Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Professor Stephen Adei believes the time has come for former heads of state found culpable of corrupt dealings during their tenure to be jailed.
Reaffirming the general speculations of corruption in public institutions and politics, he stressed the need for some former Presidents to be incarcerated after their three years of immunity end.
“If you are a president and you ‘chop-chop’, in three years, there’s evidence you’ll go to Nsawam and it’s high time some presidents go to Nsawam,” he noted.
The economist called on the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu to investigate all past presidents adding that “if he finds something against a retired president, he should just prepare the dossier. In three years when his immunity is (over), you catch them”.
He further noted that even though not all politicians are corrupt, punishing those who are, will serve as a deterrent to others.
“Many ordinary Ghanaians expect them to be corrupt because they make demands on them far beyond what one could say they could earn. So, it’s a very serious one that has to be tackled and make sure that we make corruption a very expensive business so that attempting it, you know that there’ll be consequences.”
“Corruption distorts the national development and at the end of the day everyone pays the highest price and therefore what I’m saying is that corruption in politics and public services if you look at the Auditor-General’s report, it’s not a perception, it’s a fact,” he bellowed.
Source: Ghanaweb.com
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Archaic Professor, give us a break from your dead thoughts.
Why is he afraid to say jail Akuffo Addo but rather former presidents, ***barred word*** prof, say this present government should be jailed, ***barred word*** prof God will punish you shame
THIS ID LONG OVERDUE.THAT IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION SHOULD BE SCRAPPED. THE EX PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA IS BEEN SENT TO JAIL FOR 30 YEARS. THE EX PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL IS SENT TO JAIL FOR 12 YEARS. ARE GHANAIAN PRESIDENTS BETTER THAT THESE TWO? THAT IS THE ONLY WAY GHANAIAN PRESIDENTS WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
You have gradually tarnished your hard won reputation!! What happened prof?
Another NPP ***barred word*** urgly and of no use to humanity. Let them jail the PIGS first Mr dirty Akim ***barred word***
Who the cap fits, let him wear it. Ex-Prezs who are corrupt and found culpable should be put before court and jailed. Why should we pay you so much, pay you on pension, only for you to take bribes for projects to be inflated and shoddy jobs done?
I only hope Prof. Will not be blind to the things happening in this country: cash for seat, anas exposure, kenliGVG, and vigilante groups ransacking public offices, recruitment for only ppl with party cards, n all e root going on under our noise. prof. Stop being hypocritical.
hahahaha those that it concerns are showing themselves. we all know who should be in jail by now. its no other person than that d3ad g0@t. he shd be cooling off in jail with his appointees by now.
Even a nursery pupil knows he is making this statement because of president mahama. This uggly man has been saying mahama is corrupt all this while, so if he wants a former president to be jailed, its clear he is talking about mahama.
No names mentioned but they know themselves and are already attacking. When dry bones are mentioned, the oldies begin to tremble. Immediately they mention "corrupt former presidents" one name stands out. "Who the cup fits, let him wear it......."