He urged them to also live with integrity, speak up when they witnessed wrongdoing, encourage others to do the right thing while remembering that integrity started with them.

Mr Amedior said the Commission in collaboration with the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) with support from Hewlett Foundation, carried out education on corruption with some selected learners in the Municipality to mark the 2026 African Anti-Corruption Day.

He said the Day, observed annually aimed at promoting integrity and strengthening the fight against corruption across Africa adding that the 2026 theme: “Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Actions Across Africa,” called for renewed efforts to build a culture of integrity and accountability.

He said the engagement provided young people with a platform to discuss corruption and integrity, share their experiences, and explore how they could promote integrity in their schools and communities.

Mr Amedior said integrity meant doing the right thing, even when no one was watching, being honest, fair to others, taking responsibility for one’s actions and choosing what is right, even when it is difficult.

He said learners demonstrated integrity when they told the truth, refused to cheat during exams, returned lost items to their owners, respected school rules and said no to bribery, favouritism, and dishonesty.

Mr Amedior said corruption was the abuse of entrusted power for private or personal gain which included cheating in exams, falsifying grades for admission, teachers favouring students with good grades in exchange for gifts and bribing colleagues and teachers for prefect positions

He said corruption affected everyone since it affected development leading to limited or lack of access to healthcare, poor quality education and road networks, resulted in underfunded schools restricting access to quality education as well as restricted healthcare affecting citizens well-being.

Mr Amedior said corruption also limited job opportunities offered, led to loss of trust in leaders and systems and increased poverty and inequality.

He urged the learners to report corrupt activities to their teachers, trusted people in society and police since they were protected under the Whistleblower’s Act to stop corruption early, protect public resources and punish offenders.