The Minority Caucus in Parliament has said withdrawing ₵350 million from the contingency fund to support flood victims is unconstitutional.
The Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, questioned how the funds were released despite what the caucus described as pending garnishee proceedings.
A news report by GHOne quoting the minority stated, “Withdrawing ₵350 million from the contingency fund to support flood victims is unconstitutional”.
Also, the Minority, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine must resign for failing to follow due process in the release of GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund for flood relief.
Speaking to the media in Parliament on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei stated, “The Attorney General’s letter speaks for itself. It directed the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to give effect to the release of funds from the Contingency Fund notwithstanding the pending Garnishee procedures”.
“The unavoidable question therefore is how did the money move? Any competent Attorney General could have secured the lawful release of these funds within 24 hours by moving the courts, disclosing the agency, and letting the judicial process work as it was designed to”, she stated.
“The Minority Caucus accordingly calls on the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to resign forthwith. Should he fail to do the honourable thing, we call on the President who swore an oath to preserve, protect, and defend this Constitution to relieve him of office without delay”, Appiagyei said.
The minority call comes on the heels of the Ministry of Finance announcing that it had transferred GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund into a dedicated National Disaster Management Committee account at the Bank of Ghana to support emergency flood relief and mitigation measures.
It will be recalled that some days ago, President John Dramani Mahama directed the immediate release of GH¢300 million to support urgent flood relief and mitigation efforts in Accra following the June 29 devastating flooding.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, in a statement issued, made this known.
According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, GH¢150 million of the amount will be used to provide emergency relief for people and communities affected by the floods.
He added that the remaining GH¢150 million will be invested in measures aimed at reducing future flooding.
Portions of the statement read, “President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister for Finance to release GH¢ 300 million from the Contingency Fund to finance urgent flood relief and mitigation efforts.”
“The directive forms part of government’s response to the flooding of parts of Accra and other communities in the southern sector of the country after hours of unusually heavy rainfall,” it noted.
“The President has also directed the deployment of personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces and Police to work with NADMO and other security services in the rescue and relief operations currently underway across the city,” it added.
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Withdrawing ₵350 million from the contingency fund to support flood victims is unconstitutional… – Minority in Parliament#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork#GHOneTV #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/qhTKNoYXHw
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) July 8, 2026
