According to DailyGuide, Kwame Baffoe Abronye, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has launched a scathing attack on Joshua Ansah, the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), accusing him of corruption and deception. Abronye alleges that Ansah has been involved in several corrupt activities, including extortion and abuse of power, which he claims are detrimental to Organised Labour and the country at large.
In a strongly worded statement, Abronye accused Ansah of demanding GHC 500,000 from a Minister of State during the TUC National Executives elections. According to him, Ansah received the money but failed to disclose it during the congress proceedings. Abronye further alleged that Ansah has been using the TUC’s official letterhead to secure visas for non-TUC members, charging them between $30,000 and $35,000 under the guise of sending them for capacity training outside Ghana.
In another serious allegation, Abronye claimed that Ansah had approached leaders of the NPP in August, demanding GHC 5 million to stop Organised Labour from protesting against the government. “This is a clear case of extortion and an abuse of power,” Abronye stated, calling for an investigation into Ansah’s actions.
Abronye also criticized Ansah for his silence on illegal mining (galamsey) during the administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), particularly in 2015, when former President John Mahama failed to deliver on his promise to transform galamsey operations into legitimate small-scale mining. Abronye quoted Mahama’s 2012 manifesto, which pledged: “Vigorous Implementation of the program to transform galamsey operations into legitimate small-scale mining activity on clearly demarcated areas.” He questioned why Ansah, as a leader in Organised Labour, remained quiet on this issue during the NDC’s tenure.
Abronye further reminded the National Security Ministry of his demand for a retraction of their September 20, 2024, statement, which he described as “untenable and unwarranted.” He warned that if the ministry failed to retract the statement, he would take legal action. Although the specifics of the ministry’s statement were not detailed, Abronye’s dissatisfaction with its contents was evident.
Abronye ended his statement by urging public sector workers, particularly those from GNAT, NAGRAT, CLOGSAG, TEWU, and the Ghana Medical Association, to reject Joshua Ansah’s leadership, which he described as corrupt and self-serving. He also called on Ansah to address the allegations and to place the interests of Organised Labour ahead of personal gain.
