Mahama has scammed Ghanaians with midnight fuel levy – Kofi Tonto claims

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AHIMADU 6 months ago

I'm disappointed in you for misleading Ghanaians. But, hey never again. You destroyed this country and God saved us by bringing JM. We love this scam paaaa. Go to hell.

I'm disappointed in you for misleading Ghanaians. But, hey never again. You destroyed this country and God saved us by bringing JM. We love this scam paaaa. Go to hell.
Benji 6 months ago

If fuel levy which gives 12 cedis per liter petrol is bad, then what about 15 cedis per liter with no levy under NPP? Sometimes people are so dishonest.

If fuel levy which gives 12 cedis per liter petrol is bad, then what about 15 cedis per liter with no levy under NPP? Sometimes people are so dishonest.
Nii 6 months ago

NDC created GPRTU in the 80s they say they won't accept this Levy and they will go on strike next week.As NDC Fool Soldier who understands it go and explain it to to them.We NPP know Mahama is a scammer.

NDC created GPRTU in the 80s they say they won't accept this Levy and they will go on strike next week.As NDC Fool Soldier who understands it go and explain it to to them.We NPP know Mahama is a scammer.
Benji 6 months ago

Price of fuel with fuel levy is still cheaper under NDC though. That pains you paa. lol 2028, nobody is going back to your 15 cedis petrol and e-levy.

Price of fuel with fuel levy is still cheaper under NDC though. That pains you paa. lol 2028, nobody is going back to your 15 cedis petrol and e-levy.
Johnny 6 months ago

Majority of NDC Followers are the poor in the society. Unfortunately these same Supporters struggle to understand issues affecting their daily life.No surprise NDC was against FSHS ,John Mahama prefers they are illiterates.

Majority of NDC Followers are the poor in the society. Unfortunately these same Supporters struggle to understand issues affecting their daily life.No surprise NDC was against FSHS ,John Mahama prefers they are illiterates.
See u 6 months ago

Which 12ghc. Massa. Keep quiet there

Which 12ghc. Massa. Keep quiet there
K Poku-London-UK 6 months ago

Is the NPP Also claiming CREDIT for the current DUMSOR- which is happening because Akuffo Addo and Bawumia failed to pay the DEBTS-Arrears of Electricity POWER GENERATING COMPANIES AND GAS COMPANIES. Ghana owe NIGERIA £150 m ...
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Is the NPP Also claiming CREDIT for the current DUMSOR- which is happening because Akuffo Addo and Bawumia failed to pay the DEBTS-Arrears of Electricity POWER GENERATING COMPANIES AND GAS COMPANIES. Ghana owe NIGERIA £150 million for Gas supplied over the last 8 years that the NPP bought on Credit. Ghana is a FAILED STATE. Ghana defaulted on its international loan payments and interests-that was WHY KEN OFORI ATTA WENT TO THE IMF/World Bank as a Highly Indebted Poor Country-HIPC. We sad. NPP borrowed £50 billion and LOOTED, and LOOTED AMONGST THE FEW-Including Bawumia, Ken Ofori Atta, Edward Akuffo Addo, Gabby Octhere Darko, Akuffo Addo etc etc.
Kay 6 months ago

@ K Poku -London-UK
U are just an ignorant FOOL throwing dust around.U don't even understand the topic being discussed. GET OUT HERE.

@ K Poku -London-UK
U are just an ignorant FOOL throwing dust around.U don't even understand the topic being discussed. GET OUT HERE.
K Poku-London-UK 6 months ago

@ KAY
I am intentionally being extra sarcastic. But what is the difference between what I am saying and what is being discussed? I am talking about the same- ENERGY SECTOR DEBTS-Ghana owe Nigeria for the GAS NIGERIA SUPPLIED ...
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@ KAY
I am intentionally being extra sarcastic. But what is the difference between what I am saying and what is being discussed? I am talking about the same- ENERGY SECTOR DEBTS-Ghana owe Nigeria for the GAS NIGERIA SUPPLIED GHANA FROM 2018-2024, Electricity Corporation of Ghana debts, Private Power Generators debt and the article is saying that-the NDC is raising REVENUE in the form of FUEL LEVY with the aim of paying off ENERGY SECTOR DEBTS. Are you MAD or what? I DO NOT SUPPORT THE NPP OR THE NDC. I TELL THE TRUTH.
Mr Ken Ofori Atta and the BIBLE. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST Bible Touting Finance Minister. A Finance Minister who USES HIS OWN BANK-DATABANK AS AN ADVISOR TO THE GHANA MINISTRY OF FINANCE HE IS IN CHARGE AND CHARGING FOR FEES AND COMMISSIONS-A COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST- A COMPLETE THIEVING, A COMPLETE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY- A COMPLETE LACK OF SEGREGATION OF DUTIES
K 6 months ago

Do you have the brain to understand the effect of the Levy?A VIP Bus that uses 230 litres per trip to Kumasi will pay GHC230 .A return trip will cost GHC460. Who will bear that cost?Definitely passengers.

Do you have the brain to understand the effect of the Levy?A VIP Bus that uses 230 litres per trip to Kumasi will pay GHC230 .A return trip will cost GHC460. Who will bear that cost?Definitely passengers.
Benji 6 months ago

@k Still stupid. The question is still, how much were you paying for that VIP bus trip when gas was 15 cedis per liter under NPP?

