Political activist and medical doctor Dr Arthur Kennedy has called for greater scrutiny of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s leadership in light of the corruption allegations involving his former appointees.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, Dr Kennedy argued that the former president must be asked what actions he took while those, especially Ken Ofori-Atta, under his administration, were allegedly looting state resources.
“If we are talking about the sins of Ken Ofori-Atta, he was reporting to somebody. I think that, at some point, we need to be asking the former president (Akufo-Addo) what he was doing while his ministers were looting our coffers. He has a moral responsibility to address some of these issues,” he said.
His remarks came during a discussion on the ongoing case against former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is due to face multiple corruption-related charges in court.
Dr Kennedy stressed that the country’s governance challenges are deepened by what he described as a recurring practice in which incumbent governments shield their associates from prosecution even when evidence of wrongdoing emerges.
He warned that this culture of political protectionism undermines accountability, erodes public trust in state institutions, and must be urgently reformed.
“We need to move away from a system where being an incumbent seems to insulate you from judicial processes, allowing you to act with impunity. In effect, we appear to be practising a serial one-party dictatorship that lasts for a four- or eight-year term, after which another party comes in to make noise about it.”