Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has charged politicians working for the current Akufo-Addo cabinet with corruption and leading ostentatious lives.
According to him, the great majority of people endure extreme poverty and are unemployed, while government officials have extravagant lives.
Having known the President personally since the 1980s, Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe questioned why he had permitted this to occur in his administration.
President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Tamakloe were among those who coordinated the 1995 “Kume Preko” protest against the Rawlings administration’s imposition of the Value Added Tax (VAT).
“Ghana has been riddled with perceived corruption; political office holders are amassing unexplained wealth, tribalism, nepotism, and parochial interest, especially under this regime of President Akufo-Addo,” Dr. Nyaho-Tamakloe said on Wednesday, October 11, at an event in Accra on the topic “The State of Ghana,” which was monitored by 1Family Radio.
“How do ministers hoard stashes of cash in foreign and local currencies in their homes, acquire properties in prime areas of Accra and other parts of the country, drive the most luxurious cars, and live extravagantly, and expect our youth, who remain largely without any gainful employment, to be satisfied? These are critical warning signs that are going to destroy the security of the state. We need to pay critical attention to this.’’
He continued, “Fellow countrymen, the Akufo-Addo I knew and had numerous dialogues and demonstrations with is not the Akufo-Addo who is now the president.”
“No professional soldier has the interest or the ammunition to run a government. The duty of the soldiers is to defend and protect the country as a whole.’’
“Ideally, we should be happy about the recent democracy we are enjoying. However, the experience of Brigadier General Nunoo Mensah and myself, Captain Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, in the dark days of this dear country of ours gives us something to worry about. In fact, in the old days of arms, we didn’t sleep soundly at night,’’ he added.
Source: 1Familyradio