Delivering a public lecture at UPSA auditorium in Accra on March 22, 2023, Mahama mentioned Ghana underneath President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is broke.
In line with him, “Ghana right now is broke. Worldwide credit standing businesses have positioned us in junk standing. Extra state financing can, due to this fact, not be a viable possibility on the desk. Even when that turns into an possibility sooner or later, I like to recommend that we put in place an specific Public Funding of Political Events Invoice in a bipartisan and inclusive method.”
He has referred to as for a regulation that can make public funding of political events the way in which to go.
He mentioned public and state funding of viable political events will go a great distance in lowering corruption within the nation.
He additional really useful that “ought to public funding of political events be scaled up within the foreseeable future, then, an impartial and credible establishment have to be chosen to manage the state sources superior to political events.
“In that regard, a sharing method could possibly be established to make sure equity, and particular disclosure necessities on beneficiary events.”
He added that political events are required to declare to the general public their revenues and belongings and the supply of these revenues and belongings.
He said that when elected as President to steer Ghana, he “will include priceless expertise to repair our damaged nation.”
He additionally reiterated his pledge to scrap ex-gratia cost.
