and yesterday to, but strangely, the water did not get to our end.

Could you please find out for us who is shirking his responsibility of opening our taps.

thank you
Emmanuel,
Adenta SSNIT Flats
nana on March 8th, 2010 10:09 am

i really think that each gov’t has their own agenda and pockets to fill during their time in office. if that were not so they would not be so adamant to stay in power by doing the very best to stay in power during the election year! they seem to get the money to do the things the public wants!
i am a doctor here in ghana, sometimes it upsets me about what politicians want! its all about themselves…Ghanaians are still suffering…hospitals have not improved….health care workers are in worse situations than before! come on politicians we Ghanaians are not fools to be taken for a ride…elections would be coming soon remember that
Barimah Yaw Opoku on March 9th, 2010 8:47 am

Hi Kojo,

Please, kindly ask the Management and staff of ECG if they are really proud of their individual positions and if they would come out on May Day as workers to celebrate the day with other result oriented companies.

ECG directors sit up if you are not being sabotaged.
Yusif Mustapha on March 11th, 2010 8:55 am

Are you asking why the president seem too religious?Hear Machiavelli’s prescribription to the ruler:The ‘Prince’ should focus on making the people satisfied and stupified!!! He only needs the appearance of religion to govern, not the actual practice of it which can be harmful to his cause…he must learn how not to be good….he must be prepared to ‘dirty his hands’….There is only one rule in politics; ‘the expedie…ncy of temporary alliances….Machiavelli Niccolo.

Yusif from Kumasi
soso Roland on March 17th, 2010 6:57 am

Kojo, lack of vision is killing our leaders and the entire nation. its about time we the populace vote for visionaries not politicians. soso, katanga, KNUST.
Amoako on March 17th, 2010 9:45 pm

Kojo, please the France Embassy is seriously exploiting Ghanaian’s, i work in a recognised bank i decised to take a holiday to france during my leave and they refused me, the sad aspect is that they take your money and they refuse at least to give you the reason why they refused you.

I have written to them several times but no respnse. The receptionist can attest to a lot of Frustrated Ghanaians who call at least to ask why they were refused. Why are they doing this to us. Our forign Ministry should do something about this.
addai victor on March 19th, 2010 7:14 am

Hi kojo
do you know ex president Rawlings left Ghana stable for ex president Kuffour and he also left a stable state for prof Mills, how save will president Mills leave Ghana for the next president, asem sebe. GOD SAVE OUR HOME LAND GHANA.
Anita on March 22nd, 2010 10:16 am

How should l ley my Boss know the importnace of brending.
PONIC on March 23rd, 2010 8:13 am

Kojo…I Think Going Biometrics in this Country can be Very Dangerous.
Senyo Adjabeng on March 23rd, 2010 6:19 pm

Re-Branding. Hi Kojo, I wonder what other branding Ghana needs when she is being
paraded as the beacon fo democracy in Africa.
Senyo Adjabeng on March 23rd, 2010 6:28 pm

Re-Branding. Hi Kojo, I wonder what other branding Ghana needs when she is being
paraded as the beacon of democracy in Africa.
Nee on March 24th, 2010 11:20 am

Interview with Prof Winful

Hello Kojo
Prof Winful brilliant chap. Back in school in our days, science was the thing to do,and students struggled to make it to the science class but now who are the guys and dolls who are making the money:
those in business and finance,little control over what they pay themselves and the credits they take, so why should I encourage my child to do science if he/she intends to live in this country.Pursue science in school and college if u are passionate about it but don’t expect it to provide your daily bread.All the huge edifices that banks and finance houses are putting up and working in around the country and the fuel guzzling vehicles they ride is testimony that all over the world and especially in 3rd world countries it is better to do business and finance, accountancy, insurance, marketing, insurance in school. That is were the cash is. After all if there is no doctor, with your money you can always buy their services abroad.If there is no agric scientist, with ones money you can import food to eat. No pharmacist you can always import the drugs.
Seriously will you encourage your kids to study science and maths in the light of these developments.Our development agenda as a country has no plan.Apart from these profession the next money spinning area is politics.Nee
Kofi Oppong on March 24th, 2010 2:37 pm

The US army health screening at Tema is just propaganda. They are just trying to make us accept AFRICOM. They need that Health Screen in US just as we do!!!!. We have seen this time and time again!!!

USA we know your tricks!!!
DonCameo of Douala -Cameroon on March 25th, 2010 10:13 am

Kojo as nation all we need is a national policy …Politrical and i mean POLITRICAL parties can hv their so call “womanifesto” cos when they promise dey dont do it…if we hv national policy this kind of foot soldiers, taking ova of jobs like NHIS? school feeding program,Toilet just to mention few will not come in ……some one will brutalize another person bcos my party is in power…hmmm .. God save Ghana…….when we don’t stop this practices when party A comes party B will suffer and vi versa..

thank You Kojo

DonCameo
Peter Atsu Amenyo(Formal S.R.C President Pojoss -1996) on March 26th, 2010 7:13 am

Kojo,
We wish to make a birthday dedication to our son
Grandville Mawuena Papayaw Amenyo
of Rosharon Montesori-Tema.
He is one year old Today.
From Mum and Dad Mr. Peter Amenyo and Dr. Mrs. Rita Patricia Frimpong- Amenyo.
nana on March 26th, 2010 7:58 am

kojo do u know that most pharmaceutical companies in Ghana do not have workers union? our management decide on what to do without what workers think. infact its very disheartening when u see ur colleague worker maltreated. please i want to use this medium to call on the trades union congress and the labour commision to do something it.thank you
Emma on March 30th, 2010 9:54 am

The point is that the current NDC youth that are causing this confussion are like 2% of the population , but we need to conderm there action. and advise on the way forward,
1. Lets the media be seriously involve and propagate the Gospel of Self employment, that is what is going on in Nigeria
2. It’s High time the Youth wake up and start doing something on there own
and STOP WAITING FOR GOVERNMENT TO CREATE JOBS
3. RADIO STATION SHOULD CREATE A CREATIVE PROGRAMME
TO GIVE DIRECTION ON SEVERAL BUSINESSES OPPORTUNITIES
The problem with a lot of the youth is that they can not THINK !
So Let’s THINK FOR THEM
emmanuel hill on March 30th, 2010 10:51 am

I have been amused about this discussion on Youth Employment issue and worried for the creative minded professionals in general. Ghana educational system is tailored towards developing more capitalist slaves and not entrepreneurs (a Harvard Business School professor, Professor Bower, told me in 2005 that working for someone is capitalist slaves or method of slavery). Unlike Ghanaian system, Harvard university MBA is real life experience and tailored towards creating entrepreneurs out of their MBA students they also follow up their career development etc. It is a fantastic school. However, the issue here is not about MBA, it is about how we as an Youth can add more value to our profession by being an entrepreneur and thereby create more jobs rather than more books or waiting for the Government to create Jobs . Ghana needs to grow and it can only grow if value is created. We need to create more job rather than chasing jobs.

For how long do we want to work for anyone if what we have in our mind is how to be a better employee, a good staff to our employer or bride to a would be employer. It is okay if you are below 40, but if you are above 40, you better get out of that job, fire yourself or employer and start something now before it is too late. You need at least 5 years before your new business starts getting it foot right (Pls. read CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE, by Bran Tracy).

The money you are spending on MBA will start a good business for you and you will stop waking up early in morning to meet the target set by your slave masters (i.e employer). Our problem that we always want to start with big capital. No! you can start with at least GHC500 or less. I know you will spend more than GHC 7,000.00 on the MBA programme. It may not be easy initially but at the end of the day you will be better off. I am speaking from experience. SO QUIT THAT JOB AND START DOING SOMETHING FOR YOUR SELF SO THAT YOU CAN BE A BETTER PERSON IN LIFE

I have no doubt in mind and am very sure that none of you earn up to 10% of your sales target and you spend 18hrs representing 75% of your time and 85% of useful work age chasing protecting someone investment. An average person starts working at age 25, works for 30yrs before retiring voluntarily at age55 or get fired at age 60. Nobody can fire you if you own your own job. For instance all the MD of banks that have put in 10years come july 2010 will have to leave their jobs as announced by the CBG, though they all own majority shares in their banks and their money will be working for them, think of what will happen to them if they are mere employees. There are many ex-bankers roaming the streets now because they did not plan their exit and their mind is tailored toward being a capitalist slave.

There is no big deal about MBA or additional degree after your 1st degree or master degree. I am also not saying that if you have the means and time you can not pursue one. after all, I m married to a woman that have MBA and 2 Masters apart from a degree in insurance and also doing an proffessional external program in one of university of London mind you I run my business. and i have to give her every suport and What I realise we need is executive education programmes that will enhance our career , given us the confidence to start something on our own not MBA , You will equally learn most of the things you learn in MBA schools in life as you fall and rise again and again. You will also have to be reading a lot of leadership, motivational, autograph and biography of world leaders and businessmen. Please if you want to continue to be a slave or a lecturer this advise is not for you. If I knew what i know now I would have fired my employers long ago before 2008 after spending 18 years as a SLAVE protecting their investment and wasting my creative genuisnes to prome the agencies as a creative Director.

Let me share this with you quickly,

These Good Nigerian, Mike Adenuga, Jim Ovia, Fola Adeola, Tayo Aderinokun, Akingbola, Aigboje Aig-imoukhuede( Fired GTB to buy Access bank), Fidelis Ayebae, MD Fidss healthcare plc a multi billion company (left citi bank as an AGM with nothing to start up fidson, Fidelis has HND in Civil Engineering) , Mrs Florence Seriki(MD Omatek Computer). Tunji Ogunwusi (MD prime waterview real estate developer sits on multi billion company fired global bank to start tunji ogunwusi & co) These people run their business, apart from Tayo and Jim never had MBA or additional degree before they started their businesses. They all fired there employers at a point in time. They all started their business between 25 and 35yrs at an average age of 32.

My junior brother studied Economics at Obafemi Uiversity Ife started fish and poultry business in 2004 with a loan of N250,000. 00 thats about 2000 dollars from the family and never worked for anyone. By 2008 he had saved N30million thats about 25million dollars and currently building his own house. He has about 25 employees.

My friend who is chartered accountant, left banking in 2005 got a good offer from FBN in Nigeria but turn it down, banks are running after him to give him money for his business. His business worth millions now, he started with N5million terminal benefit from the bank. He runs a grudging business.

Another colleague, who is a lawyer left banking too without nothing and is making over 4 times is salary as a solicitor. He has never being to the court but has 5 lawyers in is small chamber.

A cousin of mine who is a chattered accountant worked for an audit firm for 5 years and found it difficult to pay his house rent started own audit firm in 2004. HE has over 6 employees now, 2 cars and started building his own house in Lekki

I started my business in 2007 a pre-press and a printing company at 40. I have make more than 10 times what I was getting as salary in the bank. In fact, what I have made in the last 3 years is more than my salary in the banking for 18years added together. I have enough time for my family and myself and leave a quality and balance life. You can do the same if you make the right decision now!

The list is long but I don’t have enough time to keep on writing. I would love create an avenue where this discussion can be held with CA so that we can change our perception. ACA is enough for whatever you want to do. But you also need to read a lot

This is a challenge! Lets the MEDIA be more involve in the GOSPEL OF SELF EMPLOYMENT.

A must read to change your thought:

1. What rich people know & desperately want to keep secret by Brian Sher
2. Cracking Millionaire code By Mark Victor
3. Create your own future by Brian Tracy
4. Jack Canfield, The Success Principles
5. Millionaire Mind By Thomas J. Stanley

Reading will add 5 years to your experience and you will learn from the experience of others. “All good leaders are good readers but not all readers are good leaders” - Brian Tracy.

Ghana is a country of great opportunity with over 20 million people, as said but i belive we should be hitting like 40 million now . if you don’t take action now your children will ask you where were you.

