The CDA Ghana said this following a Covid-19 corruption risk assessment it conducted and themed, “Strengthening COVID-19 Accountability Mechanism (SCAM), with support from the Commonwealth Foundation.
Mr Salifu Issifu Kanton, Executive Director for CDA, who launched the report in Accra said, the risk of irregular procurement amidst the pandemic had the potential to prolong the negative effects of the pandemic on the lives of the poor and vulnerable populations in Ghana
“An Anti-Corruption tracker published on the website of Transparency International has flagged Ghana as one of the high corruption risk countries which have failed to put in place anti-corruption measures as part of the COVID-19 financial assistance and debt relief from the IMF,” he said.