Don’t base corruption fight on speculations, conjecture – Oppong Nkrumah

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has advised Ghanaians not to accuse the current Akufo-Addo-led administration of corruption merely based on speculations and conjecture.

According to him, such acts of speculation do little to help the fight against corruption.

His comment comes on the back of a number of corruption allegations levelled against a number of appointees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Speaking at a press briefing at Techiman in the Bono East Region, the Minister said government is determined to wipe out the corruption canker in the country.

He noted “It is very difficult to fight corruption where the resort is to mere allegations and speculations. Government expects that the anti-corruption fight will focus on facts, verifiable facts that will back their claims. ”

The Minister said what can help the government to respond effectively to corruption is for crusaders against the canker to provide verifiable facts to back their claims.

Explaining its resolve to fight the canker, Mr Nkrumah said while “the love of the people of this country to fight corruption cannot be faulted,” government expects it to be done on merit.

“As it has been said in times past, the name of the game is evidence. And so we have to get into space where corruption allegations are backed with evidence,” he stressed.

This, he said, will pave the way “for tangible, verifiable action” on the part of government in dealing with the menace.