Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has outlined measures aimed at reorienting the minds of current and future generations to resist corruption.
He proposed that the country introduce anti-corruption studies into the curricula at the basic and secondary school levels to shape the mindset of the youth against corruption from an early stage.
Mr. Agyebeng made this recommendation while delivering a speech at a Constitution Day lecture organised by the One Ghana Movement in collaboration with the UPSA School of Law in Accra on Friday, February 28.
“We must institute, in our schools, at the basic and secondary levels, curricula in anti-corruption studies intended at instilling an unyielding commitment to combat corruption at every level,” he said.
The Special Prosecutor further proposed incorporating the Office of the Special Prosecutor into the country’s constitutional framework to strengthen its independence, stressing that the OSP remains the country’s best bet in fighting corruption.
Also speaking at the event, the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, advocated for the modernisation of Ghana’s anti-corruption laws, arguing that the country cannot rely on laws enacted as far back as the 1960s to fight contemporary corruption.
He backs the calls for proper legislation not only to fight against corruption but to make it a high-risk venture for anyone.
Effutu Member of Parliament and Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, observed that the fight against corruption is often narrowly focused on politicians, which, in his view, weakens its overall effectiveness.
