The next NDC government will promote good governance and launch a ruthless war against corruption.
We will:
1. Drastically reduce the size of government by appointing not more than sixty (60) Ministers.
2. Launch an ‘Operation-Recover-All-Loot’ to investigate, prosecute and recover proceeds of corruption.
3. Initiate legislation prohibiting political appointees, politically-exposed persons, and all serving public officials from purchasing state assets.
4. Conduct a forensic audit and an inquiry into the $58 million National Cathedral scandal and seek broad consensus on what should happen to the abandoned pit.
5. Launch inquiries into the numerous scandals that have rocked the nation under the corrupt Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government. These inquiries shall include investigations into Ghana’s COVID-19 management and expenditures, the SML, ‘Agyapa’, Math Sets, PDS, Sky Train, Pwalugu Dam, ‘Appearance Fees’, Ambulance Spare Parts scandal, illegal sole-sourced contracts scandals, among others.
6. Review the Public Procurement law to provide for an Independent Value for Money office to scrutinise government procurements above a threshold determined by Parliament.
7. Address the disparities in the remuneration of Article 71 officeholders and the broader public service.
8. Scrap the payment of ex gratia.
9. Establish an Independent Emoluments Commission by merging the Presidential Commission on Emoluments and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission as the Constitutional Review Commission recommended.
10. Collaborate with the judiciary to establish a special court for persons against whom the Auditor-General and Parliament have made adverse findings.
11. Repeal all anti-press freedom laws, reverse the current climate of fear, intimidation, harassment and safety, and broaden the frontiers of media freedoms and development.
12. Reopen investigations into major unresolved cases, including the 2020 election killings, Ayawaso West Wuogon election violence, and the murder of Ahmed Hussein-Suale and Silas Wulochamey.
CREATING A NEW SCHOLARSHIP REGIME
The next NDC government will introduce legislation to usher in a new era of government scholarship administration, which will:
1. Prohibit the award of scholarships to political appointees.
2. Streamline and realign scholarships across multiple sectors to eliminate the current uncoordinated regime.
3. Align scholarships with our national development priorities.
4. Eliminate political patronage, corruption, cronyism and nepotism in the award of government scholarships.
5. Ensure that government scholarships are reserved for the vulnerable and marginalised and awarded in line with the principles of meritocracy, equity and inclusivity.
