[14] Two minority MPs, Alhassan Suhiyini and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa have publicly corroborated Ayariga's claim and jointly petitioned the speaker of parliament to probe the matter.
[15] Ablakwa further claimed that four other minority MPs, Sampson Ahi, Eric Opoku, Nii Lante Vanderpuye and Yiele Chireh, questioned the source of the money since it was not part of their sitting allowance, and fearing it could be a bribe also promptly returned it.
[16][17] Ayariga's allegations also revealed that the money was handed out to the MPs by the minority chief whip Muntaka Mubarak as coming from chairman of the vetting committee Joe Osei Owusu in favour of the energy minister designate.
[18] Opposition to the nomination of Otiko Afisa Djaba to become minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection by minority legislators led to the speaker of the house subjugating her approval to a secret balloting among members of the floor of parliament.
[24] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo stated that government would fund the cost of public senior high schools (SHS) for all those who qualify for entry from the 2017/2018 academic year onward.
[27] Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu disagreed saying government's decision to tap into reserved oil revenue (Heritage Fund) to finance its free senior high school (SHS) policy would be fatal for Ghana's future because it might compromise the safety of the country as it was set aside to serve as a buffer during challenging economic times.
[31] The Minority leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Haruna Iddrissu described the large size of the government as "elephant-sized", matching the elephant in the party symbol.
[50] In December 2017, the Ministry for Special Development and Initiatives (first of its kind formed by the Akuffo Addo Government) headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson budgeted to use Gh¢800,000.00 (200,000 US Dollars) to build a new website.
[51] The ministry of information on 27 December 2017 led by the minister Ursula Owusu Ekuful awarded Kelni GVG company a controversial contract of US$89.4 million to monitor and track revenues by the TELCOS in Ghana.
[53] The Ghanaian Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, resigned on 22 July 2023 following a scandal involving large sums of foreign currency allegedly stolen from her residence by her househelps.
The scandal prompted calls for her resignation from the opposition minority leader to allow for an independent investigation into the source of the funds, given her status as an Article 71 public office holder.
Two staff of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Hussein Akuetteh Addy and Christine Ashley were detained by the BNI upon their arrival in Ghana from Australia where they were earlier implicated in the running visa scandal for fake journalists.
[56][57][58] President Nana Akufo-Addo in June 2018 sacked the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei and her two deputies, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwaa from office.
[59] A statement by then Minister for Information, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid on 28 June 2018, said Akufo-Addo had directed the three persons to hand over their respective schedules to the Director of Human Resources at the commission, while thanking them for their service to the country.