The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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Ken Attafuah sacks NIA staff for criticizing government on Facebook

The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has sacked a staff of the authority for his constant criticism of the government via social media platforms. A lette...

Dec. 15, 2017

Expats Charged $100k To Sit With Akufo-Addo

Expatriates who work in Ghana were recently charged $100, 000 to sit on the same table with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak has revealed...

Dec. 15, 2017

Conflict of interest? NLA boss takes $60K personal loan from service provider

NLA boss, Mr. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw took a $60K personal loan from service provider barely one month after he was appointed Director-General of the National Lottery Authority in March 2017. When Kofi...

Dec. 13, 2017

Congestion at SHSs exposes students to meningitis – Ghana Health Service

The Head of Disease and Surveillance Unit at the Ghana Health Service has identified congestion at senior high schools (SHSs) as one risk factor for the spread of meningitis. Dr Franklin Asiedu-...

Dec. 13, 2017

Second Deputy BoG Governor pushed out

The fate of the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, is uncertain, as his legal advisor says the government is pushing for his exit from the central bank. Dr Asi...

Dec. 12, 2017

Gov’t spent over Gh¢100k to rename Tamale Stadium

Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide feels his outfit was modest in spending over GHC 100,000 to rename the Tamale Sports Stadium after late Vice President Aliu Mahama. Accordi...

Dec. 12, 2017

Stop Whining About Bad Roads; Just Pay Your Tolls - Anthony Karbo

Deputy Roads Minister, Anthony Karbo has urged Ghanaians to stop being grouchy about the terrible state of roads in the country and support government by paying their toll fees for the repair of th...

Dec. 11, 2017

Akufo-Addo was wrong to have endorsed Jospong

Former Chair of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Francis Emile Short has said the President Nana AKufo-Addo made an error in endorsing the JOSPONG Group of...

Dec. 4, 2017

Let’s Employ TESCON Members Before Others

The Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Service Scheme, Nana Boakye popularly known as Nana B has urged executives of The Tertiary Students Confederacy Network of the New Patriotic Party (TE...

Nov. 27, 2017

Over 200 instances of pre-mix fuel diversions recorded in 2017

There have been at least 200 cases of premix fuel diversions in the country since January 2017 costing the nation over 22 million cedis in the regulation of the petroleum sector. The phenomenon whi...

Nov. 27, 2017

Ghana likely to legalize homosexuality – Akufo-Addo

In an interview with Al Jazeera, President Nana Akufo-Addo has argued that should there be a strong coalition for homosexuality, Ghana could be bound to make same-sex marriage legal. “I think i...

Nov. 26, 2017

2018 budget riddled with too many data errors

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said its analysis of the 2018 budget which was presented to parliament by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on 15 November, was error-riddled as far as ...

Nov. 24, 2017

¢1.9bn allocation to presidency is profligate

The Minority in Parliament is mulling over what it says is the unprecedented ¢1.9 billion budgetary allocation to the presidency in the 2018 budget. The Minority spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel...

Nov. 21, 2017

Ghanaians to contribute to Free SHS funding

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta during the budget reading today said government intends to solicit funds from members of the public who wish to contribute to the growth of the Free Senior High Sch...

Nov. 15, 2017

Govt blew GHc177m on failed energy bond

The Minority in Parliament has lambasted the Akufo-Addo government accusing it of blowing GHc177 million on processes that preceded the issuance of the energy sector bond. According to the Minor...

Nov. 9, 2017

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