A netizen on X has fired shots at the John Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Bill 2025.
According to the netizen, identified as Shaunn Armah, there are so many problems in Ghana that need fixing, yet the government is directing its attention to young people, young people desperately trying to make an honest living.
He detailed that the government needs to fix galamsey, electricity, water, transport, flooding, basic education, among other issues, but is targeting the youths with the NITA Bill 2025, despite the terrible circumstances Ghanaian youths have been thrown into.
In a post on X, Shaunn Armah wrote, “THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS IN THIS COUNTRY THAT NEED FIXING.
GALAMSEY
ELECTRICITY
WATER
TRANSPORT
FLOODING
BASIC EDUCATION
ETC
…all BASIC HUMAN AMENITIES BTW.
and yet where you direct your attention is on the young people desperately trying to make an honest living despite the terrible circumstances they’ve been thrown into
– SAME CIRCUMSTANCES YOU CAUSED BY THE WAY!
WHERE ARE OUR PRIORITIES? EI.
This country saps more and more of my soul out of my body every day.
Disgusting”.
His comments come on the heels of the NITA Bill 2025, charging ¢20,000 for fintech entities’ accreditation and GH¢10,000 for e-commerce service provider accreditation.
The criticism is tied to the backlash by the Ghanaian Tech community against the proposed NITA Bill 2025, which would require NITA certification for ICT professionals and businesses in both public and private sectors.
Many Ghanaians in Tech have raised concerns over costs, barriers to entry, and enforcement in Ghana’s tech industry.
Meanwhile, the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), in a statement, has pushed back, defending its proposed bill in parliament, which seeks to impose fees and accreditation structures on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies and professionals.
According to NITA, the fees and certification categories currently being implemented are backed by the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations, 2023 (L.I. 2481) and the Fees and Charges (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (L.I. 2512).
In a press statement issued on May 22, 2026, NITA stated, “It is important to understand that the existing fees, registration structures and certification categories operated by NITA are not being implemented under the proposed NITA Bill currently undergoing stakeholder consultation”.
“Therefore, the claim that Parliament has ‘not spoken’ is incorrect,” it added.
NITA further responded to criticism over certain accreditation fees appearing on its digital platforms, adding that the fees are not arbitrary or unconstitutional.
They cited GH¢20,000 for fintech entities accreditation and GH¢10,000 for e-commerce service provider accreditation, adding that those fees were explicitly contained in L.I. 2512.
“These are not unofficial portal inventions. They are explicitly stated in a Legislative Instrument passed under lawful authority,” it stated.
See the post below:
THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS IN THIS COUNTRY THAT NEED FIXING.
— shaunn armah (@shaunnarmah) May 24, 2026
GALAMSEY
ELECTRICITY
WATER
TRANSPORT
FLOODING
BASIC EDUCATION
ETC
…all BASIC HUMAN AMENITIES BTW.
and yet where you direct your attention is on the young people desperately trying to make an honest living despite…
