The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, says President Akufo-Addo’s silence following the current COVID-19 expenditure and audit report issued by the Auditor-General is worrying.

In a social media post published on Sunday, Dr Apaak stated that the President’s lack of comment on the report makes it evident that Akufo-Addo’s anti-corruption advocacy was a façade.

He stated that President Akufo-Addo's inaction gives the impression that he is not interested in fighting corruption as he had claimed.

"The President of Ghana, who won an election in 2016, largely on a promise to fight corruption, seems lethargic to acknowledge an audit report on COVID-19 expenditure, even in passing. Not even a tweet or Facebook post,” had been made responding to the report, Dr Apaak indicated.

It will be recalled that during the 2016 elections, President Akufo-Addo while contesting for the Presidency promised to fight corruption.

Alluding to this promise, Dr Apaak explained that the Auditor General’s report, equally exposed acts of misappropriation of COVID-19 funds, corruption, and malfeasance.

He called out NPP supporters for making "fallacious" claims that President Akufo-Addo is only being cautious because infractions captured in the Auditor-General’s report have usually been resolved at sittings of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament.

Dr Apaak believes that although funds have been retrieved by the Public Accounts Committee before, the infractions captured in the Auditor General's report on Covid-19 expenditure is too grave for the President to remain silent.

"Even so, given the nature and magnitude of what the Special Audit has uncovered, and the public anger and revulsion it has created, the President’s loud silence is most revealing, if not shocking."

The Builsa South MP stated that it is only legitimate that the populace expects those who have embezzled, dissipated, and misappropriated COVID-19 funds to be held accountable.

"Unlike the President of Malawi, Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana, by his refusal to comment on the Auditor-General’s Report indirectly confirms the widely held belief that he has no interest in fighting corruption. This is the conclusion of known anti-corruption crusaders in Ghana."