General News of Sunday, 16 December 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgCorruption is a deviation from acceptable ways - BlagodziMaxwell Blagodzi, is the Deputy Volta Regional MinisterMr. Maxwell Blagodzi, Deputy Volta Regional Minister said corruption was not only the use of public fund for personal gains but also a total deviation from acceptable ways and principles of religious beliefs and the national law. He said corruption and poor sanitation caused great financial and human resources loss needed for the rapid socioeconomic development of the country. Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD, Bishop of Ho said no amount of punitive measures would resolve the problems of poor sanitation, environmental degradation and endemic corruption unless the citizens decided to change their attitude. She said the country was among the ten countries that had poor sanitation in the world and was ranked the 7th dirtiest country in the world. She said it was therefore imperative for all to be concerned about the issues of poor sanitation and take appropriate steps to address it to prevent diseases.

Source: GhanaWeb December 16, 2018 16:52 UTC