Ghana’s financial sector is abuzz with excitement as Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama, receives widespread acclaim for his outstanding leadership in spearheading the development of the Non-Interest Banking and Finance (NIBF) framework.
Through extensive stakeholder consultations and training, the Central Bank’s expert team has successfully crafted a framework that promises to revolutionize Ghana’s financial landscape.
The NIBF framework is poised to boost financial inclusion, drive diversification, and provide Ghanaians with more choices for financial services.
Dr. Asiama’s inclusive approach has been lauded by many, as he engaged with diverse groups, including both Christian and Islamic faith leaders, industry experts, and civil society organizations, to ensure the framework reflects a collective understanding .
The NIBF framework is designed to promote fairness, transparency, and risk-sharing, aligning with fair principles. Its introduction is expected to attract new investment sources, deepen financial inclusion, and position Ghana as a regional hub for Investment and inclusive finance.
Despite Ghanaians hailing Dr. Asiama’s efforts, recognizing the potential of the NIBF framework to transform the country’s financial sector and drive economic growth, a few voices are deliberately trying to seek attention from the media to launch an attack against the financial inclusive system and the person of Dr. Asiama.
Dr. Asiama believes tolerance in understanding the process and introducing religious hard-line to a banking model is unfair to the economy.
The Bank published the ‘Exposure Draft Framework’ last week calling for inputs within a period of two weeks which lapses on December 24, 2025. Yet, it is surprising to note that some individuals have resorted to spreading deliberate misinformation, misrepresentation of facts and knowledge publicly about the NIBF.
This portal has intel that, some voices at University of Ghana and some voices within the think-tank space have been engaged by some individual businessmen to launch a calculated attack against the Governor of Bank of Ghana and the framework seeking to incite religious agitation.
This portal will soon publish names of these individuals to expose their ill-intent attempt to stifle and hijack the bigger interests of Ghanaians.
What inspires this portal is consistent manner in which Dr. Asiama ensured the engagements were concluded.
By Adnan Adams Mohammed
