Vitus Azeem says transparency and accountability, the tools needed in the fight against corruption are missing in the Akufo-Addo administration.
The former Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative said Ghanaians were deceived into thinking that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo winning the 2016 presidential elections will make everything better in the nation but the case today is different.
According to him, “we were deceived into thinking that he is incorruptible, he will not entertain corruption and that when he comes things are going to be better than before but as I’ve told you things are worse than before”.
In the lead up to the 2016 elections, then-candidate Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) constantly accused then-president Mahama's government of being corrupt, pledging to wage a fierce war against the menace.
But expressing his disappointment in the president’s posture towards allegations of corruption against some of his appointees, Vitus Azeem said Akufo-Addo has failed.
“Everyday you just take the newspapers; you listen to radio and one person or the other and in some cases, he himself comes out to say the person has done nothing wrong. You wouldn’t even wait for the investigating bodies to investigate, you come out and say the person has done nothing wrong and you clear him,” he said.
He further spoke against the president’s failure to make the PDS scandal and Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence reports public.
“The Ayawaso thing, the president told us that he’s not compelled to release the report but if you are sending a bill to parliament on that don’t you think parliamentarians need to know what is in that report because it will help them in the debate.
Why did you spend money for a committee of three eminent Ghanaians to sit down and investigate the matter? At least, if you don’t want to give us the detailed report come out with your white paper so that yes this was what was found… transparency and accountability are the tools for fighting corruption and they don’t exist.”
Vitus Azeem was speaking to GhanaWeb’s Laud Adu Asare in an interview.
Source: Ghanaweb
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The nerve! Vitus or whatever you call yourself, look for cello tape and keep your möuth shüt! Before then, use some mõüth wash....
Where did you get your ignorance from. Is vitus azeem a prosecutor to bring charge against any person? Sometimes it baffles me that npp claim to be elites, but some of their supporters are quite dumb. Evidence of corruption are all over the place, what azeem is saying is that nana addo made Ghanaians think that as for him, corruption will not happen under his watch, meaning his appointees would be sacrosanct. But the opposite is the case. And worst of all he doesn't even wait for investigations to complete before he clears those alleged to be corrupt. He also doesn't show reports to the public domain, and these are signs that a person is corrupt. Lack of transparency and swiftness to clear appointees before investigations are completed is why nana addo is corrupt. Please, go for nana's free SHS.
THEY WILL ALL LAUGH AT THE WRONG SIDE OF THEIR MOUTHS AFTER 2020 ELECTION.
Vitus Azeem bring any corruption charge against Nana Addo not sitting somewhere and blowing your nose! who in Ghana doesn't know your people led by John mahama blame to create l00oo*0t and share of all the advantage this country gave you and now you people think you made a mistake by exposing your people's rot instead of giving them a chance to l00*00t and finish the country so you are talking trying hard to make the incorruptible man as corrupt as your john mahama. The harm has Been done already and everyone knows Akufo Addo never accepted government residence when mp but john mahama asked to be giving the residence of the Vice president and you people must be ashamed of yourselves. You were giving a chance to show appreciation to Ghana all you could do was to create l00*00t and share, all you could do was to show arrogance and impunity to Ghanaians Ayariga hanging off a phone call on a radio presenter, your mahama supervising insults on Men of God and our leaders and what are you talking about trying hard to prove what is not existing as true shame on you! and who will listen to your nons*ense only your ndc ! your ndc will never come back to power ungrateful people ! you can never tag Akufo Addo as corrupt like you Vitus Azeem trying to be heard because ndc lack presidential candidate for 2024 when Nana Addo had finished with his term. Ndc will rot in opposition! ungrateful people!
I am amazed that any time someone criticizes nana addo npp supporters always brand that individual ndc member. This is the same vitus azeem who was at the forefront of es exposing corruption in mahama administration and npp were using his words for campaign. Today, he is ndc because he is speaking against nana addo. Why are npp members so intolerant and hateful of divergent views? Occupy Ghana were supporting them in 2016, today when they criticize nana addo, they are ndc. IMANI, A PLUS etc were bashing NDC for npp, today all of them have become NDC because they are criticizing nana addo's corrupt administration. Even Jesus Christ was criticized to the point of being killed, how much more a weed smoker and a sleeper.
As for Vitus Azeem, he should simply contest for the NDC general secretary position to bring finality to his long standing partisan positions. No need to say more, everyone knows this NDC so-called Anti-Corruption Agent!
such creatures have mouth to talk about corruption, mahama and ministers were luuuuting left right center at a time you were an anti corruption campaigner and an adviser to mahama were you able to voice out against mahama, give evidence of Akuffo Addo as a person being corrupt, ediot. the truth of the matter is, the man has appointees who are not angels definitely one or two may misconduct themselves, he has boldly hauled them before anti corruption institutions to be investigated and and necessary actions taken was mahama able to do that, that alone is a bold step against corruption if you care to know. you called such a person a corrupt person, you are not getting corrupt proceeds from your ndc allies anymore so you are here making fuuuulish allegations, kwashia buuulu
where were the tools when you were given the mandate and opportunity to deal with it? if you had dealt with it would we be experiencing it now as you submit to us. medamfo if you have nothing to say don't say it here.
Ahhhhh, listen to him. Do we have men who can hold on to their integrity with partisan politics in Ghana? How on earth can this man describe Nana Addo as corrupt? Did he listen to Nana Addo when he speaks! This man's Mahama went for ford bribe himself. Nana has NEVER and will NEVER do that. Nana Adoo cause his alleged corrupt officials to be investigated! Did Mahama do that? Shame on you, Vitus!