Anti-graft campaigner Vitus  Azeem is calling for a sharper, more uncompromising approach—especially from the media.

Speaking in Accra on Thursday, Mr.Azeem didn’t mince words: the fight against corruption, he argued, has stalled in rhetoric and must now deliver real results.

The former Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative urged key players like the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition and Transparency International Ghana to move beyond advocacy and intensify tangible action.
But his most striking message was reserved for journalists.

Mr.Azeem challenged the media to rethink its role—not just as observers, but as active gatekeepers of accountability. That includes, he said, refusing to lend credibility to what he described as “frivolous” press events staged by public officials.
“If MPs abandon Parliament and go and sit at Economic and Organised Crime Office, the media should not appear there at all,” he argued. “If after an hour the media don’t show up, they will leave.”
It’s a bold proposition: that silence—or absence—can be as powerful as coverage.

Mr. Azeem’s remarks tap into a growing national conversation about whether Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts are producing meaningful change, or simply generating headlines. Increasingly, critics say, the system risks being undermined not just by wrongdoing, but by performative accountability that goes unchallenged.

His message is clear: fighting corruption isn’t just about exposing it—it’s about refusing to participate in the spectacle that allows it to persist.

Source:TheDotNews