Charles Asiedu, the son of the NDC chairman Asiedu Nketia and the Member of Parliament for Tano South, has warned his own party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) they will suffer in the 2028 general election.
According to Charles Asiedu, the NDC would suffer if they refuse to prosecute individuals accused of embezzling state funds.
Speaking on Angel TV Charles Asiedu stated, “Those who have stolen the country’s money, if we refuse to make them face the laws and refund the money back to the state, in the 2028 election campaign, we will suffer. This is not the first time I am saying this here because we also represent some people in Ghana”.
“Some people call some of us to complain about these people, so some of us, whichever way we can, make the law and the authorities who make laws work do their job; we will make sure they do it to punish them.”
Charles Asiedu also touched on the brouhaha surrounding the former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is under investigation for corruption and related activities.
He explained that Ken Ofori-Atta’s being granted bail in the US is separate from the charges pursued by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in Ghana, and that the OSP is still pursuing the matter.
“So let no one mix these two to make it look like the OSP has failed because the way he wanted Ken Ofori Atta to be arrested has been granted bail, it is not the OSP’s stance that they arrested him in America,” he said.
In related news, Ghana has been ranked 76th out of 182 countries in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) after scoring 43 out of 100.
The Corruption Index was released by Transparency International in a press release dated February 10, 2026.
The findings show that Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts have so far yielded limited results.
A statement from Transparency International noted, “In an interconnected world, we need both national action and multilateral cooperation to protect the public interest and tackle shared challenges like corruption.
At a time when we’re seeing a dangerous disregard for international norms from some states, we need to protect a rules-based global order that is grounded in transparency, accountability to citizens and respect for human rights,” the statement said.
Ghana’s best CPI performance was in 2014, when it scored 48 out of 100. The score declined steadily in the years that followed, reaching 40 in 2017.
Ghana has declined on the index, maintaining a score of 43 since 2020, an indication that recent anti-corruption initiatives by successive governments have not translated into meaningful results.
Meanwhile, on related corruption news, Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has said the $20 billion ORAL’s projection recovery could be achieved if offshore funds being pursued are added.
According to the Attorney General, Ablakwa’s $20 billion ORAL’s projection recovery places enormous pressure on him because Ghanaians now expect that amount to be delivered.
Speaking on Starr Chat with Bola Ray on Thursday, Dr Ayine explained that the $20 billion was Ablakwa’s own calculations and estimates.
He, however, asserted that the recovery could approach $20 billion if funds being pursued offshore are taken into account.