”It is in your hand whatever you make out of your life, it is in your hand”- jack Cranfield
”Leaders don’t quit, failure is an experience. it is better to fail than not trying at all, focus and consistency is all that you need to win the game of life” - Napoleon Hill

“Take it and RUN”
FIDELIS EIB on March 31st, 2010 8:22 am

Hi Kojo,
I always feel very sad when i hear about the youth in the various political parties with the NDC youth being the fresh one in our minds, going on rampage and rioting up and down. These people should know that politicians are just using them for their own benefit but not that of the youth. they should wise up and take up things that will give them good future.
One major problem is that most of the youth who are doing these lunatical things are doing so because most of them have been beaten byl ife due to their over reliance on the politician who promised them heaven and earth which has not been fulfilled. this has maede them frustrated and has therefore taken up this socially incorrect nature.
I beleive the law enforcing agencies like the police can do us a lot of good if the start seeing these youth as rioudy riouser and therefore taking them to book. The politicians who have some power at their disposal should also know that they are not there to interfere with the work of constitutionally mandated state institutions for the sake of all of us.
The government should also know that reliable and consolidated jobs are what will help prevent these bad news which cast a slur on the much touted peacefull nature of Ghana in the international world.
PAX GHANA and LONG LIVE GHANA
Albert Ekow-Spio Insaidoo on March 31st, 2010 9:50 am

Kojo please get it clear to our politicians that is about time they changed their tactic of dispersing democracy if not we would be classified amongst the stupids .
Do we study or go into politics in other to appease one’s selfish interst or to makeone’s inter-connecting extended families display absolute opulence and go unchecked and unaccounted for?
Sammy crabbel,RIchard Anane,Akoto osei and Kojo mpiani must account for their services
patrick ashinyo on April 1st, 2010 10:37 am

good day kojo,
I write from guangzhou in china,and i listen to what goes on back home,thanks to more than a radio joy fm.infact i consider your whole set up and joy team as a whole university on it’s own.i will like to say thump up to all your crew who i can’t mention,but more thanks to you for achieving result on any story you back on.it will interest you to know how indept politics has cripple the systerm of development in my dear nation.every little thing has been twisted into politics.this gives room for people to commit all level of stupidity with impunity.kojo you know the problem?which i believe u know very well,people are too dependent on government and we equally hail and give soo much to government.we hail our presidents soo much that,it’s difficult for them too loose their position with the fear of not enjoying the so called benifit when they should leave power.this act turns to rub them the strong will and the vision to develop,even if they have the wish.they always play to the galary of the people.it’s allway matter so called priority first.Kojo,but Kojo trust there are thousand of beggers in China Dubai Malasia and almighty U.S.A,I know it takes time to develop,but the state at which we going clouded with too much politics gives me doupt with we can ever get there.i believe it’s about time we get more exposed and radical leaders to so called take the bull by the horn.i really fell we are taken for granted with all the duties and takes paid.our termark alone will scare investers away.
i some times wish i can change somethings,but it’s difficult.soo many taxes which you do not really know what it meant for.too much import taxes which are cripling the local development.God help Ghana.
Mwindong Mathew on April 6th, 2010 8:31 am

Jesus said the other day that, this good thing that you have done surely will not be forgotten by my heavenly father. May God bless all who have out of their small way help made this year’s easter season a memorable one for the less privilage one our society. Kojo tell them we appreciate their love.
Eddy Amihere on April 10th, 2010 7:10 am

When Ghana was comming to host the CAN 2008, there were a lot of noise about beautifying our cities. I had a sigh of relief cuz I saw signs the at least Takoradi was going to luminated at last. But to my surprise, most of the light poles that were erected have never glown yet while most of the bulbs on those poles that were fortunate have gone bad and for months now have not seen any replacement (Tadi is as dark as any other village @ night). Kojo please tell the STMA excutives to be fair to the people of Sekondi Takoradi and mother Ghana.
Edward from Tadi.
Eddy Amihere on April 10th, 2010 7:18 am

Kojo it may interest you to know that one of the major traffic lights in Tadi (Pipe Ano traffic) has been down since May last year. This creates a lot of congestion and chaos during peak flow hours…Some young man is making earning out of it by directing the traffic during these hours cuz the MTTU traffic guards come around occasionally. Who is responsible to see to it that such breakdowns are attended to? For goodness sake we our ledaers to be responsible, kojo
Ernest on April 12th, 2010 10:01 pm

Hi kojo, its so sad to listern to the super morning show without the news paper review, we the listerners in kumasi are very disappointed in what is going on here,Please do something about it for us , because i dont know the the freedom of speech died in our mother land Ghana.God save us all.
Radji on April 13th, 2010 10:37 am

Hi Kojo,
Thanks for the good work. May i have the ECG hotline number and AMA task for contact.
I need the ECG hotline base on your comment this morning about ECG responding to calls.
I need to AMA contact because of a news a saw in Graphic sometimes back about noise making..

Thanks again
Richard Yangfo on April 14th, 2010 12:59 am

Hi Kojo,
I have decided to send you this mail earlier than i should have done. Infact my concern has to do with the security situation in the northern part of our dear country. Kojo your station came out with a news item that a vehicle containing arms had been arrested and the regional commander was quoted as saying that some political figures names were mentioned. I want to find out from you the status of this particular issue. Do not allow serious cases of this nature to go under the carpet. thanks Kojo.
Kwesi Baako on April 22nd, 2010 4:18 pm

Kojo, we in Kumasi miss your newspaper review with Ato and I don’t need to go into the reasons. What I’m saying is why don’t you guys organize and apologise to the Otumfuo so that we shall all be happy. If Ato’s comments were strong enough to attract this “cut-off” then it should be worth apologising for. We your listeners should not be the proverbial grass that suffers from the elephants’ tango.
Peter on April 28th, 2010 10:24 am

Kojo do wish my younger brother Enoch Mawuli Quarshie a happy birthday. Today is his birthday
Edwin on April 28th, 2010 5:03 pm

Did Ghana fight for independence too early or Has our leaders fail us? we are still having power outages for hours in the major areas in the capital city. God save us or else…………….
JOE on April 28th, 2010 5:36 pm

I have been observing these for a long time and want to bring it to the notice of the Authorities; we are paying so much on the Tema motorway and we are not seeing any speedy improvement on the road.
1. I think the lane from Accra Mall before the toll point should be extended at least adding two more lanes to ease free flow of traffic.
2. The road makings on the motorway has all faded out and it makes it difficult driving on that road in the night.
It’s time priority has to be given on the road and the authorities has to wake up because we are paying so much on that road.
Dominic Okoh on April 29th, 2010 10:05 am

A doctor out of negligence cause the death of your relative and go away with it cos to them is no news. they’ll tell you you are not the first and would not be the last. This is pity to the cor and serious action should be taken against such negligence.
hussein abass on May 2nd, 2010 3:58 pm

i salute our beloved country ghana,morning show discussoins must involve experts who have more insight into general issues happening in this country and not politicians who come to play polytricks.i am graduate without job and this is not happening to me but to others as well.what measures are u puting into place to get them addressed so that sakawa can be stopped limited
karim yemoh on May 5th, 2010 8:02 pm

Kojo,
could you please use your medium to appeal to the Ghana Highways Authority to build foot bridges on the Madina - Eburi road. Every mornig , it takes at least about 45 minutes to one hour to commute from Madina to the Shangrila Hotel. This traffic could be corrected if foot bridges are built right at Shiashie, Spanner juncction and Shangrila Hotel for pedestrians to use rather than crossing the road which has caused the death of many pedestrians as a result of crossing and I am surprised as to why the authorities are not doing anything to save lives and to ease the traffic on that road.

Please act now to save those of us who use the road from being knock down by vehicles and to ease the traffic on that road and God will bless immensely.
Eric on May 10th, 2010 8:39 am

Is it not easy to blame drivers for driving recklessly whereas street lights and traffic lights on our roads are malfunctioning? This is the exact challenge motorists who ply the Accra - Kasoa road are grappled with on daily basis. The spate of motor accidents on the road is very alarming yet nothing seemed to be done about it. Driving at night is almost a trap yet one will still have to pay money at the toll booth.

I believe, given the amount of money drivers part with each week because of the toll booth, some drastic ought to be done.
Atali-Mensah on May 10th, 2010 3:26 pm

Kojo, you left you UCC not less than 3 years now. But if you were to go back today, you will realise that the same handouts that your then lecturers gave you are the same that are been used today. The problem is that, 1. We have an educational system designed for yester years and cannot give the solution to todays problems. 2. we teach our students to become employees and not employers. Hence they can only search for jobs but cannot create jobs. 3. we do not teach our students how to create money. we only teach them how to spend. Above all, we do not have confidence in our local expertise and as long as this continues, we remain as we are.
Mawuli Anthonio on May 13th, 2010 8:57 am

Hi Kojo
Please I want to find out from Vincent what and how they handle student who have or offered a course from UK (CIM, ACCA ect), this is be course I have a Level 3 professional Certificate from CIM - UK and I was deny my national service please I was to know who qualifies for National Service. thank you
Ms.Shirly on May 18th, 2010 1:27 am

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MICHAEL (KUMASI) on May 20th, 2010 8:15 am

KOJO,
AM REALLY ASHAMED OF MR. PIANIM, RESPECT MUST BE GIVEN TO EVERYONE INSPITE OF OUR LOW OPINION OF THEM. PROF. BOATENG IS THE VICTIM IN THIS, HAVE A GOOD MORNING
Nana Boakye on May 20th, 2010 9:35 am

Kojo,I think Mr.Kwame Pianim language choice is bad and must be withdrawn.Every human being has got some God-given potential despite our weakness.
Nana Boakye on May 20th, 2010 9:36 am

Kojo,I think Mr.Kwame Pianim choice of language is bad and must be withdraw.Every human being has gotten some God-given potential despite our weakness.
sammy on May 24th, 2010 11:03 pm

africa will never come together,b`cos ur leaders are selfish.and kojo have boreded 2 no why they are selfish,it is all thanks to ove-rexpectation from us the citizens.we expect our leaders to do what we expect,but have we checked how our economy is being polluted wth foreing goods and other stuff.kojo please tell me wht africa produces that the europeans & the other countries cannot produce & i dont want natural resources .i want a technological resource &if u prove me wrong then i will say dat we are on course.
FROM:sammy,takoradi
queen of peace area,anaji
JB on May 26th, 2010 8:27 am

Kojo, please stop talking to this NADMO guy because he does not know anything as usual. The BBC report says the people are already in Togo and he is talking about Tamale?
Comfort on May 26th, 2010 8:54 am

Kojo, i think it is very bad for some one to call you names or insult you,please they should be punish accordingly
Dennis Tamakloe on May 26th, 2010 8:56 am

myself and my wife wish our son Ryan Kekeli Komla Tamakloe a happy first birthday.
May he live a very prosporous, healthy life.
John on May 26th, 2010 9:36 am

Kojo, i think Africans becoming one is possible if all African leaders will have the courage like the one of Gadafi and Mougabi.
Mawuli on May 26th, 2010 9:48 am

I think its moraly bad for people to insult a president of a country.When a leader is not respected there is always undevelopment,because people will do things any how.
Mawuli Bright on May 26th, 2010 10:10 am

When l went to south africa in every office there is a picture of a president, and in GHANA here we insult the presdent rather how can we move forward as a country. Because the president is in place of God. its a shame.
paa kwaning on May 27th, 2010 10:39 am

Hi kojo,
Pls tell kweku Kwarteng that prez mills and nana akuffo addoh are not on the same pedigree and therefore should not make the attempt of comparing the two,

they were the same during the campagne season but now we have only one president and must be respected.

This no NPP or NDC matter

Thank you kojo
Ike Cujoe on May 27th, 2010 10:44 am

Can you believe someone sent me money abroad through Western Union and when i went for the money, the lady at the counter said someone has pick the money? Can that be possible? Could it be that the lady her self took the money because i always take money from there? Can someone find out from Nima over head branch of Western Union and ask the lady who took my money if not …………………………
Geraldine Wilson on May 28th, 2010 2:34 pm

I sent Kojo an email asking how we could access the questions for the last book but he didn’t bother to reply , was very surprised.
Anyway, how can my girls also be a part of the reading at your station?

Please wish my niece Vanessa Abgenu a happy bday and also on May 30 my husband Tony Wilson (Paapa) we love him very much and adore him.
regards
KAMPI LAARI ROBERT on May 28th, 2010 6:17 pm

HI MR. KOJO,PLEASE I WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND VERIFY AS TO WHEATHER THE NKRUMAH CENTENARY QUIZ AMONG THE SHS IS STILL COMING ON OR HVE BEEN POSTPONED.IN FACT PREPARATIONS TOWARDS THIS IS EVENT IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS OUR ACADEMIC WORK IN SCHOOL..
edem, Tema. on May 31st, 2010 8:45 am

kojo, kindly inform the general public that the Vodafone 3030 promotion is not working. i am really restraining myself from calling it a scam! i registered and i was told it was successful but they charged me the full amount for a 30mins call. infact, i lost all my credit before i could get to 30mins.
edem, Tema. on May 31st, 2010 8:52 am

kojo, pleeeeeeeeeeeeease play a lovely tune for my mama, Justina Kutsienyo cuz it’s her birthday today.

Mummy, we love u and ask the Almighty Father to continually bless you!

from Dad, Philip, Aaron, Miriam and Fred jnr.

Thanks a million Kojo.
Clemence Ameevor on May 31st, 2010 10:28 am

Kojo, please wish all staff members and management of Gentrac Investment limited and Credalyn Cell Resource a fruitful day for me.
Maame Efua on June 1st, 2010 3:32 pm

SOS

Kojo, the bypass from the motorway through the abattoir to communities 18, 19 20 and etc is in a terrible state. This road I believe, takes a lot of pressure of the Spintex road. The onset of the rains has also made it worse. I believe something must be urgently done about this road. During the peak hours the traffic can spill over to the motorway because vehicles have to slow down because of the state of the road.

I plead with the authorities who are responsible for this road to do something before it is too late.

I have also noticed that a lot of the roads are being re-graveled. I think this is a good thing.

Thanks Kojo you are doing a good JOB
Nana Kwame on June 2nd, 2010 1:28 pm

Hi Kojo

I’m one of the enthusiasts of the Read 100 Project and I must say is a laudable project.

I just completed the university and trying to form a Literary Society in Shining Star Preparatory School in Kumasi. We are in dire need of books to stock our library. I will therefore be very grateful if you can choose us as one of the beneficiaries of your books donation.

Please Kojo, help make our Literary Society a viable one and you will forever be immortalised in the hearts and minds of these young ones for being a part of their academic success.

