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General News on Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
Source: Yen.com.gh
2019-05-02
Otiko Afisa Djaba, former Minister for Women's Affairs, Childhood and Special Protection
The phenomenon of resignation of civil servants has never been a common practice in Ghana.
While officials from other countries resign voluntarily during scandals, their counterparts in Ghana rarely blink.
However, in recent years, public pressure is gradually changing the discourse in the country.
Under the regime of former President John Mahama, some ministers and government-appointed members resigned after being caught in controversy. The trend seems to be continuing in the mandate of the new ruling patriotic party.
Since taking office, President Akufo-Addo has accepted the resignations of some public officials and appointees.
Below, we examine some appointees who resigned under the Akufo-Addo government:
1. Rockson Bukari
The secretary of state in the president's office, Rockson Bukari, is the last to resign under the Akufo-Addo government. Bukari hit the headlines after being accused of corrupt practices.
In a videotape, he was heard trying to bribe Starr FM's reporter, Edward Adeti, for that he's killing a story against a judge and a Chinese mining company while he was was minister of the Upper East region.
Although the minister denied these allegations, he officially resigned on Monday, April 29.
2.Otiko Djaba
Otiko Afisa Djaba was one of the main victims of the first ministerial reshuffle of President Akufo-Addo.
She has been dismissed as Minister for Gender Issues, Child Protection and Special Protection and has been appointed Ambbadador of Ghana to Italy.
However, she voluntarily refused the new position and resigned even before the start of her term, explaining that she wanted to take a break in politics.
3. Charles Bissue
Presidential staff member Charles Bissue also had to resign from the Akufo-Addo government after being caught in a corruption scandal.
Mr. Bissue was captured in Anas' latest presentation entitled "Fraude Galamsey", which focuses on illegal mining activities.
As secretary of the Interministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue was arrested in the undercover operation who allegedly received a bribe to allow illegal miners to operate despite the ban on the operation.
He subsequently resigned after the presentation of the presentation.
4. William Quaitoo
William Quaitoo also resigned from the government after allegedly making ethnocentric comments against the people of northern Ghana.
He served as deputy minister of agriculture before resigning as a result of increasing pressure from a portion of Ghanaians as a result of his comments.
In an interview with Starr FM, based in Accra, he described northerners as "difficult people", while saying that farmers in the North only wanted to extort money from the government.
Despite the subsequent apologies for his comments, some thought that was not enough, the minority in Parliament demanding in particular his resignation.
The pressure eventually came on Mr. Quaitoo, who later resigned.
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