How does Akufo-Addo feel knowing all this loot happened under his watch? – KSM quizzes

Kwaku Sintim-Misa (KSM), a Ghanaian satirist and anti-corruption advocate, has quizzed former president Akufo-Addo on how he feels knowing all the loot happened under his watch.

According to KSM, there is a culture of indifference among some members of NPP, despite reports of corruption against former appointees of the Akufo-Addo administration.

KSM described former Akufo-Addo’s eight-year term as “eight years of barbaric loot”.

Speaking on his KSM show, Kwaku Sintim-Misa stated, “What does he go through knowing that all this painful loot happened under his watch?”

“They all say it was COVID, but that’s just an excuse. The NPP got more aid during that period than ever before, and yet we saw massive financial leakages”, he criticised.

He alluded that if the NPP had broken the eight, “it would have been a continuity of loot”.

In related news, Ghanaian business mogul Sir Sam Jonah has said there is a refreshing wind of change going through Ghana.

According to Sir Sam Jonah, President John Dramani Mahama took an important step with ORAL to deal with corrupt officials under the former government and hopes the government will see it through.

Sir Sam Jonah noted that ORAL would help ensure transparency and accountability in public office and hoped the foolishness and the culture of impunity would not continue under the Mahama administration.

Speaking in a recent interview on Starr FM, Sam Jonah stated, “The signs are good. There is a refreshing wind of change that is going through the country. An important first step was the ORAL. One hopes that they would have the courage to see it through.

“It is an inconvenient truth to say that ORAL should not be pursued because there must be accountability, there must be transparency,” he said.

Sam Jonah added, “So, to the extent that he has publicly made that one of his commitments to ensuring that there is accountability — not just with the previous government but even with his government. We hope that important lessons have been learnt, that some of the foolishness that we saw would not continue, that the culture of impunity would not continue.”

Meanwhile, Kobina Tahir Hammond, the former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, has confidently warned that no one should brand the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a corrupt party.

He cautioned against labelling the NPP as a corrupt political organisation.

KT Hammond argued that corruption allegations against some members should not be used to tarnish the image of the entire party.

According to KT Hammond, the NPP has not been implicated in any corruption case as a political party.

Speaking in an interview with Kwesi Parker-Wilson of Oyerepa TV, KT Hammond stated, “No one should brand NPP as a corrupt party. It is not the party that is corrupt; it is certain individuals who have been accused of corruption”.

“Every family has a bad nut, but that does not mean the family is bad,” he explained.

Kobina Tahir Hammond further added, “Names were mentioned, and we have different characters. No one has sued NPP. The NPP as a political party has not been to court; it is individuals within the party that have been called out”.

“The heart and mind cannot be known by the president to tell whether the person is corrupt or not until they are given appointments,” he added.