A former Auditor General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo has called on the Ghanaian electorate to choose honest, trustworthy, fair and accountable leaders at the polls in December.
According to him, the new president should be fair, accountable, trustworthy, honest, and equitable and have respect for every Ghanaian.
“In a few months, we are going for an election; let’s look for a leader who can exemplify what I refer to as a father; let’s look for father leaders and vote for them, not the others”.
He explained his point further by saying “With the father, I start with the F, which means fairness, a fair leader. The A stands for accountability, let’s look for a leader who is accountable for his actions and the resources that we’ve entrusted to him or her and hold his followers accountable. The T in my father stands for Trustworthiness, we need a trustworthy leader, we don’t need a leader who will look into our face and say the sky is clear when we can all see clouds. The H, stands for Honesty, the honest leader is the one who when the going is not going will say my people I’ve failed, forgive me and I am putting measures in place to address it not the one who will look into your face and say don’t you know of the external factors?”.
He continued, “The E in father, stands for Equity, there must be equity, there must be equity in sharing the national cake, so we need a leadership which is equitable, finally, the leader we should be looking for in December for the R is a leader who has respect, a leader who respects not just the people but their views and contrary opinions”.
Mr Domelevo was speaking at the Anti-Corruption Day event held in Asogli Palace in Ho on Wednesday, September 25 2024. The event was part of activities to mark this year’s Yam Festival of the chiefs and people of the Asogli traditional area.
On his part, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV expressed concern about the afflictions caused by corrupt practices by some leaders.
“Our democracy, as we can all attest, has become an enterprise benefiting a few people. Ghana has become like an orphan child raped by the very people who have promised to take care of her” Togbe Afede said.
The Anti-corruption Day is observed as part of the annual Yam Festival celebration under the auspices of Togbe Afede XIV, to educate the public, especially young people on the impact of corruption and how to tackle it.
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