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“Normal” Corruption In The Ghanaian Public Service Hindering National Development, George E. Ekeha
“Normal” Corruption In The Ghanaian Public Service Hindering National Development, George E. Ekeha
George E Ekeha
Corruption, according to wikipedia, may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement and can be classify as petty, grand and systemic. Government, or political, corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for his or her own personal gain. Corruption breaks your trustworthiness, your good reputation with others, and when you corrupt something that is pure or honest, you take away those qualities. The issue of corruption has dominated many sectors of the Ghanaian Public Service in recent times. A careful look through the Auditor General’s reports over the years show the recklessness among …
Building National Infrastructures For Peace In Africa: Understanding The Role Of The National Peace Council In Ghana, Emmanuel Kotia, Festus Aubyn
Building National Infrastructures For Peace In Africa: Understanding The Role Of The National Peace Council In Ghana, Emmanuel Kotia, Festus Aubyn
Emmanuel Wekem Kotia
In this article, we provide an analysis of Ghana’s infrastructures for peace using the National Peace Council (NPC) as a case study. The article focuses on the composition, structures, tasks, achievements and challenges of the NPC. It argues that the NPC has made significant contributions in preventing and managing acts of violence that could have plunge Ghana into conflict. Its unique roles during the 2012 elections in Ghana are a testament to this assertion. Although some forms of violence did occur during the elections, our argument is that the violence would have become far worse if the NPC had not …