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General news for Saturday, February 27, 2021
Source: GNA
2021-02-27
Ghanaians have identified corruption, favoritism and fraud as the main form of corruption
Ghanaians have identified corruption, favoritism and fraud as the main form of corruption in the country, a survey conducted by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) under the Accountability, Rule of Law Program and Anti-Corruption (ARAP) was established.
The survey, which focused on raising citizens’ awareness and knowledge about corruption, its causes and effects in Ghana, found corruption to be endemic.
The NCCE, as part of its civic education commitments, has been involved in numerous education programs since 2017 to support Ghana’s anti-corruption and public accountability campaign.
The investigation report made available to the Ghanaian news agency in Tema on Friday captured a sample of 4,220 Ghanaians between the ages of 20 and 29. The survey used reasoned, systematic and simple random sampling techniques from 108 districts.With regard to the level of corruption, the two studies – a baseline in 2017 and a final survey in 2020, established that corruption was high.
The majority of respondents to the baseline representing 91.4% also rated the level of corruption as high, compared to 86.8% bottom line.
According to the NCCE survey, 84%, the majority of respondents to the final study, believed that corruption was inherent in nature and often manifested itself in greed and selfishness, the desire to get rich quick and satisfaction urgently needed.
Respondent believed that corruption could also arise due to peer, family and society pressure, anticipation of gifts and rewards for services rendered, economic hardship and low pay in the workplace.
In both studies, corruption in the provision of services in public institutions remained a key determinant of the level of corruption in the country.
The 2020 survey presented an evaluation of the results of the public education and civic engagement activities carried out by the Commission under PFRA, the results of which were compared to baseline data to help assess the impact of the education activities undertaken by the Commission.
He said the majority of those interviewed for the baseline study perceive embezzlement – the theft of resources intended for the common good – as a form of bribery, while acts of corruption mostly come under the form of bribes accounting for 53%, fraud 11.7%, favoritism 10.8%.
Extortion was 7.7% while administrative costs were 7.6%, embezzlement 6.3% and conflict of interest 2.5%.
PFRA is an initiative launched in 2016 with the aim of promoting good governance and supporting national reforms to improve accountability and strengthen anti-corruption efforts across the country.
The program was instituted by an agreement between the Delegation of the European Union and the Government of Ghana in partnership with strategic national stakeholders, including the NCCE.
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