NCCE - Nandom Directorate engages women groups on the fight against corruption

The Nandom Municipal Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has held an engagement session with women’s groups on the Rule of Law and the fight against corruption. The event took place at St. Theresa’s Parish Hall in Nandom.

The session brought together representatives from various women’s groups, including hairdressers, weavers, dressmakers, market women’s associations, widows’ groups, and faith-based organizations. The initiative forms part of NCCE’s targeted civic educational activities to empower women and strengthen their role in promoting accountability and good governance.

Addressing participants, Mr. Issahaque T. Angme, the Nandom Municipal Officer of the NCCE, stated that the Commission is implementing targeted educational campaigns in 60 districts across all 16 regions of Ghana, with Nandom being one of the beneficiary districts. The activity is under the project titled “Civic Engagements on the Rule of Law and the Fight Against Corruption”, an initiative within the Participation, Accountability and Integrity for a Resilient Democracy (PAIReD) programme. The programme is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). It is being implemented by GIZ in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.

Mr. Angme encouraged the women to actively hold duty bearers accountable and support the national fight against corruption. He emphasized that corruption hinders development and urged participants to play their part in promoting transparency, in line with Article 35(8) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which enjoins citizens to help eradicate corrupt practices.

Also speaking at the event, Mr. Samson Balazumah, the Municipal Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), sensitised participants on the various forms of corruption, including bribery, sexual extortion (“sextortion”), nepotism, facilitation payments, and conflicts of interest. He assured attendees that laws exist to protect individuals who report corruption and highlighted the Whistleblower Act as a key tool that safeguards citizens who expose corrupt practices. Mr. Balazumah encouraged participants to report corruption to CHRAJ, noting that CHRAJ has the mandate to investigate such cases.

In attendance were the Regional Director of NCCE, Mr. Victor Nuworkpor, and the Upper West Regional Programmes Officer, Ms. Evelyn Duorinaa.