Also known as: President Akufo-Addo · then-President Akufo-Addo
Former President whose administration left Ghana with fiscal commitments and incomplete projects, including Agenda 111 hospitals and the Achimota Forest declassification.
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Joy Online
… Instead, he said the salaries currently being paid to presidential staff were determined under the previous administration following recommendations of an Article 71 committee and approved shortly before the end of President Akufo-Addo’s tenure in January 2025. …
Presidency explains 148% compensation jump, cites arrears, ex gratia and staffing changesJoy Online
President Mahama had 124 fewer political appointees at the Jubilee House in 2025 than the last publicly available figures from the Akufo-Addo administration in 2023. …
Presidency cuts political appointees by 124, but compensation bill jumps 148% and staff classifications raise questionsJoy Online
… As the campaign closed in December 2019, President Akufo-Addo launched Beyond the Return, a 10-year programme running to 2030 under the theme A Decade of African Renaissance. …
Beyond the Return: How the diaspora homecoming movement is reshaping who owns Accra’s prime real estateJoy Online
… He insisted that the Akufo-Addo administration failed to deliver the project despite having ample time to do so. …
Akufo-Addo failed Ashanti Region on Afari Military Hospital project – Akwatia MPJoy Online
… The MPs were in the Ashanti Region to inspect abandoned health facilities they claim the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration had initiated and completed, but the ruling government had failed to operationalize. …
We couldn’t complete Afari Military Hospital due to contractual dispute – Ayew AfriyieThe Chronicle
… LEGAL TROUBLES The administration of President John Dramani Mahama was voted out of office in December 2016, bringing in President Akufo-Addo’s government. …
After Gruelling Legal Processes, Sedinam Ationu Finally Extradited To GhanaThe Chronicle
… LEGAL TROUBLES The administration of President John Dramani Mahama was voted out of office in December 2016, bringing in President Akufo-Addo’s government. …
After Gruelling Legal Processes, Sedinam Ationu Finally Extradited To GhanaJoy Online
… For President Akufo-Addo and his 8-year wasted mandate, the least said about it the better. …
Annual Flooding and Piss-Poor LeadershipJoy Online
… His government evacuated hundreds and thousands of Ghanaians, and we did not have any funfair,” he said. “Under President Akufo-Addo, we evacuated people from Ukraine during COVID-19. …
Minority slams “funfair and PR” evacuation, urges focus on stranded Ghanaians in South AfricaJoy Online
Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has strongly rejected claims by the current Finance Minister that Ghana’s IMF-supported programme derailed under the previous Akufo-Addo administration. …
Amin Adam rejects Finance Minister’s claim that IMF programme derailed under Akufo-Addo gov’tVice President of IMANI Africa Kofi Bentil has criticised the current government's approach to tackling illegal small-scale mining, arguing it is not doing enough compared to the previous Akufo-Addo administration, which tried but ultimately failed. He called for a more comprehensive response, questioning whether economic interests are influencing the government's enforcement efforts.
22 hours ago · Joy Online →
Vice President of IMANI Africa Kofi Bentil has criticised the current government's approach to tackling illegal small-scale mining, arguing it is not doing enough compared to the previous Akufo-Addo administration, which tried but ultimately failed. He called for a more comprehensive response, questioning whether economic interests are influencing the government's enforcement efforts.
22 hours ago · Joy Online →
President John Mahama says his government has allocated funds to complete 35 Agenda 111 hospital projects initiated by the previous NPP administration that are about 70% complete, prioritising their completion this year as part of his commitment to finishing viable inherited projects.
13 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Kingsley Atta was elected Bantama Constituency Chairman of the NPP on 8 August 2026 with 570 votes (50.2%) against incumbent Fiifi Mensah's 566 votes (49.8%), a margin of four votes. This re-run election followed the annulment of a 12 July 2026 election in which Atta had won by a landslide (714 votes, 72.8%).
8 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul said Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, newly appointed Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, could be reassigned in a broader Cabinet reshuffle later this year, suggesting she is better suited for a different ministry.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame has criticised Ghana's justice system as operating "two sets of laws for two sets of people," citing the acquittal of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe Attionu. Dame alleged that the current Attorney-General tends to discontinue cases involving NDC members while continuing to prosecute opposition figures on corruption charges, deepening public concerns that political affiliation influences criminal justice accountability.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame has rejected claims that his administration was responsible for the acquittal of ex-MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, accusing NDC government communicators of deliberately shifting blame. Dame states that the Office of the Attorney-General was never served with notice of Attionu's appeal during his tenure.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Sagnarigu MP Atta Issah defended Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson against Minority claims of insufficient revenue mobilisation, citing 2025 budget figures showing a shortfall of GH¢3.46 billion against a budgeted GH¢229.95 billion, and comparing this favourably to NPP-era shortfalls of GH¢3.71 billion (2017), GH¢2.59 billion (2018), and GH¢4.34 billion (2019).
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Five Members of Parliament have reintroduced the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill to criminalise witchcraft accusations, outlaw witchfinders and witch doctors, and strengthen legal protections for victims of such allegations. The bill was previously passed by the Eighth Parliament in July 2023 but failed to become law after former President Akufo-Addo declined to grant presidential assent.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece examines Ghana's Free Secondary High School (FSHS) policy introduced by the Akufo-Addo government, arguing that while it increased quantitative access to education, it has caused qualitative distortion in the education system that deserves more serious discussion.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has warned that the government will not abandon fiscal discipline for political convenience, insisting Ghana cannot afford to return to the economic crisis that forced painful debt restructuring. He defended the government's cautious spending as necessary to secure Ghana's successful exit from the IMF programme, noting that the fiscal targets were inherited from the previous administration's IMF agreement.
