Co-Chairman of the Citizen Movement Against Corruption, Edem Senanu, has called on the government to expedite actions in the passage and implementation of the Conduct of Public Officers Bill.
His call comes after President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, May 14, announced that no further disciplinary action will be taken against the acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, following the controversial video that showed him handing an undisclosed amount of U.S. dollars to evangelist Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa.
The footage sparked public outrage and raised concerns about potential violations of Ghana’s Foreign Exchange Act and the Code of Conduct for public office holders.
However, in an interview on Channel One Newsroom, Edem Senanu underscored that the newly inaugurated Code of Conduct offers limited grounds for action in similar cases.
He highlighted that the Conduct of Public Officers Bill, introduced by the previous government, is yet to be enacted.
He urged the current administration to revisit the bill, arguing that its implementation would establish a clearer framework for accountability and help address misconduct by public officials.
“That is a comprehensive potential legislation which will make it easy to identify sanctions and restrictive gaps if there are issues that deal with lifestyle audits. That has been made to be much more comprehensive than the current code of conduct we are currently looking at, which is an executive policy.
“In this instance, it is only the president who will take action, but if you have a law, any citizen who identifies a breach has the right to go to court or raise issues,” he stated.
