An aide to former President John Mahama, Joyce
Bawa Mogtari, has urged the government to deal swiftly with alleged scandals
sinking under the weight of unbridled corruption scandals.
“Since
assuming office in January 2017, the president has made it his style to swiftly
clear all officials of his government who are allegedly found culpable in
litany of corruption cases and acts of malfeasance.
“As shameful and embarrassing as it is, he
has not shied away from publicly defending acts of malfeasance, alleged acts of
corruption, improper conduct of appointees, when it comes to scandals, you have
choice to allow them to drown out your administration or you act responsibly, not
concern about the citizenry and not dealing swiftly to save your government
from sinking,” Ms Mogtari bemoaned.
In a statement issued it stated that “from BOST
scandal, cash-for-seats, Australia visa, PDS, PPA, NYA, the president has
failed to act, civil society organisations have asked you to dissolve entire
PPA board, while others have questioned your suspension of the chief executive
of PPA, instead of outright dismissal.
“When I hear the Vice-President denigrating
the High Office spending time insulting and pouring invectives on former
President Mahama, I ask why don’t you remove the log from your eyes before you
attempt to remove the speck from his eyes!
“The NPP in power for three years continue
to play the ostrich, refusing to acknowledge challenges the citizenry are faced
with, dire economic abyss, now-rife weekly scandals of corruption permeating
every facet of the administration, appointment Martin Amidu, the Special
Prosecutor, passage of long-overdue
Right to Information bill and spate of resignations as positive attempts by the
government to stem graft.
“Where were all these apologists when the
citizenry were made to believe NDC was corrupt government, administration
dominated by family and friends, all projects showcased were tainted by corruption
and should be rejected, now NPP has been in charge of the country for three
years, where are all the lofty promises and pledges to be different and better?
“Economic wand of Dr Mahammudu Bawumia has
since lost its lustre, shouts of anti-corruption crusaders muted, choking on
deeper cases of corruption, the government now left ajar, only one solution
remains to beg and cajole appointees to accept suspensions as way of keeping
sinking ship afloat,” the statement said. -classfmonline.com