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Woman 10 years ago

You applaud the positive observation in the report, i.e. Ghana's classification as a free press nation alongside "established democracies" like the USA, which was attributed to governance, but deny the part on corruption. Wh ...
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You applaud the positive observation in the report, i.e. Ghana's classification as a free press nation alongside "established democracies" like the USA, which was attributed to governance, but deny the part on corruption. Where do you think Ghana would place on the perception index if the data had been collected after recent reports on corruption in Ghana? If I were you, I wouldn't say a word about this report so it can die a natural death, and soon!
CITIZEN ONE 10 years ago

Amazing people educated Ghanaians are. And I mean just about all of them. So you attempt to discredit the source and information, you manage to release the facts of the figures on countries that were of no interest in the all ...
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Amazing people educated Ghanaians are. And I mean just about all of them. So you attempt to discredit the source and information, you manage to release the facts of the figures on countries that were of no interest in the alleged misinformation. You even managed to tell us who Ghana tied with, but never the score. What an ASS!!!
CITIZEN ONE 10 years ago

More than half of the world's population believes corruption in the public sector is a very serious problem. Liberia and Mongolia are the two most corrupt countries in the world, according to a recent study. In both countries ...
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More than half of the world's population believes corruption in the public sector is a very serious problem. Liberia and Mongolia are the two most corrupt countries in the world, according to a recent study. In both countries, 86% of residents believe corruption in the public sector is a very serious problem. Residents in the vast majority of countries around the world believe corruption has only gotten worse in the past two years.

Anti-corruption nonprofit Transparency International has released its 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, which surveyed residents in 107 countries. The world's corrupt nations differ in many ways. Four are located in Africa, three in Latin America and two in Asia. These nations also vary considerably in size and population. Mongolia has just 3.2 million residents, while Mexico, Nigeria and Russia are three of the largest countries on the globe, each with more than 100 million people. Based on the percentage of surveyed residents that reported corruption in the public sector is a very serious problem, these are the world's most corrupt nations.

What many of these nations do have in common is that their people are largely opposed to corruption. Globally, 69% of people questioned by Transparency International said they would report corruption if they encountered it. In seven of the nine nations with the worst corruption, residents were at least slightly more likely to oppose corruption. In Paraguay, one of the countries with high corruption, 90% of citizens said they would report corruption, while 87% and 86% said they would do so in Mexico and Russia, respectively.

Many of those surveyed in the highly corrupt countries also felt their governments were not holding up their end of the bargain. In seven of the nine countries, more than half of those questioned felt their government was ineffective at fighting corruption. In Liberia, 86% of residents surveyed said their government was ineffective at fighting the problem. This was the largest proportion of any of the 107 nations Transparency International surveyed.

While corruption appears to affect every part of the public sector, certain segments were much worse than the rest. Globally, at least 60% of respondents claimed political parties and police were corrupt. Additionally, more than 50% of people stated their legislature, their public officials and their judiciary were corrupt.

In the world's most corrupt nations, those institutions were, naturally, even worse. In Nigeria, 94% of people claimed their political parties were corrupt, the most in the world. Similarly, 96% of Liberians reported their legislature was corrupt, also the most in the world. In eight of the nine most corrupt nations, more than 80% of residents considered the police to be corrupt.

Many of these nations remain among the world's less-developed, and they lack the resources of the United States, Japan and the European Union nations. Among the most corrupt nations, only Mexico, Russia and Venezuela had an estimated gross domestic product (GDP) per capita over $10,000 in 2012. None were among the top 50 nations measured in GDP per capita. By comparison, the U.S. per capita GDP was estimated to be nearly $50,000.

Based on figures published by Transparency International, 24/7 Wall St. determined the nations with the highest percentage of respondents who claimed corruption was a very serious problem. Transparency International also provided other figures on corruption perception. Data on GDP by nation came from the International Monetary Fund. Population statistics are from The CIA World Factbook.

9. Zambia

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 77%
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 65% (41st highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 92% (tied f0r 4th highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $1,722

In September 2011, Zambia held elections that resulted in the election of President Michael Sata. Since Sata's victory, several officials from the past administration, including former President Rupiah Banda, have been arrested for corruption. Complicating matters, many of the corruption allegations relate to government officials receiving improper benefits from Chinese investors, who are unpopular in much of the country yet provide direct investment and jobs. Zambia's residents are poor, with an estimated GDP per capita of just $1,722 in 2012, versus nearly $50,000 in the United States. An extremely high 85% of residents claimed they had been asked to pay a bribe in the past.

8. Nigeria

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 78%
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 69% (28th highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 92% (tied for 4th highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $2,720

In Nigeria, 84% of those surveyed by Transparency International claimed corruption had increased in the past two years, a higher percentage than almost any other country in the world. Troublingly, 75% of those surveyed also said the government was, at best, ineffective at fighting corruption, worse than in all but 10 countries. Nigeria is heavily dependent on the oil industry, yet the government refuses to act on accusations the oil companies underreporting the value of the resources they extract and the tax they owe by billions of dollars. Certain transparency groups also blamed politicians for encouraging corruption. In 2012, Nigeria had just the 37th largest GDP in the world, despite having the world's seventh largest population.

