I'm satisfied with our fight against corruption - Nana Addo

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has described his government's anti-corruption fight as satisfactory, adding that there is evidence to this performance.

According to the President, Ghana’s improved ranking on global corruption indexes bears testament to how well his government has performed, since coming into power.

“Am I satisfied that we’ve been effective? I will say yes. A lot has been done, and it is reflected in Ghana’s growing position and rankings of corruption in the world. We’ve gone up several notches since I came into office because we are dealing with these matters at the basic level,” he said, speaking in an interview with CNN on Monday,  May 3.

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Nana Addo said Ghana's anti-corruption institutions were poorly resourced at the time he took over office in 2017, however, he has ensured that they are adequately resourced to work.

“For the anti-corruption institutions of our country, when I came into office, [they] were very poorly resourced. We can talk all we like about corruption and make all the wonderful statements but if the instruments at your disposal for dealing with it are weak and blunt, you will get no result,” he said.

Asked about the exit of Daniel Domelevo from office as the Auditor-General, the president said he did not force Mr. Domelevo to leave office.

He said Domelevo’s exit was purely on the grounds that he had attained the retirement age and was due to retire.

Akufo-Addo further said he believes Mr. Domelevo should be open and eager to ensure that the country’s law on retirement is obeyed.