President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bragged that his government has protected the public purse as promised since he assumed office. He ad
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bragged that his government has protected the public purse as promised since he assumed office.
He added that his government has also fought corruption with concrete deeds and not by just mere rhetoric.
Ghana’s development is still on a low pace due to the canker of the corruption at public institutions.
Delivering a keynote address at the National Anti-Corruption Conference, organized by the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), on Friday, December 10, 2021, President Akufo-Addo stressed that his government has been up and doing in the quest to fight corruption in the country.
“We have protected the public purse, we have made institutional reforms, we have enacted additional, requisite laws, and we have resourced more adequately the accountability organs of state. Our fight against corruption has been grounded on legislative, financial, and institutional action, and not on lip-service,” the 2021 Forbes Africa African of the Year winner said.
According to the ECOWAS chair, his government has fought corruption in Ghana with concrete deeds and remains committed to doing everything possible to deal with the age-old problem through an all-hands-on-deck approach.
“Government has fought corruption not in words, but in concrete deeds. We have shunned mere exhortations and showy denunciations of unproved corruption. It has been a holistic approach,” the President shared.
Reacting to the tag of a clearing agent, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo indicated that he is not bothered and will not put aside laid down procedures in fighting corruption no matter the false allegations made against him.
“..there are some who refuse to accept my method of proceeding and have characterised me as a ‘clearing agent’, because, for them, the mere allegation without more is enough to merit condemnation of the public official, even though they did not apply this principle when they were in office. For my part, I will not set aside due process in the fight against corruption, no matter how much opprobrium this incurs for me,” President Nana Addo added.
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