Akufo-Addo’s appointees undermining his position on corruption – Group

Appointees of the governing New Patriotic Party are undermining the President’s position on corruption, according to the Citizen Movement Against Corruption.

In an interview on Eyewitness News, Edem Senanu, Co-Chairperson of the Citizen Movement Against Corruption who was speaking on a petition presented to the Finance Ministry requesting details on an alleged GHc2.75 billion procurement savings, said government was not making headway in the fight against corruption.

“We do not appear to be making substantive inroads and it means that it is important for government to regroup and think through what is happening. It appears there are a number of government appointees who are getting themselves into situations of conflict of interest and into actions that undermine the stated position of the president and his government on corruption.”

He further entreated the ruling government and the main opposition party to stop the blame game and focus on the fight against corruption.

CSOs petition finance Minister

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition with 20 other Civil Society Groups have petitioned the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, for further and better particulars on the over GH¢2 billion reportedly saved through the review of sole-sourced and restrictive tendering contracts.

The Finance Minister while delivering the 2019 mid-year budget review in Parliament announced that some GH¢ 2.75 billion had been saved through thorough scrutiny of sole-sourced contracts as well as contracts awarded through restrictive tendering.

The Minister has since not provided details on the contracts or information on which specific procurement the savings were made on.

But the civil society groups say they want the full list of contracts from which the savings were made.