By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA
Effia, (WR) Dec. 01, GNA – Mr Samuel Harrison-Cudjoe, Programme Officer at the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), says observations over the period show that people who benefit from corruption related activities continue to resist the fight.
Mr Harrison-Cudjoe said, “those who particularly gain from corruption are often the most vocal opponents of anti-corruption efforts…That is one of the things we are alerting people about,”.
The Programme officer at a stakeholder forum, explained that the GACC was therefore implementing a project with the Office of the Special Prosecutor and other anti-corruption-related Framework in 60 districts across the country funded by the European Union and GIZ under the theme “Strengthening Transparency in the Fight Against Corruption”.
He emphasized that normalizing corruption would negatively affect the country in the future, and citizens needed to stand against such practices.
“There is a need to sensitize the public about corruption and the role of the Office of the Special Prosecutor,” he added.
Mr. Harrison-Cudjoe mentioned that while bribery appeared to be decreasing, there was an increase in voluntary gifts, many of which were cash-based, and becoming a normal act daily.
He pointed out that loopholes in the laws on corruption coupled with political interference, slowed judicial processes, and limited resources allocated to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) impeded fight against corruption.
GNA
Edited by Justina Paaga/Kenneth Odeng Adade