Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will establish a Governance Advisory Council as part of his vision to improve political governance, help curb corruption, and ensure respect for human rights in the country.
Addressing National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives and supporters as part of his campaign to lead his party to the 2024 elections, Mr. Mahama said membership of the proposed Governance Advisory Council would include representatives of Civil Society Organisations, religious leaders, traditional leaders, and ordinary Ghanaians.
According to Mr. Mahama, who is promising to wage a sustained war against corruption and poor governance when elected in 2024, the functions of the Council will include the annual release of a State of Governance in Ghana report.
“Every year, the Council will release a report on the state of human rights, corruption, and a report on our governance, which will serve as a guide for government to know whether we are on the right track with regards to issues of governance, corruption, human rights, media, and other freedoms including torture and crime,” President Mahama said.
The establishment of the Governance Advisory Council, as promised by President Mahama, will be yet another significant step in his quest to promote better governance and fight corruption.
In his first term as President, Mr. Mahama introduced a Code of Ethics for Ministers of State and Government Appointees.
The code of ethics reflected his government’s vision to maintain a clean government imbued with systems, clear procedures and guidelines for performance and delivery.
He reminded ministers of state that while there are issues that would be accepted in the traditional and cultural context, they are unacceptable under governance ethics and legal conduct.
“One of the strongest ways to prevent unacceptable conduct and abuse of office by public officials is to demarcate the ethical boundaries within which actions and inactions could be deemed to be acceptable or unacceptable,” he noted.
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The emergence of a new face like Dr Duffuor in the NDC presidential race will unleash other experienced NDC politicians and technocrats who otherwise do not want to be associated with the campus politicians around Mahama who only hurl insults at you when you express your opinion that goes against Mahama and Asiedu Nketia.
The same procedure as every term. The creation of any board or advisory council is just a way of creating jobs for the boys with sharp teeth and their casmpus politics of lies, insults and baseless propaganda. They are all conduits for the leakage and waste of national revenue. I just can't understand why the NDC is pushing the visionless Mahama instead of trying to present new policies and ideas from other candidates like Dr Duffuor.
So what then will be chraj doing and in one breath you want cut down on government expenditure.
This will not benefit us. You are a c0rrupt vissionlless leader. Your time has passed.
Hahahaaa, this man paaa.