The public purse you promised to protect cannot be found – Mahama mocks Akufo-Addo
Former president John Dramani Mahama has chastised the Nana Addo / Bawumia-led administration level of corruption.
Addressing the people of Asogli at the grand durbar to mark the climax of the Asogli Yam Festival in Ho, president Mahama stated that the current regime is engaged in a seeming institutionalization of corruption.
He relied on the 2021 Auditor-General’s report as evidence of how president Akufo-Addo has lost the fight against corruption though he promised prior to the 2016 election and after winning the election to protect the public purse.
“President Akufo-Addo in his inaugural address promised to protect the purse. Today, that public purse cannot be found.
“Revelations in the Auditor General report for 2021 are only a microcosm of the seeming institutionalization of corruption under this administration,” president Mahama said.
The 2021 Auditor General’s report revealed that Ghana lost about GH¢17.4 billion to various financial irregularities in the public sector.
Mr Mahama used the opportunity to draw the attention of the government to the difficulties Ghanaians go through to make ends meet daily.
“I am using this festival to draw attention to this important national issue that requires the support of all citizens. Economic difficulties in the country are unbearable. Cost of living has increased significantly because of rising inflation. Prices are changing in the market every day, and this makes it difficult for the ordinary Ghanaian to survive,” Mahama said.
