The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has stated that members of the past NDC government are not afraid of the Special Prosecutor office the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government wants to create to deal with corrupt officials.
According to him, the NPP government under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo has been touting the Special Prosecutor's office as the panacea to end corruption in Ghana.
He said not more than five countries in the whole of Africa have such offices to deal with corrupt officials.
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Mr Anyidoho who made the remarks on Accra-based Peace FM Tuesday, rather asked the Akufo-Addo led government to work to fulfill the numerous promises they made to Ghanaians during the 2016 campaign period.
We are not afraid of the Special Prosecutor….the Special Prosecutor is not an angel, he said, questioning, the Special Prosecutor….the Special Prosecutor, who is he and where is the Special Prosecutor?
Mr Anyidoho said members of the past administration were ready for the Special Prosecutor and that the Special Prosecutor would equally catch members of the NPP government.
Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday, November 6, 2017, while responding to criticism of the government by former President John Dramani Mahama, threatened that the Akufo-Addo led government would soon set up the Special Prosecutor's office to deal with corrupt state officials.
Former President John Dramani Mahama had accused government officials of “embarrassing” President Akufo-Addo with a “419” digital addressing application which cost Ghana US$2.5 million when it already existed on mobile phones and available for free.
Ex-President Mahama made the remarks when addressing supporters of the NDC after a Unity Walk in Cape Coast in the Central Region on Sunday, November 5, this year.
A visibly angry Bawuamia retorted that the Digital Addressing System was a value for money project unlike none of many projects he listed under President Mahama that he said proved to be phantom projects, capping his comment with the threat that the Special Prosecutor would soon get to work.
Delays
However, commenting on the issues, a past Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Mr Vitus Azeem, said the NPP government had delayed in setting up the Special Prosecutor's office.
He said the Akufo-Addo led government promised to set up the office by October but neither the office nor the one to handle it has been completed.
Source: Daily Graphic
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WHEN ! WHEN ! WHEN !, NANA ADDO THAT THIS PROSECUTER
I know what the NDC is trying to do. They want to stampede the Nana's gov't start prosecutions now without evidence so that if a case fizzles out in court they will jump onto platforms to say we did nothing wrong. I know Koku Anyidoho even as he says all this, wants Mahama embarrassed with re
@ Osei gyimiiiifuo
You wait it is a matter of time.Stop the guy! guy!.Why are you rushing?
Today Nana Addo is allowing even Koku and Allotey Jacobs to have a BIG LAUGH!!!!! because the NPP is losing grounds politically ;It was corruption ;corruption and corruption during the elections but today Nana Addo is impotent anmd cannot do anything ; WHY besides was lies and lies by the NPP to win powetr ; THIS IS DANGEROUS POLITICALLY FOR NANA ADDDO because he cannnot do FOOOOOOOOKOOOOO !!!!!; how can Nana Addo government be accused of corruption when they used the same platform to win an election ;besides the only tool which can be used effectively is the prosecution and the courts ; if Nana has the evidence why has NPP allowed NDC to creep in with the toxic slogan of corruption to taint Nana Addo ; Nana Adddo must do sometyhing because his CREDIBILITY as a President is fast waning and going down the tubes how can Nana Addo be called a corrupt pson condoning corruption in his government ; if Nana Addo and NPP has any eveidence they should start court proceeedings now before the Special Prosecutor come into bing other nAna Addo will be a laughing STOCK to GHanaians or perhap has Nana Addo come to realise that some NPP members are also tainted with corruption and therefore cannot do anything ; if that is case ; NANA ADDO SHOULD BE ASHAMED !!!!!
The PIGS are making ***barred word*** noises every day and do not see what they have achieved. Their PRO Bawumiah is always in hast to insult and is good for his masters .Very good to have such a character to lead NPP insult team . Let's misuse this ***barred word*** and dump him
Are you ready to cough out the Woyome cash you chop? Wait for it
NPP fulfill this special prosecutor promise and these NDC guys will be quiet