[ 2017-05-22 ]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

I’m not naive about corruption – Akufo-Addo
Businesses must not succeed due to connections in
high places but rather good governance must help
businesses to thrive, according to President Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The senior minister Yaw Osafo Marfo made the
comments when he delivered a speech on behalf of
the President during the CEO’s summit in Accra
on Monday, May 22.

“Businesses must not succeed because we have
connections to high places, because we have
connections to custom officials, because we have
connections to all sorts of places. Businesses
must succeed because we have good governance
prevailing in our country.”

Mr Osafo Marfo added “We should not put emphasis
on connections to succeed, because when the
connections are no more there what happens? Then
you are likely to falter and fail”.

The senior minister also stated that the president
has promised to fight corruption head on and
called on captains of industry to help in his
fight.

“As president, I will not sing the chorus of the
problem without addressing it. I’m not naive
about the enormity of the problem and how that
continues to undermine efforts at development.

“We need to fight corruption collectively and
the joint efforts of the captains of business will
be most welcome. We need all hands on deck to
fight corruption”.

“I will establish a business reporting bureau at
which corrupt activities of staff and officers of
state-owned enterprises, regulatory institutions,
revenue agencies and public and civil service will
be reported”.

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