Zero tolerance for corruption will yield no positive results

Alhaji Mohammed Sani, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Re-organisation Committee has said the government's policy of zero tolerance for corruption, might not yield any positive results unless there is an improvement in the incomes and service conditions of workers.

He said it will be virtually impossible for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to eliminate corrupt practices from the system in the face of such harsh economic conditions, compounded by the hikes in utility tariffs and transport fares.

Alhaji Sani was speaking at a forum organised by the Asokwa-East constituency of the party and the Gaskia Club, an affiliate group in Kumasi on Monday.

The forum was to enable the reorganisation committee to brief party members on the essence of the re-organisation drive and to evolve mechanisms for winning new members.

Alhaji Sani said the government had failed to deliver on its election pledges as shown by its inability to create jobs and halt the increases in fuel prices and utility tariffs.

Nti Fordjour, Regional Vice-Chairman, dismissed the notion that the party had been torn apart as a result of its defeat in the last elections, describing such speculations as mere political propaganda.

He said on the contrary the party has drawn more members from various quarters, including the NPP into its fold because such members have realised that it is the NDC, which is capable of transforming the country.

Madam Comfort Asamoah, a member of the regional re-organisation committee appealed to constituency and ward branches to begin to explore avenues for generating funds to support their activities at the local level.

She said it would be wrong for them to look up to the headquarters for funding, saying the headquarters also depends on dues and contributions from members to support party work.