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General news for Saturday, February 13, 2021
Source: Happy 98.9FM
2021-02-13
Kwame Okyere Darko Believes Authorities Take Advantage of Ghana’s Illiteracy Rate
Business development consultant Kwame Okyere Darko has opined that politicians from the two main political parties, the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress, are taking advantage of the illiteracy rate in Ghana to avoid declaring their assets before taking office. political.
Kwame explained that due to the low level of literacy in the country, many Ghanaians have no idea what the law says about public officials who declare their assets before taking office. Those who know these laws are not interested in it.
Speaking to Sefah-Danquah on the ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ program, he stated: “The two political parties have taken advantage of our illiteracy rate. Some people are not aware of this asset statement. Some are not even worried about it. This is how our democracy has pushed us. Perhaps some of us in Accra who are aware of the situation will be the ones who will fight this course. But even with that, how many votes do we have? So they are taking advantage of this to exploit us ”.
According to the Consultant, politicians are involved in an activity of “scratching my back, scratching my back” at the expense of the welfare of the people.
He warned that if Ghanaians are not vigilant, these politicians will continue to mislead us for their benefit.
The conversation about public officials who declared their assets before taking office began when the Director of Communications for the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, listed their assets in a lawsuit by his wife, Gloria Arhin.
Gloria Assan Arhin requested the dissolution of her marriage after she accused Eugene Arhin of adultery and assaulting her “both physically and verbally at the slightest opportunity for more than a year.”
Ms. Arhin also wants the court to award her custody of her three children, as well as some property the couple acquired while they were together.
His wife revealed that in their eight-year marriage, he had acquired 32 apartments in Bubuashie and Tuba, houses in East Legon, AU village, Teshie and Ada, which Gloria Arhin claims they jointly acquired during their marriage.
However, Eugene Arhin has debunked all claims made by his wife stating that he will not engage in public jokes because of their children.
In Ghana, two main laws regulate asset disclosure; Article 286 (1) of the Constitution of 1992 and Law of Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) of 1998 (Law 550).
These public office holders are expected to submit to the Auditor General written statements of all property or assets they possess or liabilities owed by them, either directly or indirectly.
