The National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, has argued that the party’s Flagbearer John Dramani Mahama was the best candidate to fight corruption in the country. According to the renowned attorney, the former President has a proven record in combating corruption.
Speaking with the media at the party’s headquarters on August 7, 2024, Mr. Gyamfi stated that the former President has a history of prosecuting members of his own administration involved in corruption and added that he would investigate and prosecute all corrupt officials under the current regime.
He cited the investigations and prosecutions of culprits in cases such as GYEEDA, bus branding, and the National Service Scheme as some of the successes recorded by Mr. Mahama in his fight against corruption.
According to him “John Mahama is the man with the proven track record and political will to fight corruption. As President, he demonstrated this commitment when, under very difficult circumstances, he allowed unimpeded investigations into the GYEEDA scandal, leading eventually to the conviction of an appointee of his own government and the retrieval of about GHS50 million for the State”.
He added that “As President, he ensured the investigation and retrieval of funds involved in the bus branding scandal, as well as investigations and prosecution of culprits involved in the National Service scandal, among others. So high was the standard of accountability under the erstwhile NDC/Mahama government that a Deputy Minister who simply expressed a mere wish to make $1 million was sacked.”