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Ghanaians want action, not your rhetoric in fighting corruption – Domelevo fights back

• Daniel Yao Domelevo has reacted to the claims by Akufo-Addo that he has committed more to the corruption fight • He says the claims are not backed by actions • He said the government is rather good at rhetoric Daniel Yao Domelevo has responded to President Nana Akufo-Addo’s comments about …

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‘There has never been a fight against corruption in Ghana’ – Amon Kotei

Local governance Expert Mr. Issaka Amon Kotei has said the successive Ghanaian governments  have not done enough to fight corruption in the country. He said corruption had been a bane of the country’s development for years, with the poor and vulnerable being the victims, and yet governments was not doing enough to change …

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WATCH LIVE | Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial starts

Patricia de Lille will be in court today for Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial as the first witness to take the stand. While the state is ready to proceed with the trial, the proceedings are likely to be adjourned as Zuma’s new legal team will have to familiarise itself with the …

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We need corruption vaccine – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is appealing to the government to import “corruption vaccines”. Apart from the COVID-19 vaccine, the legislator said government needs corruption vaccine to purge itself off the canker. “Mr Speaker, I wish to say that in this era of COVID-19 …

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You’ll not last if you fight corruption alone – Domelevo

Former Auditor General Daniel Domelevo says corruption in Ghana is a “dangerous enemy” that cannot be fought by one person. He’s therefore thanked civil society organizations saying they propped him up on fighting corruption in Ghana while in office. “I must say to the anti-corruption CSOs or institutions fighting corruption, …

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Mother serpent of corruption: Amidu’s new name for Akufo-Addo trends on social media

“Mother serpent of corruption” a phrase which until the late afternoon of Friday, November 27 was uncommon to some Ghanaians, has become the most used phrase on social media since Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu used it in his second address to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Amidu, a lawyer with admirable writing …

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Akufo-Addo is bathing in corruption – Mahama

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has called out President Akufo-Addo or not only superintending a corrupt government but also offering protection for corrupt government appointees who are largely members of the president’s family and friends. Speaking to a crowd at Talensi, Mr Mahama said on …

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Akufo-Addo scores 2 out of 10 in corruption rating

President Nana Akufo-Addo scored two out of 10 in the fight against corruption, according to anti-corruption campaigner, Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar. This score, he explained, shows Ghana has not improved in its corruption fight under a President who promised to nib the canker in the …

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Corruption leads as the top issue for Ghanaian voters today, poll finds

Political corruption or leadership is the most critical issue facing the country today, according to the results of the third wave of the Ghana Election Poll which run from August 1 to September 31, 2020. 46% of the 2,246 participants of the poll, almost half of Ghanaian adults, were more …

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Government hiding 2019 audit report to cover up corruption – Minority raises alarm

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Audit Service of breaching the law establishing Auditor General’s office by not submitting its 2019 report to Parliament, six months after the year ended. They blame the situation on President Akufo-Addo’s decision to direct the AG, Daniel Domelevo to proceed on his accumulated leave. Describing …

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