Archbishop Emeritus  Dominic Kodwo ANDOH is no more
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ARCHBISHOP OF ACCRA

The Late  Archbishop Emeritus  ANDOH

The death is announced of Archbishop Emeritus of Accra Dominic Kodwo ANDOH, DD., JCD.  This sad event took place on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Cardiothoracic Centre of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after twelve days of illness.

He was 84 years old on May 04, and for thirty-four years (1971-2005) Bishop and Archbishop of Accra.  Funeral arrangements will be announced very soon!


Issued by Most Rev. Charles G. PALMER-BUCKLE,
Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra
On Saturday, May 18, 2013.

“CORRUPTION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT”

By Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu
President, Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and
Bishop of Konongo-Mampong

Introduction

I would like to thank the organizers of this forum for inviting me to deliver this lecture.  The theme of this lecture is “Corruption and National Development”. This lecture, as I understand it, is intended to be a prelude to the launch of a National Anti-Corruption Campaign here at the British Council Hall today, 29 April 2013, byThe Centre for Freedom and Accuracy in partnership with Tiger Eye PI, who are the organizers of this forum.  This campaign is intended to be mainly a mass media one whose purpose is to raise public and civic awareness of the harmful effects of corruption on our National Development effort and to dissuade people from the practice.  This lecture has been prepared against this background.

Defining Corruption and National Development

“Corruption” is defined by the Encylopaedia Britannica as “improper and usually unlawful conduct intended to secure a benefit for oneself or another.  Its forms include bribery, extortion, and the misuse of inside information”. The Miriam-Webster Dictionary defines corruption as “inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (as bribery) ”Transparency International has defined corruption operationally as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”.  It adds that a bribe is paid to receive preferential treatment for something that the bribe receiver is required to do bylaw and at times paid to obtain services the bribe receiver is prohibited. In this paper, I will extend the meaning of “corruption” to include certain acts by individuals or groups that have harmful effects on individuals or the society.By “national development”, I understand the process by which a country tries to improve the welfare of its people. It may do this, for example, by providing amenities like quality education, potable water, transportation infrastructure, medical care, etc.