As political parties finalise their 2024 election manifestos, the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has challenged them to ensure their promises to combat corruption are clearly reflected in these policy documents. The coalition has, consequently, proposed a number of anti-graft issues they expect the political parties to show commitment to in their manifestos before they launch them in the coming days. The proposals include an amendment of the Political Parties Act, formulation of a law to regulate campaign financing; passage of the Conduct of Public Officers Bill and expansion of the legal definition of corruption.
The others are measures to ensure financial independence for anti-corruption institutions; stance against vote buying; improving public procurement practices and proactive disclosure of information by government agencies. The Executive Director of the Coalition, Mrs Beauty Nartey, who said this in an exclusive interview with the Ghanaian Times in Accra, yesterday, said these proposals if implemented would help strengthen Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts. With about five months to the 2024 elections, the various political parties are putting finishing touches to their manifestos for launch in the coming days.
The National Democratic Congress yesterday launched its youth manifesto ahead of the outdoor of its main policy document while the New Patriotic Party would launch its version over the weekend. Explaining the need amendments to the Politic.