President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, expressed no surprise at President Akufo-Addo’s omission of specific measures addressing corruption during the State of the Nation Address on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
He suggested that the president is so entangled in corruption that it hindered him from providing an update on the measures taken to address it.
Mr. Cudjoe quoted the proverbial, “If you are accused of seducing the chief’s wife, you don’t go to the palace” to buttress his point that he was not surprised at the president’s absolute silence on corruption.
“If you are neck-deep in corruption, why will you want to give an update on corruption, I wouldn’t do that if it were me,” he told Selorm Adonoo on The Big Issue on Citi FM and Citi TV.
The president of IMANI Africa also pointed out that it is inappropriate to try to exempt the president from any involvement in the prevailing corruption in the country. He stated that the president’s silence on corruption has only worsened the issue.
“We can’t live in a disorganized society like this when it comes to important actors that are saving the national purse. The president deserves to take some of the blame because he was silent on some of the corruption issues and that is the reason why we are in this mess.”