The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Youth Wing is staging a demonstration in Accra today, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, demanding accountability from the John Dramani Mahama-led government over alleged financial mismanagement, lack of transparency and unfulfilled campaign promises.

Dubbed the ‘Yegyeyɛ Sika Demo’, the protest is expected to bring together NPP youth members and supporters to demand answers from the government, particularly over the reported GH¢49.7 million allocated for the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa.

The protesters are demanding that Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa provide a detailed account of how the money was spent and clarify questions surrounding the reported expenditure.

They want to know whether there were errors in the accounting and reconciliation of the funds, insisting that Ghanaians deserve a clear explanation of how public money was utilised.

“If it is your money, you will not allow that to happen. If it is your company, you will not allow that to happen to your company,” a representative of the NPP Youth Wing said.

The group further questioned the status of the GH¢49.7 million reportedly allocated to the operation.

“The GH¢49.7 million that was given to Ablakwa, we want to know the true status of that money. Was there any error of transposition? Was there any accounting error in the course of balancing the account? We want to know,” the representative added.

The demonstration is also aimed at raising broader concerns about the government’s management of public funds and what the opposition considers inconsistencies in its handling of state finances.

Speaking to Citi News ahead of the protest, NPP Volta Regional Youth Organiser Emmanuel Senyo Amekplenu urged young Ghanaians to join the demonstration, arguing that citizens must not remain silent when questions arise over the use of public resources.

The NPP Youth Wing says the protest is part of its efforts to hold the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration accountable and demand greater transparency from public officials.

The organisers are expected to use the demonstration to press the government for answers on the evacuation expenditure and other matters they believe require urgent public scrutiny.

The GH¢49.7 million expenditure has already become the subject of a financial accountability dispute between the NPP Minority and the government.

According to figures released by Ablakwa on September 7, 2026, the evacuation exercise brought 1,964 Ghanaians home from South Africa between May 27 and September 4, 2026, following renewed xenophobic attacks.

The total expenditure was GH¢49,721,786, comprising GH¢33,721,786 in direct government funding and GH¢16 million contributed by Engineers and Planners, a company owned by businessman Ibrahim Mahama.

The breakdown included GH¢38,835,512 for flights, ground transportation, feeding, accommodation and medical expenses; GH¢10,802,000 for reintegration and transport allowances; and GH¢84,274 for the repatriation of two deceased Ghanaians. Each returnee was reportedly entitled to GH¢5,000 as a reintegration grant and GH¢500 for transportation.

However, the Minority subsequently questioned the documentation supporting some of the payments after obtaining more than 200 pages of records from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through a Right to Information (RTI) request.

Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, claimed that discrepancies involving payment registers, flight records, duplicate entries and other documentation left approximately GH¢16.4 million requiring further explanation.

Ablakwa has rejected claims that the money is unaccounted for, insisting that the government has supporting documentation, including passenger lists, airline receipts and payment acknowledgement records.