Akufo-Addo has been thoroughly defeated by corruption – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for failure to tackle the canker of corruption in his six-year governance of this country.

Mr Mahama told supporters of his party on Monday, May 15 that President Akufo-Addo has failed in his fight against corruption.

For him, the 5th President of the Fourth Republic no longer makes ‘corruption’ his pep topic in his public utterances.

“[This is] because corruption has defeated him hands down.”

Mr Mahama was speaking at the University of Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale, Northern Region a day after he was overwhelmingly re-elected Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The former President polled a whopping 98.9 percent to beat Kojo Bonsu and Dr Kwabena Duffuor, who withdrew his candidature a day before the polls.

Mr Mahama said his fight against corruption will see him look further into the Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng report on the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) if elected in 2024.

He said the report of the respected heart surgeon has opened a can of worms.

The potential four-time Presidential Candidate of the NDC suspects the current government will sweep the report under the carpet as Mr Akufo-Addo usually does.

He called him a “clearing agent”.

“We shall pursue this matter further and ensure justice is done,” he stressed on the IMCIM report penned on Friday, March 19, 2021.