The Deputy CHRAJ Commissioner Mr Richard Quayson says Ghana loses GH¢13.5 billion every year through corruption.
The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, has advised citizens to support the National Anti-corruption Action Plan (NACAP) to fight graft as the menace causes low living standards and worsen diseases.
He also attributed the slow pace of Ghana’s economic development and Africa as a whole to lack of continuous and concerted efforts to fight unbridled corruption.
The Deputy Minister was speaking during NACAP Regional Awareness Campaign in Wa, which was organised by Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) in collaboration with CHRAJ and the Ghana News Agency (GNA).
The 2018 campaign was under the theme: “Ghana United Against Corruption”.
Mr Issahaku noted that corruption remained an economic problem that even aggravates diseases in the world, which causes a low standard of living and poverty among citizens.
“The amount of money lost through corrupt activities can help solve most of our basic challenges,” he said.