@k Still stupid. The question is still, how much were you paying for that VIP bus trip when gas was 15 cedis per liter under NPP?
KK 6 months ago

If a VIP bus has a 30 seated capacity and a return trip will be 60 passengers, divde 460 by 60 and is not up to 8 cedis so stop this your propaganda

If a VIP bus has a 30 seated capacity and a return trip will be 60 passengers, divde 460 by 60 and is not up to 8 cedis so stop this your propaganda
Kwaku 6 months ago

Tell us if the current Levy has increased fuel prices at the pump. Buying fuel 14 or 15 Cedis per litre in the past wasn't burdensome but buying 12 per litre is burdensome right?

Tell us if the current Levy has increased fuel prices at the pump. Buying fuel 14 or 15 Cedis per litre in the past wasn't burdensome but buying 12 per litre is burdensome right?
.mr amin 6 months ago

So far as the cedi is appreciating there is no course for alarm , with time everything would be good

So far as the cedi is appreciating there is no course for alarm , with time everything would be good
Ama 6 months ago

John Dramani Mahama is a scammer nothing else nothing more. The same Mahama signed those fraudulent expensive PPA Contracts that have created the huge Debt.

John Dramani Mahama is a scammer nothing else nothing more. The same Mahama signed those fraudulent expensive PPA Contracts that have created the huge Debt.
Cadillac. 6 months ago

Keep quiet Tonto. What could you do when you watched the guy in the US stole thousands of dollars in the Ghanaian embassy. Nobody is listening to you. Thief and thieves.

Keep quiet Tonto. What could you do when you watched the guy in the US stole thousands of dollars in the Ghanaian embassy. Nobody is listening to you. Thief and thieves.
Coach 6 months ago

Chief give us a break! This is a fiscally responsible step aimed at addressing a deep-rooted energy debt crisis that, if left unresolved, could lead to more severe power disruptions and economic harm. The key challenge remai ...
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Chief give us a break! This is a fiscally responsible step aimed at addressing a deep-rooted energy debt crisis that, if left unresolved, could lead to more severe power disruptions and economic harm. The key challenge remains ensuring transparency, efficient use of funds, and complementary reforms to prevent recurrence. How about getting on board?
Citizen vigilante 6 months ago

Pure scam, 2028 is not too far folks. I can’t think far. BCCE registration is back, Dumsor Levy just followed, more taxes to come soon. Plenty talk , doing the very opposite.

Pure scam, 2028 is not too far folks. I can’t think far. BCCE registration is back, Dumsor Levy just followed, more taxes to come soon. Plenty talk , doing the very opposite.
Benji 6 months ago

Who's going to vote to bring you back to cause untold hardship to Ghanaians?

Who's going to vote to bring you back to cause untold hardship to Ghanaians?
K Poku-London-UK 6 months ago

Akuffo Addo used us ASHANTIS 8000% for the 8 YEARS. Yesterday- I WAS VERY SAD. IF I GET THE CHANCE TO MEET TANI, ARROGANT, WEE SMOKER DISMISSED FROM THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN HIS FIRST SEMESTER, NO FIT TO BE PRESIDENT, UNTIL M ...
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Akuffo Addo used us ASHANTIS 8000% for the 8 YEARS. Yesterday- I WAS VERY SAD. IF I GET THE CHANCE TO MEET TANI, ARROGANT, WEE SMOKER DISMISSED FROM THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN HIS FIRST SEMESTER, NO FIT TO BE PRESIDENT, UNTIL MY ASHANTI PEOPLE MADE A MISTAKE AND VOTED SKIRT AND BLOUSE FOR THE UNGRATEFUL TINY POPULATION OF AKYEM ABUAKWA-I WILL GO TO TOTAL WAR WITH AKUFFO ADDO AND THE TANI BAWUMIA. The reason why I was SAD was that the Ghana Airports Company Ltd announced that the Kumasi Airport closing time has been extended to 10 pm, in order to allow KUMASI BOUND passengers from the USA and Europe, could catch a connecting FLIGHT from the KOTOKA International Airport to the Kumasi Airport, so that they are NOT FORCED TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO SLEEP IN ACCRA FOR THE NIGHT. THIS MEANS THAT-THE KUMASI AIRPORT IS NOT YET COMPLETED TO THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STANDARD. It is STILL AT THE STAGE THAT PRESIDENT MAHAMA COMPLETED IN HIS FIRST TERM UNTIL HE LEFT OFFICE IN 2016. TANI ARROGANT AND DISRESPECTFUL AKUFFO ADDO DID NOTHING FOR US. THAT IS WHY I AM ANGRY WITH CHAIRMAN WONTUMI. AKUFFO ADDO USED US THE ASHANTIS- PLEASE-MY FELLOW ASHANTIS-DO NOT ALLOW BAWUMIA TO BECOME THE LEADER OF NPP FOR AKUFFO ADDO PART 2. SELECT DR ADUTWUM AND ANOTHER BONO REGION MP OR NORTHERNER BUT NOT BAWUMIA. BAWUMIA IS AN AKUFFO ADDO STOOGE-PART 2. A WORD TO THE WISE IS ENOUGH- AKUFFO ADDO STAGED THE CEREMONY TO OPEN THE KUMASI AIRPORT BY DUPING THE UNSUSPECTING ASANTEHENE TO KOWTOW TO HIS HATRED OF US ASHANTIS. AKUFFO ADDO WAS DECEIVING US THE ASHANTIS TO VOTE FOR THE NPP IN 2024 BUT MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE GALLANT ASHANTI REGION SAW IT AND REFUSED TO VOTE FOR THE AKUFFO ADDO BAWUMIA NPP. ASHANTIS TAKE BACK THE NPP FROM THE TINY POPULATION OF AKYEM ABUAKWA. NO MORE DECEPTION-ASHANTI REGION SHOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE REGION TO BE DEVELOPED. WE ARE THE MAJORITY TRIBE IN GHANA.

WONTUMI IS A TRAITOR- WONTUMI SOLD US THE ASHANTIS TO AKUFFO ADDO FOR HIS OWN SELFISH ENDS. WONTUMI WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW WITH AKUFFO ADDO-AKUFFO ADDO AND BAWUMIA-ENJOY IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION. WONTUMI-AKUFFO ADDO AND BAWUMIA USED US ASHANTIS FREE OF CHARGE BUT DID NOT COMPLETE ONE PROJECT FOR US ASHANTIS. WONTUMI-DO YOU NOW REALISE THAT YOU WERE A FOOL BEING USED BY AKUFFO ADDO AND BAWUMIA-WHO ENJOY IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION-A WORD TO THE WISE IS ENOUGH.
My point is in THE UK-the mother of DEMOCRACY. Every UK Prime Minister is an ENGLISH MAN OR WOMAN. Gordon Brown is a Scottish but he inherited his Premiership from Tony Blair-Blair won the election and handed it halfway to Gordon Brown. Gordon Brown NEVER won an election. When Brown tried he lost it to another English man-David Cameron. ASHANTIS MUST BE THE KING MAKER IN THE NPP. Excuse me for your NAIVITY. Tony Blair was the MP for Sedgefield in England and was born in England and therefore AN ENGLISHMAN. All the UK Prime Ministers have been English men and women as well as in the USA. Did you see what the USA white electorate and especially white women did? They refused to VOTE for Kamala Harris because of her BLACKNESS. Kamala Harris is of BLACK and INDIAN heritage and they REJECTED HER for a WHITE MAN with a CRIMINAL RECORD or a FELONY-DONALD TRUMP. White people in the USA voted on TRIBAL LINES, otherwise, logically DONALD TRUMP DID NOT DESERVE TO BE PRESIDENT. But the whites VOTED ON PUURELY white and black issues. SHUT UP and I WILL TELL THE TRUTH.
LET ME ENLIGHTEN YOU- THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA-DONALD TRUMP IS A FASCIST. TRUMP SUPPORTS RUSSIA. TRUMP HAS SAID IT SEVERAL TIMES HE ADMIRE VLADIMAR PUTIN OF RUSSIA. BE CIVILISED-ELON MUST IS AN ADOLF HITLER ADMIRER. TRUMP ADMIRE-HITLER, STALIN, MOUSULINI. I CAN TELL YOU THIS-EUROPE IS A SOCIALIST CONTINENT- BECAUSE THEY PAY THEIR CITIZENS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, HOUSING BENEFITS, TAX CREDITS ETC ETC-FREE MEDICAL CARE ETC-
UK and USA VOTE ON TRIBAL BASIS. GHANA VOTE ON TRIBAL BASIS. Did the Eastern Region of Ghana KROBOS AND THE AKUAPIMS VOTE for EASTERN REGION Akuffo Addo? No, No,-the KROBOS AND THE AKUAPIMS REFUSED TO VOTE FOR THE NPP CANDIDATE FROM THEIR REGION. THIS IS THE TRUTH. THE NPP THOUGHT THAT- BAWUMIA WOULD DIVIDE THE NORTHERN GHANA VOTES BECAUSE HE IS A NORTHERNER-HENCE THE CORRUPT MANTRA BREAK THE EIGHT-8 YEARS- BUT THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN THEIR STEALING OF THE GOVERNMENT MONEY AND THEIR TANI AKUFFO ADDO ARROGANCE AFTER HIS TINY POPULATION AKYENM ABUAKWA WAS GIVEN THE NOD BY US THE ASHANTIS. GET LOST.
Is the NPP Also claiming CREDIT for the current DUMSOR- which is happening because Akuffo Addo and Bawumia failed to pay the DEBTS-Arrears of Electricity POWER GENERATING COMPANIES AND GAS COMPANIES. Ghana owe NIGERIA £150 million for Gas supplied over the last 8 years that the NPP bought on Credit. Ghana is a FAILED STATE. Ghana defaulted on its international loan payments and interests-that was WHY KEN OFORI ATTA WENT TO THE IMF/World Bank as a Highly Indebted Poor Country-HIPC. We sad. NPP borrowed £50 billion and LOOTED, and LOOTED AMONGST THE FEW-Including Bawumia, Ken Ofori Atta, Edward Akuffo Addo, Gabby Octhere Darko, Akuffo Addo etc etc.
The Cedi appreciation against the Dollar is simple. It is because of the LUNATIC TRADE TARIFFS POLICIES OF DONALD TRUMP. The USA Debt to GDP ratio is 98% and perceived to increase to 138% in 2030 at the rate the USA Government is borrowing to spend without having any DEFICIT REDUCTION STRATEGY IN PLACE. So the CREDIT RATING AGENCY-MOODY has joined the other Rating Agencies to REDUCE the USA credit rating from AAA to AA1a. So the USA dollar as a reserve currency status is NOT all that rosy. America is spending on OUR BACK. USA is now going to TAX anybody who send a remittance or money ABROAD or to their countries LIKE Ghana, Nigeria, Mexico, Brazil, India etc etc.
NPP is in a state of Mental Health Psychosis- a mental state where an individual's perception of reality is significantly altered, leading to difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is not. This can manifest as hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't there) or delusions (false beliefs that are not based on reality). It's a set of symptoms that can occur in various mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder.

