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Demo will worsen your plight – Organised Labour told

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  • CHA 9 years ago

    We support Ghanaians-

  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 9 years ago

    GHANA HAS BEEN RAPED BY NDC IDIOTS. WE DO NOT NEED ANY NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM, WE NEED A NATIONAL COURT OF JURISDICTION TO PUT MAHAMA AND HIS CABINET ON TRIAL. GHANA'S HOPELESS ECONOMIC SITUATION, TODAY, IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTA ...
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  • JAH LOVE 9 years ago

    THAT TUC BOSS IS SO CHEAP..

  • insight to the bone 9 years ago

    We all know the conspiracy to murder and kill Mills was engineered by the pepeni/ayigbe wicked anti Akan agenda and one of the triggers was the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with our brothers the Israelis . Now they ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 9 years ago

    Author: BUGART.....

    THE NO.1 HYPOCRITE IN GHANA IS JJ RAWLINGS. IF RAWLINGS IS SILENT ABOUT NEVER-UNSEEN- HARDSHIP IN GHANA NOW, THEN ONE DOES NOT NEED TO BE TOLD THAT RAWLINGS IS SATAN INCARNATE IN GHANA.THE ONLY WRONG TH ...
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  • DAVI 9 years ago

    BRO,WE SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS HEPOCRATE,GHANAIANS DON'T NEED HIM FOR ANYTHING,WE WILL GET OUR COUNTRY BACK BY ALL MEANS.J.J.IS JUST FAKE.

  • Asumadu 9 years ago

    I know you are NPP but Alan Kyeremateng cannot rule the country. All politicians are cheap,
    thieves and corrupt. Do u depend on your salary alone? Not at all, there is connection at your work place so stop blaming Mahama or ...
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  • EKOW 9 years ago

    LAY OFF SOME OF THE WORKERS WHOS SERVICE NOT TOO IMORTANT AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT PRODUCTIVE.WE WASTING MONEY ON THESE INGRATES

  • DAVI 9 years ago

    NDC SHOULD THEN CUT OFF SOO MANY OF THEIR PUBULIC HOILDAY,DEMONSTRATING ONE DAY FOR WORKS RIGHT WILL AT LAST BOOST WORKS TO PRODUCE MORE LATER.WORK AND HAPPANIESS NOT WORK AND SADDENESS.WHAT VALUE DID GHANA GOT FOR WOYOME'S 5 ...
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  • Step Up 9 years ago

    You are a brain-dead fool.

    NDC foot soldier with your head buried deep in your butt behaving like the proverbial ostrich.

    Get your head out of your butt and you will see that you are supporting a bogus government which ...
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  • kpeglar 9 years ago

    hide your tribe, our days are numbering

  • SGT ANAI FIADZOE 9 years ago

    Let me ask you something very simple,
    if today the way things are going on in our country, if it is NPP political party is in Government, will you clap
    and praise them that they are doing well?

    A country which a small pr ...
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  • Kojo T 9 years ago

    When Akufo Addo comes , we will not need to work as everything will come free. FREE food, Free cars, Free house, Free School Free everything . Free at last, free at last

  • Pelicles 9 years ago

    You have to understand that the constant increases of fuel is making economic situation in the country unbearable. Any fuel increase affect every sector of the economy. This is something Mahama should understand because he d ...
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  • Pelicles 9 years ago

    Nana is not promising anything free but...

  • MAD COBRA 9 years ago

    Sometimes I feel very sorry for educated Ewes like you, Ghanaian masses are suffering due to Mahama and NDC's poor Governance and wants to demonstrate because it is their civic right and all you can talk about is Akuffo-Add ...
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  • Kojo T 9 years ago

    Mad Cobra is mad INDEED!!!

  • KONFANKO 9 years ago

    HE IS NOT A FOOL TO BUY CARS AS A GIFT WHILE TEACHERS DON'T HAVE CHALKS TO TEACH THEIR PUPILS.A GOOD LEADER DOESN'T LIVE LIKE A FOOL.

