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After Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia pledged to combat corruption in the NPP’s election 2024 manifesto, former Auditor General Daniel Domelevo expressed concerns about the credibility and ability of the party leader.
In an interview with Raymond Acquah on Joy News’ Upfront, the former Auditor General challenged Dr. Bawumia to demonstrate his commitment to fighting corruption by being open and honest about the significant funding that his campaign received.
“The track record that he wants us to look at, can he tell us that about 80 million Ghana cedis which was used for the primaries. Can he tell us where it came from? He should have made that known to us, that as a vice president, he doesn’t even get 50,000 cedis a month. So for eight years, he would not make more than 10 million. He should have told us that apart from my salary, I have these sources, my father left these, and I have investments which brought about the eighty-something million which I used for my party funding. We would have clapped for him,” he said.
The NPP’s anti-corruption plans, however, have drawn criticism from Mary Awelana Addah, Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, who claims that they fall short in key areas.
She claims that a number of important concerns brought out by civil society organizations were not addressed in the manifesto.
“A manifesto which came with 260 pages, I was expecting that at least, we will have some dynamic or specific strategic interventions that will show how it will be done, but they are just statements that have been made. If you want to fight corruption, you need to show us that I am not corruptible. What are some of the indicators of that incorruptibility that you want to bring on board.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
