The Ghana Integrity Intiative (GII) has questioned the rationale behind the donation of GH\u00a210,000 and some office equipment to the Attorney General\u2019s office by\u00a0the Chinese\u00a0Embassy in Ghana.<\/p>\n
The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Sun Baohong,\u00a0on Tuesday presented a cheque\u00a0for GH\u00a210,000 and some office equipment to the Attorney General\u2019s office to support the organisation of a stakeholders\u2019 consultative workshop, on\u00a0the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill, 2017.<\/p>\n
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A similar donation was made to the police service by the association of Chinese nationals in Ghana.<\/p>\n
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The\u00a0donations,\u00a0coming at a\u00a0time where some Chinese nationals have\u00a0been arrested for their\u00a0involvement in illegal mining activities, the GII thinks was questionable.<\/p>\n
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In a radio\u00a0interview with\u00a0Accra based Citi FM on Wednesday, the Executive Director of GII, Mrs Linda Ofori Kwafo, questioned the motive of the Chinese, \u201cwhy\u00a0is it [Chinese Embassy] not donating to other institutions. These are questions that are worth asking, so if some responses can be given to us, that will be fine\u2026 For our state institutions, I am sure many other Ghanaians are concerned that we are taking such gifts at this particular moment.”<\/p>\n
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According to her, the acceptance of the money and the items would make state agencies\u00a0liable\u00a0for conflict of interest.<\/p>\n
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\u2018We are not saying we don\u2019t trust the institution to act with integrity; but if we don\u2019t take care, a public officer might be found wanting when it comes to conflict of interest and when it comes to performing a public duty,\u201d<\/p>\n
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Mrs Kwafo said the public raising concerns and suspicions were valid, \u201cthe law enforcement is currently dealing with matters that concern Chinese engaging in illegal mining, so if the very institutions that are mandated under our law to deal with these matters are accepting gifts at this time, then it raises concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Ghana Integrity Intiative (GII) has questioned the rationale behind the donation of GH\u00a210,000 and some office equipment to the Attorney General\u2019s office by\u00a0the Chinese\u00a0Embassy in Ghana.
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