  • GAbaa 9 years ago

    Europe labor unions are always on some type of action to get better working conditions from their governments. If what this Jack Ass is saying is true then the whole of Europe will be a backward nation combined. Non sense pro ...
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  • KWAKU 9 years ago

    What makes this guy's statement infantile is the fact that he has never seen the strain on productivity when all work is stopped for the numerous unnecessary holidays. Ghanaians want to sacrifice. But for what? The governm ...
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  • AMOAH 9 years ago

    SIR JOHN SAID THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO BE UNGOVERNABLE SINCE THEY DID NOT WIN THE ELECTIONS .GHANAIANS ARE SURFING AND NOT ONE PERSON NPP,NDC, CPP PPP ALL DEY THE SURFING INSIDE.GREEDY NPP.

  • Muguo 9 years ago

    Ghanaians are suffering because of greediness of NDC, first govt in the history of Ghana to pay Judgement of 52 million - Wayome, Look at Gyeeda .. with all these oil money you cannot manage anything even SADA Guinea fowls .. ...
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  • Odikr@ 9 years ago

    The Development Partners know the Truth.
    The "Le Baron"saga will unveil the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

  • Haile Mengistus Manasseh V11 9 years ago

    The TUC leadership are the worst enemies of Ghana. They a bunch selfish lazy drones who are being manipulated by selfish nation wreckers.Nothing improves a country's economy than hard work. Th TUC is interested in organizing ...
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  • PEPE 9 years ago

    EVERY GHANAIAN IS CORRUPT IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER FROM PRESIDENCY,CHURCH,ACCOUNTANTS TO SHOESHINE BOYS.

  • seth atiogbe 9 years ago

    do not take notice of these two plebs embark on the demo. who cares about govt statistician. this woman is no statistician more of a tosser who says what that toerag mahama tells her.

  • JAMES Y 9 years ago

    Some unseen elements within and without the society are using organised labour to achieve their clandestine objectives. However, some union leaders are colluding with them to cause havoc to the already deplorable economic con ...
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  • Obi 9 years ago

    Worker can NOT sit forever when things are getting worse.... There's a breaking point. GO FOR IT, GHANA WORKERS!!

  • Haile Mengistus Manasseh V11 9 years ago

    I advised the President and the Economic Management Team to remain relentless and their attempt at finding solutions to the current economic challenges.Ghana has done it before and we can do it this time around too.

  • Yaro de Mann 9 years ago

    Who is to be blamed

  • HMMMN 9 years ago

    These NDC apologists do just not understand and appreciate the kind of situation in which the NDC gov't's kind of performance is leading the country, which is anything but the abyss.
    The country is not working, and the NDC g ...
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  • Slick 9 years ago

    BS from Dr. Philomena Nyarko. If you have 50% unemployment in Ghana, where is the productivity you're talking about come from? Get another job!!!

  • Kofi Appeah-BoatengAppeah-Boateng 9 years ago

    This advise is shallow & shd be disregarded, the main problems affecting GDP productivity etc is DUMSU),this is 4 one day,how long has dums) been going on,& @ what cost both human & financial

  • Kofi 9 years ago

    Stealing and misuse of state resources is worse. The mismanagement is out of control. The people must rise!

  • apuuu 9 years ago

    Why all this fears you can do this or that the country is already fuck up if the government was putting where the money supposed to be there will not be demonstration people are tired with this government no pay no work tel ...
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  • Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

    He is seriously sick

  • ROGUE LAWYER 9 years ago

    does the government think about the People? you just put yourself in the shoes of the unemployers in the Country- even those who are employed are crying for hardship so think about the latter.

    mahama should stamp on his a ...
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  • Kwadwo Dwumor 9 years ago

    if you are cutting a branch of the tree on which you are hanging what will be the result ?Fello countrymwen, think about yourself not politics

