corruption scandal – Adomonline.com https://www.adomonline.com Your comprehensive news portal Tue, 27 May 2025 20:29:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.adomonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-Adomonline140-32x32.png corruption scandal – Adomonline.com https://www.adomonline.com 32 32 Minority criticises Ablakwa over Washington Embassy saga https://www.adomonline.com/minority-criticises-ablakwa-over-washington-embassy-saga/ Tue, 27 May 2025 20:29:03 +0000 https://www.adomonline.com/?p=2539260

The Minority in Parliament has slammed Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa over the temporary closure of Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C.

The caucus said Mr. Ablakwa lacks the tact and diplomacy expected of Ghana’s top diplomat.

The Embassy was temporarily shut down on Monday, May 26, following a special audit that uncovered a corruption scandal involving a local staff member, Fred Kwarteng, who worked in the IT department.

Kwarteng was found to have created an unauthorized payment portal through which he allegedly charged illegal fees ranging between $29.75 and $60 from passport applicants—fees not sanctioned under Ghana’s Fees and Charges Act.

 

The Minister had earlier described the closure as necessary for a “comprehensive restructuring and systems overhaul.”

However, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has advised Mr. Ablakwa to be cautious in his decisions and comments, stating they could harm Ghana’s reputation.

Mr. Jinapor also urged the Minister to avoid “acting like an opposition politician” and to engage more constructively with the Foreign Affairs Committee on key matters.

Meanwhile, the Ministry has announced that the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D.C., will reopen for full consular and administrative services on Thursday, May 29.

In a statement issued by the Ministry, it said a team of seasoned diplomats, led by a senior official from the Ministry, has been deployed to take over the running of the Mission.

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]]> Zambia ex-Health Minister charged with $17m in corruption scandal https://www.adomonline.com/zambia-ex-health-minister-charged-with-17m-in-corruption-scandal/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:00:42 +0000 https://www.adomonline.com/?p=2169372 The authorities in Zambia have charged a former health minister with corruption.

Chitalu Chilufya is accused of conspiracy to defraud the state $17m (£15m) over the supply of health kits when he served as minister in the last administration, according to a statement by the anti-corruption commission.

He was charged alongside former permanent secretary Mulalelo Kakulubelwa and three directors of a local pharmacy.

They all denied the charge and were released on bond.

They were among prominent personalities arrested on Wednesday over various alleged offenses.

Opposition politician Kelvin Bwalya Fube was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) for alleged failure to report a suspicious transaction, contrary to money-laundering laws.

Journalist Margaret Musonda was arrested for being in possession of property worth over $1.1m suspected of being proceeds of crime.

They have not pleaded to the charges and were released on bond.

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