7. Russia

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 79% (tied for 5th highest)
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 92% (the highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 89% (10th highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $17,709

According to 82% of individuals surveyed, it is important to have personal contacts to get anything done in Russia's public sector. Additionally, 85% of Russians stated the government was run by just a few large entities for their own best interests. The only two other countries where residents were more likely to feel this way were Lebanon and Cyprus. The latter was known until recently as a haven for Russian oligarchs' money. These hyper-wealthy individuals often have close political ties, which allowed many to become wealthy during Russia's post-Soviet privatization.

6. Paraguay

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 79% (tied for 5th highest)
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 58% (55th highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 82% (26th highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $6,136

In few nations were personal connections considered to be more important than in Paraguay. As many as 88% of the country's residents said such contacts were important in getting things done within the public sector, a higher proportion than all but two other countries worldwide. This was also the reasoning behind the majority of bribes, with 63% of all such payments going toward speeding up a service. Worse, 78% of residents noted that their government had been either ineffective or very ineffective at fighting corruption, one of the highest proportions worldwide.

5. Mexico

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 79% (tied for 5th highest)
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 87% (3rd highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 90% (8th highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $15,312

Globally, 53% of individuals surveyed by Transparency International claimed that corruption had risen in the past two years. However, in Mexico, that figure was 71% as the country's citizens have become less tolerant of corruption. In addition, 72% of those polled stated the Mexican government was ineffective in fighting corruption, while 78% claimed that having personal contacts was either important or very important in getting the public sector to be helpful. Last year, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) won elections nationwide to return to power despite previous allegations of heavy corruption. In a July 2012 article, Time magazine described corruption as "the stubborn remnant of the PRI's seven decades of authoritarian rule that is at the heart of the drug lords' ability to operate in Mexico."

4. Zimbabwe

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 81%
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 70% (25th highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 86% (15th highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $559

Roughly 77% of those surveyed claimed that corruption in Zimbabwe had risen in the past two years, a higher percentage than in all but a few other countries. Potentially contributing to this rise, longtime President Robert Mugabe failed to keep past elections free from violence and voting irregularities. Mugabe's opponent is likely far more popular with the people, but the upcoming elections on July 31 could still end up rigged in the Mugabe's favor. More than three-quarters of residents stated that the government was run largely or entirely by a few entities acting in their own best interests.

3. Venezuela

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 83%
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 79% (9th highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 83% (24th highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $13,616

Venezuela's long-ruling socialist president, Hugo Chavez, passed away in March. Corruption was a concern in Venezuela since before Chavez's first election victory in 1998. His chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, has vowed to end corruption, which has often been associated with Venezuela's socialist government. Before April's presidential election, opposition candidate Henrique Capriles claimed that nationalization of private businesses allowed public officials to control major industries for personal profit. In Venezuela, 79% of respondents said their nation's political officials were corrupt, among the highest percentages in the world.

2. Mongolia

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 86% (tied for the highest)
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 77% (12th highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 66% (49th highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $5,372

Mongolia had one of the world's fastest growing economies in 2012, when its GDP rose an estimated 12.3%, according to the IMF. But corruption has been identified by USAID as a critical threat to the country's continued growth as well as to its democracy. Corruption has become pervasive in the country, after "rapid transition to democracy and a market economy created huge demands on bureaucracy that lacks the [means] to prevent corruption," according to the organization. Encouragingly, less than half of all people surveyed in the country said that corruption had increased in the past two years, versus 53% of respondents worldwide. Also, while 77% of people considered public officials to be corrupt, just 12% believed the country's government to be run by a few large, purely self-interested entities.

1. Liberia

•Pct. saying corruption very serious: 86% (tied for the highest)
•Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 67% (35th highest)
•Pct. claiming police corrupt: 94% (3rd highest)
•2012 GDP per capita: $673

The vast majority of Liberians surveyed said they believed the country was run either largely or entirely by a few entities acting in their own self-interest. A world-leading 86% of residents who spoke to Transparency International claimed their government had been either ineffective or very ineffective at fighting corruption, while 96% of residents claimed Liberia's legislature was corrupt, also the highest percentage of any nation. A stunning 75% of residents surveyed claimed they had paid a bribe to secure some service, trailing only Sierra Leone. In all, 80% of the population had at one point been asked to pay a bribe. Recently, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf fired the country's auditor general for corruption.
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Pito Brewer 10 years ago

I cannot be convinced that Ghana is not the most corrupt country on the face of the Earth. Gallup needs to re-design its survey.

I cannot be convinced that Ghana is not the most corrupt country on the face of the Earth. Gallup needs to re-design its survey.
GAbaa 10 years ago

You showed some countries and percentages where does Ghana rank. Are you ashamed to show that.

