Authorities in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo region are raising alarm over the escalating rates of school dropouts linked to illegal mining and cocoa farming in the municipality. …
… hotograph of leaders of the church and nananom of Abesewa after the launch THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST has launched a free medical outreach to treat various diseases affecting people of Abesewa and its environs in the Ahafo Ano South East District in the Ashanti Region and Tano North …
The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Gideon Boako, has claimed that bank charges in Ghana are expected to increase from June 4, following recent developments within the country’s banking sector. …
… Gideon Boako, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for Tano North, has cautioned that some commercial banks may soon begin rejecting certain foreign exchange deposits, urging individuals holding dollars to consider depositing them befor …
The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Gideon Boako, says recent adjustments to the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by the Bank of Ghana have vindicated his earlier position on the impact of monetary policy decisions on the Bank’ …
The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Gideon Boako, has attributed the reported financial losses of the Bank of Ghana to policy decisions involving the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), particularly changes affecting foreign curr …
The Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo region, Dr. Gideon Boako, has described the country’s current sanitation state as deteriorating, calling for accountability and a clear policy direction to rescue Ghana from unbearable filth. …
… According to the Member of Parliament for Tano North and member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Gideon Boako, the central bank remains a critical institution whose stability is essential to the country’s economic resilience. …
Authorities in Tano North Municipality report escalating school dropouts linked to children engaged in illegal mining and cocoa farming. Seven of thirteen recently arrested illegal miners were under 18, including five WASSCE exam candidates, and 33 per cent of children in affected communities are involved in hazardous activities.
Why it matters
Child labor in illegal mining and farming in Tano North is driving school dropouts and endangering minors including WASSCE candidates.
Authorities in Tano North Municipality report escalating school dropouts linked to children engaged in illegal mining and cocoa farming. Seven of thirteen recently arrested illegal miners were under 18, including five WASSCE exam candidates, and 33 per cent of children in affected communities are involved in hazardous activities.
The Church of Pentecost has launched a free medical outreach expected to treat over a thousand people in Abesewa and environs (Ahafo Ano South East District, Ashanti Region and Tano North, Bono Region) from October 2–18, 2026, in collaboration with partners and involving over 40 medical experts and health professionals.
Gideon Boako, MP for Tano North and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee, has claimed that bank charges in Ghana are expected to increase from June 4, based on ongoing financial and regulatory adjustments within the banking sector.
Dr. Gideon Boako, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee, has cautioned that commercial banks may begin rejecting certain foreign exchange deposits starting next month, and advised individuals holding foreign currency to deposit them without delay. He attributed the anticipated development to recent policy shifts and adjustments to the Bank of Ghana's cash reserve requirements, though he did not specify which categories of deposits would be affected or cite a formal directive.
Dr. Gideon Boako, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee, has cautioned that commercial banks may soon reject certain foreign exchange deposits and urged individuals holding dollars to deposit them before possible restrictions take effect, citing broader financial sector challenges linked to the Bank of Ghana's revision of the cash reserve ratio on foreign deposits.
Dr Gideon Boako, Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee, says the Bank of Ghana's recent adjustments to the Cash Reserve Ratio vindicate his earlier warning that the central bank's audited financial statements would show significant losses driven by monetary policy changes. He argues the reversal of parts of the CRR framework strengthens his position that policy revisions, rather than "cost of stability," caused the losses.
Dr Gideon Boako, Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee, attributed the Bank of Ghana's reported financial losses to policy decisions on the Cash Reserve Ratio, particularly changes affecting foreign currency deposits, rather than to what has been described as the "cost of stability."
Tano North MP Dr Gideon Boako has called for accountability and a clear policy direction on sanitation, describing Ghana's current state as deteriorating and attributing the crisis to a leadership vacuum in the sector following the government's decision not to renew Zoomlion Ghana Limited's contract.
The Minority in Parliament says its concerns about the Bank of Ghana's financial losses—which reached GH¢15.6 billion in 2025 and have accumulated over four consecutive years—reflect a need to protect economic stability rather than score political points. The Minority's concerns focus on negative equity, solvency questions, and accounting methods used in the central bank's financial statements.
Dr. Gideon Boako, a Member of Parliament on the Finance Committee, says the Bank of Ghana's reported GH¢15.6 billion operating loss for 2025 is unacceptable, arguing that economic stability should not come at such a high financial cost to the Central Bank, despite evidence of recent macroeconomic gains.
The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has expressed disappointment over escalating illegal mining and logging activities in his area, accusing government appointees of complicity and shielding perpetrators at the expense of the environment and public health. He noted that until 18 months ago the municipality was largely illegal mining-free, but has since seen a sudden influx of operations targeting forest reserves and the Tano River, a primary water source for thousands.
Bank of Ghana's 2025 Financial Statement revealed a loss of GH¢15.6 billion, the second-largest loss after 2022's GH¢60.9 billion. Dr Gideon Boako, MP for Tano North and Finance Committee member, has criticised the central bank's management, describing the loss as "a new low" due to "policy failure" and contending the actual loss exceeds the announced figure.
The Bank of Ghana recorded a GH¢15.6 billion operational loss in 2025. MP Dr Gideon Boako attributed the loss to politically motivated policy choices by the Central Bank's new management, contrasting it with 2024 when operating losses had narrowed from GH¢13.23 billion to GH¢9.49 billion.
Dr Gideon Boako, MP for Tano North, has alleged that the Bank of Ghana's Open Market Operations in 2025 transferred public resources to commercial banks, with OMO costs rising from GH¢8.2 billion in 2024 to GH¢16.73 billion in 2025 after abandoning the dynamic Cash Reserve Ratio mechanism. He described the practice as a wealth transfer from public to private balance sheets, and criticised the central bank's foreign exchange and gold operations as being conducted at structural loss.
Tano North MP Dr Gideon Boako has questioned the IMF's role regarding the Bank of Ghana's mounting financial losses, arguing that the Fund has failed to address unsustainable quasi-fiscal operations while continuing to endorse the Bank's foreign exchange intermediation framework. Boako called for a "policy-discipline partnership" with the IMF rather than "crisis-management partnership," and accused the Bank of Ghana of becoming politicised with policy choices driven by "optics over solvency."
The Bank of Ghana reported a GHS 15.6 billion operational loss in 2025, its second largest since 2008. Dr. Gideon Boako, MP for Tano North and member of Parliament's Finance Committee, attributed the loss to policy failure, noting that 2025 was not a crisis year and the Central Bank had shown recovery progress in 2023 and 2024.
MP Dr. Gideon Boako attributed the Bank of Ghana's operational loss of GHS 15.6 billion in 2025—the second highest since the Cedi's 2008 redenomination—to politically motivated policy choices rather than external crisis, noting the loss reversed improvements seen in 2024.
The Bank of Ghana registered an operational loss of GHS 15.6 billion in 2025, the second highest since the Cedi's redenomination in 2008 and worse than the 2024 loss of GHS 9.49 billion. Tano North MP Dr Gideon Boako described the loss in a non-crisis year as "most damning," noting that 2024's performance had suggested the institution was stabilizing.