YOU BLOODY TANI BAWUMIA. AKUFFO ADDO FAILURE TO PUT THE NATIONAL INTEREST BEFORE HIS FAMILY WAS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTORS THAT LED TO THE NPP HISTORICAL LOSS IN THE 2024 ELECTIONS. STEALING OF POOR GHANA PENSIONERS MONEY-DDEP
AKUFFO ADDO WAS ARROGANT. HE FORGOT THAT IT WAS THE ELECTORATE WHO VOTED TO GIVE HIM THE POWER.

AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION

KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION

EDWARD AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £350 MILLION

GABBY OTCHERE DARKO STOLE GHANA MONEY £250 MILLION

NAPO STOLE GHANA MONEY £150 MILLION

BAWUMIA STOLE GHANA MONEY £450 MILLION

YOU BORROWED AND STOLE IT ALL. YOU BORROWED OVER $50 BILLION US DOLLARAHAVE THE NPP FORGOTTEN THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS THE NPP VISITED ON GHANAIAN PEOPLE? STEALING OF THE PENSIONERS MONEY, BAWUMIA FAILED ECONOMIC MESSIAH, AKUFFO ADDO REFUSING TO REMOVE HIS COUSIN-KEN OFORI ATTA-DESPITE CAUSING FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE STATE. NPP ARE DREAMERS-GHANA VOTERS ARE NOT FOOLS. REMOVE ALL THE NPP FAILED AND CORRUPT EXECUTIVES WHO ALLOWED TANI AKUFFO ADDO AND HIS FAMILY TO STEAL AND STEAL
Remove Akyem Abuakwa STOOGE Liar Bawumia, The Loser. There should NOT be another Northerner as President because President Mahama has taken that SLOT. We should NOT be afraid of the Northerners-CALL A SPADE, A SPADE. The Northerners are OVER PAMPERED-NPP gets few votes from the North of Ghana and even Bawumia-who is a Northerner could NOT change it.
The LIES that brought the LOSER DRIVERS MATE-BAWUMIA TO THE NPP FLAGBEARERSHIP WAS THAT-BECAUSE HE IS A NORTHERNER-IF HE STANDS WITH PRESIDENT MAHAMA- THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF GHANA WOULD BE DIVIDED BETWEEN BAWUMIA AND PRESIDENT MAHAMA. BUT THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF GHANA VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY FOR PRESIDENT MAHAMA. SO THE DOCTRINE OF BREAKING THE 8 YEARS WAS AN AKYEM ABUAKWA LIES AND TRICKS-THE ILLITERATE CHAIRMAN WONTUMI DID NOT SEE. ASHANTI REGION SHOULD REPLACE BCHAIRMAN WONTUMI BECAUSE YHE IS NOT A STRATEGIC THINKER. ASHANTI REGION SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE KINGMAKER OF THE NPP LEADER BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OR NUMBER OF VOTES NPP RECEIVES IN THE ASHANTI REGION. NO REGION IN GHANA, GIVE THE NPP THE SAME NUMBER OF VOTES AS THE ASHANTI REGION DOES. SO THERE SHOULD BE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF VOTES FOR EACH REGION AS PER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES NPP RECEIVES NATIONALLY.

Factors that contributed to NPP's election loss are:
1. Bad, cruel and reckless policies
2. The inability of the NPP leadership to restrain the ' ka a nka bi syndrome of Akuffo Addo
3. Ken Ofori Atta's OVER SIZED FINANCE MINISTRY WITH OVER REACHING POWERS TO STOP ANY VALUE FOR MONEY PROJECT EXCEPT-CREATE AND LOOT policies-
4. The unrepentant branding of disgruntled members as traitors like ALAN KYEREMATEN
5. The creation and the continuous existence of the Akyem/Kyebi mafia
5. NPP was a galamseyers party and government
6. Reckless borrowing
7. The implementation of the DDEP-STEALING OF POOR GHANA PENSIONERS SAVINGS-VERY DISTATEFUL
8. Divide and rule tactics by Akuffo Addo
9. Christians ganged against a Muslim candidate
10. NNP's betrayal of its grassroots people
11. The " mass stealing syndrome" of the selected and protected elites
12. The neglect of the Ashanti region for the Eastern region-NO PROJECT WAS COMPLETED BY TANI AKUFFO ADDO IN THE ASHANTI REGION-WHO VOTED SKIRT AND BLOUSE TO MAKE HIM PRESIDENT.
13. The pomposity of Akuffo Addo RIDING IN EXPENSIVE PRIVATE JETS and his chosen and protected elites GOING TO EUROPE FOR SHOPPING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL JET
14. Unassertive, weak and chop chop NPP leadership-THE STEALING BRIDGADE
15. The Wontumi factor-ILLITERATE WONTUMI-HE IS NOT A STRATEGIC THINKER-like displaying GOLD BARS ON TV-Womtumi is an IDIOT-Ashantis REMOVE HIM.
16. The imposition and protection of non performing MPs by Akuffo Addo and the elites of the party
17. The " mentumi ne oyi ny3 adwuma mentality of Akuffo Addo
18. The non existence of a fair internal grievance procedure or the hijacking of this machinery by Akuffo Addo
19. The hijacking and the infiltration of non entities and square pegs in round holes in the economic management team of Akuffo Addo and his Akyem mafia
20. The " merengue obiara na merete me ka" posture of Akufo Addo
21. The money na talk syndrome of the party ( moneycracy)
22. ÑPP use communicators who had fallen in favor with its grassroots
23. Communicators could not defend the badly crafted and wickedly intended policies like the DDEP, E-Levy, Agyapa, etc
24. The attempt to use of Covid and Russian- Ukraine war as a cover up for bad and wicked policies- KEN OFORI ATTA BUDGETS-DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTINGENCY MONEY, NO RISK ASSESSMENT WAS CARRIED OUT.
25. Mass fraud and corruption by government people- e.g. EUGENE ARHIN, SIR JOHN, KWABENA ADU BOAHENE
26.Dupping, fraudulent and stealing from proposed but non existed development projects
27. Non performing oversized government, creating job for the boys.
28. No value for money mentality
29. The dollar which was allowed to break the bank. The Ghana cedi lost its value in 2022 under Ken Ofori Atta and the President refused to remove him despite 98 NPP MPs went to see him and he refused to meet them-DICTATORSHIP.
30. Stagflation- high inflation matching stagnant economic growth and unemployment
31. Breakdown of respect for traditional authorities and their people where TANI Akuffo Addo ordered Chiefs to stand when greeting him. What on earth is this liliput, short and ugly Akyem Abuakwa TANI come from?
32. Loose talk by Akuffo Addo- eg, I will not develop the Kwabre community and that no one has lost his thumb and should vote against the party if he or she is dissatisfied. It is only a drug addict who will talk like this and expect his party to win election. He was let loose to speak irresponsibly by the party hierarchy
26. Etc,etc, etc and ect

