Member of Parliament for Old TafoVincent Ekow Assafuah has accused the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) of blocking transparency by refusing to comply with a formal Right to Information (RTI) request.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, April 19, he said his request, submitted on March 17, 2026, asked for specific and verifiable data on how Ghana’s pension sector is being managed, but was rejected without proper justification.
He explained that the Authority based its refusal on principles from the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS), which he believes was a flawed legal position.
According to the MP, those principles are not legally binding in Ghana and cannot take precedence over the provisions of the RTI Act.
“When a public authority refuses lawful disclosure, it raises more questions than it answers,” Assafuah stated, arguing that the refusal points to deeper governance concerns within the pensions regulator.
He maintained that his actions were grounded in his constitutional oversight responsibilities as a legislator.
The MP further 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. He argued that the response instead “confirms them, exposes gaps, and raises even more troubling questions.”
Mr Assafuah concluded that transparency in pension management is non-negotiable, insisting that “the Ghanaian worker deserves full disclosure on how their retirement funds are being handled.”
