Anyone who may want to bribe or influence the decision of Justice Gifty Dekyem will have to think again. The High Court judge in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua in a strong-worded notice posted on the court’s notice board, warned that no such practices will be tolerated. The notice said “I do not accept bribes … Read more
Majority leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated strongly that he lives “a strict life, quite apart from everything” when asked whether or not he has ever taken bribe as a Member of Parliament. He says he does not even recall anybody coming to him in an attempt to bribe him. The Member of Parliament for … Read more
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the strongest assurance yet that his government will take the necessary steps that will lead to the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) bill. The president noted the passage of the bill will add to the fight against corruption in the country. Addressing the 61st Independence … Read more
The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local chapter of Transparency International, of mischief in relation to its Corruption Perception Index report. Transparency International in its report released February attributed Ghana’s low ranking to some corrupt allegations within a time period covering the NDC administration and the current NPP … Read more
Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu has given an assurance to be diligent in dealing with corruption as the country’s first Special Prosecutor. “I will treat crime as crime and nothing else. I will vindicate the trust that the whole nation [has] put in me,” he said. Mr Amidu made this known on Friday when he … Read more
The Corporate Affairs Manager of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mr. Michael Boadi, is hopeful Ghana would improve in its corruption rating if the Special Prosecutor succeeds in fighting the age-old canker within the public service. According to him, the Special Prosecutor is in good position to reduce the menace, pointing out that he “would … Read more
Ghana has recorded its worst performance in the last six years in its fight against corruption, the latest corruption perception index (CPI) has revealed. The country dropped three points from its 2016 score of 43 to 40 in 2017, and ranked 81 out of the total of 180 countries. Cumulatively, Ghana has dropped eight points … Read more
Member of Parliament for Banda, Ibrahim Ahmed, has stated Ghana cannot make progress in its fight against corruption if the Right to Information (RTI) bill that has dragged on for over 15 years is not passed by parliament. Right to information is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the country’s 1992 Constitution and recognized as … Read more
Nominee for the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says he would to set up credible institutions and culture as machinery to check corruption in the country if approved by parliament. Mr amidu, who was a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice was answering questions from members of the appointments committee of Parliament … Read more
Nominee for the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says he would to set up credible institutions and culture as machinery to check corruption in the country if approved by parliament. Mr amidu, who was a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice was answering questions from members of the appointments committee of Parliament … Read more
Special Prosecutor (SP) designate Martin Amidu has said Ghana could wean itself from foreign aid if it is able to block slippages and leakages in the system. “I want to put machinery in place to prevent leakages and slippages. In so doing our budget will not need foreign assistance.” Mr. Amidu assured during his vetting … Read more
Former Attorney General and Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, says Ghana is not a “milking cow” for people to take advantage of and loot from the public purse. Answering questions on how he intends to fight corruption in the country at his vetting Tuesday, Mr. Amidu said he intends to establish “strong institutions” and employ … Read more
President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II has called for swift prosecution of any chief found culpable of corruption. According to him, the chieftaincy institution is losing its dignity due to some bad practices engaged by a number of them. He was reacting to the latest Afrobarometer report, which revealed … Read more
The Executive Director of the African Center for Security and Counter-terrorism is urging Ghanaians to take pictures of police officers caught in the act of taking bribe. Speaking on Newsweek on 3FM, Sunday, November 26, Emmanuel Kotin said that by this, the public will have empirical evidence to get corrupt police officers prosecuted. “If you … Read more
Anti-corruption activist, Vitus Azeem, is calling for the prosecution of controversial highlife musician, Kwame Asare Obeng popularly known as A-Plus for falsely accusing two government officials of corruption. Mr. Azeem’s calls come after the Criminal Investigation Department of police (CID), declared A-Plus corruption claims unfounded. A-plus who is known for mostly using his music career … Read more
It turns out that the Asenso-Boakye bribery allegations reportedly spearheaded by musician A Plus are untrue and unfounded… The seemingly unending verbal fight between controversial musician Kwame A Plus and Deputy Chief of Staff Asenso-Boakye can be said to be heading to its closure, as the accuser has withdrawn his allegations. See Also: Musician A Plus … Read more
A senior lecturer at the University of Education at Winneba, Dr. Ahmed Jinapor, says the level of corruption in the country is attributable to the lack of a proper pension system for retirees in the country. He argued on TV3 New Day Thursday that the absence of a rewarding pension scheme in the country pushes … Read more
Ghana is among the top 10 countries losing resources that could transform the country for majority of its citizens. These amounts, quoted in billions of US dollars, include proceeds of corruption and the kind of dissipation of public resources currently going on, and if they were available, could provide Ghana with about 300 times more … Read more
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Martin A. B. Amidu, has warned that the Special Prosecutor’s bill currently before Parliament will lack the power to fight corruption if passed to become law. Consequently, he advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be careful of some elements in his government whose intentions are to embarrass … Read more
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu says the insertion of Clause 3(4) into the Office of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Bill at the blind side of the public is an attempt by some “strong and powerful cabal within government” to neutralize the effectiveness of the Bill. According to Mr Amidu, the clause will make the bill … Read more