‘I Do Not Accept Bribes, Gifts’
Anyone who may want to bribe or influence the decision of Justice Gifty Dekyem will have to think again.
The High Court judge in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua in a strong-worded notice...
Tag: Political corruption
I Live A Strict Life and Can Never Be Bribed – Majority Leader
Majority leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated strongly that he lives “a strict life, quite apart from everything” when asked whether or not he has ever taken bribe as a Member...
RTI Bill Will Be Passed Before Parliament Rises
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the strongest assurance yet that his government will take the necessary steps that will lead to the passage of the Right to Information (RTI)...
NDC Attacks GII Over CPI Report; Predicts Lower Score In Next Ranking
The National Democratic Congress, NDC, has accused the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local chapter of Transparency International, of mischief in relation to its Corruption Perception Index...
Martin Amidu Promises To Vindicate Ghanaians’ Trust At Swearing-In
Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu has given an assurance to be diligent in dealing with corruption as the country’s first Special Prosecutor. “I will treat crime as crime and nothing else. I will...
Corruption In Ghana Could Reduce If Special Prosecutor Succeeds
The Corporate Affairs Manager of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mr. Michael Boadi, is hopeful Ghana would improve in its corruption rating if the Special Prosecutor succeeds in fighting the...
Corruption: Ghana Records Worst Performance In Six Years
Ghana has recorded its worst performance in the last six years in its fight against corruption, the latest corruption perception index (CPI) has revealed. The country dropped three points from its...
Let’s Pass Right To Information Bill To Boost Corruption Fight – MP Tells Parliament
Member of Parliament for Banda, Ibrahim Ahmed, has stated Ghana cannot make progress in its fight against corruption if the Right to Information (RTI) bill that has dragged on for over 15 years is...
Martin Amidu To Rely On Credible Institutions To Fight Corruption
Nominee for the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says he would to set up credible institutions and culture as machinery to check corruption in the country if approved by parliament. Mr...
Martin Amidu To Rely On Strong Institutions To Fight Corruption
Nominee for the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says he would to set up credible institutions and culture as machinery to check corruption in the country if approved by parliament. Mr...
Martin Amidu: Ghana Won’t Need Foreign Aid If We Fight Corruption
Special Prosecutor (SP) designate Martin Amidu has said Ghana could wean itself from foreign aid if it is able to block slippages and leakages in the system. “I want to put machinery in place to...
Ghana ‘not A Milking Cow’, I’ll Fight Corruption Even If
Former Attorney General and Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, says Ghana is not a “milking cow” for people to take advantage of and loot from the public purse. Answering questions on how...
House of Chiefs President Wants Corrupt Chiefs Prosecuted
President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II has called for swift prosecution of any chief found culpable of corruption. According to him, the chieftaincy institution is...
Take Pictures of Police Officers Taking Bribe
The Executive Director of the African Center for Security and Counter-terrorism is urging Ghanaians to take pictures of police officers caught in the act of taking bribe. Speaking on Newsweek on 3FM,...
Rapper Risks Prosecution Over Baseless Allegations
Anti-corruption activist, Vitus Azeem, is calling for the prosecution of controversial highlife musician, Kwame Asare Obeng popularly known as A-Plus for falsely accusing two government officials of...
Asenso-Boakye Bribery Allegations
It turns out that the Asenso-Boakye bribery allegations reportedly spearheaded by musician A Plus are untrue and unfounded… The seemingly unending verbal fight between controversial musician Kwame...
Poor Pension System Breeding Corruption In Ghana – Dr Jinapor
A senior lecturer at the University of Education at Winneba, Dr. Ahmed Jinapor, says the level of corruption in the country is attributable to the lack of a proper pension system for retirees in the...
Ghana Among Top 10 African Countries Losing Resources Through Corruption
Ghana is among the top 10 countries losing resources that could transform the country for majority of its citizens. These amounts, quoted in billions of US dollars, include proceeds of corruption and...
Amidu Punches Holes In Special Prosecutor’s Bill As Gov’t Withdraws It
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Martin A. B. Amidu, has warned that the Special Prosecutor’s bill currently before Parliament will lack the power to fight corruption if passed to...
Strong & Powerful Gov’t Cabal Manipulating Special Prosecutor’s Bill – Martin Amidu
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu says the insertion of Clause 3(4) into the Office of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Bill at the blind side of the public is an attempt by some “strong and...