{"id":275690,"date":"2011-02-08T07:39:47","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T07:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=51411"},"modified":"2011-02-08T07:39:47","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T07:39:47","slug":"govermnent-wobbles-over-anas-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/08\/govermnent-wobbles-over-anas-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Govermnent Wobbles Over Anas Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-32611\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/11\/11\/osu-children%e2%80%99s-home-report-kweku-baako-justifies-anas%e2%80%99-mode-of-investigations\/anas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-32611\" title=\"anas\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/anas.jpg\" alt=\"Anas\" width=\"371\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a>Contrary to claims by the Ministry of  Finance that he \u201cEnemies Of The State\u201d video documentary by  investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, was an act of patriotism,  it is emerging that the Ministry quietly awarded a juicy contract to the  journalist with terms of reference which feeds into a quiet feud  between that ministry and the Ministry of Trade over destination  Inspection Companies.<br \/>\nWhilst details of the contract is not yet  clear, high level government observers who woke up to the realization   that the Ministry decided to sponsor what portrayed the entire Customs  Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) as corrupt, have viewed it  as very unfortunate.<br \/>\nKey security observers say the sponsored  hidden video investigation is a continuum of the feud between the two  Ministries, who have taken entrenched positions on matters at the port.  It is also as a move by the Finance Ministry to back a certain reform  position being pushed in government.<br \/>\nAccording to sources within  government, state institutions such as the security services and the  Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), have for months been working  on a much broader investigation but has received no logistical support  from government and their officials are shocked to know that the Finance  Minister had money to execute such a project.<br \/>\nInsiders say  corruption at the port has become systemic and requires institutional  reforms to stop it and not what they see as an attempt by the Ministry  of Finance to humiliate the Service and all of its personnel as corrupt  and inefficient.<br \/>\n\u201cCEPS despite its shortcomings, has served this  nation well; yes there may be some bad nuts within the service, just as  there may be bad nuts at the Ministry of Finance and in the media; if we  place a hidden camera at the Ministry of Finance and some media houses,  you will find out worse things. Are we to conclude that the entire  Ministry of Finance and the media are corrupt,\u201d queried the source.<br \/>\nThe  source said if care is not taken, morale within the Customs Division  will hit an all-time low, a situation which will eventually affect  revenue mobilization.<br \/>\nAlready, the source said the service is not  happy that they have been brought under the GRA. The disaffection  within the Customs Division, previously CEPS, is growing and the tactics  adopted by the Ministry of Finance will only make matters worse.<br \/>\nSources  said the tactics being employed by the Ministry will only have a  limited impact in dealing with the problems at the port.<br \/>\n\u201cBeyond the  public humiliation of the officials by this video, there is no use for  it. It cannot be used as a basis for criminal prosecution. How can a  whole minister of state sponsor the entrapment of public officials under  his Ministry? Will he carry hidden cameras everyday at the port? He  needs to fix this problem with a clear policy and not this ad hoc  attitude.\u201d<br \/>\nThe sources also expressed worry that the Ministry  allowed private people to carry cameras within a security zone and gave  an unrestricted access to government electronic data, adding that two  ladies linked to the investigative journalist\u2019s work were arrested  Carrying hidden cameras at a security installation.<br \/>\nThe sources  observed that the quest to increase revenue collection and introduce new  ways of doing things is welcome but that should not be at the expense  of institutions like Customs, which has served the nation well.<br \/>\nThere  is also raging controversy over the propriety of the state to sponsor  the \u2018Enemies of the State.\u2019 The investigation, which involved capturing  on film some officials of the Customs Division of the GRA, Ghana Ports  and Harbours Authority (GHAPOHA), security agents, and others engaged in  acts of corruption, exposed what was widely acknowledged to exist at  the Port.<br \/>\nThe controversy is about why the state would sponsor a  journalist(s) to undertake such an exercise that it could easily have t  asked one of its agencies to execute, when journalists are supposed to  be working independently.<br \/>\nMalik Kweku Baako of The New Crusading  Guide, even though has stated publicly that the investigation was state  sponsored, would not mention which state agency was involved.<br \/>\nThe  documentary, which has since been aired on various television networks  across the country, got the ire of President John Evans Atta Mills, who  dashed to the Tema Port to scold Port officials, conceding though that  there were many upright ones among them.<br \/>\nFinance Minister, Dr.  Kwabena Duffour has given assurance that in addition to disciplinary  action against the officials caught colluding with others to rob the  state, they will also be handed over to the criminal investigative  agencies for prosecution. The Finance Minster has already indicated that  a committee was working on the issues unearthed and measures were  already afoot to plug the holes exploited by corrupt officials.<br \/>\nHe  has said also that government would seek legal advice on reviewing the  activities of GHAPOHA and the destination inspection companies. Dr.  Duffour further appealed to the judiciary and the security agencies to  lend his ministry the necessary support in dealing with culprits.<br \/>\nAlready,  even before the about 15 Customs officials caught on video are hauled  before the law courts for trail, they risk summary dismissal in line  with regulations governing their engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to claims by the Ministry of Finance that he \u201cEnemies Of The State\u201d video documentary by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, was an act of patriotism, it is emerging that the Ministry quietly awarded a juicy contract to the journalist with terms of reference which feeds into a quiet feud between that ministry and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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