11th September, 2015

The Daily Graphic is calling on all Ghanaians to be circumspect in tackling the alleged case of bribery among members of the Judiciary. Although the Paper commends Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas for the expose, it urges the General Legal Council, judicial service, parliament and the executive to handle the matter with tact in order not to paint a gloomy picture about the whole judicial service whereas only a fraction of their members have been cited in the scandal. The Paper advises all not to blow things out of proportion to destroy investor confidence since Ghana's democratic credentials and peace business atmosphere are admired by the international community. 

The Daily Guide further sympathises with members of the judicial service who are genuinely doing their work faithfully, saying that it is rather unfortunate that they have had to endure the tainted image of the of the entire service as a result of few suspected corrupt ones. The Paper thinks that if corruption has ascended to that height, then Ghana has a long way to go in terms of development and economic transparency. It says judges caught in “judicial galamsey” are more serious than politicians caught in the same act and this must never be repeated in the history of the country. 

The Ghanaian Times commends the Health Ministry for taking a bold step to inaugurate the seven- member technical committee to undertake the restructuring exercise of the National Health Insurance to explore all other options in restructuring the scheme. The Paper says the fact that a non-partisan committee has been chosen to propose options for reform shows how committed the government is to the process. The Paper therefor urges the committee members to take the process seriously and give Ghanaians a blueprint that would resolve the challenges. 

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