Suspected corrupt past officials in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, who think they can enjoy their booty in peace, should quickly revise their notes.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is determined to make sure that every stolen state money is retrieved and the culprits punished by law.
The government has gone beyond the boundaries of the country to engage some foreign experts, who are specialists in investigating corrupt state officials, to help Ghana to retrieve all its stolen moneys.
Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Minister, disclosed, “Investigations of past corrupt government officials are underway and some people, who are not Ghanaians, are helping us from outside the country.
“The government has engaged these people, who are experts in investigating past corrupt government officials to support us so that in the end every stolen national asset or money will be located.
“These people have done such investigations for some countries in the past so they have the track-record and with their support, definitely no past corrupt government official can go scot-free.”
He said tracking of stolen state moneys is not a child’s play, hence the government’s decision to engage the experts to assist, especially in tracing the foreign banks where stolen state moneys are being kept.
“The investigation would not be locally centered; we shall go abroad, possibly to the banks where the stolen state cash are being kept. If we get this vital information then we will make inroads.
“We will also collaborate with foreign banks where we suspect stolen state cash are being kept, to unearth where, say, a person who earns GH¢10,000, deposited a staggering $2 million into his/her accounts on this and such particular day.
“If we are able to get such banks to testify in court then definitely no past corrupt government official will be able to escape from the clutches of the law,” Mr Osafo-Maafo stressed, adding that the government wants to get concrete facts about corrupt former officials before acting.
The senior minister, who was speaking with Omanhene of Kessben FM in Kumasi, stated that President Akufo-Addo’s continuous statement that the rule of law will be upheld “is not just a mere rhetoric.”
According to him, the Ghanaian leader is determined to ensure that any former government appointee that misappropriated state funds is brought to book and also surrender all stolen state moneys.
Government, he said, would not rely on hearsay and rumours, regarding the hunt for past corrupt government officials, claiming, “We shall make sure that anyone that we will drag to court had indeed indulged in corrupt practices.”
Mr Osafo-Maafo said the image of the NPP government would be dented if they (NPP) rush to drag innocent people to court and would eventually be freed by the courts, saying, “NPP has the finest lawyers and we want to act professionally.”
Source: Daily Guide
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@ Araba you should also stop being ***barred word*** fuulish.There are internationally recognized investigative institutions who helps countries to truck all stolen funds.You remember Nigeria and the steps the President took in retrieving stolen State funds.Why did we contracted expert lawyers in our case against LA Côte voire.Why didn't we drilled our oil but decided to contract Cosmos Energy.Our investigative officers are doing theirs locally whiles experts with technical know how are also doing theirs internationally. Fuullish stop spewing rubbish and don't let the support u have for this corrupt and nation wreckers party blind fold you.Gimiiiiiii.
We have international expert who can do that.How can our cid and other investigative institutions be assigned an international assignment like trucking the foreign accounts of past governmentgovernment.In his submission he made mentioned of other international investigative bodies helping them to truck the foreign accounts of past top govermnt officials.How much was spent on dubious capacity building.The loans NDC government contracted was more than how much was spent so where is the difference. That's why they are also doing loan auditing.Don't worry very soon all NDC members cannot come on this platform to criticise anything again.Posterity will judge corrupt NDC officials.
What kind of foolishness is this? So those they say they have brain cannot investigate corruption and had to bring in foreign experts at the tax payers expense? how much are they going to pay them, the rent or hotel bills, per diems and allowances and what have you. if you want to spend millions of dollars to retrieve your money, it is as well that you let it go because in the long run you will spend more than you are expected to have. ***barred word*** people calling themselves experts in governance. God will punish you all
Hmmmmm, should we believe investigation conduct by our security agencies?
look at who is talking he himself is corrupt after sending 2 of his sons to work as public servants he now said there no jobs
WHY ARE THEY MUCH PARTICULAR ABOUT CORRUPTION CASES IN THE PREVIOUS GOVT WHEN OFFICIALS OF THE CURRENT GOVT ARE DEEP NECK IN CORRUPTION.
