The Head of the Human Security Department of the National Security Secretariat, Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo–Mensah (rtd) has expressed concerns about the never-ending corruption cases in Ghana, and says the situation has reached an epidemic status.
“What is happening in Ghana and in the last few days tells me that there is complete rot in our society and we need to do something about it. It is more like an epidemic that is running through the system,” he observed with concern.
Within the last few weeks, reports of corruption and misuse of state funds by critical state institutions have been rife in the media.
[contextly_sidebar id=”xgqty5nUqvntKtuStRC18QVf2KeFgLrJ”]Some persons have submitted petitions to the Presidency to begin processes to impeach the CHRAJ Commissioner, Lauretta Vivian Lamptey for using scarce resources of the commission to rent an expensive apartment at a cost of $180,000.
The Executive Director of the NSS and some 23 directors of the scheme have been ordered to step aside while investigations continue into the case where over GHC 7.9 million was paid to about 20,000 non-existing national service persons in more than 100 districts.
Speaking to Citi News in Agona Swedru in the Central Region, Nunoo-Mensah lamented over the loss of national values which he said, is the sole cause of corruption in Ghana.
The retired army general is calling for a moral crusade to imbibe the right values in the Ghanaian citizenry.
A Fast Track High Court is currently hearing corruption case involving former GYEEDA boss Abuga Pele and CEO of Goodwill International, Philip Assibit.
The Justice Dzamefe Commission investigating Ghana’s participation at the world cup in Brazil has revealed many seeming corrupt acts.
The Sole Commissioner investigating judgment debts paid by the state in the last few decades has also expressed shock, about how many public officials seem to have deliberately connived to dupe the country.
Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (rtd) suggested that the nation needs “a moral crusade to find out what is wrong with us and how to bring us back to those values which Ghanaians were known for; values of patriotism, values of honesty.”
He stressed that corruption should not be politicized but rather tackled from a nationwide perspective saying :“The issue is non-political; it’s become a national crisis that we need to deal with right now otherwise we will get nowhere.”
Nunoo-Mensah also recommended that help must be sought from a few seasoned Ghanaians to investigate the primary reasons why people dip their hands into government coffers for their personal use and “why do we have this crisis of integrity, of morality in our system.”
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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