Former President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi, has rebuffed suggestions that he lacks good character to consider himself worthy enough to become a Member of Parliament in Ghana. Mr Nyantakyi is among nearly 10 persons seeking to contest for the Ejisu parliamentary seat on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party following […]
The Member of Parliament for Zebilla, Cletus Avoka has attributed the perceived corruption within the legislature to the relentless demands imposed on lawmakers, primarily by the public and their constituents. Speaking to Starr FM, Mr. Avoka shed light on the challenges faced by MPs due to incessant financial solicitations. He revealed that these demands often […]
The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi says massive uncontrolled corruption is suffocating Ghana. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2023 plenary assembly in the Sunyani Diocese on Monday [November 13, 2023], Rev. Gyamfi expressed concern over the country’s persistent impoverishment despite its status as an oil producer. He […]
John Dramani Mahama, the former President of Ghana, has pledged to create a favourable environment for anti-corruption institutions to clamp down on corrupt officials if he wins the upcoming presidential election. Mr. Mahama has stated that corrupt government officials will be discouraged from engaging in corrupt practices during his tenure. Speaking to delegates in Lambussie […]
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said one of the key hindrances to fulfilling God’s purpose on earth is corruption. He said corruption inhibited economic growth and affected business operations, employment and investments. “It also reduces tax revenue and the effectiveness of various financial assistance programmes. The wider society is influenced by a high degree […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched a corruption league table to compile a list of the most-to-least corrupt institutions and organisations in the public sector. The corruption league table, according to the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, was an important intervention to drive down corruption in the public sector. The project, christened, the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he has not shirked from fighting against corruption and will not retreat in ensuring that people manning state anti-graft agencies acted in the interest of Ghanaians. “I don’t think that any government has mobilised resources to give opportunity for the anti-corruption agencies of the state to function […]
Details are emerging about how $200 million earmarked for the construction of 5,000 housing units by the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration was started and could not be completed despite huge sums paid to the contractor. The deal was approved by Parliament but by the time it was being executed, the number of housing […]
President Yoweri Museveni led a march in efforts to stamp out corruption in public offices on Thursday. The Ugandan leader was accompanied by politicians, members of civil society organisations and religious leaders. Several people were forced to walk to work as they were caught unawares by the traffic restrictions. President Museveni pointed out that obesity […]
A new Global Corruption Barometer report on corruption in Ghana has revealed that 60% of Ghanaians surveyed said the government is doing a good job with the fight against corruption. On the other hand, 30% of Ghanaians said government is doing a bad job in the fight against corruption while 10% could not tell whether […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) working in the anti-corruption space have outlined a number of new strategies to scale up the fight against corruption, including deployment of undercover security personnel to undertake operations randomly to arrest and hand over suspected corrupt officials for investigations. They are also calling for the setting up of a rapid response […]
