Ghana
Business News: Ghana: Saturday, September 14, 2019.
Assistant Commissioner of
Police (ACP) Alex Amenyo, Divisional Police Commander, Keta, has called on the
public to help make corruption unattractive to deter perpetrators of the
canker.
He said citizens could
collaborate in the fight against corruption by refusing to offer bribes, saying
“the giver is as guilty as the public officer receiving it.”
Mr Amenyo, who was speaking
at a National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) community durbar on public
accountability and environmental governance, said citizens should be empowered
and protected through the Right to Information (RTI) and the Whistle Blowers
Act, to report corrupt public officials without fear or intimidation.
He also called on the police
and other anti-corruption agencies to swiftly investigate and prosecute
offenders to serve as a deterrent to would-be offenders.
Mr Amenyo explained to the
community that it was a crime for public office holders to use their office for
any private gains and as such, must be dealt with when caught.
Mr Simon Mawuko, Senior Civic
Education Officer, NCCE, Keta said citizens must contribute meaningfully, if
corruption was to be reduced and public accountability deepened.
He said weak institutions and
corruption hurts the poor the most.
Mr Mawuko also noted that,
the act undermined the nation’s development and retarded growth as it produced
low quality social infrastructure and suspended the rule of law.
He called for a concerted
effort from all to fight the canker to fast track the development of the
country at the local levels.
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