Tag: Bright Simons

Simons described the former directive as “bizarre,” highlighting the economic and strategic flaws in the proposal.

Ghana’s political discourse has, in recent years, been dominated by fiery debates over nursing and teacher trainee allowances.  Politicians have wielded these stipends as campaign weapons, making them central to ...

The revelations made by Bright Simons paint a grim picture of Ghana’s regulatory landscape and the growing opioid menace in the country. 

The Honorary Vice President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Bright Simons, has expressed significant doubt over Ghana’s ability to recover even a fraction of the alleged $21 billion ...

I worry about coming across as trying to intellectualise a situation that for many millions involves real life and death stakes. Global Aid

Bright Simons, the Honorary Vice President of IMANI Africa, has raised serious concerns over the approval of a $12 million payment for the Pwalugu Dam project, despite minimal work being ...

Bright Simons, Honorary Vice President of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, has raised critical concerns about the Ghana Beyond Aid (GBA) initiative, an ambitious program launched during former ...

Bright Simons, Honorary Vice President of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, has sharply criticised the Ghanaian government’s lack of due diligence following a reported push by a U.S. ...

In a move fulfilling a key campaign promise, Ghana's new President, HE John Mahama Dramani Mahama has reduced the number of government ministries from 30 to 23.  While this decision ...

Bright Simons, the Honorary Vice President of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, has questioned the efficacy of conventional anti-corruption mechanisms and strongly advocated for civil society empowerment in ...