Ex-president Jerry John Rawlings has indicated that the decision of President Nana Akufo-Addo to appoint Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor shows the president’s resolve to curb corruption in the country.
“The appointment of Amidu as Special Prosecutor from outside his own party shows the President is serious. It vindicates some of us. No developed country should hold back in assisting our country to improve the lives of our people,” Mr Rawlings said at a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Tsutomu Himeno.
He charged developing countries to learn from Japan in controlling impunity to spur development and wealth for the masses.
“Others need to learn a few lessons from countries like Japan, China, South Korea and a few others that have held on to the humility of power. The culture of respect for the people is what has helped to prevent the arrogance of power. Though our (Ghana’s) culture of respect is not supposed to be any different, we have not been able to prevent impunity. It is about time we woke up to the negatives of the savagery of capitalism and tyranny of the misuse of wealth,” Mr Rawlings stated.