The reign of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may have long been over since January 7, 2025, but the very people who helped him during his 8 years in office may not all been enjoying their ‘retirements’ so well, or so quietly.

And this is for reasons aligned to promises and what appears to be a robust aim by the John Dramani Mahama government, which took over from the past one, to prosecute any forms of corruption that arose during the former administration.

These formed part of campaign promises by John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC), coming into the 2024 Election, and so far, they have been determined on achieving that.

Caught up in that, have been a number of appointees of Akufo-Addo who have ended up several investigations, or, in simple terms, whose names have been linked to controversial wealth that people believe may be, somehow, corruption related.

In this GhanaWeb article, let us take a look at some of the appointees under Akufo-Addo whose wealth came into question, generating national conversations.

In each of these cases, something happened that brought their cases into the public light, prompting national discussions and great interest.

Eugene Arhin

Eugene Arhin was the Director of Communications at the Presidency under Nana Akufo-Addo for the 8 years he was in office.

In 2021, a divorce case with his wife made it into the public, where his wife was demanding for certain reliefs in the separation process.

As part of the things she listed, she made mention of some of the properties owned by Eugene Arhin and these revelations, in the eyes of the public, generated a lot of conversations.

For many, did the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, amass all that in a space of four years, or during his time in public office?

Gloria Assan Arhin, his wife at the time, prayed the Accra High Court to grant her divorce request and also give her a number of properties, including a five-bedroom residential property (which was intended to be the matrimonial home of the parties) situated on a two-plot of land lying at East Legon in Accra; a four-storey building comprising 16 separate flats/apartments situated on a parcel of land at Bubiashie in Accra which land was acquired from a family friend of the petitioner.

She also asked for a storey building being constructed which comprised of 16 separate flats/apartments situated at Tuba-Weija in Accra.

These were but just three of the over twenty properties she sought after as part of the divorce.

Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John)

Sir John, a former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), became the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission of Ghana until his death.

After his death, his will became public, generating another widespread conversation among Ghanaians. It involved a tall list of 75 properties, including houses, parcels of land, bank accounts, investments, businesses, guns and clothes.

His will also raised public concerns following the discovery that he owned lands at the Achimota Forest. This was also because President Akufo-Addo had, at the time, signed an Executive Instrument that said part of the Achimota Forest was no longer a forest reserve.

Critics said the move was a ploy to get the land into the hands of the ruling elite, an accusation the government vehemently denied.

Sir John’s ownership of parcels of lands at the Achimota Forest appeared to have heightened the deep-seated mistrust of the government and its actions.

Below are the properties as listed in the will of the late Sir John:

House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, and acquired on February 12, 2018

House on plot number GA 55329 located at Oyarifa No. 2, acquired on May 11, 2018

House plot number GA 55475 located at Oyarifa No.1, acquired on September 27, 2017

House on plot number GA 5881 located at Adjiringanor, Accra, (white House), acquired on August 7, 2019.

A 6-bedroom house located at Patangbe, Ogbojo, near East Legon.

A 4-bedroom house located in Mempeheusem, East Legon

A 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon

Another 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon

A 4-bedroom house on plot number GA56838 located in East Legon and acquired on October 25, 2018

A 5-bedroom house located in Sakora Wonoo

A 4-storey building located in East Legon, with 10 apartments, each apartment consisting of 3-bedrooms; and five apartments, each consisting of two bedrooms.

LANDS

Two plots of land located in Ahenema Kokoben in the Ashanti Region

Two plots of land with registration number GA56921 located in Oyarifa, which were acquired on November 6, 2018.

A 5.541-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Jakaypros Limited

A 0.987-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Fasoh Limited

Unspecified piece of land located in the Achimota Forest jointly owned with Charles Owusu

An unspecified piece of land held in the name of DML located in the Achimota forest

A 5.07-acre land at the Ramsar site, Sakumono

Five plots of land located at Millenium city, Kasoa

One plot of land with certificate number GA60802, located at Mempeheusem, East Legon, acquired on December 13, 2019.

Two plots of land approximately of 0.40acres located at No.7 ARS Lane, Ogbojo, near East legon

One plot of land near the Chain Homes Estate at East Airport Hills.

