{"id":326209,"date":"2017-06-07T14:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=326209"},"modified":"2017-06-07T14:30:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:30:13","slug":"state-agencies-could-be-compromised-by-questionable-donations-gii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/state-agencies-could-be-compromised-by-questionable-donations-gii\/","title":{"rendered":"State agencies could be compromised by ‘questionable’ donations – GII"},"content":{"rendered":"
Critical state agencies open themselves up to the slippery slope of conflict of interest by accepting donations from questionable sources; according to the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII).<\/p>\n
The organisation’s Executive Director, Linda Ofori Kwafo, made this point as she questioned the rationale behind a donation to the Attorney General\u2019s office by the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”C1pnRbEqZbSApPIETXXSfudrC1Paj0iS”]\u201cWe are not saying we don\u2019t trust the institution to act with integrity; but if we don\u2019t take care, a public officer might be found wanting when it comes to conflict of interest and when it comes to performing a public duty,\u201d she said in a Citi News<\/strong> interview.<\/p>\n The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana on Tuesday presented a GHc 10,000 cheque and some office equipment to the Attorney General\u2019s office to support the organisation of a stakeholders\u2019 consultative workshop, on the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill, 2017.<\/p>\n