‘Anti-corruption campaign must focus on giver’

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• James 10 years ago

  So let say you go to the police station to lodge a complain and the officer asked you for pen money, what do you do? If you don't pay, the you will have to go home with your case. let's have a free number that we can call to ...
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  So let say you go to the police station to lodge a complain and the officer asked you for pen money, what do you do? If you don't pay, the you will have to go home with your case. let's have a free number that we can call to complain and also let all civil servants, have there name on their chest.

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• Ghanaman 10 years ago

  These corrupt extortionists want to silence the victims of extortion.

  These corrupt extortionists want to silence the victims of extortion.

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• United Ghana 10 years ago

  "Victims of extortion", you're damn right - that's what the giver is. The taker is always a govt rep or politician abusing their power to enrich themselves. The focus has to be on the demander or taker.

  "Victims of extortion", you're damn right - that's what the giver is. The taker is always a govt rep or politician abusing their power to enrich themselves. The focus has to be on the demander or taker.

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• Controversial Adelaide guy 10 years ago

  I rated you the most intelligent Ghanaian, they are all part of this corruption disease, simple as that, stop talking too much and start acting, forward your anti corruption direct contact mr writer so that everyone can give ...
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  I rated you the most intelligent Ghanaian, they are all part of this corruption disease, simple as that, stop talking too much and start acting, forward your anti corruption direct contact mr writer so that everyone can give you information...

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• gretchy 10 years ago

  Jame's am right there with u bro.recently my friend was involved in car accident.Her boarder went to police station to give information which will be helpful to them..wow they beat him up then asked for 1400ghs b4 they will d ...
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  Jame's am right there with u bro.recently my friend was involved in car accident.Her boarder went to police station to give information which will be helpful to them..wow they beat him up then asked for 1400ghs b4 they will do anything.Yes a special phone number to humans rights or IGA would be the answer i reckon

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• KUTRIKU 10 years ago

  WHAT ABOUT THE TAKER? A PUBLIC OFFICIAL TAKING A BRIBE IS MORE SERIOUS THAN A CITIZEN GIVING IT. THE GIVER CAN BE ATTEMPTING TO CORRUPT THE OFFICIAL BUT IT IS THE OFFICIAL WHO SHD RESIST IT FOR FEAR OF INFLUENCING HIS JOB AND ...
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  WHAT ABOUT THE TAKER? A PUBLIC OFFICIAL TAKING A BRIBE IS MORE SERIOUS THAN A CITIZEN GIVING IT. THE GIVER CAN BE ATTEMPTING TO CORRUPT THE OFFICIAL BUT IT IS THE OFFICIAL WHO SHD RESIST IT FOR FEAR OF INFLUENCING HIS JOB AND REFUSE IT

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• ASK RAYMOND 10 years ago

  The dying will do anything to hang on to life. The greedy Shylocks who demand their pounds of flesh are the trouble.

  The dying will do anything to hang on to life. The greedy Shylocks who demand their pounds of flesh are the trouble.

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• Kwami 10 years ago

  Giver and taker dukadaya.

  Giver and taker dukadaya.

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• Ghanaian Voter 10 years ago

  Just cut the snake's head, and the rest will be a toothless piece of string!
  Focusing attention on the giver will only help divert attention from the real culprits - the demander!
  Bribes are demanded, but not just given. I ...
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  Just cut the snake's head, and the rest will be a toothless piece of string!
  Focusing attention on the giver will only help divert attention from the real culprits - the demander!
  Bribes are demanded, but not just given. Imagine a village boy with a perfect 6 from the latest WAEC results seeking admission to do Medicine at Legon. If he presents his results to the admissions office without an accompanying envelop, the office clerk would tell him to go back and come again in two weeks time. Meanwhile, his colleague the MP's son would come to the admissions office with his father the Honourable and would instantly be assured of his place on the course, even though he also got the same perfect 6!
  Where do we go from here? The giver refused to understand that an 'accompanying envelop' is an undocumented requirement. If such a case is reported to the anti-corruption body, where would it lead? The village boy would be advised to go into farming rather than waste his time trying to do medicine! That is Ghana! Mahama's Ghana!

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• Obed Adore 10 years ago

  We must bring back the Warning Signs brought about by the Second Republic- Busia's Government that read "DON'T GIVE GIFTS, THEY BRIBE! & DON'T ACCEPT GIFTS THE CORRUPT! [SUCH ACTS ARE PUNISHABLE BY LAW--- mine]. The signs mus ...
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  We must bring back the Warning Signs brought about by the Second Republic- Busia's Government that read "DON'T GIVE GIFTS, THEY BRIBE! & DON'T ACCEPT GIFTS THE CORRUPT! [SUCH ACTS ARE PUNISHABLE BY LAW--- mine]. The signs must be posted everywhere at all businesses, offices, borders, airports, harbours, etc.. etc..

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• RAYMOND ATIGIBI 10 years ago

  Those who demand kickbacks before awarding contracts, and those who demand bribes before rendering services are the two horns of the bull. Those who give because they are given no other choice are only the tail of the bull. Y ...
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  Those who demand kickbacks before awarding contracts, and those who demand bribes before rendering services are the two horns of the bull. Those who give because they are given no other choice are only the tail of the bull. You tackle the bull by the horns, not the tail. Focusing on the giver is like tackling the bull by the tail instead of the horns.

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• Yussif 10 years ago

  How do you identify willing candidates in bribe giving?they should rather probe those that re in the public domain like woyome,Isofoton and the rest,they may also turn to Kufour for names of people who want to bribe him when ...
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  How do you identify willing candidates in bribe giving?they should rather probe those that re in the public domain like woyome,Isofoton and the rest,they may also turn to Kufour for names of people who want to bribe him when he pinched himself and said they should go and come next time.How I wish I can take back my votes I gave him to become president but I can live with that,what I can not live with is hear him comment on issues that he think is wrong with the current government.When price Charlse visited Ghana under Rawlings he was then an opposition leader,Kufour told him in his next visit he ll be president,he openly to Kufour to tell that to Ghanaians,finally when he became president he decided to wine and dine with big name and ignored the very people who made it possible for him to be president,what a low mind.Guess he has been waiting for NDC to thank him for rejecting his own party in 2008 when he gave them power on a silver platter,I now understand why Koku Anyidoho said he hate to see his face on TV.

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