This blog is managed by the content creator and not GhanaWeb, its affiliates, or employees. Advertising on this blog requires a minimum of GH₵50 a week. Contact the blog owner with any queries.
The Primary Group Global Foundation (PGGF) has formally retracted a reference made to the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, during its press conference held on October 30, 2025.
The organisation says the mention of his name during discussions on suspected circumvention involving humanitarian funds from Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEC) was unintended and regrets any negative impression it may have created.
In a statement released by the Foundation and signed by its international director, Michael Bass, on November 20, 2025, PGGF noted that the Chief of Staff’s name was mentioned solely to draw his attention to concerns the organisation had regarding individuals and banks that allegedly sidestepped his organisation from accessing humanitarian funds meant for the development of the country.
The group emphasised that it had no intention of casting the Chief of Staff in a negative light.
“Following the press conference, we had engagements with a few people involved, and we accept that the mention of the Chief of Staff is regrettable. Primary Group Global Foundation renders an unqualified apology to the Chief of Staff,” the statement reads.
The Foundation reiterated that its focus remains on pursuing Republic Bank and other entities it believes played a crucial role in siphoning its organisation from accessing humanitarian funds intended to support government development projects.
According to the statement, one of the parties the organisation intends to follow up on is the Republic Bank, adding that it will disclose details, including emails, documents, and other necessary information in due course.
“… However, we are going to pursue the ones actively involved in this act of suspected circumvention, one of which is the Republic Bank,” it added.
Background:
On October 30, 2025, Michael Bass, during a press statement, accused the state and some local banks of sidelining his organisation from accessing humanitarian funds meant for the development of the country.
The organisation claimed that Republic Bank, ADB, UMB, Listowel Nana Kusi Poku, Nana Yaw Appiah, and some six other individuals sidelined his client and organisation from accessing $80 billion he introduced into the country from an Italian financial corporation.
He explained that part of the funds he introduced to the country is what the state is using to fund the government’s Big Push Agenda and other projects.
