Senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, has asserted that the impact made by former President John Mahama’s in addressing corruption surpasses that of President Akufo-Addo.
This statement comes in light of the recent arrest of the group known as Democracy Hub during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstration on Thursday, September 21, 2023. The Police had filed an application in court and successfully served the organizers of Democracy Hub, who had planned a demonstration near the Jubilee House from Thursday, September 21st, to Saturday, September 23rd, 2023.
During an interview on Morning Starr with Naa Dedei Tetteh on Monday, the political science lecturer expressed his opinion that while the current government has taken certain measures to combat corruption, the administration of former President Mahama performed better in this regard.
“When you look at Transparency International figures, if you look at what we have done from 2013 the scores. The scores say that the closer you are to zero is the highly corrupt your country is and the closer you are to hundred the highly clean your records are.
“The figures for 2013-46 percent, 2014-48, 2025-47, 2016-43 it tells you about Mahama’s era that the highest performance was 48 and the lowest which was closest to zero that was in 2016 recorded 43 percent,” Dr. Asante stated.
He continued: “The score for Nana Akufo-Addo’s government from 2017 is 40 percent, 2019-41, 2020-43, 2021-43, 2022-43percent. It tells you that the highest performance under Nana Akufo-Addo’s government is 43 percent that is 2020 to 2022 and the lowest is 40.
“What it tells you is that Mahama’s lowest performance in the chart sheet in the fight against corruption was Nana’s highest. It means corruption is pervasive in the country.”
Dr. Asante went on to say that given the country’s economic suffering, the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protestors cannot be blamed for their behavior.