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By Callistus Mahama Callistus Mahama, PhD, Executive Secretary to President John Mahama In recent days, a matter that might ordinarily have passed quietly through the machinery of state has become the subject of public conversation. Some Ghanaians have raised concerns about the use of an aircraft belonging to the President’s brother for official presidential travel. The most frequently expressed concern is whether such an arrangement could give rise to a perception of a confl

President Mahama’s brother, Ibrahim’s jet. IP holder: Yaw Pare Written by Manasseh Azure Awuni The guidelines on conflict of interest published by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) identify three kinds of conflict of interest—actual, potential and apparent (perceived). This means a public official can be found guilty of a conflict of interest even if the conflict is not proven to have occurred. According to CHRAJ, an actual conflict of interest

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo was removed from office in 2025 for stated misbehaviour.   Transparency International Ghana (TI-Ghana) has stated that the dismissal of Ghana’s Chief Justice in 2025 and the discontinuation of corruption cases involving individuals linked to the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) have impacted the 2025 Corruption Perception Index (CPI).     Ghana moved up one place in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparen

Ghana has moved up one place in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International, returning to a score of 43 out of 100. With this score, Ghana ranks 76th among 182 countries assessed in the 2025 CPI.