“Corruption is an albatross eroding our society of the socio-economic gains made over the years.

“We should, therefore, not leave the burden on a particular institution or personality as we strive to sanitise the country of such canker,” Mr. George Orwell Amponsah, Ashanti Regional Director of the Authority noted.

This was at a ceremony to commemorate this year’s Africa Youth Day at the Youth Centre, Ahinsan, in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region.

It was held under the auspices of the NYA.

“Harnessing the Potentials of the Youth in the Fight against Corruption for Local Development,” was the theme.

Ghana placed 81st in the 2017 Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, a development giving concern to duty bearers to do more in stemming the canker.

Mr Amponsah indicated that this year’s programme aimed at educating young leaders on local governance principles and operations, empowering and amplifying their voices and concerns towards the actualisation of an anti-corrupt environment.

The youth, he said, remained key stakeholders in the fight against corruption, stressing that the Authority would continue to engage them in order to build their capacity for effective campaign.

Mr Wilson Arthur, Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education, advocated stiffer punishment for public officials caught in corrupt practices.