By Benjamin Akoto, GNA
Abesim, (Bono), Nov. 6, GNA – Mr Michael Kwame Boadi, the Fundraising Manager at Transparency International (TI) Ghana, says the nation is unable to fight corruption head-on because of the poor contributions of citizens to the fight against the canker.
He said: “All of us are not helping in the fight against corruption due to our failure to report corruption-related incidents either because we are victims ourselves or we fear victimization”.
Mr Boadi said this when speaking at a day’s training workshop on anti-corruption organised for the media and the civil society and held at Abesim, near Sunyani.
The TI Ghana organised the training attended by about 455 representatives from CSOs and media practitioners and aimed at building their capacity on anti-corruption advocacy and reporting, with emphasis on gender-related corruption.
Mr Boadi explained that the training stemmed from the 2016 Afrobarometer survey, saying the TI-Ghana was organizing the training to promote advocacy against corruption and its gender implications and being supported by the European Union (EU) through GIZ.
He noted that although the nation’s ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) improved from 81st to 71st between 2017 and 2023 among 180 countries, Ghana had not seen significant progress in the fight against corruption.
“Between 2020 and 2023, Ghana’s scores remain at ’43/100′, and dropped to ’42/100′ in 2024”, he stated, citing that the Afrobarometer data survey highlighted the pervasive trend of corruption in all three arms of government.
Comparatively, he said: “In 2024, 54 percent of respondents believed that most or all public officials at the presidency are involved in corruption against the 31 percent in 2012”.
Similarly, “51 percent say most or all Members of Parliament are corrupt in 2024, up from 33 percent in 2012, while 44 percent feel the same about the judiciary in 2024, compared to 35 percent in 2012”.
In an open forum, Miss Derdrine Agyemang, a participant described the training insightful, saying it had enlightened them on corruption-related issues and thereby deepening their understanding.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Christian Akorlie