Deputy Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Malik Basintale, has vowed that a future NDC government will ensure that all corrupt officials from the current administration face trial in 2025.
Speaking on TV3’s New Day programme in May, Basintale specifically named Charles Bissue, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan, as a candidate for imprisonment.
“President Mahama has stated that by this time next year, many corrupt appointees will be standing trial,” Basintale declared.
“He has repeatedly said that the president’s corrupt appointees who engage in corruption will be investigated, and I know that by next year at this time, even Mr. Charles Bissue will be under investigation,” he added.
“He is the first person to be caught on camera counting corrupt money, and all his associates will be prosecuted. So, if it is because of the prosecution of such people that you stand on a podium and say ‘we will never hand over power,’ then prepare for jail next year. Whether you like it or not, the NDC will be in power, and people like Charles Bissue will face the law and go to jail,” Basintale stated.
The NDC has been vocal about corruption allegations against the government led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, promising to take decisive action against those involved if they win the December 2024 elections.
During her unveiling as the NDC’s running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang reiterated the party’s commitment to holding corrupt officials accountable.
“John and I have agreed that whoever has participated in the plunder of the state must be held accountable. This is not a threat; it is a promise, based on the wishes of our citizens across various political and social divides, and anchored in the principle of accountability,” she said in her inaugural address on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at the UPSA Auditorium in Accra.