By J. K Nabary
Kasoa (C/R), July 23, GNA – Madam Mary Ankrah, the Awutu-Senya East Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called on the younger generation to be more active, responsible, well-informed to report incidents of corruption to the authorities.
She said building societies founded on honest, transparency and accountability required collective commitment of governments, institutions, communities and citizens, more especially the younger ones.
Madam Ankrah made the call during an engagement with pupils of the Emmanuel Presbyterian Basic School in Kasoa on corruption and integrity to commemorate the 2026 African Union Anti-Corruption Day (AACD,) supported by the European Union and GIZ.
The event was organised by Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) in partnership with the Awutu-Senya-East Directorate of the NCCE, on the theme: “Scaling up the Promotion of iIntegrity and Anti-corruption Actions Across Africa.”
The celebration threw the searchlight on renewed effort to build a culture of integrity and accountability.
Madam Ankrah, who was the facilitator, said this year’s commemoration was particularly significant for the GACC as it celebrated 25 years of advancing transparency, accountability and integrity in Ghana.
She added that over the years, her office had partnered with relevant actors to strengthen efforts at combating corruption in Ghana.
Ms Ankrah sensitised the pupils on integrity and all forms of corruption and reminded them that promoting integrity and combating corruption were shared responsibility.
The event she noted, was being held across 85 districts across tin Ghana to provide young people with a platform to discuss corruption and integrity, share their experiences and explore how they could promote integrity in their schools and communities at large.
Mrs Beauty Emefa Narteh, the Executive Secretary of GACC in a message read on her behalf, said: “As we commemorate the African Anti-Corruption Day, let us review our commitment at building a Ghana, and an Africa where integrity thrives and corruption has no place.”
She reiterated that the crusade against corruption was a shared responsibility that demanded the active participation of all.
Mrs Narteh further indicated that every act of honesty, every decision to do what was right and every effort to promote accountability, brought people closer to the transparent, just and prosperous society “we all aspire to build.”
She said: “To the young people of Ghana, we call on you to resist, reject and report corruption, your voices matter, your actions matter and your choices matter and remember that you are not only the leaders of tomorrow but champions of integrity today, and the driving force behind a more transparent and accountable society.”
As part of the celebration, the pupils were given the opportunity to interact, share their views and experiences on corruption and integrity, explored how they could promote integrity as well as harvest stories, capturing the impact of the last year’s engagement with the Awutu-Senya Directorate of the NCCE.
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Edited by Alice Tettey/Benjamin Mensah