Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president, has blamed the country’s rising indiscipline and corruption on the failure of previous administrations to erect robust systems to stop the canker.
According to him, corruption continues to hamper Ghana’s efforts to raise revenue in both public and private institutions.
Dr. Bawumia called for cooperation to support the government’s efforts to create systems to check corruption while addressing the 59th Annual Session of the Ghana Baptist Convention in the Ashanti Region.
“One of the key hindrances in fulfilling God’s purpose is corruption. Corruption inhibits economic growth and affects business operations, employment and investment. It reduces tax revenue and the effectiveness of various financial assistant programmes. It has become increasingly important that nations develop systems that care for all, empower all and minimise the gap between the rich and the poor.”
According to Transparency International’s most recent Corruption Perception Index, Ghana has not made any notable strides in its fight against corruption.
Ghana maintained its score of 43 between 2020 and 2021, which is still below the average, with countries with higher scores being perceived as less corrupt and those with lower scores as more corrupt.
Less than 30% of Ghanaians believe that people can report corruption without fear of retaliation, a decrease of four percentage points from 2019. This belief is related to the fight against corruption.
The Ghana Armed Forces, spiritual and traditional leaders, and the judiciary are the most regarded among important public institutions.
Between 2019 and 2022, trust in institutions fell by 25 percentage points, with trust in the presidency falling by 25 percentage points.