| The story of Ghanaian past governments |
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January 29, 2009 6:07 AM
It looks like it is becoming a trend in Ghana for incoming governments to discover inappropriate expenditure and other actions of previous governments. Is it that all politicians no matter which party they are from do not think about the nation when taking these decisions, or it is just one group trying to paint the other black or even a combination of both?
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January 30, 2009 9:13 AM
Such cases are reported almost every day of politicians looting state property.Unfortunately the institutions mandated by the laws of this country to clamp down on coruuption weak and at the mercy of the government of the day.If such institutions are not given the required resources fight corruption we will always hear of new governments accusing old governments of corruption cases just to score a political point.
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February 03, 2009 2:25 PM
Well, i think its quite sad the way Ghanaians get carried away by the government and what it does. Politicians capitalize on this insatiable public demand for political scandals and spend their time organizing smear campaigns against the opposition in order to gain market share on the political scene. So much productive time is spent in offices everyday discussing the latest political scandal, and this is costly in the long term, as time is an unrenewable resource.
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February 08, 2009 12:51 PM
Perhaps there should be a non-partisan, non-political corruption commission staffed with competent and well paid people to investigate and recommend prosecution of corruption allegations. These people are not subject to political pressure or change in administrations and they should have fixed terms that are renewable based upon performance. With respect to who would appoint these people, I would say there should be an application process with a minimum qualification standard set, then a committee of judges, and law enforcement and other relevant practitioners (notice that I didn't say officials) would then make the selections.
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February 17, 2009 5:44 AM
Getting a non-partisan, non-political corruption commission is a great idea but I fear that the people who will be doing these "checks" will probably find their way there with the recommendation of some political person. I do not know how they do it but people who want to make money and hide their dirty deeds ALWAYS find ways of getting what they want. I would be scared to be a part of such a committee simply because of the thought of people attacking/approaching me with threats if I do not do what they want. Or maybe all the Hollywood productions have made me paranoid.
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