Arrogance of power, cosmetic democratic practices Akufo-Addo’s bane – Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu says the current government became infested with arrogance and impunity on January 7, 2017 when Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was sworn in as the President of Ghana.

According to him, this is manifest in the entrenched position government takes on policies and programmes introduced in the country.

He said government fails to engage stakeholders before it presents proposed policies and programs before Parliament.

Martin Amidu has noted that government engages in a cosmetic stakeholder relations only when it realizes there is a strong opposition to whatever policy that it intends to introduce; a worrying feature for the development of the country.

“Nana Akufo-Addo’s government became infested with the arrogance and impunity of power right from the day it assumed the reins of Government on 7th January 2017. This is the government of a make-believe democrat who consults stakeholders affected by his major policies only after getting Parliament to enact his wishes as policy. The government then seeks cosmetic post facto consultation with affected stakeholders only when there is serious objection to the policy by the electorate and other stakeholders. The constitutional principles of probity, accountability, and transparency in governance are shamelessly contravened by a government that came to power only after representing to We the People that it would be the most accountable and transparent government ever to run the affairs of this country.”

He cited examples with the Aker Energy scandal, the E-Levy, the Ameri Deal that saw the resignation of the then Energy Minister as deals government had to later engage in some form of cosmetic stakeholder engagement when they realized there was stiff opposition against it.

To Amidu, it’s imperative that patriotic citizens rise up against the arrogance of power and fight against all forms of corruption.

“No faceless threats of assassination or intimidation with politically motivated persecutions should deflect us from our cause of fighting against all forms of suspected corruption and defending the Constitution. Let every patriot put Ghana First and protect the public purse from the looting machine.”

Source: MyNewsGh.com/ 2021

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