Anti-graft campaigner P.C. Appiah-Ofori has told XYZ News that only Jesus Christ can end what he described as endemic corruption in Ghana.
The former Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Member of Parliament said: �There�s no hope for this country�, stressing that: �Unless Jesus Christ becomes the President of Ghana, there�s no hope�.
Mr. Appiah-Ofori who was contributing to a discussion about anti-corruption measures announced by the Presidency to cleanse the Ghana Revenue Authority of corrupt officials, bemoaned what he described as widespread �collusion and connivance� by heads and staff of various state institutions to rip off the nation.
He said: �If I catch you stealing and nothing happens to you, then when I come I have to collect mine and allow you to continue�, adding that: ��We don�t punish them and they get away with their loot; they get away with all [sorts] of corrupt practices and as long as this continues, there�s no hope for this country�.
Mr. Appiah-Ofori said the efforts of anti-graft campaigners is being thwarted by systemic hurdles which stifle progress in ridding state institutions of corrupt officials.
He bewailed that: �When I was a Member of Parliament, I�ve been stating hard that we should initiate prosecution to get the Attorney General to prosecute those found to have perpetuated fraud against the state and the Auditor General [but] try as I did, nobody supported me so it continues�.
Source: XYZ news
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