By Ashiadey Dotse
Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has accused the government of engaging in illegal financial practices and hypocrisy in its management of the nation’s resources.
In a Facebook post on Thursday October 30, 2025, Mr. Assafuah alleged that the Ministry of Finance has approved multi-year expenditure for the Ministry of Roads without the approval of Parliament a move he described as a clear violation of Ghana’s laws.
He said the Ministry of Finance granted the Roads Ministry expenditure approval covering 2025, 2026, and 2027, even though Parliament only approved GH¢13 billion for the “Big Push Project” in the 2025 budget.
According to him, this action breaches Article 181 of the 1992 Constitution and the Public Financial Management (PFM) Act, which require parliamentary authorization for any government commitment extending beyond one financial year.
Quoting the PFM Act, the MP explained that no ministry or agency can enter into financial agreements that bind the government for more than one year unless Parliament has approved it.
Mr. Assafuah also expressed concern that the government’s limited revenue could lead to the accumulation of arrears running into billions of cedis. He criticized the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for overlooking what he described as fiscal recklessness by the current administration, despite previously condemning past governments for similar actions.
He further questioned the cost of a 71-kilometer road project from Enchi to Elubo, which he claimed amounts to GH¢1.5 billion. According to him, this means the cost per kilometer is about USD 1.7 million, far higher than the USD 1 million per kilometer cost that the ruling party once criticized under the previous government.
Mr. Assafuah ended his statement with a strong rebuke, describing the current administration as “kleptocratic” and accusing it of deceiving Ghanaians with false claims of economic stability.
