Comments on: Ghana’s got oil! (Oh no!)

By: Afi

Afi — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:53:22 +0000

Oh my gosh!!!!! was my reaction when i first heard that Tullow had discovered oil in Ghana.
Alot of negative as well as postive thoughts run to mind.Economist and analysts should start comparing Ghana’s oil find and what it will potentially do for the country, to countries like Norway etc instead of to Nigeria. Then again, i do not blame them. Alot of African countries and even other nations who have been blessed with natural resources are pooorer than the ones with no resources!!!!
Looking more on the bright side, we (Ghana) have been the most peaceful nation, in terms of politics. I think Ghanaians have learned from past experiences and are still learning from past experiences.
Hence, i urge all Ghanaians everywhere to pray that our president and his successors will put this phenomenon resource to benefit the country and its people. Ghana is and will be an example to alot of African countries and presidents if this discovery is put to good use.

By: cyril

cyril — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:19:15 +0000

Jah has blessed us nada bad will happen GOD BLESS GHANA

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:27:38 +0000

Oil in Ghana… Just as with the gold that was in the nation before, the oil will be mined by foreign companies and its benefits enjoyed more by the foreigner. EXPLOITATION

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Celebrating the inauguration

…My heart’s in Accra » Celebrating the inauguration — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:25:53 +0000

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By: …My heart’s in Accra » Watching the 2008 Ghanaian presidential election

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:55:54 +0000

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By: Bernard Tweneboah Koduah

Bernard Tweneboah Koduah — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:27:09 +0000

Thank God that Ghana has now discover some large quantities of oil and believe God that there is going to be more of this discoveries in the near years to come, because Ghana is a bless countries and the center of the world. Don’t forget we have the Greenwich Meridian Line and the Equater meeting in Ghana, that is why Ghana is the center of the world.

About the oil, why do people always say they are afraid because it might be a curse instead of a blessing.

Look, we have oil producing countries like Canada, Norway and the rest, who have been producing for years but have no problems. Why don’t people compare Ghana to such countries but always refer to Nigeria and other trouble nations when talk of Ghana oil discovery. God have a purpose why He in His wisdom has bless Ghana with this resource.

And I am sure as Ghana has been the leader in freedom fighting, democracy and now the leading economic nation in West Africa and some how Africa, She is also going leader nations in Africa, how to have oil and making it be a bless not a curse.

As we are going to vote is coming December, let vote for the people who can manager this oil resources well to the benefit of our nation.

God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong.

By: richmond bawuah

richmond bawuah — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:19:25 +0000

my friend,lets give thanks to God.As i have read in the above comments. with money and technology a country outreaches it economic goal. even before the discovery of this, more to come oil. smiles have swollen my mind. when the jatropha [SEED was prononced]capable to produce bio diesel. if the country can start with intense cultivation of this plant and mount AN automobile assm, plant for diesel cars, and more investment on[TRANING, PARTS INVENTIONS] then we shall be flying as the president said 600mil would be investment capital and the 40 years jatopha existence would be our gains into the new centry bioagrifuel prospects.

By: …My heart’s in Accra » The news we share: water in Darfur

…My heart’s in Accra » The news we share: water in Darfur — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:35:02 +0000

[...] It’s not that scientific discovery can’t have dramatic, transformative impact on serious problems. To a certain extent, this is the organizing idea behind sites like Worldchanging, which look for environmental transformation through technological innovation. But historically, resource discovery can be damaging for nations under stress. While water is not oil, it’s still possible that conflict over this newly discovered resource might increase, not lessen, and that water might be subject to a resource curse. I wonder if there’s a form of technical utopianism we’re seeing in amplification of this story, a hope that science and technology – which we’re good at – can help address political problems – which we’re bad at. I hope this optimism is warranted, and I’m interested to see if it appears in the rest of my blog amplification data… [...]

By: Lady in Red

Lady in Red — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:01:27 +0000

In a country where corruption is as deeply entrenched as it is in Ghana, expect looting on a never-before-seen scale to begin ASAP. May the soul of peaceful Ghana rest in peace.

By: …My heart’s in Accra » A new wind blowing in Africa

…My heart’s in Accra » A new wind blowing in Africa — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:33:56 +0000

[...] If oil has the potential to destabilize or grow a nation’s economy, very few economists are concerned with the negative economic impact of wind power. While wind is a resource that hasn’t attracted mass investment yet in Africa, it’s often a great resource for isolated communities that have no other steady source of electrical power. [...]