Ghana President Fires Minister Over Corruption Allegations
Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Ghana President Fires Minister Over Corruption Allegations PresidentNana Akufo-Addo addresses supporters during the final day of campaigning at James Town in Accra, on December 5, 2020. ADVERTISEMENT Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday fired his junior finance minister over corruption allegations made in an upcoming documentary on illegal gold mining. ADVERTISEMENT The president has “terminated the appointment of the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Mr Charles Adu Boahen, with immediate effect,” he said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT The fallout from the expose by a well-known investigative journalist comes as the government is under pressure over a faltering economy and lawmakers even from his own party push Akufo-Addo to fire Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta. ADVERTISEMENT The presidency