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Majority Chief Whip of Ghana’s Parliament and South Dayi MP, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, is calling for a forensic audit of Ghana’s COVID-19 expenditure. Backing this call is the MP for Mpraeso and Vice-Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Opoku Ansah Davis. The two MPs made the call together with a past chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, James Klutse Advedzi. Mr Dafeamekpor says this will provide an opportunity to properly examine every expe

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has called on the immediate past Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, to explain the wide gap in COVID-19 fumigation figures uncovered in an investigation by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni. Speaking on JoyNews, Mr Domelevo said the discrepancy was concerning, particularly if the audit team had access to the relevant expenditure records but failed to capture the full amount in its report. Mr Awuni’s investigation found that at

From left to right: Former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, Investigation by Manasseh Azure Awuni A years-long investigation has revealed that the Auditor-General’s special audit into Ghana’s COVID-19 expenditure significantly understated a major cost incurred across multiple ministries. Evidence gathered points to a deliberate omission of hundreds of millions of cedis spent by e

Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Former Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has taken a stand against corruption, warning that it diverts resources meant for the well-being of the less endowed in society. “Corruption is an act that steals resources that could have otherwise been used to improve the well-being of the poor, the vulnerable, and the excluded in our society,” Dr Bawumia said. Dr Bawumia made these remark

A member of the New Patriotic Party’s minority in parliament has told Pledge Against Corruption that allegations of extortion against the minority leader of parliament “are very likely” to come up at the caucus’ meeting later this morning.

A special forensic audit of Ghana’s Embassy in the United States has uncovered a conflict-of-interest situation in which a company owned by the embassy’s IT officer, Fred Kwarteng, was awarded a contract of nearly $296,000 to renovate the ambassador’s residence. The Embassy made two payments to Fred Kwarteng's company, Stefrann LLC. The then Chief Treasury Officer, Janet Maku Koranteng, confirmed that Fred Kwarteng owned the company. The payments, $159,043.84 in February

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) is urging Ghana’s Parliament to expedite the passage of the Conduct of Public Officers’ Bill, which has been before the House since 2008. The bill seeks to regulate conflict of interest and make the country’s assets declaration regime more transparent. First proposed in 2008, it has undergone various revisions in 2015, 2018 and 2022, but its passage has been delayed, with resistance even reported at the cabinet level. The latest at

“The investigation further discovered that state institutions have been using taxpayers’ funds to pay for fines imposed on them by the RTIC,” it said.

During the inspection, auditors recovered eighteen (18) passport booklets from Mr. Kwarteng’s office. Four of the booklets were blank biometric passport booklets, one contained Mr. Kwarteng’s own image, while the remaining active passport booklets could not be accounted for.

There is a raging controversy following the petitions of lawyers Godfred Dame and Atta Akyea to the Chief Justice protesting the continuation of cases against their clients during the legal vacation. Godfred Dame, the former Attorney-General, is defending the former CEO of the National Bufferskock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and his wife, Hajia Faiza Seidu Wuni. Atta Akyea, on the other hand, is defending the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwab

A forensic audit by the Auditor-General has revealed an elaborate scheme adopted by the Ghana Embassy staff in Washington, D.C., to share the money the embassy extorted from visa and passport applicants between 2019 and 2025. The audit, which covers operations at the embassy from 2017 to 2025, revealed disturbing details of financial and other schemes that embassy officials designed and generated millions of dollars outside approved charges. The audit report, which is availab

For six years, thousands of visa and passport applicants who turned to Ghana’s Embassy in Washington believed they were following standard government processes and paying the right fees. They filled out forms online, paid the service fees and paid extra money to have their documents mailed back to them. In many cases, that was where the official process ended. Some applicants never received their passports. Others waited for months. Unknown to applicants, a different sy

Ghana's Attorney-General has disclosed that it is collaborating with officials of the United States government to hold accountable persons involved in the $1 million bribery for which former Chief Executive of Tema Oil Refinery, Asante Berko, has been convicted in the US. "The Honourable Attorney-General is working with his United States counterparts to bring to book persons who are implicated in the bribery scheme related to the 2014-2017 power plant development contract bet

Former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Asante Kwaku Berko By Abilla Isaac Azumah Former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Asante Kwaku Berko, has been convicted by a United States federal jury over his role in a bribery and money laundering scheme linked to the purchase of a power plant in Ghana. Berko, a dual citizen of Ghana and the United States, was found guilty on all counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to violate

Investigative journalist and coordinator of the civil society-led Pledge Against Corruption campaign, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has filed a right to information (RTI) request to the Judicial Service, asking for detailed timelines of Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu’s appeal. Sedina Tamakloe, the Chief Executive of the state-owned Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) from November 2013 to January 2017, was acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal on July 30, 2026.

The Chairman of Parliament's Committee on Assurances, Dominic Nitiwul The Chairman of Parliament's Committee on Assurances, Dominic Nitiwul, recently took on President John Mahama and his cabinet following the government’s termination of Zoomlion’s contract with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). “Whatever decision you people took, you may have to review it because the assemblies are clearly not ready. They need to build their capacity before they can take over. The way the Z

By Manasseh Azure Awuni You may have seen the comic video in which officials of the Jospong Group of Companies are telling President Akufo-Addo they will dredge the Korle and turn it into a recreational area. Despite hundreds of millions paid to Dredge Masters as part of the over the years, the place is still a mess What you see here is 100 million cedis paid to Zoomlion's sister company, Dredge Masters, as part of the hundreds of millions paid over the years for the project.

Story By Manasseh Azure Awuni The incarcerated former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, started her prison sentence at the Nsawam Medium Security Female Prison on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, sources with intimate knowledge of the facts have told pacgh.org. Yesterday, we published an exclusive story of Sedina’s journey to jail since her arrival from the United States, including her time at the Police Hospital in Accra

The 500-bed uncompleted Afari Military Hospital IP holder: Daily Graphic There is a raging controversy over an additional $85 million claimed by the contractor working on the 500-bed Afari Military Hospital. Amidst this storm, a minority in parliament suggests that the current government intends to inflate the project's cost by smuggling that amount into it. While the minority may be right in disputing the amount and rejecting the claim for additional payments, the facts do

Jailed former MASLOC CEO, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, who began her 10-year jail sentence on June 24, 2026 Story By Manasseh Azure Awuni The incarcerated former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, spent some days at the Police Hospital in Accra before being taken to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison to begin her prison sentence, sources familiar with her case have confirmed to pacgh.org. According to sources who want