Dr Arthur Kennedy, a Physician and Political activist, has said former President Akufo-Addo needs to be questioned about what he was doing while his ministers and appointees were looting Ghana’s coffers dry.
According to Arthur Kennedy, the sins of Ken Ofori-Atta cannot be talked about without mentioning Akufo-Addo because he was reporting to him.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile, Dr Arthur Kennedy stated, “We seem to be practising a serial one-party dictatorship that lasts a four or eight-year term. Once that system is over, the other comes and makes noise. Where was parliament when these things were happening? There are a lot of people who have questions to answer.
Remember how a lot of NPP MPs wanted Mr Ken Ofori-Atta removed, and for a whole year, all of them could not get one person removed.
“If we are talking about the sins of Ken Ofori-Atta, he was reporting to somebody. I think that, at some point, we need to be asking the former president (Akufo-Addo) what he was doing while his ministers were looting our coffers. He has a moral responsibility to address some of these sins”.
He further added, “It seems as if, as long as the Akufo-Addo government remained in power, Ken Ofori-Atta was untouchable. We need to move towards a Justice system where, regardless of who is in power, whichever your position is, independent agencies like the OSP can go after people”.
Dr Kennedy highlighted that Ghana needs to move from the system where the government in power see their appointees as immune from judicial processes.
“The Attorney General’s office in a country that is serious ought to be able to go after people, which is why the United States brought the idea of Special Council. We need to move away from this system where being an incumbent insulates you from judicial processes and you can do whatever you like with impunity, in effect”, he added.
Meanwhile, President John Mahama has noted that Ghana’s problems in the corruption fight have always been post-regime corruption, with the incumbent government failing to deal with corrupt appointees once a scandal emerges.
President Mahama delivered a strong message to his appointees, reinforcing his dedication to combating corruption within his administration.
According to President Mahama, the first person who brings a scandal to his government will be hanged on a cross.
Speaking to leaders of the Christian Council of Ghana in Accra on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, President Mahama stated, Before I became president, I had indicated that we’re going to take the fight against corruption to a whole new level. And it’s not anything personal against anybody”.
“Our problem in the fight against corruption is that it is always post-regime corruption that we fight,” he noted.
He added, “And when we start investigating the cases of corruption, the previous government states that, ‘You are witch-hunting us; this is political persecution’”.
“I have served notice to my ministers, every day at Cabinet meetings: woe betide any of my appointees who brings a scandal. I will hang them on a tree,” he declared.
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'At some point, we need to be asking the former president (Nana Akufo-Addo) what he was doing while his ministers were looting our coffers dry.'
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) November 22, 2025
– Dr. Arthur Kennedy (Physician & Political Activist)#Newsfile pic.twitter.com/TRZFifTPZm