Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye
Ofosu, has said it is incorrect for the impression to be created that the
president is condoning corruption merely because of the exposure of
canker in public institutions. He confirmed President Mahama's intent to
fight corruption and insisted that the President has no reason to conceal
it. The country has been hit with a number of corruption scandals in
public institutions, including GYEEDA, SADA. The latest is the over 7.9 million
cedis said to have been paid to ghost names within the National Service
Scheme. Speaking on Peace FM's ‘Kokrokoo’ the deputy minister said
government, as part of its home grown policy measures, is conducting
investigations into the public sector payroll system to weed out all ghost
names. The recent allegation of corruption against high ranking
members of the National Service Secretariat (NSS) is one of the several
cases of corruption which the government is bent on addressing. When asked
about progress being made in retrieving the dubious judgement debts of €25
million and US$325,000 paid to Waterville and Isofoton respectively, Mr
Ofosu said government is still on course to recover the monies. He indicated
that the previous practices where government officials were allowed to purchase
government bungalows and official vehicles provided them, when their tenure in
government ended, would be a thing of the past because the current
government through President Mahama is ensuring that these practices are
eliminated. President Mahama without a shadow of doubt is leading the way to
extradite corruption from government and within government officials, he added.
Source:Myjoyonline.com
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