A tax and finance expert, Mr. Cudjoe Akpadie says the existence of ‘ghost names’ on our payroll is a deliberate and calculated attempt by successive governments to steal from the state. According to the outspoken anti-corruption campaigner, politicians purposely designed ‘ghost names’ to loot and steal from the state. He was responding to President Nana … Read more
The issues about ghost names on the government payroll seem far from over, as another payroll fraud syndicate is said to have been busted. Addressing workers at the Independence Square in Accra yesterday to mark May Day, President Akufo-Addo made a stunning revelation that “through a payroll audit conducted by the Ministry of Finance under … Read more
President Nana Addo on Monday, May 1, 2017, presented his May Day Address at the Black Star Square in Accra. The President touched on issues ranging from issues relating to the Electricity Company of Ghana and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. He also expressed displeasure over what he called the poor working attitude … Read more
Below is the full text of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s maiden May Day Address at the Independence Square in Accra as obtained by the Ghana News Agency. May Day address by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the Independence Square, on Monday, 1st May, 2017 It is an honour for … Read more
President Nana Akufo- Addo says his government, is “determined to use all available tools to fight the canker of corruption. “We are determined to use all available tools to fight the canker of corruption, for we know how much it destroys our chances at progress and prosperity,” he added. Speaking at the Black Star Square … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed the May Day parade at the Black Star Square with a speech which detailed the challenges facing the country and the remedies. Below is his full speech: MAY DAY ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, ON MONDAY, 1ST MAY, 2017. … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that through a payroll audit conducted by the Ministry of Finance in the last two months, some 26,589 workers’ salaries have been suspended from the April 2017 payroll. According to President Akufo-Addo, “These “workers” have not come forward to be biometrically verified by SSNIT, despite numerous calls by … Read more