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The Auditor-General has revealed that 21 officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) failed to declare their assets. The Auditor-General in its 2020 report, also discovered that the officials failed to provide reports on Police background checks on themselves. According to the report, all employees were expected to state: “Date of Birth certified by an original...

The Auditor-General has recommended that the Zongo Development Fund gets a permanent office for its operations after discovering that it spends more than $5,000 per month on rent. In its 2021 report, the Auditor-General said: “Contrary to Section 7 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), we noted that the Zongo Development Fund...

The Auditor General in a report addressed to the Speaker of Parliament Hon. Alban Bagbin, revealed that out of 360 programmes offered at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST), only 61 are accredited. “we noted that out of the 360 programmes run by the University, only 61 have been accredited, 190 sent to...

Tamale North Member of Parliament Alhassan Suhuyini has said he has problems with the decision of the justices who have been captured in the Auditor General’s report for ‘unlawful’ purchase of cars. He wondered whether the Justices need those cars given the condition of service they enjoy. The 2021 Auditor General’s Report noted that between...

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa constituency and anti-corruption campaigner, P.C Appiah-Ofori has expressed dissatisfaction with the efforts of  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the fight against corruption. According to him, corrupt officers have not been punished enough in the country. He stated that persons who are dismissed for corruption must be prosecuted to...

The Strategic Thinkers Network Africa, STRANEK-Africa has congratulated Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for his election into office as President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International ( CPA). In a statement, STRANEK described Mr. Bagbin as an icon who contributed to deepening Ghana’s democracy and good governance, from being a Member of Parliament for...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed the government’s concern over the increasing rate of negligence and other unprofessional conduct by some healthcare workers in the country. Addressing members of the Medical and Dental Council in Accra on the occasion of the Council’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and 2022 Conference on Monday, 29 August 2022, Dr....

Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority Col Kwadwo Damoah (Rtd) seems to have come to the end of his tenure as President Akufo-Addo has directed him to hand over to acting Deputy Commissioner (Preventive Service), Mr. Seidu Iddrisu Iddisah. Mr Seidu Iddrisu Iddisah was to have started acting in the stead...

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) will launch the ‘GJA Media Awards 2022’ on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra. A seven-member GJA Media Awards Committee to select winners to be celebrated will also be inaugurated at the ceremony. This year’s event is tentatively scheduled to take place in November....

The Kumasi Traditional Council has resolved its impasse with the management of Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM/TV. To this end, the Council has asked the management of the media house to resume operations. The Council asked the management of the media house to render an apology to them for allowing its platform to be used to defame...