Ghana, between 2017 and 2024 under the Akufo Addo-Bawumia led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government experienced what many described as the worse form of governance.
Here are the list of some of the key scandals that happened during President Akufo Addo and Bawumia era
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1. Ghana’s mineral royalties gifted to family and friends of Akufo-Addo
2. Flagstaff House involved in fuel smuggling business
3. $12 million worth of fertilisers disappear yet again
4. 500 seized galamsey excavators disappear
5. Seized gold bars worth $150 million, guns, pickups from galamsey sites missing
6. Akuffo-Addo grants $24 million tax waivers to his in-law to build private hotel at plush airport area
7. 700 motorbikes, 600 tricycles missing at Northern Development Authority
8. President blows GHc62 million on foreign travels in 9 months in 2019
9. Government demands 25% cut from contractors on debts owed them before payment is made.
10. Government buys Daewoo buses valued at $75,000 for $175,000 for Metro Mass Transit
11. Government takes $22 million to implement Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
12. Zongo, Upper East Regional Ministers blow Ghc1.2 million on green grass under the guise of building astroturf
13. Atta Akyea signs two contracts again for August and December 2018 to the tune of $4.483 billion and $43.827 billion respectively without parliamentary approval
14. Minister for Works and Housing gifted NPP chairperson for Germany $34.4 billion (Ghc189 trillion) contract to build affordable houses in October, 2018 without due process
15. Atta Akyea signs contract worth $961 million for the construction of houses without parliamentary approval in August 2018
16. National Youth Authority blows Ghc4,525,500 on sole sourced contract without approval from PPA to train 500 youth in street light repairs. This places the cost at Ghc9,051 per participant
17. Contracts for sale at Public Procurement Authority (PPA) under the Minister for Procurement
18. PDS fraudulent deal, company packaged and shared among cronies under fraudulent means
19. NPP government officials and party members neck deep in illegal rosewood trade despite ban according to US based EIA under cover investigation
20. $10 million wasted on Cocoa roads Audit
21. $4.5 million AfCON profligate expenditure
22. Ministry of Finance pays US$1 million to Kroll Associates for no work done – Auditor General
23. 12 top state infrastructure designs sole-sourced to one firm
24. Ghc283 million paid in judgement debt
25. Ghc3 million renovated warehouses defective
26. Appointment of Kwame Owusu (Iceman) as board chairman for GRA after installing 11 ACs in two bedroom facility
27. Ghc9.6 billion lost to corruption since 2017
28. $17,000 per hour private jet hired by president to tour the world
29. Mac Manu fingered in $1.5 billion MPS deal
30. Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company increases allowances by 400%
31. Minister of state at Presidency busted over bribery attempt on Star FM Journalist over galamsey exposé
32. NHIS divert Ghc17 million into private investment company
33. Ghc3.9 million to buy condoms
34. Appointment of MD for non-existent Keta Sea Port
35. Militants train at Presidency Annex (Osu Castle)
36. Presidential staffers caught on video over galamsey bribes
37. Fight at GNPC between CEO and Board Chairman (Freddy Blay) over procurement
38. Ghana included in European Commission dirty money list
39. Ministry of Health anti-snake serum procurement breaches
40. Ayawaso West Wuogon by-elections turn war zone
41. $12 million worth of fertiliser for Planting for Food and Jobs missing
42. Government trades Aisha Huang for Chinese loan
43. Government busted in $12 million Oslo consulate deal
44. Ghc18k entertainment allowances for Sanitation Minister
45. $12.5 million sole-sourced contract for blood distribution drones
46. Presidential staffers list increases from 998 to 1,614
47. Ghc297,585 missing at Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly
48. $14 million blown by Ministry of Tourism over capacity building
49. EOCO official suspended for calling on President Akufo-Addo to prosecute his own corrupt officials
50. 2 bedroom resident renovated at Ghc1 million by GMA (Ghana Maritime Authority boss – Kwame Owusu now Board Chairman for GRA)
