Alexander Agyare, the MP for Kade and Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Budget Committee, has spoken out against how the government handles money, saying that it makes unrealistic revenue projections and doesn’t explain a supposed $240 million loss involving GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana. He said that the government has set even higher revenue goals…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, has told young people in Ghana to take charge of making and managing their own opportunities after they graduate. He also warned that some people misuse programs that are meant to empower them. He spoke at the Beyond the Degree Conference 2026 and said that leaders…
The Growth and Sustainability Levy, 2026, was passed by Parliament on March 13. It lowers the tax on mining companies’ gross production from three percent to one percent to help the industry after the Minerals and Mining Royalties Regulation was put in place. This regulation raises royalty payments when commodity prices rise on the international…
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the MP for Manhyia South, has cast doubt on the credibility of a report that was presented in Ghana’s Parliament and said to be from the Ghana Audit Service. He said that the statement read by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem did not make it clear that it was based…
The Ministry of Finance has put an end to what it called “systemic abuse of public funds” after the Ghana Audit Service found GH¢8.1 billion in problems in its report on arrears and payables as of the end of 2024. Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem spoke on behalf of Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader and Effutu MP, has asked for a review of the aptitude tests based on artificial intelligence that are being used to hire new people for Ghana’s security services. He says that many applicants are having trouble with them. On March 10, 2026, he spoke in the Parliament of Ghana and…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said that about GH¢50 million that belongs to Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, has been frozen as part of ongoing investigations into financial crimes. He told PM Express on Joy News that the Economic and Organized Crime Office took the action to protect money that…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu says that the Cabinet has agreed to bring back special tribunals to speed up cases of corruption and illegal wealth. This is meant to cut down on delays in the judicial system and make it easier to handle cases related to the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative. The Abura Asebu-Kwamankese…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a government spokesperson, has turned down calls for the government to pressure the courts to speed up prosecutions under the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative. He said that the government will not interfere with the courts. Kwakye Ofosu said on PM Express on Joy News that the government’s job is only…
The Minority in Parliament has said that Ghana could lose up to a million jobs if the Minerals and Mining Royalty Regulations, 2025, are passed. These rules set up a sliding-scale royalty system that changes rates based on international commodity prices. Patrick Boamah, the head of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, warned that higher royalties could…