You showed some countries and percentages where does Ghana rank. Are you ashamed to show that.
Scaro 10 years ago

Mr Ofosu Kwakye! Can you just tell us where Ghana is and stop beating about the bush. Thank God you are not a teacher. Your students will be failures evrytime because you don't even know how to address a question. 'Oh NDC is ...
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Mr Ofosu Kwakye! Can you just tell us where Ghana is and stop beating about the bush. Thank God you are not a teacher. Your students will be failures evrytime because you don't even know how to address a question. 'Oh NDC is that how far you have brought us? My heart bleeds'
CITIZEN ONE 10 years ago

Unfortunately most of us are like this Ofosu guy, even those of you complaining. If it is about your political affiliations, family association or tribal leanings, you will skew facts or conceal the truth, anyways here are th ...
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Unfortunately most of us are like this Ofosu guy, even those of you complaining. If it is about your political affiliations, family association or tribal leanings, you will skew facts or conceal the truth, anyways here are the 2012 postings, besides I don't know why you people didn't bother to check for yourselves with a simply search engine phrase:

1 Denmark 90 7 87 93
1 Finland 90 7 85 95
1 New Zealand 90 7 87 94
4 Sweden 88 7 85 91
5 Singapore 87 9 83 90
6 Switzerland 86 6 81 90
7 Australia 85 8 83 86
7 Norway 85 7 82 87
9 Canada 84 7 80 87
9 Netherlands 84 7 81 88
11 Iceland 82 6 75 89
12 Luxembourg 80 6 75 85
13 Germany 79 8 75 83
14 Hong Kong 77 8 74 80
15 Barbados 76 3 65 87
16 Belgium 75 7 71 78
17 Japan 74 9 70 78
17 United Kingdom 74 8 72 77
19 United States 73 9 66 79
20 Chile 72 9 69 76
20 Uruguay 72 6 70 75
22 Bahamas 71 3 70 73
22 France 71 8 67 75
22 Saint Lucia 71 3 70 73
25 Austria 69 8 65 73
25 Ireland 69 6 64 75
27 Qatar 68 6 58 79
27 United Arab Emirates 68 7 61 75
29 Cyprus 66 4 63 70
30 Botswana 65 7 62 68
30 Spain 65 7 60 69
32 Estonia 64 8 59 69
33 Bhutan 63 3 57 69
33 Portugal 63 7 59 67
33 Puerto Rico 63 3 55 71
36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62 3 53 71
37 Slovenia 61 8 55 67
37 Taiwan 61 7 54 67
39 Cape Verde 60 4 54 67
39 Israel 60 5 55 64
41 Dominica 58 3 55 62
41 Poland 58 10 55 62
43 Malta 57 4 53 61
43 Mauritius 57 5 51 63
45 Korea (South) 56 10 52 60
46 Brunei 55 3 40 70
46 Hungary 55 10 49 61
48 Costa Rica 54 5 43 66
48 Lithuania 54 7 45 63
50 Rwanda 53 5 42 63
51 Georgia 52 6 42 62
51 Seychelles 52 4 38 65
53 Bahrain 51 5 44 58
54 Czech Republic 49 10 44 53
54 Latvia 49 6 42 55
54 Malaysia 49 9 44 55
54 Turkey 49 9 45 52
58 Cuba 48 4 41 55
58 Jordan 48 7 43 54
58 Namibia 48 6 42 54
61 Oman 47 5 35 60
62 Croatia 46 8 41 51
62 Slovakia 46 8 39 53
64 Ghana 45 9 39 51
64 Lesotho 45 5 38 53
66 Kuwait 44 5 37 50
66 Romania 44 8 38 50
66 Saudi Arabia 44 5 34 55
69 Brazil 43 8 38 49
69 FYR Macedonia 43 6 35 51
69 South Africa 43 9 39 48
72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42 7 38 46
72 Italy 42 7 38 46
72 Sao Tome and Principe 42 3 34 50
75 Bulgaria 41 8 35 47
75 Liberia 41 7 35 47
75 Montenegro 41 4 34 49
75 Tunisia 41 7 36 45
79 Sri Lanka 40 7 38 42
80 China 39 9 34 43
80 Serbia 39 7 35 44
80 Trinidad and Tobago 39 4 32 47
83 Burkina Faso 38 7 31 45
83 El Salvador 38 6 33 43
83 Jamaica 38 6 35 42
83 Panama 38 6 33 44
83 Peru 38 7 35 42
88 Malawi 37 8 34 39
88 Morocco 37 8 32 43
88 Suriname 37 3 31 42
88 Swaziland 37 4 33 40
88 Thailand 37 8 34 40
88 Zambia 37 8 32 42
94 Benin 36 6 29 44
94 Colombia 36 7 32 40
94 Djibouti 36 3 22 50
94 Greece 36 7 30 42
94 India 36 10 33 40
94 Moldova 36 8 31 40
94 Mongolia 36 7 32 40
94 Senegal 36 9 33 39
102 Argentina 35 8 31 39
102 Gabon 35 5 32 38
102 Tanzania 35 8 31 38
105 Algeria 34 6 29 40
105 Armenia 34 6 29 38
105 Bolivia 34 7 28 40
105 Gambia 34 5 22 45
105 Kosovo 34 3 32 37
105 Mali 34 6 27 40
105 Mexico 34 9 31 37
105 Philippines 34 9 30 37
113 Albania 33 7 30 36
113 Ethiopia 33 8 30 36
113 Guatemala 33 6 28 37
113 Niger 33 5 28 38
113 Timor-Leste 33 3 23 42
118 Dominican Republic 32 6 28 37
118 Ecuador 32 6 28 37
118 Egypt 32 7 27 37
118 Indonesia 32 9 27 37
118 Madagascar 32 8 26 37
123 Belarus 31 5 25 37
123 Mauritania 31 5 25 36
123 Mozambique 31 7 29 34
123 Sierra Leone 31 8 28 34
123 Vietnam 31 8 27 35
128 Lebanon 30 6 27 34
128 Togo 30 5 24 35
130 Côte d´Ivoire 29 8 25 33
130 Nicaragua 29 7 26 32
130 Uganda 29 8 25 32
133 Comoros 28 3 15 40
133 Guyana 28 4 25 31
133 Honduras 28 6 24 32
133 Iran 28 6 20 35
133 Kazakhstan 28 8 21 35
133 Russia 28 9 25 32
139 Azerbaijan 27 6 23 31
139 Kenya 27 8 24 31
139 Nepal 27 5 23 31
139 Nigeria 27 9 22 31
139 Pakistan 27 8 23 31
144 Bangladesh 26 7 20 33
144 Cameroon 26 8 20 32
144 Central African Republic 26 4 22 30
144 Congo Republic 26 6 20 31
144 Syria 26 5 22 31
144 Ukraine 26 8 24 29
150 Eritrea 25 4 10 40
150 Guinea-Bissau 25 4 22 29
150 Papua New Guinea 25 5 18 32
150 Paraguay 25 5 20 29
154 Guinea 24 7 19 28
154 Kyrgyzstan 24 6 21 27
156 Yemen 23 6 20 27
157 Angola 22 7 20 25
157 Cambodia 22 7 17 27
157 Tajikistan 22 5 15 28
160 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21 5 16 27
160 Laos 21 3 19 23
160 Libya 21 6 14 27
163 Equatorial Guinea 20 3 18 22
163 Zimbabwe 20 8 12 27
165 Burundi 19 5 14 23
165 Chad 19 5 15 23
165 Haiti 19 5 14 23
165 Venezuela 19 7 15 22
169 Iraq 18 4 14 22
170 Turkmenistan 17 3 12 22
170 Uzbekistan 17 6 14 20
172 Myanmar 15 4 9 21
173 Sudan 13 6 8 17
174 Afghanistan 8 3 2 13
174 Korea (North) 8 3 2 13
174 Somalia 8 4 4 12
In the table above, CI refers to Confidence Interval. The confidence interval reflects some of the uncertainty associated with a country's CPI score. It is calculated by looking at the range of scores given by all the data used to calculate that country's score, such that a wider interval reflects a wider variation in the data for that country. For more information on the CPI data, download our data set.
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OSEI TAWIAH 10 years ago