A piece of land numbered plot 139 located within the Adentaman District (aka Aviation land).

PRIVATE VEHICLES

Lexus LX570 25. Ford Fusion

Lexus V6

Nissan Titan Pick Up V8

Mercedes Benz E68 Sport AMG

Honda Pilot V6

Honda Accord Sport

Toyota Landcruiser V8

Ford 150

Honda Accord 2.0 Touring

Toyota Rav 4, 2019 model

Chevrolet Cruze

Lexus Saloon Car, 2019 model

GUNS

Five pump-action guns

Clothing

BANK ACCOUNTS

National Investment Bank, account no. 1802092960501

CBG, account no. 0302239130003

GT Bank- in the name of Ruth Korkor Odonkor

GT Bank-in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

Fidelity Bank, account no. 1060032907210

ADB, in the name of Jakaypros Limited

United States Bank, Wells Fargo, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

Canadian Bank Account, Royal Bank, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie INVESTMENTS

ADB: Two million cedis (2,000,000.00), expected to mature in April 2020.

Two hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GHc 250,000) with NTHC which stood at GHc 303,720.22 as at July 31, 2019.

Joint gold production investment with Francis Owusu Joint ownership in gold production investment with:

ROTL,

FASOH

MBL HOSPITAL

Afriyie Memorial Hospital, located at Sakora Wonoo OTHER BUSINESSES

A fuel Station located at Kentinkrono in the Ashanti region

Fuel tanker vehicles (10 in number)

One teak plantation located at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region

Rubber plantation located in the Eastern Region

Stalls located at the new Kejetia market, Kumasi (3 in number)

Farms at Ejura in the Ashanti Region.

Kwabena Adu-Boahene

The last person in this list of Akufo-Addo appointees whose wealth have courted public conversations is the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene.

He and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, were recently detained by the Attorney General’s office following his arrest at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

Following his detention, Attorney General Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine revealed at a press conference on Monday, March 24, 2025, a list of properties acquired by both suspects since 2018.

This, he said, was established through painstaking investigations by the EOCO and the AG’s office, indicating that the properties acquired were bought using embezzled state funds.

Below is a breakdown of the properties and their estimated values under the couple’s names below:

1. No. 2 stream part drive, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra which is estimated at $1,000,000 (valued at GH¢15,000,000)

2. No. 6 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra

3. No. 7 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra estimated at a value of $200,000

4. No. 8 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra estimated at a value of $97,815

5. No. 9 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra also valued at $270,000

6. No. 10 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra at $150,000, Additionally, another initial cash deposit of $500,000 was made to purchase 5 houses.

7. Vertex properties at Oyarifa Gated Estate Development. This consists of 27 houses each valued at an estimated cost of $295,000 (GH¢127,000,000).

8. Two properties in London

The AG further disclosed that an amount of up to GH¢39 million was allegedly diverted and embezzled by the suspects from the agency.

"GH¢39,462,480 went into Adu-Boahene and his wife's pockets from one transaction
K Poku-London-UK 6 months ago

Is the NPP Also claiming CREDIT for the current DUMSOR- which is happening because Akuffo Addo and Bawumia failed to pay the DEBTS-Arrears of Electricity POWER GENERATING COMPANIES AND GAS COMPANIES TO THE TUNE OF 2 BILLION G ...
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Is the NPP Also claiming CREDIT for the current DUMSOR- which is happening because Akuffo Addo and Bawumia failed to pay the DEBTS-Arrears of Electricity POWER GENERATING COMPANIES AND GAS COMPANIES TO THE TUNE OF 2 BILLION GHANA CEDIS. Ghana also owe NIGERIA £150 million for Gas supplied over the last 8 years that the NPP bought on Credit. Ghana is a FAILED STATE. Ghana defaulted on its international loan payments and interests-that was WHY KEN OFORI ATTA WENT TO THE IMF/World Bank as a Highly Indebted Poor Country-HIPC. We sad. NPP borrowed £50 billion and LOOTED, and LOOTED AMONGST THE FEW-Including Bawumia, Ken Ofori Atta, Edward Akuffo Addo, Gabby Octhere Darko, Akuffo Addo etc etc.
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Kojois 6 months ago

That is what dump ghanaians want. A country where 90% of the citizen are low iq that will happen. They can think far and accept every bogus thing whether is good or bad. Poor as they are. The world is advanced leaving Africa ...
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That is what dump ghanaians want. A country where 90% of the citizen are low iq that will happen. They can think far and accept every bogus thing whether is good or bad. Poor as they are. The world is advanced leaving Africa behind. Bogus ndc
M.F Nketsiah 6 months ago

USELESS TALK FROM A USELESS MAN.

USELESS TALK FROM A USELESS MAN.
Analyst 6 months ago

The president should rather be commended for significantly strengthening the cedi. It is in this light that the energy levy has been introduced. As a result, this is not raising the price of fuel. Rather, as the cedi is appre ...
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The president should rather be commended for significantly strengthening the cedi. It is in this light that the energy levy has been introduced. As a result, this is not raising the price of fuel. Rather, as the cedi is appreciating, the price of fuel is reducing.Thus, the timing for introducing the levy has been well chosen.
Nana 6 months ago

Analyst u are right the same President John Mahama used his magic to strengthen the Nigerian Naira and the Zambian Kwacha. U have a serious problem go to school.

Analyst u are right the same President John Mahama used his magic to strengthen the Nigerian Naira and the Zambian Kwacha. U have a serious problem go to school.
Benji 6 months ago

Skin pain. Ghana is doing better under JDM than Addo D and Bawumia.

