Pressure Group, Occupy Ghana, has joined the list of organisations calling on the President to downsize the number of Ministers appointed to serve under his government. The pressure group in a statement indicated that, the President’s appointment of what critics have described as “elephant-sized”cabinet will only lead to corruption. It argued that President Nana Addo’s … Read more
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Robert Jackson, has bemoaned the alarming rate of corruption, saying it is destroying the fibre of society. According to him, “this pervasive corruption directly impacts some of the areas that are most critical to Ghana’s growth and development.” Speaking during the launch of a survey report titled: “Corruption is … Read more
A survey conducted by the Ghana Integrity initiative anti-corruption Consortium, has confirmed that bribery is actually taking place at the customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the passport office and the Ghana Police Service. The survey, which was to assess citizen’s understanding of corruption, their perceptions … Read more
A survey conducted by the Ghana Integrity initiative anti-corruption Consortium, has confirmed that bribery is actually taking place at the customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the passport office and the Ghana Police Service. The survey, which was to assess citizen’s understanding of corruption, their perceptions … Read more
More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past year, a watchdog said Tuesday, calling on governments to root out endemic graft in the region. The report by Berlin-based Transparency International surveyed more than 20,000 people in 16 countries spanning … Read more
Former head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administration Justice (CHRAJ, Mr Emile Short, has called for the amendment of the Criminal Offences Act to make corruption a high crime rather than a misdemeanor. According to him, the definition of corruption in the Act gives it a very narrow scope, requiring an amendment to … Read more
Tunisia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a law to fight widespread corruption that has plagued the North African country’s economy since the 2011 revolution. One hundred and forty-five lawmakers out of 217 voted to pass the 36-article law, which criminalises any retribution against whistleblowers including any disciplinary measures against civil servants. “Strong legislation like this helps … Read more
So-called Islamic State (IS) will never be defeated unless the corrupt conditions that help it to thrive are addressed, a new report claims. Transparency International accuses western governments, including the UK and the US, of ignoring corruption as a major driver towards terrorism, notably in the Middle East. It calls on them to press far … Read more
CORRUPTION is one major stumbling block to the development of African countries. It is what accounts for the lack of quality schools, hospitals, potable water, good roads among others in many of our communities. IN Ghana, for instance, it is estimated that we lose close to US$3billion of the taxpayer’s money every year to corruption. … Read more
By: Kwami Ahiabenu An election is an important bedrock for any democracy. As the concept of democracy evolves, new technologies and mechanism are being introduced to ensure effective and efficient running of elections worldwide. One such new development is e-voting which can be defined as an elections system that enables a voter to record his … Read more
Sports Minister Nominee, Isaac Asiamah, said said he will be proposing a quota for players in the Ghana Premier League to be selected into the Black Stars. This stems from the fact that no home-based outfield player was selected from the Ghana Premier League into the team that represented Ghana at the just ended Africa … Read more
The government has promised to set up the Special Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute public officials by the end of 2017. It has also pledged that amendments to the Criminal Code to make corruption a felony, instead of a misdemeanour, will also be made by the end of the year. “These are, indeed, some of the … Read more
Professor Stephen Adei, a former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), has stated that politicians, political office holders and persons who had been involved in corruption in the past must not be allowed to go away with it. He insisted that they must be investigated and brought to book to … Read more
Dear Mr President: Congratulations on your inauguration. I thought your inauguration speech was heartfelt and uplifting despite concerns of plagiarism. It was heartwarming to hear you say, “Money is made in the private sector and not in government”. A few disclosures about me should help place this piece in perspective. I am not a member … Read more
I have read multitudinous of features concerning the last held elections on both print and electronic media. Political pathologists have performed postmortems on the victor’s victory and the abysmal performance of those who were subjugated. They cited a lot of factors which in a way can pass the truth test if it is subjected to … Read more
This election cycle has provided much demonizing of the major party candidates. Much anxiety stalked the land, or at least the mainstream media. Some of this anxiety fixated on fragility of the perceived legitimacy of the victor in the presidential election. Bosh. The Declaration of Independence succinctly and perfectly states: “Governments are instituted among Men, … Read more
“Several indigenous practices that were deemed barbaric and inhumane like human sacrifice, slavery and other practices were outlawed because they were encapsulated in the quote of barbarism. What is more barbaric than massive abuse of the public office for private gains, plundering nations coffers, wrongful capital accumulation and thus becoming a charlatan and a chief … Read more
As a matter of fact, no serious political party will brush aside reported cases of vote rigging in our contemporary elections, considering the electoral fraudsters complicated and demonstrable infernal instruments for vote rigging. The fact though, remains that electoral fraudsters will go to the length and breadth to ensure victory for their preferred candidate, especially, … Read more
Following closure of the voting process at 5 pm Wednesday, provisional results have started coming in from various polling stations across the country. Reports from across the country reveal that despite few violent incidents here and there, the 2016 general elections were generally peaceful. Also See: How Voting Went Down at Polling Stations Results from … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the voting period in some polling stations in the Afraim Plains North constituency of the Eastern Region to 10 pm. The Commission explained that it took the decision after receiving reports about challenges some prospective voters encountered while trying to arrive at some polling stations located in the area. … Read more