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Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by baslone: 11:45am On Jun 18, 2013 |
Former Ghana president, Jerry Rawlings, has launched a scathing attack on the Nigerian government’s anti-corruption record, severely criticizing the leadership’s failure to punish politicians who steal public funds. While the Nigerian leadership pays “lip service” to corrupt officials looting billions, Mr. Rawlings said Monday, it directs its resources at persecuting anti-graft fighters, and prosecuting petty thieves. “Corrupt politicians in Nigeria escape punishment. We cannot continue to pay lip service to the strengthening, empowerment and independent management of our multiple anti-corruption institutions,” Mr. Rawlings said in a speech at the National Legislative Institute in Abuja on Monday. “We live in countries where poor, petty thieves get imprisoned for several years while businessmen who evade taxes in millions of dollars or politicians who misappropriate millions of state funds escape punishment.” Mr. Rawlings is well reputed for his tough stance against official graft. As military ruler of Ghana, he executed his country’s past leaders, accusing them of corruption. He said Africa lost at least $38.4 billion and $25 billion in 2008 and 2010 respectively to illicit financial outflows. “These inequalities are recopies for retrogression of our democracies and we cannot allow the negative to continue. As I said earlier a democracy that cannot provide socio-economic justice cannot be a healthy democracy and will remain vulnerable,” he said. The former leader’s comment came a week after a spokesperson for President Goodluck Jonathan, Reuben Abati, said Nigerians should blame the judiciary for the administration’s poor record on corruption. In an interview with the Pilot newspaper, Mr. Abati said the administration has done well tackling official stealing through preemptive measures. He said if the public failed to notice increased conviction, then it was the fault of the judiciary. Mr. Rawlings urged Africans to reject henceforth laws allowing the president to choose their countries’ Chief Justice, to ensure true independence of the judiciary. “Our institutions are weak because we do not strengthen and protect them adequately in our constitutions,” he said. “While the legislature can enact laws that empower institutions, constitutional entrenchment of such provisions would ensure that political parties with majority control within legislative assemblies do not manipulate the power of these institutions.” He advised that the appointment should go through a consultative process that the president will not manipulate. “Nigeria has made giant strides over the past decade politically but still faces complicated challenges , which many of you will bear with me has socio-cultural implications that have been ignored for a significant period,” he said. He said Africa’s democratic institutions are poorly equipped to offer the best support to government. “It is embarrassing sometimes to observe our various legislative assemblies struggle to competently debate issue of serious national concern because members are handicapped information wise,” he said. http://premiumtimesng.com/news/138994-jerry-rawlings-slams-nigerian-government-for-allowing-corrupt-politicians-escape-justice.html |
Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by baslone: 11:48am On Jun 18, 2013 |
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Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by texaco1: 12:48pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
how many corrupt goverment officials has rawlings ndc party jailed since they took over power since 2008? rawlings should find a way of making his party jail people like woyome who collected 50million dollars instead of 500,000 dollars. ghanaweb.com/mobile/wap.small/news.article.php?ID=229978 mytngonline.com/letters-from-ghana-2-woyome-saga-ghana-traffic/ dailyguideghana.com/?p=34953 foreverghana.com/news/webui/Details.aspx?nid=12295 |
Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by kkkp: 12:48pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
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Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by OmoEziokwu: 12:50pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
Mr Rawlings, when the time is right I will do what you did in your country, in Nigeria. Bless your soul sir! 1 Like |
Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by HezronLorraine(m): 1:37pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
kkkp: Make I book spacesame here I see world war ghana vs nairalanders ASAP. |
Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by texaco1: 1:56pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
the corruption rate in ghana is rising everyday,the issue of corruption is a common problem and ghana too has a high level of corruption. thechronicle.com.gh/eu-worried-over-corruption-in-ghana/ opinion.myjoyonline.com/pages/feature/201202/81362.php thechronicle.com.gh/corruption-is-eating-up-ghana’s-economy/ graphic.com.gh/General-News/corruption-at-ghana-ports-highlighted.html akufoaddo2012.com/news_select.php?title=1&newsID=364&catID=19&linkID=5%20 |
Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by londoner: 1:57pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
As much as Nigeria deserves criticism, he should give an account of how he "punished" politicians in his time, using the tenants of democracy and within international human rights conventions. He basically got rid of people through the gun and not political and democratic process. What he says Nigeria should do, he could not do in his time. If anyone today follows his example, they will be before the ICC for political crimes and have to answer to Amnesty International. What Rawlings did in his time, is totally unacceptable today and he does not seem to realise that. |
Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by Rossikk(m): 2:23pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
I have always said that Ghana is 10 times more corrupt than Nigeria. Ghana has just 20 million people yet is Africa' s second largest gold exporter after SA, the world's biggest cocoa exporter, a big exporter of manganese, iron ore, rubber, diamonds, and now oil and gas. Yet go to Ghana and there's very little to show for any of this. What do they do with their wealth? They should be like Kuwait. |
Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by texaco1: 3:20pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
citifmonline.com/mobile/?id=1.1118067 exposeghana.com/tag/ghana-judgement-debts/ m.modernghana.com/mobile/407517/1/ghanas-judgment-debt-and-financial-governance-prob.html m.modernghana.com/mobile/452457/1/gwcl-scandal-points-to-deeper-corruption.html africanewsanalysis.com/2012/02/21/ghana-woyome-corruption-and-development-by-kofi-akosah-sarpong/ |
Re: Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government!! by Mylove55(f): 4:51pm On Jun 18, 2013 |
Whether ghana corrupt pass nigeria,is not d issue,d guy hate corruption,nigeria should lead by good example,d corruption in nigeria affect more pple than in ghana,since Gej cannot tackle corruption,dat is were buhari carry first oooo,and africa wil be better for it,S.A,libya and kenya wil not deport nigerians again. |
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