The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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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

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Stephen Ntim appointed Lands Commission boss under repealed law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

Agric ministry hastily procures ineffective chemicals to fight army worms

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has hastily procured chemicals costing Ghs9 million under sole-sourcing which are ineffective as far as the fight against the dangerous army worms is concerned....

July 17, 2017

Deputy Trade Minister tells diasporans to stop whining

Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay has entreated diasporans to stop complaining about things not working in Ghana and rather bring on board the skills and knowledge they h...

July 7, 2017

BOST MD sells contaminated oil to his company

BOST MD Mr. Alfred Obeng Boateng has sold 5 million litres of contaminated oil to his company valued at ghc15 million for a paltry amount of ghc 5 million. The National Petroleum Authority, (NPA...

June 24, 2017

Government sponsoring Christian pilgrims needless

The chairman of the Church of Pentecost Apostle Dr. Opoku Onyinah has criticized government’s decision to sponsor Christian pilgrimage to Holy sites across the world. The government through the ...

June 17, 2017

Mayor of Accra spends money on huge billboards

Huge billboards with the portrait of the Greater Accra regional minister, Ishmael Ashitey and the mayor of Accra accompanying inscription “Welcome to Accra, the Proposed Cleanest City in Africa” h...

June 15, 2017

NPP, Nana Addo donate GHC35,000 to Woyome

Businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome was given an amount of GHC 35,000 by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, when he lost his mother. GHC20,000 of the amo...

June 14, 2017

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