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Former
President,
John
Mahama
has
said
he
has
been
delivered
from
the
‘father
for
all’
syndrome,
which
marked
his
era
as
Vice
President.
It
will
be
recalled
that
during
his
time
as
the
Vice
President,
his
late
boss,
Professor
Mills,
was
accused
of
‘softness’
in
his
fight
against
corruption.
This
was
due
to
his
‘father
for
all’
mantra
which
described
his
considerate
approach
in
dealing
with
corruption.
But
addressing
the
press
on
Sunday,
July
7
Mr
Mahama
said
a
future
NDC
government
will
not
pardon
any
corrupt
official
in
the
current
NPP
administration,
including
his
own
appointees.
According
to
him,
the
fight
against
corruption
has
become
a
critical
issue
of
concern
and
therefore
he’ll
not
be
lenient
with
persons
found
culpable
if
he
wins
power.
“My
boss
(Professor
Mills)
was
a
special
person.
He
several
times
said
he
believed
in
looking
forward
and
not
looking
into
the
past,
and
so
I’m
sure
that
people
got
away
with
some
of
the
crimes
that
they
had
committed
against
the
people.
[But]
I
can
assure
you
if
you
believe
that
I
was
imbued
with
the
‘father
for
all
syndrome’,
it
has
been
exorcised.
And
it’s
been
exorcised
because
it’s
a
demand
by
the
people
of
Ghana.
The
people
of
Ghana
are
asking
for
accountability”,
Mahama
said.
He
continued,
“We
must
create
a
situation
where
everybody
who
agrees
to
serve
must
know
that
you’ll
be
held
accountable
to
the
people.
“It
is
not
a
threat!
It
is
a
promise.
That
we
will
hold
public
officers
accountable.
And
it’s
not
going
to
be
only
post
regime
accountability.
I’ve
said
it
several
times;
if
you
get
into
trouble,
I’m
not
going
to
be
a
clearing
agent
to
clear
you.
If
the
investigative
agencies
catch
up
with
you,
you’re
on
your
own”.
Mr
Mahama
made
these
remarks
while
responding
to
a
question
by
a
journalist,
Paa
Kwesi
Schandorf
during
his
interaction
with
the
press
on
Sunday
evening
at
the
Kempinski
Hotel.
In
his
submissions,
Mr
Mahama
further
indicated
that
the
current
unrest
in
Kenya
may
happen
in
Ghana,
thus
the
commitment
of
his
future
government
to
aggressively
fight
corruption.
The
issue
of
corruption
continues
to
be
a
major
national
crisis
with
thousands
of
citizens,
expressing
concerns
about
the
failing
fight
against
the
menace.
This
is
despite
the
creation
of
the
Office
of
the
Special
Prosecutor
and
other
existing
bodies
to
help
address
the
canker.
Meanwhile
the
former
president
says
if
elected
he’ll
empower
the
Officer
of
the
Special
Prosecutor
to
be
more
efficient
in
the
discharge
of
his
duties.
By:
Paa
Kwesi
Schandorf