President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, emphasized the need to initiate the anti-corruption campaign from the highest office, citing the Presidency as the breeding ground for corrupt practices.
During an interview on The Big Issue on Citi FM, he proposed alternative strategies to combat corruption, criticizing the efficacy of the Office of the Special Prosecutor in Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts.
Cudjoe highlighted several instances of corruption within the Presidential sphere, asserting that addressing corruption at this level is crucial for effectively addressing the issue.
“Charity begins at home, and so fighting corruption should start at the Presidency because that is where all the crooked things are cooked. Look at the Scholarship Secretariat scandal; is it not from there?
This Ministry of Special Initiatives, was it not harboured at the Presidency, which led to all these dams that were constructed like dugouts and wasted money all over the place. Just take a cursory look at that office.
“So, even creating the Office of the Special Prosecutor was like battling after the facts were established, and people with deep pockets will fight you because they have made enough money to fight you through.
We at IMANI say that fighting corruption and waste begins at the Presidency.”