Associate Professor at the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof Abdallah Ali-Nakyea, has called for urgent ethical reforms within Ghana's private sector, warning that businesses are major enablers of public sector corruption and must be held accountable.
Speaking at a high-level forum on corruption held at the Alisa Hotel on Thursday, June 26, and organised by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Prof Ali-Nakyea stressed that integrity in private business is just as essential as accountability in public office. "The private sector should adopt ethical practices and principles," he said. "Many companies benefit directly from state contracts yet operate without regard for transparency or integrity." He called on the government to adopt a zero-tolerance approach toward unethical corporate behaviour by barring offending companies from future contracts. "Government should make it in such a way that if you are caught with any unethical practices, you are blacklisted.
You should not get any government contract," he insisted. "Government is the biggest buyer, biggest supplier, and biggest employer.
All the private sector jobs are coming from the government.