  • Joe Pasaasa 9 years ago

    NDC is a criminal organization,

    The epic thievery, corruption, stealing,reckless dissipation of meager resources, waste, incompetency, and impunity that characterize this criminal president and his administration, are the ...
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  • TOGBE 9 years ago

    DO NOT BLAME THE TUC AND THE GHANIAN PEOPLE FOR EMBARKING ON THIS STRIKE, IT HAS BEEN LONG OVERDUE. DR. ODURO OSAE HOW MUCH WERE YOU PAID TO TELL US THAT WORKERS PLIGHT WOULD BE WORSE AFTER THE DEMONSTRATION? WHICH SCHOLL AND ...
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  • Martin Oppong 9 years ago

    Dr Osae just lost credibility, Ghanaians are wiser now and can see and hear what is going on; please spare us for demonstration is part of democracy.

  • Gyeeda, Sada, Subah, Woyome 9 years ago

    NDC is a criminal organization. I strongly believe that. Anyone who doubts this must come and explain who are the beneficiaries of the following: Gyeeda, Sada, Subah, Merchant Bank etc. Also that same person must explain to m ...
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  • Asumadu 9 years ago

    Oh spare me this nonsense. I think our NPP is out of touch. No focus, soso infighting and stupid akyim/ashanti competition. Ashanti,Akyim, Brong, North or Ada i don't see NPP as serious party. U the Ashantis are creating prob ...
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  • Kwame 9 years ago

    Morons just look at turkey Cyprus Egypt want to be like that . So sorry yes say something but this is not the way the country will loose billions of investment as investors will start to get worried . South Africa months str ...
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  • ********** 9 years ago

    The workers are suffering! Allow them to show their frustration and advice the thieves in government to stop stealing. GDP &GNP will improve considerably. You bleeding nypocrites!

  • NII 9 years ago

    OHH PLEASE Dr. Philomena Nyarko, you need to go back to school. how many hour do the average Ghanaian work per day. 2 HOURS. They can afford to demonstrate without the state loosing KOBO.

  • Nana Yaa New York city 9 years ago

    The situation is grave for the issues the TUC have raised is also very tangible.To those who insult the intelligence of people by saying they are being sponsored by other parties must understand those people are not toddlers ...
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  • Odikr@ 9 years ago

    Potential "Apollo" Type retrenchment candidates...

  • Georgee 9 years ago

    Dr. Osae you are simply a slave master. How the worker survives is not your concern. The economy has been destroyed by shady deals and a day's demonstration cannot be blamed for it. Yours is intellectual dishonesty and nothin ...
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  • KWAA 9 years ago

    Doc, with or without demostration the plight of Ghanaian workers are getting worse by the day.
    Prices of every essential in this Country have risen more than 200% this year alone,whiles salaries are static,even in some case ...
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  • Papa Yaw. 9 years ago

    Do

  • Asantehene 9 years ago

    Thank you Lecturer. However, right minded Ghanaians know that 8 month supreme court case by NPPs, minority boycotts of JM, systematic media propaganda and vilification, occupy flagstuff house non-sense and infamous red Friday ...
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  • BIG JAY 9 years ago

    NDC is the worst political party in Africa. The 1992 constitution was imposed on Ghanaians by the PNDC under Jerry Rawlings with its albatross Transitional Provisions which protect all presidents to loot and share without bei ...
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  • NA 9 years ago

    The Controller and Accountant General(CAG)should deduct the number of hours the workers used to demonstrate from the salary of workers to cover the loss of revenue. It is their right to demonstrate but not a right to get paid ...
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  • Sankofa 9 years ago

    Yes, striking workers must not be paid while they are on strike.

  • NO DOUBT 9 years ago

    These are some of the most $tupid statements from the 2 doctors. Instead of advising the authorities to treat workers respectfully, they are castigating them for taking to strike.
    The unnecessary holidays such as Muslim E ...
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  • Worried Citizen 9 years ago

    Your stomarch is full, what about others?