Most people from Ghana did not have post-secondary education. Even some of us who are well educated will have problems understanding this. I faltered the first time I glanced through it. You could have made it much easier unl ...
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Most people from Ghana did not have post-secondary education. Even some of us who are well educated will have problems understanding this. I faltered the first time I glanced through it. You could have made it much easier unless you wanted to copy the exact printout for authenticity.
HARD REPLY 10 years ago

I Google to find out and as at 17/1/2013, Ghana ranks 112 position of the most corrupt countries in the world, so I don't know where the reporter got his information from.

I Google to find out and as at 17/1/2013, Ghana ranks 112 position of the most corrupt countries in the world, so I don't know where the reporter got his information from.
Boss 10 years ago

Hard Reply, you don't know what you are talking about, do you? Ghana ranked 112 out of how many countries?

Hard Reply, you don't know what you are talking about, do you? Ghana ranked 112 out of how many countries?
Amankwa 10 years ago

You even fail to condemn what Joy did. Idiot.

You even fail to condemn what Joy did. Idiot.
Zaga 10 years ago

There was no denial of corruption here. It was a professional government rebuttal of false information and shoddy journalism and lop-sided professionalism by The Joyonline station. With John Mahama. Ghana will progress and wi ...
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There was no denial of corruption here. It was a professional government rebuttal of false information and shoddy journalism and lop-sided professionalism by The Joyonline station. With John Mahama. Ghana will progress and win. Just like Ghana democrasy and Atuguba won inspite of the crass,frivolous petition case, and not because of it.
MAHAMA GBAGBO MAHAMA 10 years ago

THIS Felix Kwakye Ofosu and his NDC are corrupt and criminals. They have looted the country dry

THIS Felix Kwakye Ofosu and his NDC are corrupt and criminals. They have looted the country dry
obiman 10 years ago

you mother fucker corrupt NDC minister shut up

you mother fucker corrupt NDC minister shut up
Kwaku Dompreh 10 years ago

If you've benefitted from the bribery and corruption going on in Ghana then you're one of the millions of perpetrators. It's time to change for a better GHANA!
Kwaku Amoako Dompreh

If you've benefitted from the bribery and corruption going on in Ghana then you're one of the millions of perpetrators. It's time to change for a better GHANA!
Kwaku Amoako Dompreh
Awudu 10 years ago

Unfortunately some in the press will twist information just to put the government in a bad light. Just report the facts and let Ghanaians judge the government.

Unfortunately some in the press will twist information just to put the government in a bad light. Just report the facts and let Ghanaians judge the government.
Don Blunt 10 years ago

Where are the facts here? What are the scores of Cameroon and Bosnia Herzegovina?

Unfortunately some people like Awudu wished we were all stupid.

Where are the facts here? What are the scores of Cameroon and Bosnia Herzegovina?

Unfortunately some people like Awudu wished we were all stupid.
Amankwa 10 years ago

You said nothing about Joy conveniently. Go read for yourself. What he has said sufficiently makes Joy FM look stupid in their misrepresentation.

