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NPP, October 10,
2012
NANA AKUFO-ADDO ON CORRUPTION
“It is my belief that the fight against corruption must
start with an incorruptible President. I can assure you, in
all humility, that I am not, have never been and will never be
corrupt.”
“I can also assure you that as your President, I will NOT
condone corruption in my Government. I bring to the table and
to the Office of President of this great country an
unblemished track record of personal integrity and fortitude.
I invite you to bank on my essential leadership attributes and
make me your president. I will lead a strong fight against
corruption in this country.”
“I have... told my colleagues, party leadership and
associates here and abroad: if your idea is to make corrupt
money in Government, then there will be no room for you in my
government. If you think of public office as a shortcut to
making money, then find some other venture to engage your time
and energies, because there will be no room under an
Akufo-Addo government for self-enrichment in politics.”
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“I, as your President, will lead by example, and will not
allow corrupt, greedy and self-serving politicians in my
Government. And I urge you, fellow Ghanaians, to hold me to
this sacred promise.”
“The declaration of assets is a constitutional obligation
imposed on the President, the Vice President, Ministers,
deputy Ministers, and holders of senior level positions in the
Judiciary, Parliament and the Executive. I certainly intend to
declare my assets, as I have always scrupulously done and
shall demand from my Ministers that they declare their assets
within the statutory period.”
• (I will) “Institutionalise, what I call, the “Anas
Principle”, to create a culture of positive fear to discourage
corrupt practices. A special squad, made up of some of our
best young talents, who will be well trained and well
disciplined, will be created within the established
anti-corruption agencies to keep the fight against corruption
alive everywhere in the country.”
• “Corruption has to be defeated; it reduces revenue to the
state; it holds back our economic growth; it leads to the
flight of capital out of the country and it inflates the cost
of running government. It results in a loss of legitimacy and
respect for legally constituted authority. Corruption
demoralises honest people and fills them with uncertainty,
mistrust and fear. It stifles initiative and creativity and
dampens motivation. It undermines the merit system of rewards,
appointments and success and it encourages mediocrity,
laziness and incompetence.”
“I believe that political will is the most critical
ingredient in the fight against corruption everywhere. My
government will cooperate with investigations of
anti-corruption agencies so that they function effectively
without let or hindrance.”
“With your help, I want to be the President who fixes the
problem of corruption in our country.”
“Corruption has been a debilitating factor in the management
of our public finances so far, and it has become an even more
dangerous factor now that we have oil and our economy is
expanding but not creating the needed jobs.”
“The NPP has a track record of protecting the public purse
and we will endeavour to improve on the record. I am afraid it
is not possible to say the same about the current government.”
“Under the NDC, the abuse of public office for private gain
has grown in scope and scale to become one of the gravest
issues affecting the economy and governance in the country… In
less than four years, this government has spent more money
than the NPP did in 8 years and yet they have little to show
for it. Secondly, this government has borrowed more money than
all other governments put together in 52 years. I ask, as all
of us must ask, “na sika no wo hene?”
“Mr President, what Ghanaians really need is their money
back, that is what they need. It is very clear to Ghanaians
that at least GH¢360 million of these payments made to Woyome,
and others were bogus. We urge our caretaker President, as a
matter of urgency, to focus on expediting the legal process to
retrieve the money and return it to the public purse. We don’t
need a sole commissioner to review a matter that is already in
court. We want our money back!”
“We need to protect the public purse. We need to protect our
future. We need to change now and move Ghana forward.”
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