Ghana’s Corruption Perception Index score for the year 2024 has dropped for the first time in 5 years.
The country, according to the report released by the Ghana Integrity Initiative, scored 42 percent out of 100 percent.
The country also ranked 80th globally and 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa.
According to the report, the decline highlights the urgent need for stronger anti-corruption measures, accountability, and governance reforms.
“Ghana has scored 42 out of a clean score of 100 in the CPI 2024, ranking 80th out of 180 countries and territories assessed in this year’s report released by Transparency International (TI). This marks a decline from Ghana’s score of 43 in 2023, signaling a setback in the country’s anti corruption efforts.”
The GII explained that since 2015, Ghana has experienced a gradual but concerning decline in its CPI score, dropping five points over the past decade.
The GII noted that “since 2015 (a 10-year trend as depicted in Chart 1), Ghana has dropped 5 points on the CPI, reflecting persistent challenges in tackling corruption despite various policy interventions and institutional reforms. The decline suggests that the policy, legal and administrative reforms require further review and strengthening.”
GII has therefore urged policymakers to take action to reverse this trend.
To reverse this troubling trend, GII has called on the new government to enhance the legislature’s oversight role.
It wants Parliament to enhance its financial oversight responsibilities by empowering the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with enforcement authority and establish the Budget and Fiscal Analysis Department (BFAD).
GII said this will enhance fiscal discipline and prevent the mismanagement of public funds.
GII also wants the Judiciary to establish a specialised anti-corruption court to handle corruption-related cases with speed and efficiency, like in the case of Tanzania, arguing that this dedicated court should have well-trained personnel with expertise in anti-corruption.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
