The President of Federation of Kejetia Traders (FKT), Nana Akwasi Prempeh, has noted that most traders are not abreast of anti-corruption laws and called on the government to enforce anti-corruption laws to ensure equality, transparency and fairness.
According to him, most traders from the informal sector of the economy encounter a lot of challenges when seeking services of the various public institutions, resulting in their marginalisation.
He explained that citizens from the middle-class are often subjected to paying extra fees at public institutions for required services due to “ignorance” of these laws.
Making the call in an interview with The Chronicle, Nana Akwasi Prempeh, who participated in a workshop for civil society organisations (CSO), trade unions, and pressure groups to support anti-corruption actions, urged the government to enforce these laws as well as decentralise the sensitisation on Anti-Corruption laws and its penalties.
The FKT President disclosed that these forms of engagements are often held for stakeholders of the formal sector and entreated CSOs to impact the knowledge acquired at the workshop to the citizenry.
He said effective dissemination and comprehension of the laws would as well curtail the “normalisation” of corruption in the country. Nana Akwasi Prempeh stressed that if Anti-Corruption laws are strictly enforced, “integrity will prevail over corruption”.
From Oswald Pius Freiku, Kumasi
