Manasseh Awuni Azure, an investigative journalist, has raised serious concerns about the Mahama administration’s increasing abandonment of court cases involving former government officials.
Manasseh worries that this ruling creates a dangerous precedent and undermines Ghana’s attempts to combat corruption.
“For a president who has promised to rebuild Ghana and prosecute government officials who have stolen or caused money to be taken from the public purse, the mass removal is a bad start. “It sets a dangerous precedent,” Azure stated.
Manasseh Awuni Azure claims that by suspending charges, the government is ultimately sheltering people who should be held accountable for their conduct in court.
Azure believes that this decision sends the incorrect message to politicians who may face prosecution in the future.
“What President Mahama is telling the NPP officials his administration will charge is very simple: if you are charged, drag the case as long as you can, and if your party comes into office, the court process will be truncated, and you will be set free,” he stated.
Manasseh Azure maintains that justice should be defined by the courts, not by political convenience and that the facts should be assessed to determine guilt or innocence.
He added that Ghanaians deserve transparency in governance.
“The Attorney-General should not halt prosecution simply because he has the authority to do so. “That power belongs to Ghanaians and must be used in our favor,” he stated.
According to him, if Mahama truly wants to reset Ghana, he must enforce accountability rather than simply clearing persons suspected of corruption.