You said nothing about Joy conveniently. Go read for yourself. What he has said sufficiently makes Joy FM look stupid in their misrepresentation.
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

Bawumia is the only idiot from the north,does he think he will get a chance in "Y3N AKANFO" PARTY? He should go and ask the late ALIU MAHAMA THIEF KUFOUR'S VICE. When kufour was travelling allover the world, vice president AL ...
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Bawumia is the only idiot from the north,does he think he will get a chance in "Y3N AKANFO" PARTY? He should go and ask the late ALIU MAHAMA THIEF KUFOUR'S VICE. When kufour was travelling allover the world, vice president ALIU was the one does the dirty job for "Y3N AKANFO" PARTY. At the end of all this struggling by ALIU, the evil "Y3N AKANFO" PARTY NPP denied him the presidency,and humble VICE PRESIDENT ALIU got heart attack which ends him up in his early GRAVE.
GUILLOTINE 10 years ago

ODWAN NUA

ODWAN NUA
JAMES JAMES 10 years ago

u can envy akans all u can but AKANS WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS BCOS AKANS DONT HAVE TIME TO HATE ANY OTHER TRIBE...AKANS ARE BUSY WORKING HARD TO LIVE DECENTLY WHICH IS MUCH UNLIKE OTHERS WHO ARE GENERALLY IDOL WORSHIPPERS AN ...
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u can envy akans all u can but AKANS WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS BCOS AKANS DONT HAVE TIME TO HATE ANY OTHER TRIBE...AKANS ARE BUSY WORKING HARD TO LIVE DECENTLY WHICH IS MUCH UNLIKE OTHERS WHO ARE GENERALLY IDOL WORSHIPPERS AND SO BITTE WITH HATRED AND SELF INFLICTED POVERTY CAUSED BY CREATING LOOTING AND SHARING LED BY JOHN MAHAMA, ATTAMILLS, BETTYMOULD, BARTON ODRO, WOYOME, ABLAKWAH....heheheheheheee ide bii keke
de 10 years ago

Kwakye Ofosu is actually insulting the intelligence of Ghanaians with reaction to the article. The fact that we enjoy free press in Ghana there's good governance. What is good governance without transparency, practical accoun ...
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Kwakye Ofosu is actually insulting the intelligence of Ghanaians with reaction to the article. The fact that we enjoy free press in Ghana there's good governance. What is good governance without transparency, practical accountability? The rot in the system, the billions of ghana cedis lost through corrupt, dubious practices at all levels of governance and administration ; these are not
perceptions. Corruption is very,very real and endemic in Ghana. Not a surprise Ghana seems to have overtaken Nigeria. Why is Kwakye Ofosu ranting about this? It's a shame he behaves this way. He knows that from the entrance of the presidency to the office of the DCE in the rural district, and the various agencies, there's a penchant smell of corruption. Media unravels corruption, people debate on them but what has been gov't's attitude? If K Ofosu has nothing other than such a fallacious argume, let him do himself good by keeping quiet.
Amankwa 10 years ago

Joy FM is no insulting Ghanaians? It is your father and mother he is insulting and I think they deserve it thanks to an idiot of a son like you.

Joy FM is no insulting Ghanaians? It is your father and mother he is insulting and I think they deserve it thanks to an idiot of a son like you.
Agyeman 10 years ago

Its all due to the greedy NPP spymasters and double agents infiltrating the squeeky clean Mahama govt just to soil its name with their corrupt ways.

Its all due to the greedy NPP spymasters and double agents infiltrating the squeeky clean Mahama govt just to soil its name with their corrupt ways.
KAMA,U.S.A 10 years ago

Aboafuuu!!! you are behind Nigeria and Kosovo in terms of corruption so you are happy the tax payer's money was used to sponsor your education in DUNDEE,UK what impacts or benefits have Ghanaians gained from you,except your a ...
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Aboafuuu!!! you are behind Nigeria and Kosovo in terms of corruption so you are happy the tax payer's money was used to sponsor your education in DUNDEE,UK what impacts or benefits have Ghanaians gained from you,except your arrogance posture and insult to the conscience of GHANAIANS.God punish you for defending the indefensible and sending Ghanaians the Abyss.I will meet you one day and face square on the street
Amankwa 10 years ago

Are you thinking at all? What are you doing in the US?

Are you thinking at all? What are you doing in the US?
OWEN, NEW YORK 10 years ago

At the look of things recently, I will not be surprised if Ghana takes the first position,as the most corrupt nation on the surface of the Earth. Check the activities of WOYOME, GYEEDA AND GRA,and you will name no country but ...
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At the look of things recently, I will not be surprised if Ghana takes the first position,as the most corrupt nation on the surface of the Earth. Check the activities of WOYOME, GYEEDA AND GRA,and you will name no country but Ghana , followed by her brother Nigeria.
Oso USA 10 years ago

If not 3rd then what position

If not 3rd then what position
FOOLISH THIEF JOHN MAHAMA 10 years ago

GHANA IN THE HANDS OF FOOLS & THIEVES

GHANA IN THE HANDS OF FOOLS & THIEVES
Kwame Addo 10 years ago

Ghana according to Gallup survey scored 89% in corruption among government officials. According to the survey, Greece scores 92%, Portugal 88%, South Africa 87, Italy 86%, Russia and South Korea 80% and USA 73%. These listed ...
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Ghana according to Gallup survey scored 89% in corruption among government officials. According to the survey, Greece scores 92%, Portugal 88%, South Africa 87, Italy 86%, Russia and South Korea 80% and USA 73%. These listed countries are developed and yet have high level of corruption. These means the survey is not authentic and if it's otherwise, then its not a criteria to judge good governance or development. How can Rwandan has the lowest corruption in this world? These figures have no merit and must be discarded. In the second survey, confidence in Ghana government was 58%, the highest and 61% in Electoral Confidence, also one of the highest. This means NDC-led gov't is doing it's best.

