Award-winning Ghanaian journalist Mannaseh Azure Awuni has added his voice to the growing corruption conversation as election 2020 approaches.
According to him, he believes some of the most corrupt Ghanaians may not be into politics but the corrupt acts of politicians far outweighs the rest.
Manasseh said 2020 Baah-Wiredu Memorial Lecture;
“In discussing corruption, we often think of only politicians, but I dare say some of the most corrupt people in this country are not into politics. Putting emphasis on the political class is, however, not misplaced because the politicians, when in office, have the power to curb corruption. They also control a chunk of the nation’s resources.
“What a thousand extremely corrupt policemen or women can extort by way of “road duty allowance” in their lifetime cannot match the kickback from a single contract awarded by a political office holder.
“The fecal matter of one elephant, our elders have noted, is definitely heavier than the combined effort of a million mosquitoes with acute diarrhea.”
Source: GhanaFeed.Com