When a study showed 8.5m Ghanaians slept on empty stomachs, we had to do something – Kwakye Ofosu

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IN SPITE OF THESE AWFUL FACTS THEY WANT TO BUILD A "NATIONAL CATHEDRAL"? 8 months ago

The fact that millions of Ghanaians go to bed with empty stomachs every day should keep our leaders awake at night! Where is their fear of God?

The fact that millions of Ghanaians go to bed with empty stomachs every day should keep our leaders awake at night! Where is their fear of God?
Londoner 8 months ago

Jeez!!! So you believed this lying moron? How was this survey conducted? Isn’t this the same guy that was caught on camera in the bedroom of someone’s wife a few years ago? Let’s see how NDC will feed these 8.5m people ...
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Jeez!!! So you believed this lying moron? How was this survey conducted? Isn’t this the same guy that was caught on camera in the bedroom of someone’s wife a few years ago? Let’s see how NDC will feed these 8.5m people with electricity and water prices now going up and expected to be increased every quarter.
NSOR NKYIAMU 8 months ago

AS3M BEN KORAA NIE? CAN THESE HOYS SLEEP AT NIGHT AFTER MAKING SUCH WICKED LYING COMMENTS? HOW CAN YOU SAY STUPID LYING NONSENSE? AND HE WAS ALLOWED TO GOT AWAY WITH IT? HE MUST PRODUCE THE REPORT. WE NEED TO KKOW WHO CONDUCT ...
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AS3M BEN KORAA NIE? CAN THESE HOYS SLEEP AT NIGHT AFTER MAKING SUCH WICKED LYING COMMENTS? HOW CAN YOU SAY STUPID LYING NONSENSE? AND HE WAS ALLOWED TO GOT AWAY WITH IT? HE MUST PRODUCE THE REPORT. WE NEED TO KKOW WHO CONDUCTED THE RESEARCH, WHEN AND WHERE. WHAT WERE THE TERMS OF REFERENCE? IS THIS KWAKYE BOY CRAZY. DOES HE THINK ALL GHANAIANS ARE DAFT AND IGNORANT LIKE NDC FOOT SOLDIERS? ONE DAY HE WILL LEARN TO SPEAK THE TRUTH BUT IT WILL BE TOO LATE. GOD NEVER SLEEPS.
Mensa 8 months ago

LIAR!!! Huuu!
NDC= NATIONAL DEMONIC COCAINHOOD

LIAR!!! Huuu!
NDC= NATIONAL DEMONIC COCAINHOOD
GH8 8 months ago

Look at that unrepentant lying fool. Where is that report ? Can you show us. Felix know that you are now MP so stop those cheap lies. It's so embarrassing.

Look at that unrepentant lying fool. Where is that report ? Can you show us. Felix know that you are now MP so stop those cheap lies. It's so embarrassing.
Kojo Poku-London-UK 8 months ago

