Former President John Mahama’s Advisor on Governance and Corruption, Mr Daniel Batidam has described the Special Prosecutor idea of the Akufo-Addo government as a “big joke”.
“…Stop the politics that is going on about a special or independent prosecutor. That thing is not going to fly. It’s a big joke. It’s a way of avoiding to tackle the problem,” the Executive Director at African Parliamentarians' Network Against Corruption (APNAC) said on Tuesday, 7 November.
Speaking in connection with Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia’s recent revelation that corrupt officials of the Mahama administration would soon face prosecution, Mr Batidam told Joy FM that: “This Special Prosecutor thing, I don’t get it.”
“It is as simple as Nana Akufo-Addo’s Attorney General, if he or she has the evidence, to proceed to court and begin prosecution. In any case, if anyone tells me that the president wants to make sure he gets an independent person to do prosecution, he can easily find the independent person, appoint the fellow as Attorney General and the fellow will get to work,” he said.
He said the president can fight corruption without the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
“The issues that the president wants to tackle, he is tackling them. Is he not fighting galamsey? Have they set up an office to fight galamsey? Is the president not implementing free education? Did they set up an office to implement free education? If the president wants to fight corruption, he can fight corruption and I’m telling you that if corruption means allegations of corruption as we know them, then very soon all of us will get to know that there are as many allegations of corruption now as there have been in the past,” Mr Batidam noted.
As far as he is concerned, “Absolutely nothing is happening as far as the fight against corruption is concerned. And mind you, fighting corruption is not just about prosecution, there are many other things spelt out clearly in the 10-year National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP).
Source: Class FM
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He talking as if he has power.
I blame Nana addo for letting these NDC people walk about and insullt the NPP govt. Ghanaians must find a new leader to deal with their aspirations instead of these useellees Nana Addo NPP & John Mahama NDC. They are both the same useeelllless type of govt
Nana Addo has been foooooooooooolling around so much that the NDC people have now had confidence to insulllt him. Nana Addo will make NPP go back to opposition if he does not deal with NDC in the manner that he was voted to do. Shame on nana addo.
look who is giving advise,chiaaaaaa.
look who is talking. what impact did you make when you joined your ilk at the presidency? please spare us your insincere comments because we consider you an "expert" with an interest. if Mahama's ford was no issue then Massa please keep quiet
Whether a joke or not we live to see. Stop disturbing our ears and live with your quilt. Trust me it will work.
See who is talking u saw this bus branding thing what advise did u give to the Presidency and even the Ford Gift. Some experts
Nana addo us just weak.i am disappointed in him big time...he is now a different man...weak attorney general,weak CJ !!!