51. Ghana Maritime Authority boss blows Ghc700 per head on lunch in a day
52. Ghc1.5 million rot uncovered at EPA
53. PMMC Baird adjusts allowances upwards
54. Ghana travels with the largest delegation to UN conference
55. Government distributed expired food items to flood victims
56. Asuogyaman DCE buys Ghc1,850 printer for Ghc16,000
57. Over 600,000 litres of BOST contaminated fuel disappears
58. Board chairman of Auditor-General Department violating procurement processes
59. Government lies over destruction of 10,000 hectares of farm lands under Planting for Food and Jobs
60. Sawla DCE awarding contracts to himself
61. GNPC buys $7.5 million property from CEOs former company
62. Government destroys bungalows of judges in anticipation of raising funds to build national cathedral
63. Government restores quota system in Nursing Training institutions through back door
64. CEO of Forestry Commission fingered in galamsey
65. Adwoa Safo takes $8,500 from NHIA for USA trip
66. NHIA blows 62k on Government communicators
67. Ghc697 million squandered in 2017 by Ministry of Finance
68. Flagstaff House guards busted in robbery, rape
69. NACOB excluded from Port checks
70. Wife of Sammy Awuku grabs juicy Free Zones Feeding contract
71. Gifty Klenam blows Gh93k on clothing allowance
72. Gifty Klenam blows $132 on rent
73. Peter Mac Manu in conflict of interest at GPHA as wife is handed juicy contracts
74. GFA Nyantakyi solicits Ghc8 million bribe for Akufo-Addo, Bawumia
75. Rot at NHIA – Audit Service
76. $89 million dubious KelniGVG contract
77. CEO of Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company awards fictitious contracts
78. Ghana loses Gh1 million in undervalued Metro Mass bus sales
79. Metro Mass MD fingered in corruption
80. Sports Ministry, Pius Hadzide in visa racketeering scandal
81. Wife of Kennedy Agyapong handed Ghc100.2 million sole-sourced streetlights contract
82. 11 contracts of NLA packaged and handed over to sister-In-law of MD in a day
83. Ghc28.8 million procurement scandal at MASLOC
84. President Akufo-Addo gifted NPP Ghc5 million for Cape Coast Conference
85. Fisheries Minister kicks out Director from office over fight against corruption in her administration
86. Ketu South MCE smuggles in $3.2 million luxury vehicle
87. DVLA sells Ghc10 first aid kit for Ghc100
88. Special Development Ministry blows Ghc800k on website
89. Expats charged $100k to sit with Akufo-Addo
90. Ken Attafuah sacks NIA staff for criticising Akufo-Addo on Facebook
91. NLA boss takes $60k personal loan from service provider
92. Ghc100k spent to change name of Tamale Sports Stadium to Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium
93. Akuffo-Addo makes U-turn, endorses Jospong a company he branded as corrupt
94. Over 200 instances of premix fuel diversions recoded in 2017
95. Ghc1.9 billion allocated to presidency in 2018
96. Government blows Ghc177 million on failed energy bond
97. NPP youth invade police station, frees suspects at Karaga
98. Hajj board official in over Ghc23k visa fraud
99. Ghana blows $2.5 million on GhanaPostGPS
100. In-law of Vice President appointed Ghana’s Ambassador to UAE
101. CEO of Tamale Teaching Hospital chased out of office
102. District Assemblies to cough Ghc5k each to fund Akufo-Addo’s tour
103. CID cooks report to clear two Deputy Chiefs of Staff
104. Ahanta West DCE rejects official bungalow, blows Ghc22k on hotel accommodation
105. Finance Minster in procurement breaches over Ghc10 million loan to MacDan
106. NPP grabs Ghc900 million from two banks without board approval
107. Osafo Marfo appoints two sons into top government positions
108. Stephen Ntim appointed Lands Commission boss under a repealed law
109. Ghc5.6 million blown in Ghana@60 March parade
110. Ghc9 million spent by Agric Minister to procure fake chemicals to fight army worms
111. BOST boss in 5 million litres contaminated fuel deal
112. Invisible Forces seize Trotro Station, assault drivers in Accra
113. Northern Regional Minister, Bugri Naabu clash over road contracts
114. 10,000 bags of fertiliser missing
115. Akufo-Addo sacks 13,000 public sector workers
116. A-G drops charges against NPP Delta Forces
117. Medical Director of Ridge Hospital sacked without due process
118. $2.2 billion conflict of interest Bond involving Ken Ofori-Atta
