The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo has sounded a note of caution to persons hoping to serve in his government with the sole aim of amassing wealth to look elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Addressing party members at Manchester in the United Kingdom, Nana Addo said: \u201cIf your goal in coming into government is to enrich yourself, then don\u2019t come. Go to the private sector. Public service is going to be exactly that; public service!\u201d<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”8R6oSnFOEMRvG3vgfnzaVL6ETpmp58Yj”]He directed such persons who want to dip their hands into the public purse to rather find their way to the private sector because when he is voted as President, he will jealously guard public funds.<\/p>\n
According to him, he is not against any individual who wants to make money but \u201cif that is your goal, stick to the private sector; don\u2019t come into the public service.\u201d<\/p>\n
Office of special prosecutor<\/strong><\/p>\n The NPP flagbearer announced that as President, he will create an office of Special Prosecutor in Ghana\u2019s public space to ensure accountability.<\/p>\n The Special Prosecutor will be charged to fight against corruption.<\/p>\n Persons who will serve in this special office will not be chosen by the President but \u201cby a formula that will ensure their independence and the capacity to do their work.\u201d<\/p>\n He remarked that the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) as presently constituted is not strong enough to be the \u201cfulcrum for the anti-corruption drive in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is an ombudsman, a human rights watchdog and it is also an anti-corruption agency,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n These duties, he said are too broad for one institution to undertake effectively therefore, as President, he will take away the anti-corruption fight from CHRAJ and give that responsibility to the Office of Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n On his part, the Communications Director of NPP in Manchester and a Public Health Practitioner, Dr Da Costa Aboagye said the pervasiveness of corruption in recent times is worrying.<\/p>\n \u201cIt appears the President and his team are happy with the widespread corruption,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n He questioned why it took government and the security services more than three weeks to respond to a continuous broadcast and publication of an alleged corruption of a professor\u2019s involvement in a $40 million scandalous diabetes money meant for Ghana.<\/p>\n \u201cThis shows that the political will to fighting corruption is so low.\u00a0\u00a0We cannot continue on this lackadaisical path. Yes, it is a difficult task but the lack of political will makes it more difficult,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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