Don’t take offence when we call your fight against corruption shambolic – Manasseh to Akufo-Addo

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has stressed the need for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be tolerant of criticisms particularly ones that focus on his fight against corruption.

In a facebook post Tuesday morning, Manasseh ‘exposed’ the New Patriotic Party’s double standards on corruption by comparing the erstwhile National Democratic Congress government’s efforts in curtailing the menace to that of the current NPP government.

He said the erstwhile Mahama government was heavily criticized by Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP for failing to address fully, the issue of corruption and the looting of state funds. Manasseh recounts that the NPP at the time, made several demands for stricter sanctions for persons found culpable in acts of corruption.

“I agree with President Akufo-Addo’s assertion that more had to be done in the GYEEDA case, but if he was bold to call Mahama’s fight against corruption was a sham even with the above actions, then he should not take offence when Ghanaians think his efforts in fighting corruption are shambolic,” he wrote.

He however says such standards are no longer held to the fore even as the NPP professes to fight corruption.

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“It is clear from the actions taken in cases like judgement debts, the World Cup saga, GYEEDA, SADA, the DVLA saga, the Metro Mass branding, etc., that the fight against corruption is a sham. I say again, the so-called fight against corruption is a sham.” — Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, February 2016, in his “True State of the Nation” address.

On GYEEDA, two people were imprisoned, including Abuga Pele, a former MP from Mahama’s government

60 million cedis was retrieved from the rLG Group.

All the Contracts, but one, were cancelled.

A bill was drafted and passed into law to streamline GYEEDA, the YEA Act of 2015 was passed.

I agree with President Akufo-Addo’s assertion that more had to be done in the GYEEDA case, but if he was bold to call Mahama’s fight against corruption was a sham even with the above actions, then he should not take offence when Ghanaians think his efforts in fighting corruption are shambolic.