The Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has made a suggestion regarding the acquisition of state-owned properties by politically-exposed persons.
In a submission on JoyNews on March 9, 2025, Bentil suggested that politically-exposed persons should be prohibited from participating in the auction of state properties while they are in office.
According to Bentil, such individuals should not even be allowed to participate in the auction of state properties even after leaving office, unless a significant period of time has passed after their service.
He further argued that these rules should be clearly defined in a Private Members' Bill, which is being championed by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, , which aims to prevent politicians from acquiring state properties. "… Anybody who is politically-exposed may not, when they are in office or four years thereafter, purchase any state properties and cannot participate in an auction because of the gaming. "When you say they will game the auction, who's going to do it?
