Mrs Mary Awelana Addah, Project Manager of the Ghana Integrity Initiative(GII), has urged the public to report corrupt persons to the appropriate agencies.
She said in order to pursue corruption cases, there must be documented evidence to ensure that the necessary sanction was issued against the person culpable.
Mrs Addah was speaking at a sensitization workshop on the mandate of anti- corruption institutions in Ghana, as part of the Accountable Democratic Institutions and Systems Strengthening Project (ADISS) in the Fanteakwa District at Begoro.
She urged the people to demand accountability from duty barriers and those entrusted with power, to know how they were using the power.
They should take interest in development projects in their communities to ensure that resources benefited a larger part of the population, and did not end up in individuals pocket.
She said lack of laws on corruption and the failure to enforce the existing laws and sanction defaulters tended to encourage corruption.
She said those at the grassroots should encourage those at the top to engage in corruption.
Mrs Addah said corruption undermined good governance, destroyed the capacity of institutions to perform well, and the loss of development funds as well as retarded economic growth.
Mr Victor Ampony, Acting District Director of CHRAJ urged the public to take advantage of the Whistle Blowers Act to report corruption.
He said the Act provided an enabling environment to check corruption and help promote transparency and accountability, as well as protect corporate governance.
Mr Jacob Tetteh Ahonu, Programmes Officer of GII said the sensitization programme sought to increase the use of anti-corruption reporting mechanisms and institutions by citizens.
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