Skin pain. Ghana is doing better under JDM than Addo D and Bawumia.
Zugu. Of zabzugu / TataleN/R 6 months ago

Tonto , the vehicular population in Ghana is less than 2,000,000 just juxtapose that against 32,000,000 of Ghana’s population and see what proportion of Ghana Ian’s are listening to you. Aside the cost of petroleum per li ...
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Tonto , the vehicular population in Ghana is less than 2,000,000 just juxtapose that against 32,000,000 of Ghana’s population and see what proportion of Ghana Ian’s are listening to you. Aside the cost of petroleum per litre remains same. Secondly how many Ghanaians buy fuel as compared to the number that were hocked onto momo then. No wonder your name Tonto in Spanish means something S…y
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Nana 6 months ago

Yes President Mahama has scammed Ghanaians because you people have refused or deliberately taking the logic behind it out. In times past,we were made to understand that, the word review meant cancellation. So you won't u ...
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Yes President Mahama has scammed Ghanaians because you people have refused or deliberately taking the logic behind it out. In times past,we were made to understand that, the word review meant cancellation. So you won't understand anything that is explained except it's coming from your NPP .Wisdom is chasing you but you are faster,Mr Kofi Tonto.
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Loyalist 6 months ago

Energy Sector Levy Act is a fund established in 2015 to pay off the debt in the Energy Sector. Kofi Tonto, the question you should be answering is how did the NPP manage the ESLA from 2017-2025? This is not a new tax, it is a ...
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Energy Sector Levy Act is a fund established in 2015 to pay off the debt in the Energy Sector. Kofi Tonto, the question you should be answering is how did the NPP manage the ESLA from 2017-2025? This is not a new tax, it is an increase in the ESLA fund. The point is within the period of ten years, why do we still have the Energy Sector debt? NPP should tell Ghanaians per the Finance Ministry's report from 2017-2025 made 42.2billion cedis equivalent to $4billion. Where's that money NPP?
Nana Kwaku 6 months ago

Who inflated the cost of the PPA Contracts and pocketed it?Where was the ESLA monies supposed to come from?Was it not the same Ghanaians?Why shd Ghanaians pay for the fraudulent act of John Mahama,

Who inflated the cost of the PPA Contracts and pocketed it?Where was the ESLA monies supposed to come from?Was it not the same Ghanaians?Why shd Ghanaians pay for the fraudulent act of John Mahama,
Loyalist 6 months ago

The finance ministry's report suggest the NPP made 42.2billion cedis equivalent to $4billion from the ESLA from 2017-2025. So why didn't the NPP pay off the debt to prove to Ghanaians they didnt leave any arrears for the next ...
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The finance ministry's report suggest the NPP made 42.2billion cedis equivalent to $4billion from the ESLA from 2017-2025. So why didn't the NPP pay off the debt to prove to Ghanaians they didnt leave any arrears for the next government to inherit.
Kwame, Tafo 6 months ago

Your useless government couldn't use E-levy to solve any problem and spent all the money on pit.

Your useless government couldn't use E-levy to solve any problem and spent all the money on pit.
Akajatayogogo 6 months ago

Who is this fool

Who is this fool
Foolish talk.NPP GYIMISAAAA 6 months ago

If is a scam then NPP have scammed Ghanaians million times . Keep your smelling mouth close and let's Ghanians enjoy their good governance.Akuffo Addo and his families and cronies like you are all criminals and have nothing t ...
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If is a scam then NPP have scammed Ghanaians million times . Keep your smelling mouth close and let's Ghanians enjoy their good governance.Akuffo Addo and his families and cronies like you are all criminals and have nothing to offer Ghanaians than to loot's from us.
I don’t understand Ghanaians. 6 months ago

Sometimes I just don’t understand ghanaians and their mentality. Fuel price has been reduced, which affects transportation fare. This levy hasn’t affected ur transportation of increased ur fuel price. This 1ghc is to end ...
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Sometimes I just don’t understand ghanaians and their mentality. Fuel price has been reduced, which affects transportation fare. This levy hasn’t affected ur transportation of increased ur fuel price. This 1ghc is to end the energy sector mess. Yet you are complaining of 1ghc cedis. How much was reduced from fuel price. If we can’t pay but rather complain. Then we should complain of dumsor.
JOHN K(Who should pay the Energy Sector Debt.?You took all the loans and squandered it) 6 months ago

The NPP should be very mindful of the kind of politics they are doing. If they don't desist of opposing matters that boarders on national interest then they will stay in opposition for a very long, long time. Ghanaians are re ...
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The NPP should be very mindful of the kind of politics they are doing. If they don't desist of opposing matters that boarders on national interest then they will stay in opposition for a very long, long time. Ghanaians are ready and willing to support this government to take Ghanaians a step further in our development because this government has demonstrated respect and openers to the people of Ghana. The NPP should change their style of politics else they may not see power for a long time to come.
Peter 6 months ago

There is something wrong with Kofi Tonto. Since the 4th Republic, no government has managed the economy better the this NDC crop of leadership under Mahama

There is something wrong with Kofi Tonto. Since the 4th Republic, no government has managed the economy better the this NDC crop of leadership under Mahama
Lick Toto 6 months ago

Mahama and NDC rather tell, we, the people the real truth.
It was rather former President Akufo-Addo under NPP government who scammed we, the people that he singularly in his secret promised to build Cathedral for God, and t ...
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Mahama and NDC rather tell, we, the people the real truth.
It was rather former President Akufo-Addo under NPP government who scammed we, the people that he singularly in his secret promised to build Cathedral for God, and that he would use his private resources. Finally, Akufo-Addo ended up pulling down public structures and public funds running over $58m creating the largest hole ever in Ghana
Prof 6 months ago

If a scammer will let me fill my tank with 600 cedis instead of 1000 cedis five months ago, I prefer to be scammed. You left a dubious debt and you're still complaining when someone wants to clear.

