John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on officials from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be prepared to account for their actions once they leave office.
Mahama has pledged to lead investigations into any officials from the current administration who may have engaged in dubious transactions that have harmed the country.
Speaking at a campaign event in Ada as part of his Greater Accra Regional campaign, Mahama reaffirmed his commitment to addressing corruption among public officeholders.
“Before then, I want to assure you that if people decide to serve in a public office they must accept to be accountable to the people of Ghana and so if we elect you to go and serve us in a public office after you finish service you must be ready to account for everything that you did in office.
“When I finished as president, I stayed here in this country and I announced that I am prepared to be accountable to the people. I should be investigated for anything that I have done while in office and I stayed here. I have been accountable to the people.
“I hope that those who are going out of office, the NPP government when they go out they should stay in the country nobody should run away they should stay in the country and account to the people of Ghana.
“As I’ve said, if you agree to serve in the government of JM come 2025 you must agree to be accountable to the people. If you do anything that this government has done, the same mistakes, they will be held to it,” he stated.
