The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) Executive Director, Mary Addah, has expressed concerns regarding the nation’s strategy for battling corruption.
She claims that rather than being action-oriented, the battle against corruption has been more rhetorical.
Ms. Addah highlights that organizations tasked with addressing this threat frequently fall short by merely discussing it instead of acting decisively.
She claimed that despite the general public’s awareness of corruption, there haven’t been many cases of wrongdoings or corrupt practices being prosecuted or held accountable.
She believes that part of the reason corruption still exists in the nation is the disconnect between words and deeds.
During an interview with Bernard Avle for Citi TV’s Point of View, Ms. Addah emphasized the need to take concrete action and move past words.
She emphasized that eliminating corruption and guaranteeing a more open and accountable society require a strong commitment to holding wrongdoers accountable.
“Most public sector institutions, including the executive branch, are perceived to be talking about the issue more than acting on it, and we have observed that the state of corruption is being driven by rhetoric rather than action. We have observed that, for the most part, despite raising a great deal of public awareness, actual investigations, prosecutions, and the sanctioning of the corrupt do not follow.
“And this has also been fueled by the legislation’s restrictive nature, especially when it comes to the definition of corruption itself, which allows people to get away with a wide range of wrongdoings,” the speaker said.
