Also known as: Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng · Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng · Prof Frimpong-Boateng · Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng · Prof. Frimpong Boateng
Former Environment Minister who critiques Ghana's environmental governance, mining practices, and corruption's role in public health and institutional failures.
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Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says Ghana’s mining licensing system has become distorted, making it easier for operators to secure concessions unlawfully than to follow the legal process. …
Illegal mining concessions easier to obtain than lawful ones in Ghana – Prof Frimpong-BoatengJoy Online
Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has proposed the establishment of a statutory Environmental Restoration Fund outside Ghana’s regular budget cycle to finance the reclamation of mining-degraded lands and resto …
Frimpong-Boateng proposes Environmental Restoration Fund funded by mineral royaltiesJoy Online
Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has described corruption as a deadly social disease whose consequences extend beyond financial losses to illness, disability and premature death. …
Corrupt individuals are worse than pathogens; their actions cause premature deaths – Prof Frimpong-BoatengJoy Online
… Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, and the Chief of Akyem Essase (Apaapam), Baffour K.S. Sikabede, were among the speakers at the colloquium. …
UEW holds Fourth Annual Colloquium on politics and Ghana’s environmental futureJoy Online
Former Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has blamed Ghana’s persistent environmental crisis on a political system in which officials who enforce environmental laws bear the political consequences while those who fail to ac …
Enforcing environmental laws carries political cost, while offenders go unpunished – Frimpong-BoatengJoy Online
Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has claimed that some of Ghana’s polluted rivers began recovering following the erstwhile government’s clampdown on illegal mining between 2017 and 2018, but the safeguards introdu …
Galamsey fight collapsed after safeguards introduced in 2018 were abandoned – Prof Frimpong-BoatengJoy Online
Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has proposed personal criminal liability for public officials who approve development projects in protected wetlands, watercourses, drainage channels and forest reserves. …
Jail officials who approve projects in wetlands and forest reserves – Prof Frimpong-BoatengJoy Online
Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says Ghana will require an estimated $21 billion to reclaim and restore lands degraded largely by illegal mining and other destructive activities. …
Ghana needs $21bn to restore lands damaged by illegal mining – Frimpong-BoatengThe Chronicle
… Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng’s report implicated Wontumi in the Akonta Mining case? Prof. …
Youth cautioned against joining occult groups for quick moneyThe Chronicle
… Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe and Dr. …
Editorial: One Member, One Vote: A Victory For Ghana’s DemocracyFormer Environment Minister Prof Frimpong-Boateng says Ghana's mining licensing system has become inverted, making it easier to obtain mining concessions unlawfully than lawfully. He attributed the problem to alleged capture of land-use planning and state authority by politicians, traditional leaders, and security personnel.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Environment Minister Prof Frimpong-Boateng says Ghana's mining licensing system has become inverted, making it easier to obtain mining concessions unlawfully than lawfully. He attributed the problem to alleged capture of land-use planning and state authority by politicians, traditional leaders, and security personnel.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has proposed establishing a statutory Environmental Restoration Fund financed by a defined share of mineral royalties to reclaim mining-degraded lands and restore polluted water bodies, managed independently outside Ghana's regular budget cycle to prevent diversion during fiscal difficulties.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Minister Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng described corruption as a deadly social disease whose diversion of public resources deprives citizens of essential services including healthcare, clean water and environmental protection, resulting in illness, disability and premature death. He argued that Ghana's environmental mismanagement is driven mainly by corruption and limited technological capacity.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The University of Education, Winneba held its Fourth Annual Colloquium examining Ghana's environmental challenges and governance failures. Former Environment Minister Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng said Ghana's inability to manage its environment stems from corruption and inadequate technological capacity.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Environment Minister Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has attributed Ghana's environmental crisis to a political system where officials who enforce environmental laws face political consequences while those who fail to act face little or no cost. He said this imbalance has weakened efforts to combat illegal mining despite its damage to rivers, forests and farmlands.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Environment Minister Prof Frimpong-Boateng claims that Ghana's rivers began recovering during a 2017–2018 moratorium on artisanal and small-scale mining, with the Pra River running clear and fishermen catching fish in previously "dead" waters, but safeguards introduced to sustain these gains were later abandoned.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has proposed that public officials who approve development projects in protected wetlands, watercourses, drainage channels and forest reserves face personal criminal liability. He argued that Ghana's current system shields individual officials from accountability by treating unlawful permits as institutional decisions rather than personal ones.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Environment Minister Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng says Ghana requires an estimated $21 billion to reclaim and restore approximately 23,853 square kilometres of degraded land, largely from illegal mining and other destructive activities. Restoring the Ankobra River alone is estimated to cost about $400 million, not including rehabilitation of other polluted water bodies.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Open Arms Ministry's head pastor, Apostle Kofi Nkansah-Sarkodie, has cautioned youth to avoid occult groups that are openly soliciting members with promises of quick wealth, warning that the rituals and sacrifices involved carry consequences that outweigh any benefits.