You can contact us through this no. 024 5865 241 or e - mail nkoa150@yahoo.com

Nana Kwame, Kumasi
Yaw Asante on June 3rd, 2010 7:46 am

I have seen University students holding blackberries with internet connection, strugling for answers from old textbooks when they can easily find answers from their phone. They’ll rather google everything about 50cent, jay zee, ronaldo and Don Moen on that phone. If even university students cannot make good use of their phones, of what use will the phone be to the sss student. They should make use of the school computer lab and not the distracting phones.
ian on June 3rd, 2010 7:49 am

Kojo, could you tell those octogenarian policy makers and descision makers to give us a break. Mobile phones indeed, it is not rocket science, secondary school kids are old enough to comunicate any how they want and whenever they want, its all over the world, even primary school kids have phones and take them to school.If done properly it doesnt cause any problems. back in the day, it was our hair styles our and clothes, Old african men should get with the program, come down to the level of young people for once, pay attention and stop this old fashioned attitude toward everything you dont undurstand. You know it all attitude.Look how you old folks have failed us miserably.Abysmal. Our cameras, the internet and radio even torch lights are on our phones now let the kids be. This is google and facebook age. And to my fellow young ones, This is a wake up call, next time choose younger leaders, forget these old folks, they have nothin to offer you.The writing has been on the wall for a very long time.
Word.
spiede on June 3rd, 2010 8:30 am

kojo, i support the ban, in times gone by, there were no mobile phone technology yet my parents visited me in school all the way from kumasi to cape coast, besides those were the days education in gh was at the peak. kids are sent to school to learn
edem qojo from sakumono on June 3rd, 2010 10:12 am

Kojo the ban on mobile phones has being in existence since school started in Ghana.so what is new about this? anyway i dont think any parent will allow his/her ward to take a phone to school.so this is no big deal.
Mohammed Sheriff on June 3rd, 2010 10:53 am

Hi kojo

i think that we need to realise its not just abuot using the mobile phones to enhance learning, but learning the mobile phone itself, making it part of us, learnig to be responsible with it, and not treating it as an “outside world/school” thing is what matters. The G.E.S. and its advocates think that, students should be closed from the outside world? no wonder Ghanaian graduates find it almost impossible in synch in to the world after school, hence our failed circumstances today. we can’t educate our children the way we (the present crop of leaders) were educated if we expect them to do better than we do now, and of course they must do better.
Kamil Abdul Salam on June 3rd, 2010 4:23 pm

hi Kojo,

i recently encountered something worrysome and wish to bring it to the attension of the descerning ghanaians. but before i start i would be greatful if the joy fm crew could do a search into the states of the libraries of our high institutions of learning. i completed KNUST in 2007. i am presently working with an NGO in kumasi and on a team conducting a research for an international organistion. i visited the library’s thises section yesterday to gather information from the works of some students.

kojo, u wont believe what i saw. the library is in a state of disarray. i will focus on the thiese section because thats where i went to. kojo, the list of student’s disertation was kept in some dirty tattered file which makes it very difficult for one to access. at this age and in a well recognised institution like KNUST, i was shocked to find out that, the list was still kept in a file and not cataloged on a computer. the whole list was mixed up one could hardly tell which which department or which year the work was conducted. some of the work was even hand written with a lot of mistakes.

back then when i was at tech, it was the same situation. i was hoping by now something must have been done about it. i watched a documentary sometimes back int he late 90s where there featured some libraries in europe and the technology they were using to enhance easy and hustle free use of the facility. even at that time, students could find the exact location of a book in these libraries just by keying some few information. what is stopping us from importing this technology if we can develop one.

kojo i think it is a shame for our paliamentarians to be agitating for increase in salaries or exgracia or whatever when our higher institutions of learning are in this shape. one could hardly tell the usefulness of most of the books in these libraries.

please i am entreating u to draw the attension of the administration of knust and the library in particular to this disgraceful situation. if we dont have the resouces to acquire current books to stock our libraries, at least let us organise the little and the outmoded ones that we have to improve learning and reduce stress. no wonder the accronym KNUST is now changed to Kwame Nkrumah University of Sorrows and Tears.

Thank You.
Yaw Asante on June 4th, 2010 7:27 am

When Gaby’s NPP had Ghana’s money, they gave it to India who only provided 25% funding to build our presidential palace, the highest security zone in Ghana ( war built by foreigners). This is Korean loan sourced for private estate construction in Ghana. Nobody has prevented a Ghanaian estate company from also sourcing for a similar loan to build houses. When Gaby and his NPP had the chance they went to a hairdressing salon on 150 hammersmith road in London to secure a loan (CNTCI). The minority is doing this to force the stx to increase the amount they’ll give to parliament before the loan gets passed. Yes we know, even loan agreements for village bore holes pay bribes to parliament before they are passed, not just vodafon. When NPP started afordable housing, they shared all of the houses without even completing them. Let the caring professor deliver these houses and save the men in uniform from living like prisoners. In any case if each house provides housing to 5 people in a household, that will help about 1mil people. Isn’t this better than the situation we have in Nigeria? We’ve mortgaged our oil and cocoa for the past 53yrs, what can we show for it? Where were the Ghanaian contractors when NPP was rehabilitating our stadia? when NPP was building the jubilee house? when Npp was ordering independence (jubilee) cloths from china? when NPP was ordering books from McMilan? when NPP ordered their campaign materials from china? The list is endless. Indeed, those are the reasons why my club members loughed at Akufo Addo when he said he Believed In Ghana (remember his BIG catch phrase?), and of course we made sure we registered our protest at his lack of faith in the Ghanaian in December 2008.
ken on June 7th, 2010 7:10 am

The World Cup is cursed. I know why.

The World Cup is cursed. That much is clear. Star players are getting injured left and right, tournament contenders are being mowed down in their warm-up friendlies by teams that didn’t qualify, reports of corruption and bizarre controversies keep filtering out of South Africa, and penguins are threatening to take over the game across Asia. Pele, if you are reading this, then please, put on a helmet.

So the question isn’t whether the World Cup is cursed. The question is what’s causing it. What pyramid has been disturbed? What princess has eaten the wrong brand of delicious apple? What tubby Red Sox pitcher has been shown a bat and sold to the New York Yankees? Only when we unearth the answer to this searing question can we put things to rights and let the spirits rest. Thus, because it is obviously up to me to save all soccer as we know it, I give you The Curse of the Henry Handball.

Recall, if you will, the night of Nov. 18, 2009. This was the crisp autumn eve when Ireland played France in Paris with a trip to the World Cup on the line. Thanks to France’s 1-0 win four days earlier in Ireland, the Irish team needed an improbable road victory against the heavily favored French to keep their hopes for South Africa alive. Amazingly, in the 32nd minute, Ireland’s Robbie Keane scored, leveling the tie at 1-1. And that was where the match finished. Both teams still needed one goal to make the World Cup. We went to extra time.

Your view of what happened next depends on whether you are Swedish referee Martin Hansson or any of the other approximately 6,824,899,999 people on Earth. If you are the referee, France’s Thierry Henry made a routine legal pass to William Gallas, who knocked the ball into net and won the game for France. If you are anyone else who is currently alive on the planet, France’s Thierry Henry stopped the ball from going out of bounds with his hand, bobbled it in the air, batted up with his hand a second time, spun it on his fingertip like a Harlem Globetrotter, then passed it to William Gallas, who knocked it into the net and perpetrated one of the most diabolical sporting injustices of the 21st century to date. Controlling the ball with your hand, you see, is rather frowned upon in soccer.

FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, “considered the situation” (read: opened a bottle of ‘98 Margaux, ate snails, adjusted each other’s berets) and declined to overturn the ruling. Ireland was out. Henry apologized, but it didn’t matter. France was going to the World Cup. And there we waited.

But the vengeful spirit of a people is not a thing to trifle with. And the Irish can be a very vengeful people, as anyone who’s tried to read Finnegans Wake can attest. Henry had disturbed a dark, malevolent O’something lurking in the emerald hearts of the people of the leprechaun isle. And the World Cup was about to pay the price.

How do I know that the Curse of the Henry Handball is real? Consider the evidence from Friday alone.

Item! China, a team currently ranked 84th in the world by FIFA, shockingly wins a tune-up friendly against one of the world’s elite teams. Can you guess which team it beat? I will end your suspense. It beat France.

Item! Didier Drogba, the Ivory Coast star who is one of the best strikers in the world, goes out with a broken arm in a friendly against Japan, rendering him questionable for the entire World Cup. Now, Drogba, you object, is not from France. That is correct. He is not from France. He is from Côte d’Ivoire. Where the official state language is…French.

Item! Rio Ferdinand, the captain of the England team, injures his knee and is ruled out of the tournament. But come now, you say, be sensible! Surely the captain of the England team has nothing to do with the French! Well, I could point to the small matter of Rio’s having first donned the armband in Paris. But leave that aside. Say instead that you are the awakened vengeance of the entire Irish people. You have struck against your enemies. Where do you strike next? God save the queen, indeed.

Couple these ironclad gauntlets of evidence with all the bizarre stories coming out of the French training camp lately — dune-buggy crashes! bicycle spills! regulation target practice! — and I think the case is clear. There’s only one way to save the World Cup. Return Thierry Henry’s hand to the sacred French burial ground at Père Lachaise Cemetery. Put the Irish in France’s spot in Group A. Let the spirits sleep. Do the right thing, Sepp Blatter.
Shirly Wang on June 9th, 2010 2:13 am

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Eric on June 9th, 2010 8:41 am

Kojo, between Assemblies & SDA on the Adenta road, millions of treated water from AVRL is gushing out every other day when the taps are opened, forming a small streem on the shoulder of the road & AVRL seems to care less. This stretch of road is always wet & a first time user of the road would think it has rained there. Tariff has been increased yet the water does not get to our homes. This is my fifth year in Adenta & I’ve NEVER had water in my pipe for just 10 seconds. Can someone be sued for not doing his/her job? Please send your men to take some pictures help in exposing this rot.
Have blessed day.
Gyabaah Oppong on June 10th, 2010 10:04 am

Liars! Liars! Liars!
The editor of a popular newspaper came out recently and denied the authenticity of his own headlines about the health of Prof. Mills. He told the whole world the prof was alright and that news about his ill-health were political propaganda.

Today Ato Ahwoi’s and the entire NDC people are confirming that the Prof. was indeed not fit at some time in the elections and the party contemplated on replacing him as a candidate for the 2008 general elections.

News about the prof’s health: were they true? I hope this editor doesn’t come out to tell us again that he was been asked to deny his own headlines!!!
frank frm Ho on June 10th, 2010 6:01 pm

Please help tell GTV to remove the advertisement about a medicine where peoples are sneezing on other people and in the air especially now that we fighting H1N1.
FORSTER ADU-GYAN on June 14th, 2010 8:06 am

[POEM FOR THE BLACK STARS]
BLACK STARS:
Black stars
The only stars that shine so bright
Ask the Brazilians
They will testify of our resilience
The Egyptians will say
They kill any being on their way
Oh!how the indomitable lions of cameroun
Surrendered their boots
The super eagles metamorphosed into beetles
And the bafana bafana bored their fans
But the black stars
Stars so dark and bright
Brighter than the scorching sun
We stood our ground
Black stars
Sons of mother Africa
Who arose from the Gold Coast to the great nation Ghana
The land of our fathers
From Liberia to Ethiopia
Libya to Botswana
Every tongue will testify
That the black stars
We are true sons of mother Africa
Black stars
The only stars with testicles that break the opponents cuticle
This no miracle,cause we are durable
Black stars
We crash trains
Bite snakes dead
Supervernomous
They fear us dread
This is no joke
Indeed
We manufacture skills in vogue
Score goals of the throne
Goal kings
That’s who we are
Black stars
We have it all
From the goalkeeper to striker
Our fans watch us in awe
Maradona sticks up his neck and owns up
That the black stars
We are the true history makers
In this era of prolific footballers
Black stars
Like a scar
We leave indellible marks on the back of the world cup
Marks of the eleven stars
bernard on June 14th, 2010 8:16 am

The 3points system was proposed for the English Football League by Jimmy Hill.It was introduced in England in 1981but did not attract much use elsewhere until it was used in the 1994 World Cup finals. The following year, FIFA formally adopted the systemand it subsequently became standard in international tournaments, as well as most national football leagues.
Eben on June 14th, 2010 8:55 am

Vodafone is the worse of all the telecommunication networks in Ghana. Since Friday all attempts to reload credit on my Vodafone failed. Their helpline is also not working; ah what a poor service?
Patrick on June 14th, 2010 9:19 pm

Kojo i want to use your platform to wish the Archbishop of ACCRA Most Rev.Charles Palmer Buckle who is celebrating his 60th Birthday today,15th,June 2010.May God who has called him strengthen him as he shepherd entrusted to his care.Happy birthtday….Bishop.
Patrick on June 14th, 2010 9:24 pm

Kojo i want to use your platform to wish the Archbishop of ACCRA Most Rev.Charles Palmer Buckle who is celebrating his 60th Birthday today,15th,June 2010.May God who has called him strengthen him as he shepherd the people
entrusted to his care.Happy birthtday….Bishop.
Aisha on June 15th, 2010 3:34 pm

Dear Kojo,I want to use your platform to draw the attention of authorities involve to check the activities of expatriates in Ghana.Expecially the Labanese Companies in Ghana.They are really exploiting the human resources in our country without paying them well.
Mike on June 16th, 2010 8:39 am

Kojo, following the documentary on Joy FM on Childhood cancers and the story of the young man now battling leukaemia, and hearing his passion about things electrical and the fact that he and his friends hooked up things to car batteries, I could not help wondering how much exposure to lead he had had and how it may have contributed to his current situation. Lead, the primary ingredient in car and truck batteries, is a suspected carcinogen and lead poisoning is know to have an effect on bone marrow among others.

We need to get to the village and get those children away from these batteries and educate people, especially in the villages who use car batteries to power their tv sets and other appliances.

Thanks
ashaa on June 21st, 2010 12:41 am

Dear Kojo,

Thanks for providing this platform, where we can vent out our frustrations, anytime e feel like it. My concern is with the National Identification Authority (NIA), I do not know if the are trying to deceive the whole country or what!

Right after Ashanti region they declared there were no funds so the program was going to be on hold until such a time that the receive funds. Do you know what, the recently had a stake holders meeting and guess where it was held, in the VOLTA REGION.

My point is Why travel all the way to V/R, when you have this big office situated in Accra, virtually empty, when you are complaining of funds. What monies did they using to organize that meeting. For chrissake, this is not some intelligence unit where things have to be done in secret, you are to register people, pronto!!

Anyway, they are talking of getting a minimum number before the start printing the cards, what number are they looking at? they should let the public know! For two solid years! central region has been covered not even a word, How can anyone see the value of these things when they do things as though they are not technically apt with the processes.

Frankly, that is what I can conclude. I once heard the former executive secretary of NIA, complaining that there were a lot of square pegs in round holes at the place(NIA), he was one himself, he was pushed out and the current one, well Ghanaians should judge. Tax payers money! Kojo please find out what is going on. Thanks man.
David on June 21st, 2010 9:50 am

Yesterday was for me seeing through the eyes of the storm. We talk about democracy and how it has the potential to change a nation. Yet, as i drove through Accra yesterday, I saw the good people of this nation still in queues, waiting in the rain to register to vote for politicians to make their lives better. Yet, elsewhere others were loosing their lives in the same rain…the paradox of a failed democratic system, that keeps taking its people for granted. This is not about ethical or moral laws. These are common sense social laws that would eventually come and haunt all of us. Thank you.
eric on June 21st, 2010 11:42 am

hi. K
i’ll be glad if you can start the morning show with some really good tracks from the late king of pop, Wacko Jackson.
Kwaku Hayford on June 21st, 2010 1:27 pm

ARE WE MOVING FORWARD OR RATHER WORESENING OUR PLIGHT AS A COUNTRY?

The Ghana Youth Movement expresses its utmost displeasure at the way issues of national interest are deliberately pushed under the carpet by politicians who are ever ready to exploit the ignorance of the ordinary Ghanaian for their selfish interests and, the media, who seem to have forgotten their watch dog role(being the forth arm of government).

We cannot understand why a media practitioner will request Ghanaians to take the explanation from a government appointee, a political leader or Spokes Person for government, when you have no evidence at hand to support what he or she is telling us.

We ask, is it a crime to ask for full disclosure to understand how the tax payer’s money is spent or ask for the names of the silent benefactors who are spending over six million Ghana cedis to send Ghanaians to South Africa to watch the games.

It’s important to note that we support and are praying for the Black Stars to go all the way to the finals of this tournament, however we will not rest until government and the NDC party disclose to us how much they raised, the expenditure sheet and if possible the names of the so called philanthropist who only come to the country’s aid when it comes to soccer but are not ready to invest in the infrastructure of their motherland.

Mr. Editor or Host, let me take you down memory lane and I stand for correction if need be, three years ago presidential candidates and aspiring flag bearers raised huge during respective campaigns Ghanaians asked for transparency in the account for these funds and disclosure of their sources, but till date no 1 has complied. We can remember that this generated the debate as to funding of political parties by the state so we can hold them accountable and find out if they are meeting their tax obligations in the country. This leaves us with the question: as to How many political parties have been filling their tax returns.?

And still on the issue of tax, we want to know if we are all aware of the fact that, in our tax books, its compulsory for organizations and individuals to disclose all sources of income being gratuities, royalties, dividends, gifts etc when filling tax returns. This then makes it difficult for us to understand why the NDC propaganda secretary’s position that, the party owes no explanation as to who, for how much and how they spend the unknown amount forgetting that it was not Kwabena Adjei or Asiedu Nketia who put the information out into the public domain.

We wish to convey to government and the NDC party that “once bitten twice shy”, so will not wait until the tournament is over before we will be told that, the wonderful philanthropists is the government of Ghana just as the Chan tournament on Abidjan turn out. Like one great man will always say “whether the goat is tied to the rope or the rope tied to the goat, is the same”, so the Ghanaian media wake up and don’t let them turn our Sunday into a Monday.

As for Stan Dogbe and Richard Quashigah the less we talk of them the better for all of us.
We are calling on President John Evans Atta Mills who believes in transparency to urge his people to come clean on this matter, which if they do it will be a plus for him and his government and to Parliament, they must not sit aloof and watch what is going on but must swing into investigation quickly and stop those infesting the minds of the young generation of Ghanaians with their low self esteem. How long are we as a people going to go on with this indoctrination that the Politician is always a liar and a thief.

Was our political independence truly necessary if we cannot call our own people (Leaders) to order? Have we thrown that self-determination which inspired the whole African continent during the fifties into the gutters? God ‘save’ our Motherland Ghana!

Am sure we all have seen what the rains have than to us. Our leaders espacially those who sat and approved the huge sums for the south African trip should bow the heads in shame and know that, those Ghanaians who have lost their life’s because of the floods blood is on their heads.

As the black stars play their next game we leave all Ghanaians with the following words;

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

We ask ourselves,

Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

And as we let our own light shine

We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

We must not allow our fears to take over us,

But rather we should believe in ourselves and our country.

Believe in ourselves to achieve your goals because you can make it.

Believe in Ghana.

Leading Member For GYM
Kwaku Hayford
0244511013
Kwaku Hayford on June 21st, 2010 1:29 pm

WHAT A WAST VENTURE TO USE THE TAX PAYERS MONEY TO SEND PEOPLE TO SOUTH AFRICA.
The Ghana Youth Movement expresses its utmost displeasure at the way issues of national interest are deliberately pushed under the carpet by politicians who are ever ready to exploit the ignorance of the ordinary Ghanaian for their selfish interests and, the media, who seem to have forgotten their watch dog role(being the forth arm of government).

We cannot understand why a media practitioner will request Ghanaians to take the explanation from a government appointee, a political leader or Spokes Person for government, when you have no evidence at hand to support what he or she is telling us.

We ask, is it a crime to ask for full disclosure to understand how the tax payer’s money is spent or ask for the names of the silent benefactors who are spending over six million Ghana cedis to send Ghanaians to South Africa to watch the games.

It’s important to note that we support and are praying for the Black Stars to go all the way to the finals of this tournament, however we will not rest until government and the NDC party disclose to us how much they raised, the expenditure sheet and if possible the names of the so called philanthropist who only come to the country’s aid when it comes to soccer but are not ready to invest in the infrastructure of their motherland.

Mr. Editor or Host, let me take you down memory lane and I stand for correction if need be, three years ago presidential candidates and aspiring flag bearers raised huge during respective campaigns Ghanaians asked for transparency in the account for these funds and disclosure of their sources, but till date no 1 has complied. We can remember that this generated the debate as to funding of political parties by the state so we can hold them accountable and find out if they are meeting their tax obligations in the country. This leaves us with the question: as to How many political parties have been filling their tax returns.?

And still on the issue of tax, we want to know if we are all aware of the fact that, in our tax books, its compulsory for organizations and individuals to disclose all sources of income being gratuities, royalties, dividends, gifts etc when filling tax returns. This then makes it difficult for us to understand why the NDC propaganda secretary’s position that, the party owes no explanation as to who, for how much and how they spend the unknown amount forgetting that it was not Kwabena Adjei or Asiedu Nketia who put the information out into the public domain.

We wish to convey to government and the NDC party that “once bitten twice shy”, so will not wait until the tournament is over before we will be told that, the wonderful philanthropists is the government of Ghana just as the Chan tournament on Abidjan turn out. Like one great man will always say “whether the goat is tied to the rope or the rope tied to the goat, is the same”, so the Ghanaian media wake up and don’t let them turn our Sunday into a Monday.

As for Stan Dogbe and Richard Quashigah the less we talk of them the better for all of us.
We are calling on President John Evans Atta Mills who believes in transparency to urge his people to come clean on this matter, which if they do it will be a plus for him and his government and to Parliament, they must not sit aloof and watch what is going on but must swing into investigation quickly and stop those infesting the minds of the young generation of Ghanaians with their low self esteem. How long are we as a people going to go on with this indoctrination that the Politician is always a liar and a thief.

Was our political independence truly necessary if we cannot call our own people (Leaders) to order? Have we thrown that self-determination which inspired the whole African continent during the fifties into the gutters? God ‘save’ our Motherland Ghana!

Am sure we all have seen what the rains have than to us. Our leaders espacially those who sat and approved the huge sums for the south African trip should bow the heads in shame and know that, those Ghanaians who have lost their life’s because of the floods blood is on their heads.

As the black stars play their next game we leave all Ghanaians with the following words;

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

We ask ourselves,

Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

And as we let our own light shine

We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

We must not allow our fears to take over us,

But rather we should believe in ourselves and our country.

Believe in ourselves to achieve your goals because you can make it.

Believe in Ghana.

Leading Member For GYM
Kwaku Hayford
0244511013
nana kusi, (Beijing) on June 22nd, 2010 8:19 am

We are not prepared for rescue at heavy floods even in the capital and yet we waste a lot of millions of dollars/Ghana cedis sending party members to South Africa only to watch matches on big screens, vice presidents enjoying in SOuth Africa with strip ladies and Ministers shouting their ignorance on international politics on radios. God save Ghana.
Kwesi Mfuma on June 23rd, 2010 2:57 pm

Kojo,
i would like you to probe why UCC Post graduates get araw deal than other students in Ghana.
Its quite pathetic how students after being supervised by local Senior Lecturers,have their work sent to external supervisors,some of which takes about a year or two to complete.

Please we go to school to graduate to help our beloved country,yet we are being frustrated by these Lecturers ,who are not being supervised.
So who supervises the SUPERVISOR.

How can we be proud of our Alma Mater.
i WAS ADMITTED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST IN 2006 to read an 18 month course yet in 2010 i have still not completed.WHY?
AKwesi on June 23rd, 2010 7:14 pm

Dear Kojo I wish to express my heartfelt resentment for my service provider MTN. It seems that anyone can just call MTN careline office or a friend working there to block another’s line.
I was indirectly told in the face yesterday that they take special preference in some of their customers to other customers.
I say this because my brothers MTN line was blocked unofficially, all because a preferred customer, who happens to be a dealer, called a friend working at the MTN OFFICE to take such action.
Here is the case scenario:
On a Saturday afternoon June 19 when Ghana was playing against Australia , my brother(who happens to be a student) received GHc30 from an unknown source, but from later research we got to know it was from a transfer chip – “meaning someone had mistakenly transferred units to the wrong number”
Later that evening he received a call from the person who mistakenly sent the units to him pleading to resend the units, and not to an ordinary chip but to transfer chip.
My brother seeing the situation and being sympahetic thought he could send it back through his phone but was told that it was not possible and that it was only possible through a transfer chip, but that means he would have to cough out GHc30 which he didn’t have.
He sent GHc5 voucher to the transfer chip as a text message, and later called the person that he couldn’t send all the GHC30, but sent five cedis and would only be able to send the rest, on subsequent days, since he didn’t have such money to give out at once.
The person took offence, and threatened to block his line if he won’t send all the units at once. My brother too, not happy about his tone hanged up on him.
Low and behold Monday morning my brothers line was blocked. Not even a call from the Mtn office to inform him of the action to be taken.
My worry is that we all are customers to the same service provider, so why would such an action be taken without hearing form the other party.
Also I would like to know if it is right for MTN to block another customers line on such ground.
I feel this is very very wrong, and moreover an infringement on one’s customer’s right.
I am asking this because the attendant at the customer care, says it is possible, SINCE, the other customer happens to be a dealer – MEANING “PREFERENCE” CAME IN.
My brothers line has finally been unblocked because I had to go to their office to sort things out and it wasn’t pleasant.
But this is what I as a customer had to go through, is this FAIR? Thank you
Seth on June 24th, 2010 9:28 am

Kojo, even though the blackstars had qualified to the next stage, there seem to be a problem with their goal scoring abilities. if Ghana should meet USA with this same defect, i’m sorry we aren’t going anywhere. Thank you.
Kwabena on June 24th, 2010 9:55 am

‘Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change’. Kojo we need to change our tactics b4 we meet da U.S again. i believe u know the saying ‘once beaten twice shy’. if we dn’t take time the world cup will be a 9tmere to Africa.
Good Morning.
Bernice on June 24th, 2010 2:15 pm

Hi Kojo,

I want to find out from ECG and their contractors how much their employeed charge when they fixe a metre for you after you have made payments for the meter. I leave in Adenta new site which is now being connected to the national grade. According to one of the employees who works the ECG contract working on the project, they will charge between 15 - 40 GhCedis for fixing our meters and that amount is “what they eat” literialy translated from twi. Do we have to even pay for fixing these meters after paying for them and considering the fact that the electrification project is a new (gov.) project for the pepople?
Bernice on June 24th, 2010 2:54 pm

Hi Kojo,

I want to find out from ECG and their contractors how much their employees charge when they fixe a metre for you after you have made payments for the meter. I leave in Adenta new site which is now being connected to the national grade. According to one of the employees who works the ECG contract working on the project, they will charge between 15 - 40 GhCedis for fixing our meters and that amount is “what they eat” literialy translated from twi. Do we have to even pay for fixing these meters after paying for them and considering the fact that the electrification project is a new (gov.) project for the pepople?
Sarpei Oko Kwadey on June 27th, 2010 4:51 pm

hi kojo,
the performance of the black stars encounter with the usa inspired me to write a poem which i titled THE GHANA.The poem primarily seeks to exploit the emotional and psychological state of ghanaians during the match. I’d be very much grateful if you read it to the hearing of ghanaians on monday’s super morning show.
thank you.

The Ghana
My heart beats steadily;
In anticipation of the unknown.
Steadily yet tentative
Like the patter of the first steps of a baby in water displaced unevenly
On a cold concrete floor.
I taste victory on my sceptical tongue;
But cannot swallow a short-lived triumph.

My mind is numb.
My eyes gaze on decisive pictures;
Pictures which could trigger my mind back to awareness if transformed to a hopeful state.

A shift in time.
I regain my sanity
Like an inadvertent yet written episode,
The storm blows my seemingly lost ship to a land of the glorious few.

Wow!
Am the third one of my kind to see such wonder.
I drop anchor.
My presence is made permanent.

