"Fast Track or not we shall deal with them" - Effah-Dartey

With the controversy surrounding the constitutionality of the Fast Track High court still raging on after the 5-4 split decision, a Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Capt (rtd) Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey, has stated that the absence of the court does not mean that ex-government officials who embezzled funds would go scot-free.

“Whether Fast Track or no Fast Track, we shall deal with them. All those who have embezzled money would be tried,” he declared. The Deputy Minister, who was speaking at the inauguration of the Abeka-Lapaz (a suburb of Accra) branch of the NPP Youth Wing in the Okaikoi North Constituency in Accra over the weekend, said public officials must be ready to account for their stewardship.

In this era of zero tolerance for corruption, Effah-Dartey said, people should be honest to serve the country. He urged concern citizens not to be disturbed by the Supreme Court ruling saying that the yesterday men of integrity and transparency are running away from accountability.

The Local Government Deputy Minister said his recent tour of the country has revealed apparent rape of the country by the NDC through unexecuted contracts. He disclosed that where contracts for asphalted roads were awarded, the contractors constructed feeder-roads. He gave a road in Asante Bekwai as a classic example as one of such big frauds.

The NDC, he said, employed deception to rule the country, hence the shoddy execution of projects, all over the place in the past 20 years. Effah-Dartey urged NPP supporters to take active interest in the forthcoming District Assembly elections to assist in the development elections to assist in the development of their communities, saying that District Assemblies are the basis for development.

He also appealed to the party members for their support, and stressed that government would do its best to save the nation. The MP for the constituency, Joseph Darko-Mensah, said development of the nation is paramount to the government. He announced that some 3,000 schools have been slated for rehabilitation, saying that education is a top priority of the government and everything would be done to reverse the rot in the education system.

Darko-Mensah, therefore appealed to supporters of the NPP in his constituency to rally behind the government to executive its agenda. Owusu-Afriyie, the Constituency Chairman, said the falling prices of goods are an indication that the NPP is capable of delivering on is promises.