Palaver, Oct. 28 — We understand Government spokes persons are perplexed that the Transparency International 2005 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) scored for Ghana an abysmal 3.5 points out of 10, down from last year’s 3.6, and placed Ghana in the 65th position worldwide.
We understand in their confusion, both President Kufuor and the NPP spin-doctors are now claiming that after all the CPI is a perception only and does not relate to reality.
We understand also that they are denying that while in opposition, they used the CPI as a major plank in their criticism of the NDC as a corrupt Government.
But the latter is not what we want to talk about. That is for history to judge them. We want to talk about how real the perception of corruption is, and how that perception has been created and fuelled by President Kufuor’s own utterances and his acts and omissions.
Source: GhanaWeb