Inspired by the win over the USA in the South Africa 2010 world cup in the knock out stage. 26/06/2010
Written by : Sarpei Oko Kwadey
Dedicated to the Ghana Black Stars.
I am indeed proud to be Ghanaian.
Dirty Harry on June 27th, 2010 10:10 pm

Hi Kojo,

the sensational performance of Ghana at the ongoing FIFA World Cup and the spontaneous jubilation that follows each match has drawn my attention to one potential danger to the Ghanaian reveler. Do you know that most of our nite clubs do not have emergency exits? A club like Roxbury at Asylumn Down has one opening which serves the purposes of both entrance and exit and which opening can hardly allow two people to walk side-by-side. we’ve heard of numerous cases of fire and stampedes in nite clubs in other parts of the world. let’s work on this before it get too late. walk good!
Nana Nketiah on July 6th, 2010 10:48 am

By Kim Yoo-chul
Staff Reporter

STX Group has won a $10 billion order from the Ghanaian government to build 200,000 homes in the African country over the next six years.

The massive project involves construction of homes in major cities in Ghana, including its capital Accra from 2010 to 2015, a spokesman of the mid-sized conglomerate that focuses on the shipbuilding, shipping and construction businesses said.

The official said the two sides also signed a deal to launch a joint venture for the project at a ceremony attended by the group Chairman Kang Duk-Soo and Albert Abongo, Ghana’s housing minister

The Ghanaian government has been set to offer building lots free of charge and will buy 90,000 units in advance as a back-up plan for the project, according to the official.

He also said Ghana’s housing bank called the HFC Bank will guarantee 100 percent housing loans to help individuals who hope to buy the remaining 110,000 units.

The units are initially being built to house low-wage workers and public officials, he said.

“We are delighted at winning the order at a time when major shipbuilding players and even some bigger local builders are struggling to find fresh business momentum amid the industries’ deeper downturn,” he added.

Good Moves for Cash-Flow?

Analysts and STX officials say the latest deal will help the group strengthen its cash-flow structure despite some skeptical views over the Ghanaian government’s pledges.

“The deal will eventually help the group secure further liquidity. But that will only be materialized if the project goes ahead smoothly,” Lee Jae-won, an analyst at TongYang Securities, said.

“Many variables still remain to better forecast the deal’s effects,” according to the analyst.

Officials at the South Korean government and industry watchers say the project has been made in the form of a “package deal,” including ways to support Ghana’s shipbuilding industry and to develop natural resources there.

“As far as I know, the Ghanaian government may give gold and oil as some part of the payment for the project, while STX Group will offer technological support to help the African country boost the competitiveness of shipbuilding-related industries,” a government official said, asking not to be identified.

STX officials, however, declined to comment.

As of the end of the first half of this year, the cash-equivalent assets owned by STX Group came to 3.3 trillion won, while its total debt reached 7.7 trillion won.

Of the total debt, 1.8 trillion won was short-term whose maturity is less than 2 years, data from the nation’s financial authorities said.

“It is still premature to say how the deal will impact on the group’s cash-flow. But the deal will help,” a credit analyst at a local brokerage said, citing the bleak climate in the global shipbuilding industry.

Ghana’s housing deficit currently stands at 1 million, officials say. They say the annual national housing requirement is 140,000 units with a current supply of about 45,000 units per year.

The African government is pushing drastic measures to reduce the shortage and urging private housing providers to contribute greatly to the provision of affordable housing units in Ghana.

South Korean builders, which have so far focused on the Middle East and Asia for overseas business, are rushing into sub-Saharan Africa countries to find new opportunities in infrastructure and other construction projects in the region, government officials said.

yckim@koreatimes.co.kr
SETH on July 9th, 2010 9:45 am

i will be very grateful if you will permit my little sister to come over to your station during the morning to read on air. she has always desire to read on air anytime she hears kids of her age reading on air in the read 100 project.thank you hope to hear form you soon.Seth-Akuse
Matilda on July 20th, 2010 9:26 am

Hello Kojo, I just want you to ask the Minister of Transport when the Teshie Road will be completed. We those staying around Teshie & Nungua are suffering as we have to stay in traffic for over two hours every morning and evening anytime the rain falls. Than ‘man holes’ are very bad.
Radji on July 20th, 2010 9:49 am

Hi Kojo,
I want to speak to you about some important news happening in the region. It is important that Joy speaks about it in case it is happening in Ghana.

Let me know how best i can get in touch.
Redeemer on July 22nd, 2010 3:59 pm

Ato Kwamena Dadzie and the super morning show host have degraded the image of once most respected morning show of all time. He just get on radio and make all funny stuffs and people laugh over it and said freedom of speech. When joy was joy, where was he Ato? in Sikodo,a village.
No doubt his mouth sent many teams of the world cup home and now, his mouth is bringing the good image of our beloved radio station.

Also, joy FM has lost it courtesy, U talk to people on radio without showing any respect to them by using words like Mr. Mrs. or Ms. and many more title to best teach the listening public, other stations like Peace FM and Kwame Sefa are doing well in that regards.

I listen to joy FM since 1996 and one news story that keep me glue to Joy is the reported death of 2PAC Amaru Shakur, may his soul rest in perfect peace. ….Redeem mayor in FB.
Ayisi on July 25th, 2010 9:51 pm

Kojo, could you please find out for me why the national identification authority has failed to pay us our allowances. Kojo, we completed the exercise in kumasi metropolis on 13th April, 2010 and as at now we have not received our money. Meanwhile, the operators who worked with us have been paid longtime.
Thanks
Anthony on July 28th, 2010 8:44 am

Kojo Ask Dr. Opoku when was the Ex-gratia approved
Steve, Regent Uni on July 28th, 2010 4:02 pm

Hi Kojo,
From the STX documentry on TV, it goes to show that it is cities that is being proposed in Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi and not guest houses. So why do we want a complete city to be built by this Korea Co. What country in the world will give this honour to a co. to do, what about her own people it has build universities to train. Please, this is not plesant, we can build our own cities, design, plan, construct and manage.
Jamil on July 29th, 2010 9:45 am

Please Kojo, ask Electoral Commission why they haven’t pay our money after the last registration exercise? It’s been more than a Month now. They’d please give us our money. Thank you!
Kwaku Hayford on July 30th, 2010 9:20 am

A free press is the mark of a confident nation, an accurate press is the sign of a mature people, a press which can criticise gov’t temperately n gov’t which reacts rationally to criticisms is evidence of a civilised state. Arrest warrants for editors who points out the gap btn words n deeds expose frightened rulers. n…o that the response to media which trivialise and sensationalise is best left for their audience.
ahamed ,north kaneshie on July 30th, 2010 8:03 pm

jobs,jobs and jobs

we need to create jobs for the teaming unemployed youth. we can beg the question and insist or request that the youth should create jobs for themselves. we can also allude to the fact that the educational system dont prepare the youth for the job market. but the fact is that this youth must work to earn a living.they did not structure the curriculum, and they do not influence their lecturers in anyway, atleast not all.so why should the innocent youth bear the wrath for the mistake he or she has no hand in.

Gov. must create jobs since the basic reason for its mandate is to create better living conditions for the citizenry. the jobs if created will reduce crime and thus government’s budget on crime combat. jobs must be created by the powers that be, because that is the foundation for growth.

when jobs are made available for every one who is willing to work, then we can asses and compare each individual adequetely. thank u.
paapa on August 12th, 2010 9:26 am

Hi Kojo, believe it or not else where the AG would have resigned on her own a long time ago. It won’t mean that she cant be reappointed later,it just means that she is attracting too much negative attention to the gov’t at the moment and that is distracting the gov’t from its main business.

Thank you
Dan on August 18th, 2010 8:33 am

I don’t understand why people are condemning the Rev for sticking up for one political party. He is a Ghanaian who lives in Ghana and therefore is affected by whatever happens in this country so he has every right to support any party he thinks can solve our problems. It’s a shame that we don’t have more of such people to openly speak the truth about what they think about our country and the direction it’s going. I urge all opinion leaders to speak their mind on national issues and everything that affects our nation. God bless the Rev and any other who will be bold enough to speak their mind. Amen!
nana kwafo on August 18th, 2010 6:41 pm

KOJO PLS TELL ME DO PASTORS NO MORE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEEK? WHAT DID THE REV DO WRONG THE NDC SHD BE CAREFUL THEY MUST TREAD WITH CARE
Pypa on August 18th, 2010 11:40 pm

hi kojo
its very embarrassing to see the future of our nation been put in a state of some group of peoples selfish interest. first it was our education and now it is the judiciary which is the eye of our freedom and justice that we are enjoying. tell our politicians to stop playing with ouyr lives
pypa Tadi
Jerry Mawuko Egbetorhia on August 19th, 2010 5:52 pm

hi kojo, i am afraid for the future of our boleved nation. looking at how the judiciary had delt with the ghana @ 50 case involving Tazan and Mpieni, some people in gorvenment today and in the future would be fast in the sense that, they will conive with the sitting president, loot the nation’s coffers, set up a commision of enquiry and voala, NOBODY CAN USE THAT AGAINST THEM IN ANY COURT OF LAW.

GHANA THEN BECOMES THE LOOSER IF THE JUDICIARY WOULD BE ADAMANT TO THE SURVIVAL OF MOTHER GHANA.
kwame from asylum down on August 20th, 2010 10:34 am

Kojo please i want know if 52 student should sit for a paper and 34 trail. then all the 34 resit for the same questions they trailed. is it possible that all 34 students will trail again? if not then this is what is happening at Accra polytechnic science laboratory department where 34 student will have to sit three times for a borrowed course Management of 2 credit hours to become 6 credit hours . and what will happen to their grade points? as i am typing now all 34 students are at grief and need an explanation but he advise to call for remarking which will make him and some lectures hate them and trail them the more.please that lecturer need to explain two the students why all of them fail for the resit or else we will say then that he is not delivering well please. please the students of both regular and part-time are all afraid to report please make the academic board aware on their behalf please and please again. thanks
wuaku wise on August 29th, 2010 1:21 pm

kojo it has become a normal job for the adaklu;anyigbe district education officials to be demanding money from teachers before their confirmation and promotions are made for them. If you have not given money it means you are out of promotion . teachers are warning that if the government has not correct such things in the office the might be a heavy strike at end. Adding to that the accountant is to be warn
Stanley on September 2nd, 2010 11:31 am

Hi Kojo, i just want to find out something maybe you can help get that info.

We hear the School Feeding Authority is planning to lay some of the caterers off complaining about the fact that it is too expensive and they can’t pay them, which is true because they really are not paying the caterers on time making life very difficult for them.

Now they claim they are going to be employing more of this caterers to take care of the school feeding thing in other areas that are not yet covered… Kojo i want to know how they are planning on doing this.

Are they going to do it like robbing Peter to pay Paul??

Thank you.
Elijah on September 3rd, 2010 3:02 pm

Anyone might know something about “Ghana Has a Cancer”? I heard something like builders and destroyers from someone but not sure what is it all about…

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Salifu S. on September 11th, 2010 3:35 pm

NPP will come back come 2011, Nana don’t worry jubilee house is waiting for you
opoku frimpong alexander on September 12th, 2010 3:13 pm

kojoanks for the good work you are doing for this nation and the whole world mayhe good Lord bless you and the whole joy fm,but i wont you to wish my good friend evans ampofo of knust a happy belated birthday and all C.C.C members all the best.
Kwame on September 13th, 2010 10:59 pm

Kojo,

I will suggest the salient points and views shared by your listeners are collated, summarised on weekly ann monthly basis with follow with the respective persons, institutions, etc; progress report or feedback given to your joyous listener. Kojo I am saying this because you guys at Joy FM makes radio get results.

Well I have three suggestion that will help ease traffic jams on our roads at least in Accra.
1. Proper traffic synchronisation
2. Effective thorough assessment before road worthy certificates are issued.
3. Networking of the traffic lights and with remote monitoring and management.

