NDC’s Toxic Politics Is Tearing Ghana Apart — Media Expert Fred Amoyaw Warns

Digital Media Researcher and Media Expert, Fred Amoyaw, has expressed deep concern over what he describes as Ghana’s growing culture of misinformation, political intolerance, and the public’s appetite for scandal over truth.

Speaking on recent controversies surrounding the National Cathedral and several high-profile political cases, Mr. Amoyaw said the nation has strayed from its core values of integrity, honesty, and accountability.

According to him, a government minister recently revealed that critics “demonized the National Cathedral and threw dust into the public domain,” creating a wave of misinformation that misled citizens and damaged reputations.

“Africa—and Ghana especially—has veered off from its foundational responsibilities. People fabricate lies because negativity sells more than the truth. Nobody says sorry anymore because everyone wants numbers, ” he lamented.

Attacks on Cathedral Board Members

Mr. Amoyaw noted that respected figures associated with the National Cathedral became targets of baseless attacks.
He cited Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah, a member of the Cathedral’s Board of Directors, who was subjected to what he described as “unprintable insults.”

“Those who insulted him will never accept the same treatment if the tables turned. Yet they attacked him viciously, ” he said.

He added that the Secretary of the Board, Rev. Kusi Boateng, faced similarly intense public vilification—much of which, he argued, was politically motivated rather than evidence-based.

Mr. Amoyaw further referenced comments by Attorney General Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, who clarified that all spending on the Cathedral project was lawful, contrary to widespread speculation and accusations of misappropriation.

A Culture That Punishes the Innocent

Mr. Amoyaw condemned how quickly Ghanaians rush to condemn public figures without evidence.
He pointed to the case of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah, who was heavily chastised over allegations concerning cash found in her home.

“She was later acquitted and discharged. She didn’t steal the country’s money. Do Ghanaians know what it takes to become an MP—especially an MP for Bantama? Have you ever seen a poor person become an MP in Bantama? But because of $1 million, look at what we did to her,” he stated.

Selective Outrage Over Financial Cases

Fred Amoyaw also criticized what he sees as inconsistencies in public and political reactions to financial misconduct cases.

He noted that government has quietly dropped several huge cases amounting to billions of dollars, including:

• Over $10 billion worth of cases discontinued

• $200 million Saglemi Housing case dropped (nolle prosequi filed)

• GH¢5.7 billion UniBank case against Dr. Kwabena Duffuor discontinued

• $66 million SSNIT OBS case—Dr. Ernest Thompson and others acquitted and discharged

Yet, he argued, public outrage is disproportionately focused on far smaller sums, such as the $7 million cybersecurity deal involving Charles Adu Boahen, whom he says the government appears to be “hunting aggressively.”

“It’s interesting how we drop $10 billion cases but make noise over $4 million or $7 million. Our sense of priority is warped,” he said.

Politics as the Only Path to Wealth

He further lamented that Ghana has created an impression that the only way to escape poverty is through politics.

“In Ghana, it is as if if you’re not in politics, you are poor. This mindset is dangerous and fuels desperation,” he warned.

A Call for Integrity and National Responsibility

Mr. Amoyaw urged Ghanaians to return to truthfulness, fairness, and responsible public discourse, stressing that reputations are being destroyed based on misinformation, partisan motives, and sensationalism.

“We must heal as a society. Integrity should matter again. Truth must matter again. Our democracy has no future if lies continue to overshadow facts,” he concluded.