{"id":94441,"date":"2025-09-16T20:10:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=94441"},"modified":"2025-09-16T20:10:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:10:06","slug":"corruption-has-become-endemic-threat-to-our-development-chief-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=94441","title":{"rendered":"Corruption has become endemic, threat to our development \u2013 Chief of Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 30 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has raised alarm over the deepening grip of corruption on Ghana\u2019s governance and development, describing it as an endemic challenge that threatens both democracy and the nation\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Accra International Conference Centre during the launch of a five-day stakeholder engagement on Ghana\u2019s new National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NEACAP), Mr. Debrah said corruption prevention must no longer be treated as an afterthought but as a central pillar of national development.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEBRAH-NEACAP-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGovernment resources are limited. We face daily demands to fund health, education, roads, housing and other critical sectors,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we must recognize that corruption prevention is not a competing priority\u2014it is a fundamental one. If we fail to protect our resources, we will never have enough to build schools, hospitals, and roads, or create the decent jobs our youth deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Staff pointed to lessons from the previous NEACAP (2015\u20132024), noting how underfunding and weak political commitment undermined its effectiveness. To prevent a repeat, he said the new NEACAP (2026\u20132030) has been placed directly under the Office of the President for stricter oversight and prioritization.<\/p>\n<p>He further warned that corruption is no longer confined to public institutions, citing the recent GH Probe\u2013JoyNews expos\u00e9 on widespread exam malpractice in the 2025 BECE. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecent events remind us that ethical decay is not confined to our institutions only. It is creeping into our homes, our schools, and our future. 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