Auditor-General wants individuals to prosecute corruption cases

• Posted on February 13, 2019
• by Ellsamwise King
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Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo wants the country’s laws to be amended to allow individuals to take up prosecution of corruption-related cases.

To him, prosecution of corruption must not be the preserve of government agencies because it affects society as a whole.

Domelevo said if this is done, individuals can be compensated to encourage more people to venture into such fields which he said could help reduce the prevalence of corruption in the country.

Speaking at a town hall meeting organized by Citi FM and the Media Foundation for West Africa, Mr Domelevo said, “I think seriously that we need to privatize or commercialize the prosecution of corruption.”

The Auditor-General suggested that the state should also motivate people who prosecute corruption as a way of creating employment for others.

The theme for the event was,, “Assessing the Performance of the Media in Fighting Corruption in Ghana: Two years into Akufo-Addo’s Administration.”

Over the years, Ghana has consistently scored low marks in the annual Corruption Perception Index, evidencing the presence of corruption in the country.

As a candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo campaigned on commitments to curb public sector corruption, if elected into office.

Ghana’s performance on the corruption perception index improved from a score of 40 in 2017 to 41 in 2018.

The report placed Ghana at 78 out of 180 countries – an improvement from 2017’s rank of 81.

According to figures from Transparency International, the score is a positive departure from the continuous drop the country had been experiencing since 2015’s score of 47.

Government in a statement said it is doing everything possible to reduce corruption in the country, and urged Ghanaians to rally behind it to achieve the vision.