Also known as: Ms Addah · Mrs Addah · Madam Addah
Mary Awelana Addah — Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, advocating for comprehensive corruption investigations and electoral reforms.
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Joy Online
… The panel features Gary Nimako Marfo – Director, Legal Affairs, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Inusah Fuseini – Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central and Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Mary Awelana Addah – Executive Director, Transparency International Ghana …
Livestream: Newsfile discusses Supreme Court rulings, Sedinam Tamakloe’s legal twist, and OSP powersJoy Online
… The panel featured Gary Nimako Marfo – Director, Legal Affairs, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Inusah Fuseini – Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central and Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Mary Awelana Addah – Executive Director, Transparency International Ghana …
Playback: Newsfile discussed Supreme Court rulings, Sedinam Tamakloe’s legal twist, and OSP powersTransparency International Ghana's Executive Director Mary Addah has called on the Office of the Special Prosecutor to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Ghanaian dimension of the Asante Kweku Berko bribery case, extending beyond the five identified persons of interest to encompass all institutions and individuals in the deal's value chain, including GRIDCo.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Transparency International Ghana's Executive Director Mary Addah has called on the Office of the Special Prosecutor to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Ghanaian dimension of the Asante Kweku Berko bribery case, extending beyond the five identified persons of interest to encompass all institutions and individuals in the deal's value chain, including GRIDCo.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Transparency International Ghana's executive director says the Office of the Special Prosecutor's decision to name persons of interest in the Ghanaian dimension of the AKSA bribery case is a positive step towards accountability, clarifying who was responsible for supervising the issues surrounding the deal. She stressed that being named a person of interest does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
26 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education disclosed that Ghana loses more than US$3 billion every year through corruption, resources that could be invested in infrastructure, job creation and essential services. He called on young leaders to take action against corruption rather than leave the responsibility to State institutions alone.
20 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Transparency International's Executive Director Mary Addah states that Ghana's fight against corruption has stagnated with no evidence of change, with the country's Corruption Perceptions Index score plateauing at around 40–43 points since 2017. She warned that administrative corruption is becoming normalised across sectors, posing a danger to sustainable national development.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Transparency International Ghana Executive Director Mary Addah has called for interrogation of all persons linked to the case involving former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko, saying authorities must investigate the Ghanaian dimension beyond his U.S. conviction to uncover the full circumstances and determine whether public officials breached Ghana's laws.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A Ghana Statistical Service survey found increased demands for bribes by public officials in 2025, with about seven in every 10 people who paid bribes saying they were directly asked to do so. Transparency International Ghana urged targeted institutional reforms, stronger preventive measures, sanctions, and integrity systems rather than abandonment of anti-corruption efforts.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Mary Addah, Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, criticized politicians who claim vote-buying allegations are speculation, saying the practice is a well-documented feature of Ghana's political landscape. She made the remarks following the Supreme Court's ruling to introduce a "one member, one vote" system for party elections, citing longstanding concerns about money's influence in internal party contests.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Transparency International Ghana's Executive Director welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling to expand the electoral college within political parties, calling it a step in the right direction to combat vote-buying, but cautioned that it will not alone eliminate the problem as Ghana's democracy has become increasingly vulnerable to money politics.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Transparency International Ghana's executive director says the Supreme Court's 5–2 decision mandating "one member, one vote" in political party elections reflects awareness of persistent money-fuelled vote-buying in Ghana's internal party politics. The ruling ends the delegate system, allowing all registered party members in good standing to vote for party leaders and parliamentary and presidential candidates.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Transparency International Ghana's Executive Director Mary Awelana Addah says the Court of Appeal missed an opportunity to address broader public accountability concerns when it acquitted and discharged former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe, arguing that courts should go beyond focusing on technicalities alone to identify consequences for public officials in alleged cases involving misused procurement and unused vehicles.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews' Newsfile programme will host a four-hour panel discussion examining landmark Supreme Court decisions, the Court of Appeal's overturning of Sedinam Tamakloe's conviction and 10-year prison sentence (which collapsed 78 charges), and the constitutional implications of recent judicial pronouncements including the Court's ruling on the Constitutional Review Commission's delegate system.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews' Newsfile programme examined landmark Supreme Court decisions, the overturned conviction of former MASLOC CEO Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu (which collapsed 78 charges and set aside her 10-year sentence), and the Court's ruling declaring aspects of the Constitutional Review Commission's delegate system unconstitutional.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →