- Former Central Regional Minister Kwamena Duncan has criticised ex-President John Mahama’s comments on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
- Mahama had called for quicker prosecution of public officials cited in Auditor-General reports.
- Duncan accused Mahama of hypocrisy, claiming his administration dropped several corruption cases involving NDC members.
- He referenced nolle prosequi decisions under Mahama’s government that freed accused officials.
- Duncan alleged Mahama lacked moral authority to talk about corruption and PAC delays.
Former Central Regional Minister Kwamena Duncan has taken a strong swipe at former President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him of hypocrisy over his recent remarks about the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
President Mahama had argued that Ghana’s system for addressing corruption should be more efficient, calling for mechanisms to expedite the prosecution of public officials cited in the Auditor-General’s report. But Duncan believes Mahama is the last person qualified to make that call.
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo show on October 15, 2025, the former minister claimed that if Mahama were truly committed to fighting corruption, he would have started by cleaning up his own party. He pointed to several high-profile cases involving National Democratic Congress (NDC) figures that were dropped under Mahama’s administration, suggesting these decisions exposed selective justice.
According to Duncan, Mahama’s government repeatedly entered nolle prosequi — the legal discontinuation of cases — to protect politically connected individuals. He argued that such cases should have been left to the judiciary to determine guilt or innocence, not halted for political convenience.
Duncan further claimed that under Mahama’s leadership, individuals accused of corruption involving a combined total of more than GH₵7 billion were allowed to walk free. He mentioned that these included officials linked to the Finance Ministry, the Bank of Ghana, and the Ministry of Works and Housing.
He went as far as to suggest that if accountability were properly enforced, Mahama himself would face scrutiny over the procurement of military aircraft during his tenure.
The former minister accused Mahama of double standards, saying it was ironic for him to now complain about the slow pace of PAC proceedings when his own government, in his view, undermined the justice system by freeing party loyalists from prosecution.
Duncan concluded that true anti-corruption leadership requires consistency — not selective enforcement. “You can’t shut down court cases against your people and later pretend to be a reformer,” he argued.
