The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo has sounded a note of caution to persons hoping to serve in his government with the sole aim of amassing wealth to look elsewhere.
Addressing party members at Manchester in the United Kingdom, Nana Addo said: “If your goal in coming into government is to enrich yourself, then don’t come. Go to the private sector. Public service is going to be exactly that; public service!”
He directed such persons who want to dip their hands into the public purse to rather find their way to the private sector because when he is voted as President, he will jealously guard public funds.
According to him, he is not against any individual who wants to make money but “if that is your goal, stick to the private sector; don’t come into the public service.”
Office of special prosecutor
The NPP flagbearer announced that as President, he will create an office of Special Prosecutor in Ghana’s public space to ensure accountability.
The Special Prosecutor will be charged to fight against corruption.
Persons who will serve in this special office will not be chosen by the President but “by a formula that will ensure their independence and the capacity to do their work.”
He remarked that the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) as presently constituted is not strong enough to be the “fulcrum for the anti-corruption drive in our country.”
“It is an ombudsman, a human rights watchdog and it is also an anti-corruption agency,” he noted.
These duties, he said are too broad for one institution to undertake effectively therefore, as President, he will take away the anti-corruption fight from CHRAJ and give that responsibility to the Office of Special Prosecutor.
On his part, the Communications Director of NPP in Manchester and a Public Health Practitioner, Dr Da Costa Aboagye said the pervasiveness of corruption in recent times is worrying.
“It appears the President and his team are happy with the widespread corruption,” he remarked.
He questioned why it took government and the security services more than three weeks to respond to a continuous broadcast and publication of an alleged corruption of a professor’s involvement in a $40 million scandalous diabetes money meant for Ghana.
“This shows that the political will to fighting corruption is so low. We cannot continue on this lackadaisical path. Yes, it is a difficult task but the lack of political will makes it more difficult,” he added.
Source: citifmonline.com
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WELL SAID NANA. WE THANK GOD WE HAVE FOUND YOU. LISTEN... JUST RESIGN IF YOU THINK YOU CAN'T COPERATE WITH IT. NANA ALL THE WAY. NPP TILL I DIE.
Why dont we give the following appointment in the incoming NPP govt. 1) Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings - Ambassador (NDC) 2) A. B. Amidu - Independent Prosecutor (NDC) 3) Abu Ramadan - A Deputy Minister (PNC) 4) Nii Akonfrah- " (CPP) 5 Charles Owusu - A Board member of an Institution (PPP) and others. This will be an all inclusive government.
Only time will tell. Remember all your promisses. your fours of rule will be compared to H.E John Dramani Mahama's four years in power for Ghanaians to know who really LOVE THEM. babies with sharp teeth will come after you on radio stations and other networks if you fail to deliver your promisses, Nana Addo.
Mr. Kwasi Pratt is still in the state of shock. If you recall, couple of days before the election, he said the loss of NPP would be so massive that the nurses across the country would be overwhelmed with shock and heart attack of NPP members to the extent that ambulances must be prepared to standby during the election to carry them. I think there is Karma here. Pratt is the victim. I want to know which hospital he is admitted in. Am waiting patiently for him to recover and break his silence
Peace Fm is this not an old news? Obviously I smell mischief here that is why the date he delivered this speech was not indicated. It's good to always remind politicians of what they put out there on the campaign trail but it must be done in fairness.
WHHERE IS KWESI PRATT?, I HOPE HE IS SLEEPING WELL
This is why he has opponents in his own party.
Nice words, lets just hope he stays true to his words.
You're really funny. You'll be disappointed if you expect the npp to creat, loot and share like the ***barred word***. ndc party does.
Hypocrite!! How are you going to repay your campaign sponsors? they sponsored 3 campaigns before you won.