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Boy, 14, wins corruption art
competition
Accra, Dec. 13, Ghanadot/GNA - An artwork by a 14-year pupil
of Kwegyir Aggrey Memorial School in the Ga West District on
Thursday emerged the overall best of an anti-corruption
slogan and art competition organised by the Ghana
Anti-corruption Coalition (GACC).
Master Christian Arthur depicted a corruption campaign with
the map of Ghana painted horizontally with the national
colours and a tree symbolising ‘corruption’ being uprooted
from it.
It had a slogan, "Proye Yeretu Ase" in Akan, meaning,
"Corruption, We are uprooting it".
He received GH¢ 300, assorted books, computer with a printer
and a 50-inch Samsung plasma television set for his school.
Mrs Florence Dennis, Executive Secretary, GACC said the
competition was aimed at engaging the youth between ages 12
and 18 in anti-corruption campaign in order to inculcate the
understanding of the concept in them.
She said the contestants were to use Akan, Ewe, Dagbani and
Ga to design simple and original concepts of corruption
after which a panel was selected to review their work.
Mrs Dennis said participation was very encouraging and keen;
adding that over 1,400 children participated in the
competition.
Mrs Oboshie Sai-Cofie, Minister of Information and National
Orientation, in a speech read on her behalf, said although
the Government had instituted various measures and
mechanisms to check the corruption and institute, good
governance, respect for rule of law and discipline.
She said the introduction of the national orientation
programme would also help to inculcate a sense of
nationalism, respect for national assets, patriotism,
productivity and accountability into the citizenry.
Dr Mechthild Reunger, Programme Manager for German Technical
Cooperation (GTZ), co-sponsors of the competition, said the
Cooperation, through its good governance programme was
supporting the Serious Fraud Office in capacity development
and GACC, to ensure zero tolerance for corruption.
She said there was the need to raise questions about certain
political gifts and other practices that might contribute to
corruption, especially as the country entered an election
year and to tackle them.
She congratulated the award winners and advised the youth
not to be clouded by the political environment but to focus
on their education and moral training.
Other award winners were Ms Maureen Maud Bentum, Wesley
Grammar School; Master Dawood Samira, SDA Junior High
School, Tamale; Ms Iddi Nimatu, Ghana Senior High School,
Tamale; Master Dedi Ebenezer, Sogakope Senior High School
and Master Gafatsi Kekeli Raphael, Keta Secondary School.
GNA
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