SOME RESIDENTS OF TAMALE PAINT POLICE, DVLA BLACK IN CPI
A survey of some residents of Tamale has revealed that payment of ‘facilitation fees’ to some agencies before services are rendered still remain high. A whopping ninety-seven percent of residents surveyed, who had contact with the Police Service, said they had to part with money or bribe their way through. These revelations are contained in a survey report released by the Ghana Integrity Initiative Consortium in Tamale. SEND Ghana, which is a member of the consortium, organised a stakeholder meeting in Tamale to disseminate the findings. In sharp contrast however, the residents saw the military as incorruptible. Of all the people who reported that they had contact with the military, none paid a bribe or facilitation fees.
SEND Ghana, which is a member of the consortium, organised a stakeholder meeting in Tamale to disseminate the findings. The report ranks the police number one on the corruption perception index. It also identified the DVLA and the Judicial Service among the most corrupt institutions in the Tamale Metropolis. The stakeholders suggested the introduction of spot fines for road traffic offences to curb corruption within the police service.
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