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General News of Friday, 26 April 2019<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>XYZ <\/p>\n2019-04-26\n\n

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General News of Friday, 26 April 2019<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>XYZ <\/p>\n

2019-04-26<\/p>\n

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\"JohnJohn Mahama<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Former Communications Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah has said the erstwhile Mahama government was not corrupt as the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n

The former minister averred the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government under Mr John Mahama never shielded corrupt officials like president Nana Akufo-Addo does in his government.<\/p>\n

He made the remark on radio XYZ 93.1 when speaking to Inside Politics host Mugabe Maase. Dr Omane Boamah who did not mince words observed the NPP government was more corrupt than the Mahama administration.<\/p>\n

Referring to the successful prosecution of some appointees in the previous NDC government, the former spokesperson for Mr Mahama stated the then government did not condone corrupt practices because the president at that time was interested in protecting the public purse.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is never true that the NDC government was corrupt. We [NDC] did not accept corrupt practices. John Mahama was not a clearing agent like president Akufo-Addo who is only interested in clearing appointees who engage in corrupt practices,\u201d Dr Omane Boamah jabbed.<\/p>\n

To him, President Akufo-Addo clears his appointees cited for corrupt activities despite evidence that may be available to Ghanaians in that regard.<\/p>\n

Mahama<\/b><\/p>\n

In January last year, former president Mahama who was addressing party members after a \u2018unity walk\u2019 in Techiman stated NDC appointees were not afraid of the Special Prosecutor, the Attorney General or any state prosecutor, adding they are apostles of probity and accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe the members of NDC are not scared. Whether Special Prosecutor, Attorney General or state Attorney\u2026I said at Ho that we are the apostles and disciples of probity and accountability. So if we are out of government and you want to subject us to probity and accountability, we don\u2019t have a problem but we must make sure that all our colleagues, ex-appointees who are accused of any wrongdoing go through the right process and are convicted by a competent judge,\u201d the former president said.<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cWe the NDC members should not pass judgement on our colleagues because they are deemed innocent until they are proven guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clearing Agent<\/b><\/p>\n

Dr Omane Boamah\u2019s reaction comes on the back of various corrupt activities that directly involve some appointees within the administration of Nana Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n

Despite the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to deal with corruption cases, the canker has become endemic in Ghana with an estimated annual loss of \u20ac3 billion.<\/p>\n

In February 2018, a parliamentary Committee probing what became known as \u2018cash for Seat saga\u2019 exonerated Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, of any wrongdoing in the controversial transactions with expatriate business entities.<\/p>\n

This was after Mr Kyerematen was accused of extorting monies from some expatriates to the tune of $100,000 to sit close to the President during an award ceremony in 2017.<\/p>\n

The ad hoc committee found as improper the use of public accounts to receive private monies by the trade ministry, as occurred during the expatriate business awards in 2017.<\/p>\n

Before the committee could bring out its report, President Akufo-Addo cleared Mr Kyeremateng and his ministry of wrongdoing despite leaked documents that affirmed the act.<\/p>\n

Charles Cromwell Bissue, a presidential staffer who was made a secretary to government\u2019s Inter-ministerial committee on illegal mining (IMCIM) was recently caught on camera receiving monies from some persons to facilitate processes and provide security for their company to engage in illegal mining.<\/p>\n

The government has refused to crack the whip ever since the Tiger Eye PI and investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas released the tape.<\/p>\n

Charles Bissue only stepped aside after the galamsey fraud expos\u00e9 but is still working at the seat of the President.<\/p>\n

Andy Owusu, an aide to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling NPP, Benard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) who was also captured by the Tiger Eye P.I collecting monies from the investigative team to facilitate their illegal mining operation, is walking freely.<\/p>\n

Criticism<\/b><\/p>\n

Many analysts and anti-graft crusaders are sceptical about Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s commitment to fighting corruption especially prosecuting his own appointees following the clearing of some of them who were fingered for purported corrupt activities.<\/p>\n

Anti Corruption campaigner, Vituz Azeem believes the president cannot fight graft as he promised prior to his investiture in January 2017.<\/p>\n

He was speaking on \u2018Ete Sen\u2019 on Radio XYZ 93.1 on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, on the back of the suspension of the Eastern Regional Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Fred Dzeny for his comment that urged the President to show commitment towards fighting corruption by prosecuting corrupt officials within his government.<\/p>\n

When host of the programme, Kwame Minkah, asked if he thought the government was doing well in the fight against corruption with commitments shown in setting up the office of the Special Prosecutor, Mr Azeem said \u201cthere is still some hope but at least with the current happenings in this government, we can say all is lost with regards to this government\u2019s commitment to fighting against corruption because if this can happen to EOCO, what is the guarantee that it wouldn\u2019t happen to the Special Prosecutor?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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