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Governance think-tank, Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has welcomed investigations into the bribery case implicating some officers of state.Directors of British construction firm Mabey & Johnson on Friday told a court they gave bribes totalling half a million pounds to win contracts during the Rawlings regime.Whilst President Mills has ordered investigations into the matter, governance and legal policy officer at CDD Kojo Asante says the revelation is not healthy for the country’s image abroad.He said while the president must demonstrate he will not spare any effort to get to the bottom of the case, he must also prepare to punish officials of his administration named in the scandal.“I think it is appropriate just as the President has instructed that the Attorney-General go and investigate these cases within Ghana laws.”Mr Asante said government must ensure that all who will be found culpable of any offence, as the investigations will show, are brought to book.Mabey & Johnson undertook three projects for Ghana mostly in the 1990s and allegedly paid monies totalling £470,000 to government officials in key positions then.Credit: Joy News/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
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