The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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Uproar after president Akufo-Addo unveils his own statue

Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region. The monument is intended to hono...

Nov. 6, 2024

US$38.2m visa processing scandal hits Akufo-Addo-Bawumia

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed chilling details of a last hour contract sole-sourced to company call ‘Access Citizens’ to issue front-end visa a...

Oct. 17, 2024

National Cathedral workers receive monthly payments despite suspension of project

A Trustee of the National Cathedral, Dr. Joyce Aryee, has described as ridiculous, the assertion that workers involved in the National Cathedral project should stop receiving salaries. According to...

Sept. 25, 2024

Companies owned by Wontumi, Kumasi mayor & others scramble to mine in Ghana’s forest reserves

An investigation by The Fourth Estate into a worrying scramble for mining concessions in forest reserves has revealed the owners of such companies to be the Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolit...

Sept. 5, 2024

Journalists allegedly paid at Bawumia’s press event

Allegations have surfaced that journalists who attended Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s “Meet the Press” event on Sunday, August 25, received payments ranging from GHS 2,000 to GHS 10,000. Th...

Aug. 25, 2024

$15 million was spent on feeding athletes during African Games

Ranking Member on the Youth, Sports, and Culture Committee of Parliament, Kobena Woyome, has revealed that $15 million was spent on feeding athletes during the 2023 African Games. In an intervi...

Aug. 21, 2024

Akufo-Addo sells state lands to NPP appointees

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has named 10 persons who have allegedly purchased state lands from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In a post on Fac...

Aug. 21, 2024

NDC lists over GH¢218m worth of contracts sole sourced to Bawumia’s brother

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that a company belonging to the brother of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, received a staggering GHS218 million f...

Aug. 7, 2024

Ofori-Atta approved $34.9m payment to Akufo-Addo's daughter's company for ambulance spare parts

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that the former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has been involved in a US$34.9 million equivalent to GHS538 milli...

July 22, 2024

GH¢2.3 million overpaid to caterers in School Feeding Programme in 2022

About GH¢2.3 million has been overpaid to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP). The figure was captured in the performance audit conducted by the Auditor-General on the manageme...

July 16, 2024

Bawumia's top aide fighting Prisons Service over prime Roman Ridge land

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's Senior Policy Advisor and Board Chair of La Palm Royal Beach Resort, Professor Kwaku Appiah-Adu, has found himself embroiled in accusations of mismanagement an...

June 24, 2024

Minority kicks against 5G contract; says it’s not in Ghana’s interest

The Minority in Parliament has expressed serious concerns about the government’s decision to award a 5G licensing contract to NextGen InfraCo, a company established just a week prior to the contrac...

June 3, 2024

Bryan Acheampong winning SSNIT hotels bid amounts to conflict of interest

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is on the verge of divesting 60% each of its shares in four prominent hospitality assets: Labadi Beach Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach Resort, Ri...

May 17, 2024

GH¢2.67bn expenditure on ‘dubious’ digitalization initiatives

North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has raised concerns about the government's expenditure in the health sector, particularly on what he perceives as questionable digitalisation projects. In a ...

April 3, 2024

Freddie Blay & former IGP’s daughters among those who grabbed scholarships for the needy

In 2019-2020, the Scholarship Secretariat spent at least 291,480 pounds sterling (GBP), 146,502 US dollars (USD) and 7,685 Canadian dollars (CAD) on 20 influential individuals and the associates of...

April 2, 2024

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