She said greed and dishonesty, had become pervasive in society so that many people cared less about the ugly means to acquire possessions as against loyalty and selfless service to society.

The District NCCE Director at a public engagement with the Ohiamadwen community members on 'Anti Corruption Campaign" said the National campaign sponsored by the European Union was to engage and educate communities on effects of corrupt practices on National development and the need to nib the practice in the bud.

According to her, she had so far spoken with 3,759 people drawn from market associations, religious and identifiable groups, disability groups within communities such as Ata na Ata, Aseman, Assuoko and Nyankrom among others all in the Shama district.

Mrs Wood also took the opportunity to educate them on the whistle Blower and the assurance of secrecy and confidentiality should one report an offender.

Corruption has over the years been touted as a canker in Ghana, as three billion dollars is lost to the practice on a yearly basis, liquidity that could have been channelled into development projects.

Nana Kwaku II, the Chief of Ohiamadwen community was grateful to the commission for the education and called on regulatory agencies to let the law work on those found culpable.

Mr Aboagye Aggrey, the District Director of Agriculture told Farmers in the community not to sell fertilizers and other forms of assistance given them by the directorate as it also amounted to corruption since the prices of the fertilizer and other farm inputs were subsidised by government.

Mr Joseph Amoah, the District Chief Executive of Shama pledged the Assembly's commitment in providing potable water, community junior high school, feeder roads, community ICT centre and extension of their electrification projects.

Many of the corruption concerns centred on the inchaban barrier and activities of some state officials mandated to ensure justice on the road.