General News of Tuesday, 19 March 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorruption fight turned ‘NIMBY’ phenomenon – Prof. Kwasi Prempehplay videoExecutive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Prof. Kwasi PrempehExecutive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Prof. Kwasi Prempeh has cautioned against the current trend in fighting corruption in the country by politicians which in his view is but a catalyst for an economic break down of the country. According to Prof. Kwasi Prempeh, the ‘NIMBY’ phenomenon, better translated as the ‘not in my back yard’ trend by politicians in addressing the rising spate of corrupt activities in the country is rather fueling the ‘mess’. “The fight against corruption has come face to face with the phenomenon known elsewhere as ‘NIMBY’, not in my backyard. Apparently, it’s okay to take the fight against corruption to one’s rivals but not quite okay in one’s backyard,” he noted. CEO, STAR-Ghana, Ibrahim-Tanko; Executive Director of CDD, Prof. Kwasi Prempeh and Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Linda Ofori-Kwafo.

Source: GhanaWeb March 19, 2019 15:56 UTC