Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has expressed the view that Ghanaians have become desensitized to corruption.
He noted that in the past, when people heard of scandals, they were shocked, but currently, citizens seem to expect public officers to engage in corruption in one way or another.
“Today when there is a scandal people are like we are tired because they are all tired, everybody is tired. And so even in the twilight to exit office you still coming up with schemes to steal money.
“This is at a time when we have the office of the special prosecutor suddenly say the special prosecutor should return all Cecilia Dapaah’s money to her. The explanation they give is that the Special Prosecutor cannot handle money laundering cases. So why did they establish the office of the special prosecutor?” he quizzed.
He made the comment in response to the latest Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, ranking Ghana 70th out of 180 countries in terms of corruption.
Ghana scored 43 out of 100, the same since 2020. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana scored better than 39 countries, including Burkina Faso (41), South Africa (41), Côte d’Ivoire (40), Tanzania (40), and Lesotho (39).
However, it ranked lower than seven countries in the region, including Mauritius (51), Namibia (49), and Sao Tome and Principe (45). The average score for African countries remains low, at 33 out of 100, with 90% of Sub-Saharan African nations scoring below 50.
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