The President’s Special Advisor on Governance and Corruption, Daniel Batidam is insisting that he is still an anti-corruption crusader only that, his approach to fighting the canker has changed.<\/p>\n
He said it will be inappropriate to \u201cstand outside and be shouting [at government] the same way as I would have done from Civil Society. It will be unprofessional. It\u2019s not the way to work so I am not surprised if people think I am not as noisy as I was.\u201d<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”lUVIuhxJqK57Fn4srH9ZX3hqhzf4698p”]\u201cI have not changed, principles don\u2019t change\u2026I will never deny anything I have said in the past on the basis of principles,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
The President of Central University College, Professor Kwesi Yankah on Tuesday listed some anti-corruption campaigners including Batidam, who grew quiet after they were appointed to serve in government.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n He questioned their commitment to the fight against corruption and asked why their principles \u201csuddenly evaporate into thin air when they are appointed to work at the Presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n In his defence however, Batidam argued that \u201cprinciples don\u2019t change and Daniel Batidam is upholding his principles the same way as he has done over the past decade and more.\u201d<\/p>\n Batidam expressed disappointment at Prof. Yankah for accusing him of losing his principles with no evidence to back his claims.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a sad story\u2026what is his evidence that people lose their principles when they go into government? People like Professor Yankah and the rest can say what they think; they don\u2019t have evidence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He admonished critics of the government \u201cget more object and more serious because if we are going to shift the post at every turn, we are not going to get anywhere. We have to be consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n Batidam further accused Prof Yankah of being intellectually dishonest because according to him, the Professor based his assessment of the Mahama government and he, Batidam\u2019s performance on newspaper headlines.<\/p>\n I am working<\/strong><\/p>\n The President\u2019s Special Advisor disclosed that the national anti-corruption action plan which was launched by President Mahama in December last year is being implemented \u201cand that is part of my main remit at the Presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n He said a high level committee has been put in place and it\u2019s being chaired by the Chief of Staff.<\/p>\n The committee has been tasked to see to the implementation of the plan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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