Surcharge and disallow to curb the perennial loss of limited financial resources – Citizens’ Coalition to Auditor-General
The Coalition for Democratic and Accountable Governance (Citizens’ Coalition) has petitioned the Auditor-General, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, to surcharge all persons and institutions implicated in the Auditor-General’s Report on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for 2019, 2020, and 2021. In a petition submitted to the Auditor-General after hours of picketing within the enclave of the […]
Failing Police Patrols And Ineffective Fire Alarms: The Auditor General’s Report
Once again, we are back to the same place we were a year ago, just as we have been year in and year out – agonizing over the findings captured in the Auditor General’s report. Casting my mind back to my secondary school days when excerpts of the audit report were regularly shared in our […]
Conflict of Interest – The Appearance Test vs. The Legal Test
Conflict of interest allegations continue to engulf two public officials – the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Ata, and the Minister of State, Finance, Mr. Charles Adu-Boahen. But, beyond these two, is a conversation we need to have regarding how we resolve the tension between the private and public interests of government officials. What Really […]
Democracy Watch Newsletter #20
In the Anals of Decentralized Governance
Ghanaians split on impact of current ‘hung’ Parliament, Afrobarometer survey shows
Almost half of Ghanaians say the country’s “hung” Parliament has made members of Parliament (MPs) more effective at scrutinizing government spending, the recent Afrobarometer survey indicates. But fewer see gains in MP effectiveness at passing laws or building consensus among political parties in the current Parliament, which for the first time is equally divided between […]
Controlling the Prices of Pharmaceutical Products in a Depreciation Era
Controlling the Escalating Prices of Pharmaceutical Products in an Era of High Cedi Depreciation Over the last month, the Cedi has seen significant depreciation against most major currencies. As this has happened, the cost of goods and services has risen in line with the depreciation and associated inflationary pressures. As I write, the full impact […]
OSP vs. Labianca, Colonel Damoah Saga Raises Questions About State of Governance in Ghana
PRESS RELEASE – Prof. E. Gyimah-Boadi The ongoing public dispute between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and Labianca Company Limited (‘Labianca’) raises a number of troubling questions about the state of governance in Ghana today. The dispute is over questionable dealings between Labianca and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority. The […]
The Electoral Commission’s Proposed Constitutional Instrument
The proposed Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations 2021 Constitutional Instrument by the Electoral Commission of Ghana is generating a heated debate. This debate is fueled by a key provision that, for purposes of voter registration, the National Identification Card be the sole means for demonstrating one’s eligibility. Before I proceed on the issue of […]
Corruption Watch Commends the Office of Special Prosecutor for Action Taken Against Labianca Company Limited
Corruption Watch commends the OSP for recovering an amount of one million, seventy-four thousand, six hundred and twenty-seven cedis, fifteen pesewas (GHC1,074,627.15) through the issuance of an interim directive to Labianca Company Limited, owned by Ms. Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, a member of the Council of State and a member of the Board of Directors […]
Kenya Elections: WAEON Deploys 20 Election Observer Trainees
WAEON has deployed trainees, who are young and mid-level professionals working with domestic election observer organizations across West Africa, will be embedded into the observation structure of the Nairobi-based Elections Observation Group (ELOG) throughout their stay. This forms part of a 12-month project titled “Strengthening Election Observation in West Africa”, which aims to improve civil […]