Move From Slogan To Action In Corruption Fight - GII

Mrs Linda Ofori-Kwafo, Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has called on African leaders to be more committed to the fight against corruption by moving from slogans to action.

She said African leaders should also dedicate resources to support institutions mandated to help fight the menace.

Mrs Ofori-Kwafo was delivering a letter on behalf of Transparency International (the Global Coalition Against Corruption) at the launch of the African Union (AU) Day Against Corruption, held at the British Council in Accra.

The programme had the theme “Winning the fight against corruption: a sustainable path to Africa’s transformation.”

She appealed to African governments to encourage the training of law enforcement agents and supervisory personnel to work on complex tax evasion, grand corruption and money laundering as well as the recovery of stolen assets.

Again, she said coordination and communication between law enforcing agencies both local and international should be improved to do that.

Mrs Ofori-Kwafo said the 38 active member states out of the 55, had committed to a number of treaties in ensuring good governance and rule of law, adding that, the challenge is still enormous.

By so doing, Transparency International has recommended that the rest of the 17 should join with their colleagues and submit a public report on their progress as well as hold their leaders accountable to implementation of the AU Convention to Prevent and Combat Corruption (AUCPCC).

The AU Advisory Board on Corruption also recommended that the leaders look into the allegation made by Mr Daniel Batidam, former member of the Board on poor governance, among which were the abuse of entrusted power and lack of probity, accountability, transparency and integrity.