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Gov’t has significant measures in place to fight corruption – Former Deputy A-G

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Former Deputy Attorney General Joseph Dindiok Kpemka has praised the anti-corruption initiatives implemented by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He said that the government had passed and put into effect a number of legislation and regulations that have made it simple for organizations and agencies, such as the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), to scrutinize public people.

Speaking on February 3 on JoyNews’ Newsfile, he stated, “Let me tell you this, do a cross-check, there has never been in the history of Ghana any time when sitting government officials have been subjected to accountability by a state institution like now.

“If you look at what the OSP is doing, down to sitting public heads and institutions, it has never ever happened. When I did my check, I realised that the numbers are increasing day by day at frightening levels.

“The people who have been reported to the Office of the Special Prosecutor for investigations and prosecutions at various stages, we have the numbers at frightening levels. What does that tell you? It vindicates the very purpose for which the office was set up.”

Ghana is ranked 70th out of 180 nations with a score of 43 out of 100 in Transparency International’s most current Corruption Perceptions Index.

Since 2020, this score has not changed. Ghana did better in Sub-Saharan Africa than 39 other countries, including Lesotho (39), Tanzania (40), Côte d’Ivoire (40), Burkina Faso (41), and South Africa (41).

Mr. Kpemka underlined that more work is required to totally eradicate corruption in our society, even in the face of government initiatives.

As the nation works to make even more progress, it is still clear that efforts against corruption must continue.

Watch his interview video below:

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