{"id":467248,"date":"2018-02-24T15:11:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/24\/im-unaware-of-latest-cpi-index-rawlings\/"},"modified":"2018-02-24T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T15:11:22","slug":"im-unaware-of-latest-cpi-index-rawlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/24\/im-unaware-of-latest-cpi-index-rawlings\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m unaware of latest CPI index &#8211; Rawlings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Saturday, 24 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Starrfmonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/23434195.295.jpg\" alt=\"Jj Rawlingsj\" title=\"Jj Rawlingsj\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519485082_559_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said he is unaware of the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) indicting the government of Ghana of doing little to fight the canker.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana was ranked 81 out of 180 countries in the 2017 CPI released on Wednesday by Transparency International, scoring 40 as against last year\u2019s score of 43 and dropping 11 places in the process.<\/p>\n<p>It is Ghana\u2019s worst performance in the last six years in its fight against the canker.<\/p>\n<p>Quizzed on the latest CPI, Mr. Rawlings who is widely known for his great abhorrence of all forms of public sector corruption,  stated that he is ignorant of the latest index.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not aware of it,\u201d he told Starr News\u2019 Daniel Nii Lartey on the sidelines of a state burial organised for the late Professor Francis Kofi Allotey Friday noting that he would comment on it after getting himself abreast with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me go and read it, then I comment on it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he thinks generally, corruption is being fought under president Akufo-Addo, the former Military leader said the appointment of Martin Amidu as Ghana\u2019s first Special Prosecutor by the President is a \u201cvindication of his stance\u201d as far as corruption is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s fight against the canker, he said, would not be an easy one unless \u201cwe all get involved.\u201d According to Mr. Rawlings, Mr. Amidu\u2019s appointment would help \u201crestore integrity back into governance; that we can\u2019t get into government with impunity to steal and corrupt institutions and go with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo is expected to swear in Mr.  Amidu into office today, Friday February 23, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after his nomination was unanimously approved by Parliament Tuesday following a grueling vetting.<\/p>\n<p>The former attorney general will become Ghana\u2019s first Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament passed the Special Prosecutor Bill making it an Act of Parliament on November 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Special Prosecutor is aimed at helping the government handle corruption-related issues among state officials in a nonpartisan manner. 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Lt. Jerry John Rawlings Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said he is unaware of the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) indicting the government of Ghana of doing little to fight the canker. 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