It is all connected if you are patient enough to look for the so what in this matter. Clearly, a government too large is more easily categorized as “imperial” than a government that merely selected a few experts to, in consultation with all the people, review that wart-infested Rawlings Constitution. In this final paper, we … Read more
I perfectly understand why President Akufo-Addo wishes to reward, with appointments to high office, as many as possible of those who helped to get him elected. But there is a limit to everything, and in his appointments of ministers and deputy ministers, there the president has exceeded the limits of what the country expects of … Read more
President Mahama and his NDC government corrupt practices have resulted in excessive public spending, less efficient tax system , needless high public deficit and destabilization of national budgets, heightened capital flight and the creation of perverse incentives that stimulate income-seeking rather than productive activities. “When public money is stolen for private gain, it means fewer … Read more
I could hardly believe my eyes when I skimmed through President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to tackle the menace of corruption in his next term in office when given the mandate to govern the country (See: I’ll make corruption unattractive in my next term in office-Mahama; kasapafmonline.com/ghanaweb.com, 7/11/2016). “In a letter to his teeming supporters … Read more
“When public money is stolen for private gain, it means fewer resources to build schools, hospitals, roads and water treatment facilities. When foreign aid is diverted into private bank accounts, major infrastructure projects come to a halt. Corruption enables fake or substandard medicines to be dumped on the market, and hazardous waste to be dumped … Read more
It is quite bizarre that President Mahama does not seem to be fretted over the numerous bribery and corruption allegations that have been levelled against him. Apparently, the idiosyncratic allegations include, inter alia, ‘the furtive gift (the Ford Expedition)by the Burkinabe Contractor, Djibril Kanazoe; the Embraer 190 scandal; Armajaro; the STX Housing deal ; SADA; … Read more
“Corruption is an insidious plague that has a wide range of corrosive effects on societies. It undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to violations of human rights, distorts markets, erodes the quality of life and allows organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish” (UN 2003). In his State of … Read more
If Mahama isn’t the most corrupt president, who is? By K. Badu ……Why Mahama qualifies as the most corrupt leader ever “Corruption is an insidious plague that has a wide range of corrosive effects on societies. It undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to violations of human rights, distorts markets, erodes the quality … Read more
It would be recalled that somewhere in 2010, the United Kingdom media carried chilling reports about how the then Vice President John Dramani Mahama, was lobbied by a British Cabinet Minister to get a postponement for the ban imposed on Armajaro Holdings, one of the cocoa buying companies who were found culpable for smuggling the … Read more