Former Ghana Museums and Monuments Board Executive Director, Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah, has strongly criticised the government’s plan to invest an additional $270 million in the poultry sector through the Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme.
Speaking on UTV’s Adekye Nsroma on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Ofosu Ntiamoah questioned whether the initiative had delivered enough benefits to justify further public spending.
He compared the programme to the controversial guinea fowl project introduced during the previous Mahama administration, which became the subject of widespread discussion after claims that some of the birds had crossed into neighbouring Burkina Faso.
Ofosu Ntiamoah said he was concerned about what he described as a recurring focus on bird-related programmes that, in his view, had failed to produce the desired results.
“I don’t know the problem with President Mahama and birds. The guinea fowl saga also didn’t yield anything because they told Ghanaians that the guinea fowls fled to Burkina,” he said.
He also alleged that some beneficiaries of the Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative were consuming the birds instead of using them to build sustainable poultry businesses.
“Now Nkoko Nkitinkiti too, people are killing and eating,” he added.
Based on those concerns, Ofosu Ntiamoah described the proposed $270 million investment as an inappropriate use of taxpayers’ money.
“So, investing another $270m into Nkoko Nkitinkiti is just a waste of taxpayers’ money. It is a scam,” he stated.
He further argued that government should redirect resources towards projects he considers more urgent, particularly healthcare infrastructure.
According to him, some hospital projects that are reportedly close to completion remain unfinished, while government continues to commit funds to other initiatives.
“Meanwhile, there are uncompleted hospitals which are almost completed but they have been abandoned,” he said.
Ofosu Ntiamoah also questioned the prioritisation of the government’s development programmes, arguing that healthcare facilities should receive greater attention than some components of the 24-hour economy agenda.
“24-hour market is not as important as hospitals,” he added.
His comments come as government seeks to expand local poultry production and reduce Ghana’s reliance on imported chicken and other poultry products.
The Nkoko Nkitinkiti programme forms part of efforts to increase domestic poultry production, support farmers and strengthen the local industry.
However, Ofosu Ntiamoah believes the government must demonstrate that previous investments in the initiative have produced sufficient results before committing another $270 million in public funds.
