The Member of for Sissala West, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has urged the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to adopt a more stringent approach in combating corruption.
He warned that the current practice of politely inviting suspects risks shielding and dignifying criminality.
Reacting to the recent arrest of former GIHOC Distilleries Managing Director, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, in an interview on Channel One TV's "Breakfast Daily" on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, and monitored by , Sukparu asserted that Ghana's fight against corruption will remain ineffective if suspects are handled with "kid gloves" simply due to their political exposure or connections. "If you sit and invite them to come at their own time, with their lawyers, it's as if we're trying to dignify corruption.
Yet, the same system has no problem sentencing someone who stole GH¢500 or a goat to 10 years in prison," Sukparu stated.
