Politics

22 assemblies spend GH¢2.4m, collect GH¢1.3m revenue

887  Twenty-two local assemblies have been indicted for inefficiencies in revenue collection. This is contained in the Auditor-General’s Report on the audit of the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) for last year. While the assemblies paid GH¢2.4 million as salaries to 129 revenue collectors, they collected GH¢1.3 million as revenue between January 2022 and […]

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Passport office extortion: Director, management must answer questions – Ablakwa

300  Source: Felicia Osei The Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says management of the various passport offices including its directors must answer questions relating to the allegations of bribery, extortion and corruption within the agency. This according to Mr. Ablakwa is because they have failed to live up […]

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Struggling Economy of Ghana Bailout by IMF Doesn’t Support $250 Million New Headquarters for Bank of Ghana: Razak Kojo Opoku

204  First and foremost, it is important that, the Bank of Ghana makes it available to the public the: 1.Procurement Process, and the companies/architect which are responsible for the architectural designs and building of the $250Million new Headquarters. 2. Companies that have been awarded Contracts at the Bank of Ghana Since 2017. The hollow justification […]