If a scammer will let me fill my tank with 600 cedis instead of 1000 cedis five months ago, I prefer to be scammed. You left a dubious debt and you're still complaining when someone wants to clear.
Ujah 6 months ago

Hey, guys organize additional mathematics classes for every npp. They can't just add up numbers, so they can't realize that even the one cedi fuel tax the cost of one litter is still cheaper than B4.

Hey, guys organize additional mathematics classes for every npp. They can't just add up numbers, so they can't realize that even the one cedi fuel tax the cost of one litter is still cheaper than B4.
Ogyatanaa 6 months ago

Kofi is screaming because he knows his days are numbered. He sees Washington embassy staring at him. This boy cannot sleep. He can not stay awake. He is haunted by his role in the embassy scandal.

Kofi is screaming because he knows his days are numbered. He sees Washington embassy staring at him. This boy cannot sleep. He can not stay awake. He is haunted by his role in the embassy scandal.
Obroniba 6 months ago

off with your foolishness and gross stupidity. Who has scammed Ghanaians more than your thievery government? Blockhead incompetent idiots with no manners and dignity who ruled us with their foolishness, gross mismanagement ...
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off with your foolishness and gross stupidity. Who has scammed Ghanaians more than your thievery government? Blockhead incompetent idiots with no manners and dignity who ruled us with their foolishness, gross mismanagement and stupidity. Never again shall we allow you bunch of thieves get closer to governance. Thieves
Ken 6 months ago

What kind of cheap politics is this. What do you people take us for. We were all in this country when things were skyrocketing like a shooting star. You people complained Russia and Ukraine war.The war has not stopped and thi ...
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What kind of cheap politics is this. What do you people take us for. We were all in this country when things were skyrocketing like a shooting star. You people complained Russia and Ukraine war.The war has not stopped and this Government has been able to bring things calm.Stop misleading Ghanaians. What do you propose for the betterment of the country? Hypocrisy!
Ochee-Do-Chee 6 months ago

THERE IS A REASON THIS GUY IS AN APLANKE TO THE 'APLANKE'! SKUL MPEPA GYIMII.

THERE IS A REASON THIS GUY IS AN APLANKE TO THE 'APLANKE'! SKUL MPEPA GYIMII.
Jah blez 6 months ago

Another foolish kambunga man. Where were you when the akyem sakawa mafia plunged the country into the ditch. Stupid.

Another foolish kambunga man. Where were you when the akyem sakawa mafia plunged the country into the ditch. Stupid.
Jah blez 6 months ago

This useless party npp and its stupid members are just attention seekers. No amount of propaganda can save you from opposition.

This useless party npp and its stupid members are just attention seekers. No amount of propaganda can save you from opposition.
Asensu Boakye 6 months ago

If your useless government had serviced the debt we will not be in this mess. NPP is just a criminal enterprise

If your useless government had serviced the debt we will not be in this mess. NPP is just a criminal enterprise
SON OF GOD 6 months ago

When the dollar came down from 17 to 11.7 is not a scam. When a litter of petrol came down from 17 to 12 is not a scam. When the Mahama government has started playing Bondholders is not a scam.
When Goldbod is selling more ...
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When the dollar came down from 17 to 11.7 is not a scam. When a litter of petrol came down from 17 to 12 is not a scam. When the Mahama government has started playing Bondholders is not a scam.
When Goldbod is selling more gold to bring in more foreign exchange is not a scam. When prices of goods and services are coming down is not a scam. NPP destroyed Ghana and Mahama within 5 has done what NPP could not do in 8 years. Why the jealousy and complains. KEEP QUIET AND WATCH BETTER BRAINS MANAGE THE COUNTRY
Kobina Boafo 6 months ago

Where were you when Nana Addo and his minions were raping Ghana dry.

Where were you when Nana Addo and his minions were raping Ghana dry.
Kate Owusu 6 months ago

Ghanaians would rather like to know why your party NPP, used the ESLA Funds (set up by Mahama's NDC to finance our Electricity shortfalls) as Collateral, thereby creating the current generational funding gaps.
Useless NPP Bo ...
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Ghanaians would rather like to know why your party NPP, used the ESLA Funds (set up by Mahama's NDC to finance our Electricity shortfalls) as Collateral, thereby creating the current generational funding gaps.
Useless NPP Boy.
Nuumo 6 months ago

These npp guys are so evil, herrrrrr

These npp guys are so evil, herrrrrr
Louis 6 months ago

Another idiot and a nation wrecker. It's as if Akufo Addo had summoned these surrogates, coached them to go all out singing the same chorus. Were they not the incompetent bunch of nation wreckers who plunged ECG into this deb ...
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Another idiot and a nation wrecker. It's as if Akufo Addo had summoned these surrogates, coached them to go all out singing the same chorus. Were they not the incompetent bunch of nation wreckers who plunged ECG into this debt? And if Mahama is resetting the crime scene, why won't they simply shut up if they have no solution to offer? Morons. Enough of these negative creatures who call themselves Ghanaians. They are the symbol of destruction, corruption, environmental destruction, economic incompetence and what have you?

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Mahama has scammed Ghanaians with midnight fuel levy – Kofi Tonto claims

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