Most Ghanaians now realise that on his own, Mr. Martin Amidu, the Special Prosecutor, can't stop high-level corruption, in Ghana. An Auditor General, clothed by Parliament, with prosecutorial powers, working in tandem with a Special Prosecutor, is the right combination needed to rid the nerve-centre of our nation, the presidency, of its thieves-in-high-places.
The question is: Why aren't the more responsible sections of the Ghanaian media making the point that in the national interest, each of the candidates standing in the December presidential election, must commit to ensuring that Ghana's Auditor General has prosecutorial powers, within the first year of their assumption of office as President of the Republic of Ghana?
A key lesson of COVID-19, is that we need to provide world-class healthcare facilities that are within easy reach of the citizenry, nationwide. Ditto rapidly transform our homeland Ghana, into one of the most developed and prosperous nations in the world. To have the wherewithall to make that possible, we must plug all the loopholes enabling the siphoning off, of public funds, by Ghanaian officialdom's thieves-in-high-places, and their nation-wrecking private-sector allies.
Clearly, if only a combination of a Special Prosecutor and Auditor General with prosecutorial powers, can help plug such loopholes, as a wise people, should Ghanaians not demand written guarantees from all the presidential candidates, that within the first year of their tenure, they will ensure that a bill will be sent by his or her government, to Parliament, for passage into law, giving the Auditor General prosecutorial powers?
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