  • Captain Canada 9 years ago

    is partly responsible for the woes of the country. The stealing of the countries time and resources is done by members of organized labour. Go to the TUC building and witness grown men lazying about but collecting pay and de ...
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  • Kwadwo, Neherlands 9 years ago

    The President & the NDC must stop the looting and the corruption, & fix the economy. Then the demonstrations will stop. NDC, as it stands, is a criminal organization, which must be disbanded after the 2016 general elections. ...
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  • Captain Canada 9 years ago

    Demonstrations are valuable way of seeking change. But what value of change will come from a bunch incorrigible thieves and hustlers banding together to make noise? Nothing. Because the demonstrators are the people that need ...
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  • Sankofa 9 years ago

    Never mind 'wasting' time in churches, Ghanaians must stop wasting time at work.

    If everyone did an honest day's work instead of embarking on strikes, demanding more money and skiving, productivity would rise and so would ...
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  • QUEEN 9 years ago

    THE IDIOTISM OF IDIOTIC IDIOT.

  • kk 9 years ago

    Pathetic demo

  • Maa Adwoa 9 years ago

    Our plight is already bad. We work and yet we are poor. Just fix the economy and we will be okay and will not need to strike.

  • Ojam 9 years ago

    NPP'S Mental laziness at work

  • Akoto Alston 9 years ago

    T U C boss have u ever quantified the wk your members do. U r all part of the problem, wen that dwarf took ghana to sumpreme court did u ask how we bled the country to its current state.let all come together and spoil the cou ...
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  • Efo Kobla 9 years ago

    Since when did the govt statistician know an hour of no productivity affects the economic prospects of the country?
    She should tell us the effect of frequent dumsor, traffic jams on the economy.

  • Awam 9 years ago

    If you can't beat NDC at the polls beat them in the streets!!!

  • Stoway 9 years ago

    After the demo what next? Ontie obiyaa.
    TUC should increase the salary if its workers who demonstrated. After all, there wouldn't be any threat to demonstrate again and Mahama can take his time to work and address issues. Th ...
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  • Asamoah 9 years ago

    i think this demonstration must be held irrespective of any obstacle since its the only way to sound the plights of Ghanaians to JHON MAHAMA
    S3 )SE )NTIE OBIAA A, Y3N NSO Y3NTIE OBIAA..

  • James Banda 9 years ago

    How much have you been paid to spit out this foolishnes? Wher have you two been when the people were asking this useless president and and his never-do-well gov't to heed to their demands? Don't yu see the high rate of corrup ...
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  • ALREADY 9 years ago

    The way this guy has even tilted his head in the picture, shows that he's not sharp up in there. The NDC gov't should fix the depreciating currency and the economy pronto, so organized labour will not go on demo

  • poko a poko 9 years ago

    This country is really full of idiots

  • K APPIAH 9 years ago

    FOOLISH MAN I THINK IT IS WELL WITH U ,YOUR WIFE AND CHILDREN DONT GET US ANGRY GOD DON PUNISH U

  • NANA J, K. 9 years ago

    EVERY SPECTRUM OF THE ECONOMY HAS COLLAPSED UNDER NDC AND MAHAMA ADMINISTRATION
    1. SPORTS
    2. INFRACSTRUCTURE
    3. ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
    4. WATER SUPPLY
    5 HEALTH CARE
    6 GAS AND PETROLIUM
    7 ENVIRONMETAL PROTECTION
    8 UNEMPL ...
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  • BRO DAN- TRC, GHANA 9 years ago

    HUMANITY- "I SHALL (NOT DIE) BUT (LIVE) AND (DECLARE) THE (WORKS OF THE LORD)". SELAH. GHANA; "MARK THE PERFECT MAN, BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT; (THE END) OF THAT MAN IS (PEACE)" SELAH.
    MAY THE SOULS OF HIS EXCELLENCES 'JOHN' ...
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  • KWAME OCLOO 9 years ago

