The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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September 21 Founder’s Day scrapped

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says August 4 would henceforth be celebrated in Ghana as Founders Day. Parliament would therefore be proposed to make the day a statutory public holiday....

Sept. 17, 2017

Gov’t buying drones worth $3m to fight galamsey

The Government of Ghana is procuring drones worth $3million to help in the fight against illegal small-scale mining (galamsey). According to Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amew...

Sept. 15, 2017

Ahomka-Lindsay faces sanction over alleged perjury

Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, is being accused of perjury over his claim that the Komenda Sugar Factory has never fully processed raw sugarcane. But the former Secre...

Sept. 8, 2017

Ken Ofori Atta breached procurement law in over GHc10m loan to MacDan

The Minority in Parliament is questioning the basis for which the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta gave approval for the Agricultural Development Bank to give a loan of 10,459,500 to a private firm...

Sept. 5, 2017

Deputy Agric Minister describes northerners as 'difficult and liars'

A Deputy Minister of Agriculture, William Agyapong Quaitoo has described northerners as difficult and liars. "Our brothers (in the North) it is so difficult to deal with them. I lived there for ...

Aug. 25, 2017

Osarfo Marfo appoints his sons to top gov’t positions

Senior Minister to the Akufo-Addo government, Nana Yaw Osafo-Marfo has appointed his two sons to top government positions few months after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Nana Akufo-Addo, took ov...

Aug. 16, 2017

Public sector workers under Mahama should be sacked – Amewu

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu has stated that all public sector workers who were employed by the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration should be sa...

Aug. 16, 2017

Hajj Pilgrims stranded at Tamale

The pilgrimage by first batch of Ghanaian Hajj Pilgrims is hanging in the balance because their scheduled flight for 8:30 pm Thursday August 10 has failed. The over 500 pilgrims are stranded at the...

Aug. 11, 2017

Nursing schools given quotas - Admissions to reduce

Public and private institutions accredited to train nurses in Ghana will reduce their intake by almost 1,600 this year. This follows a directive from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to t...

Aug. 9, 2017

Only NPP supporters will be sent to Russia 2018 world cup

The NPP National You Organizer, addressing delegates at the ruling party's Greater Accra Regional Delegates Conference stated that only party supporters would receive the government's support to go...

July 31, 2017

Minister Blows GH¢157m On ‘Planting For Food’

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto on Thursday told parliament that the government has so far spent GH¢157,023,174.00 on its 'Planting for Food and Jobs' programme in the...

July 29, 2017

Raids on homes of former Ministers of power

The former deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor’s house was raided by some personnel from the Police service and National Security in connection with the 2015 AMERI deal. This raid follows the fo...

July 28, 2017

Locals untrustworthy, foreigners to get gov’t projects – Atta-Akyea

Priority will be given to foreign engineers on key government projects because of the inability of local engineers execute projects to the required qualitative standards, the Minister of Works and ...

July 26, 2017

Stephen Ntim appointed Lands Commission boss under repealed law

Mr Stephen Ayesu Ntim, a former National First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been appointed as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Ghana Lands Commission under a repeale...

July 22, 2017

GH¢5.6m gov’t cash was spent on only Ghana@60 6th March parade

It has emerged that the government has spent Ghs5 million on only the 6th March parade to commemorate the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary. The Chairman of the Ghana @ 60 committee, Ken Aman...

July 20, 2017

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