By Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to implement measures to safeguard state wealth from being redirected to obscure entities through opaque deals.
She expressed concerns regarding Ghana’s national assets and natural resources, which appear to be indefinitely allocated to relatives and associates of the government.
During her official introduction by the NDC on Wednesday, April 24, at the Kofi Ohene Konadu Auditorium at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), she lamented the weakening of state institutions aimed at combating corruption.
Opoku-Agyemang assured that the NDC would fortify these institutions upon assuming office in 2025.
“Corruption is rampant in too many government and non-government institutions; sadly, those institutions meant to check on corruption have been significantly weakened. We must strengthen the institutions and we will do just that when the NDC comes to power in January 2025, God willing.
“It is our duty to ensure that our sources of wealth are not given away to obscure entities shrouded in opaque deals. We must not arrive at a destination where our national assets and natural resources are treated by some as if they were assets of their own creation, to be willed forever to relatives and friends.
“We must be passionate about justice, about the protection of our environment, about protecting our differently abled citizens. We must be passionate about institutions that are responsive to our collective needs. We must be passionate about stamping out corruption.”
