The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has strongly endorsed plans by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to launch a rigorous anti-corruption campaign if they return to power.
Ablakwa criticised the current government’s handling of various scandals, describing the level of state capture and corruption under President Akufo-Addo’s administration as “unprecedented.”
He aligned himself with NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to resetting the economy by recovering assets allegedly looted under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.
Responding to concerns about the NDC’s previous lack of action in prosecuting officials accused of wrongdoing during the Mills-Mahama era, Ablakwa acknowledged past shortcomings. He disclosed that the party has learned valuable lessons from the Ghana@50 inquiry commission and will focus on prosecuting offenders rather than setting up commissions of inquiry.
During an interview with sit-in host Selorm Adonoo on The Pont of View on Channel One TV, Ablakwa pointed out, “We have never seen this level of corruption, this level of looting, this level of state capture, it is unprecedented. We have never seen anything on this scale.
“We all learn from our mistakes, if you take for example the Ghana@50 fiasco, it turned out that, that was not the route we should have adopted.
“We should have just gone straight into prosecution, if you were intending to prosecute, that is what the judiciary later determined. And so lessons have been learnt. That is why if you pay regard to the wording of our manifesto, we have avoided commission of inquiry, that same Ghana@50 approach and all of that. Now there’s well-settled jurisprudence on these matters. How to go about exerting accountability, prosecuting. If you have to prosecute just build your docket, and go straight for the jugular, don’t use commissions of inquiry and all of that.”
He pledged that the next NDC government would ensure accountability, making sure individuals face consequences for their actions when voted into power in the 2024 general elections.
Source: citinewsroom.com
