Parliament will support Mahama to deliver on the promise of accountability – Ayariga

The Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has said that Parliament will support President John Dramani Mahama to deliver on his promises.Addressing the House after the President delivered his SONA, Mahama Ayariga noted that despite the grim picture about the state of the economy, the President has assured that he will reset the country."Mr.

Speaker what has happened to our economy and the presentation that has been made says it all, it is sad, it is unfortunate but His Excellency, the President has brought us hope, hope for the youth of this country, hope for the women, hope for the 'Okada' riders, hope for the private sector, hope for students and hope for ordinary Ghanaians who did everything to bring him to power. "We have no doubt that everything outlined here gives hope and this House will support His Excellency to deliver on his commitment but more importantly, this House will support his Excellency to deliver on the promise of accountability," Ayariga stated.During the SOAN, President John Dramani Mahama said that he had directed that the culprits of the National Service Scandal be declared wanted and their assets frozen.This, he said, forms part of holding the officials accountable for their stewardship.He said"as part of our Operation Recover All Loot programme, I have already tasked our investigative bodies to bring the culprits of the National Service Ghost names scandal to justice.""Such brazen theft of public funds must not go unpunished," he announced."Unfortunately, some of these culprits are believed to have absconded from this country already.

I have directed that they be declared wanted and their assets traced and frozen until investigations are completed," John Mahama noted.

Over the weekend, the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) detained Yaw Danso, an Accountant at the National Service Authority (NSA), in connection with the ghost names payroll scandal that has rocked the institution.His arrest follows that of Kwaku Ohene Gyan, the former Deputy Director of Operations at NSA, who was taken into custody on February 22, 2025.