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General News on Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-01-29
Pius Hadzide, Deputy Minister of Information
The government welcomed the recent ranking, which shows a slight improvement in Ghana's ranking on the perception of corruption worldwide.
According to the Government, the clbadification is an "indication of work in progress".
"While admitting that the marginal increase in the score is only an indication of the work in progress, the government wishes to congratulate Ghanaians in general and anti-corruption agencies in particular," he said. said the government in a statement from the Ministry of Information.
Ghana's performance on corruption perception index has risen from 40 in 2017 to 41 in 2018.
The report places Ghana in 78 out of 180 countries; an improvement over the rank of 81 in 2017.
According to Transparency International figures, this score marks a positive departure from the country's continuous decline over the past 47 years.
In a statement, the government said it was doing everything possible to reduce corruption in the country and urged Ghanaians to join this initiative to make this vision a reality.
"We reiterate the government's commitment to fight the threat of public sector corruption in our body politic, and we ask the good people of Ghana to support the government's digital inclusion program, which has played a major role in reducing the human interface in key transactions, "said the deputy minister of information, Pius Enam Hadzide, added.
Ghana scored 40 points out of 100 on the 2017 corruption perception index.
Ghana averaged 38.75 points between 1998 and 2017, peaking at an unprecedented 48 points in 2014 and a record low of 33 points in 1999.
According to a statement from the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Transparency International's local, the country's performance has been affected by a number of factors, including government policies and initiatives.
Below the complete statement
GHANA INCREASES IN 2018 FROM THE GLOBAL IPC; GOVERNMENT WELCOMES CLASSIFICATION
The government has taken note of Ghana's improved performance on the 2018 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) after three years of steady decline.
Transparency International's 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) worldwide this year enabled Ghana to score 41 on a no-fault score of 100 and rank the country 78 out of 180 countries and territories.
While admitting that the marginal increase in the score is only an indication of the progress of the work, the Government would like to congratulate Ghanaians in general and the anti-corruption agencies in particular. We reiterate the government's commitment to fight the threat of public sector corruption in our political body, and we ask the brave people of Ghana to support the inclusive government agenda that has played a major role in reducing the risk of public sector corruption. human interface in key transactions.
We note that the introduction of paperless port operations, integrated electronic immigration, e-procurement, ePbadport, the creation of the Special Prosecutor's Office and the general liberalization of the media landscape have had an impact. positive impact on Ghana's prospects.
The government badures that it will refrain from complacency and expect Ghanaians to support policies and interventions that support and strengthen institutions with powers to ensure equity. in our public sector.
HADZIDE ENAM OF PIUS
DEPUTY MINISTER OF INFORMATION
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