President Akufo Addo To Launch The Evaluation Of Ghanas Maiden National Anti corruption Action Plan

President Akufo-Addo will, on Thursday, 21st December 2023, launch the Evaluation of Ghana’s Maiden National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP)at the Banquet Hall of the Jubilee House.

NACAP constitutes Ghana’s National Framework to drive anti-corruption activities and promote National development. It contains strategic action plans identified and agreed upon by stakeholders during nationwide mentation of the NACAP is in response to the delivery of Ghana’s obligations under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), the 1992 Constitution and the President’s commitment towards fighting corruption.

The greatest strength of the NACAP is that its action plans are directly integrated into National Development Planning, making its plans an integral part of the regular annual activities of Public Institutions, including the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)

After successfully implementing the plan for several years and in the penultimate year of implementation, it has become essential for the country to evaluate progress made in the fight against corruption under the NACAP.

The formulation of NACAP was facilitated by a group of experts and anti-corruption practitioners constituted into a working group. They comprised representatives from the following institutions and organisations:

bull; Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)
bull; Office of the President
bull; Internal Audit Agency (IAA)
bull; Parliament of Ghana
bull; Judicial Service of Ghana
bull; Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice
bull; National Development Planning Commission
bull; Public Services Commission
bull; Ministry of Finance
bull; Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)Economic and Organized Crime Office
bull; Ghana Integrity Initiative
bull; Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition  
bull; Ghana Centre for Democratic Development
bull; The Justice and Human Rights Institute
bull; African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption
bull; Development Partners
 
The event will be telecast live on the state broadcaster and other private media platforms at 10 am.