The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced the commencement of an independent final evaluation of the Ghana National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP), which has been in implementation from 2015 to 2024.
This evaluation is part of Ghana’s ongoing efforts to combat corruption across all sectors of the economy.
The evaluation is being conducted by national consultants with technical support from the Independent Evaluation Section (IES) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The implementation of NACAP is overseen by the High-Level Implementation Committee (HiLIC) and the Monitoring Committee (Monicom), with the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) playing a coordinating role alongside its Implementing Partners (IPs).
The GSS made this known in a statement sighted by Channel One News on Thursday.
The strategic objectives of NACAP include building public capacity to condemn and fight corruption, making it a high-risk, low-gain activity; institutionalising efficiency, accountability, and transparency in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors; engaging individuals, media, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in reporting and combating corruption and conducting effective investigations and prosecutions of corrupt conduct.
The evaluation aims to assess the achievement, impact, and sustainability of NACAP in fighting corruption in Ghana. Following this evaluation, a second NACAP (2025-2034) will be developed in consultation with relevant stakeholders. The results of the evaluation will guide the design and implementation of more effective anti-corruption strategies, improving resource utilisation for the benefit of the general population. Additionally, the results will help establish mechanisms and tools in NACAP 2 to promote learning, accountability, and integrity in Ghana.
The evaluation targets all NACAP stakeholders and implementing agencies, including the Executive, Parliament, Judiciary, Public Sector Institutions (MDAs and MMDAs), Anti-corruption and Law Enforcement Agencies, Independent Governance Institutions, Media, CSOs, Private Sector, Traditional Authorities, Religious Bodies, Political Parties, Development Partners, Citizenry, Labour Unions, and Academia.
A wide range of information sources and evaluation approaches, including document review, questionnaire administration, and in-depth interviews, are being adopted to evaluate the progress of NACAP activities and strategies.
The publicisation of the NACAP evaluation exercise began during the media engagement and sensitisation on the 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day, followed by the official launch of the evaluation by the President of Ghana in December 2024. Implementing institutions of NACAP have since been engaged through interviews.
The independence of the NACAP evaluation is ensured by the Evaluation Manager (GSS) ensuring impartiality in its duties as the national statistical office, national consultants from academia providing independent professional and scientific guidance for the evaluation exercise and the involvement of international evaluation advisors and the UNODC providing quality assurance to ensure compliance with international best practices.
As an important national exercise to shape Ghana’s continued fight against corruption, GSS invites all Ghanaians to support and participate in this critical evaluation process.