"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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President John Evans Atta Mills
at the weekend expressed interest in a court case in London
that led to the conviction of a British Company,
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decisively” on Friday’s ruling in UK where several Ghanaian
politicians were named ....More
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