The Executive Director of Ghana's Centre for Democratic Development has warned that the Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Awards could undermine cabinet cohesion and complicate the President's management of ministers, noting that a third party's publicly declared "best minister" could create complications if the President is evaluating that minister's performance against internal benchmarks.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development has warned that individual ministerial performance awards could undermine teamwork in government and complicate the President's ability to manage appointees, noting they may interfere with the President's constitutional authority to assess ministers based on internal benchmarks.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Big Events Ghana founder Prince Mackay defended his organisation's reputation following public criticism of a recent ministerial awards scheme, asserting that the company has organised awards for 17 years and built a solid track record in Ghana's events industry.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has directed ministers, CEOs of state institutions, and political appointees to stop participating in, endorsing, sponsoring, or accepting awards from private organisations without prior approval from his Office. The directive cites concerns that many award-giving bodies lack transparent, objective criteria and pose risks of undermining public service integrity and creating false impressions about government performance.
9 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Professor Michael Kpessa-Whyte, Director-General of the State Interests and Governance Authority, has rejected claims by the CEO of Big Events Ghana that he publicly celebrated being named "Best CEO of the Year," describing the allegation as "a palpable lie" and challenging the awards organiser to provide evidence of the alleged social media post.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The founder of Big Events Ghana has defended honouring Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo at the Ghana Ministers Awards, saying the decision was based on measurable performance during a defined assessment period (2025 to May 2026) rather than public sentiment over recent flooding incidents in Accra.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The founder of Big Events Ghana defended naming Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo as the country's best-performing minister, arguing that the award was based on performance between 2025 and May 2026, before recent flooding incidents in Accra. The Presidency distanced itself from the recognition, stating it was a private organisation's assessment, not official government evaluation.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →