Reset Ghana agenda can’t be achieved without strict enforcement of the law-Ahenu    

Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Media Foundation (GloMeF) on Friday said the nation’s reset agenda for accelerated growth and holistic development cannot be achieved without the rigorous enforcement of the law. 
He explained that the Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation which specialises in using right-based approach; social and behaviour change communication, research, and evidence-based advocacy to facilitate inclusive development interventions. 
Mr Ahencu said the government ought to be decisive on public officials who misbehave and undermine the efforts being made for national progress. 
 
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani on the performance of the government so far, Mr Ahenu said the “nation is a crossroads, and we can’t afford to remain lenient with people who seek to derail the reset agenda”. 
 
He said the country ought to be firm to stem the growing act of lawlessness, corruption, and indiscipline. 
 
“If we want to reset the nation and put it back on the path of sustainable growth and development, then we need a radicalism in leadership to deal ruthlessly with citizens who misbehave and flout the laws”, Mr Ahenu, an international human rights advocate stated. 
 
“The time for half-measures and political niceties is over”, he stated and urged the government to remain firm in enforcing the law, worrying that “the nation is experiencing a breakdown in discipline at the low and in high offices”. 
 
“If the government is indeed serious about its reset Ghana agenda then it must be proactive in cracking the whip regardless of the social and political status of offenders”, he urged. 
 
Mr Ahenu said the “culture of impunity among influential figures in politics has emboldened others to follow suit, and thereby leading to crime wave, environmental degradation, corruption, and disregard for public institutions”. 
 
“Radical transformation demands radical actions”, he stated, saying “we need a bold shift from rhetoric to firm law enforcement”. 
 
Mr Ahenu urged the government to conduct thorough investigations into the allegations of cocaine trafficking and money laundering activities in the country, stressing that the “country must ensure that her national security is not compromised”. 
 
He also called on civil society, religious institutions, and the media to champion the course for decisive leadership, indicating that the nation’s progressive development would remain “a dream if citizens are allowed to act with impunity”. 
 
Mr Ahenu reaffirmed the foundation’s commitment to holding duty-bearers accountable and championing the course for building a better Ghana for all. 
GNA