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Anti-graft campaigner, Paul Collins Appiah-Ofori, has said that only Jesus Christ can end what he describes as endemic corruption in Ghana. The former Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Member of Parliament said: �There�s no hope for this country�, stressing that: �Unless Jesus Christ becomes the President of Ghana, there�s no hope�. Mr Appiah-Ofori, who was contributing to a discussion about anti-corruption measures announced by the Presidency to cleanse the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) of corrupt officials, bemoaned what he described as widespread �collusion and connivance� by heads and staff of various state institutions to rip off the nation. He was speaking to Radio XYZ News at the weekend. He said: �If I catch you stealing and nothing happens to you, then when I come I have to collect mine and allow you to continue�, adding that: ��We don�t punish them and they get away with their loot; they get away with all sorts of corrupt practices and as long as this continues, there�s no hope for this country�. Mr Appiah-Ofori said the efforts of anti-graft campaigners is being thwarted by systemic hurdles which stifle progress in ridding state institutions of corrupt officials. He added: �When I was a Member of Parliament, I stated that we should initiate prosecution to get the Attorney General (AG) to prosecute those found to have perpetrated fraud against the state and the Auditor General, but try as I did, nobody supported me so it continues�.