The Western Regional Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo\u00a0has advised Ghanaians to dismiss the notion that politicians are the only corrupt people in the country.<\/p>\n
Mr Aidoo said: \u201cI can vouch that some of us, like all other professionals, are incorruptible and are working hard in our respective fields of endeavour.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Minister was speaking at the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0Biennial Conference of the National delegates Conference of the Guild of Servants of the Sanctuary of the Anglican Church at Essipong in the Western Region.<\/p>\n The conference was on the theme: \u201cThe Call for Fight against Corruption in the Society; the Church\u2019s Role.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Aidoo said bribery and corruption are gradually becoming the order of the day due to bad morals and a breakdown of societal values, adding that virtues and values that were cherished in the past are now frowned upon.<\/p>\n He said virtues such as hard work godliness, patriotism, obedience, among others, have now given way to a \u201cget-rich-quick attitude\u201d, and greed to amass wealth at all cost.<\/p>\n Mr Aidoo said it is regrettable that some people go to Church on Sundays but do not practice what is preached.<\/p>\n \u201cIndeed, people who indulge in crime and other social vices are the same people who claim to be staunch Christians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Right Reverend Dr Atta Boffoe, Anglican Bishop of Cape Coast, who spoke on the theme of the conference, said corruption is tantamount to exploitation, dishonesty, bribery and fraud which hinders the growth of the society.<\/p>\n He said Ghana ranked third in a 2013 Gallup Report on corruption involving about\u00a0 129 countries.<\/p>\n He further revealed that Ghana scored 89 per cent against Czech Republic and Lithuania. The Western Regional Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo\u00a0has advised Ghanaians to dismiss the notion that politicians are the only corrupt people in the country. Mr Aidoo said: \u201cI can vouch that some of us, like all other professionals, are incorruptible and are working hard in our respective fields of endeavour.\u201d The Minister was speaking at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":29313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[1985,284,52],"yoast_head":"\n
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