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 birth certificate or affidavit, hometown, whether convicted of criminal offense and number of children, next of kin, among others contained in a standard form.” However, 21 of the officials, none of them had personal records, passport pictures, Police background check reports, and declarations of assets...

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 (ZoDF) does not have a permanent accommodation”. “It operates from rented premises for USD 5,208.00 (GH¢29,551.75) per month”, the report added. “We also noted that between August 2020 and August 2022, the Fund paid USD 125,000.00 (GH¢709,287.50) as rent”, the report said We recommended to...

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 National Accreditation Board (NAB) for accreditation and reaccreditation with 109 yet to be sent to NAB for accreditation.” The report indicated. Meanwhile, the report recommended that management ceases running unaccredited programmes or programmes with expired accreditation certificates to avoid sanctions by the National Accreditation Board(NAB),...

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 2016 and 2021, the Judicial Service granted loans to 99 officers totalling GH¢303,709.94 and recovered a total amount of GH¢145,006.58 leaving an outstanding amount of GH¢158,703.36 as at 31 December 2021. 728. “We recommended that the Judicial Secretary should liaise with the Controller and Accountant...

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 deter others. “As far as I am concern the way he made us believe that Ghana was going to be prosperous under his administration with the fight against corruption; He made that promise and we are in the 6th year but not much has been seen” he...

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 Nadowli/Kaleo to occupying the number 3 position as Speaker of Parliament, for lifting the flag of Ghana high with his election as president of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International. Speaker Bagbinn was unanimously elected the President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International, an organization of...

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. Bawumia urged the Council to suggest solutions for the effective management of such practitioners for the public good. He also reiterated the government’s commitment to continuing its vision of expanding access to healthcare through infrastructure development and pro-poor policies, such as the expansion of health...

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 of Col Damoah from 26 August 2022. This was contained in a letter that has popped up on Social media dated 26 August 2022 issued and signed by Secretary to the President Nana Asante Bediatuo. According to the letter, Col Damoah’s contract of service as...

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 flagship programme of the GJA is organized annually to recognize and reward excellence in journalism by members of the Association. The awards ceremony was last held in 2020 but controversy surrounding the recent GJA elections did not permit the organization of the awards in...

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 chiefs in the region without evidence. Management of the station was accompanied by former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante to render the apology. The founder of UPP Akwasi Oddai Odike had alleged on Oyerepa FM that the...