    YOU ASS WHOLE OSEI, WHY NOT ADVISE YOUR GOVT WHAT TO DO THAT IS RIGHT TO FIX THE ECONY, WHICH IS NO FAULT OF LABOR BUT DEEP CORRUPTION AND STEALING BY MAHAMAH AND HIS GOVT, SO THAT THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR ORGANISED LABOR T ...
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  • Damango 9 years ago

    Idiot, that's intent of the demonstration. They labor force is already suffering; because of the incompetence of NDC leadership . So what's your point? Maybe you go and do some more research jackass!

  • Adu, Twum 9 years ago

    Don't be fooled by the fools. Try to think over this action to strike and you'll realise that it has nothing to offer towards productivity and the economy. it rather bring woes and negative repercussions to the individual, th ...
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  • Obuabasa 9 years ago

    pits!!! How many of our public employees - from the Headhoncho to the little guy in some obscure corner - put in an honest day`s work? We can,together,turn this country around if these workers,particularly those employed with ...
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  • NANA USA 9 years ago

    DONN"T YOU KNOW THAT GHANAIANS DON"T TRUST USELESS DR WHO SAY ANYTHING IN ORDER TO GET JOB FROM GOVERNMENT ,THESE ARE THE FAKE DR LOOKING FOR JOB.

  • Wofa Koo 9 years ago

    Mahama administration must listing to the mass out cry and stop being adamant and transforming every issue into their propaganda politics.
    Dr Oduro vigorously aggravating the situation instead.

  • Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago

    We cursed him

  • SMOOTH 9 years ago

    THIS DEMO IS NECESSARY .....EVERY POLITICIAN THAT YOU SEE MUST BE KILLED ON THAT DAY....NDC, NPP, ETC.....THEY ALL THIEVES......WHEN YOU START KILLING, FUTURE POLITICIANS WOULD NOT STEAL AND ALSO NOT TAKE CITIZENS FOR GRANTED

  • KD 9 years ago

    Their hours of working have not improved the economy so what difference will an hour of no productivity make? They have done their part,; government must do its part instead of living off of their sweat and toil!!

  • Akwesi - Kumasi 9 years ago

    This Demo would worsen workers' plight and maybe give the NPP an advantage. So what dose the TUC wants to achieve? TUC leader are shallow thinkers.

  • Kofi - USA 9 years ago

    ALREADY THERE IS NO PRODUCTIVITY IN GHANA. WHY IS THE STATISTICIAN NOT TELLING THE GOVT WITH THE DUMSOR, DUMSOR SO THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. FOR YOU ALL FOOLS IF NDC GOVT HAD DONE WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BE ...
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  • Akwesi - Kumasi 9 years ago

    DEMO would not fix the economy instead it would worsen it - TUC leadership think!!!!1

  • Kwabena Atta 9 years ago

    The workers'situation is already worse, so what the heck.

  • TJ Hooker 9 years ago

    Demonstration don`t fix economy it send a loud and clear message to the death ears of the president and his administration to clean their ear wax.

  • kwesi 9 years ago

    have u ever taught of increasing productivity to help the country grow? or have u ever heard of any ghanaian or TUC in general demonstrating against low productivity in ghana? if not where do u think salary increment is going ...
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  • THE TRUTH 9 years ago

    THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA SHOULD NOT PAY ALL THE WORKERS TODAY. THE LOOSES FROM TODAYS DEMONSTRATION SHOULD BE CALCULATED AND BE DEDUCTED MONTHLY FROM THE WORKERS SALARY TILL EVERY LOSS IS ABSORBED. THE PRESIDENT SHOULD TAKE NO ...
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  • NICHOLAS 9 years ago

    Most people have been misled to think that the government is insensitive to the plight of the masses. I don't think that a government which would one day be seeking re-election would deliberately impose hardship on the people ...
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