General News of Tuesday, 2 October 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgCorruption forms 300% of Ghana’s foreign aid – CHRAJRichard Quayson, the National Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJMr Richard Quayson, the National Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has charged Ghanaians to protect national resources by waging relentless war against corrupt practices. He said money lost to corruption formed 300% of Ghana’s foreign aid, and quizzed, why Ghana should be relying on foreign countries for support when “we can achieve the government’s policy of Ghana Beyond Aid by fighting corruption”. Statistics available indicate that Africa loses 100 billion Dollars annually to corruption and Ghana alone loses 3 billion dollars per annum to the social canker. Monies lost through corruption alone, Mr Quayson said, could construct three times those projects but, “we are suffering because of our indiscipline and recklessness”. CHRAJ is seeking to engage individuals, media and civil society organisations in the report and combat of corruption through effective investigations and prosecution.

Source: GhanaWeb October 02, 2018 15:45 UTC