President Akufo-Addo’s credibility to protect the public purse and fight corruption has waned greatly among majority of Ghanaians, a survey conducted by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) has revealed.
The post-election research conducted by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) said President Akufo-Addo will not be able to curb corruption and impunity in his second term.
The survey conducted between May 23 and June 3, 2021, indicates 62% of respondents lack confidence in President Akufo-Addo “to protect the country’s financial resources and curb corruption in the next four years.”
The survey spanned across all the 16 regions in the country with 2,400 adults respondents.
This comes on the back of the opposition NDC’s claims that President Akufo-Addo has emboldened thievery in his government.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, August 30, 2021, the National Communications Officer for the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi reiterated corrupt appointees of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration mostly get away with their stealing, “instead of prosecuting them and ensuring that the monies they’ve siphoned are refunded to the State”.
He added: “What is instructive in all this is the fact that none of the government officials and NPP functionaries responsible for all these cases of corruption which have occasioned huge financial losses to the state have been held responsible for any of these corrupt acts.
“This is what has made corruption a free-for-all pageant show in the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP government and has emboldened many more appointees and officials of government to engage in more acts of corruption and plain stealing with brazen impunity,” Mr. Gyamfi added.
The CDD survey also sought to understand the decline in the President’s vote margin as compared to 2016 and asked whether things could change during his final term.
