The Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, says that corruption will persist in the country for the foreseeable future.

According to her, corruption has become ingrained in society with elected politicians engaging in corrupt practices that are adversely affecting the country.

Speaking in an interview with Joy FM on the Super Morning Show on February 28, Mrs Addah, stated that corruption is getting more complex, with people finding new ways to benefit from the system.

“Corruption is becoming a multi-faceted monster that is increasingly changing faces, and people are using all sorts of means and ways to ensure that they are benefiting from the system," she noted.

"We were in Tamale a week ago and some of the sentiments of the youth when it comes to what’s going on, particularly around the election and the crimes that are committed thereof, it become apparent that we cannot keep quiet, we need to talk about the issue. We do not want to sit aloof to watch and then see our country into flames like others have done,“ she added.

She emphasised that politicians have remained aloof, witnessing the increasing monetisation of elections, with substantial evidence indicating that crime and criminal activities fund certain members of the electorate.

Mrs Addah explained that engagement in criminal activities is drawing individuals into politics, and those who benefit from politics are expected to reciprocate to these individuals.

“We elect people into power who are sitting there not able to make decisions on our behalf. They make all the promises that when they get into power they will do a lot of good things for us, but then the reality strikes them because they have to repay people who did a lot of wrong things to get them in power."

“So we see elements like the CDD did a survey and that survey showed that people in galamsey were funding political actors. Such persons when they support you, they want to legitimise their businesses. So when you come into power certainly you cannot do otherwise but to help them to legitimise their businesses,” Mrs Addah added.