Kwame
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da wnda4l wld has dn it again 0.08p per minute which is beta dan Mtn 70 percnt truely da ntwrk wit da wnda4l wld
ernest on September 15th, 2010 6:31 pm

This is becoming on becoming. i am really struggling to comprehend why people from on particular region wants to hold this gov’t to ransom. First it was lawyers from this same region and the only region that went on strike based on certain commentary passed by the Ndc chairman, Dr. kwabena Adjei and now prison officers from this same region? hell no.
the people from that region must know that this gov’t is indeed very popular in eight regions and hence their actions are indeed most unfortunate. they should understand that they will only have a case if their concerns are geniune. for God’s sake, they are not the only prison officers we have in ghana. we have prison officers all over the country, so why is it that prison officers ain’t demonstrating all over the country but from this particular region alone? pls stop disturbing mother ghana. it is too soon to be demonstrating when u have not seeked redress for the disparities they r complaing of.
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ernest on September 20th, 2010 11:56 pm

so journalists in ghana think they r untouchable. they think no one has the right to tell them in their faces the kind of service they r rendering to mother ghana, how preposterous. who in this country does not know that some journalists, senior ones at that, have sold their ethics so as to do the bidding of one party or the other. this is very clear. one should just take a gud look at morning talk shows on tv and radio. journalists want to criticize but would not allow others to criticize them because for them they r perfect. look u journalists are such a disappointment. they sit on radio an tv and tell lies. they know the truth yet they prefer telling lies just to get into the gud books of one party or the other. they effect is devastating. u have people fuming and taking a decision based on lies. u people who r misinformed. for me they r disservice to this nation and we r where we are bcos of them, journalists. shame on u all. take a gud look at kwaku baako and okyere darko. take a gud look at them and u will know what i’m talking about.
ernest on September 21st, 2010 12:02 am

some corrections.
line 11: i meant u have people who r misinformed.
ernest on September 21st, 2010 9:54 am

i am very disappointed.why? simply bcos i can’t have access to joyfm in techiman. i have recently been posted to techiman and to my surprise joyfm ain’t in techiman after all these years in operation. it makes me wonder what my favourite fm station is doing with all their returns. pls joyfm it is so unfair. if u guys r on air here in techiman then pls let me know the frequency cos i am very bored. pls don’t ask me to buy multi tv since i am among the first persons to have purchased a digibox but i had to leave it in tema.
iris on October 5th, 2010 9:06 am

Kojo, kindly ask the mayor if he has seen the slum being created along the island between Beyeeman Coldstore and the Odaw River straight onto Agbogbloshie.
Steve, Regent Uni on October 6th, 2010 2:03 am

Hi, Kojo,
Whatz up? you guys are doing a great work, keep it up, and big thumbs up to my teachers from primary to tertiary and its interesting to finally find myself being one of them, Ayekoo, so they were gradually preparing me, I never knew….
Its a shame we projecting Kwame Nkrumah but can’t walk his ideology and passion, after fighting for independence we’ve still cherish the colonial castle as seat of government, when he refused to used it as we continue to struggle with the name for our new seat of government, weather to retain a colonial name or get a new identity. And we talk about Branding a new Ghana! we got to be very serious and this is very sad…….
Kwaku Osei on October 6th, 2010 12:42 pm

A NATION WITHOUT ITS HEROES
A nation that is not ready to accommodate its heroes is not worthy of servitude in any way. The country is very quick to jump and say hurray to every good news yet it behaves lackadaisically to implementing its policies. The news on the advent of oil and gas in commercial quantities on the air waves was received with open arms by all and sundry. This notwithstanding, issues were raised as to the proper management of such rich resources. A clear testimony is the mismanagement of a rich resource, Gold.
Issues have been raised about the local content policy the government of Ghana through the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) promised its citizens. This news was welcomed, as Ghanaians for once believed this was an important step taken by the government.
It’s been three years now since the whole hullabaloo about the local content policy was talked about and yet mention cannot be made about its implementation. One is tempted to believe it is one of those ‘political talks’ as little has been done about its implementation.
Over the years, the National Service Secretariat (NSS) have been posting undergraduate students from the department of Petroleum Engineering in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to sectors that have nothing to do with the programme they read in the University. With the discovery of oil here in Ghana, it is appalling to note that undergraduate students from the Petroleum department have again been posted to areas that has nothing to do with their field of study. A typical example is the case of a friend who graduated this year from the Petroleum department and has been posted to teach in a primary school. Another has been posted to plough virgin lands in the Northern region. The question is, how can these postings affect the undergraduate who had studied Petroleum Engineering to make meaningful contribution to the nation with the skills acquired in the study of Petroleum Engineering?
However, what baffles me is that some graduates from other Tertiary Institutions are posted to areas that as a matter of truth should be given to graduates who studied professional courses such as Engineering in the Universities. What explanation can one give to a graduate from a Tertiary Institution who studied Chemical Engineering yet end up in an insurance firm or better still one who ends up in a mechanical firm when the offered programme was Business Management?
Can we therefore ask if we want Ghanaians to really manage our oil and gas industry in the subsequent years?
Answers cannot be given as these answers are akin to wishes in the air with no action taken to implement them. If experts in the field of oil and gas should be made to teach in the rural areas or given lands to plough, then one is tempted to say the question is not worth asking.
It is high time the media , the government and Ghanaians at large looked into these issues as they are issues about the future of this country than less important issues like political parties demanding for a part in the national cake when patriotic citizens who would want to contribute their quota are deprived of it.
The result of these things is the level of unpatriotism in the youth (the future of the country), search for greener pastures (as it is a well known fact that about 70% of graduates in the various academia prefer to move abroad, than to help a nation unwilling to help itself). Graduates of the Petroleum Engineering department of KNUST are therefore in a dilemma whether they owe it upon themselves to actually complete their service (NSS) or whether they have to teach primary schools with all the knowledge acquired about the oil and gas industry( from exploration to reservoir engineering ) oozing out of them.
For three consecutive years, the NSS have taken upon themselves to post Petroleum Engineers to these areas without taking into consideration the programme of study and their contribution into the country’s oil find.
The GNPC, the Ministry of Energy and the National Coordinators of Petroleum, who are the ‘Jesus’ of the Petroleum industry since without them no one can transact anything with the oil companies that are registered under them are to blame for this trend of affairs.
Lecturers in the Petroleum Engineering Department have written countless number of times to the GNPC to take up the well trained undergraduates of this country to be posted to the various oil and gas industries such as Schlumberger, Baker Hughes and so forth. This seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
Mention should be made of the oil companies such as Baker Hughes and Schlumberger, who have gone out of their ways to take up some of these undergraduates for their national service yet the problem, persist. What then is the country doing about it????????????? Do we sit and wait till the old man dies before we lend money to take care of the funeral rites or do we help while he is still alive.
This is the question worthy of address and mention and I would implore the media, the government, the Ministry of Energy and the general public to take a keen interest in.
seyram on October 7th, 2010 12:04 am

kojo i want know the measures or touchstones used in the selection of the national best teacher. and also why is UTAG and POTAG not included in this. Are they all not teachers?
Godfred on October 7th, 2010 1:55 pm

Kojo,Allow me to contribute to your question you posed to the Greater Accra Mayor the last time he visited your studios at Joy Fm about the okada situation on the korle-bu road.
This is an evil I call a necessary evil considering the amount of traffic one has to go through before getting to work on that particular road.Also the large unemployment along the sea from Bukom through James Town all the way to chorkor and its environs.You can ask the greater accra regional commander when was the last time a notorious armed robber was arrested from the following areas I have mentioned.This is because the okada situation have brought about some form of employment to the youth there.What the government is suppose to do is to regulate it so that they would wear uniforms,have their licenses,pay a road levy,pay insurance,obey traffic regulations like taxi drivers do and get a local union like the GPRTU where information can be passed through to them.Kojo,this okada business has come to stay and we better shape it to fit into our laws and not allow law enforcers to arrest and take monies from them and leave them to come back to the same place again.Thank you.
seyram on October 7th, 2010 3:20 pm

the Educational system in Ghana needs moderation. what i think should be done is that the number of years spent in these sectors needs to be reduced drastically.
to curb the problem of high rate of school drop out. the educational system needs to be very flexible and your government should place high premium in the instituting of vocational schools and make them a degree awarding institute. Also, polytechnics needs to upgrade by converting the best polytechnic into a university and subsequently
award polytechnics graduates with a degree certificate. this i think will break the gab and reduce the high rate of school drop outs in Ghana.
Kojo on October 12th, 2010 1:24 pm

I read that Tullow Oil has denied the allegation of tax evasion. Critical I don’t blame Tullow because our laws are silent on Rotating kind of job. In the oil industry, field or offshore workers come in to work for 28days and go back to their countries of origin for another 28days.
Such people are not resident, so they are not given resident permits and work permits. They come in on multiple visitors visa and that is all.
Another aspect of the issue got to do with those coming in on visa free protocol. Example, lot of nigerians work on the rigs offshore cape three point. They come in on the ecowas protocol, go offshore, work for 28days and back to their country for another 28days and then back here for 28days.
All these guys dont have work permits, resident permits and pay no tax.

It is unfortunate GRAPHIC singled out Tullow. Directly Tullow might not be involved because most of these kind of workers work for 3rd party servicing companies contracted by the major oil companies.
Note that, majority of the offshore work is subcontracted to 3rd parties by the major oil companies.

I urge our authorities to be proactive. Such tax evassions happened during the time most of the Telecom companies were rolling out their networks.

There are several ways such workers can be taxed at our entry points. I paid such fees at most entry points in Africa when I did a project for one of the major telecom companies accross Africa.
Henry on October 18th, 2010 9:43 am

Kojo,

i live in Tesano behind the Tesano Police Depot right in the heart of Accra, i have not been counted infact nobody has visited the area, checks on friends in the area reveal same. Our houses have not even been marked yet. I have withnessed several census, i have lived through 4 census but this current cnsus is by far a very poorly planned and executed census. where is the institutional memory, where the the capacity and the experience the statistical service is suppose to have gained over the years. so when are we going to be counted.

Henry
wisdom on October 31st, 2010 7:22 pm

may i know when the read100 will start
aboagye steven on November 9th, 2010 1:49 pm

i have heard a rumour that nana wants to select ursula as a running mate.i pray this happens for nana to loose more. ursula who is an arrogant, can’t help rule a nation like Ghana. nana am a dying hard supporter but please reconsider the idea. ursula is too roudy and arrogant for a peaceful nation like Ghana. she is good alright, but she agues in an arrogant manner.
jake on November 11th, 2010 7:47 am

NDC, NDC, NDC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No politician can move this nation forward until they learn to submit to the will of GOD.gudmorning bernard
Tracy on November 11th, 2010 9:17 am

NDC, NDC, NDC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NPP, NPP, NPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!No politician can move this nation forward until they learn to submit to the will of GOD. Have a nice day and God richly bless us all. Asabe
Unique on November 12th, 2010 8:22 pm

I pray all workers would be migrated onto single spine salary structure by the end of March 2011 as promised. Because this SSSS was promised in the past and up till now we are still talking about it. It’s time to walk the talk.
zygote on November 15th, 2010 9:49 am

bernard l wish to appeal to the NDC members to cease this petty politics and get serious. l want to take this opportunity to wish my wife benedicta and sis kekeli a happy day
laud on November 16th, 2010 5:44 pm

what is wrong with Ursula?
Seth on November 19th, 2010 9:25 am

Am surprise some NPP ministers are moaning because government making effort to spread it tax base and increasing taxes as well. Even here in the united state of America, after taxes have been taking from your pay check, anytime you spend that take home pay, you pay tax (cable, groceries etc.) Ghanaians should understand that, taxes are good but should also make sure government put it into good use.
kofi mensah on November 24th, 2010 11:14 am

if vice president said 10% for Western then rest of 90% for the nine region,so each 10% by 9 region…simple maths….why hot hot argument ,,,please move to the next topic
Kow(Cathic University Sunyani) on November 26th, 2010 7:35 am

We are practicing a very scary kind of politics in Ghana where we argue but no issue get to be solved. let’s be serious just for a day stop this politrics of insults.
Nyantakyi on November 26th, 2010 4:20 pm

Hi Kojo
i just found out while working on my company’s payroll considering the new tax band which was captured in the 2011 financial year budget speech section 128 with heading “Personal Income Tax” that the figures indicated gives a disturbing situation in that putting a person whose annual chargeable income sum up to 20,316 will be;
Tax 0% on the first 1,140
5% on the next 360
10% on the next 840
and 17.5% on the next 17,976
However it is stated in the budget that a person whose annual chargeable income exceeds 20,280 will be tax 25%. Please help me reconcile this in the
current tax band a person whose annual chargeable income sum up to 16,200 will be;
Tax 0% on the first 1008
5% on the next 240
10% on the next 720
and 17.5% on the next 14,232 exceeding which the person will be tax 25%.
Looking at this 20,316 is more than the amount after which the 25% applies.
Please is it an error or is the real thing.
nana kofi on November 30th, 2010 8:17 am

Kojo,

This whole urge to satisfy our needs now is what is the cause of our problems. Lets us not just rush into getting the things we need now because we think we can afford them.
Amereica went down that road and the global meltdown was the end result. at least we should allow the oil to have some ‘resting period’ of five uears before we mortgage it. it is for our own good
K. ASANTE on November 30th, 2010 7:53 pm

Muntaka was cleared of what? that he didn’t chew the chinchinga or the didn’t buy the pampas?
I think CHRAJ itself must be seriously investigated. the way it cleared Ayarigah, the same way it claimed to have cleared Muntaka is so questionable that it needs proper investigation.
It appears Emile Short is being paid to do some dirty work or wants to keep his job by satisfying some greedy Gov’t officials.
shame on CHRAJ.
naa kuakaa on December 13th, 2010 8:11 am

kojo i dont know why ghanaians have this black mentality. why on earth would someone try to steal oil meant for the whole country? is this what our forefathers taught us? i suggest that they be seriously investigated. what pains me is the fact that some of our local folks and politicians would end up politicising this issue and it would end up as a foolish case as in the case of amina. God have mercy on ghana. goodmorning
Denzel on December 13th, 2010 10:13 am

Hi Kojo,
I have been complaining about this lube station being built near the Adenta trotro station. The fuel station is situated close to the ssnit flats and if you have been to adenta, you will understand the dangers that the community faces.

please investigate this matter.
Ishmael on December 15th, 2010 8:21 am

Hi Kojo,

I’m really surprised the politician said nothing could be done about the accommodation situation in Ta’di. This shows not much planning had been done in preparation of the of boom in the area. There ought to have been (1) Socio-Economic Impact Assessment which helps Gov’t and Operators to plan for the effects. (2) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for to inform decommissioning plans and restoration of environment back to original state. If none of this is done; i dare to say we are in for trouble.
michael essel-mills on December 31st, 2010 8:36 am

kojo it seems an institution like e.c.g. is still bereft with ideas of solving power problem. Santasi new site has experienced about 13 times power outages since yesterday afternoon
Kwaku on January 17th, 2011 8:00 am

Hi kojo, i want to use your channel to thank ECG for bringing to an end the disco lighting system at Teshie Demo. In fact i’m really impressed by their work. But I will like to appeal to them to do something about the low current system which we normally experience every day in the evenings from 6pm to 10pm.
Secondly, about the SSSS, i want to appeal to Dr. Graham to come to the aid of civilian employees in the GAF. if SSSS is introduced to rectify our poor salary system then i dont see the reason why civilian employees of the GAF’s salary is rather reduced. e.g if formerly i’m being paid 250 ghana cedis and currently i’m being paid 230 ghana cedis, then i’ve to advise myself. the earlier they rectify the problem the better for the GAF. CAUTION: SIT DOWN STRIKE since we are not supposed to embark on strike action.
Roof Helmet %0B on January 24th, 2011 1:01 am

I am very thankful to this topic because it really gives great information ~;’
Boadi on February 1st, 2011 9:37 pm

Hi Kojo,
Is quite a long time now since I heard the voice of Rev. Pastor Ato Kwamina Dazi
so please tell that miss him sooooooooooooooooooo much. by the way where is he?
Philemon Laar on February 8th, 2011 8:35 am

Anas has been phenomenal in journalistic practice, he shd be applauded n like Dr. Gazekpo is saying, investigative journalism needs funding 2 investigate. Da big questn is; aside da supposed state agency, he shd afterall be sponsored 2 carry out his job. For heavens sake, Anas as an individual can’t bear da cost. God save Ghana
John Mettle on February 9th, 2011 11:35 am

Kojo, please can you give me the contact number of the Doctor you hosted on air this morning discussing the issue relating pregnancy.
thank you.
john
Citizen Hope on February 10th, 2011 3:49 pm

Hi Kojo,
I thank God 4ur life & the good job the entire is doing 4mother gh. Kindly thank Uncle Ebo White for me for blessing my life over the years 4his Delicious ‘Food for Thought. He has really motivated & inspire my life.

