{"id":9123,"date":"2018-06-22T12:10:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T11:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=9123"},"modified":"2018-06-22T12:10:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T11:10:19","slug":"well-deal-with-corruption-without-party-consideration-nana-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=9123","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ll deal with corruption without party consideration \u2013 Nana Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Akufo Addo has reiterated his pledge that the country\u2019s laws on corruption will be applicable to all citizens irrespective of their political leanings.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, that is the surest way of fighting the canker in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the end of a two-day conference organized by the African Center for Economic Transformation held in Accra,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2018\/05\/20\/corruption-is-reducing-under-my-tenure-nana-addo\/\"><strong>Nana Akufo Addo<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>said the laws will not discriminate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEquality before the law means exactly that so if you are a president who misconducts yourself, the law should be able to deal with you. In the same way, if you are businessman who misconducts himself, the law should be able to deal with you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Akufo-Addo said he remained\u00a0committed to fighting corruption in the country, and has taken some firm measures to address the problem.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2017, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo gave the security agencies a directive to investigate any official within his administration who will be accused of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The directive was part of his promise to run an incorruptible government.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo also stated that persons who made allegations of corruption against his officials should also be prepared to give evidence when called upon.<\/p>\n<p>Although there have been several allegations of corruption against some of his appointees, none of them have been prosecuted as they have through various committees been cleared of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nana Addo names Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of measures to reinforce his commitment to the fight against corruption, Akufo-Addo this year appointed the country\u2019s first ever special prosecutor to look into<a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/28\/bribery-scandal-i-didnt-pay-minority-a-penny-agyarko\/\"><strong>\u00a0allegations of corruption<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_382390\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-382390 disappear mom_appear\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Amidu-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Amidu-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Amidu-1-300x160.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Martin Amidu\" width=\"620\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Amidu before the Appointments Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Amidu, a man who has earned the nickname \u2018Citizen Vigilante\u2019 for his no-nonsense stance and campaign against corruption particularly in the NDC administration, was named by President Akufo-Addo on January 11, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment of Mr. Amidu, a known member of the opposition NDC who has been very critical of the then John Mahama administration for various corruption scandals, came as a shock to many.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Amidu was widely commended and celebrated for his fight against corruption, when he single-handedly pursued known NDC businessman Alfred Woyome to the Supreme Court, and secured a ruling for the retrieval of the Ghc51million judgement debt paid to him by the state under the NDC administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Citinewsroom.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Akufo Addo has reiterated his pledge that the country\u2019s laws on corruption will be applicable to all citizens irrespective of their political leanings. 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