Our unparalleled anti-corruption policies – Bawumia

General News of Saturday, June 15, 2019

Source: starrfm.com.gh

2019-06-15

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia described the policies and programs implemented by the Akufo-Addo government to fight the chancre of corruption as incomparable in the fourth Republic of Ghana.

According to him, the administration of Nana Akufo Addo has, in just two and a half years, put in place systems and institutions designed to reduce human interactions in service delivery, while significantly increasing resources. made available to anti-corruption agencies. -Every effort to eliminate waste and eliminate opportunities for corrupt practices.

Vice President Bawumia praised the government's success in fighting corruption when delivering the keynote speech at the first OccupyGhana Vrs Attorney General commemorative conference in Accra on Friday, June 14, 2019.

"The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo Government is putting in place the systems and institutions that will help us move forward. The online systems we are putting in place have virtually eliminated bribery at DVLA, the pbadport office, and business registration with the Registrar General's office. We have reduced corruption in ports through paperless reforms. "

"The Auditor General has so far refused about 5 billion Ghc of public spending, we have pbaded the law on the right to information, government procurement is now more transparent through the electronic procurement system. implemented by the PPA The e-justice program has also been launched to automate court proceedings ".

"Once the land digitization process is over, we will virtually eliminate corruption in the Land Commission."

"As you may know, at least 21 former officials are currently being tried for alleged corruption-related offenses."

"We have adopted the necessary legislation and appointed a special prosecutor to deal with exceptional cases of corruption."

"We are currently deploying a national identity card, reducing the risk of corruption in the public sector. We plan to completely eliminate cash in the public sector by the middle of next year, thanks to the successful implementation of interoperability of mobile money. "

"As auditors, CHRAJ and other anti-corruption agencies attest, we have provided much more resources in the last two years than we have in the past." before. The Auditor General has just revealed that the Service now has three times more resources than the resources it had before. "

"The historical reforms that we have introduced over the last two and a half years in the fight against corruption are unmatched by any government of the Fourth Republic or, I should say, by any government in the last 50 years," he said. said Vice President Bawumia. "

However, Vice President Bawumia stressed that the fight against corruption was not over and that the government would continue to take the necessary measures, implement the necessary reforms and work with the appropriate agencies to fight head-on. against corruption.

"As a government, we remain committed to making corruption unattractive on a sustainable basis. This calls for collaboration and strengthening of institutions mandated by the Constitution and other laws of the country to protect public finances. We are doing more than using technology to create anti-corruption systems and institutions. "

Vice President Bawumia continued, "The fight against corruption remains our work in progress. We believe that our best tools are to establish and strengthen institutions and systems to improve transparency, accountability and speed of accountability in the use of public resources. "

The vice president urged all stakeholders to join the government in the fight against corruption, stressing that the negative effects of corruption affect everyone, regardless of their status or position.

"We believe that the success of our fight against corruption depends on the cooperation of all institutions – public and private – and citizens. Without the work of the people called OccupyGhana, working as an NGO, with very little support from anyone, we would not be here to celebrate the evolution of the law and the fight against corruption.

"We applaud all those daring citizens who will rise up against the corruptors and the embezzlers of public funds. May we all continue our crucial work of protecting our Commonwealth and ensuring that we can use and share our resources effectively and equitably for the benefit of all. "