Special Prosecutor will bring discipline – Bawumia
Vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is optimistic the Special Prosecutor Act will inject discipline into the public sector.
President Akufo-Addo signed into law the Special Prosecutor Bill and four others on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
Dr Bawumia believes the Special Prosecutor Act will put public
officers on their toes as government strengthens the fight against
corruption.
“Signing of the Special Prosecutor Bill into law is a significant
step in the president’s determination to fight corruption in the public
life of our dear nation,” the Vice President stressed at the 86th annual
national convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission at Baghe-e-Ahmad
(Pomadze) on Thursday, January 4, 2018.
Dr. Bawumia served notice the Special Prosecutor will also keep an
eagle eye on present public officials to save the public purse.
He added: “Both past and present public officers will be under the
microscope and held to account for their actions. This will help fight
corruption and ensure prudent use of our resources for the benefit of
all.”
The Vice President promised that whoever will be appointed as the
Special Prosecutor will be a person with “integrity” to sustain the aura
of respect for the office.
Touching on the campaign promises of the ruling New Patriotic Party,
Dr Bawumia noted with the coming into being of the Northern Development
Authority, Coastal Development Authority and Middle Belt Development
Authority, the government is now poised to release “the cedi equivalent
of $1 million allocation to every constituency to undertake basic
infrastructure projects.”
“This is aimed at enhancing bottom-up development by increasing
economic activity at the local level, and can only be achieved with
significant levels of discipline and commitment,” he added.
Dr Bawumia reiterated that “the Government of Nana Akufo-Addo is
committed to building a robust economy to provide equal opportunity for
all Ghanaians by rolling out some bold policy initiatives.
These
initiatives require high levels of collaboration, commitment and
discipline to be successful.”
He noted special attention will be given to the Zongo communities hence the establishment of the Zongo Development fund.
“Finally, in our attempt to utilize resources prudently to benefit
deprived communities, we have signed into effect the Zongo Development
Fund Bill which is set up to improve the lives of our people in the
Zongo communities.
“To achieve all these and all other government projects, there is
the need for the support and cooperation of all. This means we should
all develop a sense of patriotism, eschew corruption and espouse honesty
in all our undertakings,” Dr Bawumia opined.
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