By Savannah Pokuaah Duah
Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamal-Deen Abdulai, has stated that no government, regardless of political affiliation, can fully solve Ghana’s corruption problem, arguing that it is deeply rooted in dishonesty and greed among the citizenry.
Speaking on GBC’s Current Agenda on Saturday, July 26, 2025, during a discussion on the topic “Midyear Budget Review: Does It Offer Real Hope?”, Abdulai claimed that both major political parties, the NPP and the NDC, have benefited from the system and are part of the problem.
“No political party can solve the problem, including NPP and NDC. They benefit from it, and they do it,” he said.
He illustrated his point with examples from everyday life, including dishonest practices among bank workers and politicians.
“You’ll see a politician who doesn’t even have a job, yet he’s building three mansions at the same time. Everyone is just buying, buying… but he has no known source of income,” he said.
Abdulai recounted a conversation with a Saudi Arabian acquaintance who described discipline as the foundation of their national progress.
“He said, ‘Kamal, we are so disciplined in our country. People are content with what they have.’”
Abdulai criticised Ghanaians for evading taxes and accumulating wealth without transparency or accountability.
“With the kind of money some citizens are making, they should be paying taxes—but they don’t,” he said. “To have a better economy, citizens need to be honest and not selfish.”
He concluded that while citizens are free to judge the performance of the new government, it is only fair to assess them at the end of the year.
“You can say whatever you want to say now,” he noted, “but let’s wait until the end of the year before we pass judgment.”
