Citizen Kofi calls for tougher punishment to reset Ghana's 'corruption culture'

That is why he believes Ghana needs to change the equation, not simply to catch and punish, but to create a system in which the anticipated consequences of corruption are so severe, certain and swift that corruption ceases to be an attractive route to wealth.

Ghanaian businessman Dr Kofi Amoah, popularly known as Citizen Kofi, has called for a national rethink of how corruption is investigated and punished, warning that Ghana's current approach risks turning corruption into an attractive route to wealth and social status.

Dr Amoah's overarching argument is that Ghana cannot successfully transform its economy while corruption remains embedded in its public institutions and social culture.