By John-Mark Bekui, Esq. (Legal, Compliance, Ethics and Governance) Disclosure: The author is a former student of Dr. Abdul-Baasit Aziz-Bamba and subsequently served with him on the University of Ghana Council. Introduction The appointment of Dr. Abdul-Baasit Aziz-Bamba as Acting Director-General of the Value for Money Office, and therefore the inaugural head of the institution, […]
Tag: Governance
Africa’s Cultural Identity Can Drive Development, Not Division, Says Ford Foundation’s Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu
Sociologist urges decolonial rethink of community loyalty at TTTSD webinar, warns against weaponization of ethnic identity The solution to Africa’s development crisis may lie in how the continent channels its deepest social bonds. That was the position of Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu, sociologist and Regional Director, West Africa for The Ford Foundation, during Thursday’s Think Tank […]
The Real Honour Is Service, Not Paid Recognition
Early this month, I received a letter from an organisation styling itself as the “Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Honours.” The letter informed me that I had been adjudged “Best CEO of the Year” and invited me to receive the award at an event scheduled to take place at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. […]



