Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA) Pius Enam Hadzide, has refuted claims that President Akufo-Addo does not walk the talk when it comes to the country's fight against corruption.

Speaking on TV3's NewsDay programme, Mr Hadzide noted that contrary to reports, the president has heavily invested in institutions set up to fight corruption.

“Akufo-Addo is not fighting corruption in the studios or with his slogan. He is committing resources to the antigraft institutions. Check the budget allocations.

"The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was introduced by him, and he appointed a known NDC member who rose to the status of running mate of the NDC," he added.

According to Mr Hadzide, such a man cannot be labelled as the'mother serpent of corruption' and also be blamed for the actions of some individuals.

He also lashed out at individuals who have accused NPP officials of corruption-related activities but have failed to provide any form of evidence.

"This cannot be someone who is interested in corruption. He appointed an NDC man because he is genuinely at heart and committed to fighting corruption and that is Akufo-Addo for you. He has made sure everything is investigated. Why will you blame him when you people run around and make baseless allegations and when they are investigated and it has no merit, you say he is a clearing agent? What should he do? Because of your baseless allegations he should jail people?" he quizzed.

A prominent member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Kobina Arthur Kennedy, has sided with former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu's description of President Akufo-Addo as the "mother serpent of corruption."

The US-based medical practitioner believes that the president has shown no dedication to the anti-corruption cause. According to him, the president's posture and actions towards sensitive issues prove him right.

“The problem is not forming new institutions; it is in our hearts. The president’s body language, his temperament and attitude is not geared towards fighting corruption, and Martin Amidu was right that he is the mother serpent of corruption…” he told JoyNews during an interview.

He added: "It is a very fair assessment, look at who he appointed as head of the Public Procurement Authority, the person he appointed as head of Public Procurement Authority to begin with had ethical challenges under the Kufuor administration, so, it is not like people didn’t know who he was.

"But he got the job anyway. Then the president along the line of course is talking about it, he says that this time around we even have a Minister for Public Procurement.

“Not only that, we have a board of directors for the Public Procurement Authority. In spite of that, the head of Public Procurement Authority forms a private company on the side, that bids for contracts and gets them and sells them on the side, and he did that for years under the very noses of his board of directors and the minister who was supposed to take care of procurement.

"And all what it took was Manasseh Azure, one journalist, to expose them. So where was the security agencies? Where was the police? Where was the Attorney General's Department? Where was anybody?” he questioned.