Ghana scored only 8 out of 100 on effectiveness of its party financing regulations. The set regulations are almost non-existent and scored only 33 out of 100, placing the country as one of the weakest on this area. Ghana lacks regulations on individual candidates financing (0 out of 100), placing the country among the lowest-scoring of 31 assessed on that category.....to access full results please visit: http://www.globalintegrity.org

There is no doubt that the absence of the full complement of Commissioners must be hampering the effective and efficient operations of CHRAJ.

Parliament also failed the Ghanaian tax payers, particularly the salaried workers whose taxes are deducted at source on a monthly basis. The LI came into force on 25^th November, 2011 when the year was just about to end for reasons best known to the Honourable members of Parliament who are supposed to speak and act on behalf of their constituents. Ghanaians lost the benefits of the new tax rates without any explanation from the two arms of government who are elected by Ghanaians

GII wishes to take advantage of these developments to call on President John Atta Mills and his ruling NDC party to rise up above partisan considerations to live up to the ideals of transparency and accountability and deal with corruption as a national canker that must be extricated from the Ghanaian society. The President should, therefore, institute immediate investigations into the allegations made by the former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Mr. Amidu, and provide adequate protection and support for him.........

The Right to Information Bill is more important than all these bills because the RTI legislation will help ensure that transparent processes, be they the electoral processes or procurement processes, are followed for the benefit of the majority of Ghanaians. Ghanaians need to know how loans are spent, the contracts that will be awarded, who the contracts will be awarded to and on what criteria. Transparency is clearly linked to good governance, economic growth and poverty reduction. The President has promised Ghanaians a transparent and accountable government. We cannot see this without the passage of the Right to Information Bill....................