The Brong Ahafo regional chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) Mr. Kwame Ameyaw, has stated categorically that President J.A. Kufuor’s policy on zero tolerance for corruption was a political talk just to hoodwink Ghanaians into voting for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2000 elections.
He said the President has not shown much commitment to fighting corruption since his inauguration in January 7, 2001, thus underlining the fact that the much touted slogan was only a political gimmick to woo unsuspecting minds who incidentally were in the majority to endorse him and his party.
Mr. Ameyaw said this when the Flag-bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom toured the Tain and Jaman South Constituencies in the Brong Ahafo Region over the weekend.
Dr. Nduom was in the Region to assess how the party’s polling station registration exercise was going on.
In the opinion of Mr. Ameyaw, the NPP’s policy of zero-tolerance for corruption has not been effective in fighting corruption in government circles and could not fathom why the President insists on evidence before acting on corruption allegations leveled against his men anytime the issue came up in the newspapers.
He said a CPP government would show greater commitment in rooting out corruption, which he said is prevalent in the Ghanaian society.
He explained: “This would be done by establishing independent institutions that will fully be resourced and supervised with the primary object of curbing corruption in the country.”
On the party’s chances of winning the general election, Mr. Ameyaw indicated that the CPP has a great opportunity to wrestle power from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the forthcoming election.
He said, “It is seemingly clear that the two parties have nothing new to offer the people of this country,” saying “what these two parties are now doing is that they are virtually talking about the manifestoes of the CPP”.
According to Mr. Ameyaw, the CPP has a very good track record and that was amply demonstrated during the rule of Dr Nkrumah when this country ‘exploded’ with many factories and industries that gave employment to Ghanaians, and said “this would be replicated by the CPP if it wins the December polls”.
He said that a CPP government under Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom would ensure that measures are taken to protect the interest of farmers in the country; there would be access to credit facilities and subsidies.
Mr. Ameyaw indicated that a CPP government would make sure that farmers have market for their produce, maintaining that storage facilities such as silos would also be provided to them to avoid post-harvest loses.
Mr. Ameyaw, called on Ghanaians to vote massively for the CPP, adding that the CPP is the only party that keeps to its campaign promises and would ensure a prosperous Ghana, where more jobs would be created.
He tasked constituency executives to canvass for more votes so that the CPP can win the December 7, elections and cautioned party members and faithful to be weary of the language they use in campaigning and should always be guided by the principle that the CPP is a non-violent political party
