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A Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Mr Richard Quayson has said the Ghana Beyond Aid mantra espoused by President Nana Akufo-Addo will be a mirage if corruption is not stemmed.

He noted that indiscipline and lawlessness added to corruption put Ghana at a disadvantage in the fight against the national canker thereby militating against the rapid socio-economic development of the nation.

Mr Quayson was addressing a workshop as part of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) Regional Stakeholders Awareness Campaign-2018 at Sekondi in the Western Region.

It was organised by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) in conjunction with the Ghana Newsn Agency (GNA) and CHRAJ with funding from Global Affairs-Canada.

Representatives from the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Attorney General's Department, CHRAJ, Media, Ghana Education Service, Ghana Health Services, BNI, Information Services Department, MDAs Regional Coordinating Council, NCCE, Public Service among others participated in the workshop.

Mr Quayson outlined that Africa loses $100 billion annually through corruption with Ghana losing over $3bn equivalent to GH¢13.8bn,an amount which represents over 300 per cent of all foreign aid Ghana receive in a year and 25 per cent of the 2016 annual budget estimates.

He said on the average, Ghana lost 20 per cent of the national budget to corruption which could improve the livelihoods of the citizenry and strengthen institutions.