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"Act quickly on the bribery scandal", Rawlings tells Mills
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot

Accra, Sept 27, Ghanadot - Former President Jerry John Rawlings has asked the government to “act quickly and decisively” on Friday’s ruling in UK where several Ghanaian politicians were named for receiving bribes from a British construction firm Mabey & Johnson in the 1980s and the 1990s.

In a press statement issued on Saturday, the former president professed his confidence in the current administration’s ability to deal with the issue.

“Probity, accountability and service to the people are the basis upon which the National Democratic Congress was founded.

“I have espoused these tenets since 1982 and have consistently reminded the current NDC government of the need to urgently pursue and prosecute persons who have been and continue to remain unaccountable to the people..”

He noted that the whole world’s attention is focused on Ghana, “watching closely how the Mills administration handles these allegations.”

Mr. Rawlings who was the President of Ghana, released this statement a day after the President, John Evans Atta Mills, had instructed the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to investigate the matter hours after the landmark ruling on Friday.

“The quick response by President Mills in requesting further investigations into these allegations can only be applauded. However, hesitancy and inaction in the days to come will be seen as not serving the greater good,” he opined in his statement.

In conclusion, Mr. Rawlings said, the NDC government has failed drastically to prosecute officials of the previous administration.

“Since coming to power in 2009 we have failed to pursue and prosecute the criminal activities of the past NPP government who in connivance with foreign partners have stolen millions of dollars and accepted huge bribes.”

 

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