Monitoring and Education Officer at the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Solomon Yankah, is calling for enhanced civic education and institutional reforms as crucial steps to tackle corruption in Ghana.
He made this remark on International Anti-Corruption Day, December 9, 2025, a day dedicated to raising awareness and promoting action against corruption globally.
Speaking on Radio Univers’ Campus Exclusive, Mr. Yankah highlighted major challenges hindering Ghana’s fight against corruption, including limited public awareness of anti-corruption laws, low trust in mandated institutions, and bureaucratic delays.
“Sometimes you want to even access some information from them—it takes you forever. Citizens often do not even trust some of these institutions that are mandated to fight corruption, so it becomes very difficult for them to report any corrupt act they come across,” he said.
Mr. Yankah also emphasized the need to restore the country’s lost moral values, pointing to legal frameworks such as the Whistleblower Act and the Witness Protection Act as vital tools that must be strengthened to support citizens in reporting wrongdoing.
He further referenced the National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), stressing that, if well implemented, it could significantly address the systemic issues driving corruption in the country.
“As a country, we’ve lost our values and morals; if we are able to strengthen these frameworks, it will go a long way to reduce the level of corruption we are seeing now,” he added.
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Story by Richlove Doku Essilfie | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Gabriel Tecco Mensah
