Corruption: 'Nana Addo works with angels' – Haruna Iddrisu

General News on Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-06-05

Haruna Iddrisu, leader of the minority in Parliament, criticized President Nana Akufo-Addo's badertion that her government was prosecuting former officials for various alleged corruption cases.

The President, while speaking in Canada about the NPP government's efforts to fight corruption, mentioned that 21 people were on trial, and that it was therefore wrong to suggest that the administration did not did nothing to fight corruption.

But Haruna Iddrisu, a central MP and minority leader in Tamale, is unhappy with the president's reference to former NDC officials.

Haruna Iddrisu asked if the President's appointees were clear about corruption.

"I heard the president speak away from Canada or somewhere during his many trips abroad, saying that NDC was about to be sued. What a significant and interesting statement from the President of the Republic, it means that in recent years he has worked with angels. We ask him to probe further. "

I will not abuse my powers to prosecute corruption

President Nana Akufo-Addo is also committed not to abuse her power to prosecute corrupt people.

He says he remains committed to due process as his administrations seek to meet expectations in the fight against corruption.

"One of the things I'm not willing to do, whatever the conditions, is to remove the safeguards of due process," said President Akufo-Addo during his meeting with officials. Ghanaians in Canada.

"Let's accept the judicial process as it is, let's work with him knowing full well that if tomorrow you have problems, you would also like the due process to be applied."