Look at what the GREEDY FEW from Akyem Abuakwa in Eastern Region of Ghana STOLE from GHANAIANS. Akuffo Addo deserves to DIE-HUNG HIM HIGH.
We have to change the Ghana Constitution because it vested TOO MUCH POWER IN TANI AKU ...
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Look at what the GREEDY FEW from Akyem Abuakwa in Eastern Region of Ghana STOLE from GHANAIANS. Akuffo Addo deserves to DIE-HUNG HIM HIGH.
We have to change the Ghana Constitution because it vested TOO MUCH POWER IN TANI AKUFFO ADDO-EASTERN REGION CRIMINAL AKYEM ABUAKWA ARROGANT TANI. AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA £900 MILLION, HIS COUSIN KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA £400 MILLION. These Eastern Region tINY POPULATION made up of KROBOS, AKUAPIMS AND AKYEMS- the Krobos and the Akuapims VOTE for the NDC all the time. So the Akyems CAN NEVER win power and so they secretly linked themselves with the Ashantis to look big.
Remove Akyem Abuakwa STOOGE Liar Bawumia, The Loser. There should NOT be another Northerner as President because President Mahama has taken that SLOT. We should NOT be afraid of the Northerners-CALL A SPADE A SPADE. The Northerners are OVER PAMPERED-NPP gets few votes from the North of Ghana and even Bawumia-who is a Northerner could NOT change it.
The LIES that brought the LOSER DRIVERS MATE-BAWUMIA TO THE NPP FLAGBEARERSHIP WAS THAT-BECAUSE HE IS A NORTHERNER-IF HE STANDS WITH PRESIDENT MAHAMA- THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF GHANA WOULD BE DIVIDED BETWEEN BAWUMIA AND PRESIDENT MAHAMA. BUT THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF GHANA VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY FOR PRESIDENT MAHAMA. SO THE DOCTRINE OF BREAKING THE 8 YEARS WAS AN AKYEM ABUAKWA LIES AND TRICKS-THE ILLITERATE CHAIRMAN WONTUMI DID NOT SEE. ASHANTI REGION SHOULD REPLACE BCHAIRMAN WONTUMI BECAUSE YHE IS NOT A STRATEGIC THINKER. ASHANTI REGION SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE KINGMAKER OF THE NPP LEADER BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OR NUMBER OF VOTES NPP RECEIVES IN THE ASHANTI REGION. NO REGION IN GHANA, GIVE THE NPP THE SAME NUMBER OF VOTES AS THE ASHANTI REGION DOES. SO THERE SHOULD BE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF VOTES FOR EACH REGION AS PER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES NPP RECEIVES NATIONALLY.
The reign of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may have long been over since January 7, 2025, but the very people who helped him during his 8 years in office may not all been enjoying their ‘retirements’ so well, or so quietly.

And this is for reasons aligned to promises and what appears to be a robust aim by the John Dramani Mahama government, which took over from the past one, to prosecute any forms of corruption that arose during the former administration.

These formed part of campaign promises by John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC), coming into the 2024 Election, and so far, they have been determined on achieving that.

Caught up in that, have been a number of appointees of Akufo-Addo who have ended up several investigations, or, in simple terms, whose names have been linked to controversial wealth that people believe may be, somehow, corruption related.

In this GhanaWeb article, let us take a look at some of the appointees under Akufo-Addo whose wealth came into question, generating national conversations.

In each of these cases, something happened that brought their cases into the public light, prompting national discussions and great interest.

Eugene Arhin

Eugene Arhin was the Director of Communications at the Presidency under Nana Akufo-Addo for the 8 years he was in office.

In 2021, a divorce case with his wife made it into the public, where his wife was demanding for certain reliefs in the separation process.

As part of the things she listed, she made mention of some of the properties owned by Eugene Arhin and these revelations, in the eyes of the public, generated a lot of conversations.

For many, did the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, amass all that in a space of four years, or during his time in public office?

Gloria Assan Arhin, his wife at the time, prayed the Accra High Court to grant her divorce request and also give her a number of properties, including a five-bedroom residential property (which was intended to be the matrimonial home of the parties) situated on a two-plot of land lying at East Legon in Accra; a four-storey building comprising 16 separate flats/apartments situated on a parcel of land at Bubiashie in Accra which land was acquired from a family friend of the petitioner.

She also asked for a storey building being constructed which comprised of 16 separate flats/apartments situated at Tuba-Weija in Accra.

These were but just three of the over twenty properties she sought after as part of the divorce.

Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John)

Sir John, a former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), became the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission of Ghana until his death.

After his death, his will became public, generating another widespread conversation among Ghanaians. It involved a tall list of 75 properties, including houses, parcels of land, bank accounts, investments, businesses, guns and clothes.

His will also raised public concerns following the discovery that he owned lands at the Achimota Forest. This was also because President Akufo-Addo had, at the time, signed an Executive Instrument that said part of the Achimota Forest was no longer a forest reserve.

Critics said the move was a ploy to get the land into the hands of the ruling elite, an accusation the government vehemently denied.

