Corruption fight: Former UN Governance Advisor says Akufo-Addo’s inaction gives the wrong image.
Corruption fight: Former UN Governance Advisor says Akufo-Addo’s inaction gives the wrong image.
Baffour Agyemang-Duah, the CEO of the Kufuor Foundation and a former senior governance advisor to the UN, has expressed concern about how the public views President Akufo-Addo’s handling of problems including corruption and bad governance.
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According to Mr. Agyemang-Duah, the President’s perceived inaction is the root cause of the perception of corruption and bad governance.
Speaking on the Super Morning Show, he said that Ghanaians’ perceptions of corruption have not been the best, according to Afrobarometer surveys.
On February 27, 2024, he stated, “So generally, I think there is a very poor impression about that only because of his inaction in dealing decisively with cases that are reported.”
“There are so many other instances I can cite to indicate where the responsiveness of government to certain popular sentiments were not really met so that is another deficit that we have,” the former UN Senior Governance Advisor said, citing President Akufo-Addo’s slow response to the concerns of the Ghanaian people. He cited the example where members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in parliament called for the removal of the finance minister, to which the President failed to respond.
Mr. Agyemang-Duah added that in addition to the problems of corruption and bad governance, Ghanaian presidents—both past and present—have a propensity to make promises they know they won’t be able to keep while in office.
“Building 111 hospitals around the nation is not feasible in a period of four or eight years. It isn’t achievable. It is also impossible to state that, during my term, I will work on a single district or factory. It is not feasible, and even if you succeed, the quality of the work will be low. It won’t produce any outcomes.
