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Ghana maintains score on Corruption Perception Index

Ghana maintains score on Corruption Perception Index

 

Ghana ranked 80 out of 180 countries on the 2019 global Corruption Perception Index, CPI, according to Transparency International (TI).

According to the report, Ghana scored 41 out of a possible clean score of 100 – the same score as the previous year, 2018.

To ensure Ghana improves on its performance, the Government has been advised to enforce sanctions against vote-buying, abuse of incumbency and threats to voters to ensure this year’s election is held in a free and fair environment.

The report also asked the Electoral Commission to enforce sections 13 and 14 of the political parties Act, 2000( Act 574) which deals with declaration of assets and expenditure by political parties.

Details of Index 

In this year’s index, Denmark and New Zealand top with 87 points each. Syria, South Sudan, and Somalia are at the bottom of the Index with 13, 12 and 9 points respectively.

 

 

Source: citifmonline.com

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