According to Manasseh Azure, an investigative journalist, President Akufo-Addo feels guilty and ashamed to mention the word “corruption” in his speeches, owing to his administration’s disappointing performance in the fight against corruption.
According to him, the Fourth Estate revealed, after analyzing Akufo- Addo’s utterances throughout the years, that in 2021, despite the President making two State of the Nation Addresses, the term “corruption” or any of its equivalents did not appear.
“And this was the first time in 13 years since the word corruption, graft or its synonyms failed to feature in the president’s statement,” he said on JoyNews’ PM Express, Tuesday.
He said, “He [ Akufo-Addo ]’s so guilty and I think the word ‘corruption’ is now too heavy for him to mention and that would be for anybody who has any sense of shame.
“You should be ashamed as a President to mention corruption or your fight against it if these are the realities on the ground.”
Manasseh Azure’s remarks are in response to Ghana’s stagnant performance on the Corruption Perception Index, where the country received 43 points out of a possible 100, same as it did the previous year.
According to Transparency International which carried out the study, “Ghana failed to make progress in the fight against corruption in the year 2021 as the score of 43 is the same as the country’s 2020 score.”
Ghana was placed 73rd out of 180 countries/territories on the Index, and ninth in Sub-Saharan Africa.
According to the Investigative Journalist, Ghana would fare significantly worse if the survey was a Corruption Reality Index.
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SOURCE: myjoyonline