7 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that the delegate system for internal party elections is unconstitutional and directed all political parties to replace it with a "one member, one vote" model within one year, allowing all registered members to vote directly for presidential and parliamentary candidates.
4 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Supreme Court ruled that opening political party primaries to all members in good standing will not completely eliminate vote buying but will significantly reduce opportunities for targeted financial inducements during internal elections. The 5–2 decision declared the delegate system unconstitutional and ordered all parties to adopt systems allowing every member in good standing to vote directly in primaries.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that the Electoral College system for selecting parliamentary and presidential candidates is unconstitutional, allowing all registered party members to participate instead of just delegates. The NDC and NPP have welcomed the decision.
30 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that the delegate system used by political parties to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates is unconstitutional, ordering all parties to allow every registered card-bearing member to participate in primaries instead of limiting voting to delegates.
29 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's Supreme Court ruled 5–2 that all registered party members in good standing must be allowed to vote in internal party elections, overturning the long-standing delegate system and requiring a shift to one-member-one-vote elections for party leaders and candidates. The ruling affects presidential, parliamentary and executive primaries conducted by Ghana's major political parties.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Environment Minister Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has called for an end to short-term, politically branded development programmes in favour of long-term national policies that transcend successive governments, arguing that Ghana's inability to sustain initiatives beyond electoral cycles has contributed to slow socio-economic progress despite its human and natural resources.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Attorney General's Office has identified about 30 cases under the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative for prosecution, with between five and 10 already at advanced stages before the courts. Deputy AG Dr Justice Srem-Sai said another batch of cases would be filed before the start of the new legal year in October.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has accused successive governments of abandoning the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and other key research institutions due to inadequate state funding. He argued that consistent investment in research and innovation is essential for national economic transformation.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Environment Minister Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng described late President John Evans Atta Mills as an ethical and compassionate leader, but alleged that some people within his administration exploited his declining health to pursue personal agendas and settle scores.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Environment Minister Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng said late President Mills dismissed him twice—in January 2009 from the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission and in August 2011 from Korle Bu Teaching Hospital—but he speaks well of Mills because he knew him personally.
22 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 →
Former Environment Minister Frimpong-Boateng attributes Ghana's recurring flooding to systemic institutional neglect and poor enforcement of land use regulations, arguing that the June–July floods in Greater Accra exposed deeper failures beyond waste disposal. He cited a lack of comprehensive waste management infrastructure and encroachment on flood-designated areas as key factors.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has commended investigative journalist Erastus Asare Donkor's reporting on illegal mining and called on the government to expand investigations into all individuals and networks implicated in galamsey, rather than treating the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) as an isolated case.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Heritage will mark the 14th anniversary of former President Mills's death on July 24, 2026, with a commemorative lecture, memorial service, wreath-laying ceremony at Asomdwee Park, and hockey tournament. The activities aim to preserve the memory and legacy of the late President.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy, an NPP member, has urged the Supreme Court to use an ongoing constitutional case challenging the delegates system of political parties to advance internal democracy and strengthen Ghana's democratic governance. The case, brought by former ministers Frimpong-Boateng, Nyaho-Tamakloe, and Amoako-Nuamah, asks the court to declare aspects of the delegates system unconstitutional, with judgment expected on July 24.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Supreme Court has scheduled judgment for July 29, 2026, in a case challenging the delegate-based electoral system used by political parties to elect leaders and presidential candidates. The plaintiffs, including former environment minister Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, argue the system restricts voting rights to a small group of party executives and delegates, disenfranchising the majority of party members.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →