Anti-corruption campaigner, Senanu Edem is calling on the government to convert the newly introduced Code of Conduct for public officials into enforceable law. Speaking on the Teknokrat show on Focus FM, Senanu emphasized that the current framework lacks the legal backing needed to ensure real accountability.
He noted that although the Code announced by the President, John Dramani Mahama on May 5 sets guidelines and sanctions for appointees who fail to declare assets, it remains limited in scope and enforceability. “It is limited to the president himself, and the president’s officials reporting to him.
It is not something a citizen can report through legal channels and expect results because the document is not a law governing this nation,” Senanu explained. The activist also raised concerns about the code’s high threshold for acceptable gifts, arguing that a value like GH₵20,000 can influence decision-making and undermine anti-corruption efforts.
Senanu warned that the absence of legal force makes the current sanctions toothless. “If it is a law and today is the deadline, we take you to court tomorrow.
The flexibility… will not happen if it is a law and it is an institution of state that is supposed to hold you before court,” he added. He reiterated that only by enshrining the code into law can it effectively deter misconduct and apply uniformly even to the presidency.