GPCL MD defends record, challenges predecessor over GH¢22m VAT debt
The managing director of Ghana Publishing Company Limited defended the performance of his tenure. He challenged his predecessor, David Asante Boateng, to explain roughly GH¢22 million in unpaid VAT and the company’s financial state when he left office. The remarks were made during the Government Accountability Series on 2 November 2026. The current MD highlighted recent achievements and ongoing challenges of the publisher. He questioned the earlier claim that the former chief built the company from nothing into a profitable entity. The exchange formed a public accounting of the firm’s fiscal history.
The Managing Director of the Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL) has defended his administration’s record, challenging his predecessor, David Asante Boateng, to account for about GH¢22 million in outstanding Value Added Tax (VAT) liabilities and the company's financial position at the time he left office. The exchange follows the current MD's appearance at the Government Accountability Series on November 2, 2026, where he outlined GPCL's achievements and challenges. Mr Boateng had reportedly claimed that he built the company from nothing into a profitable institution and advised his successor to “think more and talk less”.