Ghana’s Ambassador to France and Former Acting Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, CHRAJ, Anna Bossman, has reiterated that fighting corruption needs well strong resourced, and robust institutions.
She said it also requires strong men of integrity who can enforce the laws without fear or favour.
Launching the 2019 Anti-Corruption and Transparency Week in Accra, Madam Bossman said character, ethical and moral conduct matter in the fight against corruption.
Madam Bossman said the President’s Agenda of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ cannot materialise without a strong and concerted anti-corruption drive.
She charged CHRAJ and its partners to advocate strongly the passage of the conduct of Public Officers Bill next year and this must be a priority.
The Commissioner of CHRAJ, Joseph Whittal described corruption as a notorious challenge confronting the country. He asked everybody to join the fight against canker.
The 2019 Anti-Corruption and Transparency Week is on the theme, “NACAP mobilising National Efforts and Resources to combat corruption: Five years on”.
The National Anti-Corruption Action Plan, NACAP was adopted in 2014 to tackle corruption. The weeklong activity is to evaluate its implementation so far and project into the next five years.