Can’t wait 4the continuation & completion of the Tetteh Quarshie to Madina true to Adenta road project. Is it about funds Kojo! We delay too much on very important project in this country Kojo.
When Kojo, will the people of Ogbojo in accra also have pipe lines layed, and as for the roads in Ogbojo Kojo, tells us the journey ahead of us as a country.
Finally Kojo, the states of bad roads in Tema heavy industrial area esp. from Valco round-about through to TOR are really an eye saw. Good bless gh.
Good day my brother.
senyo ganyo on February 13th, 2011 7:46 pm

Kojo its just unbelievable for the Ghana Statistical Service to tell us especially enumerators and supervisors in HO that our money is still not ready. We’ve not been paid for our work done. Rumour has it that our money’s been invested and we need to know how long we have to wait to get our money. what logical explanation do the have for us this time? Kojo please help me get this across to the right authorities to do something about it.
If this goes on, Ho census workers will advice themselves. thank you K.O.N and have a nice day.
airtel freelancers on February 16th, 2011 8:48 am

Kojo pls ask the entire management of Airtel(formally Zain) why they have not paid their freelancers since september and still expect us to work. We need our money now they should pay us.
Airtel freelancers on February 17th, 2011 8:44 am

Pls ask the management of Airtel ghana why they have reffused to pay thier freelancers since september 2010 n still expect us to work. We need our money now.
Eben on February 23rd, 2011 11:59 am

Hi Kojo,
i thought the introduction of the single spine salary structure, police corruption will atleast be curtailed. come and see what is happening every evening (monday-sunday) as some hungry police and military men patrol team blocks the Agege,205 street, just on the bridge extorting money only from commercial drivers.

Kojo, they come as early as 8pm. after the exercise, they go on a drinking spree at a drinking spot close to the bridge. they then leave at 10pm for the patrol duty. How can these drunk policemen ensure safety in our neighbourhood?

When thier shot strays to kill an innocent person, they say it is human error. Kojo, please come and check this for your eyes.
Osei on February 23rd, 2011 2:29 pm

Kojo,

the future of over 1,200 graduates of GIMPA is in serious jeopardy as the school fails to issue certificates; three months after graduation ceremony. those seeking jobs continue to face all kinds of embarassment as they are unable to produce their certificates at job interviews; whiles those in employment are misssing promotion opportunities at their work places because again they are unable to produce their certificates.

why must we be made to suffer in this manner after having endured GIMPA’s monetization of education. Ghanaians must rise up and resist this injustice!
Mohammed Mipo on March 1st, 2011 8:45 am

I think government should only concentrate on basic education and make it free. However, from Government should outsource and privatise Senior Secondary education and above. This way, education will be meaningful and directed towards what the nation needs.
Mohammed Mipo on March 1st, 2011 9:09 am

Hi kojo,

It is true that after certification, teachers do not often receive systematic support in their learning and hence mainly depend on informal learning opportunities at work. Pursuing higher education at various distant learning institutions some of which are known to produce half-baked graduates who end up poluting our students rather than enriching their thinking abilities and faculties. I think government should only concentrate on basic education and make it free. However, Government should outsource and privatise Senior Secondary education and up to tertiary level. This way, education will be meaningful and directed towards what the nation needs.
Henry Yeboah on March 1st, 2011 8:57 pm

An open letter to the President of the Republic of Ghana.
Mr President, you won the 2008 elections by about 50,000 votes.
You are a teacher and so is your wife.
If this is the long awaited SINGLE SPINE for teachers,then the over 200,000 teachers and their household awaits you at the polling stations come 2012.
ME SI HA KYEA WO PII
Belinda Bosè on March 2nd, 2011 11:29 am

Politicians and their cohorts are the deadliest creation in the universe.Why should teachers be sidelined.That woman have been tipped so what do you expect from her?God bless all teachers.
eric ghartey on March 3rd, 2011 9:16 am

kojo goodmorning,pls help we the people of dansoman are suffering,how can we pay ground rent from 25 GH cedis -100 GH cedis,the minister increase that or what.there are not doing anytime in the place as will.do they want to kill us or what,kojo people in DC are counting on u to help pls,they must reduces it pls pls
yaw asare on March 6th, 2011 11:27 pm

hi kojo. i’m a resident of north kaneshie C.M.B flats/ jolinda area, on the eve of 6th march we had a series robberies and gun shots lasting 20 minutes. the police have stopped mounting their barriers around here and crimes have increased once more. could you please ask the police to come back to our aid? our stretch is one of the most dangerous areas. without the police, we are helpless.
Mimi on March 7th, 2011 9:20 am

Hi Kojo,
I am a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, I want to congratulate all of you young and dedicated chaps contributing in your small ways to help move our dear country forward. Haruna Idrisu is one person I believe need special commendation. We will get there!
Kojo on March 11th, 2011 1:14 am

When will GNPC stop refining super pretrol and start regular unleaded petrol. For the past 25 years every car has been turned to use unleaded petrol, I don’t know why GNPC is still refining super.
Even about 30 years ago they used to refine Regular unleaded.
samuel on March 13th, 2011 9:12 pm

I want to talk about Ghanaians speaking bad against PRESIDENT JOHN EVANS FIIFI ATTA MILLS.we should for once give HIM a break cuz HE has done what Napolion could nt do
samuel barnes on March 13th, 2011 9:15 pm

hi kojo
samuel barnes on March 13th, 2011 9:19 pm

hi kojo,i really thank GOD for giving US a wonderful country and i expect Ghanaians to be greatful aswell.LONG LIVE GHANA
patron on March 17th, 2011 10:37 am

Our poor fathers and brothers teachers are ask to fighting for their rights and accept peanut and return to classroom while our MP’s are fighting for 300% salary increment…. oooh Ghana why?
ANDY on March 18th, 2011 7:37 pm

Kojo, please, tell the GOVERNMENT to build a new AIRPORT OUTSIDE ACCRA and use KOTOKA as a DOMESTIC ONE. A new INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT will project GHANA to a different level altogether. Also, KOFORIDUA roads should be well asphalted. I come from the EASTERN REGION of GHANA but KOJO, THE REGIONAL CAPITAL ROADS is a disgrace to the many RESOURCES found in the REGION. Thanks Kojo, my WIFE LOVES U SO MUCH. BYE.
Kwame Asare on March 23rd, 2011 9:58 am

I am seriously disappointed in Adwoa Safo. I have always believed she was not like the other politicians but i was wrongKojo,did you realise Adwoa Safo only cited N.D.C. statements as ones polluting the political atmosphere in this country. She does not see or hear the derogatory statements some of her party members make about the Prez. In fact that has always been my problem with the N.P.P. they know what is good, but only do it when it suits them. When their people insult, when Kennedy Agyepong insults, no comment but when an opponent insults it is a problem. There should be condemnation wherever it emanates. Thanks Kojo
Gabby on March 25th, 2011 1:57 pm

Kojo,
could you please post your chat with the boss of the Passport Office on myjoyonline for public consumption.
Or can I have it sent into my mail?
I think it’s very informative and we need to revisit it.
Thanks.
Gabriel Boateng-Appiah
Nana Yaw on March 25th, 2011 2:32 pm

Kojo,

on the business news this morning, there was mention of Newmont..I was looking forward to hearing it on the 1:00pm news, but it wasn’t repeated…Can you put it online please…

thanks

NY
andy andah on March 31st, 2011 10:13 am

hi kojo, good morning to u n the team is quite unfortunate as i listen to today’s documentary, we have a long way to go. Kudos to the team
stephen on March 31st, 2011 10:57 pm

kojo,
why are we behaving this way as if ther’s nothing pressing to deal with. mr rawlings has the empirical and the most undoubtable evidence on the killers of ya na. just call him to assist so that this confusion will end. we are in water but crying we are thirsty.
John Teye Nartey on April 6th, 2011 10:23 am

Hi KOJO,
I think is about time Ghanaians to realise what is good for Ghana and forget about the political differences and unit upon to make Ghana a habitual place for mankind.

JOHN TEYE.
Edem G.K. Abbah on April 6th, 2011 3:09 pm

I think its high time Ghanaians begin to call a spade a spade and do away with the lifesyles of sociocriticism.We all seem to know almost all the problems Ghana is faced with but no single solution to any.Let us all have a positive attitude towards nation building and our nation will grow stonger and stronger.Long live our President and his cabinet,long live mother Ghana.
Edem G.K. Abbah on April 6th, 2011 3:15 pm

I think its high time Ghanaians begin to call a spade a spade and do away with the lifesyles of sociocriticism.We all seem to know almost all the problems Ghana is faced with but no single solution to any.Let us all have a positive attitude towards nation building and our nation will grow stonger and stronger.Long live our President and his cabinet,long live mother Ghana. Abbah Edem Godsway
Emmanuel on April 7th, 2011 12:38 pm

Hi Kojo,
One thing that borders me alot is about how politics has become a BUSINESS VENTURE. Many life is lost during this respectful and important occasion of electiion. Is high time GHANAIANS ought to recise and identify the political disparity and differences which has putting the whole country into a state of discomfot especially during election period.
If i can vividly recall an inccident at Kwahu during the bye election, not even national, the two major political parties in the country couse riot at the election center leading to lost of lifes. What does the constitution say about uninvited people at the center of the election grounds ?. IF I HAD THE POWER I WOULD HAVE BOUND THOSE TWO PARTIES FOUND GUILTY, not to contest for 8 years.
I humbly appear to the entire citizens of this great country of ours that let us bury our political diffenences after elections and love one another.
Prior to the election period also let us demostration to the entire world that Ghana is the only peaceful country on earth. May God help and bless all who seek peace in GHANA. THANK YOU!!

Emma from Logba
Justice Dogbey on April 23rd, 2011 12:32 pm

Hi!
I am concerned about the reaction to “THE IDIOCY OF A FEW OF YOU…” speech by the minister from the Eastern region.Kojo,but for that single word ‘idiocy,’I totally agree with the minister.I would have used mediocrity others might even use a word harsher than the ‘idiocy’.

Is it not time for some reflection from those of us who serve as the conscience of our dear nation?If we all crucify this minister,there will be no one to speak out and one day these few people among our journalists will become monsters in greater numbers and we will be the losers.Remember the quote on Jews,catholics and those unconcerned and what happened to them under Hitler!

I heard the minister and he did not mean all journalists so I wonder how we are now saying he is taking on the media.

