February 4, 2025
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PHOTO:Henrietta Lamptey, Registrar Births and Deaths

In a shocking last-minute cash grab, Henrietta Lamptey, the outgoing Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry, is racing against the clock to drain a whopping $1.5 million in donor funds before she gets the sack under the incoming John Mahama administration.

Insiders say Lamptey, knowing her days are numbered, has fast-tracked a so-called “capacity-building” workshop from early February to February 22, 2025, at NODA Hotel, Kumasi—a move critics are calling a blatant attempt to burn through funds before she’s booted out.

Officially, the event is being sold as a “training on data collection, validation, and statistical analysis”—but sources within the Registry insist this is nothing more than a grand scheme to funnel out the last tranche of a $3 million donor package.

The first $1.5 million was already spent, but with the second and final tranche hitting the agency’s accounts on January 15, 2025, Lamptey has wasted no time in setting up a luxurious, all-expenses-paid retreat under the guise of training.

A leaked invitation letter, signed by Lamptey herself, outlines the workshop details. But Registry insiders claim this is just a cover for reckless spending and financial mismanagement.

HIGH-FLYING WORKSHOP OR LAST-MINUTE LOOTING?

The lavish training will see staff flown in, accommodated in comfort, and treated like VIPs, while Ghanaian taxpayers unknowingly foot the bill. The timing of this rushed programme is raising serious red flags, as critics question why such a major training wasn’t done earlier—and why an outgoing official is so eager to empty the coffers.

With pressure mounting, stakeholders are calling on President Mahama to take swift action to freeze this dodgy spending spree before the $1.5 million vanishes into the sunset.

Analysts argue that if capacity building was truly a priority, why wasn’t it scheduled long before the regime change? The rushed nature of this event reeks of a financial cover-up, and urgent steps must be taken to halt this wasteful spending.

TIME TO SHUT THE TAP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
If Lamptey is allowed to pull off this last-minute financial raid, it won’t just be donor money going down the drain—it will be yet another shameful chapter in Ghana’s fight against institutional corruption.

The call is clear: Freeze the workshop. Save the $1.5 million. Hold those responsible accountable!

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