Opare Addo criticises clergy for silence on alleged NPP corruption, state capture
The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has accused members of the clergy of showing bias in favour of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He criticised these religious leaders for remaining silent on allegations of state capture and corruption under the current administration.
Speaking at the launch of the NDC’s youth manifesto, Opare Addo alleged that these clergymen, along with certain corrupt civil society groups and compromised media outlets, were once outspoken supporters of the NPP.
However, he claimed they have now turned a blind eye to the alleged corruption within the government.
“They rallied self-centred clergymen and women, corrupt civil society groups and rented media to achieve this agenda, today these men of God have disappeared and turned deaf and blind to the wanton act of corruption, state capture and untold hardships unleashed on Ghanaians by Bawumia and Akufo-Addo’’ he said
He also strongly asserted that the Ghanaian youth would not stand idle and allow politicians to engage in state capture.
He suggested that the youth are becoming increasingly vigilant and are prepared to hold political leaders accountable, ensuring that power is used for the benefit of the people rather than for personal or political gain.
“We have been robbed of our dignity as young people and how our future has been stolen from us. We will not forget to hold them accountable for our suffering.
“Today many of them have come out to apologise to him [Mahama] for what they did. For them to be able to amass this wealth and steal from us, they needed to destroy his reputation’’ he added.
Source: citinewsroom