Sir John’s ownership of parcels of lands at the Achimota Forest appeared to have heightened the deep-seated mistrust of the government and its actions.

Below are the properties as listed in the will of the late Sir John:

House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, and acquired on February 12, 2018

House on plot number GA 55329 located at Oyarifa No. 2, acquired on May 11, 2018

House plot number GA 55475 located at Oyarifa No.1, acquired on September 27, 2017

House on plot number GA 5881 located at Adjiringanor, Accra, (white House), acquired on August 7, 2019.

A 6-bedroom house located at Patangbe, Ogbojo, near East Legon.

A 4-bedroom house located in Mempeheusem, East Legon

A 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon

Another 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon

A 4-bedroom house on plot number GA56838 located in East Legon and acquired on October 25, 2018

A 5-bedroom house located in Sakora Wonoo

A 4-storey building located in East Legon, with 10 apartments, each apartment consisting of 3-bedrooms; and five apartments, each consisting of two bedrooms.

LANDS

Two plots of land located in Ahenema Kokoben in the Ashanti Region

Two plots of land with registration number GA56921 located in Oyarifa, which were acquired on November 6, 2018.

A 5.541-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Jakaypros Limited

A 0.987-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Fasoh Limited

Unspecified piece of land located in the Achimota Forest jointly owned with Charles Owusu

An unspecified piece of land held in the name of DML located in the Achimota forest

A 5.07-acre land at the Ramsar site, Sakumono

Five plots of land located at Millenium city, Kasoa

One plot of land with certificate number GA60802, located at Mempeheusem, East Legon, acquired on December 13, 2019.

Two plots of land approximately of 0.40acres located at No.7 ARS Lane, Ogbojo, near East legon

One plot of land near the Chain Homes Estate at East Airport Hills.

A piece of land numbered plot 139 located within the Adentaman District (aka Aviation land).

PRIVATE VEHICLES

Lexus LX570 25. Ford Fusion

Lexus V6

Nissan Titan Pick Up V8

Mercedes Benz E68 Sport AMG

Honda Pilot V6

Honda Accord Sport

Toyota Landcruiser V8

Ford 150

Honda Accord 2.0 Touring

Toyota Rav 4, 2019 model

Chevrolet Cruze

Lexus Saloon Car, 2019 model

GUNS

Five pump-action guns

Clothing

BANK ACCOUNTS

National Investment Bank, account no. 1802092960501

CBG, account no. 0302239130003

GT Bank- in the name of Ruth Korkor Odonkor

GT Bank-in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

Fidelity Bank, account no. 1060032907210

ADB, in the name of Jakaypros Limited

United States Bank, Wells Fargo, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

Canadian Bank Account, Royal Bank, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie INVESTMENTS

ADB: Two million cedis (2,000,000.00), expected to mature in April 2020.

Two hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GHc 250,000) with NTHC which stood at GHc 303,720.22 as at July 31, 2019.

Joint gold production investment with Francis Owusu Joint ownership in gold production investment with:

ROTL,

FASOH

MBL HOSPITAL

Afriyie Memorial Hospital, located at Sakora Wonoo OTHER BUSINESSES

A fuel Station located at Kentinkrono in the Ashanti region

Fuel tanker vehicles (10 in number)

One teak plantation located at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region

Rubber plantation located in the Eastern Region

Stalls located at the new Kejetia market, Kumasi (3 in number)

Farms at Ejura in the Ashanti Region.

Kwabena Adu-Boahene

The last person in this list of Akufo-Addo appointees whose wealth have courted public conversations is the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene.

He and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, were recently detained by the Attorney General’s office following his arrest at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

Following his detention, Attorney General Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine revealed at a press conference on Monday, March 24, 2025, a list of properties acquired by both suspects since 2018.

This, he said, was established through painstaking investigations by the EOCO and the AG’s office, indicating that the properties acquired were bought using embezzled state funds.

