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• Oprege 2 months ago

  Look who is talking ! Scammer of all scammers

  Look who is talking ! Scammer of all scammers

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• The Motherland 2 months ago

  Where is the Ankaful day student aka MUMBI SERAKI? Or has he been cured already!!

  Where is the Ankaful day student aka MUMBI SERAKI? Or has he been cured already!!

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• John,Tema 2 months ago

  That investigation shd start from ppl within the P/NDC who bought state lands at GHC18 in the early 90s.The Ahwois, Huudu Yahya, late ET Mensah & PV Obeng etc.Asiedu Nketia also got a building for free in Salumono

  That investigation shd start from ppl within the P/NDC who bought state lands at GHC18 in the early 90s.The Ahwois, Huudu Yahya, late ET Mensah & PV Obeng etc.Asiedu Nketia also got a building for free in Salumono

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• Martin Amidu 2 months ago

  @John, Tema. Why didn't your Akufo Monkey Addo do what you are saying when the idiot was in power ?. Don't you think he might have smoked weee at that time? Or he was then the Mother Serpent of Corruption?

  @John, Tema. Why didn't your Akufo Monkey Addo do what you are saying when the idiot was in power ?. Don't you think he might have smoked weee at that time? Or he was then the Mother Serpent of Corruption?

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• K Poku-London-UK 2 months ago

  Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out ...
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  Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out of its 68 years history-Ghana IS A FAILED STATE.
  The World Bank has pushed back against the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration’s long-held narrative that Ghana’s 2022 economic collapse was the result of global turmoil, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
  
  It insisted that the economic meltdown was “homegrown”.
  
  In its latest 2025 Policy Notes on Ghana, the Bank made clear that while the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine worsened the situation, they were not the root cause.
  
  “The deterioration of global conditions… was not the cause of the 2022 macroeconomic crisis; rather, it merely exposed an economy already beset with deep structural vulnerabilities and precarious macroeconomic conditions,” the report said.
  
  The government has frequently blamed external shocks for the collapse, which saw inflation spiral, the cedi plummet, and the country default on its debt.
  
  But the World Bank said years of weak governance, fiscal indiscipline, and stalled reforms were the real culprits of Ghana's "dark days".
  
  Interbank Market: Cedi trades at GH¢12.35 to $1
  
  The bank also argued that the easy access to international credit and expectations of resource windfalls encouraged short-term political decisions at the expense of long-term stability.
  
  The report noted that the cycle of expansionary spending followed by painful corrections, one that has forced Ghana into 17 IMF programs over the past 68 years, is damaging.
  
  “Sudden macroeconomic stops and crises have led the country to request a record number of IMF programs, remaining under active IMF support for 40 out of its 68 years of history,” the Bank said.
  
  The report also noted that more than 800,000 people were pushed into poverty in the aftermath of the 2022 crisis, with per capita incomes stuck at around US$2,200 for over a decade.
  
  Today, more than a quarter of Ghanaians live below the poverty line, it noted.
  
  Looking ahead, the Bank also raised alarms about Ghana’s fiscal management in the 2024 election year.
  
  It flagged unbudgeted spending commitments of roughly US$4.8 billion, equivalent to 5.7% of GDP, much of it accumulated outside official financial systems.
  
  “Spending indiscipline poses a critical challenge…undermining efforts to maintain fiscal discipline and compromising long-term sustainability,” the report cautioned.
  
  Also, the energy sector arrears still cost around 2% of GDP annually, while COCOBOD’s debts reached US$1.8 billion in 2024, with interventions distorting markets and hurting farmers.
  
  The bank warned that Ghana now stands at a critical crossroads, and temporary fixes will not be enough.
  
  “There is an urgent need to signal a clear break from the past and a commitment to change… Success will ultimately be measured by the ability of the government to regain the trust of its citizens.”
  
  Its recommendations are focused on restoring fiscal discipline, broadening the tax base, reforming state-owned enterprises, and enhancing governance.
  
  Without decisive reforms, the World Bank cautions, Ghana risks remaining trapped in its cycle of crisis and bailouts for decades to come.----

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• Steve Kaye London 2 months ago

  If you are looking for anyone who has misappropriated state funds, look no further than the incompetent dead goat, the corruption master, GOVERNANCE OFFICIAL 1.

