Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, has stated that the current government under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is dealing with a deeply flawed system inherited from the previous administration, describing it as one riddled with poor leadership, criminality, and corruption.
Speaking on Hot Issues on TV3 on Sunday, April 20, 2025, Gbande did not mince words as he painted a picture of the governance structure the NDC met upon assuming office.
“The foundation we have is deficit of leadership and credibility, criminal activities and corruption. That is what we met and that is what we want to clean up,” he said.
Reflecting on the government’s first 100 days, Gbande emphasized that the emergence of high-profile criminal activities in the media is not a sign of worsening security but evidence of a more transparent and proactive system now in place to tackle wrongdoing.
“100 days into office, today you are seeing crimes that you never saw in the last 8 years. You won’t even get the opportunity to hear of those crimes.
“So you have a combating security force that is fighting crime in this country. From political incentivized crimes, money laundering, cocaine activities, cyber security, all of these are being clamped on,” he explained.
He argued that under the previous administration led by President Akufo-Addo, such crimes existed but were concealed from the public. “These are things you would not have heard of them under President Akufo-Addo, they were happening but you won’t hear of them. But today, we are fighting these things,” he added.
