Vincent Assafuah accuses NPRA of blocking transparency, defying RTI law
Vincent Ekow Assafuah accused the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) of obstructing transparency on Sunday, April 19, saying his request was unjustifiably rejected. The MP said his March 17, 2026 request sought "specific and verifiable data" on the management of Ghana's pension space.
According to Mr. Assafuah, the Authority relied on principles from the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) to deny the request, which he described as legally flawed because such principles are not binding under Ghanaian law and cannot override the provisions of the RTI Act. He stated, "When a public authority refuses lawful disclosure, it raises more questions than it answers," and argued that the refusal points to deeper governance concerns within the pensions regulator.
Mr. Assafuah criticised the NPRA's public response to his claims, noting that while the Authority described his concerns as "false and misleading," it failed to directly address the core issues raised and instead "confirms them, exposes gaps, and raises even more troubling questions." He insisted that "the Ghanaian worker deserves full disclosure on how their retirement funds are being handled."
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Vincent Assafuah, MP for Old Tafo, has locked horns with the NPRA over a rejected RTI request. The impasse hints at a potential struggle for transparency - but what information is at stake?
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