{"id":2863,"date":"2019-09-09T13:26:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T13:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=2863"},"modified":"2019-09-09T13:26:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T13:26:16","slug":"we-should-not-base-corruption-fight-on-allegations-and-conjecture-information-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/we-should-not-base-corruption-fight-on-allegations-and-conjecture-information-minister","title":{"rendered":"We should not base corruption fight on allegations and conjecture – Information Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Information Minister has called for accepted means of dealing with corruption.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah believes the era of merely speculating and conjecturing as means of fighting the menace, should belong to the past.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking Sunday, September 8, at a press tour and briefing at Techiman in the Bono East Region, the Minister said what can help the government to respond effectively to corruption, is for\u00a0crusaders against the canker to provide verifiable facts to back their claims.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very difficult to fight corruption where the resort is to mere allegations and speculations.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment expects that the anti-corruption fight will focus on facts, verifiable facts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government of President Akufo-Addo has been reeling under corruption allegations.<\/p>\n

Last week government sacked three top officers of the National Youth Employment Authority.<\/p>\n

While it did not give reasons for its actions, the Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel Sin-nyet Asigri accused by a social media mogul, Kelvin Taylor, for making payments to the tune of GH\u20b51.5m without recourse to the board of the Authority.<\/p>\n

This comes days after undercover investigations by freelance journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, uncovered that the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority, is dabbling in conflict of interest.<\/p>\n

Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei who has since been suspended by the president as head of the PPA, is also being probed concurrently by the Office of the Special Prosecutor and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice.<\/p>\n

Government is fighting back.<\/p>\n

Mr. Nkrumah believes that while \u201cthe love of the people of this country to fight corruption cannot be faulted,\u201d government expects it to be done on merit.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs it has been said in times past, the name of the game is evidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so we have to get into space where corruption allegations are backed with evidence,\u201d he advised.<\/p>\n

This, he says, will pave the way \u201cfor tangible verifiable action\u201d on the part of the government in dealing with the menace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Information Minister has called for accepted means of dealing with corruption. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah believes the era of merely speculating and conjecturing as means of fighting the menace, should belong to the past. 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