Let me end by quoting:

“When the journalists attacked the Politicians,
I was not a politician, therefore I was not concerned.
And when they,attacked the Rich People,
I was not Rich, and therefore, I was not concerned.
And when they,attacked the Famous People,
I was not Famous and I was not concerned.
Then they attacked me a ‘commoner’ and other well ‘meaning people’, —
and there was nobody left to be concerned.”
Thank you.
A commoner!
Eben Sai on April 27th, 2011 8:54 am

Goodmorning Kojo, please tell the Chinese people constructing the road to try and level the untared places for us. Please tell the people in authority to tell the contractors to speed up the construction on the Achimota - Pokuase road. We spent almost 2 hours before we get to our work places in Accra. Thanak You
Pius Payoo on May 21st, 2011 9:37 am

I would like your august firm to find out from the KETA MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY where they took our street lights they removed in exchange for a new one to. This is because the new street light are just like touch lights on our roads and we want our old ones back
Yussif on June 11th, 2011 4:37 pm

Hi Kojo
Please help me to get to the appropriate ministry who are in charge of industrail labour in ghana. following the attititude of heads of these industry attitiude towards ghanaians workers LLL in kumasi is not left out. The workers are been treated like animals and there is no one to come to their aid and iff we want to talk one will be treathen ro be sacked. So kojo you are the only person who can help as get our voices hered. Please Kojo you can find out from the workers themselves if not the poor ghanaians will contibue to suffer in the hands of foreingners. Some of the problems are
1. salaries are not paid in time
2. compensations are not paid to victims
3. incentives withdrawn. Etc.
Kojo we the workers count on your usual assistance to Grenadians. thank you.
Jerry from Seattle on June 16th, 2011 9:30 am

I believe the University should invest a lot into Information Technology Research. Student graduate only knowing what they’ve been taught but can’t develop the habit to research and start something.
Adwoa on June 22nd, 2011 8:59 am

Hi Kojo
I would be happy if you can investigate the VAT Service offices all over. They are not able to supply to customers the quantity of Invoices that one wants to buy. for what ever reason they cannot not print enough Tax invoice into the system. this situation has gone on for over 5months now. this government should sit up or some one should answer for this because revenue is at risk.
Akua Agyemang on June 22nd, 2011 9:49 am

Kojo, i would like to know the exact price the new Legon hostels are being offered.
And kindly tell my friends to stop buying expensive dress to impress but rather invest in their education cos with that they can buy any thing they want with their money after school. If they think education is expensive they should try ingnorance .
agbeko on June 24th, 2011 6:10 pm

Kojo,
Kindly find out who is responsible for repairing the sidewalks after the Telcos dig them up to plant their cables? Take a drive from St. Theresa’s Sch in North Kaneshie towards Swanlake and let’s talk after that….
This is the situation all over the country!
Richard Gadri on June 27th, 2011 9:28 am

Good morning Kojo,
I think the ungoing confusion of who is actually the legitimate Ga Mantse must be seriously looked at by GOVERNMENT and the council eminent chiefs in this country. Remember how the Dagbon crisis began? we as Ghanaians watch thing unfold with no concern and when it eventually grows out of control we spend the tax payers money in the name of peace keeping just like Dagbon.
Richard Gadri on June 27th, 2011 9:32 am

Kojo,
Pls ask Akl what must one consider in entering into marriage, MUST IT BE BASED only ON THAT WEIRD FEELING CALLED LOVED?
Richard Gadri on June 27th, 2011 9:37 am

kojo,
I heard Uncle Ebo saying marriage is not everyone and Akl has just echoed that; if i may ask them
1. What then will these people be doing if marriage is not for them, since as humans they HAVE NEEDS
2.How would one know that marriage is not good for them, if its knowledge is in the experience
Stan and Naadu on June 27th, 2011 1:19 pm

Hello, i hope this will settle the homosexual issue. let us get a male dog ( a homosexual one ) and another male dog and a female dog on heat and see which one the homosexual dog will go for. we can do this for all other animals. God must be consistent, if he created human homosexuals, he will also create animal homosexuals. let us find out.
kwaku donkor on July 7th, 2011 9:25 am

kojo weda violent or not, de NDC party shud be kicked out from office in 2012. Indeed their governance do not inspire hope. if dey want to know how dey r doin wit de youth, dey shud gather from about to leave national service personell wats next for dem. NDC is a failure.
David on July 20th, 2011 1:39 pm

Hello, I commend you for the great job, especially on promoting literacy through the read 100 project. I heard this morning that you are building libraries. That is certainly a brilliant idea. But I am beginning to think that libraries are gradually becoming old-fashion, especially if they are not attached or close to a school. Again, as a teacher I know how we overload our children such that they don’t have good time to do leisure reading. Take the average child who goes to school at 7 and returns at 4 or 5 Monday to Friday. I know the vacations and Saturdays are there, but I can assure you that the libraries will be under-utilized. I strongly propose that you reconsider the library project, especially those to be built in urban centres. I believe that you have spoken with the Ghana Library Board. They can share a lot of their experiences. I think the media is the most powerful medium for inspiring literacy everywhere. Please create effective media platforms, sites, and activities, and people will read.
I am a member of International Reading Association, and am studying closely some of the literary developments locally and globally. I can say you are great, keep up the good work.
Gena on July 29th, 2011 12:25 pm

It’s funny how we have allowed politicians to escalate the issues in the northern part of Ghana, its a shame how far these politicians will go to maintain political favor, exploiting the pain of others just to gain leverage. i dont think the future of this country ever comes to play for these politicians when they put together thier strategies. It is up to us, the people of this country to ensure that we are not unduly exploited by them.

The people of the north must open thier eyes and see that these politicians do not really care about thier pain or thier concerns and work out thier own strategy to make thier livelihoods better.
danny on August 5th, 2011 8:24 am

Kojo am not a yet a voice expect but the person behind that voice is trying to sound like Baba the speaker is trying to make his voice coarse like Baba’s hence affecting the speech flow, indicating the person is reading from a canvas and please when listening to the background there is a difference assuming the speeches were at the same time Baba’s background is different from Abani’s background.
setordzi Godsway on August 5th, 2011 9:20 am

kojo, this is plan propaganda by a party so desperate to come power,let Ghanaians be the right judge.we dont want blood shed during 2012 election
eddie on August 17th, 2011 9:29 am

WHEN CAN GHANAIANS ESPECIALLY POLITICIANS GIVE UP “THE PULL HIM DOWN” SYNDROME AND TAKE ON THE “PULL HIM UP” SO WE CAN ALL BEGIN TO GROW? WE MUST GROW UP, NOT DOWN.
EDDIE.
Arnaud James on August 29th, 2011 1:02 am

Hi Kojo
Please wish my lovely Adjovi Ninette Hihetah a lovely & Happy birthday may God visit her this 30th August, 2011 being her birthday and grant her every heart desire.
Thinking of you with love on your birthday and wishing you everything that brings you happiness today and always.
To the world, you may be one person. But to me, you are the world.
Nana on September 5th, 2011 12:50 pm

Hi Kojo,
This issue of wiki leaks is something. Last week, I sent you an email to kojo@myjoyonline.com about a rot at one gov’t department which could spell a major DOOM all things being equal. Please I want you to take the email seriously, to avert a possible DOOM!
Thanks
isaac matey on September 10th, 2011 1:14 am

Hi Kojo,
The owner of the Lakeside Estate (ashaley botwe new legon)a Lebanese has engaged landguards dressed up like security men and pulling down houses at new Legon(Japan Motors area).What is suprising is the support he has from the police.This Lebanese built a police station at the Lake side estate for the Ghana Police and has managed to buy the Ghana police who follow his team like in the harasment of Ghanaians in their country.
Individuals building police stations should be seriously looked at.How can Ghanaians live in their country ,purchase land then some years later a Lebanese wakes up and he is reselling land and breaking down buildings .Where is the Government?Ghanaians with the intention to purchase estates from the LAKESIDE ESTATE should boycott it.Please let the sector minister and MP for the area be aware of these because we will strike and confront him .Are we in apartheid South Africa?look at how difficult it is to make ends meat .When you manage to put up something then a foreigner comes to bully you with the support of your own police just because he built a police station for them..its sad.Ghana wake up.Listening tommorrow.Isaac Matey(0244960584)
ISAAC MATEY on September 10th, 2011 1:29 am

Hi Kojo,
The Lebanese estate developer of the LAKESIDE ESTATE at Ashaley Botwe new Legon)is harasing house owners and land developers with land guards clothed in green security uniforms.Sadly they are backed by the GHANA POLICE.This Lebanese has built a police station for the police at the Lake side estate..He is pulling down houses and reselling lands bought some years back from the Katamanso chief.Please let the sector minister and the MP for the area hear this.Land owners are ganging up to fight him and it will be bloody.We cannot sit in our country for a Foreigner to bully us around.Where is the government..Ghanains should boycott the LAKESIDE ESTATE because the man is harasing people in the area.Please come to our aid for the whole world to see what is happening at New Legon near Ashaley Botwe.Thanks,
Isaac MATEY(0244960584)
KOFI T. NEWTON on September 10th, 2011 5:41 pm

we the 2010 newly posted teachers are pleading with H.E Prof. Mills to kindly declare to us whether we will get our arrears or not, because we are dieing with the small allowance we are taking for the past 12months. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INNOVATIVE PLANS PRESIDENT MILLS BUT PAY TEACHERS THEIR ARREARS FOR A BETTER 2012.
Kafui Palmers on September 19th, 2011 6:41 pm

Hi Kojo,

1. I was wondering, does a headmistress has the rights to terminate the appointment of a teacher from a Government senior high school for attending a course to upgrade his/her teaching skills?

2. Does a headmistress has the rights to MAKE her teachers sign a bond not to seek any form of academic courses to help them improve on their teaching for four years?

3. How powerful are headmistresses and headmasters of government senior high schools over their teachers?

4. Kojo please investigate happenings in the KNUST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL before things get out of hand.
MMO on September 21st, 2011 5:15 am

Thanks. I hope you continue releasing more useful articles.
Anthony Twum-Barimah on September 25th, 2011 11:20 am

“I think what the Noble committe is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war. Sustainable management of our natural resources will promote peace - Prof. Wangari Maathai(Tribute to an African voice)” I pray Ghana gets more outstanding leaders like her. Ghana government, provide proper water crisis management in the 21st Century at least in the capital city. Kindly do proper information dissemination and provide alternate solutions. Seemly partial inaction is unacceptable and should not be politicied.
Anthony Twum-Barimah on September 27th, 2011 1:36 pm

Ghana government: Is it the engineers who are giving the wrong information or the politicians who are playing petty politics with the water crisis management in Tema area(Spintex - Texpo, 18 junction)? 48 hours after claimed problem resolution, still NO flowing water. Kindly note; Right to water and sanitation is legally binding under UN resolutions.
Nana Gyasi on October 6th, 2011 5:04 pm

Hi Kojo
I want to find out whether u are aware about Ghana Education Service asking Government school in the Central Region (Awutu Sanya District) stop organising extra classes. Please if not follow up find out.
Noah on October 16th, 2011 2:46 pm

Kojo, i guess this Doctor don’t the society at heart, this doctors go to school with the government giving them all things to their disposal, after school, they import cars they don’t pay import duties, they being house free of charge, Kojo what at all do they want.

I perfectly agree with the His. Ex. and the Hon Acting Minister on the issue of they have to sign an agreement that they would not go on strike when delivering their mandated duties.

Thanks Kojo.
kwabena karikari on October 25th, 2011 12:01 pm

Good Morning Kojo,

I’ll like to inform you that there is serious flooding in Kasoa, a friend of mine who is supposed to be on leave, called me at 4:00 am today to inform me that, he is now living on the roof of his building with his wife and children. I have called the NADMO emergency lines several times and on each occasion i have either had no answer or the line is busy. could you please contact NADMO to go and get my friend and his family from the roof top PLEASE!!!
Max on October 31st, 2011 2:17 pm

It seems the education system in Ghana is failing but our leaders are not interested in doing anything about the educational system. Right from kindergarten to tertiary level there are serious problems. Our examination bodies are leaking questions left and right, setting questions which students cannot understand, exam graders or examiners as we call them, are not competent enough so they grade the papers anyhow with mistakes and wrong marking scheme. We have a major problem and something seriously needs to be done about it. We always complain and wonder why we have to take foreign standardized tests before we are admitted into foreign universities. They are looking at us and don’t have any confidence in our standardized tests because of all these leakeage problems and problematic grading systems. The VC for Legon recently said that that recent graduates are not ready for the market place and i believe that the problem is not from the university but from the basic level.
The syllabi for the BECE is too packed for the level of the students taking the tests. In Math for instance, the topics are too many to be taught in its entirety in two years, 1 term no wonder the math grades in the recent WASSCE was bad. The students did not understand right from the basic level so at the secondary level they were just struggling through. If we really want to help our students then we should stop acting like ostriches and adopt the foreign standardized tests. At least we know that there will not be any leakages and the tests will be fair for all.
gabriel on November 9th, 2011 10:28 am

for me what matters to me is water and i think that our government whether ndc or npp have failed us. what is government telling the people managing our water. government does n’t care because they have big water tanks and will drive in big V8. why will i stay in this country if i have the means to be in any good country where water will not be a problem
Michael on November 9th, 2011 2:06 pm

I wish to congratulate my team for this memorable achievements. I dream to see Phobia being transformed into a team like Barcelona if work very hard and work for a common goal.
chizzy on November 18th, 2011 4:01 am

BONJUOR kojo hala to all my communication students in central U and to all my sweet sexy ladies sing to them i love u… i love u… i wont u… i wont you to play my song for them google. me my self and I. By wizz chizz.
GEORGE on November 21st, 2011 3:06 pm

KOJO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO DORCAS’ MUM FOR HER PATIENCE AND GREAT WORK DONE. GOD BLESS HER
Marc Dingman on November 27th, 2011 3:44 pm

I realize you were young and inexperienced at the time, but in hindsight you should have chosen your parents more wisely.
Nana Abena on November 29th, 2011 3:53 pm

Hello Kojo ,

kindly give me the name of the jazz track (ga song…ka wie saka saka) you sign off with today Nov 30th 2011 on the super morning show.

Thank you
Nana Abena on November 29th, 2011 3:54 pm

oops its 29th November not Nov 30th. thank you!
Ali on December 13th, 2011 1:14 am

My kids and i have been following your Read 100 Project and i must say, it is a laudable project and God bless you for the good work. Our difficult however is getting the books for my kids in Kumasi.Initially i bought some from Luv FM front desk but since then we are not getting the books from them again. Could you plese assist me buy the undermentioned books for my kids.
The innocent Prisoner
The dancing money Box
The Canoe Story
Crossed Drums
African Tea-pot.
Counting on your assistance.Thanks in anticipation.
Ali Kumasi
Quity on December 14th, 2011 4:16 pm

Feces man back in court for assault of his now ex wife

on one of my visit at the gender court 5 at the popularly known cocoa affairs courts in Accra,to my surprise,i met the man who smeared his wife with human excreta at the court again,he has been charge with several counts of assault, the recent one begin pouring palm nut soup on his now ex wife.his case has been adjourned to December 20th, ASP SARAH AQUAH IS THE PROSECUTOR FOR THE CASE.
what at all is happening to justice in Ghana why should a man commit such a barbaric act and be allowed to keep abusing the woman.sadly this case is not treated with the urgency it needs,they keep adjourning the case just to frustrate the victim to stop coming to court.
what are the women lawyers and human rights activist doing? are they waiting for the man to finally kill the lady before coming to make noise on air?
i have been reliably informed that man has been threatening to kill the lady if she does not withdraw the case from court

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