Home / Politics / The Public Purse Akufo-Addo Promised To Protect Cannot Even Be Found – Mahama
Ghana President elect Nana Akufo-Addo during his inauguration ceremony in Accra, Ghana, Saturday Jan. 7, 2017. Ghana's chief justice swore in the nation's newly elected President Nana Akufo-Addo amid a sea of people dressed in the red, blue and white colors of his party. Akufo-Addo, 72, won the Dec. 7 election on his third run for the office, defeating incumbent John Dramani Mahama. (AP Photo)

The Public Purse Akufo-Addo Promised To Protect Cannot Even Be Found – Mahama

Spread the love

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, says contrary to President Akufo-Addo’s promise to protect the public purse, the state’s resources have rather depleted under his watch.

According to the 2020 NDC flagbearer, Ghana has lost so much money in the Akufo-Addo era, due to the President’s failure to tackle corruption.

Addressing a gathering of chiefs and people at the 2022 edition of the Asogli Yam Festival in the Volta Region, he bemoaned the situation and expressed reservations about the current state of the economy.

 

He, therefore, pledged the NDC’s commitment to protecting the public in the purse.

“This government, the NPP government has completely lost control of the fight against corruption. President Akufo-Addo in his inaugural address promised to protect the public purse.

See also  ‘It Is Only The Fool That Thinks We Are Going In The Right Direction’ – Prophet Kofi Oduro Tells Ghanaians

Today even, that public purse cannot be found. The revelations in the Auditor-General’s report for 2021 is simply a microcosm of the real extent of the seeming institutionalisation of corruption under this administration,” John Mahama said.

“As I said recently, I want to assure all Ghanaians that the next NDC administration, as I’ve recently said will revisit the matter of article 71 emoluments, especially the issue of ex-gratia payments and the size of government to cut down on expenditure as a way of protecting our scarce resources”, he added.

Mr Mahama’s comments follow a recent report by the Auditor-General which revealed how the state continues to lose huge sums of money due to corruption and other financial malfeasances.

A total of ¢17.4 billion in financial irregularities were flagged by the Auditor-General in its latest report submitted to parliament for the 2021 financial year.

See also  Tafo Pankrono BECE Candidates Get Free Tuition From Dr Serwaa Donkor Ahead Of Final Examination.

This represents a 36% rise compared to that of 2020, following an audit of the accounts of at least 101 institutions.

 

Similar audit reports conducted on institutions in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 show irregularities to the tune of ¢12 billion, ¢3 billion, ¢5.4 billion and ¢12.8 billion respectively.

¢17.4bn in financial irregularities recorded in 2021 – Auditor-General

Meanwhile, scores of citizens are calling on the Auditor-General to take punitive actions against persons and institutions who were implicated in its recent findings.

According to the concerned stakeholders, this will deter others in the future.

For them, the Auditor-General must not only report the financial infractions but also surcharge those involved as provided in law.

See also  VIDEO: Ken Agyapong And Bawumia ‘Dine’ Amid Allegations of Poisoning In The NPP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading from TodayGhanaMedia.com as a news publishing website from Ghana.

 

 

 

 

 

Are You Suffering From Weak Erection, Low Libido, Premature Ejaculation Or Infections? – Get M-Plus No

 

 

 

Are You Suffering From Weak Erection, Low Libido, Premature Ejaculation Or Infections? – Get M-Plus No
Maccun Plus (MPlus) is for men and women as a natural aphrodisiac with no side effects
Just contact the number below for M PLUS HONEY.
024-377-7896 / 0561193978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:  My Joy Online

 

 

Disclaimer: TodayGhanaMedia.com is not responsible for this report and its content.
There are four types of content published on  TodayGhanaMedia.com  daily: curated content; syndicated content; user-generated content; and original content.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Send your news stories to todayghanamedia@gmail.com and Chat with us via WhatsApp on +233 200818719

 

About admin

Check Also

Democracy Hub And Occupy Julorbi House Protestors Sue Ghana Police

Spread the love Democracy Hub and 23 other applicants have sued the Ghana Police Service …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

<script async="async" data-cfasync="false" src="//ophoacit.com/1?z=5748179"></script>
x