Government Corruption Viewed as Pervasion Worldwide
Majorities in 108 out of 129 countries see widespread problem
Tanzania 95 Yemen 76 Sri Lanka 64
Czech Rep 94 Spain 76 Japan 64
Kenya 93 Slovenia 76 Mexico 63
Nigeria 92 Morocco 76 Venezuela 63
Greece 92 Angola 76 Brazil 63
Uganda 91 Argentina 76 Ecuador 62
Kosovo 90 Benin 76 Kazakhstan 62
Lithuania 90 Bolivia 76 Ireland 60
Bosnia H 89 Israel 76 Belgium 59
Ghana 89 Cyprus 76 Germany 58
Cameroon 89 Latvia 75 Malta 57
Indonesia 88 Niger 75 Nicarague 56
Portugal 88 Bulgaria 75 Syria 55
Malawi 88 India 74 France 54
South Africa 87 Armenia 74 Turkey 53
Honduras 87 Botswana 74 Montenegro 50
Thailand 87 Croatia 74 Uruguay 50
Italy 86 Nepal 73 Tajikistan 47
Kyrgyzstan 85 USA 73 Vietnam 47
Lebanon 85 Philippines 73 Canada 46
Serbia 84 Taiwan 73 UK 43
Moldova, Rep of 84 Guatemala 73 Somaliland 39
Mali 84 Tunsia 72 Belarus 36
Mongolia 83 Mauritania 71 Netherlands 33
Colombia 83 Slovakia 71 Australia 33
Costa Rica 82 Northern Cyprus 71 Finland 30
Albania 82 Comoros 71 Hong Kong 30
Egypt 82 D. R. Congo (Kins) 70 Luxembourg 26
Madagascar 81 Burkina Faso 70 Norway 25
Pakistan 81 Gabon 70 Georgia 25
Peru 81 Guinea 70 New Zealand 24
Senegal 81 Iraq 69 Switerland 23
Romania 80 Libya 69 Singapore 15
Russia 80 Malaysia 69 Denmark 15
South Korea 80 Poland 68 Sweden 14
Hungary 79 Algeria 68 Rwanda 5
Panama 78 Dominican Rep. 68
Zambia 78 Austria 67
Zambabwe 78 Chile 67
Rep. of Congo (Brazzaville) 77 Iceland 67
El Salvador 77 Palestine 66
Afghanistan 77 Azerbaijan 62
Cambodia 77 Bangladesh 65
Paraguay 77 Suriname 66
Ukraine 77 Estonia 64
Haiti 64

COUNTRIES UK Rwanda Czech USA NL Ghana SA Nigeria
Thriving 52% 2% 31% 58% 17% 19% 23% 17%
Struggling 45% 74% 57% 38% 81% 78% 74% 81%
Suffering 3% 24% 12% 4% 2% 3% 3% 2%
Payroll to population 10% 47% 9% 13% 12% 9%
With home Internet access 86% 1% 79% 14% 6% 27% 14%
Satisfied with local schools 73% 76% 62% 56% 59% 64% 56%
Confident in national gov't 42% - 17% 33% 58% 38% 33%
Confident in honesty of elections 69% - 41% 35% 61% 48% 35%
Food insecure 10% 38% 13% 46% 53% 47% 46%

COUNTRIES Aus Denmark Tanzania Kenya Germ Belgium Russia France
Thriving 63% 71% 6% 7% 44% 50% 27% 41%
Struggling 35% 27% 66% 85% 51% 46% 56% 56%
Suffering 2% 2% 28% 8% 5% 4% 16% 3%
Payroll to population 31% 41% 6% 19% 37% 28% 43% 36%
With home Internet access 89% 90% 5% 18% 82% 82% 60% 80%
Satisfied with local schools 67% 72% 35% 69% 60% 68% 41% 66%
Confident in national gov't 46% 53% 41% 40% 52% 29% 43% 51%
Confident in honesty of elections 63% 74% 36% 28% 70% 58% 20% 67%
Food insecure 10% 6% 51% 56% 4% 6% 23% 11%
Abransamadu 10 years ago

Do you actually live in Ghana? Have you heard about the various corruption reports? Did you hear about the inflated aircrafts bought by Mahama when when Mills was the president? Have you heard about the varoius judgement debt ...
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Do you actually live in Ghana? Have you heard about the various corruption reports? Did you hear about the inflated aircrafts bought by Mahama when when Mills was the president? Have you heard about the varoius judgement debt payments to Wayome and co close to a billion dolars? Have you heard about the corruption in GYEDA, SADA and the various set-ups by the NDC government to syphon millions into their pockets? You must be living in the South Pole - Antartica!
Onipa Bone 10 years ago