  If you are looking for anyone who has misappropriated state funds, look no further than the incompetent dead goat, the corruption master, GOVERNANCE OFFICIAL 1.

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• Martin Amidu 2 months ago

  What about the Mother Serpent of Corruption?

  What about the Mother Serpent of Corruption?

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• K Poku-London-UK 2 months ago

  -----AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  EDWARD AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £350 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  GABBY OTCHERE DARKO S ...
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  -----AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  EDWARD AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £350 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  GABBY OTCHERE DARKO STOLE GHANA MONEY £250 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  NAPO STOLE GHANA MONEY £150 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  BAWUMIA STOLE GHANA MONEY £450 MILLION POUNDS STERLING
  
  
  
  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

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• Komed 2 months ago

  Yes, bring the NDC woman back to Ghana first then we know you are serious.

  Yes, bring the NDC woman back to Ghana first then we know you are serious.

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• EEdward 2 months ago

  Infact, Ghanaians have been taken for granted for far too long. It seems we are in the same era as the previous government. We heard same warnings from the former government leadership to it's operatives but what happened? Co ...
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  Infact, Ghanaians have been taken for granted for far too long. It seems we are in the same era as the previous government. We heard same warnings from the former government leadership to it's operatives but what happened? Corruption here, corruption there, corruption everywhere. Asiedu Nketia, must give us a break. It's only cover up to pretend as if they mean business.

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• kulbogo 2 months ago

  The two major political parties are the most useless entities in ghana's history, hw i wish there would be coup,i dnt think Ghana really deserved democracy considering the kind of corruption going on in the system,

  The two major political parties are the most useless entities in ghana's history, hw i wish there would be coup,i dnt think Ghana really deserved democracy considering the kind of corruption going on in the system,

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• kulbogo 2 months ago

  Hmmmm This one too wanna be president of Ghana. yooo politics in Ghana has becomes so cheap, how would this tiny man be the face of our country, i would rather prefer Ato forson then this man,

  Hmmmm This one too wanna be president of Ghana. yooo politics in Ghana has becomes so cheap, how would this tiny man be the face of our country, i would rather prefer Ato forson then this man,

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• K Poku-London-UK 2 months ago

  Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out ...
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  Who took Ghana to the IMF in 2022? It was Dr Messiah Bawumia and Ken Ofori Atta- cum Akuffo Addo- The NPP Economic Messiah-Dr Bawumia. Ghana has been to the IMF 18 times- Ghana has spend 40 years under the IMF conditions out of its 68 years history-Ghana IS A FAILED STATE.
  The World Bank has pushed back against the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration’s long-held narrative that Ghana’s 2022 economic collapse was the result of global turmoil, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
  
  It insisted that the economic meltdown was “homegrown”.
  
  In its latest 2025 Policy Notes on Ghana, the Bank made clear that while the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine worsened the situation, they were not the root cause.
  
  “The deterioration of global conditions… was not the cause of the 2022 macroeconomic crisis; rather, it merely exposed an economy already beset with deep structural vulnerabilities and precarious macroeconomic conditions,” the report said.
  
  The government has frequently blamed external shocks for the collapse, which saw inflation spiral, the cedi plummet, and the country default on its debt.
  
  But the World Bank said years of weak governance, fiscal indiscipline, and stalled reforms were the real culprits of Ghana's "dark days".
  
  Interbank Market: Cedi trades at GH¢12.35 to $1
  
  The bank also argued that the easy access to international credit and expectations of resource windfalls encouraged short-term political decisions at the expense of long-term stability.
  
  The report noted that the cycle of expansionary spending followed by painful corrections, one that has forced Ghana into 17 IMF programs over the past 68 years, is damaging.
  
  “Sudden macroeconomic stops and crises have led the country to request a record number of IMF programs, remaining under active IMF support for 40 out of its 68 years of history,” the Bank said.
  
  The report also noted that more than 800,000 people were pushed into poverty in the aftermath of the 2022 crisis, with per capita incomes stuck at around US$2,200 for over a decade.
  
