One problem that has stifled the development of Ghana is corruption. The President of policy think IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe asserted that loses over $3 billion of taxpayer’s money in corrupt activities every year. He made this assertion in 2016 so between then and now, if we are to go by what he said, Ghana has lost $6 billion if not more.
One of the problems about corruption is its value. When I talk of value, I’m not referring to the bare cost but I’m looking at what the money could have been used for. With major infrastructural deficits, corruption should not be encouraged in any shape or form.
Read more: E-Governance as a tool to fighting corruption in Ghana
In the face of the country’s noble quest to have every Ghanaian registered and provided a National ID card, we woke up on Wednesday to the news that the National Identification Authority [NIA], the outfit responsible will spend a whopping $1.22billion for the exercise.
Among other things, the DG of NIA, Prof Ken Attafuah said, the 15 years project is hinged on a “design-build-operate-transfer” agreement which will see both government and the private partner make some financial commitments. The private partners share of this burden is $678 million, the government of Ghana component, $531 million,” making up the $1.22billion.
Read more: GH: NIA $1.22 Billion Registration Project: Completely Unreasonable
A report on the state of public services in Africa has just been released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. And its findings are a damning indictment of the failure by the African leadership to deliver on some of the continent's most pressing areas for development.
The 128-page report which will be a point of focus at the 2018 Ibrahim Forum taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, next weekend and whose premise is Public Service in Africa, and how that relates to good governance and effective leadership on the continent.
Read more: GH: Mo Ibrahim Foundation's Report On State of Public Services
An international trade expert has described the UNIPASS Trade Facilitation Tool to be deployed at the country’s ports as being among the best holistic and comprehensive systems developed to boost trade facilitation and customs management in the world.
According to him, the Customs Uni-Pass International Agency (CUPIA) of South Korea, which designed and built the UNIPASS technology, has consistently been ranked among the top 10 on the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Ranking on the Trading Across Borders criteria.
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) of Ghana and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Agyenim Boateng Adjei have received international recognition at the just ended Public Sector Conference & Awards (APSCA) in Kigali, Rwanda.
A statement signed by the Mrs Rhoda E. Appiah, the Head of Corporate Affairs and Administration and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday said, the event held last Friday recognised PPA for its Outstanding Contribution to Public Procurement.
Read more: GH: Public Procurement Authority Rewarded in Kigali