When we were much youger, our Presby teacher had a saying: "it is better for you not to be there at all, rather than you were there but didn't do it!" If the politicians hadn't gotten us involved in unbridled corruption, the ...
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When we were much youger, our Presby teacher had a saying: "it is better for you not to be there at all, rather than you were there but didn't do it!" If the politicians hadn't gotten us involved in unbridled corruption, there'd be no way of Ghana being on the list in the first place.
Abransamadu 10 years ago

Gyeda, SADA, Wayome, Mahama Aircraft Purchase,over $1Bn profit from oil sales and $3Bn Chinese Loan with nothing to show etc etc Oh My God! Ghana should have been at the TOP - The Most Corrupt Nation on Earth> In fact, this p ...
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Gyeda, SADA, Wayome, Mahama Aircraft Purchase,over $1Bn profit from oil sales and $3Bn Chinese Loan with nothing to show etc etc Oh My God! Ghana should have been at the TOP - The Most Corrupt Nation on Earth> In fact, this present NDC Government is the Most Corrupt government ever to rule Ghana! Mahamah should leave the scene for someone capable of running a nation to lead Ghana if not......
GUILLOTINE 10 years ago

WE ARE PREPARING THE AWESOME GUILLOTINE, THE AWESOME MACHINE THE FRENCH USED TO DECAPITATE THEIR CORRUPT RULERS. NEVER IN THE ANNALS OF GHANA'S HISTORY HAVE WE SEEN SUCH GARGANTUAN STEALING OF STATE MONEY!!!!!! WHEN YOU CALCU ...
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WE ARE PREPARING THE AWESOME GUILLOTINE, THE AWESOME MACHINE THE FRENCH USED TO DECAPITATE THEIR CORRUPT RULERS. NEVER IN THE ANNALS OF GHANA'S HISTORY HAVE WE SEEN SUCH GARGANTUAN STEALING OF STATE MONEY!!!!!! WHEN YOU CALCULATE THE HUGE SUM OF MONEY STOLEN BY THESE DEMONIC MAHAMA/NDC SWINES FROM WOYOMEGATE, CPGATE, ISOFOTONGATE, WATERVILLEGATE, GUINEAFOWLGATE, ULTRAMODERNHQGATE, RLGATE, TREEPLANTINGATE, GYEEDAGATE, SUBAHGATE GALLUP HAS BEEN CHARITABLE!!!! GHANA IS THE 3rd MOST CORRUPT AMONG COUNTRIES WITH FREE PRESS, NO STCHUUUUPID FOOL/FOOT SOLDIER PROPAGANDA HERE. MHAMA/NDC ARE A VERY DESTRUCTIVE LOOTING BRIGADE AND THEY SHOULDN'T GO UNPUNISHED!!!!!! THEY MUST BE BEHEADED/GUILLOTINED TO SERVE AS A WARNING TO FUTURE DEMONS WHO WOULD WANT TO REPEAT THIS.
Kwame Addo 10 years ago

For your information, all listed malfeasance were not initiated by JDM. JDM took responsibilities only a year ago and unfortunate he has to face these. JJ and JA (especially JA) are to be blamed for most of the problems. For ...
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For your information, all listed malfeasance were not initiated by JDM. JDM took responsibilities only a year ago and unfortunate he has to face these. JJ and JA (especially JA) are to be blamed for most of the problems. For your information, I live in Ghana and aware of what goes on. Government trusted people and institutions and they turned to be inefficient and ineffective. JDM has to fight the selfish and greedy people. Those people can be either members of NDC or opposition, so be careful were you point your fingers.
KOFI - USA 10 years ago

SO WHAT IS THE SCORE? YOU GAVE US THE SCORES FOR KENYA, NIGERIA, ETC BUT DID NOT GIVE THE SCORES FOR GHANA. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. SIR YOU THINK YOU ARE SMART BUT WE ARE SMARTER THAN YOU. GIVE US THE SCORES AND STO ...
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SO WHAT IS THE SCORE? YOU GAVE US THE SCORES FOR KENYA, NIGERIA, ETC BUT DID NOT GIVE THE SCORES FOR GHANA. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE. SIR YOU THINK YOU ARE SMART BUT WE ARE SMARTER THAN YOU. GIVE US THE SCORES AND STOP THIS BULL SHIT.
Zac ( Texas) USA 10 years ago

stupid liar! if it's not true, where ghana lies? U have shown other countries and failed to tell where Ghana is. U are totally idiot to deny this fact. Always lying to Ghanaians. Just sit on the damn smelly ass of urs and ...
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stupid liar! if it's not true, where ghana lies? U have shown other countries and failed to tell where Ghana is. U are totally idiot to deny this fact. Always lying to Ghanaians. Just sit on the damn smelly ass of urs and lie always. asshole!!!
Amankwa 10 years ago

Go to Gallup. Point is Ghana is not 3rd that is the point he is making. People like this in the US? Tweeeaaaa

Go to Gallup. Point is Ghana is not 3rd that is the point he is making. People like this in the US? Tweeeaaaa
Papa Kobina Otumanyi 10 years ago

Let us all be dispassionate in discussing this issue. Is it our English? This report praises Ghana and also gives us a lot to be worried about but the discussions from 2-3 days ago seems to be telling Ghanaians that we are so ...
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Let us all be dispassionate in discussing this issue. Is it our English? This report praises Ghana and also gives us a lot to be worried about but the discussions from 2-3 days ago seems to be telling Ghanaians that we are so corrupt. It is not so! Please read the entire report. Kwesi is damn right. Wake up Ghana!
This very biased and "poor in logic" interpretation from the journalist and politicians is worrying to say the least.
Amankwa 10 years ago

Damn the idiots playing politics without reading. The Deputy Minister just stated the facts.

