Dr. Randy Abbey, a TV broadcaster, has expressed his anger and irritation over the political class’s excessive greed, which he believes poses a serious threat to the nation.
Dr. Abbey spoke passionately about the problem of corruption and its negative repercussions on the country on the July 21, 2023, episode of his Good Morning Ghana broadcast.">The TV host was blunt in his condemnation of the political class during the broadcast, saying that their degree of greed and lack of morality could ultimately bring the nation to its knees.
“The greed of you the political class is what will finish this country. We are nearing there. Your level of greed is what will finish this country completely.
“Look at that East Legon police stretch, look at what is happening there. Your level of greed is so legendary, to be honest. There is no conscience, nothing,” he said.
Dr. Randy underlined that the prevalence of corruption in society may be influenced by a number of cultural sayings and proverbs.
However, he emphasized that the extent of corruption that is currently apparent is disturbing and worrying.
“I am a realist and I say that sometimes when we are speaking about corruption, I know some of my people will disagree with me. But if you look at some of our sayings and proverbs are contributing factors to our corruption.
“But I think that there are things we can live with and there are things that are tolerable. There are things that nobody will complain about. But the levels that we are seeing are scary,”he continued.
The TV host also expressed concern over the degradation of the Volta Lake, which was once considered the last water body unaffected by galamsey (illegal mining) activities.
“The volta lake was the last lake standing, have you seen what is happening to the Volta Lake now, and who are the actors?
“Anytime we are unable to deal with a problem, what it should tell you is that those who are supposed to deal with the problem are the problem,” he added.
