If You Fight Corruption Alone, Quietly You’ll Be Finished In A Minute – Domelevo

Retired Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelevo has stated that any corruption fighter who decides to embark on the journey alone and quietly will be finished in a minute.

He said this during his thanksgiving ceremony at the Christ The King Church in Accra on Wednesday, 10 March 2021.

“I must start by saying that today, we are here to thank God. As the Bishop said, in every situation, we are supposed to thank God. That is why we are here.

“So, if anybody wants to know why we are here, we are here simply to thank God. So, my thanks or our thanks goes to the almighty God for how far he has brought us. We are very grateful to him.

“I will also like to thank the Catholic Church. I will like to thank His Excellency the former President John Dramani Mahama, who appointed me as the Auditor-General of Ghana. I thank him for the opportunity to serve my motherland.

“I will also like to thank His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for working with me. In fact, in 2016 when I was appointed and I was confused as to whether I should accept or reject, a call came through from Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, and after greeting me, he said: ‘Hold on for the President-elect’. So, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo encouraged me and said: ‘Go and take the job’. That is why I’m very grateful to him.”

“I am equally grateful to the Board, the management and staff of the Audit Service. Some of them are here and I’m very grateful to you and even to the whole public service.

“I must say to the anti-corruption CSOs or institutions fighting corruption, I am very grateful. If you fight corruption alone, you will not last. Corruption is one dangerous enemy. You can’t fight [it] alone and you can’t fight quietly. If you fight corruption quietly, you will be finished in a minute. So, they have been with me, together with the press. In fact, the press, I am very grateful to you. You have been a big support to me in all that has happened over the years.

“Lastly, family and friends; I will like to say a big thank you. At times, when the going becomes very tough, friends and family will call and they are shaking and I say: ‘Fear not, the Lord is with us. It shall be well and it is always well’. So, I will like to thank you. I don’t have anything more than to say thank you because this is a thanksgiving service”, he said.  

Source: GhanaFeed.com