Mary Awelana Adatah is the Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII)
Mary Awelana Adatah, the Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has emphasized the critical importance of transparency in governance.
Speaking at a workshop on the Infrastructure Transparency Index, Adatah asserted that transparency should not be regarded merely as an ideal but as a necessity.
She pointed out that Ghana is currently facing numerous challenges due to a lack of transparency in the country’s affairs.
She believes that embracing transparency will greatly benefit the nation.
“Unfortunately, the governance of public infrastructure in Ghana faces serious challenges, including cost overruns, delays, abandoned projects, and cases of mismanagement. Transparency, therefore, is not just an ideal; it is a necessity. It is a powerful tool that promotes accountability, efficiency, and public trust in infrastructure delivery,” she said.
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) was established in 1999. It is a non-partisan, non-profit civil organization focused on addressing corruption.
GII is the Ghana Chapter of Transparency International (TI), the global non-governmental, non-profit civil society organization leading the fight against corruption through more than 90 chapters and over 30 individual members worldwide, with an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany.
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