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General news for Thursday, October 15, 2020
Source: 3 News
2020-10-15
Professor Henry Kwesi Prempeh, Director, CDD-Ghana
Ghana’s private citizens should be able to prosecute corruption cases in Ghana, said Professor Henry Kwesi Prempeh, director of the Center for Democratic Development of Ghana (CDD-Ghana).
He noted that this will help in the fight against corruption, especially when the institutions charged with fighting corruption appear not to be doing enough in this development.
In more advanced countries with best practices, he said, individuals can prosecute corrupt officials.
“Why can’t I take my case to court by prosecuting the case myself? It happens in another country, ”Professor Prempeh said during the Ghana National Forum on Political Party Manifesto, organized by Media General in association with Penplusbytes on Wednesday 14 October.
Mentioning whether or not political party manifestos play an important role in the fight against corruption, he noted that the documents actually play a key role in the fight against corruption.
He explained that the documents give voters and the general public a fair idea of which political parties take the issue of corruption seriously, especially before major elections.
“When you look at the manifesto on whether manifestos matter when it comes to corruption, I think the answer should be yes. Manifests do matter.
“It seems that the parties themselves recognize that manifestos matter.
“NPP in opposition to 2016 trying to get promises much more than the NDC and that is consistent with what we see, that there is a tendency for contenders to raise the profile on corruption issues during election campaigns as a way to indicate that they it would be better if they were elected to office. “
Sharing his perspectives on this issue, Department for International Development (DFID) and Strengthening Action Against Corruption (STAAC) team leader Howard Tucker told Ghanaian politicians ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections on 7 September December they can’t just make promises to fight corruption for Vote and go to sleep after you win.
He said that Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) will hold politicians accountable for their plans to combat corruption and ensure that they implement them.
“Politicians must understand that they can no longer use corruption as a tool to win electoral votes.
“Ghanaian citizens and CSOs will keep their promises to you and keep pressure on the government to make sure they deliver on their promises.”
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