The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

#corruption #incompetence #nepotism
Akufo-Addo's government size the biggest in the 4th Republic

The Akufo-Addo government has been criticized for lying to Ghanaians and failing to keep their promise of running a lean government. President Akufo-Addo is the first head of state in the 4th Re...

March 14, 2017

Gh@60 logo plagiarized

Some Ghanaians have lashed out on the New Patriotic Party(NPP) government, following an alleged revelations of plagiarism of the Ghana@60 logo believed to have cut out from the International Festiv...

Feb. 10, 2017

Gov’t lying to Ghanaians about state vehicles

The Akufo-Addo government has been accused of lying to Ghanaians about the whereabouts of state vehicles after Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, revealed 208 cars were mis...

Feb. 9, 2017

Gh@60 celebration to cost GHC20m

President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed the total amount of Ghana’s 60th anniversary to be GHC20 million. An amount described as going contrary to his promise for a modest celebration. The theme ...

Feb. 9, 2017

205 National Service staff recruits sacked

All 205 National Service staff recruited in December, 2016 have had their recruitment withdrawn with immediate effect. There have been concerns that this action could be illegal since it was the...

Feb. 8, 2017

Police Dismisses 3,000 ‘NDC Recruits’

The Police Service has reportedly dismissed some 3,000 new recruits for failure to meet the basic qualification standards of the service. The recruitment was made under the former NDC government, a...

Feb. 5, 2017

Minister-designate of Gender, Children and Social Protection did not do national service

Minister-designate of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba, has disclosed that she did not do her national service. Otiko Djaba told the appointments committee of parliamen...

Jan. 30, 2017

Boakye Agyarko allegedly bribes Appointment Committee with GHC100, 000

Minority members of the parliament's appointments committee have accused Boakye Agarko, the energy minister-designate, of bribing with GHC100,000 in exchange for them confirming his nomination. ...

Jan. 27, 2017

Ghana@60 Planning committee members too many

Ghanaians have expressed diverse views on the 30-member planning committee out doored by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House in Accra. Some citizens have criticised the ...

Jan. 27, 2017

Akufo-Addo to spend two hours at NPP headquarters every Monday

President Nana Akufo Addo is to spend two hours of his busy schedule every Monday at the National Headquarters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) meeting with party executives and supporters who have...

Jan. 25, 2017

Finance minister-designate pays NPP’s GHC2million debt to Prudential Bank

Minister-designate for Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, says he has settled the controversial GHC2 million debt owed Prudential Bank Limited by the New Patriotic Party. The bank in 2015 wro...

Jan. 20, 2017

President Akufo-Addo sacks government officials appointed by former government

The President has sacked CEO of Cocobod from office and many others like him appointed by the former government.

Jan. 13, 2017

NPP officials and supporters take over government projects, posts, buildings

NPP officials and supporters in some districts have taken over government projects and buildings. The First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong Ahafo Region, Alex Asare, ...

Jan. 11, 2017

Parts of Prez Akufo-Addo's Inaugral Speech plagiarized

Ghana’s new President, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo has plagiarized portion of former US President, George Bush’s January 20, 2001 inaugural speech.

Jan. 7, 2017

Flagstaff House renamed Golden Jubilee House

The seat of government has been renamed from Flagstaff House to Jubilee House.

Jan. 5, 2017

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