Executive Director for the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, Beauty Emefa
Narteh has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to declare
his assets.
Governance in Ghana is usually associated with corrupt practices and one
of the major ways anti-corruption activists have advocated for is the
enforcement of the law for public office holders to declare their assets
when they assume office.
President Nana Akufo-Addo whilst campaigning for office pledged to obey this law.
Beauty says she is reminding the President that
the time is now. “I
want to call on the President, especially on his commitment that he
would declare his asset immediately he becomes President,” she noted.
“Once he’s made that pledge to Ghanaians, then we are looking forward to
him declaring his assets”.
Beauty Emefa Narteh is also hopeful that the appointment of Attorney
General-designate, Gloria Akuffo will facilitate the enactment of the
anti-corruption bills in Parliament.
She recalled, “looking at the past four years, we have a number of
anti-corruption legislations in Parliament that were not passed.”
The anti-graft agent added, “With her coming in, we would expect that
she would support so that all those bills that are outstanding like the
Right to Information Bill, the Witness Protection Bill, the Whistle
Blower Amendment Bill and even the Conduct of Public Officers Bill…would
be facilitated speedily”.
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