Impeccable information picked up by The Herald, reveals that each of the 275 Member of Parliament (MP), has grabbed a whopping accommodation allowance of GH¢90,000, regardless of whether they have a home in Accra or not. This paper’s information is that, the MPs were paid the money about three weeks ago, by the Akufo-Addo government … Read more
Ghana’s public debt situation has worsened in recent years and the country now faces a high risk of debt distress and increased overall debt vulnerability. So what is the way out of our economic quagmire and how do we get the Ghanaian economy back on track? Right at inception, BTA has been offering the platform … Read more
The Executive Director of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, has said it will not be advisable for government to reintroduce the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level system of education, as suggested by the Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference. Speaking on Citi FM’s News Analysis Programme, The Big Issue, Mr. Cudjoe said it will be needless to revert to … Read more
The Executive Director of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, has said it will not be advisable for government to reintroduce the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level system of education, as suggested by the Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference. Speaking on Citi FM’s News Analysis Programme, The Big Issue, Mr. Cudjoe said it will be needless to revert to … Read more
The raging controversy over the size of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government is far from over with various pundits taking various positions. Whereas the President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has made mockery of the 110 appointees making up the new government and shot down government’s defense through the Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid that … Read more
A political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Mohammed Abass has launched a scathing attack on the founding President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe on his position on the President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo’s appointments. Mr Cudjoe is reported to have said the country only needs 30 ministers saying the … Read more
The founding president of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has fired salvos at President Akufo-Addo over the size of his government. Mr. Cudjoe in an interview on the Morning Starr Thursday, did not mince words, arguing Akufo-Addo’s decision to appoint 110 ministers and deputies “doesn’t make sense.” He stressed the “lawful plunder” will have adverse effect … Read more
The founding President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed disappointment at the number of ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo. According to him, the president has appointed too many ministers to serve in government, arguing this will have negative implications on the public purse. President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday made new ministerial appointments, bringing the number appointed … Read more
The founding president of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has fired salvos at President Akufo-Addo over the size of his government. Mr. Cudjoe in an interview on the Morning Starr Thursday, did not mince words, arguing Akufo-Addo’s decision to appoint 110 ministers and deputies “doesn’t make sense.” He stressed the “lawful plunder” will have adverse effect … Read more
Ghana can do with just about 30 ministers who will be in charge of running the various ministries and regions. This is the assertion by founding president of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe. According to him, the size of the country’s economy makes it possible for the country to have fewer ministers than it currently has … Read more
The founding President of Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed disappointment at the number of ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo. According to him, the president has appointed too many ministers to serve in government, arguing this will have negative implications on the public purse. President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday made new ministerial appointments, bringing the number appointed … Read more
The president of policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, says the record appointment of 110 ministers by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo shows he failed to insist on “meritocracy.” Franklin Cudjoe says although government has been honest about requiring the fiscal space to carry out its many programmes, there is no justification for the huge number … Read more
The government must not use state resources to build religious edifices or fly pilgrims to holy sites, founder of policy think tank IMANI, Mr Franklin Cudjoe, has said. “Religion is a personal matter,” Mr Cudjoe said in a post, adding: “The state should not be in the business of organising and paying for religious trips … Read more
IMANI Africa’s President, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned the absence of a policy document for the Akufo-Addo government’s free Senior High School (SHS) as delivered in the 2017 budget statement. Mr. Cudjoe, speaking on The Big Issue on Citi FM, said the seeming lack of a policy document has contributed to uncertainties about the timelines, source … Read more
IMANI Africa’s President, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned the absence of a policy document for the Akufo-Addo government’s free Senior High School (SHS) as delivered in the 2017 budget statement. Mr. Cudjoe, speaking on The Big Issue on Citi FM, said the seeming lack of a policy document has contributed to uncertainties about the timelines, source of … Read more
Ghana will attain the prosperity it desires if the country intensifies and sustains its drive to flush out corruption, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated. According to him, the country will need to strengthen the institutions empowered to carry out such activities while citizens play their part. Mr Akufo-Addo made this known at the … Read more
A Senior Lecturer of Public Sector Accountancy and Finance at the Accra Technical University, Dr. Ibrahim Zubairu, has described President Nana Addo’s free Senior High School Policy as a repackaged programme. According to him, the free SHS policy is not different from the progressively free Senior High School education that was introduced by the erstwhile … Read more
A Senior Lecturer of Public Sector Accountancy and Finance at the Accra Technical University, Dr. Ibrahim Zubairu, has described President Nana Addo’s free Senior High School Policy as a repackaged programme. According to him, the free SHS policy is not different from the progressively free Senior High School education that was introduced by the erstwhile … Read more
President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has cautioned the Akufo Addo government to urgently resolve issues with the Compact 2 agreement of the Millennium Challenge Account or face a possible withdrawal of the funds by the Trump administration of the US. His comments come after President Akufo-Addo announced during his maiden State of the Nation … Read more
By: Franklin Cudjoe The Global Go To Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, organized annually by the University of Pennsylvania is an index, commissioned by the University of Pennsylvania. It is the result of an international survey of over 1,950 scholars, public and private donors, policy makers, and journalists who helped rank over 6,500 think … Read more