Police reject “Unscientific” Afrobarometer report

The Police administration has described as “inaccurate” and “monotonous” the recent Afrobarometer report that cites the Service as the most corrupt public institution in Ghana.

The results of the round six Afrobarometer survey by governance think tank CDD-Ghana, put the service ahead of other public institutions. The survey focused on trust and perceived corruption in Ghana’s public institutions.


The result said as high as 89% of the respondents said the police service is the most corrupt institution.


The survey was conducted between May and June 2014 and about 2400 respondents were asked to rate public institutions including the Ghana Revenue Authority, as well as government officials and Members of Parliament.


Reacting to the findings of the survey, however, the Public Relations officer of the Police service, DSP Cephas Arthur told MORNING STARR host Kafui Dey that the Police does not “trust” the findings of the survey.

“I think it is so monotonous that this time around we intended not to comment, but we feel that it is in the public domain."


He added: “As it stands, it remains an academic exercise. It is academic because I don’t trust it, I think it is not deeply scientific enough to bring out the truth of the situation”.


According to him, the report is “monotonous and inaccurate because to get the true reflection of the real index on the ground, you need to do more random sampling”.


He said the perception of corruption on the part of the police appears to be entrenched because of the frequency at which the police engage the public.