Below is a breakdown of the properties and their estimated values under the couple’s names below:

1. No. 2 stream part drive, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra which is estimated at $1,000,000 (valued at GH¢15,000,000)

2. No. 6 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra

3. No. 7 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra estimated at a value of $200,000

4. No. 8 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra estimated at a value of $97,815

5. No. 9 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra also valued at $270,000

6. No. 10 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra at $150,000, Additionally, another initial cash deposit of $500,000 was made to purchase 5 houses.

7. Vertex properties at Oyarifa Gated Estate Development. This consists of 27 houses each valued at an estimated cost of $295,000 (GH¢127,000,000).

8. Two properties in London

The AG further disclosed that an amount of up to GH¢39 million was allegedly diverted and embezzled by the suspects from the agency.

"GH¢39,462,480 went into Adu-Boahene and his wife's pockets from one transaction," the Attorney General said
Sammy 8 months ago

If that is the case, why increase electricity and water tariffs? These guys just talk anyhow.

If that is the case, why increase electricity and water tariffs? These guys just talk anyhow.
Onua 2 8 months ago

Saapepepe Ensem fuuaakwa K3k3

Saapepepe Ensem fuuaakwa K3k3
Donkomi 8 months ago

Ei Ofosu Kwakye you are talking too much oo hmm. Can your government offer employment to all unemployed youth before the term ends? Can your government feed everyone living in Ghana in a little over 3 years ? I pray that thos ...
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Ei Ofosu Kwakye you are talking too much oo hmm. Can your government offer employment to all unemployed youth before the term ends? Can your government feed everyone living in Ghana in a little over 3 years ? I pray that those who did the survey will repeat it in 2028 for us to see whether the number has gone up, down or remains same. The government has not tackle what they were voted for, economic hardships. Prices of goods and services are still going high so the government must keep on trickle themselves and laugh.
Taami 8 months ago

Normally, statistics undertaken by govt statisticians themselves, relating to govt performance are considerably dressed up to hide the shortfalls and incompetence of govt. Thus the figure of 8.5 million starving Ghanaians quo ...
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Normally, statistics undertaken by govt statisticians themselves, relating to govt performance are considerably dressed up to hide the shortfalls and incompetence of govt. Thus the figure of 8.5 million starving Ghanaians quoted, would more realistically hover around the figure of 20 million. That being the case, it becomes difficult to believe that the NPP managed to win over 6 million votes in the last elections. I am now also beginning to suspect that at the very least, 80% of votes in favour of the NPP were due to ballot-box stuffing.

Aku 8 months ago

Friend .. NDC was formally the PNDC under Rawlings. This party has ruled collectively for about 30 years .. Rawlings, Atta Mills, Mahama 1 and now Mahama 2 with no tangible legacy to claim. Akuffo Addo is not the founder of N ...
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Friend .. NDC was formally the PNDC under Rawlings. This party has ruled collectively for about 30 years .. Rawlings, Atta Mills, Mahama 1 and now Mahama 2 with no tangible legacy to claim. Akuffo Addo is not the founder of NPP and his dismal performance (though he has a legacy of free SHS) does not negate the work of Kufour who is the only other NPP president. So please educate yourself. The NPP is a formidable party and has people who remember the more than 30 years of P/NDC and yet all we can see is the legacy of Nkrumah, and other heads of state (killed by Rawlings under the P/NDC) left behind. Reminding you that Akuffo and family hijacked the NPP when he was given the chance to rule
Wwwe 8 months ago

Lol even that one idiot who's best friend is Solomon the gay grandmaster who told us he will sign the LGBTQ bill and one Sam Ofuibiba George told us he HV seen the bill, that man embargoed employment for 3yr ,that man HV supp ...
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Lol even that one idiot who's best friend is Solomon the gay grandmaster who told us he will sign the LGBTQ bill and one Sam Ofuibiba George told us he HV seen the bill, that man embargoed employment for 3yr ,that man HV supporters lol
How is the school feeding program? Is govt also paying for student registration fees so parents can safely feed them 8 months ago

Are you feeding the children and paying their registration fees?

