Galamsey Crisis: Illegal mining worsened, with government officials implicated, and no one was held accountable.
Disappearing Excavators: Seized mining equipment vanished under suspicious circumstances with no one being held accountable.
Economic Decline: The economy weakened, with Fitch projecting prolonged struggles through 2026 for Ghana and Ghanaians.
Currency Devaluation: The Cedi was among the worst-performing currencies globally in 2022 and continues to fall, increasing the cost of imports. No one was held accountable.
Reckless Borrowing: Excessive loans fueled the current economic instability, with no one held accountable for this mess.
Inflation Surge: Inflation soared to over 50%, a record high, leading to increased cost of living for Ghanaians and serious hardships. Again, no one was held accountable.
Skyrocketing Living Costs: The cost of living has become unbearable for many Ghanaians, and many small businesses have just folded up. No one was held accountable.
Junk Status: So bad was Ghana’s economy that it was rated as “junk” in 2022, embarrassing the nation.
Debt Crisis: A debt exchange programme was imposed, directly impacting citizens and their personal investments, with no one held accountable.
Defaulting on Debts: The government deferred payments, unable to meet its debt obligations, impacting on successive governments. No one was held accountable.
Failed Promises: Key initiatives like “One District, One Factory” and “One Village, One Dam” lack tangible results to justify the millions spent.
Unfulfilled Funding: Constituencies never received the promised $1 million annually, and again, no one would be held accountable.
State Capture Scandals: Lands, resources, and public contracts have been exploited for private gain, and no one was held accountable.
Corruption Impunity: Despite numerous corruption allegations, no government official has faced jail time. There is zero effort to hold appointees accountable.
Cash Stashed at Home: Millions in foreign currency found in a minister’s bedroom, and even the special prosecutor cannot bring the Minister to book.
Ethnic State Capture: The publication called Agyapade3 exposed plans for systemic resource capture in Ghana. To date, no one has been held for conceiving those ideas.
Private Jet Luxury: The President used expensive jets during a financial crisis, disregarding the pain and difficulties Ghanaians were going through.
Banking Cleanup Fallout: Politically motivated actions caused massive job losses and financial losses in the banking sector cleanup, and again, no one was held accountable.
Sky Train Scam: Millions spent on a non-existent Sky train project. No one was held accountable for the payments.
Cathedral Controversy: Public funds funnelled into a hole in the centre of Accra. There is no accountability regarding the use of limited public funds.
Cedi Devaluation: The Cedi has depreciated to unprecedented levels and is still falling, thereby increasing the cost of imports.
Health Project Delays: Agenda 111 hospitals remain incomplete, with rushed efforts to meet the election deadlines.
Agriculture Failures: Despite heavy investment, the “Planting for Food and Jobs” programme shows little tangible success despite the millions spent.
Unclean Accra: The promise to make Accra Africa’s cleanest city remains unfulfilled. Yet another unfulfilled promise, among hundreds.
Public Transport Failed Promise: Planned improvements in public transport never fully materialized despite the expenditure.
Affordable Housing Failure: The promise of affordable housing has gone unmet.
Rampant Nepotism: Family and friends continue to receive more contracts than ever before, and no one can say anything.
Natural Resource Mismanagement: Resources like cocoa and forests have been very poorly protected, and once again, no one was held accountable.
Declining Cocoa Production: Ghana’s cash cow Cocoa has seen its output drop to an 8-year low.
Sports Failures: Ghana’s Black Stars missed the African Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004. Again, no one was held accountable.
Stadium Neglect: Millions spent, yet no stadium met CAF standards for tournaments. Were those who received resources to work on the stadia called to account?
Energy Crisis: After 8 years, “dumsor” (power outages) persists, and it is likely to worsen going forward, despite denials.
Debt to Power Producers: Threats of blackouts remain as independent power producers demand payment from a broke government. The return of dumsor expected. Sad!
Broken Tax Promises: Instead of moving from taxation to production, Ghana moved from taxation to more taxation. Our leaders promise and do the opposite. No accountability.
Persistent COVID-19 Levy: The government still charges a COVID-19 tax despite receiving aid. Ghana is probably the only country still charging for Covid.
Begging for Aid: After promising “Ghana Beyond Aid,” the government went back to beg donors for support, embarrassing the country in the process.
IMF Return: A government that promised to leave the IMF returned to it. Does the government keep its word?
Selling Public Assets: Attempted sale of 60% shares in hotels to a Minister met with significant resistance from organised Labour.
Plagiarism Scandal: At the onset, the government faced global ridicule over copied speeches, seriously embarrassing Ghana.
Bloated Government: The largest government in Ghana’s history, contradicting promises to reduce expenses.
Vigilante Lawlessness: Groups like Delta Force operated unchecked in Ghana, making a joke of the promised “rule of law”
Illegal Currency Printing: Millions of Cedis were printed secretly without parliamentary approval. Once again, no one was held accountable.
Visa Scandal: The 2018 Australia Commonwealth Games visa debacle was another example of corruption that embarrassed Ghana.
Self-Celebration: Despite all the above issues with no accountability, the President unveiled a statue of himself while in office.
Weakened Global Image: The result of all this is a weakened global image of Ghana. Ghana’s reputation has deteriorated internationally, marred mainly by economic failures, corruption, failed promises, and galamsey.
NB. After all these years of no accountability, December 7 is the time to hold government accountable. Without accountability, a nation will not make progress.
