The People's National Convention (PNC) said it will institute proactive measures to deal firmly with corruption, a canker in both public and private sectors, if voted into power in the December 7 general elections.
A PNC government will fight corruption through the establishment of a special unit that would use innovative mechanisms to keep an eye on activities of public officials, private companies and foreign investors to nip corruption in the bud.
These are contained in PNC Election 2012 manifesto, captioned: “The PNC under the leadership of Mr Hassan Ayariga, as the President", copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday.
It stressed that the PNC would deal swiftly and effectively with cases of corruption and provide adequate resources from a dedicated fund to the Economic and Organised Crime Office and the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice.
The manifesto said that in order to make people desist from corruption, the PNC would apply effective sanctions on people who would be found to be corrupt.
Meanwhile, a survey conducted by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) on election 2012, titled: "Matters of concern to the Ghanaian voter," indicated that the issue of corruption was of major concern to the Ghanaian voter.
Most respondents wanted government to severely punish corrupt officials, strengthen state institutions that deal with corruption and enforce laws on corruption.
The respondents called for public education on corruption, payment of appropriate wages to workers, and leaders should lead exemplary lives and there should be revision of assets declaration laws of people in authority, to curb corruption.
On the issue of national security, the PNC noted in its manifesto that the sanctity and security of the 1992 Ghana Constitution and territorial integrity are paramount, and to ensure their inviolability, national security under a PNC administration shall be given maximum attention and support, to deliver on its mandate of protecting the territorial integrity of Ghana.
The manifesto said: "In this connection, the Armed Forces, the Police and other security agencies charged with this task shall be modernized and re-equipped with the latest weapons and hardware to make them second to none in Africa.
"All entry points and government establishments shall have close circuit monitoring systems to enhance the work of national security".
The PNC noted that under the Presidency of Mr Ayariga, the government would re-introduce the border guard concept to effectively police Ghana's borders, adding it would also establish Army and Police Reserves for national emergencies.
The party hopes to modernize and well-resource the Ghana Revenue Authority, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Prison Service, Ghana National Fire Service, National Disaster Management Organisation and other units that carry out emergency services, to deliver on their mandates.
However, in a survey conducted by the NCCE on the issue of national security, most respondents called for the provision of logistics for security personnel, challenge government to train more security personnel to maintain peace in the country, especially during elections.
The respondents called on government to provide every community with a police station, pay good salaries to security personnel, and proposed stiffer punishment for armed robbers.