Corruption, disrespect and arrogance of those in power makes Ghana not a nice place to be — Kofi Amoabeng
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the defunct Unique Trust (UT) Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng has bemoaned the levels of corruption in government, arguing that it has damaged the image of Ghana.
Speaking to Joy News on the AM Show, the businessman opined that the amount of power given to the President does not help the country.
“By the time the leader gets into position, he is corrupt already. He owes too much money. Too much favours. He owes the party. He owes individuals, then our constitution also makes him too powerful to satisfy all those he owes. For example, the president appoints or approves over 6,000 appointments and he has to make sure all his people are there.
“I have a problem with a whole lot of appointments. I don’t want to be mentioning names. People get appointed not because they know the subject, not because they have the expertise and experience but it’s because they are serving the powers that be,” Mr. Amoabeng said.
The former CEO of defunct UT Bank further shared the view that the disrespect and arrogance of government officials has made the country not a nice place to be.
He wants Ghanaians to do everything in their power to protect and make the country great.
“A whole lot of things have come forward. Cocoa has gone down, the volumes have gone down even though that’s a main source of foreign exchange. Bank of Ghana is owing six hundred and something billion, when they call the figures, you can’t even understand.”
“The corruption that we see and feel and the disrespect and arrogance of those in power makes Ghana not a nice place to be. This is the only land that we have so we have to do our best about it,” Prince Kofi Amoabeng said.