Weekly Corruption News Roundup

Major Updates from the Previous Week (05/05/25 – 11/05/25)

GACC Backs Mahama’s Anti-Corruption Drive, Urges Swift CoPO Bill Passage

https://newsghana.com.gh/gacc-backs-mahamas-anti-corruption-drive-urges-swift-copo-bill-passage/

Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition Sensitize Berekum Citizens on Corruption

https://alrich24newsgh.blogspot.com/2025/05/ghana-anti-corruption-coalition.html

EOCO uncovers more properties in Kwabena Adu-Boahene case

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/EOCO-uncovers-more-properties-in-Kwabena-Adu-Boahene-case-1982082

Adu-Boahene’s allegations must be probed – Kojo Asante

https://citinewsroom.com/2025/05/adu-boahenes-allegations-must-be-probed-kojo-asante/

Avail yourself for probe to clear your name – GII urges A-G over A Plus’ corruption allegation

https://www.adomonline.com/avail-yourself-for-probe-to-clear-your-name-gii-urges-a-g-over-a-plus-corruption-allegation/

Assets declaration: Clear all of them – Domelevo urges Mahama to sack defiant officials

https://www.pulse.com.gh/articles/news/assets-declaration-clear-all-of-them-domelevo-urges-mahama-to-sack-defiant-officials-2025043015551857169

Charles Bissue and Andy Owusu granted GH₵200,000 bail each

https://citinewsroom.com/2025/04/osp-drags-charles-bissue-andy-owusu-to-court-over-galamsey-corruption/

The time to act is now: GJA President urges IGP to end impunity in attacks on Journalists

https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-time-to-act-is-now-gja-president-urges-igp-to-end-impunity-in-attacks-on-journalists/

Gov’t Intensifies Crackdown on Corrupt Land Deals as Reforms Loom

https://ghananewsonline.com.gh/govt-intensifies-crackdown-on-corrupt-land-deals-as-reforms-loom/

Ghana’s Attorney-General Criticized for Public Statements in High-Profile Corruption Case

https://newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-attorney-general-criticized-for-public-statements-in-high-profile-corruption-case/

Mahama to unveil Code of Conduct for govt appointees today

https://citinewsroom.com/2025/05/mahama-to-unveil-code-of-conduct-for-govt-appointees-today/

Breaking the 8 or Breaking the Nation? The COCOBOD Scandal Under NPP Governance (2017–2025)

https://www.modernghana.com/news/1397641/breaking-the-8-or-breaking-the-nation-the-cocobod.html

Focus on enforcing ethics, not just Code of Conduct – CDD’s Kojo Asante

https://citinewsroom.com/2025/05/focus-on-enforcing-ethics-not-just-code-of-conduct-cdds-kojo-asante/

Asset Declaration: Appointees must follow rules or lose benefits – Kojo Asante

https://citinewsroom.com/2025/05/asset-declaration-appointees-must-follow-rules-or-lose-benefits-kojo-asante/

Mahama launches Code of Conduct prohibiting appointees from accepting gifts, buying state assets

https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/mahama-launches-strict-code-of-conduct-appointees-barred-from-taking-gifts-buying-state-assets.html

I expected outright dismissal for appointees who failed to declare their assets – GII

https://www.myjoyonline.com/i-expected-outright-dismissal-for-appointees-who-failed-to-declare-their-assets-gii/

President Mahama won’t be forgiven if he fails to prosecute persons who’ve stolen state money – Nhayo Tamakloe

https://www.modernghana.com/news/1397659/president-mahama-wont-be-forgiven-if-he-fails.html#google_vignette

IMANI petitions CHRAJ over alleged mismanagement of equipment by EC

https://www.myjoyonline.com/imani-petitions-chraj-over-alleged-mismanagement-of-equipment-by-ec/#google_vignette

See Ghana’s Code of Conduct for all political appointees [DOWNLOAD]

https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/see-ghanas-code-of-conduct-for-all-political-appointees-download.html

GII: Mahama’s Code of Conduct can’t be implemented across regimes

https://citinewsroom.com/2025/05/gii-mahamas-code-of-conduct-cant-be-implemented-across-regimes/

GH¢20,000 is too much’ – Dr Pumpuni Asante urges review of gift limits for appointees

https://www.myjoyonline.com/gh%C2%A220000-is-too-much-dr-pumpuni-asante-urges-review-of-gift-limits-for-appointees/

‘We cannot cure that conflict’– Dr Asante warns against presidential gift culture

https://www.myjoyonline.com/we-cannot-cure-that-conflict-dr-asante-warns-against-presidential-gift-culture/

Over 8m cedis of my alleged ‘stolen’ money was used to finance an opposition party – Adu-Boahene confesses

