{"id":387640,"date":"2018-01-01T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=387640"},"modified":"2018-01-01T13:00:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T13:00:44","slug":"target-your-corrupt-officials-too-mahama-tells-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/target-your-corrupt-officials-too-mahama-tells-nana-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"Target your corrupt officials too – Mahama tells Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former President John Mahama has challenged President Nana Akufo-Addo to show true commitment to the fight against corruption by prosecuting corrupt members of his own government.<\/p>\n
According to the former president, corruption must be dealt with completely by holding both present and past government appointees accountable.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”wxLl4pt4GWG8In9ab1x4vqxrPLq1Rg09″]Mr. Mahama was speaking during the commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution held in the Volta Region, where he said “the easiest part in the fight against corruption is prosecuting your political opponent.”<\/p>\n
“It does not take courage, it does not take bravery to prosecute one\u2019s political opponent. The true test in the fight against corruption is holding your own people accountable when they go wrong\u2026 We must not pursue post regime accountability, we must pursue accountability while your regime exists.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sympathy for indicted party members<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr. Mahama also asked party members to sympathize with former appointees of his administration who may be indicted in any corruption probe under the current government.<\/p>\n “Having been the disciples of probity and accountability, we must not run away from probity and accountability, we must be prepared to face any prosecution that this government throws to us, but we must do this with commitment and solidarity. Solidarity with our colleagues who will fall foul of the law because the law says you are innocent until proven guilty by competence and justice of the court, and so we cannot pronounce our colleagues guilty on the basis of allegations by the NPP.”<\/p>\n \u201cThey will have their day in court and until they have that day in court, it is our duty to solidarize with them to make sure they have the best legal representation to be able to put their case in order, and it is my wish that things will turn out well for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n