GOD SEND SOME INDIVIDUAL IN HISTORY TO CHANGE THE DESTINY OF PEOPLE WHO CALL ON HIM. GHANAIANS SINCE THE TIME OF JJ RAWLING HAD PRAYED ENORMOUSLY FOR RIGHT LEADERSHIP TO SAVE A NATION IN DISTRESS. THE STRONG DESIRE FOR GHANAIANS TO CALL UPON GOD FOR HELP WAS INSTIGATED BY POLITICAL INSTABILITY,CORRUPTION, POVERTY, POOR HEALTH DELIVERY, FALLING EDUCATION STANDARD, SOCIAL INJUSTICE AND INSECURITY. GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO US AND HAS LISTENED TO OUR PRAYERS. FIRST WE SUCCEED TO RESTORE A CONSTITUTIONAL RULE WHICH ENABLED US TO REMOVE THE FIRST MAJOR THREAT OF JJ AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENT. MANY DIED, DISAPPEARED, TORTURED AND IMPRISONED WITHOUT ANY DUE PROCESS OF JUSTICE. JJ AND HIS REGIME THOUGHT THEY COULD NOT HAND POWER TO ANYBODY IN GHANA SINCE FOR THEM ALL WERE CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT. WE CHANGED HIS REGIME WITHOUT GOING TO WAR, THOUGH NOT WITHOUT STRONG RESISTANCE. JJ NDC, THROUGH THREATS, INTIMIDATIONS, FRAUD AND ELECTORAL CORRUPTION RESISTED CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT? GOD, THE "MOBROHUNFUO AGYA" LISTENED TO THE CRY OF HIS PEOPLE TO REMOVE RAWLINGS NDC. RAWLING HAD ELIMINATED PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS, AND COLLAPSED BUSINESS IN THE NAME OF CORRUPTION BUT HIS GOVERNMENT BECAME CORRUPT THAN NEVER BEFORE BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH SYSTEM THAT COULD WEED UP CORRUPTION . KUFFOUR GOVERNMENT MADE GREAT IMPART TO ENHANCE GHANA DEMOCRATIC CREDENTIAL. HE MADE SRONG SOCIAL INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS POVERT, FALLING EDUCATION STANDARD AND AND ESTABLISHED THE BEST HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM EVER KNOWN IN AFRICA AND BEYOND. HOWEVER, WITH STOLEN HIDDEN MONEY NDC COULD STILL CORRUPT THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND MANAGED COME BACK TO POWER. THEY DESTROYED MOST OF THE INNOVATION INTRODUCED BY KUFFOUR TO DEVELOP GHANA. THE RETURN OF NDC PUSH BACK GHANA DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS. THANK GOD WE HAVE GOT FROM ANOTHER CHANCE WITH NANA ADDO. NANA ADDO NAD NPP SHOULD NOT AT THIS TIME TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED. THE MUST WORK HARD TO WEED UP CORRUPTION AND THEY CAN SUSTAINED THE FIGHT BY GETTING TO THE ROOT OF IT. NDC MAY BRING BACK THEIR STOLEN MONEY TO CORRUPT OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM IF SUCH STOLENT MONEY ARE NOT RETRIEVED TO DEVEOPE THE NATION. NANA HAS A GOOD SUPPORT FROM GHANAIANS AND HE MUST RESPOND TO THAT TRUST TO GET TO THE ROOT AND NOT JUST ANY HALF WAY.GHANA GOT INDIPENDENT AND MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES BECAME INFECTED. GHANA MUST ROOT OUT CORRUPTION TO CHANNEL THE PATH FOR OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO DO THE SAME. NANA ADDO GHANAFUO NE AFRICA ANI DA WO SO.
Big minds and brains are at work but they must not waste much money at the expense of the poor tax payer.The cost of collecting taxes must not be over and above the amount collected.