24 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has defended the government's restrained spending approach, warning that abandoning fiscal discipline would plunge Ghana back into economic turmoil. He stressed that Ghana remains bound by IMF programme commitments made by the previous administration, including a 1.5% of GDP fiscal target.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Finance Minister Ato Forson says Ghana is firmly on course to exit the IMF programme after outperforming key fiscal targets agreed under the country's $3 billion bailout. He stressed that the fiscal commitments were binding obligations made by the previous government, which the current administration must honour.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says the Mahama administration's restrained spending fulfils binding commitments made by the previous NPP government under Ghana's $3 billion IMF programme, which cannot be ignored simply because a new government is in office.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson attributed his cautious government spending approach to the previous administration's $3 billion IMF bailout agreement, which obligated Ghana to maintain a 1.5% of GDP primary surplus. He reported that the government had achieved a 0.9% primary surplus by mid-year, positioning it to meet the IMF target by year-end.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
At a commemorative lecture, former Environment Minister Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng questioned what Ghana's development would have looked like had late President John Evans Atta Mills completed his first term and possibly served a second, noting that Mills' three-and-a-half-year tenure was defined by peace, humility, integrity, accountability, and good governance.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institute of Foresters has welcomed the government's decision to restore the Achimota Forest Reserve to its full protected status after it had been partially declassified in 2022. The reversal, announced in July 2026, nullified the removal of approximately 361.5 acres from the southern portion of the reserve and was praised as supporting sustainability, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Member of Parliament Samuel Abu Jinapor has raised concerns in Parliament about the reintroduction of regional tribunals, warning that their historical use during Ghana's PNDC Military era involved unfair proceedings and injustices to citizens. The Attorney-General laid the Tribunal Bill, 2026 before Parliament to establish a reformed tribunal system aimed at improving justice delivery and reducing case backlogs.
9 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Finance Ministry disclosed that $4.2 million transferred from the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project for Covid-19 expenditure under the Akufo-Addo administration remains unretired. Technical Advisor Frederick Amissah said there had been no delays in GARID fund releases, though nearly half of the $137 million drawn down was redirected to Covid-19 spending.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Jinapor, Ranking Member on Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has called for Ghana to develop a formal evacuation policy for citizens in distress abroad, citing recent events involving Ghanaians in South Africa. He argues the country must establish a structured evacuation framework with dedicated legislation and a state institution, rather than relying on ad hoc responses to emergencies.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama's government tightened spending to combat inflation, which fell from 23.5% in January 2025 to 3.8% by January 2026. This fiscal discipline stalled GARID, a $350 million World Bank-funded project designed to reduce flood risk and improve waste management in Greater Accra.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Local Government Minister Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah has criticised the NDC government's approach to addressing recurring floods in Accra, saying the NPP previously initiated the World Bank-funded GARID project to address the problem through dredging the Odaw River and constructing storm drains.
2 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Manhyia South MP has defended former Vice President Bawumia's call for a state of emergency over recent floods, arguing the disaster's scale is unprecedented in recent years and deserves serious consideration. The MP contended that the current flooding is unlike anything Ghana has experienced in the last eight years.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Residents of Amrahia Dairy Farm in Greater Accra have appealed to President Mahama to investigate the demolition of structures, including a church, which they say were legally acquired. The demolitions have caused financial losses running into thousands of cedis, amid disputed ownership of land that was part of a state-acquired dairy farm.
25 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Former NDC National Organiser Joshua Akamba says he is unfazed by death threats and has received direct threats including a call warning he would be stabbed. He says he believes in reincarnation and has survived similar threats during the Akufo-Addo administration.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue, a former Presidential Staffer, has stated he does not support the Office of the Special Prosecutor entering nolle prosequi (dropping) his corruption trial, and instead wants the case to continue to conclusion so the court can convict or acquit him based on evidence.
24 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Parliament's Minority has criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's announcement of a 3.49 per cent increase in electricity tariffs and 0.85 per cent increase in water tariffs effective July 1, 2026, arguing that current economic conditions and recent improvements in key economic indicators should have resulted in tariff reductions rather than increases. The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament's Energy Committee questioned whether the cited 0.2 per cent exchange rate change justifies a near-4 per cent electricity increase, noting that electricity tariffs have cumulatively increased 31.69 per cent from January 2025 to date.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Joy Online reports that the 500-bed military hospital at Afari in the Ashanti Region was not 98 per cent complete when the NPP administration left office in January 2025, contradicting an NPP press statement. According to the article, biomedical equipment installation—critical to make the structures function as a hospital—is missing from the NPP's completion breakdown.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Kennedy Agyapong claimed the NPP government "didn't do anything" during its eight years in office to complete the 500-bed Afari Military Hospital. Joy Online's fact-check found this claim false, citing project records that contradict Agyapong's assertion.
17 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Private lawyer Martin Kpebu said former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta's reported acquisition of US permanent residency significantly strengthens his position against extradition to Ghana, as the process would be lengthy and complex and US authorities retain discretion in such matters.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Presidential Legal Adviser Kow Essuman has criticised the current administration for selectively paying salaries and allowances under the Article 71 remuneration structure approved in January 2025, while officials and staff who served under Akufo-Addo remain unpaid their entitled arrears. He characterised the situation as deliberate and discriminatory, describing it as an abuse of office.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →