The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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NPP Vice Chairman in Mfantsiman busted for selling subsidised outboard motors

An investigation by freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has revealed that the Mfantsiman Constituency second vice-chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) sold an o...

Oct. 6, 2020

Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium ordered by bankers to close all accounts, withdraw funds

Ghana’s Embassy in Belgium has been directed to close all its four accounts with its bankers, the ING Bank latest by November 12, 2020. The order from ING Bank means the Embassy has until the gi...

Oct. 5, 2020

Bono Regional Minister is corrupt - Majority Chief Whip

According to Hon. Ameyaw Cheremeh, the corrupt activities of Hon. Kumi Richardson is affecting the integrity of the Akufo-Addo government and called for her to be brought to order. “I am appeali...

Oct. 2, 2020

Exim Bank Splashes GHC 2 Million on Shatta Wale, Others

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised red flags over claims that the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) paid GH₵2 million to dancehall musician Shatta Wale, known in private life as Charles...

Sept. 11, 2020

Prez Akufo-Addo illegally used public funds to pay his foreign election consultants

Despite Ghanaian laws, Ghana’s Government paid KRL International for services provided for the New Patriotic Party. Despite US laws, KRL International provided services for a foreign political part...

Aug. 25, 2020

Ghana has taken on more debts in the past three-and-a-half years than it had done in 59 years

Ghana has taken on more debts in the past three-and-a-half years than it had done in 59 years. The spike in borrowings in recent times has caused the national debt stock to hit a grim milestone of ...

Aug. 25, 2020

GES, WAEC collude to leak WASSCE papers and examiners details

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, who raised the alarm on the leakage of examiners details as well as leaks in Core Mathematics and Chemistry Practical Papers has accuse...

Aug. 18, 2020

Gov't collateralizes mineral royalties in an act of state capture

Parliament has approved the controversial Agyapa Mineral Royalty Limited agreement with the government of Ghana despite a walkout by the Minority. The minerals royalties investment agreement bet...

Aug. 17, 2020

CEO of Zongo Development Fund fingered in ¢5m procurement breach

A Corruption Watch investigation has uncovered that the Zongo Development Fund (ZoDF) has engaged in alleged procurement malpractices in the purchase of goods, services and works worth ¢5 million. ...

Aug. 12, 2020

Minority demands Energy Minister answers for unaccounted Ghs20m used in street lights project

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the whereabouts of some ₵20 million meant for the fixing of streetlights between 2018 and 2019 with claims that the Energy Ministry has not been able to acco...

Aug. 6, 2020

Akufo-Addo using soldiers to stop Ewes, non-Akans from registering

Videos circulating on social media show a number of military personnel questioning registrants at registration centres while preventing many from registering. One such affected community is the Ban...

July 31, 2020

Government spent ¢54.3m on cooked meals during 21-day lockdown

The Finance Minister has revealed that government spent ¢54.3 million on cooked meals distributed during the 21-day lockdown in Accra and Kumasi. According to Ken Ofori-Atta, an extra ¢50.2 mill...

July 24, 2020

SDI Minister, Hawa Koomson admits firing gun at voters’ registration centre

Member of Parliament for the Awutu Senya East Constituency Hawa Koomson has admitted to firing a gun at a voters’ registration centre in the constituency. According to the Special Development In...

July 20, 2020

Gov't directs GBC to reduce digital TV channels

The Ministry of Communications has directed the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to reduce its six operating digital television channels to three. In a letter addressed to the Director-Gener...

July 15, 2020

Dep. Northern Regional Minister ordered to repay Ghs1.5m siphoned cash

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has ordered a former General Manager of the Produce Buying Company (PBC) to retrieve some GHC 1.5m taken from the company’s coffers...

July 7, 2020

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