Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah, the former Ghana Museums and Monuments Board Executive Director, has slammed the government’s decision to invest an additional $270 million into the poultry sector under the Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme.
According to Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah, the Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme has not benefited Ghanaians, questioning the need to invest an additional $270 million into the poultry sector.
Speaking on UTV’s Adekye Nsroma on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Ofosu Ntiamoah stated, “I don’t know the problem with President Mahama and birds. The guinea fowl saga also didn’t yield anything because they told Ghanaians that the guinea fowls fled to Burkina”.
“Now Nkoko Nkitinkiti too, people are killing and eating,” he said.
He argued that the Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative is also facing similar challenges with some beneficiaries killing and consuming the birds.
Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah described the that the proposed $270 million investment as a “scam”.
He accused the government of prioritising projects that, in his view, do not address Ghana’s most pressing needs.
“So, investing another $270m into Nkoko Nkitinkiti is just a waste of taxpayers’ money. It is a scam,” he indicated.
“Meanwhile, there are uncompleted hospitals which are almost completed, but they have been abandoned,” he stated.
Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah argued that government should prioritise healthcare infrastructure over other initiatives, arguing that the 24-hour market is not as important as hospitals.
His comment follows, The 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Secretariat has announced that they have signed Terms with four investment partners for a US$270 million National Poultry Transformation Programme.
According to the 24-Hour Economy Secretariat, the US$270 million project will boost domestic poultry production and create 12,000 direct jobs.
The agreement was signed at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in Accra, with the investment being described as the largest UK agrifood investment in Ghana to date.
Reports suggest that under the first phase, the programme is expected to produce about 20,000 tonnes of dressed and processed broiler products annually, with plans to scale production to 50,000 tonnes.
The $270m poultry investment initiative is also intended to reduce Ghana’s dependence on imported poultry, with the country currently spending approximately US$400 million annually on chicken and other poultry products.
Augustus Goosie Tanoh, the Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, detailed that the development demonstrates the government’s strategy of leveraging both domestic and international capital.
“This is a purposeful blend of foreign private capital and Ghanaian private capital, aligned to build this industry at scale,” he said.
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