Mawal Abdallah

I am Passionate about impactful development, I create innovative solutions, fostering progress and collaboration for a better tomorrow.

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@BongoIdeasHQ @Hygrade_21 Go ahead and retaliate

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@BongoIdeasHQ Maybe that’s what the pastor and his likes wants things to go now

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@eddie_wrt A simple way of calling these ghetto boys FOOLS.

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@PrinceEwa5 @FoxNews God left Israel a long time ago

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@Shakamonii @Timesofiraan AI CONTROVERSY 🇮🇷❌🇮🇱🔥 SATAF is only one coffee shop in Jerusalem which is currently closed due to Iranian strikes.

🚨So where did Netanyahu drunk this coffee in Tel Aviv?

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@askghmedia This is outdated politics.

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@kajakallas Who sponsored the riots in Iran which led to the loss of innocent lives- Mossad, CIA or the EU? Why has the EU failed to take action against IDF and Netanyahu for the genocide in GAZA? What is good for the goose should equally be good for the gander. Netanyahu is a bad influence.

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@chiefakwame @kwakuasanteb Already you have indicated you are not him. You can’t have his superior mentality and knowledge. If you want the axed CJ so bad why don’t you defend her bad acts and brig her back as CJ. Our constitution works!

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@SIKAOFFICIAL1 This clown will never learn. He was used and dumped by the very people he wants back to power. So far so very good with Ghanaians under this dispensation. Never shall we allow selfish and inward looking oligarchs to rise to that level of power.

[Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Esq. MP. @etsedafeamekpor]

1. I saw how the GBA organised its Annual Conference from 2017-2024 in this country.

2. The then Prez, Nana Akuffo Addo, was nearly always the Special Guest of Honour & Speaker.

3. That isn’t the case in 2025. The Prez is conspicuously missing from the list of advertised Speakers at the Confab.

4. What’s curious is that, the GBA leadership has rather decided to invite the President of the Bar Council of England & Wales. A group that recently attacked this Govt without any provocation.

5. GBA, kindly add the Prez of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association for effect.

6. Your unalloyed bias against JDM and the NDC Govt is too glaring to be ignored now. You can continue to act as a Wing of the main opposition party to do its bidding, we are ready for you.

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@iharunaiddrisu Way to go. Best wishes Hon

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@DennisMiracles Dennis and Lies are bed fellows

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@etsedafeamekpor This is sad sad. Heads must roll. Happy Eid to you Hon.

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@JDMahama We are proud of the Black Stars

[Bright Simons @BBSimons]

A few have reached out after I posted my 2017 remarks about the involvement of the Ghanaian government in Hajj matters. They want to know about experiences in other countries.

Well, I could write whole articles on it as I have been intrigued by this subject for a while. But here are a few.

1. In Malaysia, a decision to build a dedicated Hajj Airport Terminal attracted similar public interest. The aviation authorities showed that Umrah slots (the lesser Hajj that happens year-round) will contribute considerably to return on investment.

2. The growing practice of building dedicated/special Hajj terminals in airports has led to Saudi construction giant, SATCO, creating a special unit that specialises in this line of work. It is this unit that developed the Hajj terminal at Senegal's new airport, AIBD, for instance.

3. Due to COVID, and the suspension of Hajj for a period, Hyderabad Airport in India suspended use of the special Hajj terminal. Delays in reopening once Hajj resumed sparked a backlash. Hyderabad Airport officials explained that they were exploring how to integrate Hajj services into an existing main terminal.

4. Saudi Arabia is running a pilot where countries that have a dedicated Hajj terminal can also host Saudi immigration officers and have the passport and visa screening happen in the pilgrim's home country. The pilot, however, started with only 8 countries.

5. Is it more sensible to have a dedicated Hajj terminal or to create special services for pilgrims in the main terminals? Answer: it depends on the numbers involved. There are some unique logistical and cultural issues that an Airport needs to consider regardless which model it chooses. For instance, everyone entering Saudi Arabia for Hajj must wear a plain cotton cloth called Ihram. Many changing rooms are often needed to enable pilgrims change into Ihram before they board. It is not always easy to accommodate such needs in regular terminals. Also, the scheduling for accommodation transfer in Saudi can require very long waiting times on the ground in the departure airport meaning that pilgrims stay for many more hours in between scheduled flights than regular passengers. Providing bedding and amenities in normal terminal spaces can be hard.

6. Ghana is not the only country where corruption has often undermined pilgrim welfare. In Indonesia, one Minister was jailed for such acts. He was playing games with the special state fund into which pilgrims pay fees for the government to run the Hajj program. In other countries, fiddling with the quota awarded to citizens by Saudi Arabia is rampant. The Indian Supreme Court once struck down "protocol slots" created by the government for Hajj quota allotments.

In short, there is a lot Ghana can learn from the experiences of other countries in managing this complex process.

At a certain scale, and given the level of a country's sophistication, government involvement may be inevitable for a while. Of course, the risks must be managed like we do with anything that governments touch.

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@GhanaCrimes “He who steals a village drum 🪘 must know where to beat it”-African Proverb

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@tv3_ghana Noise makers!

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@joyce_bawah Well noted Aunt

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President Donald Trump has made it clear that he no longer supports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This signals a major shift in U.S. foreign policy. In a recent statement, Trump expressed frustration with Zelenskyy, portraying him as manipulative and incompetent.

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@NanaGrantANC @nssghana The stressful nature is to help the NSS decline payments to Ghosts and fake names