Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has come out strong in defence of President Mahama’s anti-corruption efforts.
She argues that dropping certain court cases shouldn’t raise questions about Mahama’s commitment to fighting corruption.
According to Muslim, President John Dramani Mahama has shown a stronger resolve to tackle corruption than his predecessors and won’t shield anyone involved in wrongdoing. Muslim emphasized that the decision to discontinue cases wasn’t about protecting political allies, but rather ensuring justice is served based on merit, not political vendettas.
She pointed out that Mahama has taken concrete steps to operationalize anti-corruption measures, including the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative.
Speaking on JoyNews ‘PM Express’ on Monday February 10, the Deputy Presidential Spokesperson said, “the Attorney General (AG) will soon address Ghanaians on the discontinuation of some court cases.”
This move is aimed at providing clarity and transparency on the decision-making process behind the discontinued cases.
“We should have confidence that he is not going to cover up any member of his administration,” Shamima Muslim said. She highlighted that Mahama’s manifesto explicitly commits to preventing state capture and the illegal acquisition of state assets.
“He is the president in recent history who has announced, put in black and white, in his own manifesto, that he is not going to allow any government official to engage in any state capture or illegal acquisition of state assets,” she stressed. “He is committed to doing it because there’s got to be an end to lamentations. We cannot continue to lament over things that are eroding our democratic gains and show no leadership commitment to halting this deterioration.”
Shamima challenged critics to question why the previous administration, with its control over the legal system, failed to convict anyone of wrongdoing.
