The Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli has ridiculed the new Code of Conduct launched by President John Dramani Mahama, describing it as nothing more than "courtesy for boys and girls." The president has launched a Code of Conduct outlining new guidelines for moral behavior, public accountability, and abuse of power for all political appointees under his government.
All ministers, deputy ministers, presidential staff, chief executive officers, board members, members of the Council of State, and other appointees working under the Executive are subject to the Code, which was introduced at the Jubilee House on Monday, May 5, 2025.
The President and the Vice-President are likewise bound by it.
But commenting on the set of rules for the government appointees, Alhassan Tampuli, a lawyer turned politician, stated that the code of conduct as it has been put together is not fit for purpose. "I think that this is an effort which in my view is not able to deal with the situation that we find ourselves in, except when we are able to enact them into a law.