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Over-6m-cedis-of-my-alleged-stolen-money-was-used-to-finance-2024-elections-Adu-Boahene-confesses-1983009

GII Boss commends Mahama govt’s commitment to corruption fight

https://citinewsroom.com/2025/05/gii-boss-commends-mahama-govts-commitment-to-corruption-fight/

Adu-Boahene alleges Special Ops funds paid MPs allowances, denies graft in letter

https://3news.com/news/adu-boahene-alleges-special-ops-funds-paid-mps-allowances-denies-graft-in-letter/

Media must be equipped to report on illicit financial flows and corruption – GlI

https://gna.org.gh/2025/05/media-must-be-equipped-to-report-on-illicit-financial-flows-and-corruption-gii/

CDD-Ghana Advances Anti-Corruption Campaign in Volta Region with “SARIS II” Workshop

https://gna.org.gh/2025/05/cdd-ghana-advances-anti-corruption-campaign-in-volta-region-with-saris-ii-workshop/

NDC Dares Kwabena Adu Boahen To Disclose Names Of Political Parties He Funded

https://www.peacefmonline.com/article/391312-ndc-dares-kwabena-adu-boahen-to-disclose-names-of-political-parties-he-funded

Corruption in the Judicial Service! …CJ Urged to Monitor Land and Chieftaincy Dispute Trials

https://newsghana.com.gh/corruption-in-the-judicial-service-cj-urged-to-monitor-land-and-chieftaincy-dispute-trials/

The news compilation is brought to you by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC)

Mr. Solomon Nyankah

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Solomon Nyankah is the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the GACC. He is a hard-working, self-starter, team player, dedicated, and results-oriented person committed to rendering effective service to any organisation through continuous learning and self-development for the benefit of the organisation and society. He possesses excellent interpersonal, data collection, and management skills. Solomon is proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).

Prior to his appointment at GACC, Solomon worked with the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) as a technical planning analyst in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Division. He joined the NDPC from 2017 to 2023. His duties included coordinating the preparation of the national Annual Progress Reports (APRs) from 2017 to 2022; the President's Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies (CPESDP) 2021–2024, and the National Medium Term Development Policy Framework (NMTDPF) for 2018–2021 and 2022–2025. He also provided technical assistance in the preparation of the National Development Monitor; the SDG Voluntary National Review Reports (2019 and 2022; sector and district development plans and progress reports; and the mid-term evaluation of the medium-term National Development Policy Framework, "Agenda for Jobs, Creating Prosperity and Equal Opportunity for All, 2018 -2021". Solomon provided technical backstopping for district planning officers on participatory M&E; served as a national trainer on the District Development Data Platform (DDDP) for all regional economic planners, district planning officers, and MIS/statisticians in Ghana; and was a resource pe rson for an ECOWAS sensitization workshop on ECOWAS Protocols held in the Central Region. He also facilitated the mainstreaming of integrated social services indicators into district plans.

Solomon Nyankah holds a B.Sc. degree in Development Management from the University for Development Studies. Other training certificates include: Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); SDG Toolkits Integration, Monitoring, and Evaluation; and Data Visualisation and Advanced Data Visualisation (Tableau and Canvas) by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)

The Parliament of the Republic of Ghana in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Republican Constitution in October 1993 enacted the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act (Act 456), to establish the Commission.

The commission seeks to foster a culture of respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms, as well as administrative justice and fairness in Ghanaian society. The commission also exist to promote integrity and decency in Ghanaian public life by investigating corruption and educating the public about its high costs and, conversely, the significant pay-offs of a relatively corrupt free society.

Section 7(10)(a)-(h) of the Commission’s enabling statute Act 456 spells out the functions of the Commission as follows:

Investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by public officer in the exercise of his official duties;

Investigate complaints concerning the functioning of the Public Services Commission, the administrative Organs of the State, the Armed Forces, the Police Service in so far as complaints relate to the failure to achieve a balanced structuring of those services or equal access by all to the recruitment of those services or fair administration in relation to those services;

Investigate complaints concerning practices and actions by persons, private enterprises and other institutions where those complaints allege violations of fundamental rights and freedoms under this constitution;

Investigate allegations that a public officer has contravened or has not complied with a provision of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers. The Code requires that public officers shall declare their assets and liabilities on assumption of office, every four years, and on leaving office;

Investigate all instances of alleged or suspected corruption and the misappropriation of public moneys by officials and to take appropriate steps, including reports to the Attorney-General and the Auditor General, results from such investigations;

Educate the public as to human rights and freedom by such means as the Commissioner may decide, including publications, lectures and symposia;

Investigate confiscation of property made by the two previous military regimes, the Armed forces Revolutionary Council and the Provisional National Defence;

Report annually to Parliament on the performance of its functions.

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