Cabinet has directed the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, to draft a bill that will provide guidance on how to protect state assets.
This was disclosed by President John Dramani Mahama at the Civil Society Forum held at the University of Ghana on June 25.
The President said the draft bill will be submitted to Parliament accordingly.
“I’m happy to announce to you that yesterday, the Cabinet took a decision directing the Attorney-General to draft a bill for the protection of state assets. It’s called the State Assets Protection Bill,” he said.
According to President Mahama, the Bill “shows the guidelines under which any state assets can be disposed, including lands, buildings, state assets, factories, industries, so that no government just capriciously disposes of state assets.”
It is recalled that in January 2025, the President tasked the Lands Commission to stop the sale, lease and processing of transactions relating to state and public lands. The embargo was lifted in September 2025 after elaborate verification procedures were established.
The President also announced that Cabinet has approved a new National Ethics and Anti- corruption Action Plan to be rolled out from 2026 to 2030.
“And I wish to use this platform to restate my commitment to transparent and accountable governance. In my past presidency, I had the privilege of launching the 10-year National Anti-Corruption Action Plan in 2015. And I’m pleased to report to you that just yesterday, cabinets approved the new National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan for onward transmission to Parliament,” he revealed.
President Mahama said the approval of the plan is evidence of commitment by the Government to enhance transparency in governance as well as rebuild public trust.
The NEACAP 2026–2030 was developed through thorough stakeholder engagement across the country. It aims to tackle weaknesses associated with the previous strategy, which was implemented from 2015 to 2024.