Are you feeding the children and paying their registration fees?
Koti 8 months ago

He's joking.

He's joking.
Wojaffo Chicago 8 months ago

Yeah, visa free Ghana. Let everyone in. Very soon Accra is going to be like Dhaka in Bangladesh. People everywhere
Garbage all over. Competition for food, accommodation and everything else. Even almighty USA is closing its ...
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Yeah, visa free Ghana. Let everyone in. Very soon Accra is going to be like Dhaka in Bangladesh. People everywhere
Garbage all over. Competition for food, accommodation and everything else. Even almighty USA is closing its borders
And we complain about hardships, it's going to get worse
Kwame Peter 8 months ago

Look at this scallywag too,still in campaign mode,what Ghanaians are seeing and hearing in just 4 months is nothing to write home about,jumping from frying pan to fire.To start with,your President has set himself the onerous ...
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Look at this scallywag too,still in campaign mode,what Ghanaians are seeing and hearing in just 4 months is nothing to write home about,jumping from frying pan to fire.To start with,your President has set himself the onerous task of destroying the finely crafted ethnic architecture by our leaders since independence and has cemented it with thank you appointments with scant regard for competence.A philandering fool and lying wimp like you has been given GHC 78.8 million to perpetuate deceit whilst a whole Women’s Bank promised Ghanaian women has been given a paltry GHC 51million when GHC 400 million is needed to form a bank,meanwhile another puffed up miscreant like Sammy Gyamfi has been given GHC 4.6 billion ($270million) to buy gold from galamseyers on behalf of John Mahama and his beloved brother Ibrahim Mahama,is this not a recipe for more abysmal failure than before?
Owuraku 8 months ago

The government statistician then gave you a political tool to fight the opposition. Why dud you sack him?

The government statistician then gave you a political tool to fight the opposition. Why dud you sack him?
Efo Kofi 8 months ago

Kwasiaa thieves criminal minded people kwasiaafo

Kwasiaa thieves criminal minded people kwasiaafo
Hannan 8 months ago

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Why 8.5 millions won't sleep empty stomach 8 months ago

While our corrupt politicians always continue looting state funds

While our corrupt politicians always continue looting state funds

Sam Worcester USA 8 months ago

Go to your constituency and assist them.

Go to your constituency and assist them.
Ghanaman 8 months ago

NDC is destroying Ghana

NDC is destroying Ghana
Ghanani 8 months ago

Only fools will vote for these Danquah/Busia people to rule Ghana. These people have never worked in the interest of Ghana since the day Ghana won independence. All that they know is stealing state monies and assets to enri ...
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Only fools will vote for these Danquah/Busia people to rule Ghana. These people have never worked in the interest of Ghana since the day Ghana won independence. All that they know is stealing state monies and assets to enrich themselves.
Lordma 8 months ago

Ghanani stop fooling your propaganda yourself and be wise ok

Ghanani stop fooling your propaganda yourself and be wise ok
Kingsley 8 months ago

You knew all this, yet you have the money to buy pads for schoolgirls, free food, free tuition and sooner to come pocket money for SHS students and university students. In Ghana what are our priorities. Compare Ghana to Ameri ...
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You knew all this, yet you have the money to buy pads for schoolgirls, free food, free tuition and sooner to come pocket money for SHS students and university students. In Ghana what are our priorities. Compare Ghana to America, China, Japan, Western Europe where do they give free education and free pads. Parents pay heavy taxes in countries with free education. What's wrong with Ghanaians should everything be free, should everything be stolen by politicians, should every public service worker be corrupt, should priests be conmen and women. The money can be used to build factories to create jobs. Ghana should not be Suprise when they wake up one day to see the devil in their face.
Lordma 8 months ago

You this guy talk like he is going to feed them apuuu kakai

You this guy talk like he is going to feed them apuuu kakai
Joe 8 months ago

Does it mean that since you took power, people have been eating three times a day? You are a BIG liar

Does it mean that since you took power, people have been eating three times a day? You are a BIG liar

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