Programmes Officer at the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Samuel Harrison Cudjoe, has called for an end to political interference in the work of anti-corruption agencies, describing it as a major impediment to the country’s anti-graft efforts.
He said this on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Wednesday, 2nd July.
Mr Cudjoe expressed concern over the increasing trend of partisan political figures disrupting investigations being carried out by state anti-corruption institutions.
He warned that such interference undermines the independence of these agencies and weakens public trust in the broader fight against corruption.
“These are law enforcement agencies, they are investigating crimes, I think that we ought to support them by pulling away from partisan politics and partisanship when they are doing their job. I think that when we do that, we put an impediment in their way, we make what should have been a straight criminal investigation become very complex.”
He said this is critical because the agencies do not “only have to maneuver the crime, but also maneuver the politics and the public opinion, so while we make an appeal to government to resource the agencies, I will also make an appeal to my fellow Ghanaians to allow them to also do their jobs.”
He further stressed the need for a collective national commitment to allow the agencies to function without fear or favour, adding that political neutrality in the investigative process is essential to achieving accountability and justice.
“Let us treat crime as crime, let us set aside the partisan politics and allow them to do their work,” he emphasised.
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