Damn the idiots playing politics without reading. The Deputy Minister just stated the facts.
Koka 10 years ago

There are number of journalists with the multimedia group whose sole agenda is to make the NDC government unpopular. But I assure them one thing, they fail once again by Gods Grace.

There are number of journalists with the multimedia group whose sole agenda is to make the NDC government unpopular. But I assure them one thing, they fail once again by Gods Grace.
GREEDY BASTARDS 10 years ago

FELIX YOU CAN SPIN OR EVEN DOCTOR THE REPORT ALL THAT "VILLAGERS AND ILLITERATES" LIKE US AFTER READING THE SAME REPORT GOT AFTER SIMPLE ANALYSIS IS THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF FREE PRESS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS ENABLED PEOPLE IN M ...
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FELIX YOU CAN SPIN OR EVEN DOCTOR THE REPORT ALL THAT "VILLAGERS AND ILLITERATES" LIKE US AFTER READING THE SAME REPORT GOT AFTER SIMPLE ANALYSIS IS THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF FREE PRESS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS ENABLED PEOPLE IN MY HOLY VILLAGE READ UNDERSTAND AND REPORT NUMEROUS CORRUPT DEALS TO THE PRESS WHO BRING THEM TO LIGHT EXAMPLE IS GYEEDA WHICH THE SAME JOY FM YOU DESPISE BROUGHT TO LIGHT BEFORE YOU STARTED PUTTING A SPIN ON IT.THIS GALLUP SAYS YOU WONT HAVE IN OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE CAMBODIA FOR FEAR OF VICTIMIZATION ETC..YOU TALK ABOUT SAMPLE SIZE POPULATION?FUNNY DO YO U WANT THEM TO PICK THE 25MILLION GHANAIANS?IN THOSE DAYS YOU WERE ALL OVER ON THE AIRWAVES SPEWING OUT INACCURACIES ETC AND YOU GOT OFF THE HOOK WAS IT NOT THE SAME GALLUP PEOPLE WHO CONDUCTED PRE ELECTION POLLS IN YOUR FAVOUR IN 2008/9 AND 2011 AND YOU SANG PRAISES?SOME OF US DO COME ON THIS PLATFORM BECAUSE YOU FOLKS PUT A SPIN ON PRACTICALLY EVERY EVENT.THE FIRST SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM IS ACCEPTING THAT THERE IS PROBLEM THEN YOU ARE 90%THROUGH BUT IF YOU DONT ACCEPT FINE YOU LIVE WITHIN PEOPLE HENCE DONT THINK PEOPLE DO NOT SEE OR KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.
Amankwa 10 years ago

How much does Joy Fm pay you to put up such crap? read the report and stop boring us

How much does Joy Fm pay you to put up such crap? read the report and stop boring us
DAN 10 years ago

where was Ghana listed with debt ridden countrys??????

where was Ghana listed with debt ridden countrys??????
Kofi 10 years ago

The information is available at: www.gallup.com/poll/165476/government-corruption-viewed-pervasive-worldwide.aspx Readers can read for themselves.

The information is available at: www.gallup.com/poll/165476/government-corruption-viewed-pervasive-worldwide.aspx Readers can read for themselves.
yamo 10 years ago

Well now, Joyline needs to retract their story, it is only fair, that when something is reported in error to make the correction. The story should have read, Ghana, though not at the top of the list of corrupt countries, is ...
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Well now, Joyline needs to retract their story, it is only fair, that when something is reported in error to make the correction. The story should have read, Ghana, though not at the top of the list of corrupt countries, is trying hard to reach the top of the list and play with the big boys.
Nframa Boni 10 years ago

We don't need Gallup to certify that NDC under Atta Mills and John Mahama is the most corrupt govermnment Ghana has ever had. When the masses turn angry they will attack and slash us with cutlasses. That time is coming. None ...
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We don't need Gallup to certify that NDC under Atta Mills and John Mahama is the most corrupt govermnment Ghana has ever had. When the masses turn angry they will attack and slash us with cutlasses. That time is coming. None will be spared. Thieves!!
Amankwa 10 years ago

Weak mind indeed. So you mean Joy FM was accurate and right? A fool indeed you are. Simple truth like this and you over yourself with party politics under some weird clothes

Weak mind indeed. So you mean Joy FM was accurate and right? A fool indeed you are. Simple truth like this and you over yourself with party politics under some weird clothes
Kwasi 10 years ago

Atuguba thougth was cheating we Ghanaians and not knowing he was Advertising his Country 4 de Whole world to see that even we the Suprim Court Judgers are Bribe Receivers and most Corupt Country Aboa Atuguba.

Atuguba thougth was cheating we Ghanaians and not knowing he was Advertising his Country 4 de Whole world to see that even we the Suprim Court Judgers are Bribe Receivers and most Corupt Country Aboa Atuguba.
Ak 10 years ago

Ghana is 89% and ranks 3rd in free press countries. 89% is still very high

Ghana is 89% and ranks 3rd in free press countries. 89% is still very high

RE: Ghana is 3rd most corrupt country

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