Akuapem North MP questions why Ghana Maritime Authority waived US$1 million penalty for MV Sankofa

The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has called on the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to disclose the legal basis on which it waived a US$1 million penalty imposed on the vessel, MV Sankofa, describing the authority’s explanation so far as inadequate. According to the MP, the Ghana Navy intercepted MV Sankofa off Axim on July 22, 2025 with its Automatic Identification System switched off. He said a GMA inspection report dated July 27, 2025 subsequently recorded what he described as serious deficiencies aboard the vessel, including 14 missing statutory certificates, no oil record book, no garbage record book and no sewage holding tank. Source: Daily Graphic (https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/akuapem-north-mp-questions-why-ghana-maritime-authority-waived-us-1-million-penalty-for-mv-sankofa.html)