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The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and two other organizations - the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) and the Ghana News Agency (GNA) have united their effort to help bring down corruption in the society.

This is being done through joint anti-corruption regional road campaign, to educate and aid everybody to have the courage report any corrupt acts.

Mr. Richard Quayson, Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, said the goal was to draw public attention to the “many good hospitals, good schools, roads, supply of potable water and electricity” - to raise the quality of life, “if we were getting real value for money”.

“We also seek to create graphic image of how transformed Ghana could be if corruption, waste, indiscipline and lawlessness are reduced considerably.”

Ghana is estimated to be losing in excess of US$3 billion, every year, through corruption - about 300 per cent more than all development aid it has been receiving in a year.

Mr. Quayson said “imagine what 15 per cent of the nation’s budget could do in the lives of the people - the unemployed and the elderly” struggling to survive on meagre pensions after years of service to the nation.

“Imagine what US$3billion annually could do if it is properly invested in development, how it could transform our hospitals and health sector, our schools and education system, our roads, transport and communication sectors.”

He said the campaign would enable the people to appreciate the impact of corruption – the harm this was causing to the nation.