The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah believes Ghana’s poor performance in the 2017 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report by Transparency International is attributable to the numerous cousins of President Akufo-Addo in government positions.
According to him, the “army of cousins” of President Akufo-Addo who have been appointed to key government positions in itself significantly contributed to the country dropping 11 positions in the latest corruption rankings.
He said during a delegates’ conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in January 2016, in Kumasi, the then candidate Akufo-Addo promised that he would not run a family and friends government, but “for the first time in the country’s history, the president has appointed his own daughter to a government position and even appointed a woman he has a child with as the Ambassador to the Czech Republic”.
Press conference
Addressing a press conference on the impacts of the 2017 CPI on Ghana’s image in the comity of nations, the NDC’s chief scribe said the CPI results reflect the current happenings in the country as the Akufo-Addo-led NPP government has recorded numerous incidents of corruption since taking office from the NDC administration in 2016.
Family and friends
According to Mr Asiedu Nketiah, the unprecedented cronyism and nepotism being practiced by the NPP government cannot be left out as a bait for corruption.
“His insatiable affinity for nepotism and cronyism that has resulted in the appointment of dozens of his blood relations, known friends and associates as well as several relatives of senior government officials into public sector positions has not been lost on the Ghanaian public,” he stated.
He accused the president of failing to deliver on his campaign promise of not running family and friends’ government, adding that filling key government positions with “an army of cousins, nieces and other relatives” was a frontal violation of his campaign promise to the people of Ghana, leading to the restoration of the most nepotistic government in our history will definitely contribute to a perception of corruption and conflict of interest”.
Cover-ups
Mr Asiedu Nketiah believes that the president does not seem prepared to fight the soaring state of corruption under his administration.
According to him, the president only boasts of fighting corruption with the creation of the office of the Special Prosecutor.
“His fight has been reduced to the creation of the SP office,” he said, adding that “you can’t fight corruption by denial”.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah said President Akufo-Addo is refusing to admit the report by Transparency International and rather blaming it on the past government.
Source: Daily Graphic
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I am told Nana has his concubine as an ambassador in the Czech Republic and she is already so disrespectful and bossy and he has another arrogant relative as an ambassador in South Africa.Ghana country job for my family and relatives.I will soon even change the history of Ghana in favor of my relatives.
At your age one expect that you leave this for the small boy but to hold press conference is something. In your presentation you could not name the cousins and other relatives so that one can react appropriately. So anybody whose name is Akufo, Addo and Nana are his cousins. We were in Ghana when Mills put his brother at the government economic team. We have not forgotten the Ahois and the Iddrisus and the mahamas operating behind the scenes.
This is because he has got away with the Wayome corruption.
Oh Koo Mosqui aden na wo ho akyere wo too much saa? Na proye yi afe na wo hun se eye mo suo ana? Na defence bebrebe yi e? Even blaming GII for mischief hmmmm. Saw you on telly yesterday struggling to exonerate your president of unprecedented proye, ena Kuffour ene Rawlings pen so them them. Eh!! Nobody ta wo do.
Does Asiedu Nketia actually understands Nepotism? which family and friends of Nana Addo is he talking about? are these family and friends qualified or not? is Nana Addo's Daughter qualified or not? No prentense of a family member beeing a businessman and getting all the juicy government contracts as if he is the only business man in the country... how would you call that one too? when a family member is also part of the government economic team, how would you call that one too? mosquito should give us a break
A Survey done in 2016 and u blame the report on NPP ahba
When would this village ap3 learn some sense? When this caricature is talking to NDC followers he talks as if his backside never touched a school bench.Of the daily acts of massive corruption by Mahama which did this man ever comment about?This guy must learn to grow up .Politics snd stand up comedy are two different things.
JOHNSON PLEASE GROW UP, DO YOU THINK YOU ARE A SMALL BOY? ***barred word*** MAN, WERE YOU IN GHANA WHEN A WHOLE COUNTRY BAUXITE WAS GIVEN TO IBRAHIM MAHAMA WHEN MAHAMA WAS THE PRESIDENT IN YOUR OWN PARTY? YOU WERE A BOAD MEMBER OF BUI DAM AUTHORITY, AS A MEMBER,YOU SOLD YOUR OWN BLOCKS TO THE AUTHORITY .IS ONLY GHANA THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU WOULD BE WALKING FREE. ANYWAY, IS ANY OF THOSE THE PRESIDENT APPOINTED NOT QUALIFIED LIKE AKUA DONKOR?GHANAIANS ARE WISER THAN YOU THINK. RELEASE ABUGA PELE LIKE YOU DID TO THE MUNTIE 3.KWASIAAAATOOO