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[ 2014-11-19 ]
Customs unit of GRA most corrupt security agency – Survey The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue
Authority (GRA) has been ranked the most corrupt
security agency in Ghana.
A regional advocacy organisation, Borderless
Alliance said the Division is engaged in massive
extortion of money from transport companies
operating along Ghana’s borders.
The findings are contained in a report which will
be released Wednesday.
Executive Secretary of the group, Justine Bayili
told STARR NEWS that: “The Customs service are
taking more money than the Police while it
shouldn’t be so.”
“If we have eight checkpoints for Customs, why
will Customs continue checking the same truck, the
same driver with the same documentation eight
times in the country? There’s no need,” he
said.
According to him, though Customs have fewer
checkpoints than the Police, they indulge in more
corrupt acts than the other security agencies.
The Chief Revenue Officer at the Tema Port,
Nicholas Okpora has told STARR NEWS he felt
scandalised by the findings, especially since the
Customs unit has been sensitising its officers
against extorting money at the checkpoints. Source - Starrfmonline
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