Ghana’s new president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday made a pledge to protect the country’s public purse by insisting on value for money under his governance.
He told the nation moments after his investiture as Ghana’s fifth president that public service is not a moneymaking avenue for politicians but service to the people whose mandate brings them to power.
He affirmed his commitment to ensure a restoration of intergrity into the country’s public service.
“We must restore integrity in public life. State coffers are not spoils for a party that wins an election but resources for the country’s social and economic development. I shall protect the public purse by insisting on value for money in all transactions,” he said in his inaugural speech.
“Money is to be made in the private sector and not the public service and measures will be put in place to ensure this,” he stated.
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