John Dramani Mahama, immediate past president of Ghana has slammed what he says is a humiliating tag of corruption on African countries.
According to him, corruption was a global cancer that required a concerted effort to fight. Mahama spoke exclusively to Africanews on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Durban, South Africa.
‘‘I reject that tag (you know) of trying to humiliate African countries with the tag of corruption, corruption is a problem all across the world even in the developed world and so all of us must partner to continue to fight it.
‘‘I mean as you point one finger at somebody else, four fingers are pointing back at you what we don’t recognize is the success we’re having in the fight against corruption it is not the prosecution of people that shows that the fight is going on. It is the systems we put in place to prevent corruption that are important,’‘ he said.
Mahama further opined that beyond fighting corruption African countries should fight to achieve inclusive economic growth in order to cushion their most vulnerable class of people.
‘‘Yes, the fight against corruption must continue but at the same time we must make efforts to achieve inclusive growth, they are not exclusive of each other,’‘ he added.
Mahama defended his legacy over his period as president adding that since governance was a continuum, it was important for the new government under Nana Akufo-Addo to continue with projects his administration had started.
Mahama lost a second-term bid to Akufo-Addo in elections last year. He was the fourth president under Ghana’s 1992 constitution. He had previously served as vice-president and Member of Parliament – during which time he also held ministerial positions.
Source: africanews.com
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Tell the world that you are dangerously corrupt, a living example and that led to your humiliating defeat. Why are you going global whiles you are there?
Is that why you intentionally allowed your NDC appointees to loot the nation. Because corruption is a Global cancer.
***barred word*** man and ***barred word*** talk, , ***barred word*** , only a vile and miscreant will talk rubbish like that, what of those who do not engage in stealing .lying and corruption. mahama and his families and n,d,c executive will have to account to the people of ghana for the $37 billion dollars loan they took for 8 years or there will not be peace for them, from ghana people
FINDING AN EXCUSE TO BE CORRUPT, EH. THIS MAN IS NOT SERIOUS AT ALL AND SHOULD NEVER DREAM OF COMING BACK FOR THE PRESIDENCY!!!!!!
Why is this guy even talking. The problem is that they don't see any fault of theirs when they are in power. As soon as they are booted out of power, then they seem to have some common sense. This is the bane of African leaders. This is hypocritical and dysfunctional. Yes corruption is African. The level of corruption in Ghana is man made. Any one wondering why hospitals don't have good doctors and medicine. Politicians like it like that so that when they fall sick they can skim the system and fly abroad. Any one seen American president going to overseas to seek medical attention. Why is that African presidents always go overseas for medical check up? These same Ghanaian leaders who coy the populace by kneeling before the alter for these fake pastors and Imams to pray for them are all hypocrites big time. It is about time the populace see the gimmick displayed by especially Ghanaian politicians. It is all fake .
its shameful for ex president mahamma to endorse corruption. l do not think it will be appriopriate for ndc to present mahamma as candidate in 2020. you were voted out because of corruption so why talk about it. osarfo marfo's comment on tribes outside akan should guide ndc in 2020. a northerner is a northerner no matter what. an example is otiko, bugri, ayariga, bawumiah and many more
SO NOW AFRICA NEWS IS THE ONLY MEDIUM HE CAN LET THE WORLD KNOW HE EXIST. AS CORRUPT AS HE'S, MADE HIS OWN PEOPLE SUFFER HARDSHIPS AND MADE PEOPLE BEG TO EAT, HE SITS SOMEWHERE IN A HIGHLY CORRUPT LAND AND LIE THAT CORRUPTION IS A GLOBAL THING. BECAUSE OF HIM, CANADA HAS WITHDRAWN THEIR INVESTORS SAYING THERE'S TOO MUCH CORRUPTION IN GHANA. EVERY CONTRACT GHANA GOVT GAVE OUT UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP WAS INFLATED. HIS BROTHER WAS CLEARING HIS GOODS FOR HIS PERSONAL BUSINESS WITHOUT PAYING DUTIES BECAUSE MAHAMA WAS THE PRESIDENT. HIS WIFE WAS ISSUING CONTRACTS TO HER CRONIES AND SHARING TOYOTA V8s TO CHIEFS, JOURNALISTS, MUSICIANS AND MOVIE ACTORS JUST TO PRAISE MAHAMA AND THE NDC AND TO DO HIS BIDDING. TODAY, HE SITS SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH AFRICA TO TALK ABOUT THE VERY THING HE SMELLS IN BADLY. SUCH 1MPUDENCE! GOD WILL PUNISH MAHAMA AND HIS FAMILY.
What happened to Kufuors Affordable Housing Project? Tell us that before you pontificate.
who told you it is a global problem?
How can a corupt person speak against coruption. Mahama is simply corupt. Let us leave him in his own canker.