Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa and anti-corruption crusader, Paul Collins (PC) Appiah Ofori, says President Akufo-Addo has failed woefully in the fight against corruption.
This statement by the former lawmaker is in line with a joint Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey by Statistical Service (GSS) and the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).
The survey, which highlights bribery in public institutions in the country, placed the Ghana Police Service, Immigration, and Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) as public institutions noted for collecting bribes.
According to the report, an estimated amount of 5 billion Ghana cedis representing 26.7% was paid as bribes in 2021.
Presenting the survey, Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim, said 2 out of 5 respondents interviewed admitted that they gained employment in public sectors through paying bribes or nepotism.
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He added that the survey revealed that in the 2020 elections, vote buying was rife highlighting that 10.3% of people were paid to vote. Oti region topped with 24% in terms of vote buying.
Reacting to the survey in an interview on Atinka FM’s Am Drive with sit-in host Nana Yaw Fianko (Mr Speaker), anti-corruption crusader, Paul Collins (PC) Appiah Ofori said Akufo-Addo has never been serious with the fight against corruption.
He explained that Akufo-Addo was never serious with the fight against corruption reason why corruption has become widespread in his era.
“I do not have any evidence against the Police. From the report we can see that there were no private institutions in it. Akufo-Addo tried to fight corruption but he wasn’t serious. If he was, all these corruption cases wouldn’t have happen in his time. Ghanaians should come together and fight against corruption at all cost”, PC Appiah Ofori told Nana Yaw Fianko (Mr Speaker).
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