  Today, more than a quarter of Ghanaians live below the poverty line, it noted.
  
  Looking ahead, the Bank also raised alarms about Ghana’s fiscal management in the 2024 election year.
  
  It flagged unbudgeted spending commitments of roughly US$4.8 billion, equivalent to 5.7% of GDP, much of it accumulated outside official financial systems.
  
  “Spending indiscipline poses a critical challenge…undermining efforts to maintain fiscal discipline and compromising long-term sustainability,” the report cautioned.
  
  Also, the energy sector arrears still cost around 2% of GDP annually, while COCOBOD’s debts reached US$1.8 billion in 2024, with interventions distorting markets and hurting farmers.
  
  The bank warned that Ghana now stands at a critical crossroads, and temporary fixes will not be enough.
  
  “There is an urgent need to signal a clear break from the past and a commitment to change… Success will ultimately be measured by the ability of the government to regain the trust of its citizens.”
  
  Its recommendations are focused on restoring fiscal discipline, broadening the tax base, reforming state-owned enterprises, and enhancing governance.
  
  Without decisive reforms, the World Bank cautions, Ghana risks remaining trapped in its cycle of crisis and bailouts for decades to come.

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• Kojois 2 months ago

  Keep quite another corrupt man. Only fools will listern to your stupid comments. Block supplier

  Keep quite another corrupt man. Only fools will listern to your stupid comments. Block supplier

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• Ujah 2 months ago

  Comrades let's not be hypocrites, there is something going on at team port right now, the director appointed by the president to lead the GRA is becoming a problem, chairman, get in touch with the finance minister to get that ...
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  Comrades let's not be hypocrites, there is something going on at team port right now, the director appointed by the president to lead the GRA is becoming a problem, chairman, get in touch with the finance minister to get that problem solved. We Ghanaians at this time has thin patients for thieves who would capitalize on party positions. If that is accepted in npp, it is not going to get the way in ndc. The fight would start from within.

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• CHE COOLAY 2 months ago

  Too many hypocrites and masqueraders in politics. Too many con artists.

  Too many hypocrites and masqueraders in politics. Too many con artists.

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• KKK 2 months ago

  Is it thank you tour or campaigning to replace JDM or both ? There's confusion out there, portraying Asiedu Nketiah as a modern day proverbial Kwaku ananse. He has something under his sleeves but he says he is on thank you to ...
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  Is it thank you tour or campaigning to replace JDM or both ? There's confusion out there, portraying Asiedu Nketiah as a modern day proverbial Kwaku ananse. He has something under his sleeves but he says he is on thank you tour meanwhile the president who won the elections has started his thank you tour. So has the president delegated him to continue his thank you tour or General Mosquito (GM) himself has taken it upon himself to do the rest of the thank you tour? As for GM, he has the good old kwaku ananse lifestyles in him, very cunning indeed. Eyes are watching.

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• KUMNIPA 2 months ago

  We are gradually becoming fed up with the talks. Youth of today is entirely different from youth of yesteryears. MY PARTY, NDC MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, THE OPERATION RECOVER ALL LOOTS WAS A MAJOR RALLYING POINT FOR MOST FLO ...
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  We are gradually becoming fed up with the talks. Youth of today is entirely different from youth of yesteryears. MY PARTY, NDC MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, THE OPERATION RECOVER ALL LOOTS WAS A MAJOR RALLYING POINT FOR MOST FLOATING AND MORE OF THE NPP VOTERS WHO SUPPORTED US WITH THEIR VOTES. Eyes are watching .

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• Ataa Obeng site 19 Tema 2 months ago

  If NDC fails to jail the thieves in the previous administration Ghana must be handed over to the military which means there will be no election come 2028

  If NDC fails to jail the thieves in the previous administration Ghana must be handed over to the military which means there will be no election come 2028

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• Francis Boateng 2 months ago

  Funny times in Ghana.What is Asiedu Nketiah saying.Can he swear that he has not stolen ghana money before? Where did he get his riches from? God have mercy on him.

  Funny times in Ghana.What is Asiedu Nketiah saying.Can he swear that he has not stolen ghana money before? Where did he get his riches from? God have mercy on him.

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