The Obuasi office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organized series of Community durbars at Anyimadukrom in the Obuasi East District and Apitikooko in the Obuasi Municipality on Accountability and Environmental Governance.
The durbar was aimed at bringing all stakeholders involved in the Accountability, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (ARAP) together to find solutions on how to promote Good Governance in Ghana by wrestling against corruption and ensure compliance with the law as well as increasing accountability.
Mr. Adams Siddique Zagoon, the Obuasi Municipal Director of National Commission for Civic Education took participants through the planned action under the Accountability, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme.
Mr. Zagoon in his speech concluded that, he has hope that the durbar will mark the beginning of a new dawn that will create an impetus for change in the Governance of the nation so that the ultimate aim of the ARAP that is increase in accountability and reduction in corruption will be attained.
“I therefore encourage everyone to be part of the success story,” he ended.
Mr. John Donkor, a representative of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) also stated that Corruption is illegal and thus the law demonstrate that it is not supposed to be tolerated.
He called on citizens to be always ready to blow the whistle when they suspect any act of corruption.
Dr. Boakye Yiadom (MP for Obuasi East District) who was the Guest of Honour said it is not only those in government that are corrupt but each and every one in one way or the other engage in corrupt activities.
He went on to emphasize that it is incumbent on everybody to put a stop to their corrupt activities in other for good governance to prevail.
“If anyone gets to know of anybody who is engaged in corrupt activities, he or she should not hesitate to inform the Commission or its sister agencies for investigation to take place” .
The Chairman, Nana Sarfo Kantaka in his closing remarks praised the government, the Honorable Member of Parliament for Obuasi East, the NCCE and other dignitaries for such an educative program and pleaded that such programmes should be extended to other communities. He urged the audience to go and live by what they have heard for a better Ghana.
