The programs Manager at the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Mary Addah has indicated that, the government cannot be trusted in the fight against corruption.
According to her, the government has not shown enough commitment in the fight again corruption as it projected during campaign.
She said it is difficult to uphold the Government as one that is committed to fighting corruption because of the various appointees that have been accused at one point or another of corruption but are still actively serving and authoring dismissal letters.
“The person who authored the termination letter was cited by his wife for some domestic infractions, and she made certain allegations about properties he has acquired within the shortest time period and others. In that case, civil society spoke to that issue and thought something should have been done other than the silence that went with it. Today, he is still in Government authoring letters to fire people, but we don’t know how far his own allegations went.”
“This is a President that promised us during his campaign that all you needed to do was to complain or make a complaint or present a case, and the investigation agencies will then take it up. He also promised that he will use Anas’ principle to confirm some of these issues, so it becomes worrying when we do not see that being followed through,” she added.
She however lauded the president for taking swift action on the matter involving Charles Adu Boahen, adding that it is important that the allegations are investigated to clear doubts and perceptions on the minds of Ghanaians.
She made these statements in an interview on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, saying it is a major tool for fighting speculations which is unhealthy for the fight against corruption.
She also bemoaned the numerous instances of conflicts of interest situations perpetrated by some notable persons appointed by the Government.
Source: theGhanaianvoice.com