[ 2016-08-25 ]

Mahama's government tops corruption list – Nana Konadu
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic
Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has
launched a scathing attack on President John
Mahama’s government, describing it as the
epitome of corruption.

This, according to her, has led to tumbling of
the Ghanaian economy.

“At first we thought ex-President Kufuor’s
administration was topping the list but with the
rise in corrupt practices which have led to severe
poverty, there is no doubt that this government
tops the list.

“Businesses have collapsed and there is total
hardship and poverty all over the place which has
come about due to corrupt practices on the part of
the present NDC government,” the former first
lady said during an interview on Hello FM in
Kumasi.

Mrs. Rawlings added “the present NDC
administration is stealing like nobody’s
business” and mismanagement and corruption were
minimal during her husband’s era.

She thus called on electorates to reject the NDC
and Mahama in the forthcoming elections to be held
this 7th of December.

Also, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has joined
the crusade by the NDP’s flagbearer.

Its acting General Secretary, John Boadu speaking
in an interview with pro-NPP newspaper, Daily
Statesman Wednesday said Mahama is not the right
person “for our country at this moment that
corruption and naked looting of the national
coffers have been allowed to reach unassailable
heights.”

However, Mahama earlier this year stated that
unlike his predecessors, his administration is
fighting the canker head-on.

“I have the political will to fight
corruption,” he told the BBC in May this year.

“I have expressed the political will and I have
said that if corruption is brought to my attention
I will let the appropriate organisation
investigate it and if we find evidence that
somebody has been corrupt we will deal with them.
And that’s why you have cases taking place under
my government that have been investigated.

“It would not have been the same in previous
regimes. There have been previous regimes where
the leader; people have said that they will not
investigate corruption and bring down their
government. I have not taken that attitude; I have
said if allegations are made we will investigate
them and those found culpable will be dealt
with,” he added.

Source - Starrfmonline.com

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