Tag Archives: Corruption

The Director General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, has called on the government to as a matter of urgency, help pass the Internal Audit bill into law if it is committed to fighting corruption within the public sector.   This is in the wake of …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has furnished the public with cases which have engaged its attention so far. These form part of the Office’s Half Yearly Report published on August 1, 2022.   In the statement, the OSP detailed its activities, innovations and steps taken to curb corruption-related …

Teachers and lecturers in private schools in Ghana have been identified as the highest recipients of bribes in Ghana.   This is based on a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).     According to the report, teachers and lecturers in the private sector scored …

Ghana police service has top the bribery chart  of ‘2021 Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey’ A 2021 report by the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Ghana Statistical Service and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ranks institutions that receive bribes.#3NewsGH pic.twitter.com/rhvHvCzugq — #3NewsGH (@3NewsGH) July 20, …

Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu has criticised President Akufo-Addo for his ‘poor management’ of the economy. According to him, the President’s poor showing has made former President Mahama look more competent in the eyes of Ghanaians.   Speaking on Newsfile, Saturday, Martin Kpebu noted that the “President’s lack of willpower …

Director for the Ghana Integrity Initiative and Board Chairperson for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Linda Ofori Kwafo, has asked President Akufo-Addo to immediately dismiss public officers who have not declared their assets.   According to her, this will give more weight to the President’s commitment to fighting …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has charged Mr Alexander Sarfo-Kantanka, a former nominee for the position of chief executive of the Juaben municipality with 26 counts of corruption. A statement issued by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng on Tuesday, 24 May 2022, announced that Mr Sarfo-Kantanka will be arraigned in …

The National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah has blamed Parliament’s inability to hold public officers accountable for the increasing rate of corruption-related activities in the country. The Minister was in the House to answer questions on the current state of security in the country considering the instability within the sub-region. …

Vice-President of IMANI-Ghana, Kofi Bentil has said that among all the Presidents who have attempted to fight corruption in Ghana, the late President Rawlings tackled the menace with the greatest sense of conviction. According to the private legal practitioner, even though successive regimes have dealt satisfactorily with the canker, President …

Post-election research conducted by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has revealed that the majority of Ghanaians are not confident in the ability of the Akufo-Addo government to protect financial resources and curb corruption over the next four years. The respondents said they are also less optimistic about the administration’s …