Government has raised concerns with the graft report issued by reputable corruption survey organization, Transparency International, alluding misinterpretation of facts by the public.
Although it’s not contending the actual report issued Wednesday, which it said comparatively makes no room for biases, Government said the survey put together by Transparency International rather places Ghana as “the 7thamong least corrupt countries in Africa.”
Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu who spoke with Fiifi Banson on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa 102.3 FM said Government is still committed to fighting to win the war against corruption by strengthening the relevant state institutions and work with civil society groups.
Ofosu Kwakye said the latest report released by Transparency International on Corruption Index “ is broad and deep enough to cut out any bias” touting the institution’s high level of credibility in its assessments.
In a reaction to the latest placement on the CPI, he said blatant falsehood by certain Civil Society Organisations(CSOs) who obscured facts in terms of corruption issues in the country has been feeding on perception so no wonder Ghana slide by a point as against its performance in 2015.
But said: “If you’re objective you will see that this government is doing enough to fight corruption”
Out of 100 points Ghana scored 47 positioning 7th in Africa and also ranked 56 out of 168 countries in the World in the latest Corruption Perception Index, the report released Wednesday said.
Ghana slide down by one percentage point from the 48 points scored in 2014 anti-graft index, but better than its performance in 2012 when it scored 45 and 46 points in 2013,” Transparency International revealed in its Corruption Perceptions Index issued today.
“Although the government of Ghana has also started pursuing the corrupt in the country, this still remains selective and needs to be improved. The pursuance of the officials of the National Service Secretariat, the National Health Insurance Scheme, the Smartys and the GYEEDA needs to be commended but there is a lot more to be done,” the Ghana chapter of Transparency International, Ghana Integrity Initiative argued.
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