Jeffrey Ocansey Challenges NPP to Explain $6 Million Spent on George Floyd Memorial

The Executive Director of Revenue Mobilisation Africa, Jeffrey Ocansey, has challenged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to explain how it spent $6 million on a memorial for George Floyd, who was not Ghanaian. He raised the question while pointing to the deaths of 13 Ghanaians during the dialysis crisis. According to a report by OnuaFM on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Ocansey argued that the NPP should account for the money before it demands answers from the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

George Floyd was an African American man whose death in the United States in 2020 sparked worldwide protests against racial injustice. A memorial for him in Ghana would have been a notable gesture, but Ocansey’s question is why such a large sum was spent on a foreigner’s memorial when Ghanaians were dying in a homegrown health crisis. The dialysis crisis refers to a period when kidney patients in Ghana struggled to access life-saving dialysis treatment, and 13 people reportedly lost their lives as a result.

Ocansey’s argument is simple: before the NPP points fingers at the NDC and demands answers on how the country is being run, it should first explain its own spending. He stressed that “crime has no expiry date,” meaning that wrongdoing does not become acceptable simply because time has passed. In his view, the $6 million spent on the George Floyd memorial is a matter that still needs a clear explanation, regardless of when it happened.

The comment adds to the political back-and-forth between the NPP and the NDC over accountability. Accusations and counter-accusations about how public funds were used are common in Ghana’s political landscape, and Ocansey’s challenge puts the spotlight back on the NPP’s record. By linking the memorial spending to the dialysis deaths, he is raising questions about priorities — whether public money was used in ways that truly served Ghanaians in need.

For the ordinary Ghanaian, the question is a straightforward one: if millions of dollars were spent on a memorial for someone who was not a citizen, while citizens were dying for lack of medical care, who is answerable for that? Ocansey’s challenge is likely to fuel further debate about accountability and the use of public resources. The NPP has yet to respond to the specific question raised, and Ghanaians will be watching to see whether an explanation is forthcoming.