Govt retrieving GHC 70m from corruption scandals not enough - GII
13 January 2016
The President, addressing the media on Tuesday, said his administration has been able to retrieve so far about GHc 70 million from various corruption scandals in the country.
Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative, Vitus Azeem has asked President Mahama to fast track processes involving the retrieval of monies that have been lost in corruption scandals.
The President, addressing the media on Tuesday, said his administration has been able to retrieve so far about GHc 70 million from various corruption scandals in the country.
He said the Attorney General's department is working hard to retrieve the money that has been lost in corruption scandals stating that the "AG has saved Ghana hundreds of millions of dollars, as part of judgement debt, in defending us."
But, the Executive Secretary of Ghana Integrity Initiative, Vitus Azeem has argued that the amount retrieved so far is not enough.
"Well, there is some progress but 70 million out of how much outstanding. We don't know what the total outstanding is," he told Accra-based Joy FM.
"We know we are not in the revolutionary era that is why we have the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney Generals and the Senior State Attorneys to prosecute cases on the behalf of the people of Ghana. So yes, we should follow due process. But we have the people that should make sure we follow the due process; they know the law.
"It doesn't appear to be that strong commitment to take up such matters and follow them fast so that we reach a conclusion," Vitus Azeem said.
He further asked government to come out with specific figures in relation to how much money have been retrieved from the judgement debt report and how many people have been sanctioned so far.
"You can take steps to prevent future judgement debts but what are you also doing to recover past judgement debts. I'm talking about recovering monies and sanctioning those involved," he added.
