Former President John Mahama has said no journalist will be persecuted or hounded and killed for exposing corruption under his presidency should he win the 2020 general elections.
In his message to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, Mr Mahama said: “I stand #unitedagainstcorruption”, adding: “Let us make a determined commitment to take action, lead the change and be the change in our country’s fight against corruption and nepotism”.
Fighting corruption, the flag bearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said, “requires genuine and collective efforts, particularly from political leaders”.
“As we have demonstrated in the past, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will make no excuses in this fight. “Sadly, recent surveys are confirming that we are losing the fight against corruption. This is a worry to the majority of Ghanaians. “We shall protect the rights of our people to expose corruption and undertake to investigate credible allegations that come to our attention.
“No journalist will be killed, live in fear or flee the country because of their investigative reporting”, he promised. Mr Mahama also said: “We will strengthen and make the anti-corruption agencies work without fear or favour”.
In his view, “If we are to win the fight against corruption, the government must stop making excuses as a coverup for the increasing cases of corruption”.
He said: “President Akufo-Addo's practice of ‘clearing’ corrupt appointees and hampering investigations must stop”.
“As we work together toward the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the anti-corruption fight will become a major instrument for the achievement of our objectives. Let us take a decisive stand against corruption and nepotism. I invite all Ghanaians to stand #unitedagainstcorruption”, he wrote on Facebook.
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And who said you are coming to power
no running mate...i mean how
Hmmmm, this man will never grow
Mr President,could you simply wait for your manifesto and speak to the promises in it?
Do u mean Stan Dobge is DEAD? Your security captain beating Journalists in your presence, you think we still have short memories? Dont deceive anyone cos we are above that. Hypocrite.
Is this a former president talking? Eiiiiiiiii ewiase!!!! Who took the Ford Expedition bribe? When asked 'have you taken a bribe before', he could not answer. All he could do was to ask the interviewer 'as a human being?' Hmmmmmmm!!!
JDM. of course Ofosu Ampofo will stop killlling them to prove you right!
hahahahahahah. See who is talking. who killed Prof. Mills. Don't annoy me to mention all the killings under your nose as a president without any investigation. please dont go there at alll
This is cheap politics my man. Tell the security agencies who killed the said journalist? and who killed Prof Mills? Please tell us now
I sense you know who killed Ahmed Suale. Tell us. And also tell us who killed Prof. Mills. After that we shall believe everything you say. Otherwise keep quiet before you are seriously exposed.