President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has hinted that the office of the proposed special prosecutor will be up and running in six months time.
He said the setting up of the office has become necessary and urgent primarily due to that fact that so much money belonging to the state are finding its way into the pockets of private individual and this needs to be halted.
He said the country could no longer supplement her annual budget with foreign aid while amounts equating to foreign aids are syphoned from the national coffers by certain unscrupulous individuals.
Nana Addo Dankwa was addressing a large crowd of Ghanaians at the Westminster Central Hall in London, United Kingdom as part of this tour of the UK. The event was organized by the Ghana Union UK in conjunction with the Ghana High Commission in the UK.
He said it is unacceptable for unpatriotic people to continue to steal from the national coffers for the nation to continue suffer poverty adding that Ghana is not poor, Ghana is a country of considerable recourses which when put to judicious use will be enough but rather monies belonging to the state are ending up in wrong pockets.
He disclosed that recent investigations in certain areas of the economy have discovered an embezzlement of nearly one point two billion Cedis equivalent to national budgetary allocation to one ministry.
The President said the office will have the mandate to investigate and prosecute acts of corruptions in the public sector. He explained that the decision was arrived at because public opinion in Ghana ceases to have confidence in the Attorney General, being a political officer, to be able to manage such investigations and prosecutions.
He gave the assurance the current sitting of parliament will see the law to this effect being passed and then compilations of corruption issues will start.
President Akufo-Addo observed that, the reason why this has become so important to the nation is that Ghana has to survive beyond foreign aid.
He said Ghana want to be able to mobilize its own resources to tackle the problems of its development.
The President expressed the optimism that when the nation’s resources are managed intelligently and honestly, there is no limit to where the nation could rise up to.
Nana Akufo Addo indicated that the fight against corruption is real and ongoing. He said corruption is derailing the capacity of the nation to use its own resources for development and this must not happen.
The President remarked: “I am going to do my best to stop this.”
On the implementation of the Representation of the People’s Amendment Law (ROPAL), the President reiterated that his government will support the Electoral Commission to implement it during the next general elections.
He questioned why citizens from some West African countries residing abroad could vote outside their home countries and not Ghanaians. He therefore called on the people to make their voices heard in Ghana on this.
Nana Akufo Addo used the occasion to express his gratitude to the people for their support for victory during the 2016 general elections.
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland, Paapa Owusu Ankoma, noted that the NPP government aims at encouraging Ghanaians in the diaspora to actively participate in the current transformation agenda. To this end he noted, the government has devised policies that will ensure the full involvement of the Ghanaian in the diaspora
He therefore asked Ghanaians living in outside the country to join hands during the forth-coming Home Coming Summit slated for July this year to engage with other Ghanaians elsewhere towards national development.
Source: GBC
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Please please, i assume all of us here have in a way been educated to understand the fact that the state has to carefully scrutinize all evidence of embezzlement by public officials else the state would lose the case. It needs careful scrutiny please and proper measures and bills must be passed in order to make the private prosecutor's office very very very INDEPENDENT.
have you heard of any ndc type WOYOMEGATE 'create loot and share' during NANA'S rule? SOME GHANAIANS TALK 'BY HEART' TOO MUCH. They are probably disappointed ndc oafs
please what language have you used? are u a ghanaian?
the soldiers and police must make raid to arrest all contract killers, the armed robbers, the cartel behind killing people, ghana must wake up to save this country, from ghana people
Nana what are you saying, u are making some of us angry Sir. The promise is to much. Pls what another six months. The NDC will teach u lessons. U seat the and give promises, is u are afraid of de NDC or are going to be like them. Should I now believe what Abronye Dc is saying about why he stop retrieving cars? And de ROPAL also, Hmmmm
too much talking. no action. we are getting disappointed with happenings in the country. and to the foot soldiers causing trouble. we all sacrificed to bring NPP into govt. Next time we will stay home for they the foot soldiers alone to go and vote and have their party and govt win. there after they can behave anyhow. we are getting feed up with their actions and also with no action from govt. this business of let them vent must end. we all scarified and will with hold our sacrifice in future if that is how this country is going to be governed.
***barred word*** people d u think is easy arresting anybody without reason.wait nana addo will show u the way.u want the man to just arrest people and ***barred word*** like u will come and say it's witch hunting we are using rule of law. But Mr. President, i think you talk too much than to act
Another 6 months??
Another six months wow npp can't fight corruption.Those who stole from the state have money now and they are going to use their wealth boot out npp from power.
What money or stolen assets do you hope to recover one year after u assumed office? U think the targets sre just waiting on you? U r naive or ***barred word*** if u believe they would. All the monies and stolen assets would be gone by then. But then this could be mere window dressing to make us think u r doing something about corruption