John Dramani Mahama, the former president of Ghana, has vowed to foster an environment where anti-corruption organizations may effectively deal with corrupt officials if he wins the upcoming presidential election.
The former president stated that government officials will be discouraged from engaging in corrupt practices under his tenure when re-elected.
He reaffirmed that under the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, corrupt individuals will be punished regardless of their party membership while addressing delegates at Lambussie in the Upper West Region.
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Mr. Mahama emphasized that he would allow anti-corruption institutions to function independently and that he would not interfere or shield anyone who engages in corrupt activities.
He stated that anyone who is caught stealing public funds will face the full force of the law, whether they are in his government, past governments, or the previous government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“It doesn’t matter whether you belong to our government or past governments, if you steal the people’s money we will deal with you. If elected as President, I will allow anti-corruption institutions to work. Nobody should come and call me to save them when they catch you. Any person whether in my government or outside my government or in the previous NPP government, if the anti-corruption institutions are dealing with you that is your business because we must save this country,” Mahama noted
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE
