Special Advisor to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari (Esq) has announced that Ghana is set to establish specialised financial and environmental courts to prosecute offences.
According to her, the initiative, announced in October 2025, aims to address the country’s endemic corruption and environmental degradation.
“The establishment of specialised courts for audit and environmental offences represents a significant step forward in Ghana’s governance evolution,” she said in a Facebook post on Monday, November 17, 2025.
She revealed that these courts will handle cases identified in the Auditor-General’s reports and tackle illegal mining (galamsey) and related environmental crimes.
Madam Bawah Mogtari noted that the key objectives of the initiative are to close the enforcement gap in audit reports, deter corruption and misuse of public funds, address environmental crimes and illegal mining, break barriers to accountability, and protect the public purse.
According to her, the government has outlined measures to ensure the success of the initiative, including effective resourcing of judges, prosecutors, and investigators, as well as public transparency and robust whistle-blower and witness protection mechanisms.
“The establishment of specialised courts for audit and environmental offences represents a significant step forward in Ghana’s governance evolution. It moves accountability from aspiration to actual enforcement, ensuring that “no one is above the law” becomes a lived reality, not a slogan.
“If implemented effectively, this initiative would mark a turning point in Ghana’s pursuit of accountability and sustainable governance,” She added.
